You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Catherine gathered her hair and leaned on Shen Mochen's arm, closing her eyes to rest. Poor Shen Mochen was very reluctant in his heart, but he had no choice but to submit to Catherine's seduction.

"Well, well, well, just bear with it, it's not for many more days anyway."

Shen Mochen told himself as Catherine lightly rubbed against his arm.

The people sitting around them weren't watching the performance anymore, their gazes occasionally stealing glances at Shen Mochen and Catherine.

Liu Bo stopped talking to Shen Mochen, perhaps not wanting to disturb the two, and he even shifted his butt a bit further away from Shen Mochen.

The other classes were still performing energetically on stage, while Shen Mochen, with his head down, had no mood to watch the show. Catherine's hair was a pale golden color, a very faint hue, almost silvery white.

This was a source of envy for many girls, such a beautiful hair color, even rarer than natural blondes and impossible to achieve with dyeing and perming.

Shen Mochen touched the tips of Catherine's hair, thinking she probably wouldn't get angry over something so trivial. A subtle fragrance drifted from Catherine's hair to Shen Mochen's nose, the scent of mint was very soothing.

"Do you really like my hair?" Catherine suddenly opened her eyes.

Shen Mochen was startled and immediately withdrew his hand, feeling a bit awkward, "Ahem, your hair is pretty…"

"People often say that," Catherine said, and then she closed her eyes again, "You can touch it if you want, consider it a payment for using your arm."

With Catherine saying so, Shen Mochen wasn't shy, boldly stroking her hair.

Catherine's hair wasn't as soft as Buque's, it had a slightly rough texture, but it was comfortable to touch, and Shen Mochen's fingers traced several circles through it.

Liu Bo looked on with envy, jealousy, and hatred at their intimacy, letting out a long sigh to the heavens. It seemed that God truly had his favorites!

During the lunch break, Shen Mochen and Catherine ate together. Shen Mochen originally did not want to eat with Catherine, but since he had been exposed, it didn't matter too much.

And with Catherine was her usual entourage, who curiously pulled Shen Mochen this way and that with questions, which he easily brushed off.

He had always had a talent for telling lies with a straight face, and as he spun tales to the crowd, Catherine threw him a couple of glances but didn't expose him.

Amidst the laughter, Shen Mochen teased several girls into high spirits, even getting gently punched by one of them while laughing. Yet, Shen Mochen stole glances at Catherine's expression and noted that she was indifferent, not upset like she had been in the morning.

Did she see these people as non-threats, or was this just the calm before the storm?

"Shen Mochen!"

Not too far away, You Feicheng approached. She seemed to have just finished eating, alone, not accompanied by friends, and her face looked somewhat embarrassed.

Shen Mochen looked up at her; she was the prettiest girl in the class next to Catherine. Although not busty, she was tall and slender, her popularity was not less than that of Gu Yange.

Shen Mochen felt that if it weren't for being overshadowed by being in the same class as Catherine, You Feicheng might have been even more famous than Gu Yange.

"What's up?"

Shen Mochen asked, and You Feicheng played the Prince in the school play. However, she seemed to not get along too well with Catherine—at least, they rarely sat together to eat.

"It's nothing much, I just wanted to apologize to you. I said some unkind things yesterday…" You Feicheng awkwardly touched her hair.

They had already had a collective apology yesterday, so why apologize again... Shen Mochen thought to criticize, but then remembered that You Feicheng had left with Catherine from the beginning yesterday, so she wasn't there.

Catherine was right beside him, so Shen Mochen could only politely smile and say, "It's okay, you were also considering the reputation of our class, and I was being a bit petty."

"No no, you are the victim. If I put myself in your shoes, being wronged like that, I would definitely be even angrier! I shouldn't have asked you to sacrifice your own interests..."

"It's really okay, I've never blamed you!" Shen Mochen said, smiling as he took Catherine's hand, "Besides, you are Kajiena's friend, and thus a friend of mine as well."

"Wow~"

Catherine's followers looked at Shen Mochen's face, cheering and whooping.

"So that's the case, um, thank you." You Feicheng forced a smile, "Then I'll be leaving first."

After saying this, she nodded to everyone and turned to leave.@@novelbin@@

Follower A clicked their tongue, "Wasn't she the first one to jump out yesterday, insisting that Shen Mochen be tolerant? Even though there was clear evidence, she still said it might be a misunderstanding and that Shen Mochen shouldn't pursue it..."

The other two also laughed along, "Now she comes out playing the good person, she's got some nerve!"

"What's there to be embarrassed about, didn't you see Gao Le still had the cheek to come to school today?"

"Didn't she change her tune just because Shen Mochen is handsome?"

"Kaja, you've got to be careful, this You Feicheng seems like a real green tea, be careful she doesn't steal your boyfriend!"

Everyone joked, and Catherine looked at Shen Mochen with a faint gaze; he had already moved his hand away.

"Hey, isn't that Teacher Cai and the Liu family's young miss?"

Someone said.

Shen Mochen followed their gaze and saw Cai Yuncui, Liu Chaoyan, and Gu Yange laughing and talking as they walked together. Three beauties walking side by side immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Teacher Cai and Liu Chaoyan are comrades-in-arms, but are Gu Yange and Liu Chaoyan that close?"

"Maybe there are some dealings between the families."

"Liu Chaoyan truly deserves to be the young miss of the Liu family, such impeccable grace! I feel even Gu Yange is overshadowed by her."

"I think her grace is a bit forced... oh, I'm not jealous, no..."

"Haha, you've given yourself away, you are just jealous of her!"

"After all, she's from a Family with such a long lineage, compared to them, we're like nouveau riche."

"Though, what kind of power does the Liu family have now? I've heard that the Liu family hasn't been doing too well these past few years." Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire

"I don't know, but with hundreds of years of legacy, there's definitely some depth there. Look how well the young miss has been raised! If I had half her grace, my parents would surely wish for everyone in Yu Huai City to know me!"

The girls sitting at the same table as Shen Mochen chatted quietly, occasionally stealing glances at his expression, wondering if they had said anything less than magnanimous.

By this time, Cai Yuncui and her company had also noticed Shen Mochen and the others in the corner of the cafeteria.

Gu Yange looked at the birds twittering around Shen Mochen with a complex expression, while Cai Yuncui smiled and gave Shen Mochen a wave.

Liu Chaoyan smiled as well, nodding at them, and then walked over.