Tang Yuanyuan turned around to see Little Sprout and Meng Kefei. They were both thin so their posture and steps were relaxed as they walked, whereas she was heavy and ugly.
At that moment, the idea of losing weight grew in Tang Yuanyuan’s mind.
Everyone is so skinny, and I’m the only one who is this fat.
Right away, she looked up and asked Yuchi Yishu, “Yishu.”
“Hmm?”
Besides carrying her bag for her, he also had to make sure she did not fall suddenly. As a preventative measure, he placed his arm lightly around her shoulders.
When he heard her calling him, he lowered his head to meet her eyes.
Her clear eyes were black but also bright. “Am I ugly?”
He narrowed his eyes. “What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly asking me that?”
She bit her bottom lip then continued, “Yishu, am I too fat?”
“Says who?” A stern look flashed across his eyes and his face immediately turned grim. “Did someone call you fat, Yuanyuan?”
“No, no.”
When she saw his face turn grim in an instant, she quickly shook her head. “No one called me fat. I just feel like I’m fat. Little Sprout and Fei are both so skinny, but I’m…”
His eyes softened as he listened to this and he suppressed a laugh. “Looks like you’re all grown up now, seeing as you care about your appearance. So what if you’re a little chubby? It’s cute to be chubby.”
“Really?” That last sentence swept away the dark clouds in her heart. “Are you lying to me, Yishu?”
“When have I ever lied to you?”
A smile slowly formed on his face. From Tang Yuanyuan’s point of view, the light was just covering his body and the wispy pieces of hair on his forehead created an overcast on his face, accentuating his already prominent profile.
For the first time, she fell in a daze and thought he was very handsome.
Back in middle school, a number of her classmates commented on how handsome Yishu was. However, she did not have any feelings for him then and would just ask, “Is he? Why don’t I see it?”
“You don’t see it because you’ve been looking at that face since you were little. You’re numb to it now so you don’t see it anymore. But to us, your brother is really handsome!”
At the time, she did not understand those girls. Yishu being handsome is one thing, but do they have to get so excited about it?
Only now did she realize that Yishu was indeed very handsome.
She started to blush on top of her already red cheeks, and it spread to her ears.
“Oh? Why is your face turning red?” Yuchi Yishu narrowed his eyes when he saw her red cheeks. Putting a hand against it, he realized that it was hot. “Aren’t you getting a little too hot?”
How was she hot? She was just embarrassed by the thoughts she had earlier, but she could not tell him that. It was slightly embarrassing for her to say it herself. In the end, she just nodded to what he said.
“Do you want to rest for a bit?”
“N-No.” She gave a small head shake, then tugged at the hem of his shirt. “It’s fine, Yishu. Let’s rest once we get to the halfway point. We’ve only just started our hike.”
“Why does that matter?”
He stopped walking and looked at everyone else.
“I’m tired. Let’s take a break.”
Then, he dragged Tang Yuanyuan to an empty space at the side to rest. When the others saw them, they also followed and stopped walking. Zhong Chufeng sneered, “It hasn’t even been that long and you’re already tired? Yishu, are you okay?”
Just then, he spotted a red-faced Tang Yuanyuan beside Yuchi Yishu and seemed to put the pieces together. He teased, “So Yuanyuan was the tired one. Do you want me to give you a piggyback?”
Her face turned a brighter red as she shook her head furiously.
“It’s fine, Chufeng. I’m too heavy. You can’t carry me.”
“Who says I can’t? Yuanyuan, my arms are incredibly strong. Piggybacks aside, I can carry you up to the peak of the mountain with just one hand.”
“Will it kill you to stop bragging for one day?” Yuchi Yishu commented bleakly.
Zhong Chufeng pouted. “I was just talking to Yuanyuan. Why do you always have to butt in? Good thing she’s not your actual sister. Otherwise, wouldn’t you be even more controlling?”
He went and sat down next to Tang Yuanyuan. Opening his bag, he dug out a bottle of yogurt and gave it to her.
“Here.”
At first, she was agonizing over how close he was because she did not know what else he would say to make things harder for her. But the moment he gave her that bottle of yogurt, since it was her favorite peach flavor, she happily accepted it right away.
“Thank you, Chufeng!”
Stars formed and twinkled brightly in his eyes as he saw how happy she was hugging the bottle of yogurt.
“Don’t thank me. Drink up.”
Yuchi Yishu watched him from the side then saw the way she hugged the bottle of peach-flavored yogurt and his expression darkened.
Meng Kefei was also analyzing Zhong Chufeng. His intentions are too obvious. He can’t hide them at all.
The two boys from the Han Family stood there without saying anything while Little Sprout ran up to them innocently.
“Chufeng. I want to drink that too!”
“Little Sprout? How can I forget you? Here, your favorite blueberry flavor.”
The tension eased a little when Little Sprout appeared.
After Little Sprout got her yogurt, Zhong Chufeng grabbed another bottle and handed it to Meng Kefei. “Kefei, I have one for you too. But I didn’t know what flavor you like since we just met, so I got you the same one as Yuanyuan. Is that okay?”
Meng Kefei was surprised to hear her name. It took her a moment before she responded, “I’m okay with anything.”
Then, she went up and got the bottle of yogurt from him. “Thank you.”
“Sit here, Fei.”
Tang Yuanyuan waved at Meng Kefei. Pushing Zhong Chufeng away, she said, “Chufeng, can you move over a bit? Let Fei sit here.”
“Tsk. You have no conscience. You’re already getting rid of me before finishing that bottle of yogurt in your hand?”
Despite saying that, he had a playful smile on his face. He got up and gave Meng Kefei his seat.
Little Sprout darted toward Yuchi Yishu. “Yishu, get up. I want to sit with Yuanyuan.”
Finally, after staying stationary the whole time, Yuchi Yishu moved and shifted outward.
