Chapter 85: Smoor 2

At the Wanqing City Sports Arena stage, the last notes of the suppressed yet alluring piece “Suffocate” slowly faded away.

The girl breathed lightly, a delicate blush spreading quietly across her cheeks like the evening glow, clearly a sign of fatigue after such a passionate performance.

Seeing this, Jiang Chi gently supported her, and the two of them moved in perfect sync to bow deeply to the now utterly silent audience.

The next moment, thunderous applause crashed over them like a tidal wave, instantly drowning them in the crowd’s deafening cheers and screams!!!

Audience: Even though we don’t understand piano or art, the campus heartthrob publicly announcing his girlfriend is so sweet~~

Judges: Although we don’t understand art either, the vast majority applauded—if we don’t join in, won’t we be out of place?

School Leaders: We may be just drunken, gluttonous layabouts who don’t understand the piano, but the rising online viewer count on the live stream doesn’t lie—applause! We must applaud!!

The girl and boy stood side by side, accepting the enthusiastic applause from the entire crowd. Among them, the girl’s reaction was the most ecstatic, her face red as a ripe apple, vibrant and dripping with color as if about to bleed!

They’re looking at me!

They’re applauding me!!

Am I amazing or what!!!

Ji Yueni’s heart pounded wildly, feeling as if she was about to float away, completely immersed in this joy, happiness so intense she was about to faint!!!

That’s right, exactly like this, everyone’s looking at me, everyone’s looking at me—I’m the most awesome one! I’m the most awesome one!!

Isn’t this exactly what Ji Yueni had pursued and longed for since she was a child?

Fame, fame, and the admiration of others!!

“A man who does not aspire to soar is but a wasted eight-foot frame!”

She shouted repeatedly in her heart: “Louder, louder, I love this feeling so much!!”

Her delicate body trembled slightly, as if she might lose consciousness from the overwhelming excitement at any moment.

Suddenly, a pale white hand grasped the girl’s fair wrist. Jiang Chi, at that moment, also keenly noticed the unusualness in the person beside him, but he simply thought she was nervous because it was her first time on such a stage.

“Don’t be nervous, I’m here.”

He said this and acted accordingly.

His other hand wrapped around her waist, letting her lean gently against his shoulder. Their fingers intertwined, the warmth flowing from his fingertips spread throughout her body, and the mild scent of masculine hormones from his breath gradually dispelled the nearly frantic screams inside Ji Yueni’s mind.

When the applause like a tide finally subsided, Jiang Chi held the girl’s hand and slowly walked down from the stage, returning to the backstage lounge.

…………

Under the cloak of night, inside a lively and smoky roast lamb restaurant.

“The lamb leg’s here~~”

Another shout rang out as the owner brought a crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside roasted lamb leg to the table. The charcoal-grilled meat emitted a tantalizing aroma, speckled with red chili powder and tiny white sesame seeds. The crispy chunks glistened under the light, crackling as the oil dripped onto the floor—utterly tempting.

With a single slice, the girl didn’t even bother with gloves. She grabbed a steaming piece of lamb leg meat with her bare hand and stuffed it into her mouth.

“Delicious! So delicious~~” She squinted her eyes in enjoyment and mumbled, “So good~ it would be even better with some grilled knife-cut noodles~”

Suddenly, Jiang Chi felt an inexplicable déjà vu rising in his heart, as if he had once seen a shadow very similar to the girl before him in someone else.

“Hey, Jiang Chi, is there a reason you dragged me out for roast lamb?” The girl had already changed out of her ancient costume and was now wearing a short-sleeve T-shirt paired with tight jeans—a fresh, youthful look full of vitality.

She casually grabbed a piece of meat and popped it in her mouth. “They say ‘no good deed goes unpunished.’ You just finished playing the piano and hurriedly dragged me out here for roast lamb.”

“Go ahead, say it. What’s on your mind?”

Beneath the table, her slender leg playfully kicked the boy sitting opposite, as if urging him to get to the point.

“After last time, I thought it over.” Jiang Chi looked gently at “Ji Qingchan.” “You believe love’s essence is growing feelings over time, but I believe love’s true nature is tolerance.”

“I won’t deny your view. On the contrary, I will embrace it, just like this.”

He reached out, grabbing the girl’s fair wrist, lowered his head, and ate the piece of hand-grabbed lamb from Ji Yueni’s hand. The spicy, red juice dripped slowly down the corner of his mouth, leaving a circle of red oil stains on his well-defined lips, oddly charming.

“I like you, so naturally, I will tolerate you, whether it’s about eating spicy food or anything else. The process of falling in love is our unforgettable journey of mutual adjustment.”

“Similarly, Qingchan, you too.”

He picked up a piece of broccoli and brought it to the girl’s rosy lips, smiling warmly and charmingly.

The green broccoli enlarged in front of her eyes. The girl was momentarily stunned but then turned her head arrogantly.

“I’m not eating broccoli!”

“If today I change my diet for you, it’s possible I’ll change my personality for you too—and that’s absolutely impossible!”

“Don’t try to PUA me with that!!”

The girl spoke righteously, her black gem-like eyes sparkling with determination as if drawing a clear line between herself and the boy before her.

Seeing this, Jiang Chi’s smile grew wider. This was Ji Qingchan—unmoved by others, steadfast in herself. He understood her all the more.

“What are you laughing at?” Ji Yueni saw Jiang Chi staring at her with a silly smile and wondered if besides his cleanliness obsession, he had some other illness.

“I’m happy to have a girlfriend like you.”

“Slick talker.”

“Qingchan.”

“Hmm.”

“Come to my place on Saturday.” Jiang Chi looked at the girl with bright eyes filled with anticipation and longing.

“Is that a hope or a request?” Ji Yueni glanced sideways at the blue-eyed boy across from her, momentarily imagining a fox tail wagging behind him.

“It’s an order—from your boyfriend.”

“Then it’s settled.” The girl pulled out a tissue to wipe the grease off her fingers, then stretched out her hand, using her index finger to lift the sharp chin of the boy opposite her, leaning close to his deep, beautiful blue eyes.

“Alright, I’ll agree~ Jiang Chi~”

“But you have to work hard. Only bad boys can tame bad girls, and I’m determined to be that bad girl.”

“If you don’t want me to disappear from your life, then you have to be strong, domineering, possess me, take me over, tame me, make me submit at your feet, never ever leaving you.”

The boy with the blue eyes gradually grew darker and deeper in their depths throughout this.

Ah ah ah ah!!!

So thrilling! So thrilling!!

Is this PUA? Turning a pure, cleanliness-obsessed boy step by step into a yandere psycho, awoo awoo awoo!!! Although I know what I’m doing is misleading people, I just can’t help it!!

Sorry, Auntie Chen!!

For my mother’s sake, you’ll have to forgive me, right!!

In her heart, Ji Yueni was already writhing excitedly like a worm.

Lately, it felt like she was possessed or sick with a curse—getting more and more eager for fun~ more and more eager to tempt fate!!

!!

She couldn’t stop!

There was no stopping it!!