Pretending To Be Affectionate [Transmigration] - Chapter 12

It was a cold winter day in Yuncheng. The snow that had finally stopped falling a few days ago started again around noon.

Ling Yu was curled up in her chair, lazily watching the tiny snowflakes outside the transparent glass window. Gu Qing was standing about a hundred meters away, at a street corner, on the phone. The person on the other end of the line must have been discussing something difficult because the woman, standing alone in the snow, her figure as slender as a willow, was frowning deeply. Her face was tense. When her lips touched, the snowflakes on them instantly turned into water droplets. The dim light cast upon them looked like a drop of blood on a beauty’s heart.

Ling Yu’s gaze lingered on her for a moment. Gu Qing seemed to sense it. Through the gaps between the oddly shaped snowflakes in the heavy curtain of snow, her cold eyes met Ling Yu’s. Ling Yu’s eyes curved in a lazy smile, with the faint light from the ceiling lamps swirling in her pupils. They looked misty, as if they could hold a person inside her heart.

Gu Qing’s gaze froze for a moment, then she nonchalantly looked away. Ling Yu watched as Gu Qing turned her back to her, clearly and openly showing her distaste. The smile on Ling Yu’s lips faded. She touched her cheek and looked closely at her own beautiful face reflected in the glass. After a moment, she tilted her head and asked Li Jun with a sudden question, “Is there something on my face?”

Li Jun shook his head. “How could there be?”

The woman at the table had skin as white as porcelain. She was wearing a fluffy knit scarf around her neck, and her small face was nestled inside it. Her foxy eyes were like they held the Milky Way, enchanting and seductive. Li Jun’s eyes were fixed on her. His heart pounded, and his gaze lingered on Ling Yu. “Yu Yu, no matter what you look like, I like you for who you are. In my eyes, even if your face is covered in dust, you’re still a goddess.”

A goddess? Gag!

Only Li Jun could say something so awkwardly sappy. When his mental illness acted up, his mouth sounded like it was coated in oil. Even after all the greasy, crazy harassment from Li Jun in the past, Ling Yu’s stomach still churned. She narrowed her eyes, picked up her glass of warm water, and took a big gulp.

Li Jun continued to confess relentlessly. “Yu Yu. Listen to me…”

“That’s great,” Ling Yu interrupted him and clapped her hands. Encouraged, Li Jun’s gaze became even more passionate.

Ling Yu asked with a half-smile, “I was once a love-struck person just like you. But then it rained, and guess what happened?”

“Huh?” Li Jun said.

“Do you want to know?” Ling Yu saw the man nod, his eyes almost glued to her. She looked down and filled her glass with hot water. She then stood up nonchalantly, ready to throw the water at his face.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over her, and the scent of snow filled her nose. Ling Yu’s violent action stopped abruptly. She couldn’t pull back her hand, so she was forced to change direction, disappointedly pouring the water into a potted plant by her feet.

Gu Qing stood at the table, her icy blue trench coat draped over her arm. She didn’t look well. Her raven-black eyelashes had a few snowflakes on them, making her look even colder.

Gu Qing’s gaze lightly landed on Li Jun. She spoke to Ling Yu. “What happened next?”

Ling Yu was stunned. She nudged the pot with her foot and said meaningfully, “It drowned.”

She thought Gu Qing was just making small talk. But the other woman just said “Oh,” picked up a glass of water, and looked at Ling Yu seriously, as if she really wanted to know how to drown a seed with water. “How do you drown it? Like this?” she asked.

As she spoke, her wrist bent, and her fingers slipped, intentionally or unintentionally. The glass brushed past Li Jun and smashed onto his shiny leather shoe with a “thud.” Li Jun was so scared he couldn’t speak. Gu Qing’s gaze was terrifyingly cold. She looked at Li Jun, who was sitting next to Ling Yu, with a blank expression in her deep blue eyes. Then, she pointed her finger at the table in front of him.

“I’m sorry, I got the floor by your feet wet. Do you mind switching seats?” Gu Qing was naturally arrogant. Even when she apologized, there was no sincerity in her voice. Ling Yu even had the misconception that she was deliberately making things difficult for Li Jun. If she hadn’t been so delusional so many times, Ling Yu would have truly felt protected.

She wanted to laugh inside, and she did. Gu Qing glanced at her, then her gaze landed on Li Jun again. With her height of 175 cm, she looked down at Li Jun. Even with her seemingly “sincere” apology, he couldn’t handle her cold stare.

Li Jun took a breath. He instinctively lowered his head in front of Gu Qing. “It’s fine. No, no… you don’t have to…”

“It’s no trouble. It’s just a seat change,” Gu Qing interrupted him, speaking seriously. “I spilled the water, so it’s not right for you to have to endure it. Besides, I imagine it would be quite embarrassing if your pants got wet and you had to walk around like that.”

Li Jun’s face changed slightly. He instinctively stood up to move out of the way, but when he looked down, his pants were completely dry. Only a puddle of water was at his feet. His pants were not wet at all. Li Jun opened his mouth to explain. Gu Qing had already pushed past him and sat down in his chair. She looked up slightly. “Is there anything else?”

Li Jun was at a loss for words. Gu Qing’s expression was calm. When he thought about it carefully, her wording had been precise. She had said, “in case your pants got wet,” not that they were actually wet. He had just overthought it and lost his composure. Thinking about this, Li Jun’s face turned beet red.

Ling Yu was amused. Gu Qing was always full of tricks. Although she didn’t know why she was messing with Li Jun, Ling Yu was entertained. So, for the first time, she laughed out loud without any pretense.

When she heard her laugh, Li Jun’s face flushed. Gu Qing’s eyes quickly darted over her face before looking away. Ling Yu sighed. [I think she’s giving Li Jun more attention than me…]

008: [Don’t think, host, let me do the thinking. Gu Qing was protecting you just now. So sweet… Shipping you two is just so sweet…]

[She’s tormenting me, and that’s sweet?] Ling Yu said. [You’re insane.]