A little girl at a magic school, she's a goofy troublemaker who can do anything.

Li Wenyin walked out of the trade fair with a heavy heart.

This can be considered a preliminary agreement on a deal with Xing Rui. Xing Rui showed quite a bit of sincerity by inviting her to take her own code name and become a member of the trade association. If she needs anything in the future, she can go to the trade association.

Xing Rui also said that she could provide Li Wenyin with some items or information free of charge, depending on the circumstances.

Wow, we've really gotten on a pirate ship...

Li Wenyin crossed her arms, looking conflicted.

The trade fair is unique in that, apart from the mysterious administrators, the other members are just ordinary participants, so they are not greatly affected by anything that happens.

Xing Rui also said that things like past exam papers and notes from upperclassmen, discount coupons from the school supermarket, and gossip, news, and strange tales were of less value and could be given to her for free.

It's really very tempting.

So, Li Wenyin felt like she was walking down the street when she was suddenly pulled into a strange club to get a VIP card.

The Li Wenyin of today is no longer just Li Wenyin.

She was also a member of the trade fair, codenamed—

Mala Tang!

With her thoughts jumping around, Li Wenyin was now thinking about something else entirely.

Is using "mala tang" (a spicy hot pot dish) as a code name a bit too casual?

Li Wenyin didn't just make this up casually. After Xing Rui suggested it, Li Wenyin thought about it seriously for a long time and felt that spicy hot pot was indeed her favorite thing, and it also concealed her true feelings very well.

But the fickle Li Wenyin hadn’t gone far before she felt that perhaps it was a bit too casual, or maybe it would be better to choose a cooler, more mysterious name?

Like the White Wolf, Glazed Glass, Purple Star...

No.

Li Wenyin's gaze was firm.

Mala Tang (a type of spicy hot pot) is also very cool!

-

After pondering various things, Li Wenyin started thinking about serious matters again.

Whether this deal with Xing Rui can be completed depends mainly on the attitude of the student union.

Xing Rui didn't actually want much; she just wanted to know the whereabouts of her younger brother, Xing Qi. Li Wenyin knew this, but she couldn't tell him without the student council's permission.

Li Wenyin found herself unconsciously leaning towards Xing Rui, and was thinking about how to get the student council to agree.

On one hand, Xing Rui gave too much, including the transformation artifact she was wearing, the VIP benefits of the trade fair, and information about the future artifact in Si Zeyi's possession.

On the other hand, Xing Rui does have the right and the right to inquire about Xing Qi's whereabouts, but it is inconvenient for her to go to the student union to check herself.

Um......

A strange sense of guilt, as if she had cheated on her husband, suddenly welled up inside her. Li Wenyin quietly tightened her arms around herself, trying to make up for this slight feeling of guilt.

She was so determined to join the student council before she came, and now she's been shamefully seduced? Li Wenyin, oh Li Wenyin...

"How did it go? What were the results of your investigation?"

This shout startled the guilty Li Wenyin so much that she almost lost her mind.

Li Wenyin turned her head and saw Si Zeyi standing innocently and expectantly beside her, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.

"...What are you doing here?"

"I've been waiting for you," Si Zeyi took a step forward, slightly nervous but full of anticipation. "So, can you trust me now?"

Li Wenyin thought for a moment and said, "Not yet, I haven't found out anything yet."

Si Zeyi's gaze immediately darkened.

Li Wenyin added, "But I've come to realize that you didn't lie to me."

Si Zeyi's eyes lit up.

"But it's still too strange and hard to imagine."

Si Zeyi's face darkened.

"But your attitude is very sincere, so I think I can trust you."

Si Zeyi's light came on again.

"This is so much fun!" Li Wenyin exclaimed excitedly. "Senior, are you some kind of voice-activated light?"

Si Zeyi: "?"

-

"Senior Si, there's something I've always wanted to ask you: why are you so insistent on making me believe in you?" Li Wenyin asked as she walked with him.

Si Zeyi pursed his thin lips: "No one believes me except you."

"I don't think I believe you either?" Li Wenyin asked doubtfully.

"...It's different," Si Zeyi continued softly, his slight tremor matching his pale face and prominent dark circles. "You've seriously considered it and communicated with me."

Li Wenyin tilted her head: "What were the other people's reactions?"

"I...I checked the future of almost everyone around me," Si Zeyi said breathlessly. "I told them their future was terrible and that they should...stay away from me. Then they all called me crazy, saying I was insane and told me to stay away."

Li Wenyin sensed something was amiss: "What did you tell them?"

Si Zeyi: "Be careful, your life is about to end."

"..." Li Wenyin forced a smile, "Actually, I don't think it's entirely their fault..."

Imagine a friend or classmate you used to hang out with normally suddenly starts having wandering eyes, unsteady gait, pale face, and sweating profusely, muttering incoherently about being able to foresee the future and that your future is doomed. Most people would immediately think that he's sick or possessed by a ghost.

Li Wenyin, deeply agreeing, continued, "Then, Senior Si, have you told your family, your sister?"

"Sister?" Si Zeyi turned to look at Li Wenyin, puzzled. "Why are you saying 'sister' too?"

"What?"

Si Zeyi said strangely, "I've never had a younger sister. I've always been the only child in my family. Why are you talking about a younger sister like them...?"

Li Wenyin stopped in her tracks.

Huh?

-

After going around in circles, I ended up in the student council.

With the dance approaching, the student council had many tasks and people coming and going. Since Li Wenyin was a familiar face, they let her come and go as she pleased, and no one came up to ask her anything.

Li Wenyin looked at Ruiyuan in the corner with mixed feelings.

She had only seen a photo of Ruiyuan's original form, Xing Qi, in the file. They looked completely different. Xing Qi was gentle, handsome, and youthful. In comparison, Ruiyuan after his transformation was ruthless, cold, and had sharp eyes. It was as if he had been tainted by the blood of a demon beast, or as if his appearance had completely changed from his inner self.

What's hard to change is those eyes. Even back in Xing Qi's time, in the photo taken when he enrolled, Xing Qi's eyes were like a still lake, unrepentant, as if he had already decided what he wanted to do long ago.

What kind of brother does Xing Rui know? Does she want to know if he has ruined himself like this?

The Xing siblings...

Regardless, Li Wenyin felt that she should still focus on Si Zeyi's current matter. She needed to please someone, find out their attitude, and preferably get their approval so that she could make a deal with Xing Rui.

With that in mind, Li Wenyin knocked on the president's office door and went straight to the point, saying, "Play to his preferences."

"President, please imprison me."

However, Li Wenyin miscalculated.

She didn't expect it.

In the president's office, the three presidents and vice presidents, along with sixteen department heads, were gathered for a meeting.