Chapter 13.2: Being a girl is great!

Title: Baby’s Breath

Translator: System Yaoi

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Chapter 13 Being a girl is great!

Xue Youka said there was no need, “I’ll come back with my cousin later, and I’ll go straight home.”

“Fangfang.” He Xiaoyou called out, “Take care of your little brother, don’t let him wander around, and don’t stay out too late.”

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Ebld Wydt Nkikdt blyae vbkp, pbl tzydnle yv Dwl Zswjy yde dseele.

Dwl Zswjy qszzsole bla swvpkel, yde Wydt Nkikdt pvsse cu vbl asyepkel vs bykz y vymk, pvyakdt yv bkx. “Dwl Zswjy, yal usw rzyddkdt vs ts vs vbl kdvladlv nyql?”

“Ls, R’zz fwpv pll usw sqq. Xdnl usw tlv kd vbl nya, R’zz ts cynj.” Tl pxkzle kddsnldvzu.

“Ebyvlhla, es yp usw okpb. Qs oblalhla usw oydv vs rzyu. Rq uswa xsx nyzzp, R osd’v vlzz y zkl qsa usw.”

Mbl vymk pvsrrle, yde Wydt Nkikdt tsv kd. Dwl Zswjy oyhle tssecul vs bla, cwv pbl eked’v ryu ydu yvvldvksd yde vsze vbl eakhla vs pvyav vbl nya.

Ebld Dwl Zswjy oyp kd qswavb sa qkqvb tayel, bl bye yzps zkle yde pdlyjle swv vs rzyu yv dktbv. Tl oyp nywtbv sdnl cu Tl Dkysusw yde tsv clyvld wr. Lso, Dwl Zswjy oyp qllzkdt y ckv blpkvydv yde vbswtbv ycswv tskdt cynj bsxl. Tsolhla, bl pvkzz dllele vs nyzz Ubldt Zw yde lmrzykd vbl pkvwyvksd.

“…Qltl¹ Qltl, kd Odtzkpb xlydp Xzela casvbla, kv’p xl, Ykxk.” Dwl Zswjy qswde y pxyzz pwrlaxyajlv sd vbl asyepkel yde prldv 20 nldvp vs xyjl y nyzz qasx y rwczkn rbsdl. “Yu eye eaydj yznsbsz, ps bl nyd’v eakhl xl.”

“Eblal yal usw?” Ubldt Zw ypjle.

Xue Youka gave him the address and said, “I’m using the supermarket’s public phone. There are only ten seconds left, I have to hang up.”

“Stay there, I’ll come to pick you up.”

Xue Youka counted down for one minute and then hung up the phone.

He didn’t know what Cheng Yu wanted to show him and why it had to wait until the evening. Nevertheless, Xue Youka patiently waited outside the supermarket. He had eaten a lot in the evening, and drowsiness overcame him. Sitting with his knees hugged, the cool night breeze made him feel a bit chilly. Just as he was dozing off, a shadow appeared in front of him.

“You’re so sleepy that your eyes are closing?” Cheng Yu bent over, gazing at him.

Xue Youka lifted his head, revealing a big smile. “You finally came.”

Cheng Yu looked straight into his eyes, and the sudden smile dazzled his eyes, causing him to turn away involuntarily.

Yawning, Xue Youka stood up and said, “I’m so sleepy.”

Cheng Yu couldn’t stand his cuteness anymore and turned away again. “Just one hour, I’ll take you home in an hour.”

“Mhm, mhm.”

After getting in the car, Xue Youka greeted Uncle Wei and then secretly asked Cheng Yu, “What are you going to show me?”

“I can’t tell you now.”

Uncle Wei, who knew the truth, had secretly discussed it with Grandpa Cheng in the afternoon. Both of them thought that Cheng Yu was putting too much effort into this little girl whom he had only known for a little over a month. They wondered if he truly liked her. When the boy’s Grandpa asked, Cheng Yu coldly said that they were thinking too much.

Grandpa Cheng thought that if Cheng Yu was having fun playing with the kids here and enjoying himself, then he himself would naturally be happy too. After all, the reason they specifically brought Cheng Yu here was to let him relax and be happy. However, he was worried that Cheng Yu might have developed genuine feelings. The emotions between children were immature, and in the end, both kids could get hurt.

“Did you have cake today?” Cheng Yu asked him in the car.

“I did!”

“Can you eat more?”

“I can eat more!”

Uncle Wei quietly glanced through the rearview mirror and felt that this little girl was truly energetic. Moreover, after cutting her hair, she really looked like a boy. He couldn’t have imagined that the picky Cheng Yu would like this kind of type.

When they arrived, Cheng Yu led him upstairs, but instead of going into his own room, they entered the adjacent empty room. Previously, Cheng Ziwei had stayed here for two days, but now it was completely cleaned up. Even the mattress had been replaced with a new one. At the moment, the curtains were tightly closed, and the room was dim.

Cheng Yu didn’t turn on the light and asked him to sit on the bed.

Xue Youka sat on the edge of the bed in the darkness and felt something pressing against him. When he looked up, he saw a pointed mosquito net, and the curtains scattered around the bed.

“Xue Mimi, close your eyes,” Cheng Yu said, afraid that he would peek. He used his left hand to cover Xue Youka’s eyes while his right hand reached into the mosquito net, uncovering the curtains to reveal a glowing glass jar underneath.

With one hand, Cheng Yu lifted the loosened lid and then lifted the hand that was covering Xue Youka’s eyes.

Through his slightly closed eyelids, Xue Youka vaguely felt the flickering light. Without waiting for Cheng Yu to speak, he secretly opened his eyes.

“Wow.”

“I didn’t tell you to open them yet.”

Xue Youka immediately buried his head and went inside the mosquito net. “Cheng Yu gege! Where did you catch these fireflies? There are so many!”

The entire room was illuminated by these twinkling green lights, reflecting in Xue Youka’s eyes.

Cheng Yu stood outside, looking at him through the thin layer of fabric. “I caught them in your dream.”

That day, he said he caught fireflies while climbing Zhongshan Mountain in Xue Youka’s dream.

Xue Youka poked his head out. “Come in and take a look too!”

Cheng Yu was forcefully pulled in by him.

Cheng Yu thought this was childish and quite tacky. How could he do something so unsophisticated? He was originally going to leave, but the moment he was pulled in and lay down, he was captivated.

Inside and outside the mosquito net felt like two completely different spaces. Outside was reality, while inside was a fantastical, truly dream-like world.

“So many! You must have caught them on Zhongshan Mountain. Did you go to Zhongshan Mountain today?” Xue Youka hadn’t seen fireflies for a long time, and there were dozens of them flying right in front of his eyes.

“No. I went yesterday and bought them with money, and someone delivered them today.”

“Bought them?” Xue Youka turned his head to look at Cheng Yu. “How much did you spend?”

“Ten yuan each.”

Xue Youka: “…”

“Cheng Yu gege,” he suddenly leaned in and called out.

Cheng Yu didn’t expect him to suddenly get so close to his face, and his eyelashes trembled.

The distance was so close that he could even feel their breaths. Cheng Yu felt uneasy and turned his face to the side, opening his eyes halfway to glance at him. He saw the smile on his face that could melt hearts.

“Cheng Yu gege, do you still want someone to catch fireflies for you? I’ll go to Zhongshan Mountain tomorrow, and I’ll catch as many as you want.”

“…Little brat, you’re thinking about money,” Cheng Yu tapped his forehead and then said, “I didn’t mean to bother you that day…” He briefly expressed his apology and quickly changed the subject, “These fireflies have a short lifespan. I’m afraid they won’t survive until tomorrow, so I had you come over tonight.”

In this kind of space, Cheng Yu’s voice sounded different from usual. It was filled with tenderness, and even his gaze became softer.

For several minutes, neither of them spoke.

A firefly, as if tired from flying, suddenly landed and perched on Cheng Yu’s eyebrow.

Even though it was beautiful, it was still an insect. Cheng Yu was about to wave it away when he noticed the little girl²A reminder, Yu thinks Mimi is a girl beside him getting closer again and blowing air on his face.

Cheng Yu’s eyelashes trembled, and the firefly flew away.

Xue Youka was leaning next to him and asked, “Did you intentionally catch these fireflies for me? Did you buy them specifically for me?”

“No,” luckily the firefly’s light wasn’t bright enough, and Cheng Yu could already feel his ears heating up, “I just wanted to see them. But I thought of the day when you fell, so I invited you along.”

“Oh,” Xue Youka didn’t feel unhappy about it. He looked up at the light and said, “Beautiful things should be shared. Thank you, gege.”

He was truly polite.

The corner of Cheng Yu’s mouth couldn’t help but curve upwards. During this summer vacation, he might have smiled more times than in the past ten years because of his good mood.

“Hey, Xue Mimi, did you apply the ointment I gave you yesterday?”

“Yesterday? What…” He remembered, “Oh… I forgot to apply it. I don’t have any scars on my body, why do I need to use this?”

“For your leg.”

“The one I fell on? It’s almost healed. Once the scab falls off, it’ll be fine.”

“Aren’t girls like you afraid of having ugly scars?”

“Who told you I’m a girl?”

Cheng Yu looked into his eyes.

They were typical children’s eyes, clear and without impurities.

“I don’t believe it. Let’s compare who’s bigger when we take off our pants…” He said it softly, and it was in the local dialect, so Cheng Yu couldn’t hear clearly.

“You’re not like one,” Cheng Yu said.

“When we leave later, take the fireflies with you.”

“You don’t want it?”

“These are all bugs. I get annoyed when they fly around my head at night.”

“Oh, okay. Then I’ll take them home.”

“You should get up first.” Cheng Yu sat up, his long eyelashes drooping, casting a fan-like shadow over his eyes, and the teardrop-shaped mole hidden within the shadow.

Cheng Yu looked down at him. “Come with me and apply the ointment.”

“I don’t want to!”

“I’ll give you a pack of instant noodles.”

“…Fine.”

Fireflies are best not exposed to light, so Cheng Yu didn’t turn on the lights. He brought Xue Youka to his own room, gave him a pack of instant noodles, and opened a box of scar removal cream. He unscrewed the lid and handed it to him. “Apply it.”

“I’m eating.” Xue Youka shook his hands, indicating that he couldn’t apply it himself.

Cheng Yu hesitated and pulled out a wet tissue for him.

“Hey,” Xue Youka sighed like an adult, furrowing his brow and wiping his hands, rolling up his pant leg.

Cheng Yu slightly averted his gaze. “Still not happy?”

“I’m not unhappy.” This older brother was so caring. Although his temper was inconsistent, Xue Youka still liked him a lot.

He applied the ointment to the red skin after the scab fell off, and in his heart, he couldn’t help but think, It’s so nice to be a girl! Someone treats him with snacks, catches fireflies for him, and cares for him when he’s hurt… He sighed,”I was thinking, it will be fortunate being gege’s girlfriend.”

“You’re daydreaming.”

Xue Youka: “?”

He raised his head in confusion and realised that Cheng Yu had turned his whole body away, his expression not visible.

The wristband detected an abnormal heart rate from Cheng Yu and emitted a beep.

Xue Youka thought it was his watch and didn’t pay much attention, continuing to focus on applying the ointment while sneaking bites of the instant noodles.

As Cheng Yu heard him remaining silent, his heart became even more anxious and restless. Even his fingertips were getting irritable and seemed to be on the verge of burning. He furrowed his eyebrows tightly and said, “Forget it, I’ll think about it!”

System: Bahaha this misunderstanding, Little Yu really be thinking Mimi is asking to be his girlfriend ~

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