Song An’an clung tightly to Liang Sheng’s arm like an octopus, pressing it snugly against the soft fullness of her chest. Even Liang Sheng got a little embarrassed by it.
Seriously. This girl suddenly stopped sticking to Su Ze and started sticking to me instead. Honestly, this feels pretty great. I’m actually more charming than the male lead, more likely to make girls like me and fall for me. Liang Sheng’s thoughts ran wild in secret.
As for the young miss, Lu Ziqing was delighted that Song An’an was no longer causing trouble. Blushing, she hugged Su Ze’s arm too, exactly the same way Song An’an was hugging Liang Sheng’s. Unfortunately, Su Ze wore a cold expression. He stared straight at Liang Sheng and Song An’an, his brows furrowed.
“Hey... let’s go ride the Ferris wheel,” Miss Lu Ziqing suddenly said. She looked shy as she spoke, glancing at Su Ze again and again. But all she saw was his expressionless face, which left her both upset and disappointed.
Liang Sheng answered her, “Sure. I’ve wanted to ride one for a long time.”
When they were getting on, Liang Sheng secretly tugged Lu Ziqing over and whispered, “Want me to make an opportunity for you and Su Ze? An’an and I can take one cabin, and you can take one with Su Ze.”
Lu Ziqing froze for a moment, then said yes. But she didn’t feel very good about it inside.
What the heck? So you don’t even want to sit with me. Miss Lu Ziqing was very displeased in her heart.
Whoosh~ Favorability decreased.
“Lu Ziqing’s favorability toward Liang Sheng: 59”
Huh? What did I do to make this young miss angry again? Sigh. A woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. I was clearly trying to do her a favor, and somehow I still messed it up.
Liang Sheng had thought Song An’an would be reluctant if she couldn’t sit with Su Ze. But when Liang Sheng asked if she wanted to share a Ferris wheel cabin with her instead, Song An’an agreed at lightning speed.
Song An’an smiled to herself, then shot Lu Ziqing a smug look. See? Liang Sheng likes me the most after all!
Lu Ziqing had been absentmindedly holding Su Ze’s arm, still secretly annoyed by what Liang Sheng had said. But now she met Song An’an’s provocative gaze. She grabbed Su Ze’s arm tightly and glared back viciously.
Lu Ziqing couldn’t keep up appearances anymore. She let go of Su Ze’s arm, strode over to Song An’an, and said coldly, “You go sit with Su Ze. I’m sitting with Liang Sheng.”
Song An’an froze, then clutched Liang Sheng’s clothes tighter and refused firmly. “No! I’m sitting with A-Sheng. A-Sheng already said she’d sit with me!”
“Liang Sheng! You say it! Who do you want to sit with?” Lu Ziqing turned the spearhead toward Liang Sheng.
Startled, Liang Sheng immediately raised her hands in surrender.
She looked at the girls’ shura field with a headache. Sure, having pretty girls fight over you sounded nice, but her tiny body really couldn’t take it.
“Th-This... how about you two decide?” Liang Sheng thought for a long time before answering weakly.
“No!” both girls said at the same time.
Sigh. Headache.
Lu Ziqing shot Song An’an a contemptuous look, grabbed one of Liang Sheng’s arms, and started dragging her toward the Ferris wheel. Song An’an grabbed Liang Sheng’s other arm and pulled it into her own chest, staring at Lu Ziqing with resentment all over her face.
Liang Sheng felt like she was being subjected to some ancient torture, like being torn apart by five horses. Her face was full of utter despair. Then she turned a hopeful look toward Su Ze.
You’re the male lead. Go soothe your future girlfriends already!
Su Ze walked over to Liang Sheng, stopped in front of her, and said, “Liang Sheng, sit with me.”
Huh? Wait, that’s not right. Why am I suddenly the one getting picked?
Liang Sheng blankly glanced at Su Ze’s status.
“Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 33”
That’s not right. Su Ze’s favorability toward me is so low right now. Why would he want to sit with me? In this situation, shouldn’t he sit with Lu Ziqing, who likes him, or Song An’an, who has a crush on him? Why sit with me, someone he’s not close to at all?
Before Liang Sheng could speak, the two girls shouted again at the same time, “No!”
Su Ze was taken aback too. He pressed his thin lips together, then said to Lu Ziqing in the tone of someone coaxing a child, “Ziqing, don’t make trouble.”
Lu Ziqing looked up in surprise. This was the first time Su Ze had called her Ziqing. Before this, he had always called her Miss Ziqing. Thinking of that, she let go of Liang Sheng’s hand.
Su Ze lowered his head and whispered into Lu Ziqing’s ear, “Be good. I want you and Song An’an to build a better relationship. You’re classmates. Don’t make things so stiff.”
Lu Ziqing blushed and lightly bit her lip, then nodded gently.
Look at that. Su Ze was so gentle with her, and so considerate too.
Ding~ Favorability increased.
“Lu Ziqing’s favorability toward Su Ze: 100+”
Then he turned and walked over to Song An’an. “I have something important to say to Liang Sheng. Sorry, An’an. You won’t be able to sit with your good friend.”
After hearing that, Song An’an let go too. She didn’t want Liang Sheng to think she was some unreasonable woman who only made a scene.
Su Ze walked back in front of Liang Sheng. His tone was still indifferent. “Let’s go, Liang Sheng.”
Liang Sheng was helpless, but she felt that being with Su Ze was still better than that shura field just now. Girls fighting was way too scary.
They sat down properly in the Ferris wheel cabin. Song An’an looked at Liang Sheng with obvious reluctance.
Sigh. Riding the Ferris wheel with Liang Sheng would’ve been such a romantic thing. What a pity. It was ruined.
Silence. Total silence.
Liang Sheng sat stiffly across from Su Ze, not knowing what to say.
“Sorry,” Su Ze suddenly said, making Liang Sheng completely baffled.
He continued, “Your situation looked too awkward just now, so I pulled you out of it. I made the decision on my own. Sorry.”
Wow. This guy really knows what he’s doing. If Liang Sheng didn’t already know what kind of person he was, she would’ve fallen for him already. Too bad she’d read the whole novel. There was no way she was ever going to fall for scumbag Su Ze.
Su Ze looked at Liang Sheng, then frowned slightly. He stood up and moved closer.
Liang Sheng leaned back a little, deeply put off by what he was doing.
His hand slowly moved toward Liang Sheng’s face. Su Ze brushed aside the loose strands covering her forehead, then smiled like warm sunlight. “You look much cuter like this.”
Damn! He’s way too smooth!
Liang Sheng’s heart sped up a little. After all, in her original world, she’d been single since birth for twenty years. She’d never even touched a boy’s hand. Now a boy was suddenly this close to her, and he was kind of handsome too. She really couldn’t handle it.
Awkwardly, Liang Sheng turned her head away and refused to look at Su Ze. Meanwhile, Su Ze’s face was no longer so cold. Instead, he wore a smile that was impossible to read.
All of this was captured by the camera inside the Ferris wheel cabin.
As for Song An’an and Lu Ziqing’s side, it was easy to imagine. During the whole ride, neither of them said a single word. Silence was golden. Silence was golden.
After getting off the Ferris wheel, Liang Sheng quickly walked toward the girls.
A staff member waved at them. “There are photos from your Ferris wheel ride here. Do you want them?”
Curious, Song An’an walked over and started flipping through the photos.
When she reached the third one, her face darkened.
Lu Ziqing and Liang Sheng both leaned over curiously to look. The moment Liang Sheng saw it, her mind buzzed. It was the photo of Su Ze brushing aside her bangs.
She stammered, “Eh? I... I can explain.”
Then she turned and shot Su Ze a pleading look.
You caused this. Hurry up and explain!
Su Ze only shrugged and said nothing.
Whoosh! Favorability dropped sharply.
Liang Sheng thought, I’m done for. She resigned herself and turned back to look.
“Song An’an’s favorability toward Su Ze: 66”
Sigh, just as expected, it dropped... Hm? Wait. Not Liang Sheng, but Su Ze? What’s going on?
Whoosh~ Favorability decreased.
“Lu Ziqing’s favorability toward Liang Sheng: 51”
Th-This... Miss Lu’s side was still kind of normal, but Song An’an’s side... could it be that this cheat ability is broken? Liang Sheng analyzed silently.
Su Ze!
Song An’an glared at the photo in exasperation. Why had she ever liked Su Ze before? She hated him so much now!
She stared at the Su Ze in the photo with disgust, then tore the picture into pieces.
For the first time, Lu Ziqing agreed with Song An’an’s actions. She thought to herself: Nice tear.
Liang Sheng looked at Song An’an worriedly. Oh no. This kid is so angry she’s like this. My cheat ability has definitely broken.
Noticing Liang Sheng looking at her, Song An’an hurriedly turned her head. But her expression had completely changed. She smiled sweetly at Liang Sheng, all cute and bright.
“A-Sheng, let’s go. Take me to play something else.”
Song An’an forced out a sweet smile and blinked playfully at Liang Sheng.
Huh? That attitude... she doesn’t seem angry...
Did I overthink it? Or could it be... Song An’an likes me now?!
No, no, she can’t like me. I’m straight. Loving me won’t end well.
Liang Sheng’s thoughts started running wild again.
Feeling uneasy, Liang Sheng held Song An’an’s hand. By chance, she looked up and saw two huge words: Haunted House.
Huh? A haunted house! This was the perfect place to flirt with girls!
Excited, Liang Sheng grabbed Song An’an’s hand and shouted, “Come on, An’an, Miss! Let’s go play this!”
Song An’an tugged at Liang Sheng nervously, and Miss Lu also looked at the haunted house with tension. After seeing their expressions, Liang Sheng patted her chest and promised confidently, “Don’t worry~ An’an, Miss. I’m not scared of this stuff. Once we’re inside, I’ll protect you two.”
—— —— ——
“AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!”
A miserable scream echoed through the entire haunted house corridor.
Su Ze frowned and looked back in disdain at the source of the sound—Liang Sheng.
That’s right. The same person who had been all smiles and shameless bragging one second before entering, only to cower behind him and whimper the moment they got inside.
What a slap to the face.
Song An’an, Lu Ziqing, and Liang Sheng were all huddled together behind Su Ze, trembling. Liang Sheng still kept talking big, endlessly insisting that she wasn’t scared.
But every time they ran into a ghost played by a staff member, she let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered. Even then, she stubbornly claimed she was only screaming that hard to boost everyone else’s courage.
When they finally saw daylight again, Liang Sheng was practically on the verge of tears.
Not only had she failed to flirt with any girls, she’d nearly been scared out of her wits. And on top of that, Su Ze had gotten to show off completely. Just look at Lu Ziqing and you’d know. Those starry eyes—where was the young miss attitude in that? She was a full-on lovestruck fangirl now.
By noon, Miss Lu Ziqing grandly declared, “Come on. This miss is treating you all to a big meal.”
It was obvious she was in a great mood.
First, she found Liang Sheng much more pleasing to the eye now. Second, Song An’an was no longer clinging to Su Ze. Third, Su Ze had called her “Ziqing.”
A young miss’s happiness was really just that simple.
