Chapter 230: When Do You Feel the Happiest?

Chapter 230: When Do You Feel the Happiest?

After staying in an intimate position for a while, Xia Yuan got up from Mei Fang and sat on the edge of the bed. “Alright, alright, if we keep messing around, Youxi and Aunt Meijuan will be back soon. Hurry up and claim your reward.”

Xia Yuan placed one hand on her leg and gently patted her thigh with the other, tilting her head to gaze at Mei Fang, her smooth and shiny hair naturally cascading down.

Hmm...

Faced with such a sweet and inviting gesture from his childhood sweetheart, Mei Fang naturally had no reason to refuse.

“Um... Okay.”

He slowly lay down on Xia Yuan’s lap, feeling reassured by the silky texture of her stockings.

Mei Fang had a natural passion and dedication for making games. Once he started pushing a project on a large scale, he sometimes found it hard to stop, working towards development progress from morning till night. This period had indeed left little time for rest.

“Comfortable?”

“Mm...”

Mei Fang let out a lazy hum of contentment and then began to breathe evenly and deeply, which made Xia Yuan feel very satisfied as she gently caressed his cheek.

“Speaking of which, we used to play this knee pillow game when we were kids.”

“When we were kids?”

“Yeah... When we were playing house. Don’t you remember?”

Xia Yuan rubbed Mei Fang’s cheek. “I used to play the mom, and you were the baby. Sometimes, I’d let you lie on my lap like this and sing lullabies to put you to sleep.”

“Uh... it’s been so long, I kind of forgot.”

Mei Fang leaned back a bit, getting even closer to Xia Yuan, and asked with a smile, “Yuan Yuan, can you help me recall those scenes from when we were playing house? Like the lullabies you mentioned...”

“Hmph... Ah Fang, you ask for so much!”

Xia Yuan lightly pinched Mei Fang’s cheek with slight annoyance. “You can’t always expect me to satisfy you; you have to show some effort too!”

“Mhm...”

Mei Fang understood the meaning behind Xia Yuan’s words and turned over to face her. “Um... you probably want me to call you ‘Mama,’ don’t you?”

“Hmm... figure it out yourself.”

Xia Yuan hummed and looked away.

Seeing his childhood sweetheart looking so adorably shy, Mei Fang couldn’t help but feel the urge to tease her.

Taking advantage of Xia Yuan’s moment of inattention, Mei Fang wrapped his arms around her waist, burying his face in her small belly, and started making a baby-like “mama” sound.

“This doesn’t count... too babyish... it’s so ticklish, don’t—don’t hold me there!”

Annoyed, Xia Yuan knocked on Mei Fang’s head to teach him a lesson. After some playful tussling, Mei Fang finally calmed down and quietly lay on Xia Yuan’s lap.

As Xia Yuan gently stroked his hair, she fulfilled her earlier promise, softly humming the tune of a lullaby.

“Being a kid is the happiest time, isn’t it?”

After the earlier playfulness, Mei Fang’s voice carried a hint of weariness.

Xia Yuan’s gentle humming took Mei Fang’s thoughts back many years, to a time when he, Xia Yuan, and Lin Youxi would hold hands and play carefree around Baimei County.

Back then, they were so innocent and carefree, never worrying about other people’s opinions or try to achieve any kind of self-worth.

This long-lost joy of interaction made him enjoy the moment, but it also made him question his current efforts.

It wasn’t until she heard the sound of the door opening in the living room that she suddenly woke up in a panic.

Oh no, Youxi and Aunt Meijuan are back!

She gently patted Mei Fang’s cheek, trying to wake him up, but he just turned over, leaving a large drool stain on Xia Yuan’s stockings—he was sleeping so soundly that Xia Yuan was reluctant to wake him up.

“Yuan Yuan? Ah Fang? Are you home?”

Lin Youxi’s voice and footsteps were getting closer from outside, and Xia Yuan, flustered and still a bit groggy from just waking up, didn’t know what to do.

So she covered her face as if giving up, and silently waited for Lin Youxi to open the door.

“......”

Lin Youxi originally wanted to comment on Xia Yuan’s cute outfit, but seeing Mei Fang asleep in her arms, she decided not to speak immediately. Instead, she sat quietly next to Xia Yuan on the bed and softly said:

“My mom is still at the market buying groceries. She asked me to bring the stuff home first, so there’s no rush.”

Xia Yuan blushed and stammered as she explained to Lin Youxi, “Ah Fang... said he was a bit tired, so I thought I’d try to encourage him to rest a bit.”

“So, the stockings were a good choice, right?”

Lin Youxi said while crouching beside the bed, hugging her knees, and curiously observing Mei Fang’s sleeping face. She teased him by poking his cheek, “Look at Ah Fang, he’s enjoying it so much. He really likes it.”

Lin Youxi seldom felt jealous of the intimacy between Xia Yuan and Mei Fang, whether it was before or after they expressed their feelings for each other.

Her thoughtfulness made Xia Yuan feel less ashamed about sneaking around and she responded,

“Ah Fang just told me earlier that being a kid is the happiest time.”

“So, Yuan Yuan, what about you?” Lin Youxi smiled, “When do you feel the happiest?”

“Me? For me... actually, I always missed kindergarten when I was in elementary school, and missed elementary school when I was in middle school, but now in high school, I don’t really miss the earlier periods anymore. Because now I feel that the happiest times are when I’m with Ah Fang.”

“In that sense, we’re indeed more mature than Ah Fang.”

“Sure enough, Youxi is just like me in this regard; being with Ah Fang is when we’re happiest.”

“Not entirely... mine is a bit broader.”

“Broader?”

“I think the happiest times are when the three of us are together like this.”

“Ah——I forgot to mention...” Xia Yuan felt quite embarrassed for not including Lin Youxi, “that of course, being with you is also very, very happy!”

“It’s okay, Yuan Yuan, I know... it’s the same for me.”

Lin Youxi said before leaning down to gently kiss Mei Fang’s cheek, then moved beside him and gave his butt a firm slap.

“Get up! You big lazybones.”

...

But Mei Fang didn’t move at all.

“Sleeping so soundly? It’ll be troublesome when my mom gets back.”

“I know... I actually tried waking him earlier too, but it didn’t work.”

“Well, I know what will work.”

“Hey, hey... don’t go overboard, Youxi...”