75 Because of Regret? (1/2)
Chapter 75: Because of Regret?
Translator: _Min_Editor: - -
The banquet concluded with thunderous applause accompanying the school management’s closing remarks. Jiang Chen dragged his slightly intoxicated body to his car before stopping in his tracks.
[Fu*k, how can I drive if I drank? This is going to be a problem.]
A troubled smile appeared on his face. Although his body condition was stronger than an ordinary person’s, enabling him to cleanse alcohol from his system at a faster rate, he was not like the masters in wuxia novels who could instantly dissipate the alcohol from their bodies. The police would find it hard to believe that he was not drunk.
Key in hand, he hesitated, not knowing if he should take the chance. In the end, he sighed.
He grabbed his phone and slid his finger across the screen but didn't who to call.
Xia Shiyu just headed home; it would be inconsiderate to call her back.
Liu Yao?
When he saw that name, his finger paused before he pressed it without further thought.
”Hello?” From the other end, a slightly lazy voice sounded, as if the speaker had been about to fall asleep.
He pondered for a moment before opening his mouth. ”It’s me.”
”Jiang Chen?!” came the ecstatic response.
”You have caller ID, right? Hmm, where are you right now?”
She was lying face-down on her bed, her smooth legs swinging back and forth in the air. A smile crept onto her face as she propped her chin up with her hand. ”I’m home, why? Do you miss me?”
It was the first time Jiang Chen had called her.
Jiang Chen was silent, not knowing how to answer. In the end, he awkwardly chose to ignore the question.
”How far away is your home from Wanghai University?”
Liu Yao pouted with disappointment.
”Not that far. Two subway stations away.”
”Ahem, I drank a bit and can't drive. Could you come and pick me up? I’m by the lake in Wanghai University,” Jiang Chen said shamelessly.
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The pristine moon cast its light from the night sky and reflected off the glowing lake’s surface. A light breeze drifted by the lakeside, rattling the leaves to the sound of the wind. The September air already carried a slight bite.
He embraced the chill on his arms as he leaned against the marble fence, staring blankly at the hut sitting in the middle of the lake.
When was the last time he had visited this place?
Behind him was the English corner and a bench in a grassy field—an ideal place to practice recitations.
But it was also the perfect date spot, referred to by students as the Lovers’ Hill.
”What are you looking at?”
”Zoning out.” Jiang Chen turned around smiling but stalled, stunned by the glimpse of a beauty.
A white dress paired with high-heeled sandals—the pure white color….
As soon as he managed to regather his thoughts, he said sounding troubled, ”If people didn’t know better, they’d think you a first-year student.”
The slight curvature of her lips showed a girl’s pride while the gorgeous face under the lamppost carried a hint of innocence.
[Did I drink too much?]
Jiang Chen rubbed at his temple.
”Of course. I even met a senior when I was walking over, and he volunteered to walk me home.” Liu Yao examined Jiang Chen’s face with a smile.
”Oh.”
Dissatisfied with Jiang Chen’s calm reaction, she asked, ”Are you not jealous?”
Jiang Chen smiled, his eyes locked onto the gaze as limpid as the lake’s surface.
The words of ”Why would I be jealous” were stuck in his throat.
”Perhaps, a little.”
He turned away from the attractive face to look at the grass field dotted with bright lights.
Liu Yao’s smile grew larger, her mouth shaping into a crescent.
”Then I told him, I already have a boyfriend, and he walked away blushing.”
Jiang Chen shrugged, chuckling. ”Why are you so direct? They didn't even say that they were going to chase after you.”
”The way he looked at me said it all. But I can’t accept anyone other than you.”
He fell into silence, which was soon broken.
”Do you want to be my boyfriend?”
”While we’re on the topic, did you purposely dress like this?” Jiang Chen diverted the topic with a troubled smile.
The pristine white dress, the gorgeous face without makeup, and the eyes as bright as the stars in the summer night.
Liu Yao also didn't answer the question as she straightened her back and strolled around the rock path.
She turned to look at him with a gentle smile, her dress blooming with her motions.
”Am I similar to that girl who watched the movie with you?”
He fell silent, then started laughing hysterically. Perhaps it was due to the alcohol’s influence.
”She is not a good person, so why are you copying her?” Jiang Chen also straightened up from leaning against the fence, his laughter dying away.
”Am I like the girl in your imagination?”
Jiang Chen stopped again, and after a while, spoke with confusion, ”Is there a difference?”
Just as he finished speaking, he already had an answer in his heart.