Chapter 78: The Naughty Childhood Friend and a Risky Phone Call

“I need to answer the phone! Let me up…”

Hearing the familiar mambo ringtone of her own phone, Ye Qing clutched at it like a drowning person grasping a lifeline. She gently nudged Gu Xuanyu’s shoulder.

Yet, her strength was no match for Gu Xuanyu, offering only a faint, soft resistance.

Like a kitten trying to pull its paws free, all her struggles were merely adorable reactions in Gu Xuanyu’s eyes.

Gu Xuanyu gazed lovingly into Ye Qing’s amber eyes, which seemed to melt with anxiety.

Suddenly, she flashed a playful smile, effortlessly reaching for the phone on the bedside table with her slender, lotus-root-like arm and handing it to Ye Qing.

“Go ahead and answer. I won’t disturb you.”

Ye Qing pouted, glancing at the caller ID. It was Lin Xiaoyao.

‘Lin Xiaoyao, you must have predicted I’d be in a predicament right now, that’s why you called. But this development feels a bit off…’

Ye Qing bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, looking at the silver-haired girl who wore a mischievous smirk. She hesitated, unable to press the answer button.

With her many years of experience, Gu Xuanyu could clearly foresee everything that was about to unfold.

However, if Ye Qing hung up, she would undoubtedly face a punishment.

At this point, she could only take a gamble.

Ye Qing answered the call, speaking as quickly as possible.

“Lin Xiaoyao, if I make any strange sounds later, don’t be surprised. I’m just… exercising…”

“I know. Isn’t it just your childhood friend bullying you again?”

Upon hearing Lin Xiaoyao’s casual and relaxed tone, Ye Qing was stunned.

‘Don’t use your prophetic abilities in such strange ways! And how can you say something like that with a straight face?!’

“That’s why I called at this very moment. I can’t let her get a head start. Also, I’m here to pass a message from Sister An…”

Before Lin Xiaoyao could finish, she heard a soft moan from the girl on the other end of the line.

Then, the distinct sound of a phone clattering to the floor followed.

“Eh?”

Lin Xiaoyao held her phone blankly, quickly understanding everything. The casualness in her rose-red eyes vanished, gradually replaced by urgency.

“Hello? Hello! What are you two doing?!”

It seemed things had gotten out of hand.

Although Ye Qing’s phone had fallen to the floor, its microphone still transmitted the sounds from the bed. The indistinct sounds of the girls’ muffled arguments could be faintly heard.

“Xuanyu, you’ve become naughty!”

“Well, I can’t help it, can I? Good girls only get praised, but naughty girls get to eat cake. Doesn’t Ye Qing love cake too?”

“I’m not a cake… Mmfph… No, don’t touch there…”

“Ye Qing, you’re lying again. I’ve known for a long time that your body has been secretly anticipating this, you know?”

Hearing that the situation seemed to be irretrievably spiraling, Lin Xiaoyao slumped blankly onto the sofa and hung up the phone.

Half of her magic power remained, enough for Lin Xiaoyao to perform a divination to peer into Ye Qing’s situation. But at a time like this…

Even without divination, she could imagine the scene of the girl’s blushing face and intertwined lips!

“It’s over… Everything is over.”

Lin Xiaoyao secretly regretted it. Perhaps she should have acted sooner in the bathroom. Now, that little black cake was going to be stolen by that outwardly proper childhood friend!

‘Damn it, damn it!’

***

Meanwhile, on Ye Qing’s bed.

The black-haired girl’s eyes were tightly shut as she lay sprawled across Gu Xuanyu’s lap, in the same posture as when Shen Congqing would punish her.

Her shirt hem was pulled up above her navel, revealing a slender waist that could be encompassed by a single hand. Whenever a cool breeze brushed past, she would unconsciously shiver slightly.

Gu Xuanyu’s palm glowed with a white light as she gently stroked the girl’s skin, which had been covered in a red rash from an expired medicine. The redness gradually faded with each touch.

However, even with Gu Xuanyu’s hands so nimble and gentle, Ye Qing couldn’t ignore them. Instead, she found her nerves tightening due to the subtle, almost teasing sensation.

After a moment, Ye Qing spoke with a muffled voice.

“Xuanyu, you’re so bad.”

‘She’s already turned naughty. Without me knowing, she’s become a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside bad girl!’

‘Damn Silver Moon, what have you done to her? She’s the little sister I watched grow up! She used to be so well-behaved, she would never bully me like this…’

Being softly reproached by Ye Qing, Gu Xuanyu’s pretty face flushed slightly. She quietly apologized in her heart for her earlier willfulness.

She actually still wanted to be a good girl, but good girls also wanted to eat cake, didn’t they?

“Ye Qing, if it were a bad woman, would you have let her eat you?”

Ye Qing was silent for a while, then protested.

“Impossible!”

Speaking of bad women, An Yueying immediately came to mind.

‘She wants to eat me? I’ll bite her!’

Unfortunately, her soft, kitten-like voice held no credibility, making Gu Xuanyu somewhat worried.

She knew that Ye Qing had many ‘bad women’ around her; the one who just called was probably one of them. That’s why Gu Xuanyu had deliberately acted naughty, making Ye Qing feel defeated.

But if those women managed to get close to Ye Qing again, she herself would likely be pushed aside.

But fortunately, she was right by Ye Qing’s side and wouldn’t let her be bullied by others!

‘Only I can bully Ye Qing… Ugh, no, how can this be called bullying? Childhood sweethearts should be called innocent affection, mutual love, and…’

‘It’s been so long since that blondie…’

‘Right, and no blondies are allowed near her either!’

“Xuanyu, speaking of which, what was the wish you made to Silver Moon back then?”

Although Ye Qing had completely disregarded Silver Moon’s words when feeding her, she couldn’t help but be curious about some of the things Silver Moon had said, even daring to doubt them.

‘Becoming a pet or something… that sounds a bit much.’

Gu Xuanyu fell silent for a moment; she had also been conflicted about this matter.

“My wish was—to become the one who takes care of you, not the one who is taken care of by you.”

By now, she deeply regretted that wish. Perhaps it was that very wish that had separated her from Ye Qing.

After hearing Silver Moon’s words, she had understood many things and couldn’t help but sigh at her own naivety back then.

Whether she was willing to admit it or not, the bond between her and Ye Qing, this irreplaceable connection, largely stemmed from Ye Qing’s care for her.

However, in her wish, she had inadvertently negated this relationship. Although her original intention was good, it had unexpectedly led to an undesirable outcome.

If she and Ye Qing hadn’t been separated, one could largely guess what would have happened next.

Ye Qing was not someone accustomed to being cared for. She had always taken care of herself and even had enough energy to look after others around her.

Therefore, to become “Gu Xuanyu, who can take care of Ye Qing,” the prerequisite was that Ye Qing needed care.

And after that, Ye Qing lived alone for three years, rarely leaving her home, secluded in her own world. Her life seemed complete, but in reality, it was maddeningly cold and lonely.

As for why she was able to get used to it, that was most likely Silver Moon’s doing.

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