Chapter 85: A Perfect Match?
“What do you mean, ‘at least five years’...?” Xiao Luyu asked, confused.
“......”
Seeing Xiao Luyu’s puzzled face, Mo Ziyang awkwardly waved his hand.
So this guy really didn’t understand.
“Forget it… let’s hurry up, don’t keep them waiting.” He shook his head helplessly and urged him along.
“Yeah, yeah… let’s go quickly.”
All the way there, Xiao Luyu kept imagining what the girl Mo Ziyang had mentioned might be like. He was so curious that it was like he had a head full of question marks, asking nonstop.
“Brother Mo, do you think that girl might be a loli?”
“Brother Mo, do you have a photo I can see?”
“Eh, Brother Mo, do you think she’ll really like me?”
“Brother Mo, do you think we’ll be a good match?”
“Brother Mo, Brother Mo…”
He went on like that all the way until they reached the dining hall doors. Xiao Luyu’s chatter was like a machine gun, never stopping.
“Can you shut up for a second? What would people think if they saw you like this?”
Finally, Mo Ziyang, who was getting really annoyed, couldn’t hold back anymore. He stopped in his tracks, gave Xiao Luyu a cold stare, clearly unhappy with his silly questions.
“Yes, yes, I’ll be quiet… won’t say another word…” Xiao Luyu quickly rubbed his head and gave a goofy smile to make up for it, realizing he had gotten too excited.
“Look at yourself, not even a little bit like a young master.”
Mo Ziyang sighed and shook his head before leading him into the cafeteria.
Honestly, even Mo Ziyang didn’t quite understand it. Xiao Luyu was from a well-off family, good-looking too. But now, almost finished with high school, and still hadn’t managed to get a girlfriend.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lin Muxi was happily chatting with Yu Xiaoxiao. When she saw her good bro walk in from the entrance, she immediately put down her chopsticks, stood up, and waved excitedly.
“Over here! Over here!”
Yu Xiaoxiao followed her wave and looked in that direction. Sure enough, she saw Mo Ziyang walking in with another tall boy, the two talking as they entered.
At once, Yu Xiaoxiao thought to herself, Oh no… Here we go again, she was about to be force-fed another round of “dog food”.
Mo Ziyang also spotted Lin Muxi and waved back, then led Xiao Luyu over to get food at the counter.
“Brother Mo, don’t tell me that’s her, the one sitting next to your girlfriend?”
Standing behind Mo Ziyang in line, Xiao Luyu kept craning his neck to look at Yu Xiaoxiao beside Lin Muxi, his eyes practically sparkling.
“What do you mean, ‘my girlfriend’?” Mo Ziyang frowned.
“Uh… I mean, sister-in-law?” Xiao Luyu corrected himself quickly.
“That’s better. Remember, from now on you can only call her ‘sister-in-law.’” Mo Ziyang said with satisfaction.
“So, the little girl sitting next to sister-in-law, that’s her?”
“Yeah. Satisfied?” Mo Ziyang raised an eyebrow.
“Satisfied? More than satisfied, Brother Mo!” Xiao Luyu said excitedly.
She didn’t have the curvy figure like Lin Muxi, but her cute looks and simple style could easily hold their own. Plus… she seemed like the type you could hold in your arms and dote on endlessly.
That reminded Xiao Luyu of a funny piece he once read online:
“The body need not be tall, around 1.4 meters is fine.
A chest doesn’t need to be large, as long as it has shape.
She’s a loli—mine to cherish.
In a dress with cat ears,
Big eyes, small lips.
Short hair looks lively, long hair flows gracefully.
Give her candy, play kissy games…”
Even though Yu Xiaoxiao wasn’t quite as short as 1.4 meters, she wasn’t far off.
Damn… I really struck gold this time.
At that moment, Xiao Luyu was already imagining marrying her on the spot.
But while he was busy staring at Yu Xiaoxiao from afar, things on the other side were about to get… not so good.
“Hey, hey… Sister Lin, why is Mo Ziyang’s friend staring at me all the time…?”
Being watched nonstop by Xiao Luyu made Yu Xiaoxiao feel very uncomfortable. She gently poked Lin Muxi with her elbow.
“Don’t worry, maybe he just thinks you’re cute.” Lin Muxi pretended to comfort her, but inside she was already annoyed.
Is Xiao Luyu stupid or what? Who looks at a girl with eyes like that? No wonder he’s been single for three years, he really deserves it.
“But… but I feel like his eyes are kind of creepy…” Yu Xiaoxiao said nervously.
To her, Xiao Luyu’s stare looked as if he wanted to eat her alive.
Hearing her say that much, Lin Muxi could only comfort her while rubbing her forehead helplessly.
It’s not that your brothers don’t want to help you, Xiao Luyu. It’s just that you’re hopeless yourself.
So when Mo Ziyang and Xiao Luyu finished getting food and came over to sit down, Yu Xiaoxiao immediately leaned closer to Lin Muxi, as if trying to stay far away from some big pervert.
“What a coincidence, I didn’t expect to see sister-in-law here. By the way, the girl next to you is…?”
Seeing Mo Ziyang’s girlfriend with another girl he didn’t know, Xiao Luyu politely greeted them.
Sister-in-law? What sister-in-law…
Hearing that, Lin Muxi’s face turned red. Of course, she didn’t even need to guess. This was definitely Mo Ziyang teaching him to call her that!
“This is Yu Xiaoxiao, my good friend.”
She glared resentfully at Mo Ziyang, then quickly put her arm around Yu Xiaoxiao’s shoulder to introduce her.
“Uh… h-hello… I’m Yu Xiaoxiao…”
Still shaken by her fear, Yu Xiaoxiao could only stammer. She was nothing like the confident, outgoing girl she had been at the mall that day.
But strangely, Yu Xiaoxiao’s shy, timid look only made Xiao Luyu want to protect her even more.
“Hello, hello! I’m Xiao Luyu, pretty much Mo Ziyang’s brother. Nice to meet you.”
He scratched his head with a silly smile.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Who’s your brother? I only have one brother.”
Mo Ziyang immediately exposed his lie with a disgusted look, giving him no face at all.
Yu Xiaoxiao and Lin Muxi both covered their mouths, secretly laughing.
“Come on, Brother Mo, give me some face…”
Xiao Luyu felt so embarrassed his toes could have dug a hole through the floor. You’re the one who brought me here, and now you’re tearing me down in front of her? He was terrified Yu Xiaoxiao would have a bad first impression of him.
“It’s okay… don’t worry about it.”
Yu Xiaoxiao waved her hand quickly to ease the situation. Seeing the tall boy in front of her looking so embarrassed, she suddenly found him kind of funny, which softened her impression of him.
Noticing how understanding Yu Xiaoxiao was, Xiao Luyu felt touched. He thumped his chest confidently and said,
“If you ever need help with anything, you can come to me. Even Classmate Mo trusts me with things.”
“Thank you…”
The sudden kindness made Yu Xiaoxiao lower her head shyly. Since she had no experience with boys like this, talking to someone so enthusiastic felt overwhelming.
“Alright, let’s eat. Xiaoxiao, after we finish, don’t you still need to move your things to the dorm?”
After a few more words, Mo Ziyang urged everyone to start eating, while secretly signaling Lin Muxi with his eyes, glancing again and again at Yu Xiaoxiao.
And then, the moment came—
The social death moment!
“Yu Xiaoxiao, what do you think? Do you like him?”
Lin Muxi suddenly asked, not caring that Xiao Luyu was sitting right there.
“Eh… eh—?!”
Hearing the question, Yu Xiaoxiao froze for a second, then realized what she meant. Her little face instantly turned bright red.
Even Xiao Luyu was stunned, staring wide-eyed at Lin Muxi and Yu Xiaoxiao.