“Lao Song, are you serious?”
Xie Zhuran looked his roommate up and down, thinking about the fact that the other person was now a girl, and couldn’t help but frown.
“This isn’t a good idea. Maybe you should just cheer for us from the stands.”
“……”
Song Qiuyu was taken aback.
She understood Xie Zhuran’s meaning almost instantly.
He was thinking that since she was a girl now, playing basketball probably wasn’t very convenient for her. She gritted her teeth, feeling a bit wronged but too embarrassed to say it out loud.
She could only secretly grab the hem of Jiang Xiao’s clothes.
In the past, she always wanted to face everything alone. But now that she was a girl, she occasionally wanted to use the advantages of being a girl.
Now she even had a boyfriend—a super great boyfriend who always wanted to share the pressure with her.
These little thoughts of taking advantage of being a girl quietly grew a little stronger.
The feeling that just a little bit of acting cute would make someone rush to help solve her problems, just like when she was a kid and couldn’t help but fantasize about a superhero appearing when she faced difficulties.
It was addictive.
“Lao Xie, you’re wrong about that. I think Song Qiuyu can definitely play!”
Jiang Xiao’s gaze was as firm as if he were about to join the party.
“I’m just worried about Lao Song.”
Xie Zhuran also felt a bit wronged. He didn’t mean to look down on Lao Song.
“Have a little more trust in Qiu Yu. If you’re worried he won’t play well…”
Lin An crossed his arms, “…the game isn’t for a few more days. We’ll just practice hard until then.”
“That’s right, I can do it!”
Song Qiuyu tightened her grip on the chopsticks in her hand.
“I know you mean well, Lao Xie, but don’t worry. If I can’t do something, I’ll just pass. I won’t force myself!”
“Alright, alright, since you put it that way, Lao Song.”
Xie Zhuran sighed.
He wanted to take better care of his roommate because she had become a girl, but it seemed he’d been rejected.
Fine, then he’d treat her the same as before.
Even if Lao Song was on her period, she still wouldn’t get any special treatment!
“Classmate Song, I’ll definitely go cheer for you!”
Sang Tian said with a smile.
“Mhm.”
This was completely within Song Qiuyu’s expectations. When the time came, the girls coming to watch the basketball game wouldn’t just be Sang Tian; most of the girls in the whole school would come.
If she wasn’t mistaken, Jiang Xiao would definitely be the center of attention then.
This human-shaped succubus thing…
She couldn’t deny it at all. A guy who shone brightly in the eyes of other guys also shone excessively brightly in the eyes of girls, and in her own eyes now.
She really wanted to be like other girls, to domineeringly claim her boyfriend… to declare sovereignty or something.
“That’s great. I might as well sign up too.”
Shen Zhou directly found his class counselor and brought up signing up.
But Dorm 602 was different. Dorm Leader Song Qiuyu alone represented everyone and talked to their class counselor.
After signing up, everyone continued eating and chatting, talking about meaningless topics.
The sky gradually darkened.
The Drama Club’s recruitment was in progress.
The vice president was very considerate and brought them some snacks.
But because of that, the pens and paper they used were all stained with the smell of chips and spicy strips.
Crunch crunch crunch!
Song Qiuyu handled new member affairs while eating chips.
“Eat less of those.”
Jiang Xiao’s low voice suddenly leaked into her ear.
Making Song Qiuyu’s heart flutter.
Because some things weren’t convenient to say in front of so many people, Jiang Xiao could only helplessly sneak his hand toward her thigh, trying to write on it.
“……”
Song Qiuyu pulled her legs back slightly.
Feeling Jiang Xiao’s fingertips touch her thigh, her whole body tensed up instantly, and she even subconsciously held her breath.
Jiang Xiao wrote a few words on her thigh.
Song Qiuyu pursed her lips tightly, picked up the hot milk tea beside her, took two sips, forced herself to stay calm, only feeling that this kind of thing was too stimulating.
As he wrote, she shamefully held her breath, all her senses amplified. It seemed that if she accidentally made even a little sound, the person next to her could easily catch it.
It was dangerous.
Yet, for some reason, her body slowly grew weak.
Something spilled out.
“Mmm…”
Song Qiuyu instantly clamped her legs together, already wishing she could push Jiang Xiao’s big hand away.
Jiang Xiao finished writing quickly.
Immediately, Song Qiuyu let out a sigh of relief.
Yet at this moment, she felt an inexplicable sense of dissatisfaction. Her body seemed to want to be bullied by Jiang Xiao a little longer.
For example, letting Jiang Xiao’s hand go even more…
But right now she was wearing a skirt, not pants.
This kind of thing.
Was a bit too much.
Although Jiang Xiao writing on her leg wasn’t actually bullying.
She easily recognized the words Jiang Xiao wrote.
‘You’re on your period. Eat less. You’ll get dysmenorrhea.’
Song Qiuyu was so scared she didn’t dare eat anymore.
After becoming a girl, the most painful things were her period and dysmenorrhea!
Immersed in painful memories, she also felt a warmth in her heart and couldn’t help but smile. Jiang Xiao’s attention to her made it hard not to feel overjoyed.
“Classmate Song Qiuyu!”
Suddenly, a new member with a ponytail called out to her.
“I’m here!”
Song Qiuyu snapped back to attention.
Her instinctive response instantly made the atmosphere at the Drama Club recruitment booth become extremely cheerful.
How could such a clever person occasionally be so dazed and become adorably silly?
“Hahaha—”
Xie Zhuran shook his head, wiping away non-existent tears from the corner of his eye. “Lao Song, do you think the teacher is taking roll call?”
Song Qiuyu pouted, glared at Xie Zhuran, then looked at the ponytailed girl, smiling slightly as she said, “What’s up, classmate? Is there something?”
“I have a private matter I’d like to discuss with you alone. Could you come out with me?”
The ponytailed girl was a bit awkward, and for some reason, her face was slightly flushed.
Song Qiuyu didn’t think much of it, just assuming the other girl might naturally be the shy type. She nodded, said something to the friends beside her, immediately got up, and followed the ponytailed girl.
Watching her departing back, Jiang Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
Just then, a senior behind him teased, “Oh? Not bad. Looks like Song Qiuyu is about to get confessed to?”
“Huh?”
Xie Zhuran was inwardly shocked.
Sang Tian also suddenly felt the spicy strip in her hand wasn’t tasty anymore. In her mind, an impulse to follow and gather intelligence had already sprouted.
Anyone who tries to ruin the CP I’m shipping, I’ll stab them all to death with a sword!
This ‘sword’ referred to the particularly straight branch Xie Zhuran had once recommended to her.
“Oh? Qiu Yu gets confessed to even while wearing a skirt?”
Lin An adjusted his glasses, looked at the silent Jiang Xiao, and said, “Lao Jiang, what do you think?”
“I’ll watch while sitting.”
Jiang Xiao casually picked up the chips Song Qiuyu hadn’t finished, reached into the bag, grabbed two pieces, put them in his mouth, and chewed them hard.
He used to think he would always be proud and happy for Xi’er being so popular.
But the more he liked Xi’er, the closer he became to Xi’er, the more he discovered he might not be able to do that at all. He was more narrow-minded than he thought.
He really wanted to hide Xi’er away.
This possessiveness was growing stronger.
At that moment, Song Qiuyu brought the ponytailed girl under a tree.
“Is this spot okay?”
Song Qiuyu said with a smile.
“Mhm, it’s fine.”
The ponytailed girl nodded gently, took out a letter from her pocket, and handed it to the person in front of her.
“This is?”
Song Qiuyu scratched the back of her neck, puzzled, and accepted it.
Then she lowered her eyes to look at it and was stunned. It was 2026, and someone was still writing love letters?
“Classmate Song Qiuyu, could you please help me give this love letter to Classmate Jiang Xiao?”
The ponytailed girl’s face flushed red as she continued.
“Uh…”
Song Qiuyu moved her thumb and saw Jiang Xiao’s name clearly written on the envelope. She couldn’t help but be moved.
If it were her old self, she might have fantasized that the letter was for her.
But now she had no such fantasies. After learning the truth, what she felt was a similar touch.
She never thought she’d encounter this kind of situation—this feeling of really wanting to refuse directly but finding no reason to, this sense of powerlessness that felt like being burned by fire, unbearably uncomfortable.
Thinking about how she and Jiang Xiao, because they couldn’t confirm if they could each play the roles of girlfriend and boyfriend well, were still in a trial relationship, she felt even more anxious and angry, her teeth itching with irritation.
She really wanted to confirm their relationship with Jiang Xiao right now, then tell everyone that Jiang Xiao belonged to her, Song Qiuyu!
Besides, she had already gotten Jiang Xiao during the winter break!
No one else should even think of getting between the two of them!
She let out a breath.
“Okay, I’ll help you deliver it.”
She said with a bitter smile.
This was too awkward—a girlfriend helping another girl deliver a love letter to her boyfriend.
After exchanging a few more words, she bid farewell to the new member, took the love letter, and headed back.
Passing by a trash can, a very evil thought arose in her heart. She wanted to—just throw this love letter into the trash can!
Forcibly suppressing that thought, she turned her head away. It wasn’t acceptance of reality, just that she suddenly had another plan.
Maybe using this love letter to test Jiang Xiao’s thoughts, to tease Jiang Xiao a bit, wouldn’t be a bad idea.
She was quite curious about Jiang Xiao’s reaction.
Once her thoughts shifted, her footsteps became much lighter. After walking another dozen steps, she was back at the Drama Club recruitment booth.
A few strands of night wind brushed past.
She tucked the hair blown loose by the wind behind her ear, walked back to her chair, smoothed her skirt, and sat down.
Then, without a word, she placed the love letter in her hand on the table.
Immediately, five or six pairs of eyes were drawn to it.
“Whoa, a love letter? What year is this? How can I still see something so retro?”
Xie Zhuran stroked his chin, finding it unbelievable.
“Looks like that girl is quite the romantic type?”
Lin An said with a laugh.
Sang Tian seemed thoughtful.
Jiang Xiao silently ate chips on the side.
“Jiang Xiao, this is for you.”
Maybe the light was too dim; no one could clearly see the name ‘Jiang Xiao’ on the envelope.
Song Qiuyu actively handed the love letter to the person beside her.
Immediately after.
She saw Jiang Xiao freeze for a moment, and the next second, a faint smile actually appeared on that handsome face.
“Okay, so it’s for me. Thanks.”
Jiang Xiao accepted the love letter.
“?”
Question marks kept popping up in Song Qiuyu’s mind.
Haki Xiao, what are you smiling about? Are you that happy to receive a love letter from another girl?
Damn it!
I should have just thrown it in the trash instead of delivering it.
“Oh, so it’s for Lao Jiang. Then it’s nothing…”
Xie Zhuran withdrew his gaze.
Before he could finish his sentence, he realized the problem with his words, cut himself off, and couldn’t help but scratch his head.
That problem was pretty big too.
Ugh, I shouldn’t have gone back to the Jiang family with them back then. Knowing too much is giving me a headache now.
“Want to see what’s inside?”
Lin An, however, didn’t seem to think it was a big problem at all and even encouraged Jiang Xiao to open the love letter and see the contents.
“Not in a hurry. Recruitment is more important.”
Jiang Xiao unzipped his backpack and stuffed the love letter inside.
Then he looked up and saw the person next to him puffing out her cheeks, lowering her eyes to drink milk tea, blinking her eyes pitifully. She looked like a tiger about to pounce on him, yet also like a cat about to be abandoned by him—so pitiful it made him want to kiss her.
Ahem, more people are coming!
Jiang Xiao pretended to be natural as he rubbed her cute little head.
“Hmph…”
Song Qiuyu took one last sip of hot milk tea, then pushed it aside. No matter how bad her mood was, it couldn’t affect official business.
She adjusted her state and continued with recruitment.
When today’s recruitment ended, the Drama Club president generously treated everyone to skewers at a barbecue stall outside the school.
And settled part of the payment for the recruitment short videos with them.
Club recruitment would continue for several more days. The president said they would pay the remaining amount only after recruitment was completely over.
When they mentioned they had signed up for the school festival basketball game and needed to make time for training, the Drama Club president’s face showed not a hint of surprise.
“Oh? So you signed up too? But do you know that even if you sign up, you might not get selected?”
The Drama Club president took a sip of beer and said with a big laugh, “Just being able to play gets you three credits. That reward is too rich; it’s hard for students not to be tempted. The school is doing this to get more students involved, then further screen them!”
“President, you just said ‘too’?”
Xie Zhuran widened his eyes. “So you signed up too, President?”
“Of course! Anyone with a bit of free time signed up!”
The vice president chimed in.
“Scared, right? For the next screening, you’ll be facing the entire student body of Nanxi. Wanting to get on the court and earn those three credits won’t be that easy!” The Drama Club president raised an eyebrow.
“As expected.”
Lin An sighed.
But Xie Zhuran was not discouraged at all. “It’s fine. I believe the goddess of fate is on our side!”
Everyone chatted about the basketball game. Song Qiuyu just buried her head in eating barbecue, continuing to eat even though she might suffer from dysmenorrhea later.
“Stop eating. You really aren’t afraid of the pain, are you?”
Jiang Xiao reminded her quietly.
“Don’t mind me.”
Song Qiuyu snorted lightly, snatched the meat skewer from Jiang Xiao’s hand, and was about to take another big bite.
But this skewer was snatched back by Jiang Xiao. Jiang Xiao glanced at the others, saw no one was paying attention to them yet, and quickly ate all the meat on the skewer.
Song Qiuyu could only glare at Jiang Xiao angrily, then touch her slightly bulging little belly, muttering:
“So mean…”
“Alright, alright. After this period is over, you can eat as much as you want, okay?”
Jiang Xiao rubbed her head again, secretly coaxing her. “But you still need to lose weight. Seems like you shouldn’t eat too much anyway.”
Song Qiuyu gritted her teeth and didn’t speak.
Hold it in.
Wait until we get back to the rental apartment, then settle the score with Jiang Xiao!
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