After I Stopped Being a Simp and Chose Money Over Love, the School Beauties Began to Panic - Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Song Yuxin sat proudly on the dragon chair, her cold and beautiful face carrying an aura of dominance. Her eyes did not show the usual anger, yet the calmness within them shone with a chilling brilliance that made one’s heart tremble.

Chu Feng could feel the overwhelming authority radiating from her. At this moment, Song Yuxin seemed like the sun and moon above, dazzling and unreachable. She was unparalleled, unmatched, a peerless beauty reigning over all. Truly, she was the embodiment of a chuunibyou girl, one whose illness had reached the bones.

In the past, Chu Feng had only seen her act out various kinds of beautiful girls—pure, charming, seductive. He had never expected that when she played the female Emperor, she would carry an aura as if she truly shared the glory of the heavens.

“If this were a movie, she would definitely win an Oscar.” Chu Feng muttered to himself, but the chuunibyou girl’s voice instantly dragged him back to reality. “Do you dare not obey my order?”

Chu Feng quickly picked up the tangyuan that had fallen on the table and placed it into his spoon, just as he was about to eat it. Song Yuxin suddenly stopped him, “Wait!”

A flicker of hesitation flashed in her heart. 

That tangyuan had already been in her mouth… if Chu Feng ate it, wouldn’t that count as indirect… that thing? 

But after only a second of indecision, she waved her hand and knocked the tangyuan from his spoon. Watching it bounce and roll across the floor, she said coldly, “It’s a reward for you.”

Chu Feng’s eyelid twitched. As expected of a chuunibyou. Fine, as long as she was happy.

He had served many customers. As a professional bootlicker, some of them made unreasonable demands, but most were within acceptable limits. Only Song Yuxin was a true VIP. Her daily payment equaled a month’s wages for others, so she naturally enjoyed privileges. Just like now.

Without hesitation, Chu Feng bent down, picked up the tangyuan from the floor, and swallowed it in one bite. The villa itself was luxurious, the dining hall alone nearly 100 square meters. The polished floor shone brightly. As long as food was picked up within three seconds, it was fine to eat. After all, there’s a saying: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Finishing the tangyuan, Chu Feng quickly ran to Song Yuxin’s side. He picked up the bowl and spoon again, carefully scooped another tangyuan, but this time he didn’t rush to feed her. He first blew it gently until it cooled slightly before offering it to her lips.

As the girl’s red lips parted to taste it slowly, Chu Feng suddenly felt that Song Yuxin looked very beautiful when she wasn’t speaking.

Song Yuxin had grown up in a single-parent home. Her mother, in trying to make up for her absent father, had spoiled her too much, which left flaws in her personality. In truth, she lacked a sense of security, and used her chuunibyou persona as armor to protect herself.

Two years ago, the only person who had ever cherished her—her mother—found a pretty boy lover. That was when Song Yuxin felt the entire world had betrayed her. So she built an even harder shell, turning herself into a hedgehog that stabbed anyone who tried to care for her.

Chu Feng thought she really should see a psychiatrist. He was just a bootlicker, incapable of healing her inner wounds. Besides, as a wealthy heiress, she didn’t need his pity. Unlike her, he had grown up with no parents and no luxury of being spoiled.

…

It took them twenty minutes to finish just one bowl of tangyuan. When Chu Feng offered the last one, Song Yuxin placed it in her mouth but did not swallow. Instead, she spit it back into the spoon, then stood up without looking back. “It’s a reward for you!”

Chu Feng didn’t hesitate for even a second. He directly ate the tangyuan that had come from the beauty’s mouth. Chewing lightly, it was soft, sticky, and smooth.

After clearing the dishes, he went into the kitchen to tidy up. As thanks for the “special” tangyuan, he even cooked a bowl of brown sugar water for her. “Miss Yuxin, drink more hot water.”

Inside the bedroom, Song Yuxin was removing the phoenix crown from her head. She liked playing the female Emperor, but the heavy accessories were uncomfortable, so she was taking them off. Seeing the bowl of sugar water Chu Feng handed over, she froze for a moment. “Didn’t I tell you not to act on your own?”

Chu Feng turned to leave. As expected of a chuunibyou.

But then Song Yuxin suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and quickly called out, “Wait!”

Chu Feng stopped, noticing her slightly pale face, and immediately understood what was happening. He returned to her side with the sugar water and said gently, “Miss Yuxin, you just ate tangyuan, you must be thirsty. I poured you a cup of water.”

Song Yuxin’s cheeks grew hot as she took the cup and sipped. Strangely, the pain in her abdomen eased instantly, and the color returned to her face. 

Setting down the cup, she gave Chu Feng a quick glance. Still half-immersed in her female Emperor role, she carried a faint aura of majesty as she asked, “Why do you care so much about me?”

10,000 yuan a day. If I don’t take this seriously, the money burns my hands. Chu Feng didn’t know what was running through her mind again, so he just said, “The customer is always right.”

Song Yuxin’s gaze flicked to the fluffy rabbit ears on his head, and a sudden urge to touch them rose in her heart. But as she stretched her hand out, she suddenly thought of her status. If she touched him, wouldn’t he misunderstand his place?

The next moment, Chu Feng bent down, offering the rabbit ears closer. 

Song Yuxin touched them with satisfaction, the soft texture soothing her heart. Chu Feng silently praised himself. As expected, I really am a professional. Even a chuunibyou girl this difficult could be handled with ease.

After a while, Song Yuxin stopped, worried he might become arrogant from the attention. Meanwhile, Chu Feng, always attentive, saw she was removing her makeup. Hoping to end the Emperor-and-eunuch act sooner, he said, “Miss Yuxin, let me help you.”

The heavy ornaments were indeed troublesome to remove, so this time Song Yuxin didn’t refuse. Chu Feng carefully took off the phoenix crown from behind her. By chance, he caught sight of her delicate collarbone and fair jawline, and his eyes blurred for a moment.

But through the mirror before them, Song Yuxin once again saw the face of the man who had stolen her mother away. Her heart instantly turned cold. Suddenly, she shoved Chu Feng onto the bed, one hand gripping his neck, her eyes flashing with dangerous brilliance. “Don’t think that just because you’re a little nice to me, you can do whatever you want. Always remember your identity—you are only my professional bootlicker!”

Chu Feng’s eyelid twitched. He really couldn’t understand her thought process. One moment she was fine, the next she flipped like a page in a book. He knew it was his job to endure his employer’s humiliation and torment, yet still, for a brief instant, he thought… if he had parents, if he had family, wouldn’t they feel heartbroken to see him treated like this?

Song Yuxin pressed down harder on his throat, her eyes filled with madness and arrogance. Seeing his face flush from lack of oxygen, a thrill surged through her. 

She loved this feeling of control. 

She wasn’t some abandoned pitiful girl, she was the master of this world.

But then, in Chu Feng’s eyes, she suddenly saw a fleeting trace of sorrow. Her heart twisted for a moment, and she quickly released him, shouting, “Get out!”

Chu Feng gathered the dishes and left silently. 

Alone in the room, Song Yuxin’s expression shifted between sadness and resentment. All of this was because of that pretty boy who had stolen her mother. Chu Feng’s only purpose was to take his place and receive her punishment. That was the reason he existed.

Just then, her phone buzzed. Thinking it was her mother, she opened it excitedly, only to see a message from the university anime club.

[Bootlicker 009]: Yuxin, the anime convention starts tomorrow. We’ve worked hard for half a month. Is your female Emperor costume ready? Do you need my help?

Sure enough, her mother only cared about that pretty boy. No one in the world truly cared about her.

But chuunibyou was her last disguise. 

At the University of Technology, she was the president of the anime club. Tomorrow’s convention was highly anticipated, so she replied coldly: [No need, the female Emperor robe and phoenix crown are already custom-made. The plan remains unchanged. Thanks for your hard work.]

Reading her reply, the vice president, Bootlicker No.9, was overjoyed. The goddess of the university, hailed as the most beautiful campus belle since its founding, had just told him he worked hard. That meant she cared about him! He swore to devote himself even more to licking her…

Song Yuxin tossed her phone aside and thought of the bootlickers from No.001 to No.099. Without a doubt, they were only after her looks. How many of them truly cared for her?

At that moment, the door opened again. Chu Feng returned, holding a large plate of freshly cut fruit. “Miss Yuxin, I prepared the fruit you like.”

Song Yuxin, lying on the bed, suddenly sat up, staring at him in a daze. Despite how she had just treated him, he showed no trace of resentment, even bringing her fruit with thoughtfulness. For the first time, she felt that maybe there really was someone in the world who cared about her.

Her lips trembled, her cheeks flushing red.

Chu Feng, seeing the madness in her eyes, felt his scalp tingle. Damn it! Who knows what new torment this chuunibyou girl is planning now? Her condition is only getting worse!