Chapter 94: What Does You Looking for the School Beauty Have to Do with Me, Lin Muqing?
Standing in the living room, Ye Ziming took another sip of water while thinking about what just happened. He was wondering why Lin Muqing had to pretend, and why she kept lying to him.
He felt like there must be some kind of reason, maybe something she couldn’t help, that made Lin Muqing disguise herself as a boy every day.
Clearly, when she wore that pretty dress and went to the comic convention with him, she smiled so happily, like a little angel. Thinking about that, he became even more curious. What kind of reason could make Lin Muqing keep hiding who she really is?
“Cough cough, good afternoon, Boss.”
After cleaning herself up, Lin Muqing came out of the room again, now wearing the jade pendant around her neck. Standing in front of Ye Ziming, she felt nervous remembering what had just happened, worried that he might have noticed something.
“Mm, have some water.”
Ye Ziming gave a small nod, pulling himself together and hiding his thoughts. He also kept a straight face, acting like nothing had happened.
While speaking, he took out a pink mug and poured some warm water into it for Lin Muqing, then handed it to her. If you looked closely, you could see that the mug had a cute anime character, "Eromanga-Sensei," printed on it.
“Oh, thank you.”
Lin Muqing took the mug from him and, while drinking, quietly observed his face. He looked totally normal. There was no sign of suspicion at all.
She let out a small sigh of relief. Thankfully, she reacted fast enough earlier, so he didn’t find out anything unusual.
“Need to use the bathroom?”
Seeing that Lin Muqing was still thinking, Ye Ziming gently reminded her.
“Ah, give me a second.”
Snapping out of her thoughts, she put the mug on the tea table and walked quickly to the bathroom.
Watching her leave, Ye Ziming glanced at the pink mug on the table, then looked at the blue one he was using. There was something he hadn’t told her, the two mugs were actually a couple’s set.
Hers had Eromanga-Sensei on it, and his had the male lead from the same anime. He thought that made perfect sense. If it were just a single mug like that, he probably wouldn’t use it. But since it was a matching couple set... hmm, it looked nice and felt good to use.
“All right, let’s go.”
Coming out of the bathroom, Lin Muqing had washed her hands and now stood in front of her "bro," smiling as she spoke. Now that she was sure Ye Ziming hadn’t noticed anything strange, she quickly went back to normal. At least, her face didn’t look nervous anymore.
“Mm.”
Ye Ziming gave a small smile and nod, then headed out with Lin Muqing to go to school.
In the afternoon, when they returned to class, Lin Muqing glanced at Lin Wenbin’s desk next to her and suddenly remembered that money her biological dad had transferred to her. According to what Ye Ziming said, since she accepted the money, she should take care of the task properly.
She thought that made a lot of sense. After all, it was all meant to help Lin Wenbin study harder and get into a good university.
“Mm, that’s for the best.”
After hearing her thoughts, Ye Ziming nodded, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. He thought Lin Muqing had a good attitude, worth a bit of praise.
“Hehe, Boss, what do you think Lin Wenbin would do if he found out about this?”
“He won’t.”
“He won’t react?”
“He won’t find out.”
“Hehe~ Yeah, that makes sense!”
The two of them kept chatting, and when they talked about Lin Wenbin’s situation, they both agreed that with Lin Wenbin’s brain, he would never guess the traitor was right beside him.
Also, Lin Muqing had a feeling that, based on Lin Wenbin’s personality, once he came back, he would probably keep making a fuss about finding the school belle.
If he still caused trouble by then, she definitely wouldn’t be nice to him. She’d report everything to his dad right on the spot.
Classes continued that afternoon, and three periods passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was time to leave school. Not long after the bell rang, the two of them sat at their desks, slowly packing their bags.
Ye Ziming didn’t like squeezing out of the classroom with the crowd, so he always stayed behind for a bit and waited until fewer people were around before leaving.
As for Lin Muqing, she didn’t really have her own opinion. She just followed whenever her good buddy decided to leave. Anyway, they were heading to the cafe together. Over time, she got used to this slow-paced habit of packing up too.
“Boss, that girl is here again.”
After finishing packing her desk and bag, Lin Muqing placed her bag on her desk and turned to her buddy. As she spoke, she quietly pointed toward the back door of the classroom, signaling that someone was there.
“Yeah, I saw her.”
Without changing his expression, Ye Ziming glanced toward the back door and nodded slightly, then continued packing his stuff.
“I asked around. She’s the head of the school news club and loves digging up big stories. I think she’s got her eye on you.”
“Oh?”
Hearing Lin Muqing’s analysis, Ye Ziming suddenly became interested. He raised an eyebrow and smiled as he turned to look at her face.
“Look, she wants a big scoop. And all the hot topics in school right now are related to you, so of course she’s focused on you.”
Locking eyes with her good buddy, Lin Muqing could tell he was a little curious, so she kept going with her explanation.
When she finished, she nodded confidently and rested her chin on her hand, silently praising herself. She felt her reasoning was spot on.
“I think you got one thing wrong.”
Seeing Lin Muqing smiling so proudly, Ye Ziming also smiled and said to her with a grin.
“Huh?”
Startled, Lin Muqing turned her head and looked at her buddy, thinking he had something else to say.
“She’s got her eyes on you, not me.”
With a teasing look in his eyes, Ye Ziming pointed to the jade pendant hanging from Lin Muqing’s neck and smiled meaningfully.
“Ahem... She’s looking for the school belle. What does that have to do with me, Lin Muqing?”
Coughing awkwardly and trying to cover it up, Lin Muqing replied with a slightly embarrassed look.
Of course, she knew what was going on, but she just wouldn’t admit it. She didn’t know anything about some cat-eared maid girl or who the school belle was. No clue at all!
“Oh yeah? Then what if she’s looking for my girlfriend?”
With a sly grin, Ye Ziming looked at Lin Muqing, whose eyes were starting to dodge his gaze. He chuckled softly and asked.
“I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
She sneaked a glance at her buddy and quickly looked away, pretending to stare off somewhere else. Her face looked a little awkward... and a bit shy.
This question was kind of tricky, because she had promised her buddy that she’d act as his fake girlfriend for a while, whether she was dressed as a boy or a girl.
Emmm... When in doubt, just play dumb. So now, she knew absolutely nothing.