The Perils of Unrequited Obsession

After the morning incident, Luo Yao and Su Mengqi, who had just entered the campus, instantly became the hottest topic.This led to an inexplicable sense of pride blossoming in Su Mengqi’s heart, despite her following him like a shadow.However, this pride was strictly reserved for external display.

Within mere tens of minutes, the school’s online forums and discussion boards exploded with activity.The hottest posts instantly shifted to discussions about the morning’s events, with the story itself being retold in over a dozen different versions.

Observing the myriad gazes directed their way, a deepening frown etched itself onto Luo Yao’s face.He turned, his eyes fixed intently on Su Mengqi behind him, as if wishing he could tear her to shreds.

“Luo Yao, I truly like you. I was wrong this morning, can you forgive me?”

Back in the classroom, no sooner had Luo Yao settled into his seat than Su Mengqi began whispering beside him.Her voice was hushed because the two of them had already become the undeniable focal point of the entire class.Su Mengqi’s affection for Luo Yao, in all likelihood, stemmed from the purest reason: she had been utterly captivated by his striking appearance.

Naturally, Luo Yao was well aware of this, and it served as one of his reasons for consistently rejecting Su Mengqi’s advances.

“You didn’t do anything wrong.”

Luo Yao had no desire to engage with her; the morning’s events had already brought him more than enough trouble.

“Luo Yao, don’t worry. I’ll take care of you in the future.”

Seeing that Luo Yao hadn’t completely ignored her, Su Mengqi felt a glimmer of hope, and continued to whisper beside him.

As for Luo Yao, he was utterly exasperated by Su Mengqi’s persistent presence beside him.What he didn’t realize, however, was that Su Mengqi, seated next to him, had already begun to weave elaborate fantasies about their shared future.

“I don’t need you to take care of me. I can live independently on my own.”

This was not the first time Luo Yao had heard such words from Su Mengqi.

Moreover, he had heard that Su Mengqi’s family was indeed quite wealthy.In fact… if Luo Yao recalled correctly, her family owned a chain of large department stores.

“Shouldn’t women be the ones to take care of men?”

Watching Luo Yao reject her yet again, Su Mengqi couldn’t help but fall into a thoughtful silence, a faint hint of confusion clouding her expression.

In truth, from the moment Luo Yao had first transferred schools, Su Mengqi had been irresistibly drawn to him.Initially, it had been mere curiosity, but after prolonged exposure, her feelings had blossomed into a profound, unrequited love.

Furthermore, for a period, her ‘good sisters’ had even offered her advice.Su Mengqi had initially considered using her family’s financial influence to win Luo Yao over, but after meeting his clear, aloof gaze, she had immediately abandoned that notion.

In this world, it was widely believed that no man could truly dislike money.Yet, after looking into Luo Yao’s eyes, Su Mengqi was utterly convinced that he was not the type of worldly ‘seductive gold-digger’ (TL Note: A derogatory term for someone who uses their looks to gain wealth or status) she had initially feared.

This realization indirectly fueled Su Mengqi’s intense interest in Luo Yao.If she had merely been interested in Luo Yao’s physical appearance, she could have simply tossed a few stacks of cash at him, crooked her finger, and they would have ended up in a hotel, then in bed.

In contemporary society, the male-to-female ratio was already severely imbalanced.According to relevant reports, influenced by traditional customs, nearly thirty percent of women in the future would become ‘old maids’ (TL Note: A term for an unmarried woman, often implying spinsterhood).There was no current trend indicating an adjustment in this gender ratio.

Su Mengqi, naturally, had no concerns about such matters.The men eager to share her bed were innumerable; in the past, she would have believed that one Luo Yao wouldn’t make a difference, but now, it was clear.

He was indispensable.

Thus, in this world, men were rapidly becoming a ‘rare species,’ let alone a ‘hot commodity’ (TL Note: A desirable person or thing) like Luo Yao, with his natural beauty and handsome looks.

Elevating her thoughts to their future life together, Su Mengqi had already begun to endlessly fantasize about a beautiful, blissful existence with Luo Yao.Luo Yao’s recent rejection, in Su Mengqi’s mind, had been entirely reinterpreted as his unspoken acceptance of their relationship.

However, these were merely Su Mengqi’s elaborate fantasies.As a quintessential ‘straight woman’ (TL Note: A slang term for a woman who is perceived as dense or oblivious to subtle social cues, especially romantic ones) of her generation, she likely couldn’t grasp the true implications of Luo Yao’s words.

Yet, despite being a ‘straight woman,’ with Su Mengqi’s sensitive emotional nature, even a slight provocation could transform her into an utterly ‘bad woman’.

Large breasts.Wealthy.And beautiful.Weren’t these precisely the hallmarks of a ‘bad woman’?

At this moment, Su Mengqi’s gaze upon Luo Yao had grown even more tender and amorous.Luo Yao, however, felt profoundly uncomfortable under Su Mengqi’s unwavering stare.

“Why are you constantly staring at me?”

Finally, Luo Yao could no longer endure Su Mengqi’s expression.He whispered the question to her from beneath the desk.

“N-nothing at all…”

As Luo Yao’s exquisite face drew near, a blush spread across Su Mengqi’s cheeks, and a faint wisp of white smoke seemed to waft from above her head.

‘Too… too close…’

This was the first time Su Mengqi and Luo Yao had been so intimately close.From Luo Yao’s perspective, their distance had only marginally decreased, solely so Su Mengqi could clearly hear his words.He had never anticipated such an extreme reaction from her.

“Then please stop looking at me. Please focus your attention on your textbook, alright?”

Seeing Su Mengqi’s somewhat shy demeanor only served to deepen Luo Yao’s already profound irritation.

He watched Su Mengqi, her eyes seemingly darting about, and felt a premonition that she was contemplating something improper.Furthermore, Su Mengqi occasionally uttered strange things in her sleep during class.

For instance:

[Luo Yao, marry me]

[Luo Yao, please…]

And other such phrases, sometimes accompanied by a chilling, eerie giggle.

Such a person perfectly fit the description of an ‘obsessed woman’ (TL Note: A slang term for a woman who is excessively infatuated or obsessed, often to a disturbing degree), and a very dangerous one at that.In this world, boys venturing outside absolutely needed to protect themselves.Although it was a society governed by law, the rate of sexual assault (TL Note: The original text uses ‘性犯罪率’ which directly translates to ‘sexual crime rate’. While the context implies ‘sexual assault’, a more direct translation of the broader term is used for clarity, as the specific nature of the crime isn’t detailed beyond ‘sexual crime’.) in cities had remained stubbornly high in recent years.And the majority of those who committed these crimes were ‘obsessed women’ like Su Mengqi.

‘It seems I’ll have to be more careful around Su Mengqi from now on…’

Luo Yao thought, as he pulled out his textbook.

Little did he know, however, that at this very moment, he had already been irrevocably designated as Su Mengqi’s ‘exclusive man’ through her ceaseless fantasies and mental elaborations.