Senior Sister, Shut Up!

Chapter 88: The Dormitories Are Locked

Jiang Miao had never ridden an electric scooter before.

However, this thing wasn’t much different from riding a bicycle. As long as he could maintain his balance, he could ride it.

At first, he was still a bit unfamiliar with twisting the handle to accelerate, but he got the hang of it after a few tries.

To be on the safe side, Su Huaizhou wisely didn’t get on right away. Only after Junior Brother was sure he knew how to ride it did she eagerly grab the small backrest and sit on the back seat.

Although she was quite tall for a girl, when sitting in the slightly lower backseat, her head only reached just above his lower back.

Once seated, Su Huaizhou didn’t stand on ceremony. She stretched out her arms, wrapped them around Junior Brother’s waist, and interlocked her fingers over his stomach.

Her entire body pressed against his lower back.

Fortunately, she was sitting sideways, so she didn’t give Jiang Miao any special pressure.

But even so, just her small hands on his stomach made him instantly tense up.

“Uh, Senior Sister… could you move your hands slightly higher?” Jiang Miao asked awkwardly. He leaned forward slightly, trying not to give anything away.

If Su Huaizhou’s hands moved just a bit lower, it would be enough to…

“Huh?” Su Huaizhou didn’t understand and even shifted her hands down slightly.

Then her hands bumped into something big, instantly startling her.

She instantly moved her hands higher, her face turning bright red as it leaned against Junior Brother’s back.

W-why did he…

This stinky guy!

I was just hugging his stomach, but why did he have such a big reaction?!

Isn’t this too weird?

Jiang Miao’s face was flushed with embarrassment as he stammered an explanation, “T-this… is a normal reaction…”

“… Just hurry up and go,” Su Huaizhou urged softly. Who wants to hear your explanation?

It was just an accidental brush… through his shirt and pants…

“Okay…” Jiang Miao nodded and twisted the throttle to get the scooter moving.

Now, unlike before, the roles had reversed. Jiang Miao was driving while Su Huaizhou sat behind, enjoying the scenery.

Not needing to pay attention to driving, Su Huaizhou finally had the mind to chat more. She asked, “I noticed you were writing pretty slowly today. Is something the matter?”

“Not really.” Jiang Miao shook his head. “It’s just a little issue with the pacing.”

When it came to writing a novel, explaining too much wouldn’t help.

After all, the novel wasn’t theirs, so no one else could fully understand.

They might even think you were whining.

“I feel like you’re too impatient, Junior Brother.” Su Huaizhou leaned her head against his back and said earnestly, “How many college students, must less first-years, do you think can earn more than ten thousand a month?”

Jiang Miao: “…”

“Those who can are extremely rare,” she continued, shaking her head slightly while analyzing the situation for him. “Most college students at your stage don’t even have a chance to make that much.

“Forget about earning ten thousand a month, most people don’t even have their own income.

“Most of them rely on their parents for financial support while studying in college.

“That’s the typical college student situation.”

Facing the river breeze blowing against him, Jiang Miao shook his head. “I know, but it’s meaningless to compare myself against others. I’m only competing with myself.”

“And then what? Competing with yourself until you hit a dead end and end up ruining your book?”

Jiang Miao: “…”

“I’ve said it many times. If your book becomes a high-quality work, it’s already incredibly impressive,” Su Huaizhou said seriously. “Why are you still worrying so much?”

Jiang Miao fell silent. After a while, he said, “Senior Sister, I’ve mentioned it before, haven’t I?”

“Hmm?”

“The reason I started writing novels back in high school was because I didn’t want to follow the usual path. I hoped I could make a living doing what I love.”

“Mm.”

“I’ve been at it for three years.” Jiang Miao’s tone was serious and earnest. “Honestly, if my previous novel hadn’t gained over a thousand average subscriptions by the end, I probably would have given up.

“In fact, when I started this new novel, I thought that as long as I could get two hundred initial subscriptions, I’d keep going and see if maybe it could grow like the previous one.

“But this novel’s start was good, really good, so good that it even has hope to be a high-quality work.

“This is the hope I’ve been waiting for for three years.

“If I miss this book, no one can guarantee that my next book will still have such results.

“Authors who take off with one book, only to crash with every book afterwards, are everywhere.

“I might end up being one of them too.”

Hearing Jiang Miao’s words, Su Huaizhou uncharacteristically fell silent.

After a while, she suddenly said, “Junior Brother, pull over.”

Jiang Miao was taken aback for a moment before slowly stopping the scooter. When he felt Su Huaizhou jump off, he thought she was angry.

Turning his head, he saw that she had already come to his side. She grabbed his hand and pulled him along.

Jiang Miao parked the scooter by the riverbank and followed Senior Sister to the railing along the embankment.

Before he could ask what was going on, she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted, “Su Huaizhou is the smartest!!!”

Senior Sister’s shout echoed in Jiang Miao’s ears, then spread across the wide river into the distance.

Fortunately, it was late at night, and there were hardly any passersby around.

The few people passing by on electric scooters only glanced over curiously before quickly speeding away.

After Su Huaizhou shouted, her cheeks flushed with a rosy hue, though it was unclear if it was from embarrassment or the effort she had put into yelling.

“Your turn, Junior Brother.” She smiled, her face still red. “I’m not sure how to cheer you up, so I might as well not say anything and help you release your emotions. You’ll feel much more comfortable.”

Jiang Miao wasn’t the type to release his emotions this way and felt a little awkward. “Senior Sister… why don’t we forget it…”

“Just give it a try.” Su Huaizhou tugged his arm, refusing to let him go. “Or you can start by practicing with someone else’s name, like this.”

She raised her hands like a megaphone again and shouted, “Jiang Miao is handsome!!!”

“Senior Sister!”

“Hahaha~” Su Huaizhou laughed happily. “See? Try it too. Just use someone else’s name.”

Jiang Miao shook his head repeatedly, but she still followed Senior Sister’s instructions and stood by the railing. He cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone and shouted, “Jiang Miao is great!”

“There’s no energy!” She raised her eyebrow and criticized him. “Put some spirit into it, Junior Brother! Go for it! Louder!”

His eyes twitched. He tried twice more, but he still couldn’t fully let go.

Finally, after Senior Sister pushed him to his limits, he closed his eyes tightly and shouted with all his might, “Jiang Miao is the best!!!”

“Yes! That’s it!” Su Huaizhou laughed heartily and patted Junior Brother’s shoulder in satisfaction. “Keep going. Let’s do it together~”

So Jiang Miao shouted, “Senior Sister is so beautiful!!!”

Su Huaizhou shouted back playfully, “Junior Brother’s novels are awesome!!!”

After two rounds of shouting, Jiang Miao felt he had fully let go.

Or rather, he had fully lost all sense of embarrassment.

He exchanged a glance with Su Huaizhou, and both of them burst into laughter.

“Again.” She shouted, “Junior Brother’s new novel will be a hit!!!”

Jiang Miao shouted, “My novel will definitely get ten thousand subscriptions!!!”

Su Huaizhou laughed joyfully and then shouted, “Before graduation, Junior Brother will sign a big shot contract!!!”

He was fully caught in the moment and shouted, “I will become the youngest Platinum author on the internet!!!”

The two of them shouted like fools by the river, scaring the passersby on bicycles into speeding up.

Still giggling, Su Huaizhou asked, “Feeling better now?”

“Yeah, much better,” Jiang Miao said, slightly out of breath. However, the earlier awkwardness crept back into his mind, making him cover his face.

But she clearly didn’t want to let him go. She shouted at the river, “Peach Jam is the best!!!”

Jiang Miao’s expression instantly changed. He quickly pulled Senior Sister onto the scooter, twisted the handle, and fled the scene.

“Hahaha~” Su Huaizhou laughed non-stop on the backseat with her arms wrapped around Jiang Miao’s waist, clearly enjoying herself. “No one knows who Peach Jam is. Why are you panicking?”

“We agreed you wouldn’t say this pen name in public.” He looked helpless.

“When did we agree? I don’t remember~”

Jiang Miao couldn’t do anything about Senior Sister, so he focused on driving the scooter.

But as he drove, he looked up at the sky and suddenly tensed up. With a sudden brake, he stopped the scooter.

“Ah!” Su Huaizhou, sitting behind him, was jolted forward by the inertia and hit her head against his back. Rubbing her forehead, she complained, “Junior Brother, what are you doing?”

Jiang Miao had already taken out his phone from his pocket and was staring blankly at the time. “Senior Sister… it’s already eleven…”