Su Xiaoyue’s fingers were slender and long.
Jiang Yueming looked at them awkwardly for a few seconds and found no flaws that ruined their beauty.
Her hands didn’t look like they belonged to someone who trained.
They looked more like they belonged to someone who played the piano.
Those fingers wiggled.
“Have you looked enough?” Su Xiaoyue’s voice sounded again.
“……” Jiang Yueming guiltily looked away.
“Hehe, you’re so fun to tease,” Su Xiaoyue lowered her hand and grabbed him again, pulling him forward. “Let’s go. I’ll take you to the hospital.”
“No need. I didn’t get hurt much.”
“Then what’s this?”
Su Xiaoyue pointed at his forehead.
The spot where the steel rod had grazed him earlier had broken the skin. Thin threads of blood were seeping out.
Jiang Yueming raised his hand to wipe it, but Su Xiaoyue stopped him.
“Aiya, you can’t touch it like that. What if it leaves a scar? You’re already average-looking. If you get a scar, it’ll be even harder for you to find a girlfriend later.”
“……Are you worrying about me or insulting me?”
“Both.”
They arrived at the school gate.
The security guard was about to close the gate.
They slipped out while the old man wasn’t paying attention.
A dark red Ferrari was parked on the street not far away.
The streamlined body crouched low by the roadside like a beast ready to pounce.
Jiang Yueming felt like he had seen this model in some car magazine before, but this was the first time he had seen it in person.
Su Xiaoyue let go of his hand, took out a key from her pocket, and pressed it.
The Ferrari’s headlights flashed twice and opened its eyes.
Jiang Yueming’s mouth slowly fell open.
“This is your car?”
“My family’s,” Su Xiaoyue opened the passenger door and tilted her head at him. “Get in. What are you standing there for?”
Jiang Yueming hesitated for a moment, then bent down and climbed into the passenger seat.
The leather smell inside the car was faint, mixed with the fresh bamboo-like fragrance coming from her body.
The seats had excellent wrapping. Sitting in them felt like being gently held.
Su Xiaoyue got into the driver’s seat and started the engine.
The engine’s roar was low and powerful, like a fierce beast growling softly.
She held the steering wheel with one hand and turned the car around with practiced ease. Her movements were smooth and fluid.
Jiang Yueming watched her and felt that this woman had far too many things about her that he couldn’t see through.
She could fight. She was rich. She had a supercar. She was beautiful. When she smiled, she looked like a fox.
Just who was she?
“Don’t look at me with that kind of expression,” Su Xiaoyue kept her eyes forward. “Like you’re looking at an alien.”
“You basically are an alien.”
“Hm?”
“Normal people aren’t like you. One person beating up five people, then having a Ferrari come pick them up afterward.”
“From your tone—” she turned her head and smiled, “are you so moved by my heroic rescue that you’re planning to offer yourself to me in return?”
“……” Jiang Yueming didn’t speak.
Su Xiaoyue’s lips curved even more. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Did I hit the mark?”
“Stop joking around and drive properly!”
Su Xiaoyue’s driving style was very much like her personality.
The Ferrari cleanly and decisively turned the corner ahead.
Jiang Yueming swayed slightly inside the car before quickly stabilizing again.
“I’m not joking,” Su Xiaoyue said lightly. “Offering yourself is fine. But since I saved you, the child has to take my surname in the future.”
“……”
Jiang Yueming was completely helpless against her shamelessness. He sighed.
“Let’s not talk about that. Just now, why did you come save me?”
Su Xiaoyue showed an expression that said it was only natural.
“You were being bullied, weren’t you?”
“So you came to save me?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Jiang Yueming blinked, feeling that her reason was a bit forced.
“We aren’t that close yet, right? We’ve only met once.”
“Maybe I was just seeing injustice on the road,” she paused, “and decided to help?”
“Ahh,” Jiang Yueming rubbed his forehead. “Can we have a normal conversation?”
Su Xiaoyue tapped the steering wheel lightly with her fingers and said with a grin.
“Okay, okay, I won’t tease you anymore. Didn’t we say that day that you’d share your thoughts after reading the book with me? I waited two days and never received your friend request, so I came to see what was going on.”
Jiang Yueming was stunned. “Just because of that?”
“Just because of that.”
“You ran across the entire sports field and specifically came over to the sports equipment room area to check on the situation?”
“Mm-hmm,” Su Xiaoyue said. “I just like running.”
“……” Jiang Yueming was silent for two seconds.
He felt that not a single sentence coming out of this woman’s mouth could be trusted.
Su Xiaoyue held the steering wheel with one hand and stared straight at the road ahead.
The light from the streetlamps slid in through the car window, casting alternating bright and dark shadows across her face.
The interior of the Ferrari exuded a luxurious aura that made Jiang Yueming feel intimidated.
Yet Su Xiaoyue looked completely at ease, as if she was already used to this kind of treatment.
It was as if she had been born to sit in a car like this and didn’t need to be surprised by it.
She came from a wealthy family, had a beautiful appearance, and had a personality that left people helpless yet was also very likable.
Why would a girl like this specifically want to share book thoughts with him?
If the boys at school found out that Su Xiaoyue was particularly interested in a certain book, that book would definitely sell out in a short time.
The pages would be flipped through until they were worn out.
Then the school would suddenly have many great literary figures. Everyone would get full marks in reading comprehension and compete to share their thoughts with her. The line would stretch all the way to the school gate.
She had so many choices.
Why did she pick him?
Moreover, he himself wasn’t actually interested in that book at all.
He didn’t understand.
But the Su Xiaoyue beside him had already taken out her phone and casually tossed it to him.
“It’s not too late to add me now,” Su Xiaoyue said. “But don’t go peeking at a girl’s photo album, okay?”
Jiang Yueming picked up the phone.
It was the latest iPhone model. The price wasn’t cheap. He bared his teeth.
“There’s a password.”
“031209.” Su Xiaoyue didn’t care at all about exposing her password.
Jiang Yueming entered the password. The phone unlocked as expected.
“Is this your birthday?”
“What about it?”
“Your birthday is the same day as mine,” Jiang Yueming opened WeChat and added her as a friend. “Even the year is the same.”
“……” Su Xiaoyue turned her head and looked at him again. She clicked her tongue. “Dummy.”
“Why are you scolding me?”
I’m scolding you because you’re a dense idiot, Su Xiaoyue said in her heart.
“Okay, give it back,” she reached out and took the phone. “It wouldn’t be good if you saw something you shouldn’t.”
Jiang Yueming hadn’t even reacted yet before the phone was snatched away from him. Her movements were a little too fast, almost suspicious.
Jiang Yueming blinked. “What kind of thing can’t be seen?”
For straight-laced Jiang Yueming, a phone was just a tool for going online.
Besides game screenshots and emoji packs, there was nothing in his photo album.
He really couldn’t think of anything that couldn’t be shown.
“Photos, of course. Which girl doesn’t have some selfies?” Su Xiaoyue said. “There are body shots of me in there. Do you want to see?”
“Oh, no thanks.”
His attitude made Su Xiaoyue a little dissatisfied. She clicked her tongue softly and stuffed the phone back into her pocket with one hand.
Jiang Yueming simply felt that it was wrong to peek at someone else’s privacy.
But no matter what, he could never have imagined that Su Xiaoyue’s phone really did contain photos that would make his eyes widen.
Not the kind that would make his blood rush.
But photos of him.
Photos of Jiang Yueming.
Photos of him dozing off in class, eating in the cafeteria, playing basketball during PE class…
As time went on, the shooting angles became more and more tricky.
Photos of him playing games at home, singing loudly while showering in the bathroom, even photos of his sleeping face while lying in bed.
They were densely packed and filled the entire album.
Right now, they were quietly sitting inside Su Xiaoyue’s phone photo album.
No one except the owner would ever discover them.
Jiang Yueming knew nothing about this.
He leaned back into the seat and let his gaze fall on the street scenery rapidly retreating outside the windshield.
He thought that today’s trouble had finally come to an end.
Later, when Su Xiaoyue dropped him off, he would finally be able to go home.
The night was thick.
The Ferrari drove along the empty streets, carrying the two of them toward the distance.
In Su Xiaoyue’s hands, the car doors were locked firmly shut.