My Crush Also Has a Crush on Me!
Chapter 43: What Does a Child Know About Love?

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: What Does a Child Know About Love?

Fu Ying stopped talking, her cheeks blushing slightly.

She was indeed the shortest in her class.

All the way there, the man who was focused on driving didn’t speak.

She chatted with Fu Yan sporadically.

Fu Ying felt embarrassed because Fu Yan always teased her.

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Amusement park, it was Fu Ying’s first visit.

Her memories had yet to capture this modern experience.

During the May Day holiday, there were many people at the amusement park.

Fu Ying, afraid of getting lost, grabbed onto Shen Liguang’s clothes.

Shen Liguang licked his lips, suddenly craving a cigarette.

Fu Yan had disappeared at some point, Fu Ying turned around to look for him.

She found him chatting with a girl at a stall selling plush toys.

Xia Jinyun wore a cartoon hair clip, decorated with plush toys, exuding childlike innocence.

She was surrounded by a group of children, who excitedly demanded the toy in her hand.

She was very kind, her smile sweet, her voice gentle: "You can have the toy, but you need to play a game first, and only the winner can take the toy."

Instinctively, Fu Ying looked over at Shen Liguang’s reaction, who was also looking that way.

Fu Ying’s breath tightened, and her grip on Shen Liguang’s clothes loosened.

Shen Liguang didn’t speak and suddenly walked towards Xia Jinyun, Fu Ying bowed her head, biting her lips tightly.

Her eyes blinked, feeling a bit sour.

But, after a while, the man stopped in front of her.

He bent down and placed a hair clip with a little bear on her head.

Fu Ying was startled and quickly looked towards Xia Jinyun.

"What are you looking at?"

Fu Ying shook her head: "Nothing."

Shen Liguang reached out and flicked the little bear on her head.

The little bear on the hair clip moved back and forth with the spring.

Shen Liguang suddenly smiled: "Hmm, cute."

Xia Jinyun was playing games with the children and did not look over to them.

They didn’t really look like a couple.

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Fu Yan wanted to invite Xia Jinyun to play together, but she declined using work as an excuse.

One second Fu Yan was lackluster, feeling detached from the world, the next second, he ran into a buddy and laughed unrestrainedly.

Fu Yan stared at Ying Haoyang’s little sibling and exclaimed, "Damn, you brought your sister too?"

Ying Haoyang shrugged: "Kids love amusement parks."

After saying that, Ying Haoyang went looking for Fu Ying, his eyes brightening: "Where’s the little Lolita?"

Fu Yan frowned and pushed Ying Haoyang: "Motherfucker, Ying Haoyang, can you not be a beast?"

Ying Haoyang touched his nose and chuckled: "Who’s being a beast, I’m just asking."

"She’s only sixteen years old, how old are you?"

"20, is that old? It’s just a four-year difference."

"It’s a matter between a minor and an adult."

Ying Haoyang said jokingly: "No problem, I can wait for her to grow up."

Fu Ying looked deeply at Shen Liguang.

Shen Liguang suddenly tilted his head, lowered his eyes, looking at her.

Busted.

Caught again.

Fu Ying couldn’t avoid it and met his gaze directly.

Fu Ying opened her mouth, seemingly curious, asking a question that had troubled her for a long time: "Brother, do you think age matters in love?"

Shen Liguang couldn’t help but laugh, his smile teasing: "What do you, a child, know about love?"

Fu Ying blinked, her little face turning red, "I, I don’t quite understand, so I’m asking."

Shen Liguang was silent, not knowing how to answer her question immediately.

She was only sixteen years old, still young, experiencing the dawn of feelings, and could easily develop a crush on a mature and stable man.

Most likely it was curiosity.

Not real liking.

Unsure what emotional trouble this kid was encountering.

Hearing the two’s conversation, Ying Haoyang suddenly interjected: "Age is not a problem as long as you like someone, little loli, do you like brother here?"

Fu Yan, annoyed, pushed Ying Haoyang away: "Are you a beast? Not even picking on someone underdeveloped?"

Fu Ying lowered her head: "..."

"Underdeveloped, can be developed later."

"Develop your sister? Get lost."

Ying Haoyang pouted: "Stingy."

Fu Yan laughed in anger: "Damn, mess with my sister, I dare mess with yours!"

Ying Haoyang: "Then how shall we address each other in the future? Wouldn’t it be confusing?"

Fu Ying: "..."

The conversation between Fu Yan and Ying Haoyang was risqué, making one blush on listening.

Shen Liguang followed with a light smile: "The girl isn’t willing, it’s against the law."

Ying Haoyang jokingly said: "She’s sixteen, consensual, no problem."

Fu Yan couldn’t help but kick him, cursing continuously.

Shen Liguang silently bowed his head, not uttering a word.

Fu Ying stared at her toes, slightly tilted her head, and looked at Shen Liguang.

Before he noticed, she immediately withdrew her gaze.

Ying Haoyang laughingly put his arm around Fu Yan’s shoulders: "Where to? Together?"

The group walked on.

Fu Yan and Ying Haoyang bet on riding the roller coaster.

Fu Ying chose a risk-free, particularly safe attraction, the merry-go-round.

Holding onto the pole, she passed in front of Shen Liguang over and over, watching him again and again.

Her gaze wandered; in front of her were pink balloons, cartoon mascots, laughing children, and him, secretly adored.

Fu Ying sniffled, feeling her head heavy.

Shen Liguang’s tongue resting against his back molars, his gaze fixed on the child spinning round and round in front.

She was tiny, holding the pole, leaning on the merry-go-round, tilting her head towards him.

Her gaze was dull, captivated by something, so engrossed.

Unbeknownst to them, it got dark.

The amusement park lit up with colorful lights, the last splendor of a bustling scene, and people started to leave.

Originally planning to visit the haunted house, since Fu Yan didn’t manage to invite Xia Jinyun, he lost interest.

He mainly wanted girls to get scared and jump into his arms.

Visiting the haunted house, with only a bunch of kids and no girls, it wouldn’t work, so he simply decided not to go.

Fu Ying glanced at Shen Liguang, curious why, when someone chased his girlfriend, his expression was very indifferent, as if it was something completely unrelated to him.

Were they really in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?

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At night, Fu Ying stared blankly at her phone, gathering courage to send him a goodnight message, but hesitated right as her finger touched the button.

After showering, Shen Liguang, in his pajamas, leaned against the window smoking.

Holding a cigarette between his lips and a phone in his hand, he saw a new post in his feed from the kid: Goodnight.

He took a drag of his cigarette, commented below, then hesitated and deleted the text he had typed.

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Unable to sleep at night, Fu Ying took out her diary.

2021.5.2, cloudy.

Continue to secretly like him, give up when tired.

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