Give Me Heartthrobs 91

Chapter 91: IF Line – High School (Part 4-End)

Ye Qizhen smiled after being stunned for a second, suddenly not knowing how to answer, her mind thrown into disarray by Wen Yu’s words. She was already unnatural when teased by her roommates, let alone hearing Wen Yu say it herself.

Wen Yu lowered her eyes and smiled, continuing to help her with her base makeup, her movements gentle and meticulous.

They fell silent in unison.

Fortunately, the people beside them were still laughing and fooling around, which could divert a little attention.

After a while.

A girl asked, “Ye Ye, how much longer will you be?”

Ye Qizhen turned her head. “Are you all ready?”

“Mn.”

Ye Qizhen was not an impatient person and was used to putting others before herself, so her makeup progress was the slowest. She felt bad making everyone wait for her, so she said, “You guys go down first, I’ll come down as soon as I’m done.”

“That works too.” Tang Tang said, strolling to Ye Qizhen’s side, bending over, and teasing with a smile, “Tsk, makeup done by a girlfriend is just different.”

Wen Yu smiled silently.

Ye Qizhen got anxious: “Sweetie!”

Tang Tang laughed heartily. “As fast as you can, we still have to rehearse our positions.”

After the group left chattering, the dorm became completely quiet. Ye Qizhen’s back was stiffly straight. It seemed like the first time she and Wen Yu were this close, almost cheek to cheek. Wen Yu was beautiful even without makeup; her eyes were beautiful, her nose too, and her lips…

“Close your eyes.” Wen Yu whispered, picking up the eyeshadow palette and brush beside her.

Ye Qizhen immediately closed her eyes tightly, trying to disperse the wild thoughts in her brain.

But it wasn’t very effective. Wen Yu was too close, her breath brushing against her cheek seemingly intentionally or unintentionally. She held her breath, not daring to breathe too heavily.

Wen Yu continued to apply makeup for Ye Qizhen, her gaze unconsciously landing on her slightly pursed lips. Her lip color was light, seemingly very, very soft.

“Wen Yu.” Ye Qizhen called her with her eyes closed.

“What?” Wen Yu came back to her senses.

“No need to be too detailed, just do it casually.” Ye Qizhen mumbled.

Wen Yu remained serious and didn’t do a perfunctory job. She wanted to see Ye Qizhen be the most beautiful one on stage.

After a long time.

Ye Qizhen opened her eyes: “Done?”

Wen Yu picked up an eyebrow pencil. “Still have eyebrows.”

“You’re so good at makeup?”

“Not hard, you’ll know how after watching a lot.”

Their voices were very light when chatting.

Ye Qizhen’s eyelashes fluttered, in a state of wanting to look at her but not daring to look directly for too long.

She sat upright.

Wen Yu helped her outline her eyebrow shape.

When they weren’t talking, the room was even quieter, so quiet that it seemed they could hear breathing and heartbeats.

Wen Yu saw Ye Qizhen’s body was tense. “Very nervous?”

Ye Qizhen: “It’s okay.”

“Don’t move.” Wen Yu supported her cheek with one hand, held a lipstick in the other, leaned close, and slowly applied it to her lips. “Open your mouth.”

Ye Qizhen parted her lips slightly. Following Wen Yu’s movements, her lips were covered with beautiful marks, her heart tingling. Her gaze lingered on Wen Yu’s brows and eyes, watching entranced.

After applying the lipstick, Wen Yu found she was also looking at her.

Meeting her gaze, Ye Qizhen’s eyes didn’t dodge. She took the lipstick from Wen Yu’s hand and brought it to Wen Yu’s lips. This was her only lipstick, a gift from Tang Tang on her birthday last year.

Knowing what Ye Qizhen was about to do, Wen Yu looked at her, and the next moment, parted her lips directly.

They were more in sync than imagined.

Ye Qizhen tilted her head slightly, using her not-so-skilled movements to trace Wen Yu’s lips bit by bit. Applied too much, she hurriedly wiped it with her finger.

Wen Yu looked at her and smiled: “You are so clumsy.”

Ye Qizhen blamed Wen Yu’s smile. “Don’t laugh.” Then she used another finger to wipe Wen Yu’s lower lip. After fussing for a good while, it was finally done.

Separated by a short distance, the two sized up each other’s faces, their gazes unrestrained.

Couldn’t help laughing.

Didn’t know what they were laughing at.

“Look good?” Wen Yu whispered to her.

Her breath brushed against the corner of her mouth as she spoke. Ye Qizhen’s lips quivered slightly. She couldn’t help leaning in and kissing the bead of Wen Yu’s lip.

Two soft lips gently pressed together.

Carrying the same brightness.

The kiss came very suddenly. Neither closed their eyes, and it ended just as suddenly.

Ye Qizhen only recovered after separating, her heart beating like a drum, completely dazed.

She kissed Wen Yu.

On the lips.

They kissed…

“Little Zhen’er! Ye Qizhen!” Tang Tang’s loud voice came from outside the dorm corridor.

Ye Qizhen stood up in a trance, looking at Tang Tang at the door, at a loss.

“What are you spacing out for? Ready?” Tang Tang rushed forward and linked arms with Ye Qizhen. “Time to rehearse, let’s go down.”

“Mn.” Ye Qizhen was absentminded.

Wen Yu reacted, also got up, and followed behind Ye Qizhen.

The performance was held in the school’s large auditorium.

When they rehearsed, Ye Qizhen’s heartbeat hadn’t calmed down yet. She zoned out during her solo and missed the beat.

Everyone thought she was too nervous and comforted her to relax, just be like usual.

She glanced at Wen Yu below the stage. She thought, Only Wen Yu knows what I’m nervous about.

No matter how chaotic her heart was, she had to calm down. She tried taking a deep breath. Everyone had rehearsed for the program for almost a month; couldn’t mess it up.

Went through the process again.

Much better.

Almost seven o’clock, students with programs had to go backstage to wait and prepare.

When Ye Qizhen was about to leave.

“Ye Qizhen.”

Turning back, Ye Qizhen saw Wen Yu walking towards her. She bit her lip lightly.

Wen Yu stared at her and said with a smile, “Don’t be nervous.”

Ye Qizhen looked at Wen Yu. Because of Wen Yu’s sentence, she suddenly relaxed a lot. They were like before, as if nothing had changed.

Wen Yu also secretly held her hand for a moment. “Go.”

Ye Qizhen smiled. “Mn.”

Seven o’clock, the performance began.

Wen Yu sat below the stage, her mind not on the performance at all. She looked at the lights from time to time, then lowered her head and spaced out, her mind full of that moment when Ye Qizhen’s lips touched hers. She licked her lips subconsciously.

It wasn’t until the host announced the program Ye Qizhen participated in that she looked up, her gaze not moving from the center of the stage for a moment.

Ye Qizhen stood in the middle.

The most beautiful.

The youthful song and dance medley was very popular. Occasionally, ambiguous lyrics were sung, drawing cheers from the students.
Everyone sang along amidst laughter, the atmosphere hyped up.
The palpitations of adolescence were always simple and passionate.

There were three girls singing in total, with both chorus and solo parts. Ye Qizhen’s timbre was very pleasant, clear and sweet, with an infectious power that could make one’s mood sunny in a second.

Received applause as soon as she opened her mouth.

“Scholars can sing so well too?”

“And she’s so beautiful.”

Ye Qizhen couldn’t see where Wen Yu was, but when she sang, the images flashing in her mind were all of Wen Yu. Even lyrics that she shouldn’t have resonated with became different.

A crowd of people below the stage laughed.

She was singing for Wen Yu alone…

The stage performance went very smoothly, even more successful than any of their rehearsals.

Backstage.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, talking and laughing.

“Ye Ye, you were too much of a goddess today.”

“I guarantee that tomorrow boys from our class will definitely ask for your contact info.”

“Tonight there will be, okay?”

…

Ye Qizhen squeezed out a smile, in no mood to chat and play with everyone. At this moment, her mind was completely filled with only one thing: she kissed Wen Yu.

After the performance, Ye Qizhen met Wen Yu outside the auditorium. Of course, it wasn’t just the two of them.

Tomorrow was the New Year’s holiday, and students didn’t have to stay at school tonight. Ye Qizhen and Tang Tang were going the same way, so they went home together.

Before they could say anything.

Tang Tang pulled Ye Qizhen. “So tired today, let’s go, go home.”

Wen Yu looked at Ye Qizhen, waiting for her to say something.

Ye Qizhen delayed, saying to Wen Yu, “Let’s walk together.”

Wen Yu nodded: “Mn.”

On the way back, Tang Tang chattered incessantly.

Ye Qizhen and Wen Yu were both silent.

Until they separated, Ye Qizhen couldn’t speak to Wen Yu alone. They just looked at each other and said “Goodbye” as usual.

Late at night, Ye Qizhen lay on her bed unable to sleep. She kissed Wen Yu, and Wen Yu didn’t seem repulsed. Was she the same as her?

What if she just didn’t react in time?

But before taking the stage, Wen Yu comforted her not to be nervous, seemingly not caring about what happened in the dorm.

Or did Wen Yu just treat it as intimacy between friends?

How could ordinary friends kiss?

At this time, the phone vibrated. A WeChat message notification popped up on the screen.

Ye Qizhen clicked in nervously. It was from a classmate, praising her for singing well tonight.

She received many messages on WeChat tonight, all praising her for her good performance.

She held her phone and flipped through it several times, waiting for a long time, but didn’t see any WeChat message from Wen Yu.

So was she being wishful?

The more Ye Qizhen thought, the more chaotic her mind became. She realized her liking for Wen Yu had crossed the line of friendship, but she didn’t dare to face it and admit it.

She vaguely felt Wen Yu was the same towards her, but at this critical juncture—

Not sure anymore.

What to do?

This conflicted state of mind continued until the next evening. Ye Qizhen was absentminded during the day and was even criticized by Chen Yin.
Ye Qizhen hid in her room, checking her phone who knows how many times this day, waiting for a message from Wen Yu, while also struggling whether to contact Wen Yu actively.

It started snowing again.
Ye Qizhen spaced out for a while, gritted her teeth, and decided to make it clear with Wen Yu. Otherwise, her heart was too chaotic.
She held her phone, brewing how to tell Wen Yu, when a call came in.
Caller ID: Wen Yu.

Ye Qizhen’s hand trembled a little. After several vibrations, she slid the answer button. But as soon as she connected, she got stuck, not speaking immediately.

The other side didn’t speak immediately either.

Seemed to be waiting for the other.

“Wen Yu…”

“Are you busy today?” Wen Yu asked as Ye Qizhen’s voice fell.

“No.” Ye Qizhen clutched the pen cap in her palm.

“Not coming over this time?”

In previous holidays, they would always do test papers or watch movies together in the old house, accustomed to staying together as soon as the holiday started.

“Coming.” Ye Qizhen said.

Another second or two of silence.

It was audible that both had something on their minds. They usually didn’t stammer like this on the phone.

After the silence.

The other end of the phone said again: “I want to see you.”

Hearing these four words, all courage surged up in her heart in an instant. Ye Qizhen cursed herself silly in her heart. She was the one who initiated it yesterday, so of course she should be the one to give an explanation. How could she foolishly wait for Wen Yu to contact her?

“I’ll come over now, can I?” Ye Qizhen was cautious, yet impatient.

“Mn.” Wen Yu was smiling. “I’ll wait for you.”

Ended the call.

Ye Qizhen didn’t delay for a second, grabbing the down jacket on the sofa and wrapping it around herself, about to rush out.

Chen Yin caught her. “Where are you going at night?”

Ye Qizhen had already changed her shoes, just throwing out a sentence “Meeting a friend for something,” and ran off.

Chen Yin looked at the door that hadn’t been closed in time. “Unreasonable.”

Ye Qizhen hailed a car downstairs. “Master, to No. 1 High School.”

A kilometer’s distance, a few minutes by taxi. Ye Qizhen got out of the taxi and hurried towards the familiar intersection. After a few steps, she slowed down.

She saw Wen Yu waiting for her under the camphor tree by the school gate, looking in her direction.

Wen Yu looked at Ye Qizhen approaching slowly. She knew Ye Qizhen was afraid of the cold. “Why didn’t you wear more?”

“You too,” Ye Qizhen said. The words in her heart were about to spill out, but when she opened her mouth, it was still irrelevant chat. “Why did you come down? It’s so…”

Her voice stopped abruptly.

Because her face was cupped by Wen Yu, and they kissed, stirring her heartbeat.

She slowly closed her eyes, kissing Wen Yu clumsily, her hanging hands nowhere to place, even more at a loss than yesterday.

Yesterday, panic overshadowed everything, and it was only a moment. But at this moment, they knew what they were doing, kissing finely, tasting how soft the other’s lips were.

Kissing from the corner of her mouth to Ye Qizhen’s lips, Wen Yu kissed her on the lips one after another. Just separated, couldn’t help but kiss again, simply holding her lips and sucking.

Kissing was so sweet. Ye Qizhen wrapped her arms around Wen Yu’s waist, parted her lips slightly, and continued to touch lips with Wen Yu.

Don’t know how long before they stopped. Her whole body was warm, or rather, hot.

Wen Yu whispered, “You owed me from last night.”

Ye Qizhen blushed and complained inwardly: I only kissed you once yesterday.

The wind blew with snow.

After kissing, both cheeks were flushed crimson, not feeling the cold at all.

Neither said anything.

Haven’t come out of the kiss just now for a long time.

After a long time, Wen Yu gazed at Ye Qizhen’s face under the streetlight. “I also want to go to Z University.”

Ye Qizhen nodded.

The next second—

“I want to be with you.”

Saying it out loud was a completely different feeling. Ye Qizhen looked at Wen Yu, her eyes curved in a smile, faintly glistening with tears. Actually, from last night until now, what she feared most was that Wen Yu didn’t like her and would never talk to her again.

Although Ye Qizhen’s smile was the best reply, Wen Yu still pressed, “Can I?”

Kissed for so long and still asking if she could. Ye Qizhen continued to nod.

“Ye Qizhen,” Wen Yu pinched her cheek, “Can you only nod?”

Ye Qizhen also felt for the first time that her mouth was so clumsy. Clearly, she had a lot to say to her, but her brain went blank. She hugged Wen Yu directly, tightly, and whispered in Wen Yu’s ear, “Wen Yu, I like you.”

Wen Yu smiled and hugged the person in her arms tighter, also replying softly, “I know.”

The snow was still falling quietly.

Like endlessly, silently confessing.

Give Me Heartthrobs – End