"?"
You're not dropping out?
Lin Che wondered if his ears were playing tricks on him.
The host had already made such an outrageous demand, yet Luo Xue still had no intention of dropping out?
Which meant...
Lin Che's gaze traveled down from Luo Xue's face.
Her snow-white neck was long and graceful. The tension had brought a faint blush to her skin, and a few beads of sweat even trickled down along its curve.
"Lin Che, you... you, you have to be gentle. My skin is really delicate. Even the lightest kiss will leave a mark."
Luo Xue tugged open her collar, revealing her flawless neck to Lin Che.
"You're the one who asked me to do this! Don't go posting about me on Little Red Book afterward, Luo Xue!"
Lin Che swallowed.
The thought of leaving his mark on the neck of the famous twin-tailed School Belle, a loli, left Lin Che beside himself with excitement.
At the same time, he hadn't lost his reason.
Lust could be a dangerous thing. Lin Che didn't want to kiss Luo Xue today only to become a creep on Little Red Book tomorrow!
"Do you think I'd let just anyone kiss me? If I'm asking you to do this, I'm obviously not going to get back at you!"
Only after Luo Xue promised him did Lin Che finally relax.
He lowered his head and kissed her smooth, jade-like skin.
"Pop~"
When Lin Che pulled away, a glaring little hickey had appeared on Luo Xue's fair neck.
Chapter 24: Victory Is Certain
"Wow! What a sweet couple!"
"Congratulations on passing the first round!"
The Lolita host announced excitedly.
She even winked at Lin Che, as if to say, You should thank me, big sis. I helped you and your little girlfriend get closer.
What was that supposed to mean?!
Lin Che hadn't expected that helping Luo Xue join an event on a whim would somehow turn him into her boyfriend!
Once Lin Che and Luo Xue had finished their challenge, the host quickly moved on to the next couple.
Lin Che released her from his embrace.
He'd thought that once he let Luo Xue go, the little fairy would smack him or secretly step on his foot.
But Luo Xue stood by his side like a dazed little rabbit, obediently smoothing her white twin-tail wig with one hand as she tried to hide the hickey on her neck behind her long braids.
Her feeble attempt to cover it up was just too cute!
Before long, the first round was over.
The number of contestants onstage had been cut in half!
Apparently, plenty of people had done what Luo Xue did and grabbed a friend to pretend to be their partner.
"Yay!"
Watching how things had turned out, Luo Xue pumped her fist excitedly.
Getting rid of half the competition at once reignited her competitive spirit, and even the embarrassment of having a hickey planted on her neck faded somewhat.
As far as she was concerned, she'd already cleared the hardest hurdle.
No matter what the next challenges were, she could handle them!
The limited-edition figurine seemed to be beckoning to her!
Luo Xue secretly vowed that she would win the rest of the challenges!
"And now, the CP Sweethearts Competition moves on to round two!"
The Lolita host ushered the competition along.
"Couples must interlace all ten fingers and use their other hands to feed each other potato chips."
"You have to finish a whole bag to complete the challenge, so watch your speed! Only the first ten couples to finish will advance!"
For a real couple, this wouldn't be a big deal.
But for Lin Che...
Before he could react, a cool, delicate hand slipped into his palm. Five nimble fingers slid between his.
Luo Xue had reached for his hand first!
Feeling their fingers interlaced, Lin Che paused.
"What's wrong? Never held a girl's hand before?"
"Well..."
Honestly, he had.
But it had always been while he was hypnotized. Worried that his acting would give him away, Lin Che had only been able to let Gu Yilan hold his hand without returning the gesture.
This was different. The touch in his palm felt completely real. Luo Xue's fingers curled tightly over the back of his hand, and Lin Che clasped her little hand in return.
"I've never held a boy's hand before, either..."
It was Luo Xue's first time holding hands with a boy. Seeing Lin Che's reaction put her oddly at ease. At least it seemed to be his first time, too.
"Stop dawdling and feed me some chips."
With her free hand, Luo Xue grabbed a handful of chips and stuffed them into Lin Che's mouth.
She was rough about it, eager to win the competition. Her soft fingertip brushed his lips, setting Lin Che's heart wandering.
At the same time, Luo Xue opened her own mouth.
The soft pink inside seemed to give off a sweet warmth, and a healthy pink tongue rested quietly within.
Lin Che picked up a few chips, too.
Before he could put them in Luo Xue's mouth, the twin-tailed girl took the initiative and sucked his fingers into her mouth, snatching the chips from his hand!
The warmth against his fingers made Lin Che's heart flutter even more!
Thanks to Luo Xue's efforts,
they finished the entire bag of chips in just one minute.
There was no doubt about it: they'd made it to the next round!
The third challenge involved the boy carrying the girl and running once around the stage.
As a high school student, Lin Che was in the prime of his youth. Even after steaming dumplings with Gu Yilan in the changing room just moments ago, he was still full of energy.
Besides, Luo Xue was petite, only five feet tall, and as light as a feather.
Carrying her was no effort at all.
For support, Lin Che gripped Luo Xue's thighs with both hands. Her legs were slender, but not bony.
Most of Luo Xue's weight rested on his hands.
With the force of gravity, Lin Che's fingers sank into the girl's thighs, and he could even faintly feel the supple lines of her muscles!
Lin Che took first place in that round!
By the final round,
only three couples remained onstage!
Although the organizers had prizes for the top three, only first place would win the limited-edition figurine!
Competition got the blood pumping, and even Luo Xue was fired up!
"Lin Che, we have to win the championship!"
"If we win, I'll treat you to McDonald's!"
Maybe because Lin Che had helped her take first place in the previous round, the girl had temporarily set aside her reservations and started treating him like an ally.
"Sounds good!"
Luo Xue's enthusiasm was contagious, and Lin Che felt his own blood start to boil!
"Wow! The competition has reached its most intense stage!"
"There are only three couples left!"
"But only one couple can take home the grand prize!"
The Lolita host whipped the crowd into a frenzy, sending everyone's adrenaline soaring!
Naturally, everyone was also wondering what the final game would be!
"The last challenge..."
"Of course, it's the Pocky game, a favorite among couples!"
The host announced the challenge and held up a box of Pocky!
Pocky were long, narrow biscuits coated in chocolate.
The rules were simple: each person bit down on one end of a biscuit, then they both ate toward the middle. Once the biscuit snapped, the game was over.
The winner would be whoever had the shortest piece of biscuit left!
Lin Che had seen videos of this game online!
A boy and a girl faced each other with a biscuit between their lips. The more they ate, the closer they got, until they might even accidentally kiss!
It was such an intimate game. At just inches apart, you could feel the other person's breath, and all kinds of feelings could blossom as the distance between you shrank.
"Luo Xue, isn't this a bit too..."
"No! We've made it this far. I'm not giving up now!"
Luo Xue was completely caught up in the moment!
She was only a tiny bit away from the limited-edition figurine she'd been dreaming about!
If she gave up now, then all those things she'd done with Lin Che—hugging him, interlacing their fingers, even letting him touch her thighs—would have been for nothing!
Luo Xue had too much invested now to back out.
There was no turning back!
So,
Luo Xue took a long biscuit from the box, parted her glistening lips, and bit down on one end.
"Hurry..."
Luo Xue urged him anxiously.
Lin Che could only face her and bite down on the other end.
Chapter 25: The Biscuit
Now, only a few inches separated Lin Che and Luo Xue.
Face-to-face, this was the first time Lin Che had ever observed Luo Xue from such a close distance.
Beneath her white wig was the girl's pure, lovely face. Her long, curved eyelashes cast dappled shadows over her beautiful eyes, whose outer corners tilted slightly upward, giving her an air of pride.
A hint of shyness flickered now and then in her clear eyes, like a little fish in a still pond that vanished into the depths at the slightest disturbance.
Her delicate nose ended in a softly rounded tip, and her smooth, tender skin glowed with a faint rosy blush.
Her soft, tempting lips parted, holding a chocolate biscuit between them.
The sight before him was breathtaking, and it sent his heart racing!
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