After Wei Xi joined the Light Music Club, it seemed to gain quite a bit of energy. At the very least, her presence gave Bai Yuyou and the others more confidence in recruiting new members. However, several days passed without the club receiving any promising newcomers. Most of the freshmen had already joined clubs.
The ones who remained were either unwilling to join any club, went straight home as soon as classes ended, or headed directly back to their dorms.
Even so, everyone still showered the new junior with affection. Aside from her innocent and carefree personality, she was also tiny, which made her especially adorable.
But the most important point was that she believed everything people told her. She was the very definition of sincerity. Eventually, even Tang Keke couldn’t bring herself to keep deceiving her and openly admitted that she wasn’t very good at music.
Zhixia and Linlin also stopped by two or three times during that period. They were already extremely busy and spent most of their time away from the academy, but they, too, expressed their fondness for the new junior.
As Keke put it—
“It feels like a sect’s elders looking at their juniors.”
…
“By the way, Senior Bai Yuyou!” Wei Xi was especially attached to Bai Yuyou. Today, in the clubroom, she asked with shining eyes, “Senior, do you have a boyfriend?”
Girls her age really did seem to love talking about romance. Besides, Bai Yuyou was quite popular at Silver Mountain Academy, so many people were curious whether she was single. Considering that she never accepted love letters, however, it seemed everyone around her simply assumed that she already had someone.
When Bai Yuyou saw the girl beside her suddenly asking excitedly about her love life, she thought for a moment.
In the end, she merely answered softly, “Yes.”
“Really?! What’s he like? Is he handsome?” Wei Xi instantly became excited, her eyes filled with gossip.
“Hmm.” A faint smile appeared on Bai Yuyou’s face. She simply looked at Wei Xi with her exquisite eyes, then shook her head. “That’s a secret.”
“Eh—”
Seeing that Bai Yuyou wasn’t willing to tell her, Wei Xi curiously turned toward Tang Keke. “Senior Keke, do you know? You two are so close, so you must know, right?”
“Me?” Tang Keke turned around. She had heard the conversation between Bai Yuyou and Wei Xi, but since Bai Yuyou hadn’t said anything, she merely spread both hands.
“Same here. I’m not telling you either. But…”
Keke said, “As long as you’re good at discovering the beauty in everyday life, you’ll find out soon enough.”
Discovering the beauty in everyday life?
The answer was so cryptic that Wei Xi poked a finger against her lips as though deep in thought. In the end, she still couldn’t figure it out.
Wei Xi turned her head toward Bai Yuyou again.
In her eyes, Senior Bai Yuyou seemed like the aloof, unapproachable type. But after actually getting to know her, Wei Xi realized that she wasn’t as cold as she had imagined. Aside from rarely showing any expression, she was actually quite easy to get along with.
At that moment, Bai Yuyou seemed a little tired. She slowly slumped onto the table like a soft lump of clay and narrowed her eyes slightly.
She even looked… kind of adorable.
Just then, the door to the clubroom opened, and Ye Shuang walked in.
The previously limp Bai Yuyou immediately sat up and quickly walked over to him. “Ye Shuang.”
“I came to find you.” Ye Shuang reached out and pinched Bai Yuyou’s cheek. Then he glanced around the clubroom and noticed Wei Xi. He gave her a greeting as well. “Xixi.”
“Hello, Dr. Ye!” Wei Xi replied. At the same time, she seemed to notice that the relationship between Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou was somewhat unusual. The two of them didn’t seem like ordinary friends.
“Eh—”
At the very least, Wei Xi had never seen any other boy pinch Senior Bai Yuyou’s cheek. Could it be…?
Wei Xi seemed to understand everything in an instant. No wonder Senior Keke had told her to discover the beauty in everyday life. The answer had been right beside her all along!
Ye Shuang noticed Wei Xi’s expression as well. One moment she had her eyes wide open; the next, she looked deep in thought.
Who knew what she was thinking about?
Ye Shuang didn’t pay it any mind, however. He simply looked at the girl in front of him.
“I just received a call from Aunt Xian. Your grandfather and uncle happen to be on the mainland right now. Do you want to go see them?”
Grandfather… Uncle.
Bai Yuyou merely asked softly, “Do you want me to see them, Ye Shuang?”
“They’re family who care about you, after all. It wouldn’t hurt to go see them. Besides… haven’t you met some of your uncles before?” Ye Shuang smiled faintly. At the very least, the impression Bai Yuyou’s uncles had left on him the last time they met had been quite good.
Although that had been a long time ago—two or three years, perhaps?
Time really did fly.
Bai Yuyou blinked her beautiful eyes. In the end, she simply tugged lightly on Ye Shuang’s clothes and nodded. Since it was what Ye Shuang wanted, she had no objections.
Besides, she had already reconciled with her mother. Since her mother wasn’t forcing her to move back to the harbor district, Bai Yuyou wasn’t opposed to meeting her relatives on her mother’s side.
After all, they were family.
Since he had to take Bai Yuyou with him, Ye Shuang also said goodbye to Tang Keke. “Keke, can you go home by yourself later? It wouldn’t be convenient to bring you along to dinner.”
“Sure thing.” Tang Keke raised a claw-like hand. She didn’t mind at all. After all, the dinner was for Bai Yuyou’s grandparents, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to tag along.
She couldn’t exactly show up and say, “I’m Bai Yuyou’s good friend. I’m here to freeload off the meal.”
That wouldn’t do.
That sort of shameless freeloading was something only Yuyu and the others would do. Tang Keke certainly couldn’t bring herself to act that way.
Come to think of it, she hadn’t gone home alone in quite a while either. She might as well go find Duoduo.
…
After taking Bai Yuyou out of the clubroom, Ye Shuang brought her straight to the parking lot.
Once she had taken the passenger seat, Bai Yuyou rummaged around in her pocket and pulled out a piece of candy.
“Ye Shuang, do you want one?”
“You eat it.” Ye Shuang glanced at it and shook his head with a smile. “I’m trying to lose weight lately, so I’d better control my sugar intake.”
As people got older, their metabolism slowed down as well. If one wanted to control their weight, watching what they ate was the best approach.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuyou tore open the wrapper and began eating the candy herself. A few seconds later, she suddenly leaned closer.
“Hmm?” When Ye Shuang saw Bai Yuyou move toward him, he was just about to remind her to fasten her seat belt.
But in the next second, his lips were met with a cool, slightly chilly sensation carrying a sweet fragrance.
Bai Yuyou sat back upright with a blank expression.
“Now you can taste the sweetness too.”
Then the girl added adorably,
“I won’t make you fat.”
Ye Shuang: “…”
Did Yu You just flirt with me?
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