mijobooks Chapter 56: I definitely touched it!
Chapter 56: I definitely touched it!
She tentatively pinched it again.
Su Yu did not feel any obstacles.
Li Yitong realized the problem at almost the same time as him.
Her expression changed from joyful excitement to ashen in a second, and then quickly spread from her face to the roots of her neck.
"ah!!!"
She jumped off Su Yu abruptly, but lost her balance when she landed, stepping on her own slippers and staggering back two steps. In a panic, she grabbed a cushion from the sofa and pressed it tightly against her.
"You...you...you didn't touch anything, right?!"
Su Yu stood still, his expression unchanged: "What did you touch?"
"That's it, that's it, didn't you touch it?"
"What did I touch? I didn't touch anything!"
Su Yu wasn't lying. There was nothing there to begin with, so of course he couldn't touch it.
Li Yitong stared at him for a few seconds, and seeing his calm expression that made her want to punch him, she finally realized that he must have touched her!
He did it on purpose. He's been like this since he was little. After doing something bad, he always acts all righteous and aloof, like he doesn't know what you're talking about. Shameless!
"Su Yu!!!"
She threw the cushion in front of her away.
Su Yu reacted quickly, catching the flying pillow with an innocent smile that made Li Yitong grit her teeth in annoyance.
Why did you hit me? You jumped up here yourself.
"You still dare to talk back?!"
Li Yitong glared at him fiercely, trying her best to put on a tough expression, but it had no intimidating power whatsoever, and was even flushed slightly after her shower.
She turned and walked towards the bedroom, her slippers slapping loudly as if the floor were Su Yu's face.
As she reached the bedroom door, she deliberately left it ajar, peeking out half her face and giving Su Yu a wary look. "Don't come any closer! I need to get dressed!"
Su Yu rolled his eyes at her. The two of them practically grew up together, what hadn't he seen?
After putting the cushion back on the sofa, Su Yu began to wander around the small rented room.
It's an old-fashioned two-bedroom, one-living-room layout. The living room is small, but it's kept clean and tidy.
Next to the TV cabinet stood a guitar covered in dust. Su Yu had bought it during his university years, but after graduation, he had nowhere to put it, so he gave it to Li Yitong, who has kept it ever since.
The wall was covered with photos, mostly group photos of Li Yitong and the children in her dance class, as well as a few stage photos of her participating in competitions.
In the corner is a yellowed old photo, a picture of two people when they were seven or eight years old, strolling around Baotu Spring. Su Yu has a buzz cut, and Li Yitong has two pigtails. The two are squatting on the steps eating watermelon, with juice all over their faces.
Su Yu looked at the photo, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
"It really hasn't changed at all."
He muttered to himself, reached out and brushed away the dust that had accumulated on the guitar, and the strings hummed.
"What do you mean by 'not changed at all'?"
Li Yitong's voice came from the bedroom, "This house hasn't been touched since I graduated. The landlord won't even let me paint the walls. It's in such a dilapidated state. That old lady is so stubborn!"
"I'm not talking about houses."
Su Yu turned around and saw Li Yitong walking out of the bedroom.
The pink nightgown had been replaced with a white short-sleeved T-shirt and light blue denim shorts.
The pants were tiny, ending just above mid-thigh, revealing two straight and long legs.
She has a background in dance, and her legs are long, shapely, and toned without an ounce of excess fat. Wearing a pair of canvas shoes, she looks refreshing and neat.
She skipped and hopped to the small makeup mirror in the living room, patted some toner on her face, picked up an eyebrow pencil, and lightly drew a couple of lines on her eyebrows.
Su Yu sat down on the sofa and quietly looked at her.
After drawing her eyebrows, she picked up a lipstick, pursed her lips in front of the mirror, and applied it evenly.
Then she started doing her hair, letting her freshly dried, shoulder-length hair down and then tying it up again, looking at herself in the mirror from left to right.
Su Yu checked the time on his phone.
"Hey, ma'am, you've been taking pictures for fifteen minutes already."
"What's the rush!"
Li Yitong didn't even turn her head. "You've come all this way, I can't leave looking like this, can I?"
"Let's go get some barbecue."
"I know! What's wrong with a barbecue? Can't you dress up for a barbecue?"
Li Yitong rolled her eyes at him in the mirror. "Besides, you, Su, are a movie star now. If someone takes a picture of you eating barbecue with me, it would be embarrassing for you if I didn't look good."
Su Yu leaned back on the sofa, watching her rambling on and on, and suddenly those childhood memories flooded back.
She called him to get up downstairs in her school uniform. She forced him to do his homework with her. She was happier on the day he got into Beijing Film Academy than when she got into university herself. She hugged him at the school gate and cried and laughed.
Back then, she wore a high ponytail, had no makeup on, and was always energetic and lively, but she never needed to wear makeup.
"All done!" Li Yitong brushed her bangs aside for the last time in front of the mirror, then turned around. "How is it?"
Su Yu stood up, looked her up and down, and then nodded.
"She's alright, she looks more like a girl than when she was little."
"Su Yu, you're asking for it!!"
Li Yitong grabbed the cushion, but he easily dodged it.
Let's go get some barbecue!
After several twists and turns, we arrived at a place with several red tents set up at the entrance. Under the tents were a dozen or so low tables and plastic stools. The charcoal on the grill was burning red-hot, and lamb skewers and kidneys were sizzling on the iron rack. The aroma of cumin and chili powder mixed with the charcoal smoke wafted far away.
Li Yitong skillfully found a table near the back, took out two tissues to wipe the chair, and pushed one of the wiped tissues to Su Yu.
After taking the menu, she started writing furiously:
"Thirty lamb skewers, ten pieces of beef tendon, five large kidneys, two saury, a platter of eggplant, potatoes, and chives, hmm... and four bottles of ice-cold beer, perfect! Kid, anything else you want to eat?"
Su Yu raised an eyebrow: "That's all, but can you finish it?"
"If you can't finish it, you can eat it."
Li Yitong said matter-of-factly, "You must not be eating well on set. I can tell you've lost weight. Your face used to have some flesh, but now it's all bones."
As she spoke, she reached out and pinched his cheek, and as if that wasn't enough, she pinched it harder.
Su Yu could only let her do as she pleased, otherwise the kitten would start scratching him again.
"It's my treat today, eat as much as you want, I don't need your money!"
The skewers were served quickly. The owner placed two plates piled high with skewers on the table, winking at Li Yitong and Su Yu, and then brought over a plate of smashed cucumber.
Just as Su Yu was about to thank her, Li Yitong waved her hand and said, "No need to thank me. I choreographed a dance for Old Yang's daughter for free. What's wrong with giving her a cucumber? Have some!"
(One more chapter to come)