"Seriously, where did those guys run off to? I could swear I caught a glimpse of that guy Yabashi Ki."
On the female dorm floor, Ashley held up her mobile phone, using it as a flashlight to illuminate every corner of the corridor as she patrolled forward.
However, just as she neared the elevator hall in the middle of the floor, she happened to spot a few sneaky and suspicious girls heading toward the ergency exit.
"Hey, you! Stop right there!"
"Eek!"
Startled by Ashley's shout, the girls froze in place. They turned around with awkward, forced smiles, each holding sothing in their hands.
"Good evening, Ashley."
"Good my foot. What do you think you are doing?"
The girls exchanged glances before whispering to one another.
"We were planning to go to the male dorm to deliver so gifts."
"What kind of gifts?"
"Matchmaking gifts, of course!"
One girl looked up at Ashley with sparkling eyes, while the others chid in to explain the school trip legend about giving gifts.
Hearing this, Ashley was left completely speechless.
"I think soone being willing to receive ten gifts in a row already proves a few things. Besides, did you never consider that if you give them ten gifts they do not even like, this whole thing will never work out anyway?"
"Who said we are giving gifts he does not like?"
While most of the girls pondered Ashley's words, two of them confidently pulled out the gifts they had prepared.
Ashley took a quick glance and noticed they were holding adorable black cat rchandise.
One was a cat doll, and the other was a cat keychain.
"So, who are these for? The two of you certainly have a very unified style."
"President Yan, of course!"
"Huh?"
Ashley quickly raised her eyes to look at the two girls in front of her. They let out a hehe laugh and explained to Ashley.
"The president loves cats the most!"
"And he especially loves black cats!"
"..."
Ashley thought about it carefully and realized it was actually true.
She suddenly rembered that Yan Huan always liked to send a cat emoji to test the waters before sending a ssage, and those emojis were universally black cats.
"It is really weird. You spend every day with everyone in the Student Council, Ashley, yet you did not even know this..."
"Why would I need to know? The president is not exactly my type anyway."
Ashley sighed, before turning the question back on them.
"More importantly, how did you all know about this?"
"Well, we found out through the president's support website."
"Wh-what support website?"
One of the girls took out her mobile phone and began scrolling through it.
"When President Yan was running for president, this website was being shared in all the group chats. It introduced a lot of information about him..."
"It was probably made by President Yan's campaign partner who dislikes showing his face. Either way, it was super popular back then. That was when the president's divine looks spread throughout the entire school..."
Ashley glanced at the exceptionally well-made website, which featured a hand-drawn side profile of Yan Huan on the hopage. Her mouth twitched stiffly as she muttered a complaint.
"Yabashi Ki must be gay to make sothing like this..."
"..."
After looking through it all, Ashley's expression returned to being as calm as an ancient well, and she resud her duties as the Disciplinary Committee Head.
"Regardless, sneaking between the male dorms and female dorms at night is strictly forbidden. You all..."
"Ding."
Right at that mont, the nearby elevator doors opened.
"Respected guest, our suites are all fully booked. If you want a single room, there is only one available on this floor, but this entire floor is temporarily leased to a school connected to Linn..."
"It is fine, I will only be staying for one night."
The two people inside were speaking the language of Sakura Country. Ashley could not understand it, but she found the voice of the person replying to be rather familiar.
She turned her head to look, and a scarlet sense of oppression imdiately washed over her face.
It was a tall big sister with a full head of red hair.
However, unlike the last ti when her eyes had been droopy and listless, her gaze was currently incredibly sharp. She was looking down at her mobile phone, sending a ssage to soone.
"You are that person from last ti..."
Ashley spoke up subconsciously, completely unexpectedly that Tong Yingying could speak the language of Sakura Country, let alone that she would appear here in Sakura Country.
Tong Yingying lightly raised her eyes and glanced at the girls in front of her. The rest of the girls were terrified by Tong Yingying's imposing aura, prompting all of them to hide behind Ashley.
Seeing this, Tong Yingying's eyes gradually lost their focus, returning to a droopy, listless state as she spoke.
"It is , Tong Yingying."
"Guest, please allow
to guide you to your room."
"Mm... This brat is ignoring my ssages again..."
Tong Yingying nodded. After taking just a few steps, she turned her head back to look at Ashley.
"By the way, you co with . I have sothing I want to ask you."
Tong Yingying had hurried non-stop to the hotel where Yan Huan was staying, only for the little brat to stop replying to her the mont she arrived.
"Ah... okay."
Hearing this, Ashley nodded and subconsciously followed Tong Yingying's pace, walking toward her room.
anwhile, on Yan Huan's side.
"Ding."
In his pocket, his mobile phone rang once again.
His mobile phone had been ringing continuously ever since he arrived on this floor. Yan Huan had no idea who was sending the ssages, but right now, he was already too overwheld to care.
Because in front of him lay another situation where choosing option A, B, or C all led to his death.
Originally, if the school trip legend had not been brought up, the three girls in front of him probably would not have even thought in that direction.
The reason he gave for coming up here was truly just a random lie.
But now, thanks to Yabashi Ki running his mouth, he had been plunged right into this impossible dilemma.
Yabashi Ki, you did wonderfully!
Just perfectly!
Just wait regarding those pieces of rchandise. When you drop dead, I will burn them as offerings for you!!
"..."
Looking at Yabashi Ki, who was flashing him a thumbs-up, Yan Huan gritted his teeth and turned his head toward the room.
Since things had already reached this point, he had no choice but to give the gift whether he wanted to or not.
If he pretended not to know about the school trip legend, he would have no way to cover up the fact that he ca up here to stop the Modifiers.
So Yan Huan's only valid reason for coming up here was to deliver a gift to a woman, and he had to choose from the few present. That was the optimal solution.
There were four people inside. Giving it to one of them would inevitably detonate the tempers of the other three girls present.
Giving it to so other girl entirely would end up detonating all four of them...
Just as Yan Huan was thinking this, he suddenly caught a glimpse of An Le sitting on the sofa out of the corner of his eye, her gaze lowered.
He then took another look at the three girls standing in front of him, their faces brimming with anticipation...
For so reason, Yan Huan suddenly felt:
If he truly had to give this gift away, he would choose to give it to An Le.
Even if doing so would simultaneously provoke the dissatisfaction of the other three hosts.
Although An Le did not live on this floor...
He would just pretend he did not know she did not live on this floor.
Besides, when he arrived earlier, he had already anxiously called out An Le's na, fearing that they would actually end up getting into a real fight.
"Ah, I ca up here to deliver a gift."
After contemplating for a few seconds, Yan Huan took a deep breath. Raising his right hand, which held the gift, he announced,
"I was planning on giving this gift to..."
Tap, tap, tap!
Right at that mont.
A flurry of hurried footsteps rang out from the side.
"Hiss! It is Disciplinary Committee Head Ashley!"
"Wait, it is not just Ashley... Ah, there is also that person from last ti..."
Yabashi Ki also turned his head. He had barely opened his mouth before a look of utter surprise washed over his face.
Hearing this, Yan Huan froze slightly. He was just about to turn his head when a pale hand draped over his shoulder.
A natural body fragrance mixed with the faint scent of tobacco filled the air. Yan Huan turned his head subconsciously, only to find Tong Yingying's sharp eyes a re breath away from his own.
"Sister Tong?! You arrived already?"
Hearing Yan Huan's call out, the corners of Tong Yingying's lips curled up slightly as she firmly grabbed the arm he was using to hold the gift.
Imdiately after, she turned her head to cast a glance inside the room.
Inside the room, only Sakuramiya Hitomi had seen Tong Yingying with her own eyes. The other three had no idea about Tong Yingying's background.
"Yep. I was in a rush to find you, after all."
Upon seeing the Four Heavenly... ah, no, the four beautiful girls inside, Tong Yingying imdiately looked at the gift in Yan Huan's hand and spoke.
"Oho, a Mikimoto pearl necklace. Is this the mysterious gift you told
you prepared for
on Plane?"
As soon as these words left her mouth, shock rippled through the entire room.
Sakuramiya Hitomi gritted her teeth, while Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi both frowned as they scrutinized this uninvited guest.
Yet neither of them recognized the newcor's identity, so they had no choice but to turn their heads and glance at Sakuramiya Hitomi, who seed to have so intelligence on the matter, as if silently asking,
'Who is this old woman?'
"...The boss of the store where the president works part-ti."
Sakuramiya Hitomi's lips moved slightly as she softly replied.
Bai Yi was completely stunned.
Right, she rembered now.
She had visited Tong Yingying's bar once before, and she had seen her then!
Yan Huan's boss was not an old lady, but a red-haired big sister!
But why did it feel like her mory had gotten worse? She had not rembered this person for so long.
Was it because she had been thinking about too many things recently?
"This boss harbors... illicit intentions toward Xiao Huan."
To the side, Ye Shiyu also spoke up silently, only to imdiately receive simultaneous glares from Sakuramiya Hitomi and Bai Yi.
'You, the sworn older sister who harbors illicit intentions toward Yan Huan, actually have the nerve to talk about his boss?'
But they did not voice these words aloud. After all, unity was the most important thing right now.
Setting aside the Great Demon King An Le for a mont, just looking at the Tong Yingying before them was enough.
As she spoke, she actually had the audacity to sweep her gaze over the few little girls inside the room.
Her aura was overwhelmingly dominant, like a supre conqueror sweeping away all obstacles!
"..."
All three of them felt a surge of indignation at her provocative gaze. Only An Le blinked, curiously studying Tong Yingying.
As for Yan Huan...
Yan Huan had already been sent flying by the whims of fate.
But then again, he never expected Tong Yingying to rush all the way to Osaka so quickly.
Since Yan Huan was already planning to give the gift to An Le and detonate the other three hosts, giving it to Tong Yingying would result in the exact sa outco of offending the three of them...
Not to ntion, this gift was originally intended for Tong Yingying in the first place.
"What, is this not for ?"
Seeing that Yan Huan was staying silent, Tong Yingying shot him a resentful glare.
Her aning seed abundantly clear:
'If you dare make your Sister Tong look awkward, your Sister Tong will let you know exactly why she is your Sister Tong.'
Yan Huan smiled faintly and handed the gift over to her.
"No, I prepared this specifically for you, Sister Tong." "That is more like it."
Tong Yingying gave Yan Huan a satisfied look and proudly accepted his gift.
Off to the side, Yabashi Ki, the boy who had smuggled himself into the female dorm, had already been subdued by the Disciplinary Committee Head, Ashley.
Pinned against the wall, he watched as Yan Huan gave the gift to soone other than the three girls, and he flashed Yan Huan another thumbs-up.
The gesture ant:
'I did not expect to actually guess wrong. I will not accept a reward I did not earn, so I do not want those five sets of rchandise anymore.'
But the mont he moved, Ashley pinned him back down with a cold sneer.
"You better behave yourself. A mber of the Student Council actually sneaking into the female dorm. And the president, too..."
"..."
Inside the room, Bai Yi looked suspiciously at Tong Yingying, who seed to be provoking everyone present, and questioned,
"Wait a minute. Are not this floor and the floor above both reserved for the girls of our school? Even if Yan Huan wanted to give this to you, why would he co up here?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Sakuramiya Hitomi and Ye Shiyu both turned their heads away, unsure of how to react.
The gift had already been given. At a ti like this, even if one felt upset or suspicious, they absolutely should not imdiately voice their interrogations.
Doing so would not only reveal just how badly you wanted the item—letting your emotions show on your face was a rookie mistake—but it would also drag the conflict out into the open, making the situation incredibly ugly.
Earlier, although Yan Huan had personally felt the danger, the surface atmosphere had not been too dreadful.
Think about it. Yan Huan had run all the way up here; it was perfectly normal to ask who he was delivering the gift to.
But now, choosing to continue pressing for details...
It seed like she was questioning Yan Huan, but in reality, she was declaring war on Tong Yingying.
Tong Yingying instantly received the signal, her eyes narrowing as she cast a sideways glance at the exceptionally beautiful Bai Yi inside the room.
Just as she was about to speak, Yan Huan imdiately stepped in to ease the tension.
"Because Sister Tong is also staying on this floor. She is staying in the originally vacant single room at the end of the corridor, which is why I ca up here."
"..."
Tong Yingying cast a surprised glance at Yan Huan. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the hotel staff, too afraid to get involved in the local bloodbath, quickly carried Tong Yingying's luggage into her room.
"I-is that so..."
Bai Yi's line of questioning was thoroughly blocked, and the atmosphere returned to relative peace.
With nowhere to unleash her pent-up firepower, Tong Yingying flashed a gorgeous smile and grabbed hold of Yan Huan, pulling him toward her room.
"Well then, that settles it. I have so things I need to discuss with Yan Huan in my room, so we will not bother you all any longer."
Yan Huan paused and glanced at Tong Yingying. Seeing her serious expression, he did not refuse.
"..."
Huh?!
Watching Yan Huan and Tong Yingying head toward another room together—and seeing the door shut firmly behind them once they went inside...
Bai Yi's expression changed dramatically, and she instantly jumped up to run over and eavesdrop.
Ye Shiyu hesitated for a fraction of a second before imdiately following her.
Sakuramiya Hitomi pursed her lips and also got up, jogging over at a leisurely pace...
But that was actually her moving at maximum speed.
Only An Le was left behind. She had originally intended to get up as well, but after trying several tis on the sofa, she simply could not stand.
"..."
She glanced at her hands in astonishnt, suddenly recalling how she had used her ability on Bai Yi just monts ago...
Just like last ti, using her ability on her resulted in a backlash from so mysterious power.
The last ti, it had been a Sleeping Beauty curse. This ti, she had no idea what it was...
Her body just felt incredibly soft and entirely devoid of strength.
"Haha..."
An Le let out a few soft pants and gathered all her energy once again, attempting to pull herself up using the edge of the sofa.
Yet, it was still without result.
"Sister Tong, what did you want to discuss with —"
Inside the room, Yan Huan, who had entered first and just closed the door, barely had a chance to speak before he felt a hand violently shove him from behind.
His reflexes were incredibly sharp; he instantly let go of the door and grabbed the hand that had pushed him.
So, as a result, he and Tong Yingying both tumbled onto the bed together.
Creak!
"Tong—"
Feeling Tong Yingying pressing down on him, Yan Huan raised his eyes to look at her. He saw her staring down at him from above, her expression looking rather displeased.
"..."
"What is wrong, Sister Tong? Did sothing bad happen to you here in Sakura Country?"
Hearing this, Tong Yingying took a deep breath but remained silent.
In truth, she was indeed a little upset, but she also knew that this emotion was unwarranted, so she could not voice it.
The main issue was that she had rushed over non-stop that very night because she was worried the assassin would make a move against Yan Huan.
The assassin's blatant target was Yan Huan. While it wasn't a hundred percent guaranteed that they would strike him, Tong Yingying did not dare take that gamble.
What if that assassin, whose skills were on par with Nara's, really did attempt to ruthlessly murder Yan Huan? Would she not end up regretting everything all over again?
But once she set off to return and protect Yan Huan, it would allow the assassin to employ the tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain and slip away, making it incredibly difficult for her to catch them.
Both choices were impossibly difficult to make, yet Tong Yingying had still chosen to return to protect Yan Huan.
So when she returned only to see him hanging out with four beautiful girls, she was naturally feeling a bit disgruntled.
Even though she and Yan Huan were not exactly in any sort of defined relationship, and even though Yan Huan had never asked her to do this for him...
She had, after all, made a significant sacrifice. It was completely unavoidable for her to feel a spark of displeasure.
"...It is nothing. Just a few trivial matters."
Therefore, she did not speak up about any of these matters, choosing instead to simply continue pinning Yan Huan down.
Yan Huan, however, could tell at a glance that she was in a bad mood. He glanced at the bag in his hand and opted to change the subject.
"Sister Tong, take a look and see if you like this necklace I picked out for you. I spent a long ti choosing it."
Yan Huan used one hand to undo the packaging, while Tong Yingying rely watched him.
Without even getting a clear look at the necklace's design, she nodded her head.
"I like it... Seeing as you incurred such an expense, it seems I have no choice but to give you a little reward."
The next second, her eyes trembled. In a sudden rush of impulse, she leaned down, firmly pinched his chin to forcibly tilt his face straight, and kissed him deeply.
Smooch!
Yan Huan completely failed to react to this sudden strike. As her lips t his, his pupils shrank slightly.
He shifted his gaze in utter disbelief toward the closed-eyed Tong Yingying, who was right in front of him, and imdiately began to struggle.
But Tong Yingying's strength was far greater than Yan Huan had ever imagined. For a mont, not only was he completely unable to break free, but he could not even breathe properly...
Smooch!
Why could he not breathe properly?
Because Tong Yingying's kiss was completely and utterly straight-on!
Their noses were forcefully pressed against each other, which was incredibly uncomfortable, and to make matters worse, she was literally stealing his breathing air!
The last ti Tong Yingying kissed Yan Huan, he had been sound asleep and had absolutely no idea this was how she operated.
Now that he was wide awake, he finally realized just how awful it felt.
"Tong—"
Feeling suffocated by the kiss, Yan Huan quickly squeezed a muffled groan out of his throat, trying to signal his severe discomfort.
Yet Tong Yingying stubbornly remained motionless, even reaching out to firmly pin his hand against the mattress.
Furthermore, after Yan Huan began displaying his discomfort...
She started kissing him even harder!
No way, sister...
Yan Huan's expression turned completely rigid. Just as he was feeling an imnse sense of helplessness, a surge of power suddenly swelled up from deep within his body.
It was Kiss God!
In the very next second, he reversed his grip and firmly locked onto Tong Yingying's wrist. Under Tong Yingying's wide-eyed, stunned gaze, he forcefully flipped her completely over and pinned her firmly onto the bed.
Creak!
"Eek!"
Now pinned beneath Yan Huan, Tong Yingying blinked as she scanned up and down his sturdy body, unable to stop herself from expressing her astonishnt.
"When... when did you get so strong?"
Yan Huan panted heavily and replied speechlessly,
"Is this not the result of the training you put
through, Sister Tong?"
"..."
Tong Yingying's face flushed red for a brief mont, before she suddenly rembered that he was talking about when she dragged him out to work out.
Awkwardly scoffing, she countered with a sarcastic retort.
"Hah, your strength might be a bit greater, but it is a pity it is nothing but brute force. You do not have a single ounce of proper technique."
"You say that as if you have any technique yourself, Sister Tong!"
"Of course I do. I bet you I could take down a tiny fry like you in just two moves. Do you believe ?"
Tong Yingying was still stubbornly boasting, and Yan Huan could not even be bothered to roast her for it.
However, looking at Tong Yingying beneath him—her clothes slightly disheveled but a genuine smile playing on her face—he could not help but chuckle.
Consequently, seeing Yan Huan's smile—which looked entirely too much like a "monkey claiming to be king"—blue veins instantly bulged on the forehead of the already-agitated Tong Yingying.
Smack!
With a swift application of deft force, she instantly seized Yan Huan's hand in a grappling hold. With a sharp twist and a flip, she successfully reversed their positions, returning them to a woman-on-top, man-on-bottom setup.
Yan Huan never expected that even with the overwhelming physical enhancent granted by Kiss God, he still would not be able to overpower Tong Yingying.
In that brief mont of shock, he watched as Tong Yingying let out a cold sneer and prepared to lower her head once more.
"!!"
Watching Tong Yingying's pretty face close in on him, Yan Huan's pupils contracted. With lightning-fast reflexes, he reached up and forcefully pinched Tong Yingying's cheeks.
This firm pinch imdiately squished Tong Yingying's lips into an exaggerated pout, making her look exceptionally comical.
"..."
The two of them, one on top and one on the bottom, simply stared into each other's eyes for a very long ti.
The next second, Yan Huan completely failed to hold back and burst out laughing.
"Pfft..."
"What are you laughing at? Go to hell!"
Seeing Yan Huan's reaction, Tong Yingying's face darkened, and she sharply swatted his hands away.
However, sensing Yan Huan's silent refusal, she ultimately chose not to continue.
"T-Sister Tong, can you please get up first? I am seriously suffocating here..."
'How could just pinning you down possibly suffocate you?'
Tong Yingying shot Yan Huan an annoyed glare and was just about to complain when she suddenly realized that she had experienced the exact sa feeling monts ago.
It was then that she finally recalled: Yan Huan was highly likely referring to their kiss earlier, where their misaligned positioning ant they both had to hold their breath.
"..."
Reliving the feeling of that mont in her mind, Tong Yingying's face turned slightly flushed, and she awkwardly moved aside.
"Mhm..."
In truth, it was not because reliving the mory of her "atrocity" against Yan Huan made her feel guilty. The main reason was that she had relived the mory of the kiss itself...
And she had actually found it extrely pleasant...
'How strange. Why had she not felt this way when she kissed him while he was asleep last ti?'
'Could it be that because he was awake, and his technique was so good, the kiss ended up being quite pleas—'
Wait?
Hold on a second!
Lost in her thoughts, the slightly-flushed Tong Yingying suddenly realized sothing, her mind instantly snapping back to reality.
At the exact sa mont, her hand darted out with a subtle motion, firmly slamming the half-risen Yan Huan right back down onto the bed.
??"
Yan Huan was utterly bewildered, looking up innocently at Tong Yingying, who had just violently surged back into action.
anwhile, Tong Yingying wiped the corner of her lips and stared down at him with a forced smile.
"Hold on a second. Why do you not tell
exactly where you learned such practiced kissing technique?"
Thump!
Hearing this, Yan Huan's heart instantly sank with a heavy thump, and he cried out in misery internally.
At that mont, he racked his brain for a long ti. Finally, abandoning himself to despair, he smiled and said to Tong Yingying,
"Hiss... Sister Tong, have you been secretly smoking behind my back again recently? I just feel like there is a certain sll on you..."
"Go to hell!"
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