Chapter 33.1: The Stalker’s (Intermediate) Pursuit
The first day of the Qingming Festival holiday.
While chatting with Sakura and Liang at a coffee shop, I had the good fortune to see him.
It was truly fortunate.
I had originally been feeling disappointed, thinking I wouldn’t see him for three days, but then I unexpectedly ran into him here.
I spotted him in the crowd at a glance.
However, Juncheng was with another girl, not Ji Lianbing. Driven by curiosity (and jealousy), I quickly excused myself from Sakura and Liang and followed them.
Juncheng and the petite girl beside him went to many places, bought a lot of things, and acted very intimately.
Was that Jiang Xueqing? When did they meet? Are they friends? Or are they a couple?
No… Juncheng is definitely not the kind of scum who would cheat.
Since he already has an obvious girlfriend in Ji Lianbing, he wouldn’t bother with other girls… at least not until they broke up.
So, are they just ordinary friends?
Hmm… it feels more intimate than ordinary friends. They were holding hands the whole time, and Juncheng even helped that woman pick out clothes…
But it’s also a bit strange to call them lovers. When Juncheng interacts with her, he seems more like a father taking care of his daughter than a lover… perhaps they’re related?
It seems their relationship needs further investigation…
Yet, there are things about Juncheng that I don’t know. Am I not getting to know Juncheng well enough?
I can’t help but feel a bit resentful…
Later, when they left the department store after shopping, I was about to follow them when Juncheng, with his usual sensitivity, turned his head and looked around.
I quickly ducked down behind a bird-shaped sculpture, managing to avoid being spotted by Juncheng.
Ugh, Juncheng is as sharp as ever. The last time I followed him, I almost got caught too.
Juncheng is very sensitive to gazes, and he can even track someone’s position by looking at the top of their head. So I have to be careful not to expose my head at all times.
Perhaps he can see ‘something’. Last time, he stared at the ‘top of my head’ and then quickly walked away from me, as if he knew I was going to confess to him…
Well, it should be about time. Juncheng must have already left.
I’ll continue to follow him.
Later, Juncheng returned to the department store to buy a mobile phone and some groceries, and then walked into an alley with Jiang Xueqing.
It was only after they entered that I followed…
“Huh… They’re gone…?”
But when I went in, I found it was a dead end!
Where did they go? They couldn’t have climbed over the wall, could they? Impossible, if they had, I wouldn’t have heard a sound. Where did they go then…?
Could they have entered the legendary “Black Street”?
This was a urban legend I had just heard from Sakura. The so-called “Black Street” is described as a “black technology street connecting the entire city.”
It’s said that people who accidentally wander into that street don’t realize they’ve entered a street like a spacetime tunnel. When they emerge on the other side of the city, in a direction completely opposite to where they entered, they finally realize they’ve passed through Black Street.
Sakura said that among the numerous and diverse urban legends, “Black Street” is quite famous and a plausible urban怪谈 (urban creepy tale).
So, did Juncheng enter that Black Street?
I walked into the alley and touched the wall… This might be one of the entrances to Black Street, but I don’t know how to get in.
Ugh… Is this where it ends?
I’m not willing to accept this…!
There are still things about Juncheng that I don’t understand, things I don’t know. Juncheng is still keeping secrets from me…!
I feel incredibly unwilling about this!
If I go home like this now, I feel like I’ve lost to that woman, Jiang Xueqing!
In the end, I didn’t leave and just wandered aimlessly nearby.
I felt like Juncheng should be around here, but I just couldn’t reach his location.
How can I get into that street… I really want to see Juncheng again…
I leaned against the guardrail, idly swinging my legs…
Should I go home now? Dinner time has already passed, and waiting any longer is pointless.
Besides, if Juncheng really entered Black Street, according to the urban legend, he would appear in another corner of the city… The probability of him reappearing from this alley is negligibly small.
Sigh…
With a sigh, I moved away from the guardrail, preparing to find a restaurant to grab dinner and head home.
Unexpectedly, just as I took three or four steps and turned to leave, someone suddenly rushed over and knocked me down.
“Ugh, that hurts…”
Ugh… Who is it! How could they be so careless? And besides, isn’t that a dead end? Why is someone coming out of there!
Huh…? Coming out of that dead end?
“Ah, sorry, excuse me for bumping into you…”
The person who bumped into me offered an apologetic smile and extended a hand to me, but what was most crucial was the familiar voice.
It-it-it-it-it-it-it-it… Juncheng!
I’ve been discovered! I’ve been discovered! I’ve been discovered!
What do I do! What do I do! What do I do!
Ahhhhhhhhh, why did Juncheng suddenly come out of an empty dead end!
“Huh? Lanhua classmate? What a coincidence, I didn’t expect to see you here.”
“Eek! Ack! Ackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!”
I was startled!
I think I even wet myself a little!
Why is the person who knocked me down Juncheng!
I’m going to die! I’m going to die! I’m going to die!
Juncheng must know I was stalking him! Maybe he knows that the person that night wasn’t his younger sister, but me!
No, that’s not right, I shouldn’t have left any traces, right? I wiped everything carefully. Ah, could it be because I used his toothbrush and cup… Ugh…!
“Um, everyone, please don’t stare! It’s just my girlfriend being a bit moody!”
Girl-friend? Girlfriend?
“Um, just now, w-w-were you talking about me as your girlfriend!”
“Ah, sorry, I probably made things awkward by saying that suddenly. I just didn’t want the onlookers to misunderstand and make a big deal out of it…”
Juncheng said I’m his girlfriend! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
Even though I know it’s fake, I’m so happy! So incredibly happy! So happy!
He even extended his hand, wanting to help me up. So gentlemanly~
Hoo, don’t get nervous, don’t act rashly, Lanhua.
This is a rare chance to interact with Juncheng, isn’t it? You have to grasp this opportunity well.
“Th-th-that, thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you you you…”
I messed up.
No matter what, I can’t keep my tone calm.
I thought I could thank him elegantly like a lady, but the moment I touched Juncheng’s hand, I lost all composure.
Hoo hoo… Hoo hoo hoo hoo…
Juncheng’s hand is in mine… His hand is in my grasp right now~
Ah, these hands, I really want to embrace them. Last time, I saw that Ji Lianbing woman shamelessly put Juncheng’s finger in her mouth… I’m so envious!
It must feel good to suck on a finger, right? If both the upper and lower mouths were to suck on the fingers of the left and right hands, it would probably feel even more wonderful… Hoo hoo hoo…
Ah, drooling, I can’t let it drip.
If Juncheng sees it, he’ll think I’m a pervert.
I’m not a pervert, this is an expression of my love. When you get close to and touch someone you like, your body will naturally react, right? Yes, this is just a normal physiological phenomenon.
“Hehehe…”
It’s just, you know, secreting hormones or something… The more it flows, the more I like Juncheng.
This is proof of love, okay? It’s a liquid that flows because of love, hoo hoo hoo…
“Lanhua classmate.”
Huh? Whose voice is that? It should be a familiar voice, why does it sound so strange?
“Lanhua classmate?”
Ah, it’s Juncheng calling me. Really now, how could I space out? This time I must respond to him properly.
Alright, no problem, I’m mentally prepared!
This time, I definitely won’t stutter like just now!
“Ah? Ah… Ahhh! That, that, that… I, I’m not, this, is, you know, because you suddenly reached out, and it’s the first time touching, so, I couldn’t help it, ah, my palms are sweaty… Eekkkk! I, I, I…”
I messed up again.
Why am I so nervous? The moment I make eye contact with him, my tongue ties itself in knots and my lips tremble. I can’t even speak clearly.
If I can’t even have a normal conversation, how can I confess to him?
Pull it together, Lanhua! Pull yourself together…
Ugh, I’m not feeling right today? So dizzy… So hot… So wet…
Oh? The sky is spinning…
Am I causing trouble for Juncheng? Really… Get it together, Lanhua!
“It’s okay, it’s nothing at all. And if anything, it was me who bumped into you, so you don’t need to thank me at all. Hehe.”
Yet, facing me like this, Juncheng was still so gentle, placing his hands on my shoulders to comfort me.
“I’ll be going now, Lanhua classmate. It’s getting late, you should head home soon too. Hahaha.”
He stood up, waved at me, and quickly walked into the subway station.
“Ah, please wait…”
I prayed silently, Juncheng… Don’t leave…
“a moment…”
Yet, he still left.
Ugh… Don’t just leave like this… I still want, I still want, I still want to be by your side…
The warm hands left my side.
A cold wind blew, and it felt chilly under my skirt. My body started to grow cold.
No…!
I immediately stood up, staring at the path Juncheng had taken, and silently made a resolution.
I’ll follow him. I’ll follow him. I’ll follow him.
Follow him. Follow him. Follow him. Follow him. Follow him. Follow him. Catch up to him. Catch up to him. Catch up to him.
Behind him, watching him, gazing at him, staring at him.
Observing his every move, noting his hobbies and preferences, remembering his words and actions.
Familiarize myself with everything about him.
That’s right, only at this moment, Juncheng truly belongs to me.
The uncontrollable urge compelled me to watch his back and follow him, to try to get close to him, to hug him, to touch him… Hoo hoo hoo… At this moment, Juncheng is mine alone, only mine.
He’s mine…!
No one can take him away!
And while I’m watching him, he belongs to me.
He’s Juncheng who belongs only to me!
Hoo hoo hoo… I’ll go hug him and leave my scent on him~
