It took her half a minute to recover, and then she looked down at her feet. The thing was gone from the door.
“Where did it go?”
“It ran off. I can’t find it anymore.”
“What am I supposed to do then?”
“It’s not like it bites people. Look, lots of people keep lizards and stuff as pets.”
“But…” Jiang Zing felt a bit annoyed at Xu Lin’s nonchalant attitude.
“I’m your number one fan; you can’t just ignore !”
“So what am I supposed to do? It could’ve gone anywhere. I can’t find it. And it’s almost 11—I’ve got stuff to do.”
“Xu Lin, how can you be so heartless? I even gave you facial cleanser.”
“Yours is a dium cup. I like large cups.”
“Excuse , what exactly is your standard for dium? Are you referring to A, B, or C diums, or just your personal sense of dium?”
Jiang Zing didn’t get upset. She knew Xu Lin was ssing around again and decided to join in.
For so reason, even though she hadn’t seen Xu Lin many tis, she didn’t mind physical contact with him at all. It made her wonder if there was sothing unusual about herself. But no, she had interacted with other guys before too. Xu Lin just felt… special. Like hugging a puppy. No, that wasn’t right either.
“What I want is sothing in the middle—not too big, not too small.”
“But mine is a large cup.”
“I don’t believe you. I still think it’s dium.”
“Then who has the large cup?”
“Well… soone, I guess. Don’t worry about it.”
“Fine, I won’t argue with you. But Miss Xing Mimi, I personally think your figure is perfectly proportioned.”
Xu Lin was just joking. To be fair, her figure was indeed exceptional. By pure asurents, she wouldn’t qualify as “large,” just “dium.” But on her petite fra, it absolutely looked like “large.” Context mattered.
“Mmm, mmm, very perfect.”
“So, since I’ve given you so many perks—letting you get all close and cozy with this beautiful girl—shouldn’t you co up with a solution for ?”
“You can sleep in a different room tonight.”
“Yeah, right.”
“Problem solved, then. Let’s wrap this up.”
Xu Lin glanced at his phone. It was 11 p.m. He really couldn’t delay any longer.
Teacher Su might already be asleep by now. If there was no other option, he’d have to deliver it to her another day.
“Hey, hey, don’t leave!”
“I told you, you can just switch rooms.”
“But the other rooms might have other bugs!”
“If you put it that way, there’s no solution. You could always stay in the doghouse for the night.”
“The door over there is broken. I don’t dare sleep in the doghouse, but the door connecting this side still works.”
“This…” Xu Lin didn’t expect this overly dramatic girl to be so timid.
“But I really have to go. It’s already 11.”
“Wait… um, can I go with you?”
“Go with ? What do you an?”
“To your place. I’ll co back tomorrow.”
“What?! Hold on. If you co back tomorrow, you’ll still be alone. What’s the point?”
“My mom will be back tomorrow.”
“And then you won’t be scared anymore?”
“I’m not scared when soone’s around. You could stay here instead, though.”
“…” Xu Lin looked at Jiang Zing, who was clearly serious about asking him—a complete stranger—to stay overnight. “I’ll take you to a hotel to make do for the night.”
“That works too.”
“Alright, pack your stuff. I’ll wait downstairs.”
“No, wait by the door. I need to change.”
“Alright.”
Xu Lin walked to the door, turning his back to her, and pulled out his phone to send Su Qingwan a quick ssage, checking if she was still awake.
“All set, let’s go.”
When Xu Lin turned around, he saw Jiang Zing wrapped up like a dumpling, with only her round, adorable face peeking out.
“You’re overdoing it. You look like a rice dumpling.”
“It’s cold, okay?”
“It’s not even that cold yet, just around zero degrees, maybe minus one or two at most.”
“Well, that’s already too cold for . I can’t handle it.”
“Alright, if you don’t care about looking good, then neither do I. Let’s head out.”
When they got downstairs, Xu Lin grabbed the bag of Chenpi by the couch. He couldn’t afford to forget it this ti.
“Oh, is that the little cat you rescued?”
“Yeah, this is Chenpi.”
“That’s an interesting na. Did you co here on your e-bike?”
“Yup. Let’s go. It’s been a while since I rode it.”
“What’s so exciting about an e-bike? Co on.”
Seeing the smile on her face, Xu Lin felt his mood brighten instantly. It was as if being around her made it impossible to feel down.
As they walked out of the villa, Jiang Zing pulled on a hat and mask, then handed him a hat.
“This is for you. It’s snowing…”
“Snowing?”
Xu Lin looked up and felt a tiny cold flake lt on his cheek, only then realizing it was snowing.
“But the snow’s so light.”
He stood there for several seconds and only caught a few sparse flakes, more like a drizzle.
“Still, it’s the first snow of the year, isn’t it? I didn’t expect to see it with you.”
“What? Seeing it with isn’t good enough? My number one fan.”
“I’ve already stopped being a fan.”
“Haha, let’s go. Let giegie ride the e-bike and take you along!”
“Alright, let’s go.”
[T/N: Giegie ans Jiejie(Older Sister) but with a humour or playful intent in it.]
After placing Chenpi in the front basket, Xu Lin twisted the throttle, and the e-bike rolled toward the gate. Jiang Zing didn’t hesitate to wrap her little arms tightly around his waist, making Xu Lin feel like she didn’t consider him an outsider at all.
Or maybe she really did see him as a brother. But he didn’t want to be her brother—he wanted to be her husband.
“You really don’t treat like a stranger, do you?”
“What’s the big deal? A beautiful girl hugging you—it’s such a classic ani scene.”
“It’s very ani like, but ani girls don’t talk like you do.”
“That’s because I’m a beautiful girl caught between the 2D and 3D worlds!”
“In other words, you’re just a socially anxious otaku.”
“How did you know?” Jiang Zing was startled. She’d tried her best to act normal in public.
“Just a guess.”
“Fine, don’t tell then. By the way, why haven’t you updated your content lately? Did you make Snow Princess cake? Does that an your next post is about it?”
“Yeah, I was planning to edit it tonight, but… clearly, that’s not happening now.”
“I’ll edit it for you tomorrow.”
“Don’t you have your own stuff to do?”
“I actually don’t have anything tomorrow. Consider it my thank-you for the Snow Princess.”
“Thank you, my dear Miss Jiang Zing.”
“Now I’m not a chuunibyou anymore?”
“You? A chuunibyou? You’re far from that. You gave a cara and all sorts of perks.”
“Hmph! Glad you know it!”
The two of them leisurely strolled out of the villa area and onto the road, with Xu Lin heading straight toward Su Qingwan’s place. He rembered there was a budget hotel near her ho, and he figured he could leave Jiang Zing there for the night.
However, halfway there, Xu Lin spotted a hotel and slowed the bike down.
“How about this budget hotel?”
“Sure! Help get a room. I didn’t bring my ID.”
“What… you didn’t bring your ID?”
“I didn’t bring it!”
Xu Lin had assud she’d have hers, but he’d left his own ID at ho.
“So, what now?” Jiang Zing looked at him, clearly not keen on heading back.
“Well… no choice. You’ll have to co with to et a young lady I know. But first, you’ll need to…”
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