Chapter 141 — Old Buffon's Origins
Years of Heartflutter · Page 132 of 214
Yang Ce and Xiao Qing were punctual, but the other party seemed to have arrived even earlier. She must have had the same idea as Xiao Qing—to avoid suspicion, she too wore a large pair of sunglasses that covered the entire area around her eyes.
Though such a disguise was useless against Yang Ce's special ability, he hadn't sunk to the point of peering at every person he met with it just to see their face, so he didn't pay attention to the other's appearance.
He plopped down casually across from her, then put an arm intimately around Xiao Qing's shoulders, declaring his sovereignty.
"Let me introduce you first—this is my boyfriend." Xiao Qing hesitated a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, I already have a boyfriend."
"Oh?" The other party was clearly stunned—she hadn't expected Xiao Qing to actually have a boyfriend. Moreover, judging by the pair's actions and demeanor, they seemed to have misunderstood her original intent. For a moment she was caught between laughter and tears. Her reason for asking Xiao Qing out had been to dissolve the awkwardness between them, but they clearly thought she meant to keep pestering Xiao Qing. Only—the man across from her looked rather familiar. It was just that the sunglasses were too large, covering half his face, making him hard to identify.
"Ahem." Yang Ce had no time to waste, nor any patience for beating around the bush with the visitor, so he said bluntly, "Listen here, you lesbian—my wife has made herself very clear to you. From now on, stop pestering her, or don't blame me for being unkind. I don't care whether you like women or whatever else—if you push me too far, I'll screw you over just the same."
"Yang Ce, what nonsense are you spouting?" Xiao Qing glared at him with a wry smile. After all, she and the other woman had once shared the same plight. Even if something beyond friendship had happened between them, they were still fairly close—saying that was really a bit too harsh.
The other party had already begun to grow suspicious the moment she heard Yang Ce's voice, and when Xiao Qing spoke his name, she couldn't help but let out a startled "Ah!" and cry, "You—" But she promptly shut her mouth and pretended nothing had happened.
Still, that single word "you" was enough to make Yang Ce suspicious. He raised his head warily, and through the other's sunglasses, used his ability to look—and no sooner had he looked than he nearly leaped out of his chair.
Good heavens above, it couldn't be such a coincidence, could it? Sun Jie—it was actually Sun Jie! Yang Ce took off his own sunglasses; he knew Sun Jie had recognized him anyway, so there was no use pretending further.
"All right, enough with the disguises. We're all friends here—take off the glasses and let's have a proper talk," Yang Ce said, forcing down his laughter and putting on a serious face.
"Yang Ce, what are you doing?" Xiao Qing, however, was somewhat at a loss, looking at Yang Ce in confusion.
"Ah." Seeing Yang Ce's movement, Sun Jie could hardly fail to realize he had recognized her. So she took off her sunglasses as well, and looking at Yang Ce with some embarrassment, she sighed. "Yang Ce, your girlfriend—"
"Which one are you asking about?" Yang Ce looked at Sun Jie with a half-smile.
"Which one? How many do you have?" Sun Jie said, taken aback.
"You, and her—that makes two, doesn't it?" Yang Ce said. "What a coincidence this is."
"Yang Ce, Xiaojie—you two know each other?" Xiao Qing looked at Yang Ce and Sun Jie with deep suspicion.
"Know each other? Of course we do," Yang Ce said before Sun Jie could speak. "Sister Xiao Qing, don't tell me your 'someone special' is her?"
Seeing that Yang Ce knew Sun Jie, Xiao Qing's expression grew even more awkward. Hearing Yang Ce ask such a pointed question, her face flushed at once—but the facts were right there, and she had no choice but to admit it. So she nodded and said, "Yes."