Chapter 217: Don’t Make Me Slap You When I’m Most Happy
“Dragon Brother, do you really like squeezing Hu Yu Ying’s face?” Hu Yu Ying whispered softly.
Seeing Hu Yu Ying’s blushing shyness, Dragon Brother (Long Ge) instinctively nodded.
Watching Dragon Brother just dazedly nodding like a statue, Hu Yu Ying lowered her gaze and smiled softly: “Then I’ll only squeeze Dragon Brother’s face.”
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“Late-night drinks hurt the stomach, morning porridge warms the heart…”
Before the person arrived, the voice already reached.
Everyone in the breakfast shop instinctively looked over upon hearing the sound.
As their eyes settled, they saw a young man with his head lowered at a 45-degree angle, one hand in his pocket, standing perfectly still at the entrance of the breakfast shop.
Ye Liang Chen, although keeping his head down, clearly felt the intense gaze fixed upon him.
A confident smile formed at the corner of his mouth—well, what could he do? Wherever he appeared, he would inevitably attract a wave of attention.
In the midst of the crowd’s gazes, Ye Liang Chen slowly raised his head, then confidently flicked his hair.
“I’ve stumbled and fallen through my life, leaving behind regrets in half my lifetime.”
He raised his eyes to a 45-degree angle with a self-deprecating smile: “My life has been like walking on thin ice, and I don’t even know if I can reach the other side.”
The sense of fragility in his eyes was painfully obvious. He took a deep breath, then slowly lowered his head back from the 45-degree tilt.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, locking onto Hu Yu Ying, then shifting directly to Long Ao Tian: “What a coincidence. Didn’t expect to meet you again.”
With a flick of his hair, he strode forward.
Every step seemed deliberately controlled, aiming for perfection—elegance itself.
His elegance was a stark contrast to Long Ao Tian’s roughness.
Using his graceful aura, he sought to overshadow Long Ao Tian.
Faced with such poised composure, Long Ao Tian didn’t know how to respond, nor whether Hu Yu Ying regretted her choice in seeing such elegance.
After all, elegance never goes out of style.
Seeing the obvious disgust in Hu Yu Ying’s eyes, Long Ao Tian turned his gaze to Ye Liang Chen. He had never seen Hu Yu Ying loathe someone this much before.
Even when she’d been bullied before, her clear eyes had never displayed such feelings.
He gently held Hu Yu Ying’s hand.
Feeling Long Ao Tian’s grip, Hu Yu Ying withdrew her gaze: “Long Brother, let’s go?”
“Do as you wish,” Long Ao Tian had never refused Hu Yu Ying before, and now he was even more willing to obey her completely.
Moreover, they had finished breakfast anyway.
So he stood up, took Hu Yu Ying’s hand, and his sturdy frame, like a small mountain, shielded her behind him.
Watching Long Ao Tian get up, Ye Liang Chen automatically halted.
His eyes darkened—an expression of heartbreak. Despite showing a fragile, weary look, he forcibly mustered a tiny smile: “I…”
Long Ao Tian didn’t give Ye Liang Chen a chance to speak. He simply shot him a cold glance: “Don’t make me slap you when I’m happy!”
Ye Liang Chen twitched his mouth, his breathing became a bit rapid, and it seemed like he felt a dull pain on his cheek…
All the words he’d carefully planned just now got stuck in his throat because of Long Ao Tian’s words.
“Get out of the way!”
Ye Liang Chen clenched his jaw so tightly his knuckles turned white. His mind was screaming: I’ve already gone dark—I’m no longer the Ye Liang Chen of old. If you want to play, I’ll play all-in. But once the game starts, there’s no turning back.
He thought so, but his body instinctively moved aside.
He just watched helplessly as Long Ao Tian pulled Hu Yu Ying past him.
Hu Yu Ying’s eyes shone brightly, staring unwaveringly at her Dragon Brother’s back. That d*mn sense of security filled her sweet heart.
Long Ao Tian’s actions were without doubt telling her he would protect her—that wasn’t just words.
“Did he bother you again?”
Walking down the street, Long Ao Tian turned his head slightly to Hu Yu Ying and asked softly.
“No.” Hu Yu Ying hurriedly shook her head. She liked being protected by Long Ao Tian. That feeling wrapped her heart in happiness. But more than that, she didn’t want Long Ao Tian to get into fights for her.
Last time, Long Ao Tian had punched Ye Liang Chen, and the force had turned his palm red. That truly made her worry.
So she said: “I just really dislike him, very much dislike him.” There was no hesitation in her voice—seems like it’s just how it should be.
Disliking him wasn’t because he bad-mouthed her, nor because he had stalked her—no, it was because he dared to speak badly about Long Ao Tian.
He said he was her, and she could endure that. But if Long Ao Tian got upset, even he would bite back.
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Ye Liang Chen watched Long Ao Tian and Hu Yu Ying walk away with clenched fists. He gritted his teeth tightly—almost couldn’t hold back from fighting.
But thank goodness, his resolve was strong enough. Although he’d gone dark and was no longer afraid of Long Ao Tian, he truly didn’t want to show his violent side in front of Hu Yu Ying.
Even though Hu Yu Ying was now with Long Ao Tian, she was still that one-in-a-million treasure girl in his heart. He just didn’t want to ruin that gentle image she had of him.
Otherwise, honestly, with Long Ao Tian, this loser, he wouldn’t even bother paying attention.
Xue Shao Hua gave a bitter smile, flicked his hair, and stood at the door. But Hu Yu Ying completely ignored him. Being ignored was more painfully hurtful than being scolded a couple of times.
Her eyes seemed fixed only on Long Ao Tian. She couldn’t bear to let anyone else occupy that space.
Jealousy, flooding inside.
Why could that Long Ao Tian monopolize Hu Yu Ying’s gaze?
She was supposed to be her future classmate for four years!
“Liking someone—really wrong?”
“Wrong!” Ye Liang Chen had unknowingly come beside Xue Shao Hua. Hearing Xue Shao Hua’s words, his own feelings resonated deeply.
“Liking someone isn’t wrong. The mistake is those vile, scheming bastards!”
“Love is grand, but some people simply shouldn’t have love.”
Ye Liang Chen’s words made Xue Shao Hua snap out of his brief jealousy.
He flicked his hair, patted Xue Shao Hua’s shoulder softly: “If loving someone is a mistake, then all those girls who admire me might as well be damned to hell.”
At this, Ye Liang Chen looked again at the distant backs of Long Ao Tian and Hu Yu Ying, now out of sight.
He took a long breath: “Do you remember the task I gave you?”
Xue Shao Hua thought for a moment and said, “You mean checking Hu Yu Ying’s notes?”
“Exactly. Xue Shao Hua, remember this—if you help me get hold of the contents of Hu Yu Ying’s notes, I will make Long Ao Tian pay an unimaginably heavy price. I’m full of confidence!”
That was Ye Liang Chen’s last bit of confidence, because he was a reborn—he knew everything now.
As long as he uncovered Hu Yu Ying’s entrepreneurial steps and core ideas, with his past-life abilities, snagging her secrets would be a breeze…
