You are all bad women! Don't come over!

After redeeming himself with Cai Yuncui, Shen Mochen just felt awfully light, with no worries. He spent Sunday studying at home as usual, and when mealtime came around, he would go next door to eat.

Shen Mochen was aware that he was taking advantage of a kind person, but not having to cook was seriously bliss. It gave him a bit of guilt, but it was too good to refuse. All he could think about was how to repay them once Yin Caiyu returned, since they'd need to cook for an extra person from then on.

Next door, Cai Yuncui was behaving pretty normally, only for some reason, she had started to get up early for jogging and followed along with yoga workouts on TV at home... Shen Mochen really wished she would be a bit more cautious. Even though she was fully covered, the tight workout gear and yoga pants highlighted her explosive figure, which was a huge temptation for a vigorous male high school student like Shen Mochen. He couldn't settle down until he'd run back home and...dealt with it.

Damn it, Yin Caiyu, if you don't come back soon, my heart might stay on track, but I can't vouch for my body, awoo! That's what he thought, struggling to tear his gaze away from Cai Yuncui's behind, and after finishing his meal, he made a quick exit.

Yin Caiyu had said she was busy recently and told him not to call her, but she hardly ever called back herself. Damn it, she must be getting too cocky. Just wait until she got back, she'd see!

"Make sure to pay attention in class!" Cai Yuncui said with a smile, as she dropped Shen Mochen off at school on her electric scooter.

"Mhm, I'm off then, bye Sister Cai!"

Shen Mochen nodded obediently and walked to the school building on his own. The bright sunshine cast a warm glow over the students, and faint floral fragrances filled the campus.

"Lucky you..."

The dejected voice came from behind Shen Mochen, who didn't need to look back to know who it was.

"Lucky about what?" he asked languidly.

"You actually live next to Ms. Cai and ride her scooter to school every day. You've got it way too good!" Liu Bo caught up to him, clearly indignant.

Shen Mochen shrugged it off: "It's not that big of a deal."

Liu Bo said bitterly, "Hmmph, good-looking guys always have it easy. She must've been nice to you because she saw your face!"

"No, she didn't know then."

"So that means she knows now, huh? Lucky you, getting to hug Ms. Cai's waist every day. I don't believe for a second you've never 'accidentally' hugged her chest..."

Shen Mochen gave Liu Bo a look, with a half-smile: "You're this close to me right now; aren't you afraid people will think we're tight?"

Hearing this, Liu Bo quickly stepped back and lowered his head to look at his phone: "Ugh, these rumors are so annoying. I wonder who's targeting you. There must be someone behind Gao Le... Ah!"

"What now?" Shen Mochen yawned.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Liu Bo screamed, no longer caring about the eyes on them, and frantically pointed at the message on his phone, his face twisted with agony.

"What's with that face, got some bad news?" Shen Mochen asked, amused.

Shen Mochen couldn't help but lean over to take a look, and saw a message posted on the campus feed:

"Breaking: Catherine admits to having a boyfriend, suspected to be the mysterious boy previously rumored!" Below were several candid shots of them from Saturday. Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire

The message was posted five minutes ago but had already been shared hundreds of times, nearly enough to spread across the entire school, with quite a few students from other schools tuning in as well.

Liu Bo shuddered, speechless, only managing to clutch Shen Mochen's collar and shake him violently.

"What's going on! What's going on!" Liu Bo questioned him jealously, his face twisted in such a way that his eyes were barely visible.

Shen Mochen was at a loss for words. Getting angry at me is pointless, this isn't what I wanted!

"Let me explain..."

"I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it!"

"Fine, don't listen."

"Spit it out already! What's going on!"

Shen Mochen scratched his head but, after thinking for a long time, couldn't come up with a good explanation. Telling the truth was just too troublesome, and it made it sound as if Catherine was throwing herself at him. But if he didn't say that, what could he say?

Liu Bo muttered resentfully, "I've long since known you were coveting the Princess's beauty... Did you take advantage of your time shopping with her to deliberately show your face, and then sweet-talk her into falling for you!"

"...Pretty much."

Shen Mochen could only nod in agreement to avoid further trouble.

"Ah ah ah ah!"

Liu Bo looked up to the sky with envy and roared so loud that passersby thought he was going mad. Shen Mochen hurriedly took off, fearing Liu Bo might lose it and bite him. Liu Bo chased after him for a few steps but couldn't catch up, puffing up even more like a ball.

Upon arriving at the classroom, Shen Mochen walked carefully into the class, anxious and fearful. But nobody paid him any attention, as they were all surrounding Catherine, peppering her with questions.

It seemed Catherine had kept her word, at least she hadn't exposed his identity. However, the situation was still far from optimistic. The First Middle School's school wall wasn't only of interest to its students; people from other schools would read it too.

Exposure seemed to be a matter of time, after all, Shen Mochen was quite well-known at Fengye Middle School.

In fact, he had been worried about this very thing when he went out with Catherine. They visited very ordinary places on Saturday, and logically, the elite students of Gaotang First Middle School would hardly stoop to visit such places and soil their shoes, so he was hopeful.

But clearly, it was a mistake to rely on luck. No sooner had one wave settled, than another arose. He resolved to always prepare for the worst from now on.

Shen Mochen sighed inwardly and glanced at his seat which, being next to Catherine's, was also taken over by the spectators.

"Excuse me, excuse me!" said Shen Mochen, shooing away the person sitting in his spot.

To this, the other person gave him a strange look, as if surprised that Shen Mochen was more assertive than usual.

Next door, the gawping continued. Everyone was delving into questions and discussions about "who the boyfriend is," "when they started dating," "how they met," and "how far they've progressed."

Catherine was nonchalant, answering some questions and ignoring others. No one dared to pressure her, so they just discussed amongst themselves.

The crowd of onlookers was mostly girls. Boys, even if they joined the onlookers, didn't say much. They forced a smile on their faces while silently gasping with heartache.

Finally, Liu Bo arrived late, looking mournfully at Shen Mochen, his face the picture of lost love.

After all, Catherine had been dominating the Goddess List for two years, becoming a spiritual totem in the hearts of adolescent boys, coupled with the fact that Roman people, who follow the Tianzheng Church, traditionally don't engage in sexual relations before marriage. So, to most boys, Catherine almost personified the image of the Holy Virgin.

Her looks, personality, and capabilities all perfectly matched this image. Everyone knew she might marry someone else in the future, but no one spoke of it, treating it as something in the distant future, not like now, so sudden and unexpected.