Chapter 380: Second Update, Requesting Monthly Pass
Listening to the sound of water in the bathroom, Li Yan's mind was tangled between being a beast and being worse than a beast. He wasn't paying attention to what was on TV.
When the clock struck twelve, his phone rang, waking him up. He picked it up and saw it was a call from Zhang Yurong.
Li Yan felt a bit ashamed. He promised to go home after the gathering, but along the way, he couldn't make the call in front of Qiao Huanxuan, and once here, he didn't have time to call. Looks like Yurong was still waiting!
"Yurong..."
"Why aren't you back yet?" Zhang Yurong's mildly cold voice came through immediately, but the tone was like a wife waiting for her husband to come home late.
"I... I might come back tomorrow morning. They dragged me to drink and sing, and since we hadn't met for a long time, they wouldn't let me go, and now I can't find a ride..." Li Yan had no choice but to tell a lie.
"If that's the case, then it's understandable..." Zhang Yurong was still sensible.
Li Yan quickly said, "Actually, I didn't want to hang out with them at all. It's been so long since I last saw you, and I'm anxious to go home."
At this moment, Zhang Yurong let out a cold laugh, "But I suspect you're lying!"
"Uh..." Li Yan was a bit at a loss, did he overdo it? It's not okay to say nice things?
"Your voice and tone show you're very sober now. It's quiet around you, without the noise of a group gathering. Do you want to come up with a more outrageous excuse?"
Li Yan had a headache. Today's women aren't easy to fool. "Well... I'm in the bathroom taking the call..."
"Keep making it up! It only makes you seem more fake, hmph! Aren't you just with that Yu Xiaodi?"
Li Yan was speechless, so she misunderstood and thought he went to see Yu Xiaodi after coming back! If he was really with Yu Xiaodi while saying 'haven't seen you in so long, anxious to go home,' it really does sound hypocritical. This misunderstanding... sigh, can't tell the truth either.
"Yurong, I swear, I really wasn't with Xiaodi tonight!"
"Hmph! No need to swear, who you're with is none of my business? Goodbye!" Zhang Yurong said and then hung up the phone.
Li Yan shook his head while holding the phone and mumbled, "If you don't believe me, you don't believe me, no big deal..."
But soon, he laughed. Yurong was jealous! She was annoyed he didn't come home immediately after returning and thought he went to find Xiaodi, thinking it showed he valued Xiaodi more.
With this realization, his mood brightened. He thought he should also call Yu Xiaodi; the little girl is probably worried about him being with Qiao Huanxuan, right?
He walked to the balcony, looked at the sea under the night sky, and dialed Yu Xiaodi's number.
"Xiaodi, are you asleep?"
"Hehe... I guessed you'd call at midnight, so I was waiting."
Li Yan felt ashamed again. She came to pick him up in the morning, waited until the afternoon without having lunch, they only met briefly and then separated due to their situation. Later, thinking she knew he didn't call her, she must have been waiting all evening.
"Sorry, the classmates dragged me to the gathering. There were so many people, you know I'm shy and didn't dare to refuse..."
Yu Xiaodi was amused by him and burst into laughter, "Haha! Big uncle, if you're shy, then there's no one thick-skinned!"
"Hehe, I'm only a little thick-skinned in front of my dear Xiaodi. Normally, I'm a very shy and reserved person." Hearing her laughter, Li Yan felt great. That's what's nice about Yu Xiaodi; she's always cheerful in front of him, making him feel youthful energy and a carefree spirit.
Hearing his affectionate words, Yu Xiaodi's heart raced and she couldn't help but softly ask, "Big uncle, in the afternoon, someone... introduced me as his girlfriend officially for the first time. What do you think that means?"
Even though she was worried that talking about this topic might lead to an awkward silence and make Li Yan uncomfortable, today's words from him still made her feel the presence of happiness. And the appearance of Qiao Huanxuan, who might be Li Yan's first love, gave her a lot of pressure. She was really worried that Li Yan might have brought her along as a shield to save face in front of his first love.
Hearing her hesitant tone, afraid of making him angry, Li Yan felt tenderness in his heart and said seriously, "It means that in my mind, you hold the status of a girlfriend! But you also know my current situation..."
Yu Xiaodi got excited again; just that one sentence was enough for her! To her, this was already a big step forward. As for the practical issues, they couldn't be solved right away, so why ruin this romantic atmosphere?
"No need to say more, just having you say that makes me very happy. I originally thought... you were because, because of..." Yu Xiaodi didn't know whether mentioning Qiao Huanxuan would touch on Li Yan's past. Since, according to his classmates, Li Yan had a secret crush, it couldn't have been a very sweet past and bringing it up might upset him.
"Because of that female classmate Qiao Huanxuan you met this afternoon?" Li Yan suddenly understood. No wonder she and Wen Qianyi had subtly slipped away at the time, fearing that Qiao Huanxuan was indeed his first love, afraid that he would be caught in a dilemma.
"Hmm..."
"It's not that complicated. Those classmates mistakenly thought I had a crush on her, but that was just something from junior high, what could have amounted to anything at that age? Just a vague fondness at most. Don't overthink it. I don't usually introduce you like that because there hasn't been an opportunity, not because I'm using you to gain face today. You understand?"
Hearing Li Yan's gentle explanation, Yu Xiaodi obediently agreed, "I understand. When you were in junior high, I was still a child..."
"Hahaha... In my eyes, you're still a child now." Li Yan couldn't help but laugh.
"You're so annoying, I'm not a child anymore..." Yu Xiaodi said coquettishly...
These words reached Li Yan's ears, and he couldn't help feeling a bit of a burning sensation in his heart, and he "threatened" in a low voice, "Girl... keep teasing me, and be careful next time I might really gobble you up..."
"Come on, come on, come on..." Yu Xiaodi couldn't help but laugh at his words and provocatively lured him, "Do you know what I'm wearing to sleep now? I'm sleeping naked, with nothing but a little pair of panties. If you can appear in my bed now, you can do whatever you want with me. If you take off my little panties, there's nothing I can do..."
Li Yan realized this girl was truly an enchanting little witch; just a few words over the phone and she had conjured up an enticing image of a girl sleeping naked in his mind...
"Ahem... enough, get to sleep, I'm hanging up!"
"Hehe... don't you go to the bathroom thinking naughty things about me..."
Li Yan was speechless, hastily hanging up first to avoid further kindling his inner fire.
Yu Xiaodi didn't suspect where Li Yan might be. Listening to the quiet surroundings, she assumed he was already home because if he were really with that crush, he wouldn't be in the mood to call her. He probably would have turned his phone off early to avoid interruptions.
"I'm done, you can go shower now."
Qiao Huanxuan had already finished her shower, wearing her own nightgown. Since returning, she had been telling Li Yan stories in the living room and hadn't yet unpacked. Now she was in the bedroom by the suitcase, unpacking. She casually mentioned as he returned, without turning back.
"Oh..."
Li Yan responded briefly, trying not to look towards the bedroom, not to think of Qiao Huanxuan inside. He too had luggage, so changing clothes was possible. However, he wasn't in the habit of bringing pajamas. At Shinohara Mirai's house, they had prepared for him, but of course, he couldn't take those along when he left. If he were alone, he'd still prefer just wearing underwear in the guest room. But not now, so before entering the bathroom, he went to the guest room's wardrobe to get the hotel's bathrobe.
Inside the wardrobe were two bathrobes, but when Li Yan opened it, his eyes were drawn to the rack on the side. On it hung a wet bra and a tiny thong!
Apparently, considering Li Yan would shower later, after her bath, Qiao Huanxuan had washed her intimate clothes first and hung them inside the wardrobe. That way, it would naturally not be exposed to Li Yan during his shower afterward, avoiding potential embarrassment. But, man plans and God laughs — even though he just returned from a trip, and as a man doesn't take along pajamas, finding the robe unexpectedly led him to see them before even entering!
Li Yan was not inexperienced and had seen many women's underwear, but right now, what he saw up close was intimate clothing belonging to a beautiful female classmate. Their relationship hovered between strangers and something special, and she was in the bedroom not far away, with the door still open — she could step out at any moment...
In such a situation, he felt a thief-like thrill, unable to resist wanting to take them for a closer look...
Safety first, don't ruin the old monitor's image! He quickly glanced towards the bedroom, seeing no signs of Qiao Huanxuan coming out, and without taking the items, just reached out to bring them closer for observation, feeling an unbidden admiration. You really can't judge a book by its cover; who would have thought that Qiao Huanxuan, a woman with such exceptional temperament, would have such sexy lingerie beneath it all.
At that moment, he felt a heartbeat more thrilling than actually touching...
(Temporary addition of a new monthly pass event: from now until 24:00 on the 11th, for every additional 10 chapters of monthly passes, one extra chapter will be added! Calculating from 250, then 260, 270, 280...and so on. (The extra chapters for 30 passes won't accumulate these two days) Mid-month has arrived, many friends might have a second ticket now, so bring it on! The lazy author is also up for another challenge, let's see if we might have another explosion! Brothers, the monthly pass is hot, let's rush it!!! (To be continued, to know how it continues, please log in to www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support legitimate reading!))