I Don’t Want To Be Popular - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Summer Breeze

Wu Jiayi said, “I’m going to leave now. You guys have fun.”

Chen Chuan looked at the remote surroundings. Seemingly, it was difficult to get a taxi here, so he asked, “Can you get a taxi here?”

“I’m just going to walk a good distance.”

“It’s going to be a really long walk, isn’t it?”

“No worries. I’m fine with walking a long distance. Look at my muscular legs. It’s all because I walked a lot, haha. I’m leaving now. Bye.” Wu Jiayi waved at Chen Chuan.

Chen Chuan gazed at her fair legs under the miniskirt which was blowing up. Her legs looked long and lean, and they were not fat at all. Making such a self-deprecating remark probably implied that she felt confident about her own legs instead.

He frowned suddenly while he watched her leave. ‘Jiayi has actually become immune to her [Cool Overlord] passive skill. She spoke so fluently and did not even stammer.’

‘The more fascinated she gets, the more likely [Cool Overlord] gets triggered. Is this girl not fascinated by me at all?’

Well, it was not surprising since Wu Jiayi did not even persuade Chen Chuan to stay when they were at her courtyard the previous night.

Jinglan got out of the car after opening the door, and asked, “She, she… Is she leaving now? Why don’t you drive her home? It’s quite difficult to get a taxi here.”

“It’s fine. She said she can walk, so let her be. Let’s go and have a cable car ride,” said Chen Chuan.

Jinglan cheerfully said, “The…The last time I took a cable car ride was a year ago.”

Chen Chuan took off his suit as well as his shirt and changed into a sweater.

Jinglan quickly turned around.

After Chen Chuan had put on the sweater, both of them waited in line to buy tickets at the cableway station.

Yangtze River Cableway was 1,200 meters long. They could enjoy the river scenery while riding in the cable car.

[Internet-famous attractions check-in completed (15/15). You are eligible for [3 Years of Driving Experience Certificate], and it has been automatically sent to you.

[You have received [3 Years of Driving Experience Certificate].]

[The next mission has been activated.]

[If you are driving back to Haiqin City, your reward will be upgraded to [5 Years of Driving Experience Certificate].]

Chen Chuan was contented with the reward upon hearing the message. He could upgrade three years of driving experience to five years simply by driving back to Haiqin City.

Haiqin City was 1,800 kilometers away from Chongqing City so it would take him one day to drive to Haiqin City. With [3 Years of Driving Experience Certificate], however, it would not be difficult for him to complete the mission.

Here came the question: Which car should he drive?

In the evening, Chen Chuan and Jinglan watched the sunset by the river. They then ambled along the river path together while enjoying the summer breeze and went to the CBD for dinner afterward.

Jinglan had returned to a cheerful and chatty girl without the interruption of [Cool Overlord]. She was a spontaneous girl indeed. It did not put any pressure on Chen Chuan to get along with her. Due to her goddess-like appearance, she had given the first impression that she was an ‘angelic b*tch’ of some sort. However, Chen Chuan had noticed that she was in no way associated with the phrase ‘angelic b*tch’ after he had gotten along with her.

Jinglan was the kind of girl who was rich but not arrogant. In ancient times, she could perhaps be regarded as a well-bred young lady from an elite family.

After dinner, they strolled in the pedestrian zone along Zourong Road.

Chen Chuan and Jiayi drank milk tea and chatted during the stroll.

“Aren’t you tired of carrying the box all the time?” asked Jinglan.

“I am, but I have no choice.”

“What’s inside the box?”

To satisfy Jinglan’s curiosity, Chen Chuan opened the box and showed her an erhu made of scented rosewood.

Jinglan took the erhu and placed it on her fair thighs. She tuned the erhu and subsequently lifted her hand to play it.

“Eh? This tune sounds familiar… What song is this?”

After listening to the song for a while, Chen Chuan could not help but respect her for playing it.

‘F*ck, this is Gokuraku Jodo!’

‘How did she manage to play this song using erhu? No wonder this tune almost got me stamping my feet and dancing along with it.’

Luckily, Jinglan only played the erhu for a short while. She flipped her long hair around while moving her body with the rhythm. As she became aware that many onlookers in the night city had paused to watch her, she became rather shy and stopped playing it.

“Wow, what a great erhu! It must be pretty expensive, isn’t it?” Jinglan asked, putting the erhu back into the box.

“Um, not really.”

“You like erhu? I couldn’t tell that. Eh? What’s this?” Jinglan caught sight of [Four Dreams of Linchuan]. “This is a wooden sword. So you even learn sword fighting?”

“Uh uh…” Chen Chuan muttered, grabbing the box.

Buzz buzz!

Jinglan’s phone vibrated. Her brow furrowed after she viewed the message. She looked sullen.

Chen Chuan did not ask her. With excellent eyesight, he had managed to glance at the message.

[Hey, beautiful. Where are you? I’m at BabyFace Club. Do you want to come and have fun with me? I can pick you up.]

Jinglan turned off her phone. Lifting her hands in the air helplessly, she said, “Gosh. The chauffeur, who drove the wedding car this morning, has been texting me the whole day. He still texted me despite me not replying to his messages. He even invited me to BabyFace. I don’t even know who he is.”

“What’s BabyFace?”

“It’s a club located right opposite Deyi World. It has gathered amazing, world-class DJs. Every night, you can find the most stylish, good-looking men and women in the city over there… This is what people say. I’ve never been there though,” replied Jinglan.

“I see…” Chen Chuan took a sip of milk tea.

“Let’s not talk about him. So what’s next? Where do you want to go? Karaoke? Movie?” Jinglan gazed at Chen Chuan, her eyes sparkled.

Her gaze intimidated him. He felt as if two infrared light rays were sweeping over him. At that instant, he could not tell where he wanted to go. For Chen Chuan, his relationship with Jinglan appeared to have moved too quickly.

A few days ago, they bumped into each other at the railway station and were just friends.

At this point, she even gently asked where to go next.

How would she react if he suggested a place? No way, everything would be moving too quickly. As Chen Chuan had never been in a relationship, he could not resist rejecting her. After finishing his milk tea, he threw the empty cup into the garbage bin and said, “Ahem. I think it’s getting late. Tomorrow I have to visit my cousin and then get ready to return to Haiqin…”

“Oh, okay then. It’s time for me to go home as well.” Jinglan glanced at her watch.

“I’ll see you off.”

“Alright.”

The surrounding atmosphere became slightly awkward after the two of them got into the car.

Jinglan stretched her hand to get a bottle of mineral water from the console box. At that moment, Chen Chuan accidentally touched the back of her hand when he meant to touch the gear selector. Her hand was soft and cool to the touch.

Both of them withdrew their hands respectively and pretended as if nothing had happened. Jinglan loosened the bottle cap, then she took a sip of water while gazing outside.

Chen Chuan felt that her palm was slightly numb and that his heart was thumping despite himself. During their journey, they passed by the entrance of a grand hotel—Marriott Hotel.

Chen Chuan glanced at the grand hotel lobby. Some hypothetical thoughts flashed across his mind followed by a few adrenaline-pumping scenes.

He drove past the hotel. After driving for quite a while, he stopped at an upscale neighborhood.