Chapter 3 – I’ll Feast on This Secret for a Lifetime

“You-you stay right there! Don’t come any closer!”

“If you come one step closer, I’ll scream!”

Lin Xi crossed her arms over her chest, shielding herself.

If she didn’t comply, it seemed… the other girl was going to come over and strip her personally?!

Who knew? Perverts were capable of anything…

Shi Yu ignored Lin Xi’s threats entirely.

“Go ahead and scream. You’re more than welcome to bring the school security guards over.”

“Oh, right, and our school’s Magical Girl, Miss Xia Xun. If you bring her here, you’re dead.”

“Did you see the morning news? Another witch died at the hands of Xia Xun.”

Lin Xi was speechless.

She had no choice… she had to give in…

“Fine! I’ll take it off!”

As Lin Xi unbuttoned her top, a nosebleed instantly sprayed out.

Shi Yu stared, dumbfounded. “Why do you get this excited looking at your own body?!”

“You’re the real pervert here, aren’t you?!”

Lin Xi wiped the blood away with the back of her hand and said heroically, “Cut the crap! Let’s do this!”

Shi Yu walked up to her and placed her slightly cool hands on Lin Xi’s smooth shoulders.

Lin Xi’s body trembled.

“You aren’t actually enjoying this, are you? How disgusting…” Shi Yu frowned in distaste.

“It’s because your hands are too cold!” Lin Xi realized that while the other girl was perfectly calm and composed, she was dying of embarrassment.

Shi Yu withdrew her hands. “Alright, you can put your clothes back on.”

Lin Xi: “???”

That’s it? I took my clothes off and that’s it?!

“So, Miss Shi Yu, what was the point of this whole performance? What do you actually want?”

Shi Yu said, “I just wanted to confirm that you are indeed a witch.”

“And that was enough to confirm it?” Lin Xi quickly buttoned her shirt.

“Correct,” Shi Yu said. “I am a superpower user. By touching someone’s body, I can see through to their true nature.”

“Do you remember last Friday, before PE class? I accidentally bumped into you in the changing room.”

“After that brief, accidental contact, I started suspecting you were a witch.”

“I’ve been observing you in secret for a few days, and today I came to confirm it once more.”

Now fully dressed, Lin Xi asked weakly, “Now that you’ve confirmed it, what’s next? What do you want to do?”

“You’ll find out after school,” Shi Yu said. “After school, you’re coming with me.”

“I can’t. I already promised a friend I’d go eat with her.” Lin Xi didn’t want to break her promise to her angelic friend, Zhao Xinning.

Shi Yu smiled. “Do you still not understand your position? You dare to bargain with me?”

“Lin Xi, you wouldn’t want anyone else to find out you’re a witch, would you?”

Lin Xi: “…”

A demon!

This girl is definitely a demon!

And she looks so cute, too…

“I’m surprised you even have friends. Does this friend of yours know you’re a witch?” Shi Yu asked.

Lin Xi didn’t think Zhao Xinning knew her true identity. “She doesn’t know.”

Shi Yu said, “In that case, I assume you won’t be mentioning anything about what’s happening between us to her?”

“I won’t.” Lin Xi would deal with this perverted girl on her own; she wouldn’t drag the angelic Zhao Xinning into this mess.

The two of them returned to the classroom, acting as if nothing had happened.

To Lin Xi’s exasperation, Shi Yu touching her shoulders counted as a successful ‘intimate contact.’ Her lifespan had been extended by over ten minutes…

Upon returning to the classroom, Lin Xi realized that compared to a nobody like herself, Shi Yu was practically a celebrity in class.

Everyone greeted her with smiles and friendly words.

Shi Yu’s popularity in class was off the charts!

With a bright, sunny smile on her face, she responded sweetly to everyone who greeted her.

She was like a completely different person compared to the little devil from moments ago!

Lin Xi cursed under her breath. This girl really was a two-faced hypocrite.

Logically speaking, she should have reported me immediately. The morning news had said that anyone reporting the whereabouts of a witch could receive a reward of at least ten thousand yuan once the information was verified.

What exactly does she want from me?

Facing this little devil felt like walking on thin ice. Would I even make it to the other side?

Ding-dong-

The melodious sound of the school bell rang out, signaling the end of the day.

Lin Xi first sent a message to Zhao Xinning, apologizing for not being able to go out to eat with her as they had planned.

When Zhao Xinning asked for a reason, Lin Xi made up an excuse, saying she had dozed off in class and was being hauled off to the teacher’s office for a “chat.”

Only after most of the people in the classroom had left did Shi Yu pick up her backpack and stand up, giving Lin Xi a look from a distance.

The two met up at the bottom of the teaching building.

Shi Yu told Lin Xi to cut the nonsense and just follow her quietly.

After leaving the school and walking for quite a while, Lin Xi finally couldn’t take it anymore and asked directly, “Where exactly are you taking me?”

“We’re almost there,” Shi Yu said.

Another ten minutes passed. After crossing a commercial street, they finally reached their destination.

“A love hotel?!” Lin Xi looked at the sign, panic-stricken.

Good grief!

So she didn’t lay a hand on me at school because she planned to bring me here… to take her time with me???

Even if skinship could extend my lifespan, I still had my dignity! I couldn’t just let this little devil have her way with me!

“You Perverted Witch, you must be thinking about something lewd, aren’t you?” Shi Yu mocked.

Lin Xi’s blood pressure spiked. How dare she turn the tables like that?!

“You have the nerve to call me that? You’re the one who brought me to a place like this!”

Shi Yu replied, “Of the hotels nearby, this one is the cheapest.”

Eh?! Lin Xi thought to herself. So she only chose this hotel because of the price.

Regardless of the reason, she could only obediently follow Shi Yu into the room she had booked.

After entering, Shi Yu set down her backpack. As she unzipped it, she commanded Lin Xi, “Take off your top and your skirt.”

Hearing this, Lin Xi cried out vehemently, “So you’ve finally shown your true colors!”

“Shi Yu, you really are a total pervert!”

“What do you have in that bag?!”

“Is it some kind of evil toy?!”

“Let me tell you, I’d rather die than submit!”

Lin Xi was losing it. At this rate, she was about to be ‘re-educated’ by this massive pervert.

There are some things a person just can’t stand!

“What are you talking about?” What Shi Yu pulled out of her backpack was a tablet and a stylus. “I just need you to be my model.”

“Huh?!” Lin Xi asked. “Are you… a doujinshi artist?!”

“Yes,” Shi Yu admitted openly. “I’ve been drawing H-manga and illustrations for two and a half years.”

“It’s precisely because my works are drawn from real-life reference that they are so popular in the industry.”

Lin Xi was stunned. “And you’re proud of that? Doing this kind of thing… it’s not right, is it?”

“What’s wrong with it if it makes money?” Shi Yu emphasized, “I’m short on cash. I need money.”

Lin Xi tried to reason with her. “You might have your difficulties, but you shouldn’t threaten people.”

“People? What ‘people’ are you talking about? You aren’t human; you’re a witch. What’s wrong with threatening you? Want to kill me? If you kill me, I guarantee that within a few hours, your identity as a witch will be spread throughout the entire school.”

Shi Yu had Lin Xi right where she wanted her. That devilish smile bloomed on her face once again.

“Lin Xi, I’m going to live off this secret of yours for the rest of my life!”

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