Chapter 338: 338: Worth Having for a Lifetime

(Thanks for the reward from “The World is So Fake, I’m Too Naive”, here’s the second update)

Yang Qingyin’s slightly bewildered attention made Luo Ziling stunned. The way she looked was too mesmerizing.

He even couldn’t help but want to kiss her.

But in the end, Luo Ziling just smiled and replied, “Maybe she thinks you’re excellent, and she likes you too, so she let us play together.”

This place, well-lit by streetlights with quite a few passersby, really wasn’t a good spot for a surprise kiss.

“If only my parents could be like that,” sighed Yang Qingyin, although feeling happy inside.

“Who knows? They might change in the future!” Luo Ziling said meaningfully, “It’s up to people’s actions, you know. Look at Zhang Danfeng and Yun Lei, even such deep-seated familial enmities have been resolved.”

“That’s just in novels,” Yang Qingyin, taking Luo Ziling’s hand, said, “In reality, there aren’t that many intriguing stories.”

“Not necessarily!” laughed Luo Ziling, “Didn’t our meeting involve many intriguing incidents? With one leap, I bumped into a great beauty. Tell me, are there really such coincidental things in this world? Moreover, we both look so good looking…”

“Who’s as narcissistic as you?” scoffed Yang Qingyin, “A grown man boasting about his good looks in front of a girl, how thick-skinned can you be!”

“I’m not bragging,” Luo Ziling pointed at his cheek, and said earnestly, “Take a good look, I do look pretty good. Look at these eyes, this nose, I resemble my mom so much. Since she’s so beautiful, of course, I’m good-looking too. You should take a few more glances when you have time, it’s quite pleasing to the eye.”

Yang Qingyin was amused by Luo Ziling and actually took his advice seriously, looking at him intently for a moment before finally dismissing him, “Horribly ugly, a ghastly mess.”

She knew Luo Ziling was trying to cheer her up because she was feeling somewhat down.

With Luo Ziling’s teasing, her gloomy emotions had dissipated, replaced by a heart filled with relaxation and joy.

She had never imagined that being with a guy could always be so light-hearted and happy.

Thus, she naturally joined in Luo Ziling’s banter with her playful retorts.

“Huh, what’s this ‘ghastly mess’?” Luo Ziling looked aggrieved, “Is it really uglier than a ‘hideous freak’?”

“You’ve said it before, you know what a ‘ghastly mess’ is like,” chuckled Yang Qingyin.

“Have I? I forgot!”

“Pretending to forget, huh?”

“Alright, ‘ghastly mess’ is code for the most beautiful person, got it?”

“Always trying to flatter yourself.”

As they sweet-talked, they entered a dimly lit alleyway.

Checking that no one was following in front or behind, Luo Ziling slowed his pace.

“Senior,” Luo Ziling called out.

“What?” Yang Qingyin, hand in hand with Luo Ziling, looked up at him with a touch of bewilderment.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But amidst her bewilderment, Luo Ziling ambushed her with a kiss. Before she could react, he had already stolen the kiss.

“Annoying junior, always bullying me!” Yang Qingyin was both embarrassed and annoyed at Luo Ziling kissing her in the street.

They were outdoors, after all, and even though the alley was dimly lit and deserted, what if someone was peeping from a nearby window?

“Then just bully me back,” said Luo Ziling shamelessly, even purposely puckering his lips.

“You’re really bothersome, I don’t want to bully you back!” Yang Qingyin gave Luo Ziling a Soul-Chasing Life-Stealing Pinch, causing him to cry out in pain.

“Just because I say I won’t bully you, doesn’t mean my hands can’t be naughty; just wait and see how I’ll get back at you,” Luo Ziling said, and without any hesitation, he pinned Yang Qingyin against the wall in the alley, and gave her a fierce kiss without courtesy.

Yang Qingyin struggled a bit, then resigned to her fate, but after a while of entwining with Luo Ziling, she pushed him away with a shove.

With her face blushing, Yang Qingyin pushed Luo Ziling away and grabbed his hand, urging, “Let’s go, you dare to bully me in broad daylight.”

“It’s already the dead of night, not broad daylight. Where do you see the sun? That’s the moon,” Luo Ziling seriously said with a straight face, “Doesn’t senior sister recognize the difference between the sun and the moon?”

At that moment, a man riding a bicycle came over, the uncle on the bike looked curiously at the two playing and bickering.

Yang Qingyin, feeling embarrassed by the attention, grabbed Luo Ziling and ran.

“Don’t run, he won’t chase us,” seeing Yang Qingyin running breathlessly, Luo Ziling quickly grabbed her hand.

The recently-kissed Yang Qingyin, after walking briskly for a few steps, was breathing so fast that her mind was somewhat blank.

Seeing Yang Qingyin like this, Luo Ziling scooped her up and carried her on his back.

“Sigh, I ate too much today, I should lose some weight,” said Luo Ziling shaking his head after heaving Yang Qingyin onto his back, “After all, a certain senior weighs a pitiful hundred pounds, carrying her a few miles won’t make me feel tired.”

The originally struggling Yang Qingyin, upon hearing Luo Ziling say that, immediately became indignant, reaching out and twisting Luo Ziling’s ears, “You’re mocking me again, you’re always teasing me, I hate you. I’m not just a hundred pounds, I just gained several pounds from eating. Hmph, are you saying I’m thin, you think this is the Tang Dynasty where everyone likes to be fat?”

“Senior, please spare me, let go, my ears are about to come off,” Luo Ziling said as he slapped Yang Qingyin’s bottom, threatening, “If you don’t let go, I’m going to hit you.”

Being smacked on the bottom again, Yang Qingyin immediately became annoyed, grabbing Luo Ziling’s ears even harder, “If you keep bullying me, I’ll pull your ears out like the second senior brother’s and turn you into a true freak.”

“Heroine, please have mercy, I won’t do it again,” Luo Ziling raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, “Stop pulling, or they’ll come off.”

Yang Qingyin immediately let go, wrapped her arms around Luo Ziling’s neck, and started laughing gleefully.

While laughing, she took the opportunity to lean in and kissed Luo Ziling.

Amidst all the playful fuss, there was an indescribable warmth, and Yang Qingyin even forgot that Luo Ziling’s shoulder was still injured.

Once she thought of this, she quickly struggled to slide down, and scolded, “Junior, you still have an injury, did it hurt you?”

“Not at all, how could a paper-light person like you cause me any pain?” Luo Ziling didn’t miss the chance to tease Yang Qingyin again.

Surprisingly, Yang Qingyin didn’t get angry, instead, she took Luo Ziling’s arm.

After walking a few steps, Yang Qingyin said in a low voice, “Junior, why am I always so happy when I’m with you?”

Luo Ziling was surprised and looked at Yang Qingyin, “Isn’t that a good thing? Or do you prefer to be unhappy?”

“You’re like poison, you know!” Yang Qingyin hugged Luo Ziling even tighter.

Seeing Yang Qingyin like this, Luo Ziling teased again, “A big warm man, a happy nut, worth having for a lifetime.”

“You said it yourself, for a lifetime, and don’t you dare break your promise!” As she spoke, Yang Qingyin’s eyes were sparkling, and her tone resolute.

Luo Ziling looked at Yang Qingyin seriously for a moment, and finally nodded.

“You’re not allowed to be this nice to other girls, or I’ll get angry.”

“Alright then!”

“Pinky promise!”

Luo Ziling had no choice but to extend his little finger, and gently hooked it with Yang Qingyin’s.