Am I a bad person? They all want to kill me?

Hayasaka Ai responded with a bright smile.

"Let's go then."

During the conversation, Lin Qing'an had already confirmed that the beverage can had not been tampered with.

"Click---"

As he walked forward, he opened the pull ring of the drink can with one hand.

Hayasaka Aimi's eyes sparkled as she said, "Oh oh oh ~ so amazing ~"

Lin Qingan paused, turned his head and asked, "Awesome? What's awesome?"

Hayasaka Ai pointed at the beverage can in Lin Qing'an's hand and said, "Opening the beverage can with one hand is amazing. I have seen this challenge online and many people can't do it."

Lin Qing'an shook his head slightly. "It only requires a little skill and a little effort. It's not that difficult."

Hayasaka Ai curved her eyebrows and smiled, "Mr. Lin is so modest."

"..."

Lin Qing'an smiled, said nothing more, and continued walking forward.

Seeing this, Hayasaka Ai hurriedly followed.

"How do the conditions here compare to your previous school?" Lin Qing'an asked casually.

"Hmm~Mr. Lin, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"What's the lie?"

“Each has his own strengths and is equally matched.”

"What's the truth?"

Hayasaka Ai lowered her voice and said softly: "I went to a private high school in the UK. The tuition was very expensive, so the overall conditions were naturally better."

Lin Qing'an changed the subject and asked, "Do you have any friends over there?"

Hayasaka Ai blinked, "Lin, what do you think?"

"Based on the character you've shown so far, I think so."

"Bingo~ You guessed it right, I have a lot of friends over there, especially... female friends, hey~ hey~"

Hayasaka Ai came up to Lin Qing'an and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, are you interested in British girls? If you want, I can introduce you to my old friends~"

Lin Qingan narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled and refused: "No need."

"No? Hmm? Do you have someone you like, Lin?"

"I......"

Just as Lin Qing'an was about to answer, he suddenly noticed Xuexia not far ahead...

123. "Hayasaka Ai's Thousand-Layered Routine"

In front of the flower bed, Yukinoshita, who had just finished her meal, closed her lunch box and prepared to leave.

However, as soon as she stood up, she saw Lin Qing'an not far away and... the red-haired girl she met in the morning. The two of them were very close to each other and looked quite intimate, which did not seem like the behavior of a boy and girl who had just met.

Just at this moment, Lin Qing'an also saw her.

When their eyes met, Yukinoshita read an emotion called surprise in Lin Qing'an's eyes.

Surprised? What are you surprised about? Are you surprised that I'm here and disturbing you?

Just as she was thinking about it, Lin Qing'an strode towards her.

"Hey~ Good afternoon, Director Yukinoshita." Lin Qing'an stopped in front of Yukinoshita and greeted her gently.

"Yeah." Yukinoshita nodded slightly, as a return gesture.

Then, she looked at the red-haired girl beside Lin Qing'an and said coldly.

"Who is this?"

"Ye Yue Wu Xi Ya Erika, the transfer student I mentioned to you this morning, she didn't go to your class, she came to our class."

After saying that, Lin Qing'an slightly turned aside and introduced Yukinoshita to Hayasaka Ai, "This is Yukinoshita Yukino from Class 2, Grade J. She is a famous iceberg beauty in our school and also the president of my club."

"Ice beauty?" Hayasaka Ai blinked her eyes, seeming very curious about Yukinoshita.

Yukinoshita glanced coldly at Lin Qing'an before turning her attention to the transfer student.

"Hello, Hazuki-san."

Even though she was somewhat suspicious of this new classmate, out of politeness, Yukinoshita did not look at him too closely or test him, but simply said hello.

"Hello, Yukinoshita-san, nice to meet you."

Perhaps because of Yukinoshita's coldness, Hayasaka Ai suddenly became a little restrained.

"Are you helping Ye Yue get familiar with the school?" Yukinoshita looked at Lin Qing'an and asked.

Lin Qing'an shook the drink in his hand and said, "She invited me to drink, and as a gift in return, I took her to familiarize herself with the school."

"Eh?" Hayasaka Ai was slightly startled, as if she wanted to say something.

She looked at Lin Qing'an, then at Xueshita, as if she understood something, but ultimately chose not to speak.

Yukinoshita noticed that Hayasaka Ai seemed to be hesitant to speak, and subconsciously frowned.

"Minister Yukinoshita, do you want to go for a walk with us? It's a great way to help digest your food." Lin Qing'an took the initiative to invite.

Yukinoshita really wanted to agree and carefully observe what this new transfer student was like.

But...no, she couldn't agree to that.

Given her cold personality and her current relationship with Lin Qing'an, it didn't make sense for her to agree.

In the end, Yukinoshita could only suppress her inner annoyance and spoke expressionlessly.

"No, I have something else to do."

"alright."

Lin Qing'an did not force it, "Then... Minister Yukinoshita, see you this afternoon."

"afternoon......"

Yukinoshita seemed to remember something. She narrowed her eyes and suddenly smiled faintly.

"Student Lin, do you remember what you did this morning? Please be mentally prepared when you come over this afternoon."

Lin Qingan raised his eyebrows, "No way, Minister Yukinoshita, you are still holding a grudge over such a small matter?"

"Haha~"

Yukinoshita first smiled, then turned her head, shook her hair, and turned away.

Looking at Yukinoshita's receding back, Hayasaka Ai's eyes flickered slightly.

Apart from her own Miss Kaguya and Erina Nakiri, the person she suspected the most was Yukinoshita Yukino.

The reason is also very simple.

This one is so calm...

In the simulated world, except for the big mood swings in front of Lord Kiyonan, Miss Yukinoshita always has a cold and aloof look towards everyone else, as if to keep them at a distance.

That look seemed like a pampered and fearless person, but in fact, she smelled something else...

In front of Lord Qingan, Hayasaka Ai didn't dare to be distracted for too long.

Because she knew very well that Lord Qing'an was already suspicious of her.

Just now, Lord Qing'an asked her about her previous school environment and her previous friends, which was undoubtedly a test for her.

But it doesn't matter, this is exactly part of her plan.

In psychology, there is a psychological phenomenon called the "cold and hot water effect".

It means that when people come into contact with water of different temperatures successively, they will have different feelings about water of the same temperature.

Specifically, if you put your hand in cold water first and then in warm water, you will feel the warm water is hot; if you put your hand in hot water first and then in warm water, you will feel the warm water is cool.

This "cold and hot water effect" is often used in interpersonal communication, and it is also very simple to use.

It means giving the other party a lower psychological expectation first, and then exceeding the other party's expectations through actual performance. This will actually gain the other party's favor.

Everything she did this morning was intended to arouse Lord Qing'an's suspicion.

When Lord Qing'an begins to suspect her, she will follow the predetermined plan to prove her "innocence".

Once it is proven successful, she will be able to quickly build a closer relationship with Lord Qing'an in a short period of time.

And if I fail... it doesn't matter. The worst that can happen is that I can't play the "game" anymore, and Lord Qing'an will play with me instead.

She's already used to it anyway...

As her thoughts flowed, Hayasaka Ai turned her head and looked at Lin Qing'an.

"Mr. Lin, now I know why you call her an iceberg beauty. She is indeed cold, but... she is also cool~"

"Oh?"

Lin Qingan asked with interest: "Do you also like this type of girl? Then how about trying to become friends with Minister Yukinoshita?"

Hayasaka Ai hurriedly shook her head, "Forget it, friendship is a matter of fate, and you can't force it, especially when making friends with an iceberg beauty."

"Ye Yue, from your tone, it seems like you understand this very well. Have you ever had a friend like this before?"

Hayasaka Ai hesitated for a moment and then nodded slightly.

"There was a classmate like that, but I failed to become friends with her..."

"Oh? Why?"

"Because... it's too tiring. To make friends with an iceberg beauty, you have to melt her outer layer of ice before you can touch her heart. That process... to be honest, it really takes a lot of time and energy, especially when you don't get a response for a long time. It's really easy to give up."

"Ah~" Having said this, Hayasaka Ai couldn't help but sigh.

She really understands this, of course, she doesn't really have such a classmate.

She was actually referring to her own Miss Kaguya.

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124. "Hello, Madam~"

When she was a child, Miss Kaguya was an absolute iceberg beauty because of the strict educational policy of the Shinomiya family. Not only was she "ice", but she was also completely unable to understand other people's feelings.

Faced with such a Miss Kaguya, it took her several years to slowly establish a sisterly relationship with her that went beyond master and servant.

To be honest, if she hadn't been unable to resign...she would probably have been defeated by the iceberg of "Ice Kaguya".

"Student Ye Yue, you have worked so hard." Lin Qing'an sighed softly.

"It's all in the past, let's not talk about it..."

Hayasaka Ai looked at Lin Qing'an and changed the subject, saying, "Lin, let's talk about you. Do you... like Yukinoshita?"

"Hmm?" Lin Qing'an raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Hayasaka Ai curved her eyebrows and said with a smile: "You can't hide the love you have for someone. Just now, when you saw Yukinoshita, your eyes lit up."

Lin Qingan smiled and said, "Classmate Ye Yue, you must have seen it wrong. I was just surprised to see Minister Yukinoshita just now. After all...she usually eats alone in the club classroom. I didn't expect her to come here to eat today."

"Eh? Is that so?"

"Yeah, that's it."

"Ok."

Hayasaka Ai blinked, moved closer to Lin Qing'an, and asked in a low voice.