Chapter 27: Drag Me Down

Lin Yu was gradually cornered by Qin Wuyue, step by step, until his back touched the wall.

“Qin, Qin Auntie, w-what are you trying to do this time?”

“What am I trying to do?”

Qin Wuyue looked at the flustered boy before her, who dared not even meet her gaze. Her mind began to whirl.

There was a bit of curiosity, and also a trace of… an expectation she herself could not name.

She wondered if he really was as harmless as he appeared, or if it was all an act. And if she saw through him, what kind of side would he reveal next?

She lowered her head, moved close to Lin Yu’s ear. The warm breath she exhaled made his ear twitch, and the tip flushed red without him realizing.

“Auntie just said it, didn’t she? Auntie’s a bit tired, so she wants Xiao Yu to help with a massage. But not the shoulders this time.”

“Th-then where do you want me to massage?”

Qin Wuyue whispered something quietly into his ear, and Lin Yu’s eyes widened at once.

“T-this isn’t right, Qin Auntie. After what happened last night, Yanran, she…”

Lin Yu tried to use this to awaken Qin Wuyue’s sense of reason, but rather than helping, it only seemed to backfire.

Qin Wuyue gritted her teeth in secret. You little rascal, you still dare to bring up last night with me?

First your sister punched me, then you…

I still don’t know how to comfort Yanran after all that, and it’s all your fault!

And then there’s that woman, Lan Lan…

Ah! Now I’m even angrier!

Lin Yu truly hadn’t expected that just mentioning Xia Yanran would set Qin Wuyue off like this.

“Hmph hmph hmph…”

Hearing her obviously irritated laughter, Lin Yu slowly looked up. He saw that Qin Wuyue’s expression was extremely complicated, but in the end, everything seemed to be directed at him.

“Qin, Qin Auntie, you—?”

“Stop with the nonsense. Are you coming or not!”

Qin Wuyue, troubled by all these vexing thoughts, had run out of patience. Now, her mind was filled with only one obsessive urge: to make this little rascal drop his act.

Lin Yu shook his head desperately, just like a rattling drum.

Qin Wuyue snorted coldly, “That’s not for you to decide. Whether you want to or not, you’re coming with me!”

With that, she grabbed Lin Yu’s hand firmly.

“Don’t—”

There was no way he could resist her strength. He only managed to get out a word before he realized there was no point in continuing.

The moment they touched, Qin Wuyue herself was startled by the unfamiliar sensation, her heart pounding in her chest.

What… what am I doing? How did things get to this point with him…

But now that things had reached this stage, showing any hesitation would ruin everything she had done so far.

Forcing a smile to appear confident, she said, “So, Xiao Yu, how does it feel?”

Lin Yu kept his head down, as if too embarrassed to look at her. In truth, he was barely holding back a laugh.

This woman, clearly flustered and shy, still insisted on acting like a mature auntie. Does she even realize her voice is trembling?

“It feels… really good.”

Lin Yu turned his head away, biting his lip, and Qin Wuyue became even more convinced that he was just shy.

Hmph… hmph hmph, I knew it. How could this kid… possibly resist my charms? Hmph…

Qin Wuyue’s mind was in a muddle, not sure what to do next, while Lin Yu was just waiting to see what move she would try now.

What they were thinking and how they acted were completely different, leaving them both frozen in a strange stalemate.

Hmm? Why isn’t she making a move? What is she thinking now?

Perplexed, Lin Yu was just about to look up when he heard her say loudly, “Don’t you dare raise your head!”

“…”

Lin Yu instinctively lowered his head, but soon realized—wait, why should I listen to her? I’m already touching her, what’s the problem with looking?

Thinking this, he lifted his head anyway, wanting to see what Qin Wuyue looked like now. Just one glance, and he was caught off guard.

Qin Wuyue’s face was bright red, her teeth biting her lower lip, and her seductive eyes were misted with tears, making her look delicate and utterly bashful.

“Qin, Qin Auntie, you…”

Lin Yu felt his heart skip a beat. He had never seen Qin Wuyue like this before.

In his previous life, the two of them had fallen into a relationship without rhyme or reason, and everything that followed had just progressed naturally, skipping this kind of stage.

This side of her—so much like a shy, innocent girl—he was seeing it for the first time.

“You little rascal, I told you not to look. Happy now?”

Qin Wuyue’s tone had a hint of surrender, and her voice unconsciously softened.

“I…”

Lin Yu was quite familiar with Qin Wuyue, but even he had to admit, seeing her like this made his heart stir. And once the heart was moved, action followed—his fingers gave a slight twitch.

“Mm…”

A soft, sweet sound escaped her lips, and Qin Wuyue instantly pressed her lips together, never expecting a sound like that to come out of her own mouth.

Blushing with embarrassment and anger, she slammed her palm onto the wall beside Lin Yu’s face.

“!”

Turning to look at the now-dented wall, Lin Yu’s rising excitement was instantly squashed flat.

Dear heavens, this woman really is scary!

“Qin Auntie, calm down!”

“This is all your fault…”

Just as Qin Wuyue started to speak, the door suddenly swung open with a “click,” and Lan Lan’s voice rang out.

“A-Yue, what are you two talking abou—”

Three pairs of eyes, six in total, met in midair.

In that instant, the air was thick with the unmistakable scent of embarrassment.

“Talk… you two keep chatting, I’ll leave you to it.”

With a loud “bang,” the door was slammed shut. Clearly, Chief Lan was terribly embarrassed. She had never expected to see such a scene when she opened the door.

Leaning against the wall and clutching her head, she began to wonder if the world was even real anymore.

That woman… interested in a man? Well, that’s normal.

But the man she’s interested in… a man? A boy!

Unbelievable. Qin Wuyue, you actually like them young? But… isn’t he your student’s little brother?

You really have such daring tastes?

Lan Lan had known Qin Wuyue for years, and had once thought her friend treated Lin Yu a little differently, but this… this was beyond anything she’d imagined.

While she was still lost in wild thoughts, the door opened again. A powerful hand pressed down on her shoulder, and before she could react, she was dragged back inside.

Then, strange sounds came from within.

“A-Yue, what are you doing? Why are you laughing like that? I didn’t see anything, I don’t know anything, don’t come near me!”

“Qin Auntie, calm down! Don’t do this, this is a capital offense!”

“Hmph… hmph hmph hmph… it doesn’t matter anymore!”

Anyone passing by would certainly be curious about what was happening inside.

A few minutes later.

Qin Wuyue opened the door with a radiant smile, as if she’d just experienced something wonderful.

Behind her, Lan Lan and Lin Yu both looked much less cheerful.

Chief Lan was gritting her teeth and glaring at Qin Wuyue. If one looked closely, there was even a slight blush on her face.

As for Lin Yu… his lips were trembling, and he looked utterly defeated.

As they walked, Qin Wuyue suddenly turned around, grinning mischievously. She pointed first at Lin Yu, then at Lan Lan, then at herself, nodded, and turned back to continue walking.

The two behind her exchanged a glance instinctively. Lin Yu immediately turned his head away, while Lan Lan opened her mouth as if to say something, then just let out a gentle sigh.

Sigh… what a mess, both of them thought at the same time.