A saintess? She's just a bad woman.

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The presence of the famous heartthrob sitting next to her put a lot of pressure on her, as people kept glancing over from time to time.

Such a dazzling person only makes her appear dull and insignificant. The two Marxist philosophy classes were excruciating; each 90-minute session felt like a nine-hour ordeal.

When the bell rang, Xuanfan was surrounded by a group of people and left. They said it was a club offline gathering, and they were going to have a buffet at the newly opened commercial center.

University students' social events usually have other purposes, such as meeting people of similar age of the same or opposite sex, expanding their social network, or finding a suitable partner.

Saint Karina didn't join any clubs or organizations; in short, she wasn't interested.

Once the dazzling VIP had walked away, she immediately gave Su Han a look of disdain.

"Don't try to set us up again next time. If you like someone, go after her yourself. I already have a woman I like. She's prettier than any other girl in this school. They're not even worth my time."

"Who is it? Tell us honestly."

"Mitsushima Hikari".

"Celebrities don't count."

"Then... let's go with Kal'tsit."

"Not even paper cutouts."

"I'm going to work at the library now, goodbye."

Continuing to dwell on the same topic could easily damage their friendship. Although Su Han meant well in making the introduction, Saint Karina was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm, and the best way was to escape.

Saint Karina firmly believed in one thing—people from different worlds cannot be happy together.

Su Han jogged up to catch up and whispered an explanation in her ear.

"It's not that I insisted on doing this. To be honest, Xuanfan is interested in you and asked me to play matchmaker. If you don't believe me, look at our chat history."

"I guess it might be a desire to conquer; the more unattainable something is, the more you want it. Once you've won me over, this unattainable beauty, you'll brag on social media, saying, 'I slept with that St. Karina from the Foreign Languages ​​Department today. Let's see how she behaves in bed tonight.'"

"Wow, you're such a dark person."

"It's not that I'm cynical, but there's no such thing as unprovoked kindness in this world, but there is unprovoked malice. Let's leave it at that. If this happens again, I'll cut ties with you."

"Okay, it's fine if you're single. If I can't find anyone else in the future, I'll just stay with you."

……

The next stop was the school cafeteria. As St. Karina walked, she pondered what to eat for dinner. Su Han simply dragged her to the parking lot near Teaching Building No. 3 and opened the door of a Land Rover Defender.

"Come on, get in the car. A new restaurant has opened across from the library. It's on me."

"Thank you. I will obey your command."

Santa Karina didn't stand on ceremony with her. A woman who causes herself significant mental strain must take advantage of every opportunity. A free ride and a free dinner combined could save her over ten dollars.

It seems quite nice to be able to date such a pure girl. The end of friendship is not that friendship has deteriorated.

So far, Saint Karina hasn't figured out what type of girl Su Han likes, the only certainty being that he prefers women, like herself.

The two were revolutionary comrades with the same aspirations, so it was no coincidence that they could get along so well.

The matter of the most beautiful girl in the Chinese Literature Department was temporarily settled, but a new problem arose. She sat in the passenger seat of the Land Rover Defender, fastened her seatbelt, and suddenly felt her legs become heavy.

The image of a beautiful woman gradually emerged; she sat brazenly on his lap, a mocking expression on her face. Her golden eyes were half-closed, and the shifting light in her gaze seemed to express her dissatisfaction.

Although she really wanted to criticize her posture, Saint Karina didn't dare to make any rash moves, and secretly glanced at Su Han driving beside her. Su Han was focused on the road ahead, and didn't see Ye Shiyu's reflection in the rearview mirror.

The scene was subtle; only Santa Karina could see her, no one else could. Their actions were extremely ambiguous, even more so than lying in the same bed.

"I thought you only had me by your side. There are plenty of girls in school, which is giving me a headache."

Ye Shiyu pinched her earlobe between her thumb and forefinger, gently squeezing and rubbing it.

"I don't object to you liking several girls at the same time. After all, no one stipulates that a ghost tamer can only control one ghost."

"..."

Considering Su Han was still nearby, and verbal communication wouldn't work, Saint Karina had no choice but to switch to telepathic communication. Ghost tamers and ghosts possess the ability to sense each other's thoughts, so she knew exactly what Ye Shiyu was thinking.

"What kind of ghost would bully its contractor like this?"

The two pairs of eyes met, but only Saint Karina's ears grew hotter and hotter.

Unable to resist the female ghost's teasing and gaze, she felt an irresistible itch. Plus, with someone else in the car, it gave her a feeling of being in a wild, erotic scene.

Currently, my friends and I are in a car in the wilderness, and it's strangely exciting.

"What do you want?"

"If I said I wanted to possess you entirely, that would be impossible. I just hope—"

Ye Shiyu wrapped his arms around Saint Karina's nape and pressed his lips close to her cheek and earlobe.

"You should focus your attention on me more and look at other women less. That so-called beauty of the Chinese Literature Department is nowhere near as pretty as me. Her cleavage is smaller than mine, her figure isn't as good, and she can't even warm your bed at night."

"Actually... you'll only make my already cold bed even colder. Besides, my friend is here, so if you really want to do anything inappropriate, please wait until we're alone."

She was really afraid of suddenly making strange noises or showing an embarrassed expression.

Building a cool and impeccable image takes a long time, but destroying it is instantaneous. Once exposed by a woman who appears indifferent on the surface but is actually promiscuous at heart, the peaceful life of the past is gone forever.

Her thin skin and limited ability to resist prevented her from saying "no" to Ye Shiyu, so it seemed necessary to consult the Black Book for strategies to suppress the Love Letter Ghost.

As Ye Shiyu's abilities recover more and more, I may no longer have the right to have a calm conversation with her, and instead become a toy and display item for ghosts, like those bodies with their outer skin peeled off, hanging under the locust tree.

I don't want that kind of thing.

Ye Shiyu moved her long, white legs, letting them clamp around Saint Karina's lower back.

"Then let's play when you're on the night shift. We can play something a little more adventurous in the break room."

Fine black hair and warm breath simultaneously assaulted the sensitive areas of her ears and neck, almost tearing away her facade of composure. This was getting dangerous; she couldn't guarantee that this love-letter devil wouldn't do anything inappropriate to her friend.

After all, he hasn't fully mastered the power of the Ghost Master yet, and the ghost can definitely harm people other than the Ghost Master.

"Do whatever makes you happy. But you have to promise not to lay a hand on Su Han or anyone at the school."

"As ordered."

Finally, Ye Shiyu, in a victorious gesture, touched Saint Karina's cheek with his lips, then vanished in a wisp of red mist, returning to the love letter.

It was a close call, but the whole process was nerve-wracking.

Taking advantage of Su Han's focus on driving and lack of attention, Santa Karina calmed her heartbeat and breathing. By the time she entered the restaurant, the flush on her ears and cheeks had subsided.

As agreed beforehand, Santa Karina was able to spend her dinner in peace. After dinner, Su Han personally drove her to the library, two kilometers away, showing his utmost care.

"A lot of strange things have been happening in Tianying lately, you need to be careful. I heard..."

My friend looked mysterious and lowered his voice.

"I heard that ghosts killed people."

"Yes, I know, it's been mentioned on forums and online communities."

"Don't take it lightly. The old lady who lived across from me suddenly died the night before last. On the day of her funeral, she was banging on the coffin and singing her favorite song. It scared me half to death."

"Then... call me if something like this happens again, and I'll come with you. Remember, don't try to tough it out alone; it's easier to find a solution if there's someone with you."

Saint Karina couldn't bear to see her friend living in fear. If the time came to reveal her identity as a demon tamer, she wouldn't keep it a secret any longer.

"You're so lucky. My other friends either laugh at me for being crazy or for reading too many horror novels."

Su Han gave her a big bear hug.

Ye Shiyu stood behind Su Han, her expression a mixture of resentment and grievance. According to the Black Book, Love Letter Ghosts are emotionally sensitive and prone to jealousy, usually female. Once their contracted tamer has close contact with other people or ghosts, they become jealous and express this overly strong possessiveness in various ways.

Hopefully, tonight won't be too exciting.

……

After saying goodbye to Su Han, Saint Karina entered through the library staff-only entrance and took the elevator to the sixth floor.

The Tianying Municipal Library has six floors, and she is responsible for managing stacks number 56 on the sixth floor. Stacks number 56 belong to the traditional literature section. In today's fast-paced society, people are restless and the number of people who like to borrow traditional literature has plummeted. In the six months she has worked at the library, she has never seen more than fifty people come to this section to read books.

Occasionally, junior and senior high school teachers will bring their students to read some classic Western literature to fulfill the curriculum requirements.

The job was quite relaxed; inventorying, organizing, and arranging didn't take much time. Santa Karina often spent her work hours browsing the stacks for books she liked. The librarian didn't mind the staff reading; on the contrary, he encouraged them to take advantage of their proximity to the library and read more to accumulate knowledge.

After changing into a T-shirt with the library logo in the break room, putting on her work badge, and clocking in, Santa Karina went to her workstation near the stacks and opened the English version of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" that she hadn't finished reading last time.

With no one around, Ye Shiyu had a perfect opportunity to bully her.

277. Three squads

Between eight and nine o'clock, no one came to the traditional literature section to borrow books. After finishing a chapter of the novel, Saint Karina yawned.

This representative work of Latin American magical realism, criticized by countless readers for its lengthy plot, is indeed less engaging than online novels. The pacing is slow, the content fragmented, and the sheer number of characters makes it impossible to remember who appeared or what their relationships are without a character list.

Tucked inside the book was a printed sheet containing a character relationship chart of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" compiled by netizens. It detailed all the characters from the first to the seventh generation of the family in the book, as well as some minor supporting characters who appeared in the plot.

If you forget a character's identity while reading, glancing at the character relationship table will immediately remind you, preventing you from getting confused while reading.

Nevertheless, Saint Karina was still overwhelmed by its writing style and had to force herself to read it. The literature appreciation course in the foreign language department was a required course, and *One Hundred Years of Solitude* was mandatory reading; otherwise, who would choose such a difficult book to torture themselves? It would be better to read a few novels about girls' intimate moments to alleviate loneliness.

Unsurprisingly, Ye Shiyu reappeared.

This time, she straddled Santa Karina's lap, with only her arm around her neck, their bodies almost touching, even more intimate than in the car.

Overly intimate gestures always made Santa Karina's thoughts freeze and her movements become stiff.

No one came to borrow books in the sixth floor, bookstore number 56 for a while. Communicating with the female ghost would at most be taken as talking to herself, which was easier to accept than embarrassing herself in front of her friends.

"You're here again."

"We agreed to have some fun at the library tonight, why do you look so reluctant?"

Ye Shiyu pressed down on the hand that wanted to turn the page, slipped his fingers through the gaps, and clasped his hands together.

The first time I touched it, it felt a little cold, but this time I didn't feel it anymore. The cool, smooth palms rubbed against the back of my hands, sending waves of itchy, tingling sensations through my spine.

The fingers, with their distinct knuckles, teased the sensitive areas between them, leaving Saint Karina completely captivated and unable to utter a single word in rebuttal.

"I... I'm just not used to it. No one gets close to me like you do, and I don't like being close to other people."

The original owner of this body had been single since birth for almost nineteen years. Apart from holding hands with other girls during spring and autumn outings in kindergarten and elementary school, he never had another chance after junior high and high school.

Girls in junior and senior high school gradually understand that when a woman shows affection to them, it may have other hidden meanings, and they should not easily reveal their true intentions.

A girl from the next class inadvertently revealed to her friend with a big mouth that she liked girls. As a result, she was attacked and isolated by a group of ignorant and stupid people. From then on, Saint Karina's psychological defenses thickened and she became more and more distant from people.

The sensation of physical contact was unfamiliar to her.

“You’ll get used to it eventually. Actually… there’s more to it than just kissing. It’s not impossible for ghosts and ghost tamers to do more intimate things. My female ghost friend has already had sex with a ghost tamer. By the way, that ghost tamer is also a girl about your age. We call the act of a ghost tamer having sex with a ghost ‘harmony,’ which originally meant the harmony of yin and yang.”

Is the friend you're talking about yourself?

"That's true. Close communication and interaction can enhance a demon's strength. Demons will only become stronger in the future. If they want to protect you from harm, they must find a way to increase their strength. Don't you agree?"

Lightly tap your chest with two fingers and begin drawing circles on your collarbone.

Such blatant flirting completely distracted Saint Karina; the content of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" had vanished into thin air, English words had turned into twisted, bizarre symbols, and all she could see was the ghostly love letter that was getting closer and closer.

She's beautiful, has a great figure, and is very good at flirting. The last time we kissed, it felt quite comfortable.

My throat bobbed involuntarily, and I felt my mouth and tongue were dry.

"This is a library, I'm at work, what am I supposed to do?"

"I am a ghost, you're right. Nobody borrows books late at night, so what's wrong with having some fun in the library? Your favorite tags include public places and the outdoors, are you just a hypocrite?"

"You even know this..."

Unable to find his home ground in front of Ye Shiyu, and lacking any of the dignity of a ghost tamer, he was instead being led by the nose, which made him quite unhappy.

She had intended to refuse, but then realized she couldn't move, just like the night she lured Ye Shiyu out. The library door closed and locked automatically.

Ye Shiyu seemed very enthusiastic about achieving the goal of "reconciliation".

She used the same trick again, kissing Santa Karina with her cool, thin lips, shattering Santa Karina's last hesitation. Oxygen was gradually taken away from her; her cheeks flushed red from lack of oxygen, and she struggled to breathe.

The cold, serious library was now imbued with an ambiguous atmosphere, about to enter a more intense phase.

The overhead light emitted a buzzing sound, and the fluorescent tube flickered rapidly, as if due to a poor connection. The flickering speed gradually increased before finally going out.

Library 56 was plunged into darkness, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Suddenly regaining her strength, Saint Karina dodged Ye Shiyu's kiss and took the opportunity to push her away.

"It might be a circuit breaker tripped. I'll go check the distribution box."

"What a disappointment, it ended before it even started."