An Shiyu finally behaved herself for a while, and Ye Shuang began cutting his steak, dividing it into small pieces.
"Sister Chen Qin, tell us some things about big brother?" Tang Keke suddenly started this topic from behind.
Chen Qin, who had been curiously examining the booth behind them, smiled upon hearing Keke's request. "Ye's things? You're interested in that?"
Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke nodded in unison.
"What aspect would you like to hear about?" Chen Qin asked.
"Big brother sometimes seems too perfect. Does he have any flaws?" Tang Keke raised her hand like a primary school student.
"Flaws?" Bai Yuyou hadn't expected Tang Keke to ask this.
She thought Keke would ask about Ye Shuang's favorite foods.
"Flaws?" Chen Qin pondered upon hearing this. "Hmm... actually, there were quite a few."
"Quite a few?" Tang Keke's eyes lit up, revealing a gossipy gleam.
"Yes. In the past, Ye had a bad habit," Chen Qin said. "He often wouldn't put the cap back on the toothpaste tube after brushing."
Tang Keke: "..."
Sister Chen Qin, your observational skills are that sharp? But isn't that a bit too trivial?
"Any bigger ones?" Keke asked.
"Bigger ones? Lots." Chen Qin thought for a moment, holding up a finger. "Ye in the past... would often throw his socks under the bed after exercising."
"Wow."
"They were very smelly." Chen Qin couldn't help but pinch her nose.
"Sister Chen Qin, how did you know that?"
"Oh, because I was under the bed," Chen Qin said.
With that one sentence, Chen Qin rendered Keke and Bai Yuyou speechless.
Hiss.
Doesn't something seem a bit off here?
The implications seem a bit heavy.
Noticing the girls' strange looks, Chen Qin immediately added, "Aiya, don't look at me like I'm some kind of pervert. Back then, I lived very close to Ye, and sometimes his mom would have me wait for him to come home in his room."
"Then, I was hiding under there because I wanted to play a prank and scare him."
"Ohhh." The two girls wore expressions of sudden understanding.
They had thought Sister Chen Qin was a pervert for a moment.
"Anything else?" Keke asked.
"Hmm..." Chen Qin thought again upon hearing this.
"He also had a bit of decision paralysis. When buying ice cream scoops in the past, he would often stand in front of the freezer for a very, very long time, agonizing over which flavor to choose."
As she spoke, Chen Qin chuckled. "But I don't really think that's a flaw. It was actually quite cute."
Chen Qin then shared a few more things about Ye Shuang, though they weren't exactly major flaws, just some bad habits.
And as he grew older, he had corrected them.
"Ye's character is completely without issue," Chen Qin said.
Hearing this from the next booth, Ye Shuang nodded approvingly and elegantly picked up his water glass.
"It's just that there were often naughty novels under his bed," Chen Qin added.
"Pfft!" Ye Shuang nearly choked, his coughing attracting the girls' attention, but the partition prevented them from seeing anything.
That's because the standards back then were just like that, right?
Ye Shuang twitched the corner of his mouth. After all, novels back then were indeed more straightforward, unlike now where it's hard to even hint at anything risqué.
"Wow—" Tang Keke exclaimed, then glanced at the girl beside her.
Bai Yuyou also seemed to half-understand.
Ye Shuang chose to calm himself down and continued eating.
An Shiyu across from him rested her cheek on her hand, wearing a look of pure enjoyment.
Clearly, she was delighted to hear these embarrassing stories, being a natural-born drama enthusiast.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Forget it, let's just eat.
As the atmosphere quieted down a bit, Tang Keke suddenly asked, "Sister Chen Qin, where's the restroom?"
"There, at the end of this path," Chen Qin pointed.
And that path happened to pass by Ye Shuang's booth.
"Alrighty, I'm off to the restroom." Tang Keke stood up. "Yuyou, let me through."
"Oh." Upon hearing this, Bai Yuyou shifted to the side.
However, the booth was a bit narrow. As Tang Keke squeezed out, she even gave Bai Yuyou a faceful of a certain softness.
"Huh?" While passing Ye Shuang's booth, Tang Keke subconsciously glanced over.
A girl with a hat buried in her pasta, and a man hiding his face behind a menu.
She didn't pay it much mind, withdrawing her gaze to find the restroom.
"..."
Ye Shuang slowly lowered the menu. "That was close..."
An Shiyu, meanwhile, ate her pasta with a fork. Seeing Ye Shuang's expression, she silently mouthed the words [Weak] with her lips.
If it weren't An Shiyu's birthday today, to be honest, he really felt like putting her over his knee and spanking her.
It's just that putting it into practice would be a bit difficult.
Firstly,
he couldn't beat An Shiyu.
It was a sad topic, but when it came to combat ability, An Shiyu had some skills.
Perhaps Ye Shuang could only easily pin An Shiyu down during certain specific times. (Not that.)
Soon, Tang Keke returned. This time, her steps were quick, taking little hurried steps without looking towards Ye Shuang's booth before returning to her seat.
"Wow, Yuyou, you eat so fast."
"Chew chew chew chew chew Ye Shuang chew chew chew told me to eat more." Bai Yuyou's cheeks were puffed out like a cute little hamster.
"Then I'll dig in too!"
Chen Qin also helped cut Bai Yuyou's steak into bite-sized pieces. When Ye Shuang wasn't around, she, much like Ye Shuang, would take care of Bai Yuyou.
The meal finally concluded without major incident.
Chen Qin and the others stood up, soon paid the bill, and left the restaurant.
Ye Shuang let out a slight sigh of relief.
"Tiring, huh, old man? Almost a showdown," An Shiyu said, twirling her fork, her gaze somewhat amused.
"..." Ye Shuang shot the girl an annoyed look.
Just as he glanced unintentionally at the window beside him, his expression froze instantly.
There stood Bai Yuyou outside the glass, looking right at him, her innocent eyes blinking.
"?!"
Discovered?!
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Ye Shuang's back.
"Yuyou, what are you looking at?" Tang Keke now stood beside Bai Yuyou. Due to the lighting, the restaurant's exterior glass acted like a mirror, so the group couldn't see Ye Shuang at all; only their own reflections were visible on the glass.
"My hair, it's sticking up again." Bai Yuyou pressed down her ahoge against the glass, then said, "There, fixed."
"Okay, let's go. Sister Chen Qin, where are we going next?"
"Let's take you guys shopping. I think I saw a place hosting a Christmas event," Chen Qin said with a smile.
"Alrighty, let's go!"
After the group walked away, Ye Shuang finally understood and took a deep breath.
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