America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 161 Role reversal
As night fell, a hazy veil was drawn over the world. Streetlights were lit along the paths of the Princeton residential area, their dim light streaming through the windows and plunging the entire lobby into an even deeper darkness.

Li Xiaoen was pulled back to reality by the sudden illumination of the incandescent light. She looked up and saw Victoria, who had changed into loose loungewear, walking over with a plate of snacks and two cups of fruit tea.

"Sean, the fruit tea is ready."

With a smile, Victoria handed a cup of fruit tea to Li Xiaoen and placed some snacks on the low table before sitting down on the sofa and looking up with her bright eyes.

"Try it."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoen stopped her action of putting the straw in her mouth and turned to look at Victoria beside her.

"It's delicious, Victoria. This is the best fruit tea I've ever had."

"You haven't even drunk it yet!"

With a mix of amusement and exasperation, Victoria gritted her teeth, raised her fist and punched the young man's shoulder twice, glaring at him, "If you say that again, you can forget about ever eating anything I make again."

"Just kidding."

Helpless, Li Xiaoen lowered his head, opened his mouth, put the straw in his mouth, and took a sip, feeling the cool and refreshing taste. The sweetness of fresh grapes spread throughout his mouth, and he couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

“Victoria, it’s delicious. Seeing how talented you are, I’ll make an exception and take you on as my personal student.”

"Don't say that last sentence out loud."

Victoria smiled faintly, rolled her eyes, reached for her own cup of fruit tea, took a sip, and mumbled, "Yours isn't as good as mine."

Because Li Xiaoen made fruit tea at the last gathering, she now alternates between coffee and fruit tea in her daily routine. Since young people don't drink coffee in the evening, she now has a choice of drinks to serve them.

Li Xiaoen remained noncommittal, and the entire living room fell silent once more.

"Hey, Sean."

Victoria glanced at her and said, "Thank you for today. You took the time to go shopping with us even though you're so busy with research and studies."

"Actually, it doesn't matter."

Taking a sip of the refreshing fruit tea, most of the fatigue from carrying things back and forth earlier disappeared instantly. Li Xiaoen comforted herself, "I'm still very confident that I can finish the project and write the thesis before the next semester."

"That's good."

Victoria nodded, lowered her head and sipped her fruit tea slowly, her quiet and obedient appearance making Li Xiaoen feel a little teasing.

"Besides, Victoria, haven't you already paid?"

Li Xiaoen spoke again, "According to the previous agreement, this is what I should do."

She blinked, glanced at him hastily, and her eyes showed a hint of panic.

"What are you talking about? Did the hairdresser steal a kiss from you while your eyes were closed, and you misunderstood?"

Did I say it was at a hair salon?

Li Xiaoen countered, noticing the girl's ears visibly turning bright red, and couldn't help but lean closer, teasingly asking, "Victoria, do you have superpowers? Otherwise, how do you know these things?"

"..."

"Um……"

With a soft groan, Victoria turned around and held up the fruit tea in her hand to block her view. "You only closed your eyes for that moment, and my guess was right."

"That makes sense, but your actions have given you away."

Li Xiaoen answered helplessly.

"Ok."

Seeing the young man's confident demeanor, Victoria felt a huge weight lifted from her shoulders and put down the fruit tea that was blocking her way.

"Since I've already paid, why won't you agree to my request?"

After calming down, it was her turn to launch an attack. She glared at the other person and said, "Halloween is such a fun day, why can't we all have some fun together? Why won't you wear our carved pumpkin head?"

She imagined carefully carving a pumpkin head for the young man to wear, and the thought alone made her very happy. The young man's refusal left her quite disappointed.

"This pumpkin is so heavy, you'll have to hollow it out, right?"

Li Xiaoen explained helplessly, "Then it will smell like pumpkin again, and it will be damp, and my head will have to support such a heavy weight..."

"We'll take care of these issues for you."

Victoria rolled her eyes. "At most, you can see for yourself what the pumpkin head looks like, and wear it if you think it's acceptable."

After speaking, seeing that the young man remained noncommittal, Victoria pursed her lips helplessly and said again:

"I'll also change into a different outfit for holidays."

"What outfit?"

Li Xiaoen's eyes widened upon hearing this.

"that is……"

Victoria was about to answer when she saw the young man looking at her with wide, curious eyes. She then realized what was happening, rolled her eyes, and turned away. "Sorry, I have no comment at the moment."

"I'll think about wearing a pumpkin head. What do you think?"

"Stay tuned."

Victoria turned her head and gave a gentle smile.

"..."

"Okay, then I'll wait for that day."

Without pressuring her, Li Xiaoen had no choice but to give up. He chatted with the girl for a few more minutes, finished his fruit tea, and then said goodbye.

It was already 8 p.m., and his two-story dormitory was still pitch black in the distance; Daniel still hadn't returned.

As Li Xiaoen turned on the light and went upstairs, she took out her phone to check the screen.

Daniel posted a lot of photos and comments about camping and picnicking in the group. After a moment of contemplation, Li Xiaoen opened Instagram and looked at the videos and pictures posted by the other party's account. Her expression immediately turned strange.

He complained in the group chat about how hot it was in the camping tent, how many mosquitoes he was bitten, how he spent half a day collecting firewood to barbecue, and how he ended up eating undercooked food. But his posts on Instagram were full of pictures and text, depicting a free and unrestrained life, a happy record of his life.

Indeed, online, one's identity and various life statuses are all self-created.

Shaking his head with amusement, Li Xiaoen took a set of clothes and went into the bathroom to wash up.

I dried my hair, sat down at my desk, and just as I turned on my computer, a new message popped up on my phone.

Victoria went for a milk bath.
It was just a simple sentence, but Li Xiaoen fell into deep thought as his heart began to pound.

After getting up and hesitating for a moment, Li Xiaoen opened the wardrobe, changed into a shirt, and then went out.

Throughout the journey, Li Xiaoen was on tenterhooks, constantly using his Insightful Eye to check if he was being monitored or seen.

Fortunately, Princeton University has very few surveillance cameras, so he didn't need to take detours or deliberately take any strange routes to avoid being monitored. He arrived at the two girls' dormitories without any major incidents.

Just as he reached for the doorknob, the door suddenly opened, startling him. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Suffer inside.

Li Xiaoen reached out and supported Su Feier's slender waist as they entered the room. Taking the spot in front of the door, Li Xiaoen turned back to close it. Turning back, he met the girl's amused, slightly narrowed gaze and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"You should try this feeling too."

Suffer glared at Li Xiaoen, locked the door, turned around, and led the young man toward the stairs.

She's always the one going to Li Xiaoen's dorm; it's time for him to come to her dorm and experience what she felt before.

Following beside Suffer, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but be drawn to the melodious piano music coming from the bathroom on the first floor, which was lit up. The next moment, his cheek was pinched and pulled.

"Do you want to come in? How about I call Victoria to open the door?"

"Sophie asked in a low voice."

"It's so quiet around here, and the only sound is coming from over there. Isn't it normal to look over there?"

Li Xiaoen explained helplessly, ignoring the hand on his cheek, and put his arm around the girl's slender waist, revealing a meaningful smile. "Hmph..."

Rolling her eyes, Suffer let go of his hand and walked up the stairs on her own, making a dull sound as she stepped on the wooden floor.

Each sound seemed to strike his heart, and Li Xiaoen's heart jumped again. He quickly glanced at the bathroom on the first floor, and seeing that Victoria did not react, he quietly followed her into the room and closed the door.

I have this strange feeling of being a thief.

Li Xiaoen mentally complained, then completely relaxed, his eyes curiously looking around.

Why does your room look so much bigger than mine?

The dormitory doorman's room has excellent soundproofing, as mentioned in the school's dormitory introduction. At normal volume, he is not worried about the sound carrying outside.

"Don't you see how much money my family has donated to Princeton?"

Walking ahead, Sophie wore a soft, light nightgown, her graceful curves subtly visible as she swayed her hips. "This is the best building in the school."

"Okay, that's understandable."

Li Xiaoen nodded and glanced into the bathroom. "Your room has a private bathroom with a bathtub, so why does Victoria still need to take a bath on the first floor?"

"The bathtub on the first floor is quite large..."

Sophie answered helplessly in a drawn-out voice, and sat down on the chair in front of the table.

Walking down the bathroom corridor, Li Xiaoen came to the bedside, glanced at it curiously, and was amazed.

This was the first time he had ever properly entered a girl's room, especially the room of Miss Suffer. The room was decorated in such a luxurious and high-quality style, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance.

Seeing Sophie sitting at the table, looking at various complex information and statistical tables on the computer, he sat down on the bedside, and the strange sense of déjà vu in his heart intensified.

"What are you looking at?"

Upon hearing this, Suffer glanced at the data report of my internet company's market.

"Your internet company?"

Li Xiaoen paused for a moment, "Isn't your brother managing the company?"

"I am the legal representative of the company, and I am also the owner of all the companies."

Sophie turned her chair around and looked over.

"I see."

Li Xiaoen nodded. According to this logic, Su Feier's brother was simply helping her manage the company.

Could it be that he failed in his business here, had no choice but to slink home and inherit a fortune?

Suddenly remembering a joke from the internet, Li Xiaoen felt a toothache.

Seeing that Suffer had refocused her attention on the computer, the room fell silent again. Li Xiaoen couldn't help but put his hand on the girl's shoulder.

"what happened?"

Sophie turned her head to look at her. "If you want to see Victoria's room, just go find her when she comes out."

"..."

"I'm afraid she won't agree. Could you ask her for me?"

After a moment's hesitation, Li Xiaoen asked.

Upon hearing this, Sophie immediately glared at him, turned her chair around, and kicked him.

"Hey……"

Li Xiaoen quickly grabbed the girl's feet in front of his stomach, feeling a little annoyed. "Why do you kick me everywhere?"

Before asking this question, why don't you think about whether you deserve it?

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Suffer uttered a sentence. Looking down, he noticed that his feet were being encased in the young man's hot palm. He raised an eyebrow and said, "You like my feet that much? Then I'll give you another one."

After saying that, she raised her other foot and kicked out as well.

"I've said it many times, I don't have that fetish."

Li Xiaoen easily restrained the girl's other leg. He explained helplessly, realizing that this scene was somewhat familiar. He used both hands to pull her over and hugged her in his arms.

"you……"

With a slight frown, Suffer looked at the young man beneath her and felt the intense heat from his hands seeping through her thin clothes onto her skin. She immediately began to struggle.

Before Suffer could react, Li Xiaoen scooped her up and threw her onto the soft bed, kissing her red lips that were about to open.

"Sophie, are you jealous?"

He joked.

The struggling motions stopped abruptly, and Suffer looked up, her face instantly turning somber.

He leaned down again and kissed those light blue eyes, saying softly:

"I love your eyes, even though you always look at me with a bad gaze, they're still beautiful."

"I'll say it again, you should think about whether you deserve this situation."

Stopping struggling, Suffer's expression softened considerably.

"Aren't you angry anymore?"

Li Xiaoen teased her again, and before the girl's expression could quickly turn from sunny to cloudy, he quickly added, "I didn't know you liked me in shirts. I could have changed into one."

Upon hearing this, Sophie glanced down, then met the young man's dark eyes: "The fabric is so bad, why aren't you wearing the ones I bought for you before?"

"Wasn't the one you bought before located in my mansion?"

Li Xiaoen shook his head helplessly. He had specially bought this shirt before the start of the semester to match his formal attire, but he didn't expect the young lady to dislike it.

"Then go get it over there when you have some free time."

Sophie answered, turning her body to take the upper position, looking down at the young man in the white shirt pressing down on her, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

She stroked his body with both hands: "Or, when we have time, we can go to New York again, and I'll buy it for you again."

"Let's get one from the luxury mansion."

Li Xiaoen shook his head. There were several sets of clothes that Su Feier had bought for him at the mansion. Since he wouldn't be staying there overnight, he wouldn't need to wear them anyway, so he might as well take one set back to school.

Thinking this, he met the girl's increasingly intense gaze and felt her hands greedily caressing his body, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Before he could react, Sophie leaned down and bit his lips, then moved to his cheek, neck, and down to the exposed part of his shirt.

"Wait, wait, this is too strange..."

The place where she was kissed felt strangely itchy. Li Xiaoen finally realized the strange sense of déjà vu and quickly pushed the girl off him.

It feels like the roles have been reversed; he's the one who did it.

"Sufeil..."

Reaching out, he grabbed the girl's hands that were still stroking him. Li Xiaoen was both amused and exasperated, but his expression immediately turned serious as he spoke.

"I've agreed this time, so next time it'll be your turn to wear a maid outfit."

Upon hearing this, Sufiel's eyes narrowed. Without answering, she leaned down and silenced him with a kiss.

"Don't think you can get away with not answering. I'll take that as a yes."

Their lips parted briefly, and Li Xiaoen breathed heavily as he spoke, his hands exploring the girl's beautiful curves.

(End of this chapter)