Staring at Xia Yu for a while, for some unknown reason, Yan Wei’s face suddenly turned red.
Feeling guilty, as if she had done something wrong, she glanced at You Xue and Yan Li, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw neither had noticed her.
After leaving the court, she went to a small convenience store nearby and bought a bottle of ice water.
When she returned to the court, she saw her younger sister talking with You Xue.
“Your older brother is amazing,” Yan Wei said to Xia Yu with shining eyes. “Feifei always says her boyfriend is great at basketball, but he definitely can’t compare to your older brother. Why don’t you introduce your older brother—ah!”
Yan Li jumped sideways and looked behind her.
Yan Wei had just placed the ice water on the back of her neck, giving her quite a scare.
“Sister, what are you doing?!” Yan Li angrily approached Yan Wei, demanding an explanation.
But what she didn’t expect was Yan Wei grabbing her again and forcefully placing the cold bottle against her neck.
“Cold, cold, cold!” Yan Li didn’t know what she had done wrong, but she quickly chose to apologize. “I’m sorry, take it away, take it away!”
Yan Wei ignored her until Yan Li got used to the coldness and started to feel comfortable before finally removing the bottle.
Yan Li cried out dramatically, catching Xia Yu’s attention.
Xia Yu threw the ball to Gui Zixiao and walked toward the three girls.
Yan Wei immediately handed the bottle of water to him.
Xia Yu took it, opened it, and drank. The icy water helped cool down his body temperature after playing.
He was quite satisfied. After all, he had only gained agility without strength or endurance. Running around for so long had already made him somewhat tired.
As he drank, Xia Yu looked at Yan Wei.
The girl hadn’t changed much from his memory. If anything, her clothes were slightly more modest.
In the past, Yan Wei wore oversized clothes to hide her impressive curves.
Now, although she was still wearing loose clothes, they weren’t as exaggerated as before. Her curves were subtly visible.
However, this wasn’t something Xia Yu particularly cared about.
“Let’s go. Where to?” Xia Yu asked after finishing the water.
Yan Li pulled out a small notebook from her small bag behind her.
“First, we’ll watch a movie, then have lunch, then go shopping and have afternoon tea, and then go home.” Yan Li had already decided everything, including where to watch the movie, which movie to watch, what to eat for lunch, which restaurant, etc.
The group first walked toward the cinema.
After Xia Yu left, Gui Zixiao and the others relaxed.
Although Xia Yu had intentionally held back a bit, allowing them to touch the ball and attempt some shots, playing basketball with someone who was extremely skilled in three-pointers, layups, and dunks still caused them immense psychological pressure.
They drank water together and reorganized into teams.
After Xia Yu left, the number of players changed from even to odd, but that wasn’t a problem. They often played together and knew each other’s skill levels well. If one team was stronger, they would just have one fewer person.
They became comfortable and happily continued playing, while Xia Yu found himself feeling uneasy.
He felt that both Yan Wei and Yan Li wanted to get closer to him.
They sat next to him at the cinema, sat next to him during lunch, and while shopping, they were practically clinging to him.
Xia Yu could understand Yan Wei, but what was going on with Yan Li?
Perhaps it was just childish behavior.
He didn’t dwell on Yan Li’s actions but now started to feel troubled about Yan Wei.
He had already told Yan Wei before that he had a girlfriend. Why did she continue acting like this?
Did she think he was lying to her?
Although there was indeed a bit of deception involved, it would soon become true.
After finishing afternoon tea and returning home, Xia Yu messaged Yan Wei using QQ.
He felt the need to clarify things with Yan Wei again.
He could delay Xu Youxiang with a clear conscience because Xu Youxiang was aware of his situation with An Siyao, and besides, he genuinely liked Xu Youxiang a little. However, Yan Wei had neither of these things.
“How was your experience at Afang’s place?”
Xia Yu sent this message first.
It was a bit awkward to say directly, so he wanted to start with some warm-up conversation.
Also, he wanted to ask some things he was curious about.
“It was okay. Grandpa took good care of me.”
“Are you learning pastry from your grandpa?”
“Grandpa only taught me one recipe, Baiyu Tangzi. I mostly learned from other teachers.”
Baiyu Tangzi!
Xia Yu started thinking about how to trick the girl into making some for him at his house. However, the ingredients for Baiyu Tangzi were hard to obtain, and he didn’t have the means to acquire them.
Sighing with regret, Xia Yu continued.
“Does your grandpa still make pastries?”
“He makes them less often now, only at home.”
In other words, if he wanted to taste Yan Baiyu’s pastries, he needed to go to the Yan household.
Xia Yu noted down this method and then asked other questions about Yan Baiyu.
Yan Wei, who was answering, felt a complex mix of emotions.
After getting all the information he wanted, Xia Yu started to address the main topic.
“I’ll be going to Afang’s place in September. We can have a meal together with the four of us.”
Xia Yu, You Xue, and Yan Wei made three people. Xia Yu specifically mentioned four as a subtle reminder to Yan Wei.
Yan Wei noticed the number issue but misunderstood.
“Are the other two Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo?”
She didn’t count You Xue.
“…No. Wait, how do you even know about them?”
“I heard from Lili.” Yan Wei replied. She continued, “Whether you’re lying to me or not, I will always wait for you.”
This was already a very direct statement. Xia Yu hadn’t expected Yan Wei to become so bold after her trip.
“We’ve never met before, right? Why are you so persistent?”
Xia Yu was puzzled.
“No. I only saw you in middle school. There’s no scenario where you helped me without me knowing. I just like you.”
As Xia Yu was thinking about how to respond, Yan Wei sent another message.
“I know you don’t like me now, but I will keep waiting. I’ll wait until you’re hurt by those women and realize that a stable life is the most important thing. Then, come find me.”
“???”
Why would I be hurt by those women?
Are you implying that my An Siyao and Xu Youxiang are bad women?
Xia Yu didn’t know how to respond. After thinking for a while, he sent two words:
“Goodnight”
“Goodnight”
Throwing his phone aside, Xia Yu logged into Xu Youxiang’s body.
After taking the medicine and doing a check-up, Xia Yu fell asleep.
The next morning, when he woke up, he was about to return to his own body when a nurse told him the doctor wanted to see him.
He went to the nearby office and met the doctor.
The doctor was holding a report and looking at it.
“What’s wrong?” Xu Youyu felt a bit anxious.
“Don’t panic first. We don’t know the exact situation yet.” The doctor tried to comfort him first.
Then, he asked, “You’ve had some eye discomfort recently, right?”
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