Lin Ze's brain instantly short-circuited.
Why was Qiu Jiaxue in there?
And looking like that.........
Although a large part of her was covered by a white shirt.
Her fair, plump thighs were still exposed right before his eyes, and her body was trembling with fright.
This visual impact.........
Was simply too intense...........
It was utterly embarrassing.
He forced himself to look up at the ceiling, his Adam's apple bobbing unnaturally.
He chanted frantically in his mind: Don't look up, buddy, absolutely don't!
Lin Ze hurriedly closed his eyes.
He said apologetically, "...I didn't mean to, I really didn't expect you to be in the men's restroom."
"You didn't even lock the door, I'll just head out............"
With that, he quickly turned around.
Just as he was about to push the door open and leave.
A familiar conversation suddenly drifted in from outside.
"The restroom next door is under repair, and the men's room seems empty. Why don't we just use the men's room to take care of it?"
"Is that really a good idea.........?"
"What's wrong with it? Just close the stall door, nobody will see a thing."
"I'll stand guard for you outside the restroom door."
Holy crap!
His mom and Qiu Jiaxue's mom.
Footsteps outside were drawing closer and closer.
Lin Ze and Qiu Jiaxue exchanged a terrified look, seeing the exact same despair in each other's eyes.
Qiu Jiaxue's face turned beet red as she held her breath.
Suddenly, she grabbed a corner of Lin Ze's shirt: "Don't go out! My mom is outside!"
Lin Ze had never seen her acting so forceful, and instinctively closed the stall door.
With a "click," he locked the stall door from the inside.
In the cramped space, their breathing intertwined.
Qiu Jiaxue bit her lip, her pretty, large eyes brimming with a watery mist, tear droplets hanging on her eyelashes.
Her small hand tightly clutched the white shirt.
Her two fair thighs shifted uneasily, twisting her pleated skirt all out of shape.
"Brother Lin Ze........" Her trembling voice, laced with a sob, made his heart skip a beat, "I... I really......"
"...can't hold it in anymore."
Lin Ze understood that feeling all too well.
The more you tried to hold it in under these circumstances, the harder it was.
Because he had been holding it in for a long time, too.
His purpose in coming to the restroom was to relieve himself, but now?
Things were looking bad!
Their mothers were right outside the door.
If the door was opened, they would definitely be discovered by them.
A young man and a young woman locked together inside a restroom stall.
Even though the two of them were completely innocent, a single man and a single woman alone inside a restroom stall—
If they weren't making passionate love, what else could they possibly be doing in here, chatting?
Who would believe that!
Helpless, just as Lin Ze was racking his brain for a solution.
The faint sound of dripping water broke the dead silence.
Followed by a sigh of relief.
Qiu Jiaxue froze entirely.
She actually... did something like that right in front of her crush.
It was utter and absolute humiliation.
Qiu Jiaxue slumped down onto the toilet lid, keeping her head lowered. Her cheeks were so red they looked like they could drip blood.
Meanwhile, Lin Ze had also reached his limit.
He couldn't hold back anymore!
He scooped her up by the waist in one swift motion: "Sorry, I......."
Only after successfully finishing did the two of them realize just how ambiguous this posture was.
Qiu Jiaxue was held suspended in a princess carry, her skirt fluttering, her face flushed red. Her tender lips trembled nonstop.
In a daze as if she were drunk, she murmured, "Brother Lin Ze........."
"A-Accident!" Lin Ze panicked and hastily put her down.
"I'm so sorry."
Qiu Jiaxue shook her head, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum: "It's not your fault."
"I went into the wrong restroom........."
The two of them walked out of the restroom.
Qiu Jiaxue's heart was filled with hesitation.
Qiu Jiaxue looked at Lin Ze's back.
She hesitated whether she should seize this moment to confess her feelings?
But in the end.
She only gazed at Lin Ze's departing figure.
And swallowed back all the feelings overflowing in her heart.
.............................
At the dining table, both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts.
Lin Ze mechanically answered the elders' questions while his mind drifted back to that cramped stall.
Qiu Jiaxue, sitting opposite him, found her food utterly tasteless; she hadn't even touched a single piece of her favorite sweet and sour pork ribs.
And Qiu Jiaxue, sitting across from him, also kept her head down, poking at the food in her bowl with her chopsticks, having lost all appetite even for her favorite sweet and sour pork ribs.
Finally, Lin Ze grabbed the excuse of working overtime to make a hasty escape.
Just as he reached the hotel entrance, hurried footsteps sounded from behind.
"Brother Lin Ze!"
Qiu Jiaxue trotted over.
Lin Ze turned around.
Looking at Qiu Jiaxue, who was nervously twisting the hem of her skirt with her fingers, he asked, "Is something the matter?"
Qiu Jiaxue lowered her head, took a deep breath, then looked up with a sincere gaze.
"I haven't been back in the country for a long time, and I don't really have any familiar faces around here...... Can I look for you to hang out in the future?"
As soon as those words left her mouth, she could feel her heart hammering wildly.
She was extremely nervous and uneasy.
Terrified of hearing a negative answer.
"Of course!" Lin Ze gave a hearty smile.
"We grew up together since we were kids."
"We've even skipped classes together, so why are you being so polite with me?"
Qiu Jiaxue watched Lin Ze's departing figure.
Clenching her fists, she told herself secretly: Brother Lin Ze, this time I won't be cowardly anymore.
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[Task: Spend 10 minutes alone with Qiu Jiaxue in a confined space.]
[Reward: Appearance +2]
Lin Ze looked at the System reward.
"Achoo............."
He suddenly sneezed several times for no apparent reason.
He rubbed his nose and muttered to himself:
"The weather is pretty hot today, wonder who's missing me again."
The next day at work.
Just another hardworking corporate drone!
Lin Ze slacked off the entire day.
As soon as the quitting time bell rang, Lin Ze sprang into action instantly.
His movements were nothing short of swift!
The parking lot downstairs at the company.
Lin Ze discovered that his little electric scooter had gone on strike.
！！！
But!
His head could roll and blood could flow, but his part-time gigs must go on.
He decided to change his method of making money!
.................................
The glow of the setting sun dyed the park the color of honey.
It was the time when elementary schools let out, and crowds were surging everywhere.
Right here!
Lin Ze put on a furry little bear mascot costume.
Holding a magic wand, he shuttled through the crowd.
Shouting loudly to the crowd: "Balala Little Fairy transformation~ Hi-yah-yah-yah.........!"
Wearing the mascot head, he completely let loose, walking up to every child he saw.
Lowering his voice to sound mysterious, he asked, "Little buddy~ Want the fairy wand to make a wish come true?"
A young mother vigilantly shielded her child behind her, quickly walking away like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
Not far away, a few middle schoolers recognized this as a promotional stunt.
And burst into laughter, bent double.
Some young passersby simply shook their heads helplessly.
Lin Ze didn't care at all about the passersby's reactions.
With the mascot head on.
His social butterfly persona was fully activated!
.................................