Marked the Protagonist A (Translated)

Chapter 35: Flirting

Chapter 35: Flirting

A little girl?

Ji Chenxi mused on the term, chuckling softly.

Que Qi was a formidable character; perhaps he understood this long-time online friend too well, as Ji Chenxi could not associate him with the harmless term "little girl."

After reading the message, he decisively turned off the holographic device and looked up to meet Lu Chu Ran's curious gaze.

"What's that?" Lu Chu Ran asked with a smile.

"Just a message," Ji Chenxi replied calmly.

"What kind of message? Is your ambiguous partner scolding you?" Lu Chu Ran lightly swirled her juice, jokingly.

"Why must it be scolding?" Ji Chenxi smiled.

Lu Chu Ran's eyes sparkled, as if she had discovered something incredibly interesting. "If it's not scolding, then what is it?"

Ji Chenxi's smile remained, but this time he didn't answer.

Lu Chu Ran intended to delve deeper but knew he didn't want to say more.

"Our lovely little rose, can't you satisfy my curiosity just this once?"

This time, Ji Chenxi responded with a cool "no."

From a distance, the two looked like they were engaged in a pleasant conversation, and Lu Chu Ran even noticed someone secretly taking pictures of them. Who would have thought she was being rejected by someone with a gentlemanly smile?

"Bai Wei, you're becoming less charming."

Lu Chu Ran lowered her head to sip her juice, squinting slightly against the cool breeze. After a while, Ji Chenxi's holographic device vibrated again, multiple times. He lowered his gaze and switched it to do not disturb mode.

Seeing this, Lu Chu Ran spoke up after Ji Chenxi had maneuvered the small boat to the center of the lake. "That person seems very concerned about you. Aren't you going to respond?"

"How do you know it's definitely him?"

Lu Chu Ran seemed to catch on. "The Night Wanderer mentioned you have an ambiguous partner, so I naturally inferred a bit deeper. A person who is an ambiguous partner wouldn't just ask one question and leave it at that, right?"

Ji Chenxi smiled, "What do you think my relationship with him is?"

"Naturally, it's ambiguous. I should have mentioned it often enough. Could it be that he's interested in you, but you have no feelings for him?" As she spoke, Lu Chu Ran's teasing gaze grew colder. "If that's the case, you could let the Night Wanderer help you eliminate him; his assassination skills are exceptional."

"No need for that."

"Oh?"

"I actually find him quite interesting. Since I didn't kill him myself earlier, I certainly don't want to use someone else's hands now."

"Being interested doesn't equate to liking, right?" After finishing the last sip of her juice, Lu Chu Ran continued, "But if you're not very fond of him, that's normal. Being interested means there's something about him that attracts you, while liking is usually based on sexual attraction. Is he not sexually attractive enough to you?"

That was indeed a bold question.

Ji Chenxi offered the untouched juice in his hand toward Lu Chu Ran, "Want some?"

Realizing he was cleverly shifting the topic, Lu Chu Ran didn't press further, pretending to be shy, and accepted the juice with a hint of embarrassment.