Chapter 24 A Faithless Leap~

Back in the classroom, Yue Yiyue saw Ye Qiu sitting to the side, playing with something.

Yue Yiyue glanced at it, but showed little interest.

There was a math problem on the table that I had only finished writing; I wanted to continue.

However, my thoughts were too chaotic, and what I wrote was also a mess.

"Hey—you two broke up." Ye Qiu leaned closer, blinked, and looked at Yue Yiyue, who seemed unhappy. She stared at him and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"If you already knew, I wouldn't bother answering. You're the only one who knows about that."

Yue Yiyue believed that Ye Qiu's unknown abilities were just something she asked out of boredom, and that she was currently somewhat confused and didn't really want to answer the question.

"I just think it would be more interesting to hear it from you." Ye Qiu looked at Yue Yiyue's indifferent appearance and found it rather unusual. She leaned closer to admire him closely, and coaxed him, "Tell me about it. Maybe I can help you."

Yue Yiyue had no interest in chatting with Ye Qiu about these trivial matters, so she quietly moved to the side.

Seeing Yue Yiyue's little act of refusing to communicate, she said, "Who has upset you? I'll go and get revenge for you later."

"But now, Yiyue, pay attention to me, at least let me put some medicine on you." Her hand traced the red marks on Yue Yiyue's neck, her voice still so gentle, tinged with tender affection: "Don't reject me too many times, or I'll be unhappy, okay, Yiyue~"

A strong, familiar fragrance wafted towards him, making Yue Yiyue feel a little dizzy, but he couldn't remember what it smelled like.

Ye Qiu looked at the naughty puppy and gently kneaded Yi Yue's earlobe with a slightly cold hand.

As Ye Qiu approached, Yue Yiyue felt as if she had been firmly grasped by some large wild beast, and she had the illusion that she would soon be devoured.

An alarm bell rang in my head, and my brain issued the command: "Just listen to her and you'll be fine."

"You... seem a little off." Even though Yue Yiyue was slow to react, he realized that Ye Qiu was somewhat displeased.

But she regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth.

Yue Yiyue tensed up instantly, afraid that Ye Qiu would knock him to the ground and beat him up in the next second.

"You've become curious about me, huh?" Ye Qiu didn't answer the question. She looked at Yue Yiyue with a smile and poked his head with her pale finger. "I thought you only had eyes for Gu Nanqiu."

This statement sounds incredibly jealous and is somewhat inexplicable.

"You've only just left Gu Nanqiu, and you're already showing interest in other women. Aren't you being incredibly unfaithful?"

What is all this?

Yue Yiyue waved his hands in a panic, startled: "No, it's not."

Ye Qiu said with some regret, "Really? My information was that you two sleep together every night. I thought..."

The rest of the sentence was left unsaid, leaving much to the imagination.

People in front also gathered around, and the chatter around them quieted down.

Yue Yiyue really couldn't understand why two girls were sleeping together at night.

She looked at Ye Qiu with a blank expression, as if waiting for the standard answer.

"You heartless little brat, don't let it happen again."

After a brief sigh, Ye Qiu returned to his seat, shrugged, and the inexplicable sense of oppression disappeared with his movement.

"Do you want to know what Gu Nanqiu went to do?" Ye Qiu asked casually, rubbing the things in his hands.

Yue Yiyue hadn't quite processed what those words meant, but he still subconsciously gave his answer: "She'll tell me herself when she gets back."

"What if you don't tell me?"

"I won't ask; I don't have that right." Yue Yiyue corrected his position.

The answer was extremely quick, without the slightest hesitation.

"I see." Ye Qiu picked up a strand of Yue Yiyue's hair and played with it in his hand. "I understand what you mean."

I was still worried, but I felt I had no right to interfere, so I obediently came back.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Ye Qiu looked at the item in his hand and saw that it was warm enough, so he beckoned it with his finger.

Yue Yiyue instinctively leaned over. Ye Qiu had tied her hair up, revealing the red, chafed areas, which looked heartbreaking.

Ye Qiu carefully applied the somewhat sticky ointment.

Yue Yiyue didn't understand how she could be so skilled, as if the person in front of her often treated her wounds.

The cool ointment was applied to her neck, making her shiver. The doubts in her mind vanished without a trace, and she muttered softly, "So cold."

"It's already warmed up, but it won't be effective if it gets too hot. Just bear with it, I'll give you a reward later." Ye Qiu's voice was close to my ear, patiently coaxing me.

Ye Qiu's gaze fell on the back of Yue Yiyue's neck, noticing more marks than yesterday. His eyes darkened, and he inwardly mocked how young people couldn't control themselves.

She carefully applied a thick layer of ointment to cover up the ambiguous red mark.

When Gu Nanqiu returned, Yue Yiyue was fast asleep, slumped over the table.

Her little face was flushed, and she wore a large coat draped over her shoulders.

Gu Nanqiu looked at the monster, who was pushing his luck without any limits, with a fake smile: "You should go back now."

Ye Qiu toyed with Yue Yiyue's hand, looked at the defective product in front of him, and smiled: "Even like this, shouldn't protecting her be the most important thing?"

"Don't forget, all of this is so that she can stay here peacefully..."

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When Yue Yiyue woke up, the first person he saw was Gu Nanqiu.

She dazedly touched her clothes; it was Gu Nanqiu's coat.

Was Nan Qiu wearing this outfit when she came out?

I think so.

But now is not the time to dwell on that.

Yue Yiyue looked at Gu Nanqiu, whose expression was not unpleasant, so nothing should have happened to upset her.

The weight that had been hanging over my heart finally lifted.

Yue Yiyue handed over the clothes, saying awkwardly, "I don't know why, I just suddenly feel really sleepy."

She glanced at the clock hanging on the blackboard and realized she had slept through all the afternoon classes; Ye Qiu didn't wake her up.

Gu Nanqiu took the coat, looked at Yue Yiyue, and didn't say anything, seemingly waiting for Yue Yiyue to say something.

Under this strange gaze, Yue Yi jumped up and checked himself over twice, then tried to recall if he had promised Gu Nanqiu something and forgotten.

Gu Nanqiu blinked, looking at Yue Yiyue with disappointment: "Are you really not going to ask what I did?"

"Can I ask?" Yue Yiyue was stunned.

She hadn't expected that this was what Gu Nanqiu was waiting for.

But this is a matter between her and Zhang Yang; as an outsider, she has no right to interfere.

"Why not?" Gu Nanqiu leaned in and affectionately took Yue Yiyue's arm. "We're best friends, and best friends shouldn't have secrets between them."

My best friend.

Upon hearing this, Yue Yiyue's lips inexplicably curled upwards.

Realizing she looked rather silly, she turned her head away, covering her face shyly: "Um! I want to ask you what happened between you and Zhang Yang afterward. I'm very curious."

"I'm really curious."

She added another sentence very seriously, her eyes shining with a light she herself didn't even realize, like a stray puppy with a collar on it.

Gu Nanqiu smiled slightly, naturally took Yue Yiyue's hand, and walked towards the cafeteria: "Yiyue, I'll accompany Zhang Yang to and from school later, just like before the exam."

"I'm sorry, these were her conditions."

"There's nothing we can do about it," Yue Yiyue nodded understandingly. "I'll wait for you."

She'll be in the way, just like this morning...

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That evening, Gu Nanqiu was picked up by Zhang Yang and taken to her dormitory.

I thought I would be spending a few days alone in the empty dorm room.

But an uninvited guest arrived at the door—Ye Qiu.

Yue Yiyue looked at Ye Qiu, who was carrying her pajamas, and felt somewhat confused.

What are you doing here?

"I'll sleep with you." Ye Qiu said as she walked inside. Like the new owner of the dormitory, she commented, "It looks pretty good, just a bit run-down, but having you here makes up for that."

After saying that, she walked to Yue Yiyue's window and pressed the soft bed: "So you guys sleep so well at night. Sometimes I'm really envious."

Yue Yiyue followed behind, looking at Ye Qiu's overly familiar manner, her mind filled with countless questions, but the feeling of her private space being inexplicably invaded made her uncomfortable.

"What do you mean, sleep with me? I don't need it. Thank you for your kindness." Yue Yiyue frowned and opened the door, intending to ask the person to leave.

"You don't know?" Ye Qiu seemed somewhat confused by Yue Yiyue's indifference. She clicked her tongue softly and tossed her pajamas onto the bed. "Someone wants you dead—"

"Don't refuse me," "Don't refuse me," "Don't refuse me," a strange voice came from afar, like the whispers of a strange creature, distorted and frantic.

"No," "No," "No," "I love you," "I love you," "I love you"

Ye Qiu still had that smiling face, but Yue Yiyue always felt that the smile was too dangerous, and that she was already trapped in the monster's cage.

“If I can kill you, it can take your place and stay by Gu Nanqiu’s side.” After saying this, Ye Qiu looked at Yue Yiyue, who seemed ready to run away at any moment, and sighed sadly: “You really don’t trust me at all?”

"You heartless bastard, ignoring my text messages time and time again, I can ignore that, but you asked me to come here and then treated me like this, I really..."

The next moment, Ye Qiu affectionately snuggled up to the dazed Yi Yue: "Baby, you're always so naughty."

He wrapped Yue Yiyue up completely, his slender, long hands slowly and methodically tracing down through the clothes, finally stopping at Yue Yiyue's lean waist.

The restless tentacles seized the opportunity to wrap around the calf, and with the master's indulgence, they clung to the warm skin, inhaling the scent that pleased Him.

"Baby, it's just us here, Nanqiu won't know. Consider it interest, otherwise we might not be able to resist..."