Transmigrating Into a Book, the Villain Becomes the White Moonlight!

84: Chapter 84 Her Unique Guide to Winning OverLin Wan understood clearly that her two and a half years of learning about Su Bai had not been in vain.

He disliked trouble, pursued a lifestyle of minimal energy expenditure, and when faced with inescapable constraints, he would often choose a path that seemed to require the least effort, even if that path led somewhere other than his initial intention.

So he would rather watch certain things happen and develop, even tacitly allowing them to become established facts, as long as the process didn’t require him to expend extra mental energy to resist or make choices.

Even if that thing might not be something he truly agreed with in his heart.

For example, accepting her presence, and the future possibilities she represented.

At this moment, Lin Wan’s train of thought became exceptionally clear: the person who could enter the Su Family and become Su Bai’s wife in the future, procedurally speaking, must obtain Su Bai’s personal consent.

But this consent, within the environment of a family like the Su’s and with a personality like Su Bai’s, was likely just a passive, non-opposing tacit approval.

The ones truly making the choice were the family’s will; and Su Bai was merely picking the least troublesome option within the confines of that web.

Having realized this, Lin Wan suddenly understood that for dealing with Su Bai, a forceful attack or emotional blackmail were both poor strategies.

The real key perhaps lay in how to make herself become that least troublesome, most hassle-free option.

She didn’t need him to choose her passionately; she only needed him... not to oppose.

This was the strategy uniquely suited for Lin Wan.

After more than two years apart, he had shed some of his youthful naivety, his features had become more defined. That careless, languid air between his brows hadn’t changed, but it seemed to have settled into something more... eye-catching.

He had grown even more handsome.

This realization made her heart skip a beat, but was quickly suppressed by more cold calculation.

”Look at you... don’t look at me like that.”

Su Bai suddenly spoke up, his eyes still fixed on his phone screen, but his brows slightly furrowed.

Lin Wan used to look at him too, but mostly quick glances or silent stares. Never like today, where in such a short time, she had stared at him twice so directly, with a certain focused, studying intensity, making the back of his neck prickle, feeling very uncomfortable.

Lin Wan quickly averted her gaze, looking at the steering wheel, naturally steering the conversation towards daily matters: ”Uncle Fu mentioned to me today that your father arranged for you to go to the company tomorrow to handle some handover and public appearance matters. You... probably won’t drive to school tomorrow, right?”

She paused, as if weighing her words before proposing: ”I can come pick you up for school tomorrow morning? It’s on the way.”

On the way?

Su Bai glanced sideways at Lin Wan. Lin Wan quickly turned her head away, avoiding letting Su Bai see the flicker of awkwardness on her face.

His home and Lin Wan’s home were indeed on the way, but clearly, it should be him passing by to pick her up.

For her to leave her home to pick him up would actually be a detour.

”Hmm.” Su Bai gave an ambiguous grunt of agreement.

For him, who picked up whom was all the same, saving him the trouble of driving himself or calling a driver.

He suddenly reached out and pulled open the glove compartment in front of the passenger seat. Inside, apart from the vehicle documents and an unopened pack of tissues, it was empty.

He closed the compartment, as if mentioning it offhandedly: ”Next time, put some snacks or something in there. Isn’t it boring just sitting there?”

This statement indirectly acknowledged that these twenty-minute waits would become a regular routine in the future.

The corner of Lin Wan’s mouth lifted almost imperceptibly, then quickly pressed flat again.

She kept her eyes on the road ahead, but responded crisply: ”Okay, I’ll buy some on my way back later.”

The next morning.

Su Bai slowly crawled out of bed, washed up, pulled on a comfortable casual hoodie, ruffled his slightly messy sleep-tousled hair, and went downstairs.

The feeling of being back in the country... was indeed not bad.

At least he was temporarily free from those social occasions he had to deal with abroad and the family-arranged activities to broaden his horizons. He could be purely, justifiably idle for a while.

Pushing open the villa door, the cool morning breeze carrying the scent of grass brushed his face.

Lin Wan’s white car was already parked quietly in the usual spot, its body still dotted with morning dew.

She seemed to have arrived very early.

Su Bai pulled open the car door and sat in the passenger seat. He adjusted the seat angle to slump more comfortably, asking casually: ”Is A University far from here?”

”Hmm, if there’s no traffic, about a thirty-minute drive,” Lin Wan started the car, smoothly driving out of the courtyard, her gaze focused on the road ahead.

”That’s indeed not close,” Su Bai watched the greenery speeding past outside the window, letting out a small yawn. ”Running back and forth every day is quite a hassle.”

For someone like him, just thinking about it felt troublesome.

”So I basically live on campus during the school term,” Lin Wan said.

”Otherwise, I’d be too sleepy in the mornings, affecting efficiency. What about you? Considering living on campus?”

”Living on campus?” Su Bai narrowed his eyes, leaning against the headrest in thought.

This option hadn’t been considered much before, but now... it didn’t seem impossible.

Relive the collective dorm life?

Although the conditions were certainly not as good as home, perhaps it would offer some peace and quiet, and be more convenient for him to occasionally skip class to play games.

”Could consider it,” he gave an ambiguous answer.

”Zhou Feng and Little Fatty are also at A University,” Lin Wan mentioned as if by chance, her fingertips lightly tapping the steering wheel.

”If you live on campus, perhaps you could apply to be in the same dorm as them. Their majors aren’t far from yours.” She said it naturally, as if simply providing information.

”They’re at A University too?” This time, Su Bai was genuinely somewhat surprised, his eyebrows raising.

Zhou Feng and Little Fatty were acquaintances from high school he could barely count as gaming buddies. With middling grades, they actually got into this top-tier university in A City?

It seemed a lot had changed in the two years he was abroad.

The car didn’t head straight for A University, but slowed and stopped at the entrance of what looked like a rather high-end, quiet residential complex.

Just as Su Bai was feeling puzzled, he saw a fashionably dressed girl with a backpack standing at the complex entrance. Spotting Lin Wan’s car from afar, her eyes immediately lit up, she waved vigorously, and trotted over quickly.

A bright, beaming smile was on the girl’s face as she very naturally reached out to pull open the passenger door.

At that moment, the passenger side window silently rolled down halfway.

Lin Wan turned her head slightly and said clearly to the girl outside the window: ”You sit in the back.”

”Huh?” The girl’s hand froze mid-air, her smile faltering for a moment, not quite processing it. But she quickly nodded obediently, ”Oh! Okay!”

Without any objection, she immediately walked around to the back of the car, opened the rear door, and got in.

The car merged back into the traffic flow.

Only then did Lin Wan offer a simple explanation: ”Her home is also in this direction. She goes home during breaks like I do. When school starts, I occasionally give her a ride if it’s on the way.”

Her tone was ordinary, revealing nothing special.

”Your close friend?” Su Bai glanced at the girl in the backseat who was sneakily surveying the car’s interior through the rearview mirror.

”Dormmate,” Lin Wan’s reply was brief, drawing a clear boundary.

(Look at the book title~)

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