147: Chapter 147 She became more vivid

"Alright, I can only take you this far. You should head back now."

At the gate of Qingbei University, Shen Weiyue waved at Zhao Qingyan. The Fox had already put her mask back on by this point.

Before getting out of the car, she asked, "Where are you staying?"

"I'm staying at a hotel, of course. I can't exactly sleep on the streets, can I?" Shen Weiyue winked mischievously. "What, do you want to join me?"

"I think you have a death wish." Zhao Qingyan was furious and reached out to grab his ear.

Shen Weiyue resisted and dodged backward, but Zhao Qingyan seemed unable to calm down without teaching him a lesson, so she pressed forward instead of retreating.

The two of them started bickering in the backseat of the taxi for no reason. In the chaos, Zhao Qingyan finally managed to grab Shen Weiyue's ear and sneered,

"Go ahead, dodge. Keep dodging... Ah..."

The next second, she shrieked and her face turned red.

Because Shen Weiyue, pretending to be in a panic, had placed both his hands on her waist. Even though there was a knitted sweater in between, the little Fox was just too sensitive.

"You..." Just as she was about to scold him, Shen Weiyue started wailing, "Don't pull, don't pull, I'm so scared..."

This guy was yelling while pretending to have a stress reaction, pulling her forcefully into his arms. Zhao Qingyan, already feeling weak because he was holding her waist, fell into his embrace without any resistance.

A soft, fragrant scent wafted over. She had fallen into his arms completely unguarded, her two soft mounds pressing straight against his chest, her lips nearly brushing against his.

The position was excessively intimate, and Zhao Qingyan's mind went blank.

Shen Weiyue's acting skills had reached a peak at this moment, but no matter how well he could act, how could the clever little Fox not realize what was happening?

After a moment of daze, she angrily gave him a hard twist.

Shen Weiyue quickly let go of the hands he had used to embrace her in the chaos. The Fox glared at him fiercely and jumped out of the car as if fleeing.

Shen Weiyue rubbed his ear, grimacing in pain. He didn't even need to look to know it must be red.

"Young man, are you two done flirting?" the driver in the front seat suddenly said quietly, having witnessed everything.

Must be nice, damn it!

"We're done, can't you see that?" Shen Weiyue replied irritably.

The driver was even more annoyed by his attitude and raised his voice, "If you're done, hurry up and pay so you can get out."

"Oh, how much?"

"Thirty-two."

"Wait, doesn't the meter say thirty?"

"Count down three numbers with me: three, two, one."

The driver pointed at the meter; three seconds later, it immediately changed to thirty-two.

"Damn!" Shen Weiyue was stunned for a moment.

"I'm the one who should be saying damn. Your flirting caused me too much damage. My time loss fee and emotional damages... two yuan isn't nearly enough..."

"Local drivers are so rude."

Shen Weiyue got out of the car, grumbling, and headed straight for the hotel a few hundred meters away.

He would be staying here for two nights.

...

Zhao Qingyan returned to the dormitory and took off her mask. As soon as she entered, she was stared at intensely by Liu Qiyu, so she asked in confusion:

"What's wrong?"

"Qingyan, did you get a boyfriend?"

Liu Qiyu's fire of gossip burned fiercely. At this moment, Zhao Qingyan looked a bit different in her eyes—much more vivid than before.

"No," Zhao Qingyan said, taking off her bag and setting it aside casually. "I don't like dating."

"Well, of course you don't date if you don't like it. Dating is definitely because you like someone."

Liu Qiyu was speechless. They were both top students at Qingbei University; who was she trying to fool with word games?

After a pause, she asked again, "Where did you go today?"

"Hm?" Zhao Qingyan frowned; she didn't want to be interrogated.

"I'm just asking. If it's fun, I'll find a chance to go check it out," Liu Qiyu explained.

"Mutianyu Great Wall."

"Is it fun?"

"It's alright."

"Oh."

Seeing that Zhao Qingyan was getting ready to wash up, Liu Qiyu suppressed her curiosity and messaged the latest update to her roommates on her phone.

The two roommates who weren't in the dorm were eager to know more, so they urged her to probe deeper.

When Zhao Qingyan came out after washing up, Liu Qiyu couldn't wait to ask, "Qingyan, is that guy friend of yours handsome?"

Zhao Qingyan thought for a moment. Shen Weiyue's face appeared in her mind, and she nodded subconsciously.

"Nodding means he's handsome... Is he a college student too?"

"Yes."

"Which university?"

Liu Qiyu became more enthusiastic as she asked, the fire of gossip burning in her eyes, but Zhao Qingyan's guard went up immediately.

If she said which school Shen Weiyue attended, anyone interested could easily find out who he was, which might cause unnecessary trouble.

"Qiyu, I don't want to discuss this topic anymore." Zhao Qingyan ended the conversation directly.

"Alright. If you've been walking all day, I suggest you soak your feet in hot water." Liu Qiyu stopped asking further.

Everyone here was smart and knew when to stop; there was no need to explain things repeatedly like she did with her high school classmates. Because of this, Zhao Qingyan got along with them quite well.

She smiled and said, "Alright, thank you."

Liu Qiyu was stunned. Just from one trip out, Zhao Qingyan had actually changed so much.

...

The next morning.

Zhao Qingyan got up early again, still not carrying a backpack. Liu Qiyu watched her disappear outside the door, wanting to say something but holding back.

The first time Shen Weiyue saw Zhao Qingyan, his eyes lit up as expected. He couldn't help but marvel at the Creator's favoritism, bestowing all of nature's beauty without reservation upon this sweet Fox.

Look at that; she really knows how to dress.

A white half-sleeve shirt tucked into grey-blue jeans, with the cuffs rolled up, paired with high-top red canvas shoes. She still had a high ponytail and wore a mask, yet with her cool, aloof aura, she wore it with a heroic, spirited beauty.

Zhao Qingyan glanced at him indifferently. "What's with that look? Haven't you seen me before?"

"I haven't seen this version of you. Every time is a new experience. I've noticed something: ever since graduating high school, you've suddenly become very good at styling."

"I just don't like putting effort into styling; it's not that I don't know how. Don't look at me so superficially."

"You look good, I want to look, and I like looking. So what?" Shen Weiyue said shamelessly, then reached out his right hand.

"What are you doing?"

"Your hand!"

"No."

"Give it here!"

Shen Weiyue unceremoniously grabbed her hand and held it firmly. The little Fox furrowed her brows again.

Damn it, why is it like this again?

Shen Weiyue happily pulled Zhao the Fox into the car, heading straight for Beihai Park.

This time, they didn't spend the whole day in the park. Zhao Qingyan had wanted to walk around a bit more, but in the afternoon, Shen Weiyue dragged her to a nearby shopping mall.

"What's the point of a mall?"

"Fox, you're too quiet. I need to take you to do something different."

Shen Weiyue couldn't be bothered to explain further. He took the little Fox straight to the arcade, slapped down two frog skins, exchanged them for a small basket of game tokens, and started playing the claw machine.