NOVPUBSix people sat around a round table, each wearing a different expression.
Yan Yu had a serious expression, as if he was already seated on the judge’s bench with not a hint of guilt.
Su Yunjin was composed, showing no fear even though she was about to face interrogation from everyone.
Lin Ning felt a burden lifted, thinking that as long as the captain was still single, she could ignore everything else.
Zhao Yuanzhen feigned magnanimity while internally figuring out how to win over Yun Jin—You need to curry favor with me, you know? Your status at home depends on it!
Xie Ruoxi was nervous, fearing that her despicable behavior would be noticed by everyone and soon she would have to endure the ruthless bullying of the team. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Chen Lingyun smiled broadly, her gaze sweeping over everyone present, simply overjoyed.
"It’s like this," Su Yunjin stated calmly, "Xiao Lian had been out for a long time and hadn’t come back, so I went out to check on the situation to confirm whether she was in the captain’s room using the restroom."
"After entering the captain’s room, I didn’t find Xiao Lian, chatted with the captain, and then we kissed."
"You’re really skipping over a lot!" Lin Ning couldn’t help but interject with a complaint, "Why would you suddenly kiss while chatting!"
"It’s because..." Su Yunjin hadn’t finished speaking when Yan Yu seriously said:
"It’s because I’m too handsome, right?"
"Who would kiss you just because you’re handsome!" Lin Ning became more agitated with her retort, "What are you, some human-form succubus?"
"Ningning, don’t say weird things," Su Yunjin frowned slightly and countered, "Would you fall for someone who isn’t handsome? Of course, it’s only when someone is handsome that you get the impulse to kiss them."
"That’s not what I meant!" Lin Ning was at a loss for words, "Sure, being handsome is important, but you wouldn’t just kiss someone because of that! The most important thing is whether you like them or not!"
"I do like the captain," Su Yunjin said with a smile, "The more I look at him, the more handsome he seems, and I couldn’t help but kiss him."
Lin Ning was left speechless and turned to look at the Demonic Sect Enchantress, who pondered before saying:
"Disregarding character, Yan Yu does look decent..."
"What do you mean ’decent’?" Yan Yu immediately got annoyed at the remark, "If you don’t need your eyes, you can always donate your corneas to someone in need!"
"So, Yun Jin kissed the captain because she likes him," Chen Lingyun pretended to summarize, stoking the fire, "Then, Yan Yu, did you accept Yun Jin’s kiss because you like her too?"
At this point, saying ’no’ would harshly wound Yun Jin’s heart, but admitting liking her could arouse the jealousy of the other ladies... Hmm, Yan Yu, how will you respond?
"Of course I like Yun Jin," Yan Yu stated without hesitation, "After all, Yun Jin is beautiful, and I like beautiful girls."
Su Yunjin immediately showed delight, while the others felt a bit of jealousy, but their attention quickly focused on the latter part of the statement.
Is the captain a member of the honor society for good looks? Then I’m not bad-looking either, do I have a chance too?
"Oh, is that so?" Chen Lingyun said with a beaming smile, "I’m also very pretty, so is that why you kissed me before?"
"Hey!" The girls exclaimed in unison, even Su Yunjin looked incredulously at her.
Ling Yun, you’ve also kissed the captain?
"You little..." Zhao Yuanzhen was about to curse aloud when she heard Yan Yu scold irritably:
"Bullshit, that was when you took advantage of me not paying attention and forced a kiss on me!"
Forced kissing, the girls were taken aback, thinking Ling Yun, so petite, was actually aggressive. It was unexpected!
Zhao Yuanzhen also breathed a sigh of relief, chin tipped up in triumph, she declared:
"You could only resort to surprise attacks and forced kisses. Unlike me, all I have to do is snap my fingers and the captain will obediently climb into bed to kiss me."
Chen Lingyun smiled and kept silent, while Lin Ning turned pale, asking in alarm:
"No, you guys..."
You’ve all kissed the captain already? Am I and Ruoxi the only ones who were kept in the dark?
She looked again at Xie Ruoxi, who averted her gaze and whispered:
"Forced kiss... if there’s no rejection, then it counts as a kiss, right."
Lin Ning felt struck by lightning, her complexion turning ashen as if she would crumble into dust at any moment.
She suddenly realized a terrible and sad fact: the so-called fair competition was just her own naive idea from the start.
While she was still using subtle physical contact to test the captain, her more aggressive sisters had already gone for a firm kiss.
"Alright," Yan Yu clapped his hands and said, "Since everything has been explained, let’s all go back to our rooms and rest early."
Nothing’s been explained at all... Lin Ning wanted to retort that way, but for some reason, she simply lacked the strength to speak, like an uncontrolled puppet.
Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin walked upstairs shoulder to shoulder, silent but their eyes locked in communication, obviously using sounds to converse.
Zhao Yuanzhen and Xie Ruoxi held hands ear-to-ear, whispering and chuckling from time to time.
Only Lin Ning, heavy with thoughts, returned to her room alone, lying in bed tossing and turning restlessly.
Oh, I can’t sleep!
Although everyone really likes the captain, it’s too open-minded for you to fearlessly accept kisses from anyone!
Just because a girl is pretty, do you indiscriminately welcome any advances without shame?
Thinking of this, and realizing she was the only one the captain hadn’t kissed, Lin Ning felt a surge of sadness and clutched her pillow tightly.
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Yan Yu’s sleep quality was usually excellent; after all, in his previous life, the pressure was too great on Mortal Warriors, and those who slept poorly could easily have a mental breakdown.
But for some reason, tonight he unexpectedly had a dream for the first time in a long while.
