Chapter 12: The Junior Wife’s Explosive Declaration

On the second floor of Cloudrise Library, beside the healing ability bookshelf, Yang Wei watched as Ye Yu, that strikingly handsome yet somewhat effeminate young man, guiltily lowered his head, unable to meet his gaze after being questioned about his supposed ‘playboy’ tendencies. At that moment, the lecherous senior Yang Wei felt an surge of exhilarating triumph.

He had already begun to envision the scene: after exposing Ye Yu as merely a human shield, Huangpu Pingqing, that elusive woman, would finally succumb to his relentless pestering, threats, and inducements, ultimately finding herself in his lustful bed.

The thought of finally caressing those snow-white ‘rabbits’ that a single hand couldn’t fully grasp sent a wave of desire stirring within him.

However, just as Yang Wei’s pleasant fantasies were unfolding, the very next second, Huangpu Pingqing, whom Ye Yu had just pushed away, moved.

Unlike her earlier, somewhat stiff gesture of linking arms with Ye Yu, this time her actions were noticeably more natural and intimate.

As she looped her arm through his, a faint, alluring blush bloomed on Huangpu Pingqing’s charming face, accompanied by a sweet, crimson smile.

The smile was subtle, yet it gained an added sweetness from her maidenly shyness, as if even the air itself had become a touch more fragrant.

Witnessing this smile, Yang Wei and many of the surrounding male students were instantly captivated.

Despite Huangpu Pingqing possessing a body that exuded a subtle allure, she typically projected a cool, ascetic demeanor, evident from her understated green dress today. Ordinarily, her captivating face remained almost devoid of expression.

This sudden, rare smile from the young woman created a striking and endearing contrast.

Just as everyone was momentarily taken aback by this unexpected smile, Huangpu Pingqing, still wearing that faint smile, stepped forward.

Her slightly parted, moist, and glistening cherry lips, after a deep breath, uttered an explosive declaration.

“Tang… Tang Yue is my best friend. She’s Ye Yu’s head wife, and I’m Ye Yu’s junior wife. What’s wrong with that?!”

“I’m Ye Yu’s junior wife, so what?!”

So what?

What?

What?

In the hushed library, as the melodious voice of the young woman resounded, the silence became so profound that a pin drop would have been audible.

Though the girl’s shy, coquettish murmurs were indeed enchanting, no one’s attention was on her ethereal, sweet voice.

Instead, every jaw dropped, their gazes fixed on the beautiful young woman who had just made such an astonishing statement, questioning the very fabric of reality.

Huangpu Pingqing, a renowned campus belle of Cloudrise Academy, possessed both an exceptional figure and stunning looks. Furthermore, she had awakened the rare healing support ability.

That someone with such uniquely superior conditions would fall for Ye Yu, who appeared so unremarkable, was already an indigestible truth for those present.

But what truly shocked everyone was *what* she had just declared!

She willingly offered to be Ye Yu’s junior wife!

What kind of outrageous words were these? And Ye Yu, what exactly had he done to deserve this? No, *how* could he possibly deserve this?

Wait! Could it be that this guy had awakened some kind of hypnotic ability that could bewitch girls?

Following Huangpu Pingqing’s shocking declaration, the hearts of the male onlookers churned like a stormy sea. If looks could kill, Ye Yu would have surely perished ten times over in that instant.

If the envious stares of the male spectators could be likened to the hungry, emerald glow of wolves, then the gaze of Yang Wei, standing directly before Ye Yu and Huangpu Pingqing, burned with blood-red murderous intent.

After all, his previous attempt to pursue Tang Yue had been thwarted by this same pretty boy, Ye Yu. And now, Huangpu Pingqing had also been won over by Ye Yu—and to make matters worse, she had openly declared herself his junior wife right in front of him.

To stumble twice on the same stone, and to be utterly defeated both times, was a blow that Yang Wei, a prominent figure in the academy with an extraordinary family background, could not bear, neither psychologically nor in terms of pride.

Just then, a girl’s sympathetic whisper reached Yang Wei’s ears: “Look how pathetic that senior is. She’d rather be a junior wife than his girlfriend.  Alas…”

This only caused his chest to churn even more violently, a sweet taste rising in his throat. If they were alone, without surveillance, Yang Wei would have undoubtedly torn Ye Yu to shreds.

However, recalling Cloudrise Academy’s strict rule against private duels on campus—a violation of which meant the forfeiture of one’s ability and expulsion—he ultimately unclenched his fists before his reason completely shattered. After spitting out a harsh warning, “You little scoundrel, you’re truly something. This feud between us has just begun!” he stormed out of the library, seething with indignation.

As he exited through the main doors, his fury was so intense that he shattered a pane of glass with his bare hand.

The sound was crisp.

It sent a chorus of screams through the girls present!

Watching Yang Wei, who had shattered the glass, slink out of the library, Huangpu Pingqing let out a long sigh of relief. Being pursued by someone with lecherous intentions, feigning deep affection, and having no way to refuse—that experience was truly unbearable.

As she exhaled in relief, her pair of ‘great white rabbits’ seemed to sense their owner’s happiness, giving a joyful little bounce.

Ye Yu, his arm deeply nestled and sandwiched between them, felt an extremely soft, warm, and yielding friction. He finally snapped back from the surprise—or rather, the shock—of Huangpu Pingqing’s ‘junior wife’ declaration.

Upon regaining his senses, however, he was met with a chorus of intense, even more potent, hostile gazes from the surrounding male students. As a fellow male, Ye Yu honestly understood their envious reaction.

After all, in this society, it was already difficult for boys to find love. If he hadn’t cried out for a child bride, Tang Yue, when he was young, Ye Yu suspected he would likely be a bachelor himself by now.

Both Huangpu Pingqing and Tang Yue were stunning beauties. In the eyes of countless male peers, he had now seemingly claimed two spots, and crucially, both were prime candidates for beautiful wives.

If he were to put himself in their shoes, as a bystander, just thinking about it made Ye Yu feel like he deserved a beating. Driven by the principle of ‘do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire,’ and to avoid incurring widespread resentment, Ye Yu, the pure-love warrior who realized Yang Wei had left and the act was over, withdrew his arm from Huangpu Pingqing’s grasp and took a small step back.

As he distanced himself from Huangpu Pingqing, the exquisitely soft sensation on his right arm vanished. Inevitably, a fleeting sense of loss arose in Ye Yu’s heart. After all, the feeling of his arm being completely enveloped in softness was truly wonderful!

However, this feeling of loss was quickly overshadowed by a new problem. As for what that new problem was, Ye Yu glanced at the still-fuming crowd of onlookers and recalled Huangpu Pingqing’s ‘junior wife’ declaration!

While listening to ‘Milk Bottle’ make her declaration earlier, Ye Yu had momentarily satisfied his male vanity under the envious gazes of the onlookers. But now, facing these same onlookers who had fueled his vanity, Ye Yu realized another terrifying truth.

These onlookers, in a sense, were all eyewitnesses. And with so many witnesses, there were bound to be some gossips among them. Didn’t this mean that news of the incident reaching his head wife’s ears was utterly unavoidable?

Pah… no, he was being led astray by Huangpu ‘Milk Bottle.’ What head wife? Tang Yue was his only wife. In any case, what should he do now? How was he supposed to explain all this to his wife, Tang Yue, later?

Should he confess everything, tell her honestly that he had inadvertently gotten close to ‘Milk Bottle’ and she had volunteered to be his junior wife, all to scare off the lecherous man? *Ugh*, not only would his wife Tang Yue never believe that, but Ye Yu felt even novels wouldn’t dare to write such a plot.

As for symbolically hiding some facts, like omitting the details of the kiss? That idea sounded good, but Ye Yu quickly dismissed it. From childhood, every single lie he had told his wife, Tang Yue, had been exposed.

Just as Ye Yu, the pure-love warrior, was covering his head and pondering this ‘playboy problem,’ a series of small incidents had already unfolded that morning. Suddenly, a melodious bell rang out from outside the library.

Ding~ Ding~ Ding~ Ding~

Having been a student at this academy for several years, Ye Yu knew clearly that this bell signified 7:30 AM. It was a reminder that students with 8 AM classes had only half an hour left.

As the pleasant bell chimed, many students with early classes in the library began to leave. Normally, Ye Yu would also have an early class on this Thursday. However, Cloudrise Academy granted students who participated in the awakening ceremony five days to research their abilities, so Ye Yu naturally had no intention of attending class today.

But while Ye Yu had no early class, Huangpu Pingqing did. As Ye Yu continued to ponder how to explain the bizarre morning’s events to his wife, Tang Yue, without angering her, his nose caught a familiar scent of roses from beside him.

Following the fragrance, he instinctively looked up to see Huangpu Pingqing. Her captivating face showed two parts joy and three parts blush. Her amber eyes, framed by long lashes, blinked, sparkling with youthful vitality.

Seeing his ‘junior wife’ so carefree after causing such a ruckus, Ye Yu’s delicate brows furrowed into a small frown. He was agonizing over how to resolve Tang Yue’s misunderstanding, yet Huangpu ‘Milk Bottle’ seemed so happy.

Wait, could all this have been orchestrated by Huangpu ‘Milk Bottle’? Was it to make his wife, Tang Yue, misunderstand his infidelity, then actively cling to him? After Tang Yue abandoned him, would ‘Milk Bottle’ openly usurp her position? No way! If that were the case, ‘Milk Bottle’ would be too wicked and heartless!

Huangpu Pingqing, of course, had no idea about Ye Yu’s wild speculation, which had veered far off course, as he was prone to creating imaginary enemies. At this moment, she only knew that her deliberate ‘junior wife’ declaration had yielded an unprecedentedly good result.

Not only had it driven Yang Wei away, but it had also deterred several boys who had been observing her for a long time but lacked the courage to confess. It was truly killing many birds with one stone.

Thinking of how much quieter her future life would be, Huangpu Pingqing’s amber eyes curved into crescent moons. Amidst her joy, she naturally didn’t forget Ye Yu, the boy next door who had cooperated with her and not exposed her scheme.

Seeing Ye Yu’s fair face, etched with guilt and looking like a timid, honest person afraid of being discovered by Tang Yue, Huangpu Pingqing initially wanted to thank him. She also intended to tell him that she would explain things to her best friend, Tang Yue, who, knowing about her misandry, surely wouldn’t be angry with Ye Yu.

However, the current Ye Yu was so flustered, much like a primary school student who hadn’t finished their homework after summer vacation. Seeing such a cute Ye Yu, Huangpu Pingqing couldn’t help but feel a mischievous urge to tease him.

Having already discovered the secret that her body didn’t reject Ye Yu, Huangpu Pingqing, like a playful older sister from a TV drama, leaned closer to him. She gently extended her long, swan-like white neck, resting her head lightly on Ye Yu’s left shoulder, and whispered in a breathy, rose-scented voice audible only to them:

“Don’t worry, ‘Little Husband.’ I, your junior wife, will report everything that just happened to your head wife. I’m sure she won’t be angry! Just leave it to me. I have class, so I’ll be going now, my little husband~”

Feeling the rose-scented breath on his ear and hearing the terms ‘little husband,’ ‘junior wife,’ and ‘head wife’ in ‘Milk Bottle’s’ words after the act was over, Ye Yu froze, his CPU burning furiously. Wasn’t everything just an act?

And Huangpu Pingqing, this love rival—was she genuinely going to explain things properly for him, or was she digging a pit for him? Wait! At least explain things clearly before you leave!

7:36 AM, outside the library.

A young woman in a plain green dress, exuding an abundance of feminine charm, strolled along the path towards the main teaching building. In her left hand, she held a phone displaying a dial screen labeled ‘Bestie.’

GazIng at the number she had dialed countless times, the girl seemed somewhat hesitant, as if brewing some complex emotion. After an unknown period, as if recalling something, she slowly extended her right index finger, delicately tapping her enticing cherry lips.

Then, like a shy kitten, she timidly extended her fragrant tongue and lightly touched her fingertip. Feeling the lingering sweetness and savoring the soft, surprising sensation, a captivating blush bloomed on her charming face.

‘My best friend’s little husband seems just a tiny bit delicious!’ she thought. ‘But, what a pity, I can’t steal a ‘man’ from my best friend!’