117 Pursuit!

Ring, ring!

The bell sounded through the halls of the school, signaling the students that it was time to leave.

Zhou Lei, who was extremely bored with school – mainly because he really couldn't understand most of the lessons due to his laziness – stood up and went to Lin Hanying's chair, looking especially excited for their trip. "Ying, let's go!"

Lin Guiying, who was in the middle of fixing her stuff, got startled like usual. She glanced at Zhou Lei's expression. "...You're way too eager for this."

Even though she said that, inside, she had the same feelings as him, even slightly more pronounced than his. 'Oh my gosh, this can be considered as a date, right?

She blushed inwardly.

Eventually, the two exited the classroom with jovial faces. The pair's expressions positively influenced the emotions of the people that they passed by.

In Lin Guiying's case – even though her current appearance was not attractive to most people, she emanated the natural aura of beauty. As for Zhou Lei, there wasn't much to be said other than the usual swooning. These two paired together formed quite a destructive combination.

As they walked down the stairways, they didn't notice that three people followed them quietly.

The first walked out of the restroom, looking spick and span. This girl went back home early just to change out of her uniform.

She wore a cutesy light blue dress long enough to cover her legs, with a parasol in her hands. Most importantly, some of her blonde hair stuck out from a bonnet that matched her outfit.

"Heh, heh, heh. With this, they'll never recognize me." Lu Xi donned a confident smirk as she walked out of the school, grabbing the attention of everyone around her.

The second sneaked behind the two, sticking to the walls or hiding behind posts as she passed by them. Her face was hidden beneath black shades and an extravagant scarf.

While following the pair, she slowly removed her blouse to reveal the casual pink shirt beneath. Her skirt followed, leaving behind medium length denim jeans. She packed these two clothings in a brand new bag.

Her lips sipped on a straw piercing an orange juice box. Fan Xinyue continued her silent pursuit.

Lastly, inside a seemingly expensive black car, a girl sat on the fabric coated chair with proper posture. Her hands, which wore two white gloves, laid on the pleated long silk skirt that covered her crossed legs. Overlaying her beige undershirt was a darker colored blazer.

She had her eyes on the two outside her one-way window as the car followed their path as discreetly as possible, persisting even through narrow streets and alleyways.

"Mr. You, please go faster." Ye Muqi's mouth opened, issuing orders to the driver of the black car.

As for Ma Xiaoli, she didn't bother to follow the two and did the smart thing. In her school uniform, no less, she headed to StarLars before the two could arrive. Her blank face made for a brilliant repulsion against those who tried to woo her.

Zhou Lei felt like something was amiss with the atmosphere, however, he couldn't quite point his finger at the problem. Thus, he cast it aside as needless worry. After he did so, only excitement was left in his mind.

Meanwhile, Lin Guiying beside him was anxious. She boasted that she knew various flavors for coffee, but in reality, she knew just as little as Zhou Lei.

How could she know about this? Too busy with work, her agent, Guo Mingyan, was the one who ordered coffees for her. She found a select few of the flavors undetectable, making Guo Mingyan put those in her blacklist.

Other than those in the list, Lin Guiying had no idea what the names of the flavors were, not to mention that the list comprised of the ones she disliked. It would be stupid of her to recommend these to Zhou Lei.

Unknowingly, they made it to the café without either of them noticing.

"Oh, we're here." Zhou Lei scratched his head. As they went here directly without going back to their homes first, there were two problems that arose for him.

One, he wasn't wearing anything to block his appearance, making it a certain fate for him to be mobbed by a crowd sooner or later. He already felt the spying gazes of others earlier, it was only a matter of time before they approached him without shame.

Two, he didn't inform his parents of his sudden departure. Although they have been going home late lately, what if they were already there this time? And what about his friend, Lin Hanying? Wouldn't her parents worry as well?

"That reminds me... don't you have your part-time job today, Ying?"

"Ah, no, I don't. I finished up all the tasks yesterday..." Lin Guiying cut off her sentence in the middle. '...since I was in a hurry to meet you.'

"Young Mistress, they have entered the premises."

Ye Muqi wore a wireless earphone, hearing everything transmitted to her by her lackeys. She positioned one to wait in StarLars in advance.

She responded with a short and simple "hmm".

"Mr. You, I will get off here."

The driver named Mr. You stopped the car and turned off the engine, unlocking the doors through a button near the front seat.

Ye Muqi exited the air conditioned car, exposing herself to the bright sun above. Since her eyes grew accustomed to the dark after riding inside the dark car, she squinted for a moment.

Following after the young mistress, Mr. You opened the door on the front and intended to accompany her. However, Ye Muqi glanced at him, and he understood immediately that he was not to exit the car. He closed the door and leaned his back on the reclining seat, relaxing.

Ye Muqi faced the biggest challenge of her whole life: going to a mall. As the class president, she had already entered this particular mall a few times, but only to buy essential materials for various activities and the such. Never did she expect that one day would come where she came here of her own volition.