CHAPTER 420: CHAPTER 420: RAPID PROGRESS IN THE RELATIONSHIP! (SEEKING FOLLOWERS)

Xiao Ye liked to touch my leg, and I was loving it.

In the dim light, Yunxi tugged up her white robe, revealing a pair of long, white, soft legs.

Xiao Ye’s old face flushed, and he pulled his hand away, saying, "Sorry, wrong spot, I was looking for popcorn."

"The popcorn’s right here. If you want to keep touching, go ahead, I don’t mind," Yunxi replied in her cool, sweet voice, her cheeks blushing.

Xiao Ye was overjoyed, the corners of his mouth spreading wide, *cackling inside like a villain.*

Even though Yunxi and Yun Bing looked exactly the same, the vibes they gave were totally different.

One was fiery and passionate, the other cold as ice.

Up front, Ziran giggled and whispered, "Already making a move, huh? They’re getting handsy so fast. At this rate, their relationship’s gonna level up quick, and all that awkwardness will be gone."

Yun Bing snorted, "Xiao Ye really is such a perv, totally obsessed with legs."

The white-haired maiden sat in the middle, her delicate face utterly lost and confused.

"Huh? What do you mean, ’handy?’ And what’s a leg guy?"

"Is Xiao Ye here?"

Ziran pointed over her shoulder, saying, "Back row, corner, where the light’s the lowest. That’s gotta be him."

"This movie was put together just for the two of them, so they can get close fast,"

"!" Huangfu Xiangling exclaimed in shock, glancing backward and sure enough, she spotted Xiao Ye and Yunxi huddled together in the corner.

Ziran scolded, "Don’t disturb them, got it? And don’t stare for too long,"

Huangfu Xiangling faced the screen again, staring blankly at the opening shots of the movie.

She was stunned, asking in disbelief, "Isn’t Xiao Ye Sister Yun Bing’s husband? Why’s he flirting with Sister Yunxi?"

Yun Bing laughed, "In the end, lovers always find a way,"

Huangfu Xiangling could only give a bitter smile.

*Me, Bai Mao, back to playing the clown again?*

*Just yesterday, I’d been drinking my troubles away with Yunxi, pouring out my heart, even saying I was gonna bag Xiao Ye by force. But what happened? Tried to steal the chicken, lost the rice, ended up stuck between Master and Yun Bing.*

*And now, the one who was listening to me—Yunxi—she’s the one who actually got together with Xiao Ye!*

"Ah! Why am I so damn unlucky?"

"Every time I think I’m the main character, turns out I’m just the sidekick, doomed to be love’s witness."

"Seriously, is Bai Mao never gonna get a seat at the table?"

"Master takes his seat, then maybe I’ll have to watch Yunxi get hers, and here I am, still waiting!"

"Sure, I like going to celebrations, but not these kinds of feasts!"

*The bitterness at the corner of my lips was like poison, so much it hurt, so much it stung.*

*Treasure right in front of me, but not a crumb for me.*

The romance movie started to play.

At the beginning, the leads were college students. The female lead got attacked by a beast on her way to class, and the male lead showed up just in time, saving her in the nick of time.

Through swirling dust, right before she blacked out, all she saw was a blurry handsome face, the guy’s school uniform, and the hands of the male lead.

She remembered one thing.

This boy who saved her was seriously hot, and his ring finger was longer than his middle finger.

When she woke up in the hospital, the guy was already gone.

"I’m gonna find him and thank him in person."

The female lead was the school owner’s daughter, a legit heiress, so she put up a campus-wide notice:

[Super hot guy, ring finger longer than middle finger]

The wanted poster sparked a frenzy among the guys on campus.

"Damn, the heiress looking for love?"

"A guy with a longer ring finger? She’s gonna be so happy down the road."

"Should I just chop off my middle finger, then my ring finger’s longer, and she can pick me?"

Up at the screen,

Yun Bing and Ziran both looked a little stunned.

If they remembered right, Xiao Ye’s ring finger was actually longer than his middle finger.

If you lined the two up, not only was it longer, it was thicker, too.

The girls exchanged a glance, swallowed, sparkles flashing in their eyes, *their minds wandering far off track.*

The white-haired maiden just looked baffled.

"So what if the ring finger’s longer? What’s the big deal?"

Ziran smiled, "You’re still young, you don’t get it yet."

Yun Bing nodded, "When you meet someone like that, you’ll get it."

Huangfu Xiangling opened her tablet, typed the question in, hit search, and after seeing the answer, she quietly closed her tablet, her face blazing red.

"Oh! So that’s what it means."

In the back, Yunxi picked up Xiao Ye’s rough, big hand, looked at his fingers up close, and said in surprise,

"Xiao Ye, you’re just like the male lead in the movie! Your ring finger’s so long, longer than your middle finger."

"How’d you manage that?"

Xiao Ye scratched his head, "Born this way."

"Oh," Yunxi separated his fingers, holding his middle and ring finger together, checking them out in front of her face, full of curiosity.

"Nothing much to see. Let’s just watch the movie,"

Xiao Ye put his hand away, then sneaked it around Yunxi’s fragrant shoulder, gently pulling her into his arm.

Yunxi let herself rest her head on Xiao Ye’s shoulder.

The familiar, pleasant scent at the tip of her nose, mixed with Xiao Ye’s thick, mature masculine vibe, made her heart race like a startled deer, *her feelings pounding out of control.*

In the movie, the female lead searched for a month and still didn’t find the guy.

Right when she was about to give up, hoping to blow off steam at the training ground, she saw the male lead cleaning by himself—which made her wonder, why was he cleaning the massive campus gym, mopping floors and wiping down the machines, all alone?

Just then, a scary-looking homeroom teacher appeared before the male lead, barking,

"Lin Yi, you’re late for class again, and sleeping through lectures! If you’re late a few more times, you’ll lose all your credits and get kicked out."

"This is the Beast Girl Era Academy, not some peacetime university, the rules have to be followed."

"Huh, how’s your ring finger longer than your middle finger?"

The female lead found the male lead, holding his hand and staring at it in awe.

The teacher instantly switched to a smile, beaming, "Miss, the gym’s still being cleaned, please come back later."

Every teacher knew who the school owner’s only daughter was.

Then, the female lead spoke up for the male lead, keeping him from getting in trouble, and the male lead started to like her.

The two officially began hanging out.

Since it was a romance flick, they started dating pretty quick—super sweet.

"Ugh, I wanna date Xiao Ye, too!"

Huangfu Xiangling was glued to the screen, *her heart filling up with envy.*

Ziran felt it deeply, thinking her and Xiao Ye’s story was weirdly similar to the movie—Xiao Ye was just like the male lead, and he even saved her life once.

*If it weren’t for Xiao Ye, I probably would’ve exploded by now.*

Yun Bing suddenly gasped, "Damn, Xiao Ye and Yunxi are already making out?"

Ziran and Huangfu Xiangling both stiffened, sneaking a few glances backward, their eyes widening.

It was true!

In the dim corner, the two were wrapped up in each other, *making out like there was no tomorrow.*

Xiao Ye could tell Yunxi was inexperienced, feeling her awkward moves.

After two minutes, Yunxi was totally limp, slumped all over Xiao Ye, her reddened lips still slick with... someone else’s moisture.

She licked her lips, weak from head to toe, sensing something underneath, and said,

"Xiao Ye, are you carrying a weapon or something?"

"It’s been pressing on my leg this whole time."

Xiao Ye looked down, a little embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, I’ll put it away right now."

Yunxi suddenly realized something, her pretty face flushing red, and she said, "Come to my villa tonight."

The movie ended, the leads went public, signed a contract, and became battle partners—a married couple.

Ziran and Yun Bing dragged Bai Mao away, shooting Xiao Ye a look he totally understood.

Xiao Ye scratched his head, thinking, *Wait, am I being set up here?*

"Sister Yunxi, let’s go to your villa," he called out.

Yunxi’s cheeks turned pink, "Mm-hmm."