Chapter 22: Domineering School Prince's Wet Love 22 [Rewrite] Rooftop Confession...
[Mission accomplished…] Ye Ling muttered to himself and took out a crumpled piece of manuscript paper from the innermost layer of his schoolbag.
This is not a love letter, but rather filled with "Crazy Chinese Writings" - carefully selected by 778 from the old Mary Sue library and forced by him to recite.
['Light in the Darkness'! 'Longing for Your Touch'!] 778, like the most demanding vocal instructor, [Host, you must invest your emotions! Make him feel that greasy, slightly vulgar, and vulgar, yet hopeless love!]
Ye Ling covered her face in pain: […Can I just say, 'I'm a pervert, please hate me'?]
[Rejected!] 778 categorically refused, [That wouldn't be dramatic enough! It wouldn't achieve the ultimate effect of 'public execution' followed by 'disgrace'! We must follow the procedure!]
Ye Ling took a deep breath, stuffed the note into his pocket with a fearless attitude, and slipped out of the classroom like a thief.
The reason for choosing the rooftop was simple - the place was spacious, making it convenient for Jiang Lian to push him away after being disgusted, and there was even enough space for him to roll around twice to show the thoroughness of the humiliation.
He first peeked in at the rooftop door stealthily, making sure no one was there before jumping in and quickly closing the door behind him. However, the metal door had been in disrepair for so long that it couldn't be locked.
The midday sun was a bit dazzling, so he found a shady corner and began his final rehearsal.
"Jiang, Jiang Lian..." He whispered into the air, his voice as soft as a mosquito's, "I... like... "
[Louder! Host! Haven't you eaten?] 778 roared.
"I didn't eat..." Ye Ling muttered. Then she cleared her throat and raised her voice slightly: "I like...washing...uh..."
It’s over. I almost bit my tongue out of nervousness.
Just as he was struggling with his tongue, a deep voice suddenly came from behind him.
"what are you doing here?"
"Ah!" Ye Ling jumped up in fright, and the note in her hand almost flew out.
He turned around suddenly and saw that Jiang Lian had reached the rooftop at some point and was leaning against the wall, looking at him leisurely with a half-smile on his face.
...When did he arrive? How much did he hear? Ye Ling's CPU overheated and shut down.
[Host! He's here! Hurry up! A up!] 778 was so excited that he felt like a fan of his idol. [The dawn of victory is waving at you!]
Ye Ling frantically hid the note behind her, her face flushed red as she stammered, "I, I didn't do anything! I was just... getting caught in the breeze! Yes, the rooftop is windy and cool!"
Jiang Lian raised an eyebrow and stepped closer: "Do you need to talk to yourself in the air while enjoying the breeze? You also need to..." His eyes swept meaningfully over Ye Ling's hands behind her back, "Well, take the manuscript?"
Ye Ling: “!!!”
[Change of plan! Host! Never mind, just read it!] 778 urgently adjusted his strategy.
The arrow is on the string and must be shot. Ye Ling made up his mind, closed his eyes, and suddenly took out the note and began to recite at the fastest speed in his life:
"Classmate Jiang Lian! Every time I see you, my heartbeat speeds up and my blood boils. You are the only light that illuminates my dark world. I can't control myself from thinking about you. I long to know everything about you. I long to feel your touch and kiss. Please accept my humble love. I really want to be with you forever!!"
After reading it in one breath, he almost fainted due to lack of oxygen.
“…”
silence.
There was only the sound of the wind and the untimely cries of crows.
Ye Ling closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the judgment to come. Come on, mock me, sneer at me, despise me, push me away! Let the storm come even harder!
The bird is ready!
However, the expected scolding and pushing away never came.
Instead, there was a low laugh with a hint of inexplicable joy.
"Oh."
Ye Ling opened her eyes and ran directly into Jiang Lian's bottomless eyes. Those eyes, which were always cold, were now filled with a smile. Although it was very faint, it was enough to make Ye Ling dumbfounded.
"You..." This reaction is wrong!
Jiang Lian took a step forward, then another, until Ye Ling could clearly smell the clean scent of soap nuts on him. Then he reached out and gently took away the wrinkled piece of paper covered with shameful words from Ye Ling's hand.
“!”
Ye Ling's heartbeat really accelerated, this time because of fear.
But Jiang Lian was too quick, glancing over the contents of the note with a single glance, the curve of his lips becoming more pronounced. He raised his eyes, his gaze like a sticky hook: "Well read. But..."
He scratched his ear and deliberately stretched out the tone. "It was a bit fast, I couldn't hear it clearly. Can you do it again?"
Ye Ling: “…” Help!
"However," Jiang Lian slowly folded the manuscript and put it in his pocket, "I heard the key points."
He approached again, and Ye Ling subconsciously stepped back. Both of them stepped into the shadow of the corner, and Ye Ling's back was directly against the solid wall.
"Since you like me so much..." Jiang Lian leaned his arm against the wall beside Ye Ling's ear, lowering his voice with a bewitching magnetism, "Then shouldn't you... show some appreciation?"
Ye Ling's brain completely froze. He instinctively swallowed his saliva, his Adam's apple rolling nervously. "What does it mean?"
This part isn't in the script! Why hasn't Jiang Lian rejected him yet?!
Jiang Lian's gaze fell on his slightly parted lips, and his eyes darkened. Then, he slowly, little by little, tilted his head closer.
Warm breath brushed across Ye Ling's cheek, bringing with it a hint of the coolness of mint toothpaste.
Ye Ling was so frightened that he forgot to breathe. All the blood in his body seemed to rush to his face. His mind was frantically scrolling: [It's over, it's over! What's going on?! 778! Help! ]
[Number, data anomaly! The target's action logic cannot be analyzed!] 778 is also garbled, [Host... Don't panic, perhaps... this is his 'humiliation'...?]
Ye Ling watched Jiang Lian's infuriatingly handsome face getting closer and closer. He could even see the redness in his eyes.
Just when their lips were about to touch at 0.01 second, and the distance was so close that Ye Ling could feel the heat on the other's lips——
"Bang!!!"
The rooftop door was slammed open!
"Brother Jiang! Are you okay? We heard you were laughing weirdly all morning and disappeared as soon as get out of class was over. We were worried you might be upset... Ouch!"
Several strong men from the swimming team, led by a guy with a crew cut, rushed in all at once. The moment they saw the scene on the rooftop, they all froze in place, their mouths opened so wide that eggs could be stuffed in.
The scene was very embarrassing for a while.
Jiang Lian paused, the rare hint of a smile in his eyes quickly fading, replaced by an icy, bone-chilling gloom. He slowly turned his head with a terrifying murderous aura, his gaze piercing the group of uninvited guests at the door like an icicle.
The man with the crew cut looked at the black energy of their Brother Jiang that was almost materializing, and then looked at Ye Ling, who was being pressed against the wall by Brother Jiang, her face red as if bleeding, and cold sweat soaked his back.
He laughed dryly, his voice trembling: "Ha, hahaha... t-that... misunderstanding! It's a complete misunderstanding! Brother Jiang, we...we were just passing by! The view from the rooftop is really nice! You guys are even better! Haha. Keep going! Keep going!"
He explained incoherently while desperately winking at his teammates behind him. Help! They came at the wrong time! Looking at their brother Jiang's eyes, it seemed as if he wanted to throw them off the rooftop one by one!
Ye Ling finally came back to his senses from the triple blow of "confession failure", "almost being kissed" and "being socially devastated by being watched". The huge shame and embarrassment made him want to dig a hole in the ground to crawl into, or turn into his original form and fly away to put an end to it.
778 caught his brainwaves in time and gave a disheartening reminder: "Host, you're a pet bird, the kind with clipped flight feathers! Even if you transform into your true form, you can't fly away! You're just a free-range chicken..."
Ye Ling: “…”
Social death isn't scary; what's scary is being watched by a crowd of people at the very moment of your social death. And... in such an ambiguous position!
He swallowed, tugged at the hem of Jiang Lian's school uniform again, his fingers trembling slightly, and said in an embarrassed voice: "Jiang Lian... let's... go..."
With just this small action, which was full of dependence and help, the terrifying chill on Jiang Lian's body instantly dissipated.
He naturally took Ye Ling's cold, trembling hand in his backhand, his slender fingers threaded through Ye Ling's fingers, and the two hands clasped together tightly. Then, with a cold face, he threw two words to the group of light bulbs at the door who were frozen like statues:
"Leave."
After saying that, he pulled Ye Ling, who was still in a daze and extremely ashamed, and walked straight through the petrified crowd.
There was a dead silence behind them for a few seconds. When they turned the corner of the stairs, the group of people swarmed and grabbed the railing, and suddenly burst into laughter:
“Wow~~~~”
"Something's happening, Brother Jiang!"
"Student Xiaoye is really awesome!"
"Congratulations, Boss!"
"A treat! A treat is a must!"
Ye Ling: “…”
Help! Not only does he want to drop out of school, he wants to leave this planet!
But Jiang Lian turned a deaf ear to it, just held Ye Ling's hand tightly, pulled him downstairs quickly, with a slight curve at the corner of his lips.
…
When the school bell rang, Ye Ling was the first to rush out of the classroom.
The mission had completely gone off the rails and into outer space! Far from being disgusted by him, the hero seemed to... take him seriously? She accepted his confession? They even... held hands in front of so many people?!
It’s over, it’s over! I have to quit this school! Immediately! Right now!
[778, Jiang Lian didn't reject me! He also didn't expose me and ruin my reputation, so the 'forced expulsion' plot couldn't be triggered...] The collapse of the plot had a chain reaction. Ye Ling frowned, squatting in a corner and quickly calculating on the withdrawal application form. [I'll submit the withdrawal application myself now.]
He filled out the application for withdrawal with great fanfare, then stealthily made his way towards the Academic Affairs Office. No matter what happened next, as long as he submitted the application and completed the withdrawal procedures, he could leave this horrible place.
This was what 778 taught him. It doesn’t matter if the process is completely wrong, as long as the result is right!
However, just as she reached the corner of the stairs, someone grabbed her wrist.
Ye Ling shuddered, nearly dropping the application form in his hand. He looked up in horror, meeting a pair of deep eyes.
"Where do you want to go?" Jiang Lian's voice was emotionless.
"I... I'm not planning on going anywhere..." Ye Ling tried to pull his hand back, but unfortunately failed. He felt guilty and didn't dare to look Jiang Lian in the eye. "Just... just wandering around..."
"Ye Ling!" At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao hurried over, holding a drawing board, with a look of worry on her face. "I finally found you! What are you holding in your hand... What? A withdrawal application!?"
Ye Ling: "..." It's over! Su Xiaoxiao's eyesight is too good.
When Su Xiaoxiao ran closer, she noticed the two people holding hands and Jiang Lian's possessive attitude, and was stunned for a moment.
She looked at Ye Ling, then glanced warily at Jiang Lian, lowering her voice: "...Did he bully you again? Even if it's because of him, there's no need to drop out! We can tell the teacher! This is a matter of great importance to your future!"
Ye Ling opened his mouth, looked at Su Xiaoxiao's genuinely worried face, felt the firm grip on his wrist, and found himself speechless. How could he explain this uncanny situation? Did he confess his feelings and seek humiliation, and it seemed like he had lost everything?
Jiang Lian spoke first, his tone calm but unquestionable: "Who said he's going to drop out of school?"
He easily took the application for withdrawal from Ye Ling with his other hand, without even looking at it, and crumpled it into a ball. Then he raised his arm, and the ball of paper drew a precise parabola, and with a "clang", it fell into the trash can three meters away.
The movements are smooth and crisp.
"Not only will he study well here," Jiang Lian stretched out his arm, naturally put his arm around Ye Ling's shoulders, and pulled him into his arms. He looked at the bewildered Su Xiaoxiao as if declaring ownership, then looked down at the completely dumbfounded little golden fool in his arms, "and starting today..."
He raised the corners of his lips, paused for a moment, and was satisfied to see Ye Ling's eyes widen instantly and his head was about to smoke. He dropped the final bombshell word by word:
"He's my boyfriend now."
Su Xiaoxiao: “???”
She was dumbfounded, her sketchpad clattering to the floor. Her brain felt like it had been formatted three times, completely unable to process this overwhelming amount of information.
Who am I? Where am I? What do I hear? Is this world real?
Ye Ling: “!!?”
He seemed to be struck on the top of his head by a bolt of lightning. The whole bird was roasted until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the aroma was everywhere.
Wait, wait! Boyfriend?! Who? Me? With whom? Jiang Lian?! 778!!! Help!!!
[Ding! Warning! Total failure in acquiring disgust value! Mission target OOC index exceeds 90%, plot line seriously deviated! System crash, restarting...]
The alarm of 778 sounded like a terrible symphony in Ye Ling's mind, and finally there was a crackling sound, and it was suspected that the system had temporarily stopped working due to overload.
Jiang Lian looked at the human-shaped tomato in his arms and the petrified human statue next to it with satisfaction. He put his arms around Ye Ling forcefully, ignored all the shocked or curious looks around him, and strode away with the show-off attitude of a winner.
Su Xiaoxiao stood there alone, completely confused by the whispers of her classmates passing by. Her worldview was impacted like never before.
The noise from the rooftop seemed to still echo in her ears. Ye Ling was pulled downstairs by Jiang Lian's hand, her mind still blank.
[Warning! Plot seriously deviated! Host and target confirmed romantic relationship! Core mission 'make the hero disgusted' completely failed! Points being settled... sizzle... expected negative points...] 778's electronic voice, with a humanized cry, [Host! Think of a solution! If this goes on, we're both doomed!]
Find a way? Ye Ling's soul had already left his body, and he felt like his limbs were not his own.
He tried to pull his hand back, but Jiang Lian held it tighter and harder. His palm was dry and warm, and his grip was undeniable. His hand was so natural and smooth, as if they had walked hand in hand like this for eight hundred times.
"I... I can walk by myself..." Ye Ling whispered.
Jiang Lian turned her head to look at him, her eyes deep and a hint of a smile: "Huh? You want to get rid of your boyfriend right after you successfully confessed your love? Ha, are you lying to me and playing with my feelings?"
"No, I didn't!" Ye Ling was immediately intimidated by his gaze, "It's just... I'm a little uncomfortable..."
"You'll get used to it if you hold my hand more often." Jiang Lian's tone was calm, even with a hint of doting.
Ye Ling: “…” Help, why doesn’t this guy play by the rules!
Facing the curious, shocked, and envious gazes of their classmates along the way, the two finally walked out of the school gate.
"I'll go first. I'm going to take the bus over there..." Ye Ling immediately made an excuse to slip away and just took a step out.
"Why are you running?" Jiang Lian grabbed his collar from behind, "Aren't we on the same route?"
Ye Ling froze in place. Jiang Lian followed slowly and then naturally took his hand again: "Let's go."
"Where to?" Ye Ling was a little confused.
"I'll take you home." Jiang Lian said as a matter of course, "That's what a boyfriend should do."
With a bang, Ye Ling felt like smoke was coming out of the top of her head. "Boyfriend!" These three words, spoken from Jiang Lian's mouth, in that deep, magnetic voice, were incredibly devastating.
Wait, wait, send him home?
Ye Ling shuddered suddenly and broke out in a cold sweat.
The last time he came home from the gym, he lied to Jiang Lian about his home address and reported the next stop, a luxury apartment, to conceal his stalking behavior. But his real residence... was right across from Jiang Lian's luxury apartment, in that dilapidated old residential building.
"Ye Ling," Jiang Lian's deep voice sounded again, his dark eyes piercing through everything as he spoke each word with clarity, "You didn't lie to me, did you?"
Ye Ling broke out in a cold sweat and subconsciously shook his head to deny it: "No, of course not!"
If Jiang Lian knew that he lived across the street from him and was following him every day... wouldn't that prove that he was a perverted pervert? Although he already was...
After experiencing countless shocks and crises in just one day, Ye Ling's battered CPU was running at high speed.
He needed Jiang Lian to discover his perverted nature and break up with him, but thinking back to Jiang Lian's words, "You shouldn't have lied to me, right?" he felt a chill in his heart, unable to speak. He also had a vague intuition that if the location of the "Nest Xue" was exposed, he might face an unbearable crisis...
[Host! Danger! 'Nest Xue' is about to be exposed!] 778 knew Ye Ling's nature and was even more anxious than he was. [Quickly think of an excuse! Say you're going to a relative's house today! Or a friend's house!]
But it was too late. Ye Ling had already been half-pushed and half-pushed by Jiang Lian onto the bus home.
Seeing that they had passed the stop for Jiang Lian's luxury apartment, Jiang Lian slowly stood up and said to Ye Ling, "You've arrived at your stop." He also pretended to get off the bus, as if he wanted to personally send Ye Ling to her doorstep.
The two got off the train at this unfamiliar station, each with their own thoughts, and walked towards the densely populated residential area ahead.
Jiang Lian raised his chin and asked casually, "Do you live in the neighborhood in front?"
"...Jiang Lian!" Ye Ling didn't answer. He suddenly stopped and winked at Jiang Lian, trying to make his expression look sincere and full of boyfriend power. "Today... I'll take you home!"
Jiang Lian raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "Hmm?"
Ye Ling gritted his teeth and started to improvise: "Look, you've walked me all the way here... As a courtesy, I have to take you back! This is what a boyfriend should do!" As he spoke, he patted his chest seriously.
That's it! He's incredibly resourceful, managing to continue his daily tracking mission even though it's completely broken, while also perfectly avoiding the risk of his address being exposed.
Jiang Lian looked at him, who was obviously extremely guilty but was pretending to be calm. A knowing smile flashed in his eyes. He deliberately did not respond, but enjoyed watching Ye Ling's increasingly nervous expression.
Just when Ye Ling was about to give up, he slowly raised the corners of his lips and agreed in a good mood: "Okay."
Ye Ling instantly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her back wet: [Success! 778!]
[…We can get away with it for now.] 778 said in a heavy tone, [But host, our core problem is that the plot is broken! The biggest problem isn't the address being exposed… You have to find a way to make him hate you!]
[I know, I know!] Ye Ling had a headache. [Let me get through this first!]
Thus, the situation was reversed. Originally, Jiang Lian was supposed to send Ye Ling home, but now it became Ye Ling who sent Jiang Lian home.
On this road that Ye Ling had followed countless times, he pretended to be unfamiliar with the place and followed Jiang Lian carefully, half a step behind him.
But Jiang Lian was quite dissatisfied with this. Every time he was far away, she would ask him to pull her hand. Finally, she simply held his hand once and for all, interlocking their fingers and walking side by side.
The short journey from the station back to the apartment seemed incredibly long.
Ye Ling was still trying hard to play the role of a "considerate" boyfriend, and would occasionally make small talk:
"Uh...it's such a nice day today."
"Um."
"Are you... tired of training?"
"good."
"oh……"
[Host! This isn't how you chat! This is so awkward I'm digging my toes out of a three-bedroom apartment!] 778 complained.
[…Come if you can.] Ye Ling roared inwardly, but put on a stiff smile.
Jiang Lian actually enjoyed this strange atmosphere of silence that was a bit awkward, yet also a bit warm. He occasionally turned his head to see Ye Ling racking her brains for topics to talk about.
Even though he knew that all this might just be due to some kind of "mission" and all of Ye Ling's sweet words were lies against his will... he still enjoyed it and planned to keep making mistakes like this.
This little liar is not qualified to decide the outcome of the game.
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