Chapter 22: Blackmailed
This morning, I arrived at the classroom much earlier than usual. Perhaps not even the student on duty would be here before me.
What’s more, the rarest thing of all is that Xinran and Keling came to school with me! In the past, the three of us always left at different times, usually I would leave first, then Xinran, and finally Keling.
In the past, Xinran would cycle to school with Keling, but today they didn’t use their bicycles. Instead, they each linked their arms with mine and walked to school.
Fortunately, it was still early, so there weren’t many people on the road. Otherwise, I’m sure I would have been hit by waves of envy, jealousy, and hatred 2.0 enhanced version, and the titles in my sight would have turned black again.
Ah, I don’t know, it feels a bit emotional. If we don’t consider other factors, this scene is what they call the intimate and harmonious appearance between family members.
After entering the main teaching building, we parted ways on the first and second floors respectively. Keling went to the first floor, while Xinran continued up to the third floor.
Xinran is in Class 3-1 on the third floor, but the next classroom is not our Class 3-2, but Class 3-3. Only our Class 3-2 is located on the second floor, and it’s at the very end of the second floor. Therefore, this special classroom is also nicknamed ‘Classroom 222’. By the way, there’s a ‘Classroom 111’ on the first floor, and Keling is in Class 1-1. There’s also a ‘Classroom 333’ on the third floor, which are below and above our class respectively and are collectively called ‘Classroom 666’. When I was in my first year, I was in Class 1-1 downstairs.
There doesn’t seem to be any special intention behind this class arrangement. Anyway, I don’t think our class is anything special… No, isn’t there something special! My classmates are all abnormal!
Come to think of it, other classes don’t have such special nicknames, only ours does!
Is this to gather abnormal students together!
Who did this? The principal?
Speaking of which, the principal is Lily’s mother, right? That means the principal is also a succubus, a non-human… Did she deliberately separate the anomalies?
No, then why am I in this class! Even though I can see some weird things now, I couldn’t see them before!
… If I keep investigating, I feel like I’ll get involved in something really serious, so let’s stop here.
I’ll just pretend I don’t see anything and continue to be an ordinary person… If only there was a way to make those words invisible… Right!
Through the mirror, I can’t see my title. Through the glass of the window, I can’t see the titles of the people outside. Since that’s the case… I’ll just wear glasses!
I’ll get a pair of non-prescription glasses on Saturday.
Thinking about such things, I reached the end of the second floor and opened our classroom door.
I thought I would be the first one in class for arriving so early today, but I didn’t expect there to be people in the classroom already, and there were two of them.
One is Ji Lianbing, who has been giving me a headache. The other is classmate Lanhua, who has the title of stalker. Hmm? Why is her title gray? And what’s with that expression… a look of resentment?
Why would she put on such an expression early in the morning? Did she have a nightmare last night and not sleep well?
Forget it, it’s better not to get involved in other people’s business, to avoid trouble.
I walked to my seat, put my bag on the desk, and pulled out my chair. It felt strange to have this corner of the large classroom occupied.
Ji Lianbing, who ignored me after noon yesterday, seemed to have recovered her mood overnight and greeted me with a smile.
“Good morning, Juncheng.”
I responded casually.
“Oh, good morning.”
Ji Lianbing might not have expected me to greet her so calmly and directly. She blinked and gave a teasing smile.
“Ara, you’re greeting me so readily, you’ve fallen for me?”
“Yes, yes.”
I rolled my eyes and replied perfunctorily.
“Huh?!”
This voice wasn’t from Ji Lianbing, but from classmate Lanhua, who was sitting next to her.
Why is she reacting so strongly?
Speaking of which, her title color is gray…
I remember gray means jealousy… Hmm… this means…
Could classmate Lanhua be gay?
My conclusion is not baseless. ① Ji Lianbing asked if I had fallen for her ② I answered perfunctorily ③ Lanhua immediately let out a surprised exclamation.
Based on these three clues, I can infer Lanhua’s inner thoughts: ‘What, this guy is so perfunctory to Sister Lianbing, you shameless man!’ It’s probably something like that.
Wow, that’s amazing. I didn’t expect you to be so popular with girls, Ji Lianbing (sarcastic tone).
As I suspected yesterday, it’s not that the girls are collectively rejecting Ji Lianbing, but they are afraid to approach her because they admire her. Speaking of which, Ji Lianbing has never dated a guy so far. Could it be that she also likes girls?
Oh~ The popular campus belle is actually a lesbian, what big news.
“I feel like you’re thinking something rude, Juncheng An.”
“No, no.”
“Heh~ Is that so?”
“Yes, yes.”
Still with a perfunctory attitude, she should get bored and stop bothering me.
As expected, Ji Lianbing didn’t bother me anymore… until after two classes.
As usual, I was preparing to spend this time at Juncheng Pavilion. However, as soon as I reached the small path next to the basketball court and came to the corner of the science building, I encountered Ji Lianbing.
She startled me! I remember she was still sitting at her seat when I left the classroom. How did she manage to get here before me and wait for me!
“Ara~ What a coincidence, Juncheng.”
“Coincidence my foot, you were clearly waiting for me here.”
Ji Lianbing suddenly took a step closer to me, putting her hands behind her back and looking up into my eyes. Her dark eyes, which seemed to draw people in, made me unable to move.
“That’s right, I was waiting for you. I want to hear your answer.”
The answer must be about yesterday’s confession. Does she want an answer so soon? Well, the sooner I give her an answer, the better, so she won’t keep pestering me.
“I’m really sorry, as I said yesterday, I don’t think we are a good match.”
“Why would you reject me so decisively? I was sincere, you’re too mean, I’m going to cry?”
“Sincere… You’re lying.”
“Lying? You think I’m lying?”
Hmph, what else could it be if not lying? Not to mention your title is only green, such a confession would sound like a lie to anyone.
“What else could it be if not lying.”
“Ugh, you’re too mean… I truly like you, Juncheng…”
I thought that after I exposed her lie, Ji Lianbing would stop pretending and reveal her true intentions.
But she didn’t!
She really cried like a little girl whose confession was rejected and her feelings were hurt, with tears streaming down her face!
And her title turned pink!
Wait, wait, wait? How did she suddenly start liking me? Or is my ability malfunctioning?
“Uh…”
Does she really like me? Hey, hey? Really?
I stood there dumbfounded, like an idiot, not knowing what to do. Should I comfort her? If she really likes me, should I accept her confession? But that title of hers… My thoughts were jumbled, and I fell into confusion again.
“Um, sorry, I just thought… uh…”
“Lying to you~”
Huh?
“Hehehehe~ As expected, as long as you have real emotions, Juncheng can’t distinguish lies.”
Her title returned to its original green. After wiping away the tears on her face, they stopped flowing. In just three seconds, Ji Lianbing’s expression changed from crying to smiling!
Wow! What’s up with this woman! She can even control her emotions freely!
How terrifying!
“Your expression finally changed?”
“…”
I shouldn’t have bothered with this woman! I should have ignored her from the beginning!
With a slightly exasperated expression, I walked past Ji Lianbing and angrily headed towards the pavilion.
Ji Lianbing followed behind me and said lightly.
“Are you angry? Don’t be angry~ Come, come, I’ll show you a treasure~”
Don’t say such creepy things, you beautiful girl!
No, no, don’t mind her. She’s trying to entice me into a conversation.
“Don’t you really want to see? This photo might be very important to you, Juncheng~”
A photo?
Hmph, it’s probably her childhood photo or something. That kind of thing doesn’t matter to me.
I myself rarely have any black history, nor have I had chuunibyo, nor have I done anything shameful. So the photo Ji Lianbing has is at best a photo of me when I was young.
“Oh, that’s a shame. In that case, I’ll send this photo to your father. I’m sure your father will thank me.”
Send it to my dad? Why dad… Is it a family photo or something?
Ji Lianbing, as if she could read my mind, continued to say things that tugged at my nerves. I felt like I was being played in the palm of her hand.
“Then I’ll tell you the clues of the photo one by one. Maybe you’ll be interested, Juncheng. First, it was in the toilet.”
The toilet…
“Next, the people in it are you, Juncheng, and your little sister.”
Me and my sister…
“Finally, the position is reverse doggy style.”
What the heck is reverse doggy style… Does it mean the woman is hugging the man from behind?
Combining the three clues means: my sister was hugging me from behind in the toilet?
Stunned—
The image that flashed in my mind made cold sweat break out on my forehead.
I instantly turned around, grabbed Ji Lianbing’s wrist, and leaned closer to look at the photo.
“Damn it! Why does this photo exist!!!”
The moment I saw the photo in Ji Lianbing’s hand, I lost it! My mind felt like it was being wrung into a ball by a vampire’s claws, and I was extremely confused!
In the photo, I was bare-chested with my pants down, and my sister, who was almost naked, Xinran, was hugging my back, holding my…
Ahhhhhh!
And there was even a mosaic added as if it was serious! It’s not like that at all!
And why is there white liquid? It’s photoshopped, right? It must be! My urine is not white!
This is simply like my sister helping me masturbate! It’s clearly a very bad play!
“What’s with this photo! How did you get it!”
I really can’t stay calm anymore!
My biggest black history has been recorded by modern tools!
I’m going crazy!
Seeing that she had successfully attracted my attention with the photo, Ji Lianbing cleverly handed the photo to her other hand and said, pressing it to her lips.
“Oh dear, after I got home yesterday, I asked my maid to find out your home address… I didn’t expect such an unexpected bonus~”
“Your maid can sneak in and take pictures too!”
And she wasn’t discovered. This is less like a maid and more like a ninja!
“Heh heh, never mind how my maid infiltrated your home. This photo… there’s a big problem, isn’t there?”
“…It’s just!”
“Just what?”
“Just…!”
Think fast, Juncheng An! Come up with a plausible reason!
Seeing my speechless state, Ji Lianbing covered her mouth with her left hand and put on a heartbroken expression, saying.
“Oh my… the world is really changing, morals are declining. Between a brother and sister, such filth…”
“Give it back to me!”
“Hehehe, if you want it, come and get it~”
I anxiously stepped forward, trying to snatch the photo back. Actually, if I analyzed it rationally, just getting the photo wouldn’t help much. As long as the original file exists, any number of copies can be printed. But in my loss of composure, I still made the meaningless act of rushing forward to snatch it.
What’s more embarrassing is that I didn’t get it!
As I stepped forward, Ji Lianbing skillfully dodged my outstretched hand and even tripped me with her foot.
Just as I was about to fall, Ji Lianbing grabbed my wrist and pulled, and with the counterforce, I leaned back.
Ji Lianbing steadied me as I almost fell to the ground, my head resting on her chest.
I looked up at her, swallowed, and she looked down at me, licking her rosy lips.
“So, do you know what to do now? Juncheng An… no, Juncheng? Hehehehe~”
A de-de-demon…
To have my biggest handle caught by a classmate…
I didn’t expect that ominous premonition to invade my life so quickly as misfortune.
I could see my future life being spent miserably under exploitation and coercion…
Painfully closing my eyes, I resignedly declared my submission to Ji Lianbing.
“At your service, Young Miss…”
The future is truly bleak…
