After Being Pestered by My Gloomy and Clingy Roommate 40p1

Chapter 40: Forty p1

Yu Jiang hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol tonight.

A moment ago, she had indeed been in a brief daze from being caught up in desire. Now that her lips had been released and she was no longer under that influence, she had naturally become clear-headed.

Yu Jiang knew very well that alcohol was not a good thing.

It was a devil that made people lose control, and it loved to help humans release all the deepest desires suppressed in their hearts.

It was obvious that Chu Qingzi had fallen for it today.

Her “unruly” behavior was just her body following its most instinctive physiological needs after getting drunk.

But she was drunk, and Yu Jiang was not.

If she really indulged her in this act, it would undoubtedly be like pouring a bucket of oil on their peaceful and beautiful, pure friendship.

Just a small flame would be enough to burn this friendship to ashes.

Chu Qingzi was the only one who could decide whether to set the fire.

To be precise, her state of mind when she sobered up tomorrow morning would determine whether this fire that could burn their friendship to the ground would be lit.

Chi Jing had said that a blackout drunk Chu Qingzi, as long as she was not provoked, would not remember what had happened tonight.

The probability of this outcome was not one hundred percent.

Even if it was as high as 99.99%, the timid Yu Jiang could still only see the 0.01% of failure.

Therefore, the moment Chu Qingzi was about to truly kiss her collarbone, she firmly and sadly chose to refuse again, “You really can’t.”

Her broken, trembling voice, in the lonely and deep dark night, seemed particularly pitiful.

The refusal, tinged with a crying tone, completely scattered the last trace of ambiguous atmosphere in the air.

The darkness destroyed Yu Jiang’s vision, making it impossible for her to see the expression of the person in front of her for a moment.

She could only judge from the gradually fading heat on her chest that the other person should have let her go.

The stuffiness in her heart had just dissipated a little when it gathered again because of Chu Qingzi’s action of grabbing her collar.

Fortunately, she was not trying to tear it down violently, but just to help her button up the few fine buttons that had just been unbuttoned.

The small buttons quickly re-wrapped all the exposed skin in the pajamas.

The negative emotions in Yu Jiang’s mind, in her as-always gentle movements, also disappeared bit by bit.

Just as everything was about to return to normal, Chu Qingzi raised her hand and ruffled Yu Jiang’s head.

Sensing her caution, Yu Jiang couldn’t hold it in and started to cry.

The drunken Chu Qingzi couldn’t say any words of apology.

But comforting the crying Yu Jiang seemed to have already become another instinct of hers.

Yu Jiang was pulled into her arms. Her back, which was trembling from her sobs, was soon covered by a warm, familiar, and very reassuring hand, patting her gently, over and over.

Yu Jiang had always been easy to coax.

After just less than three minutes in Chu Qingzi’s arms, her crying stopped.

She reached out and fumbled for a moment, and after successfully grabbing the corner of Chu Qingzi’s clothes, she tugged it lightly.

Her voice, after crying, was as soft as a freshly made snow-skin mochi, with a hint of coolness.

“Let me go. I’m going to wash my face.”

At this moment, Chu Qingzi, although a bit “unrestrained” in her intimate behavior, was as excellent as when she was sober in taking care of Yu Jiang.

Her long hand scooped up the coat that Yu Jiang had taken off before getting into bed and had casually placed at the foot of the bed. She personally put it on for Yu Jiang before letting her get out of bed.

When Yu Jiang walked, she also put on her slippers and followed.

Like a personal bodyguard that Yu Jiang had hired at a high price, a thin and long figure covered her, never leaving her side, as if it could protect her to the end of her life.

After entering the bathroom, before Yu Jiang could even get a washcloth, she was carried to the sink by the silent person.

Chu Qingzi began to complete all the subsequent actions for her.

While turning the faucet towards the hot water, she took out a washcloth. When the water temperature was suitable, she wet it.

Yu Jiang had not cried tragically, only the corners of her eyes were tinged with a faint crimson.

Neither of them spoke.

Yu Jiang obediently lowered her head a little and let her do as she pleased.

Chu Qingzi, on the other hand, held half of her face with one hand and, with the other hand holding the warm washcloth, wiped away the not-yet-dry tear tracks on her face.

After a moment of silence, Yu Jiang looked at the gentle-faced Chu Qingzi and spoke in a soft voice.

“The way you were following me just now was like…”

Chu Qingzi’s movement paused.

Such a familiar opening, and the experience of being a mother to her crush twice in a row, couldn’t help but give her a bit of PTSD.

She quickly sighed in her heart.

So be it.

Tonight was my fault, after all.

Even if I’m called Mom again, I deserve it.

Yu Jiang, halfway through her sentence, was actually hesitating whether to continue.

On second thought, Chu Qingzi was drunk now and probably couldn’t understand her words.

With this confidence, she completed her unfinished sentence.

“The way you were following me just now was like a little puppy.”

Yu Jiang’s grandmother’s family had a little local cat. It was very coquettish and very clingy.

Every time Yu Jiang went back to her old home, it would stick to her and meow, asking her to hold it.

Her grandmother’s family was also in the countryside and also had a pet, but it was a little local dog.

It was also very clingy to Yu Jiang, but not because it wanted her to hold it, but like a loyal knight, it would follow her twenty-four hours a day.

When Yu Jiang was sleeping in bed, it would curl up by the bed and sleep with her.

If she had to go to the toilet, it would also follow and obediently squat at the door, waiting for her to come out.

After speaking, Yu Jiang couldn’t help but reach out and ruffle Chu Qingzi’s head—every time she ruffled the little local dog’s head like this, it would happily wag its little tail.

Chu Qingzi didn’t have a little tail, but she had a mouth.

After hearing the new identity that Yu Jiang had arranged for her, she just stared at the other person quietly for a while before repeating seriously.

“Yes, I’m your little puppy.”

Yu Jiang did not fall into the seemingly magical eyes in front of her. She looked as if she had heard something incredible, and her expression instantly became intriguing.

She also quietly stared at Chu Qingzi for more than ten seconds before finally telling her with the same sincerity.

“Don’t worry. You know this, I know this, heaven knows this, and earth knows this. There will absolutely not be a third person who knows.”

Chu Qingzi: …

Yu Jiang patted her on the shoulder, as if to comfort her. “You might still be too repressed. If I remember correctly, this seems to be called S&M, right?”

She had heard that people who played S&M liked to call each other master or puppy.

She had never expected that Chu Qingzi not only had a saliva fetish, but also this kind of fetish.

Yu Jiang was quite considerate of her and kindly reminded her, “You seem to be able to understand what I’m saying. Then remember, try not to get drunk in front of others in the future, otherwise, this kind of mmm—”

Chu Qingzi’s patience ran out. She directly sealed her lips with a kiss, using this simple and direct way to block all her remaining terrible words.

After a light kiss, she let her go.

She, who had always been gentle and considerate, for a rare moment, was a little gritting her teeth.

“I’m not that kind of person.”

Yu Jiang: “Then why did you say you were a dog? I said you were my mom before, didn’t you not like to hear that?”

Chu Qingzi was defeated by her clueless train of thought and retorted with a retaliatory remark.

“Alright, then today I’m your dog and also your mom.”

She was really aggrieved and even forgot to use her usual intimate address.

After speaking, without giving Yu Jiang another chance to anger her, she held her chin and kissed her heavily again.

Yu Jiang was soon kissed until she was dazed.

In her dizzy mind, a line of words floated.

Mothers and daughters can’t kiss!

The one who was drunk was Chu Qingzi, but the one who woke up later the next day was Yu Jiang.

When she was woken up by Chu Qingzi, she was still a little dazed.

She half-opened her eyes and stared at the other person for nearly a minute before she suddenly woke up.

Seeing her refreshed and not at all hungover, Yu Jiang was a little surprised.

“Is your constitution that good? If a normal person drinks too much, won’t they have a headache or something when they wake up the next morning?”

Chu Qingzi smiled at her gently.

“Maybe it’s because you took good care of me last night. I’m completely fine now.”

Yu Jiang’s face flushed.

Last night, she hadn’t put in any effort at all. Even showering was done by the drunken Chu Qingzi herself.

If she had to say she had any contribution to “taking care of the drunken Chu Qingzi,” she didn’t know if kissing the person in question counted.

Because she had firmly rejected the “unrestrained” Chu Qingzi last night, Yu Jiang was not at all guilty when she faced her now.

She was purely asking out of curiosity.

“Can you remember now what you did after you got drunk last night?”

Chu Qingzi looked as if she had long since expected her to ask this. She didn’t hide it and told her truthfully.

“I don’t remember much. I only remember you seemed to have said in the bathroom that I have an S&M fetish.”

Yu Jiang was instantly so embarrassed she wanted to dig a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment on the spot. “Why do you only remember that?”

Chu Qingzi smiled faintly. “I’m actually glad I can remember this. That way, I can clarify for myself again in a sober state. Baby, I really don’t have this kind of niche fetish.”

Yu Jiang almost wanted to say, Then why could you so naturally say you wanted to be my dog last night.

Fortunately, this time, her rationality successfully stopped her mouth, so she didn’t say such terrible things.

Since Chu Qingzi only remembered the most crucial conversation, then the other, less important things didn’t need to be mentioned.

With that thought, she also smiled. “I know. I believed you last night. Then I’ll get up. You wait for me for a moment, and we’ll go to class.”

In the bathroom.

While brushing her teeth, Yu Jiang sent a message to Chi Jing.

【I was wise!】

【It’s a good thing I didn’t ask her last night!】

【She just told me that she can remember some things from last night. If I had really asked last night, then I would definitely have been kicked out by now.】

【(cat sighing.jpg)】

【Chi Xiaojing: I just woke up.】

【Chi Xiaojing: What a relief, what a relief. Congratulations, congratulations.】

【Chi Xiaojing: (fireworks.gif)】

The morning class ended at a little after ten.

Chu Qingzi, as usual, handed the “lunch decision” to Yu Jiang.

“Then let’s go eat the clay pot rice at the second cafeteria. After we’re done, we can go to the library to rest for a while. After the lunch break, we’ll come back and continue with our afternoon classes.”

“Okay.”

At this time, there were not many people in the cafeteria.

Yu Jiang, who was in charge of saving a seat, quickly found a relatively corner spot.

After sitting down, she turned her head to look at the clay pot rice window. After finding that figure, she took out her phone, zoomed in, took a relatively blurry picture, and sent it to Chu Qingzi.

【Can you guess where I chose to sit today?】

Chu Qingzi in the distance should have heard the notification sound from the WeChat message. She took out her phone and glanced at the content.

The next second, almost without a trace of hesitation, she looked straight in Yu Jiang’s direction.

The two pairs of eyes met from such a long distance. The moment their gazes collided, Yu Jiang’s heart trembled.

Her phone made a sound. It was a message from Chu Qingzi.

【AAA Qingzi: Baby, I found you, right?】

Yu Jiang calmed herself down and typed a reply.

【You’re too amazing. Don’t tell me you have a tracker on me?】

The latter half of the sentence was clearly a joke.

Chu Qingzi also knew this very well and did not take it seriously.

【AAA Qingzi: It was my intuition. I didn’t expect it to be as accurate as I imagined.】

【AAA Qingzi: Then you wait for me obediently at your seat. I’ll continue to line up.】

【Okay.】

Yu Jiang exited WeChat and decided to scroll through Xiaohongshu to pass the time.

She had just looked at seven or eight posts when she heard someone knock on the table in front of her.

The knocking sound drew Yu Jiang’s attention. She looked up at the sound. “So fast—eh, long time no see. I didn’t expect to run into you here today.”

The one who had greeted her in this way was the grandma gray from the mixer.

Yu Jiang glanced at the Huangmen chicken she was holding. The portion was very large, clearly for two people.

She asked in passing, “Are you here to eat with your girlfriend?”

Grandma Gray hummed in agreement and explained simply, “She doesn’t have classes this morning. She’s putting on makeup in the dorm right now. I was afraid it would be crowded later, so I came to get the food first.”

She glanced at the textbooks that Yu Jiang and the others had not yet put back in the storage room and understood. “Your roommate went to get food for you?”

Yu Jiang didn’t explain much. After all, Chu Qingzi could indeed be considered a roommate.

“Yes. We were also afraid it would be crowded later, so I’m saving a seat here, and she’s buying the food.”

After the pleasantries, Grandma Gray stated her purpose for coming over.

“Didn’t I say that if we saw each other at school in the future, I would treat you and your roommate to a meal? There’s no time like the present. I don’t know if we’ll have a chance to run into each other again. Since we have now, then I’ll just treat you to this meal.”

Yu Jiang had long since forgotten about this and quickly refused.

“No need, no—”

Grandma Gray interrupted her with a serious expression. “I’m very superstitious. If the conditions are met but I don’t fulfill my promise, I’ll have a risk of losing money. So this meal is, in essence, for myself. You know?”

Her words were too familiar. Yu Jiang had just heard them from Chi Jing not long ago.

Since she had already said so much, she had no choice but to open her payment QR code.

Before she could even report the amount, Grandma Gray had already transferred the money.

“I’ve scanned it. Take a look. Has the money been received?”

Yu Jiang looked at the amount and was surprised. “You don’t need to give so much. We’re having clay pot rice for lunch. It’s twelve yuan a portion. You can just transfer me twenty-four yuan.”

“It’s too troublesome to calculate. I’ll just round it up for you. You two can go buy two cups of milk tea with the extra.”

Grandma Gray turned her head to look at the window over there. Her eyesight was quite good, and she soon saw the clay pot rice window.

“Speaking of which, I’ve never had clay pot rice at your school. How does it taste?”

Yu Jiang immediately gave a thumbs up. When she mentioned her favorite* food, her eyes instantly burst with a dazzling light.

“I personally love it. The price is not expensive either. For twelve yuan, you can choose two basic side dishes.”

Grandma Gray nodded. “Okay, then I’ll order it next time. My girlfriend should be here soon. I’ll go find a seat and wait for her first.”

“Okay. Thank you for treating us to a meal today. If we have a chance to meet again next time, my roommate and I will treat you.”

Grandma Gray made an OK gesture and turned to leave.

Just as Yu Jiang had lowered her head and was about to continue looking at her phone, Grandma Gray came back.

She had a conflicted expression. “I think I still have to ask you.”

Being stared at by her, Yu Jiang was a little nervous. “What’s wrong?”

“Are you, actually, a little resistant to homosexuality?”

Yu Jiang: ??

She looked blank. “I’m not resistant. Did I do something unintentionally that made you misunderstand?”

Grandma Gray breathed a sigh of relief. “As long as you don’t hate it, it’s fine. Then you deleted me on WeChat. Is there another reason? I didn’t have any other intentions when I added you. I was just thinking that when I came to find my girlfriend, if the time was right, I would make an appointment with you and treat you to this meal I owed you.”

Hearing her say that her WeChat had been deleted, Yu Jiang subconsciously suspected that she might have mistaken her for someone else.

Before she could open her mouth to interrupt, she first thought of a certain lingering person and silently swallowed her words back.

If she wasn’t mistaken, the one who had secretly deleted Grandma Gray was that damn pervert.

Yu Jiang had a bitterness she couldn’t speak of and had to lie, throwing the blame on a non-existent relative’s child.

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Grandma Gray was at ease.

The meal she had been thinking about had already been treated, so she didn’t mention adding her as a friend again.

Regarding this little interlude, Yu Jiang couldn’t help but sigh in front of her.

“Your personality is too good. If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t have taken the initiative to say hello just now.”

“My personality isn’t as good as you say. And what I said just now wasn’t just to get you to agree. I’m really quite superstitious.” Grandma Gray emphasized, “Especially in any matter related to money.”

“There’s another reason. It’s a gut feeling. I feel that you’re a simple and good person, not the kind of person who is one way to your face and another behind your back, so I just thought I’d trust my gut this once.”

Grandma Gray let out a laugh. “As it turns out, my gut is quite accurate.”

Yu Jiang was a little embarrassed by her praise. “Then I don’t have anything else to say. I just wish you an early realization of financial freedom.”

“I love to hear that. I’ll take your good wishes. Alright then, I’m really leaving this time. Bye-bye.”