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Chapter 140 – Flirt
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Tong Yi didn’t say anything. He just let out a low, muffled laugh, and yet Jiang Li felt her cheeks heating up uncontrollably. This guy’s laugh was seriously infuriating! Thank goodness they were only talking on the phone and he couldn’t see her expression. Otherwise, he’d definitely get even smugger!
“Since you don’t believe me, then I’m not going to talk to you anymore,” she said sternly, pulling out her trump card.
Tong Yi immediately stopped laughing, “Of course I believe you. I wasn’t laughing at you just now.”
“Then who were you laughing at?” Jiang Li wanted to see how he planned to salvage himself.
Tong Yi replied gently, “I was laughing at Tong Xu, of course! He’s been grounded by my uncle and won’t be going anywhere for a while. You can pass that good news on to your third brother—he’ll be thrilled.”
Jiang Li: “…”
If she didn’t know this guy so well, she might’ve actually fallen for his nonsense. But well… since he liked to act, just let him. This kind of smugness that couldn’t be fully expressed out loud must be hard to endure.
After hanging up, Jiang Li picked up the big, ugly plush toy on her bed, punched it hard a few times, then patted its head and placed it back in its spot.
…
After Jiang Ruo cornered Tong Bingran outside the hotel and made that desperate plea in front of so many people, the whole social circle quickly learned what Tong Xu had done to her.
When Old Master Feng heard about it, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes dramatically. “I always knew that kid was no good, but I didn’t expect him to be this useless. If old Tong were still alive, he’d probably be enraged to death.”
With that kind of intelligence and character, he had the nerve to dream about pursuing their Xiao Jiang Li? Had that brat never looked in a mirror his whole life? Thankfully, his clever granddaughter had rejected Tong Xu decisively and never gave someone like that the slightest chance. Otherwise…
Thinking of the daughter of his who had run off to elope years ago, Old Master Feng suddenly lost all desire to mock Tong Bingran.
They say children and grandchildren must find their own path, but as elders, one always hopes the younger generation will live well.
Even though Jiang Zhou took after Jiang Huai so much, he was still that fool’s son. Since he’d committed crimes, serving time was only right. But when the sentence was finally handed down, would that fool daughter of his be able to handle it?
…
Winter break ended quickly. Two days before the new semester started, Jiang Li began packing her things, planning to head to school early. Last September, her family had sent her off; this time, her grandfather still wanted to accompany her, but Jiang Li gently declined.
This wasn’t her first time traveling far—there was no need for someone to send her. Besides, her grandfather was getting older and wasn’t suited to all that running around.
Thinking about how she’d be gone for another whole semester, Old Master Feng couldn’t help but feel reluctant. He mumbled softly, “Can’t you just wait until the day school starts? It’s not like it’d delay anything.”
Feng Bai chimed in first, “She’s been cooped up at home for so long, she’s probably already sick of it. All students are like this—during school, they dream of long breaks; during long breaks, they want school to start.”
His grandfather glared at him. “You think everyone’s like you?”
Feng Bai quietly stepped back. “I didn’t say anything.”
Jiang Li gave her third brother a helpless look, then turned to explain to her grandfather, “I’m going early to clean and tidy up my dorm room. If I wait until the day of, I definitely won’t have time.”
Old Master Feng smiled. “You could just live off-campus. Didn’t your uncle already buy you a villa in advance? Someone there will take care of the chores—you don’t need to worry about anything.”
Jiang Li put on a pitiful expression. “But if I don’t live on campus, I’ll have to wake up early every day—it’s a huge waste of time. Besides, I already made plans with Wen Wan to go to class together.”
Her grandfather had no resistance to her acting cute. “Okay, okay, going early is fine—just remember to stay in touch with your family once school starts.”
Jiang Li nodded immediately. “I’ll definitely stay in touch with you often. Don’t worry, Grandpa!”
Although Old Master Feng gave up on the idea of personally sending her back to campus, he still accompanied her to the airport with the driver. There was nothing pressing waiting for him at home anyway—might as well use the time to see his granddaughter off.
Jiang Li waved goodbye to her grandfather, then turned around with her small backpack and walked away.
Just before boarding, she got a call from Feng Qi. Knowing he’d been busy since the end of the Lunar New Year holiday, she kept the conversation brief and hung up quickly.
She wasn’t surprised when she spotted Tong Yi in the boarding room. This guy had already asked about her travel schedule earlier—clearly planning a “coincidental” meeting so they could take the same flight.
When Tong Yi reached out to take her small backpack, he couldn’t help but comment, “This is way too light.”
“You just don’t get it—I like traveling light,” Jiang Li grinned. Indeed, she hadn’t brought much with her—everything she needed was already in her dorm, and if anything came up, she could always buy it later.
Tong Yi leaned in close to her ear and whispered, “When we go on a trip together someday, would you prefer to travel like this? What do you think?”
Jiang Li immediately turned her head to look at him, but since they were standing so close and Tong Yi had purposely lowered his head, her lips brushed against the bottom of his chin.
Jiang Li: “…”
This guy’s face has clean, sharp features and looks smooth and fair, so how come his chin feels a bit… rough?
A faint warmth rose to her cheeks, but she couldn’t help studying his chin more closely. She noticed that Tong Yi had started to grow a bit of facial hair—so light it was barely noticeable unless you were really paying attention.
The moment he felt that soft contact on his chin, Tong Yi froze. Sure, he’d kissed Jiang Xiao Li on the forehead before, but that was when he’d been drunk and thought he was dreaming. Now, even if this was just accidental… it was enough to make his heart race.
But why was Jiang Xiao Li staring at his chin like that?
Tong Yi’s Adam’s apple bobbed. After a few seconds of hesitation, he raised his hand to block her view and said in a low voice, “Don’t stare at things you shouldn’t, got it?”
If Jiang Xiao Li kept looking at him like that, he was seriously worried he wouldn’t be able to hold himself back from kissing her. And if he did do that, she probably wouldn’t talk to him for a long time.
Jiang Li pushed his hand away and gave him a gentle shove. “You’re the one being a perv, and you have the nerve to tell me not to look?”
Tong Yi looked down at her and asked softly, “Just now… what were you looking at?”
“I was looking at your beard,” Jiang Li blurted out without thinking.
Tong Yi touched his chin and frowned slightly. “But I shaved this morning before I left… It shouldn’t have grown back yet, right?”
Jiang Li asked curiously, “Do you shave every day?”
Tong Yi answered honestly, “Not necessarily every day, but usually every other day or so.”
If he was going out to meet Jiang Xiao Li, of course he’d make sure he looked neat and clean—no way would he go out looking scruffy. But during winter break, when Jiang Xiao Li kept running off to her uncle’s research institute and he was stuck at home bored, he simply didn’t have the reason to shave daily.
Jiang Li glanced at his chin again. “You actually have facial hair? I never noticed before.”
Tong Yi grinned and said in a low voice, “My testosterone levels are normal. Of course I grow facial hair.”
He tilted his head slightly and deliberately dragged out the words, his whole demeanor coming off as particularly shameless.
Jiang Li glared at him. “Can’t you talk like a normal person? Stop acting like a perv!”
Tong Yi put on an innocent face. “I am talking like a normal person. Isn’t your major the kind that doesn’t shy away from terms like ‘testosterone’?”
Jiang Li froze for five seconds, then stomped on his foot hard. Looking down at her handiwork, she instantly felt a lot better.
Tong Yi glanced at the obvious shoe print on his white sneaker, then at the girl’s slightly upturned smile—and couldn’t help but grin too.
After all that flirting, the only casualty was a shoe—and it earned him such a beautiful smile from her.
It was totally worth it.
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