A Faceful Of Lovey-Dovey PDA - Chapter 16

Su Qin was simply speechless. Behind her, Chu Mei laughed until her mouth stretched into the shape of a toad’s.

“Haha, Sister Fang really has such beautiful contrast. I wonder which one of them is on top and which one is on the bottom.” Chu Mei had one defining trait: once she started talking, there was no filter on her mouth. Su Qin had originally been laughing along with her, but after hearing this, her expression immediately turned serious, and even the pitch of her voice dropped. “How do you know about these things? Who taught you?”

“I saw it online. Please, Ah Qin, I’m almost an adult too, all right? How could I not understand this stuff?” Although Chu Mei said it openly and honestly, her heart was beating like a drum. Speaking of which, in Ah Qin’s heart, she definitely appeared as a pure, smart, kind, beautiful, almost goddess-like figure. She had not destroyed that wonderful image of herself, right?

Su Qin frowned. “You should stop looking at that kind of thing.” In her heart, a silly, sweet, innocent person like Chu Mei was very easily led astray by the outside world. Of course, that did not include their feelings.

Chu Mei pouted. “I only watched it once. That female lead really wasn’t pretty, and her figure wasn’t good either.”

“Yo, how picky of you.”

“Of course. Who told you to spoil my taste? I can’t look at ordinary women anymore.”

“Chu Mei, do you want to die? How dare you compare me to those people?”

“I didn’t. You’re the one whose thoughts went crooked.”

“Say one more word and get off my bike!”

“Haha, Ah Qin, why are you so innocent? Even your ears are red. Come on, baby!”

“…”

Second year of high school ended just like that. In Su Qin and Chu Mei’s hearts, it was still a fairly memorable year. For Sister Fang and Lin Xueyin, it was even more unforgettable.

At fifteen, Su Qin came out one-sidedly.

At fifteen, Sister Fang’s first kiss was taken by Lin Xueyin.

At fifteen, Chu Mei discovered that her feelings for Su Qin were somewhat different from ordinary.

At fifteen, Lin Xueyin decided she wanted to be with Sister Fang for the rest of her life.

The college entrance exam counted as an important checkpoint in life. By this point, Chu Mei was no longer suffering alone. Lin Xueyin was dragged into disaster along with her.

Every day after school, the two of them would be pressed down to study by Su Qin and Sister Fang. It was just that being together with those two was rather tormenting, and very harsh on the eyes.

Sister Fang had a chair but refused to sit in it, insisting on sitting on the desk instead, looking down at Lin Xueyin from above. Lin Xueyin looked up at her, her eyes full of happiness.

Chu Mei could not keep watching. “Hey, hey, hey, don’t be like this, okay? I remember reading online that this angle tests love the most. From Ah Yin’s angle, Sister Fang’s whole face looks like a toad face. From Sister Fang’s angle, Ah Yin looks like someone got flattened against the wall by a fly swatter.”

“Fuck, Chuchu, why is your mouth so vicious?” Lin Xueyin could not take it anymore. This giant light bulb was truly annoying. Su Qin covered her mouth on the side and secretly laughed.

Chu Mei stuck out her tongue. “Don’t say my mouth is vicious. My mouth smells wonderful. Unlike you, my first kiss is still preserved.”

The moment they heard this, Sister Fang and Lin Xueyin’s gazes shot toward Chu Mei like knives. You… sure about that?

Chu Mei was baffled by the way the two of them looked at her. She turned around and looked at Su Qin. “Ah Qin, look how shameless these two are. They actually don’t believe me.”

Su Qin coughed, her face a little red. “Read. Read your book.”

Seeing Su Qin’s blushing little appearance, Chu Mei found it funny inside. Her Ah Qin really was too pure. Just mentioning a first kiss made her blush. Damn, she was too cute. Chu Mei really wanted to go up and pinch her face.

“Darling, I’ve memorized Record of Yueyang Tower,” Lin Xueyin said. After finishing, she puckered her lips in intoxication. Sister Fang curled her lips into a smile, bent down, and kissed her lips, stamping a seal. “Good girl. Keep going. There’s another reward tonight.”

Chu Mei shuddered all over from watching them. She quickly handed her Chinese textbook to Su Qin. “Ah Qin, I’ve memorized On Teachers.”

Su Qin did not even look at her and casually pointed. “Continue. Memorize Rhapsody on Epang Palace.”

Chu Mei was devastated by this contrast. “…No reward?”

Su Qin frowned. “You still have the nerve to ask for a reward? What time is it already, and you only just memorized it? Hurry up. In half an hour, I’ll dictate it for you. If you get even one character wrong, don’t even think about eating Four Joy meatballs tonight.”

Wu…

Chu Mei quickly lowered her head and read. Beside them, Sister Fang and Lin Xueyin laughed into a heap.

Youth was always this kind, yet it was like the brightest shooting star streaking before one’s eyes, gone in the blink of an eye.

When it came time to fill out university applications, Chu Mei looked at Su Qin, her eyes full of melancholy. “Ah Qin, is it really okay for you to apply like this?”

With Su Qin’s grades, getting into a top national university would not be a problem at all. Yet she had chosen the same art university as Chu Mei. Although it was still a first-tier university, its reputation was far below those famous schools.

Su Qin touched Chu Mei’s brow. “Why are you frowning? I don’t like seeing you like this.”

Chu Mei sighed. “I’m not even an adult yet, but the mountain of life is already pressing down on my shoulders. Ai, life can never fully satisfy a person’s wishes. If I could choose again, back then, I definitely wouldn’t have secretly signed up for the science track. Fate made us take different paths, and my heart aches until blood gushes out.”

Su Qin burst out laughing. “Not bad. Your humanities studies weren’t wasted after all. Although what you said doesn’t match anything at all, you’ve finally got a bit of a poet’s style.”

Chu Mei was still not reassured. “Is it really okay? College applications aren’t a small matter.”

“What, you don’t want to be with me?” Su Qin’s expression was calm and light. “The school doesn’t matter much. As long as it’s first-tier, it’s fine.”

“How does it not matter? Didn’t you see the homeroom teacher’s expression after you submitted your application? She’ll definitely call Auntie in for a talk.” Chu Mei was deeply worried. “I do want to be with you, that’s true, but this concerns your future. You—”

Su Qin paused and stopped walking. “Chuchu.”

“Mm?” Chu Mei looked at her. A breeze blew past. In just a few short years, she had grown from a female version of Zhu Bajie into a fox spirit.

“You have always been in my life.” Su Qin’s words came out somewhat inexplicably. Chu Mei heard them, and her nose stung a little. Wasn’t she the same? Heaven knew what she would do if she had to separate from Su Qin.

Su Qin gripped her hand tightly. “In the future, my life can’t be without you either.”

“Me too.” Chu Mei’s eyes reddened. Su Qin lovingly scratched the bridge of her nose. “All right. Don’t act like a child. You’re already about to cry from this?”

Chu Mei burrowed into her arms. “I’m still a baby. Why can’t I cry?”

Su Qin pulled her into her embrace. “All right, let me hug my baby.”

A breeze passed, tangling the two girls’ long hair. Su Qin looked at their intertwined shadows and smiled faintly. This was enough, wasn’t it?

When she got home, Mother Su looked at Su Qin and pressed her lips together.

Su Qin sat in front of her parents. “Mom, you know why I chose this university. Dad, I assume Mom’s personality means she already told you too.”

Father Su smiled awkwardly. “This is you women’s business. Dad won’t get involved.”

“Don’t pretend to be the good guy. What do you mean, you won’t get involved? You don’t even care about your daughter’s university anymore? Going to an arts university and choosing a management major—isn’t that completely mismatched?” Mother Su did not dare lose her temper at Su Qin, so she lost it at Su Qin’s father instead. Father Su smiled along with her and lowered his head with a sigh. “Then what can we do? Both children were watched by us as they grew up. I…”

Su Qin sniffed, stepped forward, and hugged Father Su. “Dad, you’re still the best.”

Father Su’s heart melted. “It’s fine, it’s fine. Daughter, do whatever you want. Dad has plenty of money. I like exactly this arrogant style of yours.”

Mother Su: “…”

“Is this how you educate a daughter?”

Great. Now she was the bad person inside and out.

“Here.” Mother Su handed over a booklet. Su Qin looked at her curiously. “What is this?”

Mother Su was a little awkward. “An introduction to Chuchu’s university. A friend of mine is a professor there, so I asked her for it while I was at it.” No one knew a daughter better than her mother. Before Su Qin filled out her application, Mother Su had already known this would be the result. She had specially gone to the Chu family’s house to ask clearly what university Chuchu wanted to apply to. After learning that it was at least a first-tier university, she had breathed a sigh of relief. She was not a stubborn mother, nor did she want to oppose her daughter in everything.

Su Qin’s face lit up with joy, and she hugged Mother Su. “Mom, have you accepted Chuchu?”

Mother Su snorted coldly. “Let’s see whether you two can withstand the test. Don’t say Mom didn’t remind you: university is different from high school. Classes every day are very relaxed, and boys and girls have too much free time. Girls start dressing themselves up, and boys start pursuing people. With Chuchu’s increasingly showy personality, do you think she’ll be able to stay idle and not get seduced by anyone? Besides, Chuchu is studying acting. Could there be any shortage of handsome men and beautiful women around her? With her personality, she’ll probably charm quite a few people.”

Su Qin frowned. Her expression turned serious as she said coldly, “Let her dare.”

Mother Su: “…”

Amid his depression, Father Su felt somewhat relieved. Looking at his precious daughter like this, her status as the family queen was surely guaranteed. It was just that child Chuchu—he had watched her with his own eyes as she transformed from a meat bun into a beautiful young girl. With such a pretty girl, even if she did not take the initiative, attracting bees and butterflies would be unavoidable. When the time came, his daughter would probably shed quite a few tears.