Green Tea? She's Clearly a Hidden Gem!

"Senior, you might want to think carefully before you say certain things, okay?"

Yu Songsong leaned close to Jiang Linyuan, asking with a smile:

"You're acting in a way that could easily make people misunderstand."

Cringe level rising again, sis.

"Then may I ask, what exactly has the junior misunderstood?"

Jiang Linyuan deliberately leaned close to Yu Songsong's ear, asking with a smile.

Yu Songsong didn't pull away either, whispering into Jiang Linyuan's ear in the same manner:

"If a misunderstanding is clarified, then it's no longer a misunderstanding, Senior."

After saying that, she immediately pulled back, pushed Jiang Linyuan away, winked at him, then turned and left.

"Let's go, Senior, time to head back for dinner."

Yu Songsong walked ahead with her hands behind her back, swinging the water bottle she was holding, then suddenly turned her face sideways and smiled.

Good news, the Thief Saint's favorability has increased. Bad news, seems like we've taken a wrong turn on the route.

Looking at her expression, Jiang Linyuan felt something was off.

Both Yu Songsong and Liu Tingting are B-rank cards, but the nature and aspects of their 'badness' are completely different.

Liu Tingting is about calculated self-interest through fishing, while Yu Songsong is primarily about domineering self-centeredness.

She's competitive and doesn't really consider others' feelings.

It doesn't matter if you're happy or not, as long as I'm happy.

The fact that she dumps her emotional garbage on Jiang Linyuan every day, completely disregarding how he feels, is the perfect example.

She has a bit of a 'landmine girl' tendency.

But if Yu Songsong were to practice fancy knife techniques, she wouldn't practice on herself, she'd definitely practice on others.

This is the plus version of a landmine girl, a 'thunderclap girl'!

After finishing with the reward card, she wouldn't use my neck to practice her knife skills, would she?

The two walked back without speaking, Yu Songsong relaxed and carefree, Jiang Linyuan deep in thought.

After the whole incident with Zhou Yulan, the group didn't have the mood to continue hanging out after finishing the hot pot, and soon returned to campus.

"Well then, Senior, see you tomorrow, okay?"

Yu Songsong stood at the entrance to her dorm building, waving at Jiang Linyuan.

"Mm, see you tomorrow."

Jiang Linyuan smiled and waved goodbye to her.

Turning around, he met a pair of sullen eyes.

"Senior is going out with Yu Songsong again tomorrow?"

Lin Yilin lowered her head, her tone somewhat downcast.

"Yeah, she invited me."

Jiang Linyuan said with a smile.

She invites you and you just go?

Lin Yilin pouted, asking sourly:

"Where are you going?"

"Haven't decided yet, because I might have some other important matters to deal with."

Hearing Jiang Linyuan's words, Lin Yilin felt he was just brushing her off, clearly not wanting to tell her his plans.

Her eyes felt sore.

"Okay, then I won't bother Senior anymore."

Lin Yilin pursed her lips, walked a few steps, then added:

"Senior, you don't need to walk me back either, my dorm is quite far from yours."

"Really don't want me to walk you?"

Jiang Linyuan bent down, bringing his face close to Lin Yilin's, asking with a smile.

Looking at his smiling face, Lin Yilin turned her head away, quickened her pace, and muttered:

"No, Senior should head back and rest early, you have important things tomorrow."

Where did this little onmyoji come from?

"Xiao Yilin, aren't you going to ask what important things I have tomorrow?"

Jiang Linyuan naturally wasn't going to leave, following beside her as he asked.

"Aren't you going out with Yu Songsong?"

Lin Yilin said sullenly.

"Hmm, didn't Xiao Yilin listen carefully to what I said? I said something important might interrupt my plans."

Jiang Linyuan observed Lin Yilin's expression, then asked again:

"Xiao Yilin, why don't you guess what it might be?"

"Don't want to guess, Senior just tell me directly."

Lin Yilin was also very tired today, and with her current low mood, her words were very direct. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"I'm waiting for a more important person to invite me."

Huh?

Lin Yilin lifted her head, meeting Jiang Linyuan's clear eyes.

"If someone I have a better relationship with invites me, then I'd definitely have to cancel my plans with Yu Songsong tomorrow."

Jiang Linyuan's voice suddenly became clear and bright, as if carried into her ears by the evening breeze.

"Xiao Yilin, don't you think that's right?"

What... what does this mean?

Lin Yilin stared blankly at Jiang Linyuan, feeling her cheeks burning and her heartbeat accelerating. She mustered her courage and asked:

"Who is this person you have a better relationship with?"

"Don't know, that's why I'm waiting."

Jiang Linyuan said straightforwardly.

Lin Yilin fell silent, blushing as she walked quickly.

But after walking a few steps, she noticed Jiang Linyuan hadn't followed, standing motionless in place.

She turned around and walked back, saying softly:

"Senior, walk me back to my dorm."

"Senior, you don't need to walk me back either, my dorm is quite far from yours."

Jiang Linyuan deliberately repeated Lin Yilin's earlier words with mock consideration, grinning.

Lin Yilin's face flushed red, she grabbed Jiang Linyuan's hand and angrily pulled him forward.

Wait, what are you doing?

Jiang Linyuan was somewhat surprised. He had just wanted to cheer up Lin Yilin seeing she was in low spirits, but he never expected her to just grab his hand?

Although surprised, Jiang Linyuan didn't struggle, instead matching Lin Yilin's pace. To outsiders, the two looked more like a couple holding hands.

When they reached Lin Yilin's dorm building, they happened to encounter a young couple kissing.

Lin Yilin felt a bit shy, then realized she had been holding Jiang Linyuan's hand the whole way and immediately let go.

"Xiao Yilin, am I, your senior, really that embarrassing to be seen with?"

Jiang Linyuan asked with a grin.

Lin Yilin still didn't speak. After a long while, as if finally mustering all the courage in her heart, she shouted:

"Senior, tomorrow... are you free tomorrow?"

Jiang Linyuan was stunned.

Since when did the Binary Little Sister become so brave?

That's not right, usually she should have run away shyly by now!

"Xiao Yilin, are you saying you're pursuing me?"

Jiang Linyuan asked.

"No! That's not what I meant! Senior heard wrong, go rest early!"

Lin Yilin's face flushed red, she threw out these words and fled into the dorm building.

Watching her retreating figure, Jiang Linyuan clicked his tongue.

This Xiao Yilin, she's got impure intentions.

...

Lin Yilin fled back to her dorm with her heart pounding as if about to leap out, throwing herself onto the desk, her whole body burning with heat.

How could I have said something like that!

She banged her head against the wooden desk several times, her eyes misting over.

That hurts, why did I use so much force?

Her roommate was completely bewildered.

How did she come back like this after going out?

"Juntang, what's up with Yilin?"

The roommate quietly poked Zhang Juntang, who had returned a bit earlier than Lin Yilin.

"I... I don't know."

Zhang Juntang lowered her eyelids, speaking softly.

Seeing this, the roommate didn't ask further, carefully approaching Lin Yilin:

"Yilin, what's wrong with you today?"

Lin Yilin covered her forehead, thinking again about the conversation with Jiang Linyuan on the way back. Her face turned red as she said sheepishly:

"It's nothing..."

Seeing she didn't seem to have encountered anything sad, the roommate relaxed and teased:

"Are you in love?"

"No! I'm not!"

Lin Yilin suddenly stood up, shouting loudly.

The roommate twitched her mouth, smiling:

"Okay, okay, you're not. So what's the other person like?"

"I said I'm not! I'm not!"

Lin Yilin retorted with a red face, but her tone gradually weakened:

"I'm not in love, he already likes another girl..."

The roommate raised an eyebrow:

"Are the two of them boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"No."

"Then it's fine. Yilin, don't be afraid! You're so pretty and have such a good personality. If he can't see that, he's blind."

"What seeing or not seeing! I'm not in love!"

Lin Yilin continued to stubbornly deny.

After a moment, she timidly said:

"Xiaoting, I have a friend..."

"She has a senior she's very close with. That senior says he likes another girl, and even asked me... my friend to be his wingman..."

"But, I feel like the senior might not actually like that girl that much..."

Hearing this, roommate Yuan Xiaoting immediately concluded:

"He likes you and is deliberately using another girl as an excuse to get closer to you."

"That's not it? It doesn't seem like that."

"Then he's a playboy."

"He's not! He's never been in a relationship before!"

Lin Yilin quickly retorted.

Yuan Xiaoting narrowed her eyes:

"He told you that?"

"He said it during Truth or Dare."

Lin Yilin, thinking of something else again, her little face turned red once more.

Seeing her reaction, Yuan Xiaoting knew saying more wouldn't help, and simply said:

"Yilin, if you like him, you should be brave and go for it."

Lin Yilin pursed her lips, not speaking anymore, just looking at the Harry Potter plushie in her bag.