Chapter 30: Purely a Coach-Player Relationship
【S+ Talent: Young Miss Has Arrived, Everyone Step Aside!】
【Current Mission (1/3): Elegance of Heart.】
【Description: Go on a solo date with the young miss and share an evening meal.】
Downstairs at the girls’ dormitory.
Jiang Yuan sat on a stone bench, looking at the familiar scenery and smiling.
Last time when he taught Su Wanwan Go, it was also here.
Tonight the moon was bright and stars sparse, with a cool night breeze that quietly slipped into the sleeves of his team jacket, bringing a hint of coolness.
He lifted his wrist to check his watch and sighed:
This woman said she’d just freshen up and come down, who knows how long she’ll take to primp…
Just as he was thinking this, a slender silhouette appeared at the building entrance.
Jiang Yuan looked over and was slightly stunned.
Su Wanwan slowly walked down the stairs, completely transformed with a renewed aura.
She wore a cream-colored knit sweater with a light coffee-colored Chanel-style jacket over it.
Below was a pleated mini skirt, beneath which her evenly proportioned, straight legs were exposed, with white socks just above her ankles.
Small brown leather shoes with low heels clicked crisply against the ground as she walked.
Her hair fell softly with slightly curled ends that swayed gently with her movements.
Her lips were glossed with a shimmery lip gloss that gleamed moistly under the streetlights, like ripe cherries on a branch.
This outfit was completely different from her usual style.
Jiang Yuan’s gaze unconsciously flickered.
Then it settled back on her.
Looking at her steps, she was obviously somewhat nervous and unnatural. When she got closer, he could smell that even her scent was special – like citrus and pear.
Jiang Yuan coughed and joked: “Going to dinner with dad, you’re making it this formal?”
Hearing this familiar teasing, Su Wanwan huffed lightly and lifted her chin: “This young miss is naturally beautiful – changing clothes counts as formal?”
More than just changing clothes!
Jiang Yuan thought about it, but decided not to tease her. Today he was here to date her.
Starting with a fight wouldn’t be good.
He changed the topic: “Aren’t you cold in that short skirt?”
Su Wanwan tilted her head: “Don’t you have a jacket?”
“???”
Jiang Yuan was silent for a moment, then said: “So one of us definitely has to freeze to death tonight?”
“…”
Su Wanwan pouted and said righteously: “You’re the dad, you figure it out.”
Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to retort.
He silently chanted:
Date, I’m here to date today, need to be harmonious, need to be loving…
He took another deep breath: “Let’s go.”
With that, Jiang Yuan turned and walked toward the school gate.
Su Wanwan followed step by step, her small leather shoes making pleasant “rustling” sounds on the path covered with golden fallen leaves.
After a few steps, she turned her face, hands behind her back, and asked curiously: “Which restaurant did you book?”
Jiang Yuan asked: “What restaurant?”
“Didn’t you say you were treating me to an evening banquet?”
“Oh, that pork knuckle rice place at the gate.”
“???”
Su Wanwan’s eyes showed three parts shock and seven parts disbelief.
Only after Jiang Yuan seriously nodded did she confirm this was real.
Rage rose from her heart!
Her teeth nearly ground to powder!
“Dog—Jiang—Yuan—”
She clenched her fists, her voice trembling slightly with anger:
“Your family calls pork knuckle rice an evening banquet?!!!”
…
…
After dinner.
Su Wanwan angrily reapplied her lip gloss.
【Completed consecutive mission (1/3): Elegance of Heart.】
【New mission (2/3): Shadows and Light Together.】
【Description: Take Su Wanwan to see a movie.】
Jiang Yuan looked at the system prompt and squinted slightly, feeling something was off.
This mission chain seemed… too simple?
Really just an ordinary dating process?
He was somewhat puzzled but didn’t think deeply about it. Completing the mission and activating the talent was the main priority anyway.
Inside the movie theater.
Jiang Yuan splurged on a VIP theater, with tickets costing twice as much as regular seats.
This was his first time experiencing this type of theater, and he found it quite novel.
The spacious seats could fully recline, allowing you to lie down and watch the movie.
The service staff were also very attentive. Seeing that Su Wanwan was dressed lightly, they even brought a small blanket.
Between them sat a large bucket of popcorn.
When reaching for popcorn, Jiang Yuan’s fingers inadvertently touched Su Wanwan’s hand.
Su Wanwan jerked back as if electrocuted, then lightly punched Jiang Yuan while whispering a warning: “Hey! Don’t try to touch my hand while getting popcorn!”
Jiang Yuan: “???”
He was a bit speechless.
After thinking about it, he simply picked up the entire popcorn bucket and hugged it to himself.
“?” Su Wanwan frowned: “How am I supposed to get any if you’re hogging it?”
Jiang Yuan: “I bought it, you’re not allowed to eat anymore to avoid touching your hand.”
“!!”
Su Wanwan’s chest visibly rose and fell, but she also felt that Jiang Yuan seemed… to have a point?
She could only sullenly shrink back into her chair and stop talking.
Today, they were the only two people in the VIP theater, and the movie content wasn’t particularly interesting either.
Jiang Yuan started feeling drowsy while watching.
He yawned.
Su Wanwan had been pouting the whole time. Seeing him like this, she muttered to herself: “This is completely different from the date I imagined…”
“Huh? Date what? What date?”
Jiang Yuan refused to admit it:
“I was worried you’d stay up playing games tonight and tire yourself out, so I brought you out to relax.”
“…”
A moment of silence.
After a while, Su Wanwan spoke again, her voice carrying a barely detectable sense of disappointment: “Isn’t it a date when a guy and girl go out to eat and watch a movie alone?”
“Uh, that depends on the situation.”
Su Wanwan lowered her eyes and didn’t respond.
Jiang Yuan looked at her reaction and suddenly realized something.
He considered his words carefully and asked: “You haven’t… ever gone out alone with a guy before, have you?”
“Yeah.” Su Wanwan answered quickly: “Before high school, I had a family driver pick me up from school, just going between home and school. Where would I have had the chance to go out and play?”
“What about in college?”
“In college, there were guys who wanted to ask me out, but I thought they were all… whatever, maybe it’s my own problem.”
Looking at her dejected appearance.
Jiang Yuan suddenly felt a bit soft-hearted.
This was, after all, her first time going out alone with a guy, and she had approached it with the mindset of it being a date, probably expecting some romantic or intimate elements.
But he had been purely focused on completing the mission, going through the motions like a checklist.
The huge gap between her expectations and reality was causing her current low mood.
Jiang Yuan rubbed his chin and said: “Hey, so what should a date be like in your imagination? Mouth-to-mouth feeding?”
Su Wanwan immediately turned around warily, staring at him and slightly backing away in a defensive posture: “Don’t you dare try anything!”
“No, I was just asking.”
“…” Su Wanwan looked at him suspiciously, finally reluctantly believing him. She turned back around and said softly while looking at the screen: “Actually, I don’t really know what it should be like either, just… it would feel happier, I guess.”
Want to be happy?
That’s easy!
A glint of amusement flashed in Jiang Yuan’s eyes: “Hand, give it to me.”
“!” Su Wanwan shrank back, even more alert, “Jiang Yuan! You’re not even pretending anymore!”
“I’m not trying to take advantage of you, I prepared a little surprise.”
Su Wanwan looked skeptical: “Really?”
“Try it and you’ll see.”
“…”
Su Wanwan hesitated for a moment.
Finally thinking that letting him hold her hand briefly probably wasn’t a big deal…
So she reluctantly, slowly extended her hand.
Her hand carried a slight coolness and felt soft and delicate.
Jiang Yuan had grown up this far and aside from Tong-mei, had never held any other girl’s hand.
Toward Mo Tong, he naturally had no improper thoughts.
And toward Su Wanwan… uh, he also had no improper thoughts!
It’s just that she really did dress quite beautifully today, and any guy would feel a little flutter of the heart, but it was purely limited to appreciating a pretty girl – it had nothing to do with emotions!
A purely coach-player relationship that could never change in nature!
Jiang Yuan grasped her hand, their palms pressed tightly together.
Su Wanwan turned her head, her eyes questioning: And then?
Jiang Yuan deliberately paused: “Nothing, just wanted to hold your hand and feel it.”
“?!!” Su Wanwan instantly reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, trying to yank her hand back, but Jiang Yuan held it firmly.
She panicked a bit: “You, what are you doing! I’m warning you, there are cameras in the movie theater! Don’t try anything!”
“Just kidding.” Jiang Yuan finally couldn’t help but laugh, “I’m going to show you a magic trick, a super amazing one.”
Su Wanwan blinked and stopped struggling, curiosity quickly taking over her thoughts:
“What magic trick?”