“Thanks, Campus Heartthrob.”
“No need to thank me, it’s nothing. We’re all from brother departments.”
“Where’s the Campus Heartthrob’s girlfriend? Haven’t seen you two flaunting your relationship on the school forum lately.”
“She? Something’s up at home, so she’s gone back for a while to rest.”
After taking the group photo simply and quickly, Ji Yueniann immediately announced dismissal on the spot.
Once the department members drifted off in twos and threes, she went to the school’s vending machine and bought a bottle of ice-cold cola.
Then she turned around and saw the man standing right behind her, startling her.
“What the hell are you following me for?!”
Jiang Chi spread his hands. “Everyone knows our esteemed Minister Ji is the most generous. Every time you handle something, there’s always a tip. Look at me—”
His gaze swept over the cola in Ji Yueniann’s hand a couple of times. How could she not get his meaning? With an impatient face, she tossed her campus card to him and shifted slightly to the side, making room at the vending machine.
“Buy it yourself.”
“I want the one in your hand.”
“You brat, don’t push your luck.”
“I’m pushing my luck.” Jiang Chi said indifferently, “Qingchan and I loved each other so much, we were so sweet together. In the future, walking into the wedding hall together, we’d be happy for life.
“But all because of you, none of that exists. My Qingchan’s gone, my life’s over, my love’s lost.”
“Ji Yueniann, if you were me, wouldn’t you push your luck too?”
“And besides, you said you’d make it up to me. So now I want to see your sincerity and attitude in making it up to me.”
Ji Yueniann’s face turned red and then black in patches. She gritted her teeth, but recalling her promise, she shoved the drink into Jiang Chi’s hand and snapped, “Here, take it! Just stop bothering me lately! I’ve got a lot on my plate!”
“Thanks, Minister Ji.” Jiang Chi took the drink and turned to leave.
However, just as they brushed past each other, that bold hand, without the slightest hesitation, landed a not-too-light, not-too-heavy slap on Minister Ji’s shapely backside.
This sudden, wanton move instantly made the beauty both startled and furious, rage flaring uncontrollably.
“If you want it, come find me. Saturday. Same place. I’ll be waiting.”
He left that ambiguous, low whisper that only the two of them could hear, humming a little tune, sipping his iced cola, and walked away in high spirits.
Not until he was fully off the sports field did he stop. He lowered his head slightly, eyes deep as he looked at his left hand. On his left fingertips, a faint, shimmering thread of light was coiled, almost imperceptible.
As that crystalline light flickered, the corners of Jiang Chi’s mouth curved higher, his smile unfolding ever brighter.
On the sports field, recalling Jiang Chi’s one hundred and twenty percent perverted teasing, Ji Yueniann was about to lose her mind!
Damn it, wasn’t everything already settled between them?
The silver coins were returned, the photos and videos deleted, she’d let Jiang Chi have his fun—so why was he still clinging to her!
Jiang Chi! Jiang Brat! Jiang the Pervert!!
“Ji-ge.”
Suddenly, a male voice called from behind.
Su Tian, dressed in a white T-shirt, holding a basketball, stood in the dazzling sunlight.
“The guys are waiting for you. Hurry up!”
“Coming.” Ji Yueniann worked hard to calm her mood, but when her hand touched her pants, her face instantly darkened again.
“Wait up, I’m heading back to change.”
She rushed back to the dorm, hurriedly grabbed her clothes and dashed into the bathroom, changed at lightning speed, and ran out.
In the dorm, while her part-time shop hadn’t opened yet, Hu Li was sprawled on the bed, watching some hilarious meme videos, her two little feet swinging in contentment.
“Old Hu,” suddenly a voice came from behind.
Hu Li turned and saw Yao Shiming. She didn’t know when he’d sat down on the bed. He glanced at the back of a certain boy who’d just rushed out after changing, and lowered his voice a bit.
“Don’t you think Old Ji’s been kind of weird lately?”
“Weird how?”
“I feel like there’s a feminine vibe about Old Ji these days.”
No sooner had Yao Shiming finished than he got a disdainful eye roll from Hu Li. “Old Yao, no matter how desperate you are, you can’t set your sights on a brother. Besides, Old Ji is a one-eighty muscle man.”
“That’s not what I mean.”
“Then what do you mean?”
Hu Li’s eyes were full of suspicion and questions. She flipped over, raised her fair, petite foot, and gently poked the boy’s firm chest, her lazy tone laced with teasing hard to resist, “Old Yao, tell me, do I have a feminine vibe?”
The boy instantly blushed like a ripe apple, flustered and fleeing in a panic, leaving her with only his awkward, slightly embarrassed back.
Hu Li pouted at the awkward sight. “Tch, such a little innocent!”
Then she gazed up at the ceiling, her eyes turning a little dazed as she murmured to herself, “Old Ji, I covered for you, but what exactly is going on with you…”
That gentle voice grew softer and softer, gradually fading into the silence, as if swallowed up by the endless quiet.
Meanwhile, an exhilarating basketball game ended with Ji Yueniann’s team barely clinching victory at 9:8.
After the game, Su Tian and Ji Yueniann sat on the edge of the sports field, gulping down bottles of mineral water as they rested.
After finishing his water, Su Tian used a towel to wipe the sweat dripping down his forehead. He glanced toward the basketball court. “Ji-ge, that dunk of yours just now was gorgeous!”
Hearing Su Tian’s praise, Ji Yueniann couldn’t help but grin, feigning modesty, “So-so, just world number three.”
“But…” Su Tian’s tone suddenly changed as he looked at Ji Yueniann, frowning slightly, “Ji-ge, I felt like you were off your game out there. There were a few balls—by your standards, you should have been able to catch them no problem.
“If we played at our usual level, we’d be ahead by at least five points.”
“Hahaha, just rusty, rusty.” Ji Yueniann laughed awkwardly twice, but inside she grumbled.
With those things on my chest bouncing around, how am I supposed to play properly!
Damn it! Back when I was “Ji Qingchan,” I never realized—being a girl is such a pain!!
“Um… Old Su…” Ji Yueniann suddenly patted Su Tian’s shoulder, her tone full of meaning, “From now on, the Sports Department and all basketball affairs are yours.”
“Huh? Ji-ge, you planning to cash out… ptoo! I mean, stepping down?”
“Who said so! As long as I’m still standing, you’re just the Crown Prince!”
“Oh~”
“What I mean is, I’ve got stuff to deal with this semester, so I’m leaving the Sports Department and basketball to you. Do a good job, and once I make it into the student council’s decision-making group, the minister’s seat will be yours!” Ji Yueniann patted Su Tian’s shoulder hard, her face screaming “bro, I’ve got my eye on you!”
“Chicken soup again~~” Su Tian muttered under his breath.
“What was that?”
“I said, whether I’m minister or vice minister, you, Ji-ge, will always be my one and only sun!!”
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