Chapter 149
“Hehehe…”
As the two were talking, a somewhat lewd laugh drifted into the ears of the two troubled souls.
They turned to see where the laughter was coming from.
There lay Xu Shuai, his head buried under the covers, the sound emanating from his cocoon of blankets!
Huang Fei and Li Longlong exchanged glances, then slowly approached Xu Shuai’s bed, before suddenly yanking the covers off him.
Inside, Xu Shuai was sprawled on the bed, hands clutching his phone, chuckling lewdly at the screen.
Startled by the sudden exposure, he resembled a frightened rabbit, hastily hiding his phone away.
With a flustered expression, he looked at the two: “What’s going on?”
“What do you think?” Huang Fei and Li Longlong seemed to be addressing Xu Shuai, but their eyes were fixed on the phone he had just concealed.
“Our motto in 147 is to support our brothers in times of trouble, never abandoning or giving up on each other. But here you are, showing signs of betrayal.”
“I’m not! Don’t talk nonsense!” Xu Shuai immediately retorted.
“Not betrayal? What were you just doing? Hiding under the covers, secretly playing with your phone, and laughing like that? You still dare to say you’re not betraying us?”
Xu Shuai turned to Long Aotian: “Old Ao, say something fair.”
Long Aotian got off the bed and stood beside Huang Fei and Li Longlong: “Admit it, traitor, or no one will be able to help you.”
At this, Huang Fei and Li Longlong stared at Long Aotian in disbelief.
Long Aotian had always given them a sense of fairness and maturity...
Noticing their gaze, Long Aotian looked back at them, puzzled: “What are you looking at me for? We’re all here to confront this traitor!”
Just when Xu Shuai hoped Old Ao would speak up for him, it seemed he had miscalculated.
Faced with three pairs of judgmental eyes, Xu Shuai decided to throw caution to the wind: “I told you to promise me you’d act like you don’t know anything. Otherwise, you’ll lose a good father!”
Seeing the three nodding, Xu Shuai suddenly revealed a particularly strange yet happy smile.
“Damn it, you actually…”
“Shh, shh, shh…” Xu Shuai jumped up and covered Huang Fei and Li Longlong’s mouths with his hands.
“If you dare to shove your foot in my mouth, I swear I’ll beat you to death!” Long Aotian glared at Xu Shuai’s foot, veins popping on his forehead.
Once he calmed down, Xu Shuai scratched his head: “Here’s the thing, Wang Lijuan doesn’t want me to tell you, so my three fathers, you must keep it a secret for me.”
Long Aotian patted Xu Shuai’s shoulder: “I can tell Wang Lijuan is a decent girl. Treat her well, and stop thinking about those twisted things.”
Xu Shuai rubbed his head and chuckled: “I know my place. I never had high aspirations. Besides, Wang Lijuan is the first girl I’ve ever touched fingers with. The fact that she agreed to go out with me? Honestly, I feel it’s worth it.”
Huang Fei sat back on the bed, lighting a cigarette with a lonely expression: “To be honest, I can be single, but my son can’t get into a relationship before me. Seeing you succeed in dating is harder than killing me.”
“But as a brother, I still hope you confess successfully.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not sad. I didn’t succeed in dating either. I’ll stick with you!” Li Longlong wrapped his arm around Huang Fei’s shoulder, equally forlorn.
“Get lost, that’s so cheesy.”
Suddenly, both turned to Long Aotian, unable to resist asking: “Old Ao, are you going out?”
“We didn’t see you for two whole days last weekend. Are you going out again this week?”
“Yeah, got some stuff to do.”
“Ugh…” Huang Fei and Li Longlong looked at Long Aotian and Xu Shuai: “Busy, huh? Better to be busy…”
As Long Aotian and Xu Shuai left, the dormitory was left with two lonely souls, gazing longingly, their spirits deflated.
Once outside, Long Aotian received a message from Li Qingxue: “Long Aotian, we’re coming to find you.”
“Don’t come,” Long Aotian replied.
At A University, Li Qingxue, tidying up in her dorm, heard her phone ping and immediately looked over.
But when she saw Long Aotian’s reply, she was momentarily at a loss, her lips pouting as if they could hold a bottle of beer.
Yet in the next second, she broke into a silly grin.
The brief emptiness in her heart was quickly filled, and her pout turned into a smile that radiated happiness and joy.
Using the location Long Aotian sent, she navigated and quickly replied: “Take subway line 15, it’s 5.6 kilometers, no transfers needed, and then walk 800 meters from the station.”
Feeling pleased, she finished getting ready and went downstairs to wait for Hu Yuying.
As she stepped out of the girls’ dormitory, she spotted Hu Yuying already sitting in the corridor.
In her simple outfit, quietly sitting there, the innate charm and gentleness radiating from her made it hard for anyone to look away.
Hu Yuying noticed Li Qingxue and her eyes lit up, smiling: “Qingxue, you look beautiful today.”
“Really? Do I?” Li Qingxue shyly tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Was it really that obvious?
Today, Li Qingxue exuded less of her usual playful mischief and more of a graceful elegance.
The act of tucking her hair added an indescribable beauty to her first-love-like aura.
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**Chapter 180: A Secret Base**
At the fruit tea shop, Long Aotian sat waiting for his order to be packed.
Suddenly, darkness enveloped him, and a cool sensation brushed against his face, accompanied by a faint, sweet fragrance.
“Guess who I am?”
“Who are you?” Long Aotian asked with a smile.
“I’m the big bad wolf. Are you scared?”
“I’m so scared, please don’t hurt me.” He said this with a tone that betrayed no fear.
Onlookers couldn’t help but smile at the playful exchange between them.
Lin Wanning withdrew her hand from covering Long Aotian’s eyes and sat beside him, resting her chin on her hand, gazing intently at him: “You’re lying; you’re not scared at all.”
“Don’t be fooled by my calmness; I’m actually terrified inside.” Long Aotian wasn’t sure what he felt about Lin Wanning.
She said: Let’s just keep things as they are.
In truth, it seemed that the kiss they shared earlier had been wiped from her memory.
Perhaps he didn’t have the same capacity for forgiveness as Lin Wanning, as he occasionally found himself recalling that moment...
After a brief silence, Lin Wanning gently tugged at her clothing: “What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?”
“Nothing.” Just then, the fruit tea he ordered was ready.
He handed one cup to Lin Wanning and ordered another for himself, as he hadn’t expected to run into her here.
“Bro, are you ordering so much for someone else?”
“Yeah, for Hu Yuying and Li Qingxue.”
Upon hearing those names, Lin Wanning merely nodded, saying “Oh” without further comment.
That night, she had heard her brother talk about his past.
She felt a twinge of envy for Hu Yuying, but it was just envy, as she wasn’t Hu Yuying and hadn’t met her brother earlier.
On another level, she felt a bit grateful to Hu Yuying; if it weren’t for her, she wouldn’t have met her brother here.
Li Qingxue was the second friend her brother had made, like an uncle meeting a quirky young girl.
She brought joy to her brother, and even though they often bickered, that bond was unbreakable.
In contrast, she had known her brother for the shortest time. Thinking of this, she secretly glanced at Long Aotian, encouraging herself that it didn’t matter; she would eventually carve out her own place in his heart.
So she looked at Long Aotian: “Bro, I want to meet Yuying and Qingxue too.”
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“Bro, is that your roommate?” Lin Wanning asked softly, noticing Long Aotian awkwardly shielding his forehead with his hand.
Hearing this, Long Aotian glanced over to see Wang Lijuan, who looked shy and bashful, and Xu Shuai, who was hesitantly trying to approach him...
Xu Shuai felt incredibly awkward, though it wasn’t quite right to call it awkward.
After all, he couldn’t tell anyone about his date with Wang Lijuan, since they were in the same class. Girls tend to be shy, fearing ridicule, and even more so, the embarrassment if things didn’t work out.
As luck would have it, he ended up on the same subway as Long Aotian.
In that moment, Xu Shuai suddenly recalled something Long Aotian had once said: “It’s best to date a senior or someone from another class; try not to date someone from your own class to avoid future awkwardness.”
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