I really am a terrible person!
Jiang Chi silently despised himself.
If the last dreamlike, hazy dream could be excused by randomness, coincidence, or something beyond his control, then last night’s events—
He clearly knew that what he did was wrong, that it was desecration, that it was indulgence.
Yet he still…
Jiang Chi almost wanted to slap himself hard twice!
Qingchan was still underage, and he had taken advantage of someone underage, someone who admired him the most, a junior he admired deeply, an orphan with no parents…
Every time he looked into Qingchan’s clear eyes and pure smile, a strange sense of guilt surged within him.
“Senior Jiang, did I do something wrong?”
A crisp, tender voice sounded in his ear, filled with grievance, like a frightened little animal.
Jiang Chi snapped back to reality, not daring to meet Ji Qingchan’s gaze directly, only able to evade the issue and explain, “No, you’re very good, I really like you…”
“Then why does Senior Jiang keep not talking to me?” Ji Qingchan pouted, tears threatening to fall.
“I-I-I was just thinking.” Jiang Chi stammered for a long time but couldn’t say a complete sentence.
“Really?” Ji Qingchan blinked, still worried about what happened just now, her small face furrowed even more deeply.
Hearing the soft voice, tinged with a hint of worry, Jiang Chi’s heart fluttered involuntarily, and he reached out to pull Ji Qingchan into his embrace.
This must be what his mom and Aunt Huang always said—girls lacking a sense of security.
Now was the time for him to show his boyfriend strength unilaterally.
Jiang Chi took a deep breath and hugged the girl tightly. “I don’t dislike you, on the contrary, I really like you. But I like you too much, so… I’m afraid of hurting you, afraid that I’m doing something wrong, afraid that I can’t give you what you want.”
“So, Qingchan, please give me a little more time, okay? Let us understand you better, and let me examine my own heart properly.”
After saying that, the boy lowered his head, his slightly sharp tiger tooth gently biting the girl’s tender earlobe, carrying an undeniable dominance and forcefulness.
Ji Qingchan shivered violently all over, her eyes wide with shock!
Once she reacted, her face flushed deep red like a ripe apple. She pushed Jiang Chi away forcefully, her small hands nervously touching her ear that was burning as if on fire.
Then, trembling, she pointed her finger at Jiang Chi’s nose, her voice stammering, half shy, half angry, “Y-you y-you you!”
“Senior Jiang is a big bad guy!!”
After saying that, she didn’t dare look at Jiang Chi again, covered her reddened face, and hurriedly ran away like a frightened fawn.
Her hair fluttered lightly in the wind, carrying all the girl’s shyness and panic, and soon disappeared from the boy’s sight.
Jiang Chi stared after her departing figure and suddenly recalled a line from The Perfect Boyfriend’s Self-Cultivation:
No matter how proactive, strong, or dazzling the girl is, she always has a weak side—and that weak side is the breakthrough point for psychological taming.
…
“BT! Pure BT!!”
“He actually bit my ear!”
“Wuwuwu, Senior Jiang is such a big jerk, doesn’t he know girls’ ears can’t be bitten~~”
Inside Secret Base No. 2, a flushed little head buried itself in a mix of men’s and women’s clothes, the delicate shoulders trembling slightly as if still overwhelmed by embarrassment and indignation from just now.
Her fingers twisted at the corner of her clothes, her mind replaying Jiang Chi’s domineering and forceful bite, the blush spreading from her ear all the way down to her neck, her heartbeat accelerating as if it was going to burst out of her throat.
“Bad guy, bad guy, big bad guy~”
“I actually thought he was a chaste gentleman.”
“Today he dares to bite my ear, tomorrow he’ll dare to drag me to bed.”
She sometimes raised her head in mock anger, her eyes flickering with playful indignation as she kept muttering about Senior Jiang’s “crimes,” then shyly buried her head again, the heat on her face refusing to fade.
The surrounding air seemed saturated with a delicate and awkward atmosphere, leaving her at a loss.
After a while, Ji Qingchan finally calmed down a bit. She slowly sat upright and caught sight of the full-length mirror beside her.
The girl in the mirror, cheeks flushed red, eyes full of bashfulness and sweetness, looked delicate and captivating, especially pitiful.
Is this really me…? The girl’s heart suddenly stirred with a strange sense of doubt…
The next moment, Ji Qingchan—or rather, Ji Yue Nian—shivered slightly and suddenly sobered up. She placed one hand on her forehead and cursed inwardly.
“Damn it, I accidentally got too immersed!”
“What a trap!”
“I actually got bitten on the ear by a man!”
Her small hand lightly touched her ear as if she could still feel the lingering warmth and touch.
“No, no! This is definitely not my fault!!”
“It’s all Jiang Chi that pretty boy’s fault!!”
“There’s no way I’m like a sixteen-year-old girl going through first love! My orientation is perfectly normal!!”
Ji Yue Nian thought about it more and more and became even more convinced—how could she be in first love? It must be Jiang Chi’s fault! Or maybe her acting was too good, she got too into character!!
Anyway, no matter what! It’s not her fault!!
She couldn’t be wrong!
It’s not Ji Yue Nian’s fault!!
Ji Yue Nian can’t be wrong!!!
However, the girl on the sofa, blushing as she continuously justified herself, didn’t realize that her current way of thinking was already very close to that of a lovestruck yet self-denying sixteen- or seventeen-year-old girl.
…
“Old Ji, Old Ji, big news! Big news!!”
On the second floor of the cafeteria, Ji Yue Nian had just picked up a steaming plate of braised chicken with rice, ready to find a spot to enjoy it, when he heard a hurried shout.
He turned his head and saw a boy rushing over—it was Yao Shiming. Looking behind him, he didn’t see Hu Li and felt puzzled.
Because of the last incident that almost split their dormitory, Yao Shiming and Hu Li’s relationship had skyrocketed—they had become best friends, inseparable like glue.
Uh… forgive Ji Yue Nian’s vocabulary; he knew that describing two boys as “inseparable” or “like glue” wasn’t quite right, but he really couldn’t find a better expression at the moment.
He picked up a tender piece of chicken from the braised dish and chewed slowly. “Get to the point. If you’ve got something to say, spit it out. I’ve got things to handle this afternoon.”
Yao Shiming’s face showed a sly smile. He rubbed his thumb and forefinger together like a shrewd merchant.
Ji Yue Nian understood “human relations” well and immediately took out a cigarette from his pocket, offering it to Yao Shiming.
Yao Shiming accepted the cigarette, first dramatically praising, “Ninety-nine percent pure, top quality,” then grinning, “Ji bro, big news! The campus heartthrob has made it official!!”
Pfft!
Ji Yue Nian spat out a mouthful of rice!!
“He made it official? No, with whom did he make it official??”
dw you’ll see yourself grow into it (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧