RNP Chapter 62 Eating Candy
Chapter 62 Eating Candy
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Su Xiaoya and Anna exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and a kind of inexplicable panic in each other's eyes.
Su Xiaoya reacted first, grabbed Anna's hand, and tiptoed away from the kitchen doorway.
The two slumped onto the carpet, panting.
Anna blushed. "They...they're eating oranges?"
Su Xiaoya bit her nails, her eyes darting around: "I guess so..."
But those sounds just now... didn't sound like they were just eating oranges at all.
The living room was quiet for a few seconds.
Anna asked softly, "Sister Su Wan...do you often do this with Master...in the kitchen?"
Su Xiaoya blushed even more: "I, I don't know...maybe..."
She paused, then suddenly remembered something, her eyes lighting up: "Anna, I have something to show you."
"What?"
Su Xiaoya stood up and pulled Anna towards her room.
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Anna's eyes widened, her cat ears tilting forward curiously: "What...is this?"
"My secret hideout," Su Xiaoya said in a low voice, a hint of pride in her voice, "was specially prepared for Brother Lin Yu~"
She pulled Anna down to squat down and pointed to the hole: "Look, we can...we can play hide-and-seek with him from here."
Anna tilted her head, not quite understanding: "Hide and seek?"
"Um... it's just... it's just that Brother Lin Yu is outside and I'm inside, and then we can... we can talk, or... or pass things to each other." Su Xiaoya's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and her face turned red again.
Anna blinked and peered closer at the cave entrance.
It was dark inside, but you could vaguely see soft cushions and blankets laid out, like a small sanctuary.
"Do you often play here?" Anna asked.
Su Xiaoya nodded: "Um... Last time Brother Lin Yu came to our house, I hid inside."
And then...and then I waited for him to come to me.
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Anna seemed to sense something, looking thoughtfully at Su Xiaoya's flushed cheeks.
"Sister Xiaoya..." Anna whispered, "Do you...like Master too?"
Su Xiaoya's body stiffened.
She bit her lip, but didn't deny it.
"But..." Anna lowered her head, "Su Wan is your sister..."
"I know," Su Xiaoya interrupted her, her voice very soft.
"I didn't mean to steal it, I just... secretly like it, is that not allowed?"
Su Xiaoya raised her head, her face showing the stubbornness and shyness unique to young girls.
Anna looked at her and chuckled:
"Sure, I like Master too, we can like him together~"
Su Xiaoya was stunned for a moment, then she laughed too.
The barrier between the two girls quietly dissipated at that moment.
They crouched beside their secret hideout, whispering their secrets to each other.
Anna recounted the scene of Lin Yu buying her on the black market and rescuing her when she was being bullied. Su Xiaoya also mentioned that Lin Yu appeared when she was at her most desperate.
"Brother Lin Yu is very gentle." Su Xiaoya hugged her knees, resting her chin on them. "It's just... sometimes he's too mean, he always likes to bully people."
Anna nodded: "Yes! Master can be so mean sometimes. He knows I'm ticklish, but he still keeps tickling my stomach..."
"Did he tickle you too?"
"Um..."
The two girls got along better and better as they talked, and their voices gradually grew louder.
until--
"Xiaoya, Anna, dinner's ready." Lin Yu's voice came from the living room.
Su Xiaoya and Anna both shut up and exchanged a glance.
"Coming!" Su Xiaoya responded, but didn't move.
Her eyes darted around, and suddenly she felt like playing.
"Anna, let's hide." She whispered, "Let's get Brother Lin Yu to find us."
Anna hesitated for a moment: "Is this... alright?"
"It's okay~" Su Xiaoya pulled her into the secret hideout behind the cardboard sign: "Come on in~"
The two girls squeezed into the small space.
The room was lined with cushions and blankets, just big enough for two people to sit and curl up comfortably.
Su Xiaoya pulled the blanket down to cover the hole, leaving only a narrow gap for ventilation.
Darkness descended.
They could hear each other's breathing and their hearts beating faster and faster.
Lin Yu waited in the living room for a while but no one came out.
He walked to Su Xiaoya's room and knocked on the door.
"Xiaoya?"
There was no response from inside.
Lin Yu pushed open the door.
The room was empty, the bed was neatly made, the window was open, and the wind was blowing the curtains.
His gaze fell on the cardboard partition.
From the darkness behind the cardboard, one could hear barely suppressed, faint breathing.
Lin Yu smiled slightly and squatted down in front of the cardboard.
"Xiaoya, come out for dinner."
There was silence behind the cardboard for a few seconds.
Then Su Xiaoya's voice came from the cave entrance, carrying a hint of mischief and nervousness:
"No~ Brother, you have to do it like last time, or I won't eat~"
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.
Last time?
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