After Being Pestered by My Gloomy and Clingy Roommate 24p3

Chapter 24: Twenty-Four p3

Hearing this, Chi Jing’s blood rushed to her head, and she wished she could break off the steering wheel and eat it on the spot.

“If I’m suddenly sent to the emergency room one day, it will definitely be because of you!”

Yu Jiang quickly said, “Pei pei pei. Scold me all you want, but don’t say things like that.”

Chi Jing had to watch the road, so she could only glare at her out of the corner of her eye. “Pei my ass! I’m in no mood to pei! Who was I organizing this mixer for today! Yu Xiaojiang, touch your conscience. Isn’t it telling you that it! Hurts! So! Much!”

Yu Jiang lowered her head, not daring to refute. Her obedient and timid appearance made Chi Jing laugh in anger.

“I was wondering why tonight’s mixer ended so quickly. So you weren’t even participating seriously! Yu Xiaojiang, do you just have to jump into that fire pit! Is liking someone you’re destined not to have a very happy thing!”

Just then, there was a traffic jam ahead. Chi Jing, who had a chance to stop and give her a good lecture, put on a serious face and turned to look at the person in the passenger seat.

The moment her dark gaze met those eyes filled with seriousness and determination, it was like shattered glass. With a crash, all her negative emotions instantly dissipated.

“But liking her really is a very happy thing.”

Yu Jiang’s soft voice became the last ray of twilight before night officially fell.

The sky darkened very suddenly.

The road ahead began to clear. Chi Jing, knowing she should prepare to start moving again, reached up and turned on the reading light in the center of the car’s ceiling.

Light fell.

She asked, “Are you really sure?”

“I’m an adult. I’ll take responsibility for my own choices. Also,” Yu Jiang reached out and tugged on her sleeve—this was her fixed way of seeking reconciliation when they argued in high school.

“Chi Jing, thank you.”

Yu Jiang wasn’t putting on a brave face.

She really felt that falling for someone like Chu Qingzi was a very beautiful thing.

She even felt that she was luckier than most people.

After all, in this world, there were many people who were in pain while having a secret crush.

Not like her. Besides not being able to enjoy the exclusive treatment of a lover, the person she liked was generously letting her feel all the gentleness and consideration she deserved.

Chi Jing was silent for a long time.

Until the moment just before she was about to start driving again, she let go of the steering wheel, reached over, and rubbed Yu Jiang’s head.

“Silly Yu Xiaojiang.”

Although she hadn’t said any warm or comforting words, Yu Jiang’s eyes suddenly turned red.

She really was the luckiest person in the world.

Outside the east gate of University C.

Chi Jing sat in the car, watching Yu Jiang get out.

After the car door was closed, she frowned and asked, “How long will it take for that person to get here? Are you sure you don’t need me to wait with you?”

Yu Jiang shook her head. “She’s already on her way. She should be here soon. You should go find your senior. I’ll be fine on my own.”

“Alright then. Remember to let me know you got home safe.”

Chi Jing was about to turn around when she remembered something she had specifically brought and tossed it to her.

“Here, the sleeping pills you wanted. What’s wrong, have you not been sleeping well lately?”

Yu Jiang told a small, unverifiable lie. “It’s not for me, it’s for Qingzi. Neither of us has ever taken sleeping pills. How exactly do you take this kind you bought?”

“I don’t remember. The instructions are still in the box. I didn’t throw them away. You can take it home and figure it out yourself.”

“Okay. Be careful on the road then. Bye-bye.”

After seeing her off, Yu Jiang began to send a message to Chu Qingzi.

【Qingzi, I’m done with the performance. Chi Jing has something to do at the last minute. Can you come pick me up?】

Chu Qingzi replied in a second.

【AAA Qingzi: Okay. Where are you now, baby?】

【(Location pin for the east gate of University C)】

【I’m at the east gate of the school. Are you taking the subway?】

【AAA Qingzi: I’m taking a plane, baby.】

Yu Jiang burst out laughing, realizing she had asked a stupid question.

【AAA Qingzi: I just got a car. It’ll still be a few dozen minutes. Go sit in a nearby shop for a while, baby. I’ll let you know when I’m close.】

【It’s okay. I’ll just play on my phone here.】

Chu Qingzi replied after about a minute.

She first sent a screenshot.

【AAA Qingzi: I checked, and the closest is Starbucks. I’ve already ordered. Go sit in the shop and wait for me, baby. Be good.】

The last word made Yu Jiang blush a little.

After replying to the message, she began to follow the map to find this Starbucks.

Before she could even lift her foot, a car stopped steadily in front of her.

Seeing the person in the driver’s seat, Yu Jiang was surprised. “Why are you back again?”

The other person waved for her to come closer.

Then she leaned over slightly and handed her a bag.

“I’m really leaving this time. Bye-bye.”

Yu Jiang opened the bag and looked at the contents.

Besides a steaming hot piece of toast, there was also a familiar cup of milk tea.

—Exactly the same as the one Chu Qingzi had brought back that day.

Yu Jiang was picked up by Chu Qingzi and taken home.

The first thing she did after getting in the door was to urge Chu Qingzi to take a shower.

This was a rare thing for Chu Qingzi.

She said helplessly, “Baby, it’s still early. Can I wash up a little later?”

Yu Jiang also knew her request was a bit unreasonable.

After all, according to their usual daily routine, showering was something that was done before bed.

She had a “heavy responsibility” today. If she was a minute late in completing it, she felt there would be a minute’s worth of danger.

Forced by the circumstances, Yu Jiang had to “force” Chu Qingzi to do this.

She found a very good excuse.

“I found a movie with really good reviews today. I want to watch it with you in bed, so let’s take a shower early and watch the movie, okay?”

Chu Qingzi smiled dotingly. “Since you’ve said so, how can I refuse? Then I’ll go wash up first. I’ll call you when I’m done, okay?”

This arrangement was exactly what Yu Jiang wanted. Fearing that Chu Qingzi would go back on her word, she quickly nodded. “Okay, okay. Then you should go wash up quickly.”

Soon, the sound of trickling water came from the bathroom.

Yu Jiang, sitting alone on the living room sofa, only dared to take out the bottle of sleeping pills from her pocket after confirming that Chu Qingzi would not be coming out again.

The dosage and effects were actually on the surface of the bottle, but Yu Jiang was not at ease and still took out the paper instructions from inside the bottle.

She held it up to the light and read it carefully.

After confirming that the medicine did not have any serious side effects, she got up with peace of mind and went to the kitchen to prepare a sleep aid to go with the sleeping pills.

By the time the hot milk had turned into warm milk, Chu Qingzi had just finished her shower.

She came to the living room to call her.

“Baby, I’m done.”

Yu Jiang sat still, waving for her to come over.

“What’s wrong?”

As if presenting a treasure, Yu Jiang pushed the cup of warm, milky-smelling milk on the coffee table towards Chu Qingzi.

“I was just looking in the snack cabinet and found that there were only two packets of milk powder left, so I mixed them both.”

She said with a frank expression, “I’ve already finished my cup. You should drink yours now too.”

Chu Qingzi didn’t suspect her of having any “ulterior motives.” She smiled gently. “Then I’ll drink it after I put the clothes in the washing machine. You go take a shower, baby. I’ll drink it.”

Yu Jiang knew she wouldn’t lie to her. Seeing that the secret kiss plan had completed a crucial step, she was overjoyed.

She smiled, her eyes curving into two cute crescents. “Okay, then let’s watch it in your room later. You can just go back to your room and wait for me after you’re done drinking.”

“Okay.”

Although the instructions said the medicine would take effect after ten minutes, Yu Jiang was still not at ease.

She dawdled in the bathroom for nearly twenty minutes before coming out in her pajamas.

The apartment was very quiet, so quiet it was as if she were the only living person there.

Yu Jiang first went to the kitchen. Seeing that the cup that had held the milk had been put back in its original place, she was completely relieved of her last trace of worry.

She went back to her room, took the phone stand from her bedside table, and went out to find Chu Qingzi, who had already been subdued by the medicine.

The room was so dark that not a trace of light could get through.

Yu Jiang familiarly made her way to the head of the bed and pressed one of the bedside lamps.

The warm yellow light fell on Chu Qingzi’s peacefully sleeping face.

Her already delicate features, because of this just-right touch of light, appeared even more charming.

Yu Jiang, with a guilty conscience, didn’t dare to look for long and turned her head to prepare her “tools of the crime.”

Soon, the stand was placed in a suitable position, and the phone was held tightly by it.

Yu Jiang pressed record and began to use the camera to capture every scene that was about to happen.

It was easier to extract key frames from a video than to take snapshots.

She climbed onto the bed lightly. Her slender limbs quickly pressed a series of creases into the thin feather duvet.

After a short while, Yu Jiang was beside Chu Qingzi.

She looked at the phone screen again. After discovering that her movements could now be clearly captured, she decided not to cross her right leg over to the other side.

Yu Jiang began to lower her head towards her—to prevent the picture from being blocked by her hair, she had even put it up in a bun beforehand.

Her slightly trembling, pink lips moved closer and closer to those full, naturally red lips.

Finally, the two touched lightly.

Yu Jiang used her hands for support, planning to get up.

But to her surprise, the moment their lips separated, the person who should have been dead asleep suddenly opened her eyes.

Chi Jing’s casual joke from that time had actually “come true.”

The first time she kissed Chu Qingzi, Yu Jiang did indeed faint on the spot.

However, it wasn’t because she was stimulated by the intensity of the kiss.

It was purely because she was so frightened by this turn of events that her eyes rolled back, and she fainted in a very ungraceful manner.