Chapter 126

Yan Jin expressed deep agreement, “You’re absolutely right. Yuan Yuan is indeed very kind and considerate.”

Yu Shu noticed Yan Jin acting a bit strange, but he didn’t think much of it. After all, this was one of the few times Yu Shu had the upper hand with Yan Jin, so he couldn’t help but feel proud. “Smiles, you should cherish me and not always slander and bully me.”

Yan Jin nodded vigorously, her tone becoming even more sincere. “Yuan Yuan, you’re so right.”

[Is it my imagination? I always feel like Yan Jin is about to start teasing Yu Shu again.] [It’s not your imagination, because I have the same feeling.]

Just as Yu Shu wanted to strike while the iron was hot and give Yan Jin a few more “reminders”, he saw the wonton shop owner’s daughter running in with an oiled paper package in her hand. She handed the package to Yan Jin, “Sir, here are the fuling cakes you requested.”

Yan Jin took the fuling cakes with a straight face, “Thank you.”

Yu Shu beside her widened his eyes in surprise, but Yan Jin calmly opened the oiled paper package and took an exaggerated sniff. “Smells delicious, truly deserving of the reputation as the best fuling cakes in the capital.”

“I originally thought that someone was so pitiful they were about to cry and must really want to eat fuling cakes,” Yan Jin muttered to herself. “But that someone won’t admit it and even accuses me of slandering him.”

“I turned my heart to the bright moon, but alas, the moon shines on the gutter.” Yan Jin sighed heavily, “I guess I’ll have to eat these fuling cakes alone.”

Yu Shu, both embarrassed and annoyed, went to pinch Yan Jin’s face. “Yan Jin, you’re bullying me again!”

He had let his guard down. How did he fall into Smiles’ trap again?

No wonder Smiles had a strange expression just now. She must have been holding back laughter.

“How am I bullying you?” Yan Jin raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise. “You wanted to eat fuling cakes, so I bought them for you. Is that not good enough for you?”

Yu Shu took a deep breath, “Smiles, you know that’s not the point.”

“There’s an old saying – the easier something is to obtain, the less it’s cherished.” Yan Jin ignored Yu Shu’s words, a hint of grievance flashing in her eyes. “I thought I was doing well enough, but Yuan Yuan, you’re still not satisfied.”

Yu Shu: ……

Smiles’ expression and tone seemed strangely familiar.

Catching a glimpse of Yu Shu’s shocked expression, the little person in Yan Jin’s heart was already rolling on the ground laughing. But on the surface, she continued to look aggrieved. “I poured my whole heart out to you, Yuan Yuan, but not only do you not accept it, you even trampled on my heart.”

…

“I guess it’s true that women have to be bad for men to love them?” Yan Jin made a show of wiping nonexistent tears from the corner of her eyes. “We’ve been together for less than a year, and you’ve already become so cold, Yuan Yuan.”

Yu Shu: ……

Weren’t these the lines he usually said to Smiles?

[I’m laughing so hard. I never thought that hearing Yu Shu’s lines spoken with Yan Jin’s face would be this funny.] [Indeed, only magic can defeat magic. The coquettish and mischievous Yu Shu can only be defeated by an equally coquettish and mischievous Yan Jin.] [Damn, if I didn’t know what kind of person Yan Jin really is, I would definitely appreciate her coquettish acting. But knowing her true personality, seeing her act like this is really jarring for me.]

Yu Shu knew Smiles was just teasing him. Normally, he would immediately counterattack.

But now Smiles had predicted his prediction and even used his own moves against him.

After racking his brain, Yu Shu really couldn’t think of how to respond to Yan Jin, so he conceded defeat with a sigh. “Alright, you win.”

Having tried Yuan Yuan’s style of coquettish acting for the first time and seeing Yuan Yuan rendered speechless, Yan Jin actually found it not bad.

Next time if Yuan Yuan acts up, she can try it again and see who can out-act the other.

“I won’t tease you anymore.” Yan Jin handed the fuling cakes to Yu Shu. “Didn’t you want to eat them? Go ahead.”

Yu Shu instinctively “hmph”ed. “You bullied me again.”

Just as Yu Shu wanted to use this chance to act spoiled with Yan Jin, he met her eyes and immediately fell silent.

Although Smiles acting coquettish was very cute, she had stolen his lines and left him at a complete loss for how to respond to her.

A relationship needs to be reciprocal to last. It can’t just be one-sided effort, otherwise feelings will quickly fade.

However—

When Yu Shu bit into the fuling cakes Yan Jin had specially bought, his heart felt sweet.

Smiles treated him so well.

On the day the results were announced, Zhou Nong Yun, who had already moved into a Taoist temple in the capital, came early to find Yan Jin. “A Jin, the results will be posted at mao hour (5-7am). Let’s head out quickly so we can get a good spot.”

“That’s right.” This was the first time Yu Shu thought Zhou Nong Yun made sense. “There will definitely be a lot of people today. We should leave early.”