Zhu Rongyao fired off a string of questions.
"Who do you have feelings for? Will that ever change? Could you have feelings for someone like me?"
"Yao'er," Meng Anli said earnestly, "between people, regardless of gender, there are also bonds between classmates, friendship, and the feelings forged through sharing hardship."
Confusion flashed through Zhu Rongyao's peach blossom eyes, then he shook his head. "I don't believe it."
He stared into her eyes. "Your eyes are the prettiest besides mine. I have feelings for you. When we have children in the future, their eyes will surely be even prettier."
Meng Anli: "?"
Upon hearing that, Yuan Tuo appeared before them in an instant.
He addressed Zhu Rongyao in an unfriendly tone. "We need to talk."
Zhu Rongyao looked at Meng Anli, then at Yuan Tuo, before pointing at Yuan Tuo in sudden realization. "You like this little sister too?"
"Utter nonsense!" Yuan Tuo grabbed him by the collar. "I'm her elder brother!"
"Oh, oh." Zhu Rongyao immediately beamed. "Greetings, Brother-in-law."
"Come with me." Yuan Tuo simply hauled him away.
When he returned, the area around his peach blossom eyes was bruised black and blue, and his lips were purpled as well.
He looked at Yuan Tuo pitifully. "You shouldn't hit people in the face."
Yuan Tuo warned him, "If you dare set your sights on either of those two girls again, I'll ruin your face—the kind that can never be restored."
Zhu Rongyao shuddered and covered his face, not daring to say another word.
Meng Anli chuckled softly. When he was not strutting around like a peacock, he was rather good-looking.
When he saw Anli smile, his eyes immediately lit up. "She has feelings for me."
Yuan Tuo raised his fist.
Zhu Rongyao immediately lowered his head and muttered in a