176: Chapter 176: Is it going to crash and burn?!

Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, the first thought that crossed Su Youwei's mind was that it was impossible.

How could she have been so unreserved as to beg to sleep in Lin Mo's room… Yet, the memories in her mind began to surface.

It seemed… it really was her who had begged…

A crimson flush immediately spread across Su Youwei's cheeks.

How could she have been so unreserved?

When she heard Lin Mo's following words, Su Youwei was still taken aback.

What did he mean by "the torture of anger"?

It wasn't until she followed Lin Mo's gaze that she suddenly realized: Lin Mo wasn't talking about being angry ("shēngqì"). It was rising ("shēngqǐ")!

"Th-th-this…" Su Youwei stammered, her voice faltering.

A wicked smirk tugged at the corner of Lin Mo's mouth. "What? It's not like you haven't had contact with it before; why are you acting shy now?"

"It really likes you, you know~"

The flush on Su Youwei's cheeks deepened dramatically, spreading all the way down to her neck.

Her breathing grew noticeably rapid, and Lin Mo even caught her swallowing hard.

She bit her lip and said to Lin Mo, "Could you… give me two days…?"

"I plan to max out my remaining experience points today and then complete my breakthrough mission."

"If we do it again today… I'm afraid I won't be able to finish the solo breakthrough mission."

Watching Su Youwei's nervous expression, Lin Mo chuckled.

He reached out and pinched her cheek.

"Business comes first, of course."

"It's not like I don't know how to cherish you."

Su Youwei let out a long sigh of relief, yet she was surprised to discover a lingering sense of disappointment in her heart.

To be honest, if it weren't for her desire to complete the breakthrough mission before the start of the semester, Su Youwei actually would have quite liked to…

Just as Su Youwei was thinking this, Lin Mo's voice suddenly reached her ears.

"However… I have one condition."

"Hm?" Su Youwei looked up at Lin Mo in confusion.

A wicked smirk appeared on Lin Mo's face. "You've been torturing me for so long; it's not too much to ask for one condition in return, right?"

Su Youwei remained wary. "What condition…"

"It's very simple," Lin Mo said with a smile. "Next time, I get to choose what you wear."

"Eh?" Su Youwei was stunned for a moment, but she quickly understood what Lin Mo meant.

The flush on her face deepened, and she couldn't help but let some R-rated images flash through her mind.

Just as Lin Mo was thinking that Su Youwei would surely refuse and that he would have to pester her a bit more, to his surprise, Su Youwei lowered her head and gave a gentle nod.

"Alright… I agree to it."

Now it was Lin Mo's turn to be shocked. "You're not even going to refuse?"

This didn't sound like Su Youwei.

After all, even with their current relationship, Su Youwei was still too shy to even take off her clothes in front of him.

It was a shyness and introversion etched into her very bones.

He hadn't expected her to agree immediately to such an explicit request.

Su Youwei lowered her head, her gaze darting toward the area between Lin Mo's legs…

"It's just that… you were tortured all night because of me…"

"Consider it…" Su Youwei's voice grew quieter and quieter, "…my compensation to you."

After saying this, she didn't care about anything else; she leaped off the bed and hurried to the bathroom to wash up, not daring to glance at Lin Mo again.

Lin Mo watched Su Youwei's panicked, retreating figure, a smile curling the corners of his lips.

She was truly… incredibly adorable!

Next time, he would have to plan exactly how to tease her properly.

…

One day later.

This was the day Imperial Capital Academy officially began its semester.

In front of the main gate of Imperial Capital Academy, located in the very heart of the Shengjing City, it was already a sea of people.

Besides the new students arriving from various major cities and their parents, there were also quite a few senior students from the academy.

These senior students, who had already been enrolled, were brazenly eyeing the incoming freshmen.

Once they spotted a target, they would immediately swarm over.

Basically, every freshman had quite a few people eyeing them like tigers stalking their prey.

Naturally, those beauties with exceptional looks were surrounded by even more people.

For instance… Gu Rongyu.

Today was the registration day for Imperial Capital Academy, so Gu Rongyu had arrived early in the morning.

Her goal was to be the first to see Lin Mo.

Although it had only been a few short days since they last met, she couldn't help but picture Lin Mo's face in her mind.

However, the crowd around her was growing larger and larger.

Many seniors kept greeting her.

"Are you alone, Junior? Let me take you into the academy; I can show you around and introduce things to you."

Such greetings were incessant. At first, Gu Rongyu would shake her head and refuse, but eventually, she couldn't be bothered to pay them any mind.

Her gaze kept scanning the school entrance, searching for any sign of Lin Mo.

She was finally going to see him again, and Gu Rongyu felt a spark of excitement.

It had been several days since she last saw Lin Mo.

During these past few days, she had only chatted with him a few times, and Lin Mo's replies had been sporadic.

She figured Lin Mo must have been busy grinding monsters to level up, so she hadn't wanted to disturb him too much.

Although they had previously agreed to decide on a time and place to meet after registration, Gu Rongyu simply couldn't wait any longer after not seeing him for several days.

That was why she was deliberately waiting at the school gate—she wanted to give Lin Mo a surprise.

Not long after, a familiar figure walked over from the distance.

Gu Rongyu raised an eyebrow slightly and called out to him from afar, "Fatty, you're here quite early too."

Song Cheng, who had been busy eating a steamed bun, looked up in astonishment.

He stared at Gu Rongyu, who was standing guard at the school gate.

Gulp—Song Cheng swallowed the bun in his mouth and said somewhat awkwardly, "Hey, Rongyu, why aren't you heading into the academy?"

"I'm waiting for someone, of course."

Song Cheng blinked, a vague sense of unease rising in his heart. "You aren't waiting for… the Big Thigh, are you?"

Gu Rongyu was clearly in an excellent mood. "Smart! I'm planning to wait for him so we can go in together."

Song Cheng felt his scalp tingle.

Gu Rongyu might not know, but he was all too aware of the situation.

Lin Mo had been with Su Youwei for the past two days; they would definitely arrive at the academy together.

If Gu Rongyu was waiting here… wouldn't that be a disaster?

No, he had to help the Big Thigh and intercept her.

Song Cheng's eyes darted around. "Why don't we go in first?" he suggested. "We don't know when the Big Thigh will show up."

Gu Rongyu frowned slightly. "If he arrives late, I'll just wait a little longer."

"The main thing is that there are enrollment procedures to take care of. Wouldn't it be better to finish those first and then come back to wait for the Big Thigh?"

As soon as Song Cheng said this, the eyes of the surrounding senior students lit up, looking as if they were eager to come over and strike up a conversation.

However, Gu Rongyu frowned even tighter. "If you're in a hurry, go handle it yourself."

"I'm willing to wait."

Seeing that Gu Rongyu was starting to show signs of impatience, Song Cheng didn't dare say anything more.

He could only make an excuse to go handle his paperwork, planning to contact Lin Mo as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lin Mo had brought Su Youwei to the vicinity of the academy, and they could already see the large crowd of students at the main gate.