I'm competing with the male lead for a woman[GL]

Chapter 141: Shao'er, I miss you very much.

It's too difficult.

That was Xiao Jin's most immediate feeling.

However, she was puzzled about one thing.

The reward the system gave her was only Fengxuan's memories, so why could she see the memories that belonged to Xiao Shuang?

Xiao Jin hadn't had a chance to question the system yet when she opened her eyes and saw Chu Shao's enlarged face.

Her fine, golden eyelashes fluttered, and her gaze focused on her.

It startled Xiao Jin, who was taken aback.

But Chu Shao maintained that posture, smiling as she looked at Xiao Jin, as if she was studying an exquisite and beautiful painting, examining even the smallest details.

Then she spoke in a gentle tone, "Your Highness, you're awake."

She was awake, but not completely.

Xiao Jin had just come out of Fengxuan's memories, and her mind hadn't fully recovered, but she knew enough to nod her head and say, "I'm awake."

After nodding, she began to look around.

The room was elegantly furnished and luxurious, not like the dark room she had been in before.

It seemed to be a room in Prince Shen's residence.

At this moment, Xiao Jin wanted to ask Chu Shao how long she had been asleep, but Chu Shao hadn't changed her posture.

She continued to gaze lightly at her, making her feel slightly uneasy.

She wanted to lean back, but unfortunately, the original owner's legs had limited mobility.

When she tried to lean back, her body pressed against the back of the wheelchair.

Unable to move forward and difficult to retreat.

Chu Shao looked at Xiao Jin's lowered eyes and knew that she was currently feeling constrained, which added a touch of delight to her heart.

She supported her chin with her fingertips, inadvertently covering up the smile at the corner of her lips, and said softly, "Your Highness just fell asleep again."

Xiao Jin coughed and forced an explanation, "It's been hot recently, so I feel a little drowsy."

"It has indeed been very hot recently," Chu Shao agreed with Xiao Jin's previous statement, "But it seems that Your Highness has fallen asleep more than once.

"The second time," Xiao Jin insisted.

Chu Shao gazed at Xiao Jin, and the laughter in her eyes was almost impossible to conceal under the bright candlelight.

So Xiao Jin remained composed and corrected herself seriously, "Perhaps it's the third time, or maybe the fourth? I don't remember."

Chu Shao smiled but didn't say anything, giving Xiao Jin a way out after a while.

She pretended to be curious and asked, "After falling asleep last time, Your Highness dreamed of peach blossoms. I wonder what you dreamed of this time?"

Xiao Jin thought for a moment and said, "It was a heavy snowfall."

"Was it beautiful?"

"Snowflakes were falling all around, like fragments of jade."

"It seems it must have been a splendid sight," Chu Shao remarked with a smile.

Xiao Jin thought of the name "Jin" and initially felt a bit melancholic.

But when she saw Chu Shao in front of her, she felt as if a beautiful person was reflected under the lamp, and the candlelight was gentle, as were the softly curved eyes beneath long eyelashes.

So Xiao Jin smiled as well, her tone slowing down with tenderness, "That was a snowfall from many years ago, long gone. Besides, that was a magnificent scene in the eyes of others, not mine."

Chu Shao seemed to be intrigued and somewhat surprised, "It belonged to others and not to you?"

Xiao Jin replied, "Yes."

Chu Shao smiled and asked, "If that's the case, I wonder when Your Highness's magnificent scene is?"

The room was brightly lit by candles. 

Xiao Jin answered, "Right now."

....

Chu Shao was stunned for a moment, then shook her head helplessly.

She clearly knew that Xiao Jin was such a cold-hearted person, but sometimes the things she said were really against the rules.

She knew that there wasn't a single word of truth in her mouth, and she always candidly concealed something.

But it was okay.

As they say, willing to be deceived, as long as the lies are captivating enough, she could go against her own judgment and believe the lies that Xiao Jin wove for her.

Thinking that Xiao Jin was lying for her sake, Chu Shao couldn't help but smile and say, "Although I know you're telling lies, I find them very helpful and happy."

Xiao Jin was slightly startled, about to explain that she was telling the truth, but Chu Shao's soft lips had already pressed against her neck.

Her words got stuck in her throat.

She took a breath, thinking that this mismatched situation was too unconventional.

However, the warm breath between her neck didn't allow her to think any further.

As she stroked Chu Shao's smooth, black hair, her fingertips were as cool as snow.

But when her fingertips passed through the green strands, exerting force on the back of Chu Shao's head, the temperature she could feel was genuinely warm.

Chu Shao slightly parted her lips, leaving marks like a flying swan over Xiao Jin's neck, lingering and passing by.

She felt the strength of Xiao Jin's grip on her head and knew that the piece of snow-white neck she held was the most vulnerable, the inch of territory that could best experience the feeling of suffocation.

But as Chu Shao touched that patch of skin, she felt an inexplicable sense of peace.

Because Xiao Jin's life and death were in her hands, Xiao Jin would not leave.

Not until a water droplet fell and soaked into the hair.

Only then did Chu Shao snap back to reality, slowly raising her head and looking somewhat bewildered at the tears falling one by one from Xiao Jin's eyes.

Xiao Jin had teardrops hanging on her eyelashes, and as their eyes met, she smiled and said, "Shao'er, I don't know why, but today I miss you particularly."

"I had a long dream, and in the dream, I was aware that all of this had nothing to do with me, but I still felt a bit sad because I was just a bystander to all of this. In other words, I don't belong here."

"But that still couldn't stop me from missing you a lot today."

Chu Shao wiped away Xiao Jin's tears, her voice gentle, like soothing a child, "Your Highness, why do you miss me?"

Xiao Jin said, "I miss you because I saw you, and suddenly I felt a connection to all of this."

"So I miss you a lot." 

"Shao'er, I miss you very much."

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Translator's note: Hmm... You intended to have connections with all of these things, but who knows what that means. Even though both you and Chu Shao's mother's love are tragedies, I hope that neither of you will go down the same path. I wish you a happy ending. I'm still saddened by the fact that Xiao Shuang was betrayed by Fengxuan. It makes my heart feel stuffy and uncomfortable, and I can barely sleep. 😣😔🙂

TO BE CONTINUE....