Chapter 106 Auspicious Wishes (24)
Chapter 106 Auspicious Wishes (24)
We need to get down to business eventually.
As was her habit, Yi Yi opened the window a crack.
Looking at the snow still falling outside the window, Yi Yi couldn't help but sigh, "This snow has really been falling for a long time."
Perhaps it was Yi Yi's departure that allowed Ma Yuliang's intelligence to regain its superiority.
Ma Yuliang paused for a moment, then replied in his most normal state of mind: "Yes, my father said this might be the biggest snowfall in a hundred years."
“Yes…this will be the biggest snowfall in a century,” Yi Yi murmured.
Sensing that Ma Yuliang had returned to a state where he could communicate normally, Yi Yi stopped being mysterious and said directly, "Then please ask Yuliang to arrest my sister and the person she likes when they organize a large-scale snow removal and donation drive after this heavy snow."
The topic of Yi Yi changed so quickly that Ma Yuliang was taken aback.
But he quickly processed the information in her words, frowned, and asked, "You mean this heavy snow will trigger a snow disaster?"
Yi Yi smiled without saying a word, her tacit agreement prompting Ma Yuliang to ponder for a moment: "But even if it turns into a snow disaster, the disaster relief efforts are the responsibility of the military, so why would it be Miss Zhu's place to handle them?"
Yi Yi shook her head and said softly, "We'll just have to wait and see about that."
For Ma Dashuai now, this is not a time to think about how water can carry a boat but also capsize it.
after all……
A fight is about to break out...
Yi Yi doesn't intend to reveal much about this, otherwise, given Ma Yuliang's character, he might do something unnecessary.
“Until then, let’s just stay put, okay?” Yi Yi turned her gaze back to Ma Yuliang, her serious expression leaving him no room for argument.
Ma Yuliang opened his mouth, but finally agreed, "Okay! I promise you."
Yi Yi breathed a sigh of relief, just about to tell him what the next step would be after the arrest.
Then they heard Ma Yuliang say somewhat hesitantly, "But I have a condition..."
Yi Yi subconsciously frowned slightly, thinking that he had guessed from her words that he was planning to go back on his word.
Unexpectedly, seeing his expression change, he stopped beating around the bush and hurriedly explained, "No, no, it's nothing serious, it's just... I hope we can use more affectionate terms of address in private, and also... could you please not speak in such a low voice?"
Yi Yi relaxed her brow. Although Love Dream was positioned as a shoujo game, it was normal for the characters she was trying to woo to be a little love-struck, but...
I feel like Ma Yuliang, you've really been brainwashed by Ai Yi's data!
Yi Yi was still somewhat speechless, but considering that Ma Yuliang's request wasn't difficult, she cleared her throat and tentatively asked, "Then... Yu?"
Her voice, which had been kept low for years, couldn't regain the clarity of a young girl's voice; instead, it had a husky, misty quality.
It was so good it made your ears itch.
It was just a simple address, but Ma Yuliang felt as if his heart had been struck, and for some reason, tears welled up in his eyes. He stood there, stunned.
Seeing that he didn't respond for a while, Yi Yi waved her hand in front of his eyes, somewhat puzzled.
Ma Yuliang then came to his senses.
Whether it was her imagination or not, Yi Yi thought she heard him sniffing.
But before there was time to investigate further, he hurriedly began to say, "It's A-Yu! From now on, he'll be called A-Yu!"
Unexpectedly, a simple address would elicit such a strong reaction from him. Thinking about the nickname she had blurted out, Yi Yi hesitated before saying, "Doesn't it sound a little strange to call someone by the second character of their name? Perhaps..."
His name is A Liang?
Before the three could even speak, Ma Yuliang interrupted them, shouting, "Just call me A-Yu! Anyway, I'm your brother-in-law now, so I'll call you A-Yu in public too!"
Upon seeing this, Yi Yi immediately raised her hands in surrender.
Oh well, let him be, as long as he's happy.
I guess I'll just have to accept the awkwardness.
Yi scratched her cheek, thinking.
Without time to think further, Ma Yuliang started muttering to himself again: "I need to give Yi Yi a nickname too! A Yi? No, that's weird! Yi'er? Xiao Yi? Or should I start with Yi?"
Yi Yi felt a little embarrassed as she listened to his nickname and gripped the ground with her toes.
She knew that any nickname for her name, which contained two characters, would sound a bit odd.
Hearing him still muttering to himself, Yi Yi sighed and interrupted, "Let's call him Yi Yi."
Ma Yuliang was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "What?"
"I say, let's call her Yi Yi. Anything else sounds weird, doesn't it?" As if she had thought of something, Yi Yi laughed and said, finding it somewhat amusing herself.
Ma Yuliang paused for a moment, seemingly going through a thousand thoughts in his mind, before finally clenching his fist and saying firmly, "Yes! Let's call her Yi Yi! Yi Yi is the most suitable."
"Of course, I don't mind if you call me sister or brother or something." Yi Yi smiled, her thoughts drifting to something funny, and she revealed the most genuine smile she had shown all day.
"No, I'll call you Yi Yi!"
Upon hearing Ma Yuliang's answer, Yi Yi paused for a moment, then smiled even more gently, and said with a feigned sigh of disappointment, "Alright then, let's call her Yi Yi!"
“Occasionally…” Ma Yuliang said something in a low voice.
Yi Yi didn't hear clearly and turned her head, saying "Hmm?"
Ma Yuliang lowered his head even further, but his voice came through clearly: "It's okay to call me 'sister' occasionally!"
Unable to see Yi Yi's disappointed expression, and even if he was just pretending, he didn't want to see her show that look. So Ma Yuliang took a half step back and compromised.
Hearing this, Yi Yi laughed even louder.
Ma Yuliang watched Yi Yi laugh heartily until tears streamed down his face.
Suddenly, Yi Yi thought of something, paused for a moment, her face turned cold, and she coughed twice and said seriously, "We've gone off-topic. Anyway, after you arrest them, take Xiao Xiao out separately and detain her privately. Then send someone to find me. I'll tell you what happens after that."
Ma Yuliang had no questions about this and nodded in agreement.
Yi Yi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Ma Yuliang was so easy to talk to.
He got up to escort Ma Yuliang back, but even after he stood up and made a "please" gesture, Ma Yuliang remained motionless.
She even craned her neck to peek through the tiny crack in the window that Yiyi had just opened, exclaiming, "The snow is so white..."
Yi Yi's lips twitched, and she sighed heavily before asking, "Is there anything else, A Yu?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Yuliang quickly turned his head, looking straight at Yi Yi with a hint of inexplicable grievance on his face.
This made Yi Yi feel uneasy.
Yi Yi swallowed hard and asked tentatively, "Ayu, you don't want to go back?"
Ma Yuliang puffed out his cheeks, looked away, and muttered under his breath, "I told you I worked overtime to finish today's tasks before coming here."
Ah, so you don't want to go back.
Honestly, if you don't want to go back, just say so!
Yi Yi chuckled, then smoothly coaxed, "Then you can stay. Do whatever you want. I'll be busy for a while before I have time to keep you company, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Yuliang's eyes lit up instantly, and he nodded frantically in agreement, "Yes, yes, Yiyi, don't worry about me, I'll stay here!"
Her obedient appearance softened Yi Yihat's heart, and her gaze softened involuntarily.
Her thoughts drifted back to her youthful past, and Yi Yi couldn't help but think—
It really... looks so much like it...
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