Although Jiang Cheng's words made her very happy, Xu Yan still pulled away from him as if she had been burned when someone happened to pass by the entrance of the dance studio.
Jiang Cheng was about to say something when his phone suddenly rang.
Seeing Xu Yan's nervous expression, Jiang Cheng spoke up: "It's not Chu Ran, I'm just taking a call."
Xu Yan nodded upon hearing this.
After pressing the answer button, Jiang Cheng spoke teasingly: "Yo, did Officer Qiu finally take me off the blacklist? What's so urgent that you couldn't just send me a wechat?"
"Why can't I call you?"
"You can, of course you can. I was just curious why you didn't reply to the wechat I sent you yesterday."
Seeing that Jiang Cheng indeed brought this up, Qiu Yihe, on the other end of the line, immediately rolled her eyes.
She had indeed wanted to send him a wechat just now.
But as soon as she opened the wechat chat page, she saw the message Jiang Cheng had sent her yesterday.
Jiang Cheng: By the way, I've been wanting to ask you, doesn't such a small strap really feel tight?
She hadn't even replied after reading that wechat message.
If she sent him a wechat now, he would definitely seize upon that question and demand an answer.
She couldn't exactly answer that it wasn't tight.
Because even if she answered, Jiang Cheng wouldn't believe her.
Even now, whenever Qiu Yihe had a moment of peace, she would remember the scene in the sunroom that day when Jiang Cheng had deliberately stood behind her to study those two straps.
Every time she thought about it, she felt her heart race.
She remembered the sunlight shining on her body through the glass room that day.
She hadn't resisted at all, allowing Jiang Cheng to stare at her quite submissively.
To be honest, when she admired herself in the mirror, she usually thought it looked exceptionally beautiful.
Not to mention under the lighting of the sun; she could still recall the sound of Jiang Cheng's sharp intake of breath when he was stunned by the sight.
In Qiu Yihe's view, Jiang Cheng asking such a thing was definitely because he wanted her to let him see it again.
While that feeling was quite nice, wouldn't agreeing so easily make her look loose?
What if she got used to it in the future?
Seeing that there was no way around the question, Qiu Yihe could only give a dry laugh and reply: "What if I said it's a bit tight? Or are you saying you're interested in this too..."
"Hey, sorry to disappoint, but I'm interested in appreciating it, not using it. And if it's tight, I can help you..."
"Bah, rogue, who wants your help..."
It was definitely tight, especially when she needed to use the bathroom—then it was really tight.
But she just liked it.
Moreover, she never wore it at work, only during her leisure time when she wasn't on a mission.
After all, there's a popular meme online that says you're afraid of getting into a car accident while wearing sexy underwear because you're afraid your family will find out when they're handling your remains; that would be such a social death.
So she only wore it when she wasn't on a mission and wasn't going home, which was perfectly fine.
With Xu Yan by his side, Jiang Cheng didn't continue his flirtatious talk, and his expression became serious.
"Tell me, what do you need?"
Qiu Yihe replied: "It's about Qiu Li, of course. You promised me, you haven't forgotten, have you?"
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng intentionally made a hissing sound: "Ah, Qiu Li... if you hadn't mentioned it, I actually..."
"No way, don't tell me you really forgot about this as soon as you pulled your pants up..."
Seeing her get anxious, Jiang Cheng immediately spoke up: "I didn't forget, I just forgot about it for today. Don't worry, I had someone start looking into it that very day..."
"Really?"
"Of course. What would I gain by lying to you?"
"What else? Your own pleasure!" Qiu Yihe hummed in response.
"Officer Qiu, don't burn bridges now. I recall you didn't dislike it that much either..."
"Ahem, so did you find anything?" Qiu Yihe directly changed the subject.
What else could she do but change the subject? After all, she had indeed screamed quite loudly back then.
Jiang Cheng didn't press her further.
After all, if you push a Girl too hard, what if she hides away and won't let you play next time?
"Hmm? Some traces were found..." Jiang Cheng paused. "But I want to ask you, if this matter with Qiu Li blows up, will it affect your Qiu Family?"
Qiu Yihe fell silent for a moment.
"Is it a big deal?"
Jiang Cheng was silent for a moment: "If it's magnified, it's definitely a bomb. I won't say much more about the specifics."
Qiu Yihe instantly understood the stakes and gave a direct invitation: "Then are you free tonight? I'll treat you to dinner and we can talk in detail."
Jiang Cheng glanced at the awkward Xu Yan beside him and spoke: "Tonight won't work, I already have plans. Let's do tomorrow."
"Then you must leave tomorrow free, because... I have to go back to work at the squad the day after tomorrow..."
It was rare to hear a tone of reluctance from Qiu Yihe, so Jiang Cheng was a bit surprised: "So soon?"
"So soon?" Jiang Cheng was somewhat surprised.
"I have no choice, our profession is just like this. I can't be as carefree as you. Who knows when the next time we meet will be..."
"It won't be that bad. I'm heading back to Modu in a few days anyway..."
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up.
While he was on the phone, Xu Yan had been pretending to be busy with her own things.
As soon as she saw Jiang Cheng hang up, she immediately said to him: "Ranran and the others should be coming back soon..."
Jiang Cheng didn't pull her into his arms again, but instead reached out and patted her head.
"Don't worry, I'll find a time to talk to Chu Ran about this..."
Hearing this, Xu Yan anxiously grabbed Jiang Cheng's hand and said with a serious face: "No?"
"Hmm?"
Jiang Cheng knew Xu Yan was worried that Jiang Churan would be angry once she found out.
But remembering those previous best friend tests, Jiang Cheng didn't believe her actions were entirely without selfish motives.
Seeing Jiang Cheng frowning, Xu Yan explained: "I mean, not for the time being."
At this moment, she didn't feel at all that her position and Jiang Cheng's seemed to have swapped.
Generally speaking, in these situations, the Girl is the one chasing the guy for official status.
But in this situation, she was afraid that Jiang Cheng would be angry after she said no.
She continued: "Chu Ran is about to have her competition, and I don't want to affect her mood. She takes this competition very seriously..."
Jiang Cheng didn't really mind, but he pressed to make things clear: "Then don't you feel wronged?"
Xu Yan shook her head: "Chu Ran, Shen Shuang, and I have a very good relationship. To be honest, when I first arrived at the Beijing Dance Academy, I had other friends too, but we all fell out over various things. It wasn't until I met Chu Ran and Shen Shuang that I realized good friends really need to be on the same wavelength. So, I truly cherish my friendship with Chu Ran."
Seeing Jiang Cheng nod, Xu Yan said with a bit of a guilty conscience: "Besides, this matter is my fault. I really regret why I had to go and flirt with you like an idiot..."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng leaned forward a step: "You regret it?"
Seeing Jiang Cheng lean in, Xu Yan glanced at the door and then quickly planted a kiss on Jiang Cheng's cheek.
Immediately after, she took a step back: "Well, I regretted it a moment ago, but now I don't..."
Looking at her sneaky behavior, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt... like it was quite exciting...