[Jiang Yingxue: Is that so? A relative of mine happens to have a tobacco shop that still has some in stock, but is your sister an adult? If she isn’t, I can’t allow it.」
「Ye Zhou: Of course she’s an adult, otherwise I wouldn’t have come to ask you.」
「Jiang Yingxue: Are you sure?」
「Ye Zhou: Absolutely positive!」
「Jiang Yingxue: Alright then, but I’m still a bit uneasy. How about you send me a photo of your sister’s ID card so I can take a look? I’d also like to get to know her. Is she as well-behaved and cute as you?」
「Ye Zhou: Sorry, Club Leader Jiang, I’m not with her right now, and she’s not free anyway.」
「Jiang Yingxue: Sigh, that’s such a shame… Wait. Ye Zhou, do you really take me for Chen Yuhe? Isn’t this Nicotine product the one Lin Shulan usually smokes in private? Although I don’t know why, based on your behavior, are you in a rush to get it?」
Ye Zhou’s expression froze instantly. This Club Leader Jiang was truly not easy to fool.
「Ye Zhou: Yes, well, yeah?」
「Jiang Yingxue: If you’re in a hurry, I can have someone flash-deliver it. It’ll only take a few minutes. Plus, I don’t want any money or anything, provided you fulfill one request for me.」
「Ye Zhou: Wow, really? I’ll thank you in advance then, Club Leader Jiang. Please, order me as you wish!」
「Jiang Yingxue: Okay then. This request is very simple; it’s just a matter of saying one sentence. No, to be more precise, it’s just two words.」
「Ye Zhou: Two… two words?」
「Jiang Yingxue: Yeah, just call me ‘Mom.’」
‘Wh-what? Club Leader Jiang wants me to call her ‘Mom’?!’
Ye Zhou suspected his eyes were playing tricks on him. He grabbed a tissue and rubbed them, but the facts remained the same.
「Ye Zhou: Ahaha… Club Leader Jiang, you must be joking, right? Or please, don’t voice your strange kinks.」
「Jiang Yingxue: I’m not. I’m being serious.」
「Ye Zhou: Then I must resolutely refuse! A man should stand tall; how can he just call any woman ‘Mom’ at will?」
「Jiang Yingxue: Eh? Did I get it wrong? I was scrolling online today and saw some game men play—it’s very popular anyway—where they like calling women ‘Mom.’ Don’t you like that?」
「Ye Zhou: Setting aside the fact that I don’t really play games, even if I did, I wouldn’t call someone ‘Mom’ for no reason!」
「Jiang Yingxue: I don’t care anyway. What’s been said is like spilled water; there’s no taking it back.
Either send a voice message properly calling me ‘Mom’ and I’ll have it delivered immediately, or don’t call me that and figure it out yourself. I’m not forcing you.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you, though. I just asked my relative, and her shop is the only one in all of Jianghai City that has this mint-cooled Esse Change Pop-Bead in stock. Other shops are severely out of stock right now.
You can’t get them at all without going through special channels. If you’re in a hurry, you’d have to go to another city.
Oh, speaking of which, I understand now. Lin Shulan asked you to buy them for her, didn’t she?
I should have realized sooner. For the sake of the club members’ health, especially Lin Shulan’s, I specifically told my relative that regardless of other shops, she was only allowed a fixed amount every month.
Besides, I know Lin Shulan well. She only wants to smoke the specific Nicotine she’s used to; her throat hurts if she switches to anything else.
So she must have run out of this month’s supply, and since she couldn’t buy it anywhere else, she had you come find me.
Hehehe… that’s the gist of it, right?」
Ye Zhou scratched his head, looking dazed. He seemed to have accidentally learned about other matters between Club Leader Jiang and Senior Lin.
「Jiang Yingxue: *Chuckle* ~ Why have you suddenly gone silent? Are you speechless?」
One second passed—
「Jiang Yingxue: Hey, you’re not actually angry, are you?」
Three seconds passed—
「Jiang Yingxue: You really are angry?!」
The next second—
Ye Zhou’s phone popped up with a video call from Jiang Yingxue.
Only then did he gradually recover from his state of being “frozen.”
Without hesitating, he clicked to answer.
The image on the screen immediately met his eyes.
Logs and wooden tables were bathed in warm sunlight, and though he couldn’t smell it, the aroma of coffee seemed to wrap around the slow passage of time—an independent café was a small world of its own within the busy city.
The protagonist in the frame, Jiang Yingxue, had a face with exquisite features and not a single flaw. She wore carefully applied light makeup, her red lips like flame, and every frown or smile carried a searing brilliance.
Her long silver hair draped over her shoulders. Looking closely, the ends had been clearly curled slightly, fluttering in the breeze.
Although the lower half of her body wasn’t visible, her upper half was clad in a deep black, high-collared, off-the-shoulder bodycon dress. Without even thinking, one could tell this outfit fully showcased her curvaceous figure and her proud assets.
‘I’d really love to be hit in the face by this big capitalist with that kind of capital.’
“Be a good boy, Baby Zhouzhou, don’t be angry anymore. That bad woman named Jiang Yingxue—I’ve already scolded her on your behalf.”
“She said she wouldn’t dare make such a limitless joke ever again.”
“Tell me, did your sister do the right thing?”
Jiang Yingxue rested her chin on one hand, fully revealing her swan-like neck. Her other hand held a spoon, gently stirring the coffee on the table in front of her.
Her face was clearly nonchalant, yet she insisted on feigning a bit of indignation. *Ara ara*, it was impossible to tell who she was supposedly venting her anger on; instead, it felt like she was teasing the victim.
Ye Zhou was stunned and subconsciously rubbed his nose with his right hand.
“Ah? I dunno.”
“Club Leader Jiang, are you talking about those two words from earlier?”
“Oh, that. I didn’t take it to heart.”
“It’s just that you suddenly sent a series of information that an outsider like me didn’t understand, and my brain couldn’t process it all at once.”
Jiang Yingxue switched hands to prop up her chin. She picked up the coffee cup with the other hand, blew on it gently, and then took a sip, her red lips curving upward slightly.
“Mm-hmm~ I knew our Baby Zhouzhou was the best. You wouldn’t get angry over a little joke like that, right?”
Ye Zhou’s mouth couldn’t stop twitching. Goosebumps rose over his skin layer after layer. Eugh…
“Club Leader Jiang, I don’t know if I should say this.”
“Speak,” Jiang Yingxue said, her arched eyebrows rising.
“Could you return to normal? I’m really scared when you’re like this.” Ye Zhou swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly.
“Why? Don’t you like me like this? I’m only like this with you, the only member of the opposite sex~”
Jiang Yingxue narrowed her eyes and smiled. “Ah, it’s so distressing. To think that Zhouzhou doesn’t like me this way makes even this cup of coffee hard to swallow. It’s as bitter as medicine.”
“Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll restrain myself a bit. However, I was thinking… it seems a few stage props in our club broke today and no one is there to fix them. They’re quite heavy. Can you go lend a hand right now?”
Ye Zhou suddenly clapped his hands together with a smile, though his heart was filled with bitterness.
“Ah! I suddenly feel like Club Leader Jiang shouldn’t change after all. I really like how you are right now!”
Jiang Yingxue rested her chin in both hands, her beautiful eyes shimmering with a smile.
“Good~ I won’t force you, I won’t force you. After all, even if I don’t drink this coffee, just smelling the aroma makes it taste sweet~”
Ye Zhou realized what was happening a moment too late. He leaned his face closer, his expression carrying a bit of embarrassment.
“Uh, Club Leader Jiang, is the seat across from you empty?”
“I mean, is there anyone you know or anyone who knows you there?”
“If there is, wouldn’t our conversation be made public?”
“You know, actually, when I’m out in public, I’d still like to keep my dignity.”
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