Chapter 12 Su Qingge: Help Apply It to My Back
The remaining water temperature was just right.
Jiang Chen moved quickly; he wasn't in the mood for so leisurely SPA experience.
After a simple scrub, the greasy feeling and fatigue clinging to his skin were swept away.
He changed into a clean white T-shirt.
Checking himself in the mirror, though his hair was still wet, he looked much more energetic.
That youthful edge was made even more prominent by his simple attire.
Pushing open the door, the cold air rushed at him once again.
The corridor was even noisier than before.
Because the water outage was lasting longer and longer, many passengers began to grow irritable. A few train attendants were surrounded in the middle, their throats parched from explaining.
Jiang Chen carried the empty insulated container and several empty glass bottles through the crowd.
“Hey, isn't that the kid from earlier?”
“Look what's in his hand? Evian bottles?”
“Damn, it really is. I heard Old Wang next door say soone was bathing with evian water, and I didn't believe it. This is actually for real?”
Whispers buzzed in his ears like flies. In this green-skinned carriage filled with the sll of instant noodles and slly feet, Jiang Chen, who had just showered and exuded a refreshing fragrance, was like an out-of-place anomaly.
Ignoring the stares, he walked straight toward Carriage 8.
Just as he turned the corner at the connection, he saw that the three won hadn't returned to their compartnt but were waiting for him in the aisle by the window.
The sky outside was already bright, and the post-snow sunlight shone glaringly on the snow, reflecting a dazzling white light.
The three won stood in the light and shadow. Chen Man was leaning against the window touching up her makeup, while Lin Wan was helping Su Qingge straighten her slightly ssy collar.
The scene was as beautiful as a movie still.
Not far from them, Boss Wang with the gold chain was leaning against his compartnt door, a cigarette in hand. His beady eyes were fixed right on them, as if they were about to pop out.
Before, everyone had been wrapped in military overcoats, and it was night, so things weren't clear.
Now that these three beauties were clean and had changed into form-fitting clothes, the visual impact was practically nuclear.
Especially Chen Man; her long legs were so white they seed to reflect light in the morning sun.
Boss Wang swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing violently.
“Oh, Jiang Chen is back.” Lin Wan was the first to see Jiang Chen and waved with a smile. “Co over quickly; the wind in the aisle is strong, don't catch a cold.”
Jiang Chen walked over and naturally stood between the three won and Boss Wang, blocking that greasy gaze.
“Sorry to keep you waiting.” Jiang Chen smiled and put the insulated container on the floor. “Let's go back inside; the air out here is bad.”
“It really is bad, slls like smoke.” Chen Man glanced pointedly at Boss Wang and raised her voice on purpose. “So people really have no class, smoking in a public place. Aren't they afraid of their lungs turning black?”
Boss Wang's face stiffened.
Normally, he would have cursed back long ago.
But at this mont, looking at Chen Man's bright and moving face, and then at the tall and handso pretty boy standing in front of her, he felt inexplicably short of breath.
This kid... what's his background?
Judging by his clothes, he didn't look like anyone wealthy; that T-shirt was just a Uniqlo style.
But the calmness emanating from his bones, and the natural reliance these three top-tier beauties had on him, made Boss Wang feel uneasy.
“Let's go.” Su Qingge didn't even give the others a glance as she turned and pulled open the compartnt door.
Just then, the train suddenly jolted with a loud “clack-clack”.
The train, which had just started moving, seed a bit unstable.
Wearing high heels, Su Qingge's foot slipped, and she fell backward.
“Watch out!”
Jiang Chen was quick, grabbing her by the waist.
With a pull of his arm, he brought her steadily into his embrace.
Su Qingge's back bumped against Jiang Chen's chest, and her freshly washed hair brushed against the tip of his nose, carrying a pleasant fragrance.
“Are you okay?” Jiang Chen asked, looking down.
Su Qingge gripped Jiang Chen's arm, still shaken; that mont of weightlessness made her heart race.
She looked up, eting Jiang Chen's concerned gaze.
At such a close distance, she could even see the tiny water droplets clinging to Jiang Chen's eyelashes.
“I'm... I'm fine.” Su Qingge felt the heat from the large hand on her waist through her thin shirt, making her feel a bit weak.
She quickly stood up straight and fixed her hair. “There might be snow on the tracks, it's a bit bumpy.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Chen Man crossed her arms nearby. “President Su, your technique for throwing yourself into soone's arms is getting more and more skilled.”
“If you don't speak, no one will think you're a mute.” Su Qingge glared at her, but there wasn't much bite in that look; instead, it carried a hint of flustered charm.
The group filed into the compartnt, and the door closed with a “thud”.
It shut out the noise outside, as well as Boss Wang's envious and hateful gaze.
Boss Wang took a hard drag of his cigarette, threw the butt on the ground and stomped it out, muttering, “Damn it, all the good cabbage is being rooted by a pig.”
But he knew in his heart that this “pig” was likely a breed he couldn't afford to ss with.
Inside the compartnt.
The space instantly beca crowded.
Although it was still that narrow four-person room, because everyone had washed up, the oppressive and gloomy feeling had dissipated quite a bit.
The air was filled with several different scents, which surprisingly slled quite good when mixed together.
“Finally comfortable.” Chen Man threw herself onto the upper bunk without any grace, her long legs dangling. “This trip was really worth it—a five-star breakfast and an evian water shower. I'll be able to brag about this for a year when I get back.”
“You, you just love to show off.” Lin Wan sat on the lower bunk, applying hand cream. “Jiang Chen, sit down and rest for a bit. Carrying that bucket must have been quite heavy, right?”
Jiang Chen sat on his bunk and shook his slightly aching arm. “It's fine, I'll just count it as a workout.”
Su Qingge sat opposite him, holding a small bottle and applying body lotion to her legs.
The climate in the Qinling Mountains was naturally dry, and the heating in the carriage was strong. If one didn't apply sothing after a shower, the skin would get itchy from dryness.
She rolled up her pant legs slightly, revealing her smooth calves.
The fair skin glowed with a porcelain-like luster under the dim light.
Jiang Chen's gaze was uncontrollably drawn toward her.
Su Qingge seed to notice; her movents paused for a second, but she didn't pull her pant legs down.
“What are you looking at?” She looked up, a hint of a half-smile in her eyes. “Never seen soone apply body lotion before?”
“Cough.” Jiang Chen didn't expect to be caught red-handed, but he didn't look away. Instead, he nodded frankly. “I really haven't... never seen it applied so beautifully.”
This was a bit bold, even carrying a hint of flirtation.
Su Qingge was stunned for a mont.
If any other man had said that, she would have certainly found it greasy and disgusting.
But coming from Jiang Chen's mouth, paired with his clean and honest face, it actually gave her a flicker of inexplicable pleasure.
“Smooth talker.” Su Qingge huffed lightly, but she wasn't truly angry. Instead, she handed over the bottle of body lotion. “Since you're so good with words, how about a favor?”
“What?” Jiang Chen didn't quite follow.
“My back.” Su Qingge turned around, her back to Jiang Chen, and pulled the collar of her shirt down slightly, revealing a section of her snow-white neck and upper back. “That bump earlier hurt a bit, and I can't reach it myself. Help apply so.”
After she said that.
Chen Man poked her head out from the upper bunk, forgetting to crack the lon seed in her mouth.
Lin Wan's hand, which was applying hand cream, stopped in mid-air.
Jiang Chen looked at the warm bottle in his hand and then at the defenseless back in front of him. His throat felt a bit dry.
“What? You don't want to?” Su Qingge turned her head slightly, her peripheral vision sweeping over him with a hint of provocation.
“It would be my honor.”
Jiang Chen took a deep breath, unscrewed the cap, and squeezed a dollop of white lotion into his palm.
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