Chapter 549: Contest
Translator: VinceStar Editor: PrisMiko
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the corridor not far away. Chen Mengyan quickly pushed Yang Ming away and shyly bowed her head down.
“Someone is coming…” Chen Mengyan whispered.
” En .” Yang Ming looked upstairs and said, “It’s an old lady…”
“It could be Grandma Liu. Let’s go downstairs. Don’t let her bump into us.” Chen Mengyan said quickly. In her panic, she didn’t bother to carefully consider how Yang Ming saw it clearly.
After going downstairs, it didn’t take long for an old lady to walk out of the corridor.
“Grandma Liu.” Chen Mengyan greeted.
“Mengyan, yeah . Hehe . Is he your partner?” Grandma Liu looked at Yang Ming and asked while smiling.
“Nice to meet you, Grandma Liu. I’m Mengyan’s boyfriend. My name is Yang Ming.” Yang Ming nodded and greeted Grandma Liu.
“Good, good! This young man looks talented!” Grandma Liu said in an amicable tone.
“Grandma Liu. It’s so late already. Where are you going?” asked Chen Mengyan.
” Ai ! Aren’t I still going to pick up my little granddaughter? It’s Chinese New Year’s Eve now and she still had to go for makeup class!” Grandma Liu said helplessly, “I’m leaving first, in a hurry.”
“Okay, Grandma Liu. Be safe.” Chen Mengyan told her.
“It’s okay! It’s just a turn in front…” said Grandma Liu.
After Grandma Liu left, Yang Ming asked, “How old is Grandma Liu’s granddaughter? Why is she’s still going to a makeup class on Chinese New Year’s Eve?”
“She’s in Grade 12 this year…” Chen Mengyan sighed faintly.
After Yang Ming heard it, he couldn’t help but shake his head. Y es, didn’t Chen Mengyan and I go through Grade 12, too? At that time, didn’t we have to go to a makeup class almost every day? Especially during the winter holiday of Grade 12, there was almost no break in between!
“Right, Zhou Jiajia came to your house. Did she see Uncle Chen?” asked Yang Ming.
” En , she mentioned that she needed to see my dad for something…” Chen Mengyan hesitated. “What did my dad say to you just now?”
“Uncle Chen told me that Zhou Jiajia told him that she liked me…” Yang Ming said with a bitter smile.
” Ah ?” Although Chen Mengyan already knew Zhou Jiajia’s heart, she didn’t expect that Zhou Jiajia dared to confess to her father! “She… how did she say that?”
“In terms of the specifics of how she said it, Uncle Chen didn’t say it in detail…” Yang Ming shook his head. How could he ask this kind of question in detail?
” Oh … Zhou Jiajia really likes you…” Chen Mengyan nodded, and then suddenly whispered, “Yang Ming, actually she is very pitiful…”
” En ?” Yang Ming looked at Chen Mengyan unbelievably. It seemed that this was the first time Chen Mengyan had spoken for another girl, and it was a girl who might become her rival! This made Yang Ming feel very surprised, and at the same time, he admired Zhou Jiajia. What kind of girl is this? It isn’t easy to win the sympathy of Chen Mengyan!
Is Zhou Jiajia really worthy of sympathy, or is she too good at her act? Yang Ming wasn’t sure. He didn’t want to continue to entangle on this issue now. Yang Ming had some headaches whenever he thought about Zhou Jiajia liking him.
“Mengyan, you go back first. I will watch you from the corridor.” Yang Ming looked at the time and realized he had another appointment
“Okay, you be careful on your journey!” Chen Mengyan said, “Also, about the thing that my parents have said, you go home and discuss it. If really can’t, you don’t need to force yourself to do it.”
” En , I know.” Yang Ming was downstairs. He watched Chen Mengyan entered her house before leaving.
Yang Ming stopped a taxi on the road and rushed to Lin Zhiyun’s house. When Yang Ming passed by Fang Tian’s home, he took a glance at the interior as usual. Fang Tian’s house was still empty. It seemed that Fang Tian hadn’t returned yet.
It wasn’t known why Fang Tian went to Europe. It’s been such a long time, and yet there was no news at all. To be honest, Yang Ming really started to miss him. Even though Yang Ming’s current martial art was powerful, he was still a novice compared to Fang Tian. It actually degraded the glorious title of King of the Assassins.
Yang Ming shook his head and came to the door of Lin Zhiyun’s house. He knocked on the door. It didn’t take long for the door to open. However, there was an unfamiliar young man who opened the door. “Who are you looking for?”
“I’m looking for Lin Zhiyun… you are?” Yang Ming felt a bit baffled. He hadn’t heard that Lin Zhiyun had any elder or younger brothers.
“Brother Dadong, is it Yang Ming? He came to look for me.” Lin Zhiyun’s voice came over first, followed by Lin Zhiyun’s light figure.
Who is this “Brother Dadong”? Yang Ming felt somewhat inexplicable.
“Brother Dadong, let me introduce you. This is Yang Ming… He’s my… en …” Lin Zhiyun was a little shy.
“Hello, my name is Yang Ming, Zhiyun’s boyfriend.” Yang Ming saw that Lin Zhiyun was a little embarrassed, so he reached out his hand and introduced himself.
“Li Dadong! Zhiyun’s childhood older brother.” Li Dadong looked at Yang Ming with some hostility. Later, he reached out his hand and held onto Yang Ming’s hand tightly.
Yang Ming secretly sneered. It seems “Brother Dadong” is quite dissatisfied with me. To be exact, most likely this guy is interested in Lin Zhiyun. He wants to exert his dominance over me.
When Li Dadong heard that Yang Ming was Lin Zhiyun’s boyfriend, a wave of discomfort went through his heart. The eyes that looked at Yang Ming also turned red. He concentrated all the strength of his body on his hand.
Yang Ming didn’t change his smiling face, as if he couldn’t feel the force from Li Dadong’s hand at all.
When Li Dadong saw Yang Ming remained calm, he felt anxious at his heart. He knew that he couldn’t hold the hand for too long, so he clenched his teeth and increased his strength.
Yang Ming suddenly grinned and said with enthusiasm, ” Oh , nice to meet you. Big Winter Melon [1].” Yang Ming deliberately called “Brother Dadong” as “Big Winter Melon” vaguely!
Then, Yang Ming began to exert his strength. With a slight movement, beads of sweat began dripping down from Li Dadong’s head. Yang Ming hadn’t really used his force yet and Li Dadong couldn’t stand it anymore.
But then again, Yang Ming’s hands and feet were soaked with Fang Tian’s special potion. Added with his usual exercise, his strength was shockingly strong. It was even possible to crush the bones in Li Dadong’s hand.
Li Dadong gritted his teeth and looked at Yang Ming unbelievably. His grip was famous for its strength, yet he was easily defeated by Yang Ming! He finally couldn’t stand it. Yang Ming let go of his hand just as he was about to moan in pain. Yang Ming naturally grabbed Lin Zhiyun’s shoulder and went into the house.
He left Li Dadong at the door. Li Dadong looked at Yang Ming’s back and gritted his teeth. He wanted to show Yang Ming his dominance. But in the end, not only did he not teach Yang Ming a lesson, but he also had to suffer a loss.
Li Dadong was so angry, but there he had no other way to go about it. He couldn’t really say that when he wanted to teach Yang Ming a lesson, he had been taught a lesson instead, right?
Looking at Yang Ming holding Lin Zhiyun in his arms, Li Dadong’s eyes were spurting fire.
Li Dadong’s home was also in the shanty town. The distance between their houses was not far away. Li Dadong was one year older than Lin Zhiyun, and the two children grew up together. Li Dadong had always been in love with Lin Zhiyun, and yet Lin Zhiyun had always treated him as an older brother.
However, what Li Dadong was thinking was that the two of them were childhood friends. When Lin Zhiyun was a little older, he would confess to her. It wasn’t difficult to think about it.
However, what Li Dadong didn’t expect was that Lin Zhiyun suddenly popped up with a boyfriend! He was unable to accept this.
Today was Chinese New Year’s Eve, which was December 23rd on the lunar calendar. The Northerners used December 23 as Chinese New Year’s Eve, called “Spring Cleaning [2].” The Southerners had the Chinese New Year’s Eve on December 24, called “Danchen [3].” The customs of different places were different. Also named the Chinese New Year’s Eve amongst the folk, it was actually a festival to worship the Kitchen God.
Li Dadong’s university was in Donghai, so he couldn’t see Lin Zhiyun normally. He could only meet her during the holidays. During the winter holiday, Li Dadong came to Lin Zhiyun’s home every three or five days as a guest to help Shen Yueping to do some housework like in the past. Lin Zhiyun was more dumb about relationships and she was not aware of Li Dadong’s intentions at all. However, Shen Yueping was an experienced person. How could she not understand Li Dadong’s mind?
She also hinted to Li Dadong, asking him to find a girlfriend. However, Li Dadong gave a foolish smirk, obviously misunderstanding the message deeper.
During this period, Yang Ming had been busy and had no time to visit Lin Zhiyun’s house. So, Li Dadong didn’t know that there existed a number one person like Yang Ming.
He didn’t ask, so Lin Zhiyun naturally wouldn’t mention it to him. Until today, Lin Zhiyun said that a friend was coming to the house as a guest. Li Dadong didn’t think too much at the time. He thought it was Lin Zhiyun’s college sister.
It was only just now after opening the door that he knew that the person who came was Lin Zhiyun’s boyfriend! This made Li Dadong return to reality from his fantasy immediately!
Lin Zhiyun had grown up and had begun to understand the relationships between men and women! She was no longer the little sister who didn’t know anything before! This made Li Dadong extremely regretful that he didn’t take action in advance. He actually let an outsider grab the opportunity first!