Chapter 1994: Poking Through the Window Paper

Yi Xiang stopped in his tracks and looked at Wei Yangyang with a serious expression: "I'm not talking nonsense, you... didn't you realize I'm pursuing you?"

His tone was very calm.

But under Wei Yangyang's surprised gaze, his face... turned red.

It was as red as a tomato!

"Pfft—"

Wei Yangyang couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud.

Afterwards, she patted Yi Xiang on the head and said, "Little brother, you should just be a good boy and grow up first."

Yi Xiang knew his face had turned red.

This made him extremely annoyed.

And Wei Yangyang's words, as if she were teasing a child, made him feel even more ashamed.

In order to salvage some face, Yi Xiang defended himself forcefully: "I am big!"

"You aren't big enough."

"I really am big!"

"Fine, you say you're big, then where are you big?"

"It's just... anyway, I'm big everywhere!"

"Stubborn!"

Wei Yangyang shook her head helplessly, then realized that passersby were looking at them with strange expressions.

Hmm...

What was going on?

A passing child was still looking up and asking their mother: "Where exactly is that big brother big?"

The young mother looked embarrassed, covered the child's mouth, and left quickly.

Wei Yangyang blinked her eyes gently, and then...

She realized what was wrong!

Yi Xiang also discovered how easily their conversation could be misunderstood.

Now, his face turned even redder.

To ease the awkwardness, he had to offer a weak explanation: "That... what I meant was, age isn't an issue."

"But for me, it is an issue; I don't like people younger than me."

With this one sentence, Wei Yangyang cut off any possibility between the two of them.

A pang of pain flashed through Yi Xiang's heart.

He couldn't help but furrow his brows, turned his head, and asked: "Why is it impossible?!"

"Because I wouldn't feel a sense of security."

After Wei Yangyang finished speaking, she wanted to keep walking.

But Yi Xiang grabbed Wei Yangyang and said in a hurried voice: "When you're unhappy, I can stay with you! When you're tired and don't want to work, I can earn money to support you! When you're bored, I can also make you happy! So you see, age isn't an issue!"

Yi Xiang wanted to eliminate the gap brought about by age.

But Wei Yangyang pushed Yi Xiang's hand away.

She shook her head and said: "You still don't understand what a sense of security means."

"Then tell me!"

Wei Yangyang thought for a moment and replied: "So-called security is being able to put one's heart at ease, fearing nothing, and having one's heart become calm."

"When you see me, you don't have that feeling?"

"No."

Wei Yangyang gave a negative answer without even thinking.

This made Yi Xiang very unwilling to accept it.

He scratched his hair and demanded: "You, you think about it carefully again!"

"No means no. In my eyes, you are just a very energetic little brother. You will be someone else's support, but not mine."

"Then who is your support?"

Yi Xiang's question caused someone's face to unconsciously surface in Wei Yangyang's mind...

The moment Wei Yangyang realized who she was thinking of, she was secretly startled.

Immediately, that strange emotion vanished into thin air.

Wei Yangyang said to Yi Xiang with a straight face: "Naturally, it is my father."

This answer left Yi Xiang choked up.

The next second, he said gloomily: "You are just changing the subject! Wei Yangyang, you aren't allowed to evade!"

"I'm not evading, I just feel there's no need to account for myself to a little brother."

"I..."

"Hey, do you still want to walk back or not?"

Yi Xiang's lips moved, and he said sullenly: "Yes!"

"Then let's go."

Wei Yangyang quickened her pace, putting distance between herself and Yi Xiang.

She was thinking that if Yi Xiang hadn't poked through the window paper, the two of them could still get along like they did in the past.

But...

The window paper had been poked through, and Wei Yangyang could only keep her distance from Yi Xiang.

You should also be more careful with your words and actions.

Thinking about it... it's a bit troublesome.

Wei Yangyang sighed softly.

At this moment, Yi Xiang caught up.

He said with a bit of pique: "You're just stuck in a rut for now; sooner or later, you'll figure it out!"

"I..."

"You definitely will, no objections allowed!"

Yi Xiang guessed what Wei Yangyang was going to say and cut her off in advance.

This behavior of his made Wei Yangyang unable to help but shake her head, commenting: "Childish."

"You aren't that old yourself, so don't pretend to be so mature!"

"But I have experienced a lot."

"What I have experienced... is not necessarily any less."

Yi Xiang had wanted to say something, but just as the words reached his lips, he changed his mind.

Wei Yangyang turned her head to look over.

She discovered a flash of pain in the depths of Yi Xiang's eyes.

This discovery made Wei Yangyang freeze.

Yi Xiang realized his emotions were showing and felt somewhat annoyed.

However, he quickly returned to normal, pointed to the left, and suggested: "Let's go this way; it's a bit closer."

After saying this, he pulled Wei Yangyang along and turned the corner.

Because of the turn, Li Xingyan, who was sitting in the car, soon could no longer see their figures.

Only then did he withdraw his scrutinizing gaze.

Although he couldn't hear what the two were chatting about, judging by their body language... the content of their conversation seemed very ambiguous.

So, were they confessing?

But even if they were confessing, it would be useless; Wei Yangyang could not possibly accept Yi Xiang!

It's just that...

What was up with that pained look in Wei Yangyang's eyes?

Li Xingyan suddenly felt a bit irritable.

"Why have you been watching for so long? Could it be that she is the girl you like?"

The woman sitting beside Li Xingyan spoke up.

This person was named Su Kexuan, and she was one of Li Xingyan's business partners.

They had known each other for many years and understood one another.

Just a moment ago, when Su Kexuan was going downstairs, the heel of her high-heeled shoe broke, and she could only walk on tiptoe with one foot.

Because of this, her posture while walking was a bit strange.

When she was about to lose her balance, she had no choice but to lean on Li Xingyan.

Li Xingyan had to look after her, which was why he didn't notice Wei Yangyang and Yi Xiang right away.

After getting into the car, he did see them.

But...

It would have been better not to see them; at the very least, out of sight, out of mind!

At this moment, hearing Su Kexuan's teasing words, Li Xingyan simply gave an "Mm."

But it was precisely this "Mm" that made Su Kexuan raise her eyebrows in surprise.

She said: "You actually admitted it directly!?"

"Why shouldn't I admit it? Liking someone isn't something that can't see the light of day."

"But you are Li Xingyan; that young lady is truly enviable!"

After Su Kexuan finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was not quite right.

She looked at Li Xingyan again and asked: "Since you like her, why is she still pulling and tugging with another man?"

"I like her, but that doesn't mean she likes me back, so what right do I have to stop her?"

Of course, this was just Li Xingyan saying what was socially appropriate.

If he had discovered it in time, he still would have stopped it.

It's just that his method of stopping it... would have been a bit rougher.

But his words were enough to shock Su Kexuan!

She looked him up and down as if meeting Li Xingyan for the first time and asked: "This doesn't seem like your style either; what happened to your overbearing style?"