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

Xia's mother advised:

"Xiao Qing, you just went through what happened with Wang Dayong, why don't we wait a couple of days before talking about it?"

Xia Qing shook her head. She couldn't wait two days; all she could think about right now was that Panamera.

Moreover, she felt she couldn't just let it go like that, otherwise she would most likely still be rejected, so she had to find outside help.

Find someone who can speak up for her and also serve as a foil to her.

After swiping through the contacts for a while, my finger finally stopped on the three words "Li Mengmeng".

Xia Qing's lips curled into a cold smile.

Li Mengmeng was her deskmate and "best friend" in high school.

At that time, Li Mengmeng was a short girl who was only 1.55 meters tall.

And they're very naive; a few scare words and they'll cry for ages.

Xia Qing used to seek superiority over her a lot back then, and even took her PUA tactics to the extreme.

"Li Mengmeng, your breasts are so big, it's disgusting, like a cow. You should wear looser school uniforms to cover them up in the future, otherwise the boys will laugh at you."

"Don't ever cut your bangs. Your forehead doesn't look good, and it'll scare people to death if it's exposed."

Through this back and forth, Li Mengmeng, who originally had an excellent foundation, was transformed into a tacky, unknown person by her manipulation.

After all these years, I guess this girl is still that timid, submissive pushover, right?

Perfect timing! I can drag her along to apologize to Bai Li. It will make me seem loyal and righteous, and I'll have someone to take the fall for.

If I have to kneel down, someone will be there to accompany me, right?

The call was answered after ringing twice.

"Feed... Sister Qingqing?"

A soft, sweet voice came through the receiver, carrying a lazy, childlike quality, as if the person hadn't woken up yet.

Xia Qing frowned. Why was that voice still so... alluring?

That naturally affected, high-pitched voice annoyed her.

"Mengmeng, it's Xia Qing." Xia Qing cleared her throat, adopting a self-assured tone: "Haven't contacted me in so long, have you missed me?"

"I want to...I want to do it."

On the other end of the phone was a high-end villa area in Ping County.

On a large, pink, round bed, lies a girl with an extremely attractive figure.

She was wearing a nightgown, her two fair and delicate legs dangling in the air, her toes painted with pink nail polish, sparkling and translucent.

The most outrageous thing is that she was lying face down, but her upper body was suspended in the air.

The fifth-gear chassis offers exceptional support.

Li Mengmeng rolled her eyes, inwardly cursing: Miss you? You'd be better off dying from missing you.

"Mengmeng, I'm having a bit of a problem right now." Xia Qing didn't waste any time and went straight to the point:

"Bai Li and I had a little misunderstanding. You know, he used to listen to me the most. This time, I acted childishly and angered him."

"Brother Bai Li has returned to the county?" Li Mengmeng asked unconsciously while chewing on her lollipop.

After saying that, she quickly covered her mouth, her big eyes darting around.

Oh no, I accidentally said the name I was thinking of.

"What brother?" Xia Qing's voice instantly turned shrill: "Li Mengmeng, what are you calling him? Who gave you permission to call him brother?"

"No...no..." Li Mengmeng quickly switched back to her timid tone, even sounding a little tearful:

"I...I mean Bai Li...the Bai Li from the next class? I was so nervous, I misspoke."

Xia Qing snorted, not thinking much of it, after all, Li Mengmeng's cowardly image was deeply ingrained in her mind.

"Alright, enough nonsense. You come out now and come with me to find Bai Li." Xia Qing ordered, "I need to explain things to him, and you come with me to put in a good word for me."

Xia Qing paused, then gritted her teeth and said, "If all else fails... let's both kneel down before him! I refuse to believe he's that heartless!"

"Huh? Do I have to kneel too?" The voice on the other end was weak, with a hint of resistance.

"Of course! Aren't we best friends? I helped you so much in school, even shielding you from boys who harassed you, and now that I'm in trouble, you're not going to help me?"

Xia Qing began her skillful use of moral blackmail: "Besides, I even had Bai Li bring you food back then, so you owe him a favor. What's wrong with kneeling down?"

Li Mengmeng sneered inwardly.

Can you help me fend off male harassment?

That's because you're afraid I'll steal your thunder and drive away all the boys who write me love letters!

Should I have Bai Li bring me food?

That was because Brother Bai Li saw that I had no money for food and was hiding in a corner of the playground eating steamed buns. He took out his own money to buy me hot milk and bread!

You borrowed all my living expenses and didn't pay them back, that's why I have no money for food!

During those dreary three years of high school, Bai Li was the only ray of light.

That boy who always wore a clean school uniform and whose smile was like the sun.

Back then, he would secretly slip White Rabbit milk candies into her desk drawer, and when she was scolded and cried by Xia Qing, he would quietly hand her a tissue.

"Okay... Sister Qingqing, I'll go with you."

The phone hangs up.

Li Mengmeng rolled over, her movements as languid as a Persian cat.

She reached out and grabbed a handful of the soft dough, her eyes now completely devoid of the innocent naivety she had shown on the phone, replaced entirely by cunning.

"Kneel? I'll kneel to you, you big idiot."

Although she looks like a little girl who hasn't grown up, her family business has grown bigger and bigger in recent years, and she's become much more knowledgeable than she used to be.

I was completely fooled by Xia Qing back in high school and actually believed that I was ugly.

Later, after going to university and leaving Xia Qing's toxic social circle, she realized that she was called a "baby-faced JR," a "straight man killer," and a rare resource.

"However..." Li Mengmeng blinked her big eyes, a mischievous smile playing on her lips:

"Since I can see Brother Bai Li, I might as well go with you to act in a play. It's been so many years since we last met, I wonder if you still remember Mengmeng..."

She jumped out of bed and ran barefoot into the walk-in closet.

"Which one should I wear? I think Brother Bai Li once said he likes to see girls wearing white stockings..."