Chapter 47: A Thunderclap

“Hello… A… Aunt…”

“Yaqi? Oh my goodness… You finally answered!”

“Uh… um…”

“Where are you? It’s so late and you haven’t come back. Why didn’t you tell me? Do you know how worried I was? I called you so many times, why didn’t you answer?”

Aunt Zhao always spoke softly and gently. Yaqi had never seen her angry before, but this time, her voice on the phone was clearly upset, urgent, sharp, and loud.

Yaqi tugged at the towel wrapped around her and spoke guiltily in a low voice.

“I’m… I’m sorry, Aunt… I didn’t hear my phone… I made you worry…”

“…You! …Sigh. Forget it. Are you okay, Yaqi? Where are you now?”

“Liu Ya said you went to buy books with classmates. Were you trapped in the bookstore? I saw it rained just now, and I remember you didn’t take an umbrella. Can you come back? Do you need me to pick you up?”

“Ah, I’m fine. I’m at a classmate’s house. My clothes got soaked. Gongyu brought me back to take a shower. I’ll be back soon!”

“What? Do you have a change of clothes? It’s so dark. How will you get back? Tell me where you are, and I’ll come get you!”

“No need! Gongyu lent me clothes. It’s fine, Aunt!”

“…Are you sure you don’t need me to pick you up?”

“No need.”

“…Alright then. If you need anything, just tell me. I’ll come right away!”

“Mm-hmm.”

With that, Yaqi frowned slightly, held the phone with both hands, and asked weakly.

“Um… Aunt…”

“What’s wrong?”

“How is… Liu Ya?”

“Liu Ya is angry!” Aunt said seriously.

“Is… is that so…”

“Yeah. She’s angry! You’ll have to apologize when you get back!”

“Mm… Okay.”

“Sigh… Alright. Then come back early, Yaqi.”

“Okay.”

After hanging up, Yaqi stared at her reflection on the screen and sighed helplessly.

[I messed up again…]

“Yaqi. Come here!”

At that moment, Gongyu poked her head out from the bedroom and called.

“Oh, okay!”

Back in the bedroom, Gongyu had already changed into pajamas. She handed Yaqi a set of black bra and panties. Just looking at them, they seemed substantial.

“Here, try these on. I bought them by mistake before. The shipping was too expensive to return. They should be an E cup. Try them.”

“Okay.”

“Sigh. At first, I thought we were about the same height and build, so I assumed mine would fit you. I didn’t expect…”

Gongyu glanced down and sighed helplessly. Yaqi gave an awkward laugh.

“Ah… haha… Well… things change, you know?”

Yaqi took the items, roughly measured them, then untied her towel and started putting them on. Gongyu had nothing to do, so she sat on the bed and watched quietly.

“Was that Liu Ya’s aunt just now?”

“Huh? Yeah. Aunt Zhao Lu.”

“Oh. She seemed really worried about you.”

“Haha… You heard that?”

“Yeah. I accidentally overheard…”

“Okay…”

Gongyu turned her head away, swinging her feet, then continued.

“Yaqi… Can I ask you something?”

“Sure, go ahead.”

“Your parents… Sorry, forget I said anything!”

Gongyu frowned, held her breath, and slowly lowered her head. Yaqi pursed her lips and continued putting on the bra.

“…A car accident. When I was abroad.”

“I don’t know the details. I just know they couldn’t be saved in the end.”

“Yaqi, I…”

“It’s okay.” Yaqi gave a soft laugh.

“I… I see… So that’s why you said you came from abroad…”

“Yeah…”

Yaqi paused and started hooking the clasp behind her back, but she couldn’t get it to close. Her hands couldn’t get any leverage, so she just held the two sides, suspended in the air.

“Then… they probably didn’t suffer…”

Gongyu said calmly, looking up at her. Yaqi froze for a moment, then lowered her hands, held the bra in place, and said softly.

“I don’t know.”

Gongyu continued.

“My dad died of bone cancer. It was very painful. By the time he passed, he was just skin and bones.”

“Ah… that must have hurt a lot…”

“Yeah. Every time I visited, he always had a smile on his face. But I could see his hands trembling the whole time, and the dark circles under his eyes. He must have gone days without sleep…”

As she spoke, Gongyu’s voice trembled. Yaqi’s tightly pressed lips also quivered slightly.

“Gongyu… Do you… miss your dad?”

“Yeah. What about you, Yaqi…”

“I… I miss my parents too…”

“…”

Their silence filled the girl’s room. Night crept in through the window, quiet as the harsh rustling in their ears, continuously brushing against two trembling, fragile hearts.

After who knows how long, the washing machine’s “beep” broke the frozen moment.

Snapping back to reality, Yaqi shook her head vigorously, took a deep breath, and forced a smile again.

“S… sorry! What am I even saying? Ahaha…”

“Even though… I do miss them a lot… I’m still happy now!”

“Heh. Is that so?” Gongyu gave a weak smile too.

“Yeah! Because I still have Liu Ya, and Aunt. They’re my family too!”

“Yaqi…”

“Alright, alright! Enough of that! Help me out, Gongyu. I can’t hook this…”

With that, Yaqi twisted her body and pretended to struggle.

“Hehe. Coming!”

Gongyu pushed herself off the bed and came to help pull the clasp from behind.

The tense atmosphere gradually turned into a battle of gritted teeth. Both of them were out of breath, but the damn clasp just wouldn’t close! After a long exhale, they both collapsed onto the bed.

“Is it… still too small?”

“Huh… How is this possible…”

“Yaqi, you’re too big!”

“Hey… It’s not my fault!”

Yaqi blushed and lowered her head. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly had an idea. She turned to Gongyu and gestured as she spoke.

“Gongyu, Gongyu! First, I’ll hold it like this… Then you hook it from underneath… Then I’ll try to squeeze in!”

“Huh? Will that work?”

“Let’s try!”

“Alright, fine…”

They did as planned. Yaqi straightened her back and lifted her chest, her face turning red. Gongyu pulled hard from behind.

“Ahh!! Did it… get it?”

“Hmm! Almost… just a bit more!”

“Okay!!”

They struggled for a while. As the saying goes, “hard work pays off.” After several attempts, they finally got it hooked.

But just as Yaqi breathed a sigh of relief and let go, the front immediately clamped down, a suffocating tightness washing over her. It looked like an oversized chocolate-crusted cherry cream sundae.

“Whoa!”

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

Gongyu turned around in confusion and was shocked by the sight. She quickly covered her mouth, turned away, and giggled.

“Hey! Gong… Gongyu! Don’t laugh!”

“Pfft… Haha! I’m sorry, Yaqi… I really can’t help it…”

Yaqi’s face turned bright red. She quickly reached back to unhook it, but of course, the back was stuck too. She couldn’t pull it at all. Yaqi spun around in panic.

“Ahh, Gongyu! Stop laughing! Help me! I’m being strangled here…”

“Haha… Mm! Okay, okay!”

Gongyu caught her breath, walked over with a smile, and helped Yaqi undo the clasp from behind. Yaqi instantly came back to life. She turned around, plopped onto the bed, and gasped for air.

“Ah! I’m saved… Whew! That was close… I almost suffocated!”

Gongyu sat down beside her, still beaming. She stared blankly for a while, then finally gave in to curiosity.

“Poke.”

“Ah!”

Yaqi quickly crossed her arms over her chest and stared at her in shock.

“Gong… Gongyu? What are you doing?”

“Huh!?”

Gongyu snapped out of it and quickly moved back, flustered.

“No! I… I didn’t mean to! I just… I was just a little curious…”

“Hmph!!!”

Yaqi furrowed her brow and pouted. But the next second, her expression softened into a mischievous grin.

“Oh? Curious, huh? Then don’t blame me! Take this!”

“Huh?! Ahaha!! No! Don’t tickle me! Ahahaha!!”

Aunt Zhao’s trick always worked. Yaqi used it on everyone she teased. But Gongyu didn’t just sit there. She found an opening and retaliated immediately. The two of them tumbled together.

“Boom!!”

Just then, a clap of thunder from outside shattered the girls’ joyful atmosphere.

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