I have a lot of dating skills.

"Teacher, I'm late."

Halfway through the class, a girl who was late stood at the door and calmly reported her arrival.

The boy who was running for class monitor on the podium suddenly froze, turned his head and stared blankly at the girl. He had seemed very confident, but for some reason, his face turned red uncontrollably after being looked at by the girl.

Not only him, but the other students in the class were also stunned. The late female student was slender with delicate and lovely features and a pale complexion, which made her look weak. However, her indifferent expression and calm gaze also made people feel her strength.

Judging from her appearance, apart from her slightly flat chest, this latecomer was no less beautiful than Zhao Weijing and Huo Yingxi in any way. Everyone's senses were a bit numb.

The homeroom teacher glanced at the late girl and smiled gently: "Lin Qiuxun, please come in. These are your textbooks."

The homeroom teacher didn't seem angry.

"Thank you, teacher."

Lin Qiuxun walked up to the teacher, took the textbook, looked around, saw Xin Yu, and walked straight towards him.

The other students in the class twitched at the sight. Could it be that it was happening again? Who exactly is this Xin Yu? How come all the pretty girls know him?

Xin Yu hadn't expected Lin Qiuxun to be in the same class as him. Although they rarely met and weren't close, the girl's panda-like outfit when they first met and her peculiar hobby of dolls left a deep impression on him.

Seeing Lin Qiuxun walking towards him, Xin Yu was puzzled, and Zhao Weijing stared at him with suspicion from behind.

Lin Qiuxun walked up to him, stopped, glanced at him, and then fixed his eyes on Huo Yingxi: "Yingxi, you've taken my seat."

"Sorry, I didn't know it was yours," Huo Yingxi said calmly, without making any move aside.

Lin Qiuxun remained silent, then fixed her gaze on Zhao Weijing. After a moment, she did something unexpected: she sat down in the empty seat next to Xin Yu.

"Xin Yu, from now on we are deskmates. Please take good care of me."

Lin Qiuxun turned to Xin Yu and said something, her expression calm, as if she had only done a simple little thing.

When the homeroom teacher saw this, for some reason, she didn't say anything to stop it, as if she tacitly approved it.

Xin Yu didn't react for a moment, but Lin Qiuxun obviously didn't intend to ask for his opinion. After speaking, she lay down on the desk and soon began to breathe steadily.

He fell asleep already?

Xin Yu was a little stunned. And why could she sit next to him so casually? Boys and girls sitting together as deskmates was a rare thing in high school, and the teacher didn't even care.

Xin Yu realized that Lin Qiuxun's background was unusual, which was why the teachers didn't dare to discipline her much. Lin Qiuxun hadn't come to school much before.

Zhao Weijing, standing behind him, frowned and stared at Lin Qiuxun, who was sleeping on his stomach. She felt a little annoyed and thought to herself, "What's wrong with this guy? He's so shameless. He just took my seat, why doesn't he just find another one? Why does he have to sit with Xin Yu?"

"Who is she?" Zhao Weijing leaned closer to Huo Yingxi and whispered in Huo Yingxi's ear.

Her ears twitched slightly from the breath, and Huo Yingxi replied, "Jia Min's friend's older sister."

This relationship is a bit distant, meaning Huo Yingxi herself isn't very familiar with the other person. Zhao Weijing said with dissatisfaction, "Why is she like this, sitting directly with a boy?"

Of course, most of it was just jealousy.

“Zhao Weijing, talking behind people’s backs is not a good habit.”

A faint voice came from ahead, seemingly carrying a hint of mockery. Zhao Weijing blushed, too embarrassed to say anything more, but secretly gritted her teeth in her heart.

Xin Yu witnessed this scene and sensed that Zhao Weijing and Lin Qiuxun didn't seem to get along very well, and...

He looked around and realized he was surrounded by beautiful girls. Is this the treatment of a protagonist? He loved it.

During the lunch break, everyone left the classroom to go to the cafeteria for lunch. Seeing that the host was not moving, Huo Yingxi took the initiative to suggest, "Xin Yu, Wei Jing, let's go eat together."

As for Lin Qiuxun, who was still sleeping, she didn't call out.

Xin Yu shook his head: "I have something to do later, so I can't go."

Zhao Weijing suddenly blushed and pulled Huo Yingxi to stand up: "Yingxi, let's go together."

Without saying a word, she pulled Huo Yingxi out. Huo Yingxi was a little confused, but didn't ask.

After they left, Xin Yu took out his phone, which contained a message Zhao Fei had just sent him.

Zhao Fei: "I'm in the parking lot of the park near the school. Come out."

Xin Yu rubbed his stomach, feeling very hungry, and realized he needed to go out and get something to eat.

He stood up and saw Lin Qiuxun sleeping on her desk. Since he was sitting by the window, he had to pass by Lin Qiuxun's seat to get out.

"Excuse me, could you move aside?" he said, but Lin Qiuxun didn't move. She was fast asleep, and no one had the heart to wake her.

...Maybe I didn't sleep well last night.

As he was thinking, Xin Yu noticed a gap between her back and the desk behind her, so he tried to squeeze through. Inevitably, his thigh brushed against her back, and he could feel her warmth even through her clothes.

After finally getting out, the other person still hadn't woken up. Xin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and left the classroom.

A moment later, Lin Qiuxun woke up, lazily lay on her desk, rubbed her eyes with her fingers, and then took out her phone and tapped around aimlessly.

I opened Zhihu and stumbled upon a newly refreshed anonymous question: "What's it like to be interested in someone else's boyfriend?"

She thought about it quietly for a moment, edited her answer, and sent it back.

"It's a very novel experience that makes you want to keep going."

A moment later, she received a private message: "Hi, I'm married. Would you mind if we chatted?"

Lin Qiuxun frowned. Had he been set up?

She blocked the other person, took out a small plush toy from her bag, and played with it idly.

Xin Yu went to the park near the school. The midday sun was quite strong, and not many people were walking around there. He walked to the parking lot and saw Zhao Fei's car parked in the corner. He went over, opened the car door, and got in.

The car was cool and comfortable with the air conditioning on. Zhao Fei, sitting in the back seat, blushed and handed him a bottle of nutritional drink when he came in.

Xin Yu took the bottle, put the nutritional drink aside, and hugged Zhao Fei tightly.

"Hey, stop fooling around. You haven't eaten yet. Eat first." Zhao Fei blushed and patted his back.

Xin Yu said, "I'll hold you, and you can feed me, no problem."

Consort Zhao: "..."

The two snuggled inside the car, whispering sweet nothings to each other, and even the air conditioning couldn't dampen their passion.

Before they knew it, it was one o'clock. Xin Yu released Zhao Fei, who was struggling to breathe, straightened his clothes, and prepared to get out of the car.

"Wait a minute." Zhao Fei, disregarding her weakness, quickly grabbed him, stuffed the nutritional drink she had just given him into his hand, and whispered, "Take this and drink it. It's hot, you need to drink more water."

Xin Yu was taken aback, then smiled and nodded, kissed her, and got out of the car.

Zhao Fei watched him leave, touched her burning cheeks, and thought to herself, "Xin Yu has been having a big appetite lately. I'll go buy some good food to nourish him tonight."

Back in the classroom, Zhao Weijing and Huo Yingxi were already back, and the two were talking quietly.

Upon seeing Xin Yu return, Zhao Weijing blushed slightly, lost in thought.

Huo Yingxi looked at her, then at Xin Yu, somewhat puzzled. There must be a reason why the master went out. Zhao Weijing knew this, but felt very embarrassed about it.

why?

At this moment, the master returned and sat down in front of her.

Huo Yingxi smelled a fragrance on her master, a woman's scent mixed with a special, subtle aroma that was hard to ignore.

Huo Yingxi has a good memory. She had spent time with Zhao Fei several times and had a deep impression of her. This perfume scent should be from Zhao Fei. The owner may have gone out to see Zhao Fei. But what is the other scent? It seems a bit familiar.

and……

Wei Jing's reaction was very strange.

She glanced at Zhao Weijing and noticed that Zhao Weijing was secretly looking at Xin Yu, or rather, at the things Xin Yu had brought back.

Classes started in the afternoon. Lin Qiuxun arrived late, reported to the teacher, and then sat down next to Xin Yu.

Just as she was about to lie down and sleep, she gently sniffed the air, then turned her gaze to Xin Yu beside her, her eyes showing a hint of surprise.

"W-What's wrong?"

Feeling inexplicably flustered under her gaze, Xin Yu screwed the bottle cap back on.

Lin Qiuxun shook his head, remained silent, and lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.

Xin Yu was extremely nervous and dared not drink anything in class again.

During the last class, it started raining heavily outside the window, and soon the outside of the classroom became hazy.

The rain came and went quickly, stopping as soon as school was over, without delaying everyone's journey home.

After Xin Yu and the two girls left the classroom, Lin Qiuxun also stood up, ready to go back.

She attended classes all day today and didn't seem bored at all, which is incredible. Is it because he was by her side?

Lin Qiuxun pondered why she had started to care about him. Was it after the misunderstanding at the adult toy store, or even earlier?

The boy being targeted by a mysterious doll—that was her initial impression of Xin Yu. She was curious as to why he was being targeted, but that was all she was curious about. Her impression shifted as she gained a deeper understanding of his identity.

—Someone else's boyfriend.

She shook her head, suppressing the absurd thought. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something, sat down again, reached into Xin Yu's desk, and pulled out an empty beverage bottle.

Xin Yu drank it all while she was away. Why is he so afraid of being found out? It's as if he has some unspeakable secret.

Lin Qiuxun was very curious. She opened the bottle and smelled it, then suddenly blushed a little. She stared at the bottle opening, feeling an urge to lick it. It wasn't because of the fragrance, but because... the thought that this guy had drunk from it made her feel this way deep down.

After a moment of stunned silence, Lin Qiuxun hurriedly screwed the bottle cap back on, stuffed it back into the other person's desk, gasped for breath, her face pale, and her heart pounding as if it were about to jump out of her chest.

Pressing her hand firmly against her chest, Lin Qiuxun reached down and took out a bunch of plush toys and figurines from her schoolbag. She held them in her hands and played with them carefully. Slowly, her expression calmed down again.

The adorable doll always had a healing smile on its face. The more realistic it was, the more likely it was to trigger the uncanny valley effect. But Lin Qiuxun's lips slowly curled into a smile, as if he could imitate the doll's smile perfectly, without any spirit.

She laughed and said, "So you've been drinking mu milk all afternoon? That's so funny, Xin Yu."

……

As the three of them walked out of the school gate, a car was parked on the side of the road. Zhao Fei rolled down the car window and waved to them, signaling them to come over.

The three got into the car. Xin Yu and Zhao Weijing sat in the back, while Huo Yingxi sat in the front.

"Why are you here?" Xin Yu asked Zhao Fei.

"It's raining, and I'm worried you won't be able to get back. Yingxi, where do you live? Let me take you home first."

Zhao Fei said somewhat awkwardly, recalling her rivalry with Huo Yingxi, and felt a little embarrassed.

Huo Yingxi was about to nod when she smelled a fragrance wafting from Consort Zhao, and her heart stirred, causing her to change her mind.

"Master, let me go to Wei Jing's house with you."