Chapter 159: Confession
“What did you say?”
Su Yu frowned. He had heard a strange name from the girl’s mouth.
Su Xi completely stopped the tears at the corners of her eyes. She blinked, her long, slender eyelashes wet and stuck together. She shook her head vigorously. “Nothing. You heard wrong.”
Su Yu was sure he hadn’t heard wrong. He had indeed heard Su Xi call him, but it wasn’t his name. But Su Xi shouldn’t know him. Fang Yan had said that all her calls and messages had been blocked. Su Xi didn’t even know he existed.
But Su Yu couldn’t just admit that he actually knew her. He would probably be treated as a shameless pervert by the other party without mercy. He could only change the subject and continue to ask.
“Those girls just now… are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Su Xi’s crying seemed to have only lasted for a moment. She took Su Yu’s wrist and stood up from the ground, patting the dust off her skirt. “It’s my first time walking here. I don’t know them. They just took my phone. It’s a broken phone anyway. Out with the old, in with the new.”
Su Yu nodded. The girl’s voice was very sweet, and every sentence sounded like she was acting spoiled, with cute tone words. He felt more and more that such a girl should have grown up in a honey pot, not as Fang Yan had described to him.
She had a father who liked to commit domestic violence since she was a child. The girl probably wouldn’t be so fragile, crying as if the sky were falling just because a broken phone was stolen.
“Hey, you’re so tall. How old are you, brother? What’s your name… hey, hey, hey…” Su Xi’s hand, which was holding Su Yu’s wrist, had not let go. She tilted her head, her dark eyes like two moist black grapes, looking at him brightly, asking endless questions. “You must be a college student, right? Are you from Qingchuan University? So amazing!”
“Where’s your home? It’s getting late… the alley is just ahead. Go back quickly.”
“No!” Su Xi held Su Yu’s wrist even tighter, like a little girl who was afraid of losing her beloved doll. “My question… you haven’t answered a single one yet. At least tell me… your name.”
“Su Yu.”
The girl suddenly got very close. She had a milky fragrance, like a sweet and greasy cream that was stuck to Su Yu and couldn’t be shaken off. Su Yu still pulled his arm out with force. The girl’s figure was well-developed, as soft as if she had no bones, exuding a faint and alluring scent.
“Su Yu? What a nice name.” Su Xi repeated the name, the light in her eyes dimming a little, but she quickly smiled and said, “My name is Su Xi. We both have the surname Su. Is this fate?”
“Uh… actually…”
“What?” Su Xi stared at him with her round eyes and suddenly became quiet, staring at him obediently.
“Nothing. You know my name now. Go home quickly.”
Su Yu really hadn’t expected their first meeting to be like this. He was afraid that the girl wouldn’t be able to accept it if he admitted his identity too abruptly.
“Wuwu~ but you helped me, brother. It’s not right for me to just leave like this, right?” Su Xi puffed out her cheeks, her dark eyes darting around. She glanced at the luggage Su Yu had placed at the fork in the road. “You just came to Qingchuan, brother. You must be looking for a place to stay for the night.”
The girl’s dress was on the cute side, and she had a baby face. She leaned a little closer, and Su Yu could even clearly see her fine, curled eyelashes trembling slightly.
She deliberately lowered her voice, her sweet voice becoming deep. Her hot breath brushed against the boy’s fair neck. She stared at Su Yu’s eyes, as if she were looking for some dirty emotion in them.
“How about staying at my place? I’m the only one at home.”
“How could you…”
Su Yu frowned. He took a few steps back and pulled away from Su Xi. If it wasn’t for Fang Yan’s pleading, they would just be strangers who would not have any interaction even if they looked at each other in the crowd. But the girl had just so frivolously invited a stranger to her home. “I’m a man. Aren’t you afraid…”
“Afraid of what? Do you think I’m a girl who doesn’t respect herself, brother?”
Su Xi looked at him with her dark eyes. She didn’t show any shame at being reprimanded. The corners of her lips were still curved up in a smile. “I’m just afraid you have nowhere to stay, brother. I’m just being kind… do you have any other ideas, brother? I’m not that stupid. I won’t let a bad person into my house.”
“So… are you coming back with me, brother? My home is in Hongfangli, just in front of the alley. It’s very close.”
“…” Su Yu was silent. The development of the situation made his head a little confused. In the end, he still took out his phone and put it in front of Su Xi. “Forget it. See for yourself.”
“This is?”
Su Xi took Su Yu’s phone. The alley was gradually getting dark, and the streetlights at the entrance of the alley did not have much light left by the time they reached their feet. Her slender fingers slid on the screen, and the dim fluorescent light flickered on her milky white skin.
She stared at the screen, her dark pupils like a terrifying black hole. The light fell into the darkness and was instantly swallowed and torn apart. A cold wind blew into the alley again, and her voice became cold, the corners of her upturned lips with a hint of mockery.
“So that’s how it is. You’ve known me all along, and you also know that woman. No wonder… you and the man she found look a bit alike, brother.”
“Auntie was worried that you were not safe alone. You wouldn’t let her take care of you, so she asked me to come and see you. If you’re not willing either, then I’ll…” Su Yu picked up his suitcase and hiking bag and said lightly, “I’ll go back first.”
Su Xi raised her head, the gloom in her eyes like a thick, lingering cloud in a mountain stream. The wind blew, and a beautiful scenery was revealed. Beautiful wildflowers of all colors were blooming, just like the sweet smile on her lips. She considerately took the hiking bag from Su Yu’s hand and put it on her slender shoulder.
“How could that be… I didn’t say that. I told you, this is fate. I wish you could come to my house, brother. I’m quite bored alone.”
“Then why…” Su Xi’s sudden change in attitude made Su Yu feel even more strange.
“Do you want to ask me why I hate that woman? It’s okay. If you want to know, brother, I’ll tell you everything.” Su Xi shook her head and smiled. “But… let’s go back first. The security here is not good at night. It’s very dangerous.”
Su Yu dragged his suitcase and walked out of the alley for two steps. He said softly, “Don’t call me brother. I’m not much older than you.”
“Okay, then what should I call you?” Su Xi ran to catch up. She bit her nails, pretending to be thinking. “Su Yu is too distant. Xiao Yu? Ah Yu? Hmm… they don’t sound good. I think it’s better to call you brother.”
“Brother… I’m hungry.”
She took Su Yu’s wrist, her enthusiasm a little excessive. But she still smiled sweetly, and the milky fragrance became stronger as she got closer.
They walked out of the alley, and the lights on the road were much brighter. Su Xi secretly looked at the boy’s gentle profile. She stared for a long time, her eyes dry and sore. Her vision seemed to be covered with a thin layer of mist, and the hazy neon lights flickered, as if a void illusion was unfolding in front of her. The boy’s face gradually overlapped with the blurry outline in her memory.
Su Xi seemed to be very cold in the night. She coquettishly held Su Yu’s wrist again, which he had pulled away, and held it ambiguously in front of her chest, making it impossible for the other party to move. She breathed out a warm white mist and suppressed the urge to rub the other party into her body. Her brain was in a muddle, and the nerve endings were soft and sensitive, controlling her body to tremble with excitement in the cold wind.
Zhiyan… I think I’ve found you.
