Chapter 455: Crazy Woman

When Chen Erbao woke up, he subconsciously reached out beside him. Instead of the warm, supple body he expected, his hand met empty sheets. Opening his eyes, he saw a graceful figure standing by the window, performing breathing exercises in the light of the rising sun.

He threw back the covers, walked up behind her, and wrapped his arms around her soft body.

Xia Qingxue leaned back into his embrace and turned her head to look at him.

“Are you hungry?”

Her normally cold expression now held a trace of softness. Her radiant face was as lovely as a flower, and her cheeks still carried the rosy glow of a woman who had been thoroughly cherished, like a peony in full bloom.

“A little. I’m going to go wash up.”

“Okay. I’ll make you breakfast.”

Chen Erbao gave her plump, peach-like rear a squeeze before turning toward the bathroom to wash up.

Xia Qingxue pushed open the bedroom door, walked to the kitchen, and began to prepare breakfast.

Song Yao was still sleeping.

In the past, the two martial sisters had rarely cooked. For one, as Ancient Martial Artists who had achieved a certain Realm of Cultivation, they wouldn’t feel hungry even if they skipped a day of eating. For another, they practiced an orthodox Taoist Mental Method that emphasized a clear mind and tempered desires, so their craving for food was naturally not as strong.

However, cooking wasn’t difficult for them; the only question was how it would taste.

By the time Chen Erbao came out of the bedroom, Song Yao had also woken up.

Xia Qingxue finished making soy milk and some stir-fried dishes and brought them to the table.

The three of them had a simple breakfast, after which Chen Erbao grabbed his car keys and left.

He planned to spend the next two days with Lin Rui. Once the great change Huang Sanlang had spoken of arrived, he would be truly busy.

Students at Binhai University were early risers. On this bright, sunny morning, a large group of energetic young men had already gathered on the basketball court. Outside the chain-link fence, a number of girls had stopped to watch, perhaps hoping to catch a glimpse of their crushes.

Chen Erbao sat in a gazebo next to the court, watching the pretty girls walk by.

He and Lin Rui had arranged to meet here.

But before Lin Rui could arrive, two familiar figures appeared.

Feng Qingwan, dragging Dongfang Yuqing along, walked right up to Chen Erbao.

Chen Erbao’s expression became a little stiff.

“What is it?”

Seeing Chen Erbao act as if they were complete strangers, Feng Qingwan ground her teeth in irritation.

‘After all, that night Chen Erbao had his hands all over her, and in the end, she was even forced to swallow…’

Feng Qingwan’s cheeks flushed at the memory of that night.

At school, however, she maintained the facade of a model student, not the wild woman she was in private.

“Mr. Chen, you helped me win a lot of money last time, and I still haven’t had a chance to thank you. How about I treat you to lunch?”

Feng Qingwan asked, a false smile on her face as she looked at Chen Erbao with feigned friendliness.

Chen Erbao’s lips twitched.

‘This crazy woman is one hell of an actress!’

‘Anyone who didn’t know better would think she was some polite, well-behaved girl!’

“I can’t. I’m having lunch with my girlfriend today.”

Chen Erbao refused without a second thought.

He had too much going on to get tangled up with Feng Qingwan.

Feng Qingwan clenched her jaw, glaring at Chen Erbao. She couldn’t understand how he could so brazenly mention the word ‘girlfriend’ in front of her!

‘Isn’t he afraid she’d tell people what he did that night?!’

“No problem, we can all eat together. Sister Yuqing and I are very interested in meeting this sophomore campus belle, you know!”

She said the words through clenched teeth.

“Heh. I’ll pass.”

Chen Erbao said, his smile not reaching his eyes.

‘He’d be a fool to believe this woman was genuinely inviting him to a meal. Who knew what kind of scheme she was plotting?’

Dongfang Yuqing, still clad in her red jacket, watched their verbal sparring with a cold, expressionless face, showing no intention of getting involved.

‘Hanging out with the young miss of the Feng Family was already pushing it. She didn’t want to get tangled up in Feng Qingwan’s business; it would only cause trouble for her father.’

Seeing Chen Erbao reject her again, Feng Qingwan felt a surge of anger.

She glanced at Dongfang Yuqing, who immediately understood, turned her back, and took a few steps away.

Now that no one was watching, she leaned in, her lips almost brushing against Chen Erbao’s ear, and whispered:

“If you don’t go, I’ll tell your girlfriend that you and I slept together!”

“…”

‘This woman is insane!’

‘Chen Erbao knew running into her was nothing but trouble.’

He shot Feng Qingwan a glare, but she wasn’t the least bit intimidated and glared right back.

“What the hell do you want!”

Chen Erbao asked resignedly, keeping his voice low.

Feng Qingwan smiled triumphantly.

“Just a simple meal. I’m curious to see what kind of peerless beauty this sophomore campus belle is to have snagged an expert like you!”

“…”

Chen Erbao felt mentally exhausted.

‘This woman was completely unreasonable. She wasn’t afraid of his threats, and he couldn’t just hit her. She was like a piece of sticky taffy—impossible to get rid of!’

“Don’t try to pull anything, or I won’t be so courteous!”

Chen Erbao warned gravely.

Feng Qingwan, unafraid, just chuckled.

“What? You’re going to hit me or something?”

Chen Erbao ground his teeth in frustration.

Just as they were whispering, Lin Rui’s voice called out from a distance:

“Brother Er Bao… what are you two doing?”

Chen Erbao instinctively flinched back, putting some distance between himself and Feng Qingwan.

He turned to see Lin Rui standing nearby, looking lovely but with bright, suspicious eyes as she sized up Feng Qingwan and Dongfang Yuqing.

As the sophomore campus belle, she naturally recognized her two “predecessors.”

Lin Rui was also curious as to how Chen Erbao knew them, and a sense of unease bloomed in her heart.

It was a woman’s intuition, pure and simple.

Especially since Feng Qingwan was so well-endowed…

Chen Erbao stood up, walked to Lin Rui’s side with a smile, and took her soft little hand.

“Xiaorui, is your class over?”

Lin Rui dragged her eyes away from Feng Qingwan’s chest and looked up at Chen Erbao, grinning.

“The teachers all heard about our good deed on the food street yesterday. One of them even praised me for it today! I told him my boyfriend was the one who did it, and he praised you too!”

“Oh, really!”

‘News sure travels fast among the teachers.’

While they were talking, Feng Qingwan walked over to greet them.

“Hi there, junior! My name is Feng Qingwan. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Though Lin Rui was suspicious, she didn’t let it show, responding with a friendly smile:

“Hi, senior! Of course I know you. You’re the junior class campus belle, right? So many guys have a crush on you…”

The two women began to chat back and forth. Chen Erbao, unable to get a word in edgewise, could only shoot warning glances at Feng Qingwan, but she completely ignored him.

“Chen Haonan helped me out with something last time, so I wanted to treat you both to lunch to thank him. I was wondering if you’re free, junior?”

Now Feng Qingwan showed her hand.

Lin Rui froze. ‘Who’s Chen Haonan?’

“It’s a fake name I gave her,” Chen Erbao transmitted to Lin Rui.

A brilliant smile instantly broke out on Lin Rui’s face.

‘Brother Er Bao didn’t even tell them his real name! They must not be close at all!’

“Okay, sure! Let’s go to the cafeteria. Er… Brother Haonan hasn’t tried our school’s chicken pot yet. It’s super delicious…”

Lin Rui found the name awkward to say. It sounded like something out of *Young and Dangerous*.