Chapter 14

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"You-you-you, what are you doing?"

Lin Xiyu's ears turned red, she retreated two steps, and stammered magnificently.

"I came to tell you a huge piece of good news......."

Guben leisurely threw out bait, deliberately twisted the handlebar once, pretending he was about to leave: "Since someone doesn't appreciate it, then forget it."

"Hey hey, don't go."

Lin Xiyu was indeed stirred by him with curiosity, reached out and grabbed his sleeve: "What good deed, tell me."

"Want to know?"

Guben lowered his head and glanced at the fair, pink little hand gripping his clothes, and his heartstrings felt as if they had been plucked by a feather once more.

Numb and itchy, a bit ticklish.

"Mm-hmm."

Lin Xiyu didn't know someone's peculiar thoughts, and nodded repeatedly.

"I can tell you."

A trace of cunning flashed in Guben's eyes, and he proposed a condition: "Why did the people in your yard fight again? Tell me, and I'll tell you."

"This uh......."

Lin Xiyu's eyes flickered slightly, a bit hesitant.

Family disgrace should not be aired publicly.

She felt she wasn't close enough with him to open her heart and tell him her family's predicament in detail.

"If you don't say, I'm leaving."

Guben pretended to be displeased: "Ten thousand remuneration, someone doesn't care for it, forget it then."

"What remuneration?"

Lin Xiyu's breath caught, her beautiful eyes widened.

"The remuneration for the documentary."

Guben smiled and teased: "You must absolutely not tell me that you foolishly plan to do volunteer work and have never thought of gaining remuneration equivalent to it?"

"Uh."

Lin Xiyu was embarrassed, her momentum a bit weak: "Is there remuneration for filming a documentary? I thought being able to be on television was already an honor."

"I knew it......."

Guben reached out his hand, somewhat helplessly patted her head: "If you don't watch out, the silly girl will be abducted sooner or later."

Lin Xiyu: "........"

What you said makes it sound like you have ownership.

Whether she will be abducted or not, what's it to him?

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Someone. Unconvinced. Silly girl, for five pecks of rice bowed her waist, hesitated for a long time, and still told her family's predicament.

Guben patted her head again, a flash of pity crossed his eyes.

"Stop patting, my hair's been messed up by you."

Lin Xiyu's ears felt hot, not quite used to someone's overly intimate actions.

"Let's go, go to the Television Station."

Guben smiled helplessly and compliantly withdrew his hand.

"Go now?"

Lin Xiyu's eyes showed apology: "Uncle is busy with Huang Daye's funeral and took my bicycle, I have no vehicle, can't go."

"Get on, I'll take you."

Guben didn't mind, pointed to his back.

"This, isn't too appropriate?"

Lin Xiyu's ears turned red: "The Television Station is very far, will you be very tired carrying me?"

Guben raised an eyebrow, deliberately teased her: "Are you fat?"

"You're the fat one."

Girls most taboo being called fat, Lin Xiyu bristled, glared at him unhappily.

"As long as you're not fat."

Guben didn't mind, reached out and pulled the person behind him: "Hurry up and get on, if later it's lunchtime break, you won't find anyone even if you go."

"I'm leaving, no one is watching the Telephone Booth."

Lin Xiyu had many concerns: "And it's not appropriate for me to ride your bike, what if someone misunderstands and gossips?"

"Misunderstand what?"

Guben narrowed his eyes, asking knowingly.

"That uh......."

Lin Xiyu's gaze drifted, hesitated for a long time before humming out two words: "Early romance."

"What's in that little head of yours?"

When Guben heard the words "early romance," his Heartbeat clearly skipped a beat, though his face gave nothing away. Instead, he teased her: "Does giving someone a ride on a bicycle count as early romance? By your logic, classmates who happen to meet on the way to school and walk a stretch of Road together are all in early romance?"