Chapter 59: Xue Yu Successfully Joins the Extreme Conservatives!
Blueberry had developed a conditioned reflex. A second before Xue Yu’s fist landed, it drilled back into the spiritual landscape at top speed, disappearing in an instant and easily avoiding a beating.
“You’re quite fast.”
Xue Yu could only punch the air.
The red wolf, still in place, was immersed in Blueberry’s spinning. In the blink of an eye, where had that cute little seahorse that blew bubbles gone?
Its yellowish-brown wolf ears stood up straight, and its amber-like, bright eyes looked everywhere. It circled around Xue Yu, constantly sniffing, wanting her to quickly release Blueberry.
Xue Yu rubbed the red wolf’s ears. “You’re so cute.”
So you’re the one who seduced my Blueberry! You’re testing my Blueberry! My Blueberry falls in love with everyone it sees. Don’t cry when you get dumped.
The handsome young man walked up to Xue Yu. The cool, short hair on his forehead swayed in the wind. Although he wasn’t wearing any perfume, he had a pure, sweet, and fresh scent. Xue Yu was about to be mesmerized.
How can this person look even purer than Mo Li?
That kid Mo Li, I don’t know where he’s run off to. He hasn’t been back for a long time.
Xue Yu thought to herself, If Mo Li were here, I wouldn’t have been so smitten with this man.
“Xue Yu, can we talk?” the handsome man’s words were clear and articulate, his voice mellow and pleasant.
Xue Yu guessed that this was most likely someone sent by the conservatives to test her. She lowered her head and was about to leave. “No need. I’m mentally retarded. I can’t chat.”
The handsome man took a long stride and once again stepped in front of her, his voice much lower. “Xue Yu, I’m a conservative. I am indeed here to test you. Do you want to cooperate?”
Xue Yu turned her shoe and moved back. “Cooperate with what?”
The handsome man first introduced himself. “My name is Lu Sen. I’m usually a supervisor in the conservatives.”
He leaned a little closer to Xue Yu. “I have a way to help you join the conservatives smoothly, but I need you to do me a small favor.”
“What favor?” Xue Yu was still very wary.
Lu Sen: “I’m running for a lecturer position in the church. I’m still one vote short. My condition is that after you enter the church, you give me your precious vote.”
It’s just a vote. Xue Yu thought this condition was not bad.
But she didn’t want to appear too shallow, so she said stiffly, “Then how is your knowledge reserve? Can you be a lecturer? I don’t want to vote randomly and mislead others.”
“I’ve passed all my exams. I’m just one vote short now. If you don’t believe me, I can show you my grades.”
With that, Lu Sen put down the thick stack of documents in his hand and actually took out a thin tablet.
He opened the screen and showed his electronic transcript to Xue Yu.
The data was very complex. Besides the church’s theoretical exams, there were also all kinds of brainwave data, as well as the amount of suppressant used, the number of times the chip in his body had discharged, and so on.
This was the first time Xue Yu had come into contact with the internal rules and data of the conservatives. She couldn’t understand it at all.
Lu Sen saw her confusion.
He said very considerately, “It’s okay. You’re new. It’s normal that you don’t understand these things. You can learn slowly in the future.”
His smile was just right, and his thick, dark eyelashes cast a shadow. His artistic fingers kept sliding on the screen, pulling the electronic transcript to the bottom column.
“You should be able to understand this. This score is enough to prove my excellence to you.”
Xue Yu lowered her eyes and looked at the screen.
She saw that the last section of Lu Sen’s grades was sexual experience.
Name: Lu Sen.
Age: 23.
Experience: 0/0/0/0 (Substantial behavior/Marginal behavior/Self-comfort/Mental fantasy)
Identification Category: First-class virgin.
Evaluation: Excellent. Awarded the [Highly Ascetic] medal, the [Chaste] medal, and the [Pure and Innocent] medal.
“So, you should be able to understand this section, right?” Lu Sen showed a little pride.
Xue Yu gave him a thumbs up. “The conservatives really need a talent like you. I’ll vote for you!”
Lu Sen put away the tablet. “Since you’re willing to vote for me, I will of course do everything I can to get you into the conservatives.”
“Do you want money?” Xue Yu’s wariness rose again.
“No need. I just need to take you to a place. If you stay in that place, you can easily pass the observation period,” Lu Sen picked up the documents on the ground. “Let’s go.”
Xue Yu’s feet were still rooted to the spot. “Where are we going? You have to tell me clearly first.”
“To the conservatives’ piano room. There’s targeted soothing music there. I’ll play the piano for you. I guarantee that after you hear the music, you’ll be completely chaste,” Lu Sen smiled brightly, full of youthful energy.
When Xue Yu saw him smile, she always felt like she was back in her university days, running.
On second thought, she was worried that this was a trap and said, “Forget it. I’ll just go back to my dorm and stay there. If I lie down and do nothing, I’ll definitely pass the assessment.”
“That won’t work. You’ll still have random thoughts when you’re lying down,” Lu Sen said solemnly. “Random thoughts also produce dopamine. I’ve seen your data at the head deacon’s place. It’s not optimistic. You…”
Xue Yu immediately cut him off. “Alright, I’ll go with you!”
She didn’t deny that she liked to have random thoughts. When she was free, her mind was indeed easily filled with dirty thoughts. But she couldn’t be blamed for that. It was all because she had eaten so well on Zhou Siyan before, which made her often think about it in her midnight dreams.
Lu Sen led the way. “Xue Yu, you have to believe me. I won’t lie to you. I still need you to vote for me for the lecturer position. We are cooperating with each other.”
The two of them returned to the Manster Building and took the elevator all the way to the piano room.
Xue Yu remembered this piano room. It was right next to the church. The morning after she and Feng Qizhou had fooled around, she had even entered this piano room out of curiosity.
This time, Xue Yu had time to carefully observe this piano room.
It was not small, and the decoration was solemn and cold. There were also many types of musical instruments, including a piano, a violin, and a drum set.
Lu Sen opened the piano lid, sat down at the piano bench, opened the sheet music, and began to play.
Xue Yu specifically looked at the title of the piece. She was really afraid that Lu Sen was a spy and was playing some lewd song for her.
Fortunately, the sheet music was clearly marked.
Title: “Embrace the Green”
Difficulty: A.
Effect: Relaxation, healing, and brain repair. Clears desires.
Xue Yu sat down in a chair on the side, not making a sound, and was a good listener.
The melody was very fresh and indeed made one relax, clearing away distracting thoughts, as if one had come to a quiet forest.
After listening to the music for an hour, Xue Yu was a little sleepy.
Lu Sen said to her, “Do you know how to play the piano?”
Xue Yu: “A little.” It was Zhou Siyan who had taught her back then.
“Come on. I’ll teach you to play. The effect is better if you play it yourself,” Lu Sen said proudly. “The reason I’ve been able to remain chaste all these years is because I use the piano to regulate my body and mind.”
Xue Yu was really bored and also wanted to find something to do to pass the time.
She also sat down at the piano bench. “How do you do it?”
“Can you read sheet music?” Lu Sen asked.
“A little.”
“It’s okay. I’ll teach you. Here, your forearm should be parallel to the keys, not collapsing. When you press the keys, learn to use the weight of your arm to transmit the force, not just by pressing with your fingers,” Lu Sen’s tone was gentle, and he was indeed very suitable to be a lecturer.
Xue Yu tried several times but still couldn’t get it right.
Lu Sen said, “How about this? You put your hand on the back of my hand, with each finger corresponding to my fingers. I’ll lead you to find the rhythm first.”
Xue Yu was a little hesitant. “Is this okay? Aren’t conservatives not allowed to have physical contact?”
Lu Sen’s amber eyes looked straight at her, as clean as if they contained no impurities. “As long as the two of us are innocent, physical contact will not produce desire. Don’t you believe in yourself?”
Xue Yu didn’t speak.
Lu Sen showed a look of surprise. “You’re not smitten, are you?”
Xue Yu quickly shook her head in denial. “How could I be? Come on.”
She placed her right hand on Lu Sen’s left, her five fingers spread out, each corresponding to his fingers. “Is this okay?”
“It is.”
Lu Sen’s fingers danced rhythmically. The keys were pressed, and a low, slow piano sound poured out, swirling in the piano room like a smooth stream.
As they played, Xue Yu felt a slight numbness in her fingers, as if it were an electric current. But it was too weak, and it was intermittent. She wasn’t sure if it was a real electric current.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Xue Yu pursed her lips and didn’t dare to look at him.
In the afternoon, Xue Yu saw that the veins on Lu Sen’s forearm were very prominent. He went to the bathroom next to the piano room and washed his face with cold water.
When he came out, he said to Xue Yu, “I’m a little tired. I’ll have my friend come and play the violin for you. Is that okay?”
“Is the violin also for treating desire?” Xue Yu asked.
“Yes.”
Lu Sen went to the side and made a call.
Before long, a man in a black suit came over. He looked to be about the same age as Lu Sen, and his looks were on par with Lu Sen’s, but his hair was black.
“Hello, you can just call me Bai Qi,” the man smiled at Xue Yu. “It’s the Bai Qi from ‘black and white chess’. I’m very happy that you’ve joined our conservatives, Xue Yu.”
Xue Yu stood up from the piano bench and greeted him. “Hello.”
Bai Qi walked to the piano, reached out, and simply swiped his hand across the keys, producing a series of smooth piano sounds with a clear distinction between strong and weak. “Is Lu Sen that bad? How long has he been playing, and he can’t take it anymore?”
Xue Yu noticed that although Bai Qi was dressed formally and his hair was neat, the fingers of both his hands were painted with black nail polish. The black nails, in contrast to the formal black suit, created a strange beauty.
Bai Qi picked up the violin, skillfully placed it on his shoulder, and pressed his chin slightly against the chin rest.
He held the bow in his right hand and began to play.
Xue Yu listened quietly.
Before long, Lu Sen snapped his fingers in front of her. “Want to try? Let Bai Qi teach you hand in hand.”
“I’d rather not…” Xue Yu was still very hesitant.
Bai Qi pushed her forward. “I told you, you have to do it yourself for the best treatment effect. You’re so horny. You can’t be vague.”
Half-pushed, half-willing, Xue Yu stood in front of Bai Qi. Bai Qi wrapped his arms around her from behind, held her hands, and led her hand in hand. “Don’t be in a hurry. Take it slow. I will follow your rhythm.”
Xue Yu’s heart beat faster and faster. She was surrounded by two handsome men, and her head was a little dizzy.
She felt that she must have fallen into a trap. She pushed the two men away. “I’m not playing anymore. I’m going home to eat.”
Lu Sen ran over in a panic and blocked her. “What’s wrong, Xue Yu? Did we offend you?”
“No, it’s just that it’s getting late. I have to go back,” Xue Yu looked down at her toes. “Don’t you guys try to seduce me anymore. I really can’t resist temptation.”
Lu Sen took a deep breath. “I’m sorry, Xue Yu. It was my fault. I lied to you.”
Xue Yu looked up at him.
Lu Sen continued, “Yes, I was lying to you. The matter of the vote was fake. I was seducing you from the very beginning. Now I regret it. I feel that I can’t play with you like this. It’s disrespectful to you.”
“Did you fall for me?” he asked again.
Xue Yu shook her head. “No.”
Bai Qi also came over, flicked the non-existent dust from his sleeve, and the black nail polish reflected a bewitching light. “I also have to apologize to you, Xue Yu. I’m really sorry.”
“Then I’ll be going.”
Xue Yu ran all the way back to her dorm. Not long after she lay down, she saw a message from Zhou Siyan in the group chat: Are you feeling okay?
Xue Yu: Someone is seducing me (crying)
Zhou Siyan: Who?
Feng Qizhou: Who?
Xue Yu: I was set up by capitalists. One is called Lu Sen, and the other is called Bai Qi. They tricked me into going to the piano room and kept seducing me.
Feng Qizhou: You didn’t sleep with them, did you?
Xue Yu: How could I!
Zhou Siyan: Did you fall for them?
Xue Yu: How could I? I’ve already completely sealed my heart and locked my love.
Feng Qizhou: Really? I don’t believe you.
To avoid having any distracting thoughts, Xue Yu simply said a few words to the two of them. She then reported her safety to Mo Li. After receiving a small heart emoji in reply from Mo Li, she lay down to sleep.
The next morning, Xue Yu went to the training hall to train, to release her energy so she wouldn’t have any random thoughts.
Lu Sen came to find her again. “Xue Yu, I’m really sorry. Can you forgive me?”
Xue Yu: “It’s not your fault. It was a mission from your organization. You were just doing your job.”
Lu Sen smiled. “Thank you for your understanding. How about this? I’ll treat you to a meal as an apology.”
Xue Yu was very worried that she would fall for him, but she was too embarrassed to say it.
“It’s okay. Let’s go. I’ll treat you to a meal and then we can go to the supermarket. Whatever you want to buy, Bai Qi and I will pay for it as an apology,” Lu Sen’s eyes were very bright. “Let’s go. Just as friends.”
Bai Qi also came. “I also have to apologize to you. Let’s go and buy you something.”
Love could be resisted, but shopping was something Xue Yu really couldn’t resist.
She took a deep breath, constantly telling herself not to fall for a man. She clenched her fists and said, “Let’s go. We’ll eat first, and then go to the supermarket.”
This was the most expensive restaurant in the White Tower. Although most of the dishes were old pre-made dishes, they tasted very good.
Xue Yu ordered a pile of delicious food and ruthlessly ripped these two people off.
A handsome waiter came over to help her cut her steak and winked at her. “Please enjoy, miss.”
After dinner, they went to the supermarket.
Xue Yu was a big spender. She pushed a shopping cart and wanted everything from firearms to daily necessities.
Lu Sen and Bai Qi followed behind her, whispering to each other, “Do you have enough money?”
Bai Qi: “Barely. At worst, I’ll just eat dirt next month.”
A stunningly handsome salesperson came over to help her pack her goods.
The supermarket also sent a handsome young man to drive her back to her dorm. After helping her unload her goods, the handsome young man also helped her clean her dorm, even mopping the floor carefully.
It was dark. Xue Yu lay on her bed and sent a message in the group chat: I think I can pass the assessment. Besides being a little smitten with Lu Sen at first sight, I was very calm the rest of the time.
Feng Qizhou: A little?
Xue Yu: Yes, I admit I was a little smitten with him. I’m not hiding it from you.
Zhou Siyan: Honesty is good.
Feng Qizhou: You should be able to pass. I’ve asked around. This kind of assessment is just a formality. As long as you don’t fall in love 800 times a day, you’ll be fine.
Xue Yu: How can it be that exaggerated? I’m confident.
The third day, led by Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou, Xue Yu once again came to the head deacon’s office.
The head deacon took out the chip from Xue Yu’s arm and put it into a reader to read the data.
The moment she saw the data, the head deacon squinted, thinking she had seen it wrong.
She refreshed the interface and checked the data again.
Zhou Siyan was secretly nervous. “Head Deacon, what’s wrong?”
The head deacon showed a rare embarrassed smile:
“Actually, you also know that the conservatives warmly welcome everyone to join. This assessment is basically just a formality. It’s not a problem to be smitten once or twice.”
“Our assessment here is not very strict. In all the years since the conservatives were founded, there has never been a case of not being able to pass the observation period…”
At this point, she paused and took out a tissue to wipe her sweat. “It’s just that Xue Yu’s situation is a bit difficult for me.”
“What do you mean?” Feng Qizhou asked anxiously. “Did she not pass?”
Xue Yu explained, “Head Deacon, I admit that when I first saw Lu Sen, I was shocked by his looks, so my heart beat a little faster. But I am definitely not the kind of person who falls in love with everyone they see!”
“No, no, Xue Yu. Being smitten with Lu Sen is not the reason for your failure,” the head deacon waved her hand.
She turned the screen to show the three of them the data. There were dense line graphs and all kinds of colorful values. Xue Yu couldn’t understand it.
The head deacon continued, “The results here show that you were smitten with Lu Sen the first time you saw him, and the second time when you played the piano with him. When you saw Bai Qi, you were smitten with him too.”
“The next day, when you went to the restaurant for dinner, you were smitten with the waiter who cut your steak. When you went to the supermarket, you were smitten with the salesperson. And when another supermarket employee drove you home, you were smitten with him twice.”
After hearing this series of words, both Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou were silent, their minds buzzing. They almost didn’t recognize the two words “smitten” anymore.
Xue Yu buried her head in her hands, her face turning red. She lowered her eyes and stared at the lines on the desk, not saying a word.
The atmosphere in the office was stagnant.
Finally, the head deacon broke the deadlock. “Why don’t you, Xue Yu, go back and recuperate for a while? You can apply again when you’re ready.”
At this moment, Lu Sen and Bai Qi also entered the office and smiled at Xue Yu. “We’re sorry. This was all our trick.”
Feng Qizhou gave them a cold look and cursed in a low voice, “Sluts.”
The head deacon became a little more serious. “Deputy Director Feng, the conservatives have repeatedly emphasized that cursing is not allowed. I hope you will pay attention.”
Feng Qizhou licked his cheek. “I’m very sorry, Head Deacon. I will pay attention in the future.”
Lu Sen and Bai Qi stood to the side, planning to receive their bonus.
After the head deacon had given them their bonus, she said, “Lu Sen and Bai Qi, don’t be so proud. Go to the punishment room and accept your punishment.”
“Why?” Lu Sen and Bai Qi were at a loss.
The head deacon smiled. “When you two were testing Xue Yu, your words and actions were too dissolute. This violates the rules.”
She showed them the surveillance footage of the piano room. “I just asked you to go and chat with Xue Yu, not to take this opportunity to show off. Xue Yu is certainly horny, but you two were not well-behaved either. You should be punished.”
Lu Sen and Bai Qi had nothing to say.
They had indeed taken the opportunity to test Xue Yu to let loose.
“Yes, Head Deacon,” Lu Sen and Bai Qi turned and left with their heads down.
Feng Qizhou sneered from behind. “Serves you right.”
The office was quiet again.
Xue Yu’s mind raced. She said, “Head Deacon, can I defend myself?”
The head deacon raised her palm slightly and said kindly, “Of course you can.”
Xue Yu rubbed her face hard. “Head Deacon, I was not smitten. You said I was smitten with the waiter at the restaurant. I don’t agree with that. I was clearly smitten with the steak. I’m a very gluttonous person. The dopamine I secreted was for that steak.”
“Also, I was not smitten with the salesperson at the supermarket. I was smitten with the pile of things I bought, because I didn’t have to spend money to buy things. Also, when the supermarket employee drove me home, he cleaned my dorm for me. I was smitten with the clean living environment.”
With that, she quietly waited for the head deacon’s reply.
The head deacon checked the data again.
Xue Yu pointed to the time on the screen. “This was during dinner at the restaurant. My heart beat faster just when I saw the steak. How can you judge whether I was smitten with the steak or the waiter?”
Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou did not interrupt. The two of them were also secretly nervous.
Time seemed to stand still. A minute passed quietly.
The head deacon laughed. “Very good, Xue Yu. Your reason is not bad. Welcome to our conservatives.”
Xue Yu almost stood up and cheered. She held the head deacon’s hand tightly. “Thank you, Head Deacon! I will definitely abide by the rules, be chaste, and never touch a man again!”
“Very good, Xue Yu. I believe you.”
Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou both showed a dry smile on the side.
The head deacon had someone find a suitable uniform for Xue Yu according to her height and weight. “You should wear the uniform tomorrow morning at eight and go to the church for a meeting. We will have a simple initiation ceremony for you at the meeting.”
“Okay, thank you, Head Deacon.”
Xue Yu happily left the office with the uniform. Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou followed behind her.
Feng Qizhou said sarcastically, “Lu Sen and Bai Qi deliberately seduced you, and you were smitten. But how can you be smitten with a waiter just by going to a restaurant for dinner? It’s really exaggerated. You’re smitten 800 times a day, and it’s different every time.”
Zhou Siyan said coldly, “If she wasn’t like this, how would she have taken a liking to you?”
“You?” Feng Qizhou clenched his fist. “I still have a surgery. I’m too lazy to argue with you.”
When they reached a blind spot in the corner, he quietly touched Xue Yu’s hand. “I’m leaving. If you have time tonight, come and see the child, and me too.”
“Alright,” Xue Yu said happily.
Now, she could start the plan to apply to be a captain.
Xue Yu struck while the iron was hot. She followed Zhou Siyan back to his office and asked him to help her with the application materials for a captain.
Zhou Siyan was very skilled in this area. He was busy with his hands and talking to Xue Yu at the same time.
“Xue Yu, I think there are no secrets between us.”
Xue Yu: “Yes. If you have something to say, just say it!”
Zhou Siyan didn’t look up. “Sometimes I hope you can be a little tougher. Feng Qizhou is always impolite and very rude to me. I hope you can be a little tougher and not be a soft bun at the right time.”
Xue Yu was stunned. “I’m not a soft bun. I’m still very tough on matters of principle.”
Zhou Siyan: “Then why do you always act so soft?”
“Ah, it’s not a matter of being soft or not. I just never thought of standing up for you,” Xue Yu scratched her head, a simple and honest look on her face. “Did you misunderstand me?”
Zhou Siyan continued to work, not speaking for a long time.
Xue Yu: “What’s wrong with you? Why aren’t you talking?”
Zhou Siyan didn’t look up. “I’m a little hurt. I don’t know what to say.”