Chapter 223: Halt! Little Fox Demon
Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Halt! Little Fox Demon
"Pfft."
Ye Ling finally couldn’t hold it in and almost snorted with laughter.
’Eating a lot, really?’
"What are you laughing at?"
Ning Ruoxi immediately shot Ye Ling a glare.
"Nothing. I think you’re right."
Ye Ling gave Ning Ruoxi a thumbs-up.
’Come to think of it... she really did eat a lot for lunch, didn’t she?’
Ning Ruoxi had polished off an entire plate of dumplings by herself.
’So, eating a lot leads to growing fast. She’s satisfied the first part of the equation. If we round things off a bit, I guess we can say the second part is right too!’
’Yep, that’s it!’
Ning Ruoxi seemed to catch his drift, and a flicker of annoyance flashed in her beautiful eyes.
However, she couldn’t really argue back.
After all, Ye Ling had said she was right. If she retorted, wouldn’t that be the same as admitting she was wrong?
"Waah, Big Brother, you’re a liar too!"
The three-year-old toddler suddenly cried out again.
"Dudu, what are you doing over there?"
Just then, a middle-aged woman building a snowman in the distance heard the commotion. She walked over and immediately pulled the little one away.
"Mama, this big sister is lying! She said she’s only three!"
The child, Dudu, burrowed into the woman’s embrace and complained pitifully.
"Huh?"
The middle-aged woman paused, taken aback, then looked at Ning Ruoxi and Ye Ling.
Her first thought upon seeing them was... ’They’re both so gorgeous!’
Ye Ling was dressed quite simply today, looking a bit disheveled. He wore pajamas under a large coat, and his hair was slightly messy.
But it didn’t detract from his good looks in the slightest.
’Some might call it "lazy charm"!’
’And Ye Ling was a perfect example.’
As for Ning Ruoxi, that went without saying. Girls, after all, tend to dress up when they go out. Today, Ning Ruoxi wore a snow-white down jacket, the kind with a fluffy, fur-lined hood.
Set against the snowy backdrop, she looked like a celestial maiden, radiating an ethereal aura.
The middle-aged woman took one look at them and seemed to understand the situation. She said apologetically, "I hope my little one wasn’t bothering you two?"
"Not at all, Dudu is adorable."
Ning Ruoxi quickly waved her hands and said.
"Hmph! You’re still lying even when you’re complimenting me."
Nestled in her mother’s arms, Dudu immediately muttered under her breath again.
"Don’t talk nonsense."
The middle-aged woman pinched her little one’s chubby cheek. Looking at Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi, a trace of envy appeared in her eyes. "You two are a couple, aren’t you? You seem so in love."
Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi knew the woman was referring to her "I’m a three-year-old" act to get Ye Ling to build her a snowman. Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head.
"Haha, it’s true. This little one is very clingy."
Ye Ling, on the other hand, operating on the principle that shamelessness is a superpower, pulled Ning Ruoxi into an embrace and gazed at her tenderly.
Nestled in her mother’s arms, Dudu’s eyes went wide as she stared at the scene, unblinking.
Poor kid. So young and already getting a face full of PDA before she even knew what it was!
Was this a perversion of human nature, or a collapse of public morals?
"Come on, let’s go. You were just pestering me to help you build a snowman, and then you ran off. If you run off again, I’m not helping you anymore!"
The middle-aged woman patted Dudu’s little head, then picked her up and carried her toward their half-finished snowman nearby.
"Come on, should we go build a snowman too?"
Ye Ling chuckled at the sight.
"I don’t want to!"
Ning Ruoxi let out a petulant huff.
’If I say yes now, won’t I be just like that little Dudu?’
"Off to build a snowman we go!"
But Ye Ling paid no mind to what she said, simply grabbing her hand and pulling her toward the nearby garage.
Since it was freezing out, Ye Ling wasn’t foolish enough to use his bare hands. Instead, he went to find a shovel.
And now, our dear Brother Ling was about to don another persona.
God-Tier Snowman Building Expert!
Before long, Ye Ling had piled up a snowman half a man’s height. He even found a stick from who-knows-where to use for its nose.
"It’s so cute!"
Ning Ruoxi’s eyes curved into smiling crescents.
"Let’s take a picture?"
Ning Ruoxi excitedly pulled Ye Ling over, whipping out her phone to snap several pictures of the two of them with the snowman.
"Satisfied now?"
Ye Ling grunted.
"Yep, satisfied!"
Ning Ruoxi tucked her phone into her pocket. Suddenly, with a mischievous glint in her eye, she casually scooped up a handful of snow from a nearby car.
"What are you..."
Of course, Ye Ling noticed her subtle movement, but before he could even react, a fist-sized snowball came flying right at his neck.
’Logically, with my tenfold physical enhancement, my reflexes for danger should be razor-sharp. But maybe because this ’attack’ posed no real threat...’
’...my subconscious reflexes didn’t kick in.’
’Plus, I never expected Ning Ruoxi to pull a stunt like that. And so, it was a direct hit.’
"SSS..."
Having been successfully ambushed, Ye Ling instantly recoiled, his head sinking into his shoulders.
’Freaking hell.’
’It wasn’t dangerous, but man, was it cold!’
"Giggle, giggle..."
Seeing his reaction, Ning Ruoxi, standing a short distance away, burst into triumphant laughter.
"That’s what you get for bullying me!"
Ning Ruoxi let out a petulant huff, planted her hands on her hips, and declared triumphantly, "Let’s see you try and bully this young lady again!"
"Oh, you’re asking for it!"
Ye Ling feigned outrage.
’How could I, a proud, 21st-century man, be bullied like this by a Little Fox Demon?’
Hah!
’Little Fox Demon, face the wrath of my Great Celestial Dragon!’
Ye Ling charged straight for her. Seeing him rush over, Ning Ruoxi shrieked and started to scamper away.
The ground was too slippery for Ning Ruoxi to run fast, so naturally, it wasn’t long before Ye Ling caught her.
"Oh, great king, please spare me..."
Held in Ye Ling’s embrace, Ning Ruoxi tilted her head back, her eyes glistening as she pleaded.
"So I’m just supposed to let you hit me for free?"
Ye Ling said, exasperated.
’So now she’s scared?’
’Where was this fear a moment ago?’
"But would you really have the heart to hit me with a snowball? It’s so cold... my poor skin would get frostbitten..."
Ning Ruoxi pouted, hugging Ye Ling with a wronged expression.
Hearing this...
Ye Ling paused. ’Well, this Little Fox Demon really called my bluff. It seems... I really don’t have the heart to do it, do I?’
"In that case, you have to make it up to me,"
Ye Ling huffed.
"Make it up to you..."
As if thinking of something, Ning Ruoxi’s pretty face flushed. "No way! There are people around!"
"I don’t care."
Ye Ling just huffed.
"Fine... a quick peck..."
Ning Ruoxi quickly scanned the area. Confirming no one was nearby, she stood on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on Ye Ling’s cheek. Her face crimson, she shot him a glare.
"There, are you satisfied?"