"Speechless, utterly speechless—that phrase currently seems to fit Yang Yi best. After all, he currently wears a look of utter dejection, though his gloom isn't solely due to acquiring two shamelessly unprincipled underlings. It stems from a specific matter: having grabbed a certain part of Li Qian, he now has to go apologize, hence the palpable mood of depression.

"Since I'm already here, I might as well go in, offer an apology, and be done with it," Yang Yi seemed to wrestle internally for a moment. He glanced at the stern warning posted before him—'Female Student Dormitory! Males Forbidden!'—and couldn't help but let out a wry chuckle.

Seeing the guard booth erected beside the main gate, Yang Yi stepped toward it. Inside sat a guard whose physique was, well, spectacularly obese, with a face piled high with fat that looked utterly repulsive. Yet, despite his internal assessment, Yang Yi had to commend that damned, sly old principal; with such a blubbery dinosaur stationed here, no male student would dare approach this area!

"Auntie, hello, I..."

"Auntie?" The plump woman inside the booth was the guard on duty for the female dormitory. She was forty years old, but her heart hadn't aged with her years. Everyone here called her Sister Liu. Hearing Yang Yi call her 'Auntie,' Sister Liu paused, her face momentarily blank, and asked, "Am I that old?"

"Uh!" Yang Yi froze, unsure why she asked. His brow furrowed momentarily before smoothing out. He forced a casual smile and inquired, "This... Auntie, you aren't old!"

"I'm not old? Then why did you call me Auntie?" Sister Liu looked at the slender young man before her, seeming reluctant to make things difficult. She continued, "Everyone else calls me Sister Liu. You call me Auntie. Young man, is this your first time here?"

"Sister Liu, my goodness... what kind of person is she!" Yang Yi grumbled internally but dared not show it. He quickly responded, "Oh? Sister Liu? I think I've heard of you. Could it be... could it possibly be...?"

Sister Liu’s interest was immediately piqued, and she leaned forward, asking, "Possibly what?"

"I've heard whispers from other classmates that our school harbors a Sister Liu, renowned for her high virtue, combined with both beauty and wisdom, serving as a guard at the girls' dormitories like a gleaming pearl, illuminating all our female classmates. Seeing you today confirms the legends are true!" Yang Yi declared, his eyes wide with feigned astonishment.

The young man had tossed a platter of sweet honey toward Sister Liu, praising her to the heavens and the earth. It seemed to settle well; the current Sister Liu appeared genuinely stunned, as if tasting a sweet haze, floating somewhere between mist and cloud.

Sister Liu felt immensely pleased, and her smile became brilliant. Seeing this, Yang Yi wasted no time, immediately stating his objective, knowing that at this moment, his success rate was guaranteed to be a hundred percent.

"Well, Sister Liu, I'm here to find Li Qian. Could you tell me where she is..."

"Alright, I know. Young man, you need to go in and find someone. Li Qian is in Building 2, Room 208. I'll make a special exception for you today. But don't you dare cause any trouble while you're here, or I certainly won't spare you." Sister Liu interrupted Yang Yi indirectly, granting his request with an air of effortless decisiveness.

"Yes, I will. Thank you, Sister Liu. You truly live up to your legendary reputation—wise and magnificent!" Yang Yi smiled genuinely, relieved at how smoothly things were progressing.

"Stop flattering me. Hurry up; the gates will be closed soon," Sister Liu chided him playfully.

"Understood, here I go!" Yang Yi waved his hand and walked off—or rather, he started running until he reached the front of the two main dormitory buildings, where he finally stopped. "Damn it all! I never imagined the ancient art of flattery, sealed away for hundreds of years, would be useful now. Ugh, that fat woman is truly as disgusting as a pig!"

Recalling his earlier charade, Yang Yi felt a lump in his throat, letting out a couple of muffled sounds—'Mmm—hmm'—his face turning slightly pale. "Blast it, today was a total loss; I nearly threw up my dinner! Quickly, forget that whole thing, damn, damn, damn!"

Just as Yang Yi tried with all his might to erase the memory of his shameless display and the hideous face of that stout woman, over on the other side of the campus...

Li Qian stood before her bed, having pulled over a stool to sit near the window, gazing out at the scenery, seemingly lost in thought.

"What is wrong with me? He's caught me here twice now. While I feel a flicker of anger, there’s also a touch of disappointment. What is this feeling?" Li Qian, the legendary Exquisite Demoness, muttered to herself, unsure of what she was saying, her face clouded with worry, unlike her usual self.

Staring blankly out the window, Li Qian was completely oblivious to the event about to unfold. At that moment, someone entered the dormitory room, slowly and cautiously approaching Li Qian.

"Guess who I am?" a female voice chirped.

Indeed, the person who entered was a girl, one whose beauty was in no way inferior to Li Qian’s. She covered Li Qian’s eyes from behind and asked with a giggle.

"Qingqing, please stop messing around!" Li Qian seemed to know the visitor without turning around.

The newcomer was named Liu Qingqing, one of the Six School Beauties. Liu Qingqing possessed a purity that could be likened to a lotus emerging from the mud. In poetic terms, she was an ethereal, unmatched beauty with an impeccably proportioned figure. Beneath her lovely features hid a mischievous smile, making her look utterly adorable.

"Qianqian, what's wrong?" Liu Qingqing frowned, a hint of confusion crossing her delicate brows.

"I'm fine, Qingqing. Why are you here? Aren't you second-year students putting on the New Cycle Student Gala with the third-years?" Li Qian asked, clearly unwilling to elaborate on her own troubles.

"Yes, I just came from the third-year seniors' area. Little Ying told me you seemed upset today, so I came to check on you," Liu Qingqing said with a gentle smile.

"Oh," Li Qian responded half-heartedly. Internally, hearing Liu Qingqing mention that Xiao Ying had told her about her mood, Li Qian couldn't help but recall the incident in the cafeteria earlier, causing a slight blush of embarrassment to creep onto her face....

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