Yu Nuo felt flustered.
He was too close, and she couldn’t handle it at all, hastily agreeing: “Not bad…”
Chen Yuzheng calmly leaned back against the sofa: “Oh, not bad.”
Yu Nuo’s gaze darted around nervously, forcing out a sound of agreement.
She felt slightly relieved.
At the same time, she silently prayed that when he sobered up, he would forget everything that happened tonight, all their conversations.
After a while, Chen Yuzheng said: “Then why have you been watching for so long.”
“…..”
Yu Nuo was speechless.
She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, thought for a few seconds, and asked helplessly: “Why were you sneaking looks at my phone?”
Chen Yuzheng glanced at her sideways: “You were also sneaking looks at my photos.”
“I wasn’t sneaking looks.” Yu Nuo couldn’t continue her defense, could only change the subject, “You’re drunk, Chen Yuzheng.”
If Xiao Ying was here, he would definitely curse that Chen Yuzheng was such a shameless dog, flirting with a girl while drunk.
And he just wouldn’t stop!
Just then, someone called out “Yu Nuo.”
Several OG team members appeared at the hotel entrance, looking like they had just finished dinner too. Yu Nuo felt relieved, immediately got up from the sofa, and fled from the place.
She ran over in a few steps.
Yu Ge’s gaze returned from the distance, examining her for a moment, “Why were you with him, what were you doing? Why didn’t you answer your phone?”
“He had some drinks, I was watching him,” Yu Nuo explained, “I didn’t see you called, I just went out for a late-night snack.”
Everyone was stumbling around. Yu Nuo looked at A Wen, “Brother Wen, you were amazing today.”
A Wen seemed to have drunk quite a bit too, pushing away Will who was supporting him, rushing over wanting to hug Yu Nuo.
Yu Ge blocked him just in time.
A Wen spun around and fell onto Yu Ge instead, “Fish, you’re such a man, wuu wuu wuu, Fish, I’ve had it so hard… sister ah, brother is so happy, you know?”
Yu Nuo stood beside them, comforting him, “I know, I know.”
After chatting a bit more, Yu Nuo was still worried about Chen Yuzheng: “Brother, I’ll go help send them back to their rooms first, I’ll find you later.”
Yu Ge was helplessly entangled with A Wen, unable to push him away despite his irritation, “No need, you go rest early, when are you leaving?”
“Probably tomorrow.”
Yu Ge nodded, “We’ll keep in touch later.”
Yu Nuo agreed: “Okay.”
—
Killer was still throwing up outside, Yu Nuo returned to Chen Yuzheng’s side, Xiao Ying hadn’t come down yet.
She was about to send Xiao Ying a message.
Chen Yuzheng made a sound. His elbow rested on his knee, head tilted, “What did you go over there for? You’re now… person.”
Yu Nuo was sending a message to Xiao Ying and didn’t catch it clearly the first time. She was a bit stunned.
She only heard the second half.
You’re now my person.
Yu Nuo was bewildered: “Huh?”
She hesitated, couldn’t help but ask for confirmation, “What did you say?”
“I said…”
“Hey, I’m here, I’m here!!”
Xiao Ying’s voice came from behind, interrupting their conversation.
Looking around, Xiao Ying asked: “Where’s Killer?”
Yu Nuo: “He went outside to throw up.”
Xiao Ying sized up Chen Yuzheng, rolling up his sleeves, “Alright then, I’ll take him up first.”
…
…
Yu Nuo accompanied them upstairs, following behind. She was wondering if she had misheard earlier.
But seeing how drunk Chen Yuzheng was, his speech wasn’t very clear either.
He probably meant to say she was TG’s person…
“Yu Nuo.”
Seeing no response from her, Xiao Ying called again, “Yu Nuo.”
Yu Nuo finally looked up, “Hm? What’s wrong?”
Xiao Ying turned back with effort: “Help me support Conquer, I can’t find the key card, I’ll go knock on the door.”
“Oh, okay.”
Yu Nuo stepped forward and supported Chen Yuzheng’s arm.
Besides Yu Ge, this was her first time touching a male’s body.
His body temperature was high, his skin had a youthful smoothness, his wrist had straight, clean lines, his bones were hard.
Yu Nuo felt a bit uncomfortable, tilted her head slightly, avoiding his hot breath.
Chen Yuzheng struggled a bit. Yu Nuo was pulled off balance, stumbling back two steps, quickly using both hands to steady him.
Chen Yuzheng suddenly called out to Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying, who was knocking on the door, turned back: “What now?”
Chen Yuzheng asked: “Am I handsome?”
Xiao Ying: “……”
Too lazy to deal with him, Xiao Ying continued knocking, “Ultraman, Ultraman!!! Are you still awake, open the door!!!!”
“I’m asking you.” Chen Yuzheng raised his voice, “Am I handsome?”
Xiao Ying was extremely annoyed, wearing an expression that said ‘what’s wrong with you’.
Chen Yuzheng’s vision was blurry, he looked back at Yu Nuo, “I’m not handsome, why does she…”
Yu Nuo realized what he was about to say and quickly raised her hand to cover his mouth, stopping him from continuing.
“Eh, forget it.. I’ll go down to get a card from the front desk–“
Xiao Ying’s words came to an abrupt halt. He stared wide-eyed: “What are you two… doing?”
His nose bridge was high.
And below that… there was a soft sensation, brushing against her palm.
Yu Nuo’s heart trembled, realizing how intimate this gesture was. She prepared to withdraw her hand.
The hand she wanted to pull back was suddenly caught.
Her ears grew hot, she used some strength, trying to pull her hand back. But his strength was too great, Yu Nuo was momentarily restrained.
Chen Yuzheng chuckled softly, asking in a voice only the two of them could hear: “What are you doing, taking advantage of a kid?”
—
Because of what happened the night before, Yu Nuo stayed awake until six in the morning. Only when daylight began to appear did she manage to get a few hours of sleep.
After the previous night’s heavy drinking, everyone was listless.
The flight was at three in the afternoon.
After the TG members woke up, they checked out of the hotel and went straight to the airport.
With more than an hour before security check, the team leader randomly found a soy milk shop in the airport.
Yu Nuo had dark circles under her eyes and no appetite.
Drowsily, she went to the self-service counter to get porridge and soy milk, carrying her tray to find a seat.
Because there were many people, they split into several tables.
When passing Killer’s table, he called out, “Hey, Yu Nuo, we have two seats here, come over.”
Yu Nuo’s steps halted.
Chen Yuzheng was leaning against the wall, listening to Ultraman talk, and as if sensing something, casually glanced at her.
Yu Nuo unexpectedly met his gaze.
All the scenes from last night flooded back, she panicked for a moment, dropping a quick: “It’s fine, I’ll go find Jiajia.”
Killer watched her hurriedly leaving figure, confused, “Am I that scary? Why did Yu Nuo look at me like she saw a ghost?”
Xiao Ying snorted, “She wasn’t looking at you.”
Killer was slightly stunned: “Then who was she looking at?”
Xiao Ying gave Chen Yuzheng a meaningful look, “Hard to say.”
“Are you done?” Chen Yuzheng frowned.
Xiao Ying looked innocent: “I didn’t say anything, you brought this on yourself.”
The others caught the scent of gossip and quickly asked, “Damn, what happened what happened?”
Xiao Ying slapped the table, indignantly saying: “Chen Yuzheng, he pretended to be drunk last night and sexually harassed the girl!”
Ultraman’s mouth fell open, looking at Chen Yuzheng in shock, “Is that true?”
Chen Yuzheng laughed in anger: “What sexual harassment, can’t you say something nicer?”
Xiao Ying changed his words: “Then… took advantage of?”
Chen Yuzheng threw a chopstick at him, “Are you stupid?”
Killer looked anxious: “How did he harass her, what are the details, hurry up, tell us!”
Xiao Ying lowered his head to drink soy milk, “I dare not say.”
Killer turned his head again, “No way Chen Yuzheng, what exactly did you do to that little girl!!”
“What little girl.” Van corrected him, “It’s Sister Yu Nuo.”
After speaking he urged Xiao Ying: “What exactly happened yesterday, stop keeping us in suspense, hurry up and tell us!!”
Xiao Ying clicked his tongue, “I already said.”
“Details, we want to hear the details!”
“Well… well…” Xiao Ying looked at Chen Yuzheng’s expression, speaking very vaguely, “He forced Yu Nuo to do some… physical contact…”
At these words, the surroundings went quiet for a few seconds.
Seeing Chen Yuzheng not speaking, Killer spoke seriously: “Based on my years of experience, sisters are the hardest to pursue, older woman-younger man relationships usually don’t end well…”
Thomas laughed strangely: “What’s wrong with those relationships? Call her sister outside the bedroom, let her call in the bedroom, how exciting.”
“Stop stop stop, how can you be so disgusting.” Seeing them getting more and more off track, Automan cut in with revulsion, “I’m begging you, please? Conquer is only 19, you guys are imagining too much.”
“You virgin, what’s wrong with being 19? At 19 you’re an adult, and being an adult means you’re a man.” Killer looked disdainful, “Besides, what do you know, kids shouldn’t interrupt, right, Chen Yuzheng?”
Chen Yuzheng wore a sour expression, “Are you sick?”
“Hey, how come you’re getting angry as we talk about this!”
Killer argued forcefully: “Yeah, yeah, we’re just discussing casually, we didn’t specifically mean you with this sister-brother relationship1 thing, don’t take it personally.”
—
The plane returned to Shanghai, and they collected their luggage. TG’s bus was already waiting in the parking lot.
The driver opened the trunk, and they took turns putting their luggage in.
When it was Yu Nuo’s turn, her suitcase was a bit heavy, and she struggled to lift it.
Someone behind her leaned forward, wanting to help.
Yu Nuo used some strength, quickly lifting the suitcase, “No need, thank you.”
Chen Yuzheng was left hanging, didn’t say anything.
After putting away the luggage, she didn’t linger, avoiding him and walking towards the bus.
Seeing this, Killer came over and hooked his arm around Chen Yuzheng’s shoulder, “What horrible thing did you do? She’s so afraid of you.”
Chen Yuzheng was getting annoyed, “What’s it to you, are you that free?”
He was surrounded by a low pressure atmosphere as he also got on the bus.
Having been scolded for nothing, Killer felt awkward, muttering: “Gets angry at me after being rejected by someone else, ridiculous.”
…
…
The bus arrived at TG base.
After several days of rushing around, everyone was exhausted.
Hungover and having stayed up late without sleeping well. The team leader gave a few casual instructions before letting them disperse. Everyone responded and went upstairs to rest.
Yu Nuo dragged her suitcase, preparing to take a taxi back to school.
She took out her phone, scanning the crowd with a glance.
Just then Chen Yuzheng was looking at her meaningfully, wanting to say something, but hadn’t opened his mouth yet.
Yu Nuo very unnaturally averted her gaze.
…
…
Yu Nuo said goodbye to Qi Yalan and walked out of TG base. Standing by the road waiting for a car, head lowered, suddenly a shadow appeared before her.
Chen Yuzheng walked up to her.
Yu Nuo observed her surroundings, quietly moving a step to the side.
Chen Yuzheng followed, blocking her.
Yu Nuo did some mental preparation, resigned herself to looking up, playing dumb: “What’s wrong, do you need something?”
His expression was tired, as if he hadn’t woken up, asking her: “Why are you avoiding me?”
Yu Nuo didn’t dare meet his eyes at all, “I’m not…”
Chen Yuzheng nodded slowly, “You’re not?”
He was tall, and even though he wasn’t standing straight, he still gave her a bit of pressure.
Yu Nuo made a sound of agreement.
His gaze passed over the top of her head, where there was a small whorl. Looking at Yu Nuo standing obediently, Chen Yuzheng spoke: “Last night… I…”
Yu Nuo quickly interrupted, “It’s nothing it’s nothing.”
Chen Yuzheng paused, “You know what I was going to say?”
Yu Nuo struggled in desperation, slightly pursing her lips, “You were drunk yesterday…”
Chen Yuzheng was very patient, made a sound of agreement, waiting for her to continue.
Yu Nuo tentatively asked, “Do you remember what happened?”
Chen Yuzheng asked back, “What happened?”
She hastily shook her head: “Nothing.”
“Xiao Ying said I…” Chen Yuzheng thought of Xiao Ying’s weird expression staring at him this morning, couldn’t help frowning again, “What did I do to you?”
“……”
So he had forgotten everything.
Yu Nuo felt relieved inside, picked a conservative answer: “You told me.. not to take advantage of you.”
Chen Yuzheng’s mood improved, making a sound, “You took advantage of me?”
Yu Nuo denied: “Of course not.”
Chen Yuzheng: “What else?”
Yu Nuo felt tortured, thought for a moment, said with difficulty: “You also asked me if you were handsome…”
“Is that so.” Chen Yuzheng’s gaze fell on her face: “Then how did you answer?”
- “Jie dì lián” (???) directly translates to older sister – younger brother relationship, a term just to explain a romance where the woman is older than the man. Not that they’re actually related by blood! So just for easier translation, I’ll be using the direct translation. ↩︎
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