Chapter 80: A Class of Female Rivalry

“We’re finally back!”

“I’ve missed our college’s braised chicken rice and lemonade so much.”

On Monday, the two of them returned to school at the appointed time. After spending two days in that warm home and reliving the long-lost family affection, Tang Yunle was even more cheerful than when she had gone home on Friday.

She turned to look at Qin Liang beside her and tilted her head.

“Ah Liang, why don’t we go to my house again this week? I know you might have some opinions about my family, but I think they’re all really great. It’ll get better with more contact.”

Qin Liang was at a loss for words for a moment.

Did he have a problem with Tang Yunle’s family?

No, he had a problem with this bizarre world, with the prevalent female pet culture in this world, and with the female pets that it had spawned. He was resistant to it from the bottom of his heart.

“Maybe next month. If we go too often, it’ll be too much trouble for your uncle and aunt,” he finally managed to say drily after a long pause.

He didn’t know how Tang Yunle interpreted it, but after thinking for a moment, she actually agreed with Qin Liang’s proposal.

The two of them returned to their dorm, put away their luggage, and woke up the other two who were still in bed. Then they each took their books and went to their major classes.

On the way to the teaching building, the three of them started to chat, from what Lin Haiyu and Li Wei had done over the weekend, to Qin Liang and Tang Yunle going to Tang Yunle’s house, and then to the upcoming female pet competition at the college.

“Holy cow, Old Qin, you really went to Ah Le’s house?”

Hearing that Qin Liang had taken the subway to Tang Yunle’s house on Friday, Lin Haiyu immediately came over with a gossipy look on his face. “How’s Ah Le’s house? I often hear Ah Le say she has a younger sister. Is that true?”

Qin Liang nodded, confirming the news.

In an instant, Lin Haiyu sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at Qin Liang, winking. “Old Qin, you’re so lucky. You’re eating so well.”

Qin Liang was stunned for a moment, clearly not following his train of thought. “What?”

“A pair of sister beauties! Aren’t you tempted? Besides, your family’s conditions are so good. If you also bought Ah Le’s sister—no, her family would definitely be grateful to you. You know, the employment pressure for female pets is huge right now. You’d be helping them solve their employment problem in advance.”

Hearing this, the corner of the young man with ice-blue eyes’ mouth twitched slightly.

As expected, in this world, the status of a female pet was no different from that of a cat or a dog. Being bought by a master was considered “pet employment.”

When they arrived at the teaching building, Qin Liang looked up and saw that the large screen outside the building, which usually displayed the school rules, was now showing a different image:

On the naked and alluring body of a voluptuous female pet with媚 eyes, a line of words was written—

—”Regarding our school’s 25th Female Pet Competition, pet owners are welcome to sign up.”

Qin Liang glanced at it and immediately averted his gaze.

Lin Haiyu and Li Wei, however, looked up at the screen, clicking their tongues as they sized it up and started to discuss it.

“Is this the annual female pet competition that they’re talking about on Tieba?”

“I’ve really seen it all. I’ve really seen it all.”

“Hey, Old Qin, why don’t you take Ah Le to compete? I heard the first prize is an A-grade female pet exchange coupon.”

“Yeah, Ah Le is one of only two S-grades among the freshmen in our school. At the very least, she should be able to get into the top ten, right? What do you think, Old Qin… hey? Where’s Old Qin?”

Only then did the two of them realize and look around.

But they saw that Qin Liang had already quickly walked into the teaching building.

Meanwhile.

Female Pet Cultivation Center, Class (7).

Ever since she had started wearing a skirt and gradually integrated into the class, Tang Yunle had received fewer eye-rolls, but there were still a few—for example, the small group of female pets led by Xia Yinqiu.

They would either target Tang Yunle with sarcastic remarks, or they would pull other female pets to give her the cold shoulder and isolate her.

Tang Yunle herself was also at a loss. She didn’t know Xia Yinqiu at all. Why would she do this?

It wasn’t until she told Li Kongkong, who she was on good terms with in the class, that she learned the reason from her.

It turned out that in the freshman class, there was originally only one S-grade female pet, Xia Yinqiu. In order to create a famous female pet brand, the college would pour a lot of resources into her.

But now, Tang Yunle, this dark horse, had suddenly appeared, giving the college’s upper management another choice.

“So that’s how it is. No wonder she doesn’t like me,” Tang Yunle said to herself, rubbing her smooth chin.

She and Xia Yinqiu’s ecological niches had overlapped. Since she felt threatened, she would suppress her at every turn.

Simply put, it was like a crown prince in ancient times suddenly discovering that there was a prince among his younger brothers who had power and troops.

Regardless of whether this prince wanted to fight for the throne, as long as he had the strength to do so, he became a threat to the crown prince and would naturally be suppressed.

Thinking this, her gaze couldn’t help but fall on the front row—on the cool and aloof ice mountain mature older sister who was surrounded by several female pets, covering her mouth and laughing lightly, as elegant as a swan.

The mature older sister seemed to sense her gaze and turned to look at her.

Their gazes met briefly in mid-air.

Tang Yunle quickly averted her gaze.

Seeing Tang Yunle “show weakness” like this, not daring to meet her gaze, Xia Yinqiu was like a proud little phoenix. She raised her chin and even sneered.

However, in Tang Yunle’s eyes, this series of provocative actions was really very childish.

“As expected, the IQ of the female pets in this world is generally not high,” she muttered to herself.

“Sister Tang, what did you just say?” Li Kongkong asked.

“Oh, nothing. I was just thinking about what to have for lunch.”

As she said this, Tang Yunle lowered her head and started to scroll through her phone.

Until the bell for the end of class rang. Just as Tang Yunle was about to get up to go to the restroom, she was blocked by Xia Yinqiu.

Tang Yunle, who was in her early sixties, stood in front of Xia Yinqiu, who was in her early seventies. She could only look up, like a little quail.

Looking at the tall and voluptuous, cool and aloof mature older sister before her, she swallowed, her heart tightening a little.

“Um… what do you want?”

“I’m warning you. Although I don’t like to hit women, if you dare to make a move, I won’t be polite.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Yunle herself felt a little guilty.

She knew this female pet’s body all too well. She couldn’t even compare to the sickly Qin Liang, let alone fight.

Simply put, it was like a crown prince in ancient times suddenly discovering that there was a prince among his younger brothers who had power and troops.

Regardless of whether this prince wanted to fight for the throne, as long as he had the strength to do so, he became a threat to the crown prince and would naturally be suppressed.

Thinking this, her gaze couldn’t help but fall on the front row—on the cool and aloof ice mountain mature older sister who was surrounded by several female pets, covering her mouth and laughing lightly, as elegant as a swan.

The mature older sister seemed to sense her gaze and turned to look at her.

Their gazes met briefly in mid-air.

Tang Yunle quickly averted her gaze.

Seeing Tang Yunle “show weakness” like this, not daring to meet her gaze, Xia Yinqiu was like a proud little phoenix. She raised her chin and even sneered.

However, in Tang Yunle’s eyes, this series of provocative actions was really very childish.

“As expected, the IQ of the female pets in this world is generally not high,” she muttered to herself.

“Sister Tang, what did you just say?” Li Kongkong asked.

“Oh, nothing. I was just thinking about what to have for lunch.”

As she said this, Tang Yunle lowered her head and started to scroll through her phone.

Until the bell for the end of class rang. Just as Tang Yunle was about to get up to go to the restroom, she was blocked by Xia Yinqiu.

Tang Yunle, who was in her early sixties, stood in front of Xia Yinqiu, who was in her early seventies. She could only look up, like a little quail.

Looking at the tall and voluptuous, cool and aloof mature older sister before her, she swallowed, her heart tightening a little.

“Um… what do you want?”

“I’m warning you. Although I don’t like to hit women, if you dare to make a move, I won’t be polite.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Yunle herself felt a little guilty.

She knew this female pet’s body all too well. She couldn’t even compare to the sickly Qin Liang, let alone fight.

And the female pet class didn’t seem to explicitly prohibit fighting—in the pet tamer’s words, as long as the face wasn’t injured, a moderate amount of female competition could actually increase a female pet’s value.

As for the psychological problems caused by the cold shoulder, it didn’t matter. The college’s hypnotist could solve everything. If that didn’t work, they could always restore her to factory settings and reconstruct her personality.

Just as Tang Yunle was nervously swallowing, Xia Yinqiu made her move.

She grabbed a flyer and “slapped” it on Tang Yunle’s desk. The words “Female Pet Competition” were particularly eye-catching.

“Tang Yunle, I’m going to compete with you!”

She put one foot on the table, her expression full of excitement, exuding the heroic and cool air of a female general.

“I’m going to prove that I’m the number one female pet in the freshman class!”