"Ah—!"
The moment the bedroom door was opened, Lin Yu heard a woman's startled cry.
The voice sounded completely unfamiliar.
After opening the door, Lin Yu looked into the room.
The next second—
A look of shock appeared on his face, and his pupils widened uncontrollably."Uh… um…"
Inside the room, a girl wearing pink pajamas was squatting on the floor, holding her head with both hands.
She was none other than Su Su—the socially anxious, sweet onee-san who lived downstairs.
Scattered beside her were a pen and a memo pad.
One sticky note had fallen onto the floor, with a sentence already written on it:
[I'm Su Su (^▽^)]
"Are you okay, Su Su…?"
Seeing that the person inside his room was actually the shy girl from downstairs, Lin Yu hurriedly crouched down and gently patted her head, asking with concern.
Thinking about it, Su Su must have been writing something just now, preparing to tell him.
But just as she finished writing and was about to slip the note through the door crack, he happened to open the door—
And knocked her straight onto the floor.
"Mm…"
Su Su lifted her head. Her face was full of grievance, looking like she was about to cry.
Just as Lin Yu was about to say something to comfort her, Su Su suddenly hugged him tightly.
"So she usually wears pajamas at home… didn't expect her to be hiding so much…"
Being hugged by Su Su, Lin Yu could clearly feel a soft, cushiony sensation pressing against his chest, making his expression turn awkward.
After quite a while, Su Su finally let go of him. She then picked up the pen and memo pad from the floor and began writing again.
[Where did you go these past three days? I really missed you o(╥﹏╥)o]
"I had some urgent matters to deal with, so I didn't get the chance to tell you…"
Seeing the faint redness around Su Su's eyes, Lin Yu quickly explained.
He said he had urgent business to take care of, which was why he couldn't make it back in time.
[Really? (;;) You didn't lie to me, right? (;;)]
"How could I lie to you?"
Facing her suspicious gaze, Lin Yu replied calmly. As he spoke, he even reached out and gently patted her head.
[Then I believe you. If you lied to me, I'd be really sad o(╥﹏╥)o]
"By the way, Su Su—how did you end up in my apartment?"
Only after seeing that she trusted him did Lin Yu finally ask the question that bothered him most.
[I didn't see you for two days in a row, so I secretly came up at night to look for you.
But you weren't home, and your door wasn't locked, so I came in (｡•́︿•̀｡)
You're not angry, right? (｡･ω･｡)?]
As she showed him the memo pad, Su Su blinked repeatedly, clearly trying to act cute.
"I'm not angry, not at all."
[Hehe (*≧▽≦)]
"Right—have you eaten breakfast yet?"
[No… ( ˘︿˘ )]
"Then I'll make something for you."
After Lin Yu said that, he stood up, preparing to cook.
But to his surprise, Su Su suddenly grabbed his arm.
[I want braised beef flavor! (づ￣3￣)づ～♡]
…
After some time—
In Lin Yu's living room.
"Mmm…"
Looking at Su Su sitting across from him, eating instant noodles with a blissful expression on her face, Lin Yu truly didn't know what to say.
This girl genuinely loved junk food.
It was the first time he'd ever seen someone enjoy instant noodles so wholeheartedly.
At this point, Lin Yu seriously began to suspect that Su Su hadn't come just because she missed him—
But because she had eaten all the instant noodles he prepared for her and had no other choice but to come looking for him.
As if sensing his gaze, Su Su—who had been eating noodles—bit off the noodles in her mouth, then started writing on her memo pad and held it up in front of him.
[Lin Yu, do you want some too? (≧ω≦)]
"I'm fine. You eat."
[Here, have some! (^▽^)]
After putting down the memo pad, Su Su pushed her cup of instant noodles toward him.
"…She's being unusually generous today?"
Unable to refuse her enthusiasm, Lin Yu decided to take a few bites and then return it to her.
However—
Before he could act, Su Su picked up the plastic fork that came with the cup, lifted a few strands of noodles, and brought them straight to his mouth.
"Ah…"
Seeing her gesture, Lin Yu hesitated briefly, then opened his mouth and bit down on the noodles.
Seeing him eat what she fed him, Su Su's face lit up with a smile.
Then she reached out, patted his head, and suddenly ran into his bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her.
"…Did she lose her mind today?"
Lin Yu was completely baffled.
But soon, his expression changed as he realized something.
"Su Su, come out. I promise I won't hit you…"
[I don't believe you (#^.^#)]
"Really, you're so pretty. How could I bear to hit you?"
[Still don't believe you (╯^╰)]
"If that's the case, I'll throw away your instant noodles.
These are your favorite braised beef flavor, right?"
Before his words even finished—
The bedroom door flew open.
Su Su stood there with an anxious expression.
Clearly, instant noodles were far more important to her than anything else.
"Su Su, are you ready to accept your punishment?"
The moment she realized Lin Yu wasn't actually holding the noodles, she knew she'd been tricked.
Unfortunately—
It was already too late.
Lin Yu pressed one hand against the door, preventing her from closing it again, then reached out to grab her to stop her from escaping.
Faced with Lin Yu's "demonic claw," Su Su instinctively stepped backward—
And accidentally tripped over the bed behind her, falling backward onto it.
As she was about to fall, she reflexively grabbed Lin Yu.
Pulled by inertia, Lin Yu failed to react in time and fell onto the bed with her.
For a moment—
The two stared at each other in silence.
Su Su's face immediately flushed red. Her eyes darted away, not daring to meet Lin Yu's gaze.
Lin Yu wasn't doing much better either, his face equally awkward.
Just as he was about to get up, Su Su hooked her arms around his neck, preventing him from standing.
Then—
Lin Yu saw Su Su's beautiful face drawing closer and closer…
Muah—
At that exact moment—
Lin Yu's bedroom door was pushed open from the outside, and two figures walked in.
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