Long after Xiao Yu left, Xiao Yan gradually came back to his senses, the scene from earlier replaying over and over in his mind.
I... am I dreaming...?
Just as Xiao Yan began questioning his life, Yao Chen's unserious voice sounded from the ring.
(Whoosh~~~ I already thought that girl Xiao Yu was interested in you. Looks like I was right after all~) As she spoke, Yao Chen nodded in agreement with herself. (As expected of me. I'm really accurate when it comes to judging people.)
But as soon as she said this, Yao Chen's words abruptly stalled. Her heart involuntarily sank, and she let out a soft, bitter laugh.
No... maybe I'm not that accurate.
"Wait!" Hearing Yao Chen's teasing, Xiao Yan finally reacted. Forgetting that someone else might hear him, he cried out, "Sister Xiao Yu was just teasing me earlier, right? Right?!"
It had all happened far too suddenly for Xiao Yan to believe it.
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Chen recovered from her gloom and replied carelessly in his mind.
(She already said before leaving that she wasn't joking. Stop making excuses.)
"No... But why? I—"
"Yan'er, why are you shouting at the entrance all by yourself?"
A voice suddenly rang out. Then Xiao Zhan slowly approached, gazing at his son in confusion.
"Dad!" Seeing Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan said in a panic, "Sister Xiao Yu just—"
Halfway through his sentence, Xiao Yan suddenly choked up. He could not utter another word.
He couldn't possibly tell his own father that he had been forcibly kissed by his cousin, could he?!
Seeing Xiao Yan frozen in place, the confusion in Xiao Zhan's heart grew deeper.
It had probably been nearly ten years since he had seen Xiao Yan this flustered, right? The last time had been when