Wool Skirt and Suspenders

The next morning.

Su Bai opened his eyes, feeling remarkably refreshed. His breakthrough to a terrifying physique score of 170 allowed him to wake up each day at the peak of his energy. Even after a late night of exertions, there was no trace of fatigue on him.

The other side of the bed still held some residual warmth—Chen Yusheng had already gotten up.

Su Bai sat up and rubbed his temples, savoring the memory of the previous night’s indulgent pleasures. A smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth. He had to admit, the black lace and strappy stockings from last night had provided an unforgettable experience.

With her cool, aloof elegance, Chen Yusheng created an indescribable contrast of beauty when wearing those stockings.

Su Bai threw off the covers and padded over to the walk-in closet.

Inside, Chen Yusheng stood before the full-length mirror, staring indecisively at the clothes hanging in the wardrobe. She was dressed only in her undergarments. Her 173-centimeter legs looked dazzlingly pale in the morning sunlight—curves in all the right places, neither too heavy nor too thin.

Hearing footsteps, she turned her head. A hint of awkwardness flickered across her refined face as she unconsciously pressed her legs together.

“You’re awake? Jialu’s already made breakfast. It’s keeping warm in the dining room,” Chen Yusheng said softly, her voice still carrying a bit of morning hoarseness.

Su Bai walked over and wrapped his arms gently around her slender waist from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder and inhaling the faint scent of gardenia on her skin.

“Sheng Sheng, what are you planning to wear today?” he whispered near her ear, a playful grin spreading across his face.

Chen Yusheng shrank back slightly, uncomfortable with his warm breath. “I have to go to the lab this morning,” she murmured. “This afternoon, I’m joining you and the sports science lab team for a meeting. I figured I’d wear a loose sweatshirt and jeans—it’s easier for experiments.”

“That’s too boring,” Su Bai said, lightly nibbling her earlobe. “I haven’t had my fill of last night’s stockings. Wear them again today. How about it?”

Hearing this, Chen Yusheng’s face flushed crimson in an instant, the blush spreading down her fair neck.

She turned around and jabbed him in the chest with her elbow, half annoyed, half embarrassed. “Are you out of your mind? I’m going to school today—meeting several PhD students. If I wear something like that... what if someone notices?”

“How would they notice?” Su Bai laughed, letting her go and sifting through the wardrobe. “The temperature’s dropped in Jiangcheng today, and it’s windy outside. Instead of jeans, let’s get you a woolen mid-length skirt—long enough to cover your calves.”

Su Bai pulled out a deep gray wool skirt from the wardrobe, paired it with a cream-colored turtleneck knit top, and handed them to Chen Yusheng.

“See? The wool adds warmth and looks perfectly proper—a classic, cold and refined scholarly beauty disguise.” Su Bai gave her a wink. “As for what’s underneath—well, who’s going to know but me?”

Chen Yusheng looked at the outfit Su Bai had selected, then at the eager gleam in his eyes. Her resolve softened.

In public, she was a distant, arrogant scientific prodigy. But around Su Bai, she had long been spoiled beyond any attempt at resistance. She might protest his little quirks on the surface, but deep down, she was willingly indulgent.

“There’s no reasoning with you, is there?” She sighed in defeat, rolling her eyes at him with a coquettish glare that carried a knockout punch.

She pulled a brand-new pair of black thigh-high stockings out of the drawer, bit her red lips, and began putting them on right in front of Su Bai.

Su Bai leaned against the wardrobe, leisurely taking in the delightful scene.

"Give me a hand," Chen Yusheng said, blushing as she struggled to reach the straps at the back and asked in a soft voice.

"Happy to oblige."

Su Bai crouched down, his long, slender fingers brushing against the warm skin of her thigh as he helped fasten the straps.

He deliberately rubbed the edges a few times, causing Chen Yusheng to tremble slightly, and she couldn't help but reach out and pinch him.

"Stop messing around, or I'll be late for the morning lab," Chen Yusheng said, flustered and annoyed.

Once the stockings were on, she slipped into a dark gray wool half-length skirt. The hem fell to mid-calf, swaying gently with her movements, perfectly concealing what lay beneath.

She then changed into a beige high-neck knit top, put on her gold-rimmed glasses, and casually pinned her long black hair up at the back of her head.

In an instant, the seductive enchantress from the night before had transformed back into the cool, scholarly top student of Jiang University, exuding an air of intellectual grace and restraint.

"Perfect," Su Bai commented admiringly.

They headed to the dining room and had a quick breakfast of the lovingly prepared meal by Zhou Jialu.

Zhou Jialu shot a suspicious glance at Chen Yusheng's outfit today, then leaned in to whisper teasingly in Su Bai's ear, "Big Boss Su, what’s the occasion? Yusheng’s all covered up today. That doesn’t seem like your style."

Su Bai gave an enigmatic smile. "It's called understated beauty. You wouldn't get it."

Zhou Jialu let out a light snort, rolled her eyes at him with a touch of charm, but didn’t press further.

After breakfast, Su Bai drove the black Mercedes-Benz G-Class, with Chen Yusheng beside him, heading to Jiang University.

On the morning campus of Jiang University, students bustled about. The G-Class pulled up in front of a lab building, and Su Bai and Chen Yusheng stepped out side by side.

Walking beside her, Su Bai watched her serious, proper demeanor and found it secretly amusing.

They entered the lab building and made their way to Chen Yusheng’s private office.

After Shengxi Technology had injected funds, the research group arranged this personal workspace for Chen Yusheng. It housed several high-performance servers and various lab equipment, with a quiet atmosphere.

As soon as Chen Yusheng stepped into the office, she was in full work mode.

She hung her coat on the rack, sat down in the ergonomic chair, turned on the computer, and began optimizing the underlying control algorithms for the all-terrain electric-powered smart baby stroller.

With nothing to do, Su Bai decided not to disturb her. He pulled up a chair and sat beside her, scrolling through some daily reports from Baiye Holdings on his phone.

The office was soon filled only with the clicking sound of Chen Yusheng typing on the keyboard and the faint hum of the server cooling fans.

But after sitting there for a while, Su Bai couldn’t settle down.

With his physical stats boosted to 170, his senses were incredibly sharp. Sitting this close, he could clearly smell the subtle scent of her perfume and even hear the soft sound of her breathing.

Watching the focused profile of Chen Yusheng, his mind began to wander.

His gaze drifted down her waistline to rest on that wool skirt.

Although the woolen skirt was thick, it naturally inched upward as she sat, revealing a small section of her calf in black stockings.

Su Bai raised an eyebrow and stealthily reached his hand toward the hem of the woolen skirt.

Chen Yusheng was entirely focused on the lines of code on the screen, her fingers flying across the keyboard, completely unaware of Su Bai's sneaky moves.

Su Bai's large hand slipped inside the edge of the woolen skirt.

Soon, it touched the taut elastic garter strap and the cool metal buckle.

Chen Yusheng's body suddenly stiffened, and her typing fingers came to an abrupt halt.

She turned her head and shot Su Bai a shyly indignant glare, lowering her voice to say, "Big Goose, cut it out. I’m writing the core algorithm here—don’t distract me."

"You go ahead with your work; I’ll play with mine. We won’t get in each other’s way." Su Bai grinned shamelessly, his fingers hooking onto the garter strap.

He pulled it outward with a slight force, then let go.

"Snap!"

A crisp, pleasant snapping sound rang through the quiet office.

The strap, driven by its elasticity, shot back instantly and struck the delicate, fair skin on the inside of Chen Yusheng's thigh.

"Ah!"

Chen Yusheng let out a soft gasp, her body weakening as her cheeks flushed a deep crimson, as if they might drip with water.

That faint sting, mixed with a tingling numbness, raced through her nerve endings and spread through her entire body, making her breath quicken.

"Su Bai!" Chen Yusheng bit her rosy lips and reached to grab his hand, her cool eyes brimming with shyness and helplessness. "You... stop it, really—it’s so ticklish."

"I think the sound is pretty nice—crisp and pleasant, like a musical instrument." Su Bai grinned mischievously as his fingers hooked another garter strap.

"Snap!"

Another crisp sound rang out.

"You..." She was so flustered by his antics that she couldn’t concentrate at all.

Su Bai was thoroughly enjoying himself, occasionally pulling the strap and letting it snap back.

The crisp sounds echoed in the office one after another.

Chen Yusheng’s breathing grew more and more erratic, a thin layer of sweat forming on her fair forehead, a mix of a third irritation and seven-tenths submission.

"I can’t... at this rate, I’ll never get any work done."

She looked at Su Bai with a mix of resignation and amusement, her tone carrying a hint of pleading: "Can you go play outside for a while? This part of the code is really important—I have to get it running before the symposium this afternoon."

Seeing Chen Yusheng’s shy, nearly tearful expression, Su Bai knew he couldn’t push it too far.

"Alright, alright, I’ll listen to our Scientist Chen." Su Bai smiled, withdrawing his hand and gently pinching her cheek. "I won’t interrupt you while you save the world."

Chen Yusheng let out a sigh of relief, stood up, took Su Bai by the arm, and shoved him out of the office.

"Out, out—don’t come back in until the symposium starts this afternoon."

Blushing, Chen Yusheng pushed Su Bai out of the office, then slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside.

Hearing the click of the lock from within, Su Bai stood in the hallway and rubbed his nose with a wry smile.

With the office door tightly closed, he had nowhere to go for the time being.

He stood in the corridor for a moment, thinking, and decided to go check on Li Xingya since Chen Yusheng was busy.