I'm just a lackey of a prestigious academy, why do they all kiss me?

Because his thermos was taken away and treasured by Prince Inna-heng, Jiang Wo only had this one water cup, so he used the new thermos given to him by Prince Inna-heng afterwards.

Shen Chuyan naturally noticed this change. One morning, when Jiang Wo returned from getting water from the water dispenser, Shen Chuyan asked casually, "Did you change your cup?"

"That's right." Jiang Wo held the cup in her hand, looked up at Shen Chuyan, and replied politely.

"What about the previous one?" Shen Chuyan asked.

Jiang Wo was unsure of Shen Chuyan's current feelings towards Prince Ying Naheng. He had already decided to facilitate the marriage between Prince Ying Naheng and Shen Chuyan, so he absolutely could not afford to mess it up again this time.

If he can't say it directly, he'll hint at it.

Jiang Wo wiped the water droplets from his lips, placed the thermos on the table, put his hands on his lap, and said sincerely, "The previous one was carefully kept by someone who cared about it. Because of its different meaning, its value is also different."

Shen Chuyan paused for a moment upon hearing this, "The meaning is different, isn't it?"

He murmured, "Why do they mean different things?"

Jiang Wo thought for a moment, organizing her thoughts before slowly replying, "Because different people have used it, its value is different. I used it to drink water before, but nothing ever happened. After you drank from it yesterday, it was immediately treasured..."

As he spoke, he stared intently into Shen Chuyan's eyes, hoping she would understand his implication from them. "Shen, you know what I mean, right?"

Those bright, sparkling eyes, like a puppy's, were wet and innocent, with slightly drooping corners that added to their delicate and pitiful appearance.

Anyone would find it unbearable to stare at someone like that.

Shen Chuyan suddenly felt a tightness in his throat. He almost instantly looked away. His heart pounded uncontrollably several times, and the surge of adrenaline gave him the illusion that he was having difficulty breathing and that his brain was not getting enough oxygen.

When Jiang Wo saw him suddenly look away, she thought he hadn't heard what she said. She did sometimes stutter and speak softly, so it was common for her to go unnoticed.

However, he had previously ruined the indirect kissing scene between Shen Chuyan and Prince Ying Naheng. In order to make up for it, even though he was not very good at communicating with people, he still tried his best to contribute to the love between Shen Chuyan and Prince Ying Naheng.

So he reached out, his five fingers together, and gently patted Shen Chuyan's arm. He tilted his head, trying to get Shen Chuyan's attention as much as possible, and leaned closer, whispering, "Shen, can you hear me now?"

Shen Chuyan's Adam's apple bobbed, and his left arm felt like it was being burned by a high-temperature fire, so hot that he wanted to get up from his seat immediately.

However, his long-cultivated composure allowed him to remain firmly seated in his chair.

His gaze remained fixed straight ahead, but his voice responded, "I can hear you."

Jiang Wo has always believed that when communicating with others, one must look at them carefully, because the eyes are the windows to the soul, and focusing on the other person can greatly demonstrate respect for them.

The book says that if one party looks away from the other without warning during a conversation, there are generally three possibilities.

In the first scenario, the topic you brought up might have made the other person feel shy or embarrassed. Due to a racing heart or other heightened emotions, they spontaneously avoided eye contact.

In the second scenario, the other party feels offended and therefore does not want to continue the conversation.

In the third scenario, the other party did not hear you speak. In this case, due to the break in the transmission of information, smooth communication is naturally impossible.

Since Shen Chuyan just responded to me, the third possibility can be ruled out for now.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wo asked with some concern, "Student Shen, may I ask if I offended you just now?"

"No." This time, Shen Chuyan replied crisply and quickly.

Jiang Wo breathed a slight sigh of relief; it seemed the second possibility could also be ruled out.

That leaves only one possibility.

Shen Chuyan was shy.

The reason for her shyness is self-evident.

Jiang Wo decided to add a bit more fluff, so he said, "Yesterday I only brought you water. After you finished drinking it, no one else touched that cup. Right after the competition ended, someone took the cup and carefully kept it. I saw all of this with my own eyes. I wouldn't lie to you..."

As he spoke, seeing Shen Chuyan's gaze return to him, which encouraged him even more, Jiang Wo continued,

"Humans express emotions in different ways. Some are passionate and unrestrained, some are reserved and introverted, and some like to attract the attention of the person they like through unusual or even extreme methods, which may be difficult for the other party to accept, but..."

"I don't find it hard to accept," Shen Chuyan suddenly interrupted him.

It's just that he kept the cup he drank from, what's so extreme about that?

Before this, she had even pressured him to do more outrageous things.

The contact back then was much deeper than just touching the rim of a cup.

He was out of his mind at the time, and even subconsciously imitated... until the boy's face turned red and his eyes were filled with tears.

The parched fire surged up again.

Shen Chuyan thought that if we really talked about extremes and biases, she was probably much more terrifying than the honest, even somewhat naive, boy in front of her.

Ha, so innocent, like a blank sheet of paper, how did you manage to say something like "I'm very extreme" with that soft, bun-like face?

However, it is indeed unusual.

Unusually beautiful, cute, and well-behaved.

"What did you say?" Jiang Wo thought she had misheard and asked instinctively.

Realizing what he had thought, Shen Chuyan coughed awkwardly for no apparent reason. After a while, he patiently said, "I said, I don't think such behavior is extreme."

Jiang Wo's eyes widened slightly.

He had thought that Shen Chuyan would hate Prince Innaheng for humiliating her so much, but it turned out that in Shen Chuyan's eyes, those actions were not considered extreme at all.

However, from a social behavior perspective, everyone has their own unique tendencies and preferences. Perhaps Shen Chuyan's preferences are a bit unusual. Some people like to vent their emotions by being abused.

However, there is another possibility: because the other party is Prince Innaheng, Shen Chuyan may not dislike him too much.

So it seems, the power of love is truly amazing.

"You mean you don't hate this behavior, right?" Jiang Wo wanted to confirm again.

Shen Chuyan tightened his grip on the pen, and after a long pause, he replied, "Hmm."

"So you've carefully preserved the thermos you used. You understand the reason behind that, right?" Jiang Wo continued to guide her.

Shen Chuyan rarely experienced such a situation, being constantly questioned and expressed affection by someone who had recently been on his mind and was someone he cared about a lot.

The hand gripping the pen had turned white from the force.

The sound of the heartbeat was so loud that even the eardrums vibrated along with it.

He heard himself answer, "Yes."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the boy beside him suddenly broke into a smile. His brows relaxed, and the dimple on his right cheek was quite adorable. The soft flesh on his face puffed out slightly, pushing against the bottom edge of his round-framed glasses. With a relieved look in his eyes, he said, "That's wonderful!"

It seems that Shen Chuyan is not entirely indifferent to Prince Yingnaheng. His future pursuit of her may be much smoother than imagined.

so good.

Out of the corner of her eye, Shen Chuyan noticed that the boy beside her suddenly had bright, sparkling eyes. His joy was completely undisguised, like a child who had received his favorite candy.

Is he really that happy just because he collected the cup he drank from?

Then why did he kiss him like that before...?

Could he... kiss him like that again...?

She pinched his cheek. "Damn, he's so obedient. If I coax him gently, he'll do whatever I want."

The moment the thought popped into her mind, Shen Chuyan was so startled that she suddenly stood up, causing the table and chairs to rattle loudly.

His expression changed drastically. Without saying a word, he lifted his foot and walked towards the door.

Jiang Wo, who was behind him, was startled back to his senses by the commotion. Before he could even ask what had happened to Shen Chuyan, Shen Chuyan had vanished from the classroom in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Wo blinked and stared at the classroom door for a while. After a long while, she murmured admiringly, "Student Shen has such good stamina. He can even go to the bathroom faster than others."

As expected of the most important protagonist certified by the comic.