BC Chapter 84

“Are you… alright?” Lu Ziming had anticipated that Yao Jinglin wouldn’t be able to carry the female teammate at this point, but she didn’t expect her to be directly pinned to the ground. Fortunately, before falling, she remembered to protect the teammate on top of her; otherwise, another fall would undoubtedly add insult to injury for the injured teammate.

Obviously, the current situation wasn’t suitable for gloating, so Lu Ziming held back, finally asking in a normal tone that didn’t sound too annoying.

“…Laugh if you want.” Yao Jinglin, of course, knew how embarrassing her behavior of trying to be brave but getting slapped in the face was. If she could, she would disappear on the spot.

But unexpectedly, Lu Ziming didn’t continue to mock her. She just silently curled the corner of her mouth and stepped forward to help move the injured teammate to a safe place.

Then, she walked to the exhausted Yao Jinglin and offered her hand.

“…Thank you.” Having no energy to dislike Lu Ziming anymore, Yao Jinglin looked at the other woman’s expression, which showed nothing unusual, and softly thanked her, raising her own hand and placing it in Lu Ziming’s.

Lu Ziming knelt on one knee, supporting Yao Jinglin’s shoulder with one hand and holding her soft hand with the other, intending to help her up. Just as Yao Jinglin had slowly sat up and was planning to change her posture to ease the feeling of exhaustion, Lu Ziming suddenly felt a sharp, piercing pain in her thigh, which was bearing her body weight. She lost control and fell backward. However, their hands, still clasped together, hadn’t had time to separate, and Yao Jinglin’s posture hadn’t had time to change. She was pulled over by Lu Ziming’s falling motion, uncontrollably landing on top of her.

It turned out that Lu Ziming was also quite tired, and she didn’t know which muscle she had used incorrectly, so her thigh suddenly cramped.

The two crashed together, and due to the sudden collision and their lack of strength, they were stunned for a moment. They remained in the position of Yao Jinglin falling into Lu Ziming’s arms for a long time without moving.

Lu Ziming finally sighed and smiled helplessly.

She looked up at Yao Jinglin, who was lying on her chest, and said, “Can you move?”

Yao Jinglin belatedly blushed and said embarrassedly, “I have no strength.”

“Then let’s just stay like this for a while. I can’t muster any strength right now either. I still feel the cramping even when I stretch my leg out,” Lu Ziming simply sprawled out on the ground in a starfish shape, trying to recover the strength she had just overexerted.

“Okay.” Equally helpless, Yao Jinglin had no choice but to listen to Lu Ziming and obediently responded for the first time.

However, it was definitely awkward for two people who had just met today to suddenly have such close contact.

But Lu Ziming, feeling the weight on her, suddenly felt an unspeakable sense of security welling up in her heart. As the unique fragrance of Yao Jinglin’s long, drooping hair wafted towards her, Lu Ziming felt her heart clench. A strange sense of novelty and anticipation arose, and she suddenly had the urge to hug Yao Jinglin tightly. This impulse completely overwhelmed Lu Ziming’s feelings of embarrassment.

Of course, fortunately, her reason prevailed, and she stopped this unexplainable impulse in time. She quickly turned her head away, not daring to look at Yao Jinglin’s face, and subconsciously swallowed to hide her panic.

Am I a pervert? How could I have this inexplicable desire for a girl? Lu Ziming’s pupils dilated in shock. Having lived for over twenty years, this was the first time she had so clearly and definitely felt her body’s impulses. However, she never imagined that her first experience of impulse would be dedicated to a girl she had just met less than a day ago.

On the other side, Yao Jinglin, who was lying on top of Lu Ziming, was also very flustered because she could clearly feel the other woman’s heartbeat. But for some reason, the feeling of embarrassment she should have felt was replaced by an unspeakable sense of reassurance. It seemed that her heart was actually enjoying the moment.

What’s going on? Do I like women? Yao Jinglin wondered.

But then she thought carefully—that’s not right! It’s not like she’s never seen men before. In fact, from graduating school to her current age, friends and family had arranged countless blind dates for her. All she ever thought of the guys she met at these events were that their spiritual level was too low or that they were ordinary-looking and yet were too confident. She didn’t want to look at them, let alone fall for them. For a long time, Yao Jinglin had thought she might have to lock her heart away. But she never expected that she would actually be so useless as to fall for a woman.

Because of the flood of thoughts in her mind, her gaze involuntarily turned to Lu Ziming’s face.

Her semi-long but soft and obedient short hair felt like she had cut it herself recently, but it gave a sense of freedom and casualness. Her wheat-colored skin gave the first impression of health. Her firm figure was hidden under loose clothes, but the close contact between them at this moment allowed Yao Jinglin to clearly feel her well-proportioned and toned body lines. Although she looked a bit thin, her explosive power was even better than her, a regular soldier.

At this moment, she was looking to the side, not knowing what she was thinking. Her superior jawline paired with the clear lines of her nose were as distinct as a painting.

After observing her slowly, Yao Jinglin finally realized that the adjectives she could think of when judging the other woman’s appearance and figure were all positive praises.

Doesn’t she have any flaws? Thinking of this, Yao Jinglin finally remembered the argument they had had before.

It has to be said, she’s a good person, but it’s a pity she has such a mouth… alas.