Chapter 376: Volume 1, Chapter 376: I Insist on Tasting the Bitterness of Love (16)

Li Qianqian came down from the spectator seats and waited a long time for Xiao Zhi to return, not replying to her messages; feeling a bit worried, she went to the restroom to look for her.

Just arrived in the backstage corridor, under the dim yellow lights, she saw Jiang Zhi following someone, stumbling into the dark corner passageway.

Li Qianqian couldn't suppress her curiosity, tiptoed over, stopped at the turn, and, using the faint light, saw the two people embracing.

The tall youth wore a pure black uniform, with silver special stripes extending from his shoulder down to his waist; his cold, handsome face approached the woman he had pressed against the wall, his slender, beautiful fingers gripping her waist, pressing close seamlessly, while his other hand lifted her cheek and he pressed his forehead to kiss her.

The youth revealed a side utterly different from his posters and on-screen image—wild and radiating a destructive frenzy, as if he wanted to devour the woman whole.

With the sound of scorching breath, the woman pushed against the youth's body, her slightly raised neck slender and fragile like a swan's.

The youth reached out to restrain her thrashing head, his assault growing stronger; the hand gripping her waist slid beneath her clothing, touching her soft, delicate skin.

Li Qianqian stared, mouth agape, her face flushed.

This was even more stimulating than watching an adult film.

Afraid of being discovered, she quickly averted her gaze and turned to leave.

A person walked toward her, curious, asking: "What are you looking at?"

His name was Shen Lebai, the mid-laner of YK she had previously mentioned to Xiao Zhi; he had a delicate doll-like face, harmless when smiling, but his personality was the opposite of that face—deeply scheming.

His family background was also special—his family owned a mine; he grew up with a silver spoon, yet rebelliously he insisted on becoming an esports player.

Online jokes said that if he retired, he would inherit his family's wealth of hundreds of billions.

Li Qianqian, who had once shipped the fun-couple of him and Ning Xun, felt her heart clench, almost fainting.

She scratched her head and said: "No, I wasn't looking at anything."

Shen Lebai, seeing this, insisted on walking past her to check the passageway, but before he could take a step, she grabbed his arm and dragged him outward forcefully.

"I have a secret to tell you!!" she blurted out decisively.

Shen Lebai shifted his attention from the passageway to her, smiling faintly: "What?"

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Li Qianqian returned to the spectator seats like a person who had lost her soul.

Jiang Zhi, who had come over, saw her state and anxiously asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Li Qianqian came to her senses, her gaze drawn to her lips.

Her lipstick had been kissed away; her pink lips were swollen from kissing, a small split appeared, adding a touch of vivid color.

"You..." she wanted to say but hesitated.

Jiang Zhi's fingertip lightly touched the corner of her lips; it hurt a little, she shook her head and said: "It's fine—what about you, what's wrong?"

Li Qianqian, upon thinking of what had happened, furrowed her brows in distress.

She lied to Shen Lebai, saying she was his fan and had liked him for several years.

Then Shen Lebai said that after the match ended, he wanted to see her holding his sign waiting for him at the exit.

The key point is, she wasn't actually his fan at all and didn't have his fan sign.

Forget it; anyway we won't meet again, he surely doesn't remember me now.

She said, relieved: "I'm just a bit anxious waiting; why hasn't this match started yet~"

Jiang Zhi fell into contemplation.

At the restroom doorway she lied to him, saying she was sleeping in the spectator seats, but he caught her red-handed.

Hatred Value increased a little, reaching 20 points.

But once Love Points reached full, Ning Xun's possessiveness toward her became increasingly terrifying; he wished she wouldn't go out and wouldn't speak to anyone.

He controlled her entire life.

Jiang Zhi would certainly not let him have his way.

After watching the remaining matches, she parted from Li Qianqian and then took a vehicle home alone.

Ning Xun would have dinner with his teammates that evening, possibly returning very late.

Jiang Zhi felt relaxed and opened the long-unplayed Honor of Kings.

She isn't feeding as much now; at least she can play matchmaking and won't die so many times.

Recently a new skin set arrived; she happily topped up and bought it.

She plays poorly, yet she hasn't bought fewer skins.

777 also likes watching her play: "Host, are you playing alone again today?"

Jiang Zhi opened the game chat window, saw Xixi was also there, and pulled her in to play together.

"No~ I want to find a big shot to carry me!"

Xixi's rank is Diamond; matchmaking has no rank restriction, so even her Bronze self can play with Xixi.

They connected to the game voice chat.

Xixi's voice excited: "When did you also start playing this game?"

Jiang Zhi replied: "Recently I've been writing an esports-themed novel."

Xixi said "Oh," then: "Don't start yet, I'll pull in a big shot."

Jiang Zhi rubbed her hands, eagerly waiting.

Before, playing games felt like being imprisoned; this is the first time someone has carried her.

Soon a male with an anime avatar entered the room.

His voice was clear and gentle, the typical online romance voice.

"Hello~"

Xixi introduced: "This is my best friend Zhizhi, Zhizhi, this is a friend of mine; you can call him Leke."

The male's ID is just Leke.

The volume on Coke's end is very noisy, so they only turn on the mic when speaking.

Xixi quietly sent her a WeChat message.

【I also just met him today, he insists on playing with me, Xiao Zhi, if you feel uncomfortable, I can kick him out.】

Jiang Zhi said nonchalantly: "It's fine."

Just as she was about to return to the game, Ning Xun's message came through.

【Ning Xun: What are you doing?】

Jiang Zhi felt only suffocated by this affection.

The boy who constantly wanted to be with her wouldn't let her associate with others; his chilling possessiveness made her want to escape.

She replied.

【I'm eating right now, I'll chat with you later.】

Actually she had already finished eating; if she told him she was playing a game and even teaming up with her best friend, Ning Xun would definitely not let her play.

【Ning Xun: What did you eat? Send me a picture.】

Jiang Zhi had long anticipated this, so she quickly sent him the photo she took while eating.

She faced the camera, moved closer to the table and food, and made a yay gesture.

In the restaurant.

Ning Xun, who had received the photo, zoomed in several times and stared at the woman on the screen: her bare face was flawless, her black hair cascading over her shoulder scattered with her movement, a few strands sticking to the corners of her lips, her rosy lips stained with a bit of oil, as if highlighted, inviting a kiss.

Ning Xun's Adam's apple rolled slightly, his fingertips lightly rubbed the screen, and the depths of his long, narrow black eyes glittered with a point of light, like ripples on a tranquil lake.

In his peripheral vision, he noticed teammate Zhuang Hui gradually approaching, his brow slightly furrowed.

The phone screen went dark at that moment.

Zhuang Hui, seeing this, exclaimed, pleading: "Ning bro, let me have a look! I still haven't gotten a clear look at my sister-in-law."

Ning Xun shoved him away rudely, said nothing, and picked up his tea cup to drink water.

The jungler teammate Wei Zixuan, hearing Zhuang Hui's words, curiously asked: "Is she good-looking?"