Chapter 30

Jiang Ziquan said goodbye to Chen Guangbiao and his wife before happily dragging Shen Yumo back to Beijin. It was a good trip overall and she had fun.

She glanced to her side at Shen Yumo who was sleeping next to her, a serene smile on her lips as she sat there peacefully. The winter sun peeked out of the clouds and a ray of golden light hit her face, highlighting Shen Yumo’s delicate and small ears. A perfect image of sleeping beauty, but Jiang Ziquan couldn’t help herself as she brushed the stray pieces of hair that covered Shen Yumo’s face behind her ear. Like that, the spell was broken and Shen Yumo stirred, her eyelashes fluttering open ever so slowly.

Jiang Ziquan quickly turned her head around and pretended to be focused on the scenery outside, but her ears were carefully listening to the movements beside her.

Shen Yumo seemed to be unaware of Jiang Ziquan’s staring and raised a hand to gently press her sore neck from sitting in an upright position for so long. The train was quiet as the majority of the passengers were snoozing as well with only a few people whispering like the young couple sitting in front of them.

She felt a little bored and took out her phone. She wanted to make a call to her parents and tell them she was coming home soon, but suddenly a slender and fair arm appeared in her vision.

“Do you want some milk tea?”

Shen Yumo looked up and came face to face with a smiling Jiang Ziquan who held out a cup of milk tea. Perhaps it was because she had been tricked into drinking so many cups of it over a long period of time, but now she was quite used to the sweet taste of it. She thought about it, then nodded and accepted the tea.

“Thank you.”

Jiang Ziquan shrugged and watched as Shen Yumo took a small sip, probably trying to test the temperature. When she saw that beautiful face light up a bit of satisfaction, she let out a sigh of relief. After all, Shen Yumo’s tastes were still somewhat picky so Jiang Ziquan had a hard time picking out the right flavor.

Shen Yumo set the cup onto the small tray in front of them and Jiang Ziquan stared at those lips that still had some pearly drops of liquid on it, leftover from the milk tea just now. Her eyes drew a line from those cherry-like lips and down to that sharp jaw that had become a little rounder, in a healthy way.

That slender neck was no longer covered by a scarf and that fair skin was revealed to her. She could see the veins lining her neck and she idly thought that if vampires were real, then they would probably fight each other for a taste of Shen Yumo. I wonder what it tastes like if I bite it. Jiang Ziquan licked her lips.

Her eyes continued downward, but it was still winter after all and a thick cotton coat completely blocked her view of Shen Yumo’s beautiful upper body. However, she can still see those two long legs that looked as slender and straight as they have always been.

Probably because she finally noticed Jiang Ziquan’s scorching eyes, Shen Yumo wrapped her coat tighter around her body and especially around her chest area. Jiang Ziquan’s face flushed red and couldn’t help thinking about the text message Chen Chen sent her last night.

“I told her that you wanted to reduce your breast size and that Su Yan knew many skilled doctors that might be able to help you.”

Naturally, Jiang Ziquan had no plan whatsoever to do anything like that and she was very satisfied with her figure. However, the proper and prim Shen Yumo had heard such words and actually believed them. Although she had a thick skin and she has become even more shameless in order to pursue Shen Yumo….

She is still a pure and innocent young woman….sometimes.

Shen Yumo had no idea that Jiang Ziquan was now thinking about all kinds of shocking things but only looked at that blushing face with confusion. She thought that maybe the temperature on the train was a little too high, but she didn’t think much of it. As for the fact that she had caught Jiang Ziquan staring at her, she was already used to it. After being stared at by that pair of sticky eyes so many times, she was too lazy to even bring it up anymore.

The two fell into a comfortable silence and they listened to the young couple whispering in front of them.

“Ah-Feng, do you like me?”

“I do.” The boy asked her in turn, “Do you like me?”

“I do too.” The girl nodded embarrassedly, her sultry voice full of affection as she looked at her boyfriend. Seeing his handsome looking face, she couldn’t help but lean forward and kiss it.

*Chu*

The mischievous boy was used to the girl’s sneak attacks and patted her hair in a spoiled manner, “This is a real kiss.”

As he said that he leaned forward and kissed the girl on her red lips, his hand propping her chin up. He was obviously skilled at this move.

Even if Shen Yumo looked out the window and pretended to be looking at the scenery, she could still hear those embarrassing noises and her face burned red.

On the other hand, Jiang Ziquan felt admiration for this boy. That skillful move, that gentle tone, just when can she pull off that highly skilled maneuver on Yumo? The bit of PDA was a bit much for her.

And it was embarrassing to admit this, but the young couple acted like they’ve been together for years and they seemed to be very experienced.

Once the sounds stopped, Shen Yumo turned her head back around and shook her head to get rid of her flush. She saw that Jiang Ziquan was looking at her with a sad and pouting expression and felt confused, “What’s wrong?”

“You, me-” Jiang Ziquan wanted to say that she wanted to kiss her but seeing that serious and gentle face she couldn’t force out her words. Instead she asked, “Why is your face so red? Is it too hot?”

“N-no, it’s fine, I’m fine.”

It was barely a whisper, but Jiang Ziquan still heard it.

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They had only been gone for only about two or three days, but the festivities in Beijin was much more obvious than before. Young people dragged their suitcases home to see their parents, students ran out happily as schools let out, and people jumped with joy at seeing old friends. It was a picture of warmth and happiness as they welcomed the coming of Chinese New Year.

However, Jiang ZIquan would not be going home for the holidays this year. Not only that, but she was also bringing Lin Cuo along to join her suffering.

She picked out a few gifts for Shen Yumo to give to her in-laws and she also picked up a few cool gadgets to bribe Lin Cuo in going with her.

She pressed on the doorbell and waited for the recently cleaned glass door to open. Lin Cuo had probably cleaned it in preparation of putting up banners, posters, and other celebratory things. Now that she thought about it, she always helped Lin Cuo hang up the posters since Lin Cuo, who had no close relatives, was too lazy to be bothered putting them up herself.

“Wow, you still know how to use the doorbell?” Lin Cuo opened the door and leaned against the frame. The last time she came over, Jiang Ziquan had called her on the phone and didn’t bother pressing the doorbell.

“Hehe.” Jiang Ziquan didn’t let that comment dissuade her as hurriedly brought out a few souvenirs and held it in front of her

“What do you want?” Lin Cuo glanced at her suspiciously, her vigilance increasing tenfold. She remembered that saying about a weasel giving gifts to the chicken, “You acting like this is making me nervous.”

“Alright, then I’m going to be direct.”

Lin Cuo let her inside and listened as Jiang Ziquan explained where she would be going for the next few weeks. She didn’t really care where she went for the holidays and she didn’t really have any close friends or family other than Jiang Ziquan around these parts so she was more than willing to go.

After hearing the first few words, she simply answered, “No problem, I will go with you.”

“Great! I just knew you were the best!” Jiang Ziquan patted her leg and then got up, prepared to leave, and took the gifts with her.

“Idiot, you are getting more and more shameless.” Lin Cuo laughed and threw a pair of slippers at her.

Jiang Ziquan laughed and carefully set the gifts down, “Alright, I’m leaving now.”

“Yes, yes, have fun, and stay safe.

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At the airport, Jiang Ziquan looked speechlessly at her mother who was looking back at her with reddened eyes. She was just going to Country M for a little bit but her mother looked like she was going to be leaving her for good.

But one cannot blame Liu Yan (her mother) for acting like this. Ever since Jiang Ziquan graduated from college, Jiang Ziquan had obediently stayed near and would come to visit her almost every week. This time, Jiang Ziquan was not going to be home for the New Year and so she was naturally feeling reluctant.

“If Lin Cuo wasn’t going with you, I wouldn’t have agreed.” Her mother only said this and then began to thank Lin Cuo.

“Teacher Shen, although the timing isn’t quite right, let me wish you a Happy New Year.”

Shen Yumo looked up at her and nodded, “Happy New Year and safe travels.”

Jiang Ziquan walked forward a few steps and hugged her gently. Her body wasn’t as stiff as last time and she whispered, “I will miss you.”

Then the plane took off. This was going to be an interesting start to her year.

The person who came to pick them up was a blonde man whose name is ‘Steven’ and fortunately their foreign language skills hadn’t degraded to the point where they couldn’t keep up.

“This is the apartment the boss prepared for you. The boss will come over tonight and, uh, if you need help with anything, ahem, I can help you.” Steven was still a young man and now seeing two beautiful Asian girls from mainland China, he couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“Alright, Steven,” Lin Cuo could see how uncomfortable he was and patted him on the shoulder, “help us buy some fruit.”

“Ok.”

“Why did you send him out?” Jiang Ziquan glanced at Steven hurrying out as she walked in.

“Nothing. I just thought it would be awkward for a guy to help us unpack since we’re two girls.”

“You’re right. I don’t know what Chen Chen was thinking this time, actually sending a guy over.” Jiang Ziquan shook her head and looked at the small apartment. In reality, it was more like a penthouse with a total of two floors. The first floor was full of offices and other rooms while the second floor was where all the bedrooms were. The first floor was very nice and tidy with potted plants lying around.

The two women unpacked their things and set up their rooms. After doing so, they immediately crashed into their bed, both tired from their eight hour flight.

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“Get up, it’s time to eat.” Lin Cuo helplessly pushed the woman who was still sleeping. Did I come here to play nanny?

Jiang Ziquan rubbed her eyes. She looked a little dazed as she narrowed her eyes and said, “Oh it’s you. I thought you were Teacher Shen.”

“You, you little piece of-” Lin Cuo laughed angrily and greeted her face with a pillow. She had worked hard to cook them food and now even her presence was not wanted, she couldn’t help but get angry, “That mouth of yours is getting cockier every day.”

Jiang Ziquan fought back and with them fighting like this, it was like they were back in college again and she laughed until her stomach hurt.

“Do you still dare to resist?” Lin Cuo increased her strength and landed a hard blow on that pair of long legs.

“Ok, ok, I admit defeat.” Jiang ZIquan raised her hands in surrender, rolled over, and murmured, “Shen Yumo would never hit me.”

“Hmph, Teacher Shen wouldn’t even want to deal with you right now.” Lin Cuo rolled her eyes and then smoothed out the bed, looking like a babysitter again.

Jiang Ziquan nodded. But it was the truth and she felt a little sad as she sighed, “You’re right. Teacher Shen is different.”

Lin Cuo saw her depressed expression and suddenly sat down with surprise. She looked at the curled up body in front of her and frowned, “You…are you okay?”

T/N notes:

I’ve heard of plastic surgery for people who wanted bigger boobs, but there are actually people who want smaller boobs???? Well, you know what they say…..Flat is justice!