“I’m not doubting your male virtue!”
Song Qiuyu frowned, her brows knit together, staring at Jiang Xiao with complete sincerity as she tried to convey her true thoughts.
“Are you really not?”
Jiang Xiao didn’t seem to believe her, his own brows furrowing.
“I was simply reflecting on my own issues.”
Song Qiuyu set down her water cup and gripped the hem of Jiang Xiao’s shirt with both hands.
“But I still feel like you’re suspicious of me.”
Jiang Xiao stubbornly pressed the point.
Song Qiuyu paused, feeling as though they were talking in circles and she was about to forget something again, dragged along by Jiang Xiao’s lead.
She poked Jiang Xiao’s arm and said, “Jiang Xiao, you’re so strange today. You wouldn’t have talked like this before.”
“Is that so?”
Jiang Xiao tilted his head.
“Yes! You would have just told me right away where the scent came from!”
Song Qiuyu nodded and said.
“Hmm…” Jiang Xiao glanced at the cup on the table and chuckled, “Qia’er, I’m a bit thirsty. Can I have some water first?”
“Oh.”
Song Qiuyu pouted even more, annoyed that he kept avoiding the thing she cared about most and kept going in circles, but she reached out, took the hot water from the table, and handed it to him.
However, instead of taking the cup directly, Jiang Xiao put on a mysterious expression, reached into his pocket, fumbled around twice, and pulled out a rose-colored perfume bottle.
The bottle was about the size of half a fist.
He chuckled, brought the bottle to the tip of her nose, and lowered his voice, “Smell this and see if it’s the right scent.”
Song Qiuyu was taken aback.
Her nose twitched as she sniffed twice, her expression changing rapidly; it truly was the scent on Jiang Xiao’s body.
The fog in her mind cleared away piece by piece.
She gritted her teeth, “Fine, Jiang Xiao, you did this on purpose! You were playing with me!”
“How can you call this playing?”
Jiang Xiao reached out to take the water cup.
“You’re not getting any!”
Song Qiuyu hurriedly pulled the cup back, then pressed her lips against the rim.
“Qia’er…”
Jiang Xiao watched as she gulped the water, finally holding all the remaining liquid in her mouth until her cheeks were puffed out like a squirrel’s, and he felt a mix of laughter and exasperation.
He couldn’t help but reach out and poke her cheeks a few times.
The soft, smooth cheeks easily dimpled inward.
“Heh…”
Being poked, Song Qiuyu couldn’t help it and sprayed out a little bit of water.
“Alright, it’s my fault, don’t be angry.”
Jiang Xiao watched her indignant expression and couldn’t help but poke her cheeks a few more times.
After saying that, he took her small hand and pried her fingers open.
Feeling the weight of the perfume bottle—not too heavy, not too light—Song Qiuyu looked down at it for a moment, let out a breath through her nose, and turned her face away.
However, the moment she turned, her lips were met by the warm, soft lips of the person beside her, causing her body to stiffen slightly.
Her lips were skillfully parted; she felt embarrassed but didn’t pull away, letting him pull her waist tight against him.
She closed her eyes, immersing herself in the kiss, slowly passing the water she had been holding in her mouth over to him.
She gripped the rose-scented perfume bottle tightly in her small hand.
After a brief moment of intimacy, they quickly tidied themselves up, prepared breakfast together, and then headed to school side by side.
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The start of the semester was always busy; by the time they finished dealing with department-related tasks, the recruitment short video had been approved, and the Drama Club’s recruitment event had already begun.
The four members of the 602 Dormitory finished lunch and were promptly stationed at the recruitment booth by the Drama Club President, and what’s more, they were dressed in the costumes from the recruitment video.
“President, you didn’t mention anything about changing into costumes for recruiting. That’s going to cost extra!”
Song Qiuyu tugged on the brim of her hat and muttered softly.
She actually had to dress as a girl to recruit!
She had to be paid more!
“Add it, of course, we’ll add more!”
The Drama Club President laughed and nodded, feeling quite sentimental; after one short-term holiday, this junior had really grown up!
If it had been last semester, he probably would have fought to the death to avoid cross-dressing.
Jiang Xiao smiled at his girlfriend, glanced at the students passing by, and then turned his attention to the comment section of the recruitment video.
It was supposed to be just for club recruitment, but it seemed they had accidentally helped promote the school!
Many netizens said they were planning to put the school as their top choice for the National College Entrance Examination this year.
Though, it was hard to tell how much of that was genuine.
Xie Zhuran and Lin An were also looking, commenting on the situation in the comment section.
“How can some people be so diligent during the holiday that they film five or six short videos?”
Xie Zhuran strictly criticized the comments that were putting them down compared to other creators, “Don’t these people need to go home for the Lunar New Year?”
“Maybe they’re all family, and filming the videos was just a side project,” Lin An said, adjusting his glasses.
“Too arrogant! I’m going to log into my alt account and bombard him!”
Xie Zhuran rolled up his sleeves and began seriously arguing with netizens.
“By the way, the results for the CET-4 English Test have been released. Did all four of you pass?”
The senior from the club suddenly interjected.
As soon as she said this, Song Qiuyu calmly replied that she had passed; even though a lot had happened that day, her state of mind was fine, and she almost got a perfect score! Xie Zhuran and Lin An also nodded, indicating they had passed as well.
Then, everyone’s eyes fell on Jiang Xiao, the only one who had missed the exam.
“Ah, that day, Jiang Xiao accidentally broke his arm while trying to teach Song Qiuyu, so he didn’t make it to the exam!”
Xie Zhuran recalled and said.
Song Qiuyu’s heart skipped a beat.
Only then did she suddenly and belatedly remember something; the doctor had clearly advised them not to engage in strenuous exercise!
Even though it felt like it was fine now, she felt a pang of guilt. She bit her lip and tested the waters, “Jiang Xiao, come to think of it, your hand should…”
“Don’t worry, it’s been completely fine for a long time!”
Jiang Xiao smiled brightly.
Song Qiuyu pursed her lips, recalling the situation back then and still feeling a bit of lingering resentment toward the guy who had elbowed her and caused her to struggle.
If she remembered correctly, that guy’s name was Xiao He, right?
That kid even elbowed her again while they were on the train.
She needed to find a way to trick that kid and that little fatty into joining the Drama Club and make them work as slaves for the next four years!
“Hello, we would like to join the Drama Club!”
Just then, two cute, soft voices sounded from directly in front of them.
Everyone looked up at the sound.
They saw two very adorable little girls standing there.
Thus, everyone quickly helped them join the club and assigned them some tasks.
From then on, perhaps because the short videos started to gain traction, more and more people came to join their club, and the group became swamped with work.
During the process, Sang Tian also brought three of her roommates over to join the club, but after the registration formalities were over, Sang Tian didn’t leave immediately; instead, she joined the recruitment work and sat down with them.
Soon, it was time for dinner.
“You guys go eat first. I can keep an eye on things here by myself. Whoever finishes first, remember to come back and relieve me!”
The President flashed a grin at them, showing two rows of white teeth.
Seeing this, everyone prepared to head to the cafeteria.
Just then, two more figures walked up, expressing their desire to join the Drama Club.
Song Qiuyu immediately recognized one of the boys wearing a hat as Xiao He, but besides that, she vaguely remembered something else.
During the holiday, she had once bumped into a man and a woman playing around in the men’s restroom on the sink, and that man seemed to have been Xiao He?
She didn’t dare ask and didn’t really want to be curious about such things, but what really piqued her curiosity now was the person who had come with Xiao He…
It looked like it was the woman from that day?
The second update will be a bit late, no need to stay up waiting.