Chapter 128
No one noticed that at the moment she turned around, a layer of pink crept up her neck, spreading to her cheeks, the heat of youthful shyness radiating from her.
The evening breeze brushed against her face, lifting her hair playfully.
A series of bicycle bells rang out behind her, as if awakening memories from her more innocent days.
When she glanced back, the boy could have easily surpassed her, yet he chose to follow at a leisurely pace, as if silently guarding her.
Indeed, one should never let success go to their head.
Under the streetlight, Long Aotian leaned in slightly towards Lin Wanqing. “Don’t move, don’t rub your eyes.”
“But it’s so uncomfortable,” Lin Wanqing replied, tilting her fair, radiant face up to him, her voice tinged with a barely perceptible hint of grievance.
Her watery eyes narrowed slightly, and in her nervousness, her hands instinctively clutched at Long Aotian’s waist, as if holding onto something would bring her comfort in this tense moment.
“Be good, don’t move.”
His gentle voice lingered in her ears, and the warmth of his body seeped through his fingertips, inexplicably making her heart race.
As he drew closer, she could feel his warm breath brushing against her cheeks and ears.
In the next moment, Lin Wanqing shivered as his soft hand gently lifted her chin.
As she tilted her head back, he bent down, the distance between them shrinking little by little, their gazes locking, as if everything around them faded away, leaving only him in focus.
“Don’t be afraid.”
Lin Wanqing instinctively wanted to nod, but realized her chin was still held up by his hand.
In their locked gaze, she couldn’t help but notice the flush on her cheeks reflected in his eyes, her own gaze becoming misty and dazed...
Their breaths intertwined, a sensation she had never felt before sent tingles throughout her body, her mind blanking out, completely forgetting her thoughts. Her body instinctively leaned into his strength, mirroring his every move, as if she were falling under his spell.
A gentle breeze brushed against her eyes, and she instinctively wanted to blink.
Just then, a tissue pressed against the corner of her eye, softly rubbing.
The hand that had lifted her chin withdrew, and her body felt as if it had lost its support. Instinctively, she grasped his waist to steady herself.
Long Aotian tucked away the tissue that had wrapped around the little bug and looked into her eyes. “Look to the left.”
“Uh-huh.” Lin Wanqing heard him instructing her to look left, but her gaze was completely out of her control, fixated solely on him.
“I told you to look left, why are you sticking out your tongue?”
Crash~
It sounded like something had fallen to the ground, startling the two of them.
Lin Wanqing snapped back to reality, her fair skin blooming like a red rose, embarrassment washing over her as if she would be utterly mortified in the next moment.
What had she just done?
What had she been thinking?
She could feel her face burning, wanting to say something, but her mind was a blank slate.
In that moment, at least for that moment, facing the man before her, her heart was slowly sinking...
“Are you okay?” Hearing Long Aotian’s voice, Lin Wanqing couldn’t help but lower her head, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to hide in.
Three seconds later, she finally regained her composure, covering her face with her hands. “I’m fine, I’m fine, let’s hurry back.”
“There are a lot of bugs, let’s ride slowly. No need to rush, got it?”
“Got it, understood.” Lin Wanqing felt stiff, her words stumbling out.
She had never been this close to a boy before, and her head felt foggy, her breathing becoming uneven. It wasn’t until her breath became erratic that she slowly came back to herself, softly agreeing.
After they left.
In the darkness, Ye Liangchen sat on the ground, biting his lip hard, finally choking out, “Damn it, brother-sister nonsense! You just stuck out your tongue, you beast!”
“You’ve already ruined Hu Yuying, and now you want to mess with Li Qingxue? And now you’re forcing Lin Wanqing to kiss you, even making her stick out her tongue? You deserve to die, you really do!”
“I won’t let you get away with this...”
After saying that fiercely, he picked up the fallen bike and hurried after them. He was determined to expose Long Aotian’s hypocritical facade, to reveal his disgusting, ugly true self to the world.
Everything he had lost, he would reclaim piece by piece.
“Go back to the dorm, wash your face, put in some eye drops, and after a good sleep, the dryness in your eyes will be gone.”
“Uh-huh.” Lin Wanqing tugged at her shirt nervously, suddenly unsure how to face Long Aotian, forcing herself to suppress her anxiety and nodding with a flushed face.
“Look at you, so shy. You really are thin-skinned; I’m your brother, you know.”
Teased a bit, she still felt a bit embarrassed, but it didn’t seem as overwhelming anymore.
Watching Long Aotian leave from a distance, Ye Liangchen couldn’t help but sneer, jogging to catch up!
Seeing Lin Wanqing still staring at Long Aotian’s retreating figure, he said impatiently, “Lin Wanqing, you’ve fallen into a trap!”
Ye Liangchen stepped right in front of her, blocking her view. “What are you still looking at? He’s gone!”
“Can you wake up already?”
Seeing him again, Lin Wanqing instinctively took a step back, the shyness of a little woman vanishing from her face. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about. If you’re harassing me, I’ll call the police!”
Ye Liangchen clutched his chest tightly, wanting to save her, but she threatened to call the cops on him. It hurt, it hurt so much.
“Do you know what kind of person Long Aotian is?”
“He’s a demon in human skin! He forced someone who should have liked me back in high school, and now he’s trying to force me to get to know my best friend of nine years.”
“This scumbag is playing both sides, and now he’s being a creep towards you. I can’t just stand by and watch you get tricked by him...”
Lin Wanqing frowned. “What are you talking about?”
Ye Liangchen was about to lose it. Why didn’t anyone believe him? “I’m not talking nonsense! Long Aotian and I are from the same city, the same school. His reputation at our high school is absolutely terrible, do you know that?”
“Just the fact that he forced a girl who originally liked me in high school should be enough to prove what kind of person he is!”
“Lin Wanqing, wake up! He just wants to toy with your body, and I’m here to save you!”
Lin Wanqing looked at Ye Liangchen seriously, and in the gaze he hoped for, she coldly replied, “What kind of person he is isn’t determined by what you say, but by what he does in our interactions. I don’t think the person you describe is the real him.”
With that, she turned away, not giving Ye Liangchen a chance to respond, walking back towards the campus. “And I don’t need your saving.”
Watching Lin Wanqing’s retreating figure, Ye Liangchen felt lost, but then suddenly, he smiled.
From the treasure girl to the white moonlight, to the current little green plum, all these moments...
The way they rejected his attempts at redemption kept intertwining in his mind.
At that moment, his mindset underwent a massive shift.
Lin Wanqing didn’t believe in him.
Li Qingxue said she had fallen for Long Aotian.
Hu Yuying had already been forced and claimed by Long Aotian.
Ye Liangchen’s face twisted in anger.
He looked up at the sky, the moon bright and sparse, staring straight at the moon, the resentment in his eyes almost palpable.
“Since the heavens are unjust, treating all beings as mere fodder, then don’t blame me for turning dark!”
“This time, I will fight against heaven, against earth, against Long Aotian!”
“I thought enduring for a moment would bring peace, but instead, I received their misunderstanding and Long Aotian’s escalating pressure. Fine, then I’ll turn dark, proving through action that only I can be your salvation.”
“I never wanted to reach this point. I’m a reborn person, grasping all the opportunities. I originally wanted to use charm and fate to steer the course of destiny, to make you all fall in love with me again in this life!”
“But now it seems that the butterfly effect of my rebirth has indirectly changed some things. Long Aotian felt a sense of crisis from me and forcibly took Hu Yuying first, and everything fell apart.”
“Fine, as a reborn person, I will set things right, using my great and holy brilliance to illuminate you, to purify you, to help you see Long Aotian’s evil nature, so that one by one, you willingly return to my side!”
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【That’s right, I’ve done it again today. Thanks for the gifts, Tai Ku La!】
Chapter 155: I Think I Might Like Long Aotian
Arriving at the dorm entrance, before even opening the door, she was startled by the noise coming from inside. “What the hell, are these guys crazy?”
Pushing the door open, the music from her phone blared at full volume.
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