"Phew~" Long Aotian let out a long breath.

Lying in bed, Long Aotian said, "Finally, I've met today's exercise quota. Regular exercise will keep me mobile even when I'm old."

Hu Yuying kicked Long Aotian with a half - hearted, weak kick, which felt more like an itch to Long Aotian.

Looking at the little girl lying limp on his chest, Long Aotian thoughtfully covered her with the quilt.

But Hu Yuying immediately kicked the quilt off.

She had told him to stop earlier, but he didn't listen. Now he was pretending to be a nice guy!

Moreover, Long Aotian was like a furnace beside her, and she was still sweating from their previous activities. Covering the quilt would make her really hot.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the little girl looking unhappy, Long Aotian whispered.

"Brother Long, you're such a big liar. Have you forgotten what you promised me last time?" Hu Yuying pinched Long Aotian's cheek.

Long Aotian gave a silly smile. "I haven't forgotten. Really, I swear. I just thought you were being coy just now."

Seeing Long Aotian's shameless look, Hu Yuying felt helpless. She really had no way to deal with him.

Then she said, "Let's change the secret signal."

"Sure, I'll do whatever you say."

"Really?" Hu Yuying looked at Long Aotian suspiciously. "Don't lie to me again, or I won't let you touch me at all."

"Sure."

Hearing Long Aotian's vague answer, Hu Yuying immediately turned over and turned her back to him.

Even though she had a gentle temper, she could still pretend to be angry!

But then again, Hu Yuying could also feel Long Aotian's self - control.

At least, this time he really didn't hurt her.

"I promise, I promise." Seeing the little girl like this, Long Aotian couldn't stand it for a second and immediately surrendered.

Hearing this!

Hu Yuying then turned around, smiling at Long Aotian. "Then what kind of secret signal should we come up with?"

"How about you call me by my name?"

At this suggestion, Hu Yuying's eyes lit up. She loved calling him Brother Long the most. "Okay then."

Seeing Hu Yuying happy, Long Aotian moved a little closer. "Can we go to sleep now?"

He was already very sleepy, but after the "exercise", Hu Yuying was full of energy and didn't want to sleep.

"Now you've turned me into a night - owl."

"I didn't expect I've unknowingly taught you a new skill. Tell me, how are you going to thank me?"

"Brother Long, you've changed. You used to only teach me good things, but now you're teaching me bad things."

"Well, it's a mix of good and bad."

As they were talking, Hu Yuying yawned and snuggled closer into Long Aotian's arms.

Long Aotian gently patted her back until he heard the little girl's breathing gradually become steady.

Then he carefully pulled the quilt over the little girl, and tapped her nose affectionately. "You still call yourself a night - owl."

Seeing her rub her nose against him because it was itchy, he couldn't help chuckling.

Early the next morning.

When Hu Yuying woke up, it was already past eleven.

She got up, glanced at the time, and instantly became more alert. She quickly got dressed and got out of bed. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel(ꜰ)ire.net

It was this late. It was time to cook. It was all Long Aotian's fault for "messing around" with her last night.

She tied up her loose long hair, opened the door, and found the yard empty. There was no sign of anyone.

Hu Yuying called out, but there was no answer.

She went to the room where Lin Wanning and Li Qingxue lived. The room was tidy, but there was no one there.

Just as she was feeling confused.

She heard a noise outside.

She ran out and saw Long Aotian coming back with a lunch box in his hand.

"Brother Long, where are Wanning and Qingxue?"

"Wanning received a call this morning about their school's New Year's Eve party. She went back to the Conservatory of Music early for the rehearsal. "

Lin Wanning attached great importance to this party because she wanted to promote their three - person online store at the party.

Another reason was the upcoming audition for Happy Girls. If she could get a good ranking at the school party, it would be a plus for Lin Wanning herself.

Most importantly, just like the sports meeting at University T, there would be a professional teacher team as the audience at the Conservatory of Music's event. If she performed well and won the favor of the teacher team, her future path would be much easier.

This was also the main reason why Long Aotian's three roommates, who were so lazy that they even hated going out to buy food, would actively choose to practice more before the sports meeting.

"Qingxue can't stay idle. She originally wanted to call you to go with Wanning to their college to watch the rehearsal, but I stopped her. So Qingxue went with Wanning."

Hu Yuying let out a soft sigh.

There was also a New Year's Eve event in her own college.

So she definitely couldn't go out in advance to watch Wanning's or Brother Long's performance that day...

As her thoughts were in a mess, her phone suddenly vibrated.

It was a message from Li Qingxue, a video.

In the video, Lin Wanning nodded gently at the camera and started singing along with the music accompaniment.

The young girl's voice slowly rose and blended with the music. Her cold and slightly sweet voice merged with the music accompaniment, inexplicably having an indescribable appeal. Even though Hu Yuying was just watching the recording, for a moment, she was drawn into Lin Wanning's singing.

Her unique voice and tone climbed and then turned gently with the rhythm of the music, forming a magnificent and magical power that easily entered the hearts of the listeners and made them want to surrender to her singing...

After listening to the song, Hu Yuying took a deep breath and called Li Qingxue for a video call with a smile.

After the call was connected.

Li Qingxue covered her mouth and whispered, "Wanning is rehearsing. Let's not make too much noise."

Then she turned the camera, and Lin Wanning on the stage appeared on the screen.

The three girls knew each other so well.

Even though Lin Wanning didn't hear the conversation between Hu Yuying and Li Qingxue.

But when she saw Li Qingxue pointing the phone at her, she knew that her sister was on the other side of the phone looking at her.

She blinked her clear and cool eyes. "Can we do it one more time?"

She was talking to the accompanist beside her, but her eyes never left the phone camera. The end of her words was drawn out for a long time. People who didn't know might think she was just like that. Those who knew her well understood that she was being coquettish.

Seeing this, Hu Yuying couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling. "She's getting better at being coquettish now."

"She has really changed a lot."

There was no longer a constant cold look on her face. There were so many more smiles on her face.

Just like the once gloomy and self - abased girl, now she had become a confident and sometimes serious young woman.

The cold young girl could also become sunny because of care and happiness...