"Hey hey hey... Haven't you had enough..."
Xia Mengyao clutched the vegetables like a restless soul.
Suddenly, an untimely voice sounded from the side.
She was startled instantly.
It was her best friend, looking quite annoyed.
Xia Mengyao composed herself, suppressing the odd feelings within her, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? This is a public place, can't you be a bit more discreet?" Li Yue, the best friend, exclaimed with irritation, her gaze filled with resentment.
"I'm saying... are you intentionally showing affection in front of me?"
"Huh?" Xia Mengyao looked utterly baffled.
What affection?
How was she unaware?
Li Yue tilted her eyes and gestured toward her thigh with a slight motion of her lips, wearing an expression as if she had seen through something.
Xia Mengyao: "..."
Her face turned visibly red at a speed discernible to the naked eye, spreading to her neck.
Being taken advantage of and having her best friend discover it was just too embarrassing...
[Ding... You've gained 888 units of Xia Mengyao's embarrassed emotions...]
Xu Hao smirked.
"Tell me, how long have you been together?" Seeing her friend getting shy, Li Yue stopped teasing and enthusiastically inquired.
Amidst the chaos in Xia Mengyao's mind, she didn't even hear the question properly.
"Come on, come on... I won't tell anyone. I'll just ask one thing—have you two done anything intimate?"
Li Yue leaned closer to Xia Mengyao, whispering again.
"Huh?" Xia Mengyao exclaimed in surprise.
"Why 'huh'? Don't tell me you've been getting all lovey-dovey in public and still haven't gone that far?" Li Yue looked at her as if she had stumbled upon a new continent, her disbelief evident.
Xia Mengyao didn't know what to say.
Lowering her head like a quail, she felt like she wanted to hide in the mountains.
Her unreliable best friend was just too much.
Didn't she realize that Xia Mengyao was practically coerced into this?
"Yao Yao, what are you doing? You have someone like Xu Hao, who's rich, powerful, and devastatingly handsome as your boyfriend, and you haven't taken things to the next level?"
"Let me tell you, it's a competitive world out there. If you keep being reserved like this, one day your boyfriend might get snatched away..."
Li Yue was providing her guidance to her best friend.
Xia Mengyao felt utterly wronged.
This guy wasn't even her boyfriend...
If she could, she would prefer to avoid Xu Hao for the rest of her life.
The door opened from outside, and Liu Yun entered with a singer.
Li Yue curled her lips and said, "Don't say I didn't warn you. With someone as perfect as Xu Hao, you can bet that many eyes are on him."
Her gaze seemed to shimmer.
Since the moment she laid eyes on Xu Hao, she realized she was utterly captivated.
She didn't need him to be her boyfriend; spending a wonderful night together would be enough.
Hence, the finger-hooking gesture she had made earlier.
But what disappointed her was that Xu Hao didn't seem interested in her.
He didn't even hint at it with a glance.
Then she thought about helping her friend Xia Mengyao make a move sooner.
Maybe if Xia Mengyao made a move first because of her, he'd become interested?
Didn't they say online that having a 'bestie attribute' gives a boost...
...
The service at Donglai Shun was truly remarkable.
Whatever you wanted, they arranged it quickly.
The singer for boosting the atmosphere arrived promptly.
She was a girl, with a pretty face and a sexy outfit that caught the eyes of many students.
With the upbeat music playing, the atmosphere indeed became livelier.
The more outgoing ones had already started requesting songs.
While singing, their glances frequently turned towards Xu Hao.
They were all trying to showcase themselves, hoping to catch the attention of the "male god."
Xu Hao sipped his drink.
He was genuinely curious about what was going to happen.
In the original storyline—
The protagonist, Lin Feng, shocked the whole crowd with a song, sparking Xia Mengyao's curiosity.
As the saying goes, when a woman becomes curious about a man, that's the beginning of her fall.
He wondered now that he was disrupting the plot—would Lin Feng still appear?
Seeing Xia Mengyao lower her head, looking unhappy, Xu Hao raised an eyebrow.
His hand, which had been resting on her thigh, moved to her shoulder, drawing her closer.
Xia Mengyao's body trembled lightly as she found herself embraced.
Xu Hao's deep and soft voice echoed in her ear.
"I'm quite dissatisfied with your performance. You're my girlfriend now. Look at yourself, you don't even resemble a girlfriend."
"Also, don't you care about your family's well-being?"
Xu Hao's words were gentle, almost tender.
However, they sent shivers down Xia Mengyao's spine.
She raised her head abruptly and met his deep gaze, causing her heart to race.
She had no doubt—
If she couldn't satisfy this devil in front of her, he would undoubtedly follow through on his threats.
For him, taking action against her family was just a simple matter of a few words.
She quickly showed a pleading expression.
Biting her lip and with tears glistening in her eyes, she looked pitiful...
[Ding... You've gained 1000 units of Xia Mengyao's fearful emotions...]
"Good girl, as a girlfriend, you should act like a proper girlfriend should."
Xu Hao's smile was as warm as a spring breeze.
Xia Mengyao understood.
What did it mean to be a proper girlfriend?
Gentle, considerate, always thinking of her boyfriend's needs...
Her heart went through a whirlwind of emotions, and when she saw a slight smudge on Xu Hao's lips, an idea struck her.
Quickly grabbing a tissue, she wiped his lips.
She was genuinely afraid now.
Xu Hao was starting to be straightforward with his threats.
All she could do now was try her best to please him and make him satisfied.
Feeling Xia Mengyao's actions, Xu Hao raised an eyebrow and gave her an approving look.
The little heroine was catching on.
Outside the room, Lin Feng witnessed this scene, his eyes widening.
It was one thing that Xu Hao was holding that stunning beauty in his arms.
But the fact that the beauty was wiping his lips like a doting wife was simply beyond belief.
He felt like a blossoming flower was stuck in a pile of manure.
He could almost hear the sound of his heart breaking.
"No, I can't just stand by. I need to break them apart. That beauty belongs to me."
From the corner of his eye, he saw a girl in the private room singing. His eyes lit up.