Chapter 17 Wanting More, Just a Gentle Touch.

During the break between classes the next day, Jiang Chuyu's heart was still pounding as she recalled the princess carry she received the night before.

The throbbing sensation from within still lingers in this body.

She was carried all the way back to the bedroom, stealing kisses on his heart through his shirt, pressing her lips onto his shirt—it was all so ambiguous, like an affair.

She was out of her mind at the time and only wanted to kiss him. Afterwards, she was extremely remorseful and very curious about how Gu Zeming would react when he saw her lip print while changing clothes.

On the way to school in the early morning, she secretly observed his expression several times, but he seemed indifferent and didn't seem to care much about those things. He probably already thought her lipstick mark was some kind of dirt and washed it off.

Jiang Chuyu felt like she was flirting with a blind man, receiving no response whatsoever.

She couldn't see any sign of liking or loving her in Gu Zeming's eyes, but the pleasure she felt from their close physical contact yesterday was real.

So real, she wanted more.

People suffer greatly when their desires are aroused and cannot be satisfied in the short term.

Jiang Chuyu held the pen and wrote Gu Zeming's name stroke by stroke on the textbook.

Lin Yun stared at her profile, frowned and advised, "Give up. There's no future in liking Gu Zeming. He's not like Lin Jiashu, a docile puppy who can be summoned and dismissed at will."

"..."

Jiang Chuyu hesitated for a moment, then helplessly lay down on her desk to study.

"Hey, don't be so skeptical. I'll show you something good." Lin Yun opened the trending topics on her phone and handed it to Jiang Chuyu. "Gu Zeming is trending today because of his looks. The comments section is full of girls who want to date him. You're just one in tens of thousands. There's nothing special about you. Give up sooner rather than later and face reality."

Jiang Chuyu glanced down and muttered softly, "How did it suddenly become so popular?"

Gu Zeming was voted the campus heartthrob of A University from his freshman year. He has always been low-key and has never signed with any entertainment agency. For three years, he worked part-time jobs everywhere. He is handsome, but he was only talked about on campus. Now, he has suddenly become a hit on the entire internet overnight, which is really quite sudden.

"It's because of a confession post." Lin Yun pulled out the post. "There's a beautiful girl named Fu Yilin from the school next door who went to the cinema on Sunday to rewatch 'Love Letter'. She happened to be sitting next to Gu Zeming. After she came back, she couldn't stop thinking about him, so she posted a confession post asking netizens to help find him. Soon, some enthusiastic netizens found out that her crush was Gu Zeming, the campus heartthrob of our University A."

Jiang Chuyu turned her head to look over.

A bold, enlarged, and extremely eye-catching headline came into view:

[Shocking! My crush while rewatching "Love Letter" turned out to be the most handsome guy at A University!]

Lin Yun said, "Fu Yilin has a strong sense of online trends and knows how to capitalize on hot topics. Recently, the topic of 'accidentally meeting your crush' has been very popular online. In addition, she is the daughter of a company CEO, her family is rich, and she is beautiful and outstanding. She and Gu Zeming are a perfect match. With just a little money spent on media marketing, she quickly became a sensation. Now, netizens are calling on Gu Zeming to come out and accept her confession. A lot of people want to see them have a sweet romance. You've missed your chance."

Jiang Chuyu recalled that when they were watching a movie last night, a girl did indeed splash water on Gu Zeming's pants.

The lighting was dim at the time. The girl sat next to Gu Zeming. She had long hair, wore a suspender dress, had fair skin and a beautiful face, and exuded a bright and noble air. Her earrings must have cost at least six figures. She seemed to complement Gu Zeming, who was wearing a white shirt and had a cool and aloof temperament.

"Tsk, they really do match."

Jiang Chuyu poked at the textbook with the tip of her pen intermittently, as if stabbing at her own heart, causing a slight stinging sensation, but not a serious one.

If she had been raised in the Jiang family from a young age, she might now be the enviable young lady, full of ambition and confidence.

To be honest, she actually envied those who could openly confess their feelings to Gu Zeming, because she couldn't right now. She was only suited to hide in a dark corner, rotting and moldy.

It's highly likely that she'll never experience a sweet romance in this lifetime.

But it doesn't matter. She's happy as long as she has money, even without a sweet romance.

Jiang Chuyu gripped her pen tightly, and after a long while, asked, "Did you succeed in your confession?"

"I don't know, Gu Zeming hasn't responded yet. But I guess it should be soon. Although he's the school heartthrob and excellent in every way, his family seems to be quite poor. Dating a rich heiress like Fu Yilin would give him a lot of help and support, both financially and in terms of connections. If he accepts, his future is practically invincible."

"Oh, how do you know he'd definitely stoop to money?"

Lin Yun rolled her eyes at her. "It's very simple. Suppose you're dating Gu Zeming right now, and someone offers you ten million yuan and asks you to break up with him. Would you break up with him?"

What a joke, Gu Zeming is only worth ten million?

Jiang Chuyu hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded: "Let's split."

"So, Fu Yilin will only give more, not less."

*

At lunchtime, the school cafeteria was packed with people.

Li Sen sent a message saying that if she couldn't find a seat, she could eat at his table with her roommate, as he had a friend he wanted to introduce her to.

After queuing up for food, Jiang Chuyu was so hot she felt like she was suffocating. Without thinking much, she and her roommates took their plates and went straight to his table.

As the group approached, they saw a girl sitting opposite Li Sen.

Jiang Chuyu felt the girl looked familiar. After thinking it over carefully, she realized that she was the girl who had splashed water on Gu Zeming's pants yesterday.

"My God, it's Fu Yilin!"

"The woman who trended on social media personally came to University A to look for someone, so brave..."

Lin Yun and Caiyan whispered excitedly to each other.

Upon seeing them, Li Sen stopped talking.

"You've arrived, please have a seat."

The group took their seats one by one.

Jiang Chuyu naturally sat down next to Li Sen.

Fu Yilin looked them over and smiled, "Hello, I'm from the school next door. I'm here to eat at your A University's cafeteria today and make some new friends."

“I know you,” Lin Yun interjected. “I saw it on the trending topics today. You’re even prettier in person than in photos. Keep it up! We all have high hopes for you!”

Jiang Chuyu had never known before that her roommate could speak so kindly and warmly.

Having been adored since childhood, Fu Yilin didn't seem particularly impressed by Lin Yun's enthusiasm. She gave a cold, dismissive smile and asked Li Sen, "Who's your girlfriend? Introduce her, please?"

Jiang Chuyu was eating with her head down when she heard this, and her back stiffened. Li Sen glanced at her and smiled, "I'm currently pursuing her. I'll let you know when I succeed."

Jiang Chuyu swallowed her rice, looked up, took a deep breath, and smiled at Li Sen: "And who is this?"

Li Sen: "She is the friend I wanted to introduce to you, Fu Yilin. We met at the movie theater yesterday, but I was in such a hurry that I didn't have time to introduce you."

Jiang Chuyu nodded: "Hello, I am Jiang Chuyu."

"So you're the fallen heiress of the Jiang family. You do look more pleasing to the eye than Zou Letong." Fu Yilin said, giving a rare smile. "I heard from Brother Sen that you know Gu Zeming. Could you help me invite him over? Or, could you give me his contact information and I can arrange it myself?"

The rich heiress speaks frankly and confidently.

Jiang Chuyu thought that the only way to cut off her evil thoughts about Gu Zeming and end her suffering was for Gu Zeming to get a girlfriend.

The girl in front of him was both beautiful and wealthy, and they seemed to be a good match.

Seeing that she remained silent, Fu Yilin smiled awkwardly: "Is that not allowed?"

Jiang Chuyu put down her chopsticks and hesitated for a moment when she suddenly saw Gu Zeming and his group enter through the door.

The group of people following him included several students wearing the uniforms of the aerospace academy's pilot class, which made them quite conspicuous.

Today, most of the students at school were excitedly discussing his relationship with Fu Yilin, but he himself didn't react much.

He walked through the corridor with a cold expression.

Jiang Chuyu stared at him and coughed lightly, "You can ask him for it yourself."

The others followed her gaze and spotted Gu Zeming.

Fu Yilin's expression changed, and she said to Li Sen, "Brother Sen, can you do me a favor?"

Li Sen stood up and raised his voice slightly: "Ze Ming."

...

Hearing the voice, Gu Zeming turned his head and saw the girl who had left his mark yesterday sitting obediently next to Li Sen, looking like an honest person.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

Jiang Chuyu's heart skipped a beat, and she guiltily looked away, lowering her head to pick at her food.

Li Sen: "There's a seat here, shall we chat?"

Gu Zeming nodded slightly with his chin: "Okay."

A few minutes later, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Gu Zeming walked over with a tray in his hand, his steps unhurried.

Jiang Chuyu's breath hitched, and she pretended to be focused on eating.

Each table in the cafeteria can seat six people.

Right now, the only seat left at their table is the one to Fu Yilin's right, which is opposite Jiang Chuyu.

After placing the plate on the table, Gu Zeming glanced down at Jiang Chuyu before sitting down.

His tall stature made the otherwise spacious room feel cramped.

When Jiang Chuyu looked up, she could see his slightly bobbing Adam's apple and his three-dimensional and deep-set brow bone.

"You don't look well today. Didn't you sleep well last night?" Li Sen asked casually.

"Um."

Li Sen: "Is the academic pressure too high?"

"no."

Gu Zeming picked up the spoon, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over Jiang Chuyu, his tone nonchalant: "Last night's clothes..."

Jiang Chuyu's eyelids twitched, and her heart pounded like a drum.

She cautiously raised her eyes and happened to meet Gu Zeming's deep gaze.

Those eyes were deep and cold, seemingly able to see through all her thoughts.

Jiang Chuyu swallowed hard, and before he could finish speaking, his foot instinctively stretched forward, and his shoe gently touched his.

Gu Zeming paused slightly, glanced at her, and changed the subject with a smile.

"I played games a bit too much last night."

Jiang Chuyu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to pull her foot back when she realized that her shoelace had been stepped on.

She froze in her chair, completely afraid to move.

Li Sen clearly didn't believe Gu Zeming's story, but he didn't expose him either. Instead, he steered the conversation towards emotions.

"Playing alone, or with your girlfriend?"

Gu Zeming picked out the celery from the plate one by one, moved his shoes aside, and smiled slightly. "A person, without a girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yilin's face lit up with joy, and she gave Li Sen a wink.

Li Sen coughed lightly, preparing to introduce Fu Yilin to him.

Just then, Gu Zeming suddenly looked down at the table and said, "Chu Yu, your shoelaces are untied."