"My apologies, my mistake."
Wen Tingxue stifled a laugh and retrieved the duck, placing it on her lap. She murmured words of comfort to it.
The duck quieted down.
Yu Wenli also fell silent, wondering if the duck was a male.
"Let's continue."
The young girl, from somewhere, produced a pen and pointed it at him, asking again:
"Are you really afraid of cockroaches?"
Her clear black and white eyes were filled with intense curiosity.
Yu Wenli raised an eyebrow with interest, "Interviews are so boring. How about we switch to a different game?"
"How do you want to play?"
Wen Tingxue immediately became wary.
It wasn't a lack of trust, but rather his extreme cunning.
She might fall into a trap he had set.
She had already suffered losses several times.
Yu Wenli smiled, "Truth or Dare. Three questions each, no lying, no skipping. Dare to play?"
"Three questions?" Wen Tingxue hesitated.
"Mhm, three questions, no limits. Ask whatever you want. It's all about the thrill."
"...Alright."
The young girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The higher the risk, the higher the reward.
She happened to have a few questions she wanted to ask him.
"Then shall I start?"
Wen Tingxue dangled the pen in her hand.
Yu Wenli: "Questions remain the same?"
"Yes."
She was just very curious if he was truly afraid of cockroaches.
Imagine, the formidable Yu boss of Jiangcheng, afraid of cockroaches!
How interesting that would be~
Yu Wenli saw through her thoughts, chuckled softly, and replied, "Not afraid, just a little... disgusting."
He had disliked such creatures since childhood.
Or rather, apart from the furry animals that most people liked, he didn't like other animals much.
Especially those that wriggled, and cockroaches, which were simply nauseating to look at.
"Oh~"
The young girl nodded her chin as if she had a sudden realization, concluding, "So you are still afraid."
Yu Wenli: "..."
Fine.
Whatever you say goes.
"My turn to ask?" the young man asked with a gentle smile.
Wen Tingxue's smile instantly vanished, "What... do you want to ask?"
"Last Saturday, what were you and Xie Jin Yi doing?"
"..." Her premonition was correct.
This matter had not left his mind!
"I..." Wen Tingxue struggled for a few seconds, then decisively confessed.
Yu Wenli truly hadn't expected her to be looking for a job that day. He immediately laughed in exasperation,
"As a model? Wen Tingxue, you've gotten quite capable. Does the Wen family lack food or clothing for you?"
"Neither..." the young girl replied unconvincingly.
"Then why are you looking for a job? What do you need money for?"
Yu Wenli narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Speak."
"I... I want to save up some money to buy you a birthday present..."
The young girl lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers, her fingertips twisting uneasily.
Yu Wenli's heart suddenly tightened, then he reached out and pulled her into his embrace.
"Silly, no matter what you want to do, you should prioritize yourself first. No birthday gift is more important than you being well, understand?"
The young man ruffled her hair with a hint of impatience.
"Oh..."
The young girl, nestled in his arms, obediently replied, but still couldn't help but tentatively open her mouth.
"But I..."
She just wanted to give him a gift bought with her own earnings on his eighteenth birthday.
Yu Wenli knew what she wanted to say. He gripped her shoulders and gently pushed her away.
Looking at her face-to-face, he said, "Brother isn't trying to stop your plans.
"Whatever you want to do, I will always support you, but some things, you really need to tell me in advance.
"Like looking for a job. If nothing happens, it's fine. But if something does happen, where would I find you?"
Jiangcheng was so big, and there were so many con artists. Who could guarantee that nothing would happen?
What Yu Wenli was worried and angry about wasn't her looking for a job.
It was her silence!
"Ah..." Wen Tingxue finally understood what he was angry about.
She explained softly, "But... Yi Yi helped me find it. I thought it would be fine."
Yu Wenli closed his eyes, suppressing his anger, "No matter who it is, even if you trust them completely, you can't guarantee that the job they find is completely safe.
"I'm not stopping any of your ideas, but before you do something, it's best to inform me, understand?"
Sensing he was on the verge of anger, the young girl quickly nodded.
"Yes, yes, if I look for a job again, I'll definitely send you my location and message you."
Finally, she'd listened.
Yu Wenli breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softening. "Remember your promise, or I'll spank you."
Wen Tingxue: "..."
Is he never going to let this go?
"Brother Yu, you only have one question left," the young girl reminded him.
Yu Wenli snapped back to attention. He lowered his gaze and thought for a long time before asking, "What are your feelings for A Rui?"
"Huh??"
What kind of question was that?
"Just asking casually, to fill the quota," Yu Wenli said indifferently, lifting his eyelids.
Wen Tingxue: "..."
"Brother doesn't like to waste, and he doesn't like to do losing business. Three is three, as agreed."
Yu Wenli emphasized, "No lying, no skipping. What are your feelings for him?"
"No particular feelings..." Wen Tingxue thought, turning her eyes. "He's your friend."
He wasn't even really her friend.
"Oh." Yu Wenli nodded as if it were nothing. "Your turn."
"How long did you really play games yesterday?"
The young girl again placed the pen by his lips, her tone clearly accusatory.
Yu Wenli smiled helplessly, "I knew you'd ask this."
"Hmph, knowing is no use. You said it yourself, no lying, no skipping~"
Yu Wenli touched his chin, estimating, "A day and a night?"
Excluding the time spent learning together, it was roughly that long.
"You!"
The young girl glared in anger, "Don't you need to sleep?!"
Perhaps due to her agitation, even the duck on her lap became agitated.
"Quack quack quack—" it squawked, circling.
Yu Wenli's ears hurt from the noise, "I'm more concerned about whether you can sleep tonight..."
Before he could finish, the little duck had, under the young girl's soothing, quieted down.
Yu Wenli: "..."
He was sure, absolutely sure, that this was a male duck!
"Hmph."
The young girl hugged the duck defiantly, "Even though you bought him, he likes me and won't bother me."
Yu Wenli: ".........."
Stew it.
Immediately.
...
Although Wen Tingxue knew he played games for her sake, he still needed to take care of his own health.
After a lengthy lecture, she asked her last question.
It was also a question she had always wanted to know.
"What does your WeChat name mean? Does it have any special significance?"
Collapsar.
Even the band name was the same.
She had thought about searching on Baidu, but she wanted to hear the answer from him more.