“Eh… where did Sister Yuan go?”
Tang Yayun looked around in confusion. Other than the couple who were still whispering sweet nothings to each other, there wasn’t a soul in sight. She muttered, “I just saw her here. How did she disappear all of a sudden…”
Tang Chengmin was puzzled too. He asked the couple, but they hadn’t seen anyone either. He started to get worried. “I don’t know. Should I call her? Maybe she went to the restroom?”
“Sister Yuan just went there earlier, didn’t she? Is her stomach upset?”
“Hey, my silly little sister! Why do you care so much? Just call and ask, won’t you?”
Tang Yayun thought for a moment and felt he had a point, but she was still annoyed by how Tang Chengmin addressed her. She glared at her cheap Big Brother. “You’re the silly one!”
“Alright, alright…”
“Tch.” Tang Yayun snorted and didn’t dwell on it any longer, pulling out her phone to make a call.
Meanwhile, hidden from sight by the basketball machine and shrouded in the poorly lit corner, a girl, nervous from the noises outside, whispered anxiously, “Let me go, they’re coming!”
She started to fidget restlessly, twisting in the young man’s embrace, trying to break free. But aware of the people outside, she didn’t dare make too much of a commotion.
Lin Xinyuan’s face was still flushed, her delicate lips glistening. Her clothes were a bit rumpled, full of the afterglow of lingering intimacy—utterly suggestive.
Seeing Qin Nan Feng wasn’t letting go, she grew anxious. “Hurry up… they’re going to call me, I need to go out.”
But Qin Nan Feng looked unsatisfied, raising his brow and shaking his head. “Give me your phone.”
“…”
Lin Xinyuan was so anxious she could have jumped, if only she had the strength left to jump at all…
It wasn’t that she didn’t want Tang Yayun and the others to find out about her and Qin Nan Feng—after all, they probably already suspected. Although it was a bit embarrassing, she knew it was only a matter of time.
Sweat.
She just didn’t want to get caught in such a situation. It felt like sneaking around, like having an affair and getting caught by friends—no, by her own brother and sister!
With her paper-thin skin, Lin Xinyuan couldn’t even imagine what that would be like…
She’d said she was going to play games, only to end up sneaking off with a man. How mortifying…
“Give it to me first, I’ll explain later.”
Qin Nan Feng reverted to his usual teasing self, wearing a mischievous grin. “Of course, if you want to be discovered, I don’t mind at all…”
Lin Xinyuan was bluffed into submission. With him refusing to let go, she had no choice.
But she still trusted Qin Nan Feng a lot, though he did like to tease her now and then, making her unable to fully let her guard down.
Desperate, she handed her phone to Qin Nan Feng, her face tight with anxiety, tiny beads of sweat breaking out on her forehead.
At that moment, the conversation outside was still going.
“Sister Yuan’s number… where is it…”
Tang Yayun kept scrolling, still searching for Lin Xinyuan’s contact.
“Forget it, let me try. At this rate, it’ll be dark by the time you find her…”
“No need, I finally found it! I forgot to add a note last time!”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan felt her heart leap to her throat. Her mind went fuzzy, and she regretted listening to this guy.
But things had come this far, and there was no turning back. She could only stare at Qin Nan Feng’s movements, praying he wouldn’t pull any tricks—
“Beep—”
“Hello, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later…”
“Sister Yuan didn’t pick up!”
Tang Yayun looked at the auto-ended call, growing a bit worried. Tang Chengmin, however, stayed much calmer. “Try again.”
But the result was the same—no answer from the other side.
As they wondered what to do, Tang Yayun’s phone chimed with a new message.
“It’s from Sister Yuan!”
Tang Yayun hurriedly checked her messages and found it was from Lin Xinyuan. She instantly relaxed, a sweet smile lighting her face as she read the message.
“Sister Yuan says she went to the restroom and missed our call. She asked us to wait at the front desk—she’ll be right there.”
“I see…” Tang Chengmin nodded, not thinking too much of it. He figured his cousin was well-behaved and wouldn’t wander off. “Let’s go wait for Xinyuan at the front desk.”
“Alright! Let’s go, time to eat!”
Tang Yayun cheered, and the two of them walked off.
“Hey! Geigei~ We haven’t had hotpot in ages. How about we go for hotpot!”
“You just called me a jerk earlier, but as soon as you want food, you suddenly remember how handsome your Big Brother is?”
“Hehehe… Big Brother is the most handsome and the most loving~”
“You… you’re hopeless, but your Big Brother is still more handsome…”
Their voices faded into the distance. Only then did Lin Xinyuan’s heart, which had been pounding like a frightened rabbit, finally start to settle.
That phone call nearly scared her to death!
This guy too—Lin Xinyuan seriously suspected he was doing it on purpose, waiting until the very last second to turn on ‘Do Not Disturb’ just to frighten her!
Thinking this, she put on her fiercest face and glared at the annoying yellow-haired rascal, determined to get an explanation out of him.
But Lin Xinyuan didn’t realize how her so-called angry expression, paired with her still slightly chubby, delicate features, only looked like she was acting cute in Qin Nan Feng’s eyes.
“Stinky yellow hair, you owe me an explanation!”
With no one else nearby, the girl found her courage, raising her voice to sound imposing—though her soft, sweet tone only made the contrast more adorable and ridiculous.
“What explanation?”
Qin Nan Feng looked at her with a cheerful grin, his arm tightening around her slender waist and pulling her close, forcing Lin Xinyuan to press against his chest.
“Ah… let me go…”
His chest.
Caught off guard by the tight embrace, Lin Xinyuan’s cheek pressed against his broad, warm chest, making her blush furiously. She tried to push him away.
She looked up, about to argue, but the moment she met Qin Nan Feng’s smiling eyes, all her momentum evaporated.
“What explanation? Tell me, Yuan…”
His lips were beautifully shaped, a little cold-looking, but paired with those gentle eyes, it was impossible to look away.
“You…” Lin Xinyuan stared dazedly at Qin Nan Feng’s lips, involuntarily thinking of their kiss not long ago. She blushed again, and when Qin Nan Feng teased her, her voice faltered. “I-I mean, why wouldn’t you let me out just now…”
“Heh… Is Yuan a dummy?”
Qin Nan Feng affectionately pinched her little upturned nose, making Lin Xinyuan shudder, her body turning even softer, the restless sensation in her belly growing stronger.
She was terrified that Qin Nan Feng would notice her odd state. Even though she wasn’t happy with what he’d said, she could only hold it in, not wanting to give anything away to this sharp guy.
“I’m not…”
If he found out, he’d probably think she was lewd, and then laugh at her…
No, she absolutely couldn’t let him find out…
Thinking that, Lin Xinyuan became even more docile, obedient like a little kitten, though her gaze kept darting away, not daring to meet his eyes.
“Didn’t I ask you to send a message to your cousin just now, just to get them to leave?”
Qin Nan Feng found her meekness funny. He lightly flicked her forehead, making her yelp. “If you went out now, all disheveled like that, wouldn’t that be as good as giving yourself away? And who just hangs out in a corner for no reason? You’d be confessing on the spot!”
“You’re the one doing that.”
Lin Xinyuan muttered, though she understood what Qin Nan Feng meant. She had panicked and wasn’t thinking straight.
No, it was all this stinky yellow hair’s fault!
Her current look was all thanks to Qin Nan Feng!
She couldn’t see her own face, but she just knew she must be red as a monkey’s bottom, impossible to show anyone. And with her rumpled clothes, anyone would get the wrong idea…
All because of that stinky yellow hair and his wandering hands…
Thinking of the warmth of his big hand, Lin Xinyuan felt herself heat up all over again. She bit her lip, forcing herself to tamp down the indescribable thrill and keep quiet.
“Talking back?”
“No.” Lin Xinyuan wilted instantly.
“Good girl.”
Qin Nan Feng ruffled Lin Xinyuan’s soft hair, then couldn’t help but plant a kiss on her cute, pale cheek.
The girl froze, a bit flustered and at a loss for words, but she didn’t dare protest. She just buried her head in his arms again, hiding her nervousness. “Mmm…”