Chapter 71: Some People Get on the Bus, Then Weld the Door Shut Behind Them
Some girls live in someone else's heart. And then... they never leave?
They even take full control over that person’s heart.
Xia Changyu had a lot to say about this, but he didn’t mention who the girl was.
Especially something like helping her draw her eyebrows. If another guy jumped in first, he would totally regret it forever!
What Xia Changyu meant was, helping a girl with her makeup… especially a girl he kind of liked, felt like a really sweet and romantic thing to do.
But Lin Yibai wasn’t thinking about it that way at all.
She just thought she won again. To her, it was like perfectly outsmarting her annoying "love rival."
She smiled without saying anything, “Hmph hmph o(￣ヘ￣o＃)!”
If she wore glasses, she’d probably be pushing them up her nose in victory right now!
She struggled a little, and Xia Changyu loosened the grip of his palm that was holding the girl's hand.
But then she took it a step further.
When handing him the eyebrow pencil, her fingertip lightly brushed against the center of his palm on purpose.
That tiny touch, it gave him goosebumps and made his scalp tingle!
And Lin Yibai just acted like nothing happened. She simply looked at him as his body suddenly tensed up. Inside, she was laughing her head off.
Yes, this was exactly what she wanted!
She was totally messing with her annoying love rival. And what could he do about it?
This round? Total victory.
Lin Yibai: I win, win, win!
She grumbled to herself, ‘Even a blind person could tell I’m winning big here. No way something that’s such a clear win… could suddenly turn into a loss, right? That’s impossible!’
Right now, all she wanted to see was her rival make a fool of himself.
She’d already handed the eyebrow pencil to Xia Changyu.
So now, draw!
Draw those brows like your life depends on it!
Xia Changyu looked carefully at the girl in front of him.
Fair skin.
Soft red lips.
Long lashes.
Big eyes that sparkled like stars.
And because she was so close, he could see her even more clearly.
The more he looked, the prettier she seemed.
The more he looked… the more he liked her.
Ahem. Cough cough cough!
No, no, he absolutely couldn’t show this side of himself. Otherwise, what would she think of him?
“So then…” Xia Changyu swallowed nervously because of how close she was, and tried to keep his voice calm. “I’m really going to start drawing your brows now, okay?”
Lin Yibai: “Please do.”
But honestly, there wasn’t much makeup needed at all.
Lin Yibai’s eyes, brows, nose, ears, lips. Everything already looked amazing. So why even bother with makeup?
Xia Changyu thought, ‘Us guys, we really like the natural look the most.’
To speak from the heart—
Xia Changyu felt that if he didn’t have to hold back, he’d grab this girl in front of him and kiss her forever.
But right now, right here… He could only keep those thoughts to himself.
Your image really matters. If he made Lin Yibai feel uncomfortable or annoyed...
Forget about getting close, he wouldn’t even get a chance to breathe the same air as her.
Xia Changyu told himself to stay serious, to stay focused, and to treat this moment with care.
He reached out and touched the girl’s cheek.
That soft, smooth, slightly warm feeling on her skin. It made Xia Changyu freeze for a second. He quickly calmed himself down and reminded himself.
‘Stay cool! Just stay calm! Didn’t she already grab your hand earlier and press it to her face to check if she was wearing makeup or not? Don’t let her see you freaking out!’
So, what does my “past self” have to do with the current me, huh?
Back then, I touched her face with my palm. Now, I’m using the back of my hand. Totally different!
Lin Yibai noticed his strange reaction and tilted her head.
“You... what’s wrong with you?”
Xia Changyu shook his head. “Nothing. I’m fine.”
Lin Yibai asked again, “Really?”
He nodded. “Yeah.”
Then Lin Yibai pointed at the tiny beads of sweat on his forehead and said, “Then why are you sweating so much? You’re just drawing my eyebrows, is it really that stressful? And your hands are shaking too.”
Please give me a straight answer, why are you sweating like that?
The corners of Lin Yibai’s lips curled into a teasing smile again.
She really wanted to mess with him. She swore, ‘If Xia Changyu says even one wrong word, I will laugh at him to death.’
But this time… she guessed wrong.
In fact, she was wrong from the very beginning.
Xia Changyu wasn’t sweating because he was nervous. He was sweating because he was way too excited inside. His hands were shaking from pure joy, ‘I totally won this round!!’
Lin Yibai thought she had played a trick on her “love rival” and that she had won.
But Xia Changyu also believed that he had won.
So… who actually won?
Xia Changyu took a deep breath and said, “It’s summer and really hot. Sweating a bit is normal, right?”
Lin Yibai nodded. “True!”
Xia Changyu continued, “So… I’ll keep drawing your eyebrows, okay?”
“Oh, fine,” she said. It seemed like she had no reason to say no.
Once he snapped back to reality, Xia Changyu began thinking seriously about how to draw her eyebrows.
But honestly… she was just too perfect.
He felt like any change he made would just ruin her natural beauty.
“Drawing her brows is really not necessary, so then...” After thinking for a moment, Xia Changyu picked up the eyebrow pencil and gently traced along her already-perfect brows.
She was so beautiful that there was no need for any extra makeup. So he just went over her natural brows, following their original shape.
In the end, Xia Changyu reluctantly moved his hand away from her face.
In selfie mode on the phone…
Xia Changyu asked, “So, what do you think? I’m not bad at drawing eyebrows, right?”
Lin Yibai looked at herself in the phone’s selfie camera and didn’t see anything wrong. She nodded. “I admit, your skills are actually really good. Looks nice.”
Xia Changyu twitched the corner of his mouth.
Don’t laugh. I must not laugh.
He didn’t actually do anything with the makeup. He simply followed her natural look and traced over it. So of course she looked beautiful, that’s just how she looked from the beginning.
Beautiful? That’s just… you being you.
Still, Xia Changyu couldn’t help turning away, stretching his mouth into a huge grin, laughing silently to himself.
Inside, he muttered, ‘This isn’t good. She seems kinda easy to trick… I wonder how many times I could mess with her in the future.’
And once he thought that—
Oops. Now he wanted to laugh even more!
He quickly made a few more big smiles. Then took a deep breath, turned back around, and put on a serious, thoughtful expression.
He even said in a very mature tone.
“You really shouldn’t let other guys help you with your makeup or draw your eyebrows, okay? You never know what kind of people they really are. We’re familiar with each other, so it’s fine, but with strangers... better be careful.”
Wow. This guy really did “get on the bus” and weld the door shut behind him. Trying to block any other guys from getting close to her. So sneaky.
And just a minute ago, wasn’t he the one thinking about how many times he could trick her?
Let’s tell a joke, ‘You can know a person's face, but not their heart.’