Chapter 290: Chapter 285: Obsession Entwined with Flesh and Bones

The performance onstage reached its climax just as Ji Tian appeared, with numerous extras moving props methodically for the next scene.

It seemed like it was a banquet scene.

When he saw the sparkling rainbow colors from the small bulbs in her hair, there was only one thought in his mind: lively and adorable.

Within the pages of a book, where characters were divided into ranks, Ji Tian wasn’t just some insignificant cannon fodder; she was the shining protagonist in his life.

Heavenly Dao said he would forget everything and instinctively follow the plot, even though the chance of awakening his memory was 0.1%. However, he hadn’t told Heavenly Dao that, while it could control his body, his consciousness, and the damned trajectory of this life, it couldn’t control his heart.

No matter how many times it happened, he would instinctively fall for her again.

It was an obsession ingrained in his flesh and bones, undiminished life after life.

Qin Jiangsheng turned his head, and five seats away sat Gong Yu.

Gong Yu’s face was calm, and his eyes glanced at him without a ripple before casually shifting back to Ji Tian on stage.

Then, seemingly bored, he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to sleep.

For a moment, Qin Jiangsheng almost thought this guy remembered something, but his demeanor suggested otherwise.

If he had remembered, he would have rejected the engagement. In a past life, he told him more than once how much he regretted growing up with Ji Tian as childhood friends, only to end up looking out for her as just a friend.

The sound of laughter never ceased around him.

Qin Jiangsheng came back to his senses and then captured a photo of her with his phone. Even through the screen, he could sense her despair.

He slightly curved his lips into a smile, then stood up and quietly left the scene.

Finally, Ji Tian’s part was over, and she hurried off the stage to go backstage to remove her makeup.

Unexpectedly, she ran into Qin Jiangsheng waiting in the makeup room.

At this moment, she just wanted to take off the light bulb, not paying much attention.

“Ji Tian.”

“Hmm?”

Ji Tian turned around, and Qin Jiangsheng quickly took a shot, preserving her rainbow-colored hair.

“Hmm, a keepsake. I won’t be seeing it again,” he remarked.

Ji Tian almost snapped, too lazy even to remove the wig and throwing herself on Qin Jiangsheng: “Aahhhh, that’s an ugly photo, delete it right away!”

Qin Jiangsheng raised his hand high, Ji Tian jumped twice but couldn’t reach it; he said leisurely, “It’s quite cute, I like it.”

“No way! You have to delete it.” she was already using hands and feet preparing to climb up on him.

In the midst of their scuffle, she pushed Qin Jiangsheng onto the couch and climbed on top of him, one hand against his chest and the other reaching for his phone, Ji Tian’s brows danced with triumph: “Nice try, you think you can beat me.”

“Tiantian… what are you guys doing…”

The voice of Jian Chuyi sounded from behind, causing Ji Tian to stiffen. The phone she was holding was snatched back by Qin Jiangsheng, whose hair was a bit disheveled as he sat up casually.

Ji Tian sprung up like a spring: “Chuyi, I was just messing around with Qin Jiangsheng.”

Jian Chuyi looked on with a strange expression; Qin Jiangsheng stood up, smiling faintly: “Tiantian is right.”

“You’re busy, I’ll be off.”

Ji Tian could only watch helplessly as Qin Jiangsheng walked away.

Jian Chuyi stepped closer: “Alright then, your wig’s crooked.”

Ji Tian: “…”

She took off the wig, threw it on the makeup table, and thought, terrific, her whole dignity had been lost today.

Outside.

After watching Ji Tian’s performance, their family group chat exploded.

Qiao Luhua watched with relish, snapping a photo of her surroundings as she watched.

She was getting an SAP treatment at a high-end beauty salon, and Ji Yanshang was lying on the bed next to her, with a facial mask on his face. The couple were pampering themselves together.

Once Ji Lingyun triple-checked that there were no more programs featuring his sister, he gracefully took his leave.

Students watched them with a mix of awe and envy as they departed.

After her family had left, Ji Tian once again blocked Qin Jiangsheng’s path, puffing up her cheeks, “Quick, delete it, it’s so ugly. I’ll take a few nice ones for you.”

Qin Jiangsheng let out a helpless sigh, “I can delete it, but you’ll have to buy me something to eat as compensation.”

Ji Tian’s eyes brightened, and she agreed without a second thought.

Qin Jiangsheng took out his phone and, in front of her, deleted that photo.

It wasn’t that she was ugly; it was just that she had never devised such an extreme hairstyle in either of her two lifetimes.

“Happy now? I thought it looked pretty good.”

Ji Tian looked up to meet his smiling eyes.

She found that since returning from Country F, Qin Jiangsheng seemed to smile a lot more, and she awkwardly averted her eyes, “Cough, next time, take pictures of me playing the piano or dancing.”

Today was going to cost her.

Qin Jiangsheng still smiled. How could he possibly only have one photo?

Even in a glance back, she looked as beautiful as a sprite who had wandered unintentionally into the forest.

“Where are you taking me to eat?” he asked.

There were still performances going on in the lecture hall.

Ji Tian wrapped her scarf snugly and gestured for him to follow, “Come with me, it’s a unique delicacy that I promise you’ve never tasted before.”

Since it was an activity day, the school was more relaxed about coming and going, and the two of them easily left the school together. Then, Ji Tian led him to the small eatery street next door.

She hadn’t been there in a while and was somewhat missing the scorching hot mala tang. Thinking about that heavenly taste, she swallowed her saliva.

Qin Jiangsheng suddenly stopped walking and looked up at the gloomy sky, catching a white snowflake in his hand.

“Tiantian, it’s snowing.”

Ji Tian also just felt the chill on her cheeks, as the fine snowflakes fell before her eyes. She excitedly widened her eyes, “It’s really snowing. Qin Jiangsheng, this is the second time we’ve experienced the first snow together.”

There was also the time in Country F.

Though she had woken up to a world blanketed in white, in Ji Tian’s heart, it was the first snow.

Her enthusiasm soared as the snow began to fall lightly.

It left small snowflakes on their heads and shoulders.

They trotted into the shop. Ji Tian’s cheeks were flushed. She naturally reached out to brush the snow off his shoulder, muttering, “I should have worn a hat when I left today.”

Inside, it was warm. The snow melted and dampened Ji Tian’s scarf. Qin Jiangsheng took it off for her and placed it on a clean chair. Ji Tian excitedly went to order, purposely adding ten spicy shrimp.

The air was filled with the scent of mala tang. Ji Tian said to Qin Jiangsheng, “This mala tang is super tasty. Wait here for me. I’m going to buy you some more snacks.”

With that, she plunged back into the blizzard.

Qin Jiangsheng had intended to tell her to put on her scarf, but seeing her slip away so quickly, he let it be.

About ten minutes later, Ji Tian returned with two cups of hot milk tea in her hands, along with a bag of freshly roasted chestnuts, baked sweet potatoes, and spicy duck neck.

All in all, there were seven or eight items, and her hands couldn’t carry them all.

As she entered, their mala tang was ready too.

The mala tang owner remembered her. In summer, she had led two other boys to his place, and there was this handsome fellow who stubbornly refused to eat at first, only to end up raving about the taste afterward. As he recalled this, he wore a satisfied smile, convinced that no one could resist his century-old mala tang recipe!