Chapter 215
After all the back and forth, it all comes down to one thing: he still has her in his heart, unwilling or unable to let go so easily...
He stepped forward slowly and said softly, “I’m really worried about you.”
“You’re so silly, a bit adorably so,” Shen Mengjie chuckled lightly.
“She’s had a bit too much to drink, don’t take it to heart. We’ll be leaving now,” Wang Lijuan said apologetically, glancing at Huang Fei.
They all noticed how anxious Huang Fei had been when he couldn’t find Shen Mengjie earlier.
At this moment, Shen Mengjie still dared to call him silly, completely unaware of how she might be breaking Huang Fei’s heart.
“Juan, take care on the way back,” Xu Shuai said, looking at Long Aotian and then at Wang Lijuan and the others, giving a gentle reminder.
“Got it. You guys should head back early too.”
“Sure, I’ll text you when I get back.”
Once the four of them left, Huang Fei and Xu Shuai approached Long Aotian and quietly asked, “What’s going on?”
“Don’t ask yet,” Long Aotian replied, pulling out a beer from his pocket and handing it to Huang Fei. He then stepped aside, taking advantage of the night to relieve himself. “If you had come any later, my bladder would have burst.”
After finishing, Long Aotian felt a bit lighter.
Without waiting for Huang Fei to ask, he began to recount what had happened. “I was on my way back to the dorm when I overheard some people talking. Putting together what Shen Mengjie said, I thought she might think I was involved, so I rushed over…”
After hearing Long Aotian’s words, Huang Fei kicked an empty can on the ground. “Damn it, the kind of man I despise most in this life is one without responsibility!”
“If I find out who that coward is, I swear I’ll make him pay!”
“Having the guts to act but not to take responsibility, hiding behind a woman to take the heat!”
Long Aotian looked at Huang Fei and said solemnly, “Liking a girl like Shen Mengjie is never going to be easy.”
Though he didn’t know what she had been through before, he could sense from their earlier conversation that her current personality was closely tied to her upbringing.
After the last incident and this one, it was clear that Huang Fei genuinely cared about Shen Mengjie. There was no need to say more.
Huang Fei stared at the beer can in his hand, fell silent for a moment, then pulled the tab. “I know, I know everything, but I just can’t control myself…”
“When I saw those posts on the campus forum and couldn’t find Shen Mengjie, I thought to myself, once I find her, can I just stop liking her…?”
“But when I really found her and saw her drunk and upset, my heart kept telling me, over and over, that I should protect her, that I shouldn’t let her get hurt again…”
At this point, Huang Fei took a big gulp of beer and then bitterly laughed, “What a joke, I call myself the top of the ‘Four Great Love Kings’ at 147, and yet I’m the one who’s the biggest fool…”
Long Aotian and Xu Shuai patted his shoulder.
For a moment, they didn’t know what to say.
“What about Li Longlong?” Long Aotian changed the subject, as this topic felt too heavy.
Xu Shuai chimed in, “That kid’s been getting cozy with a senior lately. He’s off to watch a movie with her today.”
Long Aotian frowned slightly.
After Xu Shuai spoke, he turned his head in annoyance and slapped his mouth lightly.
The two of them cleared their throats and looked at Huang Fei.
They saw Huang Fei with a half-smile, half-crying expression, pouring the beer from the can into his mouth.
“Ah Fei, let’s head back,” one of them suggested.
“Yeah, it’s really getting chilly tonight.”
Not long after they returned to the dorm, Li Longlong rushed in, phone in hand.
He glanced at Huang Fei, who was sitting on the bed smoking, then looked at Xu Shuai and Long Aotian.
Li Longlong swallowed hard; even he, usually oblivious, could sense that the atmosphere in the dorm was off today.
The words he had on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down.
He approached Long Aotian and Xu Shuai and whispered, “What’s going on?”
“Right now, it’s nothing,” Xu Shuai replied quietly. “Old Huang’s not feeling great about today either, so don’t say anything or ask questions.”
Li Longlong nodded silently and opened his phone.
“What are you doing? We’re not gaming today,” Xu Shuai said.
“Just checking if there are any single, quality seniors around,” Li Longlong replied.
“Look at you, so ambitious!” Long Aotian couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up.
“Of course… If the readers don’t have high standards, they’ll be sending love letters to the vultures every night…”
**Chapter 261: I’ll Give Myself to You, What Do You Say?**
Suddenly, Long Aotian’s phone rang.
He glanced at the video call and smiled slightly, stepping out onto the balcony to answer.
“Long Ge, what are you up to?” Hu Yuying asked, standing on her own balcony in her pajamas.
Video calls every night had become a habit. Today, Hu Yuying waited and waited, but Long Ge’s call never came.
As the lights were about to go out, she couldn’t help but give him a video call, missing him too much.
Seeing the girl on the screen, her soft and sweet appearance made him smile, “I had a bit of a situation today, just got back to the dorm.”
“What kind of situation? Is it related to Long Ge?”
The concern in her voice was unmistakable.
“There was a little misunderstanding, but it’s all sorted out now. You don’t need to worry anymore.”
This situation was quite complicated, and with the three adopted sons in the dorm, mentioning it would only weigh heavier on Huang Fei’s heart.
After saying this, he noticed Hu Yuying staring at him without blinking.
At first, Long Aotian thought the connection had lagged, but no, he could see her blink.
“What are you looking at?” he asked, amused.
“I just think Long Ge seems a bit different tonight,” Hu Yuying said honestly. “Your cheeks are a bit flushed, your gaze is serious, but there’s also a hint of complexity.”
Having never seen Long Aotian drunk, she sensed something was off, based on her familiarity with him.
“Maybe it’s just the alcohol,” Long Aotian said, rubbing his cheeks and smiling.
“You’ve been drinking?” Hu Yuying asked, a bit surprised, her big eyes sparkling with admiration.
“Don’t drink too much, okay?” She understood the harm of drinking, but seeing Long Ge smile at her made her feel he was especially gentle tonight.
Just through the screen, his warmth was overwhelming.
After a moment of hesitation, she whispered, “Then maybe you can drink a little less in the future, just like today, but not more.”
Long Aotian gazed at Hu Yuying, his eyes greedy, reluctant to move away from her face. Whatever she said, he would comply.
“Long Ge, did you hear me?”
“I did,” he replied lazily, a smile in his voice. “I’ll do whatever you say.”
Hearing Long Ge say he would do whatever she wanted, Hu Yuying bit her lip, her face turning crimson, the shyness of a girl written all over her features.
Even though they were separated by a screen, she found herself at a loss for words, her mind echoing with Long Ge’s words, “I’ll do whatever you say.”
Embarrassed, she turned her head away. Even though Long Ge wasn’t physically there, just his actions, his gaze, or even a single word could make her blush uncontrollably.
“I, um, can I tell Long Ge a secret?”
Seeing the shy look on her face, Long Aotian let his emotions surge, a warm and sweet feeling slowly enveloping his heart from over three kilometers away. “Sure.”
“I’ll tell you, but you have to pretend you don’t know, okay?”
“Qingxue and Wan Ning are planning to prepare a gift for you during the break, to surprise you.”
“They said they’re really grateful to you. We just registered an online store, and it was all thanks to your help with the photos. Everything else was done with your support…”
Long Aotian listened quietly, then teased her, “So why don’t you give me a gift?”
At this, Hu Yuying stole a glance at Long Aotian, trying hard to control her breathing, doing her best not to blush.
But through the video, it was clear to see her hand unconsciously pressing against her heart.
Even though he wasn’t beside her, he could imagine her heart racing, like a little deer bumping around in her chest...
Long Aotian couldn’t help but wonder what had made his little girl blush so deeply before she even spoke.
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