Chapter 83: The “Nian Shen x Jiu Jiu” Shipping Group
Lin Yuejiu still wore that expression that said, “Do you think I believe you?”
Chen Qianxi was on the verge of tears: “Jiu Jiu, I really messed up. I won’t do it again, I promise.”
“Did anyone else see these photos?”
Chen Qianxi shook her head vigorously like a rattle drum. “No one knows. These are my personal treasures—I haven’t shown them to anyone!”
Wait… she seemed to have shown them to Du Zhuo…
A flicker of guilt crossed her eyes. Lin Yuejiu, always perceptive, noticed immediately. “Is there someone else?”
Under her gaze, Chen Qianxi reluctantly nodded.
Lin Yuejiu sighed. “Besides him, has anyone else seen them?”
“I swear, it’s only been me and Du Zhuo.” She made a solemn gesture to emphasize her oath.
“Alright then.”
“Are you not angry with me now?” Chen Qianxi tried to sneak in the question.
Lin Yuejiu gave her a glance. “It didn’t cause any serious consequences anyway.”
Chen Qianxi immediately smiled and hugged Lin Yuejiu, planting a kiss on her cheek: “Jiu Jiu, you’re really so kind, truly the best.”
Lin Yuejiu, indifferent to her sweet words, ignored her.
Suddenly, Chen Qianxi’s phone on the desk pinged with a QQ notification. Lin Yuejiu looked down—it was a group chat named… “Nian Shen x Yue Jiu Shipping Group.”
Lin Yuejiu fell silent.
Chen Qianxi, sensing something was off, cautiously asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Yuejiu picked up her phone and handed it to her, silently asking, “The ‘Nian Shen x Yue Jiu Shipping Group’?”
Chen Qianxi: Uh-oh.
Lin Yuejiu raised an eyebrow. “Do you need to explain this?”
Chen Qianxi nodded seriously. “So, ‘Nian Shen x Yue Jiu’… you know the phrase, right? Recently, a novel has been popular in our class, and the main characters’ names were taken from that phrase. So we’ve been shipping the couple from the novel.”
“Really? How come I haven’t heard of this novel being popular in class?”
“You’re always busy studying, swimming in the ocean of knowledge, so it’s normal that you don’t know.”
“Is that so?” Lin Yuejiu asked lightly.
“Of course!” Chen Qianxi said confidently.
“So, what’s the novel called? Who’s the author? How many chapters have been updated? On which app can I read it?” She fired off her questions so quickly that Chen Qianxi was left speechless.
“The novel’s name… it’s called… called…”
Lin Yuejiu just quietly stared at her.
Chen Qianxi couldn’t get the words out. She pouted in guilt and apologized: “I’m sorry, Jiu Jiu.”
Lin Yuejiu rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on.
Seeing this, Chen Qianxi immediately went over to massage her temples, and Lin Yuejiu let her.
“When was this group created?”
Chen Qianxi pursed her lips. “I don’t remember exactly… maybe a few weeks ago?”
Lin Yuejiu didn’t expect a precise answer. “How many people are in that group?”
“Quite a lot…”
“How many exactly?”
Chen Qianxi honestly replied, “Most of the class.”
Lin Yuejiu nearly choked on her own saliva. “So, most of the class is shipping me and Xu Nianshen?”
Chen Qianxi nodded in affirmation.
Lin Yuejiu didn’t know what to say.
“Don’t worry, Jiu Jiu. We only ship the couple privately, it won’t cause any trouble for you two.”
“…Well, thank you then.”
“You’re welcome! We’re all like family!” Chen Qianxi added with a cheerful smile.
Lin Yuejiu tilted her head and glanced at her. Chen Qianxi immediately realized she had gone too far and quieted down. “I’m sorry, Jiu Jiu.”
In the end, she let Chen Qianxi massage her temples for a while, then stopped her.
Chen Qianxi’s face instantly lit up with happiness. “Jiu Jiu, you’re not mad anymore?”
Lin Yuejiu waved her hand, signaling for her to disappear from her sight.
Chen Qianxi cheerfully picked up her phone and went back to her own bed.
Lin Yuejiu took out her phone and sent a message to Xu Nianshen:
[I discovered something incredible today.]
Xu: [What happened?]
Lin Yuejiu: [I found a group of people shipping our CP. Most of the class is shipping us.]
Xu: [Really? What’s the group number? Let me see.]
Lin Yuejiu: [??? That’s all your reaction?]
Xu: [What’s wrong with my reaction? I think it’s great.]
Lin Yuejiu: [Teacher Xu, we didn’t make this public. Are you planning to lead the shipping?]
Xu: [Not a bad idea.]
Lin Yuejiu couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time. After thinking it through, it didn’t seem like a big deal. Chen Qianxi had said the shipping was only in the group, so the teachers probably wouldn’t know. If they didn’t know, nothing bad would happen. With that thought, Lin Yuejiu suddenly felt indifferent.
While Chen Qianxi went to the bathroom, she posted in the group about the incident:
Chen Qianxi: [@everyone! Something happened! Jiu Jiu knows about this group!]
Class leader: [What?! What do we do now? Did the goddess react?]
Chen Qianxi: [At first, she seemed a little angry.]
Class leader: [And later?]
Chen Qianxi: [Later, I managed to calm her down. She’s not mad at me anymore.]
Du Zhuo: [So what do we do from now on?]
Chen Qianxi: [It’s fine. We can continue shipping the CP as long as it doesn’t bother them.]
Someone asked: [Does Teacher Xu know about this?]
Chen Qianxi: [From what I know about Jiu Jiu, she probably won’t tell Teacher Xu. As long as she doesn’t mind, it’s fine.]
Class leader: [Alright. Then we’ll continue shipping the CP but be more careful in front of the Lin goddess.]
Chen Qianxi: [Got it.]
Du Zhuo: [Got it.]
*
The next day.
When Lin Yuejiu arrived at the classroom, there was a brief moment of silence. She lifted her eyelids to glance around, then lowered her eyes again.
“Nian Shen x Yue Jiu Shipping Group.”
Class leader: [@everyone, were your reactions a bit too obvious?!]
[Sorry, I couldn’t control myself.]
[I don’t know why either… I just froze.]
[Did anyone else feel that Lin goddess’s aura was so strong when she looked up just now?]
[You’re not the only one…]
Chen Qianxi arrived after Lin Yuejiu. Since yesterday’s incident, she didn’t dare sit near her. When she entered the classroom, there was a brief, awkward silence before everything returned to normal.
Chen Qianxi: [???]
She asked Lin Yuejiu: “Is there something on my face?”
“No.”
“Then why did they all go quiet when they saw me?”
“It was the same when I just entered,” Lin Yuejiu replied.
Suddenly, Chen Qianxi understood what had happened.
Chen Qianxi: [@everyone, this is so embarrassing for me!]
