Chapter 44: The Bodyguard and the Unexpected Beauty

On the way to the gymnasium with Bai Mengze, Ji Wenyan assumed the role of a bodyguard throughout.

He vigilantly guarded against any potential mishaps, ensuring Bai Mengze would not encounter danger.

However, they were on campus, not a battlefield rife with gunfights.

In fact, when it came to hand-to-hand combat, Ji Wenyan was no match for Bai Mengze.

The one who truly needed protection should have been him.

“Ji Wenyan, why are those boys staring at me like that?”

As they walked, Bai Mengze couldn’t help but ask, perplexed. She couldn’t fathom if the boys at school had taken the wrong medicine today.

It was certainly not usually like this!

Upon hearing Bai Mengze’s question, Ji Wenyan surveyed the boys around them, all staring blankly at her.

Some even had suspicious liquid drooling from the corners of their mouths, completely oblivious to their surroundings, even bumping into trees, yet their gaze remained fixed on them.

Witnessing such a disgraceful display from the boys, Ji Wenyan couldn’t help but sneer with disdain. ‘They’re still too green!’ he thought.

‘Even if Bai Mengze was stunning, there was no need for such an exaggerated reaction.’

‘Look at him, for instance – how perfectly composed!’

“It’s nothing. The cafeteria food was probably leftovers from yesterday, giving them an upset stomach and making them uncomfortable.”

“…”

Listening to the words that spilled from Ji Wenyan’s lips, Bai Mengze found herself caught between laughter and tears.

It was quite evident that the situation was not as he claimed.

Nonetheless, she could venture a guess or two.

There were only two possibilities.

First, Ji Wenyan’s makeup skills were so formidable that everyone was utterly stunned upon seeing her.

Second, Ji Wenyan’s makeup skills were ‘too formidable,’ creating an adverse effect, yet still leaving everyone equally stunned.

Judging solely by the awe in everyone’s eyes, Bai Mengze concluded that the first possibility was the most probable.

Ji Wenyan’s makeup skills were truly extraordinary!

With this thought, Bai Mengze’s curiosity got the better of her.

Seizing a moment when Ji Wenyan wasn’t looking, she quickly pulled out her phone and gazed at her reflection in the screen.

Then, she froze.

She had gazed upon this face for sixteen years, yet never had she found it as stunning as it appeared today!

Ji Wenyan was simply too incredible!

[Bai Mengze’s Aesthetics +10]

Huh?

Just as Ji Wenyan was inwardly scoffing at the lovestruck boys surrounding them, the system’s sudden voice startled him profoundly.

Once he had recovered from the shock, Ji Wenyan found himself even more bewildered.

He hadn’t even had the chance to do anything, so how had Bai Mengze’s Aesthetic attribute already increased?

Filled with doubt, he glanced over, only to see Bai Mengze holding her phone, lost in a daze.

Clearly, she had yet to recover from the shock of her sudden beauty.

Upon spotting Bai Mengze’s phone, Ji Wenyan instantly grasped the reason.

‘Who would have thought that Bai Mengze could increase her Aesthetic attribute just by looking at her own face…’ he mused.

‘If that’s the case, she should look more often!’

While a tiny part of him regretted Bai Mengze discovering it so soon, he was instantly filled with excitement by the Aesthetic attribute’s increase.

Ji Wenyan would be overjoyed if any of Bai Mengze’s five attributes improved, even by a fraction!

For each increment brought them one step closer to achieving the Divine level.

“Ji Wenyan, your makeup skills are truly incredible! I honestly never imagined I would see such a beautiful version of myself.”

Once Bai Mengze finally snapped out of her daze, her eyes immediately filled with worship as she gazed at Ji Wenyan.

Such an undisguised, fervent gaze made the corners of Ji Wenyan’s lips curl into an irrepressible smile.

He found Bai Mengze’s compliments incredibly gratifying.

Indeed, he even wished to hear a few more words of praise from her.