Chapter 26: Turtle Cape Tie-Up, Little Whip

At the snack street.

Inside a milk tea shop.

Today, Han Jinsong was dressed very neatly. He had even specially styled his hair.

He had arranged to meet someone here to talk about something.

From how much effort he had put into his appearance, it was easy to guess that the person he was meeting this afternoon was a girl.

Earlier, during a campus competition, he had displayed his WeChat QR code on stage. To his surprise, a girl had actually added him. During the winter break, they chatted happily on WeChat. They talked about everything, from poems and literature to their dreams for the future. He felt that they shared very similar values, and since they attended the same university, they agreed to meet after school started.

He arrived half an hour early. Sitting there, he stared at the clock hanging in the milk tea shop without moving, silently counting every second as time passed.

"How should I greet her when she gets here?"

"Should I order her milk tea first? But I don't know what she likes. What if she doesn't like my choice?"

"Should I pull out her chair for her? Hmm, I should! I need to show that I'm polite and well-mannered!"

He suddenly jumped up from his chair and decided to practice. What should he do to look like a true gentleman?

Should he wear a forty-five-degree smile?

He walked to the other side of the table and reached out to pull the chair.

It didn't move at all!

Uh...

The table and chairs were connected together, just like the ones in the school cafeteria...

Then should he fold the chair up first and put it back down when she arrived? But wouldn't that look a little strange?

Han Jinsong immediately became embarrassed and couldn't decide what to do.

The young woman making the milk tea glanced at him a few times and quickly figured him out.

He was clearly a young man who had just fallen in love, or maybe just a hopeless simp.

She shook her head. The one who falls in love first is usually the most humble, always thinking about how to make the other person happy.

After practicing for a while, Han Jinsong sat back down and stared at the clock again.

It was one minute past two.

A beautiful young woman wearing a long black coat slowly walked over. Her jeans and low-heeled boots made her legs look long and straight.

Tap... Tap... Tap...

The sound of her footsteps slowly reached Han Jinsong's ears, each step feeling as if it were hitting his heart.

As she came closer, she showed a graceful but polite smile on her cool and calm face.

"Student Han, sorry I'm a little late."

She smiled.

She smiled at me!

Mom, I'm in love!!

Looking at the beautiful girl, whose presence felt a little overwhelming, Han Jinsong didn't even know where to put his hands. First, he scratched the back of his head, then quickly felt that wasn't right and waved his hand instead.

"It's okay. Really. I just got here too."

"Student Han, you're much more handsome than I imagined!" The girl held out her right hand. "Hello. Let me properly introduce myself. I'm Liu Yiyi."

Han Jinsong reached out and lightly shook only her fingertips.

"Not at all. Student Liu, you're very beautiful too."

He put his hand back on his thigh, feeling that his palm was a little warm. Then he turned to look at the milk tea menu on the wall.

"Student Liu, what kind of milk tea do you like?"

"The original flavor is fine."

"Two original milk teas, please," Han Jinsong called to the shop assistant.

After ordering, he had no idea what to say next, and an awkward silence filled the air.

Seeing this, Liu Yiyi smiled softly.

"Student Han, could you tell me what you and your roommates usually do in your dorm? What hobbies do you have?"

Earlier on WeChat, she had told Han Jinsong that she wanted to write a novel about university students but didn't know what life in a boys' dormitory was like. If possible, she hoped that Han Jinsong could describe it to her.

Of course, that was only her public reason. Her real purpose was that she had been sent by the "Couple Shipping Group" as a scout. The group needed her to find out what Zhuo Feng and Lin Wan were doing, as well as what was happening between them.

The group's rule was: make up good stories, never interfere with real life, and stay as an observer. So she could only collect story material indirectly through the people around them.

"Haha, it's pretty much what I told you on WeChat. We usually go to class, and after class we stay in the dorm, watch movies, play games, and stuff like that," Han Jinsong said, feeling much more relaxed than before.

"Then what kinds of movies and games do you like?" Liu Yiyi asked seriously, as if she really was preparing to write a novel.

"Horror, science fiction, comedy... I'll watch almost anything. As for games, we play League of Legends."

"Oh, is that the game from the school tournament?"

"That's right. In a while, our team will compete in the provincial tournament, and after that we'll go to the national tournament!" Han Jinsong wanted to show off a little.

"Wow, that's amazing! Since your team already won the school championship, I'm sure you'll do well in the national tournament too."

"We'll do our best, but there are a lot of strong university teams across the country. We can't let our guard down, so we've been training really hard."

"Oh? How do you usually train?"

"At Maple Internet Cafe. It's the one that was on the banner that day."

"Does your whole team train together?" Liu Yiyi's eyes lit up. Wouldn't it be wonderful to watch Lin Wan and Zhuo Feng training together?

"Yep."

"Wow, working hard together toward the same goal... When you look back on it in the future, those memories will definitely be precious."

"Haha, it really feels great to work hard together with your teammates."

"Could I come and watch your training sometime? I'd like to experience that atmosphere. It would really help me with my novel."

"Sure, no problem. But I'll ask my teammates first."

"Sorry, was I asking too much? I hope I didn't put you in a difficult position."

"Not at all. My teammates are easy to talk to."

………………………

Without realizing it, a lot of time had passed. Drinking milk tea and chatting with Liu Yiyi, Han Jinsong felt happier than ever. Hadn't he seen the stars shining in her eyes while she listened to his stories? It seemed like he could already see hope of finally getting a girlfriend!

Meanwhile, Liu Yiyi had also achieved her goal. The next time the RSNDM team trained, she would have a good excuse to go and watch.

After their pleasant conversation ended, the two said goodbye.

"Student Liu, I'm glad I could help you."

"I should be the one thanking you, Student Han. I might bother you quite often in the future!"

"That's fine. Well... goodbye?" He wished she really would keep bothering him every day!

"Goodbye."

Han Jinsong walked away with light, cheerful steps.

The shop assistant watched him leave and shook his head again. He had heard their whole conversation. The girl had clearly been guiding the boy to talk the entire time, but the boy hadn't noticed at all.

This girl was on a whole different level. That boy didn't stand a chance against her.

Sigh... Another man had happily jumped into the fish pond.

After Han Jinsong disappeared around the corner, Liu Yiyi walked across the street to the bookstore opposite the milk tea shop. She stopped beside a girl wearing glasses and quietly said,

"Mengmeng, mission complete. I've successfully infiltrated the target!"

Hao Meng didn't answer. She was completely focused on typing on her phone.

Liu Yiyi leaned over slightly and looked at the screen.

"The proud and cold female spy was exposed. The enemy captured her and locked her inside a cold, dark basement."

"She was tied up with red ropes using Turtle Tie and Cape Tie, hanging in the air, while the enemy dipped a small whip in water..."

Liu Yiyi's eyes went wide.

Good grief! You're even writing stories about your own teammate?!

She immediately grabbed Hao Meng by the ear.

"Hao Meng! What are you doing?!"

Hao Meng was startled, but she wasn't nervous at all. She quickly sent the finished short story to the group chat, then gave her a flattering smile.

"Hehe, Senior."

"Delete it! Recall the message right now!"