The next day, Gao Sijin slept until noon.
When he opened his eyes, he found he was still lying in the guest room of Yu Qingxue’s seaside villa.
He had drunk far too much the night before, leaving his brain in a hungover haze.
——May we love fiercely and hate fiercely in our best years, for time never waits.
Suddenly, Feng Xiaohe’s voice echoed in Gao Sijin’s mind. That alluring crimson blush staining her fair cheeks had been so beautiful it made his heart tremble.
“Xiaohe…”
Xiaohe wasn’t beside him.
Gao Sijin was still groggy from sleep, but he vaguely remembered Feng Xiaohe entering his room last night and doing something utterly outrageous to him.
What exactly happened after that?
Right, it seemed…
“You’re awake?” The sound of high heels came from outside the door. Yu Qingxue pushed it open and gracefully walked to Gao Sijin’s bedside. “The surgery was a great success. Congratulations, you’re a girl now.”
“What the hell?”
Gao Sijin instinctively reached down below. After confirming everything was still there, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He slowly sat up in bed, still feeling a bit drunk and with his mind in chaos.
“We really drank a lot yesterday.”
“Yeah.”
“Qingxue, where are my shoes?”
“You ate your own shoes after you got drunk yesterday.”
“Even if I was that hammered, I couldn’t do something that ridiculous.”
“Maybe you could. After all, you were exceptionally mighty last night. I thought it was a little toothpick, but turns out it was a pillar that holds up the heavens.”
“So what happened last night…”
“You weren’t dreaming, Sijin.” Yu Qingxue leaned down and pinched Gao Sijin’s chin with her fingers. “Last night, if it weren’t for me, you would have had your mushroom picked by Feng Xiaohe.”
“Picked my mushroom…”
Gao Sijin swallowed hard. The memories of the previous night suddenly flooded his brain all at once.
Such a stroke of luck might only come once in a lifetime. He had been just one step away from graduating from his virginity, but at the most critical moment, Yu Qingxue had burst into the bedroom and stopped Feng Xiaohe…
Suddenly, Gao Sijin thought of Yu Qingxue practicing her swings with her samurai tachi.
“You didn’t… do anything to Xiaohe and the others, did you?”
“No, I just sent them home. If nothing unexpected happened, they’ve already flown out of Bincheng and are heading to Magic City.” Yu Qingxue picked up the alarm clock from the nightstand and showed it to Gao Sijin. “An 11:10 flight.”
It was now 11:30. They were already gone.
Hearing that the Feng Sisters had left, Gao Sijin felt a deep sense of loss inside.
The last chance, and he hadn’t even been able to see them off at the airport. From now on, he might never see them again.
“Get up first, Sijin. It’s already noon. Let’s go downstairs and have lunch together.”
Gao Sijin nodded, changed his clothes, and after washing up, followed Yu Qingxue downstairs.
The huge spread of dishes and the giant cake over a meter tall from last night had all vanished without a trace. They had most likely been cleaned up already.
Looking at the empty space, although the interior design was high-class and tasteful, Gao Sijin suddenly felt that a house being too big wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
Compared to a big house, he felt smaller houses were more comfortable to live in. With all those extra rooms, his heart felt empty too. Those vacant rooms seemed almost fit for ghosts to live in.
But out of politeness, Gao Sijin wouldn’t voice his inner thoughts out loud.
Lunch was hamburger steak and cheese-baked broccoli made personally by Yu Qingxue. Compared to yesterday’s extravagant dishes, today’s lunch seemed much more normal.
As for the taste, it was so delicious it made you want to lick the plate clean.
“I made this myself. There’s plenty more if it’s not enough.”
She was clearly a young miss, yet she seemed extremely skilled at household chores, as if she were a genuine maid.
“Honestly, I’m quite furious. Even though I’d already declared I wanted to possess you, yesterday I still almost lost you.”
Yu Qingxue gritted her silver teeth as she spoke.
“Xiaohe acted on impulse too. And it’s my fault as well. I shouldn’t have been so ambiguous all along. If we can’t be together, I should have rejected it outright.”
“With your wishy-washy personality, you could actually straightforwardly reject a girl’s feelings for you?”
“Don’t underestimate me.”
“Sijin, I need to tell you something.” Yu Qingxue rested her chin on her hand, gazing at Gao Sijin with a seductive, silky look. “Actually, I’m leaving the country tomorrow too. There are some things I still need to handle at the University of Tokyo.”
“Good idea. Go back early, don’t delay your studies.”
“It’s just Sijin. Don’t use that fatherly tone with me.”
“You’re leaving too, huh.”
Gao Sijin’s expression dimmed a little.
If she also left, then Gao Sijin would return to his original state in Bincheng, becoming a solitary man.
Thinking of this, Gao Sijin couldn’t help but feel somewhat dejected.
Before he became close with Yu Qingxue and Feng Xiaohe, Gao Sijin could dance with solitude, even once considering Hachiman from My Youth Romantic Comedy to be a kindred spirit.
But people grow. Hachiman ended up kissing Yukinoshita Yukino.
And Gao Sijin, during a single matchmaking session, was also chosen by a girl, harvesting a long-lost happiness.
“Don’t put on that sad expression. Seeing it makes my heart ache. Aren’t you coming over to my side after this anyway?”
“Right. I’ve fallen into your palm anyway.”
Not long ago, President Han had called, telling Gao Sijin to prepare as soon as possible for a transfer to work overseas.
He had Yu Qingxue to thank for all of this.
“So we’ll only be apart for about two weeks. After two weeks, we can see each other again. Just like it says in your novel: parting is for an even better reunion.”
A gentle smile appeared on Gao Sijin’s face.
Having his own novel’s lines quoted by her made Gao Sijin feel rather pleased with himself.
“Sijin, after I leave, there’s no problem if you want to continue staying at my house. I’ve already given instructions to the butler and bodyguards. If you live in my house, they will certainly serve you well. Just so you know, if you find living alone too lonely, I also have maids at this villa to attend to you. Other than not providing special services, they can satisfy all your other needs.”
“Unnecessary. Just send me home later. When you go to the airport tomorrow, remember to come by my place. I’ll see you off then.”
“Alright, it’s a deal.”
After finishing lunch, Yu Qingxue drove Gao Sijin back to his own home.
“Ah, if only kidnapping weren’t a crime, I’d really like to kidnap you overseas.”
“Just spare me, please.”
“Then, see you tomorrow.”
“See you tomorrow.”
After saying goodbye to Yu Qingxue, Gao Sijin returned to his rented apartment, which was less than forty square meters.
