Chapter 65
The heartbeat began to race inexplicably again, echoing like the sound she heard when she helped Long Ge tie his scarf...
She cracked the door open just a little, peeking out to catch a glimpse of Long Ao Tian.
The sound of the door opening made Long Ao Tian instinctively glance toward the bedroom door.
Their eyes met through the narrow gap: “What are you doing? Sneaking around?”
Hu Yu Ying quickly shut the door again, leaning against it, feeling a bit flustered.
After a moment.
Long Ao Tian had nearly finished his drink when Hu Yu Ying finally opened the door and stepped out.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Hu Yu Ying’s gaze flickered as she turned her head away, standing still, her voice soft and small: “I, I…”
Before she could finish her sentence, a warm sensation spread across her forehead.
“You’re not even running a fever, so why is your face so red?”
Looking up at Long Ao Tian, she realized that the moment he spoke, her face felt like it was on fire again.
Long Ao Tian noticed a blush creeping onto her cheeks, then spreading to her fair neck, and he was taken aback: “Are you a chameleon?”
“I, I’m just really hot.” After saying this, Hu Yu Ying lowered her head like a little kitten, nimbly slipping past Long Ao Tian and hurrying outside.
“Hot, huh?” Long Ao Tian watched her retreating figure, muttering, “This girl is so strange.”
Once she ducked into the kitchen, Hu Yu Ying finally let out a sigh of relief.
Her little head was a jumble of thoughts.
What if Long Ge really wanted her body?
What should she do then?
It was all Ye Liang Chen’s fault for always speaking ill of Long Ge in front of her, making her start to think wildly.
She touched her forehead, her palm resting on her chest: “It seems like Long Ge’s heartbeat speeds up sometimes too…”
“What are you mumbling about?”
The sudden voice startled Hu Yu Ying.
She turned around, nervously looking at Long Ao Tian: “N-nothing.” She wasn’t sure if he had heard her.
“You’re acting a bit off.” Long Ao Tian squinted, sizing her up, trying to figure out what was going on with her.
“I’m not acting off.” Hu Yu Ying was already quite nervous, and now under Long Ao Tian’s gaze, her heart raced even more.
She quickly turned her body to avoid his scrutiny.
Fortunately, Long Ao Tian wasn’t the type to pry too deeply.
Hu Yu Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she did feel something strange inside, but she didn’t know how to express it to Long Ao Tian.
After reviewing with Long Ao Tian for a while, Hu Yu Ying started cooking.
With the ingredients at hand, she decided to make a big stew.
After dinner, it was already late. Originally, they had set a study goal for Long Ao Tian today, but after three hours of playing around at noon, they wouldn’t be able to finish it today and would have to start earlier tomorrow.
She walked Long Ao Tian to the door.
Suddenly, Long Ao Tian stopped: “So, what were you mumbling about in the kitchen this afternoon?”
“Long Ge.” Hu Yu Ying remembered something, her face flushing as she playfully stomped her foot: “It’s nothing, you’re so nosy!”
“Oh, look at you, all red.” Long Ao Tian chuckled...
**Chapter 78: Like a Clumsy Fool**
Hu Yu Ying felt a bit embarrassed by his teasing.
“Long Ge, you’re so mean, always making fun of me!” She turned and went back inside, shutting the door behind her.
The thing is, Hu Yu Ying had a face that looked easy to tease, which made him unable to resist poking fun at her.
“This little girl is so easy to mess with.”
Leaning against the door, she quietly listened to Long Ao Tian’s voice.
A faint smile danced at the corners of her lips.
In the stillness of the night, her heartbeat seemed amplified a thousand times.
She quietly opened the front door, but there was no one outside.
Stepping out into the alley, she only saw Long Ao Tian’s figure disappearing in the distance.
Watching him leave, Hu Yu Ying couldn’t help but fidget with her hands: “Goodbye, Long Ge. I had such a great time today.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed Long Ao Tian turning around, and she quickly ducked under the eaves, her delicate face already flushed with a light blush.
After waiting a moment, she peeked out, but Long Ao Tian’s silhouette had vanished into the alley.
Only when he was completely out of sight did Hu Yu Ying lock the door and return to her room.
She looked at the little white rabbit plushie on her bedside and the pink cup on the stool.
With a skip, she jumped onto her bed.
Wrapping herself in the blanket, she rolled around, then stopped in front of the rabbit plushie, poking it with her finger and breaking into a silly grin.
If you asked her why she was happy, she would shake her head seriously and say: “I don’t know, but I just feel happy inside.”
Happiness doesn’t need a reason.
Just like sadness will eventually pass.
As Long Ao Tian climbed the stairs, his pocket phone buzzed with a notification.
Hu Yu Ying: [Long Ge, are you home yet?]
“Just got back,” Long Ao Tian replied, chuckling to himself; this girl even kept track of when he got home.
“I had a great time today too,” he added after a moment’s thought.
Earlier, when he heard Hu Yu Ying’s voice, he turned around only to find she had already disappeared.
Hu Yu Ying: [Grinning]
Long Ao Tian quickly sent a meme of a pot lid hitting a head.
Then he put his phone away and walked into the bathroom.
On the other side.
Hu Yu Ying lay on her bed, fiddling with her phone, unsure of what to send.
She had so much to say, but she found it hard to express herself in words.
It turned out she still wasn’t very good at chatting with people.
Looking back, it seemed that every time she was with Long Ge, it was he who casually brought up topics and guided the conversation.
“Sigh, after being around Long Ge for so long, I still haven’t made any progress.”
If Long Ao Tian heard this, he would definitely knock her on the head again.
On this point, Long Ao Tian had the most authority; Hu Yu Ying had changed quite a bit during this time.
It could be said that the transformation was unexpected.
From the initially insecure, gloomy girl...
To now... let’s not say she’s completely cheerful, but at least she smiles more, and her confidence has grown—these are all visible changes.
Yet Hu Yu Ying herself hadn’t realized it.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
She quickly typed on her phone and hit send.
This time, there was not a hint of hesitation.
After sending the message, she sat cross-legged on her bed, patiently waiting for Long Ao Tian’s reply.
Twenty minutes later.
Her phone vibrated, and Hu Yu Ying hurriedly picked it up to check.
Seeing Long Ao Tian’s reply, she happily flopped back onto her bed.
“Then I’ll make you egg soup tomorrow?”
“Today we had too much salty food; it’s better to eat something light in the morning.”
Yes, the only topic Hu Yu Ying could think of was discussing what delicious food she would make for Long Ao Tian tomorrow.
Long Ge wasn’t picky; he enjoyed whatever she cooked.
In the words of their rural hometown, he was easy to please.
The easy-to-please Long Ao Tian had already dried his hair and was lying on his bed.
Looking at the chat interface with Hu Yu Ying, seeing no new messages, he was about to exit, play a bit of Snake, and then go to sleep.
But before he could exit the interface...
A friend request notification popped up.
Since it was a button phone, he could only see a username: [Tang Cu Li Ji] adding him.
He clicked to accept.
Tang Cu Li Ji: “Guess who I am?”
Long Ao Tian: “You’re Li Qing Xue?”
Tang Cu Li Ji: “You guessed it! Here’s a reward for you.”
As she spoke, a file was sent through the QQ chat interface.
Opening the folder, he found it was filled with physics notes.
Li Qing Xue leaned against her headboard, looking at the successfully sent folder, proudly lifting her chin.
“Consider this a reward for you, since you helped me feel better.”
Seeing Long Ao Tian’s pained expression when physics was mentioned that morning made her want to laugh.
Turns out this guy had his own troubles too. Since she had some free time, she might as well help him organize some physics notes.
Although she knew Hu Yu Ying was also helping him study, everyone had different learning styles and problem-solving approaches; maybe this would help him.
Then, out of habit, she clicked into Long Ao Tian’s QQ space.
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