Chapter 85
The week-long cold war finally ended, and Chi Jun was overjoyed, smiling at everyone he met. The male ghost, on the other hand, sighed and groaned all day long.
He felt both regret that the couple's cold war lasted too short and envy and jealousy that their reconciliation hadn't affected their relationship at all, since he was a single guy and the girl was still indifferent to him.
However, this feeling only exists in the eyes of male ghosts.
In fact, this cold war seemed particularly long to Chi Jun and Xu Qingzhou—especially to Chi Jun—and it did have some impact on their relationship.
However, it has a positive impact.
Xu Qingzhou used to be gentle and quiet. She would blush for a long time after a kiss. She would nod and agree to whatever Chi Jun said. Sometimes Chi Jun really suspected that the girl did not agree with many of his decisions. She was just forcing herself to cooperate with him. On the one hand, he was afraid of wronging her, and on the other hand, he was afraid that she would get too frustrated one day.
However, the situation changed somewhat because of this Cold War.
Perhaps because Chi Jun was so persistent in his pursuit and flattery, Xu Qingzhou gradually grew bolder as she rejected him time and time again. At first, she would just pout and remain silent with a cold face. Later, she would subtly undermine him. Eventually, she would even push away Chi Jun's face when he came close to her, using this as a way to express her slight dissatisfaction.
Even after the Cold War ended, this shift continued.
Most people, upon experiencing this kind of change in their girlfriend, would feel that she is taking advantage of them and become even more demanding.
Chi Jun, however, is different.
In his eyes, Xu Qingzhou was too obedient, so he was particularly pleased with Xu Qingzhou's personality change, and even enjoyed it.
Not only does Xu Qingzhou, with his outspoken emotions and prickly personality, appear particularly vibrant, but he also derives an indescribable pleasure from this tug-of-war-like dynamic between the young couple.
That's a bit perverted.
It's kind of exciting.
It was seven o'clock in the evening, and it was already dark.
Lights flickered on in the rental courtyard, and the sounds of pots and pans clattering and people talking filled the air. The aromas of various dishes wafted gently on the evening breeze.
Xu Qingzhou, wearing an apron, stood in front of the stove cooking soup.
Chi Jun carried a small stool and sat on the porch, helping to pick vegetables.
He was restless while picking vegetables, sitting languidly with his legs bent and his elbows casually propped up. It looked like he wasn't picking vegetables, but rather carelessly playing with some toy.
The male ghost muttered to himself beside him, sometimes complaining about the cold treatment he received from girls, and sometimes asking him for advice on how to win a girl's heart.
Chi Jun responded listlessly, but after being pressed for answers, he casually offered a suggestion:
"If you really can't win someone over, just find someone else to pursue."
"You really like it? Then forget about being shy and keep pursuing it."
"If you can't win her over, then there's nothing you can do. You either stay single or find someone else."
The male ghost was already annoyed by this matter, and after asking several questions, he realized that Chi Jun was just leading him in circles, and finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"Brother Jun, are you kidding me—"
Before he could finish speaking, Chi Jun suddenly looked at what was in his hand, chuckled softly, and turned to call out:
"Zhouzhou."
Xu Qingzhou turned his head, holding the spoon.
Chi Jun, holding a small ring made of folded sweet potato leaves, asked her:
"Is it good-looking?"
Xu Qingzhou smiled helplessly.
[Hurry up and choose, I need it here]
"oh."
Chi Jun responded and continued to select items while keeping his head down.
Before long, she folded sweet potato leaves into small bracelets and necklaces...
It seemed they weren't even sparing the anklets. Finally, the male ghost couldn't take it anymore and rolled his eyes: "Brother, are you picking vegetables here, or setting up a stall?"
"Neither," Chi Jun said without looking up, "It's about courtship."
A bunch of things made from folded sweet potato leaves, what kind of love are you asking for?
Just then, Xu Qingzhou came over, and the male ghost was delighted to see her hastily pluck a sweet potato leaf from the ground, turn around to wash it in the pool, and grin.
Chi Jun was so anxious that he kept shouting "Hey, hey!" and reached out to stop her.
"Don't fire my baby."
Xu Qingzhou watched curiously as Chi Jun rummaged through the pile of things inside, finally finding a few things folded into rings. He carefully and preciously held up the longest one, presenting it to Xu Qingzhou with a bright smile, saying:
"If you wear this necklace, you have to marry me."
"..."
Xu Qingzhou glanced at him with amusement, then ignored him.
Chi Jun relentlessly pursued her to the edge of the pool:
"Otherwise, I'll marry you."
He shoved the "necklace" into Xu Qingzhou's arms.
Xu Qingzhou hurriedly reached out to catch it, a little stunned, until Chi Jun urged her: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and put it on for me."
Xu Qingzhou found it both funny and speechless, and threw the necklace at his face.
Chi Jun instinctively tilted his head back, getting splashed with water droplets, but he smiled broadly and contentedly pulled the necklace off his face and put it around his neck.
The male ghost standing nearby couldn't bear to look at Chi Jun's flamboyant appearance.
He shook his head, preparing to leave, when a clear, drawn-out female voice came from the end of the corridor:
What delicious food did you make tonight?
I've become quite familiar with that voice over this period of time.
Xu Qingzhou turned his head and saw Xuan Li, dressed in a red dress and gray trench coat, looking flamboyant and beautiful. She walked over with a gust of wind in her high heels. When she saw the male ghost, she pretended not to see him and walked straight past him to the stove. She looked over his shoulder and glanced into the pot.
"Oh, just leafy greens? No meat?"
Before Xu Qingzhou could answer, Chi Jun retorted leisurely, "If I had known you were coming, I wouldn't have even made leafy greens."
"Tsk, what kind of hospitality is this?" Xuanli suddenly raised her right hand, proudly displaying the paper bag in her hand: "I brought a gift this time, I'm not here to eat for free~"
Chi Jun took it without ceremony and glanced at it.
"Just two pieces of clothing?"
"So what? It's not like it was a gift for you."
She snatched it back, then turned and handed the bag to Xu Qingzhou with a smile: "Besides, I have a very important treasure."
As he spoke, he carefully took out a small red velvet box from his pocket.
Chi Jun blurted out, "Diamonds?"
"...Tacky!"
"Who told you this box looks like an engagement ring?"
"If I propose to you, will you say yes?"
"Sorry, I don't like you."
"You talk like I'm interested in you now, tsk."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Xu Qingzhou quickly grabbed Xuan Li's wrist to interrupt them and asked with a curious look: What is this?
Xuanli was very satisfied with her reaction, so she solemnly and slowly opened the box—
Inside were two small black pills, about the size of a nostril, which gleamed roundly under the light.
【medicine? 】
Xuanli snapped her fingers: "Yes."
"This is no ordinary medicine; it took me more than half a month to make. Once you use it, I guarantee you will have a clear mind and bright eyes, and you won't feel tired no matter how much you study. Your memory and logical reasoning abilities will improve significantly, making it especially suitable for a senior high school student like you."
That's amazing?
Should we eat it directly?
“No, no, no,” Xuanli stretched out her index finger and shook it: “I have to use it to plug my nostrils. I can throw it away whenever the college entrance exam is over.”
Xu Qingzhou imagined what it would be like if his two nostrils were constantly covered with black pills.
"..."
Chi Jun slammed the box shut and snatched it away.
"If you believe her nonsense, just eat it."
Xuanli burst out laughing.
"You're so cute, you actually believed it?"
Xu Qingzhou scratched his temple awkwardly.
"Don't worry," Chi Jun shoved the box into Xu Qingzhou's hand, glancing at Xuan Li, who couldn't stop laughing, "Although this person isn't very reliable, he's top-notch at researching these strange and unusual things."
Since Chi Jun said so, he must really be amazing.
Xu Qingzhou accepted it with a smile and said "thank you".
"You're welcome."
Dinner would have to wait a little longer, so Xuanli turned around gracefully and went inside to wait.
Turning around, I found the male ghost sticking out his head and pricking up his ears, eavesdropping beside me.
"What are you doing? You're acting suspiciously."
The male ghost's expression changed, and he immediately withdrew his head, raising his chin:
"I...I have something to say to Jun-ge. What, you're allowed to talk to Jun-ge and Xiao Zhouzhou? Please, I'm their best friend..."
Normally, when male ghosts encounter the sharp-tongued Xuan Li, they are like fighter jets ready to go into battle at any time. But today, when Xuan Li asked him this question, although his words were still quite arrogant, his tone was inexplicably weak.
Xuan Li scoffed, ignored him, and turned to go inside.
The male ghost kept staring at her back, seemingly lost in thought. He floated towards the door, glanced at Xuanli, then stiffened his neck and turned back.
Even so, before eating, he would occasionally glance at Xuanli through the window several times.
Because of Xuan Li's unexpected visit, Xu Qingzhou hastily cooked two more plates of meat dishes.
During the meal, Xuanli and Chi Jun sat facing each other, Xu Qingzhou sat on the opposite side of the door, and the remaining side was still the male ghost's seat.
The male ghost's meal had already been prepared. He sat solemnly on a small chair, eating with chopsticks, and while eating, he unusually kept urging Xuanli:
"Girls should eat more meat, look how thin you are."
"This sour soup is good, you should try it."
"You only eat this little bit of rice?"
It's a miracle they didn't start arguing; they're even showing concern for each other.
Chi Jun didn't react much, but Xu Qingzhou felt something was off and kept glancing at the male ghost several times.
As the one being cared for, Xuan Li had naturally already noticed something amiss. She rested her chin on her hand and lazily glanced at the male ghost:
"You care about me so much, what, have you fallen in love with me?"
The male ghost seemed to have heard a hilarious joke, and instantly burst into disdainful laughter. But realizing something, he quickly stopped laughing and muttered:
"You're overthinking it. I just... care about women."
Xuan Licai didn't believe his nonsense and scoffed.
"Speak, what do you want from me?"
"Is there any kind of magical pill that can make someone completely bewitched by me?"
The male ghost came back too quickly.
Xu Qingzhou was a little taken aback, and even Xuan Li was stunned for a moment before showing an "I see" expression.
Yes, do you want it?
The male ghost nodded vigorously, his small eyes shining brightly.
"That kind of medicine can't be made from just any material; it requires something from your body."
"What?"
Xuanli didn't speak, but leaned back slightly to the left, staring at the male ghost's back. Her gaze slowly moved down and stopped.
The male ghost's expression changed drastically, and he instantly covered his buttocks.
"It needs to extract a wisp of your energy as a medicinal ingredient, and I have to extract it myself. I'll put a special little worm that extracts energy inside, and it will crawl around inside for seven days and seven nights, fully absorbing your essence..."
Imagining that scene, the male ghost's face twisted in pain:
"...Does it really have to be this way?"
"It has to be this way."
Xu Qingzhou's expression changed upon hearing this conversation.
On the contrary, Chi Jun remained calm, tapping his bowl with his chopsticks to express his displeasure.
"Hey, can't a person even eat in peace?"
Under Xuan Li's gaze, the male ghost blushed, and after a long while, as if he had finally made up his mind, he looked at Xuan Li with a humiliated yet unusually firm expression:
"Okay! Let's get it then! When? Where do we get it?"
Xuanli sat up straight, picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks, and put it in her mouth.
"I didn't agree to help you get it."
Male ghost: "???"
Xu Qingzhou, biting her chopsticks, clearly saw two raging flames instantly rise in the male ghost's eyes. She couldn't help but shudder, sensing that something terrible was about to happen at this dinner.
As she expected, the meal turned into a chaotic mess, with everyone making a ruckus. Xu Qingzhou's attempts to stop them were futile, and it was only after Chi Jun intervened and asked them to leave that the two finally calmed down.
But after being tricked and thoroughly humiliated, the male ghost left the table in anger before even finishing his meal.
Xuanli, thick-skinned as ever, remained seated at the dining table, continuing to eat.
"He's not a bad person, why do you keep teasing him?"
Looking at the empty seat next to him, Chi Jun felt somewhat helpless.
Xuan Li leisurely tossed a pork meatball into her mouth:
"Because I'm bad."
"..."
The meal finally got back on track. After finishing the meal ten minutes later, Xuanli took a glass of warm water and comfortably leaned against the railing under the eaves to enjoy the breeze. She chatted idly with Chi Jun, while Xu Qingzhou washed the pots and pans and started writing her test paper inside the house.
Suddenly, my phone chimed with a text message.
Chi Jun glanced down and saw a transfer notification; the new payment had arrived.
Without a second thought, he transferred the money back to Xu Qingzhou intact.
Xuanli, who was standing nearby, laughed and teased:
"Oh, you hand over your salary? You really are a good man."
Chi Jun glanced at her sideways and smiled:
"That's right, it's used to save up for my wife."
Wife's savings...
Xuanli silently repeated these three words to herself, and for some reason, her eyes became somewhat unfocused, mixed with a sense of melancholy.
"As a friend, I sincerely hope to see you and Qingzhou get married."
She took a sip of warm water and said slowly.
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