"Why did you come all the way to my classroom?" Jiang Qiuyi rubbed against Chen Wen's chest like a kitten. "You could've just waited for me at the school gate."
"Then next time..."
Before Chen Wen could finish, Jiang Qiuyi raised her head and glared. "I was just saying! You took it seriously? Since you're already here, keep it up next time!"
"...Okay." Chen Wen nodded. After looking around, he patted Jiang Qiuyi on the shoulder. "You should let go now. Everyone's watching."
Only then did Jiang Qiuyi realize their current situation. Her face flushed bright red as she lowered her head, but she still openly hugged Chen Wen's arm without letting go.
A few girls who were close to Jiang Qiuyi ran over to ask after her, "casually" inquiring about Chen Wen's identity as well.
Jiang Qiuyi made no attempt to hide the bombshell news that Chen Wen was her boyfriend.
No one at school knew she was a Bilibili content creator. In real life, there was no need to keep things hidden—if she wanted to show off her affection, she would show it off~
Chen Wen did not even know how he had made it out of the school.
All he knew was that he had been surrounded by the chirping voices of girls the entire time. Jiang Qiuyi was shy one moment, then making intimate gestures the next as she laughed and played around with her friends.
It was not until they neared the school gate that Jiang Qiuyi's classmates finally dispersed, leaving space for the couple.
There was no best friend mocking her, nor did any male classmate who had secretly admired Jiang Qiuyi for years come forward to get humiliated.
The two of them left the Music Academy without incident.
"Come on, let's go buy groceries." Jiang Qiuyi clung to Chen Wen's arm, looking full of anticipation. "Is The Interpreter ready?"
"Yeah." Chen Wen nodded. "I also made a rough cut."
The two entered the supermarket together. Jiang Qiuyi took out her phone and bought ingredients according to the list her best friend Lin Meng had sent her.
Jiang Qiuyi picked things out while Chen Wen pushed the cart. Walking through the supermarket, they did not look like a couple who had just gotten together, but an old married pair who had been together for years.
After buying the ingredients, Jiang Qiuyi dragged Chen Wen to the snack aisle for a massive shopping spree.
Since she had not eaten dinner yet, Jiang Qiuyi had quite an appetite. In the supermarket, that appetite transformed into a desire to buy things, and she wanted a little of every snack she saw.
Fortunately, Chen Wen polished sword blades every day and had built up his arm muscles. Otherwise, he really would not have been able to carry it all.
"My new cosplay outfit should be arriving soon. I can record a new video tomorrow." Jiang Qiuyi counted on her fingers as she planned. "Finals are in the middle of next month, so this will probably be the last episode before summer vacation."
"What about you? When are your finals?"
"Let me see..." Chen Wen took out his phone, entered the WeChat class group where he barely ever spoke, scrolled through it, and found the final exam schedule posted by the class representative. "Mm, the exams are at the end of June."
"Then I'll wait for you after I finish mine. We can go home together then~" Jiang Qiuyi said, carrying two light bags of snacks as she skipped along.
"Okay."
"By the way..." Jiang Qiuyi suddenly became bashful and lightly bumped Chen Wen with her shoulder. "Do your parents know we're dating?"
Chen Wen froze. "Probably not... Did you tell yours?"
"Not yet." Jiang Qiuyi shook her head, then gave him a mischievous smile. "Then don't tell them yet. I have an idea right now. We'll see if there's a chance when the time comes~"
"?" Chen Wen was puzzled.
Jiang Qiuyi jogged ahead, smiling without saying anything. Clearly, she had no intention of telling him yet.
After walking back to the apartment, Chen Wen put the ingredients in the kitchen, only to be pushed out by Jiang Qiuyi after she put on an apron.
"Be good and wait in the living room. Leave dinner to me~"
After driving Chen Wen away, Jiang Qiuyi shut the kitchen's glass door, took out her phone, and summoned a mythical beast.
Jiang Qiuyi: Lin Meng, Lin Meng! Calling Lin Meng!
Lin Meng: Are you ready?
Jiang Qiuyi: Mm-hm, I bought everything you told me to~
Lin Meng: Tch. I have no idea how you got charmed this badly.
Jiang Qiuyi: Hehe, come to Hu City sometime. I'll introduce you to him.
Lin Meng: We'll see. Start a video call.
"Lin Meng" has invited you to a video call.
Jiang Qiuyi accepted the invitation, waved at Lin Meng on the screen, then picked up a kitchen knife and transformed into Chef Jiang.
More than forty minutes later, spicy chicken, smashed cucumber salad, and eggplant with minced pork were ready.
Under Lin Meng's guidance, Chef Jiang successfully brought the dishes up to a decent level. As simple home cooking, they were more than good enough.
Lin Meng: "I might come to Hu City for Children's Day. I'm visiting my cousin and celebrating the holiday with my niece. If you're free then, let's come out and have a meal together."
"Huh?" Jiang Qiuyi tilted her head. "I'm a child too. Why aren't you celebrating with me?"
"Get lost, get lost, get lost." Lin Meng rolled her eyes. "Go celebrate with your boyfriend. Kiss, hug, and get lifted into the air all you want. Don't come torment a single dog."
"Alright, alright." Jiang Qiuyi laughed. "Remember to contact me if you're free then. We still owe you a meal."
"One meal?" Lin Meng widened her eyes. "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 first."
Lin Meng: "Bye-bye."
Putting away her phone, Jiang Qiuyi carried the dishes out of the kitchen and called Chen Wen over for dinner.
This time, they could not share a bowl of noodles like last time, but Jiang Qiuyi still shamelessly opened her mouth and had Chen Wen feed her a few bites before happily returning the favor.
"Tomorrow I'm recording a Detective Conan song. Guess what my cosplay outfit is?" Jiang Qiuyi raised her brows. "You definitely won't guess it~"
"Xiao Lan's outfit?"
"Nope."
"Hui Yuan Ai?"
"No~pe."
"Ke Nan's suit?"
"Not that either~"
Even for someone like Chen Wen, who was not especially into anime, Detective Conan was a series he had watched countless episodes of as a child and remembered deeply.
"It can't be a Man in Black, can it?" After guessing the three most likely characters, Chen Wen tossed out a casual guess.
"Wow!" Jiang Qiuyi's eyes immediately widened in surprise. "You didn't sneak a look at my shopping cart, did you?"
"..." Chen Wen fell silent. "You can cosplay a Man in Black?"
"Of course!" Jiang Qiuyi laughed happily. "When I saw that costume, I wanted to laugh. Then I thought I could make a funny video with it. It should be pretty interesting."
"Mm..." Chen Wen could not offer an opinion.
After dinner, Chen Wen had Jiang Qiuyi watch the rough cut and asked her to help find matching music and anime clips.
They worked until after eight before heading into the craft room.
Chen Wen took out the White Peach Wood his uncle had sent over earlier, intending to make a start on the Lambent Light Jiang Qiuyi had ordered.
"You need to study during this last month, right? Won't making this delay you?" Jiang Qiuyi asked as she handed him tools from the side.
Chen Wen looked up at her. "Based on your previous grades, I think you'd better worry about your academic subjects instead."
At those words, Jiang Qiuyi immediately puffed out her cheeks, turned away, and gave a "hmph."
[Pu Jie Ri Ji]: There's an author in the group called cwm. His book was pretty much a flop, and his results were terrible. But because two readers kept sending him tips, he stuck with it. His original words were roughly, "I can't bear to abandon my readers. Sorry, I can't cut it." But today he found out that those two readers were actually cwm's official alt accounts, created specifically to tip hopeless flop novels so their authors wouldn't lose confidence... That's really enough to make someone collapse...
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