Chapter 147: Entangling Threads Hard to Cut and Clear

Huh? The summer vacation is only half over, and Qin Mei has already returned to campus?

Fu Yang felt a bit strange.

"What's wrong, Campus Belle Qin, Goddess Qin, great beauty Qin~ What brings you back to school during summer vacation?"

"Well, I saw classmates in the QQ group chatting about internships and thought I should also find one to adapt to society. So I got in touch with a modeling company in Jiangcheng and plan to come back for an interview. Little brother Fu Yang, how about keeping this big sister company today?"

A date with the campus belle?

Any normal man would find this alluring request impossible to resist!

Fu Yang sprang up from the bed in a flash, agreed readily via WeChat, and asked Qin Mei where to meet.

"Twenty minutes, at the school gate. Let's take a walk by the river."

"Alright!"

Since he had accepted Campus Belle Qin's invitation, he couldn't go out looking too sloppy, or he'd look like too much of a loser...

So Fu Yang hurriedly rummaged through some nicer clothes he had prepared for his future internship, tidied himself up a bit, combed his hair, and headed toward the school gate.

After waiting for a short while, he saw Qin Mei walking toward him.

She wore a goose-yellow silk maxi dress, faintly revealing a pair of long, fair, and straight legs. On top, she sported a short-sleeved white camisole T-shirt, which set off her captivating figure.

Her soft, black hair fluttered gracefully in the breeze, seemingly carrying a trace of intoxicating floral fragrance.

The standard vibrant college campus belle style.

Completely different from Viki's pride, stubbornness, and fairy-like stunning purity; Qin Mei's temperament was enchanting and possessed a stronger earthly, mortal charm.

In fact, the so-called Ghost King was more like a fairy or goddess descended to the mortal realm, whereas the so-called campus belle goddess actually resembled a stunner of the human world...

"Oh! Your eyes are popping out! What's wrong, little fellow, are you mesmerized because big sister dressed too prettily today?"

Qin Mei showed her white teeth, her eyes curved into crescents with a smile.

"Uh... You're only a few months older than me, so stop bragging about being the 'big sister' all the time, okay? Besides, don't women care about their age and feel the younger, the better?"

Fu Yang quickly changed the subject, afraid he wouldn't be able to handle this vixen's teasing and make a fool of himself.

"Let's go! I just used an app to call a private car, heading straight to the riverside to hang out."

Qin Mei patted Fu Yang's shoulder, deliberately hooked her finger at him, and then giggled as she walked toward the school gate.

Jiangcheng was called Jiangcheng simply because a river flowed through the urban area, dividing it into two regions: south of the river and north of the river.

Like all major cities born alongside water, the areas along the river were generally developed, bustling with food, drink, and entertainment.

Jiangcheng's Riverside Plaza was very large, and many people came here to view the river scenery, enjoy the breeze, and take a stroll.

Fu Yang and Qin Mei walked side by side, chatting and walking casually.

Qin Mei was indeed a top-tier campus belle beauty.

Putting aside their differing temperaments and styles, judging solely by the refinement of her facial features, she was indeed prettier than both Zhao Shandan and Tang Li, lagging just a tiny bit behind Viki.

Thus, all along the way, she attracted the gazes of numerous male creatures.

Among them, a thick-glasses-wearing nerd turned back to take an extra look at Qin Mei and, *bang*, crashed straight into a utility pole, raising a large bump on his forehead.

Which made Qin Mei laugh so hard she clutched her stomach, unable to straighten up...

Suddenly, a cute little loli with braided pigtails ran over, holding a large bouquet of bright red roses in her arms.

"Big brother, your girlfriend is so pretty! Buy her a bunch of roses. Buy them, buy them."

The flower-selling little loli tugged at Fu Yang's hand persistently, shaking it back and forth.

Fu Yang felt rather awkward.

Qin Mei stood nearby, watching him with a smiling tilt of her head.

"Well... I'll buy a single one."

He handed the flower-selling little loli twenty yuan, took a single red rose, and handed it to Qin Mei.

"For you."

"Thank you!"

The smile on Qin Mei's face grew even sweeter. She took the flower from Fu Yang and took a deep breath beneath her nose.

"Uh... Qin Mei, oh Qin Mei, you rejected me when I confessed to you before. And now Viki and I have this kind of cohabitating relationship built on genuine mutual attraction. Goddess Qin, you suddenly being so abnormally proactive is really a bit much for me to handle..."

Fu Yang wept silently in his heart, not knowing what to do.

Truth be told, the women who had truly walked into his heart were currently just two: Qin Mei and Viki.

Qin Mei was the goddess he had harbored a secret crush on since he first entered university, appearing in his dreams countless times.

Whereas Viki had broken into his life aggressively and proudly, living with him. Even though she always bullied and beat him, Fu Yang wasn't an idiot; how could he not know Viki's intentions? Every time he thought of these daily interactions, they were filled with the warmth of a bickering yet loving couple.

If they didn't have feelings for each other, would a Ghost King—who could act as an overlord and giant in the supernatural realm—deliberately refuse to leave a mortal like him? And rack her brains to make him cultivate, improve, and gradually become powerful?

In fact, the two of them were separated by just a thin layer of paper waiting to be poked, their relationship not yet officially defined!

As for Zhao Shandan and Tang Li, he certainly held favorable impressions of them, and it counted as liking, driven by the attraction between exceptional men and women and hormonal impulses. But they truly hadn't reached the level of Viki and Qin Mei...

"This is a damn tangled mess! I'm going crazy." Fu Yang began to fret again. When it came to certain matters, this guy was somewhat indecisive.

"What's wrong? What are you daydreaming about, you fool!"

Qin Mei reached out and waved her hand in front of his eyes, then smiled and suggested going to the movies.

He had no choice but to obey the campus belle's command, rushing to the counter to buy tickets, along with two large buckets of popcorn and cola, to watch a movie together.

As it turned out, this ill-fated time slot only had a romance movie playing...

Consequently, everyone sitting in the theater afterward consisted of pairs of lovers.

As the movie drew to a close, Qin Mei intentionally or unintentionally leaned her head gently against his shoulder, whispering softly, "Your shoulders are broad and warm, truly wonderful. I really wish... I could lean on them forever."

Fu Yang's heart trembled.

For some reason, he felt a hint of inexplicable sadness in Qin Mei's voice, which diluted her original enchanting gentleness.

So he deliberately said with a smile, "Sure, if you want to lean, you can lean on them."

He felt Qin Mei's head sway a few times against his shoulder and say no more. The atmosphere grew somewhat peculiar.

Fu Yang really, really wanted to embrace Qin Mei's soft, delicate body in a tight hug and lean in to plant a wild, passionate kiss right on her red lips!

If this were over three months ago, he definitely would have done it! And he would have been so thrilled he wouldn't know what to do, likely kissing her in one breath for half an hour!

It was just that right now, whenever he wanted to reach out and hug Qin Mei, Viki's figure would flash back and forth right before his eyes...

Just as every time he wanted to say to Viki, "Let's be together," Qin Mei's appearance would also barge into his mind.