"Geez, all the cute girls already had boyfriends." After seeing Xiao He, the two guys who had approached them didn't make fools of themselves and obediently left the pair alone.
Xiao He handed her the grilled sweet potato skin in his hand and asked unhappily, "What the hell is 'Old Xiao'? I'm only twenty-one, okay?"
Ye Wanqing handed Ningqi to him and muttered, "Because we're pretending to be a couple. Calling you by name felt a little distant, and I was afraid they'd see through us. But calling you 'darling' would've been too fake..."
As she spoke, Ye Wanqing said irritably, "What's wrong with calling you Old Xiao? I'm only nineteen!"
"Fine, whatever makes you happy." Xiao He frowned, took Ningqi, and had a sip. "Shall we go?"
"We'd better not split up... Getting hit on is so annoying. I already said I had a boyfriend, but they still didn't believe me and insisted on adding me on WeChat." Ye Wanqing looped her arm through his and complained softly, then glared at him. "What are you spacing out for?"
"I was thinking that it'd be nice if my surname were Gong." Xiao He nodded solemnly.
Ye Wanqing froze for a moment. It took her quite a while to understand what he meant, and then she couldn't help laughing. "You're so shameless! I'm not calling you hubby before we get married!"
"..."
The moment she said that, both of them fell silent. Ye Wanqing's little face rapidly flushed scarlet at a visible speed.
"I didn't mean I want to marry you! I meant... I meant, I'm the type who wouldn't call her boyfriend hubby before getting married!" Ye Wanqing hurriedly explained. "Don't get any weird ideas!"
"I'm not getting weird ideas..." Xiao He replied, taking another sip of Ningqi to ease