Chapter 149 – Love Makes You Blind, but It Shouldn’t Make You Cringey!

Oh no, oh no… Lin Xi had a very bad feeling about this.

What was with this cringey Magical Girl nonsense?!

I haven’t even done anything yet, and Xia Xun is already falling to the dark side?

Is Z City about to lose its All-Round, Super-Invincible, Perfectly Beautiful Magical Girl?!

I don’t want to go down in history as the ultimate sinner! Damn it all!

“Xia Xun!” Lin Xi shot to her feet. “We’re not officially a couple yet, so I need to lay down three ground rules!”

“Huh? Three ground rules? What are they?”

“First, you can’t be the one to kiss me! Second, you still can’t be the one to kiss me! And third, once again, you can’t be the one to kiss me!”

“Nooo! Nooo! Nooo! Nooo! Nooo!” Xia Xun threw herself around on the beanbag, kicking up a full-blown tantrum.

Lin Xi was speechless.

Xia Xun was getting more and more out of hand…

“Fine, I don’t have to kiss you,” Xia Xun suddenly said, changing tack. “But then you have to kiss me first!”

Blushing, she closed her eyes and gently pursed her enticing lips…

If Lin Xi’s resolve hadn’t been rock-solid, she would have fallen right into Xia Xun’s trap.

Xia Xun waited and waited, but Lin Xi’s kiss never came.

When she opened her eyes, Lin Xi had already reached the door.

“Lin Xi! Don’t go!”

Lin Xi put her hand on the doorknob. “See you tomorrow. Good night.”

But no matter how hard she tried, the doorknob wouldn’t turn.

Helpless, she turned back to Xia Xun. “Xia Xun? Stop messing around and behave.”

“I’m not messing around,” Xia Xun said. “The door must be broken… This must be fate, Lin Xi. Even the heavens want you to spend the night at my place.”

“This is not fate!” Lin Xi snapped. “Did you freeze the door shut?!”

“Huh?! How did you know?”

“Because the doorknob is freezing cold!”

Xia Xun fell silent.

“I really should’ve just broken the lock…” she muttered.

Then she asked Lin Xi to stay and play games for a while before leaving.

“You promised we’d play together. You can’t go back on your word.”

Lin Xi asked, “Then can you follow my three ground rules?”

“Fine…” Xia Xun patted the spot in front of her, urging Lin Xi to sit down.

Lin Xi had no choice but to return and sit in front of Xia Xun.

The moment they launched the game, Lin Xi sensed something was wrong.

“Wait, what?! What’s with all the yuri vibes in this game?!”

“This isn’t anything like the game we played last time!”

Xia Xun replied, “I picked this one especially for you.”

“Since we haven’t become a couple in the real world yet, we can start by being all lovey-dovey and sweet together in the game world!”

Lin Xi couldn’t take it anymore.

The cringey Magical Girl allegations were officially confirmed!

“Xia Xun, hurry up and go back to normal!”

“Love makes you blind, but it shouldn’t make you cringey!”

“If you don’t go back to your old, normal self, then I will never even consider accepting your confession!”

Lin Xi’s resolve was firm. She had to stop Xia Xun from falling to the dark side!

Xia Xun stared at her blankly. “I… I’m sorry! Boohoo…”

How had she suddenly turned back into a soft and delicate Magical Girl again? Lin Xi’s head throbbed. I’m the one who should be crying here…

“I’m the one who should apologize!” Having made a girl cry, Lin Xi immediately apologized. “Could you please stop crying?”

“I… I can, but I want… a kiss…”

“You’re fake-crying to trick me into kissing you, aren’t you?”

“If you won’t kiss me… a hug will do…”

Shaking her head with a sigh, Lin Xi pulled Xia Xun into a hug.

So warm…

Xia Xun felt as though she were basking in a spring breeze. Every time she hugged Lin Xi, she felt so warm and safe…

“Lin Xi, I’ve been trying so hard because I’m doing everything I can to make you like me.”

“Mm. You have been trying hard, so stop trying.”

Xia Xun fell silent.

“You don’t want me to keep trying? Does that mean… I don’t have a chance?”

“You won’t even consider me anymore?”

“Did I just get rejected?”

“Did my first love just end without me even knowing why?”

“Nooo… Boohoo…”

“If you keep crying, I really won’t consider you,” Lin Xi threatened.

Xia Xun immediately stopped crying.

Lin Xi explained, “What I mean is, you don’t need to try this hard.”

“I still want us to play games and watch movies together like we used to, happily and without any pressure. Just stop picking games and movies overflowing with yuri vibes for me!”

“I… I understand.” Xia Xun finally grasped what Lin Xi meant. “I was trying too hard…”

“Then if I switch to a normal game, will you play with me for a while?”

Lin Xi nodded.

Xia Xun switched games, and this time, Lin Xi sat beside her instead of in front of her.

The two of them were soon immersed in the game…

…

Once they were tired of playing, they watched a movie together.

Xia Xun behaved perfectly normally the entire time, much to Lin Xi’s satisfaction.

It was nearly nine in the evening when Lin Xi checked the time and got up to leave.

Xia Xun grabbed her hand. “It’s already so late. Why don’t you stay the night?”

“No, thanks.”

“Are you worried I’ll do something to you? How could I possibly be that kind of person? I definitely won’t do anything.”

“I really have to go home…” Lin Xi didn’t want to be away from home every day. “I’ll find some time next week to stay over at your place.”

“All right…” Xia Xun was deeply disappointed. Before they parted, she asked earnestly, “Lin Xi, can you tell me the truth? Do I have any chance of becoming your real girlfriend?”

No…

Lin Xi wanted to say it. She desperately wanted to tell her there was no chance.

It wasn’t that Xia Xun wasn’t good enough. The problem was their identities. One was a Magical Girl, while the other was a witch. How could they possibly be together?

In the end, Lin Xi still couldn’t bring herself to say no.

She was afraid of hurting Xia Xun, and even more afraid that Xia Xun would insist on finding out why. It wasn’t as though she could tell Xia Xun that she couldn’t accept her confession because she was the Blazing Blast Witch…

If the truth came out, they probably wouldn’t even be able to remain friends.

Becoming enemies was the last thing Lin Xi wanted.

“Give me some time.” Once again, Lin Xi chose to run away from the problem.

As the saying went:

Running away might be shameful, but it worked.

“Okay, take all the time you need,” Xia Xun said with heartfelt sincerity. “I’ll wait for you. I can wait for the rest of my life.”

“You’re the only person I’ll ever marry.”

Lin Xi was speechless.

She was doomed.

Xia Xun’s feelings were far too sincere and heavy for her to bear.

Lin Xi still had the same plan as before. If she could no longer stay in Z City, she could always pack her bags and run…

Of course, things hadn’t reached the point where she needed to flee in a panic just yet.

She would take it one step at a time and cross that bridge when she came to it.

“Thank you for feeling that way about me. Goodbye, and good night.”

“Mm, good night. I’ll love you forever~”

Reluctant to see her go, Xia Xun waved goodbye to Lin Xi.