Eating, drinking, and walking were all very simple tasks. Wen Conghan never felt it was necessary to do these things with others. Even when she first fell in love with Ji Mianyue, she never imagined she would want to be constantly stuck to her side.
She had read many complaints from Omegas who felt that Alphas were far too clingy. At that time, Wen Conghan decided she would be the perfect partner by knowing when to let go. She wanted to give Ji Mianyue personal space. However, after being a part of Ji Mianyue’s life for less than a week, Wen Conghan realized one thing: she could not do it.
Giving Ji Mianyue personal space was incredibly difficult. It was harder than waking up at five in the morning to study, harder than the extra credit problems assigned by her professors, and even harder than doubling her financial assets.
It was an addiction. For the first time, she understood what it meant to be so addicted to a person that they haunted her every thought. From a physiological perspective, she reasoned that her dopamine secretion was being overstimulated by falling in love. It was a biological response. Her rational mind told her this repeatedly. While Wen Conghan understood it perfectly, she chose to let herself sink deeper into the feeling.
The genius of A University, the top student of her year who was occasionally invited by professors to solve complex problems, was completely helpless. Sometimes, Wen Conghan felt she suddenly lost her proud ability to think whenever she was around Ji Mianyue. The time spent with her over the past few days brought her so much joy that any moment Ji Mianyue was not around became unbearable. Oxygen is a necessity for life, and Ji Mianyue was the oxygen for Wen Conghan’s happiness.
Wen Conghan specifically changed into a black, high necked base layer to make trying on clothes easier later. Once dressed, she headed out of the dormitory. Just as she reached the entrance, she heard Ji Mianyue’s voice.
“Ta-da!”
Ji Mianyue emerged from a corner. her lips curved upward and her entire being radiated the energy of a vibrant little sun.
“This time, I was the one waiting for you!” Ji Mianyue held her head high, looking extremely satisfied. “It is not just you who can wait for me. I can wait for you too!”
Ji Mianyue was a thoughtful girl. She had planned this ever since she saw Wen Conghan waiting for her last time. She could be the one to arrive first. Ji Mianyue swayed her head like a kitten drunk on milk, walking with a proud, swaggering gait.
In truth, Wen Conghan noticed Ji Mianyue the very first second she appeared, but she played along and put on a shocked expression.
“How long have you been waiting? Was our appointment not supposed to be in half an hour?”
Upon hearing the question, Ji Mianyue shook her head dismissively. “Not long at all.”
She could not let Wen Conghan know that she had arrived an hour early. Fortunately, she did arrive that early, or Wen Conghan would have been the one waiting again today.
“Let us make an agreement for the future. Otherwise, if you keep coming earlier and I keep coming earlier, the wait times will just keep moving up.”
Then they would never have to be apart. Wen Conghan left those last words unsaid, fearing they would frighten Ji Mianyue.
“We cannot exactly stay at each other’s dormitory entrances the moment we say goodbye just to wait for the next meeting, can we?” Wen Conghan spoke with a gentle smile and a light tone, then reached her hand out to Ji Mianyue.
By now, Ji Mianyue was very familiar with holding hands with Wen Conghan. However, today’s hand holding was slightly different. Wen Conghan took Ji Mianyue’s hand and interlaced their fingers. The surface area of their contact increased significantly, and warmth seeped through the skin of their knuckles.
“Oh, okay.”
After uttering those few words, Ji Mianyue fell silent. Wen Conghan knew from experience that whenever Ji Mianyue was shy, she would limit her speech to just a few words. It was adorable. The person she loved was cuter than a fluffy kitten.
Ji Mianyue took her to the Ji family’s private tailor shop, where all her daily clothes were made. The members of the Ji family did not need complex, flashy logos. Wherever they stood, they were the embodiment of taste.
“Young Mistress, you brought a classmate.”
The person greeting them was a kind old tailor. Judging by her age, she appeared to be in her fifties.
“Grandma Xiao!” Ji Mianyue let go of Wen Conghan’s hand and lunged toward the woman who had watched her grow up. Compared to Grandmother Ji, Grandma Xiao was much easier to approach.
Wen Conghan smiled and greeted Grandma Xiao using Ji Mianyue’s form of address. Perhaps she was being petty, but she found she did not like this elderly woman. Very soon, however, Wen Conghan stopped feeling like she was being petty.
“Did you not say you were going out to play with my granddaughter last time?” Grandma Xiao’s words caused alarm bells to ring in Wen Conghan’s heart.
“Something suddenly came up that day, so I could not go.” Ji Mianyue’s eyes darted around, not daring to look the old woman in the eye.
In reality, she had heard that Sister Xiao liked her. She did not feel that way about Sister Xiao and did not want her to misunderstand.