Chapter 88: Curfew
The weekend arrived in the blink of an eye.
Cheng Yang had not been eating or sleeping well these past few days, her mind filled with thoughts of her date with Xu Xun.
A strange and hazy thought vaguely arose in her heart. She felt that Xu Xun’s feelings for her should be different from others.
If Xu Xun were really not interested in her, then why would such a cold person take the initiative to invite her to a meal and also agree to her request?
Cheng Yang couldn’t suppress the upward curve of her lips. She rolled around on the bed for a while and then stood in front of the mirror, stroking her face.
Fortunately, there’s still this face.
This face had brought her endless advantages.
But Xu Xun didn’t seem to be interested in it. Could it be that she didn’t like beautiful Alphas?
Cheng Yang’s thoughts ran wild for a long time, and then she rolled over and fell off the bed.
“Ouch.”
She rubbed her lower back, sat on the carpet, and held up her phone to check Xu Xun’s Moments.
Besides some high school knowledge points from tutoring, there was nothing else.
Cheng Yang knew that Xu Xun would go out to do part-time jobs like tutoring when she was not in class on weekends or when she had fewer classes.
She sighed, her face full of sorrow.
Xu Xun could earn a lot of money from tutoring on weekends, but this time, because she had taken a leave of absence, her salary would definitely be reduced.
“…”
Cheng Yang didn’t want to delay her from making money.
Just as she was lying in bed, blaming herself, her phone rang.
Cheng Yang was startled, and her hand was not steady. The phone fell and hit her on the bridge of her nose.
“Ugh.”
It was both sore and painful.
Tears came out of her eyes from the pain.
But the moment she saw the message from Xu Xun, Cheng Yang’s eyes flew open, and she didn’t even have time to wipe her tears.
Xu Xun: [I’m waiting for you at the XX bus stop]
Cheng Yang was taken aback for a moment.
Little Lamb: [Bus stop?]
Little Lamb: [I’ll have the driver pick you up]
Little Lamb: [Stay there, send me your location]
Under the shade of a tree, Xu Xun sat on a long bench at the bus stop.
Seeing the message from Cheng Yang, she curved her lips, looked down at the hem of her white long dress that was on the ground, and quickly picked it up with her hand, gently patting off the dust.
This was a dress that she had bought with a week’s tutoring fee, nearly a thousand yuan.
This dress was also the most expensive piece of clothing that Xu Xun had ever bought.
She was very satisfied and felt that it was very worth it.
Xu Xun had an old-fashioned gold bracelet on her wrist. This was a gift from her mother.
It was the one that her aunt had secretly taken away before.
When Xu Xun had found it, this bracelet had almost been beaten into a gold bar by the master of a gold shop.
This was the last thing that her mother had left her, but her aunt still refused to let it go.
Xu Xun lowered her eyelids. She was sad for a while. When she looked up, a person had appeared in front of her at some point.
Cheng Yang’s car was parked on the side of the road.
In fact, she had been here for a while, but seeing that Xu Xun was always looking down, not looking at her phone or the car, she thought that she must have something on her mind.
Her eyes lit up, and the first thing she noticed was that Xu Xun was wearing a floral white dress, paired with a pair of small white shoes with heels. She was fair and thin, and just sitting there made it impossible for people to look away.
Cheng Yang tidied her hair, and the moment Xu Xun looked up at her, she curved her lips at the other.
“Did I disturb your rest by asking you out for a meal today?”
Cheng Yang was a little embarrassed. She opened the passenger door and nodded slightly at Xu Xun.
Xu Xun sat in the passenger seat, watched as Cheng Yang closed the car door, and then bent down to get into the driver’s seat.
“No, even if I didn’t go out to play today, I still have to go and tutor.”
Cheng Yang’s driving skills were average. It hadn’t been long since she had gotten her driver’s license, and she didn’t dare to drive fast at all.
And with Xu Xun sitting beside her, she was afraid that she would step on the accelerator instead of the brake.
In fact, Cheng Yang had originally planned to have a driver pick them up, but she had felt that this would be too much of a disturbance to their “private time,” so she had simply driven herself.
Xu Xun smiled. “Your driving skills are not bad. I haven’t even gotten my driver’s license yet.”
At the mention of this driver’s license, Cheng Yang had a headache.
During the summer vacation, Cheng Yang had only barely passed after taking the test five times.
Yu Mei, who had passed on her first try, had been laughing at her, and she didn’t even dare to get in her car.
Cheng Yang took a deep breath. “A driver’s license is actually quite simple. If you want to learn, I…”
She paused. “I’ll have Yu Mei teach you.”
Xu Xun tilted her head curiously. “Why Yu Mei? Can’t you teach me?”
“…”
Cheng Yang’s eyes suddenly flew open.
What did Xu Xun mean by this? Was she hinting at something?
Cheng Yang was overjoyed, and as a result, she stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake.
The two of them stumbled, and Cheng Yang’s chest hurt from the seatbelt.
The car behind them honked loudly, and the driver stuck his head out and cursed at the car in front.
“So what if you’re driving a Rolls-Royce! Can you just brake randomly on the road? Don’t you know the traffic rules!”
“…”
Cheng Yang drove the car away in a dejected manner, so embarrassed that she didn’t dare to look at Xu Xun.
“That… I accidentally stepped on the wrong brake just now. Are you okay?”
Xu Xun shook her head. “I’m fine. Is your car okay? Did it get hit from behind?”
Cheng Yang said, “It should be fine. I can’t teach you. My driving skills are not good. Yu Mei passed her third subject on her first try. I…”
Xu Xun said with a smile, “It’s fine. Who doesn’t start from scratch? You’ll be fine with more practice.”
Xu Xun’s voice was light and soft, and it made Cheng Yang’s heart melt. She almost stepped on the brake instead of the accelerator again.
“…”
She pinched her own thigh hard. After she had sobered up, she slowly nodded.
“You’re right. Although my grades are not good, I can still communicate with you in private.”
“Mmm.”
After saying this, Cheng Yang noticed that her words seemed to have a bit of an ambiguity, and she quickly explained.
“It’s about communicating about skills.”
It would have been better if she hadn’t explained. The explanation seemed to have changed the taste a little.
A hint of an ambiguous emotion gradually arose between the two of them. Cheng Yang felt it, but she didn’t know if Xu Xun had this feeling.
After arriving at the restaurant, Cheng Yang parked the car in a parking space, quickly got out, and helped Xu Xun open the car door.
“Get out. We’re here.”
When she got out of the car, Xu Xun suddenly twisted her ankle and almost fell.
Cheng Yang quickly and skillfully caught her. “Are you okay?”
Xu Xun leaned against her arm. “I’m fine. I just twisted it by accident. It’s not a big deal.”
Cheng Yang was still worried. “Is your foot injured?”
Xu Xun shook her head. “No, I’m really fine.”
She slipped out of Cheng Yang’s embrace, seemingly close yet distant.
Cheng Yang subconsciously wanted to support her, but Xu Xun said with a smile, “I’m really fine. It’s sunny outside. Let’s go in.”
“Okay.”
Xu Xun had served plates at a Michelin restaurant before, and this was her first time eating here.
Cheng Yang said, “I don’t know if you like the food here. I think it’s not bad.”
Xu Xun answered honestly, “It’s quite delicious here. I’ve been a waitress here, but I quit after a month.”
Cheng Yang’s eyes slowly widened. “Was it very tiring?”
Xu Xun said with a smile, “It was okay. It wasn’t that tiring. I could even sneak some food from the back kitchen occasionally. I was full without even eating all day.”
Cheng Yang couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “Then were you ever caught? Would they deduct your salary if you were caught?”
Xu Xun said, “I was caught several times…”
“…”
Cheng Yang couldn’t help but laugh. “So funny.”
The two of them entered an elegant and quiet private room.
Xu Xun sat by the window, looking at the beautiful river view outside.
Cheng Yang handed her the menu. “See what you want to eat.”
Xu Xun retorted, “What do you want to eat?”
Cheng Yang shook her head. “I don’t know. Why don’t we have the same? Let’s have that two-person deluxe set.”
Xu Xun nodded, and the corners of her lips curled up. “Okay.”
The first to be served was a creamy mushroom soup.
Xu Xun was not very used to this kind of Western food, and she felt that the dishes that were served later were all average.
But the person sitting in front of her was Cheng Yang, and this meal was treated by the other. No matter what, she couldn’t show that she didn’t like it.
Halfway through the meal, Cheng Yang called a halt.
“No need to serve anymore. Let’s stop here.”
Xu Xun was still in a daze.
Cheng Yang looked at her intently and asked, “You don’t like to eat it?”
Xu Xun shook her head. “No, I quite like it.”
Cheng Yang smiled. “Don’t lie to me. I know you can’t eat anymore.”
Xu Xun pressed her lips together and answered honestly, “It’s not delicious.”
Cheng Yang smiled helplessly. “If you don’t like it, you can just tell me. There’s no need to force yourself.”
After saying this, Cheng Yang was also embarrassed.
“Actually, I also think the taste is average, but this is my first time treating you to a meal, after all. There has to be a sense of ceremony.”
Xu Xun touched her stomach. “I’m not full.”
In Cheng Yang’s eyes, Xu Xun’s action was soft and very cute, like a beautiful long-haired cat.
“Then what do you want to eat?”
Xu Xun pressed her lips together. “I want to eat hot pot.”
Cheng Yang stood up. “Let’s go.”
The two of them hit it off.
After leaving the restaurant, Cheng Yang looked at the rolling heat wave and said with a smile, “It’s so hot to eat hot pot. Will we get heatstroke?”
Xu Xun hesitated for a moment. “Why don’t we not go…”
“No! I said it’s my treat. You’re not even full.”
In the car, Cheng Yang handed her phone to Xu Xun. “You can choose. There are so many hot pot restaurants. I’m dazzled.”
Xu Xun said, “Let’s eat at He Li Lao. I haven’t been to any other places.”
In order to avoid stepping on a mine, the two of them decided to eat at this place.
Here, Xu Xun finally lost that sense of restraint, and her whole being relaxed a lot.
The two of them ate until they were so full they couldn’t move.
Cheng Yang held her stomach and wailed, “Ahhhhhh, if I had known, I wouldn’t have ordered so much.”
Xu Xun said with a smile, “I told you that a portion of vegetables is very large. It’s enough to order half a portion.”
Cheng Yang was aggrieved. “But I’ve never been here before.”
Xu Xun took the initiative to sit beside her and tilted her head to ask, “Are you stuffed? Do you want to go to the hospital to have a look?”
Cheng Yang picked up a piece of watermelon from the tray and said with a smile, “It’s fine. I can still have another piece of watermelon to fill the gap.”
“…”
After queuing and eating hot pot, it was already dark when they went out.
The neon lights were on, and they were constantly flashing. The two of them were in the bustling city, but they felt an incomparable sense of peace.
It was already eight in the evening.
Cheng Yang said, “Do you want me to take you shopping at the mall?”
She actually wanted to buy Xu Xun a new phone. Today, she had seen Xu Xun looking at her phone, and the screen was broken, but she was still using it.
Xu Xun thought for a moment. “Then I have to go back before ten. The dormitory has a curfew.”
Cheng Yang said with a smile, “Okay, but…”
Xu Xun asked, “What?”
Cheng Yang said with some embarrassment, “It’s fine even if the curfew is over. You can sleep at my place.”
After saying this, Cheng Yang quickly explained, “My house is a four-story detached villa. You can sleep in any room you want. Don’t misunderstand.”
Xu Xun lowered her head, unable to help but laugh. “Mmm, I know.”
Cheng Yang breathed a sigh of relief. She was just afraid that her random words would give Xu Xun a bad impression.
The mall was very large, and the two of them went to a clothing store.
Cheng Yang asked, “Are there any clothes you want to buy?”
Xu Xun shook her head. “I don’t want to buy any.”
After leaving the clothing store, Cheng Yang asked again, “Do you want to go to the cosmetics section?”
Xu Xun didn’t wear makeup, but she still nodded.
When Cheng Yang wasn’t looking, Xu Xun secretly glanced at the time and found that it was already nine-thirty.
She curved one corner of her lips, her gaze fixed on Cheng Yang’s back, and then she quickly walked towards her.
“What are you looking at?”
Cheng Yang was a little shy. “I… I’m looking at what color of lipstick suits you.”
Xu Xun leaned over, lowered her head, and looked at the dazzling array of lipsticks on the shelf.
Her hair fell into Cheng Yang’s collar, and it was brushing against the other’s skin and collarbones again and again.
Cheng Yang was so itchy that her whole body was numb, as if she had been hit by a series of small electric currents.
She held her breath, smelled a faint floral fragrance, and was almost intoxicated.
Cheng Yang turned to look at Xu Xun and found that the other had not noticed and was seriously studying the lipsticks.
“My lip color is a little light. Is it more suitable for pink?”
Cheng Yang bit her lower lip. After a while, she said, “Then let’s take it out and try it.”
She asked the sales assistant for a sample, handed it to Xu Xun, and then quickly turned her head away.
Xu Xun’s body was very fragrant. It was a sweet floral fragrance, but she didn’t know what kind of flower it was.
It was not a rose, nor was it the strong fragrance of gardenia, but a faint fragrance that seemed to bloom from the darkness.
After Xu Xun had applied the lipstick, she felt that this light red color was quite flattering.
She turned her head and found that Cheng Yang was with her back to her.
“I’m done.”
Cheng Yang turned her head and found that the Xu Xun who had applied the lipstick seemed to have become more beautiful.
Now, the moment she saw Xu Xun, her two eyes would automatically be covered with a filter.
“Beautiful.”
If Cheng Yang had guessed correctly, this death barbie pink was not very easy to sell, and it was very picky about temperament and skin tone.
But Xu Xun could pull it off perfectly.
The sales assistant had also rarely seen someone who could pull off death barbie pink so beautifully, so she frantically recommended it.
Cheng Yang said with a smile, “Then you can pack a new one for me.”
Xu Xun glanced at the price. “I’ll pay.”
Cheng Yang shook her head and took out a card. “My mom puts money in my card every month. I can’t even spend it all.”
Xu Xun was at a loss for words. “But…”
Cheng Yang had an idea. “If you feel bad, then how about you treat me next time?”
This was exactly what Xu Xun wanted.
She looked very conflicted, but in reality, her heart was already blooming with joy.
“Okay, but I’m not a local. I haven’t been to many places.”
Cheng Yang quickly said, “Me too. We can just walk around.”
After paying, Cheng Yang glanced at the time. “Ah, it’s ten-thirty.”
Xu Xun’s brow furrowed tightly. “How is it so fast? The dormitory locks at ten sharp…”
Cheng Yang said, “Then what should we do?”
Xu Xun said, “The auntie at our dormitory is a bit fierce. I came back late from tutoring a few days ago, and she scolded me for a while before she let me in.”
Cheng Yang took that step. “Why don’t you come home with me? There’s no early eight o’clock class tomorrow. I’ll take you to school.”
Xu Xun stood there, a little conflicted, and finally nodded.
The moment she saw Xu Xun nod, Cheng Yang swore that this moment was the happiest time of her life.
Since she had already decided not to go back, Cheng Yang felt much more relaxed.
“Are you still shopping? If you’re tired, let’s go back.”
Xu Xun wanted to stay with Cheng Yang for a little longer, but now she couldn’t continue to shop.
“I’m a little sleepy. Let’s go back.”
On the way back, the street was still a scene of bustling traffic.
When they passed a crossroads, Cheng Yang found a cat, dragging a limping hind leg and diving into the bushes.
“I think I saw a cat.”
Xu Xun nodded. “I saw it too. It seems to be injured.”
Cheng Yang and Xu Xun exchanged a look and then parked the car on the side of the road.
The two of them got out of the car, turned on their phone’s flashlight, and then began to look for the cat’s whereabouts.
If she had guessed correctly, this cat must have been hit by a car.
The two of them split up to look. Cheng Yang was worried but heard Xu Xun call her.
“Yangyang! Over here!”
Cheng Yang quickly ran over, but now she was curious why Xu Xun would call her Yangyang.
“…”
The two of them were silent for a moment. Xu Xun explained, “My other three roommates all like you very much. They often call you that in the dormitory. Over time, it just…”
Hearing this explanation, the high-flying corners of Cheng Yang’s lips slowly drooped.
She squatted on the ground, looking at the cat with an aggrieved expression. When Xu Xun leaned over, she returned to her normal expression.
“It’s an injured calico. It’s so beautiful.”
The little calico was lying in the flowerbed, motionless, its two green eyes staring straight at them.
Just as Cheng Yang thought it was going to attack, the little calico cried out pitifully, crawled out, and rubbed its head against Cheng Yang’s hand.
Cheng Yang’s heart instantly melted.
“So well-behaved. But its hind leg is a little bad. Let’s take it to the hospital.”
Xu Xun nodded.
Cheng Yang drove, and Xu Xun held the cat.
“I thought it was going to hiss at me, but I didn’t expect it to be so well-behaved.”
Xu Xun said with a smile, “Yeah, so well-behaved. I’ve wanted to have a cat for a long time, but my aunt wouldn’t allow it, and I didn’t have the energy.”
This had taken a lot of time, and it was already past midnight.
When the two of them came out of the hospital, it was already past one.
Back in the car, Cheng Yang yawned.
“Ah, so sleepy. Let’s hurry back and sleep.”
Xu Xun looked back at the pet hospital and said, “What are you planning to do with this cat after it’s been treated?”
Cheng Yang said, “Let’s see if it’s willing to accept us as its owner. If not, we’ll take it back and find someone to adopt it.”
Xu Xun said, “There are many cat abusers now. It’s so beautiful. It will definitely be easily targeted.”
Cheng Yang thought for a moment. “That’s true.”
She looked straight ahead, her heart already on Xu Xun.
Cheng Yang swallowed nervously.
“How about this? We’ll keep this cat at my place after it’s been treated. If you miss it, you can come to my place to play with it anytime.”
After Amnesia, the Seductive Omega CEO Tempts Me to Mark Her – End
