Chapter 118

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Why are you speaking so harshly?"

"Do, do I?"

"Yes! I brought my classmates home with great difficulty... If you keep doing this, I'll get angry!"

"Well, then daddy will be careful with his words later..."

...

I heard it,

I heard everything...

The father and daughter whispered loudly behind me.

William Wei sat on the couch, awkwardly fidgeting with his fingers.

...

"Young man, come sit and eat."

"Huh? No... I..."

He awkwardly avoided eye contact and stood up.

"Kid, are you daring to disrespect me?"

Yunkun's face turned dark, and he placed his hand on William Wei's shoulder.

Such a strong aura...

"Dad~?"

"..."

Yunkun's body trembled slightly.

He turned around.

"Hehe... I'm just inviting William Wei to have a meal~ right?"

He said, squeezing William Wei's shoulder with his hand.

Such force...

"Uh..."

William Wei hesitated and nodded.

...

What is this person all about...

It seems like he's speaking to him with a suppressed resentment.

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"Jia'er, eat more~ Dad put in a lot of effort to learn this cream-baked shrimp for you~"

On the dining table, Yunkun kept putting food in Jia'er's bowl.

"Mmm~"

As she ate, she glanced at the man sitting on her right, but he didn't touch his chopsticks for a long time.

"Try this~"

She said as she picked up a shrimp and put it in his bowl.

"Thank you..."

He looked at the food in his bowl, paused for a moment, then raised his head and realized that her father was staring at him wide-eyed.

His bloodshot eyes, was he going to eat him...

"Is your name William Wei?"

"Yeah."

He nodded and replied.

"Did you tell your parents that you're having dinner here?"

"..."

He suddenly stopped his chopsticks, hesitated, and then softly spoke.

"Not yet..."

"Huh? Your mother will worry, you know~"

"..."

He didn't answer, finished the food in his bowl in a few bites, and put down his chopsticks.

"I'm full, thank you..."

His pitch-black pupils stared at the dining table as if they had lost their shine.

After a moment of silence, he stood up again.

"I'm going back."

"Wait a moment..."

She quickly stood up.

"Jia'er~"

She was about to speak but was interrupted by her father's voice.

He turned his head and looked at Jocelyn York.

"Dad has a task for you."

"What is it..."

"Go wash the dishes, how about that?"

He said, making eye contact with her.

"..."

She hesitated for a moment, looked at William Wei with some unease, and walked into the kitchen.

...

Only the two of them were left in the living room.

The air suddenly became quiet.

The wall clock on the wall made creaking and clicking noises, sounding somewhat stiff.

"Kid."

Yunkun's voice was the first to break the silence.

"How did you meet Jia'er...?"

"..."

William Wei turned his head, paused for a moment, and then spoke softly.

"I transferred to her class, coincidentally..."

"Is that so?"

"And then..."

He spoke slightly softer, staring at his own hands, and continued.

"She helped me twice..."

"Oh~ when did Jia'er become so righteous~"

"..."

That was also what he wanted to ask...

Why did she do this?

He still didn't understand...

What's the purpose of this?

Or is it just meddling in other people's business?

...

"It's probably meddlesome~ that child," Yunkun laughed and said.

Can he read minds...this person.

"Well then..."

He continued, scanning his gaze and looking towards the kitchen.

"Do you find them annoying? Such people."

"..."

William Wei was stunned, his hands clenched, and he looked to the side.

After a moment of hesitation, he shook his head again.

"Right~" Yunkun grinned.

"After all, Jiaer is so cute~ any man wouldn't dislike her, they would like her even more!"

"..."

Wait.

That doesn't seem to be the meaning...this strange dad...

"..."

...

"Kid~" Yunkun's deep voice pulled him out of his thoughts again.

A weight came from above his head.

He raised his head slightly.

Only to find that his big hand was already on top of his head.

"I also learned about your situation from Jiaer..."

"..."

He was silent, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Indeed, Jocelyn York must have told him something...

"If you're still a man, listen to me closely~"

He whispered, continuing in a voice only he could hear:

"You don't have to care about what others say, remember, don't let those with ulterior motives succeed...because they're hiding in the dark corners, waiting to see you as a joke..."

Yunkun said, bending down slightly, half-crouching, looking into his eyes.

"And you, just need to look forward, and live for yourself."

A brief pause.

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"If one day, you find that person you must protect at all costs..."

"Don't hesitate, stand tall...and live for her."

"That is what a man is."

"..."

His eyes widened as he looked at Yunkun.

It was the first time someone had said these words to him...

He wanted to say something, but found his voice choking in his throat and couldn't speak.

...

"What were you talking about?"

At this moment, Jocelyn York walked out of the kitchen.

"Nothing~" Yunkun turned around, smiling at her.

"We were talking about men's topics~"

"What topics..." She was puzzled, looking at William Wei beside her.

"..."

He didn't speak, still sitting there.

But compared to when he first came to the house, he didn't seem as guarded...

...

"William Wei."

She walked over to the sofa, pressing her hands on the backrest, looking at him.

"I'll take you to a good place~"

"What place..."

He hesitated, stunned for a moment.

"A secret base~"

"What secret base?"

"You'll know when you see it~"

She laughed, and without giving him a chance to refuse, pulled his hand.

He didn't even have room to refuse

And was led by her, running upstairs.

...

"Jiaer, be careful!"

Yunkun's shout came from downstairs.

Is the secret base a dangerous place...

He couldn't help but sweat.

She led him to the third floor of the house.

There were no stairs here to go up further...

"We're here~"

She said, pushing open the door to one of the rooms.

"..."

He cautiously looked inside.

It was already evening.

The lights were off, but with the skylight on the sloped roof, he could still vaguely see some clues...

The room was empty, there was nothing.

"So, this is the secret base?"

"Yes~"

"There's nothing here..."

"Hehe, it's not that there's nothing~"

She strolled over and stood beneath the skylight, looking up.

"From here, you can see the stars~"

"The stars?"

He was puzzled and walked over to the skylight as well.

Raising his head,

Through the skylight on the sloping roof, all he could see was the dark sky outside…

Not to mention the stars, not even a single one was visible.

"There's nothing here..."

This is how the night sky looks like in the city, without stars for almost 365 days a year.

Even he knew this common knowledge...

"Hehe~"

She smiled proudly and shook her finger.

Walking past him, she moved the ladder from the corner of the room.

Placing it beneath the skylight.

Carefully, after securing the ladder, she began to climb up.

"Wait...what are you doing?"

He panicked a bit and hurried over to support the wobbly ladder.

She didn't answer and climbed up to the front of the skylight along the ladder.

Stretching her hand, she pushed open the skylight.

"..."

"Come up~"

She turned around and looked at him below.

"..."

After a moment of hesitation,

"Oh..."

He cleared his throat and started climbing up as well.

He felt like he was being led by her more and more...

...

"Hold my hand~"

Jocelyn York, who had already climbed outside, turned around and reached out to pull him up.

With a strong effort, he emerged from the skylight.

"Waah!"

"Be careful!!"

Because he exerted too much force,

He couldn't stabilize himself, but fortunately she reacted quickly and pulled him up.

Otherwise, he would have rolled down the sloping roof...

"It's very dangerous!"

He looked at her in a state of shock.

"Hehe~"

She squinted, smiling, looking ahead.

"..."

It's hard to believe that a girl would do something like this...

He was speechless, hesitating, and turned his head to look in the direction she was looking.

"..."

In the next second, he was stunned.

The lights from the buildings, like stars, adorned the dark night...

Dense, like stardust, covering the city.

Dazzling, even making it difficult to open one's eyes.

...

"The starry sky"... It really is right in front of us...

"I didn't lie to you, right~"

She sat on the roof with her knees hugged, tilting her head to look at him.

...

The night wind, chilly, blew from the front.

Blowing her black hair, making her nose slightly red.

The "starry light" below reflected in her clear pupils, emitting a faint glow...

He was stunned.

Is this person... really so good-looking?

"I didn't ask you to look at me, silly!"

She covered her mouth and laughed.

"Oh..."

He came back to his senses, quickly turned his head, and looked ahead.

"So this is what the 'starry sky' looks like..."

"Yeah~"

She smiled and nodded.

"Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I come here."

"Is that so..."

"I don't know why, but looking at this scenery in front of me, I always feel much better~"

"Are you a super optimistic person..."

"Huh? What nickname is that? It sounds so cool!"

Her eyes sparkled, looking at him eagerly.

"What's cool about it, it's so lame..."

This person is really strange...

"I was the one who discovered this place, but my dad always tells me not to come up here..."

She pouted and said, puffing up her cheeks.

"Because it's dangerous."

"It's not dangerous at all, he's just too nagging..."

"..."

He remained silent as he watched her ramble on about her and her dad.

"Oh, sorry~"

She suddenly stopped and scratched her cheek with a smile.

"Too focused on talking about myself, it must be boring... hehe"

"Not boring at all..."

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

"Not boring at all..."

"Yes, is that so..."

She paused for a moment, half a second, then put on a smile again.

"Well, that's good, hehe~"

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"Um, you..."

He started to speak, hesitated, as if he had something to say.

"Luo Jia."

She interrupted him, turning her head to look at him.

"Just call me Luo Jia~"

"..."

He seemed stunned, his lips trembling slightly.

"Luo, Luo, Luo, Luo..."

"Is it that difficult to call a name..."

She pouted, drooping her eyelids as she looked at him.

"Luo, Luo Jia."

"..."

She sighed softly, seeing beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. Alright, she won't make it difficult for him.

"What's the matter?"

"Can I come to your house to play in the future?"

"..."

She paused for a moment.

"No."

"Huh?"

The corner of his mouth twitched with a hint of stiffness.

His face instantly turned red.

Oops, so embarrassing...

"Haha, I was kidding~"

She chuckled.

"Huh?"

"Of course you can, both my dad and I welcome you~"

"Your dad probably won't welcome me..."

"What?"

"Oh, it's nothing..."

He scratched his cheek and muttered softly.

After a while, he turned his head and looked ahead.

...

He knew very well that

The "starry sky" in front of his eyes might not be the real starry sky...

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But to him, it felt more real than the actual starlit sky...

Warm, almost within reach...

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