Yu Rui’s body stiffened.
He unconsciously turned his gaze to Yu Li who was standing behind Xie Li. The little girl was completely unaware that her brother was now under the `lecherous´ clutches of a certain sick person, and was smiling cheerfully.
Xie Li made a gesture of carrying the skewer towards Yu Rui, “I’m so happy that the Class President insists on waiting for me to feed him, so…. ”
Yu Rui grabbed Xie Li’s wrist, squeezing it so tightly that his fingers turned white.
Xie Li gasped and the lazy excitement disappeared from his face. Looking at the young man in front of him, who had lowered his brows, he slowly revealed a perverted smile that he couldn’t suppress.
Yu Rui could guess Xie Li’s expression at this moment without looking, so he didn’t bother to look up.
He pulled Xie Li’s hand and bowed `with humiliation´, frowning as the man held the skewers and bit into a golden ball.
After so long, the skewer was already a little cold, and the taste and texture of the glutinous rice fragrance was the only thing that could be tasted in his mouth.
Yu Rui frowned and endured the unpleasant taste, slowly finishing the fried ball he had bitten into.
When he swallowed the last bite, Yu Rui slightly raised his eyes, and the cold emotion under his eyes froze for a second.
“… what are you looking at?”
“What am I looking at?”
“You’re not looking at me now?”
“Ah.”
Xie Li’s eyes finally moved upwards slowly, meeting Yu Rui’s eyes. The black, cold, and calm appearance vanished, and the slightest change of mood inside him excited him.
Staring for a few seconds, Xie Li suddenly lowered his head and laughed, “Nothing. I just think that… It must be delicious.”
“….”
The more he delved into this topic, the more it made Yu Rui feel inexplicably suffocated. He frowned and finally said nothing, moving closer and trying to walk past Xie Li.
Only the second he brushed against her shoulder, he heard Xie Li slowly let out a sigh, “…. I regret it.”
“??”
Yu Rui stopped and looked sideways at Xie Li.
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Xie Li had already crumpled the fried skewers in his hand and threw them into the trash not far away.
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It would have saved him from the torment of current the moment.
“….”
Yu Rui stood in the same place, looking at Xie Li’s back with some confusion. He vaguely sensed that Xie Li seemed to be angry, but he didn’t know the reason.
After thinking about it for a few seconds and not resolving it, Yu Rui didn’t give it any more thought. He walked over and grabbed Yu Li’s hand who was looking around, “Shall we go?”
“En! Brother, did you like that fried ball?”
Yu Rui recalled unconsciously. The first image that flashed through his mind was of someone staring into his eyes, with an unquenchable thirst.
Yu Rui’s mind wavered and he averted his eyes with some discomfort, “Hmm…. delicious.”
After strolling through the food fair, Yu Li was so full that her little stomach was bulging, she finally raised her hands and confessed before Xie Li pointed to a new stall once again, “Brother Xie Li, I’ve already eaten too many snacks tonight, I can’t eat anymore.”
Yu Rui also spoke up, “Don’t tempt her, lest she accumulates more food.”
Xie Li nodded, “The park next to us is still open, why don’t we go for a walk?”
Before Yu Rui could say anything, Yu Li quickly nodded, “Yes, yes!”
Yu Rui’s eyes lowered helplessly and his tone dropped, “Xiao Li aren’t you a little out of control today, did you finish today’s homework?”
“….”
Yu Li shrank her neck and hid behind Xie Li to look at Yu Rui like a cat.
Yu Rui choked at her reaction.
Xie Li lowered his head and touched the little head that popped up from behind him, “Our Xiao Li is brilliant, even if she is a little lagging she can make up for it.”
Yu Li immediately nodded her head.
Yu Rui frowned and looked up at him, “Don’t teach her those bad habits, do you think everyone can be like you? Sleeping in class and not doing homework, but still be at the top of their course?”
Xie Li smiled, “Class President, why do I hear so much resentment in your words?”
Yu Rui ignored him and leaned toward Yu Li, “Don’t listen to Xie Li, he’s just coaxing you to play.”
“Class President, I’m just being honest, when have I ever coaxed Xiao Li?”
Yu Rui gave him a blank stare, “Have you seen Xiao Li’s scores enough to know that she’s smart?”
“I know even without having seen them.”
Yu Rui smiled mockingly, “Have you calculated it by counting fingers?”
“Tsk.”
Xie Li let out a low laugh. He reached out and patted Yu Rui’s shoulder, then with a sudden grip on his shoulder, he pulled the young man and held him with one hand.
Yu Rui’s body swayed, and before he could look back he saw Xie Li looking at him and smiling.
“You are very smart Class President, Xiao Li must be just like you.”
After saying that, Xie Li consciously let go of his hand and took two steps back.
Yu Rui, “….”
Although he was being praised, he had never felt so annoyed by it.
The culprit turned his head and signaled Yu Li, “Xiao Li, come, Brother Xie Li will take you for a walk in the park.”
“Yes,” Yu Li reached out his hand and pulled Yu Rui, “Brother, I’ll do the homework when we go back, let’s go!”
Yu Rui could only resign himself to being dragged along.
The park was much less crowded than the food fair. The sporadic lights on both sides of the road looked like fireflies, and passing pedestrians were barely visible. It was perfect for a walk.
Yu Rui took Yu Li’s hand and walked forward, followed by the sound of lazy footsteps. The lights cast the shadow of the man at his feet from time to time.
Long and lazy like his owner, Yu Rui sometimes wanted to step on him twice. But with Yu Li around, he wouldn’t make such a childish move after all.
They walked leisurely through the middle of the park until they passed under a bridge throughout road crossing it when Yu Li was drawn to a figure sitting in the shady corner of a lamppost.
“Brother, a grandfather is sitting there, what’s he doing?” Yu Li whispered to Yu Rui.
The night was quiet, and although Yu Li’s voice was low, it was still evident under this bridge from the echo.
Yu Li herself heard it, her little face blushed and she ran to him without waiting for Yu Rui to say anything, “I’m sorry Grandpa, I didn’t mean that about you.”
Yu Rui also approached helplessly.
As he got closer, he could see through the streetlamp’s light falling on his feet that it was an older man with a white beard, wearing a rare Taoist costume.
Yu Rui’s heart fluttered and he looked down at his feet and saw a piece of linen cloth with the Eight Diagrams of Zhou Yi painted on it.
Meanwhile, the old man opened his eyes, looked at the little girl in front of him, and smiled, “It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“Grandpa, what is this?” asked Yu Li curiously, pointing to the Eight Diagrams of Zhou Yi.
“Xiao Li.” Yu Rui called out to her disapprovingly.
The old Taoist priest didn’t seem to be bothered by Yu Li, and patiently stroked his beard and smiled, “This is the diagram of the Eight Trigrams. Didn’t you ask me what I was doing here? I came to set up a fortune-telling booth.”
“Fortune-telling?” Yu Li looked up expressionlessly, “Is that those powerful immortals on TV who can predict the future?”
“Cof…”
The old Taoist priest unconsciously coughed at the word “immortals” and vaguely replied.
When Yu Li heard this, she quickly reached out her hand and pulled Yu Rui’s sleeve, “Brother, I also want to have my fortune told.”
Yu Rui didn’t know whether to cry or laugh, “Don’t even think about it.”
Xie Li, who had been lazily watching the conversation between the siblings, also spoke up at that moment, “Since she likes it, let her do it.”
“Listen, that’s not going to work, that’s not going to work”. It was the old Taoist priest who refused, raising his hand and waving it, “I don’t read children’s future here, this stall of mine only reads marriages.”
Yu Li was even more curious, “What is marriage?”
The old man choked, “It’s… it’s a very intimate relationship… to calculate whether two people have the destiny to stay together later on.”
Yu Li’s eyes lit up as she pondered for a few seconds, only to quickly run to Xie Li who was not far away, and brought him to Yu Rui’s side.
Then Yu Li stretched out her hand and pointed at the two of them, “Grandpa, then you can guess if there is a marriage between my brother and Xie Li!”
Xie Li was surprised, and the corners of his mouth curved up, slowly revealing a smile full of interest.
Yu Li unintentionally being THE wingman 😉
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Just Yu Li being the wingman HAHAHA..
Thanks for the chapter 😊
Wheeeeee.
Waitin’ for the rest…
Yu Rui probably regretting everything to death rn xD Good job, Yu Li!
Thanks for the chapter! <3
Well if we needed proof that she’s as smart as Xie Li said she is…
Hahaha 🤣 Yu Li! The best unexpected wingman! Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
Yu li is our ship captain lol