Chapter 72 (First Release)
Thinking about the world's strange changes, Ning Wanwan couldn't help but take a few steps to the side to avoid her.
Although the chances are slim, what if Lin Ruowei undergoes a transformation?
System: […Host, it's not that serious.]
They were just really angered by you.
To be fair, the host is quite capable to have managed to turn the villain's brother and the important, vicious female supporting character into this state, especially since she didn't intentionally bring about this situation.
"You're so smug, aren't you? Don't be so smug!" Lin Ruowei noticed her scrutinizing gaze and, for some reason, seemed even more provoked.
"I've seen plenty of commoner girls like you who want to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Jiang family. You're bound to suffer a terrible fall sooner or later!"
Ning Wanwan: "...I'm not smug."
She thought she was putting out a fire, but Lin Ruowei's expression turned even uglier when she saw the girl's calm face, and she glared at her fiercely again.
Ning Wanwan: "..." What's going on?
System: [She broke down.]
Jiang Chengran stopped ahead at some point, frowning, and turned his face towards Ning Wanwan, looking very impatient: "Why aren't you coming over? Do you want me to carry you?"
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips and slowly walked over.
Seeing that she had moved, Jiang Chengran didn't urge her any further, and just stood there waiting.
"What do you want to play?" Jiang Chengran asked casually, his hands in his pockets.
Ning Wanwan didn't react: "...Huh?"
"Hey, now that we're at the amusement park, what rides do you want to go on?" Jiang Chengran looked her over. "You didn't do any research, did you?"
Before Ning Wanwan could say anything, Jiang Chengran seemed to have thought of something, snorted coldly, and said with a dangerous expression, "That's right, anyway, you weren't planning on going on a date with me today."
Ning Wanwan didn't dare to speak, knowing that Jiang Chengran was definitely very dissatisfied and hadn't calmed down yet.
So, are you going to beat yourself up?
"What are you standing there for? Go look at the information board." Jiang Chengran took a few steps and, seeing that Ning Wanwan hadn't followed, spoke up with a displeased expression.
Ning Wanwan quickly followed.
Jiang Chengran was looking at the various entertainment attractions at the amusement park, while Ning Wanwan waited quietly on the side.
Lin Ruowei caught up, panting. Because she had tripped and fallen, she had injured her ankle and couldn't run fast. At this moment, she didn't dare to complain that Jiang Chengran hadn't waited for her. Instead, she suggested with ulterior motives, "Let's go to the haunted house!"
She'd already decided: a haunted house would be the most plausible place for physical contact! She'd find a way to shake off Ning Wanwan, pretend to be scared, and then grab Jiang Chengran's arm…
Upon hearing the words "haunted house," Ning Wanwan couldn't help but turn pale.
She doesn't want to play this!
At this critical moment, with the plot looming closer, amusement parks can be fraught with hidden dangers, and going to a dark, enclosed space like a haunted house could lead to any unexpected incident. It's impossible to determine whether the danger is due to the haunted house's design or a real, unforeseen hazard.
Ning Wanwan felt a chill run down her spine just thinking about it.
The girl lowered her head, her lips pale from nervousness. Jiang Chengran said calmly, "No haunted houses."
Ning Wanwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After her suggestion was rejected again, Lin Ruowei finally realized that she had no say at this moment. The real decision-makers were Jiang Chengran and Ning Wanwan, who had been silent all along. She had no choice but to shut up reluctantly.
Ning Wanwan never expected Jiang Chengran to consider her opinion. She simply regarded herself as a tool waiting to be retaliated against, and lowered her head to wait.
Jiang Chengran: "...Tsk."
Another wave of annoyance rose in my heart.
They were so unwilling to give any response whatsoever.
Normally, given Jiang Chengran's temper, he would have already stormed off. He simply couldn't tolerate being displeased.
But for some reason, he didn't leave and continued this somewhat absurd date.
"Let's go rafting," he decided.
Rafting is different from common classic romantic activities like Ferris wheels and carousels, but it was a project that Jiang Chengran carefully selected when planning her date.
During the water rafting experience, tourists ride in inflatable rafts downstream in water with varying speeds. Physical contact is natural yet not overly forced, and the space is spacious with few other people around.
However, no one knew what Jiang Chengran was thinking.
Upon hearing Jiang Chengran's description of the activities, Ning Wanwan hesitated for a moment but did not say anything.
Anyway, it's safer than a haunted house.
Lin Ruowei naturally couldn't object to Jiang Chengran's words and responded positively.
When they arrived at the water rafting area inside the amusement park, they needed to put on disposable raincoats. Ning Wanwan kept her movements still, not wanting to make too much noise. After struggling for a while, almost tearing the thin disposable raincoat, she finally managed to put it on.
She breathed a sigh of relief when Jiang Chengran didn't look in her direction.
"Your raincoat hood is askew," he said suddenly, glancing over casually.
Ning Wanwan: "...Ah."
She uttered a mumbled interjection, and was about to put her raincoat hood back on when Jiang Chengran suddenly moved closer, reached out and adjusted her hood, and frowned as he tucked in the stray hairs that had slipped outside the raincoat.
Ning Wanwan was surprised that Jiang Chengran, who was clearly angry, would still help her adjust her raincoat. She couldn't help but look up at him in astonishment.
Jiang Chengran seemed to have misunderstood something and quickly withdrew his hand.
"If you don't get ready, your hair and clothes will get soaked." The red-haired boy looked away. "I don't want to be walking with a drowned rat later."
Ning Wanwan opened her mouth: "It's also okay not to..." Not to walk with a drowned rat like me.
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Chengran forced him to shut up with a single look.
"No, think it over before you speak." He seemed to be saying this through gritted teeth, his cheeks slightly puffed out, and he sneered repeatedly.
Ning Wanwan was very sensible at this moment: "...It's nothing."
Because of Jiang Chengran's gesture of helping her adjust her raincoat, Ning Wanwan felt that the atmosphere was strange. Once she got on the rubber boat, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Jiang Chengran who had sat down. She was actually hoping that Lin Ruowei would get on the boat soon.
The girl seemed well-behaved, but she had many subtle movements. Jiang Chengran, who was sitting there casually and unrestrainedly, let out another cold laugh for some reason.
Jiang Chengran and Ning Wanwan boarded the rubber boat, and Lin Ruowei was about to get on as well, but Jiang Chengran said to the staff, "We can start now, just the two of you."
Lin Ruowei immediately panicked: "Young Master Jiang, I haven't gone up yet!"
Ning Wanwan couldn't help but widen her eyes as well.
Jiang Chengran completely ignored Lin Ruowei. The rubber boat they were in had already entered the current and quickly disappeared from sight.
Left standing alone, Lin Ruowei noticed the stares from those around her and felt like everyone was laughing at her: "...What are you looking at! Take your eyes off me!"
Lin Ruowei desperately wanted to be alone with Jiang Chengran, but Ning Wanwan, sitting on the rubber boat with only herself and Jiang Chengran, felt extremely nervous.
Jiang Chengran remained silent, his lips pressed tightly together as he sat on the other side of the boat, seemingly waiting for something.
The inflatable boat was very small, and Ning Wanwan tried her best to shrink herself down to minimize her presence, but the strong currents made it impossible for her to remain still.
A wave crashed over her, and Ning Wanwan almost lost her balance, quickly grabbing the handle on the rubber boat tightly.
"You can't do that, you can't stay steady." Jiang Chengran seemed to have excellent balance, as if he was not affected by the waves at all.
He stretched out his arm and casually rested it on the edge of the rubber boat, leisurely "instructing" her in this way.
But he didn't say how to stabilize the situation.
Cool water droplets hit her face, wetting Ning Wanwan's eyelashes and blurring her vision.
She was a little unconvinced, though, because she had clearly stabilized herself and hadn't been swaying anymore.
Then, in the next second, the rubber boat suddenly made a sharp turn—Ning Wanwan was caught off guard and instantly crashed into Jiang Chengran's arms!
Ning Wanwan: "!!!"
If Ning Wanwan hadn't braced herself with her arm at the last moment, she probably would have buried her face in his chest!
Even so, it was still extremely awkward, as even the breaths exhaled between breaths sprayed onto it.
Through the thin fabric, Ning Wanwan could clearly feel the boy's body beneath her suddenly tense up; the muscles under his casual shirt felt hard and uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry!" She was about to get up immediately, but after only half of her movement, another sudden sharp turn in the waterway forced her to fall back onto the boy.
This time it was a solid hit. Ning Wanwan, who had been barely holding on, couldn't hold on any longer and fell into Jiang Chengran's arms. Physical contact doesn't lie.
The rubber boat continued to rock and sway as it moved forward in the current. Jiang Chengran seemed to be stunned as well. Just as Ning Wanwan was about to fall again due to the swaying of the boat, he subconsciously pulled his arms, which had been lazily outstretched, and hugged Ning Wanwan.
This time, Ning Wanwan finally regained her composure.
However, the way she managed to stabilize the situation was not quite what she had imagined.
"Thank you," Ning Wanwan said softly. She wanted to get up again, but the several sharp turns made her afraid to make any more moves.
Because of the noise of the flowing water and her posture, Ning Wanwan had to lean close to Jiang Chengran's ear to say thank you.
Jiang Chengran was holding the girl, seemingly still in a daze, his eyes slightly vacant, but his ears were flushed a bright red from the girl's close presence.
His skin was very fair, so his bright red earlobes were particularly noticeable.
Ning Wanwan didn't notice because, as someone with severe social anxiety, she was afraid of awkwardness and didn't dare to look at Jiang Chengran's body too much. But maintaining this posture, it wasn't realistic not to look at him.
So she could only stare at the tuft of curly hair peeking out from under his raincoat.
The reddish color resembles a cluster of flamboyant and scorching little flames; the short, slightly fluffy curls bounce up and down with the swaying of the water.
Ning Wanwan initially just wanted to distract herself, but as she looked, she couldn't help but stare at it for a while longer.
Because the little curly hair was too close to her, trembling as if it were seducing her, Ning Wanwan, an ordinary person who loves to pet furry little animals, twitched her fingers, tried to resist but couldn't resist the temptation.
It probably won't be noticed...
She casually and quickly flicked the curl at the end of the little red hair with her fingertip.
Because of her touch, the slightly curled ends of that small tuft of red short hair trembled slightly again, the curls encircling her fingers before slipping away.
The red-haired boy suddenly frowned and touched his head: "What are you doing?"
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Author's Note: Wanwan: It was his curly hair that seduced me.
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