Chapter 210: You Think It's Over Just Like That, After Taking Everything?
Did you feel it? The plan she had in her heart?
Xia Changyu was still slumped on the sofa in the private KTV room. If he didn’t realize it himself, didn’t his little buddy already make it very clear?
There’s a saying, your mouth can lie, but your body doesn’t. And judging from what just happened, his body wasn’t lying. He was still holding the pants Lin Yibai had thrown at him.
Looking again at the girl’s half-smiling face and teasing eyes, his inner fire started rising again. As expected of a young man full of energy, just once? That wasn’t enough. Not even close.
But right now, he didn’t dare to ask for more. He could only swallow the frustration and say,
“You... you took everything and now you’re just planning to leave like that?”
Lin Yibai raised her eyebrows.
Wow. What did I, Lin Yibai, take from you?
Fine, let’s say I did have a meal, do I have to do the dishes and clean the kitchen too?
She crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame of the private room, and said, “I’ve been eating cafeteria food for years, and I’ve never washed dishes there either!”
Xia Changyu laughed when he heard that and joked, “So you’re treating me like a public cafeteria now? That’s just mean!”
Lin Yibai reached up and twirled a strand of hair in front of her forehead. Honestly, she couldn’t bring herself to look directly at a certain part of her love rival. She really couldn’t imagine, how long had he been holding that in? Was he always acting proper and never... released anything?
Xia Changyu was wearing a white shirt and long black pants. If he dared to walk out of this dim room into the sunlight, everything would be very obvious.
Lin Yibai took a deep breath and said in a quiet voice, “Didn’t I already give you a clean pair of pants?”
Xia Changyu replied, “Yeah.”
Lin Yibai then asked sharply, “So what more do you want? Don’t push your luck!”
Xia Changyu answered quickly, but seeing the proud look on the girl’s face, he softened his tone and pleaded, “Please... I’m begging you. Can you help me cover for a bit?”
Lin Yibai: “!!”
Xia Changyu: “Please, I’m begging you.”
Not again with this trick!
Lin Yibai thought she had built up some resistance to this move. But when she saw the poor guy’s pleading expression, her heart couldn’t help but feel a little soft.
She thought to herself, If he really walks out like that, he’s going to totally embarrass himself...
Sigh, sigh...
She really had no way to deal with him. Lin Yibai pointed toward the private room’s bathroom and explained,
“I checked this KTV room before. There’s nothing strange, no hidden cameras or anything. But I didn’t check the bathroom, so when you go change, just be careful.”
Xia Changyu laughed and said, “Got it!!”
Guys aren’t usually that worried about hidden cameras anyway.
Xia Changyu went into the bathroom and did a quick check, then started changing.
He had to admit...
Until this time, this might have been the most he had ever ‘produced’ at one time.
A bit of a waste, really! In his simple view, he would’ve preferred to give it all to Lin Yibai. Not a single drop wasted.
Xia Changyu took off his pants.
At first, he thought of throwing them away. But they were expensive dress pants, and tossing underwear outside wouldn’t look good either. So he folded everything up neatly and rolled it together.
He put on the three-quarter shorts that Lin Yibai gave him.
Creaaaak~
He opened the door and walked out, only to hear someone trying hard not to laugh.
“Pfft... You—you—you... A white dress shirt with three-quarter shorts, and still wearing fancy leather shoes? What kind of fashion disaster are you?”
Xia Changyu’s face instantly turned dark.
He really wanted to say, ‘Why don’t you guess why I’m dressed like this?’
But since he needed her help right now, he had to be nice and keep her in a good mood.
Xia Changyu gave a nervous smile and finally said, “Um... can you...?”
Lin Yibai: “?”
Xia Changyu: “It’s just that...”
Lin Yibai was getting impatient and said, “Can you stop acting like an old grandma? Just say what you want, okay?”
Since she said that, Xia Changyu dropped the act. He pulled out the pants and underwear he had hidden behind his back, looked at Lin Yibai’s backpack, and begged,
“Can you help me figure out a way to take these out of here?”
Lin Yibai: wtf
Honestly, if they weren’t on pretty good terms, she would’ve already walked away by now. She let out a deep sigh, and in the end, though clearly annoyed, she still picked up the clothes and stuffed them into her backpack.
Let’s be real, guys.
If you meet a girl who’s willing to carry your dirty underwear and pants without complaining too much, you should probably marry her.
After that, they called a staff member to settle the damage fee, which was basically just a cleaning charge.
At this point, Lin Yibai didn’t speak or get involved.
In her mind, she felt that this kind of payment was something he should be responsible for.
[Beep—Payment: 128 Yuan]
Cleaning fee: 128 yuan!
Not bad. At least it wasn’t a rip-off.
After they walked out, Lin Yibai made sure to say clearly,
“Just so you know, I’m not scamming you. That cleaning fee from earlier? I think I should’ve paid it instead of you?”
Xia Changyu gave a bitter smile. “Of course I should pay!”
Oh my dear lady ancestor...
Stop already. I’m begging you, OK?
And if this kind of thing ever got out, Xia Changyu felt like he couldn’t even show his face to his friends again. What frustrated him even more was how Lin Yibai always kept such clear emotional distance from him.
Every time he tried to get close, it felt like punching a soft pillow, he just couldn’t get through.
With that heavy feeling in his chest, Xia Changyu said seriously, "Baiyi, you really need to consider my pursuit of you. Please, give me a chance."
Lin Yibai got in the car and sat in the front passenger seat. She held her backpack close to her chest and looked away a bit as she answered quietly,
“Be your girlfriend? No... not yet.”
Xia Changyu: “Why not?”
Lin Yibai: “Don’t ask.”
Xia Changyu tried again: “Then when will it be okay?”
Lin Yibai shook her head and said in a soft voice,
“I don’t know. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after, maybe next month, or the month after that. It’s not something you or I can decide... Anyway, if you’re willing to wait, then wait. If not, go find someone else.”
Xia Changyu started the car, then turned it off again. He was holding back his feelings, but finally he couldn’t help saying,
“You know, I’m not sure why I keep doing this. If this were before I met you, I know I’d have to stop waiting around, but for you, I know I’ll regret it for the rest of my life if I do. Maybe it’s foolish, maybe it’s stubborn, I feel like I’m forcing you and making you uncomfortable, but here I am... still hoping for something.”
Lin Yibai: “Then why are you pressuring me?”
Xia Changyu: “I’m not pressuring you anymore. But please believe in how much I care about you. Even if you’re still not my girlfriend next month, or the month after, I’ll keep waiting until you are.”
Lin Yibai didn’t say anything more. She just replied calmly, “Oh~”
But actually, in the reflection of the car window, something Xia Changyu, who was driving, didn’t notice. There was a small smile forming at the corner of Lin Yibai’s lips
Lin Yibai didn’t know why the corners of her mouth lifted a little. Maybe she thought of something funny?
Anyway, don’t ask.
She didn’t know.
Really, she didn’t know.