Chapter 148: Has She Raised Another Flag?
A wave of strange energy rushed from Xia Changyu’s lower stomach straight up to his head.
He was really tempted to act like a beast in front of the girl. He wanted to see her cry, beg, and... well, have some intense “romantic” moments with her.
Meanwhile, Lin Yibai snuck carefully over to the sofa.
Once she sat down, she quickly hid the obvious and awkward shape in her lower belly area under the dark shadows of the sofa.
Then she crossed one leg over the other, trying her best to sit in a ladylike way. But then—
“Ahh!”
She let out a soft gasp. Her face turned a little red.
Xia Changyu was surprised but also slightly distracted by her sound. He asked with concern, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Yibai quickly shook her head and, with a red face, tried to speak calmly, “Nothing.”
I mean, how was she supposed to explain this kind of thing?
Should she say, ‘You know how guys sometimes get... uncomfortable down there? Well, it happens to girls too!’
What kind of girl would say that to a guy?
Did they think Lin Yibai was some shameless girl who just blurts out embarrassing stuff like that? Of course not!
Then, she felt someone staring.
If Lin Yibai wasn’t wrong, that annoying rival Xia Changyu, although pretending to look out the window, was actually sneaking peeks at her every few seconds, his eyes clearly checking her body out.
That burning feeling just kept getting stronger.
“Seriously?!”
Lin Yibai slapped her own face and felt like she might as well hang herself out of frustration. She mumbled, ‘It’s already bad enough the yoga shorts are too tight, but even the top is a small... And why did the system have to give me a size extra large cup on top of everything else?!’
Should she expose Xia Changyu for peeking? Maybe even poke out his eyes while she was at it?
Too bad she had no proof. So Lin Yibai decided to kill the mood.
She grabbed that classic black-and-white school uniform and put it on, covering up all the “danger zones.”
As the saying goes, when the addiction hits, just put your pants back on. Problem solved.
High school uniforms for boys are usually really big, more than enough to cover her entire upper body and even a bit below the hips. It totally blocked out any signs of temptation.
“Sighhh~”
Suddenly, she seemed to hear someone sigh?
Lin Yibai narrowed her eyes. Then asked, “Was that you sighing just now? What are you sighing about?”
Xia Changyu: “Wasn’t me, no sigh here.”
“Really?”
“You don’t have to believe my words, but you should believe I’m a good guy.”
Hearing that, Lin Yibai instantly shouted, “You’re a good guy, my foot! If you really were, why would you give me yoga clothes that are clearly too small?!”
With a cold huff, Lin Yibai said, “Enough nonsense. Can’t you at least give me a cup of hot water first?”
Xia Changyu was caught off guard. “Ah... that!”
Then said, “Okay, coming right up!”
See? Boys are like that. You just have to say it clearly and they’ll do it.
Not like a mute waiting for someone to guess what they're thinking. Who knows what’s going on in a girl’s head?
Luckily, Xia Changyu was already prepared. He had hot milk, coffee, and even freshly boiled water.
But Lin Yibai had a typical East Asian body type, meaning she was lactose intolerant. So she turned down the milk.
If it was really fresh milk, she didn’t want to risk having an upset stomach and constantly running to the bathroom in a guy’s house. That would be way too embarrassing.
Coffee? No thanks either.
She pointed at the dusty table in front of the sofa and asked, “Do you drink tea?”
“I...”
Xia Changyu almost said he usually didn’t, because it was too much trouble. But luckily he noticed right away that the girl seemed excited to make some. So he quickly changed his answer:
“I do, of course I do! It’s just... kinda troublesome sometimes.”
Lin Yibai smiled and said confidently, “It’s not trouble. I’ll make it for you.”
Xia Changyu was surprised. “You know how to make tea?”
Lin Yibai smiled again, then said, “It’s just making some tea. No big deal.”
She seemed to be saying, ‘How hard can it be to make tea?’
In places where people are used to drinking tea, you grow up seeing it all the time. It becomes second nature. Things like the lidded tea bowl, tea rinse bowl, and all those fancy tea tools, they’re mostly for showing off to guests.
Lin Yibai thought, those tea ceremonies are for people you’re not close to. When it’s someone familiar, I don’t even bother filtering the tea leaves. Just brew it and drink it.
She rinsed the lidded bowl with hot boiling water.
Xia Changyu, curious, asked, “Why are you using that lidded bowl? There’s a teapot right there. That bowl gets really hot, it’s hard to use.”
She replied with a roll of her eyes.
Anyone who really knows traditional tea always uses a lidded bowl. Just like in those dramas where the old master lifts the bowl and drinks right from it.
Then Lin Yibai pointed at the smooth-looking teapot and corrected him.
“This teapot has a special nickname. It’s meant to be held in your palm and drunk straight from the spout. But you really shouldn’t use it in front of others, especially not in front of girls. Do you know why?”
Xia Changyu shook his head. “No. Isn’t it just some old teapot?”
Lin Yibai shook her head too, giving him a you’re hopeless look, and said, “It’s called the Xishi teapot, got it?”
Xia Changyu: “Nope.”
Lin Yibai: “Then go look it up.”
“Okay.”
And when he did. Wow! What a shock.
The Xishi teapot was actually designed based on certain parts of a young woman’s body. So using it in front of people, especially women, is seen as rude.
And somehow...
Xia Changyu’s eyes drifted back toward Lin Yibai, even though she was wearing a loose school uniform that covered everything. It was like he was... hoping for something?
He glanced at the size of the Xishi teapot again. It was small, just enough to fit in the palm.
He thought to himself, ‘That thing couldn’t even feed a baby. But my Lin Baiyi… she definitely wouldn’t let our future baby go hungry... Ah, she’d be a perfect wife and mom!’
Maybe he had been staring too openly...
After Lin Yibai poured a cup of tea for Xia Changyu, she folded her arms and asked suspiciously, “What... exactly are you staring at?”
Xia Changyu said, “I was just checking the food supply... for the baby.”
Lin Yibai asked, “What baby?”
Xia Changyu panicked and denied it, “No, you misheard. I didn’t say anything.”
Lin Yibai insisted, “Come on, admit it! So, have you already picked a name for the baby?”
“It’s really not what you think!”
Lin Yibai said, “Then how about... Lin Yiyu? What do you think?”
Xia Changyu immediately shook his head. “That name is terrible! I already picked one. I want our baby's name to have your name in it. He’ll be named Xia Bai.”
“So you have been thinking about it!”
She stared hard at him, just like that famous line, ‘You say you didn’t do it, but your mouth is saying otherwise.’
Caught red-handed, huh?
Xia Changyu quickly defended himself, “That doesn’t count! You tricked me into saying it!”
Lin Yibai, sensing he might backtrack, slammed the table and said, “What do you mean I tricked you? If you didn’t already have those thoughts, how could you come up with a name so fast?”
What a sneaky wolf! Her annoying rival’s wish to pursue her never fades.
He even thought about the baby’s name, what hasn’t he imagined by now?!
Now that it was out in the open. He wasn’t even hiding anymore.
Xia Changyu boldly said, “If it’s a boy, we’ll name him Xia Bai. If it’s a girl, Xia Yi. Second child? Xia... something. Third one? Fourth one?!”
Wait!! Please, stop talking!!
For some reason, Lin Yibai suddenly got nervous.
Who’s gonna have that many kids with you?! Me? No way!
One or two is enough to follow the national plan, but three? Four?!
Just thinking about the painful and exhausting life of raising so many kids made Lin Yibai’s vision go dark.
Then she said the ultimate line. “I’m not having your children!”
Has she raised another flag?