“Hmph………. I’m at the public sports ground right now.”
Lin Xinyuan had originally wanted the stinky blonde to “guess” her location, but instead, he teased her, so now she didn’t dare play this kind of “game” where she had no advantage.
She directly said out loud where she was, her tone carrying a hint of irritation.
The girl huffed softly, her small lips involuntarily pursed, the pink petals seeming to be lightly glossed.
Opposite her, Qin Nanfeng’s eyes flickered for a moment—so quickly it left no trace, as if it was just a mirage.
He pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth, restless.
“Are you here alone? Not afraid of danger?”
“Of course not! I came with my brother. I’m watching him play.”
Lin Xinyuan explained, switching her phone’s front camera to the rear, lifting it to focus on Lin Xinyu on the nearby basketball court.
It had to be said, her cousin’s basketball skills were really good.
At that moment, he made another three-pointer, causing his teammates to cheer loudly.
Another three-pointer!
Lin Xinyu naturally wanted to glance back at his sister, but instead, he caught Lin Xinyuan holding her phone pointed at him.
Was she filming his heroic moment?
Thinking that, the corner of his mouth curved noticeably before he quickly regained his composure.
Stay calm, stay calm!
As the older brother, he needed to be steady and composed…………
“That guy in the black T-shirt is your brother? He plays pretty well,” Qin Nanfeng asked with a smile.
The girl tried to deflate the stinky blonde’s arrogance: “Yeah… handsome, right? Better looking than you? Plays better than you?”
But obviously, she underestimated Qin Nanfeng’s thick skin: “They’re both worse than me, I guess.”
Lin Xinyuan was immediately at a loss for words, nearly forgetting just how shameless this guy was.
But she had to admit, although Qin Nanfeng’s words were shameless, they were true.
Her brother’s looks and height were decent, but compared to the stinky blonde, he was clearly inferior.
Of course, Lin Xinyuan wouldn’t undermine her brother’s prestige, so she naturally wouldn’t pass up the chance to put Qin Nanfeng down.
She racked her brain and immediately thought of one thing her brother might have that Qin Nanfeng didn’t: “My brother is more devoted. You, as a scumbag, could never compete with that, right?”
She definitely didn’t know about Lin Xinyu’s love life; saying this was just a deliberate dig at Qin Nanfeng.
Qin Nanfeng thought for a moment, then said confidently: “No way, I consider myself very pure.”
What?
What did he say?
What exactly did she just hear?
Unbelievable! The stinky blonde actually claimed he was pure?
Big brother! What is going on?
??!
Qin Nanfeng’s words caused Lin Xinyuan’s mind to short-circuit on the spot; she never expected such a reply from this guy.
A guy who probably had no idea how many girlfriends he’d had—whether he was a scumbag or not was beside the point—but to call himself pure was just too much!
She knew he was shameless, but she didn’t expect him to lie so blatantly…
“Uh…” Lin Xinyuan showed a look of disdain, completely unconvinced.
Seeing her expression, Qin Nanfeng had no intention of explaining; he just said she’d understand someday, then dropped the topic and started talking about something else.
“My plane ticket is the day after tomorrow. Will you pick me up?”
“No.” Lin Xinyuan refused outright.
“Why not?”
“The airport is too far from here, it costs money, so no.”
“I’ll reimburse your travel expenses.”
“No thanks, it’s a waste of time.”
“Aren’t you pretty free? How come you don’t have time?”
“That’s two different things. Anyway, I don’t want to go,” Lin Xinyuan paused, her tone subtle. “Besides, why would I pick you up? It’s not like I asked you to come.”
“Eh… that’s a shame. I was going to treat you to dinner, and with the New Year coming… maybe send you a Red Envelope too…”
The girl almost couldn’t hold back her expression: “Boring…”
“What about the number eight-eight-eight? Sounds lucky, right?”
“Cough… Actually, I’m not that far from the airport…”
She wasn’t that interested in free meals, but who could refuse free Soft Girl Coins?
Still, she acted very reserved and only “reluctantly” agreed to the offer in the end.
In truth, this was more of an unexpected bonus.
Even without these bribes, she would have gone anyway.
After all…
Well… he was her friend, right?
He’d helped her a lot and always taken care of her.
Her words were just a form of payback for his teasing!
Lin Xinyuan had somewhat accepted her own body, but that didn’t mean that the male side of her mind could accept being spoken to that way by the stinky blonde.
She wasn’t angry about it, but it did make her a little uncomfortable…
Hearing the girl’s almost kneeling words, Qin Nanfeng’s smile grew wider.
So it’s true? She really is just like that…
“Alright then, I’m hanging up. Rest well. If we keep chatting, I’m afraid you’ll drop dead on me…”
“Yeah, see you the day after tomorrow…”
Beep beep—
After saying goodbye to Qin Nanfeng and ending the video call, Lin Xinyuan returned to her calm demeanor and resumed watching the game.
It continued until just past six in the evening.
During the break, Lin Xinyuan saw her cousin sweating heavily, so she went outside to the Convenience Store to buy tissues and bottled water for him, also bringing some for his friends.
A few bottles wouldn’t cost her much anyway…
Receiving bottled water from the “pretty little sister,” the group was quite happy; after all, who could refuse water handed over by a cute girl?
This made Lin Xinyu’s opponents bitter with envy, wishing they could replace him.
After saying goodbye to a few friends heading different ways, Lin Xinyu turned to the girl beside him: “Come on, sis, it’s time to go! If we’re late, Mom will scold me!”
No sooner had he said this than his phone rang.
Lin Xinyuan hesitated, then watched as Lin Xinyu answered.
Immediately, the scolding voice of Aunt Yi came through the phone: “You little brat! Why aren’t you home yet? It’s almost dark! Didn’t I tell you to be back by five? Look at the time now!”
Lin Xinyu hurried to explain: “Mom, we got caught up in the game… forgot the time! We’re heading back now.”
“Hurry up! Dinner’s almost ready! Oh, and don’t forget to bring your sister home for dinner too. It’s so late now, don’t make her cook for herself, understand?”
“Got it, Mom.”
“You think you got it, but you don’t! Even if you get home at ten, I don’t care. But you bring your sister back before dark, got it?”
After hanging up, Lin Xinyu helplessly shrugged and shook his head: “I really don’t know whose son I am. Honestly, I feel like I was picked out of the Trash Can…”
Hearing this, the girl chuckled softly.
She wanted to cover her mouth but then froze for a moment, suddenly realizing something and quickly lowered her hand again.
“Well, let’s go… don’t make Aunt Yi worry…”
Lin Xinyu casually tossed the empty bottle in his hand into the nearby Trash Can.
“Alright, let’s head home!”
The night sky was already darkening, the dim sky casting long shadows of the two siblings beneath the streetlights.
For a moment, those shadows seemed to blend with two small figures from over ten years ago in the countryside……………….
Back from the sports ground, after eating at her cousin’s place and sitting for a while, Lin Xinyuan said goodbye to Aunt Yi and the others and headed home.
After being out for so long, she felt a bit uneasy on her body, so she took a shower.
She read a bit of her novel but felt drowsy.
She hadn’t done much all day, yet she felt tired quickly.
Maybe the light exercise she did every day at home was helping a bit—better than before, but not by much…..
That night, although she was clearly very sleepy, she didn’t sleep well.
Her legs trembled restlessly, and the annoyed girl couldn’t enter deep sleep.
Outside, the cold wind rustled……..