Chapter 32: A Walk with Long Qinxin
After chatting with Qin An at noon, Lu Zhiyin was still not asleep. Long Qinxin had hugged her too tightly.
If you are hugged so tightly by someone you dislike, it should be difficult to fall asleep unless you are particularly tired.
Lu Zhiyin didn’t know about others, but she couldn’t sleep.
Lu Zhiyin lay on the bed for a long time, staring at the ceiling and counting sheep. As she counted to the thousandth sheep, Long Qinxin woke up.
“Good afternoon, Zhiyin.”
Rubbing Lu Zhiyin’s face, Long Qinxin clung to her entire body. She sniffed the faint fragrance on Lu Zhiyin’s body and lay with Lu Zhiyin tangled like this in bed for a while longer.
Only when they had had enough affection did she get up and change her clothes.
Long Qinxin put on a thick down jacket, then put a sweater on Lu Zhiyin, followed by a warm hoodie. She then grabbed a strand of Lu Zhiyin’s hair and braided it into a fishtail braid, letting the small braid hang down from her shoulder.
Lu Zhiyin’s entire demeanor changed with the slight alteration to her previously unchanging hairstyle.
Although it was just a small braid, it transformed Lu Zhiyin’s aura from one of decadence and weakness to one of playfulness and cuteness.
“Does Zhiyin like this hairstyle?”
Taking out a mirror, Long Qinxin asked Lu Zhiyin to admire her new hairstyle.
“Mmm? I don’t mind. As long as Qinxin likes it.”
Touching the braid hanging from her left shoulder, Lu Zhiyin nodded.
“Mm.”
Putting the mirror away, Long Qinxin left the bedroom. Soon after, she returned to the bedroom pushing the electric wheelchair that Lu Zhiyin hadn’t seen for a long time.
“Didn’t Zhiyin say she was feeling a bit cooped up in the apartment? Let’s go for a walk together.”
Going for a walk with Lu Zhiyin was something Long Qinxin had envisioned before.
After settling Lu Zhiyin into the wheelchair, Long Qinxin didn’t give Lu Zhiyin the right to refuse.
She had already started planning the rest of the day: a walk with Lu Zhiyin, a candlelight dinner outside, then taking her home to help her bathe, and making love in the bathroom.
“Okay.”
Lu Zhiyin was unaware of Long Qinxin’s schemes. Even if she knew, she probably wouldn’t refuse. As long as she wasn’t deflowered, she didn’t care what happened.
After receiving Lu Zhiyin’s affirmative answer, Long Qinxin stopped talking. She brought Lu Zhiyin and the wheelchair downstairs in batches.
Her apartment building wasn’t tall, which was fortunate. If it were too tall, Long Qinxin felt she wouldn’t be able to carry the wheelchair downstairs by herself.
“…”
Sitting in the wheelchair, Lu Zhiyin looked up at the slightly dim sky.
Although the sky was dim, there weren’t many clouds, so it probably wouldn’t rain.
Rainy days in this world were never pleasant for Lu Zhiyin. She was starting to develop a psychological aversion to rain.
“Where are we going?”
Touching the armrest of the wheelchair, Lu Zhiyin looked at Long Qinxin beside her.
“I don’t know. We’re just getting some fresh air. Let’s just go wherever the road takes us.”
Saying this, Long Qinxin winked.
To be honest, there wasn’t much to do near this apartment complex. If possible, Long Qinxin would have liked to take Lu Zhiyin to see a movie. She vividly remembered their first date, especially their kiss in the cinema.
It was too far to the cinema from here, and Long Qinxin hadn’t notified her driver in advance. If they walked, it would be very tiring and time-consuming.
“Mm.”
Nodding, Lu Zhiyin didn’t control the electric wheelchair herself. Instead, she waited for Long Qinxin to push her forward.
For now, she didn’t need to have her own opinions; it was fine to let Long Qinxin take the lead.
Long Qinxin was also happy to be relied upon by Lu Zhiyin. She walked behind Lu Zhiyin and pushed her across the road.
They walked aimlessly until, before they knew it, they arrived at the school gate.
The school was undoubtedly deserted during the holidays. Lu Zhiyin could see the empty sports ground from afar, with small dogs roaming around.
Although the events in the game had provided Lu Zhiyin with almost no experience, she was still wary of dogs. After a brief glance at a small dog in the distance, Lu Zhiyin looked away.
The good news was that Long Qinxin didn’t intend to enter the school; they were just passing by.
She pushed Lu Zhiyin into a small convenience store near the school. She browsed the shelves and finally chose a pink hair clip.
“Does Zhiyin think it’s pretty?”
Holding the light pink hair clip in her hand, Long Qinxin stroked the surface of the clip.
Time was insufficient to return to the affluent area with its abundant recreational facilities, so all she could do was accompany Lu Zhiyin in buying some small trinkets.
“Hmm? It’s pretty.”
Lu Zhiyin thought she was buying it for her. She touched her braid and reached out to take it, but her hand met empty air.
“Does it look strange?”
Long Qinxin’s reaction was somewhat unexpected for Lu Zhiyin. She clipped the pink hair clip onto her own head, striking a few girlish poses.
She looked a bit odd; the pink hair clip didn’t match her aura.
After a moment of hesitation, Lu Zhiyin didn’t voice her true thoughts.
She chose her usual words to placate Long Qinxin.
“It’s pretty.”
Lu Zhiyin nodded and gave Long Qinxin a thumbs-up.
“…Mm.”
Long Qinxin probably knew Lu Zhiyin’s true thoughts. She didn’t look good like this…
Long Qinxin had a sudden urge to try a cute style. After all, she was young too and once yearned for the innocent romance that some of her peers experienced.
She took off the hair clip, put it back on Lu Zhiyin, and led her to pay.
After that, Long Qinxin took Lu Zhiyin to wander around outside the school for a long time. She was in a good mood and eventually even entered the school while wandering.
Long Qinxin led Lu Zhiyin to the school library, where they met Zhu Qing, who was browsing books.
Long Qinxin had a slight liking for Zhu Qing. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhu Qing, Long Qinxin told Zhu Qing the news of her and Lu Zhiyin’s marriage.
“Hmm? Marriage?”
Standing behind the library counter, Zhu Qing was slightly taken aback.
In this world, same-sex marriage between women was not uncommon, but marriage during student years was not frequent.
“Mm.”
Sitting in the wheelchair, Lu Zhiyin closed her eyes. She didn’t really want to reveal this, as it might affect her future攻略.
However, it wouldn’t be difficult to resolve. She could just tell Zhu Qing that she was forced to register her marriage with Long Qinxin, and then her pure identity would be restored.
Alternatively, after faking her death, she could approach Zhu Qing with a new identity? Lu Zhiyin had plenty of time to consider solutions, so she softly acknowledged Long Qinxin’s statement.
“Then, congratulations on your marriage. You should be able to return to campus next semester, right? You can come over to read books together then.”
Putting away the books on the table, Zhu Qing tidied her clothes and then left.
“It’s getting late. Let’s go back soon. If the school closes, we won’t be able to leave.”
As she left, Zhu Qing didn’t forget to remind the couple, who were in her eyes, of the time.
Author’s Note: I’ve been having some relationship problems recently, so my condition isn’t great, and the updates might be unstable.
