143: Chapter 143 Why are you swallowing?!

Although it wasn't the first time he had touched them, the sight of Su Su's feet still made Jiang Che's heart flutter uncontrollably.

As expected of a star, even her feet were maintained so fair and tender, even softer than Stinky Girl's...

For the first time, Jiang Che understood what the so-called 'jade feet' meant.

If it weren't for the fact that Su Su was right there looking at him, and he was afraid of being labeled a pervert, Jiang Che would have struggled to keep from swallowing a few times... Of course, it had nothing to do with her jade feet; he was just suddenly a bit thirsty.

Jiang Che slowly kneaded Su Su's ankles, then gently pressed along both sides.

The warmth of Jiang Che's hands on the tops of her feet made Su Su's cheeks feel a little hot.

For a girl who had never been in a relationship or had intimate contact with the opposite sex, having her feet massaged was already the most intimate thing she had ever done with a man in her life.

Moreover, unlike touching shoulders or backs, feet were, for a girl, inherently one of the most private parts.

Just as Jiang Che gently touched her crystal-clear toes, Su Su's body suddenly trembled, and she subconsciously pulled her feet back.

Jiang Che raised his head and saw a shy expression on Su Su's face.

"It's a little ticklish..."

"Then I'll be gentler." As Jiang Che said this, he avoided the spot he had just touched.

Su Su watched Jiang Che, who was massaging her feet with such focus, a strange gleam in her eyes. After a moment, she couldn't help but ask: "You're massaging them very comfortably. Do you often massage girls?"

"You're the second one." Jiang Che didn't even look up as he said this calmly.

Su Su froze for two seconds, then her beautiful eyes widened slightly, "The second one?"

"The first was Jiang Ning. Back in junior high, she sprained her foot during morning exercises on the school playground. She cried at home for a long time, and in the end, it took me stepping in to make the girl stop."

"Did you study this specifically?"

"Not really, I'm just massaging randomly. It's such a small area anyway."

"..." Su Su paused, then looked at Jiang Che's hands on her feet, "Are you massaging me randomly too?"

"Otherwise? Do you think I'm an old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine with eighteen generations of ancestry?"

Su Su didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This guy, was it enough that he was bluffing, but he had to be so honest too?

"Don't look at me like that. Just tell me if it's comfortable or not."

Asked this by Jiang Che, Su Su hesitated for two seconds, her eyes darting away, "It's... it's alright."

"Then that's that." After saying this, Jiang Che continued his work and didn't speak again.

Su Su watched Jiang Che, who had his head down and looked so serious, feeling a bit dazed.

In a room in Nansu, she was sitting on the sofa with a man massaging her feet. Before this, Su Su would never have believed such a thing would happen.

Ten minutes later, feeling that Su Su's feet were warm, he figured it was probably enough, so Jiang Che let go: "Is that okay?"

Su Su came back to her senses, pulled her feet back, and then nodded gently.

Watching Jiang Che turn to go to the bathroom, Su Su felt a bit strange. She had waited so long in the evening and had so much resentment in her heart, yet now, it was all gone?

After washing his hands, Jiang Che looked at Su Su, "You can go back to your room to sleep. Call me if you need anything."

Su Su nodded, and then Jiang Che went back to his own bedroom and even locked the door.

Having played all day, Jiang Che fell asleep quickly after lying down.

In the living room, Su Su didn't return to her room. Instead, she turned on the TV, found a movie, turned the volume to 0, and ended up watching it like a silent film.

The living room was very quiet, as was the bedroom behind her.

Nearly two hours passed, and when the on-the-hour time display on the TV showed 1:00 AM, Su Su frowned.

She turned her head; Jiang Che's bedroom door was tightly shut. There had been no movement since he went inside.

After a moment of hesitation, she stood up and walked to the room door.

She raised her hand, lowered it, and then raised it again.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

She knocked lightly three times first. Seeing no movement after waiting a while, she knocked three more times with slightly more force.

Inside the room, Jiang Che, who had just fallen asleep and was still groggy, climbed up, bleary-eyed. He turned on the light, opened the door, and saw Su Su standing at the entrance, looking at him with some embarrassment.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Che yawned.

"I... I can't sleep." Su Su's expression was a bit shy.

Jiang Che was stunned, then looked at the wall clock in the living room.

Past one o'clock...

"My dear little ancestor, don't you sleep at night?"

"Usually... I sleep too late, I'm used to it." Su Su felt a bit embarrassed, but staying in the living room alone was a bit hard to endure.

"Watch TV?"

"I've already finished one movie."

"Have a midnight snack?"

"I'm controlling my weight, I can't eat."

"Then why are you knocking on my door in the middle of the night? Are you overcome with lust and want to molest me?"

There was some shyness and annoyance in Su Su's eyes, but since she was the one disturbing his sleep and was in the wrong, she pretended not to hear it, and then tentatively asked: "Will you accompany me downstairs for a run?"

Jiang Che was stunned, asking uncertainly: "What did you say?"

"I said, will you accompany me downstairs to go for a run in the residential complex?"

Jiang Che had black lines all over his head, "Damn! One o'clock in the morning? I go downstairs to run with you? Do you think my brain is broken?"

Five minutes later, the grumbling Jiang Che appeared on the complex's jogging track with Su Su.

"I must be sick, not sleeping in the middle of the night to accompany you for a run. The point is, how the hell am I supposed to fall asleep after running!"

"How can you say you're sick? Running in the middle of the night is very comfortable. There's no one around, the wind is blowing, it's so nice."

"I still think lying in bed in the middle of the night is more comfortable."

After saying this, seeing that Su Su's expression was a bit disappointed, the soft-hearted Jiang Che had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Fine, fine! Let's run then. It's Sunday tomorrow anyway, no work. At worst, I'll just sleep in!"

Hearing Jiang Che say this, the corners of Su Su's mouth immediately curled up.

Soon, two weirdos in pajamas were running through the residential complex at one o'clock in the morning.

"Is running at night a habit of yours?"

"Not really."

"Then you like this?"

"I just think it's very stress-relieving."

Looking at Su Su's bright face under the dim lights, Jiang Che was slightly taken aback.

It seems that being a star is far from as glamorous as it looks to ordinary people.

Jiang Che had thought that accompanying Su Su for ten minutes or so would be enough, but who knew, this run lasted for over half an hour.

Finally, nearly two o'clock, Jiang Che bent over, bracing his legs, and waved his hand, "No, no more, if we run any longer it'll be dawn!"

Su Su, who was also drenched in sweat, stopped and turned to look at Jiang Che.

"I can't tell, you have pretty good stamina." Jiang Che panted heavily.

"Of course. Every time I perform, singing and dancing for two or three hours is also very tiring, you know?" After saying this, seeing that Jiang Che was about to collapse onto the ground, Su Su smiled, "Shall we go home?"

Jiang Che nodded, "If we run any more, even if you give me artificial respiration, I won't be able to stand up."

A flash of shyness crossed Su Su's face, "You're annoying."

When the two returned home, they discovered a problem: Jiang Ning only had two sets of pajamas at home. One was in the wash, and the other was on Su Su, but now that they had finished running, it was also soaked with sweat.

Looking at Su Su's stunned expression, Jiang Che could only say: "Stinky Girl doesn't have any clean pajamas left..."

Su Su was stunned, then her earlobes flushed red, "We can't... not wear anything, right?"

The exhausted Jiang Che couldn't be bothered to make any jokes, "Should I find some of my clothes for you to make do with?"

Su Su thought for a moment and nodded.

Soon, Jiang Che returned to his room to get one of his T-shirts, and found a pair of athletic shorts on the balcony.

After giving them to Su Su, she went into the bathroom again. This time, she didn't stay as long as before; in less than ten minutes, Su Su came out.

And Jiang Che, who was in the living room, was slightly stunned when he saw her.

She was wearing his T-shirt on her upper body, which was clearly a size too big, hanging loosely on her, covering the shorts underneath. However... Su Su's long, fair legs were completely exposed to his eyes without any concealment...

Immediately after, under Su Su's slightly shy gaze, in the quiet living room, Jiang Che gently swallowed his saliva.

And... he was seen by Su Su.

"You, why are you swallowing your saliva?! "