Chapter 27 Date “I just want to pursue you, is it not even allowed…”

Fang Chuning didn’t think too much about it and responded with a “yes.”

Jiang Luoyu in front picked a vanilla flavored ice cream for her, and got a strawberry flavored one for himself. He handed the vanilla one to her.

Fang Chuning took it, the phone call still not hung up, “How about I video call you later to show you?”

“No need.”

The young man hung up after saying that.

“Was that… Xu classmate calling?”

Fang Chuning nodded, putting her phone back in her pocket. She took a big bite of the ice cream. The sweet and cold sensation made her furrow her brows, her teeth even feeling a bit cold.

Jiang Luoyu thought she didn’t like it, his expression becoming nervous, “Does it taste bad?”

“Not really, I just bit too big of a mouthful and my mouth feels a bit cold.”

Jiang Luoyu smiled, pursing his lips, and handed her a small spoon, “This is meant to be eaten with a spoon, here, for you.”

“No need.” Eating ice cream while using both hands, Fang Chuning felt her other hand was more suitable for playing with her phone.

The two found a place to sit and eat. In just two or three minutes, Fang Chuning had finished the ice cream that was about the size of two palms. She glanced at the boy who was taking small spoonfuls, planning to play on her phone while waiting for him to finish.

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At the same time, Xu Muzhou, who had just hung up the phone, could no longer control the jealousy in his heart. He threw the cup in his hand out of spite.

The transparent glass cup shattered like fireworks the moment it hit the ground. The sun peeking through the floor-to-ceiling window shone on the glass shards, making the floor instantly sparkle as if covered with crushed diamonds.

The young man stood in front of the home bar, his beautiful face pale, his gaze gloomy as he stared at the shattered glass cup on the floor.

The phone placed on the bar suddenly rang. Xu Muzhou was slightly startled, picking up the phone with somewhat urgent movements. When he saw the caller ID clearly, his expression dulled again. His finger tapped to answer.

“Dad,” he called out.

The voice of a man came from the other end of the phone: “Hey, baby, you don’t have class today, right?”

“Mm.”

The man asked about his wellbeing, and Xu Muzhou responded obediently, but his face remained expressionless.

“By the way, baby, next month is your birthday. Is there anything you want? Dad will bring it back for you.”

Xu Muzhou’s eyelashes lowered, “No need, Dad.”

“It’s okay if you can’t think of anything now. Dad still has some time before coming back. When you think of something, tell Dad, okay?”

“Mm.”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Muzhou bit his lower lip hard. His lowered eyes stared at the phone screen, his slender white fingers trembling slightly, hesitating over the call history. His face grew increasingly pale, and cold sweat began to form on his forehead.

Finally, he threw the phone aside and unsteadily took out a pill bottle from the bedside table drawer, putting it to his mouth. Once stabilized, Xu Muzhou collapsed at the edge of the bed, the bangs on his forehead already damp with sweat.

At this moment, he was as fragile as a porcelain doll, easily broken.

On the other side, Fang Chuning, who was waiting for the boy to finish his ice cream, called Xu Muzhou back. He had hung up abruptly earlier, and she was worried if something had happened to him.

But when she called, it indicated that the line was busy.

“President, where are we going next?”

What do you mean where are we going? Wasn’t it just eating ice cream and then going home separately?

Jiang Luoyu flashed a sweet smile, “Since we’re already out, why don’t we go somewhere else to look around?”

“No, I need to go back,” Fang Chuning said without much thought.

Jiang Luoyu’s smile faded, disappointment evident in his brow, “Can’t you stay with me a bit longer?”

Fang Chuning looked away without speaking.

The half-eaten ice cream in the boy’s hand was gradually melting, but he seemed not to notice. “Does the president have someone she likes?”

Fang Chuning’s finger, pretending to scroll on her phone, paused. She hesitated for a moment, “No.”

“Then…” Jiang Luoyu anxiously expressed his feelings, “Do I not even have the qualification to pursue the president? I’m not asking for the president to definitely agree, I just want the president to give me a chance. If you really don’t like me, then…”

“Then I won’t bother you anymore in the future.”

To be honest, among the many pursuers, Jiang Luoyu was considered one of the bravest. After all, those boys from before were all shy and timid, and most confessions were done through love letters.

Fang Chuning’s heart wavered a bit. Thinking about it, she felt this could indeed be given a try. “Where do you want to go?”

The young girl finally relented. Jiang Luoyu was overjoyed, his smile as bright as the sun overhead. “Shall we go to the amusement park?”

Indeed, the places boys like are just those few.

Fang Chuning had no objections. The two maintained a certain distance throughout their fun. Going to the amusement park at this time was clearly not a good idea. After buying tickets and entering, it was already crowded with people. They had to queue for a long time for every ride.

“Hey, let’s go on the roller coaster.”

As soon as they entered the amusement park, Fang Chuning was attracted by the screams coming from afar.

Jiang Luoyu looked at the high-thrill ride, his face turning slightly pale. “President… why don’t we play something else?”

“Then let’s ride the drop tower!”

Even though Jiang Luoyu was scared inside, he didn’t want to dampen the girl’s spirits, so he reluctantly agreed.

As a result, there were too many people in line. They queued for nearly half an hour and still hadn’t reached their turn. Fang Chuning became a bit impatient. “Let’s go play something else. We can come back when there are fewer people later.”

Jiang Luoyu smiled, “Mm!”

The two passed by a balloon shooting stall. Jiang Luoyu stopped, his eyes bright as he looked at her.

“Do you want to play?”

The boy nodded.

Fang Chuning walked to the stall. Playing this wasn’t included in the entrance ticket; it seemed to cost money per play.

In front of the stall, a woman was seriously aiming a gun at rows of small balloons inside. After firing ten bullets, she only hit two. The man beside her gave her a sidelong glance.

There were many onlookers around, but few people were playing.

After all, you only get a prize if you hit all ten shots, which many people saw as a scam.

Fang Chuning could clearly see the longing in the boy’s eyes, finding it a bit amusing: “If you want to play, just play. What are you looking at?”

Jiang Luoyu’s ear tips turned slightly red, “But I don’t know how…”

“It’s very simple, you just raise the gun and shoot.”

Seeing that he still hesitated to walk over, Fang Chuning grabbed his wrist and pulled him to the stall, putting the gun in his hand. “Just aim at the balloons and shoot.”

Jiang Luoyu felt the place where she had touched him burning. His handsome face was flushed, and he stood there red-faced and at a loss.

This game was rarely played by boys, let alone a boy with such high looks. The surrounding people immediately started whistling, urging him to shoot.

Jiang Luoyu’s face reddened even more. Encouraged by the young girl, he awkwardly raised the gun to chest level. Not knowing how to aim, he just kept pulling the trigger in the direction of the balloons.

Goodness, she could hit a few even with her eyes closed, but this person couldn’t hit a single one with his eyes open!

The boy looked at her pitifully, “I don’t know how.”

Fang Chuning was a bit speechless: “If you don’t know how to play, why were you staring at others playing?”

Jiang Luoyu glanced at a stuffed doll in the stall that was about half a person tall, looking as if he wanted to tell her something but was too embarrassed to say it.

Fang Chuning followed his gaze to the ugly stuffed doll, “You want that?”

The boy nodded, blushing.

“If you like it, wouldn’t it be more convenient to buy it outside? It would be troublesome to carry a doll around while playing later.”

“It’s not the same!” Jiang Luoyu said a bit urgently. Noticing the girl’s expression becoming strange, his voice weakened, “I just want that stuffed toy…”

Actually, what he wanted more was for her to give it to him, but he was too shy to say such words.

“It’s not a big deal,” Fang Chuning took the gun from his hand, asking the staff to load it with bullets. “If you like it so much, I’ll help you.”

This level of shooting was as simple as children playing with mud for Fang Chuning. She had even practiced archery at a shooting range before. That distance was much farther than this, and the targets were moving, yet she could do it effortlessly.

Fang Chuning took the gun loaded with bullets from the staff, making sure to ask how to shoot to win that stuffed doll.

More and more people gathered around to watch. The weather was already hot, and now it was so crowded that even the wind couldn’t blow through.

Sweat on the girl’s face was like crystal clear water, sliding from her forehead to her chin. Jiang Luoyu’s heart stirred, and he took out a tissue from his pocket, wanting to help her wipe it off.

His hand hadn’t even touched her when she blocked it, “Don’t, you’ll get tissue bits all over my face later.”

Jiang Luoyu pursed his lips, withdrawing his hand and looking down somewhat disappointedly.

Ten bullets to shoot ten small balloons. Fang Chuning raised the gun, aiming with one eye. With crisp “bang bang” gunshots, all ten red small balloons were hit without missing a single one.

The surrounding crowd cheered and applauded. Because of this “perfect” start, more people became eager to try.

Jiang Luoyu took the stuffed toy brought by the staff, but his mood wasn’t as joyful and excited as at the beginning. Looking at the young girl who was already being surrounded by boys trying to chat her up, she was like an unquenchable flame, never lacking for moths rushing forward and following.

The two played until about three or four o’clock before leaving the amusement park. Fang Chuning was in a good mood when she got home, preparing to go upstairs for a shower. But just as she reached the second floor, Fang Tianli jumped out from somewhere and blocked her.

“Where have you been all day today?”

Fang Chuning glanced at him, her tone lazy: “What’s it to you?”

“How is it not my business!” Fang Tianli grabbed her arm, not letting her go upstairs. “Why didn’t you take me with you when you went to play?”

Fang Chuning tugged at the corner of her mouth: “Why would I take you when I go out to play? Don’t you have your own people to accompany you?”

“It’s not the same, not the same!!”

Fang Tianli pestered her unreasonably, and Fang Chuning had no choice but to promise to take him to play next time.

Back in her room, the first thing Fang Chuning did was take a shower. After showering, she could still take a nap until the housekeeper came to call her for dinner.

After dinner, she remembered that Xu Muzhou had tried to contact her earlier today. Looking at the time, she guessed he probably wasn’t asleep yet, so Fang Chuning made a video call to him.

The call was almost about to end automatically before it connected. Fang Chuning didn’t look at the computer immediately, taking out the student roster from her bag and asking, “Which part did you fill in wrong? I’ll help you check.”

“……”

There was silence on the other side of the computer.

Fang Chuning looked up in confusion, and the young man’s pale, lifeless face came into view. His short black hair was slightly messy, looking as if he had just been through some torment.

Fang Chuning’s heart skipped a beat, “Are you… okay?”

The young man slowly shook his head, his eyelids drooping weakly, his bloodless lips moving slightly: “I’m feeling a bit unwell, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

Fang Chuning was afraid she might not see him after tomorrow, “If you’re not feeling well, go to the hospital. Your face looks very bad right now, or should I call an ambulance?”

The young man continued to shake his head, but didn’t speak anymore.

Fang Chuning was afraid he might be having an episode, and possibly a severe one, “Wait for me, I’m coming over now!”

She didn’t even change her clothes, cutting off the video and rushing to his house. By the time she arrived, the young man had just opened the door for her when he collapsed into her arms, his face deathly pale and his breathing uneven.

Fortunately, Fang Chuning had called for emergency services before coming.

Outside the hospital room, Fang Chuning listened to the doctor’s questions with a confused mind.

“Are you his family member?”

“…No, I’m his classmate.”

The doctor glanced at her, “It’s best to have family members come and listen together. The patient cannot be stimulated again in the near future, otherwise it’s easy to trigger asthma. Also, remember to always carry medication. If the patient doesn’t pay attention, the family members need to be more careful.”

“……”

Fang Chuning looked towards the hospital room. It seemed that since kindergarten, she had rarely seen Xu Muzhou’s family. Even during school-organized parent-child games, he was always alone playing by himself on the side.

“The patient hasn’t woken up yet, you can go in and see him,” the doctor finished giving instructions and left.

The hospital corridor at night was empty. Fang Chuning let out a sigh and walked into the hospital room.

On the hospital bed, the young man’s eyes were tightly closed. In the soft light, his face had regained a hint of color, looking peaceful and beautiful.