Overnight (Part 1)

"How did you find your way to the classroom?" Jiang Qiuyi nuzzled Chen Wen's chest like a kitten, "You could have just waited for me at the school gate."

"Then next time..."

Before Chen Wen could finish, Jiang Qiuyi looked up, brows furrowed. "I was just saying! You actually took it seriously? Since you're already here, keep it up next time!"

"...Okay." Chen Wen nodded, looked around, and patted Jiang Qiuyi's shoulder. "You should let go now, everyone's watching."

Only then did Jiang Qiuyi realize their situation. Her face flushed red as she lowered her head, but she still boldly wrapped her arm around Chen Wen's, not letting go.

A female friend who was close to Jiang Qiuyi ran over to ask how she was doing and, "casually," inquired about Chen Wen's identity.

Jiang Qiuyi didn't hesitate to announce the explosive news that Chen Wen was her boyfriend, showing no intention of hiding it.

No one at school knew she was a Bilibili up, so in real life, there was no need to be secretive. If she wanted to show off their affection, she would!

Chen Wen had no idea how he managed to walk out of the school.

He was constantly surrounded by the voices of many girls, with Jiang Qiuyi sometimes acting shy and other times making intimate gestures, playfully interacting with her friends.

As they neared the school gate, Jiang Qiuyi's classmates finally dispersed, leaving the space for the couple.

There were no sarcastic remarks from her girlfriends, nor any male classmates who had long admired Jiang Qiuyi stepping forward to be humiliated.

The two of them calmly left the Music Academy.

"Let's go buy groceries," Jiang Qiuyi said, hugging Chen Wen's arm with great enthusiasm. "Is Elucidator ready?"

"Mm-hmm," Chen Wen nodded. "I also did the rough cut."

As they walked into the supermarket, Jiang Qiuyi took out her phone and started buying food according to the grocery list from her friend Lin Meng.

Jiang Qiuyi was in charge of picking out items, while Chen Wen pushed the cart. Walking through the supermarket, they looked less like a couple who had just gotten together and more like an old married couple who had been together for years.

After buying the groceries, Jiang Qiuyi dragged Chen Wen to the snack aisle for a major haul.

Since they hadn't had dinner yet, Jiang Qiuyi had a big appetite, which in the supermarket was converted into a desire to buy. She wanted to buy a little bit of everything she saw.

Fortunately, Chen Wen had been honing his sword-sharpening skills daily and had developed arm muscles; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to carry it all.

"My new cosplay outfit should arrive soon. I'll record a new episode tomorrow," Jiang Qiuyi said, counting on her fingers. "Mid-next month is the final exam, so this will probably be the last episode before summer break."

"What about you guys? When are your finals?"

"Let me see..." Chen Wen pulled out his phone and opened the WeChat class group, where he rarely spoke. He scrolled through it and found the final exam schedule posted by the class representative. "Hmm, exams are at the end of June."

"Then I'll wait for you after my exams, and we can go home together then~" Jiang Qiuyi said, skipping along with two light bags of snacks.

"Okay."

"By the way..." Jiang Qiuyi suddenly became shy and lightly bumped Chen Wen. "Do your parents know we're dating?"

Chen Wen froze. "They probably don't... Did you tell them?"

"Not yet," Jiang Qiuyi shook her head, then gave a mischievous smile. "Then don't tell them for now. I have an idea, let's see if there's an opportunity later~"

"?" Chen Wen looked confused.

Jiang Qiuyi jogged ahead, smiling without saying a word, clearly not intending to explain now.

They walked back to their rented apartment. After Chen Wen put the groceries in the kitchen, Jiang Qiuyi, now wearing an apron, pushed him out.

"Wait patiently in the living room, I'll handle dinner~"

After shooing Chen Wen away, Jiang Qiuyi closed the kitchen's glass door, took out her phone, and summoned her divine beast.

Jiang Qiuyi: Lin Meng, Lin Meng! Calling Lin Meng!

Lin Meng: Ready?

Jiang Qiuyi: Mm-hmm, I bought everything you said~

Lin Meng: Tsk, I don't know how you got so smitten.

Jiang Qiuyi: Hehe, why don't you come to Hu City? I'll introduce you to him.

Lin Meng: Maybe later. Start the video call.

"Lin Meng" is inviting you to a video call.

Jiang Qiuyi accepted the invitation, waved hello to Lin Meng in the camera, and then picked up a cleaver, transforming into Chef Jiang.

About forty minutes later, a spicy chicken dish, a smashed cucumber salad, and minced pork with eggplant were ready.

Under Lin Meng's guidance, Chef Jiang successfully made the dishes taste above average. As simple home-cooked meals, they were more than sufficient.

Lin Meng: "I might come to Hu City for Children's Day. I'm visiting my cousin and celebrating my niece's holiday. If you have time then, let's grab a meal."

"Huh?" Jiang Qiuyi tilted her head. "I'm also a child, why aren't you celebrating with me?"

"Get lost, get lost." Lin Meng rolled her eyes. "If you want to celebrate, go find your boyfriend. Hugs and kisses are all yours, don't bother a single dog."

"Okay, okay," Jiang Qiuyi chuckled. "Then remember to contact me when you have time. I still owe you a meal."

"One meal?" Lin Meng's eyes widened. "Look at the food in front of you, it's two meals now, okay?"

Jiang Qiuyi covered her mouth and laughed. "Got it~ I'm hanging up now."

Lin Meng: "Bye-bye."

Jiang Qiuyi put away her phone and brought the dishes out of the kitchen, calling Chen Wen to eat.

Although they couldn't share a bowl of noodles like last time, Jiang Qiuyi still shamelessly opened her mouth and let Chen Wen feed her a few bites before happily returning the favor.

"I'm going to record a Conan song tomorrow. Guess what my cosplay outfit is?" Jiang Qiuyi said, raising an eyebrow. "You'll absolutely never guess~"

"Ran's clothes?"

"No."

"Ai Haibara?"

"N~o."

"Conan's suit?"

"Not that either~"

Even Chen Wen, who wasn't a huge anime fan, had watched countless episodes of Detective Conan as a child and had a very deep impression of it.

"It couldn't possibly be a member of the Black Organization, could it?" Chen Wen said casually after guessing the three most likely characters.

"Wow!" Jiang Qiuyi, who was beside him, suddenly widened her eyes in surprise. "Did you peek into my shopping cart?"

"..." Chen Wen was silent. "You can cosplay a member of the Black Organization too?"

"Yes, I can!" Jiang Qiuyi burst into laughter. "I wanted to laugh when I saw that cosplay outfit, and then I thought I could make a funny video out of it. It should be quite interesting."

"Hmm..." Chen Wen couldn't offer an opinion.

After dinner, Chen Wen showed Jiang Qiuyi the rough cut of the video and asked her to help find some matching music and anime materials.

They worked until past eight o'clock before heading to the craft room.

Chen Wen took out the White Peach Wood his uncle had sent him earlier, intending to start on the Lambent Light that Jiang Qiuyi had pre-ordered.

"You'll be in your final month of review soon. Will making this delay you?" Jiang Qiuyi asked as she handed him tools.

Chen Wen looked up at her. "I think, based on your past grades, you'd be better off worrying about your own academic performance."

Hearing this, Jiang Qiuyi immediately pouted and turned away, giving a "hmph."

[Pu Jie Ri Ji]: There's an author in the group named cwm who's not doing very well and his grades are terrible. However, because he's consistently received donations from two readers, he's managed to persevere. His original words were roughly, "I can't bear to leave my readers, I'm too embarrassed to quit." Today, I just found out that these two readers are actually official cwm alts, specifically created to donate to books that have no hope, so they don't lose confidence... It's enough to make someone collapse