“You don’t understand,” Ming Ming said gloomily as she dragged herself back to the classroom. “It’s like the helicopter and the night view. It’s something I had my heart set on.”
After she left, Yin Muya and Lu Beichen separated.
“She’s gone,” he said.
Yin Muya asked, “Did she see?”
“Yeah.”
Yin Muya smoothed down Lu Beichen’s collar. “Look how smug she was. Isn’t it just because she hired private tutors to teach her at home? If I had those resources, I could score just as well.”
“Besides, she didn’t even beat the person who’s actually attending classes every day.”
“What’s there to be proud of?”
Yin Muya lifted her head and smiled at Lu Beichen. “She likes you. Seeing that scene must’ve really hurt her, right?”
“Not only are you mine, but everything she has now, I’ll take it away little by little.”
All day long, Ming Ming kept thinking about her lost helicopter.
Her heart was completely shattered.
After school, Xiao Yunmu came to pick her up and immediately noticed that she was in a bad mood.
“What’s wrong? Who made you upset?”
The moment the results came out, the teacher had already informed him. This girl had done extremely well, and he’d originally planned to congratulate her.
Ming Ming had her own pride. She felt that being sad over losing the helicopter and the night view was disrespectful to studying. Studying was for getting into college and for a better future, not for some flashy, superficial rewards—sob…
Ming Ming was sad, but she didn’t say anything.
After they got home, Xiao Yunmu urged her to wash her hands and eat. Standing in front of the sink, listening to the sound of water rushing, the more she thought about it, the sadder she felt.
Just one spot short. How could it be just one spot short?
My helicopter… sob…
She walked back into the living room with her head down. Xiao Yunmu asked again, “What’s wrong? Did someone make you feel wronged?”
Ming Ming’s eyes filled with tears.
Xiao Yunmu’s expression tightened instantly. “What’s going on? Tell me!”
“Waaah…” Ming Ming finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst into tears, the tears falling like a broken string of beads.
To her last shred of pride, she said, “I… I had my heart broken, waaah!”
Xiao Yunmu: “…”
He took a deep breath, clenched his teeth, and asked, “Who’s that little bastard?”
Ming Ming, completely heartbroken, sobbed so hard she could barely catch her breath. Between sobs, she asked, “B-Big brother… since I’m heartbroken… can you take me on a helicopter ride to clear my mind?”
“Don’t worry, I’m not… not going to do anything stupid. I won’t jump out of the helicopter. I just want to see the night view. Maybe I won’t be so sad anymore.”
Xiao Yunmu felt like something was off.
Ming Ming kept sniffling. “Really. If you take me up in a helicopter to see the night view, I’ll definitely get over this heartbreak.”
Xiao Yunmu: “…”
Yeah, right.
He said helplessly, “First place in your class still counts as first. Besides, even if you’re not first in the grade, it’s not like second place is worthless. I was already planning to take you for a ride no matter how you did. I already applied for the flight route and time.”
Ming Ming instantly stopped crying, her eyes red, staring at him while still hiccuping.
She looked like a little rabbit.
Xiao Yunmu really had no way to deal with her.
He grabbed some tissues and wiped her tears, then helped her blow her nose.
Ming Ming looked at him with watery eyes, like she still didn’t quite believe him.
“I heard from your teacher that you got second in the grade, and I was happy all day,” he said. “And you? You’ve been sad all day instead, haven’t you?”
Ming Ming pouted and nodded.
“You…” Xiao Yunmu poked her forehead. “Go eat.”
“Xiao—Xin—Xi—!”
Suddenly, a shout came from outside. Ming Ming ran to the window and looked down. It was Wu Liang, riding his Yamaha and waving at her from downstairs.
Ming Ming waved back. “What are you doing here?”
Wu Liang shouted, “My dad bought me a motorcycle! Wanna go see the night view with me?”
Xiao Yunmu’s eyes narrowed. He walked over to the window and said coldly, “She’s not going.”
Ming Ming glanced at him and waved at Wu Liang. “I can’t. I’m going to take a helicopter to see the night view. Next time!”
Xiao Yunmu said coldly, “What do you mean by ‘next time’? There is no next time.”
Ming Ming shrank her neck.
Wu Liang didn’t hear that part and shouted back, “Alright, I’ll go first! Bye, uncle! I’ll come back next time to play with Xiao Xinxí!”
Xiao Yunmu: “…”
Ming Ming: “…”
She secretly glanced over. Sure enough, someone’s face was pitch black.
“U-Uncle?” Xiao Yunmu said through gritted teeth. “Who was he calling uncle?”
Ming Ming said weakly, “W-Well… it couldn’t have been me…”
Xiao Yunmu: “…”
He was about to explode.
“Who is that guy? Your heartbreak target?”
“That’s not him. He’s another one.”
Another one…?
Xiao Yunmu’s face got even darker.
“You’ve got how many of them now?!”
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152