Chapter 341: Chapter 342 The abnormality of Dongfang Little Brat
“It is exactly because you still think that there is a thing called eternal love like a little girl, and you haven’t lost the childish innocence, that I said your teenage life was very boring…” I already felt irritable, but she still tried to annoy me. If I could still stay calm, I would no longer be considered as a man, “An over-aged maiden who has never dated a boy even dares to talk about other people and slander other people’s pure friendship. Even if you are not embarra.s.sed, we, as your friend, are embarra.s.sed for you…”
“Who… who is an over-aged maiden? !” The taboo term ‘over-aged’ apparently touched Dong Xiaoye’s sore spot, she almost snarled at me and emphasized, “I’m still very young, and I am still a girl!”
“A girl?” I picked my ears, acting like I seemed to have a problem with my ears. “Who? You? Give me a break.”
“You jerk. Do you want a fight? !”
“You really have a terrible memory. It’s not like we haven’t fought before. Do you still want to lose?”
“You–”
Dong Xiaoye was so angry at me that her lips were trembling. Just when I wanted to tease her a few more words for saying bad things about my pure relationship with Xiao Zi, Chu Yuan pushed my hand on her head away and raised her head in a dissatisfied manner.
She looked at me and said, “Elder Brother, high school students are not kids. Some people may fall in love because of curiosity, but not all people fall in love because of curiosity!”
Chu Yuan’s words stunned everyone in the room. I wanted to say that she was still young, and she didn’t understand anything, but I could see the stubbornness and determination in her big eyes. After carefully thinking about what she said, it seemed to make some sense…
Well, in a way, it actually made more sense than what I said.
Chu Yuan blushed after being stared at by all of us. She lowered her head and said in a low voice, “You haven’t dated Elder Sister Ziyuan before, but everyone could tell that you liked her and she liked you, otherwise after she left, you wouldn’t be sad for so long…”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Who was sad?” I hurriedly denied.
Leaving aside the question of whether she was my first crush or not, she was a friend of mine who I grew up with. How would I not be sad when she suddenly disappeared from my life one day? It was not normal if I did not feel sad, right? It was precisely because time had healed everything, so I could say with certainty that maybe it was the love that I once dreamed of, but it was not the real and mature love.
The past was past. That was proof of growing up. Not to mention that Liusu was still here at the moment. How could I admit that I liked Xiao Zi?
Chu Yuan was really insensitive. She didn’t even notice the jealous look on Liusu’s face, “You are lying. I still remember clearly that you didn’t go to school for several days, and you shut yourself in your room, didn’t eat, and didn’t talk…”
“I was just angry that she left without saying goodbye. She said that she was going to go to the United States a long time ago, but she didn’t tell me when she left. Who wouldn’t be angry when your best friend left without saying goodbye?” I could tell from her gradually darkened expression that if I didn’t interrupt her, she would continue to talk about her. And it would eventually lead to that incident that we both didn’t want to remember.
My words successfully resolved Liusu’s suspicion and aroused her curiosity, “When she left, she didn’t tell you?”
If two people really liked each other, it was impossible for one party to leave without notifying the other party. I nodded, and Chu Yuan, who was interrupted by me, hesitated for a moment under the inquiring eyes of Liusu and nodded vaguely. At least, in terms of her action, this was true.
“Then you haven’t contacted each other in the past five years?”
The question of Liusu touched the taboo between me and Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan didn’t even have the courage to nod. She glanced at me timidly. I smiled and said naturally, “No.”
“Why?”
Not only Liusu, but Dong Xiaoye also felt puzzled. In just a few seconds, she actually forgot that she was still angry at me earlier. “Yes. You told me last time that you haven’t been in contact with each other for five years. Why haven’t you contacted each other?”
“I don’t have her contact information.”
Chu Yuan was about to speak, but she was interrupted by me again. What she wanted to say was blocked by me twice in a row. Looking at me with a complicated expression, she seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she finally lost the courage to explain again and then chose to remain silent.
I sighed secretly. Sure enough, Chu Yuan was still thinking about the things she did in the past. It was not that Ziyuan didn’t leave any contact information, but that contact information was torn apart by Chu Yuan… So Chu Yuan was afraid that Ziyuan, who had returned suddenly, would ask me why I never contacted her during those five years.
She felt very guilty.
Liusu felt relieved, and Dong Xiaoye finally understood why. A friend who had neither said goodbye nor left contact information, what else could it mean? The sympathetic eyes of the two women were enough to explain everything.
In their opinion, my friendship with Ziyuan was nothing more than just a friend, so that was why Dong Xiaoye said, “No wonder you think that the Third Lady is not her.”
I didn’t want to continue discussing my past with Ziyuan in front of Chu Yuan, so I deliberately changed the topic, “Dongfang, what’s the matter with you?”
“What?” Dongfang, who was sitting in a daze behind Dong Xiaoye, was startled, “No… Nothing…”
“Nothing?” I frowned, “If it’s nothing, then why didn’t you talk for a long time? Aren’t you always very naughty and noisy? Your complexion is not so good as well. Are you not feeling comfortable?”
“Elder Brother Nan, you are very annoying. What do you mean that I am very naughty and noisy? Wasn’t it you who said that when adults speak, children shouldn’t interrupt? I’m currently living in your flat as a guest, so naturally, I didn’t dare to interrupt you.” This quirky little bratty girl was acting very strange. She pretended to be an obedient kid, but I could always feel that there was something in her eyes.
“Do you have something on your mind?”
“No…” Dongfang didn’t dare to look into my eyes. She sighed as if admitting defeat, “Alright, alright, I admit that I have something on my mind, okay? Elder Brother Nan, you know that what you are doing now is not considerate to a girl at all. If you really care about me, can’t you put it into action? Why do you have to force me to say it? You should soften me with your tenderness, make me feel touched, make me unable to help but talk to you about everything. If you want to conquer me, you can’t just talk, you know. You have to learn how to conquer my heart, otherwise who will fall in love with you? !”
Dongfang little brat kept talking nonsense, although it was her usual style, I faintly felt a trace of resentment from it. She was trying to cover up something…
Liusu and Dong Xiaoye knew Dongfang’s character a long time ago. Of course, they wouldn’t really think that I was trying to win a little loli’s heart, but they actually seriously began to think about what she said and then revealed an expression of realization.
I was completely speechless. These two women with boyish personalities were really naive…
“It is exactly because I am scared that you will fall in love with me, so I am doing this.” Talking about shamelessness, none of those girls would be able to compete with me, not to mention that I had been bickering with Dongfang little brat for a while now. So I could defeat her easily, “Little girl, don’t be so narcissistic. I might be interested in you when you develop some mature femininity. But for now, you can save your energy and tell me what is on your mind.”
Before I even finished my words, I was kicked by Chu Yuan, Dong Xiaoye, and Liusu at the same time.
Dongfang’s face darkened and grumbled, “I’ve been hiding here for six days. My mother should start to be anxious. I’m worried that you will betray me. At that time, I and Yuan Yuan will probably be separated like you and Elder Sister Ziyuan. Maybe there would not even be a chance for me to say goodbye to Yuan Yuan…”
This little bratty girl was clearly thinking too much.
“Am I such an unreliable person to you?”
“Then do you dare to swear in front of Elder Sister Liusu and Elder Sister Xiaoye?”
“Swear what?”
Dongfang immediately said, “Swear that no matter what tricks my mother uses, you will not hand me over to her or let her take me to Paris!”
“Why don’t you just ask me to kidnap you?” I replied in a bad mood. Kids nowadays really dared to say anything. Did she not fear that her mother would call the police to investigate me?
Dongfang little brat tried to squeeze out two teardrops. She hugged Dong Xiaoye and said in a sad voice, “Look, Elder Sister Xiaoye, Elder Brother Nan wants to kick me out.”
“Little Chu, are you still a man?!”
“You know that I am a man, and don’t always call me Little Chu, I’m not little!” I finally took the opportunity to vent my dissatisfaction.
“Then what do you want me to call you?!”
“Elder Brother Nan!” Earlier on, I always heard Dongfang Lianren say Elder Brother Nan this and Elder Brother Nan that, so I instinctively said the words Elder Brother Nan as a response.
When I realized it, it was already too late. Turning my head slowly, I looked at Dong Xiaoye nervously. Sure enough, her face and neck had already turned red in anger. However, if I took my words back now, it would only prove that I was scared of her, and I would never do that.
So, I simply gritted my teeth and carried on, “Ahem, if you call me Elder Brother Nan, I will definitely swear, and I will definitely keep my words. Unlike certain someone, all she knows is to play dirty.”