Chapter 35
Without any prior arrangement, the two sisters each started roasting their own older brothers.
“I feel like my brother won’t leave the house even if he dies.”
“Didn’t your brother go travelling with you before? Unlike my brother; every day, he’s just crazily working out at home. Even his face is as dark as the weights.”
“My brother will definitely become a recluse like this.”
“I’m afraid that my brother will turn into a muscle man.”
“If this goes on, he won’t be able to find a partner.”
“If this goes on, he won’t be able to find me a sister-in-law.”
The two of them practically said this at the same time. They looked at each other and blinked a few times. Suddenly, an idea lit up in their minds.
“Hey, Ning Meng Ming. Why don’t we organise a social gathering and bring our brothers?”
“I was thinking the same thing, Fu Yue Yue. I’ll send a message to Qiu Yan and the others right away.” Even if she couldn’t introduce a partner to Ning An, it would still be good if she could get him to spend some time outside.
Dreams were beautiful, but reality was cruel. Ning Meng and Fu Yue were made aware of this phrase by their own brothers.
“I don’t want to find a partner.” Ning An was struggling to process the information of multiple new mecha energy sources, feeling like his hair was going to fall out again. “You guys have fun.”
“Let’s go ah!” Ning Meng clung onto Ning An’s arm and used her trump card — acting cute and spoilt. “Ge Ge, come with me~ It’s fine even if you just sit there and watch.”
Ning An frowned and looked at his arm that was being pulled. Ning Meng persisted: “Your little sister is holding this kind of gathering for the first time. As an older brother, can’t you help me out? I’m so heart-broken. Ge Ge, come with me okay? Otherwise, I’ll show you how much I’ll cry. Ying ying ying.”
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Ning An was still unmoved.
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“Alright, alright.” Ning An’s face was full of black lines, but he just couldn’t bear it when Ning Meng was being like this. Even though he knew that Ning Meng was deliberately provoking him, the protective older brother that he was couldn’t be at ease. Ning An retrieved the arm that Ning Meng was swinging about and said: “I’ll go, okay?”
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Ning Meng had already walked to the door when she suddenly turned back again and looked at Ning An with anticipation. “If Ge Ge can also invite a……”
“I’ll try, I’ll try my best, okay?”
“Yay! Ge Ge is the best!” Ning Meng cheered and planted a loud kiss on Ning An’s forehead before skipping off.
Compared with this side where Ning Meng only had to act spoilt and pretend to cry, on the other side, Fu Yue was physically and mentally exhausted.
First of all, she couldn’t even find the opportunity to ask. She didn’t have the courage to barge into the training room and find Fu Ke. Then, there was the Fu Family’s custom where they shouldn't talk while they eat or right before they sleep, so she couldn’t bring the topic up at the dining table.
Secondly, she didn’t know how she should say it. Fu Ke didn’t like group gatherings; it seemed like there didn’t exist the possibility of him agreeing to go to this social gathering. She could even imagine Fu Ke’s reaction — sneer, ridicule, and then refuse.
So although their rooms were right next to each other, Fu Yue still chose to use her terminal to chat. Guessing that Fu Ke should have finished showering, she sent him a message.
[Ge?]
Fu Ke’s reply was a question mark.
[I plan to hold a social gathering and hope that you can come as support.]
Fu Ke didn’t respond for a long time. Feeling quite nervous, Fu Yue sent him another message.
[This is the first time that I’ve organised this kind of gathering. I hope that Ge Ge can come and support it. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to join in the conversation. It’s fine even if you just sit there and act as a bodyguard. If Ge Ge can invite some other friends, then that would also be good. Please consider it, okay?]
In fact, Fu Ke was just lost in thought as he looked at the words ‘social gathering’ in the first message that Fu Yue sent over.
These days, he had constantly been thinking about Ning An’s matter. Was it love at first sight from the pheromones? He wanted to refute this but he couldn’t seem to find a reason. He also thought of that person who was eating with Ning An in Fu Yue’s video call the other day. He kept feeling that their distance was a little too close, and their actions also seemed quite ambiguous. In addition, Ning An still hasn’t sent him any messages. The only thing that made him happy was that Ning An didn’t unfriend him.
The more he thought about it, the more irritable he became. Thus, he chose to do a large amount of exercise to sweat and use up all his energy, making him unable to think of other things. But even though he did this, he knew that his state wasn’t right.
Alphas would generally choose an Omega as their partner, and Fu Ke was also the same. He now knew that Ning An wasn’t one, but he would still often think of Ning An — the way his brows slightly furrowed while he was writing his papers, his habit of biting his fingernails, his strong figure in the training ground, and also the time he was carried to the infirmary……
Fu Ke felt that he might be crazy. Perhaps he really should find a partner? So, instead of cleanly refusing Fu Yue’s invitation like he always did, he hesitated for a moment before replying:
[Okay, I’ll also ask Derek?]
When Fu Yue received his reply, she first thought that there was something wrong with her eyes. After vigorously rubbing them and confirming that Fu Ke’s reply was an ‘okay’, she sunk into silence.
Did this world suddenly turn into a fantasy? Fu Ke has finally reached enlightenment and chosen to accept? Fu Yue silently deleted the emotional message she was about to send to persuade Fu Ke.
“Ning Meng Meng, I think my brother might be crazy.” Fu Yue said this after the video call connected.
“Why? Did your brother not agree?” Ning Meng was currently slouched on the sofa, watching an idol drama while eating the fruit that Ning An had sliced for her, her face filled with happiness.
“No, he agreed. But……”
“Then that’s good, right? There’s no problem on my side with my brother. He also invited a classmate.” Honestly speaking, Ning Meng didn’t expect that Ning An would actually invite a classmate. “Qiu Yan and Yu Tao also agreed. The location has been set, but aren’t we still short a person?”
“We have another person on our side. It’s Derek, the one who came and helped me carry things the other day.” Fu Yue still wanted to tell Ning Meng about her brother’s strange behaviour, but she didn’t know where to start, so she simply said: “En, that settles it.”
The two of them then chatted about the recent popular idol drama, getting so excited that they lost track of time.
“Look at the time, you’re still not sleeping? You’re going to complain about having dark circles again when you get up tomorrow.” Fu Yue distinctly heard Ning An’s voice through the video. She saw Ning Meng give Ning An a cute reply, but then she pulled a face when he wasn’t watching. “Let’s end it here, Fu Yue Yue. My brother is nagging me to go to sleep. Good night. Me me da.”
“Good night.”
Fu Yue closed the video interface and then saw her chat with Fu Ke at the very top. It was always in the format of a question and a simple reply. She suddenly wanted to sigh.
This Ge Ge.
Ying ying ying.
Besides his roommates, the classmates that Ning An was close with were just Fu Ke and Derek. It was naturally impossible for him to invite Xu Yu Sheng, and He Xin and Wang Yi were both far away. Thinking for a while, Ning An decided to find Chen Si Yu. The latter teased him for a bit before accepting.
*****
“Brother, did you do well in the final exam?” Chen Si Yu was the first to arrive. He asked for a cup of iced water and then started to looked over the menu. Seeing Ning An and Ning Meng arrive, he immediately got up and patted Ning An’s shoulder before giving Ning Meng a smile. “Hello, I’m Chen Si Yu. What is this young lady’s name?”
Chen Si Yu wasn’t that handsome, but when he dressed up a bit, he looked quite refreshing. His smile also caused Ning Meng to feel a little embarrassed. “Hello, my name is Ning Meng, the Meng in ‘baby is cute today.”
“You look just like your name. Miss Ning Meng is very cute.” Chen Si Yu also noticed the result of Ning Meng spending nearly 2 hours dressing up Ning An. He raised an eyebrow and whistled, “Brother, you look very handsome today.”
“You’re not bad yourself.”
The three of them idly chatted and the atmosphere quickly warmed up. Being well-informed, Chen Si Yu excitedly gossiped with Ning Meng about her favourite idol. They looked as though they knew each other all along, instantly becoming close friends.
Ning An didn’t have anything to say, so he simply stared at the fretwork design of the tablecloth. He was thinking of whether it was better to use a natural crystal nucleus or an artificially synthesised one as the energy source of a mecha core, until he suddenly heard a shy ‘hello’ in front of him.
Looking up, Ning An was stunned to see the two people opposite him. “It’s you?”