Becoming a life winner from infancy

Xia Nuo obviously wasn't someone who couldn't understand reason. After listening to Fang You's analysis, she also felt it made some sense. Even if not for herself, she should be considerate of her mother's job.

"So, what you're saying is, public affection is not okay, but it's fine in private?"

"Right."

Xia Nuo pouted, "But when there's no cuddling in public, I still feel like I'm losing out."

"That's why I'm saying we can be even more intimate in private."

"Really!" Xia Nuo's eyes sparkled.

"Mhm."

"Then what can we do to be more intimate?"

Xia Nuo tilted her head, "I'm really curious! Teach me, You You."

"Well, being more intimate..."

Fang You thought for a few seconds, then lifted his head: "You see, usually, aren't you the one who initiates the hugs?"

Fang You said, "If you promise me that we won't be so intimate in public, I can do this for you."

As he spoke, Fang You walked over to Xia Nuo, took the initiative to hug her, then lifted her high above from under her arms, tossed her up into the air, and caught her again.

"We're flying, we're flying!"

"..."

*Pfft*—Hahahaha!

Xia Nuo's smile was hard to contain, "Feels like when I played with my dad as a kid! It's like a drop tower! No, wait... more like bungee jumping!"

That's Emperor Youyou for you!

If it had been any ordinary girl, she would have found such a childish idea off-putting, but Xia Nuo was different. She found this interaction very interesting. After all, the experience of feeling the difference in gravitational forces was very exciting for Nuo Nuo, who dreamed of becoming an astronaut in the future.

"But I feel like I could fly even higher, You You could do that, couldn't you?"

"I could... but let's not tell anyone about this, okay?"

"Huh? I was planning to tell Ayu, so you could lift Ayu like this too!"

Xia Nuo's expression showed a hint of disappointment, "Ayu hardly ever got the chance to play like this with her dad when she was little, she definitely wants to experience it now."

"..."

Though Fang You had grown up with Ayu since childhood, if we're talking about closeness, he was definitely closer to Nuo Nuo, so he didn't mind doing some embarrassing things in front of her.

But with Ayu—

"Could you? Just let me tell Ayu, it's quite sad, you know..."

Xia Nuo wrapped her arms around Fang You's and alternated between coaxing and pestering him, pleading with him to lift Ayu the next time they had a chance, to share this fun way of becoming more intimate.

But Fang You brushed off Xia Nuo with just one sentence.

"Ayu is afraid of heights, she wouldn't like playing this game."

"Ah... that's true... it might be too much of a thrill for Ayu."

Then Xia Nuo made even more requests to Fang You:

"While we have the chance, let's explore more intimate interactive games in private from now on!"

That Nuo Nuo child... she's great in every way, but her playfulness is just too much.

After clearing up the misunderstanding about pretending to be sick, Fang You and Xia Nuo went to school together that afternoon, explaining to Teacher Lin that they were almost recovered and had come to class, and Lin Yi didn't suspect a thing and let them go back to their seats for class.

Speaking of the past six years in primary school, although he was a superstar of "Paru GO" and also the class monitor with the top grades every year, the peers mostly saw him with a mix of admiration and fear, and Fang You didn't make any close same-sex friends in class.

On the other hand, Fan Yuan from the neighboring class always considered himself Fang You's little brother, always greeting him with a respectful 'hey, big brother' every time they met.

Speaking of which, "Young Master You" was a nickname Fan Yuan came up with first, and afterward, everyone started to call him that.

It's worth mentioning that today, the always noisy team leader Jiang Zhengyi was very quiet, but she occasionally glanced at Fang You and Xia Nuo with a somewhat heavy heart.

When Xia Nuo went to find Ayu to play after class, Jiang Zhengyi finally mustered up the courage to approach Fang You.

"Uh, uh, are you better? You came back to school so soon..."

Of course, Fang You remembered the incident when Xia Nuo made Jiang Zhengyi cry during the soapbox car race.

...

She still seemed to be preoccupied with what Nuo Nuo had said to her.

"Yeah, I'm better now. Is there something you need?"

"Um... it's just..."

Jiang Zhengyi bit her lip, showing a conflicted and unwilling expression, and after a lot of hesitation, she finally spoke up.

"I was wrong about what happened during the race yesterday. I didn't set a good example as the team leader. Could you give this pen to Xia Nuo as an apology from me?"

Jiang Zhengyi extended a pen to Fang You as she spoke.

It was a Milly ballpoint pen, which seemed a bit plain and cute for someone like Fang You who had seen a bigger world.

"You're apologizing to Nuo Nuo, why are you giving it to me?"

Fang You said, "Xia Nuo is sitting right next to you, you should give it to her yourself."

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"So, you mean you still look down on Nuo Nuo?"

"No no no! I, I didn't mean that! I was just... um..."

Jiang Zhengyi stammered and struggled to explain when someone suddenly patted her on the back and said "hey," startling her almost to the point of jumping.

"What are you doing?"

"? Jiang Zhengyi, what are you talking about with You You?"