Tang San's Heartache

Jiang Wu froze at her words, having never expected Wang Dong'er to say something like that.

No, I need to think of a way to teach Wang Dong'er a lesson.

I've got it.

"Wang Dong'er, come here a moment."

"Huh?"

Wang Dong'er leaned closer, puzzled and unsure what Jiang Wu wanted to say.

Jiang Wu glanced around, and after making sure no one was watching them, he kissed Wang Dong as quickly as lightning, then turned and ran, his movements flowing like clouds and water without the slightest hesitation.

Wang Dong'er stood rooted to the spot, her eyes wide and round, Jiang Wu's retreating figure still reflected in her pink-and-blue pupils. Her mind went completely blank.

A full three breaths passed before she realized what had just happened.

"...Jiang Wu!"

Her shout was full of force and carried so far that half the people in the classroom turned to look.

Wang Dong'er's face burned from the base of her neck to her hairline, and even the tips of her ears turned bright red. She clenched her fists and chased after him, her footsteps thundering against the floor. "Stop right there! What did you just do?!"

Jiang Wu had already reached the classroom door. Without looking back, he shouted, "Teaching that mouth of yours a lesson!"

"You-!"

Wang Dong'er chased him out of the classroom. People were coming and going in the corridor, and Jiang Wu darted this way and that through the crowd like a slippery loach.

Wang Dong'er pursued him relentlessly, her high pink ponytail swinging back and forth, drawing sidelong glances from passersby.

"Jiang Wu, stop running if you've got the guts!"

"I've got the guts to run!"

"Come back here and let me kiss you back! No... Stop right there and let me beat you up!"

Jiang Wu ran even faster.

Huo Yutong stood at the classroom door, staring blankly as the two disappeared around the corner of the corridor, one chasing the other.

She had seen it.

She had seen Jiang Wu kiss Wang Dong'er as clear as day.

Although it was only on the cheek, and although it was as quick as a thief's snatch, he had definitely kissed her.

Huo Yutong lowered her head and twisted her fingers together, unable to say quite what she was feeling.

A little sour, a little envious.

Wang Dong'er had known him for five years. The two of them stuck together every day and even crawled under the same covers to sleep, so a kiss seemed... fairly normal.

But Huo Yutong couldn't help thinking that if she had been the one kissed just now, she probably would have gone dumb on the spot and then wouldn't have dared speak to Jiang Wu for three days.

"Yutong."

A voice came from beside her. Huo Yutong turned to see Xiao Xiao standing there, her dark green head tilted and her face full of confusion.

"What did Jiang Wu and Wang Dong'er run out for just now? Wang Dong'er was shouting so loudly. Did Jiang Wu make her angry?"

Huo Yutong opened her mouth, then shook her head. "It's nothing. They're just playing around."

Xiao Xiao looked suspiciously toward the end of the corridor, then back at Huo Yutong. "Playing around? Wang Dong'er's face was so red, and she was shouting something about kissing..."

Huo Yutong hurriedly interrupted her. "You heard wrong."

"I didn't hear wrong. She shouted, 'Come back here and let me kiss you back'..."

"Xiao Xiao." Huo Yutong placed her hands firmly on her shoulders. "It's really nothing. Don't ask."

Xiao Xiao was taken aback by her expression. She blinked and said, "Oh," then stopped asking, though she still muttered under her breath that she had definitely heard it.

Huo Yutong withdrew her hands and glanced toward the end of the corridor. Jiang Wu and Wang Dong'er had already vanished from sight.

She sighed softly.

The chase outside the classroom lasted a full quarter of an hour.

In the end, Jiang Wu didn't let Wang Dong'er catch him, mainly because his Third Soul Skill, Instant Beast Flash, was so useful. Just as Wang Dong'er reached the stairs, he used Teleportation to zip downstairs. Furious, Wang Dong'er slapped the stair railing so hard that her hand went numb.

"Jiang Wu, just you wait! Don't even think about coming back to the dormitory today!"

"If I don't go back to the dormitory, where am I supposed to sleep?"

"On the street!"

Jiang Wu looked up from downstairs and shouted, "The dormitory isn't yours alone!"

"I don't care!"

More and more students gathered to watch. Some recognized Jiang Wu and began whispering among themselves.

Jiang Wu figured that was enough. If he kept running, the whole academy would find out he had kissed Wang Dong'er.

He stopped at the foot of the stairs and raised both hands in surrender. "All right, all right, I won't run anymore. Come down."

Wang Dong'er poked half her head out from the stairs, her hair coming loose from all the running and her face still red. Panting, she glared at him. "You promise you won't run?"

"I promise."

Wang Dong'er came downstairs, still half doubtful. She stopped three paces in front of Jiang Wu, folded her arms, and looked at him indignantly.

Over a dozen pairs of eyes around them fixed on the two in unison.

Wang Dong'er opened her mouth, then swallowed whatever she had wanted to say. Finally, she lowered her voice and squeezed out through her teeth, "Why did you... kiss me just now?"

Jiang Wu scratched his head and thought for a moment. "That mouth of yours was asking for it. I figured talking alone wouldn't fix it, so I had to take some actual action."

"You call that actual action?"

"It worked pretty well. Look, you didn't even have time to run your mouth while you were chasing me."

Wang Dong'er choked, wanting to argue but unable to find the words. Her face turned even redder.

Someone nearby laughed. Wang Dong'er turned and glared, and the onlookers all pulled their heads back in unison.

Wang Dong'er took a deep breath and leaned a step closer, lowering her voice even further. "Then you... you've already kissed me, so you have to take responsibility."

Jiang Wu raised an eyebrow. "Take responsibility? For what?"

"What do you think?!" Wang Dong'er grew flustered, and her voice rose again before she hurriedly lowered it. The tips of her ears burned red. "You kissed me, so from now on... you have to treat me a little better."

"When have I ever treated you badly?"

"You just used me as a shield against Xiao Xiao!"

"You brought that on yourself."

"I don't care!" Wang Dong'er stamped her foot. "Anyway, you kissed me, so you have to own up to it!"

Jiang Wu looked at her, embarrassed and flustered yet still struggling to act completely justified. He fell silent for two seconds, then suddenly laughed.

"All right, I own up to it." Jiang Wu raised a hand and ruffled Wang Dong'er's hair. "I'll treat you a little better from now on. Happy?"

Wang Dong'er froze, not expecting him to agree so readily. None of the follow-up moves she had prepared got any use, and after struggling for words, she finally squeezed out, "...Then kiss me again."

The people around them who had pricked up their ears to eavesdrop all drew a sharp breath at once.

The corner of Jiang Wu's mouth twitched. "Wang Dong'er, enough is enough."

"You kissed me so fast just now that I didn't even have time to react." Wang Dong'er lifted her face, perfectly self-assured. "Do it again. I want to watch this time."

Jiang Wu looked at her for three seconds, then reached out and pushed her head down. "Dream on."

"Jiang Wu!"

The Divine Realm.

Tang San had been sitting there expressionlessly for quite a while.

On the screen, Wang Dong'er chased Jiang Wu, shouting for him to come back and let her kiss him back. Jiang Wu ruffled Wang Dong'er's hair and said he would treat her a little better from now on. Wang Dong'er asked Jiang Wu to kiss her again, and Jiang Wu pushed her head down and told her to dream on. Tang San saw every bit of it clearly.

The stone table beside him had already split in three places.

"Third Brother?" Xiao Wu came in from outside carrying tea. Seeing Tang San's expression, then looking at Wang Dong'er on the screen, she immediately understood most of it. Suppressing a laugh, she set down the tea. "Watching Xiao Qi again?"