Chapter 55

"Yuyu, give it back to me."

"No."

"Do as I say, quickly!"

His face finally showed a hint of anxiety.

"No."

Raina Nan didn't seem to have any intention of handing over the wig.

"Little one, don't be unreasonable."

He looked around and his expression became more serious, his voice lowering.

"Being reasonable?"

She found it funny.

"Well then, brother, may I ask what kind of reason you have for pretending and acting?"

"..."

"Speak."

"I don't know what to say..."

"Huh?"

"It's for your own good, anyway."

He said softly, turned his head and avoided her gaze.

"..."

Reasons without reason, aren't they just excuses?

"Xiaoyu!"

Just as she insisted on asking for an explanation.

"Ruoxi?"

"Where did you go? Haven't seen you for half a day."

"I..."

"Oh? Isn't this Micheal... No, Nan gege! What are you doing here?"

Before she could speak, Roxie Lin noticed the person next to her.

Although he still wore sunglasses, a floral shirt, and jeans, he couldn't hide his true form without the wig.

"Um, well, I had something to do..."

"What a coincidence, we are on a study trip here these two days~ By the way..."

Roxie Lin said, looking Samson Nan up and down.

"..."

He couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"I met a foreign friend yesterday who was also wearing the same outfit as Nan gege~ Haha, all the coincidences are piling up!"

"Ah? Well, yeah..."

Samson Nan was speechless. Was this girl naturally clueless or just slow-witted?

"You two are here! I've been looking for you..."

At this moment, Bell Tong walked over, chewing on the Tibetan pastry she just bought. It must be said that she came at the right time.

When she saw who was standing in front of her, she fell silent instantly.

"..."

No one spoke for a while.

"Ahem!"

Samson Nan coughed lightly and glanced at her.

"..."

Bell Tong frowned and looked at him.

Why are you looking at me like that? Understand! Bell Tong, where is your understanding?!

"Cough!"

He coughed again twice.

"Nan gege, is your throat uncomfortable?"

"No, no..."

Roxie Lin's concerned look made him uncomfortable all over.

"Oh!"

Bell Tong suddenly made an 'O' shape with her mouth, then relaxed her eyebrows and looked more at ease.

Finally understood?

He then adjusted his breathing and let out a long sigh.

"Yuyu! I'm sorry, I apologize to you!"

"Huh?!!"

Samson Nan thought he had misheard, couldn't help shouting out, and then looked at Bell Tong with an expression that said, 'Are you kidding me?'

"I don't know anyone named Micheal, I lied, I'm sorry! But..."

"..."

Raina Nan looked at Bell Tong suspiciously, then looked at Samson Nan beside her.

With a little thought, the cause and effect of the matter became clear.

"But... it was Feng gege who asked me to do this..."

Bell Tong said timidly.

"Bell Tong! Are you out of your mind? What are you saying!"

Samson Nan was almost spitting blood. He should have expected that stabbing him in the back was Bell Tong's specialty, right?

"Do you see? She's still threatening me! Wuwu... Yuyu, I'm really scared!!"

She cried, rubbing against Raina Nan.

"Bell Tong, shut up!"

"Wuwu! Yuyu!!"

Bell Tong's body trembled, crying even harder.

"I've said that I don't want to deceive my best friend, no matter what! But, but he... he said that if I don't help him as an insider, he'll kill me, wuwu...""Oh my goodness, when did I ever say that!"

"You did!"

"No, I didn't!"

"That's enough!!"

Raina Nan couldn't bear it any longer as she stood aside.

She took out a stack of tissues from her bag and gently wiped Bell Tong's little face.

"Raina, listen to me..."

"Shameless."

She didn't look up at him, just murmured three words softly.

"Let me explain."

"Get lost."

He wanted to say something, but she ignored him and held Bell Tong's hand, walking away.

As they passed by, Bell Tong stuck out her tongue at him quietly.

Outplayed...

"..."

He was speechless, frustrated, unable to say a word for a long time.

What goes around comes around.

...

"Nan gege..."

"Ah..."

He turned his head and realized Roxie Lin was still here.

"There must be a misunderstanding, Xiaoyu is just angry, it's okay, you don't need to worry!"

"Ah, thank you~"

He forced a smile and waved at her. It was quite pathetic to be comforted by a little girl.

Misunderstanding...?

...

In the end, neither Raina Nan nor Bell Tong were able to visit the Lanhe Temple and returned to the hotel early.

"Raina, don't be too angry, ah~ it's nothing."

Raina Nan lay on the bed in the hotel and didn't say a word.

Bell Tong, who had been crying earlier, seemed to have walked out of the haze.

"Hey~ actually, your brother is just worried about you~ even though he's a stalker~"

"..."

Bell Tong acted like a life mentor, comforting others. She completely forgot that she was also an accomplice...

"Well~ he's a siscon, you know, that's just how he is, we shouldn't discriminate against him~ right? Even though he's a stalker~"

"..."

"Xiao Ling, what are you saying! Nan gege is not..."

Roxie Lin, who had been quiet all this time, couldn't help but speak up. Bell Tong was more like attacking Samson Nan than comforting him.

"Where do you stand?"

"I, I just think Nan gege is not like what you said..."

Roxie Lin muttered and said this softly.

"Calling him Nan gege~ it sounds so nice, you like him, huh?"

"I..."

Mutter mutter mutter

At this moment, Raina Nan's phone rang.

Her face buried in the pillow, she randomly felt for her phone on the bedside table.

She turned her face, glanced at it, and threw it back.

"Aren't you going to answer?"

"Don't bother, it must be that damn dog calling again~"

Bell Tong smirked.

Beep beep

This time it was a message.

She decided to turn off her phone.

...

"Xiao Yu, we're leaving first, you can come down later for dinner."

"I'm not going..."

"Oh, alright then, I'll bring your food back later~ Let's go, Xiao Ling."

"Why are you pulling me?"

"Come on!"

Roxie Lin forcefully pulled Bell Tong away, leaving Raina Nan alone here would only add fuel to the fire.

The door closed.

The empty room was left with only her.

Closing her eyes, she couldn't fall asleep.

When things quiet down, people tend to overthink.

Her mind was filled with thoughts of him.

She disliked the feeling of being kept in the dark by him. There shouldn't have been any secrets between them, at least not before, but now... things were gradually changing.

Perhaps, this is how siblings are, naturally growing up, naturally growing apart, and naturally becoming disconnected...

But she hated this kind of naturalness.

Thinking about it, she rubbed her slightly hot eye corners and unknowingly fell asleep...

...

When she opened her eyes again, it was already dark outside.The remaining twilight shone through the window glass and reflected on the floor.

She grabbed her phone to check the time, only to realize it was already turned off...

Feeling a heavy sensation in her head, she must have slept for too long.

As she walked out of the room, some students started to come back to the corridor one by one.

"Yuyu, didn't you go for dinner?"

It was Jocelyn York, again.

"No."

"Ah? It's probably too late for a meal now."

"It's alright, don't worry about me."

She coldly replied and walked past Jocelyn York.

"Yuyu..."

"Luo Jia! Get me the roster for the girls."

Jocelyn York paused for a moment, wanting to call her back, but was stopped by William Wei who came over.

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, just the roster, right? I'll find it for you."

...

The crowd in the cafeteria on the first floor had almost dispersed.

She strolled and walked out of the hotel's entrance.

It was supposed to be a valuable study trip, but she had spent the whole afternoon sleeping in her room. Thinking about it, she felt slightly regretful.

Maybe she should go out for a walk...

She sighed.

The one who was really stupid was the foolish herself...

...

"Yuyu."

A clear voice permeated through the air, calling her attention.

"What are you doing here..."

It was Samson Nan, squatting at the door. He still wore the same floral shirt and sunglasses, but the wig was gone, or rather, Raina Nan had thrown it away.

"I'm here to apologize to you, you know?"

"..."

"I called you, but you didn't answer; I sent you messages, but you didn't reply. I've been waiting for you here... I was really worried!"

He showed a somewhat pitiful expression, looking at her.

"I finally managed to meet you. Ouch, it hurts..."

He stood up, and his feet seemed a bit numb from squatting for too long.

"How long have you been here..."

"Well..."

He thought for a moment.

"A few hours?"

"Are you stupid?"

"If you say so~"

"..."

He smiled flatteringly, leaving her speechless.

"Fool."

"Yes!"

He immediately responded without hesitation.

"Hmph..."

She slightly turned her head to conceal the smile at the corner of her mouth.

"I want to go out for a walk."

She said, walking past him.

"I'll accompany you."

"Don't follow me."

"No problem."

Despite her refusal, he still followed along.

Walking not too far behind her, about two meters away.

The two of them remained silent, walking along the street on the mountainside, not knowing how far they had gone.

When they reached a mango stall, Raina Nan suddenly stopped.

She turned back and looked at him.

"I want to eat mango."

She said so.

"Ah?"

He was momentarily stunned.

"Buy, buy, buy!!"

Then he took out his wallet and rushed forward.

"Boss, I'll take all these mangoes!"

"This... sir..."

"One, just one is enough!"

She quickly stopped him.

"Oh, alright..."

The boss was also intimidated by the imposing presence of this customer.

"Yuyu, don't be polite to me! I have plenty of money in this bag. If it's not enough..."

He said while rummaging through his wallet.

"Bank card, see? If it's still not enough, credit card, see? Whatever you want, I'll buy them all!"

"Why are you like this, fool!"

Blushing, she lightly slapped him. After all, there was no POS machine here in the mountains for him to swipe his card.

People around them noticed, and occasional laughter could be heard.

"Haha, little girl, your boyfriend sure is generous!"

"No, we're not..."

"Haha, sure, sure~"

He didn't give her a chance to explain, just laughed and said.

In the end, they only bought one mango, but the boss insisted on giving them another one since they were a couple......

The two continued walking.

"Don't say things that can be misunderstood..."

She lowered her head, eating mangoes, speaking softly.

"Don't want to?"

"..."

She didn't respond, nor did she dare to look up.

What expression did he have at this moment?

Both remained silent, and the air became quiet.

"Ge (brother)."

"Hmm?"

Finally, she didn't call him 'idiot' anymore?

"I want to go see fireflies."

"Where?"

"They will be here on the mountain later, as Ruoxi said."

She said softly.

Can you come back late?"

"Hmm."

She nodded.

In fact, it is not allowed, but even she, occasionally, will act like a bad student.

"And, brother hasn't told me..."

She walked ahead, turned her head sideways, against the setting sun's glow, with the evening breeze messing with her hair.

"What is your reason for coming here~"

"..."