Chapter 13 The Insomniac Young Lady, She Thinks the World Revolves Around Her...
"Really? I've been observing for so many days, I guess he's gone to rest now."
They chatted as they used their wristbands to open the cabinet, making a beeping sound.
So it was someone who had come.
No wonder Qin Man threw herself into his arms like that.
Jiang Xuchi looked down at Qin Man, while Qin Man looked up at him with a reproachful expression.
"You're the one who brought this upon yourself," she accused in a low voice.
Jiang Xuchi was still holding the tennis racket and subconsciously wanted to put it down when Qin Man suddenly hissed and reached out to cover her head.
"You'd better watch out!" she glared at him.
Jiang Xuchi looked over and noticed that a strand of her long hair was caught on his tennis racket.
He slowly reached out and untied her hair, whispering in her ear, "Should I go out?"
"You dare?"
"What do I have to be afraid of—"
His voice rose slightly, and Qin Man suddenly reached out and covered his mouth.
The man was tall, so she had to stand on tiptoe to forcefully press his chin down and make him shut up.
Qin Man glared at him and mouthed, "Shut up."
Jiang Xuchi's eyebrows curved, his pupils were dark, and his breath sprayed hot air into Qin Man's palm.
Qin Man had just finished exercising, her cheeks were flushed, and after being frightened by the series of shocks, her face was now a mix of colors. Afraid of making a fuss, she bit her lip and looked like she was swallowing her anger.
The ends of her long hair were slightly curled, swaying around his waist with his movements, the tips tickling him through the fabric.
The strands of hair on the tennis racket were finally untangled, and Jiang Xuchi gently hung the racket beside him.
The two people outside were still talking: "Has Qin Man already left?"
"Then let's quickly put on our clothes and see if Jiang Xuchi is still on the court."
They had planned it all out very well, but the two of them heard it all without missing a single word.
Qin Man felt a headache coming on at the thought that they would eventually come to the changing area.
She didn't even notice that Jiang Xuchi reached out and loosely wrapped his arms around her waist, and then, as the two people outside approached, he suddenly lifted her up.
With a "whoosh," all three girls, except Jiang Xuchi, screamed.
Behind Jiang Xuchi was a mirror, and Qin Man almost fainted when she saw her terrified face reflected on his shoulder.
Jiang Xuchi then lifted her up with both hands, leaving her feet dangling in the air, and wore a triumphant smile.
Who's there?
"Haunted?"
The two girls outside were trembling with fear.
Qin Man's heart pounded. Because she lost her balance, she could only support herself on Jiang Xuchi's shoulder, feeling him trembling from laughing. Her shock turned into anger, and she shouted loudly outside, "What are you doing?!"
The two girls recognized Qin Man's voice, exchanged a glance, and realized that Qin Man was still there. They were so embarrassed that they couldn't stay any longer.
As soon as the two of them left, Qin Man was still being held by Jiang Xuchi, her whole body stiff and afraid to move. When she realized she could make a sound, she clenched her fist and pounded Jiang Xuchi's shoulder repeatedly.
"Put me down." Qin Man struggled and retaliated by pulling his ear.
Just as she was about to land, Jiang Xuchi suddenly pulled her into his arms again, holding her down to prevent her from moving.
“There’s a bug on your back.” He said in a very serious tone.
Qin Man felt a chill run down her spine instantly, and cried out again, almost burying herself in Jiang Xuchi's neck.
Only when she heard his laughter again did Qin Man suddenly jump out of his arms, fling open the curtain and angrily say to him, "Get out."
"You told me to get lost? I really did all that for nothing." Jiang Xuchi leaned against the mirror, thoroughly enjoying the sight of her flushed face and bristling body.
Are you crazy?!
"Will you curse again?" He narrowed his eyes.
Qin Man certainly dared to curse: "You scoundrel! You bastard!"
"Shout louder, those two girls probably haven't gone far."
With just one sentence, Qin Man fell silent.
Under Qin Man's warning look, Jiang Xuchi put away his smile and said, "Get some rest this weekend. Don't get sick from the fear before next week's match."
After he left, Qin Man quickly changed her clothes. After going out, she looked around carefully to make sure there was no one else on the tennis court before she felt relieved and walked out.
*
Qin Man didn't pay much attention to the words "Don't get sick from fear before next week's competition," but she didn't expect to suffer from severe insomnia the night before the competition.
She had been tossing and turning in bed for an hour.
The bed was like a frying pan, and Qin Man rolled around on it, her mind bubbling and churning, one thought after another swirling in her head, never settling down.
Unable to sleep, she browsed various tennis match videos to help herself fall asleep, but accidentally came across a post where her original video had been reposted.
The original post was deleted, and its popularity dropped significantly. The reposted version didn't get many likes or shares, but it still had quite a few comments.
Qin Man's heart skipped a beat. She felt she shouldn't have clicked on the comments section, but she couldn't control herself.
"The tennis princess of Xilai, she's a rich young lady."
"How rich are you?"
"That school charges a million yuan a year for tuition. You can imagine how rich they are."
"Holy crap, what does her family do? Their surname is Qin, could they be in real estate?"
"Haha, no way..."
Qin Man sat up in bed instantly.
Her bedroom window was wide open, and the summer night breeze blew in, chilling her to the bone.
She quickly scrolled through the comments again; there was only one comment. She guessed, but there was no further information or concrete evidence. However, digging into her background wouldn't be difficult. Everyone in Xilai knew she was Miss Qin, but no one knew about her family's current predicament.
But once she found out, she couldn't handle the overwhelming comments.
Qin Man couldn't sleep at all. She wasn't a person who could tolerate things, so she immediately took out her phone and sent Jiang Xuchi several angry emojis.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xuchi was also awake and replied with a question mark.
Qin Man got excited.
Didn't you tell Duan Kexin to delete the video? How come I saw it again?
【I find this really annoying, could you please have someone delete it too?】
[After all, you're so nosy, you should be able to handle this too.]
Qin Man typed a lot more words, then pressed the back button to delete them all. She glanced out the window, turned off her phone screen, got dressed, went downstairs, and went out the door.
She immediately hailed a taxi and rushed to the entrance of Fusheng. It was just past midnight, the busiest time for Fusheng.
As soon as Qin Man stepped inside, she heard the ear-splitting heavy metal rock music, and her mind instantly relaxed.
She casually found a corner at the bar, ordered a drink, and slowly sipped it.
After rejecting the third boy's shameless advances, Qin Man took out her phone to see Jiang Xuchi's reply to her message.
[Suspicion about the bed being at the foot of the bed during sleepless nights.]
It means that she herself has a problem, and shouldn't blame others.
Qin Man slammed her phone down on the table; if she had used any more force, the screen might have shattered.
Qin Man unknowingly drank her third cup, and slumped drunkenly on the table, thinking that she should go back to sleep now, and that she wouldn't have trouble sleeping.
When she saw a fourth person approaching, Qin Man didn't even look up and said, "I'm annoyed, don't come near me."
The man sat down next to her again.
Qin Man looked up and glared at him, but then she was stunned.
It is Jiang Xuchi.
"Why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping?" Qin Man blurted out.
Jiang Xuchi looked at her amusedly: "You've been sitting here for so long, yet you've already made a move on me."
"How did you know I was here?" Qin Man asked again.
Jiang Xuchi pointed to a boy on the other side of the bar. The boy looked over, raised his glass to Jiang Xuchi, and smiled.
They were friends, but Qin Man didn't know them.
Qin Man reached out and poked his shoulder, pushing him away, "Go away! I don't want to see you!"
Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes, illuminated by the dim lights of the bar, shimmered with a watery light. Her long, black hair cascaded down her back like a ghost, making her look both charming and alluring.
Jiang Xuchi's body was as hard as an iron plate, and she couldn't poke him no matter what she did. Seeing that he was unmoved, she gave up on herself.
"Go ahead and curse."
Qin Man lay back down, curling herself into a ball as if trying to escape.
When people get drunk, they act like little children; that's exactly what she's like.
Jiang Xuchi chuckled: "What did I say to you?"
"You're calling me a drag on and a jerk." Qin Man shrank further into the corner, but her mouth was still cursing herself mercilessly, and she became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, "There's a competition tomorrow and I still came here to drink."
Jiang Xuchi lifted his leg, and with a sizzle, hooked his foot on her chair and pulled her inside. Qin Man was forced to look up and saw Jiang Xuchi standing right in front of her.
He rested his elbow on the bar, propped his chin on his hand, and smiled. "So you're this ruthless when you criticize yourself."
His nonchalant attitude further provoked Qin Man.
“That’s because I didn’t scold you enough.” Qin Man raised her chin, her eyelids slightly lifted, and stared at him with her cloudy eyes. “Jiang Xuchi, you came here just to laugh at me. I’ll put on a show for you.”
"Who cares about your jokes?"
"So you deliberately repeated a grade just to see me make a fool of myself?"
“Miss,” Jiang Xuchi poured a glass of cold water and held it to Qin Man’s lips, “I thought the world revolved around you.”
Qin Man didn't want to drink water, so she turned her head away to avoid Jiang Xuchi's outstretched hand, but her chin was still gripped by his fingers, and her teeth were slowly pried open by the rim of the cup.
Her face flushed, and she flailed her arms, shouting, "I don't want you to feed me!"
As a result, water was spilled everywhere.
Jiang Xuchi put down his cup, his face cold, seemingly extremely displeased with her restless behavior.
"Behave yourself." His tone was cold.
Qin Man was delighted to see his patience run out. "Who are you to me? I'm being nice to you. You don't deserve it at all."
The atmosphere changed abruptly when the last two words were uttered.
Jiang Xuchi seemed to be on the verge of exploding, but he never lost his composure. It was hard to tell whether he was angry or not; his eyes were just ice-cold.
Qin Man shrank back, immediately wanting to escape. She jumped off the chair, picked up her phone, and swayed as she walked out.
Jiang Xuchi followed behind her.
She lifted the curtain and went outside. The temperature at night was always a few degrees lower than during the day. A gust of wind blew, and her thin shirt felt chilly. She immediately sneezed.
A sudden warmth came from behind Qin Man. She turned around and saw Jiang Xuchi pressing his coat on her shoulder, his words falling on her ear: "Can't sleep? Let's do something exciting."
She felt a push on her waist, looked up and saw a motorcycle parked on the side of the road.
Long-forgotten memories suddenly surfaced in Qin Man's mind, her expression contorted in horror as she screamed, "No!!!"
Jiang Xuchi grabbed her waist and pushed her away. Qin Man resisted with all her might, pleading, "No, no, I don't want to ride a motorcycle!!"
...
When they were little, Qin Man always followed Qin Chen around, and she had to join in whatever he did.
One day, Qin Chen rode his motorcycle and deliberately left her behind without calling her. But she insisted on sticking to Qin Chen, hugging his leg tightly, crying and shouting that she wouldn't let him leave.
Qin Chen got angry and simply grabbed her and threw her onto the back of the motorcycle.
At first she was happy, but when Qin Chen suddenly started the car, she was shocked and screamed, frantically shouting that she wanted to get out.
Qin Chen hadn't driven very far when he saw that he had successfully frightened her, so he dumped her on the side of the road.
Qin Man was still squatting by the roadside, not yet recovered from her shock. Her face was covered in tears and snot, and she looked utterly disheveled.
Later, a boy brought her candy to comfort her.
But that only made her feel more ashamed. She slapped all the candy out of his hand and, suppressing a sob, yelled, "Don't you have eyes?! Leave me alone!"
After she finished cursing, she glared at the other person twice, then turned and ran away.
She remembers.
That boy is Jiang Xuchi.
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