Chapter 33: Lin Muxi Version 2.0
Facing Lin Muxi, who kept going too far, Mo Ziyang couldn’t hold back anymore. He stood up, grabbed the blanket, and pinned Lin Muxi onto the bed.
“You brat, you like to mess around, huh? Fine, I’ll let you mess around to the fullest.”
“Ahhh! Let me go, let me go…”
But once Mo Ziyang caught her, there was no chance of escape. He immediately used his “torture,” and since girls are sensitive, the trick he had used before worked perfectly against her.
His hands slowly reached toward Lin Muxi’s delicate body under the blanket, his eyes narrowing as he showed a sly smile.
Before long…
“Admit you were wrong?”
Mo Ziyang asked as he fiercely attacked the lump under the blanket on the hospital bed—where Lin Muxi was pinned.
“Hahaha… haah… no… hahaha… I wasn’t wrong! Hahaha…”
Nobody could see exactly where his hands landed, but from the way Lin Muxi’s small body was struggling violently under the blanket, it was clear that every attack hit her weak spots.
“So, you thought I was easy to bully just because I’m nice?”
Since Lin Muxi refused to admit defeat, Mo Ziyang had no choice but to keep attacking all her weak spots. Lin Muxi twisted and turned on the bed, crying out loudly.
A few minutes later, her resistance clearly grew weaker. From under the blanket came faint sounds of heavy breathing and pleas for mercy.
“Stop… don’t… hahaha… I’m sorry… hahh… hahaha… let go… I can’t take it… I’m dying…”
Hearing that, Mo Ziyang lifted the blanket. Leaning close to the exhausted Lin Muxi, who looked dazed and powerless, he whispered in a cunning tone:
“What’s this? Our cute Miss already can’t take it? Where did that bold attitude go? How about this, beg me, and I’ll stop tickling.”
As he said that, he gave her waist another quick squeeze.
“Eeeek… I was wrong, I was wrong… I can’t anymore… hah… hah…”
After a few more weak twists, Lin Muxi surrendered completely. She lay on the hospital bed, gasping for breath with blank eyes.
Seeing his good bro looking completely defeated, Mo Ziyang felt very satisfied after hearing her admit defeat and finally stopped.
After a while, Lin Muxi slowly recovered from the overwhelming tickling that had left her dizzy. Looking at Mo Ziyang with his proud “winner’s” face, she felt unwilling but also couldn’t fight back. With grievance, she said,
“How can you bully me like this… you cheater…”
Hearing her weak voice, Mo Ziyang sat right beside her, giving her a playful look.
“What? A tough guy actually scared of tickling?”
That’s what he said, but having his good bro turned into a girl really did have a different kind of charm. At least, Mo Ziyang thought this Lin Muxi was way better, in every way, than the old Lin Muxi who always argued with him. Yeah… Lin Muxi 2.0.
“You… you… that’s unfair…”
After being “punished,” Lin Muxi hugged the blanket, turned her head away, and rolled to the side, ignoring Mo Ziyang who had bullied her.
“Hehe…”
Looking at Lin Muxi’s small feet in white socks still trembling as she faced away from him, Mo Ziyang just chuckled without saying anything. For some reason, he liked this side of Lin Muxi more and more.
Especially her cute little face and small body, it always made people (well, him) want to protect her. Not to mention, besides her pretty looks, her shy reactions and playful side made her hard to resist.
Still feeling playful, Mo Ziyang suddenly had a mischievous idea. He lightly ran his finger across the sole of Lin Muxi’s foot.
“Eeeek! Mo Ziyang, are you crazy?!”
Just like a startled kitten, Lin Muxi almost jumped straight off the bed, hugging her feet tightly while shouting angrily at him.
“What are you doing? Are you sick or what? Since when did you have such a weird hobby? I really can’t with you!”
“Sorry, I just suddenly felt like teasing you a little,” Mo Ziyang said while laughing, clearly enjoying her reaction.
“Teasing, my foot! I regret not kicking you straight in the mouth earlier!”
Seeing Lin Muxi getting angrier, Mo Ziyang quickly reached out and patted her head to calm her down.
“Alright, alright, don’t be mad. Your head is still hurt.”
“Hey, I’m not a girl. I don’t need your comfort. Take your hand away.”
Even though Lin Muxi said that, she still let him pat her head. After a while, her anger slowly faded, and a faint blush showed on her face.
She herself didn’t know why… why did her bro’s hand on her head feel so nice, making her feel tingly and comfortable?
Oh no. Lin Muxi suddenly thought something was wrong. Had she been “cursed” with some strange buff? Why was she starting to feel addicted to her own best friend?
But since Mo Ziyang was right there, she couldn’t say anything. Instead, with a red face, she pretended to stay calm and asked:
“Uh… where’s my phone? What time is it now?”
Mo Ziyang only smiled without answering right away. Lin Muxi secretly glanced at him and asked again.
“It’s already four in the morning. If nothing happens, in a few hours we’ll have to go to school.”
When Lin Muxi took her phone and heard the word “school,” she froze. Then she remembered, it was Monday already. But before she could say anything, Mo Ziyang handed her a small box out of nowhere.
“Also, don’t use that old one anymore. From now on, use this.”
Lin Muxi looked at the box in surprise. Even though she knew it was from Mo Ziyang, she still couldn’t help but open it.
“This is… an iPhone?”
Her eyes widened the moment she opened it. Inside was the latest iPhone. Lin Muxi normally didn’t like accepting gifts, but she really wanted this one.
After all, her old phone had been used for five or six years. It lagged so badly that even a cheap promotional phone would probably work better.
“This… must be very expensive. Maybe I shouldn’t take it…”
Carefully putting the phone back in the box, Lin Muxi poked Mo Ziyang lightly and placed it in front of him.
“I told you to take it, so just take it. You’re so annoying with this habit of yours. It’s only a few thousand yuan, not a big deal. Mainly, it’s also an apology for what happened earlier.”
That day, Lin Muxi finally understood what “a little money” meant in Mo Ziyang’s world.
“Uh… okay then.”
With trembling hands, Lin Muxi took the phone as if it were a treasure, holding it carefully like she was afraid to drop it.
“But, um… what should I do when I go to school today?”
After finishing setting up her new phone, she turned to Mo Ziyang for help, hoping he had a solution.
“Just deal with it. Wear a hat or something to cover it up. What else can you do? Oh, and don’t forget, you still owe me wearing girls’ clothes after school. I already brought them for you.”
“……”
Good grief. This Mo Ziyang really wouldn’t let even the smallest thing slide.