After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

But those six simple words left Bai Yu speechless.

"this..."

Looking at Su Rongxue, Bai Yu wanted to say something, but couldn't get the words out. After a long pause, she finally managed to utter only one sentence.

"I don't like it either."

This may be a statement that goes against one's deepest feelings, but it is also a statement that helps Bai Yu build self-confidence.

"But...but I want to take care of you..."

Ah, what a dream come true, but unfortunately, it was Su Rongxue who said it.

In terms of nurturing, it's not that Su Rongxue can't do it; on the contrary, she can, and she's very obedient. If you ask her for money, she'll definitely give it to you.

Bai Yu did the same thing in her previous life, which is why she always feels a deep sense of guilt when facing Su Rongxue in this life.

However, in this life, he would never be kept by a sugar daddy; he had to be a true man of integrity.

"No way! I'd rather support you than let you support me!"

Bai Yu's words were entirely meant to convey a sense of authority, but they surprised Su Rongxue, causing her mouth to agape slightly, her eyes filled with astonishment and bewilderment.

"You...you want to take care of me?"

A shy, slightly surprised, and incredulous voice came from Su Rongxue's small mouth, but Bai Yu wanted to curse at her for saying that.

"I was just saying it casually, I didn't mean it that way, don't misunderstand, I couldn't afford to support you if I really wanted to!"

As she said this, Bai Yu opened her phone and showed Su Rongxue her balance, which was only about a thousand yuan. This month's food expenses would be covered by herself and Su Rongxue.

But Su Rongxue's thought process was completely different from that of normal people. After seeing that Bai Yu only had a little over a thousand yuan in balance, she weakly counted on her fingers and said...

"I only eat two steamed buns for breakfast, a small bowl of rice for lunch, and a small bowl of rice for dinner. I don't eat...late-night snacks. A month...400 yuan is enough to support me..."

Goodness, this girl is actually doing the math, revealing everything she ate and how much she ate to calculate the total cost.

However, at only four hundred yuan a month, Bai Yu does seem... very easy to raise.

Bai Yu slapped herself on the forehead. She wondered why she had thought of raising a pet. Did she really want to raise one?

“If it weren’t for Su Rongxue, I might not even have enough for myself with just over a thousand yuan, let alone enough to support you. You’ll have to find someone else.”

Bai Yu shows absolutely no mercy or tenderness towards women, who are extremely precious, amidst the dazzling world and the masses.

But Su Rongxue doesn't actually have that many ulterior motives.

Upon hearing that Bai Yu herself couldn't even support herself, they immediately circled back to the original topic.

"Then... I'll take care of you..."

"Yes, only you can support me... Hey, I didn't even agree, how come you're the one supporting me?"

Bai Yu almost fell into Su Rongxue's trap.

In that instant, he realized that this girl was going to support him, so could they still be considered friends?

Thinking about this, Bai Yu wanted to confirm what their relationship was from Su Rongxue's perspective.

"Su Rongxue, what is our relationship?"

"friend..."

The answer was crisp and concise, without any hesitation, which made Bai Yu secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

But while she felt relieved, it didn't mean Bai Yu stopped asking questions or that her doubts had disappeared.

"Can you now directly sponsor a friend?"

"Yeah, seeing you...it's like seeing a puppy..."

"Stop, stop, stop! What do you mean, 'like a little puppy'? Are you insulting me?"

Bai Yu interrupted Su Rongxue before she could finish speaking. Why was she acting like a puppy?

Upon hearing Bai Yu's somewhat displeased words, Su Rongxue hurriedly waved her hands and explained.

"No, no, that's not what I meant. I... I just think you're... cute, and I want to keep you..."

Bai Yu:

The air froze the moment Su Rongxue called Bai Yu cute, and Bai Yu herself doubted her ears.

He, a man of steel, was being described with a word like "cute," which was too weak and didn't fit his image. In that instant, Bai Yu felt as if he had been insulted and immediately stood up to refute it.

"The word 'cute' cannot be used to describe me. You can call me ugly, or a paratrooper, but you absolutely cannot call me cute. Remember that."

Su Rongxue never expected that her words would have such a huge impact on Bai Yu. She was so frightened by Bai Yu's aura and tone that she slowed her breathing by half a beat.

Even in her timid state, Su Rongxue still managed to ask a question weakly.

"Then... is it still possible to raise it?"

This sentence alone reveals that while Su Rongxue is indeed timid and weak, she also possesses a stubborn streak and a strong desire to achieve her goals.

However, Bai Yu would never agree to such a request.

Although it's much better than being a sugar daddy who directly buys out one's freedom like Murong Liyue, and even more so than being able to be the one in charge with Su Rongxue.

Bai Yu had experienced Su Rongxue's complete obedience in her previous life.

Even so, it was impossible for him to agree. Being able to become ordinary friends with Su Rongxue was the limit. He was afraid that if they got any closer, he wouldn't be able to resist developing some inappropriate feelings for this girl.

Of course, how could such a psychological trauma disappear so easily?

"No."

After saying that, Bai Yu turned and left.

When Su Rongxue saw that Bai Yu was about to leave, she also got up and quickly followed. She was even afraid that Bai Yu would walk too fast and she would not be able to keep up, so she reached out and tugged at Bai Yu's clothes and pleaded weakly.

"Wait a minute, I'll..."

Hearing this weak plea, Bai Yu did not give any answer, but her slowed pace said it all.

Bai Yu may have appeared aloof from beginning to end, but no matter how aloof he is, he has a soft side. Perhaps, setting aside his past as a scumbag, he might actually be a soft-hearted person.

Looking up at Bai Yu's back, Su Rongxue was still a little disappointed that Bai Yu hadn't agreed.

It's true that this girl wants to raise Bai Yu, and the reason is exactly as she said: she thinks Bai Yu is cute and wants to raise her. It's that simple. Chapter 155 Flirting Back (Bonus Chapter for Thanks for the Donation)

the next day--

Another day of freezing cold, as if I were glued to the bed and couldn't get out.

Bai Yu and her two roommates, who were four people in one room, agreed last night to get up early today, but none of them could get up this morning.

Winter is the season when it's easiest to stay in bed, but Bai Yu is the best one in the dorm, at least she still gets up after 10:30.

Unlike Li Cheng and the other two, who would stay wrapped in blankets and play on their phones even after waking up.

After washing up, Bai Yu decided to spend the day in her dormitory.

However, when he saw the snowflakes falling outside, he felt a strong urge to go to the playground to play ball.

After much hesitation, Bai Yu finally went out to play ball.

Of course, he would always invite Li Cheng to play ball, but this guy didn't want to get up now, saying he would come later and then went back to sleep.

So Bai Yu had to go to the basketball court alone first.

The basketball court was covered in white snow on the snowy day, but thankfully someone cleaned it up, otherwise the basketball game might not have been possible.

They randomly picked a factory, and Bai Yu joined in, and they started playing ball together.

We didn't know each other at first, but we got to know each other while playing basketball. Friendships between boys are actually very simple. Maybe just a word or a gesture is enough to make them friends.

Before the game, Bai Yu was freezing cold, but after the game, he got so hot that he took off his jacket and sweater, leaving only a thin long-sleeved shirt to continue the hard-fought battle.

There were still quite a few people playing basketball on the basketball court despite the snow, but there were hardly any people on the tennis court next door.

Bai Yu didn't see Si Yu today, but he did see Ju Qing, the short-haired mature woman.

This girl is playing ball with a guy. Judging from the guy's tendency to deliberately let the ball slip through his fingers, he's probably one of Ju Qing's simps.

Ju Qing's personality is actually somewhat similar to Si Yu's, but their behavior is completely different.

Don't be fooled by Si Yu's strange and suggestive remarks to Bai Yu; she only says them to Bai Yu. While Si Yu is cheerful with other people, she would never make suggestive remarks, and she would even get angry if others did.

But Ju Qing is different; this girl maintains a vague relationship with all the boys.

To put it bluntly, it's about giving people the illusion that "She Likes Me".

Once a boy develops this self-righteous feeling, he is very likely to fall into Ju Qing's army of sycophants.

"Brothers, let's take a break and play again later. It's halftime, have some water."

A rather muscular boy, but only about 1.6 to 1.7 meters tall, patted Bai Yu on the shoulder and said this to everyone present.

This statement was agreed upon by everyone, after all, they had been playing for almost an hour and a half, and it was indeed quite tiring. They would not be able to keep up if they did not rest.

After resting for two minutes on a bench next to the basketball court's wire mesh, Bai Yu followed the group to drink the school's public drinking water.

Just as Bai Yu was engrossed in pressing the button to drink water, a warm little hand suddenly patted her shoulder.

Looking up at the figure patting his shoulder, he realized it was Ju Qing.

"Junior Brother Bai Yu, here to play ball again?"

"Well, what happened?"

Bai Yu has absolutely no interest in Ju Qing. Perhaps he was quite interested in her in his previous life, but in this life he wants to be a virtuous person and avoid all ambiguity as much as possible.

"What's wrong? Can't I just chat with you, junior?"

As she said this, Ju Qing gave Bai Yu a flirtatious wink and moved slightly closer to her, appearing somewhat intimate.

Bai Yu hadn't actually noticed these little actions yet, but he was 100% certain that Ju Qing had found him because she wanted to flirt with him; that was for sure.

If you were to ask Ju Qing what he does all day except when he's in class, he'd say he spends 70% of his time chatting with all sorts of sycophants.

She has several WeChat accounts, and while there might not be a huge number of sycophants, there are definitely at least twenty or thirty.

All of these boys were interested in Ju Qing, and were being strung along by him.

"I don't have time, I have to play ball later."