I’ve Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show

Before Chen Xixi could respond.
The man bowed his head, drawing near once more.
Chen Xixi only felt a gentle touch lightly pecking the corner of her lips, then it retreated.
Her mind blanked for a moment.
Staring straight at Zhou Jinyuan close before her eyes, she was engulfed in his strong scent mingling with hers, her expression dazed.
As if she was stepping on clouds, a surreal feeling that seemed to extract her very soul.
Is this what being in love feels like?
Seems... not bad?
Zhou Jinyuan watched the stupefied Chen Xixi, her gaze filled with his image, inexplicably itching his heart.
Damp hair tips coalesced into droplets that suddenly fell, landing on her supple lips at their close proximity, rippling enticingly.
Zhou Jinyuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, his gaze drifting from her clear, bright eyes inch by inch downward, eventually resting on the corner of her lips.
Originally, he’d just wanted to dab like a dragonfly skimming water, to exercise a boyfriend’s privilege, but now, he found it hard to restrain himself.
His forehead tilted down, pressing onto her lips once more, this time not as tender as before.
But...
Zhou Jinyuan suddenly drew back slightly, touching her nose with his own, smiling, "I’ve realized something."
Chen Xixi slowly opened her eyes: "What?"
"Your lips are indeed stern." Zhou Jinyuan found it somewhat amusing as he spoke, his voice tinged with gentleness: "Your eyes closed so tightly, as if you were marching into battle to meet your death?"
Chen Xixi’s ears turned thoroughly red: "I’ve never kissed before."
Zhou Jinyuan stretched an arm around her waist, his eyes filled with fond laughter, softly saying, "Relax a little."
How to relax, Chen Xixi didn’t know, but she agreed eagerly with her lips anyway, her breath already in disarray, unaware of what she ought to do.
"Okay..."
Before her words fell silent, the man’s thin lips covered hers again, his large hand encircling her waist slowly ascending, clasping the back of her head, an inching conquest.
Until both their breaths became erratic, the air in the room growing warm.
Zhou Jinyuan stopped.
Then Zhou Jinyuan took his second cold shower of the day.
Chen Xixi sat on the edge of the bed, her heartbeat indecently wild.
Li Jia said this was the feeling of heartbeat.
Then she pressed the back of her hand against her burning cheek.
Was it truly heartbeat, or was she also afflicted?
Being boyfriend and girlfriend wasn’t objectionable, living together wasn’t either, kissing as well—was all this heartbeat?
Chen Xixi pondered for a long while, eventually collapsing onto the bed with a sigh.
It was her first time in a relationship, who could tell her if this counted as liking someone?
Love was too hard, feeling even tougher than making money!
The next morning.
Chen Xixi had a good night’s sleep, whereas Zhou Jinyuan appeared to have bags under his eyes as if he’d stayed up all night.
After breakfast at the Zhou family’s, Ms. Zhen bid the two a smiling farewell as they left for work.
In the car, Zhou Jinyuan suddenly asked, "Next week is New Year’s Day, do you have any plans?"
Chen Xixi thought it over: "If work isn’t too busy, I want to first head home to spend the holiday with my parents. If time allows and you’re free, we can have a meal together afterward."
Zhou Jinyuan was quite pleased with Chen Xixi’s plans, at least she hadn’t forgotten about her boyfriend.
After Chen Xixi finished speaking, she suddenly remembered Jin Cheng said he would be returning to the country in January, intending to invite her to dinner.
But she didn’t know which day.
However, she guessed it would probably be around New Year’s Day, as that should be a holiday, right?
She had never been abroad nor specifically paid attention to whether there was a holiday abroad at that time.
She’d wait for Jin Cheng to ask her out. She still wanted to set up Jin Cheng’s Uncle with a girlfriend!