Kyoto University, in April, is the season when cherry blossoms bloom. The spring breeze blows through, scattering petals that cover the entire shaded path.
Qin Ruomeng walked along the path with a few study materials in her arms, completely ignoring the intense gazes from the male students around her.
As the campus beauty of Kyoto University's Finance Department, Qin Ruomeng was already used to such gazes. Looking across the entire Kyoto University, not a single man could catch her eye, since her pickiness toward men had reached an extremely harsh level.
"Do you know that there are some women you can never have in your entire life?"
A boy sitting by the edge of the sports field was staring at Qin Ruomeng as if he was giving her a salute.
"You mean Qin Ruomeng?" Ye Tianfan, with a blade of grass between his teeth, was lazily lying on the grass of the sports field.
"Who else could it be?" The boy slowly walked over to Ye Tianfan, sat down on the grass, and lay back as well. With his hands crossed behind his head, he looked at the sky and sighed, "Ah, if I could sleep with her, it would be worth dying."
Ye Tianfan chuckled and said, "Don't joke around. You're the eldest son of the Lin Group in Jiangzhou City. With a name like Lin Xiaofeng, who would dare not to give you face? If you like her, just pursue her! If she doesn't agree, just throw money at her until she does."
Lin Xiaofeng gave a bitter smile and said, "You're wrong. Qin Ruomeng is the apple of the Qin Group Chairman's eye. In terms of financial power... our Lin Family is willing to concede."
As they were talking, a faint scent wafted over. Lin Xiaofeng sat up bolt upright; this scent was too familiar—it was Qin Ruomeng's perfume!
She was indeed walking straight toward him. Could it be that the 138th love letter he wrote to her had finally moved her?
"Ruo Meng, you..."
Just as Lin Xiaofeng was about to greet her, he met Qin Ruomeng's cold gaze, and the words he was about to say got stuck at his lips.
"I'm looking for him! It's none of your business!"
Qin Ruomeng's voice was as cold as her eyes, enough to drop ice shards.
"Looking for him?" Lin Xiaofeng widened his eyes, glaring at Ye Tianfan still lying on the ground, his eyes nearly spouting fire.
At this moment, Qin Ruomeng was wearing a long white dress, standing right above Ye Tianfan's head, and with the spring breeze blowing, from his angle, he could see Qin Ruomeng's panties.
"What do you want with me?" Ye Tianfan didn't hold back a leer and raised his eyebrows at Lin Xiaofeng.
"Can we talk privately?" Qin Ruomeng glanced at Lin Xiaofeng and slightly frowned.
"Whatever it is, say it here. Xiao Feng and I are bros; it's fine."
Seeing Ye Tianfan's unscrupulous gaze, Qin Ruomeng wasn't angry at all. She just took a step back and said, "He's in the way."
"I... you... me in the way?" Lin Xiaofeng was full of black lines. Jealousy and envy filled his heart, but he eventually said, "Fine, I'll leave, but before I go, I need to tell my buddy something. Could you step aside for a moment?"
Ye Tianfan smiled slightly and said, "I know what you're going to ask. Black, with lace trim."
As soon as Ye Tianfan finished speaking, Qin Ruomeng's eyebrows furrowed, and her cheeks flushed red. She quickly covered her skirt's hem, knowing Ye Tianfan had seen it but never expected him to shamelessly say it aloud.
"Alright then, you two chat!" Lin Xiaofeng laughed, whistled, and turned to leave, not forgetting to shout, "Tianfan, make sure to win her over, I've got a celebration drink ready for you!"
Watching Lin Xiaofeng's retreating figure, Ye Tianfan furrowed his brows and smiled bitterly to himself. To win her over? That would be declaring war on all the male students at Kyoto University! To others, it seemed like a good thing, but to Ye Tianfan, it felt like a monumental hassle.
"Alright, Kyoto University's number one campus beauty, what do you want to discuss with me now?"
Ye Tianfan slowly sat up from the grass, suddenly noticing that the sports field was now filled with many people. These male students were pretending to play soccer or jog, but in reality, they were all looking at Qin Ruomeng!
Ye Tianfan shook his head with a bitter smile. This Qin Ruomeng truly was a femme fatale! Wherever she went, she brought a heap of trouble!
"My grandfather is in the ICU!" Qin Ruomeng looked at Ye Tianfan, her voice firm.
"Oh, well, be sure to take good care of the old man."
Ye Tianfan shrugged and lay back on the grass.
"My grandfather is critically ill in the ICU! He could be in danger at any moment!"
Qin Ruomeng repeated with added urgency.
Other people didn't know Ye Tianfan's background, only seeing him as an ordinary college student. But Qin Ruomeng knew very well. The Ye Family was an Ancient Medical Family! The patriarchs of the Ye Family were all revered as Ghost Doctors, saving not just the living but even reviving the dead, earning them the Ghost Doctor title. And Ye Tianfan was the prodigy of the Ye Family! At the age of seven, he passed the Ye Family's rigorous examinations, mastering not only supreme medical skills but also the Ye Family's seventy-six unique techniques.
"If there's a life-threatening situation, then you should start making preparations and accept fate."
As Ye Tianfan finished speaking, he turned his back, refusing to look at Qin Ruomeng.
"Ye Tianfan!" Qin Ruomeng couldn't hold it in any longer but found herself at a loss with Ye Tianfan, so she simply lay down behind him, wrapping her delicate hands around him.
"What the heck!"
Ye Tianfan exclaimed in shock, springing up from the ground like a bolt of lightning. Looking at Qin Ruomeng lying on the grass, he said, "This... in broad daylight, under the bright sun, you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed that the male students on the sports field were all glaring at him with furious eyes!
"You're setting me up!"
Qin Ruomeng stood up, looking at Ye Tianfan, and said, "Ye Tianfan, I'm from the Qin Family. Without some means, how will I ever manage such a large family business in the future! Without any tactics, how could I possibly pressure you into acting?"
After she finished speaking, Qin Ruomeng wrapped her arm around Ye Tianfan's and opportunistically gave him a peck on the cheek, leaving a lipstick mark.
"Stop fooling around, okay? This could cost lives!" Ye Tianfan looked at the sharp and fierce stares around him. If looks could kill, Ye Tianfan would've been shredded to pieces by now.
"Fine! Stop this, and help save my grandfather! Otherwise..."
Ye Tianfan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Otherwise, what?"
"Otherwise, fulfill the marriage contract!"
Upon hearing the words "marriage contract," Ye Tianfan shuddered as if electrocuted, quickly taking two to three steps back, "I said stop kidding around. I never want to be associated with the Qin Family in my life!"
"Then help save my grandfather!"
"No way! Absolutely not!"
Ye Tianfan refused with unwavering resolve.
"Then fulfill the marriage contract and marry me!"
"No way either! I don't want to be tangled with the Qin Family!"
Qin Ruomeng suddenly stepped forward, hooked Ye Tianfan's neck with her delicate hand, and whispered, "Now everyone knows you're involved with the Qin Family!"
"You!... Stop messing with me, alright?" As Ye Tianfan finished speaking, he tried to break free from Qin Ruomeng's embrace. However, a single sentence from Qin Ruomeng instantly silenced him.
"If you dare move, I'll sit here and bawl my eyes out! Don't worry about my acting skills; I'll cry as if my heart is being ripped apart, letting everyone in the school know you dumped me! By then, everyone will help me vent, and your good days will be over!"
Ye Tianfan was momentarily stunned, staring intently at Qin Ruomeng's face, "The most venomous is a woman's heart, indeed! Qin Ruomeng, were you sent by heaven just to toy with me?"