Chapter 28: Zhou Bin, Please Push the Link, Thanks

Chapter 28: Zhou Bin, Please Push the Link, Thanks

“President, guess what good news I have?”

On Wednesday afternoon, in the Student Council Office, Ya Qiao Mu suddenly burst in, lifting the gaze of Yan Huan, who was sitting on the “Student Council President” throne.

Only Yan Huan was in the office today; Sakura Kyoko had gone home for lunch, seemingly worried about their cat, “Meiyue,” which appeared to be unwell according to the monitoring on her phone.

Kyoko’s home wasn’t far from the school.

At that moment, Yan Huan was organizing materials for forming study groups as instructed by the principal.

Of course, her main concern was figuring out how to properly educate those two troublemakers with their modifiers.

No progress had been made; Bai Yi hadn’t shown up at school in ages. Who knew what mischief he was getting up to outside with that modifier?

As for Spencer, Yan Huan initially considered waiting for her to make a request and then responding accordingly.

But two days had passed without a single sign of her.

Given her IQ of 66, she might have almost forgotten about it by now.

So, Yan Huan planned to take the initiative, especially since that girl had been forced into the study group.

Before she could even send a message, her thoughts were interrupted by Ya Qiao Mu’s sudden appearance.

Glancing at him, she saw his face brimming with excitement, but his words were shrouded in mystery, making her guess.

Following his lead, Yan Huan, feeling rather bored, speculated on a possible scenario, “Zhou Bin seems to have converted to three religions and become a pious, friendly mixed-blood believer?”

“Eh, that’s a good piece of news, but no! Guess again, President!”

Yan Huan sighed with exasperation and continued, “It’s either that your luck turned around and you struck gold, or that the figurine you ordered finally arrived?”

But Ya Qiao Mu shook his head, adjusting his glasses before slamming down two tickets on Yan Huan’s desk with a “slap.”

Looking down, she saw the words written on them:

“Linyi Gate Kyoto Game Expo — Entry Ticket Package.”

After reading the text, Yan Huan raised an eyebrow, “So?”

“So what?! President, do you have any idea how big this event is?! Just look! All the most famous game companies in the world are attending! So many well-known guests! It took me a lot of effort to get these two tickets!”

“I see you’re only going for Shijiao Ai.”

Yan Huan casually glanced at the guest list on the back of the ticket and immediately spotted a very prominent name in the “2D Division.”

Thus, she remarked, somewhat speechless.

Shijiao Ai, the voice actress for the loli protagonist in Bai Qiu Mu’s revered 18+ galgame, “After Work at 8:30, I Met a Loli.”

This was one of her earlier works, heavily laden with restricted content.

Now, Shijiao Ai was already famous in the voice acting industry.

Basically, one could often hear her iconic and fresh loli voice in anime showcased by Linyi Gate.

“Am I that kind of person, President?”

Ya Qiao Mu’s solemn demeanor made Yan Huan unsure of what to say.

“Hehe.”

Ya Qiao Mu once had a heroic moment.

During last semester, there was a class field trip, and this guy set his alarm to Shijiao Ai’s voice and forgot to change it.

So, when the boys of Class B woke up the next morning, they were berated by that tsundere loli voice instead.

In his half-asleep confusion, he ended up pushing his phone into the bed crevice, taking ages to retrieve it, while the ringtone coincidentally played during the exciting part of the galgame.

This way, Ya Qiao Mu shocked the gradually waking boys of Class B and shot to fame.

No wonder even Class C’s Park Shu Wen and others could accurately pinpoint Ya Qiao Mu’s weakness; he was already a household name.

“Just go if you want. Why are you dragging me along with two tickets?”

“Right!”

Ya Qiao Mu nodded sincerely and explained, “I bought them from a scalper; they were sold in a bundle. All other channels sold out, so I had no choice but to buy them together. Since I have an extra, you might as well join me.”

“I’ll think about it.”

Although she said that, Yan Huan truly had no desire to go.

She was already busy enough with modifiers and other matters. Going to such a popular event on a weekend felt more exhausting than just sleeping in at home.

“Instead of that, have you heard anything about getting Bai Yi from your class to join the study group? The Student Council’s emails to her never get a response.”

Ya Qiao Mu was in the same class as Bai Yi but rarely saw her at school.

When he mentioned this, Ya Qiao Mu slapped his hands together and explained the situation to Yan Huan.

“I can’t get in touch. She hardly ever comes to school; I mean, not even the homeroom teacher could reach her, let alone me. I think it might be more successful to block her at the venue’s backstage this weekend.”

“Backstage at the venue?”

Surprised, Yan Huan glanced at the entry ticket Ya Qiao Mu had placed on the table.

Scanning through it, she indeed found Bai Yi’s name at the end of the “VIP Seating” section.

Her fellow attendees seemed to be influencers with high profiles from both domestic and overseas, indicating she had been categorized into this beauty section.

Did she accept a promotional deal?

Yan Huan suddenly became interested, rubbing her chin in thought.

Then Ya Qiao Mu chimed in, as if remembering something, “By the way, President, it seems Bai Yi’s mother came to school today.”

“You actually recognize her mom?”

Facing Yan Huan’s disbelief, Ya Qiao Mu shrugged and explained, “Everyone in our class knows her; someone saw her picking up Bai Yi from school before. Besides, Bai Yi is eye-catching enough, and she’s quite friendly, not at all like a star. However, her mother seems rather fierce.”

As he spoke, Ya Qiao Mu shook his head, sitting down on the couch in the office, musing, “But this morning, her mother looked really anxious. I wonder what happened.”

Hmm.

Even though she didn’t understand the situation, it was a fact that Bai Yi seldom showed up at school. Who knew how far her modifier had developed by now.

If left unchecked, would it be exaggerated to an absurd level by the next time they met?

Thinking of this, Yan Huan reached for the game expo entry ticket Ya Qiao Mu offered, saying, “This weekend, let’s go check it out together. We’ll confirm our meeting times and plans then.”

Hearing this, Ya Qiao Mu’s eyes lit up.

He was actually quite socially anxious, and having a trustworthy friend along when meeting idols would provide more confidence.

The main issue was that Yan Huan didn’t know whether he wanted to read that love letter he had written for the galgame’s loli protagonist in front of Shijiao Ai.

If he did, then he would definitely need a lot of courage.

“Okay, President. I’ll contact you then!”

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Just as Ya Qiao Mu was daydreaming about the upcoming weekend’s fun, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the Student Council.

Yan Huan looked towards the entrance and called out, “Come in!”

A classmate of hers, resembling a chattering sparrow, pushed in the door.

“President, not good! Your desk seems to be in trouble!”

“My desk can still get in trouble? What happened? Tell me.”

“Ah, I can’t explain! Hurry and come back to class with me, you’ll understand once you see it!”

“?”

Yan Huan exchanged glances with Ya Qiao Mu and slowly rose to her feet…

“You’re saying you got some water and my desk turned into this?”

In Class A, the same chattering girl nervously peered around.

At that moment, only Yan Huan, Ya Qiao Mu, and she were in the classroom.

Evidently, something had happened that made her feel particularly unsafe.

Yan Huan’s desk was splattered with mixed paints, and even the chair bore stains from the splashed paint, filling the classroom with a pungent smell.

Written on the desk in messy scrawls were words like, “Die!” and “Disgusting!”

Ya Qiao Mu stared at the paint splotches on the desk, then turned to Yan Huan, intrigued, and said, “President, what kind of enemies have you made? But that shouldn’t be the case in school…”

“President, you… you must have offended a ghost!”

The girl behind them blurted out, leaving Yan Huan slightly dumbfounded.

He turned to look at her, who had covered her mouth, earnestly claiming, “I went to get water from the purifier outside, and when I returned with the cup, there was no trace here. Less than a minute, and everything was already written. Just like what happened with Teacher Zhou, you’re definitely being haunted by a ghost!”

Ya Qiao Mu stroked his chin, pondering for a moment before declaring, “President, do you think this ghost might be a big-breasted girl whom you need to purify her obsessions at night to help her transcend?”

Yan Huan shot a glance at Ya Qiao Mu, wearing an expression of “You’re beyond saving.”

Honestly, without the reminder from the girl in their class, just hearing her describe the situation, Yan Huan could probably connect it to last Friday’s incident with Zhou Bin.

The culprit could only be the person he and Ya Qiao Mu had just been discussing:

Bai Yi.

But the puzzled expression on his face was genuine; he truly didn’t know how he had offended her.

Had he even encountered her more than three times since school started?

What had he done to make her detest him so?

Perplexed, Yan Huan found himself distracted when a clear tapping sound suddenly echoed from the window.

“Ding!”

He turned to look and saw a small stone rolling down the window pane.

“…”

“Ah! The ghost is here! This is definitely a supernatural incident!”

The girl behind him squeaked, hiding behind Yan Huan, and began yelling.

Throwing a small stone?

How old are you? Do you have no sense of decency?

Are you also going to increase the dosage like Ye Shiyu?

But glancing outside, the first-floor corridor was surrounded by greenery, and there wasn’t a person in sight.

It was as if there was indeed an invisible ghost targeting Yan Huan.

Where’s Bai Yi?

She was nowhere to be seen.

Either she was really excellent at hide-and-seek, or her modifier level had increased without him noticing, resulting in a resistance effect that made her undetectable?

It couldn’t genuinely be a supernatural incident, right?

Zhou Bin, are you there?

Can you push those links for me? It’s urgent.

“Ding!”

More stones came tumbling in, and even Ya Qiao Mu couldn’t hold back this time.

He grabbed Yan Huan tightly, appearing genuinely scared, “P-President, please protect me!”

Can you let go of me, Ya Qiao? It’s really turning into a zero spill incident.

Regardless, Yan Huan activated his perfect expression management skill.

He took a deep breath, feigning surprise at the stones flying from the empty path outside, but still maintaining his composure, he stepped back a few paces and said, “You all go outside the classroom. I’ll check what’s happening. Keep your distance; it seems that thing is targeting me.”

“Ding!”

As he spoke, from the corner of his eye, he noticed a glimpse of translucent black hair in the bushes to the right of the window.

He took a deep breath and suddenly threw open the window to look outside.

At just that moment, he saw a half-transparent girl, wearing a fishing hat and sunglasses, crouching under a tree, holding a small stone.

There were larger stones available, but they seemed too big for her to throw far, so she had given up on them.

It was Bai Yi!

Watching the village girl-like Bai Yi squatting under that tree, Yan Huan felt both speechless and adjusted his expression.

Furrowing his brow and looking puzzled, he called out to her from a distance, “Don’t move!!”

With that, he climbed over the first-floor windowsill and jumped out.

“President!”

Ya Qiao Mu instinctively wanted to follow but was halted, as his “宅” body felt like a rusty puppet.

Even lifting his leg was exhausting; let alone executing a light leap over the windowsill.

He could only give up, turn around, and head out through the classroom’s corridor.

Bai Yi was about to throw another stone when she suddenly looked up and saw Yan Huan, with a cold expression, leaping out the window.

Startled, she plopped down in surprise but suddenly remembered that she was under the effect of Indifference.

So, she just sat there, unmoving, watching as Yan Huan chased after her, stopping not far away.

Yan Huan undoubtedly found her face annoyingly familiar every single time.

Bai Yi pursed her lips, her glare at Yan Huan growing increasingly irritated.

She looked at Yan Huan’s face, and a dirty thought suddenly welled up in her mind.

Even the thought of activating her modifier felt dirty.

She eyed Yan Huan up and down, unaware that Yan Huan was also sizing her up, examining the anger that the sunglasses couldn’t quite conceal.

Yan Huan really didn’t know how he had offended her to this extent.

Ye Shiyu’s case was somewhat understandable, but Bai Yi?

Could she be the type that randomly goes crazy?

Just then, the translucent Bai Yi stood up with a cold expression.

She bit her lip, and unexpectedly started walking toward Yan Huan step by step.

Yan Huan didn’t know what she was planning, but his instincts told him to keep his distance from Bai Yi right now.

However, just as he was about to act like he was searching for something and turn to leave, a sudden wail of sirens echoed from the school entrance.

Yan Huan and Bai Yi both paused, turning to look toward the main gate.

They spotted a middle-aged woman, tears streaming down her face, holding a phone, along with several police officers.

“Officers, please, help me! This child has gone missing since last night, and we couldn’t find her on the surveillance! I’m so worried, I’m so anxious for her.”

“Don’t worry, Ma’am. Let’s take our time…”

Police?

Bai Yi has… run away from home?

Yan Huan blinked and was about to glance behind him for Bai Yi, only to find she had mysteriously vanished and didn’t know where she had gone.

In the corridor, Ya Qiao Mu, rushing out, almost collided with a girl who had her head down, her chest sticking out.

“Watch out!”

He quickly dodged aside, attempting to pass by her, but unexpectedly, she stepped directly back in front of him.

Ya Qiao Mu was slightly taken aback, staring at the girl whose fair complexion was hidden beneath her thick black hair.

“Classmate, you…”

Just as he was about to ask, the girl suddenly mustered up massive courage and handed him a pure white, completely unadorned letter.

“Umm… umm… Ya Qiao Mu…”

Her words were unclear, resembling a timid little creature, so Ya Qiao Mu could only look at the letter she was presenting.

Written on it were the words:

“Little Huan receive”

“An Le”

Is this another request for me to deliver a love letter to the president?

If it were any other day, Ya Qiao Mu might have struggled to refuse even a girl who appeared to be shyer and more socially anxious than him.

But with the situation being urgent, he couldn’t concern himself with that.

Instead, he gently pushed the letter back towards her, and amidst her anxious gaze, he hurriedly ran outside.

“President, wait for me!!”

“…”

An Le opened her mouth, stammering for a long moment without speaking, and could only cast a pitiful glance at the letter in her hand that hadn’t been delivered.

Timing isn’t right?

An Le felt a bit discouraged, but that discouragement was soon overshadowed by the desire to connect with Little Huan.

Then, she decided to deliver it once more later.

Gathering her courage, An Le turned to head back towards her classroom but suddenly spotted several girls in the corridor, scrutinizing her with their arms crossed.

Leading them was none other than Park Shu Wen, wearing a disdainful smile.