10 – Growing More Flesh, It’s Comfortable to Hold
A gentle touch came from above her head, making Jiang Yuxing freeze momentarily.
Even though she was the one who initiated it, for some reason, the moment he cooperated, her heart suddenly began to race wildly.
It was like a soda bottle being uncapped, with sweet bubbles gurgling and rising.
“Holy crap!!!”
The third wheel, Xiong Ge, slapped his hands over his cheeks, his expression resembling the figure in the famous painting “The Scream.” “Am I dreaming?!?”
To think that in my lifetime, I’d witness the aloof Class Representative in such a doting and charming scene!
Snapped back to reality by her friend’s exclamation, Jiang Yuxing blinked and quickly regained her usual carefree demeanor.
“The wind was too loud just now, I didn’t hear you clearly.”
The sly Little Fox rubbed her head against his hand, raising an eyebrow mischievously. “So that one doesn’t count. Little study god, say it again?”
Jiang Yubai froze abruptly, his heart instantly racing out of control.
Flustered, he pulled his hand back, the tips of his ears hidden beneath his hair quickly flushing a light pink. “Stop messing around.”
Under everyone’s gaze, the boy labeled as the unattainable beauty lost his usual composure, turning hastily and hurrying back toward the classroom.
Jiang Yuxing, her eyes curved into happy crescents, chased after him.
“Hey, don’t be so stingy! I really didn’t hear you clearly just now. Little study god, say it again, come on, say it~”
The charming, lively girl bounced around him, relentlessly teasing him to repeat the term he’d used earlier.
The teased boy’s ears grew increasingly red. Though his handsome face appeared indifferent, the corners of his lips curled up almost imperceptibly.
The contrast between his calm and her liveliness created an unexpectedly harmonious scene.
Seeing Jiang Yubai leave, Yu Xiaohuai patted his chest in relief. “A-alive. I survived.”
“I told you so!”
He pointed fiercely toward the window. “If someone told me a scary iceberg man like Jiang Yubai liked Yuxing, I wouldn’t hesitate to do a spiral jump right out of here!”
Xiong Ge patted his shoulder, speaking with grave sincerity. “Bro, people like you who make bold claims usually end up getting proven wrong with a slap in the face.”
Yu Xiaohuai: ?
Huo Zeyu, who had been watching them leave with great interest, suddenly chuckled.
Feeling he’d found an ally, Yu Xiaohuai immediately turned to him. “Right? You agree with me, don’t you?”
“Hmm… not quite.”
Huo Zeyu stared at Jiang Yubai’s retreating figure, stroking his chin. “I kinda feel like that nerd’s gaze toward my silly little sister… is a bit off.”
“Head over heels in love?”
Anyway, he’s just tsundere—he’d rather choke on his feelings than let a single word slip.
Yu Xiaohuai: ?
Are you blind, or am I?
Recalling the way Jiang Yubai had looked at Jiang Yuxing earlier, Huo Zeyu snorted with a laugh.
Tch.
What unattainable beauty? What aloof deity untouched by desire?
In front of my sister, he still obediently steps down from his pedestal, willingly falling to become human.
How pathetic, Jiang Yubai.
Jiang Yuxing followed Jiang Yubai all the way back to the classroom.
As if remembering something, the boy walking ahead suddenly stopped.
He turned around and abruptly reached out to pat the girl’s jacket, his refined brows faintly tinged with displeasure. “It’s picked up someone else’s scent.”
Oh, the Little study god’s fastidiousness is acting up again.Jiang Yuxing was obediently letting him pat her head when his clear voice suddenly sounded from above, “Don’t let others hug you randomly next time.”
He would go mad with jealousy.
Huh? What’s wrong?
Jiang Yuxing looked at him in confusion, sensing that he seemed unhappy again.
As if afraid his hidden thoughts would be discovered, before she could react, Jiang Yubai’s eyes darkened. Suppressing the obsessive urges surging in his heart, he turned and returned to his seat.
11:45 AM.
The bell signaling the end of classes rang.
Students in the class rushed toward the cafeteria like pigs breaking out of a pen.
“Jiang Yuxing, I ordered takeout for you. Hurry up and kowtow to thank me.”
To prove he was more suited to being a delinquent than some silly girl, the big idiot personally brought over a fresh, steaming hot takeout bag.
“How about it?”
Huo Zeyu adjusted his bangs, “Your brother’s awesome, right? Way cooler than some delinquent girl who almost fell off the wall, huh?”
Hmph.
Jiang Yuxing rolled her eyes.
She took the takeout from his hand and, with practiced ease, slammed the door right in his smug face, “Take care, don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”
“Little study god, let’s eat together~”
Jiang Yuxing, holding the fragrant takeout box, bounced over and smoothly took the seat next to Jiang Yubai.
“…”
The boy, who had just taken out his lunchbox from an insulated bag, paused.
He looked at the girl beside him. Though his expression remained neutral, he was actually very happy inside. “Why aren’t you going to the cafeteria?”
“Of course it’s because—”
Jiang Yuxing propped her chin on her hand and looked at him, her upturned eyes like little hooks, “Because the little study god is here.”
“Weren’t you unhappy earlier because I didn’t come find you?”
She reached out and tapped the tip of his nose, her smile so bright it was intoxicating, “So your big sister is here to keep you company now~”
Jiang Yubai’s heart raced wildly.
Whenever the Little Fox looked at him with her bright eyes, it always made him feel a greedy illusion he couldn’t resist.
As if her eyes held only him.
Only him alone.
At such close proximity, the girl’s alluring sweetness wrapped around him intimately.
Her clear pupils reflected his figure.
Jiang Yubai’s gaze involuntarily darkened, the obsession he had barely suppressed surging up once more.
“Little study god?”
Seeing him staring at her again with that inscrutable look, Jiang Yuxing couldn’t help but wave her hand in front of his face, “What’s wrong?”
Jiang Yubai snapped back to reality.
He forced himself to look away, “It’s nothing.”
To cover up his earlier lapse, he immediately lowered his head and opened his lunchbox.
Compared to the girl’s abundant meal, his looked rather plain, clearly like last night’s leftovers.
“This sweet and sour pork is delicious, and this shrimp—so plump, it must be tasty too.”
Jiang Yuxing, holding her own lunchbox, skillfully and naturally shared more than half of her delicious food with him.
“I don’t need…”
Before Jiang Yubai could finish, she cut him off with a smile, “There’s so much good food here. I can’t finish it all by myself. It’d be such a waste to throw it away.”
Jiang Yuxing knew the little study god’s family wasn’t well-off, so to save money, he always brought his own meals.
Her starry eyes sparkled, her sweet tone making it hard to refuse, “Little study god, eat more and put on some weight. That way, you’ll be more comfortable to hug~”
Jiang Yubai stared at her without blinking.The Little Fox never helped him in ways that made him feel embarrassed.
Every time, she used her own methods, gently caring for and protecting his self-esteem.
Such a pure and bright person was undoubtedly a fatal attraction for someone as gloomy and insecure as him.
Jiang Yubai’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly. He lowered his head and obediently ate the sweet and sour pork she gave him.
“Ugh, peeling shrimp is so troublesome.”
Jiang Yuxing had just clumsily peeled one shrimp and didn’t want to continue.
As she was about to move the remaining shrimp aside, the boy beside her had already rolled up his sleeves and began peeling them for her with a serious expression.
Just as he was about to place the peeled shrimp into her lunchbox, Yuxing let out a playful “aowu” and snatched the shrimp from his hand with her mouth.
“So tasty~”
She leaned closer to him, resting her chin on her hand, and opened her mouth slightly. Like a fairy, she drawled in a sweet tone, “I want more~”