Chapter 629: An Inadvertent Peek into an Inner Voice
After Hou Zhenhan left, Yang Ming and Zhao Ying started to wander from the entrance of the temple fair. After all, Zhao Ying was a little older. Although the things at the temple fair were novel, she wasnât as eager as Chen Mengyan to try.
On the business street, she bought some gadgets casually. Then, the two of them went back to the performance street. Why didnât they visit the entertainment street first? It was because Yang Ming found it awkward to be there. Yang Ming was afraid that Zhao Ying would bring him to play some games, so Yang Ming took Zhao Ying to another path unconsciously.
âItâs really lively here!â Zhao Ying looked at the crowds and said sincerely, âI have stayed in Song Jiang for so many years and yet this is still my first visit to the temple fair!â
âWhy did you go back during Chinese New Year? Naturally, you wouldnât be able to witness it!â Yang Ming smiled.
âYeah, I was occupied with taking care of students like you in the past. I had no time to learn about these things!â Zhao Ying nodded and said, âNow, after going back to be a student, I finally have time to do what I like.â
âRight, Sister Ying, are you not going to be a teacher again?â asked Yang Ming.
âDidnât I say it alreadyâŠ? I want to be a strong woman in the business fieldâŠâ Zhao Ying nodded and said in aspiration. âIt is just that my parents think that a teacherâs career is stable and the income is good. They donât want me to do businessâŠâ
âIn that case, why are you still studying in the postgraduate economics program?â Yang Ming asked with a smile.
âHehe, I did it behind my parentsâ back. But it had become a fact, and they canât do anything!â Zhao Ying also smiled a little slyly. âI acted first before getting approval. By the time they learned about it, it was already too late⊠Eh? Yang Ming, what is that? How come there are so many people?â
Zhao Ying suddenly said this as she pointed in a direction not far away.
âOh?â Yang Ming looked up and noticed a show of a beauty and a python! A very beautiful young woman was dancing with a huge and horrible big python, attracting everyone to cheer.
âItâs a performance of a beauty and a python!â Yang Ming said to Zhao Ying, âThere are a lot of people watching. Letâs take a look, too.â
âOf course, we have to go!â Since Zhao Ying came here, she didnât want to have any regrets. But after two steps, she said. âWait. Yang Ming, when did your eyesight become so good?â
âI⊠wear contact lensesâŠâ Yang Ming broke into a sweat. He quickly replied in a cursory way. Also, at such a long distance, no one could see it clearly. I actually said it in great accuracy!
âContact lenses?â Zhao Ying was surprised. âDo you wear contact lenses?â
âYeah, have you forgotten it? When I was in Grade 12, there was an exam. You also helped me wear the contact lenses!â Yang Ming nodded.
âOh! I remember it. It was that time!â Zhao Ying nodded. âI thought you were deliberately distracting my attention to cheat! Are you really near-sighted?â
âHehe! Itâs mild, not a big dealâŠâ Yang Ming smiled in embarra.s.sment. He was afraid that Zhao Ying would continue asking and reveal the truth so he s.h.i.+fted the topic. âSister Ying, why donât you believe in my strength? Do I need to distract the proctorâs attention in order to cheatâŠ?â
The meaning behind Yang Mingâs words was that if he wanted to cheat, he would copy answers directly. He wouldnât use such an inferior move.
âHehe, then why did I find that your paper is the same as Zhang Bingâs paper? Do you have a good explanation?â asked Zhao Ying.
âMy academics were better than his⊠Maybe he copied mine.â Yang Ming boasted shamelessly.
âIt seems that his name was written on your paper, right?â Zhao Ying snorted. Now Yang Mingâs score was better than Zhang Bingâs. That was certain. In the past, that wasnât the case.
The two of them were having their idle chatter, and then they came to the place where the crowd gathered.
Sure enough, the performance inside was a show between a beauty and a python. A young woman was dancing with a giant snake, hovering back and forth in the air. The snake danced with her movements!
The people present were amazed. Zhao Ying was also enchanted with excitement. Itâs no wonder that the girls were more interested in this show. It was apparent, based on the visitors who were screaming and clapping.
Suddenly, the young womanâs gesture changed. The pythonâs body became straight, fluttering back and forth on a wooden stick that the young woman waved. Then, the python suddenly opened its big mouth. No one knew what the young woman sprayed in front of its mouth. A fire dragon flew out with a âhuâ right in the direction of Yang Ming and Zhao Ying!
âAh!â Zhao Ying was shocked as she shouted in a panic because the flame almost burnt her and Yang Ming!
Of course, this was just what she thought. In fact, the flame was still a long distance from them. Even if it touched someone, it didnât matter because it was a special low-temperature flame for performance. It wouldnât burn anyone.
But Zhao Ying didnât know. In a panic, she grabbed Yang Mingâs arm and hid her whole body behind Yang Ming! This was a girlâs unique nature. When a girl was in danger, she liked to hide behind a man.
In Zhao Yingâs subconscious mind, Yang Ming had already become someone she depended upon. So this idea was more concentrated. When the flame came, she subconsciously thought that Yang Ming would protect her!
Yang Ming couldnât help but smile when he noticed Zhao Yingâs appearance. It was rare that Zhao Ying would show her feminine side in front of him. It hadnât been like this for a long time!
Yang Ming sighed as he took advantage of the opportunity and hugged Zhao Yingâs shoulders to make her more comfortable in his arms. In fact, the girls who were present, not only Zhao Ying, had this reaction. Many girls were like Zhao Ying, they screamed and ran into their boyfriendâs arms.
The flame disappeared in an instant. In the calmness, it seemed to have never appeared. No one present in the performance was burned. At this time, the girls screamed again and applauded at the performer.
Zhao Ying was also aware of the flirtatious situation between them. She awkwardly broke away from Yang Mingâs arm, and she coughed two times with a blush. She didnât know what to say!
Although Yang Ming moved his hands on her, she also took the initiative to pull Yang Mingâs arm. Yang Ming was only one step further from the baseline. He canât be labeled as a punk for that, right? This matter is ambiguous!
Yang Ming didnât insist. As Zhao Ying struggled, Yang Ming released his hand. The action was natural, without the slightest pretentiousness, so that Zhao Ying had no way to find fault with Yang Ming.
In fact, Yang Ming was now guessing about Zhao Yingâs psychology. The moment just now, especially in the moment of danger, was the most real moment of Zhao Yingâs inner thoughts!
In the face of danger, few people could keep calm in an instant. This panic-filled moment reflected the true thoughts of this person! Therefore, in the time of danger, what Zhao Ying did first was to hold his arm tightly and hide behind him.
The most likely thing is that in Zhao Yingâs heart, she still regards me as someone to rely upon just like the past. It is unknown why Zhao Ying is now a lot colder in her att.i.tude to me.
Is it because of Chen Mengyan? I canât rule out this possibility.
Another guess is that Zhao Ying just used me as a s.h.i.+eld. When the danger came, she simply grabbed a person and put the person in front! This is a human instinct and a realistic guess. If this was the case, then Zhao Ying could also use any person as a s.h.i.+eld no matter who the person was⊠However, it seems that the Zhao Ying isnât that kind of personâŠ
All of this was Yang Mingâs guess. Zhao Yingâs expression had returned to a normal state now as if the event just now hadnât happened. While Yang Ming sighed, he was helpless as well. The thoughts of one person are the most difficult to ponder upon.
âWere you scared just now?â Yang Ming asked with a smile.
âEn, a little⊠I thought the fire was going to burn me!â Zhao Yingxin nodded with lingering fear.
âThen you put me in front of you. Arenât you afraid that it will burn me?â Yang Ming didnât understand, so naturally, he planned to prompt Zhao Yingâs words.
Zhao Ying wasnât prepared. How would she know that Yang Ming was prompting her? She didnât even think about it and said, âAt that time, I subconsciously thought that you can protect me! Yang Ming, didnât you say it before? You will protect your sister? Why? Are you going to take back your words?â
âHow can I!?â Yang Ming said it with a smile, but his heart was overjoyed. Sure enough, inadvertently, Zhao Ying still revealed her inner voice. Zhao Ying trusted me but this kind of trust, was it based on the relations.h.i.+p between the younger brother and the elder sister⊠or something else?
Zhao Yingâs last sentence about protecting the sister made Yang Ming a little confused. Does Zhao Ying treat me as a younger brother?