Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

The two were very close.

Xie Lingmo's stunningly beautiful face quickly flushed crimson.

thump.

Thump thump.

Xie Lingmo took half a step back.

She raised her hand and covered her left chest; her earlobe, beneath her short pink hair, was already bright red.

"How strange..."

Xie Lingmo clutched the neckline of her haute couture dress, panting heavily, her words stammering:

"Don't get so close... my heart is racing."

Bai Li stood there, watching the girl, her eyes welling up with tears.

With one hand in his pocket, his tone was very calm:

"It's okay. As a good friend, it's only natural that your heart would race when you see me."

"Really?"

Xie Lingmo's watery eyes were full of confusion and doubt:

"I've never made friends, don't lie to me."

"real."

Bai Li spoke without batting an eye:

"This is a normal physiological response when people form deep friendships."

"The faster our hearts beat, the more sincere our friendship is."

Xie Lingmo stood there blankly, trying to process what was happening.

"I see..."

Xie Lingmo lowered her eyes and muttered softly.

She kept mentally preparing herself.

This is normal. It's normal for your heart to race when you're with a good friend. Daddy didn't teach me that, but my good friend would never lie to me.

Having figured this out, Xie Lingmo raised her head.

"I'll go get my helmet now. Wait here for me."

"Um."

Bai Li sat down in the swivel chair and nodded.

Xie Lingmo turned and walked towards the office door, gripped the doorknob, and pressed down hard.

"Ouch!"

"Grass!"

With a few cries of pain, the door opened a crack, and three petite figures, piled on top of each other, tumbled in from outside.

Lin Xiaoshuang was pressed at the bottom, wincing in pain.

Li Mengmeng got her chin poked by Lin Xiaoshuang's blond hair.

Jiang Ruyue was at the top, her hands still in the position of prying open the door.

Xie Lingmo was startled by the sudden commotion and dodged to the side.

These three girls reacted extremely quickly.

Lin Xiaoshuang scrambled to her feet and dusted herself off.

Li Mengmeng then straightened the hem of her pleated skirt.

Jiang Ruyue straightened up, leaning against the door frame, and clapped her hands.

The three girls lined up, trying to appear nonchalant, but their eyes were darting around.

Xie Lingmo frowned, her gaze sweeping back and forth across the three distinctive faces.

"you......"

Xie Lingmo pointed at them:

"What are you doing leaning against the door?"

"Why are you so nosy?"

Lin Xiaoshuang put her hands on her hips and tilted her chin up high:

"What's wrong with me listening to what my partner is doing? Is that illegal?"

"Exactly!"

Li Mengmeng hid to Lin Xiaoshuang's side and poked half her head out to chime in.

Jiang Ruyue's once aloof and innocent face, reminiscent of a first love, was now filled with grief and indignation.

"That's terrible."

Jiang Ruyue clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her tone earnest and sorrowful:

"Bai Li actually sold himself to earn that 500,000."

Xie Lingmo was completely confused.

Seeing that Jiang Ruyue's words were getting more and more outrageous, Li Mengmeng quickly reached out and tapped Jiang Ruyue on the back of the head.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Mengmeng lowered her voice and glared at Jiang Ruyue:

"Brother Bai Li was just having lunch with her, what's with all this talk about selling or not selling? That's really awful."

Xie Lingmo was too lazy to argue.

Right now, all she can think about is getting her helmet and then enjoying the meal with her friends.

She strode past the three people and headed towards the storage room at the end of the corridor.

As Xie Lingmo's figure disappeared around the corner, the three girls immediately squeezed into the office.

Lin Xiaoshuang took the lead and rushed to the desk.

"Big brother!"

Lin Xiaoshuang slammed her hand on the table, her baby face full of excitement:

"You're amazing! You closed the deal so quickly and made money again!"

The happiness of this young woman is so pure.

As long as the eldest brother can make money, following him will ensure a good life.

Li Mengmeng also strode over with her short legs, acting sweetly and affectionately:

"Brother Bai Li is so great! Mengmeng will give you a good massage as a reward when we get home tonight!"

Bai Li smiled and casually gathered the folders on the table.

Jiang Ruyue slowly moved over.

She stood about half a meter away from the desk, with her hands behind her back.

"You're lying to little girls again," Jiang Ruyue said in a clear, crisp voice, her words ringing out definitively.

"A racing heart is clearly a sign of attraction, but you insist on calling it a dating reaction. You're just committing fraud."

Before Bai Li could reply, Jiang Ruyue took another step forward.

"and……"

Jiang Ruyue pursed her lips, recalling what she had overheard through the crack in the door.

"The conversation between the two of you inside."

Jiang Ruyue's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke:

"What do you mean by wearing one or not... If I hadn't heard the whole story, I would have thought you had already finished what you were doing on the table."

Bai Li was so angry at Jiang Ruyue's appearance that he laughed.

"That's wearing a helmet while riding an electric bike."

Bai Li reached out and flicked Jiang Ruyue's forehead:

"It's your own filth that makes you think the worst of everything you hear."

Jiang Ruyue covered her forehead and stepped back.

"No, that's not true."

Jiang Ruyue looked aggrieved and muttered softly:

"You're clearly the kind of person who gives off a teddy bear vibe."

That's very true.

Bai Li picked up her handbag:

"We just went out for a meal. There's nothing we can do outside in broad daylight."

"Who would believe that?"

Jiang Ruyue opened her eyes wide, her expression serious:

"You can mess with everything under the sun. To you, a black hole is just a cup."

Bai Li could no longer tolerate it.

I decided to pretend to bully her a little.

If we don't teach this arrogant girl a lesson, who knows what she'll do in the future.

Bai Li strode forward and walked towards Jiang Ruyue.

Jiang Ruyue panicked when she saw Bai Li's posture.

She usually doesn't keep her mouth shut, relying entirely on her innocent and harmless face to maintain a facade.

When it comes to a real fight, she's more of a coward than anyone else.

Jiang Ruyue retreated step by step until she reached the panoramic floor-to-ceiling window, where her back pressed against the cold glass.

There's no way out.

Bai Li braced his hands against the glass, trapping Jiang Ruyue in front of him.

His gaze swept over Jiang Ruyue's face from top to bottom, filled with possessiveness.

The succubus's scent fully intensified at extremely close range.

Jiang Ruyue's breathing became rapid. Her body trembled uncontrollably.

"What's wrong...?"

Jiang Ruyue pressed herself against the glass, her hands protecting her chest, her voice trembling.

Bai Li remained silent and pressed her body down further.

The tips of their noses almost touched.

Jiang Ruyue's brain was working at lightning speed.

She had to find an excuse to save herself.

"I..." Jiang Ruyue closed her eyes and shouted in a moment of quick thinking:

"But I'm on my period!"

Bai Li did not back down. He pinched Jiang Ruyue's chin with his slender fingers, forcing her to look at him.

"So what?" Bai Li continued to approach, her voice very low.

Jiang Ruyue trembled, and even her tender and innocent face turned red.

"Although I like you, I don't want to fight a bloody battle!"

"I'm too small to withstand big storms. Go find Sister Xiaoshuang; she loves to be on the front lines!"

Lin Xiaoshuang, who was standing next to her, perked up her ears upon hearing this.

"I don't mind, bro!"

Lin Xiaoshuang shouted at the top of her lungs:

"Just say the word, and I'll take it off right now!"

Bai Li ignored the blond-haired guy's meddling.

He tightened his grip on Jiang Ruyue's chin, closing the distance between them once again.

Seeing that Bai Li was completely unmoved by reason, Jiang Ruyue's defenses completely collapsed.

With nowhere else to turn, Jiang Ruyue came up with a plan.

Rather than being executed on the spot by the Great Demon King, it's better to take another path.

Her eyes suddenly became wise, and she tilted her head to the side.

She stuck out a small part of her tongue, leaving it hanging near her mouth.

"Aba..."

Bai Li stopped holding her chin.

Lin Xiaoshuang and Li Mengmeng were also stunned.

Jiang Ruyue, still looking like she had no brainstem, stretched out two fingers and poked at Bai Li's shirt button.

"Aba aba..."

Jiang Ruyue tilted her head and said foolishly:

"Making noise like that is illegal..."