Saving the Heartthrob Frenemy-Chapter 33: One word, shameless!!

Qie Xieling didn’t know what Lee Ya wanted and he would much rather she didn’t come to disturb them but as easily distracted as he was he was drawn into a chat by her.

"Are you reading palms?" she asked and Qie Xieling let go of Luo Muchen’s hand before curiously touching hers. Could it be as soft as the class president’s?

Qie Xieling was in for a disappointment. Her hands were soft but not as soft and warm as Luo Muchen’s. He traced her lifeline and like a snake oil salesman he said, "Your lifeline is short and broken but doesn’t worry it means you will be a very independent woman in the future."

When Qie Xieling touched her hand she felt ticklish and with a bashful look on her face, she pursed her lips.

"What about my love line?" she asked and Qie Xieling who had no idea what the fuck that was just made up some nonsense.

"Tsk tsk, it’s so short. You will have multiple lovers," he said and Lee Ya pouted her lips while gently slapping his shoulder.

"Ya, Qie Xieling who are you saying will have multiple lovers? Can you even read palms or you just wanted an excuse to touch my hand," she said and Qie Xieling gasped like he had been accused of a crime he didn’t commit.

"You are the one who mentioned palm reading. I just went along with it," he said while letting her hand go. Without looking he turned his hand toward Luo Muchen to hold him again but all he touched was air. He turned his head sharply and found that his camping buddy was gone.

All that was left was some tumbleweed and a desolate breeze.

Qie Xieling, "..."

He looked up and found Luo Muchen walking away towards the campfire. Without saying a word to Lee Ya he got up almost tripping on himself and rushed over to Luo Muchen.

He grabbed Luo Muchen’s hand while saying, "Class president, if you leave me who knows what sort of trouble I will get myself into? Old master Wong will punish us both," but Luo Muchen shook his hand off with no hesitation.

Qie Xieling, "..."

Could somebody tell him what was Luo Muchen mad about? This person was too fickle. If Qie Xieling was a normal person he would have left him alone but by now everybody had already established how abnormal he was.

He rushed over as though to tackle Luo Muchen but in essence, he wanted to lead him towards Bo Ailun’s direction to sit together. What Qie Xieling realised today was how tough Luo Muchen was. As though rooted on the ground he wouldn’t move no matter how hard Qie Xieling pushed.

Exhausted Qie Xieling raised his head and met Luo Muchen’s gaze with complaints in his eyes.

"You just left," he said and with a dejected look like a puppy that was denied pats, he turned to walk away.

Luo Muchen was so angry just now especially when Qie Xieling ignored him to cater to Lee Ya. He was so infuriated that he got up and left and from his angle, he could clearly see that slight quirk at the corner of her lips. She wore a barely visible smug look.

Because he knew Qie Xieling liked her a lot he didn’t say anything. He just got up and left. Who would have thought Qie Xieling would follow him soon after and try to coax him? The stuffy feeling from before elevated somewhat but he wasn’t willing to let him off yet.

"Xieling! What are you doing trying to tackle the class president? Are you trying to start a fight?" yelled teacher Wong with his eyes as sharp as a hawk.

Qie Xieling was now more than certain. If this ancestor was happy with him he would never get into trouble. Just now he was trying to coax Luo Muchen but already he was accused of picking a fight.

"Teacher Wong, I was just playing with him. We are good friends," he said but teacher Wong would only believe that when the sun rises from the west.

Meanwhile, Lee Ya was glaring at Luo Muchen her image of a kind-hearted slow to angry little angel gone. She ignored Qie Xieling earlier today because of that video. But after witnessing Deming’s jokes today she realised how absurd she was earlier.

She tried to coax Qie Xieling but for some reason, he just left her like that. In all her short life she had never been ignored like that. She was seething in anger and it took everything in her to restrain herself. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

’Luo Muchen, I vow to give you back twofold for today,’ she said to herself before returning back to her usual self.

Meanwhile, Qie Xieling was trying to make s’mores with two Graham crackers and roasted marshmallows so he could coax Luo Muchen and get this ancestor off his back.

His intentions were good but Qie Xieling almost started a wildfire with those marshmallows.

Actually, he did burn his little fingers before and Luo Muchen couldn’t bear it.

"I will do it," he said and Qie Xieling was more than happy to let him do it. Bo Ailun was a little envious because Qie Xieling enjoyed the benefits without doing any work.

"Ey dage, people will start to think that you are bullying the class president," he said while watching Qie Xieling eating with no guilt at all.

Qie Xieling chuckled softly while saying, "Admit it. You are just jealous. No shame in that."

Bo Ailun, "..."

One word, shameless!!

By the time they went into the tent to sleep Qie Xieling was sprawled on the sleeping bag like a cat basking in the sun. While distracted Luo Muchen slipped into his sleeping bag. Before he could close his eyes to sleep Qie Xieling sat up abruptly and put on a one-man show.

"Uh, class president... I only made fun of you once today and now you don’t even want to sleep with me," he said while tugging at Luo Muchen’s sleeping bag.

Luo Muchen, "..."

After what happened last night there was no way he was sleeping in the same sleeping bag as Qie Xieling. Unfortunately for him, he underestimated Qie Xieling’s determination. Using the excuse that he was afraid to sleep alone he pats the place beside him inviting Luo Muchen over.

"We are sleeping together though. We are in the same tent," said Luo Muchen with a self-deprecating smile on his face.