Chapter 40: Letter
“I’m saying, if we don’t go back to the dorm at noon, we won’t get reported, right?”
As the car slowly drove into the campus, Lin Muxi still asked Mo Ziyang with some worry.
After all, just because her good bro had some special privileges at school didn’t mean she had them too.
“Don’t worry, I already talked to them. We can just go straight back to class.”
“That’s good. I still need to keep my assessment score to get the ‘Three Good Student’ title.”
When Mo Ziyang parked the car, Lin Muxi was ready to push the door open and get out.
But before she could touch the handle, Mo Ziyang pulled her back.
“What are you pulling me for?”
“You’re going out without wearing a hat? Do you think people are blind?”
“Oh… right, I forgot.”
After he said that, Lin Muxi quickly put her hat on. Only when she was properly covered did she finally open the door.
At this time, there were still about 20 minutes before the noon wake-up bell.
So Lin Muxi just followed behind Mo Ziyang, walking through the empty campus.
At some point, she actually felt like she was on a date with him. Then her mind started imagining all kinds of strange things, which made her face turn red one moment and her eyes drift away the next.
From the outside, if someone saw them like this, they might think these two guys were up to something strange in broad daylight.
When they finally reached the classroom, Mo Ziyang’s phone suddenly rang.
The ringtone made Lin Muxi jump a little. She looked up at him, and when he checked the caller ID, it turned out to be that guy, Xiao Luyu.
“You go in first, I’ll take this call.”
“Okay, I thought it was a teacher calling. That scared me.”
Relieved, Lin Muxi went into the classroom, leaving Mo Ziyang alone outside.
“Hello, what is it?” Mo Ziyang asked impatiently after answering.
Clearly, he was a bit annoyed that Xiao Luyu interrupted his time with Lin Muxi.
“Check Weibo. Did you go to a noodle shop for lunch today?”
Huh? What’s this about?
When Mo Ziyang heard Xiao Luyu mention Weibo and his lunch trip, his face immediately darkened and became serious.
“Speak clearly. What happened?”
“Well… check QQ, I’ll send it to you now.”
Right after that, Xiao Luyu hung up and sent him a link.
[Xiao Luyu: Weibo link: Shocking! A rich young master spotted driving a supercar with his girlfriend into a poor neighborhood.]
[Mo Ziyang: Tsk… this is trouble.]
Seeing the link, Mo Ziyang knew this was bad. Even if most people didn’t know it was him, it didn’t mean no one knew he took Lin Muxi out for lunch today.
Especially their two dorm mates, if they found out, things would get messy.
Meanwhile, on QQ, Xiao Luyu was still joking around leisurely.
[Xiao Luyu: When are you going to let me meet my sister-in-law again?]
[Xiao Luyu: Just tell me, is she really Lin Muxi’s little sister? I swear they look almost the same.]
“……”
Looking at the nonstop messages, the corner of Mo Ziyang’s mouth twitched. Speechless, he simply closed QQ.
If Xiao Luyu were standing in front of him right now, he’d definitely get a beating.
At that moment, Lin Muxi, who was sitting in the classroom, also got a QQ message from Xiao Luyu.
She didn’t know who would message her at this time, so she took her phone out of the drawer and opened it.
[Xiao Luyu: Did your younger sister go out to eat with Mo Ziyang at noon?]
??? What the heck?
When Lin Muxi saw Xiao Luyu’s message, she froze. She had no idea what he was talking about.
So she just sent back three question marks.
[Lin Muxi: ???]
[Xiao Luyu: You don’t know?]
[Xiao Luyu: Picture]
[Xiao Luyu: This photo is already on Weibo.]
[Lin Muxi: What the heck???]
The moment she saw the picture, Lin Muxi’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Wasn’t this taken when she went to eat noodles with Mo Ziyang?
How did someone even take this? And now it’s on the internet?!
If her roommates saw this, wouldn’t she be done for?
Lin Muxi had every reason to believe that if her roommates found out, the story would change from a pure romance into one where she “falls” in the dorm.
“Damn it, heaven really wants me dead.” She muttered a few curses, then rushed toward the door.
“Mo Ziyang, something happened—ah!”
Before she even stepped out, Mo Ziyang’s tall figure appeared at the door.
Unable to stop herself, Lin Muxi crashed straight into his arms.
“Careful. What’s wrong?” Mo Ziyang patted her head and asked.
“Our photos from lunch are on Weibo now, what should we do?”
She quickly opened her phone and showed him the chat with Xiao Luyu.
“I already know. Don’t panic, I’ll figure something out.”
Seeing how anxious the little girl in front of him was, Mo Ziyang could only try to comfort her.
But since Weibo wasn’t just a school forum, even Mo Ziyang didn’t have a real solution. For now, he could only take it one step at a time.
If no one noticed, that would be the best. If people did find out, then they’d have to think of another plan.
Hearing this, Lin Muxi’s face lit up with relief. Like grabbing onto a lifeline, she hugged Mo Ziyang tightly.
“I’m counting on you. If this gets exposed, I’m done for.”
“For now, just leave it to me. I’ll try my best to handle it.”
Looking at the suddenly clingy Lin Muxi, Mo Ziyang could only rub her head to reassure her.
Surprisingly, Lin Muxi didn’t push him away this time and just let him pat her head, which made him a little surprised.
After all, this was the first time she had been this obedient.
But when the afternoon wake-up bell suddenly rang, the cat-like Lin Muxi jumped in shock and immediately pushed Mo Ziyang away.
“You…”
“I only let you take advantage of me because you’re helping me and you’re my good bro.”
Seeing Mo Ziyang’s expression like he wanted to say something, Lin Muxi hurriedly explained, as if afraid he would misunderstand.
She only thought that since Mo Ziyang had dated so many times before but had never touched a girl, she pitied him and let him experience what it felt like.
Yes, that was all. Definitely not because she felt weak, insecure, or wanted someone to pat her head.
“Alright then.”
Hearing her clumsy excuse, Mo Ziyang smiled knowingly.
She was silly, but good at lying to herself.
And so, the two of them returned to their seats. As more classmates came in, the afternoon class officially began.
Right before class started, even though Lin Muxi had just “let him take advantage,” Mo Ziyang didn’t forget their agreement. He poked her while she was working on practice problems.
“Hm? What is it?”
Confused, Lin Muxi looked at her good bro.
“Don’t forget, you still owe me something after school.”
“Ugh, you really never let yourself lose out, do you.”