How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

"Do your uncles and aunts know how perverted you are?"

Have you ever considered that abnormal people might actually be attracted to each other?

"Get out of here, hurry up and leave!"

Fast? You probably haven't seen the power of Super Boy!

Xu Yan sped up, and he could almost hear the sound of shrimp catchers in his ears.

The winds that passed by the two of them became exceptionally noisy, as if they were escaping the sunset, escaping the darkness, escaping all the noise and smoke on the street.

As the girl's hands began to involuntarily tighten around her waist, Xu Yan's lips curled into a slight smile.

You know what fear is?

However, this feeling was somewhat strange. His burning palms were pressed against his waist, the slightly scalding temperature seemingly penetrating his clothes and reaching his skin. Xu Yan appeared to be riding his bike normally, but it seemed he had already grasped the meaning of "restless mind."

Jiang Yiyao's heart is beating very fast now.

A hand rested on Xu Yan's waist, but she wasn't as flustered as the boy had imagined. Her nervousness stemmed from something else.

Smelling the scent emanating from the boy, she held her breath. Her clothes, whipped back by the wind, were already perfectly highlighting her figure, but she still insisted on getting close to the boy's back.

Just a little bit more, almost there.

Although his legs kept changing position because he had to pedal, it wasn't difficult for Jiang Yiyao, who had excellent grades, to figure out the pattern.

She seized the opportunity, focusing on that one fleeting moment.

The moment she reached into Xu Yan's pants pocket, she felt as if she saw the dawn of victory.

She planned to take this opportunity to steal Xu Yan's phone and delete the recording of herself singing. As for the unlock password... she remembered it very clearly, provided that Xu Yan hadn't changed it in the past few years.

Xu Yan felt a little itchy, not only because the girl's face behind him seemed to be rubbing against him, but also because there seemed to be something... on the edge of his pocket.

Whoosh!

Sudden.

Something quickly slipped into his pants pocket, and he squeezed it hard as soon as his fingertips touched it!

"...grass!"

Xu Yan almost crashed his car on the spot, but luckily he managed to stop it in time.

Jiang Yiyao belatedly realized what she had touched, stiffly released her hand, and raised her head with a flushed face.

"Could it be..."

Xu Yan turned his head with a strange expression to look at the girl behind him, whose face was already red and who was trembling with fear.

"Do you really enjoy stealing things from my pockets?"

"That...that's a cell phone?!"

I'm dirty!

I'm dirty!!

Why...why isn't it a phone?!

I thought I had my phone in my pocket! How could it be something else?!

Jiang Yiyao was speechless; she wanted to disappear from this world in the fastest and simplest way possible.

I bow my head and become a beautiful, blushing ostrich.

Xu Yan, who already understood what Jiang Yiyao was trying to do, smiled ambiguously and said, "I guess you could call it a cell phone."

"...Don't look at me, can you...keep riding and forget everything that just happened? Please."

Jiang Yiyao: If I could go back to the beginning, I would do anything!

Was this the first time Jiang Yiyao had asked him for help? Xu Yan couldn't remember.

But such an opportunity should absolutely not be missed.

He uttered a devilish whisper.

"Although you almost crushed what was in my pocket just now, if it were you... I'll let you off this time."

"...I'm going to kill you! Aaaaaaaah!"

Bye now.

……

P.S.: Family, I've finally gotten a recommendation! Thank you all for your support. I'm listening to your feedback, and I'll expand on it later. I can't keep writing in a bland atmosphere, so I'm planning to add something a little crazy later on, hehe~

Chapter 39 Living in Your Shadow

High attack, low defense; only offense, no defense – that's exactly the kind of person Jiang Yiyao is.

The girl, who originally intended to steal a phone but ended up making a fool of herself, remained silent like an ostrich until she reached the bottom of the apartment building.

"Are you coming in with me right away, or do you want to go home first?"

Xu Yan glanced at Jiang Yiyao, who was silently plotting something beside him.

The girl bit her lip, still resentful, but there was nothing she could do. After all, it was her own doing... a major decision-making mistake, and she wasn't going to be unreasonable to this extent.

As for that recording... we can't mention it now; we need to erase that intense, fleeting memory first.

"...I'll come up myself in a bit."

"Row."

Xu Yan nodded, "I'll give you time to savor it, baby."

"Xu Yan!!"

"Hee hee~"

The boy went upstairs with a sly grin. Back in her room, Jiang Yiyao's face remained flushed. She wished she could disappear from the face of the earth whenever she thought about the blunder.

When Jiang Yiyao changed her clothes and knocked on Xu Yan's door, the food was already on the table, and Xu Yan had also changed into casual clothes.

He was dressed simply in flip-flops, casual wide-leg trousers, and a black short-sleeved T-shirt. The moment the languid-looking young man opened the door, his eyes fell on the other person's empty hand.

Jiang Yiyao glared at Xu Yan fiercely, "What are you looking at?"

Xu Yan said irritably, "You came empty-handed?"

"Should I go back now and get you some US dollars?"

"Haha, I was just joking around."

"Humph."

The girl, who had changed into a short skirt and knee-high socks, turned and walked into the living room.

"Yaoyao is so pretty, she's getting prettier and prettier."

As soon as the food was served, Wang Hui couldn't help but praise it.

The girl, switching to her sweet and obedient personality, appropriately showed a shy smile on her face, saying, "No, Aunt Wang, you're too kind."

Xu Jia'an chuckled and said, "There's no need to be modest. I just wonder which brat will benefit from this."

As they spoke, Wang Hui and Xu Jia'an's eyes fell on Xu Yan's face.

Xu Yan also looked up at the two of them, "Is it because we have a ritual of praying before meals that we haven't eaten yet?"

I've never seen anyone push their own son into a fire pit, this old man!

"Eat, eat, eat! All you do is eat!"

Xu Jia'an said irritably.

Xu Yan immediately turned on his flashy mode.

Then look at the young girl sitting next to the boy, with a sweet and gentle smile on her face, even the way she eats with her chopsticks is so elegant and graceful.

Forget it, this unfilial son doesn't deserve it. Let's just wait for him to be ready for slaughter.

Although Xu Yan spent most of his time showing off his food, the atmosphere was still quite harmonious, even Xu Yan himself thought so. If Jiang Yiyao were to act like this, she would be presentable in any situation.

She is beautiful and polite, and she doesn't let the elders' words fall on the ground. She is definitely the type that elders like.

"Alright, that's enough. You two are in the same school, so help each other out. Yao Yao, you too, if you run into any problems, you can ask Xu Yan for help. Don't let his seemingly unserious nature fool you, he's actually a very kind person."

After finishing the meal, Xu Jia'an said to Jiang Yiyao with a smile.

The girl reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Yes, thank you, Uncle Xu. Speaking of helping out, lately..."

Just as Jiang Yiyao was about to speak, Xu Yan immediately put down his phone and looked at Xu Jia'an, "By the way, Dad, something interesting happened on our way back."

"..."

Jiang Yiyao couldn't help but turn her face away; this annoying jerk was winking at her.

Should I just confront him directly? That thought popped into my head.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yiyao's phone rang at that moment.

The conversation abruptly ended, and Xu Jia'an and Wang Hui suppressed their curiosity.

Jiang Yiyao glanced at her phone, then stood up and said apologetically, "Excuse me, my mom called. I'll go answer it."

"Oh, it's okay, go pick it up."

Jiang Yiyao went out quickly, as if afraid that the call would be overheard. She didn't answer the phone until she reached her door on the third floor.

A few sounds spread through the corridor. The sky outside had already darkened, but the moonlight that pierced through the clouds could not fall into the empty corridor.

"...It's these things again. Tell me why?"

"..."

"What do you mean I'm your daughter and therefore this is something I should have to endure? I'm a senior in high school this year, do I have to listen to all this nonsense between you two?"

"... "