NOVEL SIMPLE
Chapter 4
Yi Feng sat in the back seat of the car, his left hand gently encircling her slender waist.
The cool spring breeze caressed their faces, the air filled with the fresh scent of campus grass, refreshing and invigorating.
This was the spring of 2000!
He took a deep breath and suddenly realized that the air also carried the fragrance of Gu Muxi’s hair.
“Gu Muxi, what brand of shampoo do you use?” Yi Feng asked curiously.
“Fenghua,” she replied. “Why?”
“It smells pretty good.”
“Hmph, just say if you want to use it, just remember to give it back after.”
“Really?”
“Hey, Yi Feng, when have you ever been polite with me from childhood till now?”
Yi Feng thought about it and realized… he really hadn’t.
The Yi and Gu families had always been very close; Yi Feng’s mother and Gu Muxi’s mother were best friends.
Thus, from a young age, his mother took him to visit the Gu family, and he and Gu Muxi grew up together like childhood sweethearts.
“Gu Muxi, it’s your eighteenth birthday in two weeks, right?”
“Yeah, so what, you got a present ready?”
“No.”
Gu Muxi: “……”
“Then why did you ask?”
“I just asked casually.”
“What are you planning to give me for my birthday present?”
“Hehe, anyway, it’s something you will definitely like.”
“Cut it out, I don’t believe you.”
“We grew up together, how could I not know what you like? You’re underestimating me.”
“Then tell me, what do I like?”
“Em… airplanes.”
“What? Why would I like airplanes?”
“Because you have a ready-made field.”
“Huh?… Yi Feng! Please move at 360 degrees with the least friction and leave here quickly!”
“What?”
“Scram.”
Gu Muxi suddenly stopped short, wanting to shake him off.
But Yi Feng firmly grasped her waist, binding them together.
It has to be said… Gu Muxi’s slender waist was really thin… and very pleasant to the touch.
“Hmph, if you make me angry again, I’ll throw you off,” Gu Muxi snorted, not minding the hands around her waist, seemingly accustomed to it.
“Okay, okay, calm down, I’ll buy you an old-fashioned ice pop later,” Yi Feng soothed.
“Hmph, you think an old-fashioned ice pop will calm me down?”
“Two.”
“Okay, deal!”
Ten minutes later, Gu Muxi drove him to the entrance of the Guangxi No.3 Rolling Mill Workers’ Quarters, then to the Orchid Convenience Store.
“Aunt Wang, I want two old-fashioned ice pops,” Gu Muxi parked the car and shouted into the store.
Yi Feng looked back and saw Wang Tie behind them, shouting, “Aunt Wang, add two more, four in total.”
A middle-aged woman in a floral shirt came out, smiling, “Muxi, Yi Feng, you’re off school.”
“Yes, Aunt Wang,” Gu Muxi replied sweetly.
Wang Lan took out four old-fashioned ice pops from the freezer and handed them to Gu Muxi.
Gu Muxi took two for herself and gave the other two to Yi Feng.
“Eating two won’t give you a stomachache?” Yi Feng smacked his lips.
Gu Muxi, guarding her food, shielded it in front of her, glared at him, “None of your business, don’t even think about stealing mine!”
“Brother Feng!” Wang Tie stopped his car beside them.
“Tie, you’re just in time, here’s one for you, my treat,” Yi Feng generously said.
Wang Tie’s mouth watered at the sight of the old-fashioned ice pop, gratefully saying, “Thanks, brother Feng!”
“We’re brothers, no need for thanks,” Yi Feng patted his shoulder.
The three of them stood at the entrance of the convenience store, enjoying their ice pops.
Yi Feng turned to look at Gu Muxi, who was quickly licking the old-fashioned ice pop with her tender pink tongue, a look of enjoyment on her face.
Uh…
Some wicked thoughts involuntarily popped into his mind…
“Don’t rush, lick slowly,” Yi Feng chuckled.
“I like eating it this way, I like to bite it too,” Gu Muxi said, showing off her small tiger teeth, biting off a third of the ice pop in one go.
For some reason, Yi Feng felt a chill down there…
The two ice pops were quickly devoured by her, and after finishing, she still seemed to want more, eyeing the half left in Yi Feng’s hand.
“What are you looking at me for?” Yi Feng glanced at her.
“Let me have a bite, just one bite!” Gu Muxi licked her lips, looking eager.
“I’ve licked it all over!”
“It’s okay, I’ll bite the bottom part!”
“Besides, it’s not like I haven’t bitten it before, I’m not scared, what are you afraid of?” Gu Muxi reasoned as if it were the most natural thing.
Yi Feng: “???”
When? Have I forgotten?
“Cough, okay, just one bite, but don’t take a big one!” Yi Feng handed her the ice pop.
Gu Muxi bit off two large chunks, leaving just a little bit.
“Okay, here you go, hehe!” Gu Muxi smirked, handing back the ice pop, then turned and rode away on her bike.
Yi Feng stared at the tiny bit left in his hand.
“Gu Muxi, stop right there!”
He finished the last bit, threw away the stick, and chased after her.
Leaving Wang Tie dumbfoundedly standing there.
After a while, he suddenly realized and shouted.
“Hey, hey, brother Feng… you haven’t paid yet!”
…
Yi Feng caught up to Gu Muxi in the residential quarters, seeing her parking her bike and running towards the staircase.
He quickly blocked her path.
“Eating my ice pop and thinking of running?” Yi Feng smirked devilishly.
“What do you want?” Gu Muxi lifted her head, staring at him, unafraid.
Yi Feng chuckled lightly, moving closer until only a fist’s distance separated their faces.
Gu Muxi’s heart suddenly raced, and she instinctively stepped back.
But every time she retreated, Yi Feng pressed forward.
Soon, Gu Muxi had no room to retreat, her back against the wall.
“What, what do you want?” Gu Muxi bared her teeth, glaring at him, her eyes slightly panicked.
Yi Feng’s right hand pinned her against the wall, their bodies extremely close, almost feeling each other’s breath.
Gu Muxi’s breathing became erratic, her heart pounding.
She looked into Yi Feng’s eyes, which were different from before, making her nervous.
What’s with Yi Feng today?
Why does he seem so strange?
“Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?” Yi Feng asked with narrowed eyes.
“Hmph, wishful thinking, you took advantage of me today, and I haven’t even settled the score with you!” Gu Muxi pouted stubbornly.
Yi Feng gazed at her fair skin, beautiful face, and those vividly tempting lips, momentarily lost in thought.
Now that he thought about it, Gu Muxi really was the school belle, so beautiful!
How did he not notice her beauty in his previous life?
Was it because they were too close?
“Yi Feng, your mom’s here!” Gu Muxi glared straight at him.
“Hmph, still trying to trick me with that? I won’t fall for it!” Yi Feng shook his head, not believing her.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed his ear.
“Do you believe it now?”
A familiar voice sounded from behind.
Yi Feng turned around to see that familiar, yet long-missed face, his mother, Meng Xiaoyun.
He was stunned.
“Mom!”
Yi Feng was overjoyed, hugging his mother tightly.
In his previous life, his mother passed away from illness just before he was about to graduate from his junior year of college, and his father, depressed, accidentally drowned in a lake while drunk.
Losing both parents had been a huge blow to him.
To escape the pain of missing them, he could only numb himself with work.
Seeing his mother again, he couldn’t calm down.
His mother had succumbed to overwork, developing liver cancer. The family was poor back then, and all the money went to his education, so she endured without getting checked even when she was sick.
By the time she went for a check-up, it was too late.
Now that he had a second chance at life, he couldn’t let tragedy strike again!
Meng Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, then grabbed his ear, asking, “What are you doing, kid? Causing trouble outside again?”
“I said, I can’t cover for you anymore!”
“Ouch, ouch, mom, I didn’t, I really didn’t cause any trouble!” Yi Feng winced in pain but smiled.
It felt so good to have his ear pulled by his mom!
“Really didn’t?” Meng Xiaoyun finally let go of his ear.
“Mom, really, if you don’t believe me, ask Gu Muxi.” Yi Feng rubbed his ear.
Unexpectedly, Gu Muxi looked “wronged” and said, “Auntie, he, he didn’t bully me…”
Yi Feng: “???”
Meng Xiaoyun grabbed Yi Feng’s ear again: “Oh, so you were bullying Xixi?”
“Xixi, don’t be afraid, I’ll deal with him when I get back.”
Gu Muxi smiled brightly, “Okay, then Auntie, I’ll go first!”
“Auntie, goodbye~”
Gu Muxi dashed upstairs.
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