Wang Dong'er's expression stiffened at those words, and the hand gently massaging him stopped.
What did he mean, it had only just happened?
Something only just happened, and he already knew about it?
So he'd been lying to me all this time?
Wang Dong'er's gaze turned dangerous. She clenched her delicate fists, ready to smack the white-haired boy on the head when he wasn't looking.
She was already fast, but Yang Lin was faster. He turned around and easily caught both her hands.
Then he gave them a gentle twist.
"Eek-ah, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! You bastard! Let go!"
Yang Lin turned toward her with a warm smile. "How many times have I told you? What should you call me?"
Wang Dong'er's eyes reddened slightly, anger and embarrassment churning inside her.
It was bad enough that this bastard had fed her false information, but now he was gripping her wrists so hard they hurt.
She glared at the white-haired boy, brimming with pent-up indignation. "You're bullying me!"
"Answer my question. And who's bullying you? You were clearly the one who attacked me first."
Yang Lin's smile remained unchanged, but his grip didn't loosen in the slightest.
After a brief stalemate, Wang Dong'er turned her face away and muttered, "Big brother..."
Then, flustered and angry again, she said, "Would I have attacked you if you hadn't lied to me?"
[Host gained emotional value from Wang Dong'er +666] [Host gained emotional value from Wang Dong'er +555]
Yang Lin released her wrists, white as mutton-fat jade. "Who said I was lying?"
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Wang Dong'er was about to say something else when knocking at the door interrupted her.
She immediately panicked. She was still wearing girls' clothes!
She'd be in trouble if anyone else discovered her.
She immediately slipped off her shoes and burrowed beneath the covers, her jade-like feet bare.
"Big Brother Yang, are you there? I brought grilled fish."
Huo Yuhao's voice came from outside the door.
"I'm here."
Yang Lin answered, then went to open the door.
Along the way, however, a slender, pale hand caught the hem of his clothes.
Wang Dong'er huddled beneath the covers with only her head showing.
When the white-haired boy turned toward her, she pleaded in a coaxing voice, "Big brother... whatever you do, don't let him in!"
Then she tucked herself entirely beneath the covers, like a silkworm cocoon.
Yang Lin chuckled. A moment ago, she'd been bristling like an angry cat; now she was a perfectly obedient little darling. She really was amusing.
Huo Yuhao stood outside with the grilled fish, looking a little dazed.
He wasn't sure whether he'd misheard, but he thought he'd just heard a girl's voice.
After he waited a while, the dormitory door opened.
The white-haired boy stepped out and gently closed the door behind him.
"Big Brother Yang, here. It's freshly grilled..."
Yang Lin took the grilled fish and asked,
"What's that kid Wu Liuqi doing?"
Huo Yuhao scratched his head. "I think he's absorbing the soul bone you gave him, Big Brother Yang."
Then he added with some concern, "Senior Brother Bei Bei said accidents can happen when you absorb a soul bone. Will Big Brother Wu be all right...?"
Yang Lin waved a hand. "Do you really need to question his physique? Don't worry. By the way, how much for these two grilled fish?"
"No, no, no... they're free. You've already helped me so much, Big Brother Yang. It would be disgraceful to ask you for this little bit of money."
Huo Yuhao hurriedly waved his hands in refusal. Ever since he was little, his mother had reminded him to repay kindness.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a large hand settle on his head.
"Then thank you, little Yuhao. If anything comes up at school, you can come to me... or just go bother Wu Liuqi. That kid has so much time on his hands, he's practically farting idleness."
The casual words filled Huo Yuhao with extraordinary warmth.
Ever since his mother died, every day had brought nothing but scornful looks and beatings from the servants at the Duke's Mansion.
When had he ever felt anyone else's concern?
Hearing such caring words now, he immediately felt his eyes grow damp.
Huo Yuhao was especially grateful that he'd met Big Brother Yang, Big Brother Wu, and his senior brother and sister from the Tang Sect in the Star Dou Forest.
They had shown him what warmth felt like.
Yang Lin withdrew his hand after just one pat.
Girls' heads really did feel nicer to pat than boys' heads.
In terms of how nice they felt, Wang Dong'er ranked first, Jiang Nannan second, and Wu Liuqi third.
Wu Liuqi ranked third because those three little tufts of his were simply too amusing.
Every time Yang Lin saw him, he couldn't resist wanting to touch them.
The two chatted for another two or three minutes.
Then Huo Yuhao said he should leave.
"Thank you, Big Brother Yang. I'll be going, then."
[Host gained emotional value from Huo Yuhao +999] [Host gained emotional value from Huo Yuhao +888] [Host gained emotional value from Huo Yuhao +999]
Yang Lin watched that frail figure walk away and nodded.
It seemed he was doing a pretty good job playing the understanding big brother.
With Huo Yuhao's somewhat insecure personality and life starved of affection,
all it took was a little care to make him produce nearly the maximum emotional value.
He was practically becoming Yang Lin's personal ATM.
Yang Lin marveled inwardly at how easily this emotional value came.
He had actually considered capturing the Protagonist Group and brutally tormenting them to obtain emotional value.
But after thinking it over, he'd abandoned the idea. That would be draining the pond to catch the fish.
What he wanted was long-term development.
When he opened the door, he saw Wang Dong, already back in boys' clothes, staring fixedly at the grilled fish in his hands.
"What smells so good? I could smell it while you were outside. Give me one. I didn't eat enough earlier."
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Dong approached to take a fish.
Yang Lin pressed a hand against her head, stopping her advance.
"Big brother, big brother, big brother. Happy now? Hurry up and give me one!"
Calling him big brother was rolling off Wang Dong's tongue more and more easily now.
She'd already said it so many times. Once more wouldn't make any difference.
"Mm... good girl."
Yang Lin rubbed her pink-and-blue-haired head again.
Nice... it really did feel good.
After finishing the grilled fish, they horsed around some more, and before they knew it, it was already very late.
They both washed up, then gradually drifted off to sleep in their own beds.
After spending these five or six hours together, Wang Dong felt certain that although her roommate was a little frivolous and liked making her call him big brother,
he was still a decent person, so she fell asleep without worry.
Once he was certain Wang Dong was sound asleep,
Yang Lin got up and walked to her bedside without making the slightest sound.
He crouched down and studied her handsome face.
"God King Tang, let's see what tricks you're playing."
After murmuring those words, Yang Lin placed his index finger between Wang Dong's brows.
His gentle spiritual power formed an illusory figure and entered Wang Dong's Sea of Consciousness.
The figure formed from Yang Lin's spiritual power stood at the outskirts of Wang Dong's Sea of Consciousness.
Looking inward, he saw a trident standing at the center of the Sea of Consciousness, with an imposing figure seated beside it.
That had to be Sea God Tang San.
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