Chapter 10: Summer is So Nice
Chapter 10: Chapter 10: Summer is So Nice
Summer is the best season.
The university girls were dressed to the nines, flashing their bare shoulders and gorgeous legs across the streets and alleys as if they were free for the looking.
Although Zhang Yan had always known that Provincial University was teeming with beautiful women, his mindset was completely different now. Armed with an unprecedented sense of leisure and confidence, the scenery before him appeared all the more beautiful.
Before university, girls tended to be a bit more green, lacking in makeup and styling. After university, women tended to become a bit more worldly, having lost their pure innocence. Only these girls, right in the prime of their lives, were truly perfect! Female university students were the best!
After all, Zhang Yan was a twenty-two-year-old young man in his prime. He couldn’t yet appreciate the mature allure of young wives or the considerate nature of older women, though he figured there would be plenty of opportunities to experience that in the future.
Just as he was admiring these blooming young women with a purely appreciative eye, a notification chimed. DING DONG. Chi Xinyue’s message had finally arrived.
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"Senior, I’ve headed out. I’ll wait for you at the Heytea near the Rixin Building~"
Zhang Yan typed, "OK."
Although Chi Xinyue rented an apartment near the school, the Provincial University Central Campus was massive. It took over thirty minutes to walk from the North Gate to the South Gate. Regardless of which gate she actually lived near, it would take at least a dozen minutes for her to reach the agreed location. Therefore, Zhang Yan continued to admire the pure beauty around him, unhurriedly finishing his ice cream before setting off.
Since they hadn’t set an exact time, arriving too early would make him seem overly eager. It would put him at a disadvantage right from the start, which would be detrimental to their future interactions. But being late wasn’t a quality a man should have, either. So Zhang Yan timed it perfectly, arriving slightly early to find a corner where he could observe the meeting spot. The moment Chi Xinyue appeared, he stepped out of his corner.
"Senior! Over here, over here!"
"What a coincidence, we arrived at the exact same time."
Chi Xinyue looked a bit different today. On her upper half, she wore a light brown cropped hoodie over a white camisole. On her lower half was a pair of washed blue low-rise denim hot pants. Paired with her top, it perfectly exposed her Small Waist, instantly maximizing her eye-catching appeal.
Further down was even more unique. She wore thigh-high stockings—white silk on one leg and black silk on the other. This created a striking visual contrast, and combined with her perfectly exposed absolute territory, it was enough to seize any man’s heart.
Her face didn’t seem to have changed much; she still sported that pure, makeup-free look. Yet, she somehow appeared much prettier—almost half a point higher than yesterday.
This junior, who completely overshadowed Cheng Lu, possessed a style that was innocent yet undeniably sexy. A specific word instantly popped into Zhang Yan’s mind: *vixen*. If it weren’t for that enchanting monster Xia Xiqing, Zhang Yan believed that Chi Xinyue in this ultimate form today was entirely capable of competing for the crown of the campus belle of the Provincial University Central Campus!
"Senior, how about it? I can’t edit my photos in real life now, can I? Take a good look! Hmph!"
Chi Xinyue twirled in front of Zhang Yan, perfectly displaying her meticulously styled figure. She even threw in a few well-timed sways of her waist, drawing the gazes of quite a few passing male students.
Zhang Yan immediately raised his hands in surrender. "I yield, I yield! I was the ignorant one yesterday. You’re a magnanimous junior, so please forgive me. What flavor do you want to drink? I’ll go buy it right now."
The junior was highly satisfied. "Treat me to a Succulent Grape, and I’ll forgive you~"
The shop was quite crowded. Zhang Yan went to line up himself, and Chi Xinyue didn’t sit on the side to wait. Instead, she stood next to him, chatting the whole time.
"Oh right, junior, didn’t I say I needed your help with something? I can see you have great taste in fashion, and I happen to want to buy a few new outfits. Could you help me pick some out?"
"I’m not exceptionally good at men’s fashion, since I’ve never had a boyfriend before, hehe.
"But I am a design major, after all, so I’d like to think I have some aesthetic sense. If you trust me, Senior, giving you a few suggestions won’t be a problem at all!"
"Then it’s settled. Keep me company while I shop in a bit, and you can start thinking about what feast you want to eat later."
"Sure! Then I won’t hold back~"
Time is relative. With a great beauty chatting by his side, Zhang Yan didn’t feel the boredom of waiting in line. Instead, the frequent jealous glances from the surrounding male students gave him an immense sense of secret satisfaction.
"Here, your Succulent Grape."
Zhang Yan had bought himself a Strawberry Cheezo; he still preferred its sweet and sour taste.
"Eh? Senior, you also like Strawberry Cheezo? That’s my favorite flavor too."
If a clueless straight guy encountered this situation, he would either turn around and get back in line, foolishly ask, "Do you want me to buy you another cup?", or bluntly say, "We agreed I’d only treat you to one."
Zhang Yan wasn’t that dense. He directly offered his own Strawberry Cheezo, which he had only taken one sip from, to the junior. It wasn’t that he had learned this from some online pickup artist. It was just an instinctive move born out of total self-confidence and the confirmation that she had enough favorable feelings toward him. When you can control all the possible outcomes of an action, doing it comes naturally.
Chi Xinyue acted as if she were just an innocent junior. When Zhang Yan brought the milk tea to her lips, she naturally sucked on the same straw he had just used, taking a large, delightful gulp.
"Mmm~ So delicious! I feel like I can never get enough. But to maintain my figure, I limit myself. Sneaking this extra sip means I’ve already broken my diet rule~"
Chi Xinyue revealed a mischievous smile, seemingly completely oblivious to the fact that they had just shared an indirect kiss.
"Then I’ll just help you take a sip of your Succulent Grape. That way we’re even. You won’t have broken your diet, and you still get to enjoy the happiness of two milk teas!"
"That’s right! Senior, you’re so smart! Here~"
Looking as if she had suddenly seen the light, the junior didn’t hesitate to bring her own milk tea, which she had only taken two sips from, to Zhang Yan’s lips. A small amount of purple liquid still lingered on the transparent straw. Her pink lips were moist and crystal clear. Thinking of the connection between the two...
The July weather was simply too sweltering. Zhang Yan took the offered straw into his mouth, carefully sucking and savoring the drink. Of course, he was purely appreciating the delicious taste of the Succulent Grape.
"Mhm, the Succulent Grape really is delicious too. It’s incredibly sweet. I remember it not being this sweet before. It seems the shop might have added honey to it today."
"Hehehe, you’re so funny, Senior. They’d go bankrupt if they did that."
And just like that, the two of them went back and forth—taking a sip of each other’s drinks before returning to their own. Two ordinary cups of milk tea managed to encapsulate the feeling of the entire midsummer.
But the lonely, single male students in the shop felt absolutely miserable. They only had one thought in their minds: "Kill! Kill them both!"