Chapter 26: I Also Want Cake (26) p2
Liang Xi subconsciously clutched her clothes, looking at Jiang Zhiyan. Since Jiang Zhiyan felt this way, then it wasn’t strange for her to have strange thoughts, it was only human nature.
“Then you’ve definitely succeeded.” Liang Xi said seriously, letting out a breath. “I really… like it very much.”
Liang Xi probably wanted to appear more composed, so she wouldn’t seem so easily swayed, but this serious demeanor made her appear even more innocent.
“I’m not cute, you’re the cute one.” Jiang Zhiyan laughed.
Liang Xi frowned in dissatisfaction, her gaze dropping again.
“It’s just the two of us, you can look as much as you want, it’s fine.” Jiang Zhiyan leaned against Liang Xi. “No one else has seen this besides you.”
Liang Xi rubbed her burning earlobes: “You, you, do you want to, you know?”
“You know what?” Jiang Zhiyan didn’t react for a moment.
Liang Xi widened her eyes and abruptly turned to look at Jiang Zhiyan, trying to discern whether she was feigning ignorance or genuinely didn’t understand. Noticing Jiang Zhiyan’s expression change from confusion to understanding, she wanted to find a hole to hide in.
Jiang Zhiyan actually didn’t have that kind of thought!
Didn’t that make her seem very casual?
The system was also shocked. It had thought that Jiang Zhiyan would definitely be the one to bring this up. After all, although Liang Xi might be a bit devious inside, compared to Jiang Zhiyan, she was a complete goody-two-shoes and most likely wouldn’t do anything so outrageous.
But who knew…
All the courage Liang Xi had mustered instantly vanished. She lowered her head, staring fixedly at her shoes, and covered her face.
What had she been thinking, how could she blurt that out on a whim? They hadn’t even confirmed their relationship, but she felt it was normal to talk about these things with Jiang Zhiyan.
“Host, this story is prohibited for those under 18, you understand, right?” The system popped up.
“I understand.” Jiang Zhiyan paused. “Don’t pop up at a time like this next time, you’re ruining the mood.”
The system snorted and then muted Jiang Zhiyan.
Jiang Zhiyan leaned closer to Liang Xi’s neck and gently licked her earlobe. The owner of the earlobe shivered sensitively. “It’s okay, it’s normal, I want to too, but aren’t we underage? I thought… you wouldn’t want to.”
“Then don’t tease me if you can’t! I’m going to sleep.” Liang Xi quickly scrambled out of Jiang Zhiyan’s arms and ran into the room as if escaping, almost losing her slippers.
“I thought you wanted to sleep in the guest room, so you actually want to sleep with me?” Jiang Zhiyan said.
Liang Xi ran back out, her head lowered, went into the next room, closed the door, and locked it.
Sleeping together was impossible. Liang Xi felt that if she slept with Jiang Zhiyan today, she probably wouldn’t be able to sleep all night. Just the thought of lying in the same bed with Jiang Zhiyan made her feel incredibly excited and shy.
She leaned against the door, rubbing her face, then touching her earlobe, screaming silently.
Jiang Zhiyan really was… really was… She slowly sat on the floor and took out her phone, wanting to tell someone about how she was feeling, then put it back down.
There was no one she could tell, it would be strange to tell anyone. If she told Yang Xiao, Yang Xiao would probably nag her about it for the next fifty years.
She slowly crawled into bed and turned off the lights.
Closing her eyes, she saw the chest chain against Jiang Zhiyan’s snow-white skin. She covered her eyes. Yes, she had no other thoughts, she just wanted to know how it was worn.
She didn’t know when she finally fell asleep, only remembering a dream of a female demon in a black dress, wrapping her arms around Liang Xi’s waist, repeatedly asking her, “Look? Look?” Then leading her hand to pull at her own dress.
The moment her hand touched the dress, Liang Xi woke up. She had never had such a dream. She was already embarrassed to see Jiang Zhiyan, now even more so. She turned on the front camera and looked at her face, which was indeed red beyond recognition.
It was 11:30 am. She thought Jiang Zhiyan might not be up yet. She got dressed and carefully opened the door, peeking through the crack. She didn’t see anyone and didn’t hear any sounds, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
She decided to make lunch and then immediately leave. However, as she tiptoed through the living room, Jiang Zhiyan walked out of the study.
Their eyes met.
Liang Xi subconsciously smiled, then felt her smile was too fake and forced, and tried to adjust it. However, the more she adjusted it, the weirder it felt. After seeing Jiang Zhiyan’s smile, she instantly stopped trying.
The system sighed. If it hadn’t confirmed that Liang Xi’s physical condition was indeed normal, it would have suspected that something happened last night that caused her to lose control of her facial muscles.
“Stop smiling.” Liang Xi abruptly turned around, her back to Jiang Zhiyan, and said stiffly. “Why are you up so early?”
“Not that early, lunch is ready.” Jiang Zhiyan followed behind Liang Xi, a smile still on her face. “Why were you so careful just now? Were you trying to run away?”
Liang Xi almost choked on her own saliva and said, pretending to be calm: “How could that be? I just, hmm, didn’t want to wake you up.”
As expected, the night made people muddleheaded. Feeling the sunlight, Liang Xi felt that what she had done last night was shockingly unconventional for her.
Jiang Zhiyan saw that Liang Xi was distracted and didn’t say anything, just served her some food.
“You can actually cook.” Liang Xi came back to her senses, holding her chopsticks.
“I followed a recipe.” Jiang Zhiyan said. “It shouldn’t taste too bad.”
Liang Xi took a piece of meat: “It doesn’t taste bad at all, it’s delicious, you should be more confident.”
“Someone said my cooking lacks soul.”
“Soul? As long as it’s delicious, deliciousness is the soul.” Liang Xi took another piece of meat.
Perhaps to prove how delicious it was, Liang Xi ate a lot, finishing all three dishes.
After eating, Liang Xi washed the dishes, and Jiang Zhiyan put the clean dishes and chopsticks in the dishwasher.
“Someone’s calling you.” Jiang Zhiyan glanced at the flashing screen. “It’s Yang Xiao.”
“Hmm? Xiao Xiao?” Liang Xi looked at Jiang Zhiyan, her eyes flickering, feeling inexplicably guilty thinking about the lie she told last night.
Jiang Zhiyan answered the phone and put it to Liang Xi’s ear. Liang Xi adjusted herself and answered, “Hello?”
“Xi Xi, aren’t you home?”
“Huh? What’s wrong, I’m not. Did you come looking for me?” Liang Xi looked at Jiang Zhiyan.
“Yeah, I came to do homework with you and freeload a meal. You’re not home? Where did you go? When are you coming back? If it’s soon, I’ll wait for you at the coffee shop downstairs.” Yang Xiao sighed. “Waaah, I really can’t do my homework without you.”
Yang Xiao’s voice was loud. Even without speakerphone, Jiang Zhiyan could hear her clearly. She looked at Liang Xi with a sad expression.
Liang Xi had originally planned to leave after washing the dishes, but Jiang Zhiyan’s look made her hesitate.
“I…” Liang Xi paused, then let out a soft gasp. She stared at Jiang Zhiyan, who had suddenly leaned closer. Although she knew Jiang Zhiyan was mostly acting, she still believed her every time and fell for it.
“What’s wrong? Xi Xi, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Liang Xi glared at Jiang Zhiyan, telling her to move away, but Jiang Zhiyan actually leaned on her right shoulder, holding the phone with her left hand, as if she was hugging Liang Xi.
Jiang Zhiyan kissed her neck, gently nuzzling against it, moving from her neck to behind her ear.
Liang Xi: !!!
“Xi Xi? Why does your voice sound strange?” Yang Xiao asked suspiciously.
“Does it?” Liang Xi chuckled dryly. “I don’t think so.”
“Of course it does, your voice is trembling. Are you in danger?” Yang Xiao suddenly realized something and asked tentatively, “Are you… at Jiang Zhiyan’s house right now?”
Liang Xi remained silent.
Yang Xiao took a deep breath: “Did you go this morning, or did you go last night?”
Liang Xi was still silent.
“You two! Forget it, it doesn’t matter anymore. I, I’m just a pitiful little girl with no one to love.” Yang Xiao said sadly.
“No, it’s just that, yesterday, hmm, because we agreed beforehand, it wasn’t convenient to bring you along.” Liang Xi explained, her voice lacking conviction.
Jiang Zhiyan took the phone: “Come over, I’ve almost finished my homework.”
Yang Xiao on the other end was startled by the sudden change of voice. However, after hearing what Jiang Zhiyan said, all problems ceased to be problems. Her attitude became haughty, suddenly finding courage from somewhere. “Coming, coming. Let me tell you, I’m family to Xi Xi, so please treat me with respect in the future, otherwise, heh.”
“No, you two stop discussing that first, the problem now is that I didn’t bring my homework.” Liang Xi said.
Jiang Zhiyan: …
In the end, Liang Xi still went back. Jiang Zhiyan originally wanted to go to Liang Xi’s house with her, but she decided not to, she still needed to give Liang Xi some time.
That evening, Jiang Zhiyan received a message from Yang Xiao, a meaningless “tsk tsk tsk.”
Jiang Zhiyan ignored her.
The system, looking at the frustrated Yang Xiao, thought of its previous attempts to tempt Jiang Zhiyan into spending points to buy information.
At this moment, it deeply empathized with Yang Xiao.
[Yang Xiao: ?]
[Jiang Zhiyan: ?]
[Yang Xiao: Aren’t you curious about what Xi Xi told me?]
[Jiang Zhiyan: I know she likes me very much, so there’s no need to ask.]
[Yang Xiao: ???]
Yang Xiao stared at her phone, her finger hovering over the block button. She had thought she could control Jiang Zhiyan, seeing her beg politely, who knew… As expected, someone like Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t be understood with ordinary thinking.
Since the day Liang Xi went home, Jiang Zhiyan and Liang Xi hadn’t seen each other. After the New Year’s Day holiday, back at school, the three of them met in the activity room as usual in the morning.
Today, Yang Xiao arrived the earliest. It was the first time she had come so early. Seeing Jiang Zhiyan enter, she smiled smugly. Jiang Zhiyan ignored her and sat to Liang Xi’s left.
Liang Xi pushed the breakfast she had prepared towards Jiang Zhiyan, glanced at her, then shyly lowered her head and took small sips of porridge.
“Tsk tsk tsk.” Yang Xiao’s gaze shifted back and forth between the two. “Why are you suddenly so awkward?”
Jiang Zhiyan stared at Yang Xiao for a full ten seconds. Under the pressure of her gaze, Yang Xiao’s head slowly drooped, and she quietly ate her food.
“I’m family to Xi Xi.” Yang Xiao reiterated.
“Be careful, it’s easy to choke when you talk while eating.” Jiang Zhiyan reminded her.
Yang Xiao rolled her eyes. Although Jiang Zhiyan’s way of telling her to shut up sounded much more polite, the sarcasm had also intensified.
Jiang Zhiyan intentionally or unintentionally brushed Liang Xi’s hand. Liang Xi, like a startled cat, quickly pulled her hand away and looked over. After confirming that Yang Xiao wasn’t looking, she gently patted Jiang Zhiyan’s hand.
“Why are we acting like we’re having an affair?” Jiang Zhiyan whispered.
Liang Xi checked Yang Xiao’s state again: “I’m just embarrassed when someone else is around, and she’s too good at teasing. These past two days, whenever she sees me, she starts with interjections and keeps making tsk tsk tsk sounds.”
Her eyes widened, clearly recalling something that gave her a headache. Liang Xi rubbed her face and sighed. It was already embarrassing having her first relationship, and there was a teaser beside her.
“Tsk tsk tsk.”
Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yang Xiao, who was holding a pancake, her eyes peeking out from behind it, looking amused and slightly mischievous. Although she hadn’t said anything, her shifting gaze said it all.
“Hehehe.” Jiang Zhiyan stared at Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao lowered her head again.
Liang Xi instantly felt better and gave Jiang Zhiyan a thumbs-up.
“Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of a couple, ganging up to bully me.”
“Be careful not to choke.” Jiang Zhiyan said kindly.
Yang Xiao was about to say something when she suddenly started coughing violently. She clutched her chest, and it took her a while to recover, gulping down some water: “Crow’s mouth.”
“So stop talking.” Jiang Zhiyan continued her friendly reminder.
Yang Xiao stopped talking, but her eyes were still alive. Liang Xi was so bothered by her gaze that she didn’t want to look in her direction anymore.
When they left after breakfast, Liang Xi didn’t want to let go of Jiang Zhiyan’s hand. Yang Xiao, smiling, pulled her away: “You can see each other at noon, don’t be so reluctant. Come on, tell your older sister, what were you two just…”
“A perfectly good child, driven to this state by you two.” The system said faintly. “By the way, reminding you, the relationship deviation is 100%, the plot deviation is 60%.”
“Hmm.” Jiang Zhiyan replied. “A little better than I expected.”
“The day before yesterday, Wei Ting and Lin Shenyu had a conflict with their families and ran away from home.” The system said. “Or rather, they were kicked out. Perhaps because they share a common fate, their reconciliation progress has accelerated significantly.”
Jiang Zhiyan: ?
“How did they get kicked out? It doesn’t seem to be in the script.” Jiang Zhiyan felt that everyone in this world was progressing very quickly, except for her.
“If you want to know, you can ask.” The system said. “Sigh, since you’re not curious, I didn’t pay attention.”
“Then I won’t ask, it doesn’t have much to do with me anyway.” Jiang Zhiyan said calmly.
The system checked Jiang Zhiyan’s state. She wasn’t lying, she really didn’t want to ask.
What kind of person could be so devoid of curiosity?
Wei Ting and Lin Shenyu didn’t come to school today. There were all sorts of speculations, and some people even came to ask her about it. She didn’t understand what these people were thinking. She and Lin Shenyu had broken up a while ago.
“So who’s your next target? Not dating for so long isn’t like you.” The person speaking glanced at Yan Yanzhuo at the back of the classroom, their tone probing and slightly mocking.
“My next target is already with me, and there won’t be another target after this.” Jiang Zhiyan looked at the person, her tone serious.
The person froze for a few seconds: “You? What do you mean?”
“Is there something difficult to understand about my words?” Jiang Zhiyan asked with confusion.
“You…” The person’s eyes gradually widened. “So who is it? When did you get together? Someone not from our school?”
“I won’t tell you.” Jiang Zhiyan really wanted to say it directly, but she hadn’t asked Liang Xi’s opinion yet, and it was better not to say anything in the current situation. After all, not everyone could accept it as quickly as Yang Xiao.
During the break, the news of Jiang Zhiyan settling down with a new partner spread throughout the school. Bored people started searching for Jiang Zhiyan’s new love interest.
Liang Xi, listening to the people chatting beside her, sat there pretending to calmly drink her water.
“Aren’t you guys close to Jiang Zhiyan lately? Who is her boyfriend?”
Yang Xiao glanced at Liang Xi and shook her head: “Well… that’s not easy to say.”
“So mysterious. Someone not from our school? A strange identity?”
“He is from our school, his identity isn’t strange, anyway, he’s very good, better than the previous ones.” Yang Xiao said. “Oh, don’t ask, I’ll tell you when the time is right, don’t be so gossipy.”
“Better than the previous ones? Very good? In what way? Family background? Personality? Looks?” The few people exchanged glances. “But it feels like she’s already dated most of the handsome guys with good family backgrounds in our school, hasn’t she?”
“So curious, who made her settle down? How could she bear to?”
“Settling down so young? I thought Jiang Zhiyan would snag all the handsome guys from the neighboring schools too, what happened?”
Yang Xiao glanced at the person who spoke. Their gaze was straightforward.
“Xu Yi, it can’t be you, right? You’re the only newcomer.” A girl turned and asked.
“How is that possible, Wei Ting and Lin Shenyu are my good friends, and Jiang Zhiyan… I’m a little afraid of her.” Xu Yi immediately waved his hands. “Liang Xi, why haven’t you said anything today?”
“Huh?” Liang Xi came back to her senses. “Oh, I was thinking about when the holidays are.”
“Wait, I’ve got it! Wasn’t there a rumor that Jiang Zhiyan likes girls now?” A girl slapped her thigh. “Yang Xiao, I remember you’re in that gossip group chat too.”
Liang Xi nervously gripped her cup and looked at Yang Xiao.
“Huh? What, I’m in the group chat, but I don’t talk much, hahaha.” Yang Xiao also wanted to drink some water, but she couldn’t find her cup after searching on the table for a while.
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