Uneasy daily life

Angelina felt a pang of guilt, then spoke with a straight face for a long time: "...Putting aside the fact that I sometimes overthink things, isn't this partly your fault? You're always so unreliable, so I didn't realize it and thought you were setting a trap for me again!"

Bai Ying clapped her hands and said, "Alright! Then I'll hand over the initiative to you!"

Huh? Why is it making me move around like this? It's definitely setting a trap for me!

Angelina replied dismissively, "Okay, okay."

If someone deliberately hangs you on the wall, that's also a deliberate act.

"Then it's decided, you'll participate in the male beauty pageant."

"oh oh……"

Angelina nodded casually and took a couple of bites of sweet and sour pork ribs.

Huh? Huh?!

"What the hell is a male beauty pageant?!"

Angelina spat the bone into the small bowl, then belatedly looked up at the white figure.

"Izu University has a tradition of holding festivals in the spring and autumn, known as the Izu Spring Festival and the Izu Autumn Festival respectively. This year's Izu Spring Festival will be held soon, which will be a great opportunity for our Aid and Service Department to show our skills," Shiro said in a professional tone. "Every year at the Izu Festival, there is a beauty pageant for men and women organized by the Student Council, with a generous prize. It is a historically significant and particularly attractive event."

Angelina slammed her hand on the edge of the table: "I said, why is it a men's beauty pageant! Shouldn't I be participating in a women's beauty pageant?!"

Bai Ying said matter-of-factly, "Of course it's because you have a higher chance of winning in male beauty pageants. Do you think you can win a female beauty pageant? Don't you even know who the previous female beauty pageant champions are?"

I'm annoyed! I'm extremely annoyed!

"Hmph! I'd like to see who it is..."

I'll report you later!

Angelina quickly finished her meal, pulled out her phone, and started searching. She soon found information about the male and female beauty pageants on the school forum. It seemed to be a special event that was not only historical but also very vibrant. The website was constantly being updated, with announcements about the event's time and venue, as well as information on past pageant winners...

In women's beauty pageants, the winners are indeed quite beautiful. If you can see their beauty in the photos, then they must be even more beautiful in real life.

Damn it! Is this some kind of anime world? All the girls here are so beautiful!

Angelina suddenly frowned: "Wait a minute! You're not planning to dress up as a woman and participate in a beauty pageant, are you?!"

Bai Ying was surprised for a moment, then said with satisfaction, "As expected of my old subordinate who has followed me for many years, it's time to put his promotion and codename on the agenda. I need to find an opportunity to report this to the commander..."

"No! I won't share this! Don't mess around!" Angelina snorted. "If you dressed up as a woman to run for a pageant, would the organizers let you participate? It's a beauty pageant, not some comedy contest."

Bai Ying said with a smile, "Take a look at the past winners of the male beauty pageant."

Angelina subconsciously clicked on another interface.

Ultraman, Kamen Rider, punk gangsters, cross-dressers, muscular hunks, circus clowns... Occasionally, a few ordinary handsome men also become part of this diverse array of creatures, appearing so unremarkable yet harboring hidden mysteries.

How did these things become male beauty pageant winners?!

Are there some mental health issues among male college students?

Angelina belatedly realized what was happening and quickly took a closer look at the event rules.

[The Spring Festival Beauty Pageant is open to all, regardless of background or participation method. Final results will be based on audience votes, ensuring fairness, impartiality, and transparency.]

The rule can be summed up in two words: cause trouble.

Angelina leaned back involuntarily. Could this be a branch of the Scarlet Theatre Company?! But the artistic level seemed a bit low; it probably wasn't!

"You need to understand that at Izu University, the proportion of male students is higher than that of female students. Moreover, beauty pageants for women and men are events that are affected by gender disparities!" Bai Ying said in a deep voice. "Based on my observations and deductions, we should send female students to participate in the male beauty pageant to maximize the number of male votes, and send male students to participate in the female beauty pageant to maximize the atmosphere and leave the deepest impression on the audience. Only in this way can we most effectively increase our chances of winning!"

Angelina looked around in bewilderment: "But...but this kind of thing shouldn't be allowed by the rules, right?! Although...although I didn't see any requirement that men must participate in male beauty pageants and women must participate in female beauty pageants—oops! This kind of common sense doesn't need to be stipulated at all!"

"That means I've found a new blue ocean market." Bai Ying raised her hand and gave a thumbs up. "Anyway! I can easily handle a bunch of college boys, and winning a women's beauty pageant is no problem for me. It might be a bit more difficult for you, but I'll help you out. You just need to play the role of a tough, straightforward woman, and winning a men's beauty pageant won't be a problem for you either!"

"You're the straight woman!"

Angelina flew into a rage, ate the last piece of rib, put down the bowl, and scurried back to her room.

Participating in a male beauty pageant? No way! I've finally made it to university; I absolutely can't repeat my mistakes—back then, I was also a fresh-faced high school girl, and then I fell for Bai Ying's tricks. One wrong step led to another, and in the blink of an eye, my reputation was ruined…

Sigh, it all started that afternoon when I gave Bai Ying the "friend zone" card.

Angelina sighed and rummaged through the closet for her pajamas and underwear. She carried the clothes into the bathroom and, as usual, took a shower after dinner.

Taking a bath at this time will prevent your mother from suddenly dragging you to wash the dishes. This is the wisdom of family survival!

Take a relaxing and enjoyable shower, change into clean and fluffy light yellow pajamas, and tidy up your wet hair in front of the mirror.

Hurry back to your room and happily dry yourself with the hairdryer...

Angelina opened the door and walked out, bumping headfirst into the white figure's arms.

"What are you doing sneakily?!"

Angelina was startled and jumped back, almost slapping the white figure against the wall.

"What do you mean, what are you doing?" Bai Ying asked, somewhat confused. "Of course, I'm getting ready to take a bath. Why do you look like you didn't expect there to be anyone else in the house?"

Angelina: "..."

Taking a shower was so relaxing, I almost thought I was at home. I completely forgot that I'm now in college and living with my boyfriend...

Wait a minute!

Angelina stepped aside, watching the white figure enter the bathroom, her expression gradually becoming serious.

Is my chastity in danger?!

Angelina belatedly realized a very serious problem, and she quickly ran back to her room to carefully assess the situation.

Thinking about it carefully, Yang Nai kept joking about this, making things up, spreading rumors and causing trouble. Her mother was also joking about it, saying things like "don't get pregnant," showing no concern for her daughter at all. Bai Ying might also have some ulterior motives. She had deliberately kissed her before and had already made all the preparations, such as renting a place to live together...

From a generally rational perspective, does living together with a boyfriend/girlfriend automatically mean that they have a sexual relationship?

Angelina rolled over in bed, suddenly tensing up. Years of experience as a victim of persecution instantly triggered her intuition, which sounded like an alarm clock.

Masaka—is this a conspiracy by the White Shadow?!

It's that kind of story where you think you're innocent, but everyone else thinks you're not, so you lose your reputation and become a victim of innocence!

Yes, very similar!

Angelina's eyes sharpened.

Think about it carefully: Mom's reaction, Haruno's reaction, Yukino's reaction, everyone else's reaction...

Ugh! This is clearly a reaction that implies she's not innocent!

Oh dear, that white shadow is digging its own grave again! How despicable!

We absolutely cannot let him succeed!

Prove your innocence immediately! Especially regarding Yukino's outrageous slander!

Open your phone, find Yukino Yukinoshita, and send a private message.

[Angelina: I! Didn't do *that* with Bai Ying!]

However, there was no response. I don't know if they didn't see it or didn't believe it and were too lazy to reply.

Angelina peeked into the hallway. While she was rolling around, the white figure seemed to have finished showering and gone back to her room to plot her schemes. The whole room was quiet and dimly lit.

Gulu.

I'm going to settle the score with Bai Ying right now!

Angelina pressed her pounding heart, looked around, picked up the pillow and tossed it, then put it back. She reached out and slowly turned the doorknob, then gently moved along the wall to the door of Bai Ying's room. She glanced at the light shining through the crack in the door and listened to what was happening inside.

"Hmph... As expected of me, this plan is brilliant... With this, victory is assured..."

They're planning to harm innocent people again.

Angelina listened intently, wondering if the white figure was planning to trick her into participating in a male beauty pageant. Although she possessed the superpower to suppress evil spirits at any time, unexpected situations were inevitable.

Huh? Why is there no sound?

Angelina frowned and subconsciously glanced at the crack in the door below. Suddenly, she noticed two small shadows in the light shining through the crack.

Outside the door... wait! There's someone inside!

Angelina's hair stood on end, and she felt a chill run down her spine, as if she were in a horror movie. She instinctively took a step to the side, and the door in front of her was suddenly pulled open from the inside.

"Rua—!!"

A white figure jumped out.

"Alas--!!"

A white shadow flew backwards.

Angelina wiggled her paw, stared blankly at the white figure lying on the floor, and rushed inside in a panic: "Are you alright? Are you alright? Why did you scare me like that?!"

“A young lady comes to your door late at night, either seeking pleasure or revenge…” The white-clad figure stood up unsteadily. “It seems you’ve come seeking revenge.”

"What the hell are you looking for!" Angelina retorted. "If you hadn't suddenly jumped out and startled me, would I have slapped you to the ground?!"

Bai Ying retorted, "If you hadn't been standing outside the door, would I have suddenly jumped out and startled you?"

Angelina glared and said, "That's...that's when I discovered your schemes! White Shadow, what do you have to say?!"

"Confess? Fabricating something out of nothing, making me find my own mistakes so you can manipulate me—it's too long to bear! You've actually mastered PUA without a teacher!" Bai Ying sneered. "Truly a charlatan, ignorant of your own limitations! I'll see what kind of schemes you have..."

Angelina: "No!"

Bai Ying pushed up his non-existent glasses, his gaze sharp as he analyzed, "His eyes seem righteous, but they're actually evasive, afraid to meet your gaze directly! His posture is relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside, his limbs are excessively stiff, he's extremely nervous! His expression is trying hard to appear normal, but he seems hesitant to speak, as if he's embarrassed! You..."

Angelina's eyes twitched slightly: "I..."

The white-clad figure slowly took two steps back: "You wouldn't happen to be here to assassinate me, would you?!"

Angelina snapped, "You're kidding me!"

Bai Ying said knowingly, "So that means they're in heat?"

"Gulp—you're the one in heat!" Angelina exclaimed angrily, grabbing the white figure's collar fiercely. "Tell me! Are you plotting to ruin my reputation again? You conspired with my parents to rent an apartment and live together, spreading strange rumors to make everyone think I'm no longer innocent and have become an experienced person!"

The white figure swayed twice like a drifting catkin in the wind, then glared and said, "Nonsense! You clearly defended against all my moves! How could you not know whether I'm innocent or not?!"

"Those were all accidents—cough cough! I mean, it's all because you're not good enough!"

Angelina caught the white figure and waved it twice, then coughed twice: "Uh, um—"

"How about we try again?"

Bai Ying replied understandingly.

"Try it—don't use my voice!"

Chapter 146 Numb and Drunk

romantic!

By definition, it is a unique emotion and feeling that can make people feel warm, dreamy, excited, longing and satisfied.

The foundation of romance is idealism, and the world of romance is the world of idealism. Ideals are not opposites to reality; rationality originates from reality, is sublimated by reality, and embodies people's yearning and pursuit of beautiful emotions.

Reality is birth, aging, sickness, and death; romance is growing old together. Reality is that success and failure are predetermined; romance is sharing joys and sorrows. Reality is that hard work never ends; romance is falling asleep and having lived a thousand years. Reality is that you gave me a watch; romance is that you gave me that watch. Reality is the burgeoning of desire, the intertwining of bodies, and the emptiness after satisfaction; romance is the entanglement of love, the harmony of hearts, and the satisfaction after emptiness…

The pursuit of romance in reality is an eternal human aspiration; as long as humans are human, they will harbor a longing for romance.

The white figure sat cross-legged on the bed, gesturing with her hands as if chanting.

"Uh-huh!"

Angelina sat cross-legged opposite the white figure, nodding repeatedly.

"9527, besides 'hmm,' do you have any other thoughts?" Bai Ying asked in a deep voice, keeping her hands raised.

Angelina thought for a moment, and her instincts, honed from being tutored by several people in turn, surfaced. She then spoke fluently and naturally: "Considering the context, we can conclude that through parallelism and contrast, Bai Ying explained and expressed romance, thereby strengthening the tone and enhancing the emotional expression, making the article more impactful...right?"

Bai Ying nodded slightly: "Very good, your reading and empathy skills are dead. Let's try a different approach. Let me think..."

Seeing Bai Ying pondering seriously, Angelina remained silent for a few seconds, then raised her small hand: "Bai Ying! I think we can try again. I've read so many light novels!"

"Then explain what romance is."

"Let's try another method."

Angelina thought for a moment and suggested, "Don't we often see those kinds of scenes in TV shows and movies? The male and female leads look at each other with deep affection, without saying a word! Let's try it, it'll definitely create a romantic atmosphere instantly!"

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Bai Ying stared intently into Angelina's eyes, and Angelina also tried to stare back into Bai Ying's eyes. Their eyes met, focusing on each other's eyes, and their gazes naturally encompassed each other's faces.