Chapter 107 Yu Chengbai, you have a crush on me

It rained in the morning, stopped at noon, and now it has started again.

Fortunately it was just a light rain.

Ning Yan looked at the small fish playing with the ripples and raindrops in the pond. For the first time, he felt that rich people were different. They were so luxurious. Not only were the rockery and landscaping exquisite, but even the fish they raised were exquisite.

The fish fins sway slightly underwater, as elegantly as if they were wearing a skirt. The key is that every fish looks good.

Well, the fish in Jiu Ye’s fish pond may be more valuable than him.

"How long have you been back?" Yu Chengbai turned around and looked at him.

Ning Yan was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Yu Chengbai was talking to him. He didn't look at Yu Chengbai, but continued to stare at the beautiful white fish, maintaining a lukewarm attitude: "I just got off the plane, so why don't you ask Shi Shao to pick me up?"

He still didn't look at Yu Chengbai, but watched him carefully, wanting to see if he would say, you can also let me answer it.

Yu Chengbai didn't say anything, just nodded and said gently: "The four of you have been close since childhood."

Ning Yan frowned slightly, feeling inexplicably angry and wanting to retort, "It can't be said that we've been close since childhood. Master Yu didn't know me before, so he didn't know. I only met Yu Li when I was 19."

"Really? I'm a few years older than you. In my opinion, you're actually all children."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Ning Yan interrupted him.

He was not a very patient person, especially with the man in front of him, his patience was really running out.

Yu Chengbai didn't say anything, and remained gentle and tolerant towards his sudden anger, just like the rain outside. When he stretched out his hand, he couldn't feel the slightest bit of coldness or sharpness, only moisture and softness.

After a while, he asked softly, "Did you return to China when you were 19?"

"Um."

Ning Yan's voice became even colder, his face expressionless, his eyes fixed on the rain outside, no longer looking at the beautiful white fish with skirt-like fins in the pond.

I unconsciously increased the strength of my hands on the railing, feeling very annoyed.

Yu Chengbai suddenly asked, "Can you play chess?"

It was another meaningless nonsense. Ning Yan completely lost his patience and turned away, saying unhappily, "No, I have something else to do. I'm leaving now."

Yu Chengbai didn't chase him. He stood where he was. The moment he raised his foot, he said, "Ayan, you can play. I taught you ten years ago."

"Oh, you taught me in your dream—"

His eyes widened in an instant, his fingertips trembled, and his raised foot froze before it even landed.

My heart suddenly started beating violently.

My mind went blank.

Yu Chengbai seemed unaware of the shocking words he had said. He lowered his eyes, watching the ripples in the pond, and slowly repeated, "Ah Yan, I taught you how to play chess ten years ago, in your 'Rose Rendezvous'. I waited for you all day, and when you came back, you saw me and angrily overturned the chessboard."

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"You think I'm here to mess things up and ask me if I'm tired of living."

“…”

"Then, a group of real troublemakers came."

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Tick, tick.

The rain gathered on the eaves and dripped when it could no longer bear it, hitting the bluestone slabs and also hitting Ning Yan's heart.

The world seemed to have suddenly been muted. Apart from the sound of dripping water, he could only hear his own frantic heartbeat.

Each sound was louder than the last.

Each one more severe than the last.

It wasn't jumping, it was like smashing, as if it was about to break through its chest and run towards the man behind it.

"That night you were wearing a skirt, had long hair, and your ankles..." After a pause, Yu Chengbai continued, "and a pair of red sneakers on your feet."

"No." Ning Yan suddenly turned around and came close to Yu Chengbai with a fierce look.

Yu Chengbai did not avoid it, but stood there motionless, not retreating at all, allowing him to press forward face to face with such a strong aura that he could hear his breathing.

Raindrops splashed on the stone slabs, creating a small flower. He looked up and saw Ning Yan staring into his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "What's wrong with your ankle?"

"I'm wearing a pair of—"

"You're wearing a string of small silver bells on your ankle, right?" Ning Yan interrupted him, suddenly smiled, and said, "You remember it so clearly, Yu Chengbai. You remember things from ten years ago so clearly?"

"Well, I've had a good memory since I was a child."

"Is this what you need to remember to have a good memory?" Ning Yan stared into his eyes, wanting to see if he would panic, blush, or dodge. She leaned closer and closer, lowering her eyes to stare at his lips, her breath as sweet as orchids. "They say you're a noble and elegant young man, a gentle and refined gentleman. Why are you staring at my ankle?"

"...It's the first time I've seen a boy wearing anklets, so I'm curious—"

"Really?" Ning Yan's smile grew even brighter, and he approached her so close that it seemed as if he was about to kiss her. He asked curiously, "Yu Li has worn it before, too. Didn't you see it?"

"...I don't think he would or could wear it for me."

"Then why are you looking at me?"

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"Does it look good?"

“…”

"Is it beautiful?"

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"I wore it specifically that day to seduce Fang Yu, but he's deaf and blind. I was practically turning into a flower in front of him, but that unromantic guy didn't even glance at my feet. He even told me coldly to go home early."

At this point, Ning Yan chuckled, looking at the gentle and refined man in front of him, narrowing his eyes and lazily saying, "How could the gentleman, Master Yu, be handing someone a coat to cover their thighs while secretly staring at someone's ankle with a bell tied to it? Not only that, but he's been remembering it for ten years?"

“…”

"Yu Chengbai, you have a crush on me?"

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PS:

Later, when they did that, Yu Chengbai would give Ning Yan a bell. When they did that, the bells on her feet would ring like crazy, just like Ning Yan dancing and fighting in a skirt ten years ago. The difference is that Ning Yan ten years ago was cool and beautiful, while Ning Yan ten years later ****

Yanyan, you are a little succubus~