44: Is this right?!

On Monday morning, Chen Xinyi, a working stiff, woke up after seven o'clock to start getting ready for work.

Ye Su, who had gone to bed early with her last night, also woke up when Chen Xinyi's alarm went off and was currently waging a final battle against the warmth of the blankets.

Without dallying in the bathroom, Chen Xinyi finished washing up and then picked up her cosmetics to apply a bit of makeup.

Seeing that Ye Su was still lingering in bed, Chen Xinyi couldn't help but remind him: "Aren't you going to get up and brush your teeth soon? Do you really plan on skipping class this morning?"

Although she had let him stay the night, Chen Xinyi didn't actually want Ye Su to skip class.

She just knew that the school was only a few kilometers away from the apartment, so if Ye Su got up early and rode his e-bike back, he could still make it to his 8 AM class.

"Forget it. If I rush back now, I won't have time for breakfast, and skipping breakfast is bad for my health. Out of responsibility for my own body, I'll just skip the next two classes and have my roommate answer the roll call for me."

In just a few words, Ye Su had concocted a high-sounding excuse for himself.

Chen Xinyi was also someone who had been through it, so she naturally knew that missing a couple of classes wasn't a big deal.

A college life without having a roommate answer a roll call for you isn't a complete college life.

Recalling the happy times in college when she could skip class at will, and comparing it to now, where she didn't even dare to be late for fear of losing her two-hundred-yuan perfect attendance bonus, Chen Xinyi felt as if a lifetime had passed: "College life really was better."

"Nonsense. College life isn't as good as you."

Chen Xinyi rolled her eyes at Ye Su speechlessly: "Can't you see this miserable working stiff is reminiscing about her youth? Would it kill you to agree with me for a second?"

"Fine, fine, fine." Ye Su echoed: "Then just don't go to work."

Chen Xinyi raised an eyebrow at Ye Su: "If I don't go to work, will you support me?"

"Then you'd better go to work."

Seeing Ye Su reveal his true colors in just two sentences, Chen Xinyi gritted her teeth: "If you do that again, next time you come over, you're sleeping on the sofa!"

For the sake of his sexual well-being, Ye Su had to surrender: "Anyway, I'm not going to class this morning, so I'll take you to work later."

"Deal!"

This bratty younger brother, he's always like this—hitting you once and then giving you a piece of candy!

At first, Chen Xinyi thought that handling a younger man like Ye Su, who hadn't even left campus yet, would be a piece of cake.

But now it seemed that she was the one being handled...

"If you want to take me to work, hurry up and get out of bed. Don't make me late!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Ye Su attempted a nimble kip-up, but failed to pull it off, so he just silently got out of bed and went into the bathroom to take care of his morning business.

"Right, I fell asleep early last night and haven't checked what information refreshed at midnight."

While brushing his teeth, Ye Su summoned the system.

[Today's Intelligence (Level 1): Because Jiang Zhibin was blocked by a girl he was pursuing two weeks ago, he started fresh last week and met a girlfriend on a dating app. However, he doesn't know that the other party is a transgender person who casts a wide net on dating apps to find boyfriends, just to keep them on the hook and have a group of boyfriends spend money on them. This person's short video user ID is: sun****21]

"This kid learns pretty fast. He just lost one, and immediately hooked up with another. Not hanging himself from a single tree—he's truly teachable."

"And he found a transgender person, too."

"Hmm... a transgender person..."

"Wait!! A transgender person!!"

"Pfft!!"

"Cough, cough, cough!!"

Ye Su spat a mouthful of toothpaste all over the vanity mirror and began to cough violently.

"What's wrong?" Chen Xinyi's concerned voice came from outside the door.

"It's nothing, I was brushing too fast and choked on some water," Ye Su said while starting to clean up the mess on the mirror.

"It's only past seven, I can still make it to work on time, you don't need to rush."

"Okay."

After dealing with Chen Xinyi, Ye Su re-read today's intelligence word for word, finally confirming that he hadn't misread it.

"Getting tricked by a woman is one thing, but this... what am I supposed to say about you!"

Fortunately, looking at the intelligence, Jiang Zhibin had only known the person for a few days, so there shouldn't be any substantial losses yet.

Since he knew about it, he definitely had to warn Jiang Zhibin and let him know the truth.

"I can't be too blatant with the warning, or he won't be able to save face."

"Sigh, what a mess. Good thing the system reminded me, otherwise who knows when he would have started spending money on someone."

Just spending money would be fine, but if... The picture was too beautiful; Ye Su didn't even dare to imagine it.

"Just how big of a mess can a person get into... That doesn't sound right, it seems like he's the one about to get messed up..."

Quickly washing his face, Ye Su emerged from the bathroom just as Chen Xinyi's makeup was reaching its final stages.

Taking advantage of this time, Ye Su sent a message to his dorm group chat, asking Lin Jingjie, who was in the same major, to answer the roll call for him.

[Third handsomest guy: You are really getting out of hand. Now that you have a girlfriend, you don't even go to 8 AM classes anymore!]

[Third handsomest guy: Someone like me, who prioritizes academics, will not aid and abet such behavior.]

[Don't say another word, I'll treat you to lunch at the cafeteria, order whatever dishes you want, deal?]

[Third handsomest guy: Deal.]

With the absenteeism issue resolved, Ye Su searched for Jiang Zhibin's online dating partner on the short video app using the user ID provided in the intelligence.

"Holy crap, they really live up to the reputation of being the masters of the four great Asian arts of deception. No wonder Jiang Zhibin fell for it."

Honestly, looking at the streamer with maxed-out beauty filters in the videos, if not for checking the comments section, even Ye Su wouldn't be able to confirm the other party's gender.

"But since someone in the comments section revealed the truth, things are much easier to handle."

"I'm ready, let's go."

Just as Ye Su decided how to tactfully warn Jiang Zhibin, Chen Xinyi had finished her work makeup and stood up to tell Ye Su to leave.

"Alright."

Afraid that Chen Xinyi would be late, Ye Su didn't dally. After putting on his shoes, they went out together, and he drove his e-bike to take Chen Xinyi to work.

You have to admit, in a first-tier city like Yangcheng, during rush hour, e-bikes are sometimes more useful than cars.

Weaving through the streets, they bought breakfast along the way. The surprising tactile sensation coming from behind awakened Ye Su's safety awareness, constantly reminding him that he couldn't drive the e-bike too fast and needed to brake whenever necessary.

It only took Ye Su twenty-something minutes to drop Chen Xinyi off at the office building.

"Bye."

Neither of them were the type of people you see online who are so desperate that they embrace and make out on the street.

Chen Xinyi just waved at Ye Su and turned to enter the office building.

"Xinyi."

At that moment, a woman's voice came from not far away, and a woman around Chen Xinyi's age ran over.

"Zhishan."

After greeting each other, Chen Xinyi introduced them: "This is my colleague." "This is my friend."

"Hello." Ye Su nodded politely at her.

Lin Zhishan drew out a long, meaningful sound: "Oh—friend, hello."

"Friend," really? Everyone here is an adult. He dropped her off for work in the morning—does it even need to be said what happened last night?

"Alright, let's go to work."

Chen Xinyi didn't want Ye Su to know that she was passing him off as her boyfriend at the company, so she pulled Lin Zhishan into the office building.

"Your boyfriend is quite handsome. No wonder you've been hiding him so well."

"Is he? I think he's average."

"Yo, if that's average, I think you're really satisfied."

Hearing the word "satisfied," Chen Xinyi couldn't help but think of last night's new attempt, and her face flushed hot.