When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 7

Chi Jinqing looked at the two poems and the surrounding environments, deciding to take the less crowded path, so she stepped into the bamboo forest.

The path in the bamboo forest was lined with fallen bamboo leaves. She looked around and slowly walked forward.

Jujuxia: Chi Jinqing is walking towards Feng Yan’s direction, right? Does that mean she’ll run into Feng Yan?

Love is so Bitter: I see Si Jiamo also seems to be heading this way. Maybe there will be a scene where the three of them meet, hahaha.

Unaware of what was happening, Chi Jinqing walked straight ahead. She didn’t find any other clues along the way. She figured she must have missed some clue when she first set out.

It was impossible to turn back and look now, so she could only take it one step at a time.

Her casual attitude completely contrasted with the screens, which were filled with anticipation for what was about to happen.

After receiving the eggplant, Si Jiamo also headed outside the temple. The temple was located on the outskirts of the bamboo forest, so she unhesitatingly walked towards the bamboo forest.

On the way, she encountered a staff member dressed in a mascot costume. The mascot held a banner with a line of poetry written on it: Plant a grain in spring, harvest ten thousand seeds in autumn.

Si Jiamo thought the mascot was too modern, estimating it was a clue for them.

As for the clue…

When she approached, the mascot faced her directly and raised the banner in its hands.

“Is this the clue?”

She rubbed her chin and murmured, “The poem ‘Plant a grain in spring, harvest ten thousand seeds in autumn’ speaks of a great harvest Fengshou, so is my partner Feng Yan?”

Among the six of them, only Feng Yan’s name contained the character Feng , meaning rich/abundant/plentiful, and this just happened to be a poem about harvest, so it should be referring to Feng Yan.

Should she go look for Feng Yan?

At this thought, she became hesitant.

People outside the screen also realized that Si Jiamo was debating whether or not to go into the bamboo forest.

Little Roumo: Sister must have figured out who the poem refers to, right?

Wawacai: No way, is Si Jiamo not going to look for Feng Yan? Since she personally chose her, she should go, shouldn’t she?

Qiehe (Eggplant Casserole): I have a bad feeling.

Loves Knives: I always feel like a shura field is about to happen.

After thinking for a moment, Si Jiamo decided to look for Feng Yan anyway.

Besides Feng Yan, she hadn’t seen any other people’s markers here. Perhaps she hadn’t found the correct direction, so she should go to the place she could be sure of first.

As she walked halfway into the outer ring, she suddenly heard footsteps ahead. She thought it was staff, but when she rounded the bend, the person coming towards her was none other than Chi Jinqing.

Both were surprised when they met, especially Si Jiamo. She had guessed this place was for Feng Yan, so why was she seeing Chi Jinqing?

Chi Jinqing’s mind also went blank: “You…”

How did she end up here?

Was her luck that good?

Si Jiamo pursed her lips, a fleeting glimpse of surprise flashing across her eyes before quickly fading away.

The staff member, seeing the two meet up, immediately offered congratulations: “Congratulations to both of you on meeting. Next, please exchange your tokens with each other, and keep up the good work in the following rounds of the competition.”

These words confirmed that both of them would have to team up for the next round of the game.

Just as their partnership was confirmed, Feng Yan finally found her token and slowly emerged. When she came out, she saw Si Jiamo with her back to her. Thinking she was the first to meet Si Jiamo, a faint smile appeared on her face. Just as she was about to approach, she saw Si Jiamo slightly move aside, revealing Chi Jinqing, who had Si Jiamo’s little eggplant token tied to her wrist.

Chi Jinqing had also put her little koi token bracelet on Si Jiamo. The atmosphere between the two was a bit awkward, yet strangely harmonious.

Feng Yan stopped; her eyes full of mixed emotions.

This was clearly her area, yet these two had met here. What kind of strange magnetic field was this?

Seeing this scene, the comments were all sympathetic towards Feng Yan. This was clearly her area, yet the person she chose had chosen her ‘roommate,’ and now that person met someone else, right in her territory. She felt like she had “grass growing on her head” a Chinese idiom for being cheated on.

Jujuxia: I suddenly want to laugh, I’m sorry, I know this is a bit unethical, but… HAHAHAHAHA!!

Fengdengdeng: What kind of melodramatic plot is this (dog head)? How can someone be so miserable?

Feng Yan also wanted to ask how someone could be as pathetic as her.

Just after putting on the bracelet, Chi Jinqing saw Feng Yan standing not far behind Si Jiamo, and an awkward expression flashed across her face. She hadn’t expected this either.

Fortunately, Feng Yan was more accepting. Since these two could still meet under these circumstances, it meant they were destined. Plus, she understood that Si Jiamo cared more about Chi Jinqing, so she wasn’t interested in being a third wheel.

“Since you two have met, I’ll go look for the others. Goodbye.”

Feng Yan turned around decisively and walked in the direction Chi Jinqing had come from. She felt that walking towards Si Jiamo’s direction right now seemed inappropriate.

But she forgot about Luo Wanshuang, who was a fanatical pursuer of Chi Jinqing. When she reached the outside of Chi Jinqing’s Ginkgo Courtyard, she happened to run into Luo Wanshuang, who had followed the clues to find Chi Jinqing.

Seeing Luo Wanshuang, Feng Yan: “…”

She regretted it. She shouldn’t have come this way.

Seeing Feng Yan instead of Chi Jinqing, Luo Wanshuang’s cheerful expression froze. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief: “…Sister Feng Yan?”

This shouldn’t be happening. She followed the poem, and the poem clearly pointed to Chi Jinqing, so why did she find Feng Yan here instead?

Since they met, it was fate. She could only team up with the other person, even though she wasn’t particularly fond of very young sisters: “It’s you. You’re looking for Chi Jinqing, right?”

Luo Wanshuang nodded directly: “Yes.”

Feng Yan: “She has already teamed up with Si Jiamo. Now you can only team up with me.”

Luo Wanshuang’s face immediately fell: “…”

Feng Yan found this amusing and teased: “What’s wrong, are you disappointed to be with me?”

“…No.”

Luo Wanshuang’s muffled voice made it clear what she meant to anyone who heard it, and Feng Yan was no exception. She immediately burst into laughter, completely unbothered by the other person’s lack of honesty: “No choice. Your idol ran off with someone else, so you’ll be with me for these three days.”

This was the rule. For the next three days, they had to team up to complete tasks.

Luo Wanshuang hung her head in resignation. Not meeting Chi Jinqing was just bad luck, but teaming up with Feng Yan wasn’t bad either. She was a powerhouse actress, much better than the other two who often mixed in variety shows and loved to constantly engage in coupled interactions to attract fans.

The two teamed up and exchanged tokens. Feng Yan’s fans are called Wugu Fengdeng (Five Grains Harvest), so her token was a grain of rice. Luo Wanshuang’s fans are called Roubaozi (Meat Buns), named after a breakfast item a character she played particularly loved, and which she herself also liked, thus becoming the fan name.

Her token was a white bun with the standard eighteen folds.

The remaining two also naturally met. Seeing yet another familiar face, the two were equally helpless. Not meeting anyone else, they could only say that such was the fate of a bad match.

Chi Jinqing and Si Jiamo made their way to the central Marriage Temple, which was their last stop for the morning.

They were the first team to arrive, so they won free tickets for all the rides in the amusement park, as well as a free couple’s dining voucher for any restaurant in the park.

Holding the tickets, the two exchanged a look and put the items in their pockets.

The others arrived one after another, and everyone prepared to eat.

There was a requirement during the meal: they had to choose food for each other to increase their understanding.

Looking at the buffet-style table, Chi Jinqing hesitated while holding a plate. Choosing food for each other?

Luo Wanshuang, holding her plate, sidled up to Chi Jinqing and looked at her with a wronged expression: “Idol…”

Chi Jinqing: “shuang.”

Luo Wanshuang muttered softly: “Wuwu, Idol, why didn’t you wait for me? I thought I would be the first to meet you.”

Chi Jinqing’s mouth twitched. This child was too honest.

Luo Wanshuang chose a freshly cooked, medium-rare steak for Feng Yan, along with some spaghetti. She had checked Feng Yan’s profile and knew she didn’t like tomatoes, so the spaghetti was intentionally made without tomato meat sauce, opting for a creamy mushroom sauce instead.

“Idol, see you tonight.”

Holding the food she had chosen, Luo Wanshuang waved goodbye reluctantly and left.

Chi Jinqing nodded, then lowered her head and chose a bowl of wontons with lots of cilantro for Si Jiamo, and two pan-fried dumplings—basically dishes no one else would choose.

Most people were choosing Western food. Meanwhile, Si Jiamo chose two bowls of rice, a small bowl of braised pork ribs, three Coke chicken wings, a serving of oyster sauce-sautéed youmaicai (Taiwanese lettuce), and a bowl of kelp and tofu soup for Chi Jinqing.

Rain Will Fall in the Heart: Why do the choices of these two feels so ordinary? Unless they are very familiar with each other, they wouldn’t choose such homely food, right?

Roumo Egg Tart: Honestly, Chi Jinqing must be doing this on purpose, right? Putting so much cilantro, Sister won’t eat it.

Roumo Little Vermicelli: Sister won’t eat high-calorie things like this, will she?

Not only Si Jiamo’s fans found it strange, but Chi Jinqing’s fans also found it odd. The things Si Jiamo chose were all things Chi Jinqing wouldn’t eat.

Over the years, to control her weight, Chi Jinqing ate very little. Plus, she inherently disliked strong flavors, so she definitely wouldn’t touch things with heavy seasoning, like braised pork ribs.

Jinjin Little Quilt: Is Si Jiamo deliberately trying to mess with Qingqing? Choosing so much food, and all heavy flavors, who doesn’t know Qingqing’s diet is light?

Qingqing My Darling: That’s too much. Even if she doesn’t know the person, she wouldn’t choose this knowing the other is a female celebrity, would she? She’s a female celebrity herself, doesn’t she understand?

When they presented the food to each other, Chi Jinqing was actually surprised to see that the food Si Jiamo had chosen for her were all her favorite dishes.

Based on her current weight, she felt she hadn’t had a proper, filling meal in a long time. Situations like in the past, where she used to eat a lot every time, were now rare.

After all these years since they broke up, Si Jiamo still remembered her taste preferences?