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Feng Qing's hand trembled as she pointed at Feng Liu with teary eyes

"You both are monsters"She cried

Lan Du smiled and removed her mask.She faced Feng Qing and smiled warmly.

"Miss Qing, how can you bear to call me a monster?I feel hurt"Lan Du said in a cute voice

Feng Liu was stupefied, was this still his cruel and cold hearted boss?Who is this person who was in front of him right now?Never in his life did he expect his boss to do such a thing, nor did he expect him to have such a pretty face either.

"Ah, you're too adorable"Feng Qing hugged Lan Du and completely forgot about what just 

happened.Her mood improved dramatically and she smiled brightly.

Lan Du smiled slyly before her face became red and blushed

"Miss Qing, y-you're too close"Lan Du said with a shy expression

"Ah, you're blushing, thats so cute, I finally know your weakness"She laughed

Her response made Lan Du frown, she hoped that Feng Qing would realise that she wanted her to let go but instead she was hugged tighter.

She held out her hand and held Feng Qing's chin.

"Miss Qing, I was asking you to let go"Her voice was chilled and emotionless

Feng Qing immediately let go of Lan Du when she heard that tone of voice.She thought that 

Lan Du was embarrassed, but she didn't expect it to be annoyance instead.

Feng Liu let out a sigh of relief, that was how his boss was meant to be.But that face...it was too pretty even for him to stand.Lan Du was too pretty for a boy!

Lan Du placed her mask back on and turned to Feng Yilin

"After a few more hours and I will leave, but your son should be safe for the rest of the day"Lan Du said seriously and sat next to Feng Yan.

Feng Yan had a look of respect and admiration for Lan Du when she sat down.

"When I grow up, I want to be just like big brother"He said happily

Lan Du rubbed his head and replied

"You don't want to be me, my way in life will only ruin your future"She sighed and rested her eyes

She felt oddly tired after speaking to the Feng family.Especially Feng Qing who saw her as a play thing.Feng Liu was a bit better since he was scared of Lan Du.

Feng Yan would constantly nag her and ask questions that got more and more private.

"Big brother, can you tell me your name?"

"No"

"Can I know your surname then?"

"No"

"Adress?"

"No"

Lan Du began to tap her fingers on her arm as Feng Yan bombarded her with questions.Her phone then began to ring.

"hm, how did the sisters get my number?"Lan Du saw the caller which was name Xie Jing

She accepted the call and heard two voices from the other side

"Where are you?We wouldn't fine you anywhere"

Lan Du looked around and replied

"I'm busy right now, um, can I request that you don't use my name in this call?Its a bit inconvenient right now"Lan Du said slowly

The sisters on the other side thought for a bit

"Are you doing something dangerous?"They asked

Lan Du smiled

"No, just some errands"She said

"Little Devil, who are you speaking to?"Feng Qing came in and asked

"Who was that!Explain!"Xie Jing shouted immediately

Lan Du laughed awkwardly

"I'm at a friend's place"She said

"You said you were doing errands!"Xie Ying called out

Lan Du began to sweat

"I-I just came to visit on the way?"

Feng Qing saw Lan Du sweating from beneath her mask and smiled

"Du, who are they, are you cheating on me?"

Lan Du almost got a heart attack from that statement, Xie Ying and Xie Jing on the other side was shocked as well.Their mouths were agape and eyes wide open.

"I didn't think you were this type of person!"The call hung up right after

Lan Du's eyes grew cold as her hand clenched the phone.If she didn't control herself, she might have crushed the phone from anger.

Her body shook and a suffocating feeling emitted from her.

"Little devil, who were they?They seemed to care about you"Feng Qing asked curiously, she had a smile on her face as if she felt proud for it.

Lan Du stood up, her gaze was so cold that Feng Qing felt it from behind the mask.

"I will return now, forget about the reward, pretend I was never here"Lan Du's voice was cold and emotionless.

"L-little Devil?It was just a joke, why did you take it so seriously?"Feng Qing asked

Feng Yilin stood up

"Feng Qing, what did you do?!"He raised his voice and almost shouted

Lan Du glanced over

"Our cooperation is over, I have other things to do"She headed for the door right after speaking.She didn't say anything else when she did so.

"Wait, I apologise if you took it to offence, but my brother's life is at stake!"Feng Qing called out

Lan Du did't turn around and continued to walk away

Feng Qing reached out her hand and tried to grab Lan Du's arm.But Lan Du suddenly turned around holding a dagger at hand.The dagger was held in front of he throat and a hand clenched her hand.

"Do you know how heartbroken they are?They have done so much for me and what you just did just made me seem ungrateful!They tried their best to support me even while facing their fear of this side of me, if you weren't my employer, I would have broken both your arms as compensation!"Lan Du roared, she then pushed her aside and walked out the door.

Feng Qing couldn't resist the entire time she was being held, the more she listened, the more she regretted it.If what Lan Du said was true, then she indeed made a big mistake.Lan Du treated those two on the phone dearly but what she did hurt them.

Lan Du held her hand close to her chest, a throbbing pain was felt deep in her heart.She felt as if her heart was being pierced by knives from the pain she felt.

"I must find them"She mumbled and dashed back to the academy

She arrived in front of the girl's dorm and stood outside.She wouldn't enter as she was currently a boy so she just stood outside.She waited...she didn't move an inch from her spot and just stood there.

Inside the dorm, four girls were looking out the window.

"I think he's here for you two"Said done of them

This was Hong Xin, she smiled and glanced at Lan Du who stood motionlessly outside the dorm.Lan Du no longer hand her mask on, she stood there looking upwards at the many windows.

"He went to visit another girl yet he tried to hide it"Xie Ying said as she pouted

"It may have been a misunderstanding, maybe he really did go visit a friend"The other girl said.She was their fourth room mate, Shuang Bing.

Xie Jing puffed her cheeks

"If they were really only friends, how do you explain their conversation?"She said

Hong Xin chuckled

"You two are usually so smart, but whenever it has anything to do with lan Du, you two become so dumb"Hong Xin tapped their heads

"Couldn't you tell that the girl called Lan Du little Devil at first?She didn't even know Lan Du's full name and you think she is someone close to him?"She smiled and tapped her head

"Lan Du also asked you two not to call him by his name, why is that?Because he doesn't want the other party to know his name"She laid down on the bed and laughed

"You three have such an interesting love story, I'm jealous"

Xie Ying and Xie Jing blushed, although they knew Lan Du wasn't the type to do such a thing, but just the thought of him being with some other girl made them angry and lost their train of thoughts.

"But let him stand there for a bit, think of it ask punishment"Shuang Bing said with a cheeky smile

They looked out the window and noticed that clouds were gathering.

"I suggest you two don't make him wait too long"Hong Xin said

"Why is that?"Asked Shuang Bing

Hong Xin didn't say anything, she smiled and sat on her bed.

*Drip*

Rain suddenly began to pour down.They looked outside and saw that Lan Du was still outside waiting.She didn't look like she have any thoughts of leaving, instead she stood there.Her cloths slowly got soaked by the rain.She wore some thick clothing so even if it got wet, it wasn't possible to see beneath her cloths.

"You two should hurry before your prince catches a cold"

Xie Ying and Xie Jing glanced at one another before running out the dorm.They ran down the stairs and towards the front of the dorm building.Lan Du stood outside, watching them run down.A smile crawled onto her face when she saw them.

They soon arrived at the bottom of the dorm building, they stood just below the shelter and looked through the rain to see Lan Du standing there.

"Dummy...why are you still standing there?"Xie Ying asked

Lan Du shook her head and walked to them slowly, she stood in front of them with a tender smile as she reached out her hand.What came next was out of their expectations, Lan Du placed her hand on her forehead and said bitterly:

"Well...I might have caught a cold so I will make it quick, the girl you heard...she was my friend's sister, she likes to play pranks on me so she said those, as for if you'll believe me, that is up to you"

Lan Du turned around and was about to walk back through the rain when they grabbed her arm.

"w-we're sorry, its just...our emotions got the best of us"They said apologetically

Lan Du chuckled

"How about an apology kiss for me?"She pointed at her cheek and asked

Lan Du was about to laugh it off as a joke when the two sisters leaned in and kissed her on each cheek.Lan Du stared at them in both shock and disbelief.Her mouth was wide open from how much shock she was experiencing.

"y-you two"She pointed at them and her face burned up.Her coldness was washed away in the blink of an eye and her hands trembled.

She held her hands to her face and blushed.

"pfft, to think we would see you like this"They laughed

Lan Du grit her teeth.She grabbed the both of them by the waist and pulled them in.

"You two like to mess with me don't you?"Her face was still slightly red, the ip of her ears were burning but she suppressed the embarrassment.

But a dizziness swept past her before she could do anything, her body felt cold so she quickly let the go.

"I remembered something important, I need to go"Lan Du said and ran off through the rain.She couldn't stay any longer.If she collapsed from the cold there then they would definitely take her to their room.

If they did that, her gender would be revealed.She was now thankful that the two dorms weren't too far away from each other and was able to get to the boy's dorm quickly.

She placed a hand on her forehead and it was burning.Her hand was cold and her body trembled.The coldness pierced her skin and made her feel uncomfortable.

Lan Du chose to wait for the elevator, running up the stairs would only increase her fatigue.When she reached the floor, she stumbled into her dorm.

She opened the door and slumped in.

"Lan Du, why are you always half dead when you return?And this time you're soaking wet!"Fatty and the others were shocked, Lan Du always come back in bad shapes.

Lan Du ignored them and took out a clean set of cloths and headed to the shower.The hot water poured down and slowly warmed up her cold body.She felt a relief rush through her when her body warmed up.

She placed her hand on the side of her cheeks and smiled gently

'They are getting more and more daring by the day...'After washing up, she dried her body and changed into her clean clothes.She wore a robe to 

warm herself up and walked out the bathroom.

She still felt light headed so she slumped into her bed and closed her eyes.

"Lan Du, did something happen again?"

By now, the group was used to seeing Lan Du coming back half dead but that didn't mean they weren't concerned for her.

After all, whenever they were in trouble, she would also stand up for them.Although she has a bad temper at times, she is still caring for them.

Lan Du waved her hand

"I got a cold from the rain"She said stuffily, her nose was blocked and her eyes felt puffy.

"But it was well worth it"She mumbled

"Why is that?"They asked

Lan Du giggled lightly, she was much quieter than usual

"Would you prefer getting kissed by two adorable little pumpkins at the cos of getting a cold?"She asked in reply

They thought about it

"D-did you get kissed by two girls!"Fatty shouted

Lan Du only chuckled before going quiet.The three realised Lan Du's situation and bit their lips.

"Damn, if I could get kissed at the cost of a cold, I'd do it any day!"Ling Shou said grumpily

Fatty nodded

"Even if the cold last for a life time I'd take it"

Soon, Lan Du's light snores could be heard by them, they smiled and turned off the lights.

'He must be dead tired, but damn, I'd die to get kissed by two girls' Fatty thought to himself

(Eiy, I know, Lan Du's too quick to jump the gun, but she's 12...12)