Chapter 141: No Hair-Drying Allowed
Ye Ziming didn’t hear clearly what Lin Muqing said, but he could tell she was acting tsundere. And honestly, the only word that came to mind was "cute."
Not long ago, he saw something online saying that if you keep telling a girl she’s cute, she’ll become even cuter.
He hadn’t tried it before, so he didn’t know if it was true.
But now, looking at the adorable Lin Muqing, he suddenly wanted to give it a try, to see if the silly netizens were actually right.
“You’re really cute.”
As he watched Lin Muqing sitting on the sofa drying her hair, Ye Ziming said softly.
“Huh?”
She stopped what she was doing and turned her head to look at her buddy in confusion. Still a bit spaced out while drying her hair, she didn’t quite catch what he said.
“I said, you look really cute in that outfit.”
He repeated his words, looking at her with a gentle smile.
From what he could see, as soon as he said that, Lin Muqing clearly froze for a second. Then, a slight blush appeared on her cute little face.
“What are you talking about...”
She gave Ye Ziming a playful glare, pretending to be upset. Then she picked up the hairdryer and towel and walked back to her room.
And what she was really feeling inside? Only Lin Muqing herself knew.
Sitting in her room, half-heartedly drying her hair, all she could think about were those two words.
Really cute.
Those words had taken root in her heart and wouldn’t go away. In fact, they even felt like they were starting to sprout.
“I’m not cute at all…”
Pouting and puffing her cheeks slightly, Lin Muqing whispered into her empty room in a soft and adorable voice.
Meanwhile, in the living room, after enjoying the "benefits" of seeing her in that outfit, Ye Ziming didn’t stay on the sofa. He got up and went back to his room.
There was something that had been on his mind for the past few days: blow-drying Lin Muqing’s hair.
That night when he helped her dry her hair, he felt like she actually liked it. And honestly, he thought he did a pretty good job.
But in the days that followed, Lin Muqing never let him do it again. Every single time, she said no.
Just now, before he could even offer, she grabbed the hairdryer right out of his hands and headed back to her room.
He couldn’t figure it out. That night, after he dried her hair, didn’t she even lean into his chest on her own?
As he thought about this, he sat down at his desk, unsure whether he should play on the computer first or do his homework.
Interestingly, Lin Muqing was facing the same dilemma.
But since turning on the computer needed a password, and after what just happened, she felt a little awkward about asking her "boss" for it, she had no choice but to do homework first.
This weekend was going to be pretty busy anyway. She had to be a fitting model for her buddy’s sister and also move over the last few things from home.
So getting the homework done early was definitely the smart choice.
“Gurgle~”
Who knows how much time passed, but eventually, Lin Muqing’s stomach let out a soft growl, and that’s when she realized it was already dinnertime.
“Ugh... I'm hungry... No energy left…”
She put down her pen and slumped over her desk, sighing weakly.
Turning her head, she looked at the wardrobe. All the snacks had already been confiscated by her buddy.
Then she checked the nightstand, everything inside was eaten yesterday.
She checked a few more places and was shocked to find that everything had either been raided by her buddy or already finished off by her.
This time, there really was nothing left to eat.
“Boss~”
When in doubt call the buddy.
She still remembered that when they came home tonight, her “big bro” brought back a big bag and refused to let her see what was inside.
But Lin Muqing’s foodie instincts told her that there was definitely something tasty in that bag!
So, wearing her pink slippers, Lin Muqing called out while walking to her buddy’s room.
Luckily, the door to his room was open. At that moment, he was wearing headphones, sitting in front of the computer, and seemed to be working on a document.
“Big bro~”
Pat pat pat She ran over to him, calling out while starting to massage his shoulders, hoping to please him.
“Hm?”
Ye Ziming took off one side of his headphones and turned to look at Lin Muqing behind him, his expression a little hard to read.
“I’m hungry~” With her big sparkling eyes wide open, Lin Muqing spoke to him in a soft voice.
She noticed his expression looked a bit odd, but she didn’t think much of it, getting something tasty was way more important right now.
“There’s noodles in the kitchen, and a little bit left in the fridge.”
“Ahhh~ You know that’s not what I want.”
Seeing that her big bro was about to stand up, clearly ready to go make noodles for her, Lin Muqing quickly stopped him, no way she was okay with that!
So she hugged his neck tightly and used her body weight to push him back into the chair, making a small protesting sound.
After a bit of playful pestering, though Ye Ziming thought she was just being cute, Lin Muqing finally got two small packs of cookies.
“Hehe, thanks, big bro~”
After getting the cookies, she didn’t forget to sweetly say thank you before happily walking out of the room.
But what she didn’t know was that Ye Ziming wasn’t just working on a document. He was also video calling his mom.
“Waaa! So cute! Son, hurry and bring her home—ah no, I mean, let me see her better!”
After watching Lin Muqing act all cute, Ye Ziming’s mom suddenly gasped and immediately started pestering her son.
In fact, she accidentally spoke her true thoughts out loud, what she wanted most right now was to hug and squish Lin Muqing like a soft plush toy.
“Next weekend then—"
Ye Ziming felt a little embarrassed.
He knew his mom loved cute people and things, so in theory, taking Lin Muqing home to meet the family shouldn’t be a big problem.
But he didn’t expect that before they even officially met, Lin Muqing had already “won over” his mom.
That might not actually be a good thing, or at least that’s what Ye Ziming thought.
Seeing how excited his mom was, he was seriously worried that when they finally met in person, she might scare Lin Muqing with her over-the-top enthusiasm.
“Oh right, the National Day holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival are coming.”
“Yep.”
“Then I’d better get ready.”
“Don’t—”
“Alright, that’s enough. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now.”
It wasn’t that Ye Ziming didn’t want to talk, but he didn’t even get the chance, then the video call was cut off.
Back in a villa in another city, after ending the call, Ye Ziming’s mom jumped out of bed and walked out of the room.
Then she went to the study next door.
“Honey, come quick! Our daughter-in-law is so cute!”
In the study, Ye Ziming’s dad was going through some papers. When he saw his wife come in, he immediately put down his pen.
Then he opened up his lap and hugged her, letting her sit on his legs. The couple started chatting excitedly while looking at the phone together.
From the look in his eyes, it was clear that Ye Ziming’s dad was doting. Not just on his wife, but also smiling with fondness while hearing about their “future daughter-in-law.”