Chapter 36: “Because I Like You, Qin Yingxia”

Qin Yingxia changed her clothes and stood in front of the full-length mirror, looking left and right. Thinking about how the color of this dress matched the shirt Jin Zhuo was wearing, her heart couldn’t help but feel sweet.

The girl thought about it again and again, and decided to secretly satisfy her own little thoughts.

Anyway, if Jin Zhuo asked, she would say, “Oh, what a coincidence, we’re color-clashing!”

Besides, Jin Zhuo kissed her forehead last night, he must like her…

Even if it’s just a little bit.

But Qin Yingxia remembered Jin Zhuo’s words, “Look forward,” and felt a little confused.

In her secret love for Jin Zhuo, she was always cautious.

Afraid he would know, afraid he wouldn’t know.

It was like holding a sour candy.

Knowing it would be sour, but always hoping to taste the sweetness after the sourness.

The weather outside was hot, and Qin Yingxia was afraid that Jin Zhuo would get heatstroke if he waited too long, so she quickly applied some lip gloss.

Yu Zhizhi saw her hurried movements and looked up from her game, “Yingying, don’t forget to bring your umbrella…”

Qin Yingxia’s closing door was her response.

“She’s leaving so fast, is she really that worried about Jin Zhuo being in the sun for too long?” She said helplessly.

The next second, her attention was drawn back to the game, “Xie Chi, someone entered your house!”

Xie Chi: “Got it, watch me take them down!”

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“Jin Zhuo!”

Qin Yingxia ran all the way, her long hair blowing in the wind, her eyes filled with smiles, her whole person seemed to be glowing.

“Yeah, I’m here.” Jin Zhuo chuckled, “Slow down.”

His gaze lingered on the short skirt she was wearing for a few seconds, his smile widening, “What’s going on, little Qin Yingxia?”

Qin Yingxia stiffened her neck and said confidently, “Oh, what a coincidence, we’re wearing matching colors!”

Jin Zhuo raised an eyebrow, “Good match,”

Then he slowly leaned closer, staring at her slightly red earlobes, “It looks like a couple’s outfit.”

Qin Yingxia lowered her eyes and asked softly, “Then… does it look good?”

“It looks good～” He opened the umbrella he was holding and leaned towards her, “Didn’t I say, Qin Yingxia is the most beautiful.”

They walked side by side, she raised her eyes and looked at his handsome profile, “The girls who chased you before were all very beautiful.”

It doesn’t mean you’ll like beautiful girls…

Jin Zhuo wouldn’t deny the beauty of those girls, his good upbringing made him understand that girls are beautiful.

He looked sideways at the girl beside him, his expression gentle, “What’s that saying, out of thousands of streams of water, I only take one scoop.”

“I’m honored to be liked by them, but I can’t accept their feelings casually…”

“This is not only respect for them, but also responsibility to my future girlfriend.”

“They say I’m hard to chase, but I just haven’t been moved.”

“I’m telling you this, maybe I’m a little love-brained?”

Jin Zhuo finished and laughed first, “Qin Yingxia, actually I think, I’m really easy to chase.”

Qin Yingxia met his dark eyes, her heart rate quickened.

Is he hinting at something…

“What about you then?”

“Is little Qin Yingxia hard to chase?”

Jin Zhuo threw the question back to her.

Qin Yingxia smiled, both cute and sweet, “I’m very hard to chase!”

“Because… you have a guy you like in your heart, so for others, you’re hard to chase, right?” Jin Zhuo pursed his lips, pretending to be nonchalant, but his heart was already in turmoil.

She didn’t speak, suddenly feeling a little flustered.

Jin Zhuo kept bringing up this point, each time making Qin Yingxia feel like a cat with its tail stepped on.

To avoid the scorching sun, Jin Zhuo took Qin Yingxia on the lakeside road, there were few people and it was shady.

The only downside was that this road was much further from the central cafeteria.

But this downside didn’t matter to Jin Zhuo at all.

“Qin Yingxia…”

Jin Zhuo stopped walking. He reached out and pulled Qin Yingxia closer, gazing at the girl’s excessively beautiful brows and eyes, the tea-colored orbs clouded with mist.

He suddenly let out two soft laughs, his tone laced with a hint of mischief, “Why don’t you come and question me?”

Qin Yingxia bit her lip, “…I’m scared.”

“Scared to question me? So you’re letting me get away with it, letting me kiss you for free without making a fuss…” He raised his hand to pinch her cheek, “Little Qin, your temper is so soft. Like cotton candy…”

Her eyes shimmered with tears, feeling the warmth of Jin Zhuo’s fingertips. She recalled the same hand lifting her waist in her dreams…

Qin Yingxia’s face flushed red. She just stared at him, looking pitiful and wronged.

Mustering her courage, letting her love for him grow wild, she said, “Jin Zhuo, why did you steal a kiss from me…”

Finally, she asked.

He was waiting for her to question him.

Jin Zhuo’s eyes smiled, the tenderness and love in them overflowing,

His hand followed the curve of her face, reaching her lips, which were tinged with moisture. His fingertips pressed lightly, the gesture overly intimate, stirring the heart.

“Because I like you, Qin Yingxia…”

Like…

Jin Zhuo likes her…

Qin Yingxia’s breath hitched, feeling her heart pounding wildly.

It was her hundred percent attraction to Jin Zhuo.

“So, can I pursue you?” Jin Zhuo lowered his eyes, his voice tinged with pleading.

His gaze fell on her lips, the lip gloss sparkling, and he could smell the sweet peach fragrance up close.

“Will you let me… Qin Yingxia…”

“Let me see how hard it is to chase our little Qin…”

Qin Yingxia moved her lips, her entire being dazed and confused, completely out of it, “Then… go ahead and chase me…”

“Okay～” Jin Zhuo withdrew his hand, staring at the lip gloss smeared on his fingertips, his eyes flickering.

In front of Qin Yingxia, he pressed the lip gloss on his fingertips onto his own thin lips.

The most fatal thing was that Jin Zhuo lifted his eyes, staring straight at Qin Yingxia, refusing to relent until he saw her face turn redder and redder.

Tenderness hidden, ultimate seduction.

Qin Yingxia was no match for him.

“This lip mark, consider it a seal from little Qin.” The color of Jin Zhuo’s lips was tinged with red, and for some reason, Qin Yingxia felt that the red was particularly striking.

Jin Zhuo tilted the parasol, shielding them both, “Although I haven’t chased you yet, but our little Qin is like cotton candy…”

As he spoke, his lips had already landed on Qin Yingxia’s forehead.

The same kiss as last night.

“Qin Yingxia, from now on, I’m your pursuer…”

“The kind with a seal.”

“You can’t go back on your word…”

Jin Zhuo was gambling.

He was betting that the person in Qin Yingxia’s heart was him.

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Qin Yingxia didn’t know how she got back to the dormitory. She felt like she was walking on clouds, her brain in a state of shutdown.

When she returned, the dormitory was empty. It took her a full half hour of staring blankly before she finally came back to her senses.

Ahhhhhhh!

Qin Yingxia couldn’t help but scream silently. If it wasn’t for the fact that it was nap time, she would have let out a loud scream.

Jin Zhuo likes her!

Jin Zhuo actually… likes her!

Was her “gradual strategy” successful?

She had conquered Jin Zhuo ahead of schedule!

She realized belatedly that she hadn’t agreed to Jin Zhuo’s pursuit on the spot.

Suddenly, she felt a pang of regret.

She was laughing and worrying at the same time, her expressions changing rapidly.

Qin Yingxia took out her phone. She wished she could fly to Jin Zhuo’s side immediately and tell him that she agreed to his pursuit.