Chapter 64: I’m Really Not Dating Senior Sister!
Chapter 64: I’m Really Not Dating Senior Sister!
Jiang Miao was bewildered.
It was his first time going out on a date with Senior Sister, but his roommate caught him red-handed.
But then again… wasn’t he the one who spoke first?
He cursed his loose tongue.
But Chen Haoshang was too ridiculous.
Jiang Miao felt a toothache. It’s one thing if you want to deliver food, but why on earth are you delivering from so far away?The school is at least four kilometers away!
While he was still dumbfounded and speechless, Chen Haoshang didn’t waste a moment and bolted out with the bubble tea delivery without saying a word.
“Chen Haoshang! Wait!” Jiang Miao raised his hand but then let it fall down in despair as he watched Chen Haoshang’s figure quickly disappear in the distance.
Give me a chance to explain, he groaned weakly in his mind.
“Junior Brother, it looks like our relationship has been discovered.” Su Huaizhou covered her mouth and giggled, not bothered at all. But seeing the anxious look on Jiang Miao’s face, she still asked with concern, “Why don’t I help you explain when we get back?”“Aren’t you worried, Senior Sister?” Jiang Miao looked at her calm expression and felt helpless. “It won’t be good for you if rumors start spreading in school, right?”
“What’s so bad about it?” Su Huaizhou tilted her head. “It’s not like I’m planning to date.
“If rumors about us dating spread, it will actually be good for me. At least it can save me from a lot of unwanted attention.”
Jiang Miao: “…”
“But if you’re really worried, we can go back and explain it to him,” Su Huaizhou said considerately. “After all, it’s just for material, not the real thing.”
It’s because it’s for material that it’s hard to explain. Jiang Miao felt powerless.
If he wanted to clarify that he and Senior Sister weren’t in a relationship, he would have to reveal that he was an author.
Moreover, even if he explained it like this, there was no guarantee that others would believe him.
“Forget it…” Jiang Miao sighed. “It’s not too bad if it’s just Chen Haoshang. He doesn’t talk much, so he shouldn’t tell anyone.”
“You look so nervous.” Su Huaizhou smiled and poked his cheek. “Relax. It’s just a misunderstanding that we’re a couple. Why do you seem so unhappy about it?”
“I’m concerned about your reputation, Senior Sister.”
“It’s not the traditional society of the past,” Su Huaizhou said indifferently. “Even if we were really in a relationship, it’s not up to others to judge us.
“I wouldn’t mind even if it were real… Besides, it’s fake.
“You can pretend it’s real though.”
“… Senior Sister, stop joking around.”
“Come on, let’s go back. It’s almost ten.” Su Huaizhou dropped the subject and held out her hand to Jiang Miao. “Shall we continue gathering material?”
Jiang Miao looked at Senior Sister’s fair and slender hand and hesitated for a moment before eventually reaching out to hold it.
As their palms touched, a feeling of completeness and warmth filled their hearts.
In any case, they had already been seen together. Whether or not they held hands now wouldn’t change anything.
Moreover, Jiang Miao figured it was already a strange coincidence for Chen Haoshang to appear here. He didn’t believe there were other acquaintances nearby.
Gathering material was more important.
Hand in hand, the two of them made their way to the nearby subway entrance.
It was almost 10 p.m., and the crowd had thinned out.
After boarding the subway back to the school, they easily found two seats.
There were only four stops, roughly a fifteen-minute ride.
Before they reached the next stop, Jiang Miao felt his shoulder sink. He turned around and saw that Senior Sister had drifted off to sleep.
He gulped, his body stiffening.
Her long hair cascaded down, with some strands falling onto his chest.
Her wonderful and pleasant fragrance lingered in his nose again.
Feeling Senior Sister leaning against him, Jiang Miao slightly adjusted his shoulder so that she could rest more comfortably.
He turned to look at her sleeping face. It was peaceful and serene, and the usual elegance and warmth she exuded were replaced by childlike innocence and cuteness.
A stray lock of hair fell near Su Huaizhou’s lips, making her purse them instinctively and pout slightly.
After a brief hesitation, Jiang Miao lifted his other hand, moved it to Senior Sister’s face, and gently and carefully tucked the loose strand behind her ear.
In doing so, he accidentally brushed against her cheek. So soft…
He really wanted to pinch it.
It felt so soft that he thought he could squeeze juice out of it.
This thought immediately made his body tense up.
Although he had held her in the movie theater earlier, it was because there had been no one else around.
Even though he knew there were cameras, he didn’t feel that anyone was watching.
But it was different now.
Although there were very few people on the subway, there were still four passengers sitting on the opposite bench.
A man and a woman, likely office workers, were both absorbed in their phones.
And there was a mother with her child.
The little girl sitting in her mother’s arms looked at the older brother and sister sitting across from her curiously.
She was adorable, and her innocent gaze made Jiang Miao feel awkward.
“Mom.” The little girl asked innocently and curiously, “Are the uncle and auntie across from us dating?”
Jiang Miao: “…”
Adorable, my ass!
What a little brat.
…
Night, close to 10:30 p.m.
After delivering the bubble tea order, Chen Haoshang rode his electric scooter back to the entrance of Xiuye Commons, changed out of his Meituan uniform in a corner, folded it neatly, and then rode to the dormitory building entrance.
But just as he was about to reach Building 31, he saw two familiar figures walking hand in hand in the distance towards the entrance of Building 30.
Probably because it was getting close to the dormitories’ curfew time, the two of them hurriedly said their goodbyes at the entrance and returned to their respective dormitories with a bag of bubble tea each.
Chen Haoshang followed behind Jiang Miao and entered the dormitory building after him.
By the time he finished parking his scooter, went upstairs, and returned to his dorm room, there was already a cup of grass jelly bubble tea on his desk.
He glanced at bubble tea and then at Jiang Miao, who was preparing to shower.
Their eyes met briefly in the air before both quickly looked away, both feeling a bit awkward.
After Jiang Miao entered the bathroom with a change of clothes, Chen Haoshang sat back in his seat, turned on his computer as usual, logged into his account, and began playing games.
During the hero selection phase, his gaze fell on the bubble tea on his desk. He hesitated for a moment before opening the straw and taking a sip.
It was very sweet.
…
The next day, Sunday morning.
Because there weren’t any classes, Jiang Miao, who had stayed up late writing, slept until noon.
At this time, the dorm room was empty.
When he got out of bed, he found a cup of bubble tea on his desk.
Next to it was a post-it note.
“Could Prince be interested in me?” Jiang Miao muttered. Just as he was about to pick up the post-it to read it, he realized something was off.
It was too crooked!
The post-it was too crooked!
If Wang Xin had pasted it, it would have definitely been perfectly aligned along the edge of the desk, not stuck on like this.
With doubts, Jiang Miao picked up the post-it.
[Post-it]: Thank you for the bubble tea yesterday. Also, I hope you won’t tell anyone about my delivery job. In exchange, I won’t say anything about you dating Senior Sister Su.
Jiang Miao: “…”
No… Brother… this is a huge misunderstanding…
I’m really not dating Senior Sister!
He felt he couldn’t clear his name even by jumping into the Qiantang River.