252 The Cute Senior
After the second half started, Wang Heng caught the hamster back into the cage and stuffed the cage into his backpack.
“Won’t it feel stuffy?” Pei Ningle asked, pointing at the backpack.
Wang Heng: “I left a gap in the zipper, it won’t be too stuffy. Watch the game.”
The girl nodded and looked at the TV screen. But watching and watching, her eyes became a little hard to open. She didn’t understand the technical movements and positioning formations of those players very well, and after a long time without a goal, she became even more drowsy.
When Neymar fell in the penalty area and Brazil got a penalty kick, Wang Heng looked to the side and saw Pei Ningle leaning against the cushion, already asleep.
He simply muted the TV.
Although Wang Heng couldn’t be considered a fanatical fan, understanding the situation on the field was not difficult for him, and he didn’t need to listen to the commentary.
Watching until the end, the whole game ended with Brazil winning 2:1. This score result seemed a little different from Wang Heng’s impression, but the winner ultimately didn’t change. He took out his computer from his bag, opened it, and looked at his betting account.
He chose a large foreign betting site and invested 50,000 euros, which was four or five hundred thousand RMB, betting on Brazil to win. As a result, he earned more than one hundred thousand.
The speed of making money was naturally surprisingly fast, but if he weren’t a reborn person, he wouldn’t play this no matter what. Think about it, if the influence of the butterfly effect was strong enough, and the result of this game was a draw or Brazil lost, then these four or five hundred thousand RMB would all go down the drain.
Looking back at the counterattack of the Croatia team before the end of the game, Wang Heng still felt a little scared, and his emotions were hard to calm.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps, looked up, and saw Ye Xun who had just come downstairs.
The girl went to the bathroom first, found a disposable toothbrush, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and tidied up. Then she came to the sofa, looked at Pei Ningle who was sleeping leaning against the back of the sofa and Wang Heng who was looking at the computer next to her, with a somewhat complicated expression.
What were these two doing while I was asleep?—This question arose spontaneously in Ye Xun’s mind.
Wang Heng patted the empty seat on the other side of the sofa. “Don’t stand, sit down.”
Ye Xun nodded, sat down subconsciously, and then turned her head to look… beside her was Wang Heng, and a little further away was Pei Ningle. In this situation, did it feel a bit like someone was embracing left and right?
After a moment of silence, the girl looked at the advertisement on TV and suddenly asked, “Is the game over?”
Wang Heng: “Yes, it’s over.”
Ye Xun: “Did the Brazil team win?”
Wang Heng nodded. “Yes.”
Ye Xun glanced at the laptop screen on his lap again and asked curiously, “Amount, Euro… What are you looking at?”
Wang Heng casually closed the webpage. “Some financial management related stuff, don’t mind it. By the way, how was your final exam this time?”
Ye Xun smiled. “Not bad. I really wasn’t sure if I could make it into the top 50 of the grade, but you still invited me to watch the game. Unfortunately, I didn’t see a minute of the game.”
Wang Heng: “It doesn’t matter, you’re not a fan anyway.”
Ye Xun: “But I’m quite interested in various sports.”
Wang Heng took a can of Coke from under the coffee table and handed it to her.
But the girl shook her head. “I don’t drink carbonated drinks.”
Wang Heng knew the answer, but still asked deliberately, “Then what do you drink? Or do you not drink any beverages?”
“Besides water…” Ye Xun did it herself, taking a small carton of milk from under the coffee table. “This is fine.”
Wang Heng shrugged, opened the can of Coke, and took a sip.
After a moment of silence, Ye Xun suddenly said, “I want to go back early…”
Wang Heng: “Leaving now?”
“In a little while, I’ll leave when the subway starts operating,” Ye Xun lowered her voice even more at this point. “Staying here, I always feel a little uncomfortable.”
Wang Heng looked at the girl’s slightly uneasy expression, which wasn’t hard to understand.
Compared to Han Yixuan and Lu Qi, Ye Xun wasn’t sensitive enough; compared to Pei Ningle, she wasn’t ‘dull’ enough. She could understand the back and forth between them, and was also under direct pressure from Lu Qi, but it was difficult to contend with her like Han Yixuan, and she couldn’t be as big-hearted as Pei Ningle… In this way, she naturally felt mentally exhausted.
“Then I’ll take you back,” Wang Heng said in a low voice.
Ye Xun nodded, her small face smiling even more brightly.
Leaving early was originally to strive for a chance to be alone with him. Now without needing to speak herself, he took the initiative to propose it. Could there be a more ideal development?
**
The sky was gradually brightening, but the sun hadn’t risen yet, and the whole city hadn’t woken up. Walking on the street, one couldn’t hear the hustle and bustle of the city, only the crisp chirping of birds, and the slightly nervous footsteps of the girl beside him.
Wang Heng glanced at Ye Xun walking with him, only to see that she was also looking at him. In an instant, their eyes met, and then Ye Xun quickly lowered her head, her cheeks faintly flushed.
“Almost there ahead,” Wang Heng suddenly spoke up. “Subway station, shall I accompany you in?”
Ye Xun hesitated for two seconds.
From her heart, she of course hoped he would stay with her, preferably sending her home. But thinking of Lu Qi’s gaze with hidden oppression, and Han Yixuan with the title of official girlfriend, the girl felt that her little wish might be a bit dangerous. On one hand, it would put Wang Heng in an awkward situation that was hard to explain, and on the other hand, it might expose her intentions too early and completely.
So Ye Xun shook her head. “No need, sending me to the subway station is already great. Senior Wang Heng should go back and check on them. But…”
Wang Heng: “But what?”
Ye Xun stopped, turned slightly, faced him directly, and said solemnly, “I’m about to start my third year of high school. I might have some problems in my studies. Can I ask you for advice at any time?”
Wang Heng answered without much hesitation, “Sure.”
Ye Xun: “Then this summer vacation, can you help this little woman with tutoring again?”
Wang Heng: “Still math? No problem.”
Ye Xun patted her chest and smiled. “As a reward, I’ll teach Senior some combat techniques properly again. You haven’t been to the martial arts gym much in the past two months, have you? Are you very rusty?”
Wang Heng smiled bitterly. “Mainly because I can’t use it much in life…”
Ye Xun said earnestly, “It’s never wrong to train yourself to be stronger. Senior Wang Heng, the cuter the boy is, the more he needs to learn to protect himself when he goes out!”
The corner of Wang Heng’s mouth twitched twice. “To be honest, I probably don’t count as a cute boy.”
Ye Xun smiled and shook her index finger, saying playfully, “In my opinion, Senior is very cute…”
Oops, got flirted with—Wang Heng sucked in a breath of cold air.
