Chapter 3: The Most Humble When I Like You (16)

  Since there is still one more book to write, from today on I will update twice a day.

  Tang Sugar's heart was like a runaway wild horse jumping frantically in her chest, the shock inside was as if she had experienced a magnitude 10 earthquake, and some of it evaded Xia Ye's scorching gaze.

  The atmosphere became awkward, like a layer of window paper was pierced, the hidden secrets were all exposed, and everything had nowhere to hide.

  The two people who used to be so carefree suddenly became strangers, and they didn't even have the courage to look at each other.

  On a summer night, waiting for Tangtang's response, the two of them harbored their own thoughts for the rest of the journey and walked home in silence.

  What made Tang sugar feel strange was that Auntie was actually at home! She seemed to have had a fierce argument with someone, her face still flushed with anger. As soon as she saw the two of them appearing at the door like drowned chickens, she immediately jumped up from the sofa, pointing at her son and scolding loudly: "You're already in your third year of high school, but you don't study hard, instead you learn from others to have a premature romance, hiding outside to play until now! If you like staying outside so much, then don't come back!"

  On a summer night, he didn't say a word, but stood coldly facing his mother, the smell of gunpowder in the air growing thicker.

  Tang Sugar tried not to draw attention to herself, quietly preparing to leave, but before she could take two steps, she was discovered by Auntie, who had been furious with her own son and was looking for someone to vent her anger on. Seeing Tang Sugar, she immediately used her as a scapegoat, deliberately showing a contemptuous expression: "Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! At such a young age, you've already learned how to seduce boys! I wonder what your mother would think if she knew, down in the underworld!"

  Calling it a date just because we're going home together? That's too simplistic! Sugar thought to herself in disdain.

  Aunt's words were too harsh, and Xia Ye couldn't bear to listen anymore. She glanced at Tang Sugar, who had stopped in her tracks and shrunk to one side, and remembered when their two broken families had just come together. Her own mother would always look at Tang Sugar with disapproval, calling her to eat or take a bath in a disgusted tone. If Tang Sugar was even slightly slow, she would be loudly scolded. At that time, little Tang Sugar didn't have the ability to protect herself and could only cower in fear. Sometimes when her father wasn't home, her mother would even physically abuse her, pinching her ears until they were red and swollen. It seemed like ten years had passed quickly, and Tang Sugar had developed a conditioned reflex - whenever her mother scolded her, she would shrink into a ball, as if thinking that by doing so, she could make herself smaller and become invisible to others.

  Xia Ye's heart was suddenly grasped tightly, aching and throbbing. Without warning, she dragged her mother, who was still yelling, upstairs and into her room. She slammed the door shut with great force, producing an earth-shaking "bang" that even made Mei Ayi, who was preparing dinner in the kitchen, poke her head out to look at the floor above with a solemn expression, before glancing back at Tang Sugar, who stood foolishly in the living room.

  A fierce quarrel erupted from upstairs, but it ended quickly. The sound of a door being opened was followed by the sound of it being slammed shut. Xia Ye appeared at the top of the stairs, her anger boiling over. She spotted Tang Sugar standing still, looking like an idiot with his heavy backpack on, rainwater dripping onto the clean floor. Her anger flared up even more as she yelled at him: "Idiot! What's wrong with your brain? Still standing there like a fool? Hurry up and take a shower, change out of those wet clothes! Do you want to get sick? Don't you think things are chaotic enough around here?"

  His rapid-fire questions were like a string of pearls, startling Tang Sugar awake from her dilemma over whether to go upstairs or not. She listened to his orders as if she had been enlightened, and hastily went up the stairs in three strides, disappearing into her room in a flash.

  When the hot water from the showerhead in her own bathroom poured down on her, it seemed to have washed away her confused thoughts. The mind that had been disturbed by the confession on the way home on a summer night also gradually calmed down.

  Her slightly shaken heart made up its mind at this time, and she rushed to shout at Xia Ye like before, so she had a reason to resolutely not accept Xia Ye! Although he was doing it for her own good, but Tiantian still liked to be gentle and calm in any situation, never impatient or anxious, such as... Gu Xian Nian, although he made her afraid, even more tense. She didn't like Xia Ye's overbearing personality, not one bit!

  Her heart can only hold memories of past years.

  Sorry, summer night.

  After washing up and changing into dry clothes, Sugar gradually became refreshed from the dazed state of being splashed by rainwater. She pushed open the bathroom door and saw Tang Xin standing upright like a guardian deity outside the bathroom door, looking at her with his small head raised.

  Tang Tang jumped in fright, how did he appear here? It can't be...... Sugar's heart was pounding like a small drum, thumping away. Thinking again, it's impossible! Although she didn't lock the door when washing her bath, she also didn't hear the sound of the door being opened, this curious little thing shouldn't have done anything to make her feel strange, right?

  While Tāng Sù was trying to calm down her frightened heart, a sentence from Tāng Xīn nearly scared the soul out of her.

  "I just sneaked a peek at brother taking a bath!" The little guy said this with an air of pride, as if he had successfully played the role of FBI and deserved a thumbs up from Sugar.

  Tang sugar's heart was already in turmoil, the whole person seemed to have been struck by lightning, from head to toe, oh my god! He even stole a glance at his own brother, would he let me off?

  She kept saying to herself: It's all over, it's all over, what exactly is all over, she seemed unable to answer, in short, she felt very bad, if Tong Yanwu and Tang Xin, who spoke without reserve, were to spread the word about that summer night...

  Tang Tang didn't dare think about it anymore, she only felt her whole body burning hot, like a red-hot shrimp, completely red from head to toe.

  She was so embarrassed that she really wanted to turn around and rush into the bathroom, stick her head in the toilet, press down on the water source, and flush herself away like flushing stool, not wanting to see anyone anymore!

  The little guy didn't notice the drastic change in Tangtang's face at all, tiptoed, making himself face to face with Tangtang, and said mysteriously: "I've discovered a shocking secret!"

  One sentence piqued Tang Sugar's curiosity, putting aside his obsession with flushing himself down the toilet for the time being. His mind wandered: What secrets would he uncover by sneaking a peek at Xia Ye? Could it be that he was actually a girl disguised as a boy?

  Tang Sugar was shocked by this idea, and nervously leaned his head towards Tang Xin, whose eyes were rolling around wildly, and asked in a trembling voice: "D...did you see something?"

  "I saw that my brother's body was all injured, with bruises and swellings everywhere. It was really scary!" Even now, when Tang Xin talks about it, his face is still filled with horror, his eyes wide with fear.

  What's going on after all?