Everyone in the private room looked at each other in confusion.
"What’s wrong with Boss Qi?"
"I don’t know."
...
「At the school.」
Jiang You walked slowly toward her dorm, finally opening her terminal to call Shen Lan back.
But just as she placed the call, she heard the sound of a terminal vibrating, seemingly not far from her.
Jiang You seemed to realize something and subconsciously looked up.
A tall, slender figure stood at the entrance to her dorm.
He had blue hair with slightly curled ends and a handsome, fair face. The young man’s deep blue, passionate eyes were watching her, and the terminal on his wrist was ringing.
He was still wearing a formal white suit with a coat draped over one arm, apparently waiting for her.
Jiang You froze for a moment, then hung up the call on her terminal.
’I can’t believe Shen Lan came charging over here again.’
Shen Lan looked at her. His passionate blue eyes were a little bloodshot, the corners tinged with red—she wasn’t sure if it was from the cold. The wind mussed his blue hair, blowing strands across his sharp brow bones. He strode over and pulled her forcefully into his arms. "Babe, I missed you like crazy."
Jiang You paused for a second before wrapping her arms around his waist. She replied with feigned arrogance, "Hmph, I missed you too."
As she spoke, she asked, "Are you done with your business?"
"No." Shen Lan’s long fingers gently brushed aside her pink hair. "You didn’t answer my calls for so long, I thought you were having an affair. I couldn’t help but rush back to check on you."
The corner of Jiang You’s mouth twitched, but she didn’t say anything yet.
Shen Lan spoke again. "It’s windy out here. Let’s go inside first."
So Jiang You led him into her dorm room.
The moment they were inside, he pressed her against the door.
Shen Lan braced one hand on the door next to her head, his other hand gently stroking her lips. With his gaze lowered, he asked, "Babe, you didn’t answer my calls or reply to my messages this afternoon. What were you doing?"
"My uncle came over. My mom told me to entertain him, so I put my terminal on silent." Jiang You lifted her chin slightly, her pink eyes narrowing with a cold arrogance. "What? You suspect me?"
’The guilty party must always counter-attack with righteous indignation.’
Shen Lan didn’t speak. He just kept staring at her lips. The pad of his finger brushed across them. ’No lipstick at all. Was it kissed off by someone else?’
"Babe isn’t wearing lipstick today, but your lips are so red and swollen." Shen Lan’s tone was very soft, his voice betraying no emotion as he spoke.
Hearing this, a flicker of emotion crossed Jiang You’s pink eyes. "The food I ate today was a little spicy."
She said this while knitting her brows at him. "What are you trying to say? Are you trying to pick a fight today?"
Shen Lan lowered his head, pressing his forehead against Jiang You’s and rubbing it gently, as if in a tender embrace. But his tone remained soft. "How could I ever pick a fight with my babe? I was just curious. For you to react so strongly... there isn’t actually something going on, is there?"
"Oh, think whatever you want then." As Jiang You said this, even she felt like a total scumbag. "If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do."
Hearing this, Shen Lan’s eyes darkened.
"How could I not believe my babe? I believe you to death." His tone seemed a bit vicious. He pinched Jiang You’s chin and kissed her, his lips crushing against hers.
Jiang You thought the kiss would be fierce.
But in reality, despite the viciousness in his voice, his kiss was still light, gentle, and lingering. Only when he got excited did he hold her tightly and kiss her with a bit of reckless, heavy-handed passion.
After an unknown amount of time, they were both breathless.
"Babe, I had someone check. Next Saturday is an auspicious day. I’m going to your house to propose marriage." Shen Lan’s palm rested gently against her cheek. He didn’t bring up the other matter again. ’Besides, I’ll investigate it myself.’
’Some other man must have seduced her. It’s definitely not my babe’s fault. I just need to take care of those men.’
Jiang You’s eyes were wide, her expression frozen. According to the plot, Shen Lan was supposed to break up with her this week. But this didn’t look like a breakup at all—he was going to her house to propose marriage!
Just then, Shen Lan looked at her.
Jiang You quickly adjusted her expression and replied with a smile, "Okay."
Shen Lan’s lips curved into a slight smile as well. Amidst his messy blue hair, two short, round, blue leopard ears appeared on his head, tinged with a light pink.
He cupped her face with both hands and, full of affection and a fluttering heart, lowered his head to kiss her. He kissed her eyes, then her nose, then her cheeks, then her lips...
His blue eyes were overflowing with love.
He loved her with both body and mind.
"Babe, I like you so much."
"I like my babe."
"Like you."
...
Jiang You once again found him incredibly clingy. His voice was low and husky, thick and syrupy like sticky candy—so sweet it made her head spin.
He was getting aroused by her again.
But still, apart from kissing and cuddling, he didn’t do anything more.
Shen Lan’s terminal rang. He reluctantly pulled away from Jiang You, glanced at the terminal on his wrist, and silenced it before looking back at her. "Babe, I have to go again."
"Mm," Jiang You replied, noticing her own voice had become extremely soft.
Her cat ears had also popped out uncontrollably, though she hadn’t noticed them herself.
Shen Lan hugged her, nuzzling his head against her cheek. He gently pinched her pink, reddish-tinged cat ears, his heart fluttering. He couldn’t bear to leave.
But he still had to go.
"Babe, I’m leaving," Shen Lan said again.
"Mhm," Jiang You nodded.
"Babe, I’m really leaving now," Shen Lan said, looking at her.
Jiang You: ...
She reached out and pinched his short, round, blue leopard ears. "Mm."
Shen Lan grabbed her hand, kissed it, and then slowly departed, looking extremely reluctant to go.
After he left, Jiang You felt like she could finally breathe. The air had felt scorching hot when Shen Lan was with her.
The terminal on her wrist vibrated again.
A beat too slow, she lifted her wrist to see that Xi Cheng had sent her another message.
He had messaged her earlier to ask how she was doing.
But she had been preoccupied with Shen Lan and had forgotten about him.
Jiang You replied: I’m fine.
Xi Cheng quickly wrote back: Rest well.
Jiang You: Okay.
Xi Cheng: Mmm.
Jiang You didn’t reply again, and Xi Cheng didn’t send any more messages. ’He’s certainly easier to deal with than Shen Lan.’
After washing up, she lay down on her bed, ready to sleep.
After all the commotion, it was already almost one in the morning.
Jiang You was just about to fall asleep when her terminal suddenly rang.
Her eyes were heavy with sleep.
’What kind of sicko calls in the middle of the night?’
’What about my Do Not Disturb? Didn’t I set it?’
Jiang You fumbled for her terminal, but before she could reach it, the call ended.
Her fumbling hand stopped.
’Should I check who called, or just go to sleep?’
Her exhaustion made the decision for her.
’Sleep.’
’The terminal stopped ringing. It must be nothing important.’