Stocking-clad legs, lightly brushing against his leg through the thin fabric.
Then, slowly tracing upwards along the lines of his calf... a provocation.
A blatant provocation.
Mu Qingxue was busy adding milk to her drink, completely oblivious to the undercurrents beneath the table.
Su Qingyu wore a sweet smile, as if chatting with her best friend, but her eyes were fixed on Jiang Xun, wanting to see a hint of emotion on his face.
Was it surprise?
Was it enjoyment?
Or was it a feigned resistance to maintain composure?
However, there was nothing.
Jiang Xun's expression was as calm as if he were watching a dull silent film with a predictable ending.
He even found it a little amusing.
This level of probing was like a small monster in the novice village, rushing up waving a wooden stick.
He didn't even bother to parry.
Just a split second before Su Qingyu's toe was about to touch that sensitive area of his knee.
Jiang Xun's leg suddenly shifted an inch to the side.
Just that little bit.
Just enough to make Su Qingyu's confident foot miss its mark.
Su Qingyu was stunned.
To maintain an elegant posture with her upper body, her lower body was leaning forward slightly.
This misstep was like a full-force punch landing on cotton.
Her body's center of gravity instantly lost balance.
"Ouch!"
A loud crash was heard.
Su Qingyu, along with the chair, fell backwards in a completely ungraceful manner.
The red skirt fluttered, revealing a corner of her safety shorts, and her two long legs drew an embarrassing arc in the air, as she fell flat on her back.
The scene was utterly awkward.
"Qingxue!"
Mu Qingxue was startled, nearly spilling the milk in her hand, and quickly went around the table to help her up.
"Are you alright? How could you be so careless! How could the chair fall over when it was fine?"
Su Qingyu grimaced in pain, her face alternating between green and white, utterly humiliated.
She had watched so many paid tutorial videos, but none of them mentioned this situation happening.
"I'm... I'm fine..."
She struggled to get up from the ground, not bothering to brush off the dust, and hastily straightened her messy skirt, trying to salvage some dignity.
"Oh my god! What a terrible chair! The legs are as soft as noodles! And this floor, waxed so much you can drift on it, it's deliberately trying to make me look bad, how embarrassing!"
She chuckled dryly, but her cheeks were burning intensely.
She looked at Jiang Xun's handsome profile, biting her red lip hard.
This man... he was definitely doing it on purpose!
He saw through all her little tricks!
An unprecedented desire to conquer, mixed with the thrill of meeting a worthy opponent, instantly surged from the bottom of her heart.
Mu Qingxue helped her sit down, asking with concern, "Are you really okay? Should I call a doctor?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm tough." Su Qingyu waved her hand, sat up straight again, but her phoenix eyes locked onto Jiang Xun even more boldly, as if wanting to burn two holes in him with her gaze.
[Ding! Successfully thwarted the seductive provocation of external member 'Su Qingyu', demonstrating the majesty of the family head, family reputation +300!]
Jiang Xun wiped his mouth with a napkin slowly, as if nothing had happened.
Breakfast ended.
A black cullinan had silently parked in front of the villa like a silent behemoth.
Mu Qingxue quickly walked to Jiang Xun's side and bowed, "Sir, the school procedures have been completed, and the car is ready. We can leave at any time."
Jiang Xun stood up, but didn't walk towards the door. Instead, he strolled to the huge French window.
He looked at the neatly trimmed lawn and the distant mountain view outside the window, and suddenly spoke.
"I'm not taking the car."
Mu Qingxue was stunned.
"Sir?"
Jiang Xun turned around, looked at the astonished Mu Qingxue, and revealed a playful smile.
"I heard that the subway in this world is very interesting. I want to experience 'life'."
[Experience life?]
Mu Qingxue's brain instantly started running at high speed, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind like lightning.
[This is not a whim! This is a new test!]
[Sir is testing whether I only know how to enjoy luxury, and don't understand the hardships of the common people!]
[More importantly, he's testing my ability to plan and coordinate in response to unexpected situations!]
[The head of a top family must not only be able to ride in a cullinan, but also be able to squeeze into a subway! This is a matter of perspective! Sir is guiding me with his actions!]
In an instant, Mu Qingxue understood all the connections.
She immediately bowed ninety degrees, her voice filled with firmness after sudden realization.
"Yes, sir! I understand! I will immediately plan the most comfortable and safest subway travel route for you!"
After speaking, she immediately took out her tablet and swiped her fingers across it, pulling up the Jinling City subway map and began planning the travel plan with the rigorous attitude of doing a trillion-dollar project.
Su Qingyu's eyes twitched as she watched.
Experience life?
This man has so many tricks.
But... this is a good opportunity to get close to him!
"Hey, wait for me!" Su Qingyu also stood up immediately, shamelessly approaching, "I'm going too! I didn't drive today either, it's on the way, it's on the way!"
As she spoke, she deliberately puffed out her chest, and her fiery figure made Mu Qingxue frown subconsciously.
Jiang Xun glanced at her, didn't say anything, which could be considered tacit consent... Ten minutes later, Jinling City subway station.
Unlike the crowded scene Jiang Xun had imagined, the order here was eerily well-maintained.
The most conspicuous thing was a special passage at the entrance, covered with a red carpet and separated by golden railings.
Above the passage, five large characters were written in the largest font: [Male-Only Passage].
Next to it was a [Male-Only Elevator] with the same sign.
All the women in a hurry consciously avoided that area from afar, preferring to squeeze into the ordinary turnstiles where long queues had already formed, rather than taking a step beyond the boundary.
"Sir, please come this way."
Mu Qingxue respectfully led the way, with a sense of pride on her face.
Jiang Xun walked on the red carpet, feeling like he wasn't here to take the subway, but to walk the red carpet.
Next to the vending machine inside the station, several girls were scanning QR codes to pay.
Jiang Xun's gaze swept over, and he saw a line of slogans scrolling on the vending machine screen in striking red letters: "Free drinks for male citizens, we wish you a pleasant journey!"
[This privilege, it's really permeated into the capillaries.]
Jiang Xun complained in his heart, but also walked over and pressed the screen, and a bottle of iced cola fell down with a "clunk".
He unscrewed it and took a sip, the cold liquid sliding down his throat, feeling pretty good.
The girls next to him stopped breathing when they saw him, their cheeks flushed red, but they didn't dare to look too much, and hurriedly lowered their heads and left.
On the platform, the contrast was even more stark.
The train entered the station and the doors opened.
At the door of one of the carriages, a clear sign read [Men-Only Carriage].
Inside the carriage, there were large and comfortable individual sofa seats, the air conditioning was on full blast, the light was bright, and it was empty.
And the ordinary carriage next door, as soon as the door opened, the people inside were like sardines in a can, a dark mass, with almost no room to stand.
Jiang Xun strode into the exclusive carriage, sat down on the sofa by the window, and stretched comfortably from the soft touch.
The doors slowly closed and the train started.
Just at this moment,
In the crowded carriage next door, a young girl was struggling to hold up her phone, pretending to take a selfie, but the lens was secretly aimed at Jiang Xun in this carriage.
Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes couldn't hide her excitement and infatuation.
Suddenly, a hand, as fast as lightning, reached over from the side and grabbed her wrist.
"Ah!"
The girl let out a short scream.
Immediately afterwards, a clear but slightly impatient female voice rang out.
"Delete it."
Jiang Xun looked over and saw a tall figure separating the crowd in the next carriage and standing in front of the girl who was secretly filming.
That was a woman that people would never forget after seeing her.