She let out two muffled whimpers and then hissed twice in pain.
With those hisses, both of them realized something was wrong. Why was it twitching again?
Shen Shuang slowly raised her head and looked at Xu Yan.
Although she usually drank, hung out at bars, and went clubbing...
Given her family background, she had always been well-protected.
Even when attending various social gatherings, no one ever dared to harass her.
Last time, she had willingly given her first kiss to Jiang Cheng.
She figured she could just let that incident go...
But now this accident happened, with both her and Xu Yan bumping their heads here together; she just felt uncomfortable all over!
Good heavens!
This is her best friend's boyfriend!
No matter how strong the hormones were, what could she do?
They say best friends should share good things together.
But when it came to her two best friends, she couldn't win against either of them if she tried to snatch him away.
Facing such a huge temptation now, how could she not feel uneasy?
Why call it a huge temptation?
On one hand, she could truly feel its size; on the other hand, her family's current situation wasn't great.
Surprisingly, after Company was fined last time, it had run into a major crisis again.
Recalling how Jiang Cheng told her last time to have her family distance themselves from Company as soon as possible, Shen Shuang knew he must be the one behind this.
Seeing Shen Shuang staring at her, Xu Yan shook her head helplessly.
While rubbing her own knee, she asked Xu Yan, "Is your cramp better? Honestly, did you get fat again..."
The awkward atmosphere was instantly dispelled by those words.
Just as Xu Yan was about to retort, the sound of someone jogging in came from the door.
The three of them looked over in unison once more.
Jiang Churan, who had just jogged in, was instantly dazed.
She stopped abruptly at the door, the water cup in her hand nearly slipping from her grasp.
She blinked, confirming the scene before her eyes several times.
What's going on?
She had only been out for a short while, and her two best friends were both kneeling at Jiang Cheng's feet?
The air was so quiet you could hear the four of them holding their breath.
Jiang Cheng felt the two warm sensations on his thighs burning to the point of numbness; the awkwardness was about to overflow from the dance studio.
He cleared his throat and, in a moment of heat, blurted out, "My concubines, please rise. Both of you, quickly get up."
As soon as he said this, the frozen atmosphere shattered.
Xu Yan's cheeks turned redder, but she couldn't help but let out a "pfft" laugh.
Shen Shuang was the first to look up, hurriedly pushing off Jiang Cheng's knees to stand up.
Facing Jiang Churan at the door, she waved as if grabbing a lifeline. "Chu Ran! You're here, thank goodness. Quick, give me a hand with Xu Yan. She's really heavy; she's put on a lot of weight!"
Jiang Churan hadn't recovered from her confusion yet and walked over with unsteady steps.
Her gaze circled between the three of them.
She asked blankly, "What's going on? What kind of play are you three acting out?"
"Don't even mention it," Shen Shuang said casually while rubbing her sore knees from kneeling. "Xu Yan's leg cramped and she squatted here. I kindly went to help her, but who knew she was so heavy? I lost my balance, and we both fell right onto Jiang Cheng!"
Seeing that Shen Shuang's explanation was reasonable, Xu Yan instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
She slowly stood up by supporting her legs, her cheeks puffed out as she glared at Shen Shuang in shame and anger. "Liar! I only gained one pound. It's clearly because you have no strength, yet you're blaming me!"
"You were already 101 pounds; another pound makes it 102. Of course you're heavy!" Shen Shuang didn't back down. The two immediately started bickering, and the previous embarrassment mostly faded away.
Jiang Churan looked at Xu Yan's slightly trembling calves and then at Shen Shuang's reddened knees.
She looked at Jiang Cheng. "And you, you just sat there watching the show without lending a hand."
Jiang Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He spread his hands and said, "How would I dare move? If I moved, they would have hurt even more. Besides, it wasn't appropriate for me to stand up in that position."
Jiang Churan was very familiar with that 'position.' Her face turned red, and she didn't know how to respond.
Hearing this, Xu Yan recalled the sensation from earlier, and the tips of her ears turned red again.
She quickly changed the subject. "Chu Ran, why did the teacher want to see you? It wasn't anything urgent, was it?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Churan immediately patted her head anxiously. "Right, I almost forgot because of the distraction. I came back to get my USB drive..."
After saying that, Jiang Churan quickly walked to her bag and took out a small USB drive. Then, she said to Jiang Cheng somewhat anxiously, "darling, wait for me for a bit. I need to go rehearse. I'll be back in about half an hour."
Looking at Jiang Churan's anxious face, Jiang Cheng gave her a loud 'mwah' kiss.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you..."
Being kissed by Jiang Cheng, a sweet smile instantly appeared on Jiang Churan's exquisite face.
Seeing Jiang Churan run out hurriedly, Shen Shuang, perhaps out of lingering embarrassment or something else...
Actually followed her out.
"Hey, hey, wait for me, I want to go too..."
After saying that, she quickly turned back to her bag, grabbed her phone, and prepared to follow.
Seeing her like this, Xu Yan also felt a bit conflicted.
"Shuang Shuang, are you really going?"
Shen Shuang curled her lips into a smile. "Yeah, I'm going to record a video for her. I like this dance..."
"Then... wait for me, I'm going too..."
Seeing that she still couldn't walk very smoothly, Shen Shuang waved her hand. "What are you going for? Your leg is like that, so don't cause trouble. Just sit tight and rest..."
Without looking at Jiang Cheng, she chased after Jiang Churan. Once the two of them left, the atmosphere in the dance studio became quiet again.
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng picked up his phone to check.
Surprisingly, there was no AFK penalty notification in the background.
That made sense; he was in a party with Bai Xiaoxiao, Wang Congcong, and another pro player.
They occupied four out of the five slots in the game.
Seeing Jiang Cheng open the game again...
Xu Yan gripped the hem of her shirt and squeezed out a complaint. "It's all your fault. You didn't even think to help me up earlier, making me and Shen Shuang kneel there. It was so embarrassing!"
Jiang Cheng raised an eyebrow and stood up to walk over to her side.
"Whoa, you're blaming me for this? Weren't you the one showing off just now?"
As Jiang Cheng sat down, Xu Yan's mind began to shake its head frantically.
No, no, any more testing and I'll cross the line.
This is Ranran's boyfriend!
She forced herself not to look at Jiang Cheng, turning her head to find a spot to fix her gaze on.
She spoke stubbornly, "That's because of your comment about 'crushing' me. How could I not feel competitive after that?"
"Your competitiveness comes from strange places. Sometimes being too competitive isn't a good thing, especially toward a good man like me."
Xu Yan turned her head to retort, but unexpectedly, Jiang Cheng lowered his head and pulled her cramped leg toward him without a word.
His palm covered the stiff part of her calf and began to knead it gently with just the right amount of pressure.
The sudden action made her whole body freeze again.
She couldn't even force a single word out of her mouth.
What is he doing!
No, she couldn't handle this kind of temptation!
Jiang Cheng's eyelashes were very long, and they would tremble slightly when he was focused.
The lines of his profile were sharp and clean.
She had seen this expression many times, but it was always directed at Jiang Churan.
She never expected this expression to be directed at her.
Jiang Cheng could sense that Xu Yan's breathing was very shallow right now.
However, Jiang Cheng's hands were very respectful.
He only massaged the area she had been holding earlier.
Feeling the soreness in her calf slowly fade, Xu Yan spoke in a small voice, "That's about enough, right?"
Although many people were rehearsing today, not many should be coming here right now.
Still, it wouldn't be good if someone saw them.
After saying that, she leaned forward to check her ankle.
Jiang Cheng nodded and also looked up.
The movements of the two were almost simultaneous.
In that split second...
The distance between them was pulled to the absolute limit.
Their noses almost touched, and their lips were pressed tightly together.
This... isn't this a plot that only happens in idol dramas?