Lin Wanning covered her mouth, staring blankly at Li Qingxue.

Li Qingxue smirked mischievously, waving her hand in front of Lin Wanning’s face. "You smell better than lipstick."

Hearing this, Lin Wanning pursed her red lips. "You’ve taken advantage of me in every way possible."

Li Qingxue chuckled, admiring her reflection in the mirror with satisfaction.

Just then, the phone on the table buzzed.

It was a message from Long Aotian.

He was asking if there was a public restroom nearby.

Li Qingxue replied that there was one near the eastern sports field—he’d see it once he got there.

After receiving the message, Long Aotian headed east.

University A’s campus was vast, and the eastern sports field soon came into view.

As he approached, he spotted the restroom near the east gate.

Long Aotian walked inside.

Just as he entered, a voice called out, "Go ahead, I’ll catch up after using the restroom."

Long Aotian found the voice oddly familiar.

Soon, a figure with earrings and a confident toss of his hair walked in.

Xue Shaohua saw Long Aotian, and Long Aotian saw Xue Shaohua.

Long Aotian ignored him.

But Xue Shaohua felt uneasy. Earlier that morning, Hu Yuying had warned him—if he bothered her again, she’d have her boyfriend, Long Aotian, "talk" to him. And now, here he was, face-to-face with Long Aotian.

He was afraid. Afraid Long Aotian might beat him up.

As the sound of running water echoed, Xue Shaohua instinctively glanced over.

Gulp—

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed hard. The fear he’d felt moments ago inexplicably vanished.

His eyes flickered, eventually settling on Long Aotian’s… equipment.

His hands unconsciously twisted together, biting his lip. That’s… quite a handful. A little terrifying, honestly…

Stealing another glance at Long Aotian, he saw the man was focused on his business.

After a brief hesitation, Xue Shaohua thought, Well, sooner or later, Long Aotian will be ruined by me and Ye Liangchen anyway.

So, he pulled a tissue from his pocket.

Just as Long Aotian finished, a hand suddenly appeared beside him.

Looking over, he saw Xue Shaohua biting his lip, eyes flickering nervously, offering him the tissue.

"No thanks."

"You have to!" Xue Shaohua insisted as Long Aotian tried to turn away. "Wipe it clean, it’s better that way."

As he spoke, his hand, which had been hovering near Long Aotian, began to descend—as if to "help" him.

"Are you out of your damn mind?!"

Long Aotian quickly tucked himself away, backing up two steps to put distance between them.

Xue Shaohua sighed in disappointment. "Don’t misunderstand. I just wanted to clean it for you."

In his mind, Long Aotian would soon fall into the trap he and Ye Liangchen had set.

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"Wipe your own damn self! What kind of freak wipes someone else’s?!" Long Aotian couldn’t comprehend it. The idea of another man "polishing his gun" was beyond unacceptable. What kind of nonsense is this?!

Seeing Long Aotian’s flustered reaction, Xue Shaohua tried to explain, "You’ve got it wrong. I’d only do this for you, not anyone else!"

Long Aotian stared at him like he was insane, then quickly sidestepped him and left.

Xue Shaohua watched him go, lips curving into a smile.

Once outside, the more Long Aotian thought about that creepy, grinning look, the more unsettled he felt.

It was like… he’d been visually violated!

Taking a deep breath, he reminded himself, I’m mentally almost thirty. Stay calm. Stay calm…

But the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. So, he turned around and marched back into the restroom.

Xue Shaohua, seeing him return, assumed Long Aotian had reconsidered and wanted his "assistance" after all.

"So, you’ve changed your mind?" he asked brightly.

"Changed your head!" Long Aotian slapped him hard across the face, instantly feeling the weight lift from his chest.

"And stop looking at me with those creepy, girly eyes!"

Scolded like this, Xue Shaohua’s pout only grew more pronounced.

"Oh, now you’re pouting?!"

Xue Shaohua quickly sucked his lips back in.

Long Aotian exhaled slowly, finally feeling at ease, then walked out.

The moment he was gone, Xue Shaohua slumped in dejection.

All I wanted was to help him clean up. What’s so wrong about that?

When Long Aotian returned to where he’d left them, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning—now dressed and made up—were waiting.

"What’s wrong, gege?" Lin Wanning asked, noticing his tense expression.

Li Qingxue also picked up on his mood but stayed silent, simply watching him.

"That Xue Shaohua at your school is a pervert," Long Aotian grumbled. "When you see Yuying later, tell her to stay the hell away from him. And you too, Qingxue."

"What did he do?" Lin Wanning pressed. It was rare to see Long Aotian openly despise someone like this.

"He… he…" Long Aotian couldn’t even say it. It was too humiliating. "Just stay away from him, okay? The guy’s a legit freak!"

Just then, Li Qingxue waved ahead. "Yuying! Over here!"

Hu Yuying waved back, jogging toward them.

The moment she arrived, she noticed Long Aotian’s grim expression.

"What’s wrong?" she asked cautiously. It wasn’t often she saw this look on his face.

"Yuying, that Xue Shaohua is a total pervert," Long Aotian whined, feeling utterly wronged in front of his girls.

In all his years, he’d never met someone like that—someone who looked at him with such blatant hunger, as if mentally undressing him. Just thinking about it made his skin crawl!

"What happened?" Hu Yuying took his hand, soothing him softly while shooting questioning glances at Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning.

But they didn’t know either and shook their heads.

"Let’s just go," Hu Yuying suggested.

Having been with Long Aotian the longest, she knew how to comfort him best.

"If I tell you, it’ll just stain your ears."

Now even Hu Yuying was burning with curiosity, let alone Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning.

"Just say it. At least then we’ll know what kind of pervert he is so we can avoid him."

"Yeah, tell us!"

Long Aotian took a deep breath, then said gravely, "He… he tried to wipe my—"

Before he could finish, all three girls gasped in unison.

"What a disgusting creep…"

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