After The Web Novel Great God Transmigrated As A Scummy Online Dating Top - Chapter 35

Chapter 35

After a few days in A-City, Lin Muxue received notice from Zhu Ye to head to S-City for contract signing and professional recording. Since this was a major project, it couldn’t be handled remotely like her previous gigs.

Zhou Jiajia lay on the bed, fake-crying about being left alone for her flight back to W-City. Aren’t you afraid I’ll get lost on the way back? Waaaah!

Lin Muxue was speechless. “How do you get lost on a plane? Are you going to wander off into the clouds?”

While Jiajia was a ditz in daily life, she was sharp regarding professional boundaries. She knew this project was a huge step for Muxue and didn’t want to overstay her welcome or seem like she was riding Muxue’s coattails. “Just remember me when you’re rich and famous, Lin Fuguai!”

The newly dubbed Wealthy Lin could only sigh.

The Goddess in the Super-Topic

The DM Team players were given a few days of rest before the intensive TI season training began. Chu Meng stayed in A-City for two extra days before boarding a flight to visit her family.

While waiting, she scrolled through the team’s Weibo Super-Topic. A trending post caught her eye: High-Quality Fan Sister, DM Fans Win Big!!!

She clicked in. Even in the dim, chaotic lighting of the stadium, the girl in the photo was a standout. It was the Leggy Sister from the hotel—Pearl of the Orient, moon in the night sky, and all that.

The girl was wearing glowing, white cat ears. The contrast between the playful headband and her calm, cool temperament made Chu Meng think of an elegant black cat perched on a high shelf serious, dignified, yet making you desperately want to rua (pet) it.

Chu Meng saved the photo immediately. Just then, a V-xin notification from Chao Mu Cheng Xue popped up. For some reason, Chu Meng felt a sudden, inexplicable wave of guilt, as if she’d been caught looking at another woman.

She suppressed the feeling and replied with a nodding cat emoji when Muxue said she’d be busy for a while. Chu Meng sighed, feeling a bit deflated. She had wanted to try a voice call today to close the distance between them.

With nothing to do, she started browsing a web novel site. She accidentally clicked on a title called The Mysterious Case Files. Sounds old-fashioned, she thought. Probably some ghost story.

But within ten minutes, she was completely hooked. The plot was tight, the logic impeccable. She forgot about the Leggy Sister and her online chat.

The Flight Encounter

A faint scent of gardenia drifted into her personal space. Chu Meng looked up from the gripping case she was reading and locked eyes with a pair of deep, dark orbs.

Both froze.

Lin Muxue offered a polite, slight curve of the lips and a nod. Hello. What a coincidence, Chu Meng stammered. Yes, quite a coincidence, Lin Muxue replied.

They both looked back down at their phones with the practiced indifference of adults. However, as the flight progressed, their eyes betrayed them.

Lin Muxue’s gaze drifted to the hands holding the phone the fingers she’d admired in photos. Her hands really are beautiful, Muxue thought. Chu Meng’s gaze drifted to the legs visible beneath Muxue’s knee-length skirt. Her legs really are incredible, Chu Meng thought.

Chu Meng couldn’t resist sharing this “discovery” with her online confidante.

Sweet: Ahhh!!! Ah-Xue! I met a girl today with the most amazing legs!

Lin Muxue, who usually kept her phone on silent, happened to be checking her messages. She didn’t quite understand why Chu Meng was so excited about a stranger’s legs, but she tried to reciprocate.

Chao Mu Cheng Xue: What a coincidence. I met a girl on my flight today with very beautiful hands.

Chu Meng, wearing her Bluetooth earbuds, puffed out her cheeks in annoyance.

Sweet: Oh, so when you’re out, you just spend your time checking out other people? Smile emoji

Lin Muxue frowned at the screen. She knew the Smile emoji was the universal sign for I’m not actually smiling and I’m mildly pissed. Is she mad because I praised someone else?

Chao Mu Cheng Xue: No, it’s just that her hands reminded me of yours.

A sudden, inexplicable survival instinct kicked in, and Muxue added:

Chao Mu Cheng Xue: …though they aren’t as beautiful as yours.

A moment later, the girl sitting next to her the fierce Chu Chu of the DM Team let out a sudden, muffled giggle. Lin Muxue glanced over. The girl was staring at her phone with a silly, triumphant grin.

She’s a bit of a dork, Muxue thought, looking away.