Chapter 85: Mo Qiu’s Scrutiny and Bai Chen’s Dilemma

Mo Qiu had been discreetly observing Bai Chen’s surroundings during recent classes.

This was because he was a vibrant, popular individual, handsome, and always wore a dazzling smile.

Such individuals invariably possessed a distinct trait: an abundance of friends, both male and female, who gravitated towards Bai Chen.

Even President Luo of the drama club, despite Bai Chen’s absence from the performance, harbored no resentment; instead, they became fast friends.

Mo Qiu occasionally saw Bai Chen being sought out by him after school.

While this was tolerable, the truly vexing aspect was Bai Chen’s popular disposition, which readily attracted members of the opposite s*x.

Especially those ‘fox-tailed’ women; ever since Mo Qiu learned of an unknown woman lurking around Bai Chen, she had scrutinized every female near him, vowing to uncover her true identity.

Mo Qiu had even attempted to follow Bai Chen after school, hoping to apprehend the ‘wild woman’ during one of their sweet rendezvous.

However, the other party was clearly on guard, having yet to reveal any weaknesses.

‘To think such a thing was possible—to be constantly meeting Bai Chen without ever being seen!’

Mo Qiu felt her dignity was under assault; in the previous world, anyone who engaged in an intelligence war with her invariably ended up completely outmaneuvered.

During the break, Mo Qiu sketched two figures on a piece of paper: a boy and a girl, holding hands, their expressions quite joyful.

‘If only I weren’t among the people involved.’

The mere thought of it caused the young woman to snatch up her pen.

*Thud!*

The pen tip pierced through the paper, tearing the female figure to shreds under her indifferent gaze.

A large hole gaped in the scrap paper, leaving only the male figure’s smiling expression intact.

Mo Qiu set down her pen, her deadpan eyes peering through strands of hair in Bai Chen’s direction.

He had already been chatting with that girl for half the break.

This was the woman who had spoken with Bai Chen for the longest time these past few days; could she be the one seducing him?

Mo Qiu scrutinized the other girl from head to toe, then glanced down at herself.

If Mo Qiu was a mountain peak, then this girl was, at best, a small hill, and her skin did not possess Mo Qiu’s pale, delicate quality.

Perhaps the only feature that could possibly attract Bai Chen was her face.

Unlike Mo Qiu, she was a normal woman who smiled, showed surprise, and whose eyes sparkled with life; indeed, her own disadvantages were proving to be too much of a hindrance.

‘But what could be done?’

Her deadpan eyes were unchangeable, and without her mask, Mo Qiu couldn’t even manage a normal smile.

The young woman rose forcefully, nearly knocking her chair to the floor.

‘I can’t remain passive any longer; I must take the initiative!’

With a surge of fighting spirit, Mo Qiu advanced towards the ‘battlefield’.

The surrounding classmates, intimidated by her aura, instinctively gave her a wide berth.

Completely oblivious to someone approaching, Bai Chen continued his pleasant conversation with the girl in front of him.