Chapter 564：The Lonely Top Student 27

After that, Jiao Tong tossed the car key onto the coffee table and strode straight back to his room.

Seeing this, Jiao’s mother showed a hint of regret.

Why did I ask that? she thought. Chunchun must’ve felt embarrassed… he probably thinks I meddle too much.

I definitely won’t ask next time!

…

After returning to his room, Jiao Tong went straight into the bathroom and turned on the cold shower.

The icy water ran down his body, gradually cooling the heat lingering within him.

Thinking about everything that had happened that evening, the corners of his lips couldn’t help but lift.

From today onward—

he had a girlfriend.

And not just any girlfriend… a ridiculously cute one.

After smiling to himself for a while, he rinsed off the soap, wrapped himself in a towel, and walked back into the bedroom.

Just then, his phone lit up.

He picked it up and saw a message from Tang Wan:

“Tongtong, see you tomorrow! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧”

His expression softened instantly, a faint smile appearing in his eyes.

For the past five years, ever since Jiao Chun’s soul had begun tormenting him, he hadn’t truly smiled once. Every day had felt suffocatingly heavy.

But ever since meeting her…

somehow, without realizing it, everything felt lighter.

Just thinking of her made him want to smile.

So this… is what she meant by the magic of love?

…

Early the next morning—

Tang Wan was still asleep when the doorbell rang.

Startled awake, she yawned.

At that moment, Little Cutie’s voice rang out: “Host, your man is here! Hurry up and open the door!”

Hearing this, Tang Wan shot up from bed, dashed out in her pajamas, and opened the door—

Only to see Jiao Tong standing there, holding breakfast, staring at her messy, just-woken-up appearance.

(⊙o⊙)…

Tang Wan froze too.

The next second—

Bang!

She slammed the door shut.

But in her panic, she had forgotten one crucial thing—

she wasn’t wearing gloves.

As she turned to rush back to her room to change, the supposedly closed door creaked… then suddenly burst open again, slamming hard against the wall.

With a heavy impact, the reinforced door tilted and began collapsing toward the cabinet by the entrance.

Jiao Tong’s expression changed immediately. Dropping the breakfast in his hands, he rushed forward.

“Careful!”

Boom!

The heavy door crashed down with a loud thud.

At the same time, Jiao Tong lunged forward and pushed Tang Wan onto the thick carpet in the living room.

For a moment, the two stared at each other—

one completely stunned, the other blushing.

…

After a long pause, Jiao Tong snapped back to his senses and quickly moved away.

“S-sorry, I didn’t mean that… are you hurt?” he asked, ears burning red.

Tang Wan’s eyes flickered mischievously. Then, putting on an exaggeratedly pitiful expression, she said, “It hurts… but if Tongtong kisses me, it won’t hurt anymore!”

Jiao Tong: …

You almost got crushed by a door and you’re still joking?

But looking at her aggrieved little face, he couldn’t stay annoyed.

He stood up, then carefully helped her to her feet, his voice low and slightly hoarse.

“…Go change your clothes first. I’ll… deal with the rest later.”