Free Web NovelChapter 666: Chapter 241: A Night Spent at the Huang Family (Part 6)
They wouldn’t drug me, would they?
In a former life, he once found himself alone at Huang Panpan’s house, not in this villa owned by Jianglan, but in the apartment Huang Hongbo bought for her in Shenghai, not far from his company.
At that time, the junior schoolmate said she had given up on him, and if he just went over to have a meal and a few drinks with her, she wouldn’t bother him anymore.
Su Zelin agreed, but Huang Panpan ended up spiking his drink.
Luckily, the vagabond was quite alert then. He felt something was a bit off, and Huang Panpan was acting suspiciously, her gaze flickering. So he stayed cautious, and sure enough, when he pretended to go to the bathroom but secretly doubled back, he found the junior schoolmate pouring powder into his drink.
Su Zelin didn’t expose her on the spot, just deliberately knocked over the glass of wine.
Ultimately, Huang Panpan’s plan failed, but unfortunately, the vagabond couldn’t shake her off either. The junior schoolmate backed out or, more precisely, she never intended to let go; it was just an excuse.
Anyway, that incident left Su Zelin wary and on edge.
The milk teas and juices she usually brought to the dormitory were naturally fine, after all, there were other roommates around. But now it was just the two of them, he ought to be cautious.
Should he find an excuse to spill this coconut milk?
"Senior?"
Huang Panpan’s call brought the vagabond back to his senses.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Oh, nothing."
Su Zelin steadied himself, his mind racing.
The junior schoolmate from a past life drugged the wine a long time after the current timeline; by then, she was already unbalanced and willing to go to any lengths to get what she wanted.
But the junior schoolmate in this life was much better. Though not a model student, her temperament was nowhere near as extreme as in the past.
She wouldn’t do that.
With that thought, Su Zelin gulped down the coconut milk and handed the cup back to the junior schoolmate, "Panpan, give me another cup, will you?"
"Sure thing!"
Huang Panpan made her way back to the kitchen in her slippers, her steps soft and quick.
After two cups of nutritional liquid, no reaction. Seemed he was overthinking.
They continued playing games, cleared "Metal Slug 2," and moved on to "Metal Slug 3" and "Metal Slug 4."
The vagabond was thoroughly enjoying himself, finding it quite entertaining to revisit this game.
At this moment, Huang Panpan’s character suddenly stopped moving.
"Panpan, jump up, what are you doing?"
Su Zelin urged her, but the junior schoolmate’s character still showed no response.
He turned his head to see Huang Panpan’s peach blossom eyes half open, half closed, her head swaying as she was about to fall asleep.
The junior schoolmate hadn’t slept well for her nap. During the day, she bought pajamas, went to the computer repair shop, and shopped at the market. At night, she prepared dinner carefully. Someone excited is more prone to fatigue at rest time, and after accompanying Su Zelin for hours on the PS game, she finally couldn’t hold on.
"Panpan, go to sleep!"
Su Zelin patted her fragrant shoulder.
"Huh?"
Huang Panpan opened her eyes, trying to perk up as she picked up the controller, "It’s okay, senior, I can still play with you!"
But after a while, her eyelids drooped again, and her character remained motionless.
"Panpan, listen, go to bed and sleep!"
Su Zelin urged again.
"No, I want to stay with the senior. Darn it, why are my eyelids so heavy!"
The junior schoolmate rubbed her eyes, but to no avail, as the screen appeared blurry.
This is a phenomenon when human tiredness reaches its extreme, not something willpower can overcome.
"Senior, I’m sorry. I’m a bit tired and can’t play games anymore!"
Huang Panpan muttered, putting the controller down, but she still refused to go to her room. Instead, she hugged Su Zelin’s arm, her head naturally resting on the vagabond’s shoulder.
Just as Su Zelin was about to say something, he noticed the junior schoolmate already dozing off, lightly snoring.
This girl fell asleep in an instant.
The vagabond felt both amused and touched.
If you’re clearly too tired, why force yourself to stay awake?
At the same time, he felt a bit touched.
For a girl to be willing to accompany you playing games until she falls asleep from exhaustion is not an easy feat.
The junior schoolmate’s face was rosy, her delicate nose slightly wrinkled, and her tender, cherry lips wore a faint smile.
At this moment, she seemed particularly well-behaved, with no trace of the extremist girl from a past life—quite cute, actually.
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The next morning, sunlight streamed through the villa windows, and Huang Panpan, who had been sound asleep on her bed, rubbed her eyes as she woke up.
Seeing the scene in front of her, she felt a bit confused, then suddenly snapped awake as she remembered something.
Daylight already?
How did I fall asleep last night!
The junior schoolmate climbed out of bed, walked out of her bedroom, and saw Su Zelin sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"Morning, Panpan!"
The vagabond greeted her.
"Morning, senior!"
Huang Panpan wore a forlorn expression.
The carefully planned scheme that had been long in the making failed because she fell asleep from exhaustion.
Huang Panpan, you’re such a pig!
The dumbest little piggy in the whole pigsty!
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan would not be back from Lin’an to Jianglan any time soon. At Huang Panpan’s earnest request, Su Zelin joined her for breakfast, reheating last night’s leftovers.
During breakfast, the junior schoolmate looked a bit listless. Falling asleep last night was truly a pity; it felt like missing out on millions.
After breakfast, Su Zelin took his leave. He really had to head to Lin’an today.
There was some work stuff, and he also needed to get Song Yuwei to help him chill out a bit.
In these past two days, whether it was with Qing Mei or the junior schoolmate, the vagabond was quite steamed.
On the way, he suddenly remembered something and called the junior schoolmate: "Hey, Panpan, my underwear’s in the bathroom. I forgot to take it with me just now. Could you put it aside for me? I’ll come back to get it later."
If Huang Hongbo and Li Juan came home and saw that Three Guns brand in the bathroom, that’d be hard to explain.
Even if he did spend the night with the junior schoolmate with nothing happening, it’s still difficult to explain.
"Are you talking about that, senior? I was going to wash it for you, but I accidentally flushed it down the toilet when changing the water. I’m really sorry!"
"It’s okay, just a pair of underwear."
Su Zelin felt relieved. Whether put aside or flushed down, as long as the junior schoolmate’s parents didn’t see it, it was fine.
After hanging up, at the villa’s other side, Huang Panpan wore a sly, fox-like smile.
Hehe, even though the plan didn’t succeed, it wasn’t without its benefits.
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