Chapter 31: The Joy of Staying Up All Night (6000-word chapter)
"I'm just worried that you'll make a mistake. It's better for you to have as little contact as possible."
Jin Zhixiu snorted and then ate the turkey noodles.
"ha?"
Lin Nanxing didn't understand what Jin Zhixiu meant.
But he still replied to winter’s message.
“I was skating on a retro roller rink with my friends. Now I’m done skating and I’m eating.”
Lin Nanxing replied to winter’s message.
"So that's it, Oppa, I was shopping with my friend, and she took a fancy to a hat, but I thought it was a bit ugly."
Winter continued.
"Then I think it's better not to tell the truth."
Lin Nanxing said.
"But I've already said it, so she spanked me angrily. Oh, what a bad woman. Oppa, go ahead, I have to continue shopping."
Winter then sent a message.
"ok."
Lin Nanxing smiled bitterly.
What are these?
It seems that he doesn't understand what his fans are thinking.
"Is it interesting? Did you know that if an adult has a relationship with someone who is not an adult, it may violate the law?"
Jin Jixiu looked at Lin Nanxing.
"I didn't do anything, and how do you know she's not an adult?"
Lin Nanxing said speechlessly.
"My guess is that guys like you who sing 19-year-old rap are generally not very young."
Jin Zhixiu said firmly, then reached out and grabbed one of Lin Nanxing's hands and took a bite.
"ah!"
Lin Nanxing grimaced in pain. He looked at the tooth marks on the back of his hand and then at Jin Zhixiu's big white teeth. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Her teeth are really sharp.
"This is a warning to you so that you don't make a mistake. Now that we've finished eating the turkey noodles, it's time for us to go back."
Jin Zhixiu stood up, wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth, and took another secret look at Lin Nanxing.
She didn't know what was going on with her, why she cared a little about this guy's interactions with other people, even though she just regarded him as a friend.
Could it be that she is worried about losing the friends who play with her?
After all, Jennie and her friends have really different hobbies from hers.
"It seems to be dark outside."
Lin Nanxing saw that it was already dark outside, although it was only less than five o'clock.
"Hey, let's go home and play games."
Jin Jixiu clapped her hands, went to the locker, took out her down jacket and rabbit ear beanie, put it on, took out her airpods, and inserted it into one of her ears.
"I know, but do you want to play games again?"
Lin Nanxing shivered.
He feels like he has a bit of PTSD from the game.
"Of course, aren't we two good friends? Are you listening to the song?"
Jin Zhixiu grabbed Lin Nanxing's collar and pulled it down.
Lin Nanxing bowed slightly, and she quickly inserted the other earphone in her hand into Lin Nanxing's ear, and lightly touched his earlobe with her fingers.
This subtle touch gave Lin Nanxing a subtle feeling.
Like a hibernating bear sensing the breath of spring, it wakes up from its distant sleep.
"What are you looking at? Hey, haven't you seen a beautiful woman?"
Jin Zhixiu showed her big white teeth, snarled, moved her hands like dinosaur claws, and wrinkled her small, white nose at Lin Nanxing.
"You have a very high level of narcissism."
Although Lin Nanxing said so.
But Jin Jixiu does have the capital to say this. From childhood to adulthood, from home to abroad, he seems to have never seen a girl who is more beautiful than his neighbor.
"Kekeke, I am confident, okay? Let's go quickly."
Jin Zhixiu glanced at Lin Nanxing, stuck out her tongue, and then took one of his hands.
"knew."
Lin Nanxing nodded, feeling the slightly soft touch from his palm.
The hands are small and slightly cold.
A song "Gondry" by hyukoh band came to my ears.
The two of them came down from the fifth floor and walked to the street, preparing to take the subway back.
"Teach me Chinese now. Do you miss me? How to say it."
Jin Zhixiu asked, shaking his head, not knowing what he was doing.
"Did you miss me?"
Lin Nanxing spoke in Chinese and glanced at Jin Zhixiu.
Thinking of the photos the two of them had taken before, the person in front of them was obviously not photogenic. Although the photos were already very beautiful, the real person seemed even prettier.
Apart from the annoying fact that it's a little bit fourth-dimensional, it's actually pretty good.
"Did you miss me?"
Jin Zhixiu spoke in jerky Chinese, staring at Lin Nanxing with two beautiful eyes, and wrinkled her nose slightly, as if she was smiling.
"Didn't miss you."
Lin Nanxing said.
"Obviously you have thought about it. I am so beautiful. You must have been secretly thinking about it during class, thinking about dating me, right?"
Jin Jixiu smiled.
"What are you thinking about? I have no interest in dating."
Lin Nanxing said.
"You are really good at lying. Do you want to go to Mapo Bridge later?"
Kim Ji-soo asked.
"Mapo Bridge? Aren't there many people who committed suicide there?"
Lin Nanxing was slightly startled.
Mapo Bridge is extremely famous.
"Yes, but it's very quiet there. I heard couples go there."
Jin Zhixiu glanced at Lin Nanxing and said.
"Couples? That's okay. Although we are not lovers, we are good friends."
Lin Nanxing looked at Jin Zhixiu in front of him and nodded slightly.
It seems that he has never been to Mapo Bridge.
"That's great, let's go together!"
Jin Jixiu chuckled.
"ok."
Lin Nanxing naturally had no objection.
The two took the subway from Jamsil to the Han River, and soon arrived at the Mapo Bridge.
There is an SOS life phone in the center of the bridge, and there is a text on it. Are you tired now? I will listen to your story.
The night wind was a bit cold. Jin Zhixiu put his hand into Lin Nanxing's pocket, then put his head under his arm and said:
"It's so cold."
"...Aren't you cold now? It looks weird."
Lin Nanxing smiled bitterly.
"Hey, it's better than freezing."
Kim Ji Soo said.
As the two approached, the sensors of Mapo Bridge responded, and some Korean words "I love you", "Don't worry", etc. appeared on the white railings around them.
"Hey, it seems very interesting. Let's take a photo together."
Kim Ji Soo took out her mobile phone.
"All right."
Lin Nanxing had no objection and moved his face closer, but kept a certain distance.
"Why are you so shy? Aren't we friends?"
Jin Jixiu hugged Lin Nanxing's neck.
Their cheeks touched slightly, and you could feel the faint coldness on Jixiu's cheeks, as well as some faint soft touches, and the light fragrance coming from her body.
Like the smell of cheese.
Click!
As the sound of taking pictures rang out, Kim Ji Soo and Lin Nanxing took several photos with funny expressions.
Moreover, Kim Ji-soo also performed her dinosaur transformation stunt, walking up and down the bridge with her hands like dinosaur claws.
"Yahoo, it seems okay, ok, let's go back now."
Jin Jixiu looked at the results of several photos and nodded.
Taking photos at Mapo Bridge is indeed something couples or ambiguous men and women often do.
Although she thinks there is nothing ambiguous between the two.
"Oh well."
Lin Nanxing also had no objection.
He really didn't want to stay in this damn place anymore.
The two of them walked down Mapo Bridge and returned to the apartment in Cheongdam-dong.
"Hey, hurry up and change your clothes. Come to my house to play games."
Jin Zhixiu chuckled, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, then she touched the pin earrings on her ears, stuck out her tongue, and then entered her apartment.
"...Yes, brother Jixiu."
Lin Nanxing said helplessly.
It seems that he will play games with his beautiful Peninsula neighbor again tonight.
Fortunately, he doesn't hate playing games with Kim Ji Soo.
The two of them seem to really get along, but it's a bit painful to stay up late.
"Axi, forget it, just think of it as practice."
Lin Nanxing walked into his apartment, turned on the lights, changed his clothes, then turned on the computer in his room, and briefly edited the beat he wrote today.
"not bad."
Lin Nanxing nodded slightly, then took out his mobile phone and checked SNS, and found that many people left messages today, asking when he would perform again.
It's just that these guys' IDs are really weird, and he shook his head slightly when he saw them.
"The number of clicks on YouTube has also increased a lot. Of course, there are more important things than these."
Lin Nanxing looked at his kakaotalk.
Card through!
"Kekeke, Lin Nanxing, come to my house, big brother wants to play games with you!"
Kim Ji Soo sent a message.
"...I know, I'll be there in a minute."
After Lin Nanxing replied to the message, he rubbed his temples and found that staying up late and playing games was indeed inevitable.
In this case, it is better to face all this.
"Come on, come on. I've already turned on the computer. I just ordered iced American takeout and some late-night snacks. Hey, you spent a lot today, so I'll treat you tonight."
Kim Ji Soo sent a message again.
At this time, Jin Jixiu had just changed her clothes, put on her own round-frame myopia glasses, and then ordered takeout using the mobile app.
"I'm on my way out."
After Lin Nanxing finished sending the message, he walked out of the room and picked up his laptop.
I opened the door, arrived at the door of Jin Jixiu's house and rang the doorbell.
Ding dong! Ding dong!
As the doorbell rang, Jin Jixiu quickly opened the door.
"Come in, you are so slow, it takes so long to change clothes, are you a girl?"
Kim Ji Soo complained.
"It's already very fast."
Lin Nanxing said and glanced at Jin Zhixiu.
"It's obviously so slow. I've already opened LoL. Hurry up. Which way are you playing?"
Jin Zhixiu looked at Lin Nanxing.
"I also can."
Lin Nanxing doesn't play games very much, and his level can only be said to be average.
"Okay, then let me take you. Although I'm just average, I should have no problem taking you."
Jin Zhixiu looked at Lin Nanxing.
"...What you said makes me sound like a noob."
Lin Nanxing smiled bitterly.
"You are really good. Do you want to go to a LoL game next time?"
Jin Jixiu chuckled.
"Let's take a look, I'm not very interested."
Lin Nanxing said.
"Really? Let's not talk about this for now and let's play games. I want to carry it out today!"
Kim Ji Soo pushed up her glasses, showing a confident expression.
"hope so."
Lin Nanxing said.
Next, the two people started the game.
I didn't expect that Kim Ji-soo could actually play well, and I don't know if it was an extraordinary performance.
He actually won with Lin Nanxing.
"Kekeke, have you seen it? This is the strength of genius Jixiu, hahaha!"
Jin Jixiu put her hands on her hips and laughed strangely.
"As expected of you, genius Jisoo!"
Lin Nanxing gave a thumbs up.
Of course, the biggest reason why they won might be that their rank was too low.
"Of course, but the takeout seems to have arrived."
Kim Ji Soo heard the doorbell, picked up the mask on the table, put it on, and ran out.
"Why do you always wear a mask? But it's still very dangerous for a girl to be at home."
Lin Nanxing thought.
After a while, Jin Zhixiu walked in with two bags, one was a bag containing Americano coffee, and the other bag was filled with noodles.
"kekeke, the noodles are here, my favorite noodles."
Jin Jixiu said as he took out the Korean noodles, which were obviously very different from those in their country.
"Let's eat fried noodles."
Lin Nanxing glanced at the Korean fried noodles in front of him.
"Yes, don't you like it? It's delicious."
Kim Ji-soo had already begun to mix the seasoning and noodles skillfully with chopsticks.
"well enough."
Lin Nanxing is not very picky about food and can eat anything.
However, the way Kim Ji Soo eats noodles is quite cute. She is looking at him while sucking the noodles, not knowing what she is thinking.
"Is there food on my face?"
Lin Nanxing was looked at a little strangely.
"Hey, I'm used to it."
Jin Jixiu smiled. When she was watching mukbang, she liked to watch the screen and accidentally used Lin Nanxing's face as a camera.
"……All right."
Lin Nanxing also took a bite, and then another bite of sweet and sour pork that came with fried noodles.
However, what surprised Lin Nanxing was that when he was only halfway through eating, Kim Ji-soo had already finished the noodles, and then stared at the noodles on his plate.
"Can you finish eating?"
Jin Jixiu swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"...If you can't finish eating, please help me eat."
Lin Nanxing gave some of his noodles to Jin Jixiu. This girl is really good at eating, she is so thin.
"Kekeke, then I'm not polite. No, do you want me to get fat? It will bother me a lot."
Jin Zhixiu glared at Lin Nanxing, but started eating like crazy.
"I see it doesn't bother you at all. Do you want to exercise for half an hour more tomorrow?"
Lin Nanxing took a look at Jin Zhixiu's belly and found that it was slightly bulging.
"Yes, it's all your fault. You, the guy, need to be held responsible."
Jin Jixiu pouted.
"...How can I be responsible? Do you want me to marry you?"
Lin Nanxing said helplessly.
"What a beautiful thought. Do you have a crush on me? Do you want to date me? But you can't. I am a non-romantic person."
Jin Jixiu coughed, as if she had eaten a little too quickly, so she picked up the iced American and took a sip.
"I understand, Zhixiu, let's continue playing games."
Lin Nanxing shook his head.
"It's a pity. There is a good bookcafe (coffee book bar) over the Mapo Bridge. It's called ??? (check grow). It's on the 8th floor of Arisu Building. The environment inside is great and there are many good books. It's also good.
Watch the sunset over the Han River Bridge there.”
Kim Ji Soo said regretfully.
When she went to Mapo Bridge, she should go to the bookcafe and drink the signature coffee there. Although it was a bit expensive, the scenery was still very good.
"I definitely can't see the sunset, it's already dark."
Lin Nanxing complained.
"I mean, if you have a chance, don't you know how to be romantic? I want to eat chicken skewers again, chicken, chicken, chicken skewers, I really want to eat them~"
As Kim Ji Soo spoke, she started singing a strange song and dancing again, which she probably made up.
"I think you should think about your sports tomorrow."
Lin Nanxing said.
"Hey, you really only know how to hit people."
Jin Zhixiu stood up in anger and rushed towards Lin Nanxing.
"I know, don't bite me, okay?"
Lin Nanxing yelled, but one of his hands was already bitten.
The attack power of Kim Ji Soo's teeth is indeed terrifying.
Of course, the feeling after being jumped on was a bit good, because the distance between the two was very close, and you could feel Kim Ji Soo's soft body.
"Hey, this is punishment. Next time, remember, don't mess with me, the genius Ji-soo, I am the Silver Medal's White Snake (the nickname of the protagonist in the webtoon comic "Weak Heroes", domestically translated as "Heroes Lian Meng")."
Jin Jixiu smiled.
"The white snake with the silver medal? Who is that?"
Lin Nanxing was very confused.
"Have you never read the webtoon comic "Weak Heroes"? The protagonist in it."
Jin Jixiu looked at Lin Nanxing with contempt.
But she suddenly remembered that this guy was not from their side, but he spoke Korean without any accent, which always made her misunderstand.
"I definitely haven't seen it."
Lin Nanxing sighed.
"Then you should check it out next time. By the way, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Do you want to go to Insadong to test your love luck?"
Jin Jixiu narrowed her eyes.
Jennie had told her before that there was a small shop over in Insadong that measured love luck.
"Aren't you a non-romantic person? Why do you want to test that?"
Lin Nanxing asked curiously.
"I'll give it a try. I'm just curious and want to drink iced Americano at the coffee shop over in Insadong."
Kim Ji Soo said.
"...Your love for iced Americano is really scary. How many drinks have you had today?"
Lin Nanxing couldn't help but ask.
"Only 4 cups."
Kim Ji Soo said regretfully.
"...Your caffeine intake is too high, no wonder you always stay up late."
Lin Nanxing said.
"Kekeke, don't talk nonsense. For us peninsula people, coffee is our blood. Let's play games, brat."
Kim Ji-soo continued.
"I know, let's play games."
Lin Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief.
In order to avoid being bitten by Jin Zhixiu again, he looked at the tooth marks on the back of his hand. Over the past few days, he felt that he needed to get vaccinated.
"go,go,adadada!"
After Kim Ji-soo let out a strange scream, she sat on the computer chair and started the game.
"What a strange girl."
Lin Nanxing looked at the fourth-dimensional girl in front of him and didn't know what kind of stories he would tell her in the future.
Of course, he hoped that the two of them would not cause too many twists and turns.
He just wants to live peacefully.
Next, Lin Nanxing and Kim Jisoo began a crazy game journey.
The cooperation between the two is becoming more and more tacit. Although Lin Nanxing is still a bit weak, fortunately, he is not holding back so much, so the fight is quite good.
"Hahaha, I won again, very good, you are indeed my genius Zhixiu!"
Jin Zhixiu jumped up excitedly, walked towards Lin Nanxing, and hugged him hard.
"Are you so happy?"
Lin Nanxing felt a slight softness on his chest, and his heart beat a little faster.
"Of course, hey, victory is the best, but is it only twelve o'clock now?"
Jin Jixiu looked at the time.
"It's only twelve o'clock?"
Lin Nanxing also looked at the time and was also surprised.
It was already twelve o'clock in the evening, but he didn't feel any tiredness. He couldn't really be used to staying up late.
"Yes, time passes a bit slowly. Are you hungry? Do you want to cook you some ramen?"
Jin Zhixiu looked at Lin Nanxing.
"Okay, I'm not very hungry, but are you hungry again?"
Lin Nanxing couldn't help but ask.
"A little bit, maybe it's because playing games consumes a lot of money. What are you doing tomorrow?"
Jin Zhixiu looked at Lin Nanxing curiously.
"I went to class and then worked part-time at a coffee shop. What happened?"
Lin Nanxing asked curiously.
"Your life is really boring. As a homegirl, I shouldn't go out with you, but who will let us be friends? Let's go bowling tonight, tomorrow."
Jin Zhixiu nodded.
"ah?"
Lin Nanxing didn't know what to say.
"Aren't you my Chinese teacher? I said before that I wanted to beat you up and try our stuff. I can't lie. I'm a very honest person."
Jin Zhixiu smiled and patted Lin Nanxing on the shoulder.
"I know, then let's do it."
Lin Nanxing said helplessly.
It was better than being dragged into playing games. Of course, he knew that after bowling, one of the essential steps was playing games.
"Do you want to apply a facial mask? If you apply a facial mask regularly, your complexion will look much better, if you often stay up late."
Kim Ji Soo said.
"Isn't it okay if you don't stay up late?"
Lin Nanxing stared at Jin Zhixiu speechlessly.
"That's impossible. We have to stay up late. If you don't stay up late, your life will be ruined. You know? Young people have to enjoy the nightlife."
Kim Ji Soo said seriously.
"……Yeah?"
Lin Nanxing listened to Jin Jixiu's strange theory and didn't know how to refute it, because it seemed to make sense.
"Yeah, the bowling alley in Hongdae is okay. I happen to know one. The two of us can pretend to be a campus couple."
Kim Ji Soo said.
"Why are you pretending? Can't ordinary friends go together?"
Lin Nanxing was very confused.
"Do you know the setting? Why do you have so many questions? Keep playing games, and you have to chat with me until I go to bed at night. This is a sign of loyalty among friends!"
Jin Jixiu said with a serious face.
"Okay, I understand, Zhiqi Zhixiu, do we still want to play games now?"
Lin Nanxing asked.
"Of course, the meaning of life is games and staying up late, come on, hahaha."
Jin Zhixiu laughed and sat back again.
Next, Lin Nanxing once again felt the "fun" of staying up late. This chapter has been completed!