Chapter 180: What Are You Talking About?
In Lin Muqing’s dream, she was wearing a light blue sleeveless dress with a white sunhat on her head, standing in the middle of a sea of flowers with her good buddy. In her view, her good buddy was holding her hand, lowering his head slightly to look at her, and softly saying something to her.
Then she heard him say that he liked her, that he wanted to marry her. As he spoke, he pulled her into his arms. Lin Muqing wanted to say something, or maybe push him away, but she found that she couldn’t do anything, not even speak.
At the end of the dream, her good buddy’s face slowly came closer and closer, just about to kiss her when—
She suddenly opened her eyes.
“Tss…”
Phew— So it was just a dream. Lin Muqing let out a small sigh of relief in her heart and even felt a little bit glad.
But seriously, what a weird dream. She was actually wearing a dress and even had to face a confession from her good buddy, totally awkward. She took a deep breath to calm herself, pushed down the strange thoughts in her heart, and patted her slightly warm cheeks.
“Awake?”
Just as Lin Muqing was trying to calm down and thinking about whether or not she should get out of bed, Ye Ziming suddenly spoke.
“Mm.”
Hearing her good buddy talk, Lin Muqing didn’t think much and instinctively nodded.
And then she noticed a tiny little problem.
While she was sleeping, it seemed she had used her good buddy’s arm as a pillow. Both her hands were holding it against her chest, and she was even rubbing it a little. As for her legs, she didn’t even need to look. She just knew they were probably draped over him.
“Ahem…”
She let out a couple of coughs to cover her awkwardness, then gently let go of his arm and pulled her leg back.
But what she didn’t expect was that the moment she let go of him, he turned around and pulled her right back into his arms, with the help of his other hand.
“Trying to take advantage of me for free?”
With a playful smile, Ye Ziming slightly lowered his head and looked into Lin Muqing’s eyes as he said this with a grin.
There wasn’t anything too weird about their posture. They were both lying on their sides on the bed, with Lin Muqing in Ye Ziming’s arms.
But Lin Muqing had just had that dream… In the dream, her good buddy also hugged her like this, also looked at her the same way, with his head slightly lowered.
“No way!”
As the memory of the dream flashed through her mind and she looked at her good buddy’s face again, Lin Muqing’s cheeks turned red instantly. And then those three words just blurted out of her mouth. This made Ye Ziming a little confused. He couldn’t figure out what was going on right away.
“Why not?”
Raising an eyebrow slightly, Ye Ziming asked again.
In his mind, he thought she was talking about what she said the night before, that if anyone crossed the line, they’d get five slaps on the butt. So with a mischievous grin, he freed one hand and gently poked her cheek.
“Because we’re bros! And didn’t you say you don’t even like guys? I’m a real man, you know…”
Being touched like that by her good buddy, Lin Muqing exploded like a powder keg, yelling as if she’d been lit on fire.
But Ye Ziming still didn’t understand what was going on. He just held her in his arms, quietly watching her little outburst. After a while, he started to realize… they weren’t talking about the same thing at all.
After a bit more time, he figured he probably understood. Lin Muqing seemed to be saying that he shouldn’t like her or something like that. Thinking of this, he let out a helpless laugh in his heart. Looked like this little cutie still didn’t realize what was going on.
“This lovely Mr. Macho, did you maybe misunderstand something?”
He suddenly pulled Lin Muqing into a tight hug, then used his other hand to gently pinch her chin. As Ye Ziming spoke, there was a soft, affectionate look in his eyes.
Because his hands were big and Lin Muqing’s face was small, when he pinched her chin, it made her lips naturally pout. Her soft pink lips stuck out slightly, and her cheeks puffed up. Right now, Lin Muqing looked super cute.
“Mm?”
Suddenly interrupted, Lin Muqing looked very confused.
She wanted to keep talking, but because her mouth was being held, she couldn’t say a word, only some cute little sounds came out.
“I was talking about how someone said last night that ‘if anyone crosses the line, they’ll get five spanks!’”
“Uh…”
“What about you—what were you talking about? I didn’t really understand. Can you explain it to me?”
“Tsk… wuwuwu…”
She totally lost it. Faced with her good buddy’s serious question, Lin Muqing just wanted to find a wall and smash into it. So… all that stuff she said just now, what was the point?
Still trapped in embarrassment, and unable to give a proper answer, Lin Muqing could only blush deeply, then get down in front of her good buddy and stick her butt up slightly.
Then came a series of smack smack smack sounds.
After it was all over, because Lin Muqing was way too embarrassed, the two of them didn’t talk anymore. Not a single word, until they both washed up and went downstairs for breakfast.
“Are you getting used to staying here?”
The whole family was sitting together at the table for breakfast. Halfway through the meal, Mother Ye glanced at Lin Muqing, then looked at her own son.
One of them looked very happy, while the other still had a faint blush on her face. So Mother Ye asked a small, caring question to her daughter-in-law.
“Ah, yeah… I think I’m getting used to it.”
When she heard the question, Lin Muqing paused for a second, then quickly snapped out of it and answered politely.
“That’s good. Has Ziming been bullying you?”
Mother Ye smiled and nodded, looking a bit relieved. She could tell Lin Muqing didn’t seem like the type to lie.
But then, something suddenly came to her mind. Her smile changed a little, and she teased Lin Muqing playfully.
“If he dares to bully you, just quietly tell me. I’ll take care of him for you.”
She leaned over to whisper in Lin Muqing’s ear, but loud enough for everyone at the table to hear.
“N-no, he hasn’t…”
Lin Muqing sneaked a glance at her good buddy, then turned back toward Mother Ye. Her face turned bright red as she mumbled an answer.
When she heard that question, the first thing that popped into her head… was the image of her good buddy spanking her the past two mornings.
That feeling was honestly so strange. She’d been spanked, and yet… she didn’t hate it. In fact, it kind of made her feel like she wanted more…
Just thinking about it made her cheeks burn even more, and she didn’t dare lift her head. Just like a kid who had done something wrong.
Mother Ye and dad exchanged slightly awkward glances. After seeing Lin Muqing’s reaction, they both slowly turned to look at Ye Ziming.
“As long as he’s not bullying you. Here, eat some more of this.”
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Mother Ye quickly changed the subject. She served Lin Muqing another helping of porridge to help her get some more nutrients.
She’d been young once too, she knew that young couples could sometimes get carried away and lose control. Things could get a bit much without them realizing.
So she made a mental note to pick up some health supplements while grocery shopping later… just to give these two kids a little energy boost.
As for Father Ye, his feelings were… complicated. He felt like he probably needed to have a talk with his son later.
And Ye Ziming? He stayed calm the whole time. Like the saying goes, "if you’ve done nothing wrong, you don’t need to be afraid of your shadow." He didn’t think he did anything wrong, so why should he panic?
Breakfast went on. The four people at the table each had their own thoughts, but that didn’t stop them from enjoying a warm and cozy meal together.