lovenovelstory Chapter 513: Did You Get Pinched by a Crawfish?
Chapter 513: Did You Get Pinched by a Crawfish?
Role play is a great way to spice up a relationship.It’s thrilling in the moment, but afterwards there’s an inexplicable awkwardness.
The next day, Yu Xia felt an urgent need to leave home for the film set whenever she saw Xie Qingci’s face.
But Xie Qingci thoroughly enjoyed it, dreaming of paradise even as he slept, waking up blissfully and sticking to her.
"Good morning, baby."
Yu Xia quickly removed his hand and hurriedly got dressed.
Xie Qingci leaned groggily against the headboard and watched her: "Where are you going?"
"Don’t I need to leave home and earn money for a living? In this society, you can’t afford to delay work for anything."
Her actions were rather hasty, rummaging through everything until she finally found her phone, which she didn’t know when she had tossed into her handbag. As she pulled it out, two large red bills flew out and landed on the bed.
Xie Qingci looked down at the two hundred dollars on himself, then looked back up at her.
"What, payment for services?"
"..."
Yu Xia put the money back in the bag, flipped her loose hair, and said with a straight face: "Misunderstanding, you’re all mine now, no need to pay."
Surprisingly, Xie Qingci nodded in agreement: "You’re right. I was saying, last night you were tearfully professing how much you love me. How could you turn cold so quickly? There’s no girlfriend like that in the world."
"..." She was speechless.
Yesterday, it was clearly an agreed-upon act. The tears and declarations of love were all part of the performance.
But after waking up, the scene felt awkward to her, uncomfortable enough that she couldn’t bring it up, leaving her staring at him wordlessly.
With a triumphant smile, he met her gaze without flinching, even pointing at his lips and saying: "A kiss? I’ll just escort you home after school from now on."
Which seemed to be a replay of the scenario, Yu Xia’s cheeks flushed, and she lunged forward for a series of kisses.
"Kiss, kiss, kiss until you’re dead!"
After that fiery morning ritual, Yu Xia headed to the film set, while Xie Qingci, with nothing else planned, decided to take a stroll.
As soon as he stepped out, he ran into He Ci, who had just come out of his room.
He Ci’s gaze casually crossed over him, intending just to say hello, then slowly turned his head to focus on him.
He Ci: "Your mouth... got pinched by a crayfish?"
Xie Qingci paused, reached up to touch the wound at the corner of his mouth, still feeling a bit of pain.
Without directly answering, he asked: "Is there a crayfish restaurant nearby?"
He Ci understood then that things were actually as he’d imagined. Yu Xia was indeed that wild and uninhibited.
"You guys... just take care." He Ci sighed and hurriedly went downstairs.
Behind him, Xie Qingci raised an eyebrow and touched that wound again, revealing a thoughtful smile, then lazily went downstairs, openly heading out for a stroll.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
He Ci found Mei at the film set, handed over the items he had brought, and solemnly asked her.
"Does Yu Xia have any mouth injuries?"
Mei’s expression turned odd: "How is that possible, the camera needs to shoot directly, having an injury wouldn’t work, right?"
He Ci showed a "there you have it" expression and clicked his tongue heavily.
"But Xie Qingci has a mouth wound."
Who knew how strong Yu Xia was in kissing someone, probably holds a saw blade in her mouth.
"...Mouth wound?" Mei’s eyes widened as she gasped, "So, so wild?"
She had thought that the reunion after a brief separation was Xie Qingci being the wilder one, but Yu Xia proved to be even better!
He Ci spoke profoundly: "It really is tough on him."
He just discovered that the artist under his care was so restless and fierce, splitting up for only a month, and that deep longing had broken through even the skin.
The two gossiped quietly for half a day, until Yu Xia finished a scene and took a mid-session break, sitting dirtied and worn out on a small stool, drinking water and looking at them.
"What are you guys talking about?"
He Ci: "Talking about how crazily you kissed Xie Qingci, leaving him wounded."
"Pfft—cough cough cough!" She coughed violently, attracting the attention of the other actors and the director nearby.
Mei quickly patted her back to comfort her, Yu Xia held her hand up to stop her throat from itching, then coughed a couple more times quietly.
He Ci: "Why are you so agitated? Did it but won’t admit it?"
"Where did you get that idea? That was him accidentally bumping into it!"
He Ci crossed his arms: "Oh, bumped into your front teeth? That precise, he could dunk with his mouth."
"...Whether you believe it or not, that’s what happened, so it’s not my fault!"
As she grabbed her phone, while sending messages to Xie Qingci, she asked He Ci: "Did you see him?"
"Yeah, he went out for a stroll with his mouth full of honor badges."
Yu Xia was exasperated.
She urgently messaged Xie Qingci: [Get back here]
[Why are you out wandering with that mouth wound, don’t you know how to hide it?]
Xie Qingci’s response, as laid-back as his character: [Yeah]
Yu Xia: [...]
Yu Xia: [I still care about appearances, get back here right away]
Yu Xia: [Forget it, you can stroll, just wear your mask properly!]
Xie Qingci: [Affirmative~]
The message was filled with flirtatious energy, even adding a tilde.
After sending the message, she sat alone on the small stool, dazed, reflecting on the passionate kiss that left him with broken lips before leaving the house.
He Ci gestured to Mei, speaking in a low voice: "Look, she’s lost in thought, with such a weird expression. These cheesy couples nowadays, dating like they’ve been zombified. Mei, you better not date like this in the future."
Mei: "But if I can find a boyfriend like Xie Qingci, evolving into a zombie doesn’t matter to me."
He Ci: "...No ambition!"
Can there be someone in this society with Eyes of Golden Flame, sharp enough to see beyond physical appearance, to those who are radiant inside like them!
He sat sulkily beside her, while Mei shrugged, ran over to Yu Xia.
"Sis, do you think this season’s a high time for falling in love?"
Yu Xia: "You mean spring, right."
"Then do you think I should start a relationship too? Watching you two in love looks like so much fun. To be honest, someone’s been pursuing me recently too."
Yu Xia felt invigorated: "You could try it out. We’re human, you know, when you can’t immediately spot Mr. Right, you have to try several times to gather experience. You know, the reason we’re so happy goes back to how I solve problems very..."
Bla bla bla, Mei only felt that she indeed enjoyed this romance a lot, and since she couldn’t express the passion inside just by romancing with Xie Qingci, she seized any audience that came forward with stories and illustrations, filling the conversation with filler words.
Afraid that even the passing ants wouldn’t know how sweet they were.
Mei was so tempted by this sales-pitch style description that she immediately expressed her desire to try out what dating felt like.
"I hope I encounter a super cute guy too."
Yu Xia casually said: "But no one will be cuter than Xie Qingci."
Mei: "..." Okay, got it, even the passing ants know how loving you two are!