Chapter 174 – Life Advice

The last time Lin Xi had come to this kind of hotel was… well, the last time-when Shi Yu had threatened her into going inside and posing as an illustration model.

Now Yang Tongtong had brought her here. Was this some kind of prank???

Lin Xi stood frozen in place.

“Come on. Let’s go inside, Big Sister Lin Xi,” Yang Tongtong said calmly.

“Little Sister Tongtong, are you sure this is where you meant to come? Not your school?”

“Yes. This is the place.”

Lin Xi: “…”

“Wait right there-” She pulled out her phone and prepared to contact Yang Shanshan.

Go into a place like this? How could she possibly agree to that?!

“Big Sister Lin Xi!” Yang Tongtong stopped her from contacting Yang Shanshan. “Didn’t you promise not to tell my sister about what happens between us?”

“I did, but… how was I supposed to know you were bringing me to a place like this?!” Lin Xi demanded. “Little Sister Tongtong, why did you bring me here?”

Could it be… Lin Xi wondered, that Yang Tongtong needed a model too, just like Shi Yu had?

Impossible. There had to be some other reason…

“Whatever this is about, your sister has to know!” Lin Xi said firmly.

“All right…” Yang Tongtong looked on the verge of tears. “Contact my sister, Big Sister Lin Xi. If my life is ruined, then it’s ruined…”

Lin Xi: “…”

Where had this crushingly heavy mood come from???

Don’t crank the emotional gravity all the way up without warning!

Lin Xi grumbled inwardly and lowered her phone.

How could she stand by and watch her friend’s little sister ruin her life?

“I won’t contact your sister for now, but you need to tell me what kind of advice you want and why you brought me here.”

“Okay!” Yang Tongtong’s eyes shone with gratitude. “Thank you, Big Sister Lin Xi! Let’s talk inside!”

“You… You didn’t listen to a word I said, did you? We’re not going inside. Explain yourself right here.”

“I can’t talk about it in the street. We should go inside. Are you afraid I’ll do something to you, Big Sister Lin Xi? Or… are you afraid you won’t be able to control yourself and you’ll do something to me?”

“I would never!” Lin Xi declared firmly.

She would never become that kind of sleazy witch!

“Fine. We’re only going inside to talk.”

Lin Xi had nothing to hide. She wanted to see what Yang Tongtong was really planning.

Beep-

The key card unlocked the door, and they entered the room.

“Now will you tell me-“

“What are you doing?!”

The sight of Yang Tongtong removing her coat sent Lin Xi straight into a panic.

“Nothing,” Yang Tongtong said. “I have a whole pile of biology questions I want to ask you, Big Sister Lin Xi.”

Lin Xi’s CPU was about to burn out.

Her friend’s little sister was far too bizarre for her to handle.

“W-What are you talking about?!”

Yang Tongtong unleashed her ultimate move at point-blank range.

“I-like-you!”

“What?! We’ve only met once or twice! We’re practically strangers-“

“We’re not strangers! I thought about this for a long time before deciding to do it.”

Lin Xi was even more baffled.

Who confessed to someone by taking them straight to a love hotel?

What, after the confession they were supposed to jump straight into “round one”???

“Little Sister Tongtong, your… entire outlook on this is seriously wrong!”

“No normal person would do this!”

“So, thank you for liking me, but I’m leaving…”

Lin Xi fled toward the door, only for Yang Tongtong to block it.

“Big Sister Lin Xi, are you rejecting me because I’m not cute enough?”

“No. You’re very cute.”

“Then why are you rejecting me?”

Before opening the door, Lin Xi gave her a stern lecture.

“You can’t do something like this again-not to me, and not to anyone else.”

“It shows no respect for the other person, and even less for yourself. You need to take better care of yourself. You’re such a cute girl.”

“You’re lucky I’m your sister’s good friend and not some bad person. I would never take advantage of you.”

“Goodbye.”

Lin Xi was about to leave when Yang Tongtong hurried after her and caught the hem of her clothes.

“I… I was wrong…”

“Big Sister Lin Xi, I couldn’t help myself…”

“I-I didn’t know it was wrong to do this…”

“Boohoo…”

Little “pearls” began rolling from the corners of Yang Tongtong’s eyes. Lin Xi had no choice but to turn around.

“Hey, don’t blame yourself too much. If your ideas about love are wrong, you can correct them.”

“Then… will you help me correct them, Big Sister Lin Xi?”

“Uh…” Lin Xi hesitated, and Yang Tongtong immediately looked ready to shed more “pearls.” “Little Sister Tongtong, it’s not that I don’t want to help. But why not ask your sister?”

“I’m sure Shanshan treasures you dearly too.”

Yang Tongtong fidgeted. “How could I possibly talk to my sister about something like this…?”

Lin Xi considered it. That was a fair point…

“All right, Little Sister Tongtong. Calm down for now. We’ll find another time to have some real life counseling.”

“Okay! Thank you, Big Sister Lin Xi!”

Suddenly-

Smooch!

Lin Xi: “…”

Before she could even process what had happened, Yang Tongtong smiled and said, “Don’t misunderstand. That was only to show my gratitude.”

Was that normal? Lin Xi could not decide. “Um… goodbye.”

She hurried away.

That wasn’t normal, was it?!

Lin Xi felt as if her CPU were about to burn out all over again…

After Lin Xi left, Yang Tongtong’s Maid, Liya, entered the room. “Master, you won her over that quickly? As expected of you!”

“No.” Yang Tongtong glared. “That bastard didn’t take the bait.”

Liya was shocked. “Her willpower is truly that strong?!”

“I underestimated her…” Yang Tongtong had no choice but to admit Lin Xi was no easy target.

She had thought she could effortlessly steal Lin Xi right out from under her hopeless Sis’s nose.

Then her Sis would finally understand that Lin Xi was not worth loving with such timid devotion.

“Whatever. If Plan A failed, there’s always Plan B.”

“If it’s you, Master, I’m certain you can do it!” Liya said. “The Alliance has made a new move in response to the deaths of those two members. I will report the details now.”