Chapter 92: Secretly Kissed

After Jiang Miao released the newest chapter, Su Huaizhou no longer had a reason to stay with him.

She got up and carried the chair back to the master bedroom. When she returned to her room, she instinctively turned around, and her gaze met Jiang Miao’s, who had sent her to the door.

The moment their eyes met, it was as though invisible sparks had flashed between them, making them quickly avert their eyes.

“It’s already very late,” Su Huaizhou said softly as she put down the chair and leaned against the door frame. “Sleep early, Junior Brother.”

“Mm.” Jiang Miao looked at the door frame of the master bedroom and the captivating figure standing there in a white bathrobe. He had a sudden urge to walk over. “You too, Senior Sister.”

“Okay, good night.”

“Good night.”

The door closed.

The living room fell into complete darkness and silence.

Su Huaizhou untied her bathrobe and secretly admired her body in her room. She imagined the scene of Junior Brother suddenly barging in and covered her face shyly.

Lying in bed, curled up under the covers, she couldn’t help letting out a soft sigh.

The double bed was spacious. She turned her head to look at the empty pillow beside her and imagined what Junior Brother would look like lying there.

Then she thought of the guest room next door, which had been her childhood bedroom.

And now, Junior Brother was sleeping in her old bed.

With this thought, Su Huaizhou’s face turned even redder.

…

In the room next door, Jiang Miao was unaware of these thoughts, but just staying overnight at Senior Sister’s place was enough to make him feel restless.

Despite how she loved to tease him when they were together, always cheerful and playful, her demeanor towards other boys was much more restrained.

Jiang Miao wasn’t sure whether this preferential treatment was due to his status as an author or because Senior Sister simply liked him.

However, after receiving some guidance from Congee Boss, he had gradually begun to form some conclusions. Sёarch* The Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Lying on the single bed, he pulled the blanket over himself, and his mind started to wander.

The moment he closed his eyes, the scene of him confessing to Senior Sister played vividly in his mind.

Then there were various outcomes of the confession.

Would Senior Sister accept happily, perhaps even cry tears of joy? Or would she reject him gently? Or worse, would she show disgust and distance herself from him?

In moments like these, the human mind tended to lose clarity.

Even though there were plenty of obvious signs, as long as the outcome remained uncertain, people couldn’t help worrying and feeling anxious.

It was the same for the premium launch of his novel.

After Jiang Miao forced himself not to think about Senior Sister, the anxiety about the imminent premium release resurfaced.

Although he had checked with the editor, and the recent follow-up reads was around 3,500—more than enough to reach the high-quality line as long as all these readers subscribed—there was always the lingering fear of what if.

This week, he had received the highest honor for a new novel, the Galaxy Recommendations, and his reading list count had soared from over 30,000 to 46,000.

Coupled with his current follow-up reads data, if his novel still couldn’t become a high-quality work, it would be a shame given his impressive results.

Caught up in restless thoughts, Jiang Miao ultimately couldn’t fall asleep.

He drifted in and out of consciousness until four or five in the morning, when he finally fell into a deep sleep.

…

The next day, a little after 11 a.m., Su Huaizhou woke up groggily.

With her eyes still closed, she reached around her bed for her phone before finally finding it under her pillow.

She unlocked her phone and was shocked to find out how late it was.

She quickly scrambled out of bed and pulled open the curtains.

Sunlight streamed in through the windows and fell on the bed, the blanket, and the girl’s fair and delicate skin.

After getting out of bed, Su Huaizhou opened her wardrobe and swiftly put on her underwear. Then she grabbed a T-shirt and a pair of cropped pants.

But the next moment, she hesitated. After thinking about it, she stuffed these two pieces back into the wardrobe and fumbled around for something else.

After a lot of picking and deliberation, she pulled out more than a dozen outfits and compared them in front of the mirror. But none of them satisfied her, so she put them back.

In the end, she settled for a loose, knee-length dress. It was simple and lightweight, with no patterns or frills, giving off a modest and casual vibe.

Su Huaizhou normally didn’t like wearing dresses. The last time she wore one on the date with Junior Brother was already a big compromise.

But for some reason, the thought of dressing for Junior Brother made her want to wear someone more feminine.

After slipping on the dress, finishing her morning routine, and returning to her room, Su Huaizhou sat at her desk and carefully applied light makeup.

By the time she finished, it was almost noon.

Then she realized that the guest room next door had been quiet the whole time.

Su Huaizhou looked puzzled. She got up, tiptoed to the guest bedroom door, and pressed her ear against the door frame.

No sound.

Her face flushed.

Taking a deep breath, Su Huaizhou gently knocked on the door and called out softly, “Junior Brother? Junior Brother? Are you awake?”

No response.

Her heart skipped a beat. Could Junior Brother have sneaked out early in the morning?

Growing anxious, she knocked on the door again. “Junior Brother, are you in there? If you don’t answer, I’m coming in.”

Su Huaizhou carefully pressed down the door handle and slowly pushed the door open.

After pushing open a small gap, she leaned her face close and squinted with one eye to peek inside.

When she saw that Junior Brother was sound asleep on the bed, his face peaceful and relaxed, her heart instantly warmed, and a smile curled up on her lips.

Thinking of this, Su Huaizhou felt that she was shouldering an extremely important mission to urge him to release. She clenched her fists and slowly pushed the door open further.

While doing so, she reassured herself in her mind.

She definitely didn’t want to see Junior Brother sleeping up close. She just wanted to urge him to release for the readers!

After convincing herself with ample justification, she tiptoed inside and smoothly made her way to Junior Brother’s bedside.

Jiang Miao’s sleeping posture was normal. He was lying peacefully under the blanket, with his hands resting on the blanket on both sides.

Because he wasn’t wearing a shirt, his broad shoulders were fully exposed, making Su Huaizhou’s eyes turn hot. She was so tempted to reach out and touch them.

The thought quickly turned into action.

She squatted by the bed and carefully poked Junior Brother’s shoulder twice with her index finger.

So firm… or rather, resilient?

In any case, it was entirely different from a girl’s shoulders.

Su Huaizhou poked it curiously a few times before her fingertip soon shifted and gently stroked his shoulder up and down.

But suddenly, his shoulder twitched slightly, scaring her into quickly retracting her hand and ducking her head below the edge of the bed, silently praying that Junior Brother wouldn’t wake up.

Fortunately, Jiang Miao didn’t have any other reaction. It seemed the twitch had just been a muscle reflex.

Su Huaizhou cautiously poked her head out again, blinking as she observed Junior Brother. After confirming that he was still sound asleep, she breathed a sigh of relief.



Just touching his shoulder felt like a bit of a loss. After all, he had even touched her teardrop mole when she was sleeping.

And… he even sneakily peeked down her neckline…

Her cheeks flushed red as she harrumphed in her mind, thinking it was only fair to touch him back.

Seizing the opportunity while Junior Brother was still asleep, Su Huaizhou licked her lips and stretched out her small hand again.

Her slender index finger traced along Jiang Miao’s face, caressing from one cheek to the other, following the line of his nose, then back across his other cheek.

Next came his eyebrows, forehead, eyes, and finally his mouth…

Mouth… mouth…

Su Huaizhou stared at Junior Brother’s mouth in a daze. All of a sudden, her mouth and tongue felt dry.

Licking her lips to moisten them, Su Huaizhou suddenly had a crazy idea. What if she leaned over and stole Junior Brother’s first kiss?

She had never tasted what kissing felt like before.

She wondered what it felt like.

“Junior Brother…” Su Huaizhou whispered softly, wanting to test if he was really asleep.

When she saw that he showed no signs of waking up, her desire to steal a kiss intensified, almost drowning the last remnants of her rationality.

In front of the person you liked, every little merit about them became magnified infinitely.

Especially when this person was asleep and completely defenseless, the temptation would become almost unbearable.

It was like this when boys looked at the person they liked.

And girls were no exception either.

Su Huaizhou’s heart was pounding in her chest, and she could clearly hear the sound of her blood pumping with every beat.

Junior Brother’s face, his broad shoulders, his faintly discernible chest under the blanket…

Su Huaizhou’s entire body was numb, making it hard for her to muster any strength.

Finally, she gathered her courage and slowly moved her upper body towards Junior Brother’s face.

Closer and closer.

Su Huaizhou seemed to be able to feel Junior Brother’s breath against her face.

But in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to take his lips. Instead, her lips avoided the most tempting, dangerous spot and fell gently on his forehead.

Like a dragonfly skimming water, she barely made contact before jerking her head back as though she had been electrocuted. The redness on her face was already a deep crimson.

“Hmm…” Jiang Miao let out a groggy sound as he stirred awake. He stretched his arms languidly and opened his eyes.

When Su Huaizhou realized that Junior Brother was waking up, she quickly turned around, plopped herself on the chair at the side, and pretended to turn on the computer, looking like she was going to use it.

“Senior Sister?”

“Ah, you’re awake?” Su Huaizhou brushed her hair with her fingers as she turned to face him, but she immediately turned back halfway.

Her face was very red now. She couldn’t let her Junior Brother find out.

“Senior Sister, what are you doing?”

“I saw you were still sleeping, so I turned on the computer for you.” Su Huaizhou’s racing mind quickly found an excuse. “It’s almost noon. If you don’t get up soon, you’ll be late for the premium release.”

“It’s already so late?” Jiang Miao sat up, and the blanket slipped off his body. He hurriedly pulled it back up to cover himself, feeling a bit awkward.

“Yeah… It’s time for lunch. What do you want to eat?” Su Huaizhou asked as she got up and headed towards the door after turning on the computer.

“You know how to cook?”

“No,” Su Huaizhou said innocently. “I mean, we can order delivery.”

Jiang Miao: “…”

“If you don’t say anything, I’ll just order stir-fried pork.”

“Anything’s fine.”

After watching Senior Sister walk out of the room, Jiang Miao’s eyes gradually turned blank, staring at the wall in a daze. He raised a hand to touch his forehead.

Although he had slept late last night, because it was his first time sleeping here, he actually slept very lightly.

When Su Huaizhou knocked on the door for the second time, he was already awake.

But after noticing Senior Sister open the door a crack, he had quickly closed his eyes, curious about what she would do.

Initially, he had thought she would at most peek at his sleeping posture and then wake him up.

Unexpectedly, she actually touched his shoulder… and even caressed his face…

Even… even…

Jiang Miao touched his forehead, feeling incredulous.

He pinched his face to confirm there was pain and realized that everything that just happened wasn’t a dream.

Senior Sister had really secretly kissed him.

Even though it was just on his forehead…

Sitting on the bed, Jiang Miao was in a daze for a while before his lips curled up subconsciously, and even he didn’t notice.

After smiling foolishly for a while, he returned to his senses, lifted the blanket, got out of bed, changed his clothes, and went to the computer, feeling full of energy.

It was already past noon. He quickly logged onto the author’s dashboard and uploaded the 3,000 words he had rushed out last night, dividing them into two chapters.

Unlike the new novel period, the two chapters he released this time were VIP chapters, which were commonly known as premium chapters.

From the moment he posted them until noon the next day, the number of subscriptions within this 24-hour period for his first chapter was called the initial subscriptions.

Regular readers would subscribe to a chapter for 0.1 yuan.

Assuming that the average subscription for each chapter was 1,000 readers and 3,000 words were released daily, the author’s monthly net income, after deducting tax, would be about 2,670 yuan.

If the novel managed to reach the high-quality line of 3,000 subscribers, then the net income would be more than 8,000 yuan.

Over the past decade, about five to six thousand novels had reached the 3,000 high-quality line at Xidian.

In other words, even if all the high-quality works at Xidian were distributed among different authors, there would only be a few thousand people who could achieve a monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan at the same time.

And this was the most optimistic estimate.

To be more conservative, it would be good if one to two thousand people on the entire Xidian website earned over 10,000 yuan a month.

If Jiang Miao’s novel could become a high-quality work, he might be able to join their ranks.

When he thought of this, his heart raced.

He felt both excited and nervous. He wished time could fast forward to noon tomorrow so that he wouldn’t have to endure a whole day of waiting for the initial subscription results to come out.

Now, he couldn’t control his hands and wasn’t in the mood to write at all. Instead, he kept refreshing the dashboard every couple of minutes.

He watched as the number of subscriptions climbed from single digits.

17, 36, 59, 88, 103, 247…

In half an hour, it had risen to 422 subscriptions.

Jiang Miao wanted to continue watching, but he heard Senior Sister’s voice from outside the door.



“Junior Brother, it’s time to eat.” Su Huaizhou poked her head in just like a wife calling her husband out to eat.

He responded and turned to look at Senior Sister. His gaze involuntarily landed on her rosy little lips.

It was these very lips that had secretly kissed his forehead earlier…

Lost in thought, Jiang Miao subconsciously gulped and didn’t feel like eating lunch anymore.

He wanted to eat something else.