Chapter 8: Crisis of Identity Disclosure 2
When the first ray of morning sunlight shone warmly on her cheeks, Ye Xiaoling heard an extremely unfamiliar music at the same time, pulling her out of her sweet dream.
She rolled around in bed unwillingly for a few weeks, and finally simply pressed the pillow against her head, but the sound did not disappear.
What is this strange music? Is she still asleep?
After enduring for a few seconds, the music seemed to have no sign of stopping, so she let out an angry howl through the pillow and simply reached out her hand to feel around, and suddenly she touched something warm.
Ye Xiaoling's hands froze, and she instantly became more energetic. She continued to pinch hard with courage...
This doesn't feel like a stuffed toy. And there's nothing like this in her room!
The strange music was still lingering in her ears, provoking her already confused nerves. Ye Xiaoling gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, increased her strength again, and rubbed it hard!
"ah--"
This was followed by a scream of pain, and then a loud noise of something tumbling off the bed!
Ye Xiaoling immediately turned into a rabbit on high alert. She threw away her pillow in fear and in the blink of an eye she was ready to defend herself against the enemy. She yelled, "Who is it?"
There was actually someone in her room at a time like this... and lying next to her?
Because of being drunk last night, Ye Xiaoling still felt dizzy. She squinted her eyes for a while before she began to see clearly the unfortunate figure who was "pinched" under the bed by her.
Yuan Ye was seen curled up on the ground with messy black hair. His facial features were gradually distorted due to pain, and even his lips were bitten blue.
With one hand he was carefully massaging the corner of his forehead that had been hit, while with the other hand he was still groping for the "culprit" mobile phone. He only glanced up, a hint of anger clearly flashed in his brown eyes, and then he swiped across the screen and rudely hung up the phone, and the strange music also stopped abruptly.
Ye Xiaoling's jaw almost dropped to the ground. She looked back and forth at the strange postures , and asked in disbelief: "Why are you here?"
She seemed to be able to barely remember that Yuan Ye took her to buy beautiful clothes and shoes last night, and then went to the "Nirvana" welcome party, she drank a few glasses of wine, and then...
Hearing this question, Yuan Ye's face also showed confusion. His slender fingers stayed on his forehead for a moment, then he uttered a low "ah" and answered tiredly: "Do you remember that you were drunk?"
Ye Xiaoling tilted her head and thought for a while, then shook her head in a daze.
But her resistance to alcohol is indeed very poor...
Yuan Ye looked at her helplessly: "I don't even remember how I got back here?"
Ye Xiaoling continued to shake her head naively.
Yuan Ye held on to his last hope and continued to ask: "Don't you have any recollection of what happened last night?"
He had been treated like a nanny by her all night long. He finally waited until dawn when she had fallen asleep and took a nap. He didn't expect to be treated so roughly before he even woke up!
what happened?
Ye Xiaoling broke out in a cold sweat after hearing his words. She couldn't help but blurt out, "Did something happen last night?" Her cheeks began to turn red again. "Could it be possible..."
She rarely drinks, but she only remembers that when she graduated from high school, she accidentally drank a few glasses too much. Not only did she almost accidentally injure her teacher, but she also smashed a lot of valuable items in the restaurant. In Lu Yan's words, "After getting drunk, her fighting power increased rapidly"...
Ye Xiaoling felt so aggrieved that her nose was sore, but she didn't know what to do. Yuan Ye just stared at her inexplicably, as if she had really done something unreasonable last night.
The image of a "violent maniac" is irreversible in Yuan Ye's heart, right?
Yuan Ye was just wondering what the "could it be" that Ye Xiaoling was talking about was, but he saw her suddenly withdraw her hands sadly, covering her cheeks, and falling back onto the bed in slow motion, burying her head in the pillow again...
Is he still hungover? Why is he acting so strangely so early in the morning?
Although he was forcibly awakened from his sleep and was rudely pinched to the ground by her, Yuan Ye still managed to stand up, walked to the bed worriedly, leaned forward slightly, and was about to ask Ye Xiaoling about her current situation when he heard a loud noise from the door behind him!
A large swath of sunlight broke the darkness in the room. Yuan Ye subconsciously squinted his eyes and could only see a snow-white figure rushing in angrily, seemingly ?
"Xiao Ling! What happened?" Ling Zheng asked loudly, waving the broom in his hand in panic, but when he saw everything in front of him, he was completely stunned.
His junior sister Ye Xiaoling, who was usually tougher than the boys, was now lowering her head like a hamster and burying her face in her hands, with only her blushing cheeks faintly visible. And the man standing in front of the bed...
Why was he in Xiaoling's room so early in the morning?
How could he be so close to Xiao Ling?
What are they doing now?
Countless questions were asked before Ye Xiaoling's cheeks seemed to be coated with a layer of fresh and shiny ketchup, becoming increasingly red. Yuan Ye, who had been well-mannered and generous the last time they met, also blushed at this moment, but still maintained his composure, showing a very unnatural smile, and said softly: "I hope you can listen to my explanation..."
Ling Zheng's eyes widened, and after a long while, a look of extreme relief appeared on his face that was filled with shock. "Big Brother, can you please leave first?"
She really needs to calm down now!
"I, I'll leave first..." Ling Zheng immediately suppressed the smile on his face, took a few steps back towards the door, and cast a meaningful gaze on Yuan Ye again, then said lightly, "Our Xiao Ling... I'll leave her to you from now on!"
Yuan Ye was still confused as he watched his face change from livid to ruddy, and subconsciously asked, "Leave it to me?"
Ye Xiaoling's body stiffened, she raised her head abruptly and glared at Ling Zheng with a flushed face. Her lips trembled slightly a few times, but she found that she couldn't say anything!
Where should she start explaining? The welcome party last night? Wouldn't that only make Ling Zheng's imagination even more out of control?
But now...
She glanced at the current situation with a guilty conscience.
"If there's anything else you want to know about her, feel free to come and see me, don't be shy!" Ling Zheng had one foot out of the door, but he still kept nagging, "I believe you will take good care of Xiao Ling! Ah... breakfast is ready! I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"
After saying that, he waved the broom in his hand, made a cheering gesture, and slammed the door shut again, leaving only a few pieces of light dust flying in the air.
Yuan Ye finally came back to his senses. In the dim light, one could barely see that his cheeks seemed to be stained with a faint red.
call!
Ye Xiaoling's heart began to beat faster and faster again, and she could only subconsciously pull at the pillow to vent her uneasy emotions.
What is this guy shy about? Could it be that he really saw his own ugly behavior after drinking last night, and he can't let it go now?
"Hey, you..." After a fierce struggle in her heart, Ye Xiaoling decided to take the initiative, "Why is this happening?"
She only vaguely remembered the wine glasses handed to her by the enthusiastic members, as well as his familiar smell and vague murmurs, and she seemed to see her mother's figure?
The clear voice broke the last confusion in his mind. Yuan Ye coughed subconsciously and whispered, "You were drunk last night. I sent you back, and then..." Suddenly, his pathetic appearance of busying himself with serving tea and pouring water appeared in front of him. He was stunned and simply chose to seal this memory. "I was too tired and fell asleep accidentally."
His tone was calm, and only his still flushed face betrayed his emotions at the moment.
No one would believe it, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, but I still have to be ordered around by others? And I am willing to do it?
Crazy, crazy. Yuan Ye tried hard to suppress the shyness that was surging up in him and keep a normal look.
Ye Xiaoling's frantically beating heart gradually began to return to normal. She threw away the pillow and stared at him motionlessly: "Really? I didn't... do anything terrible?"
For example, tearing things apart or bossing people around?
The corners of Yuan Ye's mouth trembled, and a gleam of laughter flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared: "No, I just occasionally ask for water."
"So you're taking care of me?" Hearing this answer, she pursed her lips guiltily, "Actually, I thought I was dreaming. In my dream, my mother peeled apples for me and gave me warm water. I didn't expect that there was really someone by my side at that time..." Her voice suddenly became trembling, "That's a feeling I haven't felt in a long time."
To be precise, I have almost forgotten that kind of warmth. It seems that I have become accustomed to dealing with things alone, and have long forgotten that I am also a girl who needs love, warmth, and... careful care.
Although her mother did not really appear, there was actually someone by her side when she was most lonely and helpless.
As she whispered, Yuan Ye's eyes gradually became gentle, thinking of how she had naughtily pulled his wrist and acted like a spoiled child last night...
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
That is also a very warm feeling. That is also a very dependent feeling.
It seems that in the whole world, only each other is the most comfortable harbor.
The room, which was originally extremely quiet, now seemed to be completely isolated from the outside world. Only the clear chirping of birds outside the window, like music from a fairy tale, accompanied by the slight ringing of the clock, spread in the ears.
Ye Xiaoling raised her head and inadvertently met Yuan Ye's eyes.
Puff——
As if she had caught something interesting from the other person's eyes, Ye Xiaoling felt that all the tense nerves on her face relaxed at that moment. She couldn't help but let out a happy chuckle, breaking the last bit of awkwardness remaining in the air.
Speaking of which...it's really hard to imagine the way Yuan Ye takes care of her!
Seeing Yuan Ye with a slightly red cheek in front of her, Ye Xiaoling actually had the idea of playing a prank on him. She walked closer to him and kept looking at him. Suddenly, she sighed softly: "If only I could be more sober last night. I don't remember what you looked like when you took care of me..."
Yuan Ye's eyebrows twitched, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly: "I just poured you a glass of water!"
"That's also very rare!" Ye Xiaoling retorted with a smile, "If I can take a picture of it..."
"I suddenly feel very hungry." Yuan Ye gritted his teeth and showed a relatively peaceful smile, "How about you?"
Such an obvious change of subject...
Ye Xiaoling suppressed the urge to laugh out loud and blurted out, "I'm not hungry yet..." But she was frightened off by Yuan Ye's dangerous look. She could only stick out her tongue silently and nodded in a serious manner , "Actually, there is one thing... Can I take you to taste the cooking skills of Senior Brother?"
Yuan Ye was completely relieved, and finally regained his usual demeanor: "Thank you."
Ye Xiaoling waved her hand and led Yuan Ye to the kitchen next door. They saw that two sets of tableware had been neatly placed on the table, and even the positions of the two chairs had obviously been deliberately moved, making them much closer than usual.
This guy Ling Zheng...
Ye Xiaoling glanced at Yuan Ye secretly, and saw that his gaze lingered on the chair for a second in surprise. Then he pretended that he saw nothing. Instead, he took the lead to walk forward, considerately pulled the chair away , and looked at her with a smile.
The temperature on her face that had just been extinguished burned up again. Ye Xiaoling pretended to be calm and held her breath. Suddenly, she remembered what Ling Zheng had said not long ago - I believe you will take good care of Xiaoling!
Isn’t Yuan Ye taking care of her now?
Did he agree with Ling Zheng's words?
The bread on the plate was baked soft and delicious, but Ye Xiaoling's mind was not on breakfast at all. Just as one hand touched the jar of jam, she suddenly heard an anxious voice outside, with a faint cry: "Xiaoling! Are you there? There's a problem with the latest video!"
The sudden shout broke the beautiful tranquility of the moment, like bubbles blown away by the wind in the sun.
Ye Xiaoling looked in the direction of the sound in confusion at first. Through the gap in the door, she could see Anai standing outside the door of Huayuan Pavilion, sweating profusely, standing on tiptoe and looking around.
Yuan Ye's eyes suddenly became sharp. He frowned and put the cutlery in his hand back to its original place thoughtfully. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he took out his mobile phone and opened Weibo...
After a few seconds, his gaze fixed on a line of small words, and a flash of cold anger flashed in his eyes!
The top trending topic on Weibo was no longer about the battle, nor any other eye-catching news, but rather -
The true identity of the garbled code.
The morning full of youthfulness and sweetness came to an abrupt end at this moment.
