Chapter 153
Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinzhe, overestimating themselves and attempting to corner Xie Mi, unsurprisingly ended up being riddled with paint by her rapid-fire attack.
Although the paint bullets didn’t hurt, the sheer volume was overwhelming.
The two were nearly begging on their knees. Seeing them completely covered in red from head to toe with no openings, Xie Mi realized she had no room left to maneuver, so she finally stopped firing and quietly slipped away.
As the saying goes: cause trouble and run, and the trouble won’t catch you.
Xiao Jingxi wanted to follow Xie Mi as she left, but Lai Bingxuan blocked him, firing bullets straight at his face. The barrage made him dizzy, the world spinning around him.
Finally unable to take it, he shouted, “Lai Bingxuan! I’m your teammate!!”
“Give me a break! Isn’t this game 2-person teams forming 4 groups? If you’re my teammate, then who’s Xie Mi?”
The clever Miss Lai wasn’t fooled at all. With a cold smile, she pressed the trigger even harder.
“Stop using these divide-and-conquer tactics. If you dare, face me head-on!!”
Xiao Jingxi almost let out a sharp, shrill scream.
Sometimes, people inexplicably just want to die. Really.
[Hahaha, Miss Lai just made me laugh so hard.]
[Oh my gosh, I’m laughing until I puke. Turns out Miss Lai never understood the rules.]
[Lai Bingxuan: I’m clever in real life, you know.]
[Still Lai Bingxuan: Firing at teammates!!!]
[Thought it was 4v4, turns out it’s 2v6.]
After finishing her skirmish, Xie Mi, moving like a monkey through the forest, finally found a quiet spot to sit down and rest.
“Ugh! Dizzy…”
She had spun wildly again, leaving her head buzzing.
While sitting on a small slope, rubbing her head and thinking over her next tactics, she suddenly heard a rustling beside her.
She instantly became alert, turning her head sharply, but in the next second, her expression softened into one of delight.
A man in camouflage emerged, brushing aside the leaves.
His work pants and combat boots framed impossibly long legs, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His neck was long, his simple clothing somehow emanating a forbidden, almost tantalizing aura.
Xie Mi couldn’t help recalling the same outfit on Kitty bro.
Why did he look like a two-armed version?
A teasing laugh drifted through the air.
Shen Yiqing leaned lazily against a tree, looking in an excellent mood. “So Teacher Xie likes this style, huh?”
“What?! What are you saying?!”
Realizing her gaze might have been slightly lecherous, Xie Mi immediately composed herself and defended, “I’m just… fond of beautiful things!”
As the ancients once said: If one isn’t fond of beauty, what’s the point? How are you?
[Old Xie, I know you’re honest, but maybe hold off for now.]
[Someone only appreciating beauty can’t be that evil. That’s my moral compass—hands together in prayer.]
[Being tempted by beauty means success halfway already. Go on, Old Shen! Next time, try a butler outfit.]
[I don’t even want to expose you upstairs.]
Shen Yiqing casually walked over and sat beside Xie Mi, resting one hand under his chin as he tilted his head to look at her.
“Teacher Xie, have you just come out of a fierce battle?”
Xie Mi glanced down at herself.
Though she had moved adeptly, she hadn’t entirely avoided paint in the hail of bullets. Her clothes were smeared blue and red, though far cleaner than the others.
As she studied the stains, a sudden coolness brushed her cheek.
Confused, she turned.
Shen Yiqing was gently wiping the paint off her cheek with his slightly cool fingertips.
Xie Mi stared at him intently.
Shen Yiqing’s expression remained casual and relaxed, but the slight redness at his ear tips and his pressed lips betrayed his current emotions.
His fingertips quickly withdrew, and he casually averted his gaze, inspecting the blue paint on his own fingers.
He began to change the subject.
“So, how’s the battle going on your side, Teacher Xie?”
Xie Mi didn’t reply. Instead, she slowly narrowed her eyes, her gaze sharpening as she fixed her stare on Shen Yiqing.
“Nervous?”
“Huh?”
Shen Yiqing met her gaze, a small smile at the corner of his lips. “Nervous about what?”
“If you’re not nervous, why are your ears red?”
Previously, they had never been at the same eye level, so she hadn’t noticed. Now, sitting shoulder to shoulder, she suddenly saw it.
His ears were visibly turning from white to red.
As if afraid he wouldn’t believe her, Xie Mi immediately reached to pinch his ear. “You never noticed? Let me take a photo to show you…”
The moment her fingertips touched his slightly warm ear, her hand was grabbed.
Already leaning forward, Xie Mi instantly lost balance and fell into Shen Yiqing’s arms, her head resting against his neck. One of her hands was held by him, the other pressed against the grass by his waist.
From an observer’s viewpoint:
The broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted man leaned slightly back, while the petite girl toppled into his arms, her face nearly pressed against his neck and collarbone.
[Ahhhh the body difference! I knew yellow = Xie Yue killing it!!]
[Mom, I got it for real!!]
[Doesn’t matter, same frame = sugar, eye contact = … ahem.]
[My head’s spinning, tonight I’m a headless warrior!!]
[No, why ship this? They’re an old married couple.]
[Hahaha, you can’t hide it, hahaha, you can’t hide it, hahaha, you can’t hide it.]
This unexpected movement instantly caused the CP fans to go into a frenzy.
Meanwhile, the drone that had been patrolling the air immediately focused on them, capturing them from every possible angle.
Director Niu behind the camera was so excited he was banging his head on the table. The assistant director beside him did the same, but their emotions were very different: one ecstatic, the other wishing to die.
…
The man’s pleasant scent and subtle warmth enveloped her. Xie Mi vaguely felt his Adam’s apple move up and down. Because her face was pressed against his neck, it was especially noticeable.
“Teacher Xie.”
His broad hand pressed on her waist, seemingly to push her away, yet for some reason, it felt weak.
“Don’t touch my ears.”
The warmth at her waist made Xie Mi also feel a slight heat. She didn’t know if it was sudden or what.
But she immediately noticed the problem in Shen Yiqing’s words, and concernedly asked, “What’s wrong? Did you get your ear pierced and it’s still healing?”
Contrary to his weak push, Xie Mi quickly sat upright, not bothered by the previous accident, focusing seriously on Shen Yiqing.
“Did the piercing get tugged, or is it infected? Does it hurt? Do you need a bandage?”
