What Should I Do if My Younger Brother’s Crush Has Taken a Liking to Me?

Chapter 19 – I like someone who is good at studying, good-looking, and doesn’t talk too much.

On the roadside, dim orange light from low street lamps cast a hazy glow. The round table was already filled with plates of grilled skewers, the scent of roasted meat mixed with cumin and chili powder, sizzling in hot oil. The smell of barbeque drifted far and wide with the wind, making passing students unable to resist the temptation and salivate.

Xi Ning lowered her head and took a bite of beef, chewing slowly and elegantly. She glanced at Kong Nianxi, who had switched to a can of Sprite, and her eyebrows relaxed.

Kong Nianxi, who sat next to her, propped her chin with one hand and looked at Xi Ning with wanton eyes. However, Xi Ning, who had been keeping her head down, did not notice that her unintentional movements had been caught by someone’s eyes.

Kong Nianxi narrowed her eyes, her smile deepening at the sight of Xi Ning’s face. She looked at the other’s lips, which were slightly stained with oil from the meat, and shone with a sparkling gloss under the light. Her thin lips revealed snow-white teeth, and her eating manner was gentle and restrained. Kong Nianxi couldn’t tell if it was the grilled skewers that were tempting or something else, but she felt a bit “hungry.”

Her red lips moved slightly as she turned her head and took a skewer of grilled beef that looked exactly like Xi Ning’s.

“Sister Xi, what’s the plan for later? Staying up all night at the internet café?” Huang Mao asked, chatting with several boys.

Xi Ning wiped her mouth and replied, “You guys can do that, but I have to go back early to sleep tonight. I won’t join in the fun.”

The table fell silent, and several people looked at her in unison.

Huang Mao gasped and slapped his leg, laughing, “Don’t be funny, Sister. Are you going to tell jokes? Are you really going to bed early on a Saturday?”

“Hahaha, that’s right. It’s Saturday today. Sister Nianxi, are you going to study or something?”

“Haha, did Tian Jiabao’s prayer finally work?”

They all thought she was joking and laughed for a while, but when Kong Nianxi didn’t reply, they stopped laughing.

Kong Nianxi looked calm with a smile on her face, “What’s wrong? Can’t I?”

The group was taken aback, not sure if she was joking or not.

The girl next to her pulled her arm and said, “Of course, of course. Our Nian Nian can beat a group of people with ease. If she really takes it seriously, she can beat the first place in minutes.”

After she finished speaking, she was pushed by the curly-haired boy next to her and suddenly remembered that the first place in their class was sitting right here.

Xi Ning pursed her lips and didn’t object to the girl’s words. Instead, she focused more on the cup of sour plum juice that Kong Nianxi had taken a sip from.

That was her cup, and she had just taken a sip from it a second ago.

She clenched the wooden skewer tightly, and a sense of restlessness surged up in her chest for no reason.

Xi Ning reached out and took a new disposable cup from the side, filled it with more than half of sour plum juice, and then, when Kong Nianxi wasn’t paying attention, quietly switched the old cup with the new one.

After she discreetly switched the cups, her tense body relaxed a little. However, when she lowered her head, her gaze inadvertently swept across the white disposable cup, and she saw a seductive red mark on the rim.

The shape was intact, and the lip print was clear.

Her ears suddenly felt hot.

“Oh, by the way, a new girl transferred to our class. She’s really pretty, like a fairy who has descended to earth.”

The noise at the table quickly turned to the new topic. Suddenly, a boy across from Xi Ning spoke up loudly.

“Who is she? Do you have any pictures? Show me!”

“What’s with this fairy nonsense? Is she really that good-looking?”

The boy shook his bald head. “I’m not a pervert who likes to take pictures of beautiful women. Where would I get pictures? If you’re interested, come see for yourself next week. Her name is Wen Yao.”

“Oh, I think I’ve heard that name before. Apparently, she transferred from a provincial experimental school and was quite famous in her previous school.”

“Why did she suddenly transfer in the second year of high school?”

“Who knows? Maybe she got into trouble at her previous school?”

The boy stroked his chin and replied, “It’s possible. Although she just transferred here, you can tell she’s quite wild.”

“Is she a crazy beauty? That’s not bad. Isn’t that the popular type these days?”

“Hahaha…”

Several boys laughed and joked loudly. When Xi Ning heard the familiar name, her expression became slightly uncomfortable.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang. Su Yuqi kicked the table and stood up impatiently, glaring at the boys. “Can you please keep your private discussions to yourselves? Either shut up or move to another table.”

The laughter stopped abruptly, and the boys stared at her, the atmosphere at the table becoming tense.

Tu Xiaoyuan was so scared that she quickly grabbed Su Yuqi’s clothes corner. Normally, Su Yuqi was always smiling and friendly, and they had almost forgotten that she could be extremely fierce when angry.

She looked at the boys across from them, with their fancy hairstyles, and knew they were not good students. Su Yuqi’s reputation as a notorious senior in the second year was well-known throughout the school, and although she had become more low-key now, no one dared to provoke her. The more unruly the student was, the less they would dare to provoke her.

“Uh…”

Tu Xiaoyuan watched in surprise, and even Xi Ning was a little surprised. But then she realized that Wen Yao was Su Yuqi’s stepsister, so the boy’s attitude was understandable.

It seems that Su Yuqi and her stepsister have a good relationship?

The noise on the table suddenly quieted down, and the commotion on the roadside a meter away became particularly noticeable.

At that moment, a group of male students wearing the uniforms of the neighboring Fourth High School walked out of the billiard hall across the street, cursing and heading straight towards the barbecue stall.

“Damn it, what bad luck. Didn’t win a single one.”

“That group of bastards from Qingye always finds shortcuts. Next time, I’ll definitely crush their dog heads!”

“F*ck, there goes my 200 soft sister coins!”

The four boys took a few steps across the street to the “X Sister Barbecue” sign, and the leading boy saw Kong Nianxi sitting at the table outside at a glance. He was happy and was about to approach her, but was stopped by the boy behind him. After a few words in his ear, the boy deflated and hung his head.

The four of them followed the boss lady and sat down at a newly vacated table next to Xi and her friends.

The gaze of Huang Mao’s group and the four boys from the neighboring school met, and sparks flew in an instant.

“F*ck, what bad luck to run into these pests even while eating. Xi, don’t bother with him, so as not to dirty your eyes. I’ll block him for you!” Huang Mao straightened his back and moved his body to block the gaze of the boy from the neighboring school next to Kong Nianxi.

Kong Nianxi smiled indifferently, took a sip from her cup, and said nothing.

The boy who was scolded by Su Yuqi just now was more confident when facing the boys from the other school who had fought with them before. He glanced disdainfully at them and deliberately raised his voice in a strange tone, saying, “What kind of jerk deserves to bother our Qingye’s beauty? And he even dares to use dirty tricks to block people? Such a despicable technique.”

After speaking, he leaned in and grinned, “Not to mention Xi, I don’t even fancy him.”

Laughter erupted at the table, and the boys at the neighboring table stood up with red faces, but didn’t dare to come over. They were held back by their companions and urged to leave first, but were then pushed away.

The girl with big wavy hair propped up her face and casually asked, “By the way, we haven’t heard Xi talk about her ideal type yet. I’m a bit curious.”

The table suddenly fell silent.

Kong Nianxi touched her chin, as if in thought, then turned her head to look at Xi next to her, fluttered her eyelashes, and said with a smile, “I like someone who is good at studying, good-looking, and doesn’t talk too much.”

The noise on the table suddenly quieted down, and the commotion on the roadside, a meter away, became particularly noticeable.

At that moment, a group of male students wearing the uniforms of the neighboring Fourth High School walked out of the billiard hall across the street, cursing, and headed straight towards the barbecue stall.

“Damn it, what bad luck. We didn’t win a single one.”

“That group of bastards from Qingye always found shortcuts. Next time, we’ll definitely crush their dog heads!”

“F*ck, there goes my 200 soft sister coins!”

The four boys took a few steps across the street to the “X Sister Barbecue” sign, and the leading boy saw Kong Nianxi sitting at the table outside at a glance. He was happy and was about to approach her but was stopped by the boy behind him. After a few words in his ear, the boy deflated and hung his head.

The four of them followed the boss lady and sat down at a newly vacated table next to Xi and her friends.

The gaze of Huang Mao’s group and the four boys from the neighboring school met, and sparks flew in an instant.

“F*ck, what bad luck to run into these pests even while eating. Xi, don’t bother with him, so as not to dirty your eyes. I’ll block him for you!” Huang Mao straightened his back and moved his body to block the gaze of the boy from the neighboring school next to Kong Nianxi.

Kong Nianxi smiled indifferently, took a sip from her cup, and said nothing.

The boy who was scolded by Su Yuqi just now was more confident when facing the boys from the other school who had fought with them before. He glanced disdainfully at them and deliberately raised his voice in a strange tone, saying, “What kind of jerk deserves to bother our Qingye’s beauty? And he even dares to use dirty tricks to block people? Such a despicable technique.”

After speaking, he leaned in and grinned, “Not to mention Xi, I don’t even fancy him.”

Laughter erupted at the table, and the boys at the neighboring table stood up with red faces, but didn’t dare to come over. They were held back by their companions and urged to leave first but were then pushed away.

The girl with big wavy hair propped up her face and casually asked, “By the way, we haven’t heard Xi talk about her ideal type yet. I’m a bit curious.”

The table suddenly fell silent.

Kong Nianxi touched her chin, as if in thought, then turned her head to look at Xi next to her, fluttered her eyelashes, and said with a smile, “I like someone who is good at studying, good-looking, and doesn’t talk too much.”