Ye Qingli was exasperated. Were these two bandits?
"Let go first. I'll steal it back for you when Xiao Yu falls asleep."
Ye Qingli clung tightly to Xiao Yu's wrist, refusing to let go. She wasn't stupid. They were in cahoots.
"Why won't you listen? I know A Yu better than you. He's just teasing you."
Xu Qingsong tried to pry her fingers off as he reasoned with her. He gritted his teeth. How strong was this girl? Was she part of a pair of pliers?
But if he, a grown man, couldn't overpower her, he'd be done for.
"Stop pulling..."
Ye Qingli was exhausted from resisting for so long. Feeling her grip loosening, Xiao Yu seized the moment and yanked his arm free.
He looked down at his wrist, which was marked with red streaks, looking somewhat alarming.
"Ye Qingli, you've got some nerve."
After saying that, Xiao Yu walked away without looking back.
Only when his tall figure disappeared from sight did Ye Qingli stop struggling.
"Sorry, little sis. I'll get it back for you when I'm happy."
Ye Qingli didn't say anything. She had lost hope.
Back in the dorm, Jiang Mo called her over and asked why she was so late, saying the food had gone cold.
Seeing her bad expression, Xu Yan sighed. "Qingqing, that director's temper is like that. Don't stew over it."
"I wish I had been scolded by him."
"Huh? You weren't scolded? Then what are you angry about?"
"I ran into a dog."
Ye Qingli clenched her teeth. "A thieving dog."
Meanwhile, at a boys' dormitory.
Xiao Yu lay on the bed. Xu Qingsong leaned beside him, scrolling through his phone. Whenever he saw a cute avatar, he'd tap into it, browsing the Moments.
"Pathetic," Xiao Yu scoffed.
Xu Qingsong grinned. "Shut up. As if you're any better. You got scared by a girl and needed me to come to your rescue."
"What do you mean 'scared'? She called me a thief first. Was I supposed to just give it to her?"
"Since when did you care about what others think?"
"Would you be okay if someone called you a thief?"
Xiao Yu sat up, propping himself on his hands. He glanced at his phone screen, then grabbed it back with a scowl.
"What the hell's wrong with you? You're even hitting on my mom."
"... You didn't label the contact." Xu Qingsong was genuinely wronged. "But speaking of which, why does your mom use such a cute avatar? It's a cartoon."
The air went silent. Xiao Yu's eyelashes fluttered, his eyes gradually turning dark.
He said flatly, "She probably likes it."