When Yin Mei woke up again, she was feeling very refreshed. She felt like she had had a good dream, but she couldn't quite remember what it was.
When going back to school, she was immediately swarmed by students who were asking about her experiences, pitying her, and comforting her. They were all making sure that it was known that they were there for her. Even though she didn't know most of them.
She felt like she couldn't catch a break at all! And for some reason, Yao Heyan wasn't here today either. When she had texted him, he had said that there was some important business to attend to, but Yin Mei felt it was very rare that there was business so important that he would actually miss class.
She let out a small sigh as she cleaned up at the end of the day, the student council meeting having just been disbanded. Because Rong Sheng had also been absent, busy taking care of his company matters, Yin Mei had to be the one to take charge today.
"M-miss Secretary, are you alright?" Wen Hua said shyly, having a little more courage to speak out now that the two were alone and Yin Mei wasn't being crowded by other people. She wanted to ask this before, but never had a chance too. She always felt that it was hard to interfere between Rong Sheng, Yao Heyan, and He Lanying, this trio of people, who seemed to have a special connection between them. Was it because they were childhood friends?
But now that Rong Sheng and Yao Heyan weren't here, Wen Hua could take this opportunity to talk to He Lanying like she had always wanted to. Although He Lanying was scary, Wen Hua had always admired her strict diligence and smooth efficiency in work. She felt that she was the complete opposite of herself, who was clumsy and only knew how to study.
Yin Mei looked up, surprised that Wen Hua would take the opportunity to talk to her. "I'm fine," she replied curtly, but Wen Hua didn't seem to realize that Yin Mei's tone was clearly saying that she had no interest and talking, and continued to speak.
"Those terrorists sure were scary, weren't they? But Rong Sheng was so cool in the way he took them down!" She continued, her expression filled with admiration every time she thought of that scene.
Yin Mei's lips twitched a little. She really wanted to question that guy's tastes again. "It's not that big of a deal," she said, with a hmph. The terrorists had been much easier to take care of then she had thought, considering how armed they had been. She had been a little worried, after all, this body wasn't like that of the other bodies she had inhabited, which had all surpassed human limits and could dodge bullets and other attacks without much thought. He Lanying's body was fairly flexible and suitable for martial arts, but that was it. It was still bound by mortal constraints.
Wen Hua turned her admiring gaze onto Yin Mei. Even though He Lanying had experienced the same thing as she had, she hadn't been scared at all and even now was able to exude such composure and dignity at all times. She really wanted to be able to do the same, but it was too bad that she was always scared of the slightest things...
Yin Mei felt goosebumps appear all over her skin when Wen Hua's sparkling eyes turned onto her, and she wanted to immediately slap the girl silly and ask her what in the world she was thinking. Something as little as this and she would already be worshipping her like a female buddha?? Wasn't that a little bit too much?
Wen Hua continued chattering away, while Yin Mei looked like she was on the verge of death.
Someone rescue me from this crazy female lead!
Those were her true thoughts.
In the end, she left Wen Hua with an exhausted expression, wondering if she would have to deal with that girl for another year and a half before she could graduate... This world was good... if only the female lead wasn't a blockhead!
That was her only complaint.
She was honestly even missing Ming Yu a little. At least Ming Yu had both good IQ and EQ, unlike this Wen Hua, who seemed a little lacking in both.
A couple of weeks later, when the noise around the terrorist attack was finally starting to die down, Yin Mei received an invitation to Rong Sheng's birthday party. Mm, it seems it was time for the r*pe event to happen.
During this party, He Lanying had initially drugged Wen Hua and then had planned on having her caught in a disadvantageous situation with another man for Rong Sheng to see, but in the end, things didn't end up going the way she had planned. Through some series of events, Rong Sheng had been the one together with Wen Hua when He Lanying had brought over a crowd after being unable to find him, and she had outright fainted from the shock.
Rong Sheng's family was of course extremely upset, but they could only reluctantly accept the situation when it was found out that Wen Hua was pregnant.
Pregnant, at 15! And it had only taken one night of drugged s*x to do it! Yin Mei really had to marvel at this work of art that was known as Wen Hua. She found it ironic that because of He Lanying's meddling, their relationship had progressed even faster and she had even given Wen Hua the protective charm known as a baby to prevent the Rong parents from raising too many complaints. After all, no matter how much they despised this poor and loose girl who climbed her way into Rong Sheng's bed, she still had their grandchild in her belly.
In the end, because of He Lanying, Wen Hua had miscarried the baby, and this had been the main reason that Rong Sheng's attitude had changed so drastically toward her.
"Uwehhhh, what horrible plot development," Yin Mei couldn't help but say to herself, thinking just how cliche this was. Though usually the girl wouldn't be a high schooler in this sort of development, right?
She couldn't get over the fact that these people were still just high schoolers, high schoolers you know!
This sort of plot development should be restricted to ages 18 and up. No, even 18 was a little bit too young for having a kid...
In the end, Yin Mei went to the party anyways. Of course, she was going to go with Yao Heyan.
She was having a hard time deciding what color to wear, but in the end, she went with her favorite red after all. But this red was completely different from the red she normally wore - it was a deep wine red velvet dress that clung to her curves. It had thin straps, a V-neckline, and a slit at the thigh. She wore a red lip, diamond jewelry, and matching stiletto heels of the same color and texture as her dress. Along with a sparkling diamond studded clutch with a silver chain, she was ready.
Of course, Yao Heyan would match his own outfit to hers, so wore a deep wine red suit with a black button up shirt. He had on no tie, looking slightly informal but exuding a similar sexiness that was different from his usual gentle air.
Yin Mei felt that even though he wasn't supposed to suit such outfits, like this one and the black suit he wore for the culture festival dance, he still somehow did.
Just that the air around him got ten times more evil. He practically looked like a vampire noble from one of those western vampire movies.
Rong Sheng's birthday party would be held at the Rong family mansion, which was located by a mountain, which of course, they owned. Along with the rest of the nearby land.
The mansion was lit with a warm light, the fountain at the entrance spouting water, and expensive cars pulled up to the house one after another, every person stepping out dressed beautifully. It looked very similar to the scene from the culture festival dance, though this time it was not just young teenagers attending, but also adults and the elderly.
After all, this wasn't just a normal birthday party, but in fact more of a gathering to establish connections and make business deals.
Yin Mei had her hand resting around Yao Heyan's arm, looking around for the birthday boy and his little girlfriend.
She soon spotted him, wearing an all white suit. It was unblemished and perfect, giving him an aloof immortal like aura. She almost wanted to give him long hair and put him in a traditional Chinese robe, and you'd have one of those aloof like an ice lotus on a high cliff immortal swordsman right there.
As for Wen Hua, she really stood in contrast to Rong Sheng. She was also wearing white, though her dress had small cute little pink flowers on it, and her pretty appearance was much more... worldly? At least, that's what Yin Mei felt the best word for it was in comparison to Rong Sheng's appearance, that was like lofty clouds untouched by the mud. He was an immortal beauty, while Wen Hua was a mortal beauty. That was probably the accurate description that Yin Mei had been looking for.
Wen Hua saw Yin Mei and Yao Heyan as soon as they had entered, her eyes drawn to the seductive aura that was around them. They were like a pair of devilish beauties, their eyes holding an unspeakable charm. Especially Yin Mei, as her slender and tall body swayed back and forth with each step. To top it off, the mixture of a gentle expression and indolent air around Yao Heyan was exceedingly complex and contrasting, but that somehow made him all the more attractive.
Wen Hua's eyes immediately sparkled with admiration.
Rong Sheng soon also spotted the pair, and politely bid farewell to the people of varying ages that had been lingering around him. They all understood, since it was well known that he was childhood friends with Yao Heyan and He Lanying, so they also politely let him go with a few words before going off to do something else, or perhaps staying to observe the interactions between the trio.
Rong Sheng walked up to two.
"I wonder what you guys got me?" He immediately asked, his expression domineering as he eyed them, though they both knew that he was just teasing.
There was no such thing as opening the presents out in front of the guests in these kinds of parties, as this would just make people unhappy in case they got embarrassed for bringing a present that wasn't as good as the others. So the guests would hand their present off to the butler waiting at the entrance, and they would be opened later, after all the guests had already left.
But Yin Mei and Yao Heyan had both gotten very good presents, and so both answered with confidence. Of course they both had to get something that was above average and to Rong Sheng's tastes, as the relationship between them wasn't shallow.
"Custom made sword from Japan's national treasure blacksmith."
"A Fu Baoshi plum blossom painting."
Yao Heyan and Yin Mei said respectively, their expressions blank, and they exuded confidence.
And they should be. The things that they had got were not only expensive, but couldn't be bought with just money. In addition, they were both things that Rong Sheng indeed immediately liked, feeling exceedingly satisfied with the choices of his two friends.
Yao Heyan had to pull a lot of strings several months in advance for that sword, paying a fortune, while Yin Mei had pulled out a several million dollar painting that had been passed down for a couple of generations in her family already.
Wen Hua, hearing this, could only be filled with awe. She couldn't even imagine just how expensive those things were. Compared to her modest handmade gift, it was a world a difference. Although she was a little embarrassed, she remembered how Rong Sheng had reacted to her present and felt a little better - after all, money wasn't everything. Her present at least had heartfelt feelings behind them, and Rong Sheng had acknowledged that. Not that Yao Heyan's and Yin Mei's presents didn't, but she felt that she shouldn't compare herself to people who had known Rong Sheng since they were babies. Once she had known Rong Sheng for longer, she would also be able to understand his tastes better as well.
"Haha, no wonder you guys were filled with confidence." Rong Sheng said, laughing amicably. It seemed that ever since him and Wen Hua had been getting closer, his entire personality had softened up. Was it the power of love?
Yin Mei tilted her head in thought.
Well, he was still ruthless in his business practices though.
The four of them chatted (though once again Wen Hua barely said anything, feeling like she didn't want to interrupt the three of them), but before long Rong Sheng's father called everyone to attention in order to make a speech at the temporary stage that had been set up.
They all quieted down, and Rong Sheng bid farewell to make his way over, to prepare for his own speech.
Yin Mei glanced at Wen Hua. It should be after this that He Lanying would have drugged her...
She wondered, with Wen Hua's powerful trouble attracting ability, could this even still happen even if Yin Mei didn't do anything?