Expand the Black Stockings Faction

Inside the hot pot restaurant, the red oil bubbled and steamed.

The lunch was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

Although Li Xingya still acted like a cautious, timid little wife in front of Chen Yusheng, Su Bai's occasional jokes helped her relax. When Chen Yusheng found the food too spicy, Li Xingya even thoughtfully handed her a glass of iced plum juice.

After eating and drinking their fill, the three walked out of the private room.

In the winter afternoon, the lazy sunlight spilled onto the glass curtain walls of the startup park, reflecting a dazzling glare.

"Um... Mentor, should I head back to the school library first?"

Li Xingya checked the time and tactfully prepared to take her leave. "When that custom-made aquarium is delivered this afternoon, I'll go to the lab to receive it."

Subconsciously, she felt that the time after lunch should belong to the boss and her mentor as a "two-person world." If she, the third wheel, stuck around any longer, it would be quite insensitive.

Unexpectedly, Su Bai smiled and waved his hand.

"Why go to the library? That place is crowded and noisy, the tables are hard, and it's so uncomfortable to sleep leaning over them."

Su Bai pointed to the nearby Bangbang Technology building and said with a completely righteous expression, "Let's go to my office. It's spacious there, the sofas are soft, and we can take a midday nap together. While we're at it... we can further discuss the application of computer vision algorithms in human posture recognition."

"Huh?"

Li Xingya froze.

Discuss algorithms? A midday nap?

Her innocent little brain couldn't process this right away. Was the boss really this dedicated? Doing academic research right after eating hot pot? And... why did he have to emphasize "human posture recognition"?

However, Chen Yusheng, standing to the side, understood instantly.

She was already well accustomed to Su Bai's usual indecent way of speaking.

Upon hearing his words, a blush instantly crept up her pretty face, and she shot Su Bai an exasperated glare.

"Do you really want to discuss academics? We just... just did that, and now you want to bully Xingya."

Chen Yusheng bit her lip, her tone carrying a mix of shyness and helplessness. "Honestly... aren't you afraid of corrupting Xingya?"

Hearing her mentor's words and seeing Su Bai's meaningful smirk, no matter how slow Li Xingya was, she finally realized what was going on.

So-called "academic discussions"...

So that's what it meant!

No wonder she always heard Chen Yusheng and Su Bai talking about academics. It turned out this "academic" was entirely different!

Li Xingya's face instantly turned bright red, the color spreading all the way to the tips of her ears.

She subconsciously gripped the hem of her shirt, her heart pounding wildly.

The boss... the boss was too wild!

He actually wanted all three of them to... take a midday nap together?

Was this to "break the ice" between her and her mentor?

Li Xingya secretly peeked at Chen Yusheng and noticed that although her mentor complained verbally, her feet honestly followed Su Bai toward the office. She didn't look truly angry at all.

She marveled inwardly: So this was the boss's brilliance! Using this kind of bare-all honesty to quickly close the distance between her and her mentor, turning their somewhat distant superior-subordinate dynamic into... into a relationship of "comrades-in-arms"?

Even though the thought was a bit shameful, Li Xingya had to admit that she felt a faint trace of anticipation in her heart.

...

The startup park, Su Bai's private office.

Su Bai rarely came to this office, but it was regularly cleaned by dedicated staff, keeping it completely spotless.

As soon as they entered, Su Bai reached back and locked the heavy solid wood door. With a soft click, it felt as if the noisy startup park outside had been completely isolated.

Next, he pressed a remote control.

In front of the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, the motorized blackout blinds slowly descended. The originally bright indoor lighting instantly became dim and suggestive, with only the ambient lights in the corners emitting a warm orange glow.

The air was filled with a faint lavender fragrance. Su Bai had specifically asked someone to change it to this, claiming it was to aid sleep, but it was actually more to set the mood.

Li Xingya stood by the door, so nervous that her palms were sweating.

The environment here was completely different from the apartment hotels she had stayed in before.

While those places were cozy, they were ultimately hotels, meant for people to live in.

But this... was an office!

A place for serious work!

Even just a short distance away next door, there were programmers working overtime typing out code. The immoral thrill of doing something naughty in such a serious setting made her feel the blood rushing through her veins.

Her previous "academic discussions" with Su Bai had all taken place in proper apartment hotels, an environment that was relatively private and reasonable.

But in an office... this was just too blush-inducing!

Little did she know, this was the daily routine of his female confidantes.

"What are you standing around for? Change your shoes."

Su Bai had already taken off his jacket and comfortably sunk into the enormous leather sofa, looking like a decadent emperor waiting to be served in bed.

"Oh... o-okay..."

Li Xingya flusteredly changed into slippers and stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.

Chen Yusheng, on the other hand, was clearly very familiar with the routine here.

She took off her expensive coat, revealing a tight turtleneck knit sweater and a bodycon skirt underneath. Her graceful curves looked exceptionally alluring in the dim light.

Then, she walked straight to a hidden walk-in closet at the back of the office and rummaged around for a moment.

"Xingya, come here."

Chen Yusheng's voice drifted out from the closet.

"Huh? C-coming, Mentor!"

Li Xingya hurriedly jogged over.

Inside the closet, Chen Yusheng was holding several unopened packages, measuring them against Li Xingya's body.

They were... stockings.

And they were all black.

There were ultra-sheer ones, ones with lace trim, and even ones with letter prints...

"Mentor, t-this is..." Looking at those blush-inducing styles, Li Xingya began to stutter.

"The Big White Goose's wicked fetish."

Chen Yusheng scoffed lightly. Although she was complaining, her eyes revealed an inexplicable sense of pride. "He's just a leg man. As long as someone has nice legs, he wants them to wear this stuff."

Saying that, she picked out a pair of black stockings with extremely fine vertical stripes and shoved them into Li Xingya's hands.

"Try these on."

Chen Yusheng assessed Li Xingya's long, beautiful legs, which couldn't be hidden even by her jeans, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Huh? Do I have to wear them too?"

Li Xingya held the stockings, feeling like she was holding a hot potato.

She usually dressed very conservatively. Even when Su Bai bought her nice clothes, they were mostly cute and modest styles. She had never tried highly aggressive black stockings like these before.

"Of course you're going to wear them. Or do you expect me to be the only one wearing them for that big pervert to look at?"

Chen Yusheng rolled her beautiful eyes, then leaned in close to Li Xingya's ear, trying hard to hold back a laugh. "This is for your own good. The Big White Goose has very particular tastes. If you want to completely capture his heart, just being obedient isn't enough; you have to learn to cater to his preferences."

"Since we've had an honest chat, we are on the same front from now on. You know, Su Bai's female confidantes actually have their own little cliques. We can be considered... hmm, the Black Nylons Faction from now on!"

Li Xingya was completely dumbfounded hearing this.

Expand the... Black Nylons Faction?

Her master's choice of words was way too dramatic!

Looking at Chen Yusheng's beautiful legs wrapped in black nylons, looking just like a work of art, and then looking at the delicate stockings in her own hands, an inexplicable urge suddenly surged in Li Xingya's heart.

It was the urge to become more beautiful, more charming, and to make the man sitting on the sofa even more captivated by her.

"Okay... I'll wear them!"

Li Xingya took a deep breath, as if she had made a major decision, and with a blushing face, she began to unbutton her jeans.

A few minutes later.

When two pairs of beautiful legs, completely different in style but equally pulse-pounding, appeared in the office, Su Bai's eyes instantly went wide.

Chen Yusheng had that cold and glamorous mature woman vibe. Her long, straight legs wrapped in black nylons exuded a high-class aura that warned strangers to keep their distance.

Li Xingya, on the other hand, had a pure yet seductive soft girl vibe. Her pleasantly plump legs paired with vertical-striped black nylons, combined with her shy expression as she didn't dare to look up, was simply a devastating blow to a man's sanity.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Su Bai put down his phone, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two of them, and finally let out a heartfelt sigh of admiration.

"It seems today's academic discussion requires a very deep and thorough exploration."

He patted the seat next to him, a wicked smirk curling on his lips.

"Come, Student Li, Teacher Chen. Let's begin our class."