All the goddesses in the world are lusting after my body.

He will most likely choose to spend his time in the school library or laboratory, or stay at home with Shixue in their cozy little house.

He had no intention of joining the student council or running for class officer; as a scholar, Jiang Tang had no worldly desires.

That said, he's already shamelessly calling himself a "scholar," yet he hasn't even chosen his courses yet. Is he going to drag it out until the very last minute and still not be able to get a spot in a popular course?

No admission ticket is required for the welcome party; anyone can go in and watch.

Although many people suggested to An Hongdou, the president of the student union, that people from the sports department should be sent to check student IDs at the gate, An Hongdou rejected the suggestion outright.

There's no need to be too clear about the formalities. The party prepared for freshmen can also be attended by past freshmen, who are upperclassmen, to reminisce.

Of course, she didn't seem to have thought much about so-called "family members" like Shi Xue who had been brought in by others.

Jiang Tang held Shi Xue's hand to keep her from getting separated from him in the crowd.

They chose a seat near the middle, neither too far forward nor too far back, and sat down. There were even glow sticks and clapping toys distributed on the seats.

Lilith immediately picked it up and started clapping her hands.

"It's quite interesting~" she commented, then put the camera down, because the party hadn't started yet and taking pictures randomly would make noise.

Lilith may seem arrogant and aloof, but she is also the most down-to-earth, elegant, and polite young woman.

"But why does it feel like a concert, with glow sticks everywhere?"

In fact, Lilith's doubts are also the doubts of many others.

"It's just to set the mood," said Minamoto no Shiki indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tang glanced at her, but to his surprise, she blushed and turned her face away.

From initially being seduced and even offering herself up, to now deliberately avoiding her, the girl has gone from one extreme to another.

But Minamoto no Shiki just hasn't figured out how to get along with Kou Tang yet.

I can't understand what love is.

Does lusting after his body mean you don't love him?

Just figuring out how to fall in love with Jiang Tang is difficult enough, let alone making Jiang Tang fall in love with her.

Minamoto no Shiki doesn't understand...

She truly didn't understand that love is pure, a closeness without so many complicated emotions or entanglements of interests.

Of course, it can originate from the physiology, but it will ultimately return to the mind.

The heart is the dwelling place of love.

The auditorium was brightly lit, with people scattered about. Yuan Ziji stared silently at the glow stick in her hand.

Jiang Tang, as if watching a movie, politely turned off his phone before the party began.

Therefore, he did not receive a long-awaited message from someone he had not seen in a long time.

Autumn Cold Smoke: Tonight, I have a big surprise for you~

230 First Kiss

Backstage, despite the limited space, they managed to secure a private dressing room specifically for her.

The company's professional makeup artists follow along, busy with everything, putting their heart and soul into the women's makeup, just to bring out their most radiant and beautiful appearance.

The woman's gaze, however, remained fixed on her phone, as if waiting for someone's response.

But as time ticked by, no new messages lit up in the message box. Instead, the screen went black, and the transparent screen reflected the woman's beautiful face.

So the woman bit her rosy lips, and the coquettish and aggrieved look in her eyes went without saying.

I've pushed back so many announcements, disrupted many original plans, affected so many people, and caused a lot of trouble for the company.

Even when she called the school to say she was willing to participate in the welcome party and do her part for her alma mater in her hometown, she was treated like a scammer...

And Qiu Lengyan's purpose in doing all this.

Just to see Jiang Tang once, and to sing a song for him...

But he doesn't even reply to my messages. During this time without me, I wonder if he's been spending all his time with other women and has long forgotten about home...

Or perhaps he wasn't even a "Shu" (a powerful military force) in his eyes, but merely a "clothes" that was easy to obtain.

Just like the outfit she gave him, Qiu Lengyan thought at the time that Jiang Tang deserved a decent set of clothes.

But she had no hope that she was just a tool for him, something he would only contact when he needed her, and then discard like worn-out shoes.

Jiang Tang, you...

But no matter how tightly she clenched her fists, no matter how much her heart ached, Qiu Lengyan still found it hard to get over this hurdle in her heart. She still couldn't bear to say anything harsh to Jiang Tang, not even in her own heart.

Something, from that kiss onward, completely ceased to belong to me.

Taking a deep breath and closing her lightly made-up eyes, Qiu Lengyan suppressed her inner sadness and the trembling of her teeth, and whispered.

"You guys go out first, I can handle the rest myself."

"Yes." The makeup artists all came out of the room.

In an instant, the huge dressing room was left with only Qiu Lengyan's lonely figure.

She closed her eyes, rubbed them wearily, just wanting to rest a little longer and let her mind calm down.

After all, she had just gotten off the plane and had to immediately lead her team to the school for rehearsals. Then, without any time to rest, she had to go on stage for the performance. During this time, Qiu Lengyan didn't even eat a meal, only swallowing two small meal replacement bread rolls that were in her bag.

Despite being a big star, she felt that her experience today was worse than that of an ordinary student council member, who at least got a lunchbox with an extra chicken leg...

I don't know if I'll have time for a late-night snack, but I still want to manage my figure.

It's not just because of the requirements of being a celebrity or idol...

Also, Qiu Lengyan didn't want her figure to become out of shape, because if she did, she wouldn't be a good match for Jiang Tang...

It sounds a bit surreal that a top Chinese celebrity would feel unworthy of a college student who has just been admitted to university.

But that's reality, and reality is inherently magical.

She gritted her teeth, suppressing her hunger and many emotions, while constantly drinking water to soothe her throat.

Because it's almost her turn to go on stage.

Today's performance was purely for the purpose of comforting guests, so Qiu Lengyan didn't even receive a single penny.

If Jiang Tang happens to miss this performance today...

The next time Qiu Lengyan sees him, she'll want to... bite him off!

………………

Jiang Tang suddenly felt a chill down his back, perhaps because the staff in the auditorium had turned the air conditioning up too high.

But then that feeling vanished in an instant, as if it were a hallucination.

Jiang Tang looked around and saw students everywhere, chatting happily about the welcome party.

Only the area where he and the girls were located was subconsciously separated by a seat; no one dared to sit next to them.

The current seating order, since everyone is in the same row, is as follows from left to right: Minamoto no Shiki, Miyamoto no Maizō, Lilith, Kotaro, and Shiyuki.

No one dared to sit in the seat next to Minamoto no Shiki, and similarly, no one sat in the seat next to Shiyuki...

Oh wait, there are people here now.

Moreover, she was wearing black stockings and a miniskirt, and her maturity level was significantly higher than that of the other students...

Jiang Tang's gaze followed her glossy black stockings under the light upwards, and then he couldn't help but call out her name in surprise.

"...Mu Qimei?"

Her appearance here was truly unexpected for Jiang Tang.

Even Shi Xue briefly forgot about the fact that her master was looking at another woman's black stockings, and turned her head to call out in a panic.

"Teacher Mu!"

In fact, Jiang Tang had always wanted to tell Shi Xue that she didn't need to be so polite to this woman. She wasn't much older than him, and she wasn't a mature woman like Liu Chuyun. At most, she was slightly mature.

"Shixue, you look stunning today." Mu Qimei sat down gracefully, a smile on her face, and uttered a compliment to Shixue that was hard to tell whether it was just politeness or something she genuinely thought.

But it must have been a genuine compliment, because today Shixue was wearing a very sexy long-sleeved knitted open-chest sweater. The light coffee color blended perfectly with the milky white accents on her chest, creating the most beautiful scene in autumn.

She usually wouldn't dare to dress like this in public, but perhaps because there were "guests" at her house today, it ignited Shi Xue's competitive spirit, which is why she dressed so sexy and alluring.

Mu Qimei stole the words that Jiang Tang was supposed to say to Shi Xue, which made Jiang Tang slightly unhappy.

"Teacher, please don't joke with me..." Although Shixue was shy, her expression showed that she was still very happy.

She handed the glow stick in her hand to Teacher Mu Qimei. Seeing that no one was around, she also took the glow stick from the seat next to her. Waving both of them together looked really nice.

But now that the seat is already occupied, of course we have to return it.

Mu Qimei looked at the glow stick Ye Shixue handed her, a hint of indescribable emotion flashing in her eyes, but the smile on her lips remained unchanged.

"Thank you~" She smiled and took it, then snapped the cheap glow stick in half, and it lit up.

It shimmers with dreamy colors, colors that no girl can resist.

Mu Qimei looked at the glow sticks and suddenly spoke.

"Tonight, the glow sticks will light up for just one person. Is anyone curious about it?"

When she said the second half of her sentence, she looked away from the glow stick in her hand, raised it, and asked "you guys," but looked at Jiang Tang.

Sensing her gaze, Jiang Tang glanced at Mu Qimei indifferently.

She held the glow stick to her chest, the colorful light reflecting off her strapless top, which she wore as a mature office lady, like paint and color on her snow-white breasts, wildly attracting attention and quickening people's heartbeats.

"Who is it?" Rather than being led by the nose by Mu Qimei and guessing what was going on, Jiang Tang preferred to ask directly.

"Hmph, Jiang Tang cares a lot."

"..." Jiang Tang hadn't expected to be outmaneuvered like this.

This also shows that Mu Qimei is indeed different from ordinary girls; she is quite difficult to deal with.

At least until now, Jiang Tang still doesn't know what her real purpose was in pushing Lilith and the others to him.

It felt like Mu Qimei was playing a grand game, and while her purpose was certainly related to herself, it wasn't entirely so.