Chapter 81 - Big Baby

Knowing that he would straight up deny it, Lu Mengjie decided to play a bit with him as she said, "alright then. I guess it's just my imagination."

She could see the small relief in Yong Liwei's eyes, making her smirk inwardly. "So why are you standing there?" She patted the space beside her, it was the place where he was sitting earlier. "Come, we're just in the middle of the show." 

"I'll..." He paused just to think of an excuse. "I'll be using the restroom.

"Alright then." She turned away and looked at the tv screen to continue. She even began to consume the biscuits while she watched the movie.

Loud screams were heard. Thrilling and scary music was played in the background. The sound of furniture smashing. All coming from the TV screen.

It so happened that after a few moments, she could still feel the presence of the man in the room, making her look at him again. "Oh. I thought that you're going to the restroom?"

"I change my mind." He went back beside her but this time, he was sitting closer to her than earlier.

Seconds tocked when she heard him speak again. "Why don't you stay here for the night?"

Who would have thought that this perfect-looking man would happen to get scared of ghosts to the point where he was actually requesting her to stay the night with him just so he could have a companion? Even so, she was happy to see such an adorable side from such a manly guy like him.

"I don't really mind it."

She could feel him look at her in relief. She was trying her best to suppress her smile since she didn't want him to be offended by it.

By the time the movie ended, Yong Liwei was quick to turn on the lights. The snacks were eaten so he picked the empty plate and glasses, placing them back in the tray before he headed off to the kitchen.

"Ghosts are not real," she said, trying to comfort him as she followed him back to the kitchen. "And if ever they are, I don't think this place will have one."

"We don't know that. This world is surrounded by vengeful spirits." He replied. Despite saying that, he was trying to sound manly as much as possible. 

Lu Mengjie sat at the stool by the counter. "What made you scared of ghosts?" She asked with much curiosity.

She could see how Yong Liwei was hesitant to tell her about the reason behind it though despite not being able to see the reaction of his face upon her inquiry. His body was stiff that he stopped from washing the bowl that he was currently holding.

"Is it some kind of childhood fear?"

Finally, she saw his shoulder sunk as he heaved out a sigh. He finished washing the dish before he dried his hands and turned her way. "More than fear, I just simply hate the sight of blood and distorted flesh."

She blinked a few times in confusion. If he was a girl, she would understand him more but he was not. "Then how about during the times you were in danger? Have you never gotten hurt?"

"That's impossible," he replied, smiling a bit. "I don't have a choice but to live with it."

"Oh…"

"I was around nine back then," he continued. He sat at the opposite end of the counter.

Lu Mengjie straightened her back and gave him her full attention. This was going to be the first time that Yong Liwei was going to share something about his past so she was basically interested. 

"My memory of that time was hazy. I can only remember the dead bodies around me while someone was dragging me away from that place." He lowered his gaze, staring at his hands that were clasped together. "Even to this day, just the thought of it sends chills in my body. I can't remember what really happened but whatever it was, I prefer not to remember it at all." He paused and cast his eyes at her.

"But why are you afraid of ghosts tho? It's not like most of them are going to be covered with blood."

A small chuckle escaped his lips as he replied, "they're dead and I don't like their appearance. It's simple as that."

"So basically, putting your fear of blood aside, you just don't like to see dead people?"

He sighed before replying, "yes."

She couldn't stop her lips from curling up into a smile. She never thought that he was someone who has such fear. They were the total opposite. At least that was what she thought. For some reason, at the thought of blood and dead bodies, she didn't feel scared at all, especially earlier. She was not the type of person who could easily be scared.

As she stared at Yong Liwei, she saw him hesitate on something. It was as if he wanted to ask- no, it was more like requesting something from her.

"Let me guess," she said out loud, crossing her arms together. "You want me to accompany you to a room, hm?"

"To be exact…" he paused and broke his gaze away from her. He lightly scratched his nape as a faint blush appeared on his cheeks. He really did look so embarrassed. "Restroom."

It really was a good thing that Lu Mengjie was not drinking anything or else she would have spilled it to him. She looked at him in disbelief. Instead of a man, it felt more like there was a child in front of her.

He cleared his throat, trying to regain his composure as he continued in his defense, "you don't have to follow me inside."

Ah… what a poor child.

She got off the stool and walked towards him. She held his hand and raised her head just to look up at him. "Fine, I'll accompany you to the restroom."

The man didn't say anything else since he didn't want to embarrass himself further in front of her. He began dragging her to where the restroom was located. Upon coming to a stop, he released her hand and without looking at her, he said, "wait here."

"Sure, sure. I'm not going to peek, I promise," she replied with a small chuckle. "I will not peek on my big baby, don't worry."

Big baby… Finally, the man turned to her. His ears became red.

A mischievous smirk appeared on her lips as she said teasingly, "I can't call you daddy now, can I?"

"…" Yong Liwei was speechless upon seeing how much she was enjoying the moment.

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AN:

Hello dear readers~ I'll be changing our goals to Rank it as I have uploaded all my stockpiles so I have to stock chapters again so mass releases through power stones won't be in effect anymore.

Our NEW GOAL is RANK 30! Yes, it will be this hard. As you already know that I am a slow writer, this will give me enough time to stock lots of chapters base on the rank pace of this book. I hope you'll understand this Author's situation. I'm doing my best to divide my schedule of work and write. (^^)