I Hear

[The girl I know secretly kissed someone, won't admit it, and even says we're not close]

[Heard we're not close?]

[Headstrong girl x gentle rascal]

Blurb One:

During the summer after the college entrance exams, Qin Shi stayed at the home of her mother's close friend.

She never expected that on her first day there, she wouldn't meet her auntie, but would instead hear the sound of running water from the bathroom.

Curious, Qin Shi peeked over. With a click, the bathroom door opened.

A young man who had just finished showering stepped out.

He had a high nose bridge, pale, cool-toned skin, and damp hair over his forehead. His eyes and brows looked languid and tired.

When the man lowered his eyes to look at someone, he showed little emotion, yet his peach-blossom eyes, curving up at the outer corners and down at the inner ones, naturally gave him a lazy, roguish air.

He was strangely captivating.

Their eyes met.

Qin Shi froze, then stammered without thinking, "So you're Auntie's new... boyfriend?"

At her words, the man glanced at her from the corner of his eye and smiled.

"Since you know," he said with a careless hum, his voice lazy at the end, "doesn't sneaking a look at me in the shower mean you owe me?"

"..."

Qin Shi was left speechless, thinking: You came out of the bathroom.

How is that sneaking a look at you in the shower?

Have you no shame?

Blurb Two:

On her first day in the house, Qin Shi got shaken down by her auntie's boyfriend, and it made her furious.

But she was too embarrassed to tell her auntie or her mother.

So Qin Shi could only secretly look for a way to catch the boyfriend in the act, ready to report him and give him a piece of her mind!

But she hadn't expected the man to keep such an irregular schedule, staying up all night and sleeping all day. The place he spent the most time was the study.

There sat a high-end desktop computer. The man lounged with his eyes lowered, his long, pale fingers sliding the mouse around. On the screen was an imposing, expansive game world rendered in 3D.

Qin Shi didn't understand. She asked curiously, in a quiet voice, "Do people in your line of work... have to know 3D modeling too?"

Xu Yingbai glanced at her and answered with a lazy smile, drawling, "In our line of work, you need to cultivate both inside and out."

Inside and out.

Qin Shi was baffled. Was the competition really that intense?

A few days later, Qin Shi got a call from her auntie, who asked if she'd seen her son, Xu Yingbai, who had just returned from overseas.

Only then did Qin Shi understand. She held back her anger and glared at him in embarrassment.

But Xu Yingbai was leaning lazily against the sofa, smiling with a raised brow.

"Qin Shi, why don't we formally introduce ourselves?"

"I'm Xu Yingbai. You can call me..." He paused, then added lazily with a crooked smile, "...big brother."

*Blurb posted 6/24 / The secret-kiss scene is in the story! / A sweet romance with a six-year age gap / Living together, guaranteed sweetness! / If you're interested, darling readers, please add it to your wish list!!! ovo

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