Ye Mo entered the yard to find Liu Duo standing there staring blankly into space, her cheeks a crimson red.
“Liu Duo, what are you doing here?” He bumped her gently on the arm.
Liu Duo heard his voice when she came to, and she turned to look at him, an arm stretched out to tug at his ear, “Little Mo, you have the gall to ask me that? You have Li Chunmei to keep you company on the way back. Isn’t that wonderful?”
She stood on the fourth floor balcony, and she could see everything within range very clearly. Although Ye Mo hadn’t paid attention to Li Chunmei, the fact remained that he hadn’t chased her away at all!
They were almost at the entrance when something overcame her, and she ran downstairs in heavy footsteps. She heard Li Chunmei’s cries when she arrived at the door.
Ye Yang was in the yard then, and he followed suit.
“It’s not! Not unless it’s you, Liu Duo, who stayed by my side. Who is she anyway? Liu Duo, you’re fair and beautiful! You’re the only apple of my eye!” Ye Mo allowed Liu Duo to twist his ear however she pleased. The more she did so, the more proof that she liked him.
“Quit talking back!” Liu Duo glared at him deviously.
But deep down she was head over heels. Who knew Mo could be a sweet talker sometimes?
Ye Mo looked at Liu Duo and didn’t think she was fierce. On the contrary, she was quite cute. He placed the items he had brought on the floor.
He freed up his hands and held her by the waist as he said cooly, “Liu Duo, you can relax. I won’t marry her, because I like you, and only you! No less than my brothers.”
Liu Duo rolled her eyes at the smugness on his face. She attempted to push him away, “No chance, even if you wanted to! Moreover, you don’t have the money for dowry, so it’s not going to happen. Let go of me!”
Liu Duo’s cheeks got even redder. Ye Mo had behaved a lot like Ye Liu recently. They would confess whenever the opportunity showed itself! One was flirty and mischievous, the other smug and cool.
“No way! Liu Duo, you seem emotional. Are you perhaps jealous? Tell me, do you like me? Admit it!” He spoke cooly, and the corners of his mouth curled up as he was feeling really good about himself.
Ye Liu was on the third floor balcony, watching all this unfold. He whistled at them, “Yo, Little Mo, you’re being so touchy-feely in broad daylight. Don’t you have any shame?”
Ye Liu teased Ye Mo with his own words. Ye Mo used to accuse them of displaying affection publicly.
Liu Duo struggled to push Ye Mo away when she heard Ye Liu’s insinuating words and whistle, but to no avail.
Ye Liu used to have a huge ego, and he had hidden it well, but when he realized he liked her, his feelings were thoroughly exposed. He and Ye Liu were equally matched!
“Why should I feel shameless about being intimate with my wife in my own house?” Smugness naturally attached to his face as he focused solely on Liu Duo, as though he could never get enough.
Since she couldn’t push him away, she resorted to pulling his ears even harder when she heard him proclaim such daring statements, “Little Mo, you let go right now! You hear me?”
“Sssss… Watch your strength, Liu Duo. If you pull any harder, they’ll probably fall off.”
Aunt Ye went to the third floor balcony too, happy to see the two of them arguing with each other. Although they used to be quarrelsome lovers, their feelings had certainly become more obvious.
“Alright, you two, come up and help clean the rooms. You do want to sleep at night, don’t you?” Aunt Ye looked at them kindly.