Chapter 43

  I quietly retreated to the side, and You Xuan tacitly blocked me. I responded with a grateful gaze. Ye Chenyi walked over, smiling and saying something to Xiaoshi. I don't know if he saw me, because I could always feel his eyes scanning around us in a circle, but it seemed like there was no focus at all, just a casual glance.

  I didn't dare breathe out loud, tightly grasping the tablecloth of the table closest to me, and unconsciously ruined the clean white tablecloth.

  Looking at Ye Chenyi, he didn't seem to be uncomfortable at all, leaning against the dinner table and chatting with Xiaoshi, laughing and talking. I felt a bit stifled in my heart, after all, it was my own oath, and also my own temper. I pouted, pulled at the corner of Yu Xuan's clothes, and the two of us sneaked out of the hotel.

  "Xiao Fei, I'm really about to be driven crazy by you!" Yu Xuan exclaimed, clutching her forehead in exasperation as soon as we stepped out of the hotel. I pouted and muttered innocently: "Yu Xuan, I'm being very serious and sincere in my interactions with Ye Chenyi, I haven't even bothered you yet, why are you complaining?" She glared at me, baring her teeth: "Cheng Xiao Fei, how dare you say that! Where have you been properly interacting? You two don't trust yourselves or each other, and you always give me trouble..." Yu Xuan's words poured out like a river, pointing out problems I had never noticed before.

  If I wasn't so distrustful of myself and didn't distrust Yechen Yi, if I had a bit more confidence in us two, maybe, just maybe, things wouldn't have turned out like this now.

  I thought that after leaving home for four years, I had become a lively and optimistic little girl, but unexpectedly, when it comes to myself, I am still the little hedgehog with defenses all over my body...

  Ye Chenyi...

  Ye Chenyi, I'm sorry...

  I bit my lip and hung my head. You Xuan was startled by me and hastily stopped his chatter: "Xiao Fei, Xiao Fei, I, I didn't mean to say it so heavily, Xiao Fei, don't cry." You Xuan's flustered appearance was extremely cute, but now I only care about how much harm I have caused to Ye Chenyi.

  My mind went blank, instinctively I turned around and ran towards the hotel. I hoped...I didn't want to see him and Xiaoshi laughing together!

  I'm not sure if this is good luck or bad luck - the restaurant was empty, except for the busy cleaning staff rushing back and forth between the tables and chairs. Where was the shadow of Tianya Academy's student union? I was dazed for a moment, and I even doubted that everything earlier was just a dream. But the bowls, chopsticks, and snacks left on the table made me clearly aware - it wasn't that nothing had happened, but rather that something already had. Ye Chenyi and Xiaoshi had set off to play together, Ye Chenyi and Xiaoshi were together...

  I thought so, and weakly dropped my arms.

  "Are you calm?" Alas, I've started hearing things. I rubbed my forehead and let out a sigh of thought.

  "Dong dong——" Even footsteps I can imagine, I think I've really gone crazy.

  I felt a pinch on my cheek in the midst of my despair, and I looked over in surprise to see Ye Chenyi leaning against the door beside me with an air of leisure, his hands clasped behind him. I rubbed my eyes and opened them again, but there was no change.

  That is to say, "Isn't it an illusion?" Seeing my puzzled expression, Ye Chenyi couldn't help but laugh and leaned in close, saying: "Little Fei, are you talking to me?" I pouted, trying to resist: "Who said that?!" He made a few clicking sounds with his tongue, waving his right index finger back and forth in front of my face: "Then who is Little Fei talking to?"

  I... I'm speechless...

  Alright, I admit it, I'm exhausted...

  Just thinking about it is depressing. When encountering Ye Chenyi, Cheng Xiaofei can't stir up any momentum no matter what.

  I glanced at him and decided to quickly change the subject: "What about the others?" He smiled and continued along with my words, not dwelling on it: "Yi Ran and Xiuzhu are leading a team to buy local products." I looked at him suspiciously and expressed my confusion: "Chen Yi, why are you being so polite to Yi Ran now? Didn't you used to just call him Cheng Yi Ran or Young Master Cheng Yi Ran?"

  He mysteriously winked at me, beckoning me to come closer, and my curiosity was immediately piqued, wondering what it was all about. In fact, I wanted to know what trick Yiran had used, and I also wanted to learn from him.

  He leaned in close to my ear and whispered, "Secret!" I straightened up with a black line on my face, looking at his triumphant and innocent expression. The trick was really old-fashioned, but it worked well.