Chapter 29: Baring Chest and Revealing Bosom
“Ugh, an apology?”
Lanhua nodded silently with a contrite expression.
“Yes… I did something very excessive to Juncheng-kun on the subway. It’s because, well, it was the first time a guy got so close, and I smelled Juncheng-kun’s scent, my head became all fuzzy…”
As she spoke, Lanhua’s face turned red again, as if recalling what had just happened. She shamefully explained the reason for her lewd behavior.
It was as if she had regained her integrity and sense of shame at the same time; this was the posture a girl should have.
“I am truly sorry for acting in such a way out of a moment of infatuation!”
“Mhm mhm.”
Perhaps it was the absence of physical contact, Lanhua’s enthusiasm had clearly cooled, and she returned to her normal self. However, her expression was less one of lingering desire and more one of regretting her actions to the point of wishing to die after regaining her senses… It was like I had spent the whole night satisfying myself with my hand, and this girl had done the same all the way.
I tapped my chin, nodding repeatedly.
I completely understood her explanation.
I should say, I felt the same way!
Because, frankly speaking, Lanhua, like me, couldn’t control her evil thoughts…
Suddenly, I felt a sense of camaraderie for being in the same boat. From the motivation behind committing such acts, Lanhua and I were birds of a feather.
Ah, I know, it’s really hard to resist… When someone is right there, there’s simply no one who can resist touching them.
Although saying it after touching is a bit inhumane, Xue Qing’s figure is almost like that of a child. Touching a child isn’t too excessive, right…
Although I had thought about pushing Xue Qing down and just going at it until morning, and deal with the aftermath later, I ultimately held back. I think I’ve done enough. At least I didn’t actually push Xue Qing down, right? I didn’t act like irresponsible scum, did I?
Ah ha, ah ha ha ha…
Lanhua kept looking up and down, apologizing to me repeatedly, her hair getting tangled.
“In that situation, no one can resist. Holding onto that侥幸 (jiǎoxìng – lucky chance) mentality, I gave my desires an easy path, which led to this mistake. If my will were stronger, I could have definitely resisted!”
*Pfft!* An arrow hit my knee, and I couldn’t stand, collapsing onto one knee.
“I even thought, ‘It’s okay for a guy to be touched by a girl,’ and tried to cover up my actions with such an excuse. It was too despicable!”
*Pfft!* Another arrow hit my other knee, and I fell down with a thud.
“In the end, I was still not satisfied and even thought of doing something more excessive. I was simply shameless!!!”
*Pfft!* The last arrow pierced my heart, delivering a fatal blow. I couldn’t support myself and assumed a defeated pose, leaning forward.
She was criticizing herself, but I was getting hit too.
Relying on Lanhua’s “similar actions” to alleviate my own guilt was truly the lowest of scum behavior.
In the end, I still couldn’t deceive myself. By constantly making excuses, I once again realized that I was someone who only avoided things. I fell into self-loathing.
Indeed, this kind of thing can’t be solved with an apology alone… ORZ
“Now, I have fully reflected on my mistakes, so please forgive me! Juncheng-kun!”
I no longer cared much about Lanhua’s lewd behavior towards me, but Xue Qing… Just compensating with fingernails and hair was too cheap… I could even say I ruined her purity, yet she was acting like nothing happened.
But, if I were to break up with Lianbing and start dating Xue Qing…
I might die.
I’m serious, I would be killed.
Angering Lianbing is no joke; I would definitely die a miserable death.
She had countless ways to make me disappear from this world… I never doubted that.
Surviving her in one piece was the result of multiple coincidences; it might have used up a lifetime’s worth of my luck.
After using up my remaining luck, what else could I rely on?
Rely on Xue Qing?
Abandoning one woman and falling into another woman’s embrace—this plot is so familiar… It’s like a certain person with the same name as me did this…
Speaking of which, am I slowly heading down the path of being scum? Isn’t a “kitchen knife ending” waiting for me in the not-too-distant future?
I imagined that scene in my mind.
Xue Qing, covered in blood, with snow-white hair and blood-red eyes, enveloped in a terrifying killing aura, holding a dagger and short knife; Lianbing, her eyes clearly blackened, enveloped in madness, holding a doll identical to me with a chilling smile on her face…
Confronting each other, spewing malice, about to engage in a fight to the death.
Was it to fight over me… or to deal with me?
In the end, the only options waiting for me would be becoming a “complete corpse” or a “crippled corpse”…
Being able to imagine such vivid scenes was truly unsettling…
Ah, my stomach hurts…
After not getting a response from me for a long time, Lanhua called my name in a confused tone.
“Juncheng-kun?”
However, I was still lost in the darkness of the future and self-loathing.
“Juncheng-kun? Huh? Why are you lying there… Hmm, if that’s the case, I should kneel too!”
With a *thud*, black half-skirts and fair, round calves appeared in my vision.
Lanhua also knelt before me.
I dazedly looked up at her, my expression blank.
She saw my despairing eyes and looked inexplicably shocked. Could she have misunderstood, thinking I was so dejected because of her fault?
Although you were the cause, you’re not really related… Kneeling down suddenly is a bit exaggerated. I should get up quickly.
Just as I was about to lift my upper body, Lanhua, as if handing something over to me, prostrated herself in a full kowtow.
The classic dogeza apology posture.
Hey, isn’t this becoming like a bridal bow…
“Hey, don’t do this, get up quickly.”
I quickly reached out to help her up, but then I suddenly remembered the experience of her rubbing my hands when I first met her, and my hand stopped halfway.
Lanhua remained kneeling on the ground, her hair spread out, her fair neck exposed to the air.
“If you don’t accept my apology, I won’t get up!”
“Uh, it’s okay, it’s okay, I forgive you.”
“This perfunctory tone… Is my sincerity not enough!”
Lanhua looked up, closed her eyes, and shouted with flushed cheeks.
“That! They say that showing your chest during an apology shows the most sincerity! I, I, I, I! I’ll bare my chest and reveal my bosom!”
As she said that, Lanhua began to unbutton her white shirt, one, two…
What the hell! What are you doing!
“Hey, hey, don’t do this! People are watching!”
“I, I understand. It’s not showing your chest that’s popular for apologies recently, but showing your stomach, right? Then I’ll show my stomach…”
Lanhua then lifted her shirt. Since the bottom two buttons were already open, she raised her clothes before I could stop her, revealing her belly.
That stretch of fair, tender waist and flat, zero-fat abdomen, with a cute navel, was completely revealed before me.
Lanhua also tilted her head slightly, her mouth pouted into a ‘へ’ shape, her body trembling, whether from nervousness or from the cold of her wet clothes. The hands holding up her shirt unconsciously formed cat claws.
“I am truly, very sorry!”
Her eyes were red, and tears welled up at the corners, her face filled with utter sincerity.
Anyone who saw a girl apologizing with such sincerity would soften and accept, right?
I was no exception.
Rather, I was very grateful for the visual feast.
“Alright, I’ve already forgiven you, so please get up.”
I extended my half-extended hand further, touched her shoulder, and helped her up.
Then, I quickly covered her rolled-up shirt and looked back. Only a few passersby were looking at us with curious eyes… Fortunately, this vending machine was placed in an inconspicuous corner.
“Thank you… I’m truly very sorry…!”
“Since all is forgiven, I’ll be going back now… Lanhua-kun, you should go home quickly too.”
“Um! My home is also in District Six. Can we go back together?”
A stalker is inviting you to go home together?
Would you like to accept?
YES/NO
My hole-riddled brain automatically presented such an option.
Folks, I’ve encountered a tricky situation again. What do you think I should do?
If only ghosts knew, could someone answer my question?
Urgent, waiting online!
Hmm, unfortunately, my phone is already out of battery, so I can’t seek help from netizens…
However, it’s probably seven or eight o’clock in the evening now. It’s not good for a girl to walk home alone at night.
Since she has reflected on her mistakes, she probably won’t do anything excessive again.
If it’s just taking the subway together, it should be fine. In that case, I’ll agree.
“Alright then, let’s go back together.”
Upon hearing my answer, Lanhua’s expression brightened, and her smile beamed like a sunflower.
Just agreeing to her for such a small thing made her so happy… A pink title, huh…
“Let’s wipe off the water first. It must be uncomfortable being sticky.”
“Ah… Okay.”
As she wiped off the water, Lanhua inadvertently showed a hint of reluctance, muttering “What a shame…”
Please, don’t do this… How can I face this if you act like this?
After she wiped herself clean, I awkwardly said, “Then shall we go?” and practically fled forward, taking the lead. Lanhua obediently followed behind me, not walking side-by-side, maintaining a subtle distance between us. It was as if we didn’t know each other, yet somewhat close; as if we were friends, but the positioning was off.
She followed behind me like a ghost.
She truly is a stalker, living up to her name…
