"Um."
Wen Mubai didn't understand what "go quickly and come back quickly" meant at first, but he understood when he finished drying his hair and went to say goodnight to Xu Chacha.
"Don't go to the guest room." The little girl grabbed her wrist, her tone so direct and frank that she had no room to refuse. "I want to sleep with Auntie tonight."
Wen Mubai stood there without saying a word. If it were before today, she would have agreed without any burden, but now that she knew the dirty thoughts hidden deep in her heart, she could no longer sleep with Xu Chacha without any impure thoughts.
"It's my birthday too." Xu Chacha said in a soft voice, as if she were being coquettish.
Under her expectant gaze, Wen Mubai finally nodded, his straight back relaxing slightly as he lifted a corner of the blanket and lay down.
She hadn't slept with anyone in a long time and was used to slowly warming up the bed by herself, but now she was taking advantage of Xu Chacha's little stove.
Wen Mubai was sleeping too close to the side, so Xu Chacha moved closer to her and stretched out her leg. "Ouch, your feet are so cold."
"A little."
Wen Mubai tried to move his legs away from Xu Chacha, but found that his feet were already being held by her.
"I'll warm it up for you, it'll be quick." Xu Chacha rested her head on Wen Mubai's pillow, her face only a finger's width away from his.
If Wen Mubai had time, she could even count how many eyelashes Xu Chacha had.
"Hmm." Wen Mubai couldn't stand her staring at him so closely, so he reached out to turn off the desk lamp.
The darkness finally gave her a thin layer of security; at least Xu Chacha couldn't see her expression and wouldn't know the blasphemous look that shouldn't have appeared in her eyes at this moment.
The sound of his breathing was close to his ear, warm and gentle. Wen Mubai tried his best to endure it and didn't move his body to turn his head away.
After all, if she kept hiding, she would fall off the bed.
Their breathing gradually calmed down, transforming from a chaotic rhythm into a harmonious chorus. Just when Wen Mubai thought Xu Chacha was about to fall asleep, she suddenly spoke.
Can I hold you while I sleep?
Wen Mubai's breath hitched, disrupting the previously harmonious melody and making the flaw glaringly obvious.
Xu Chacha will definitely notice.
"Hmm?" Seeing that Wen Mubai did not respond, Xu Chacha took it as a tacit agreement and wrapped her arms around him. Her burning body temperature quickly transferred to Wen Mubai. "I've already hugged him."
"You'll be uncomfortable sleeping like this." It took Wen Mubai a long time to come up with a relatively reasonable explanation.
"So comfortable." Xu Chacha's chin was nestled against her collarbone, and her voice sounded like it was right next to her ear. "Auntie is so fragrant and soft, it feels so comfortable to hug her."
Xu Chacha pressed herself against him, and Wen Mubai could even feel her heartbeat. The heavy pressure brought a sense of madness to her.
She raised her hand and patted Xu Chacha's head like she did when they were little, "Okay, go to sleep now."
"What about a goodnight kiss?" Xu Chacha asked her again, "Is that a limited edition for underage Xu Chacha?"
A soft laugh escaped Wen Mubai's lips, almost a whisper, "Okay."
She tilted her head, preparing to place that goodnight kiss on Xu Chacha's forehead.
Xu Chacha noticed her approaching and tilted her chin up, breathing closer to her. "Can you see clearly? I hope I won't kiss the wrong person."
Wen Mubai stopped, unsure how to respond. Their breaths were very close; she could even smell the faint minty scent of the lip balm Xu Chacha had applied before bed. [Note: The last sentence appears to be an unrelated advertisement and has been omitted from the translation.]
Then she heard Xu Chacha laugh lightly twice, take her hand and place it on her forehead.
"This is a family matter."
The kiss finally landed, and Wen Mubai felt a sense of peace settle down in his heart.
Alright, my dear, stop torturing her.
As if hearing her prayers, Xu Chacha finally fell asleep peacefully this time.
Listening to the gradually lengthening breaths beside her, Wen Mubai became increasingly clear-headed as she recalled Jiang Miao's words from earlier that day.
Those words seemed to be engraved in my mind, and I could never forget them.
“In her heart, she may just see me as an easy-going senior, but I don’t want to stop there. I want to be the most special person in her heart, I want to do more things to get closer to her, and I want our relationship to become even more special…”
If it were something even more special, something even more important, then what would it be like?
As if possessed, Wen Mubai asked the sleeping person, "Who is the most important person in your heart?"
The person in their sleep turned over, their lips moved a few times, and at just the right moment, they murmured a sentence.
"Cha Cha loves her auntie the most and wants to stay with her auntie forever."
Wen Mubai brushed aside the strands of hair that were covering her face and replied softly, "Okay."
The girl's soft arms wrapped around her neck again, encircling her, and then she buried her face in the same spot, resting her chin there.
Wen Mubai was also getting sleepy, and she slowly closed her eyes, so of course she didn't see the smile that suddenly appeared on Xu Chacha's lips, who should have been asleep.
The smile carried a hint of cunning and smugness, like someone who had succeeded in some scheme.
...
Su Qing's suggestion to organize a get-together for the people in her dormitory was no joke.
She was incredibly efficient, practically a professional matchmaker, and got the job done before Zhu Zhu could even complain about feeling lonely and empty.
"It's four against four, all of them are people I know from Zhou Yang. Their character is guaranteed, and they're all pretty good-looking too."
From the upper bunk, Xu Chacha stretched out an arm. "I'm not going. I'm not lonely."
"You come and make up the numbers." Zhu Zhu arranged it for her with one sentence, "It's just a social gathering, not a blind date. You can treat it as making friends, or at worst, you can just sit there, eat and drink without saying a word and be a vase to keep the atmosphere quiet."
Xu Chacha rolled over, her voice lazy, "Huh? Aren't you afraid I'll steal what you want?"
“If something can be taken away, it means it never belonged to me in the first place. I see things very clearly,” Zhu Zhu said, drawing her eyebrows.
Xu Chacha put her feet on the bed railing and said, "Jiang Shu, you talk to her."
"Zhu Zhu, you should know that men are generally not able to withstand temptation, especially when it comes to beauty."
"So what if she's beautiful? I have plenty of that too." Zhu Zhu puffed out her chest. "Don't talk nonsense. You have to go too, or I'll be sitting here eating Su Qing and her boyfriend's PDA, and I'll cry in front of you."
"But I've already come out as gay on WeChat Moments," Xu Chacha continued, trying to find an explanation.
"That's why I felt comfortable taking you there," Zhu Zhu said, her tone both unconvincing and confident.
"..." Xu Chacha understood.
Zhu Zhu really only intended to take her along to make up the numbers; he never cared whether she was single or not.
Su Qing arranged to meet on Wednesday afternoon. Since everyone didn't have any classes, they left a little early.
Xu Chacha and her friends arrived ten minutes early, but the boys arrived even earlier and were already sitting in the coffee shop.
The sight of four beautiful women standing side by side was too conspicuous. As soon as the door opened, the people at that table noticed them, and Zhou Yang stood up first to wave and greet them.
"Su Qing, over here."
"Let's go." Su Qing took Zhu Zhu's hand and walked over there.
Jiang Shu and Xu Chacha walked slowly, as if afraid that if they walked ahead, they might accidentally catch Cupid's arrow.
After the four of them slowly took their seats, the boy in the white hoodie sitting opposite Xu Chacha leaned closer to her and whispered, "Xu Chacha?"
"Hmm?" Xu Chacha looked up at him from the menu.
The boy was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, and his skin was a shade darker than everyone else's, but he had striking features and a sunny disposition, making him quite a handsome young man.
The main reason is that she felt like she looked familiar.
“It’s me, don’t you recognize me? Feng Zhuang.”
"Zhuangzhuang?" Xu Chacha subconsciously uttered this familiar name.
"Hahaha, brother, your nickname is Zhuangzhuang?" Zhou Yang asked with a laugh.
"What's wrong? Do you think 'sheep' sounds nice?" Feng Zhuang retorted.
He wasn't from Q University. He met Zhou Yang during a basketball game. Because they got along well, they became friends and would occasionally play basketball together on their days off. He was just dragged into this social event to make up the numbers.
Who knew he would run into Xu Chacha? If he had known this would happen, he would have scratched his hair before going out today.
Xu Chacha was directly admitted to the top class at Q Middle School, while he was only assigned to a regular class. The two had less and less contact. When the high school entrance exam came, his grades plummeted and he failed to get into the top class. He was admitted to an outside school and never saw Xu Chacha again.
They say a girl changes drastically as she grows up, but Xu Chacha has only become more and more beautiful.
He had dated girlfriends before, but most of them disliked his stubborn and straightforward personality, so they broke up after a short time. Today, when he met his first love from childhood, his heart couldn't help but beat uncontrollably.
"You two know each other?" Su Qing asked.
“We were elementary school classmates,” Xu Chacha explained. “We were separated into different classes in junior high, and I haven’t seen her since.”
Feng Zhuang was too embarrassed to remind her that they had actually met later, but Xu Chacha probably hadn't noticed him.
"Are you still hanging out with Xue Miaomiao and the others?" Feng Zhuang asked, trying to take out his phone to ask Xu Chacha for her contact information.
Xu Chacha pretended not to see his little gesture, and pointed her fingers together at the boy next to Feng Zhuang, "Your friends haven't introduced themselves yet, do you want to get to know each other first?"
“Yeah, bro.” Zhou Yang put his arm around Feng Zhuang’s arm. “No rush.”
"Let me introduce myself, I am..."
Xu Chacha just wanted to change the subject away from herself; she wasn't really interested in those boys. But to save face for them, she listened attentively to their introductions and gave a little response.
"B University's fashion design is amazing." Zhu Zhu became interested in the boy next to Feng Zhuang.
Xu Chacha glanced at everyone and noticed that the boy was the best-looking, and because of his major, he also knew how to dress well.
These are the kinds of photos that can be easily edited and used as profile pictures for online celebrities.
No wonder Zhu Zhu, that looks-obsessed guy, took the initiative.
Meanwhile, Jiang Shu, who had initially said she wasn't interested in the social gathering, found herself chatting with the remaining boys, discussing things like poetry collections. Xu Chacha wasn't particularly interested and didn't listen carefully.
Feng Zhuang was still trying to strike up a conversation with her, but Xu Chacha simply looked away from him, so she didn't get a chance to talk to him.
In just half an hour, Xu Chacha had already checked the time on her phone three times.
Su Qing arranged for an hour for initial introductions, followed by free time. This was basically a one-on-one date for those who liked each other to get to know each other better, while those who didn't would go home and find their own mothers.
But all she wants to do right now is go home.
"Tea, your aunt." Jiang Shu, who was next to her, suddenly patted her.
Xu Chacha looked down at her phone. "Hmm? You didn't send me any messages."
“No.” Jiang Shu pointed to the window. “Your aunt is there.”