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Chapter 30: A Love Triangle Showdown – Jealousy Under the Surface
As Ning Qingyan suddenly started nosebleeding, Huo Qi frowned lightly. His usually aloof phoenix eyes showed a hint of panic as he murmured in a flustered voice:
“Why are you… nosebleeding? Did I accidentally bump into you just now? I’ll go get some tissues, wait here.”
Clearly, Huo Qi, who had never encountered someone nosebleeding in his presence—or even if he had, it had never involved him—was completely unprepared for such a situation. He could only hurriedly go look for tissues.
Seeing Huo Qi’s typically neat outfit slightly disheveled, Ning Qingyan’s face turned red again, her mind wandering back to the heart-pounding scene just moments ago.
Despite his cold and elegant demeanor, Huo Qi had an unexpectedly sensual physique. His clean, detached phoenix eyes gazed down at her, lips pressed into a tight, restrained line. His long eyelashes trembled slightly with each movement, exuding a mix of allure and restraint.
Every dip during the push-ups brought waves of heat and hormones that clashed with his icy exterior, enveloping her. His movements were controlled, hovering between contact and distance. Before she could feel the emptiness of his departure, his next descent would swiftly come again.
The fast pace left her entire body heating up uncontrollably, forcing her to suppress her breathing, lightly inhaling through her mouth. Given how much spicy food she’d been eating lately, her internal heat was already high, so naturally, a nosebleed followed.
Though it wasn’t much, bleeding in front of the cool beauty, under the watchful eyes of the other participants, was a social catastrophe of epic proportions.
Ning Qingyan tilted her head back to stop the bleeding, reassuring herself internally: Huo Qi is indifferent to women and still inexperienced; he surely won’t think I’m lusting after him. Besides, I’m currently presenting as a man, and everyone knows he’s only interested in women.
Not far away, Wen Shijin noticed her sudden nosebleed and quickly walked over. His long, elegant fingers gently held Ning Qingyan’s chin, lowering her tilted head as he said softly:
“Lower your head and don’t move. Tilting your head back during a nosebleed is wrong—it could cause the blood to flow back into your throat and even into your airway, leading to coughing.”
As Wen Shijin spoke, he pressed lightly on either side of her nose, his tone calm and reassuring:
“Pinching the sides of the nose can block the blood flow. You’re not bleeding much—five minutes should suffice to stop it. And cut down on spicy food for the next couple of days.”
Just then, Huo Qi returned with tissues. Wen Shijin glanced at him briefly, holding out his hand silently to signal for the tissues.
Huo Qi hesitated for a moment. Normally dismissive of unnecessary actions, he surprised everyone by gently using the tissues to wipe Ning Qingyan’s nose himself instead of handing them over.
Gu Si, who had arrived too late to help, narrowed his phoenix eyes and watched coldly. His voice was dangerous:
“Ning Qingyan, don’t tell me you got a nosebleed because you couldn’t handle Huo Qi doing push-ups on top of you.”
Ning Qingyan: (-//v//-) You guess.
Live Stream Comments:
“Hahaha, Ning Qingyan is all of us! Be honest, with a cool beauty staring at you like that while moving up and down over you, could you hold it together? Nosebleed? Let it flow!”
“Being surrounded by a cool beauty, a warm beauty, and a seductive beauty—what does that feel like? I want to become Ning Qingyan!”
“Gu Qingcheng CP fans: Ahhh, Gu Si is definitely jealous! It’s real, it’s real!”
“Wen Qing Sweetness CP fans: Wen Shijin calmly explains things, but his gentle care for Ning Qingyan’s nose is way too shippable! Wen Qing Sweetness is the real deal!”
“Red Flame Huo Water CP fans: Clearly, the nosebleed was because of Huo Qi! And he refused to hand the tissues to Wen Shijin, insisting on wiping her nose himself—if that’s not love, what is? Red Flame Huo Water is canon!”
The chaotic energy continued as fans of each pairing argued over their OTPs online. Meanwhile, on the show, the game resumed with Ning Qingyan spinning the bottle again, the stakes rising with each turn.