Chapter 29

Chapter 29

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Xiang ChangKong changed clothes and told Xiang Nuan he was going out. Xiang Nuan asked: “Are you going on a date with Sister Xu Lian?”

“….” Xiang ChangKong wondered why Xiang Nuan immediately thought he was going out on a date. Well, he really was going to go see Xu Lian.

“I just have a small errand. I’ll be back soon.”

“Ah, there’s no need, no need. You can stay out all night. Really!”

Xiang ChangKong: “What kinds of thoughts are you having?”

“I’m going.” Xiang ChangKong reached for the front door. But Xiang Nuan chased after him and pulled him back to his room. “You’re dressed too casually! Go change into something else.”

Xiang ChangKong helplessly sighed. “I’m not going anywhere special.”

“You’re going to go see your girlfriend, how can you dress casually! And this is only your second date. Are all men like this? What pigs!”

Xiang ChangKong: “…”

Xiang Nuan opened Xiang ChangKong’s closet. Looking at its neat but sparse contents, she sighed. “Men’s clothes are all hideous.”

Xiang Nuan sighed. Men’s clothes don’t look good at all, ah. The colors and styles are all so simple. Compared to women’s clothes, they were just drab.

“Brother, I think you need to buy new clothes.”

Xiang ChangKong: “Men’s clothes are all hideous, you just said. Even if we buy new ones, it’ll still be ugly.”

Xiang Nuan: “….”

At least they’d be new, ah!

“What about the black sweater you wore last time?”

Xiang ChangKong: “I put it in the wash. It’s still wet.”

“Ugh…then wear this white sweater.” Xiang Nuan took out a folded white sweater from the closet. She then sifted through his coats. “Do you only have black coats?”

Xiang ChangKong looked at the one she was looking at and corrected her: “That’s not black, that’s navy.”

“They all look the same!”

Xiang ChangKong couldn’t help but smile. “How come you girls don’t say that when looking at lipsticks? Aren’t the colors similar too?” He still remembered the color swatch test he did at the BUNNY counter.

“It’s not the same.” With a snort, Xiang Nuan took out the navy hooded coat and threw it at Xiang ChangKong. “Just change.”

Xiang ChangKong didn’t want to delay anymore. So he drove Xiang Nuan out and quickly changed into the clothes she picked out. Standing in front of the mirror, he straightened his collar. He saw his bedside drawer using his mirror.

The BUNNY lipstick was still inside. Should he give it to Xu Lian now?

He stared at the drawer for a very long time. When Xiang Nuan began to knock impatiently at his door, Xiang ChangKong finally went over and grabbed the lipstick, putting it in his pocket.

Xiang ChangKong opened his door. Seeing his change of clothes, Xiang Nuan was finally satisfied.

The siblings passed by Weng ShuLi’s closed door. She was taking her afternoon nap. Seeing Xiang ChangKong’s gaze, Xiang Nuan told him: “I’ll take care of mom, don’t worry. I can cook dinner myself. So be rest assured, and don’t come back tonight!”

Xiang ChangKong flicked Xiang Nuan on her forehead. He put on his shoes, opened the front door, and left.

After Xu Lian finished messaging Xiang ChangKong, she looked up at the party from time to time. Wei YiChen, who was talking with some friends nearby, was watching her. One of Wei YiChen’s friends asked with a raised brow: “Doesn’t Xu Lian have a boyfriend now?”

Another friend laughed then took a sip of his wine. “Don’t rub salt on our brother’s wound.”

Several people chuckled, but Wei YiChen didn’t say anything. He just continued to look at Xu Lian as he drank. But as he was watching Xu Lian, he also noticed a man——Jiang YueZhang.

Jiang YueZhang had just arrived. When he entered the banquet hall, he immediately walked towards Wei YiChen, his steps quick and urgent.

“Wei YiChen, you actually drank my wine! Do you know how much that bottle cost?” Jiang YueZhang looked quite angry. He had spent so much time and effort into acquiring that bottle. It was so precious that he didn’t want to just drink it willy-nilly. Jiang YueZhang had planned on finding a big beauty first, then drink the wine while flirting with her, eventually leading to many, many, indescribable things.

But instead of a beauty, the wine ended up in Wei YiChen’s stomach!

Wei YiChen squinted at him, a small smile starting to form in his mouth. “I knew how much that bottle cost before I drank it, ah!”

“You!” If they weren’t at a fancy party, Jiang YueZhang would’ve already punched him!

One of Wei YiChen’s friends leaned over and said: “Brother Zhang, don’t be angry. He’s a lot more upset than you! After all, the woman he had been chasing for a long time got a boyfriend. A bitter tragedy of unrequited love finally ending after nine years.”

This actually made Jiang YueZhang lose most of his anger. He even managed to squeeze out a sympathetic smile. “One bottle of wine for nine years worth of unrequited love, I guess it really is worth it, ah.”

Wei YiChen pulled the corner of his mouth. Ah, he really had a great group of friends.

During their conversation, Xiang ChangKong had finally arrived. Xu Lian received a message from him, so she walked straight out. Xiang ChangKong was waiting outside the hotel. As soon as Xu Lian came out, he saw her.

Xu Lian’s normal style was usually handsome and cool, with mostly dark colors. But today, maybe because she had attended a party, she was wearing colors- something she rarely did. She was wearing a white top with V-neck decorated with high-end lace. She was also wearing a green retro skirt and had her hair specially coiled up. Xu Lian looked like a very elegant 18th-century noble lady.

Xiang ChangKong froze. For a moment, he didn’t know how to react. Meanwhile, Xu Lian had noticed him and walked up to him. Seeing that he hadn’t said anything, Xu Lian raised her hand and waved it in front of him. “What’s wrong?”

At her words, Xiang ChangKong’s heart managed to start beating again. He blinked and stiffly looked away from her, his cheeks becoming hot. “It’s nothing, nothing. I just thought that you look different from your usual look.”

Xu Lian looked down at her dress and asked: “Do I look good?”

“G-great. Very pretty.”

Xu Lian smiled at his answer. “My mother chose this. I’m not really used to wearing something like this, but I guess it’s good.”

The smile on her face completely dazzled Xiang ChangKong. He felt that her smile was brighter than the midday sun. Xiang ChangKong hastily looked away again and asked: “Wearing such thin clothing, aren’t you cold?”

It was November now. Xu Lian was wearing the least amount of clothes in the entire street.

Xu Lian replied: “Now that I’m basking in the sun, I feel warm. I’m alright.”

As she said this, Xu Lian raised her head. Using her hand to cover her eyes, she looked up at the sky. Today’s weather was quite good. The sky was a clear blue, and the sun was peaking through her fingers, casting a light shadow over her face. She looked at Xiang ChangKong and smiled. “Let’s go on a date.”

Her proposal made Xiang ChangKong’s heart beat faster. He looked at the Xu Lian in front of him and inexplicable thought–

No matter what she asked of him, he would readily agree to it.

“I heard from Zhang GuoEr that there’s an amusement park doing a themed event today. Let’s go and check it out?” Xu Lian leaned closer to Xiang ChangKong, her bright red lips curving into a beautiful arc. Then, as if she was trapping prey, she reeled him in. “Our last date got canceled, so today is our official first date.”

Xiang ChangKong subconsciously nodded his head, his heart beating faster and faster. “Alright.”

“I drove here, so just wait while I get my car.”

Xu Lian went to the parking lot, then drove her car over. She honked at the still Xiang ChangKong, prompting him to get into the passenger side. She waited for him to buckle his seatbelt before driving away.

This was the first time Xiang ChangKong sat in Xu Lian’s car. She didn’t drive fast, but stably instead. Xu Lian commented that the amusement park wasn’t in the city center. Following the GPS for about 50 minutes, they finally saw the gate of the amusement park on the horizon.

Because today was a Saturday, the amusement park had a lot of events to draw in the crowds, causing the park to be quite colorful. Xu Lian looked around at the filled parking lot and began to worry about whether they can even find a parking space.

“There’s a spot over there, but it’s not very good.”

Xu Lian looked at the spot and had to agree with Xiang ChangKong. The space was tiny, and the cars parked on either side of the spot were very close, testing the very limits of parking technology.

It was probably because that it was a bad spot that it remained empty, Xu Lian gloomily thought.

“Your car should be able to fit.”

Xu Lian slowly drove over to the space. With her serious expression making her look like she was about to drive into a dangerous road, Xu Lian replied: “The width should be enough, I just don’t know if I can properly maneuver the car inside.”

Xiang ChangKong looked at Xu Lian and said: “How about I do it? You can stay out of the car while I park. The doors won’t be able to open too much after I’ve parked.”

Xu Lian looked back at Xiang ChangKong with some surprise. “You have your driver’s license?”

(T/N: You probably don’t need a full license or anything for Xiang ChangKong’s scooter. Depends on the country.)

With an ‘ah,’ Xiang ChangKong replied: “I got it right after my high school graduation. I’ve also driven my dad’s car lots of times before, so you can rest assured.”

Perhaps it was due to the ‘elite university’ aura emanating out of him, but Xu Lian already blindly trusted Xiang ChangKong with most things. Even if he hadn’t touched a car for several years now, she didn’t doubt his skills at all.

So Xu Lian stopped the car and gave up the driver’s seat to Xiang ChangKong. Xiang ChangKong didn’t use the auxiliary parking system in Xu Lian’s car and instead, with a hand casually draped on the wheel, accurately parked the car in the spot freehand.

Xu Lian felt a little frustrated. She would’ve liked to give him a few directions like ‘lean to the left’ and ‘go to the right a little bit.’

The distance between the cars on either side of Xu Lian’s car was a bit too narrow. When Xiang ChangKong tried to get out, he could only open the car door halfway through, causing him to squeeze out sideways. It made Xu Lian laugh as she held his hand.

The sudden warmth on his palms made Xiang ChangKong looked down at her stupidly. Xu Lian’s hand was soft, and her skin was smooth. It felt very nice to hold. Seeing him look down at their connected hands, Xu Lian asked: “Aren’t you supposed to hold hands when you’re dating?”

“Well, um….” Xiang ChangKong didn’t have the courage to look at her in the eye, but he didn’t let go of her hand either. Feeling Xu Lian’s slightly cold fingertips, he tightened his grip on her hand.

There wasn’t a lot of people outside the amusement park at this time. Most would’ve been already inside the park. So they didn’t need to queue up to buy entrance tickets. Fortunately, they managed to enter just before the scheduled performances started.

A crowd of visitors had already gathered underneath the stage and was recording with their mobile phones. Xu Lian also took out her phone from her shoulder bag. The performance was only 15 minutes long, and afterward, Xu Lian turned towards Xiang ChangKong. “Let’s take a picture together.”

Xiang ChangKong knew that girls usually love taking selfies (courtesy of Xiang Nuan), but Xu Lian didn’t look like a person who liked taking photos. It was hard for Xiang ChangKong to imagine Xu Lian puckering her lips and taking photos while changing head angles.

Honestly, Xu Lian doesn’t really like taking selfies. Her phone doesn’t even have a beauty filter. She turned on her camera, and when she changed it into the front-facing camera, she discovered that she looked like she was being observed under a microscope. You could see everything, pores and all.

“….” Xu Lian calmly closed the camera and said to Xiang ChangKong: “Give me a minute, let me download a selfie app.”

There are a lot of selfie cameras in the app store. As Xu Lian browsed through the store, she noticed a familiar icon. It was the one Zhang GuoEr used, so she downloaded it. After a while, she opened the camera again and chose a suitable filter. Xu Lian nodded in satisfaction. No problems this time.

“Just stand there for a little bit.” Xu Lian directed Xiang ChangKong to stand beside her, right until their shoulders touched. Xiang ChangKong saw her struggling to lift her phone high enough, so he took Xu Lian’s phone from her. “I’ll do it.”

He moved the phone around until he found a suitable angle. The moment he pressed the shutter, Xu Lian suddenly turned and kissed his cheek.

This scene was successfully saved into Xu Lian’s expensive phone.

Xiang ChangKong: “…..”

“Hehe, looks good.” Xu Lian took back her phone and looked at the photo on the screen. Xu Lian looked back up at Xiang ChangKong and noticed a red smudge on his cheek. Xu Lian handed a tissue to Xiang ChangKong and said: “Here, wipe it.”

“Ah?” Xiang ChangKong obviously didn’t understand.

Xu Lian raised a brow, but didn’t answer. She instead reached up and wiped his cheek for him. The white tissue became stained with red. Xu Lian handed the tissue to Xiang ChangKong and said to him: “Lipstick print.”

Xiang ChangKong: “….”

After cleaning his face, the two continued to walk. As they did so, they saw a stall selling ice cream cones. Xu Lian wanted to eat some, so she led Xiang ChangKong over to the stall to buy some. Xu Lian bit down on her ice cream, then handed it to Xiang ChangKong. “Would you like to taste some? It’s delicious.”

Her lips were still stained with ice cream. Xiang ChangKong looked down at her and with a smile, he shook his head. “I don’t want some, you can finish it.”

Xu Lian thought about it, then called out: “Xiang ChangKong.”

“Hm?”

Xu Lian smiled at him, then hooked his neck down with her hand. On her tiptoes, she kissed him on the lips.

Xu Lian’s lips were still cold from the ice cream. As they softly touched his own, Xiang ChangKong could smell Xu Lian’s scent and feel it shoot straight to his heart.

For the first time, Xiang ChangKong thought that Xu Lian tasted sweet.

Xu Lian smiled at Xiang ChangKong’s expression. He looked caught off guard, and his eyes were filled with shock.

After Xu Lian’s kiss, some ice cream got transferred to Xiang ChangKong’s lips.

Xiang ChangKong licked the ice cream off the corner of his lips with a red face. “We’re still outside, don’t be so…”

“So what?”

“…” Xiang ChangKong had no rebuttal.

Xu Lian took his arm and pointed to the park facilities with her hand that held the ice cream. “Let’s go play that.”

“Alright.”

The two played all day, right until the amusement park’s last show ended, and the sky had turned dark. Worried that Xu Lian would be cold, Xiang ChangKong took off his coat and handed it to Xu Lian. “It’s cold at night, you might catch a cold.”

“Un.” Xu Lian accepted the coat and put it on. She could still feel the warmth from Xiang ChangKong on the jacket; It was like he was hugging her. Xu Lian smiled and put her hands inside the coat pockets. When she did this, her fingers touched a slender box in one of the pockets.

“What’s this in your pocket?” Xu Lian took out the box she felt and saw it was a lipstick. “Serenade 007?”

She looked at Xiang ChangKong ambiguously. Xiang ChangKong opened his mouth, then closed it again. He did this several times before finally stammering: “I bought it a while ago. I was going to give it to you this afternoon, but I forgot about it while we were playing.”

Xu Lian looked at him and watched as Xiang ChangKong’s ears turned red. With a smile, she asked him: “Wanna go to my house?”

Xiang ChangKong looked at her and saw Xu Lian’s eyes were sparkling, like they were the night sky filled with stars.

“Let’s go.” Xu Lian turned around and walked towards the parking lot.

It was still more than 50 minutes’ drive from the amusement park to Xu Lian’s home. When they got to her house, Xu Lian left her car keys and Xiang ChangKong’s coat on the sofa. Xiang ChangKong was standing behind her. Xu Lian turned around and untied her hair, the black tresses falling down like water.

“I kissed you twice today, so I’ll let you get your revenge now.”

Xiang ChangKong looked at her for a moment, then walked forward and hugged her waist and kissed her lips.

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He was strong, and his grip on her waist was a little tight. But he hadn’t touched her like this for a long time. Xu Lian had no desire to push him away at all.

Her strength slowly drained away as his kiss made her legs soften. Xiang ChangKong felt her go weak and gently pressed her body to the sofa behind her.

As soon as Xu Lian touched the sofa, she immediately probed around the cushions. Just as she was about to lose all her strength, she finally managed to find the small box hidden under the cushions.

By now, Xiang ChangKong was very familiar with this small box. He held Xu Lian’s hand that was holding the box, and angrily asked: “Why is this still here?”

“Well…” Xu Lian had always thought that the sofa was big enough, so…

Xiang ChangKong was unable to speak for a while. With a sigh, he took the small box from her hands and tried to hold himself back. “Your mom…”

“My mom went home. She won’t be coming over tonight.”

At her words, Xiang ChangKong finally let go of his hesitations and closed the distance between him and Xu Lian.

Xiang ChangKong seemed more enthusiastic tonight compared to the previous two times they’ve had sex. It was very challenging for Xu Lian. As Xu Lian hugged Xiang ChangKong, she could feel his tense muscles. But she could do nothing but say: “D-don’t, don’t…”

Xiang ChangKong moved and buried his face to the side of her neck. He then lifted his head and whispered into Xu Lian’s ear: “Then, what do you want me to do?”

Xu Lian didn’t answer, she couldn’t answer. Her voice was already long gone.

Xiang ChangKong hooked up his lips into a rare smile and chuckled. He gathered Xu Lian into his arms and hugged her closer to him. “You can ask me again later.”