Kiara watched the sunset from the mountaintop for a while. For some reason, her mood gradually became a bit restless, and she chose to walk down the mountain.
Arriving at the foot of the mountain, she passed a stream and saw a young girl fishing from afar. The girl sat on a rock, holding a fishing rod, staring intently at the stream's surface. She would occasionally lick her lips as if she were craving something. The evening sunlight shone on her, making even her fine hairs sparkle.
Kiara felt amused looking at her and recognized the girl as looking a bit familiar. Moreover, she was wearing the uniform of her own school, so she walked toward her.
"You are..."
Arriving beside the girl, Kiara didn't notice the float moving. She opened her mouth to greet her, but startled her instead. The girl's hand shook, she jerked the rod, the float flew up with a 'whoosh', but the hook was empty.
A few droplets of water splashed onto Kiara's face and hair. Seeing the girl's disappointed expression, especially noticing the fish box next to her had only water and no fish, she felt very sorry and quickly said: "I'm sorry, I didn't notice there was a fish."
"Forget it, I wouldn't have caught it anyway..."
The girl sighed, glanced at her casually, then her eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey, are you from our school? Named Kiara?"
Kiara nodded: "Yes, you are Li Jingchu, right? Why are you fishing here?"
Li Jingchu said distractedly: "My home isn't far from here. I like fishing, but I never catch anything. There are clearly fish in this stream, but they won't bite. I've been skunked for a week. I've tried float fishing, lure fishing, and fly fishing."
She deliberately glanced at Kiara, looking somewhat resentful.
Kiara felt even more ashamed. The float had moved just now; if she hadn't arrived and disturbed it, Li Jingchu might have caught it.
Seeing that Li Jingchu had a few more fishing rods nearby, she thought she had nothing better to do, so she might as well help fish to pass the time. She suggested that Li Jingchu give her one.
Li Jingchu wasn't in a hurry. She smiled and said: "The fish here are very cunning. I estimate that even with another person, we won't catch anything. How about this, help me out, let's set a net. We absolutely cannot be skunked today!"
As she spoke, she picked up a folded net and looked at Kiara with a smile.
Kiara was stunned. She actually brought a fishing net to go fishing? Was she here to fish or to net fish?
After thinking for two or three seconds, Kiara suddenly nodded with great interest: "Okay, if we can't catch them, we'll net them. We'll get even more fish that way. It's much better than fishing. But we should only net the big ones; let the small ones grow bigger before we take them."
She said seriously. If they netted the small fish, how would they catch anything later?
The two were birds of a feather. After a quick discussion, they excitedly started setting the net. The stream wasn't deep; they could just roll up their pant legs and walk in. They had a great time, but the fish here were in for it.
Alex stood at the kitchen doorway, looking dazed as he watched Kiara prepare one home-cooked dish after another. He was stunned and said incredulously: "You can actually cook, and you do it so well! I never knew!"
Kiara thought to herself that she couldn't actually cook, but the current version of herself was in a perfect state, so mastering culinary skills wasn't difficult.
She smiled at Alex: "There's a lot you don't know. We haven't been in contact for several years, so what's strange about me learning to cook?"
She thought to herself, fortunately, she had been separated from Alex for several years, which meant Alex didn't know much about her, so more changes wouldn't arouse his suspicion.
Alex heard the explanation and his doubts were resolved.
Kiara made six dishes in total, each one full of color, aroma, and taste. Alex helped carry them to the dining table, his appetite piqued.
Alex felt it was strange. He had clearly eaten dinner before coming over, yet he felt that the dishes Kiara made were exceptionally to his taste. Just smelling them made him want to eat. Perhaps it was because Kiara's cooking was so great, even better than Freya's, that he had such thoughts.
He glanced at Kiara, who was standing prettily beside him with a smile, and Alex asked curiously: "Hey, why did you make so many dishes? Can we finish them all? I've already eaten."
Kiara blinked and said: "I haven't eaten yet. You should eat more too, so you'll have energy for the night."
"I don't stay up late." Alex thought she was talking about him staying up late to play games, which was something the old Alex used to do.
A meaningful smile flashed in Kiara's eyes. She then enthusiastically pulled him to sit down and taste her cooking. She seemed to enjoy being praised and even personally picked food for him. Sometimes, her movements were too wide, and when she put the food into his bowl, her chest accidentally brushed against Alex's arm, bringing an indescribable feeling.
Alex was a bit embarrassed at first, but was immediately attracted by the delicious taste and focused his attention on eating.
He didn't notice that Kiara had opened the red wine she bought today, poured a glass, and handed it to him. He drank it without thinking, felt it didn't quench his thirst, and asked her to pour another glass.
Alex couldn't taste the red wine; it seemed like some kind of delicious beverage. He drank several glasses in a row, his head spinning, shouting that he wanted more.
The girl breathed hot air into his ear: "You're drunk. Let me help you rest~"
Alex laughed loudly: "I'm drinking a beverage, how could I be drunk? Don't lie to me."
Kiara smiled and agreed: "Yes, yes, but you can't drink anymore. Come with me to rest."
Alex was dizzy, being supported by her. The girl's soft body carried a surprising heat, and that fragrant scent rushed towards him. Instinctively, he followed her and stood up, not forgetting to shout: "Resting so early? I haven't even showered yet."
The girl turned her steps, and the two walked towards the bathroom.
Dazed, Alex felt like he was showering, but his hands didn't move. He was drunk and naively thought that the smart bathroom at home was really convenient; he didn't even have to do it himself.
At this moment, a soft body squeezed into his embrace, bringing a strong, silky feeling. She acted coyly: "I'm exhausted, my hands are sore. You should help me wash too."
Alex was bewildered, thinking, why is Kiara here? But he was drunk and didn't think too much, feeling that since they were childhood sweethearts, wasn't it normal to shower together? So he reached out, causing a burst of coy scolding and playful fighting.
Unknowingly, they finished showering. Alex, supported by Kiara, arrived at the room. His foot slipped, and he fell onto the bed uncontrollably. The girl beside him exclaimed and also fell onto him, and the two had intimate contact.
Alex took a deep breath, his mouth dry, and reached out with hands that had long been eager to move.
"Mmhmm..."
The village at the foot of the mountain was clean and tidy, with houses arranged in an orderly manner.
On the wide cement road, elementary school students with backpacks walked in twos and threes. Cars and small motorcycles occasionally drove by, all moving slowly, afraid of hitting pedestrians.
When Li Jingchu pulled Kiara into the village, all the passersby smiled at her.
An auntie holding a child called out to her: "Xiao Chu, didn't catch any fish again today?"
Li Jingchu didn't speak, deliberately lifting the heavy fish box, her face bright and triumphant.
An elementary school student pointed at her and laughed loudly: "This fish was netted, right? I saw you secretly take the net out when you went home. You definitely can't catch fish."
Kiara looked over innocently.
Li Jingchu widened her eyes and said: "As long as there's fish to eat, what does it matter how I got it? You little brat, hurry home and do your homework!"
After saying that, she huffily pulled the bewildered Kiara away as if fleeing.
People burst into laughter.
Back home, Li Jingchu's family wasn't there, so Kiara had to help clean the fish. Then she watched Li Jingchu cook dinner, and then Li Jingchu invited her to eat. Kiara, who was starving, didn't hold back for long before sitting at the dining table.
That evening, hearing Li Jingchu say her home had natural hot spring water piped in, Kiara couldn't help but soak in the hot spring. It was so comfortable.
Just like that, she muddled through and stayed there for the night.
Waking up in the morning, Kiara felt a great deal of discomfort in her body, just like... the feeling was too shameful, she couldn't describe it.
Opening her eyes, Kiara found that she had been hugging Li Jingchu and sleeping all night. She couldn't help but be stunned. Associating this with the strangeness of her own body, she couldn't help but feel anxious, thinking, could it be that this seemingly harmless girl was actually a pervert, and last night, while she was asleep, she secretly...
Thinking of this, she shivered. But before she could feel sad or angry, a stream of strange memories suddenly flooded into her mind, leaving her completely dumbfounded.
In the memory, last night she was alone in a room with Alex, cooking for him. During the cooking process, she used a little trick, a strange talent that made the food she cooked numb the taste buds of the person eating it. Taking this opportunity, she fed high-proof liquor to Alex, and after he got drunk, she spent a wonderful night with him.
All kinds of positions, all kinds of scales, absolutely no bottom line...
Kiara finally understood what had happened. Her face turned bright red. She was stunned and couldn't believe that her clone, the one she used to handle her busy daily study tasks, had actually done such a thing, replacing her to reverse-conquer Alex!
Now that the clone had disappeared, all the experiences of the clone from last night flooded into her mind, as if those things were her own real experiences.
This result made her breathe rapidly, her mouth dry, her limbs weak, her heart pounding wildly. She felt almost as if she had been drinking, her brain dizzy.
What should she do?
She thought, feeling helpless.
Beside her, Li Jingchu rolled over, put her hand on her chest, and subconsciously grabbed it hard.
Kiara let out a "Hmm", feeling like she was back to last night, and couldn't help but flush red.
Li Jingchu smacked her lips, suddenly opened her eyes, and sat up in a hurry: "Oh no, I'm going to be late!"
Seeing Kiara dazed, Li Jingchu quickly pulled her: "Xiao Fu, stop spacing out, get up quickly!"
"Hmm? Oh..." Kiara's mind was blank, and she instinctively followed along.
Fortunately, the physical discomfort didn't affect her movements. After all, those were things the clone experienced, but the pleasant... no, the damn feeling from last night still faintly lingered on her body, making Kiara look dazed all morning, as if she had lost her soul.
There was no way around it. Afraid of being late, Li Jingchu had to forcefully drag her to wash her face, brush her teeth, and eat breakfast, and finally pulled her along to school.
Stepping into the school gate, Kiara suddenly woke up. If she met Alex at school, how should she face him?
Although it was her clone who did those things, to Alex, the clone and her were no different. Moreover, that clone was a facet of her personality, and now that it had disappeared, all memories had returned to her, no different from real experiences.
While panicking, Kiara also suddenly realized that what she truly hoped the clone would do was actually this.
"Hey, why are you still spacing out? Don't tell me you want me to walk you back to class."
A speechless voice came from the side. Kiara turned to look; Li Jingchu looked as if she had lost her temper with her.
She felt a bit embarrassed, nodded, and whispered: "Classmate Li Jingchu, I'm fine now. You should go back to your class."
"Are you really okay?" Li Jingchu looked at her with some suspicion.
Kiara nodded vigorously: "Yes, I'm fine."
No matter what, it had already happened, and she could only... face it.
Thinking of this, Kiara suddenly felt very weak again.
"Alright, then I'm leaving. If anything happens, remember to notify me. We added each other's contact info last night."
Giving a concerned instruction, Li Jingchu left in a hurry.
Watching her back, Kiara smiled reluctantly, thinking this girl was truly kind. Even though they weren't very close, she not only hosted her for the night but was also so concerned about her.
Walking blankly to the classroom door, Kiara took a deep breath, deciding to cheer up. At this moment, she felt a strange gaze. Turning her head to look, her heart skipped a beat.
Alex was standing on the corridor outside his class, his eyes looking over here. His gaze carried a faint confusion and oddity, as if he was wondering about something.
Kiara quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at him, and ran into the classroom with a red face, leaving Alex, who wanted to come over and talk to her, stunned.
Then he regained his senses and sighed. Last night was truly an accident. He actually got drunk and did that kind of thing, taking the girl all the way.
Although it seemed everything was egged on by Kiara, and even a result she secretly facilitated.
He didn't know why, but Alex suspected it had to do with the wish he had received from Kiara earlier. He sighed again; if he had known it would turn out like this, he wouldn't have done that, but there was no possibility of regretting it.
Recalling last night, his heart was still filled with heat. He hurriedly tried not to recall those details.
Kiara was distracted all day. It wasn't until school ended in the afternoon that she took a deep breath, stood up from her seat, and left the classroom to find Alex.
Alex was just about to leave when he was stunned to see Kiara standing at the classroom door.
"Um... let's go together." The girl's face was a little flushed, head lowered, speaking unnaturally.
Alex came back to his senses, smiled slightly, and nodded.
On the way back, the two were silent. Kiara was struggling with something in her heart, while Alex, facing this girl whose relationship with him had suddenly changed drastically, didn't know how to get along for a moment. Moreover, the other party seemed to be full of worries, which made it hard for him to speak.
This state was maintained until they returned to the front of Kiara's house. She didn't greet Alex and went straight to open the door and enter, but the door wasn't closed. Alex hesitated for a moment and followed her in.
Then, he walked to the room and saw Kiara in the room where they had spent the night, cleaning up the messy room. The girl's face was very red, and her gaze held complex emotions as she looked at the dirty bedsheets.
Alex quickly went over: "Let me help."
Kiara didn't dare to look at him at all, whispering: "It needs to be cleaned up, don't let my mom find out."
Alex felt a wave of embarrassment.
After a period of busyness, hanging the washed sheets on the balcony, Kiara suddenly whispered again: "I'm hungry, Mom isn't home these few days."
The seemingly casual words made Alex suddenly realize something. He perked up and said: "I'll go cook, you rest for a while."
After speaking, he went to get busy, leaving the girl standing there silently blushing. Afterwards, her eyes became firm.
Using the remaining ingredients in the refrigerator, Alex made a simple dinner. Kiara didn't complain and ate it happily, a faint smile always hanging on her lips.
After the meal, Alex wanted to go wash the dishes. When he reached out to take the plates on the table, Kiara realized it, quickly grabbed his hand, and said embarrassedly: "I'll do it."
She felt embarrassed to let Alex do all the work alone, and also vaguely felt that she didn't even know how to do housework and only waited to eat, so she would be disliked.
Alex didn't speak. He felt the temperature of her palm and finally couldn't help it, turning his hand to hold Kiara's slender hand.
Kiara's face flushed red, but she didn't struggle, just shyly lowered her head.
Seeing this, Alex was slightly happy and held the girl's hand even tighter.
He had been looking for opportunities to contact Kiara all day, but the girl seemed to be deliberately avoiding him, making him think he had done something wrong. Now, this gesture finally let him breathe a sigh of relief.
Slowly, the two leaned together. Alex followed her breathing, found her tightly pursed lips, and kissed them.
Kiara trembled, closing her eyes nervously.
Alex was surprised. Although the two had spent time intimately last night, Kiara's current expression was just like a novice, which was truly surprising.
It must be because of the alcohol, Alex thought to himself, but he didn't intend to stop; instead, he moved his hands firmly.
In his heart, he could no longer deceive himself; he had defaulted to Kiara being his woman. And it was precisely because of this that he felt uneasy when he was deliberately avoided by Kiara all day today.
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