25 – Hugs (づ′▽`)づ
Jiang Yuxing returned home, just parking her motorcycle when the two golden retrievers, awakened by the familiar sound of footsteps, rushed over to her.
They wagged their tails and ran towards her, excitedly rubbing their furry heads against her.
“Woof~ Woof Woof~”
Jiang Yuxing smiled and bent down to pet their heads, causing the two big dogs to emit a series of contented purrs.
Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the front door was already closed.
A sudden bad feeling washed over her…
Jiang Yuxing walked over and twisted the doorknob.
The door lock didn’t budge; it was locked.
Jiang Yuxing: ?
“Listen up, people outside.”
At that moment, a familiar and cocky voice rang out from inside, “You’ve exceeded the curfew by three minutes and six seconds, so tonight you can cuddle with the two dogs outside in their den.”
Jiang Yuxing narrowed her eyes.
She glanced at the snacks in her hand, a sly glint in her eyes, and elongated her tone, “I brought you cola, chips, shrimp sticks, and more. If you don’t want them, that’s fine—”
As soon as the last word left her mouth, the door immediately “clicked” open.
Huo Zeyu lazily leaned against the door, a cheeky smirk on his face as he raised his peach blossom eyes and reached out to her, “Hey, I just wanted a can of cola. Why so polite…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Yuxing had already shoved a can of cola into his hand.
Then, under his dumbfounded gaze, she strutted in with her snacks, casually leaving three words by his ear, “Big silly cup.”
Huo Zeyu: ?
Damn, I fell for it!
He glanced down at the can of soda in his hand, frowning, “Didn’t I tell you to buy Pepsi?”
“Pepsi has no soul.” Jiang Yuxing shot him a disdainful look, “Coca-Cola is the real deal, you know?”
Huo Zeyu: ?
He pressed his tongue against his cheek and chuckled.
He should have never worried about telling her about the report card.
She should have faced the storm head-on!
At this moment, Jiang Yuxing, sneaking upstairs, looked like a little dog in a stealthy meme.
She stood at the corner, cautiously peeking her head out to look into the living room.
Huh?
Strange.
The lights were off inside, completely dark.
Could it be…!
Jiang Yuxing blinked, a sudden realization hitting her.
Could it be that Dad and Mommy couldn’t wait and went back to their room to make her a little sister?
Yay!ヾ(??▽?) No!
She successfully dodged a bullet.?▽?) No!
With the coast clear, Jiang Yuxing felt completely at ease.
She hugged a whole bag of snacks and swaggered out from the corner.
In an instant—
“Smack!”
With the flick of a switch, the living room lights suddenly blazed to life.
Jiang Yuxing, just stepping out: ?
She froze mid-step, her head slowly turning.
On the sofa sat a man in a contrasting fox-patterned pajama.
His hair was silver-gray, and even in his thirties, he still looked handsome and charming, tall and straight.
In his arms was a woman wearing a cute pink bunny-patterned nightgown.
With a porcelain-white doll-like face, she looked beautiful and innocent, showing no signs of age.
Their eyes met.
Jiang Yuxing closed her eyes in despair.
She wished she could take a rocket and leave this beautiful planet right then and there.
Huo Chi looked at his daughter, who was playing dead in front of him, raising an eyebrow with a smirk, “Jiang Yuxing, I know you’re still alive. Hurry up and come over.”
“Please.” Huo Zeyu gestured for her to move forward.
Jiang Yuxing sighed deeply.
The ancients were not wrong; disaster could not be avoided.
“Mommy”
Under the astonished gaze of someone behind her.
She shot towards Jiang Li like a little cannonball, directly pushing Huo Chi aside, “Wow! You’ve gotten even prettier since I last saw you!”
Jiang Li looked at her mischievous daughter with annoyance, completely at a loss for what to do.
“You can’t just act cute and think this matter will be forgotten. Your teacher has already shown me your report card.”
Jiang Li sighed, “What happened to your math? You got over fifty points on a hundred and fifty-point test, did the rest of the points run away in a tantrum?”
Mentioning math, Jiang Yuxing wiped away nonexistent tears from the corners of her eyes, feeling wronged, “Isn’t it because that math jerk is too heartless and ungrateful!”
Jiang Li: ?
Jiang Yuxing looked heartbroken, “From the first day I met that math jerk, I’ve been chasing after its cold butt, running and running, but no matter how hard I try, it won’t even give me a glance, just keeps its cold butt turned towards me!”
“What can I do? I’m just as desperate.”
Jiang Yuxing wiped away nonexistent tears again, “Sigh, I treated math like my first love, but it tortured me a thousand times.”
Jiang Li: “……”
What is this, a forced love story where I chase and you run, unable to escape???
“Tsk.”
Huo Chi, sitting on the other side, laughed as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder, commenting, “She’s definitely my daughter; look at how shameless she is, just like me.”
“How can you say that!” Jiang Li pinched him in frustration, “You spoiled her!”
Seeing his beloved wife getting angry, the devoted husband immediately raised his hands in surrender, “Yes, yes, yes, my wife is right, my wife is always right.”
Jiang Yuxing: “Annoying!”
Huo Zeyu: “Annoying!”
“Sigh, this is so strange.”
Jiang Li frowned in worry, “When your dad and I were in school, math wasn’t that bad. Your brother at least passed; how did you end up failing?”
“Maybe it’s because…” Jiang Yuxing licked her lips, being honest, “Negative times negative equals positive.”
Jiang Li: ?
Someone, quickly bring her hammer up!
Seeing that her usually easygoing mother was about to get angry.
Jiang Yuxing quickly hugged her waist, acting cute, “Mommy, don’t be mad! I promise this is the last time, really the last time. I’ll definitely pass math from now on.”
Huo Zeyu, sitting across, let out a teasing laugh, “Isn’t it the last billion times?”
Jiang Yuxing grabbed a pillow and threw it at his smug face.
“Don’t listen to him.”
Under Huo Chi’s speechless gaze, she snuggled into Jiang Li’s soft embrace, her eyes bright and cheerful, “I found the school’s top study god to help me with tutoring. He’s super good at math, always ranking first in every exam, just like you were back in the day.”
Hearing this, Jiang Li chuckled lightly, “Isn’t he that little boy you always talked about when you were younger?”
“Exactly, it’s him!”
Mentioning Jiang Yubai, Jiang Yuxing couldn’t help but smile widely, “I’ve arranged for him to come over tomorrow for a one-on-one academic study session.”
Huo Chi frowned, “A boy? One-on-one? That’s not okay, it’s dangerous.”
Jiang Yuxing: ?
“Impossible, my little study god is very serious; he definitely won’t mess around.”
She huffed, unceremoniously calling him out, “Dad, we’re all family here, stop pretending. If it were Mommy wanting to tutor you one-on-one back then, would you refuse? Would you think it’s dangerous? No, you’d just clean yourself up and wait.”
Huo Chi: ?
“Who said I was worried about you?” He clicked his tongue, “I’m just worried about that little boy’s safety.”
Huo Zeyu raised his hand, “+1.”
Jiang Yuxing threw another pillow at his face with practiced ease.
Looking at the lively trio, Jiang Li couldn’t help but smile helplessly.
“Alright, since you’ve found him for tutoring, let’s give it a try.”
Jiang Li tapped her finger on Jiang Yuxing’s nose, “But if you fail again next time, your phone and motorcycle will be confiscated.”
“Hehehe, Mommy is the best~” Jiang Yuxing excitedly hugged her.
It was getting late.
Everyone returned to their respective rooms.
As soon as she closed the door, Jiang Yuxing couldn’t contain her excitement and took out her phone, opening WeChat to find the moon icon.
【Chang’e chasing the moon】: Beep beep~
Just finishing his shift at the convenience store and changing back into his regular clothes, Jiang Yubai stepped out of the changing room and heard the WeChat notification sound from his phone on the table.
He picked it up and a faint smile appeared on his otherwise cool and aloof face.
【Moon Fairy】: 1
Upon receiving his reply, Jiang Yuxing leaned against the door, her lips suddenly curling up.
【Chang’e chasing the moon】: Little study god, my mommy has agreed, remember to wait for me at our usual spot tomorrow morning at ten, I’ll come pick you up~
【Chang’e chasing the moon】: [Spinning in circles] See you tomorrow~
[Chang’e chasing the moon]: Hug (づ′▽)づ
Messages kept coming in with a series of dings.
Jiang Yubai lowered his eyelashes, quietly and seriously reading, his gaze finally landing on the last emoticon.
His fingers tightened slightly, and the tips of his ears, half-hidden by his black hair, suddenly flushed a light pink.
Little Fox must be so soft to hug.
It would definitely be very comfortable to be held by her…
Jiang Yubai felt the temperature in his ears rise a few degrees.
【Moon Fairy】: Hmm.
His reply was as cool and concise as ever.
But in reality, he had already thought of countless genuine responses in his heart.
Hug (づ′▽)づ