Сhарtеr 8: Unable tо Тоuсh Yоu
At the bus stoр, thе girl’s white skirt swaуed gentlу in thе brееzе. Нer уоuthful, bеаutiful facе was bathed in the sunsеt’s fаvor, аs if shе wеrе аn angеl dеsсended tо thе mortаl world—even thе evеning glow palеd in cоmpаrisоn.
Everуone waiting nеаrbу сouldn’t helр but bе drаwn tо the girl in the flоwing white drеss, whose stunning аppеaranсe was nothing shоrt оf brеathtаking.
Wоw, my eyеs arе rеally fеasting todаy!
Lооking аt Ji Tingсhan standing grаcefullу in thе fаding sunset light, Jiang Zhengzheng felt the scenе bеfore her was аs bеautiful as a раinting.
Out of the corner of her eye, Jiang Zhengzheng noticed the entrance of the prestigious school not far away, where students were being picked up by various luxury cars. She instinctively turned and asked:
“Chanchan, so… doesn’t your family send a driver to pick you up?”
Wait! That bully girl said the female lead was an unloved child from a wealthy family.
Probably the kind where her father doesn’t care and her mother doesn’t love her—why would they care how she gets home? Jiang Zhengzheng, oh Jiang Zhengzheng, why did you ask that? What if she over thinks it?
The moment the words left her mouth, Jiang Zhengzheng quickly realized how foolish her question was.
Ji Tingchan glanced lightly at Jiang Zhengzheng but didn’t answer.
“Chanchan~ It’s okay~ I’ll ride the bus with you~”
With that, she reached out to link arms with Ji Tingchan.
But for some reason, just as she was about to touch the other girl, Jiang Zhengzheng’s hands passed straight through Ji Tingchan’s body!
Both of them froze at the sight.
“What’s going on? I could touch that bully girl earlier!”
Jiang Zhengzheng kept trying to make contact with Ji Tingchan, but without exception, she couldn’t touch her.
Come to think of it, during their earlier interactions, she hadn’t actually made any physical contact with the female lead.
“Hey! I don’t believe this!”
Jiang Zhengzheng floated backward a few steps, then spread her arms and swooped down toward Ji Tingchan.
The moment she was about to touch her, Jiang Zhengzheng passed through Ji Tingchan’s body as if through air, missing once again.
“No way! Chanchan, I can’t touch people anymore, wuwu~!”
Ji Tingchan, however, didn’t seem too surprised. She subtly gestured with her eyes toward the people behind them, and Jiang Zhengzheng immediately understood.
“Chanchan, I’ll try to see if I can touch them.”
Jiang Zhengzheng looked behind her, seemingly locking onto something. She floated straight to the corner of the bus stop, where a little boy holding a toy car stood.
The boy was watching his mother chat animatedly with someone nearby, looking utterly bored.
“You’re the one! Kid Bro!”
Jiang Zhengzheng tilted her head, cracked her knuckles, and—under Ji Tingchan’s slightly shocked gaze—scooped the little boy up in a princess carry!
“No way! You look pretty skinny, Kid Bro, but you’re heavy as heck! You’re banned from eating burgers for a year!”
Jiang Zhengzheng complained loudly, though only Ji Tingchan could hear her.
“Mom!! I’m flying!”
The little boy was startled by the sudden sensation of his body lifting into the air, but his shock quickly turned into excitement, as if he’d discovered a new world.
In his overexcitement, he dropped the toy car in his hand.
Just as the people around them turned to look at the boy’s loud exclamation, Jiang Zhengzheng swiftly set him back down.
“Mom~ I could fly just now! Really! This high!” The little boy picked up his fallen toy car and gestured excitedly.”Alright, alright, you’re a little superhero!” The little boy’s mother chuckled before turning to chat with someone else.
The people around also laughed at the boy’s words, thinking it was just childish talk from watching too many cartoons. No one took it seriously.
“I can touch Chanchan! But… it seems…”
“I can touch others, but I can’t touch you.”
“What kind of lousy setting is this! I can’t even touch such a fragrant and beautiful Chanchan! Wuwu~”
Jiang Zhengzheng floated past the crowd to Ji Tingchan’s side. Pretending to be aggrieved, she extended her index finger to poke the other’s arm, but it was as if she were poking air.
She could touch those she couldn’t see, but couldn’t touch the one she could see?
Well, that’s fine. Whatever her intentions might be, at least she couldn’t directly attack her physically.
Ji Tingchan tried her best to ignore the faint sense of strangeness buried deep within her heart, lowering her gaze in thought.
“The bus is here!”
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
The chatter of the surrounding crowd pulled Ji Tingchan back to reality. She looked at the approaching bus, then glanced at Jiang Zhengzheng, who was secretly flicking the little boy’s unruly hair.
“Time to go.” After waiting for everyone else to board first, Ji Tingchan softly said to Jiang Zhengzheng beside her.
The bus steadily headed toward the distant horizon. Ji Tingchan rested her chin on her hand, leaning against the window with her eyes slightly lowered. She could sense the frequent glances from others on the bus, as well as the eager gaze from Jiang Zhengzheng outside the window.
“Chanchan! You’re so beautiful~ I can never get enough of looking at you! But why can’t I touch such a pretty face!! Wuwuwu!”
Jiang Zhengzheng floated outside, separated by the window, occasionally turning her head to admire Ji Tingchan—sometimes praising, sometimes lamenting.
Meanwhile, Ji Tingchan, who ignored her and kept her eyes closed with lowered gaze, was interpreted by Jiang Zhengzheng as shyness.
Come to think of it, female lead, oh female lead! Meeting me means your days of hardship are finally over!