The Mad Beauty and the Sick Young Lady [Transmigration Novel] - Chapter 44

Su Li had played out a dramatic scene in her own mind, but when they actually slept together, she felt surprisingly calm.

In all these years, she had never slept with someone she trusted in this kind of environment. She initially thought she would be scared, but instead, she found her mind was calmer than ever.

It was as if a fawn, constantly running in the forest, had finally found its home. As she curled up, she had her most trusted friend by her side, and the forest’s breathing in her ears.

Everything was just right, her sanctuary was within sight. She didn’t even agonize for long before quickly falling asleep.

They slept in their own sleeping bags, their heads just close. Before Su Li fell asleep, she saw Jiang Zhuoye turn over, her eyes glowing brightly in the darkness.

She felt like the other person was about to say something, but she was too tired and drifted off to sleep, so she didn’t hear what was said.

Vaguely, she seemed to hear fragments of words like “I… long time… you…”

Jiang Zhuoye didn’t continue speaking. Looking at Su Li’s baby-like sleeping face, she slowly smiled.

Jiang Zhuoye didn’t want to sleep at all. All she wanted was to look at Su Li, to keep looking, until the end of time.

In a person’s life, how many chances are there to sleep so sweetly and gently with the one you love?

Jiang Zhuoye didn’t know about others, but she felt that such opportunities would be extremely rare in her tumultuous life. So, she couldn’t bear to close her eyes, couldn’t bear to sleep.

She was afraid that if she closed her eyes, everything would shatter like a bubble, or be engulfed in flames.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was possible. After all, God couldn’t possibly give her such a good thing. The happier she was now, the more painful the future might be.

Couldn’t the countless sufferings she had endured in her life prove this point?

The dew was cold. Even with a sleeping bag, it was still chilly in the tent at night. Jiang Zhuoye could hear people outside singing loudly.

Her mind was a mess, and she only heard the person singing:

“Everything I gain is a fluke… Everything I lose is life…”

Jiang Zhuoye stayed awake with her eyes open until dawn. She hadn’t slept at all. In the morning, sporting two dark circles, she greeted the freshly awakened Su Li:

“Good morning.”

Su Li was still groggy, seemingly unaware of why she was there. She blinked, clearly recognized Jiang Zhuoye’s face in front of her, and quickly cheered up:

“Good morning! But why do you look so… listless? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

Jiang Zhuoye nodded:

“An old habit. So, should we get up now, or do you want to sleep a little more?”

Su Li said:

“I’d like to stay in bed, but this bed isn’t very comfortable… I should get up.”

Jiang Zhuoye crawled out of her sleeping bag first, then helped get the clothes. Su Li was only wearing long underwear and hadn’t worn a bra. She was a little shy coming out of the sleeping bag, insisting that Jiang Zhuoye turn her head away before she quickly slipped out and put on her clothes one by one.

“All set.”

“Put this on, it’s quite cold in the morning.”

Jiang Zhuoye held her own jacket and came over to drape it over Su Li, her movements gentle and thoughtful.

Her breath tickled Su Li’s ear, and the familiar scent of fresh grass permeated the air. Su Li’s heart was fluttering, and her face uncontrollably flushed.

With the jacket on, Su Li was savoring the omnipresent smell of fresh grass when she suddenly felt a hot kiss land on her forehead.

Su Li hadn’t anticipated it at all. She widened her eyes, lifted her head, and asked with trembling lips:

“How… how could you do that…”

After asking, she herself felt the question was a bit ridiculous. After all, they had already had a French kiss last night. What was the big deal about a simple kiss on the forehead now?

Jiang Zhuoye’s gaze was extremely gentle. She stared at Su Li, then suddenly raised a hand and covered Su Li’s eyes.

Then, Su Li felt a warm, soft touch land on her lips clearly Jiang Zhuoye’s lips, which they had shared intimate moments with last night…

Before Su Li could react, the warm touch was gone, leaving a sense of emptiness in her heart.

In the darkness, Su Li looked at the space, seemingly able to make out the lines on Jiang Zhuoye’s palm. She suddenly blinked mischievously, feeling her eyelashes brush against Jiang Zhuoye’s palm with each blink.

The hand indeed flinched, then moved away, revealing Jiang Zhuoye’s helpless smile.

“Oh, you… We should go out.”

For some reason, Su Li felt like she had won and happily followed Jiang Zhuoye out.

The two of them casually washed their hands and faces with bottled water on the open grassland. Jia Sihan came over to help. People were gradually emerging from the surrounding tents, but no one came toward them.

This music festival was originally meant to combine a live concert and tent camping, and the facilities were quite comprehensive, which also made things convenient for… impromptu one-night stands.

Even Su Li, who was completely insensitive to the outside world, could spot several one-night pairings with a casual glance.

As people emerged from their tents, some shook hands in a friendly manner, seemingly saying, “Look forward to our next collaboration,” others ignored each other and went their separate ways, and some even had anger on their faces, probably because the other party hadn’t performed well.

Su Li found the sight particularly amusing. She couldn’t help but wonder what it felt like to do that kind of thing.

It looked like a large portion of those pairs in the tents were ordinary Betas pairing up. What would it feel like for ordinary people without the attraction of pheromones? If she, an Omega, couldn’t be with a matching Alpha, perhaps it would feel the same as ordinary people, too?

Su Li’s gaze fell on Jiang Zhuoye beside her, and she couldn’t help but curiously wonder, how exactly should an Omega and an Omega do it?

She remembered asking Jiang Zhuoye a similar question last time, but now, with the two of them having shared a French kiss, even just thinking about this question felt completely different from before.

At least the feasibility felt very strong.

As Su Li thought about it, she made herself blush.

Jia Sihan was talking to Jiang Zhuoye beside them. Jiang Zhuoye was listening distractedly, with most of her attention on Su Li. Seeing Su Li blush, she immediately turned around and asked:

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?”

Jia Sihan was still saying:

“Just tell him I’m backing out now… but you also need to give an explanation. What’s wrong, what’s wrong?”

She turned to look, and Su Li’s blush was indeed obvious, looking a little cute.

Jia Sihan couldn’t help but laugh:

“Look how shy the kid is. What did you two do last night?”

Jiang Zhuoye didn’t answer but reached out and put her arm around Su Li’s shoulder, enclosing her in her embrace.

Jia Sihan: Cold dog food was being stuffed into her mouth indiscriminately.

On the way home, Su Li checked Weibo and learned that the disturbance outside the tent last night had been fully recorded and posted on Weibo. Jiang Zhuoye’s face was clearly visible in the video, and she had directly hit the man who had intruded on their tent.

Su Li was incredulous, her heart a mix of sourness and fullness. She quietly turned her head to look at Jiang Zhuoye, wanting to ask but not knowing where to start.

Jiang Zhuoye, however, took it well and was listening to Jia Sihan discuss a plan. But she seemed dissatisfied with every plan Jia Sihan presented, her brow constantly furrowed.

Su Li felt that this matter was caused by her and that she should bear some responsibility. So she leaned over and asked:

“The incident outside last night… can I help? Do you need me to post something on Weibo?”

Jiang Zhuoye hadn’t spoken, but Jia Sihan quickly interjected:

“How could you? Matters in the industry never involve ordinary people. Don’t worry about it.”

Su Li looked at Jiang Zhuoye, her heart filled with mixed emotions. After a long while, she managed to squeeze out:

“Last night… you didn’t have to do it yourself.”

Jiang Zhuoye raised an eyebrow:

“Oh? You also think I shouldn’t have hit him?”

Su Li shook her head and said very innocently:

“I just thought you hit him so hard that you might hurt your wrist, which wouldn’t be good for you.”

Jiang Zhuoye looked at her deeply, not expecting that what Su Li cared about was her wrist.

Su Li was unlike anyone else; she didn’t treat her as a celebrity or an Omega. She only cared whether her wrist was injured.

Jiang Zhuoye silently mulled over the thought, swallowing down the feeling of being touched. She held out her wrist to Su Li:

“I’m not injured. You can check.”

Su Li actually inspected it, her fingers tracing Jiang Zhuoye’s slender wrist. Both felt like they were getting an electric shock, sensing the current darting into their hearts.

“Mm… Anyway, I’ll be careful too in the future. That kind of thing won’t happen again.”

Su Li promised seriously.

Jia Sihan watched this scene with a complicated expression. She sighed:

“Should I start preparing the emergency PR statement for when the relationship is exposed?”

Su Li’s eyes widened:

“Relationship?”

Her first reaction was, had Jiang Zhuoye been in a relationship all along? But then she thought…

Oh, the movie queen’s partner is me.

Her face flushed again, and a thought flashed through her mind, like an elephant in the room that couldn’t be ignored:

Jiang Zhuoye and she should be, well, dating, right?

She suddenly really wanted to hear Jiang Zhuoye admit it herself. At the same time, she thought with some annoyance, if Jiang Zhuoye didn’t admit it, then she wouldn’t either!

Jiang Zhuoye’s voice rang out, gentle and sweet:

“No need for PR. I will find a chance to actively go public.”

Jia Sihan:

“That’s so you.”

Jiang Zhuoye:

“By the way, help me reject all announcements during this period, and I won’t accept TV or movie scripts either. I need to free up time.”

Jia Sihan:

“No way, my ancestor. What are you going to do now?”

Su Li was utterly confused listening to this conversation when she suddenly noticed Jiang Zhuoye looking down at her.

Their eyes met in the air, sparks flying everywhere. The air gradually became heavy, and breathing slowly became difficult.

The ambiguous atmosphere, the smiling curve of the lips, the hint in the corner of the eyes every subtle shift in emotion was impossible to ignore.

Su Li didn’t know what exactly she wanted, she only knew that Jiang Zhuoye’s face at this moment was more enticing than the splendor of spring.

Then, those incredibly tempting lips parted slightly, speaking a sentence as sweet as flowing honey:

“I’m going to focus all my energy on dating my darling.”