Blushing An Siyao

Looking at the pool in front of him, Xia Yu asked Xu Youxiang, "Why are you washing your face so late at night?"

"It's none of your business!" In the past, Xu Youxiang would have said this with some anger, but at this moment, her words carried a hint of relief.

Xia Yu knew why; it was because he pretended not to know that Xu Youxiang had been crying, which made her feel better.

In fact, he was well aware that nobody would have only two lines of moisture on their face after washing it.

In order to protect Xu Youxiang's pride, Xia Yu chose to act as if nothing had happened.

He scooped up some water and carefully washed his face.

Pushing the wheelchair back into the bedroom, Xia Yu looked around the room, trying to find out what had caused Xu Youxiang to cry by the pool in the middle of the night.

He saw the open notebook with an unfinished string of code on it and a mouse lying next to it.

Picking up the notebook, Xia Yu glanced at it and asked Xu Youxiang, "What were you writing here?"

Xu Youxiang told him what she was trying to write.

Then Xia Yu understood the situation: this type of programming was not Xu Youxiang's strong suit, and she couldn't write it well, which made her frustrated.

Xu Youxiang's talent was already excellent, but talent alone didn't equal strength. Due to the pressure from An Siyao, she was pushing herself too hard.

Xia Yu wanted to tell Xu Youxiang to relax a bit, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

These were words of comfort, which led to a defeatist attitude.

Because of their limited abilities, many people liked to console themselves and others this way.

In reality, a better solution was to achieve the desired goal; once achieved, people would naturally feel relaxed.

Xu Youxiang couldn't achieve it all at once, but Xia Yu could help her.

Coming to the table, Xia Yu began typing on the keyboard.

While he was working on the enhancement tasks, the body's original owner could also gain skill experience through the shared body, though unlike Xia Yu who could gain experience in all areas by practicing just one small area, the body's owner could only gain experience in that specific area.

As Xia Yu worked and thought, Xu Youxiang's understanding of this type of programming deepened rapidly.

After completing this part of the code, Xia Yu came up with another question for himself to write, allowing Xu Youxiang to gain more experience.

He continued typing until noon, hummed a lullaby for Xu Youxiang, and used a pacifying skill to put her to sleep before returning to his own body.

At this moment, he was eating at the dining table.

Seeing his body twitch, Yuxue tentatively called out, "You're back?"

"Yep," Xia Yu replied.

The girl immediately became cheerful. She was a bit scared of Tau Kua Yu.

"By the way, on the 7th of next month, it's your sister Weiwei's grandma's birthday; we'll go together," Xia Yu remembered this event.

"Ok!" For Yan Wei, Yuxue liked her, especially the dishes and snacks she made.

Although she wasn't a food lover like Xia Yu, no one would be indifferent to delicious food.

"Mom also said to come to her place during the National Day holiday, so we'll go there first, then come back and go to Weiwei's?" Yuxue suggested.

Kong Hanyue had her eyes on the National Day holiday of the two, hoping they would visit her.

Xia Yu lowered his head to look at his fingertips, feeling a slight chill in his index and middle fingers.

It was the sensation he had when he first touched Xu Youxiang's cheek upon entering her body.

It was the chill of tears.

"I won't go. I'll go to Nan Ming for National Day." said Xia Yu.

"Then I'll go to Nan Ming too," said Yuxue, determined to accompany Xia Yu.

"Alright," Xia Yu agreed.

Seeing that Xia Yu had no intention of leaving her behind, Yuxue breathed a sigh of relief. Then she asked, "What are we going to do in Nan Ming?"

"Xu Youxiang is there. We'll go see her," Xia Yu replied.

"Oh," Yuxue nodded, understanding. It was normal for a brother and his girlfriend to visit the girlfriend's best friend.

Thinking about going with An Siyao, Yuxue became excited and asked, "How will we get there? Did Yao Yao say when we were leaving?"

Her words confused Xia Yu. "What does Yao Yao have to do with it? Did she say she's going too?"

"Uh?" Yuxue tilted her head, "Isn't Yao Yao going with us?"

"Just the two of us," Xia Yu answered.

He was going to Nan Ming to comfort Xu Youxiang. She had gone there because of An Siyao in the first place, so taking her along wouldn't be comforting—it'd be adding fuel to the fire.

"I see," Yuxue picked up her chopsticks and pretended as if nothing had happened, eating her meal.

But in reality, her heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

What was the situation with her brother going to visit his girlfriend's best friend alone?

Was this really okay?

As his sister and Yao Yao's best friend, what should she do?

Furrowing her small brow and pondering for a long while, Yuxue finally sighed.

Sorry, Yao Yao.

Xia Yu noticed that something was off with Yuxue. He knew that his actions were somewhat inappropriate, but he didn't try to hide it.

All he could do was put everything out in the open.

After lunch, Xia Yu went to An Siyao's villa, intending to talk to her about this matter.

At the entrance of the villa, Yu Ning Meng was waiting for him.

As she led Xia Yu into the villa, Yu Ning Meng said to him, "I'll be busy with some matters for the next few days. I've instructed the other maids that if Yao Yao hasn't returned to the villa by 9 pm or if her legs suddenly become inconvenient, I'll bring a group of men to find you."

"…Am I that kind of person?" Xia Yu was baffled by Yu Ning Meng's suspicious gaze.

"I don't know about you youngsters, always thinking about rushing," Yu Ning Meng sneered disdainfully.

Unable to clear his name, Xia Yu no longer tried to explain. Besides, he did indeed have some desires.

It was only human nature.

Entering An Siyao's bedroom, Xia Yu saw her practicing the flute on the balcony.

Upon seeing Xia Yu, An Siyao happily put down her flute and came over to him.

She stretched out her hand, blinking her eyes at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu also reached out his hand, holding the girl's slender palm.

Seeing this, An Siyao gave him a brilliant smile.

Blinded by the intimacy between the two, Yu Ningmeng immediately left the room and closed the door.

With the door shut, Xia Yu turned his head to look at An Siyao.

The girl was too innocent, just holding hands made her so happy.

He felt it was his duty to let An Siyao understand what deeper levels of happiness were.

He let go of her hand, and under her puzzled gaze, he stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her waist.

An Siyao's face suddenly turned red.

It was the first time Xia Yu had seen such an expression on the girl's face.