As Xia Yu advanced toward her, Hu Lianglu calmly observed his movements. Seeing Xia Yu throw a punch, she used her focused mind to judge the trajectory of the punch and immediately raised her arm to block it.
A flicker of joy rose in her heart: she had blocked it.
However, the immense force from the punch easily shattered her defense.
The impacted Hu Lianglu quickly took three steps back to stabilize herself.
At this moment, Xia Yu approached her again and threw his second punch.
Hu Lianglu widened her eyes, preparing to block again. However, this time, although she saw the trajectory of the punch clearly, she was completely unable to react in time.
Xia Yu had deliberately slowed down his speed just now. As this thought flashed through Hu Lianglu’s mind, Xia Yu’s fist arrived in front of her.
Xia Yu timely stopped his punch, leaving only a finger’s width between his fist and Hu Lianglu’s head.
Lowering his arm, Xia Yu asked, “Now do you realize how useless you are?”
Hu Lianglu clenched her fists, neither admitting nor refuting his words.
“Remember, don’t let Yaoyao go to dangerous places again. You can’t even defeat a common thug. You can only bully children,” Xia Yu added.
Hu Lianglu remained silent.
Frowning, Xia Yu grabbed Hu Lianglu’s collar and pulled her close. “I will arrange for An Siyao’s bodyguards to train you. Remember what I just said, or I will remove you from An Siyao’s side.”
After speaking, Xia Yu released Hu Lianglu and returned to the villa.
Hu Lianglu angrily punched the nearby wall and kicked it twice, her face darkened as she returned to the villa.
Upon entering, she saw Xia Yu sitting on the sofa. She initially intended to walk away immediately but then felt that walking away would imply fear of Xia Yu, so she changed her direction and sat beside Xia Yu.
She sat upright, her lips downturned. Liu Manman and the other two who had just descended the stairs could clearly see that she was in a bad mood.
Approaching, An Siyao placed her hand on Hu Lianglu’s head, mimicking Xia Yu’s action to comfort her.
Xia Yu, who was playing with his phone nearby, glanced at the two. He guessed that Hu Lianglu’s inner thoughts were probably changing like this:
Affection for An Siyao +10, affection for Xia Yu -10.
Xia Yu didn’t care much. If he had cared about others’ affection, he wouldn’t have been so indifferent to those female classmates back at school.
A lower affection level was actually better. Considering Hu Lianglu would often be around him if she stayed with An Siyao, it would be problematic if her affection level was too high and something unexpected happened.
Lowering his head, Xia Yu continued chatting with You Xue.
He had promised You Xue to return home at noon.
After the three had breakfast, Xia Yu proposed to leave.
“Eh? Just stay and play here. A place this secluded is really rare!” Liu Manman didn’t want to leave, as she found this place quite interesting.
Before Xia Yu could speak, Ning Qiuer interjected, “Being too secluded isn’t necessarily a good thing, and it’s cold now. We should go back.”
Ning Qiuer had been quite frightened by Xia Yu the previous night and didn’t want to stay here any longer.
“Are you scared?” Liu Manman looked at Ning Qiuer, using a cheap provocation. However, this offhand taunt struck Ning Qiuer’s heart directly.
“I’m not scared at all!” Provoked, Ning Qiuer gritted her teeth and stopped talking about leaving.
“You Xue is waiting for me at home, so we’ll leave first.” Xia Yu rejected Liu Manman’s attempt to keep them.
Refusing the maid’s offer to drive them back, Xia Yu took Liu Manman’s car keys and got into the driver’s seat.
He had already obtained his driver’s license.
An Siyao sat in the front passenger seat. Hu Lianglu thought carefully whether there was still space in front, and upon receiving a negative conclusion, sat disappointedly in the back.
Starting the car, Xia Yu began his first formal driving experience in this world.
Previously riding a motorcycle at Yin Shulan’s and driving a truck at Brown Bear’s didn’t count.
Speaking of Brown Bear, he wondered how Mei Mei was doing lately.
Until now, he only knew Mei Mei’s nickname, not her full name.
The scenery outside the window quickly receded as they passed through small roads and reached the main road. He didn’t get onto the expressway, as it was illegal for new drivers with less than one year of driving experience to drive on the expressway without supervision from experienced drivers.
An Siyao and Hu Lianglu were clearly not experienced drivers.
It took four hours for Xia Yu to finally return to Afang.
He first drove to the outside of An Siyao’s house, looking at the right side where An Siyao sat.
The girl had her head down and was already asleep.
Xia Yu extended his hand, placing it on An Siyao’s nape. It was already December, quite cold, and his hand was chilly.
Startled by the cold, An Siyao woke up.
“Have we arrived?” An Siyao rubbed her eyes.
“Hmm.” Xia Yu nuzzled the warmth of An Siyao’s neck slightly, somewhat reluctant to move his hand away.
Halfway through retracting his hand, it was grabbed by An Siyao.
An Siyao then pulled Xia Yu’s other hand, placing both hands on her cheeks.
Xia Yu’s originally cold hands gradually warmed up.
Feeling that it was about right, An Siyao revealed a satisfied smile, preparing to release her hands.
“It’s still cold.” Xia Yu brought his face closer to hers. “Because your face isn’t warm either.”
An Siyao’s face showed a troubled expression.
Two seconds later, she moved Xia Yu’s hand downward, placing it on her neck.
The temperature of the neck was a bit higher than the cheeks.
However, this posture looked like Xia Yu was reaching out to strangle An Siyao, while An Siyao was grabbing his hand in resistance.
A warm scene was turned into something resembling a murder scene.
Xia Yu couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
An Siyao tilted her head in confusion.
Pulling his hand back, Xia Yu pinched the girl’s cheek, then brought his face close to An Siyao’s and said, “Your face is cold too.”
An Siyao had no suspicion and leaned her face towards him.
Upon contact, she realized she had been deceived. Xia Yu’s face was warmer than hers.
You’re bullying me again!
Turning her face towards Xia Yu, An Siyao prepared to confront him, but before she could speak, a warm sensation touched her lips.
Blocking An Siyao’s small protest, Xia Yu let her get out of the car.
Watching the girl’s flustered little expression, Xia Yu licked his lips, feeling pleased.
After Yu Ningmeng came out, he immediately showed his enthusiasm.
Indeed, after Yu Ningmeng exchanged a few words with An Siyao, she waved at him wanting to catch a ride.
Xia Yu added a bit more acceleration and quickly left the villa.
Half an hour later, he returned to his home.
Since the car belonged to Liu Manman, Xia Yu had to register at the security booth before being allowed to enter.
When the car arrived at the gate, Xue, who had been waiting, quickly opened the door and ran towards Xia Yu.
Stopping in front of the car, Xue looked at the vehicle: “Brother went to buy a car?”
“No, it’s Liu Manman’s. I stayed at Ning Qiuer’s last night, so I drove her car back.” Xia Yu explained.
“Oh.” Xue nodded on the surface but was actually very confused.
Why would her brother be at Ning Qiuer’s? And how did he drive Liu Manman’s car from there?
Sigh, a mature sister always had to pretend to be innocent about her brother’s affairs.
Locking the car, Xia Yu and Xue walked towards home together.
Halfway, he suddenly stopped.
He felt as if he had forgotten something, but what was it?
He recalled Yu Ningmeng waving at him, wondering if she really wanted to settle the score for biting An Siyao.
After recalling the situation again, he finally remembered.
Returning to the car, he opened the driver’s seat and glanced at the back. Not seeing anyone, he opened the back door. A figure sleeping on the seat appeared.
Beside him, Xue covered her mouth. She turned the figure around and confirmed it was Hu Lianglu.
She pondered thoughtfully: her brother drove Liu Manman’s car from Ning Qiuer’s villa with a sleeping Hu Lianglu inside.
The relationship here seemed a bit messy.
“I forgot to drop her off.” Rubbing his forehead, Xia Yu explained to Xue, “They were too wild last night, so they were very tired. I also forgot she was there. Last night…”
“I understand.” Xue hurriedly stopped Xia Yu. Obviously, the events of last night were not suitable for a child like her to know.
“Wake her up and let her take a taxi home.” Handing Hu Lianglu over to Xue, Xia Yu returned to the villa.
Taking the car key from Xia Yu, Xue sighed.
To just abandon the exhausted girl in the car, no wonder she’s his sister.
Even so, there were still a group of people surrounding her brother.
Feeling a little jealousy for two seconds, Xue pushed Hu Lianglu, woke her up, and called their usual female driver to send Hu Lianglu home.
Returning to the villa, she saw Xia Yu sitting on the sofa on the second-floor balcony, looking at the scenery outside.
She had seen her brother lying on the balcony sofa before, but in those moments, her brother either held potato chips or a game console in his hands. He had never just sat there, doing nothing, simply watching the scenery.
She observed carefully: Xia Yu had his right leg crossed over his left, his right hand resting flat on the armrest, his body slightly leaning to the left, his head slightly lowered, and his left hand supporting his chin on the left armrest.
From the angle, Xue couldn’t see her brother’s face clearly, but she felt his mood wasn’t pleasant at this moment.
Was this the so-called sage time? The more fulfilled one was before, the more empty one felt afterward?
Leaving the living room, Xue went to the kitchen to continue baking cookies.
Half an hour later, she came out of the kitchen carrying cookies and saw her brother still maintaining that posture, only slightly leaning to the right instead of the left now.
Judging from the severity, there should have been more than three people last night.
Carefully approaching the balcony, Xue placed the cookies and Sprite beside him, then quietly left.
Taking a sip of Sprite, Xia Yu sighed.
He had thought Ning Qiuer was a special person, but it turned out she wasn’t that special after all.
Although the dream’s creative explanation was somewhat mysterious, if she wasn’t from Earth, not a future person, nor his original body, no matter how strange she was, it held no value.
Taking another sip of Sprite, Xia Yu recalled memories of Earth, wondering how his family and friends were doing. After such a long time, it wouldn’t be strange if something had happened.
Eating another cookie, Xia Yu lowered his legs and lay on the sofa.
He began reviewing his life in this world. In just over a year, from originally having a sister and a house, to now still having a sister and a house, it made him feel nostalgic and reflective.
In his previous life, every day was just working and attending classes. In his current life, every day was playing games and skipping classes. It seemed not much had changed.
He was getting a bit tired of archery every day. He should find something else to do.
What should he do?
As Xia Yu was feeling a bit lost, a phone call came in.
It was a call from Kong Hanyue.
Xia Yu deeply felt his mistake and silently prayed that whatever reason Kong Hanyue was calling for, it wouldn’t be something troublesome.
After praying three times, he pressed the answer button.
“Yuyu!” Kong Hanyue’s voice came through, filled with grievance.
“What’s wrong?” Xia Yu asked helplessly.
“This morning, I got up, took a normal shower, brushed my teeth, had breakfast, and rode my Lamborghini Rally bicycle to the supermarket…”
“Get to the point.” Xia Yu interrupted Kong Hanyue.
“I was stopped by the security guard when I came back from outside…” Kong Hanyue continued.
“Three sentences max.” Xia Yu guessed this wasn’t an urgent matter, so Kong Hanyue had started half-jokingly rambling.
“A girl came, calling my mom.” Kong Hanyue directly condensed it into six characters.
Xia Yu thought for a moment. This meant a girl had come and called Kong Hanyue “mom.”
“A love child?” Xia Yu asked.
“How could that be! How could I have a love child!” Kong Hanyue immediately denied.
Xia Yu was just making a joke. A female love child wasn’t as hard to detect as a male one since the woman was the one who got pregnant.
If there had been any siblings added, Xia Yu couldn’t possibly be unaware. Even if he didn’t know, Zhong Yunxin and Zhong Yunze wouldn’t have been unaware either.
“So what’s going on? How old is the girl?” Xia Yu was curious. Now there were people who randomly claimed someone as their mother?
“I sent her to the police station. Forgot to take a photo.” Kong Hanyue lamented.
“So you sent her to the police station, why are you contacting me?” Standing up, Xia Yu stretched his legs that had become numb from sitting for a long time. He thought maybe Kong Hanyue was just lonely. Since he had come to Afang, he hadn’t visited her.
“The kid really called me ‘mom’! A female officer even told me, ‘Scaring the child is enough,’ what did she mean? Could I suddenly have a daughter? So I dropped the kid at the police station and immediately ran away!” Kong Hanyue’s voice was filled with pride.
She detailed the process of tricking the little girl to the police station: “I passed by the security room, and the little girl rushed out and called me ‘mom.’ I pretended to agree first, then said I would take her to eat Kenderduck. When I went to the restroom, I called the police and had them take her away. Am I amazing or what?”
“…If she were a robber or an adult fraudster, you’d deserve praise, but what’s the point of tricking a little girl like that? Why not just take her directly to the police station?” Based on Xia Yu’s understanding of Kong Hanyue, she wasn’t the least bit troubled but found it quite amusing.
“This is art!” Kong Hanyue retorted.
After talking with Kong Hanyue for a while and making plans to visit her during the New Year, Xia Yu hung up the phone.
He rubbed his chin, still a bit puzzled about the girl who suddenly appeared and called Kong Hanyue “mom.”
Although Kong Hanyue often lied about money and entertainment matters, she wouldn’t lie about something like this. What was the situation with that little girl?
Kong Hanyue was the same, not even bothering to ask, just sending the girl to the police station directly.
Well, the police would handle it, so nothing bad would happen.
Putting this matter aside for now, Xia Yu opened his game slot. He hadn’t used his game chance for today yet.
He chose Wen Ziying.
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