Chapter 97 Thinking Too Much

No matter how confused Liu Yu and Qi Nian were, Huang Chenming's tail was now flying up to the sky.

That would have been fine, but the other person was particularly hateful. After learning that Liu Yu didn't believe what he said, every time Ye Xitang took the initiative to send him a message, he would happily take a screenshot and send it to Liu Yu, and then show off.

Liu Yu saw the message he sent: "..."

No, is there anyone who can take care of this brat?

Because she was so annoyed by Huang Chenming, Liu Yuhun had been emitting resentment recently, causing Qi Nian to not dare to speak when he saw her.

At this moment, the two of them came to the school cafeteria to eat together. Qi Nian looked at Liu Yu cautiously and asked: "Are you okay?"

Liu Yu said, "What can I do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his cell phone rang again. Not surprisingly, he opened it and saw Huang Chenming's boastful words again.

[Liu Yu]: Can you please stop sending it to me!

[Huang Chenming]: Hehe, Sister Yu, I think I will be able to get out of being single soon~

Liu Yu: “…”

Her expression softened a little and she thought, "Never mind, for the sake of this brat calling her sister."

[Liu Yu]: Okay, okay, I got it. I'm convinced. You don't have to keep sending me messages to prove it.

Although they have a good relationship, Liu Yu would be really annoyed if she was bombarded with news about Huang Chenming every day.

[Huang Chenming]: But if I don’t let you show off to my sister, I will have nothing to show off.

He didn't even dare to show off to his roommates or classmates, for he was afraid that they would hate him to death.

He clearly hasn't said anything recently, but when these people saw that Ye Xitang was very polite to all the boys except him, they became extremely jealous and even spoke in a weird tone.

In response, Huang Chenming said: Hey, who made Ye Xitang think he was good? Maybe he was moved by his sincerity?

Anyway, Huang Chenming has been feeling both happy and sad recently.

He didn't dare to show off to his classmates and roommates, so in the end the only people who were forced to listen to him bragging were Liu Yu and Huang Leqing.

In response, Liu Yu said that she and Huang Lexi are indeed good sisters and they share the same suffering.

[Liu Yu]: Get lost! Just talk to yourself! Or show off to the file transfer assistant. Anyway, don’t send it to me, otherwise… Hehe, you probably don’t want Ye Xitang to see those ugly photos of you when you were a kid, right?

After sending this message, Huang Chenming was obviously very angry, and the message "The other party is typing..." kept appearing on the screen.

Liu Yu took a bite of meat and immediately couldn't stop laughing.

Seeing Qi Nian looking at her in confusion, she smiled and showed him the chat records: "Haha, I finally caught his weakness. See how this brat dares to be so arrogant."

Huang Chenming obviously didn't dare to be arrogant anymore, and after a while, he responded reluctantly to the other party.

[Huang Chenming]: You...are simply a liar! I won't bother you anymore, okay? Don't post!

When Qi Nian saw this comment, he immediately raised his hand and gave Liu Yu a thumbs up.

Liu Yu was very proud and said that she had to share the news with Huang Leqing. She couldn't let her sister suffer alone, right?

Qi Nian watched her typing away with a smile on her face. For some reason, she felt a little sorry for Huang Chenming.

However, this mood did not last long. He took a bite of the crispy pork belly that he had managed to get today. The crispy skin was bitten through, revealing a charming taste. Qi Nian narrowed his eyes. It was delicious!

He picked up his phone, took a photo of the pork belly, then pursed his lips and sent it to Chu Rongshi.

【Qinian】：It’s time for lunch.

After a while, Chu Rongshi also sent a photo of his lunch.

【Chu Rongshi】: What a coincidence.

Qi Nian smiled and clicked on the photo sent by Chu Rongshi, then enlarged it.

【Qinian】：It tastes so good.

[Chu Rongshi]: It’s from the company cafeteria. I’ll bring you over to try it someday.

Going to the company? Qi Nian pursed her lips modestly.

【Qinian】: OK.

Hey, it’s just a meal, there’s nothing to be so reserved about.

When he looked up, he saw Liu Yu looking at him with a teasing expression. Qi Nian put away his phone, scratched his face uncomfortably, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Yu looked at him with a smile: "Sending a message to the target?"

Qi Nian took another bite of meat and chewed it: "Hmm... is it that obvious?"

"Isn't it obvious? The corners of your mouth are almost curled up to the sky, okay? Tsk tsk, when have I ever seen you so happy?" Liu Yu told the truth.

"It's not that exaggerated." Qi Nian blushed a little and urged Liu Yu: "Eat your meal quickly and stop looking at me."

"Hey, gossip doesn't taste as good as food." Liu Yu asked secretly while eating: "By the way, who is your date?"

Qi Nian continued chewing without saying anything.

Liu Yu smiled like an auntie: "Is he your elder brother?"

Qi Nian's eyes widened instantly, and he looked at Liu Yu in disbelief, shocked: "How...how did you know that?"

Liu Yu was also shocked. Although she had guessed it, it was still very exciting to be acknowledged by the real person. If this wasn't the cafeteria, she would have twisted around in excitement.

"Hehehe, do you still need to guess? I've seen it a long time ago. Your elder brother is definitely interested in you." Although Liu Yu has never had much experience in love, he can be said to be experienced when it comes to these things.

"Ah?" Qi Nian was a little stunned, and his heart beat a little faster: "When did you find out?"

"It's very early, right?" Liu Yu thought for a moment and gave the exact time: "It was when we went to see Zhou Jing's performance and ran into him. Tsk tsk, I was talking to you, but your brother's eyes were full of possessiveness. I thought he was your boyfriend at the time, hahaha."

Qi Nian didn't say anything. His face turned particularly red. He lowered his head and counted on his fingers: Is it... so early?

Liu Yu was excited and continued to chatter: "Hey, although you two were not together at the time, I think it was definitely a matter of time."

As she spoke, she stretched out a hand and then slowly clenched it: "You will eventually be in the clutches of your eldest brother."

Qi Nian felt a little unconvinced after hearing this: "How can you be so sure?"

Although he is indeed with Chu Rongshi now, but... you can't say that.

Liu Yu smiled and ate calmly without explaining.

Haha, the CP she was supporting came true. She was so satisfied that everything else seemed unimportant.

Qi Nian blushed as she ate her rice silently. Her cell phone vibrated, and Chu Rongshi sent her another message.

Qi Nian replied with an expression of "angry little lamb".

【Chu Rongshi】: What’s wrong?

Just as Qi Nian was about to reply, the other party called him. He blushed, glanced at Liu Yu, and quickly found a corner with few people to answer the call.

Chu Rongshi's voice came through the phone, still very pleasant. Qi Nian blushed a little and asked him why he called.

Chu Rongshi: "Look how angry you are."

Qi Nian wanted to laugh: "It's just an emoticon. I'm not really angry."

Chu Rongshi chuckled: "Well, even if I'm not angry, I still want to call you."

Qi Nian was instantly stunned by the straight ball hit by Chu Rongshi. With a red face, he subconsciously wanted to grab the leaves at hand, but when he came to his senses, he quickly withdrew his hand with a guilty conscience: "Oh..."

A moment later, when Liu Yu found Qi Nian coming back, the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed. Hiss... this sour smell of love.

——

That day, Liu Yu came to Qi Nian with a gossipy look on her face. She smiled slyly: "Niannian, I'm going to Le Xi's house this weekend, do you want to go?"

Qi Nian immediately refused upon hearing this: "I won't go, right?"

Although he had met Huang Leqing and Huang Chenming several times and were not strangers, he was definitely not familiar with them either. It was quite awkward to suddenly go to someone else's house.

Although Qi Nian’s social phobia is not so serious now, he is definitely not a social hero.

"Hey, listen to me." Liu Yu seemed to be determined to go, and said slowly: "Ye Xitang will also go when the time comes, don't you want to go and see? Hehe, it will definitely be very interesting. And when you go out to play, the more people there are, the better, so it's nothing."

Qi Nian's expression became hesitant, mainly because he was a little curious about why Ye Xitang's attitude suddenly changed. He always felt that there was something strange.

Qi Nian coughed lightly and said embarrassedly: "Well, I don't have anything to do on the weekend anyway."

"That's what I've been waiting for!" Liu Yu snapped his fingers, and thought of his other melon-eating partner with a look of pity: "Alas, it's a pity that Lu Ze has been too busy recently and has no time to be with us. He doesn't even know what he missed."

Qi Nian laughed at her: "Don't be so exaggerated."

In fact, it is understandable why Liu Yu was so excited. After all, gossip about people who are familiar to you is the most important thing, and the more it touches your heart.

Liu Yu is very familiar with Huang Chenming. To be honest, Huang Chenming grew up under her care, right?

In short, Liu Yu is now looking forward to the weekend.

In a blink of an eye, it was the weekend. Qi Nian arrived at the Huang family's door according to the address given by Liu Yu. He had already sent a message to Liu Yu before arriving, so Liu Yu was waiting for him at the door as soon as he got off the car.

Like Liu Yu's family, the Huang family lives in a townhouse with a small yard in front where some beautiful flowers and plants are planted.

Liu Yu received Qi Nian's message and looked outside cautiously.

"Aren't they here yet?" Because he was familiar enough with Liu Yu, Qi Nian could tell at a glance what the other person was looking at.

"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with this kid." Liu Yu anxiously poked his head around, but when he didn't see anyone, he couldn't help but complain: "Forget it, let's go in and wait. Uncle Huang and Auntie are not at home today, and only Le Qing is at home, so you don't need to be restrained."

Qi Nian nodded. He had guessed that Huang's parents would not be at home, so he agreed without much hesitation.

Liu Yu obviously came to the Huang family often. She took Qi Nian to sit on the sofa and poured her a glass of water. She looked around and muttered, "I don't know where Le Qing has gone again. Forget it, just ignore her."

Just as they were about to sit down, they heard footsteps outside. Liu Yu and Qi Nian looked at each other, and like curious little animals, they stretched their necks and looked towards the door.

Huang Chenming came in first and was startled by the two men's actions. He gave them a look, signaling them to restrain themselves.

Qi Nian and Liu Yu coughed lightly, then quickly retracted their necks to remain reserved.

Afterwards, Ye Xitang also walked in. She had obviously dressed up specially today, changing into an English-style dress and putting on only a little light makeup, which made her look less cold.

She followed Huang Chenming, her eyes fell on Qi Nian and Liu Yu, and nodded lightly as a greeting to them.

Qi Nian also nodded, and Liu Yu was obviously curious about Ye Xitang for a long time, and said to her very enthusiastically: "Xitang, I finally see you again, you are so beautiful."

As she was speaking, her eyes fell on Huang Chenming who was standing beside her. To be honest, the Huang family had good genes, and Huang Chenming was definitely a handsome guy, but when he and Ye Xitang were together, it seemed like they didn't match.

Ye Xitang smiled politely. Perhaps because of her personality, she didn't seem to like talking much.

As if she was looking for someone, she looked around and turned to ask Huang Chenming: "Didn't you say that my sister would be here today? Why didn't I see her?"

The Huang family's brother and sister are also bickering lovers. When Huang Chenming mentioned his sister, he said disdainfully, "Why do you care about that tigress? Who knows she..."

Halfway through her speech, Ye Xitang, who originally had no expression, looked at the person on the stairs. After seeing who it was, she immediately smiled and said, "Hello, sister."

Huang Leqing was furious when she heard Huang Chenming insulting her again. She was about to give her brother a beating, but when Ye Xitang called her "sister", she immediately restrained her fierce expression and softened her voice: "Xitang, long time no see."

Ye Xitang's eyes lit up, and she happily walked to Huang Lexi's side and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that my sister still remembered my name. I'm so happy."

Huang Le thought to herself that it was hard to forget, after all, her brother almost kept saying the three words "Ye Xitang".

But she couldn't tell the truth. She still had to give her brother some face. Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "I have a deep impression of you."

"Really? I've always remembered my sister..."

Not far away, Huang Chenming wanted to say something several times but stopped himself. In the end, he couldn't find the opportunity to speak. He could only walk silently to the crowd of onlookers and sit down next to Qi Nian and Liu Yu.

Liu Yu looked at Ye Xitang, who was happily chatting with her childhood friend. Where was the cold expression on his face just now? He was so enthusiastic!

"Uh... didn't you say that she has a very cold personality?" Liu Yu looked at Huang Chenming silently, expressing his confusion.

Huang Chenming: “…”

Qi Nian kindly came to Huang Chenming's rescue: "Maybe he's like this with boys, he's more passionate with girls."

Liu Yu found this statement unconvincing. She looked at Qi Nian silently and said, "Is it possible? I am also a girl. She was also very cold to me just now."

Qi Nian touched his nose and stopped talking. Well, he couldn't explain it either.

At this moment, Huang Chenming clapped his hands excitedly, revealing a confident expression: "It must be because of me!"

Qi Nian and Liu Yu: “?”

Both of them showed an expression that said "what are you thinking about".

But Huang Chenming still felt that it must be because of his sister that Ye Xitang was so enthusiastic towards him.

Qi Nian and Liu Yu didn't say anything in the end, for fear of offending Huang Chenming.

No matter what, there must be games to kill time.

Liu Yu snapped his fingers and suggested, "How about we play mahjong?"

Huang Chenming nodded immediately and said, "Sure, sure. I happen to have mahjong at home."

Huang Leqing said nonchalantly, "I'm fine with anything."

Maybe it was because Ye Xitang had been sitting next to her today, but the usually carefree Huang Leqing started to pay attention to her image and spoke in a soft voice, causing Liu Yu and Huang Chenming to almost think they had recognized the wrong person.

Ye Xitang also said, "I'll listen to my sister."

Seeing several people looking at him, Qi Nian said awkwardly: "I don't know how to play mahjong, how about you guys play and I'll watch?"

Ye Xitang said that he didn't know how to play mahjong at all, and in the end Qi Nian could only learn while playing, after all, it was just for entertainment.

After a moment, Qi Nian frowned and stared at his cards seriously, studying which one to play next. In front of him were Liu Yu and Huang Chenming. Seeing that both of them played their cards quickly, he quickly revealed a card and played another one.

Ye Xitong sat next to Huang Leqing, not saying much, just watching her play cards quietly.

Compared to Huang Leqing's calmness, Qi Nian's seriousness, and Liu Yu's gossip, Huang Chenming always looks for opportunities to show himself.

After all, the person you like is right next to you, you must not lose!

Anyway, he was so focused on winning that he didn't notice that Ye Xitang didn't even pay attention to him.

But maybe Huang Chenming was lucky today. Except for losing a few times at the beginning, he won almost every game afterwards. At the beginning, he still remembered Ye Xitong beside him, and he tried hard to appear calm and indifferent, but later on, he was so excited that he became like a monkey.

"No more playing. I'm unlucky today." Huang Leqing said directly as she watched her brother win again.

"What do you mean by bad luck? Tsk tsk, it's because you are not that strong, otherwise you wouldn't lose every time~" Huang Chenming was so mean that people wanted to hit him.

Liu Yu, who also keeps losing: "..."

Qi Nian lay dejectedly on the table and sighed: "Playing cards is so difficult, even harder than studying."

Huang Chenming chuckled: "I'm not saying that everyone here is a younger brother~"

Three people: "..."

Seeing Huang Leqing's unhappy face, Ye Xitang said seriously: "No, I think my sister is already very good. The cards just now were very bad at the beginning. It's just that my sister is unlucky."

Huang Leqing felt a little embarrassed by her compliment and coughed lightly.

Liu Yu glanced at her childhood friend and thought, oh, she is still embarrassed. If someone praised her like this, she would be so excited that she would spiral 360 degrees to the sky.

Huang Chenming coughed lightly, trying to attract Ye Xitang's attention: "Xitang, I just won many times."

Ye Xitang glanced at him calmly and smiled politely: "Yeah."

Huang Chenming: “…” Why is there no exaggeration when it comes to me!

Qi Nian, who had been listless at first, perked up again and looked towards Huang Chenming with sympathy in his eyes.

What is this called? Win the game, lose your life.

However, Huang Chenming was like an indestructible cockroach. He was not discouraged at all and soon thought of another way to show himself. He looked at Huang Le and said, "Are you hungry now? I'll go to the kitchen and cook for you."

Huang Le shook his head subconsciously: "I'm not hungry. Didn't I just have breakfast?"

Just as he finished speaking, he saw his brother winking at him frantically: Please, please, give me a chance to show my ability.

Huang Leqing was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and smiled: What's the benefit?

Huang Chenming: I am your brother!

Huang Leqing leaned lazily on the sofa: Oh, forget it.

Huang Chenming: “…”

In the end, he humiliatingly agreed to Huang Lexing's various conditions, and finally made Huang Lexing satisfied.

Huang Leqing changed his words in response: "Don't mention it. I just played mahjong for so long that I am a little hungry."

Huang Chenming got the excuse and immediately went to the kitchen happily.

Qi Nian felt embarrassed to sit still, so he went to the kitchen to ask Huang Chenming if he needed help.

Huang Chenming immediately waved his hand: "No, no, give me a chance to perform."

Qi Nian hesitated to speak: "..."Okay.

It is indeed a plus for a boy to be able to cook, not to mention that Huang Chenming is a good cook, so he decided to take the opportunity to show himself.

He worked in the kitchen for several hours and finally finished cooking. He then left the kitchen excitedly and coughed softly, "The meal is ready, let's eat..."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Chenming couldn't believe the various delicacies on the table. He raised his voice in shock and said, "Who brought this food?"

He was ready to fiercely question the person who interrupted his plan, but he didn't expect that it was Ye Xitang who spoke up: "I asked someone to bring it. You're too slow in cooking. Don't let your sister get hungry."

The fire in Huang Chenming's head was instantly extinguished by a basin of cold water. He forced a smile: "So that's how it is. I was wrong."

After saying that, he turned around, and his back looked particularly sad.

Qi Nian, who was chewing a chicken leg under the influence of Huang Lexi, looked at Huang Chenming's back and sighed.

He felt that Huang Chenming was really stupid, as he didn't even notice this. Qi Nian shook his head.

In the afternoon, they said goodbye to the Huang siblings and prepared to leave.

Ye Xitang stood beside Huang Lexi and asked with a smile: "Sister, can I have your contact information?"

How could Huang Leqing refuse? She now felt that Ye Xitang was really great. He was good-looking and had a good personality. It was a pleasure to talk to him.

So the two happily exchanged contact information.

Ye Xitang waved to Huang Leqing: "Goodbye, sister."

Huang Leqing coughed lightly and said, "Goodbye."

Liu Yu looked at the two of them, crossing her arms in confusion: "Why do I feel like the atmosphere between them is weird?"

Qi Nian: Who says it’s not?

Liu Yu looked at Qi Nian and asked in confusion: "Why don't you say anything?"

Qi Nian laughed dryly: "Haha."

Liu Yu: “?”

——

Huang Chenming, who was full of energy and vigor before, soon became listless and cried to Liu Yu: "I don't know what happened recently. Xitang doesn't pay much attention to me and doesn't even take the initiative to send me messages!"

Liu Yu looked at his pitiful appearance and couldn't bear to laugh at him. She asked in confusion, "By the way, did you do something to upset her?"

"Impossible." Huang Chenming said with absolute certainty: "Because if I look for her, she won't ignore me, and her attitude towards me is quite good."

He said, really confused, rubbing his hair hard: "What on earth is going on?"

Qi Nian, who had been silent the whole time, said silently: "Maybe you and her are not suitable for each other, but being friends is good."

Huang Chenming didn't say anything, but it was obvious that he didn't hear what Qi Nian said.

Qi Nian sighed helplessly, and then sorted out the gossip in his head, looked at the content above, and complained: [Uh... Ye Xitang didn't show any information that she was interested in Huang Chenming from the beginning to the end. Huang Chenming felt that she was different from other men, so she was interested in him. I'm just thinking too much! ]

[Ye Xitang is not only not interested in him, but all men, because she likes girls. She took the initiative to find Huang Chenming because she saw Huang Lexing and wanted to get to know Huang Lexing through her! ]

[As for why she is so nice to Huang Chenming, it must be because he is Huang Leqing's younger brother! Alas, Huang Chenming was overthinking it from the beginning to the end. ]

Huang Chenming: “???”