Chapter 83: Jin Xia: I’m Your Personal Female Bodhisattva
The sky was gradually darkening, and the distant Seine River looked like a winding silver ribbon.
Several children happily ran past Chi Ye and Jin Xia while playing.
The Empress Dowager had taken off the white beret on her head and replaced it with a pair of fluffy ear covers + rabbit ear hair clip, with a pair of Chi Ye’s same-style women’s sunglasses hanging on her delicate little face.
Her feet were on a balance bike, holding a Starbucks cup in one hand, and a big handful of “little gadgets” in the other.
She “distributed” them one by one: “This is for Aunt, this is for Sister Mi, and this one… for my Empress Dowager.”
Chi Ye, who was carrying two big bags beside her, was stunned: “Empress Dowager?!”
So your family really has an Empress Dowager?!
“Huh?”
Jin Xia blinked her peach blossom eyes, put the item into Chi Ye’s bag, then casually took out another one of her favorite “little gadgets” from the bag — a local “specialty,” a very beautiful bracelet with an intricately carved Champs-Élysées fallen leaf design, made of pure crystal, each “leaf” polished to extreme delicacy.
Not expensive, but it was her favorite item today.
“Teacher Chi, don’t be jealous, this one is for you, my favorite.”
Chi Ye looked at the bracelet he had paid for himself and nodded silently: “Thank you, Female Bodhisattva.”
“Mm~” Jin Xia tilted her head: “Don’t call me Female Bodhisattva.”
“Why?”
The Empress Dowager thought for a moment and said in a coquettish voice: “Female Bodhisattva is good to everyone, but I’m only good to you, Teacher Chi, so I’m not Female Bodhisattva, I’m… your Female Bodhisattva!”
Chi Ye: “…”
Sister is too rigorous, I admit defeat.
“Is that the Seine River ahead?”
Jin Xia rode the balance bike slowly, took a sip of the coffee in her hand, and directed: “Elbow, let’s go take a look!”
Chi Ye nodded, but just after sliding a short distance, Jin Xia’s pair of delicate peach blossom eyes fell on… a hydrogen balloon in the hands of a vendor not far away.
After hesitating for a moment, seeing Chi Ye’s hands already “full,” especially his tired appearance, she gave up the idea and continued sliding forward slowly.
Chi Ye, who was behind, saw this, thought for a moment, walked to the opposite side, communicated with “telepathy” in standard Mandarin, then gritted his teeth and generously threw out cash, taking all the handful of hydrogen balloons.
“Merci pour le cadeau, vous êtes un bon personne!”
Chi Ye didn’t understand his words, but figured it was something like thankful flattery!
He clutched a big handful of balloons and walked back to the Empress Dowager’s side.
“Eh!”
Jin Xia turned around and noticed this, her eyes instantly lit up, then she turned composed again, humming: “Teacher Chi, you’re making me seem so domineering, wanting whatever I see.”
“With me, you can always be this domineering.”
Chi Ye had also learned now, starting to use all sorts of sweet talk, making Jin Xia’s little head dizzy, she turned her head and muttered secretly: “Mm… mm… actually I’m not domineering, I just…”
“I just don’t want you to get too tired!”
Chi Ye: “…”
What’s tiring about this?
I hope you won’t make me too tired in the future!
“Here, how many do you want?”
“I want them all!”
Jin Xia was “domineering” and took all the hydrogen balloons from Chi Ye’s hands.
But she was still holding a coffee cup in the other hand, tall yet slender, with so many hydrogen balloons in hand while on the balance bike, she already seemed a bit “floating on air.”
“Oh no… oh no, Teacher Chi, I’m about to fly away, save me save me!”
Chi Ye hurriedly took some to help, stabilizing her body, and roasted: “I told you not to take so many, if you fly away, who will give me gifts?”
“Hmph hmph.”
Jin Xia glanced at him, “romantic”: “If I really fly away, you must come with me, we’ll play in the sky together.”
Chi Ye: “…”
Why is this conversation heading more and more to hell?
No need to go to the sky at all, he’s not Shang Youshu, staying in the human world is fine.
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.
As soon as the two slid to the Seine River square, they saw Shang Youshu and You Han, also wearing sunglasses, walking over.
“Xia Xia, Chi… Teacher Chi!”
Shang Youshu’s bright eyes lingered on Chi Ye for an instant, then quickly shifted away.
You Han put on airs, acting aloof, saying in a low voice: “Hello.”
“Sister Shang.”
Jin Xia happily got off the balance bike and asked curiously: “You two didn’t go anywhere else today?”
You Han glanced at Shang Youshu and shook his head: “You Shu likes the Seine River, so we didn’t go anywhere else.”
“I see.” Jin Xia nodded and praised: “So romantic.”
Fell for it?! Indeed pretty fell for it.
Chi Ye saw Shang Youshu looking a bit “fatigued”: “How was your day?”
Shang Youshu paused, then said: “I feel like I’m a gas pump right now. By the way, is the car fueled up? If not, I’ll fill it for you.”
Everyone: “…”
You Han coughed lightly, slightly displeased.
Bullet comments burst into laughter.
「hhh, never noticed before, Sister Shang is actually so humorous.」
「Refueling killed me, got infected huh?」
「Fun fact: You only get infected near Chi Ye, look, Sister Shang got infected now!」
「Xia Xia and Teacher Chi are so sweet, Sister Shang and You Han are so torturous!」
「Xiang You’s group is even heavier, already off-air, hilarious.」
The two groups gathered, bullet comments surged explosively, and Shang Youshu also noticed the big and small bags in Jin Xia and Chi Ye’s hands.
“This is…”
She pointed at the big handful of hydrogen balloons in the Empress Dowager’s hand.
“Oh, Teacher Chi bought them for me!”
Jin Xia waved her hand boastfully, but felt her arm uncontrollably rising, hurriedly pulling it back down: “Not listening~”
“Balloon person isn’t great, won’t behave.”
Chi Ye helped educate: “Someday I’ll talk to its leader.”
Shang Youshu: “…”
Ahhh! Why wasn’t I at the live performance today, why!!
Not at the live performance, stuck with You Han all day, soaked in oil tank all day, she felt like her whole body was emanating an indescribable greasiness.
She really wanted to flash a wicked smile at Chi Ye, lick her lips, and say in super bubbly voice: “Man, you smell so good~”
Eww~~
She’s dying!
You Han didn’t know yet that he’d been dubbed an oil tank storage by the chirps, seeing the three chatting happily without including him, he rolled his eyes and found a new topic: “Look, there’s singing over there.”
Everyone was stunned and looked over, indeed not far away, a crowd gathered, a colorful Christmas tree lit up, a street busking singer with a guitar was strumming and singing.
Just like that, but the atmosphere was right, French people like this vibe, ambiguous pink bubbles were floating up.
“Doesn’t seem like a streaming influencer or professional singer on air.”
Shang Youshu often listens to music and has some discernment, looking at the surrounding people’s appearances: “They all seem to know each other… wow!!”
Suddenly, she noticed something, instantly excited with her little face flushing red, drooping her arms: “They’re showing love! This is a study abroad team building, right? That guy seems to be confessing!”
“…Seems like it really is.”
Jin Xia’s peach blossom eyes lit up — she doesn’t like gossip, even less shipping CP, but the scene in front of her reminded her of back in the KTV, Chi Ye singing《When You》 for her.
Mm… Teacher Chi sings ten thousand times better than them!
“Je suis un alligator et je marche”
“Tu es un rhinocéros et tu danses~”
A slightly immature singing voice came, Shang Youshu covered her mouth and stomped her feet, Jin Xia turned to Chi Ye: “Teacher Chi, he doesn’t sing as well as you.”
Shang Youshu: “?!”
Hey hey! Too much, is sounding good what matters? It’s the feeling, the atmosphere, that fell for it feeling!!
What’s up with this Xia Xia, does she only have her Teacher Chi in her eyes?
Chi Ye was momentarily stunned, turned to look at the gradually darkening night sky, then at Jin Xia’s delicate smiling little face, those extremely earnest peach blossom eyes sparkling like a galaxy — bright and shiny, as if they could really speak.
“…Do you want to hear it?”
He suddenly asked.
“Mm~?”
Jin Xia was stunned, then delighted: “Can you? Are you going to sing《When You》? In front of everyone at the live performance, sing for me?”
She was as happy as a little rabbit that suddenly got a gift.
Chi Ye looked at her: “Do you want to hear it?”
“Yes!! I want Teacher Chi.” The Empress Dowager paused, “domineeringly”: “Sing for me!”
Chi Ye said no more, brought the Empress Dowager into the crowd of onlookers, quietly waiting for the “Male Lead” to finish singing.
Shang Youshu and You Han behind exchanged a glance —
Shang Youshu: Holy crap holy crap holy crap! No way, for real?!
You Han: Damn, you get to show off!
“Go go go!”
Shang Youshu was like a cat that smelled something, ghosting after them.
You Han slapped his forehead, thinking《When You》 has been overplayed online lately, plus what’s your live level, no idea?
《Reboot》 isn’t purely a recording studio warrior?
Fine, for the top streamer, I’ll endure!
Thinking this, he reluctantly followed.
…
Meanwhile.
Just as Chi Ye was about to “show his singing voice.”
Xiang You’s group was experiencing unimaginable social death and awkwardness.
At a certain comprehensive fighting martial arts gym.
Xiang You sat on the ground “battered and bruised,” high heels flown off, hair messed up, tight clothes torn, nunchucks… not even taken out yet.
He “ouch ouch” rubbed his arm and waved: “No more fighting, I’m off today… rematch another day!”
Opposite, the gym instructor who was provoked by Xiang You and had to accept due to the power of money frowned, glanced at the oddly dressed Xiang You, then at the high heels that landed at his feet, smeared with a lump of unknown excrement: “This is… shit?!”
“You kick the gym and bring biochemical weapons?!”
Beside him, Chu Luan Yu looked utterly done, covering her face with her hand, shaking her head nonstop: “I don’t understand French, but I’m not with him, don’t ask me, I don’t know.”
The instructor shook his head, staring at them in astonishment, asking: “You all, are Chinese?!”
He actually speaks Chinese!
Chu Luan Yu’s vision went black, hurriedly explaining: “NONONO, I’m… I’m Korean! From big cold nether country, kimchi Korean!”
She pointed at Xiang You, seeing how disheveled and embarrassing he was, inspiration struck: “He… he’s… he’s Japanese! Japanese, Japanese!”
Saying this, afraid the coach wouldn’t understand, she gestured, mixing Chinese English French accents: “Little~ Japan~ ese! Japanese! We’re not Chinese!”
The instructor looked enlightened: “Japanese… Korean?”
“Yes! Yes!”
Chu Luan Yu nodded hurriedly.
Xiang You was furious beside her, unyieldingly: “How can you insult me!! I’m not Japanese, I’m Chinese!”
He puffed out his proud chest, hair flying wildly, looked at the instructor, word by word: “I’m from Hong Kong, China, Chinese!!”
Instructor: “…”
Chu Luan Yu covered her face.
Ahhh!!
So embarrassing!
No need at all! You could totally be Japanese, Xiang You, really, no one would object!
The two were eventually “invited” out of the gym, their group’s PD had long stopped broadcasting, and seeing it getting dark, the《With You》 live time was about to end.
Looking back at the day’s “journey,” for Chu Luan Yu, it was simply a nightmare.
Stepped on a mouse on the way out, then robbed, then weird looks at check-in spots, then beaten at the gym challenge… and then…
She felt like yesterday she was a total idiot for agreeing to team with Xiang You.
Given another chance, she’d definitely “poison” Xiang You the night before departure.
To avoid this destined nightmare on her life path.
“Wonder how the other groups are doing, without Xiang You, they should be happy, right?”
She thought this.
Xiang You beside her had already picked up his mobile phone and exclaimed: “Oh wow, Chi Ye is singing live!”
“Hm?”
Chu Luan Yu was stunned, puzzled: “Isn’t there no live at night? Their group is still on?”
“No, it’s a video call Shang Youshu sent in the group, program team off, she broadcasts!”
Xiang You excitedly: “Heard many say Chi Ye’s EP was edited in post, he dares live?!”
Chu Luan Yu was equally puzzled, even more so — who is he singing for?
Honestly… she did feel a little guilty about Prison Brother, but… not much.
Him blowing up with singing, she didn’t really care.
Because in the entertainment industry now, music scene really isn’t as good as film industry.
Of course, inferior or not, spectacle is spectacle.
She set aside “past grudges” and leaned over: “Singing what? Not《When You》 again?”
“Live singing this, won’t explode Jin Xia’s die-hard fans?”
Jin Xia wouldn’t like this vibe, right? Picked Chi Ye for this?
Then she’s really… hard to judge, giving up top streamer career for this?
“Dunno, let’s see, let’s see.”
Xiang You clicked into the video call shared by Shang Youshu in the group.
On the other side, in a restaurant near the “distant” Mont Saint-Michel Abbey.
Teacher Wen calmly opened the video, Jiang Cheng beside him listless, glanced at Teacher Wen, then at Shang Youshu’s message in the group, cursing inwardly — damn, Chi Ye shows off better than me?!
He glanced at the title Shang Youshu posted in the group —
《Shock! Super sweet famous scene outsiders can’t see! “Top Streamer live show of love”! Exclusive channels, come watch!》
Damn, Shang Youshu should do self-media, clickbait title!
He roasted inwardly and clicked on the picture.
The light there was dimly lit, but faintly visible, Chi Ye holding a guitar, sitting by the Seine River Bank.
Not far from him, Jin Xia on her balance bike, clutching a big handful of hydrogen balloons in one hand, biting a coffee straw in the other, her peach blossom eyes blinking at Chi Ye.
A gentle breeze blew past, lifting her chestnut hair falling on her cheeks.
Late February in Paris, not so cold anymore.
