11 Chapter 11- I Know (1/2)
Huan Hei fed Ya Nuo the last spoonful of soup and placed the empty bowl aside.
”Still hungry?”
She shook her head and rubbed her stomach satisfyingly. ”I'm sleepy.”
”Wait and rest for 20 minutes before sleeping. It's bad for your digestive system.”
”My stomach is as strong as an ox.” she yawned and rubbed her eyes.
”Be good and listen to me. I'm going to go clean your bowls and then come back. You better be awake when I come back or else don't blame me for what I'll do to you.” he picked up the tray and walked towards the door.
”mmm...it's you so whatever you do to me is fine.” she moaned softly as she tried her hardest to keep her eyes opened. After Huan Hei left the room, her eyelids grew heavier and eyes slowly closed.
When he finished washing the bowls and putting everything away, he quickly walked back to Ya Nuo's room. The moment he left the room to clean the bowls, he already predicted that she would be asleep. When he opened the door, he saw her sleeping peacefully and smiling. He carefully tucked her in and leaned his face close to hers.
”You don't know how dangerous it is to tell me that it's me so whatever I do is fine.” he smiled and gave her a peck on the cheeks before exiting the room to look for Marina.
Knock Knock
”Come in”
”Aunty Marina, sorry to bother you this late.”
”Oh! Hei dear, did you need something?”
”I was just wondering when you will help Ya Nuo remove the makeup that is on his face. It might become really bad if you don't remove the makeup quick..”
”Huh? Oh.. that.. well, the makeup used on his face is specialized to last longer than regular cosmetics. So, I could only remove it when the cosmetic is ready to be removed.”
”Oh...”
”What's wrong?”
”Nothing. I was just wondering what makeup would you be able to remove from her face when that is how she really looks.” he rubbed his chin and smirked.
Marina smiled awkwardly, ”What do you mean?”
Huan Hei took a deep breath, ”What I mean is, you also know that Ya Nuo is a girl.”
Marina chuckled, ”Little Hei, are you half asleep? How could Ya Nuo be a girl? He's your childhood friend.”
”Aunty Marina, I don't know why you are trying to hide her gender, but I knew about her disguise since long ago. Ya Nuo thought that her disguise was perfect so I never said anything.”
”W..wait.. you knew since the start?”
He smiled, ”Yep.”
”And Ya Nuo doesn't know that you know about her gender?”
”Mhmm, I helped her keep that secret for such a long time. Finally, somebody else here knows about her. phew”
”How did you know that I know?”
”Because you were treating her wounds earlier and locked me and Senior Qi Yang out of the room.”
”That's not enough evidence.”
”When I brought Ya Nuo food earlier, she was in a different outfit. She woke up from her sleep when I entered so she wouldn't have enough time to change.”
”Such sharp observations.. you squirt.. fine. I do know. Don't tell me you came here just to confirm your thoughts.”
”I came because I could finally talk to someone about her.”
”Talking about this...how did you find out about her being a girl?”
”Actually... well... let's see” he scratched his head
”Ahem, is this really the time to be shy?”
”You're right. This is how I knew...”