Chapter 706: Chapter 90: Still So Honest
Chapter 90: Still So Honest
(Friendly recommendation for "Three Thousand Beautiful Maidens" by Purple Hairpin Hatred, new book "Immortal Bell," book number 1713450. Shenzhen has cooled down considerably, and it’s probably cold in other places too. Xiao Lai had a fever last night, and Old Lai isn’t feeling well today either. Everyone, take care to keep warm and pay attention to your health!)
With just the four of them, karaoke wouldn’t be very enjoyable. But Li Yan didn’t mind; he just wanted to kill time. Being with them, mixed in the crowd, prevented him from being alone and seeing Duan Haibo, the Lu sisters, and the others pairing up. So even though he wasn’t really fond of karaoke, he joined in.
Four people, one singing, three playing around—there was fun to be had. Among them, one pair was singing together, and the remaining two were male and female, which, even if nothing happened, felt a bit ambiguous. Add the influence of alcohol, combined with the dim lighting, and it was easy to make some irrational decisions.
Li Yan didn’t think much of it, nor did he consider this aspect, but subconsciously, he realized that being too close with old classmates wasn’t quite right. So he thought about whether he should call it a night after a bathroom break and let He Zhexia and that Xiao Wei do what they pleased, while he sent Bai Jie home.
But he never expected this result!
He never imagined she would follow him to the bathroom. Even if she was in a hurry, letting her go first wasn’t a problem—ladies first, after all! But even if it’s ladies first, she couldn’t just squeeze in before the gentleman had left; and even if she wanted to rush in, she shouldn’t have closed the door; even if afraid of misunderstanding and hurriedly closed the door, she didn’t need to lock it; and even if locking it made her feel secure, she didn’t need to hug him...
When Bai Jie squeezed in, locked the door, and hugged him tightly, Li Yan helplessly spread his arms, trying not to touch her body. In the mirror atop the sink, he saw himself being embraced forcefully, feeling somewhat like he was being taken advantage of.
Bai Jie was wearing a large coat outside, and not much clothing underneath. It appeared as if she wore a piece of thermal underwear or perhaps a thin sweater on top. Previously he had seen below: a black skirt and black stockings, and from the hint of skin visibility, the stockings were not the thick winter kind.
Perhaps, as she said, it wasn’t cold in the car and indoors, so just a large coat outside sufficed. This way, when arriving in warm places, they wouldn’t be restricted by thick clothing, could fully show off their figures, and didn’t need to worry about overheating.
Bai Jie had taken off her coat at the restaurant, and naturally wasn’t wearing it here either. At the restaurant, she was sitting next to Li Yan; everyone was sitting down to eat, so there wasn’t much to see. Just now in the KTV room, the dim lighting made it unclear. But here, not only was the light bright, but the two of them were very close, and she was proactively hugging him, and her warm, alcohol-induced body was pressing directly against him.
"Bai Jie, have you had too much to drink? Let me step out first!"
Looking at the two of them in the mirror, Li Yan kept his hands open, not touching her. But Bai Jie didn’t seem to want to let go, instead rubbing her hands up his back as she drew closer, seemingly intending to kiss his neck from the side without speaking or looking at his face.
"You’re really drunk!"
Seeing her silent but with a heated body, Li Yan, who had been reluctant to touch her, reached out to press her shoulders and pushed her body aside. But Bai Jie still remained silent, holding tightly onto his back.
Li Yan let out a wry smile: "Alright, if I use force, I might hurt you." With that, he pushed her body away with one hand, releasing one of her hands, and then the other.
Bai Jie looked up at him for a moment, then turned around and leaned over the sink, turning on the faucet, seeming to want to use a bit of cold water to splash on her face to calm down.
Bai Jie put her hands under the water but only let them rinse for a moment without splashing it on her face, perhaps not wanting to ruin her makeup.
However, she seemed to have calmed down a bit, as since she was blocking the way earlier, Li Yan couldn’t pull her aside to open the door; given the situation, he said, "You go ahead first! I’ll come back later..."
His words implied for her to step aside to open the door, but Bai Jie didn’t do that. She turned off the water, stood up, tidied her hair in the mirror, then cast a sidelong glance at Li Yan and smiled coquettishly: "Class President, I didn’t expect you to still be so honest at your age."
Li Yan touched his nose; am I honest? If you weren’t a classmate, with you presenting yourself like this and all safety measures in place, I wouldn’t mind doing it right here in the KTV washroom... To be honest, it had been a long time since he had indulged with a stranger, and now he didn’t seem to have that impulse.
But he thought there was no need to say this to Bai Jie and hoped she was just joking. Though this washroom didn’t smell bad, chatting in here felt a bit not quite right. Since Bai Jie had no intention of moving aside, he couldn’t just start relieving himself, so he simply pulled out a cigarette and started smoking again.
