Ultimate Series, Past Lives Revealed

65: Society deathAmidst this incredibly awkward atmosphere, as if time itself had frozen, it didn’t affect the faint, ambiguous interaction between Hao Jiaqi and Ding Xiaoyu in the slightest.

Their eyes met occasionally, only to pull away instantly as if struck by an electric shock, leaving a subtle, indescribable tension lingering in the air.

Finally, unable to restrain her inner impulse, Hao Jiaqi cautiously extended her right hand, moving it slowly toward Ding Xiaoyu’s hand bit by bit, as if terrified of being discovered.

Her heart beat faster and faster, and her breathing became somewhat hurried.

At this moment, Ding Xiaoyu didn’t seem to notice Hao Jiaqi’s movements. Listening to the sounds from the heavenly screen, he didn’t dare look at Jiaqi, instead deceiving himself by staring at his book!

As the distance closed, Hao Jiaqi finally felt her fingertips touch something warm. Overjoyed, she quickly and firmly gripped it.

However, once she tightened her grip, she realized that what she had grabbed was not Ding Xiaoyu’s hand at all!

This unexpected turn of events sent her into a panic. Her head buzzed, and she instinctively pressed her face against the desk, not daring to look up at Ding Xiaoyu.

Simultaneously, Ding Xiaoyu’s expression changed drastically. He felt a force coming from his lower body, followed by a muffled groan: ”Ugh...”

He looked down in shock, only to see a slender hand tightly gripping his Clone.

Following the arm, he saw Hao Jiaqi huddled over the desk like a startled rabbit, refusing to lift her head.

Ding Xiaoyu suppressed the surging impulse within him, a thought involuntarily surfacing in his mind: Could Jiaqi already be having those kinds of thoughts? However, he clearly remembered Jiaqi saying she wouldn’t consider such things until after graduation! With only two months left until graduation, had she really become so impatient and eager that she couldn’t even wait these last two months?

Just then, Ding Xiaoyu quietly used his Combat Power Index to encrypt his voice and transmit it to Hao Jiaqi.

However, his usually clear voice now betrayed a hint of pain: ”Jiaqi...”

Hearing Xiaoyu’s voice, Hao Jiaqi instinctively looked up at him.

What she saw startled her; Xiaoyu’s face was pale, and fine beads of sweat hung on his forehead, clearly indicating he was in some sort of discomfort.

Terrified, Hao Jiaqi’s hand trembled as she quickly released Xiaoyu’s Clone, stammering an explanation: ”I... I didn’t do it on purpose!”

Her face instantly turned beet red, like a cooked shrimp, and she felt a wave of deep frustration with herself.

Oh no, this is bad. Would Xiaoyu think she was some kind of pervert? But they were boyfriend and girlfriend, weren’t they?

The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed and conflicted she felt. Hao Jiaqi wished she could find a hole to crawl into and vanish without a trace!

Leaving Ding Xiaoyu sitting there in a daze, muttering to himself, ”Jiaqi?”

Nearby, Wang Dadong, who had been doubled over with laughter, finally managed to stop. Looking in the direction Hao Jiaqi had fled and then at the awkward Ding Xiaoyu, he couldn’t help but tease, ”Hey, Xiaoyu, what did you do to Jiaqi? Look at her run—faster than a rabbit!”

Facing Dadong’s teasing, a faint blush appeared on Ding Xiaoyu’s cheeks, but he didn’t respond, simply lowering his head in silence.

Meanwhile, Arthur Wang, who had been watching the commotion, breathed a secret sigh of relief seeing Wang Dadong’s attention finally shift away from Xiaoyu.

He turned to Cai Wuxiong, who was standing obediently beside him, and advised her earnestly, ”Five Bears, you’re a girl. You need to be more careful with your words in the future. Be more civil!”

Hearing this, Cai Wuxiong nodded repeatedly and replied, ”Okay, Arthur, you’re absolutely right!”