Chapter 201: Oh, My Youth!
Hu Yu Ying grabbed Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning by the arm and hurriedly sped away from the scene.
“Crazy people are just… well, crazy.”
“Yu Ying, don’t listen to that perv spouting cr*p.”
Lin Wan Ning looked at Hu Yu Ying’s speechless face and softly said, “One time, my brother and I were riding bikes, and a tiny bug flew into my eye. He just helped me blow the bug out—nothing like that pervert said.”
Suddenly, Hu Yu Ying stopped in her tracks. “I don’t get it—why does that guy keep bad-mouthing Brother Long?”
“I also don’t understand why he always acts like he’s doing good for us but then does some totally inexplicable stuff.”
Hearing this, Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because the stuff Ye Liang Chen just said was seriously hard to swallow…
“He wasn’t like this before. I don’t know how he suddenly turned into this.”
Li Qing Xue and Ye Liang Chen had known each other the longest. Seeing him like this now, it was almost impossible to connect him to the old cheerful him.
“So, did Brother Long really force you to stick out your tongue?” Hu Yu Ying looked at Lin Wan Ning suspiciously.
Lin Wan Ning didn’t expect Hu Yu Ying’s mind to jump so wildly. She shook her head immediately, but then—awkwardness struck like a lightning bolt.
Actually, Long Ge didn’t force her at all… she voluntarily stuck out her tongue.
But admitting that? Oof, a little embarrassing.
Especially in front of Hu Yu Ying—the person most important to her brother.
“But the situation wasn’t like Ye Liang Chen said. Brother isn’t that kind of person—you should know better than me…”
Her voice trailed off as she secretly shot a quick glance at Hu Yu Ying. She then noticed Hu Yu Ying looking pensively into space.
“What are you thinking?”
“N-nothing,” Hu Yu Ying shook her head lightly.
Suddenly, a cheesy idea clicked—maybe some cheese touches?
“Let’s just leave this place now. Never come here to take a shower again,” Li Qing Xue suggested.
Hu Yu Ying and Lin Wan Ning nodded in agreement, even turning back to check that no one was sneaking behind them.
They boarded the subway.
The three little ones looked at the clothes they bought, and one asked, “Guess what Brother is doing right now?”
Li Qing Xue thought a moment and said, “Sunbathing.” That guy loved sunbathing more than anything—especially today’s weather was pretty nice. If it were him, he’d definitely be lounging on a deck chair soaking up the sun.
“Making clay figurines,” Hu Yu Ying said, not guessing but recalling the last time she video-called Long Ge. He was making a square block out of mud, and on top, he stuck two gecko tails—claimed it was a Demon Bull King…
She nearly freaked out herself, but Long Ge was just out mocking her for being a scaredy-cat…
Listening to Hu Yu Ying’s story, Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning couldn’t help but think that Dragon Brother’s sense of humor was seriously dark.
But they also understood that Hu Yu Ying in Long Ge’s heart was really different.
At least, Long Ge had never acted like this in front of them before.
As they approached the alleyway, the three paused.
“Strange, isn’t Brother Long here today?” Hu Yu Ying looked confused at the tightly shut door.
“Maybe the workers have a day off too,” Li Qing Xue suggested.
Hu Yu Ying stepped forward and tried to open the door. “It’s not locked.” She pushed it open.
Clatter~
Hearing the noise, Hu Yu Ying called out, “Long Ge!”
At that moment, Dragon Brother turned his head.
In the next second, their eyes met.
Long Ao Tian stared blankly at Hu Yu Ying’s face, which instantly turned bright red, and the basin in his hand slipped to the ground.
Hu Yu Ying froze—her body stiff, her hands limp, her gaze slowly lowering.
Her pupils shrank—this time, even her breath froze. She’d never seen a guy’s bare body before, and she could feel her cheeks burning, totally uncontrollable.
Until Long Ge shakily covered himself with his hand, Hu Yu Ying slowly snapped out of it. She took a shallow breath, her hands and feet trembling, unsure what to do.
“Yu Ying, what are you doing standing there? Why don’t you come in?”
Hearing Li Qing Xue’s voice, Hu Yu Ying hurriedly turned around, biting her lip. “I—there’s no water at home. Let’s buy some water together.”
She shielded Li Qing Xue from view with her body, forced a smile, and pulled Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning out the door.
“Yu Ying, why’s your face so red?”
Hu Yu Ying gently pressed her hand to her cheek. “Red? N-no, maybe it’s heat? Come on, let’s go buy some water.”
Hu Yu Ying, Li Qing Xue, and Lin Wan Ning left briefly, leaving Long Ao Tian swaying, clutching the water jar to steady himself.
“My youth has been exposed…”
Inside the shop.
“Yu Ying, why are you so distracted?” Li Qing Xue placed the water on the counter and looked at Hu Yu Ying’s dazed face, giving her a nudge.
Suddenly hit, Hu Yu Ying snapped out of her trance and looked at Li Qing Xue blankly. “What’s wrong, Qing Xue?”
“It’s you! You’ve been spacing out since earlier, just staring into space.”
“Yeah, see that bag of clothes? You’re about to rip it to shreds with how hard you’re holding it,” Lin Wan Ning chuckled softly after paying.
They turned to head back through the alley. Hu Yu Ying looked at the approaching door and hurried forward.
Just as she reached the door, it swung open.
There stood Long Ao Tian, tall and broad.
The moment their eyes met, Hu Yu Ying’s face flamed again uncontrollably.
She subconsciously looked down.
Long Ao Tian cleared his throat awkwardly, then flicked his finger at her forehead. “Haven’t you seen enough?”
Hearing that, Hu Yu Ying instinctively shook her head.
“Hmm?”
She froze, then quickly nodded again.
Long Ao Tian was both amused and annoyed: “Told you before you’re greedy and lecherous, but you wouldn’t admit it!”
He then nonchalantly turned to Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning arriving behind him and said, “If you’re here, why didn’t you call ahead?”
Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning didn’t think much, instead excitedly saying, “We brought you gifts! Guess what?”
Long Ao Tian glanced at Hu Yu Ying out of the corner of his eye. The girl’s face was getting redder, almost too embarrassed to move.
“Anyway, come inside first,” he said, turning sideways to her. “Hurry up.”
Hu Yu Ying dared not lift her head, lowered it, and tiptoed past Long Ao Tian into the courtyard—so obedient it was almost suspicious.
Once Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning followed, Long Ao Tian scrubbed his face vigorously, adjusted his mood, and finally stepped inside.
