Dating sim loading: My girlfriend is a cunning young lady-Chapter 377 - 183. Winter Camping (5)_2

Kiyono Lin sighed helplessly, "What’s the matter?"

"Did you and Meiji really agree to marry the same person?" the person across whispered quietly.

Kiyono Lin frowned slightly.

But before she could answer, Xiaoquan Aonai’s somewhat sharp voice rang out.

"Dubian!"

"Mr. Xiaoquan? You’re here too."

"Yes, I’m here too!"

Ever since Dubian Che had arrived, Kiyono Lin had sensed something off about Xiaoquan Aonai’s emotions, and her tone was very stiff.

What’s wrong?

Could there be some unspeakable secret between the student and teacher?

Recalling their intimacy, which was far beyond what was common, Kiyono Lin couldn’t help but doubt the possibility of such a guess.

Meanwhile, Dubian Che had already asked Xiaoquan Aonai why she was here.

"Dubian Che," started Kiyono Lin.

"Are you in a bad mood? Angry?"

Dubian Che’s simple counter-question, in a gentle probing voice, left Kiyono Lin momentarily at a loss for words.

As she was getting to know Dubian Che, Dubian Che was also trying to understand her.

Realizing this simple fact in an instant, many thoughts crossed her mind.

The two had walked through the deep midnight streets together, looked down at trams roaring past from a footbridge, stared up at the same night sky in deep silence, and now, were sitting in a hot spring, chatting through a bamboo divider.

Their time together was, predictably, at least two more years of high school and four years of university.

Such a future seemed... not too bad.

"Kiyono?"

Kiyono Lin regained her senses, recalling the way she had felt when she asked the question, "Yes, a little."

"Is it because of the snowball fight?"

"No."

Xiaoquan Aonai was right beside her, but the girl never lied, so...

"It’s because of you and Mr. Xiaoquan," she said.

"Me and Mr. Xiaoquan?!"

"Because of me?" Xiaoquan Aonai first seemed surprised, then appeared to suddenly understand, "Well, I’m done soaking! Dubian, you and Kiyono take your time, but don’t stay too long or you’ll get dizzy."

With that, she stood up, holding a towel in front of her, and walked towards the indoor dressing room.

Her graceful body, dripping with water.

"..."

Kiyono Lin faintly felt that on the other side of the bamboo divider, Dubian Che seemed quite helpless.

"Do you like Mr. Xiaoquan?" she asked.

"Isn’t that obvious."

Kiyono Lin felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

She couldn’t help but speak sarcastically, "So you like older women."

"No, my liking for Mr. Xiaoquan is just normal liking. Who I really like is you, Kiyono... someone of my own age, like Meiji."

"Can’t you be serious?"

"Am I lying? I’m not, am I? How is it not serious if I tell the truth?"

Kiyono Lin sighed deeply, "I need to close my eyes and rest for a bit."

"Alright."

The two stopped speaking.

Kiyono Lin dipped her neck deeper into the hot springs, resting her head against a stone, looking up at the sky.

Suddenly, it began to lightly snow.

The pure white snowflakes drifted endlessly from the clear, transparent sky, indescribably beautiful.

As the snowflakes melted in the hot spring water, her body seemed to melt as well, so relaxed she couldn’t find the energy.

Perhaps because of the long ride yesterday, the courage test, the off-road race today, and the snowball fight, a wave of sleepiness crept up on her.

Her vision slowly darkened...

By the time she realized something was wrong, she had already lost control of her body.

******

"Kiyono, I’m about done; I’m heading out first," Dubian Che called out.

No response.

Dubian Che felt it a bit odd.

Since there had been no sound of water, Kiyono Lin was definitely still inside, and she wasn’t one to stop talking just because she was angry.

This person was polite to an almost ruthless extent to everyone.

"Kiyono? Lin?" Still no response.

Dubian Che had a bad feeling, raising his voice and calling out twice more.

This time, a very weak response finally came.

"D...bian..."

"Kiyono?!"

Dubian Che quickly stood up from the hot spring.

He glanced at the bamboo divider; it was too smooth and high to leap over.

He ran into the dressing room, not bothering to put on a robe, simply wrapping a towel around his waist, and dashed into the women’s bath.

Passing the women’s locker room, he grabbed the light blue robe from Kiyono Lin’s basket.

The women’s bath had a more refined decor than the men’s bath with the rabbit urine sculpture, but at that moment, Dubian Che had no intention of admiring it.

Kiyono Lin was entirely submerged in the white hot spring water, her small face, the only part visible, was already beet red and covered with beads of sweat.

"Kiyono!"

Dubian Che hurried over, placed his hands on her arms, closed his eyes, and lifted her up.

Then, relying on his memory, he dressed her in the robe.

His arms were okay, but when searching blindly for the belt, his hands accidentally brushed her skin.

To suppress his racing heartbeat, Dubian Che kept his eyes tightly shut.

After making sure the belt was securely fastened, he opened his eyes, already sweating profusely.

But there was something he hadn’t thought about wiping off the sweat for.

In front of him, Kiyono Lin, with her legs boldly displayed by the robe, a slightly open neckline, and the nape of her neck faintly visible between the ends of her hair and the collar, all made Dubian Che’s head spin.

Taking a deep breath, he adjusted her robe, helped her into the dressing room.

Outside, the snowy weather was colder, which would make her more alert but too cold might give her a cold.

Dubian Che supported her as she sat on a stool, lightly fanning her with his hand.

After a while, Kiyono Lin slowly opened her eyes.

"Are you awake? Are you okay?"

"..." She was still unable to speak.

"Don’t worry, I only saw a little bit of your collarbone and legs, no important parts were seen or touched."

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