33: Chapter 33 Feels Good

Su Bai froze on the spot, feeling completely out of sorts.

Fuck!

Luo Ying would definitely check the pockets before doing the laundry!

And then she would find that pair of socks!

But how on earth was he supposed to explain why he had a pair of women's fishnet stockings on him?!

Su Bai took a deep breath.

No, he had to go get them back!

If he went now, there was still a chance!

With that thought, he hesitated no longer. He flung his bedroom door open and rushed out shirtless.

Running up to Luo Ying's room, he stopped.

The door was slightly ajar, and the sound of a washing machine starting up drifted from inside.

His hand hovered in midair, hesitating to knock.

The washing machine was already running; the clothes had already been thrown in...

If he rushed in now, what would he even say?

"Sister Luo Ying, there's a pair of fishnet stockings in my pocket, could you give them back to me?"

That would be pure social death!

What if... just maybe, Luo Ying hadn't noticed at all?

What if she hadn't checked the pockets and just tossed them straight into the washing machine?

In that case, wouldn't going in now be walking straight into a trap?

Su Bai stood at the door, his expression shifting rapidly as he waged an intense internal battle.

Ultimately, he decided to stay put and see how things played out!

Yes, this was the right strategy.

Su Bai slowly lowered his hand.

If she didn't find them, then this whole thing would blow over quietly.

He turned around, preparing to head back to his room.

And then he froze.

On the living room sofa, three pairs of eyes were staring straight at him.

Chu Yi had changed into a pink cartoon pajama set, with two rabbit ears dangling over her shoulders. She was currently sitting cross-legged right in the middle of the sofa, holding a bag of potato chips, her mouth half-open, completely forgetting to chew.

Chu Xiang sat beside her, holding an open book, but her gaze was completely elsewhere, a look of astonishment on her face.

Song Qian sat on the single-seater sofa, holding a teacup.

She wore a black silk bathrobe, its belt loosely tied, revealing a stretch of fair, smooth calf.

Her expression remained calm and indifferent, but the tips of her ears were slightly flushed.

Su Bai stood at Luo Ying's door, shirtless, his hair still damp, frozen mid-turn.

Three girls, six eyes, all staring at him in unison.

To be precise, they were staring at his bare chest.

Su Bai froze in place.

The air froze for three seconds.

"Uh..."

He spoke, his voice a bit dry.

"Is there any chance... that I was running?"

"Ha... haha..."

Chu Yi blinked. "Running?"

"Yes, warming up." Su Bai stretched his body, doing high knees on the spot.

"A pre-bedtime warmup!"

As he spoke, he fled back toward his room in a panic!

"Carry on, goodnight!"

The door slammed shut with a "bang."

From outside, Chu Yi's giggles rang out, crisp as silver bells.

"Little Bai's got so much fire in him! Running to warm up in the middle of the night!"

"Chu Yi!"

Chu Xiang scolded her in a lowered voice.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Look at how sweaty he was, he must have just finished working out."

"I said last time that he has a great body. See? He's really ripped!" Chu Yi said proudly.

Then came Song Qian's voice, very soft, but Su Bai heard it crystal clear:

"His body... is indeed quite good."

Su Bai: "..."

He took a deep breath, walked over to his bed, and continued doing push-ups.

It's fine!

No big deal!

He kept going until his arms grew sore and sweat dripped onto the floor, emptying his mind of all distracting thoughts.

The intense exercise heated up his body, sweat sliding down his spine.

Lying on the floor, panting heavily, the messy thoughts in his mind were finally suppressed by physical exhaustion.

He slowly calmed down.

Actually... it wasn't a big deal.

It was just a pair of fishnet stockings.

For a teenage boy to collect stuff like this, wasn't it perfectly normal?

He only found it weird because he was looking at it from the perspective of a mature thirty-something-year-old man.

But from the perspective of an eighteen-year-old boy, this wasn't even an issue... right?

Yes, exactly!

Su Bai scrambled up from the floor, wiped himself down, and crawled into bed.

Whatever!

Nothing in the world matters more than sleep!

The next morning, when Su Bai woke up, it was already bright outside.

Lying in bed, he stared at the ceiling and hesitated for a moment.

Usually at this time, he would have already gotten up for his morning run.

But today, he didn't move.

The reason was simple: he didn't really want to face Luo Ying.

If he went for a run and then took a shower... they would definitely cross paths.

What if she had found those fishnet stockings?

What if she asked about them...

How would he explain?

Su Bai rolled over and buried his face in his pillow.

Forget it, he'd just be lazy today!

He got up, dressed, and quietly opened his bedroom door.

There was no one in the living room.

All the bedroom doors were tightly shut.

Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief, quickly ran to the shared bathroom to wash his face, then crossed the living room and headed out.

He bought some breakfast at a shop downstairs and ate on his way to the subway station.

Upon arriving at school, he didn't go to his classroom but went straight to the Class 20 exam room.

When he pushed open the classroom door, there was only one person inside.

Xin Yaoqiao.

She was sitting by the window, legs crossed, looking at her phone.

Hearing the door open, she looked up. Seeing Su Bai, the corners of her mouth slowly curled into an arc.

There was a hint of mischief in that smile.

Today she wore a white down jacket, with a tight black camisole underneath.

On her lower half, she wore grey shorts paired with—

Black stockings!

Su Bai's eyelid twitched.

Xin Yaoqiao stood up, swaying her hips as she walked over to him in her high heels.

She was already tall, and wearing high heels, she was almost at eye level with Su Bai. She stood slightly on her tiptoes, leaned close to his ear, and whispered:

"Brother Su Bai~"

"Last night..." she breathed softly into his ear, her breath warm, her voice soft and filled with playful amusement, "did you use my stockings to do something bad?"

Her warm breath brushed against his ear, carrying a faint sweet fragrance.

Su Bai rolled his eyes.

Looking at Xin Yaoqiao's smirk, he felt a massive headache coming on.

He was truly speechless!

If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been in such an embarrassing situation last night.

"Who wants your stockings," he said crossly. "I threw them away a long time ago."

Xin Yaoqiao's smile froze on her face.

"What?!"

Her eyes widened, and her voice rose.

"You dared to throw away my stockings?!"

"Yup." Su Bai took a step back imperceptibly.

"But I wore those specifically! They were fragrant! Brand new!"

Xin Yaoqiao's voice grew louder and louder, her teeth gritted.

"I was nice enough to let you use them, and you fucking threw them away?!"

"What else would I do with them? I don't need that kind of stuff."

"Su Bai!"

Xin Yaoqiao stood with her hands on her hips, her chest heaving, her face red with anger.

"Do you have any idea how expensive those stockings were? They're limited edition! I had someone bring them back from Japan! I'd barely even worn them before giving them to you! And you actually threw them away?!"

She suddenly raised her long leg and fiercely kicked Su Bai's desk!

Bang!

The desk slid back half a meter, making a harsh scraping sound.

"How dare you throw away my things?!"

"What exactly do you want?" Su Bai was getting a bit impatient.

This chick was crazy!

It wasn't like he had asked for them!

She had insisted on giving them to him!

"I want to beat you up!"

Xin Yaoqiao swung a punch at him.

Su Bai sidestepped to dodge it.

She kicked out again, her high heel drawing an arc in the air.

Su Bai dodged once more, reaching out at the same time to grab her wrist!

Xin Yaoqiao struggled, swinging her other hand at him.

Su Bai pinned her arm, spun her around, and pressed her whole body down onto the desk.

His voice carried a chill.

"Have you had enough?"

Xin Yaoqiao lay flat on the desk, her hands pinned behind her back, unable to move.

She struggled a few times, but realizing she couldn't break free, she tried another tactic—

She raised her beautiful, black-stockinged leg to kick him!

"Behave!"

Xin Yaoqiao froze.

The entire classroom fell silent.

Su Bai was also stunned for a moment.

He had originally just wanted to scare her. When he raised his hand, his brain hadn't even decided whether to actually hit her.

But his hand had moved faster than his brain!

Gotta say, it felt pretty good.

Smack!

Another smack.

Well, since he'd already done it anyway.

Might as well teach her a lesson.

But the scene Su Bai expected—of Xin Yaoqiao desperately fighting back—didn't happen. Instead, she lay on the desk, completely motionless.

Su Bai suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why wasn't she reacting?

He let go and took a step back.

Xin Yaoqiao slowly climbed up from the desk.

She kept her head down, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Then she looked up.

Her eyes were red.

Her eyes brimmed with tears, tiny droplets clinging to her eyelashes.

"Waaah!!"

Damn! She was crying!

Su Bai: "..."

"Y-you hit me..."

Xin Yaoqiao's voice carried a sob, looking as aggrieved as a bullied kitten.

"Since I was little, no one has ever spanked my butt..."