Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

"Are you hiding something from me?" Du Liangchen couldn't help but ask the question that was on his mind.

"No...no!"

The hesitation in his voice made Du Liangchen's face turn cold. "Don't lie to me! Just tell me what you want to say. Do you still want to be with me? It's only been a few days, and you've already learned to lie to me!"

Upon hearing Du Liangchen's tone, Mei Jing knew that he was truly angry. Ignoring her still swollen face, she quickly made a video call.

"Baby, don't be angry. I really didn't lie to you, really!" Mei Jing quickly explained and assured her.

Then he saw Du Liangchen staring at him with a stern face and fierce eyes. His pupils contracted slightly, his brows furrowed, and he asked, "Who...hit your face?"

"Um... my dad hit me, but it doesn't hurt anymore! The swelling will go down in a few days."

To avoid worrying Du Liangchen, Mei Jing deliberately spoke with a playful smile, but when she laughed, her mouth twitched and her expression suddenly turned ferocious.

Upon seeing Du Liangchen's reddened eyes, Mei Jing, disregarding her own embarrassment, said anxiously and flusteredly, "Baby, don't... don't cry!"

"Why didn't you tell me?" Du Liangchen sniffed, his eyes, already wet with tears, becoming even more moist. "It's so swollen, it must hurt so much!"

"Don't cry, Xiaobao, I'm not in pain... really! What's a little pain if I can be with you?"

Du Liangchen pouted and said, "When are you coming back? I miss you~"

"I miss you so much too~" Mei Jing wished she could sprout wings and fly over, but that wasn't realistic. Looking at the jewelry box on the bedside table, she comforted him, "I'll go back in a couple of days and bring you a gift, okay?"

Du Liangchen wasn't happy about the gift; instead, he said, "It's enough that you're back. The gift doesn't matter."

Looking at Du Liangchen on the screen, who was begging for a hug, Mei Jing felt a warm current surge from her heart to her lower abdomen. She felt a sudden dryness in her mouth and couldn't help but swallow. "Baby, don't seduce me! You'll be in trouble when I get back!"

Mei Jing's eyes grew increasingly deep. Knowing she couldn't tease him any further, she quickly changed the subject, "Did you put medicine on your face?"

Mei Jing reached for the water glass on the bedside table and gulped down the entire glass of water in one go. "Hmm... I've already applied it."

"There's something I need to tell you."

"What's wrong, baby?"

"I want to participate in an e-sports variety show called 'Battle at the Peak,' do you want to participate with me?"

Du Liangchen hates appearing in the public eye the most because it always brings endless insults from netizens. It's really strange that he would want to participate in a variety show this time.

Mei Jing asked in confusion, "Baby, tell me why you suddenly want to participate in a variety show?"

Du Liangchen lowered his eyes slightly, his long eyelashes casting a small shadow under his eyes. "I know you're worried about me. If it were a few months ago, I would have avoided appearing in front of the camera altogether."

"So what made you change your mind?" Mei Jing asked softly, gradually enticing him to slowly reveal his current thoughts.

Du Liangchen hesitated for a long time before saying with red ears, "Because... I want to earn money to buy a house."

Upon hearing this answer, Mei Jing's eyes flickered slightly, and she nervously swallowed, a bold guess popping into her mind, "Is it... because of me?"