Chapter 107: The Thief Prevails in a Narrow Encounter
“Crack, crack.”
In the corridor, Ye Shiyu’s pupils widened slightly as she took an incredulous step back.
She tilted her head a bit, casting a glance at the broken phone on the floor, then turned her attention back to Spencer in front of her.
“Ha.”
But her face had turned a bit pale, and she was gasping, seemingly still shaken.
Feeling that discomfort, Spencer was inexplicably furious.
“I don’t know what you were planning to do just now, but I can’t shake off this annoying feeling.”
“…”
Even though the medium for hypnosis had been destroyed by Spencer right in front of her, Ye Shiyu’s expression became blank after a moment of shock.
Her left hand trembled slightly, as if she were preparing for a move.
“!!”
Spencer didn’t understand the specifics of Ye Shiyu’s spell-casting, but upon seeing her lift her hand, she reacted instinctively and swung at her wrist again.
However, this time, as Spencer’s hand was about to connect with Ye Shiyu’s left wrist, her right hand struck back like a ghost.
“Whoosh!!”
Spencer barely had time to react as she watched Ye Shiyu’s right hand coiling around her elbow like a venomous snake.
“Smack!”
A wrist lock and an arm bind!
Spencer was just about to fight back using her strength when Ye Shiyu’s left hand came in like a bolt of lightning.
Suddenly, it pressed down on her shoulder with a force that bent her arm back against the joint, pinning it down.
“Arm lock!”
Spencer still wanted to resist, but Ye Shiyu’s right hand was firmly pressing on her elbow, causing her to feel sharp pain with the slightest movement.
“Hiss!”
From a young age, Ye Lan had spared no effort in raising her only daughter, hiring many famous teachers to teach her things she found interesting beyond academics.
So earlier, in front of Yan Huan, Ye Shiyu had claimed to have learned many skills and to be proficient in many arts.
Musical instruments, textiles, dance…
Of course, to avoid scaring Yan Huan, she selectively concealed some of her expertise.
For instance, martial arts.
With her joints pinned down by Ye Shiyu, Spencer couldn’t move without feeling pain, rendering her frozen in place.
And behind her, the terrifying Ye Shiyu, cloaked in shadows, opened her mouth to ask softly, “Just now, you said Yan Huan is already yours. What do you mean by that?”
Upon hearing this, Spencer turned her head and scoffed coldly, “What else could it mean? It means Yan Huan belongs to me, body and soul!”
“…”
Ye Shiyu’s expression remained indifferent, but her eyes glinted with murderous intent.
She tilted her head slightly, countering, “Belongs to you? On what basis?”
Ye Shiyu’s gaze never wavered, her ink-black eyes filled with lifelessness, as her voice came out flat like a puppet, “Is it based on your looks or your family background?
“Or, is it because of your stupid and disgusting personality, like a pig?”
In terms of family background and looks, Ye Shiyu was certainly not inferior to Spencer.
As for character, while Ye Shiyu considered herself a vile and filthy person, it could be said she was much better than Spencer.
She suppressed her desire to possess Yan Huan, reminded by her mother for his sake.
And this person actually had the audacity to boast about possessing Yan Huan?
How aggravating!
Upon hearing Ye Shiyu’s last words, Spencer’s pupils constricted slightly, as if she had struck a nerve.
She gritted her teeth, veins popping on her forehead.
She fixed her fierce glare on Ye Shiyu and said coldly, “If you have the guts, say it again!”
“I say, you are unworthy.”
However, the moment Ye Shiyu spoke, she suddenly felt an enormous force surging from the arm Spencer had pinned down.
“Ahhh!”
Her eyes widened slightly as she was unexpectedly lifted off the ground by a single hand.
Is this still human?!
Though surprised, Ye Shiyu’s movements didn’t lag.
She adjusted her weight slightly, then placed both hands on the ground, flipping over like a graceful bird and landing smoothly.
At her feet lay the remnants of her shattered phone.
“…”
Ye Shiyu’s legs felt a bit weak as she took a breath and bent down to pick up her phone.
She pressed the lock screen button; despite the extensive cracks, it still awakened—after her previous phone had broken during a scolding from Ye Lan, she had switched to a more durable one.
<Ding dong~>
<The Hypnosis APP has updated new content.>
Strangely, a notification bubble appeared in the upper right corner of the hypnosis APP icon on her home screen.
Ye Shiyu blinked her eyes but didn’t click it right away; instead, she raised her gaze to meet Spencer, who had also darkened her expression and was slightly panting.
In the empty corridor, the two girls, spaced apart, confronted each other like a tense standoff.
At this moment, both hated each other to the core.
“Aunt Ye, let’s check this way. I wonder if Sister Shiyu is over here.”
“Sure thing.”
Just as both were about to make their next moves, their gazes clashed in the air, exuding a frightening tension, Yan Huan’s and Ye Lan’s voices came from around the corner.
Both Ye Shiyu and Spencer froze simultaneously, looking towards that direction.
Sure enough, the next moment, Yan Huan led Ye Lan around the corner.
Upon seeing the scene in the corridor, Yan Huan’s expression darkened, taking in the two confronting girls, the scattered pieces of broken screen on the ground, and the cracked phone Ye Shiyu held tightly.
“…”
Just witnessing this, his heart sank.
The phantom Meow-chan on his shoulder also voiced in relief, turning to Yan Huan, “Thank goodness you were clever enough to bring Aunt Ye here, meow. Otherwise…”
“Otherwise, things would have really gone south.”
Yan Huan took a deep breath but wore a perfectly managed expression, feigning surprise as he smiled, “Sister Shiyu, you’re here!”
“Mm, Little Huan.”
Ye Shiyu nodded, her gaze slowly shifting.
The next second, the expressionless face of her mother, Ye Lan, fell into her sight.
“Chirp!”
Startled, Ye Shiyu quickly lowered her head, nervously placing her hands on her belly.
Dressed in a qi pao, Ye Lan approached, her previous expression softening a bit as she asked, “Little Huan said you were looking for him?”
“Ah… yes.”
“I looked all over for you and couldn’t find you, so I came to look for you.”
Ye Lan walked beside Ye Shiyu, glancing at Spencer, who was eyeing them warily.
She hesitated for a moment, her tone softening, as she asked Ye Shiyu, “Did you have a conflict? What happened?”
“…”
Ye Shiyu tightened her grip on her phone, feeling a bit guilty, and turned her head slightly, causing Ye Lan to furrow her brows.
Earlier, when Ye Lan had been angry, her expression had mirrored Ye Shiyu’s exactly, creating immense pressure.
At the moment, Ye Lan’s frown startled Ye Shiyu, making her shiver, fearing another reprimand.
To put it more accurately, Ye Shiyu’s demeanor was modeled precisely after Ye Lan.
“…”
Ye Lan shot a glare at Ye Shiyu before turning her attention to Yan Huan.
Her previous anger had lessened, and she smiled slightly, motioning towards Spencer and asking, “And who is that young lady?”
“Ah, she’s also a student from our school, Aria Spencer. She just transferred this semester.”
“Spencer.”
Ye Lan mulled over the name for a moment, then instantly recognized her identity.
She turned to Spencer and surprisingly walked over to her.
“Hmm.”
Watching Ye Lan approach, Spencer remained alert, even taking a slight step back.
Seeing this, Yan Huan couldn’t help but think of moments from his childhood—feeling both angry and scared when a friend’s parent showed up after a conflict.
Right now, Spencer probably felt the same way.
“Little Spencer, I’m Ye Lan, the mother of that sister called Ye Shiyu. Nice to meet you.”
Upon reaching her, Ye Lan smiled gently, extending her hand.
Spencer glanced at her hand, then looked up at Ye Lan.
She didn’t shake it; instead, she pouted and muttered, “Spencer is just Spencer. Why call me Little… Little Spencer?”
“That’s because I’ve met ‘Big Spencer’ before.”
Despite being rejected, Ye Lan remained unbothered, covering her mouth with a laugh as she said, “When I was in Eagle Country, I had a brief encounter with your mother. You look just like her; I recognized you at a glance.”
“You’ve met my mom?!”
Spencer instinctively exclaimed, but then realized she was a bit too excited.
She bit her lip, trying to regain her composure.
“Yeah, but we weren’t very familiar.”
Ye Lan nodded but then asked, “More importantly, what just happened between you and my sister?”
At her words, Spencer hesitated slightly.
She cast a glance at the now calm Ye Shiyu and then looked at Yan Huan.
After a long pause, Spencer unhappily said, “That Ye Shiyu came out of nowhere and caused me trouble. Saying some weird things, telling me to stay far away from Yan Huan or whatever.”
Was Ye Shiyu’s hypnosis director plan just to shove her aside?
No, where’s the logic in that? Why did it suddenly escalate into a fight?
Could it be that substitutes attract each other?
Yan Huan was filled with doubts and instinctively glanced at Ye Shiyu.
Only to find she had somehow stealthily moved behind him, as if hiding.
Because the next second, Ye Lan’s sharp gaze found her daughter, looking ready to catch her for a stern lecture.
This gaze was caught by Yan Huan, but it still caused Ye Shiyu’s body to tremble.
“…”
Aunt Ye, you’re impressive!
Yan Huan pumped his fist silently, rooting for Aunt Ye, feeling somewhat like a villain at the court of Emperor Ye.
Ye Lan sighed, pulling back her look of disappointment at Ye Shiyu and turned her attention back to the apprehensive Spencer, smiling as she said, “Then can Aunt apologize on behalf of Ye Shiyu, Little Spencer? Can you forgive her? I’ll properly teach her after this and tell her not to behave like that in the future.”
“…”
Spencer opened her mouth, taken aback by Ye Lan’s apology.
It reminded her of the words Ye Shiyu said when she came to trouble her: she was here to make sure she wouldn’t hassle Yan Huan.
Looking back, it seemed like she had been picking on Yan Huan all along.
Threatening him with photos, teasing him, trying to take him away…
Even his precious first kiss had been snatched by her.
For some reason, under Ye Lan’s gentle gaze, Spencer felt a bit embarrassed.
She averted her gaze from Ye Lan’s direct stare, her voice shrinking as she murmured, “Um, okay.”
Ye Lan’s warm smile deepened, and she slowly lifted her hand to pat Spencer’s head.
Spencer’s pupils contracted slightly, and the next moment, Ye Lan’s hand was gently resting on her head, stroking her softly.
“What a good child~”
“Hmm.”
Spencer had originally wanted to pull away quickly, but whether it was due to Ye Lan’s praise or her gentle touches, she found herself unable to escape.
With a flushed face, she closed her eyes and purred contentedly like a small cat, enjoying the head patting from Ye Lan.
“…”
Meanwhile, Yan Huan was already dazed.
Is Aunt Ye still on the attack?!
Aunt Ye, are you really going solo on this?
At this moment, in Yan Huan’s eyes, the smiling Ye Lan had transformed into the compassionate Guanyin, supporting a jade bottle.
First, she subdued the “Black Bear” Ye Shiyu, and now she was summoning the disliked “Red Boy” Spencer into her fold!!
On this journey for the scriptures, how fortunate to have you!
Yan Huan blinked, watching Ye Lan radiate with maternal light, murmuring to Meow-chan, “Meow-chan, I think you’ve really picked the wrong person. If you had asked Aunt Ye to handle the Modifier, we would probably be popping champagne by now.”
If that’s the case, the world could be saved, and he wouldn’t have so many troubles.
In that case, he could just work hard and wait to be with Sakuraguchi later.
“Meow?!”
But Meow-chan could only widen her eyes, pawing at Yan Huan’s face, signaling him not to daydream.
“Ms. Ye, isn’t that Young Lady Aria Spencer!!”
At that moment, William and Milos hurried over as they saw that Ye Lan had been led away by Yan Huan and didn’t know where she had gone.
As they stepped into the corridor, they were immediately captivated by Spencer’s presence.
“!!”
Hearing this, Spencer, who was enjoying the head pats, stiffened up, instinctively wanting to run away.
But it was too late.
“Ms. Ye, this young lady is the President’s—”
“I know, I’ve met your President.”
Ye Lan chuckled, looking at Spencer, who was nervously glancing towards the nearest exit, and said, “This child seems quite afraid to see you all. What’s going on?”
William approached, sighing, “The President set rules with Aria! If she disturbs our work, we have to report her to the President. That might be why she’s so scared to see us.”
“Is that so?”
“Mm.”
Spencer turned her head away without saying a word, looking quite tsundere.
Ye Lan, however, ruffled her hair and complimented, “But that means you’re a good child who listens to your mother and knows not to delay adult matters. Unlike some people, who often ignore what I say.”
Did you hear that, Ye Shiyu? I’m pointing at you!
Behind Yan Huan, Ye Shiyu buried her head even lower.
William smiled slightly at the now-brightened Spencer and remembered something, turning to Ye Lan, “Ms. Ye, when you said you’ve met the President before, when was that?”
“A few years ago, at your headquarters.”
Just as Yan Huan was gloating over Ye Shiyu’s downcast demeanor behind him, a ticking sound, like the drip of water, suddenly echoed in his ears.
“Tick, tick, tock.”
His expression instantly stiffened, as if realizing something, and he began scanning the surroundings suspiciously.
In the corridor, only the confused Spencer behind Ye Lan glanced around.
Then, she rubbed her ears, uncertain if she had hallucinated.
“Ms. Ye, let Milos take you to continue the tour. I need to say goodbye for a moment and bring Aria back.”
Over there, the lost Aria was being led away by William toward a safety passage.
Meanwhile, the others prepared to leave the corridor and return to the main venue.
It was in that instant as Yan Huan turned his head that a semi-transparent hand suddenly reached out, trembling slightly as it grasped the fabric of his upper garment.
“What the hell?!”
With a near-zero frame start, when Yan Huan turned around, he almost thought he bumped into a ghost, startled.
Fortunately, wearing his perfect expression management mask, he gave no sign of a flaw.
His expression remained unchanged, sporting a smile, but his eyes gradually lowered.
The next second, the hand gripping his garment pulled with a light force.
“Whoosh.”
With a gentle tug, it felt like the world line had split apart.
To everyone else, his attire was still neatly in place.
But in Yan Huan’s eyes, the once tidy clothing now bore layers of fabric that were pulled up.
The clothing revealed large swathes of his fair, muscular skin, stopping just at his pecs.
“Little Huan, Shiyu, let’s go.”
“Mm.”
However, every single person around had no idea what was happening.
Meanwhile, Yan Huan, wearing his perfect expression management mask, was internally horrified but had to maintain an oblivious façade.
But as he looked ahead, he still saw the source of the commotion.
“…”
Because right in front of Yan Huan, the idol-style academy uniformed Bai Yi was staring wide-eyed, fixated on his body.
Her face turned slightly red, and she was breathing a little heavier, glued to the sight of Yan Huan’s unremarkable demeanor in that state.
This ordinary expression, in such attire, had a stunning impact, making her subconsciously swallow hard.
“Yan Huan looks way too tempting like this.”
The very next second, she raised her phone from her pocket, pointing it at Yan Huan.
Wait, is she really taking a picture?!
“Click!”
She even turned on the flash?!!
“…”
Yan Huan’s face remained calm, but inside, he was ready to spit blood.
In his mind, a dazed expression blurred his thoughts as he hurriedly spoke to Meow-chan on his shoulder, “Wait, why is Bai Yi acting like this all of a sudden?! Did I do something?!”
“I don’t know either, meow!”
Needless to say, Yan Huan was completely baffled, and even Meow-chan found it hard to understand Bai Yi’s train of thought.
Why was she suddenly using the Modifier now?
Moreover, right after the battle between Ye Shiyu and Spencer?
Oh, you can’t say that those two had just put on a grand showdown, only to be suppressed by Ye Lan later without gaining anything.
On the other hand, Bai Yi had actually taken advantage of the chaos to sneak a bite.
What a plot twist!
As for why Bai Yi suddenly struck, we need to dial back time a little.
Going back to when Yan Huan had been successfully lured away by Ye Shiyu, pursuing Spencer for their decisive battle.
