Chapter 549: guilty conscience
Murong felt somewhat guilty. After all, he got caught bad-mouthing someone behind their back, and his guilt was overwhelming.
"I’m not coming, I’m not coming. I’m done with the snowball fight. I’m going to build a snowman, Galaxy, please spare me," Murong pleaded to Su Yinhe.
"Oh my, how come you can’t take it so soon?" Su Yinhe despised him.
"I can’t help it, I’m a useless man," Murong admitted very frankly.
Su Yinhe: "..."
Really, he admitted it without the slightest hesitation.
"Alright, alright, then you... go play something else," Su Yinhe actually hadn’t had enough fun yet. She was just starting to enjoy it.
But Murong just couldn’t keep up.
Then again, it wasn’t fair to always pick on him, so let it be.
Su Yinhe decided to head back to the supermarket.
She would rather go back and rest.
"I can play with you," Chi Yan noticed she hadn’t had her fill of fun.
Although he didn’t like playing games like this, he would definitely join her if Galaxy wanted to play.
"Eh? No need," Su Yinhe tiptoed and touched his face. Because of making snowballs, her fingers were very cold, which Chi Yan felt but didn’t avoid.
"Honey, I can’t bear to hit you." After saying that, Su Yinhe was ready to pull him back to the supermarket.
She knew he didn’t like it.
"It’s okay, as long as you’re happy."
"That won’t do, hitting you wouldn’t make me happy. Hitting Murong is much more fun," Su Yinhe shook her head in refusal.
The very subject of the conversation, Murong standing nearby: "???"
Really, if you two are going to show off, why pull him into it.
Is he some sort of despicable person?
"Don’t you think you’re being too much?" Murong asked the soul-searching question.
"Not really. You’re having a good time; we’ll head back first."
Murong: "..."
Why? Why did he feel such a profound sense of powerlessness?
They left, leaving Murong behind as they walked away.
They entered the supermarket, and Murong, looking at the snowball he had just rolled, felt a bit angry.
It wasn’t fair. He hadn’t managed to hit them even once.
Damn it.
They hit him and then ran.
Now he didn’t even have a chance to get revenge.
Murong felt very distressed.
Distressed, Murong decided to build a snowman to alleviate some of his emotions.
He wanted to make a cute snowman.
After making up his mind, Murong began to build.
To build a snowman, first roll a snowball.
Murong started rolling a snowball.
At first, it was just a small snowball in his hands, but as he rolled, it grew larger and larger.
In the end, it had become so big that it intimidated Murong a bit.
He could still push it over, but...
It was a little too big, and it felt oppressive just looking at it.
Then, there was a problem.
The snowman’s body was too big, creating an issue for the head.
If the head was too big as well, he wouldn’t be able to set it on top.
On the other hand, if it was too small...
It would look somewhat ugly.
Murong was a bit frantic.
He couldn’t possibly roll another snowball, could he?
He had been rolling for so long that he was sweating.
Although he wasn’t sure whether the sweat came from the snowball fight or from rolling the snowball.
After thinking for a long time, Murong still used the big snowball.
There was no choice; he had to make the snowman’s head a bit smaller.
Murong made the head smaller, but it was still somewhat difficult to place it; the body underneath was too big and high, taller than three of him.
He didn’t want to leave any marks on the snowman’s body.
Finally, after a prodigious effort, he managed to get the head on the snowman.
It’s just...
So ugly.
Murong looked at the giant snowman he had built with a bit of disdain.
Too ugly.
A huge, ugly snowman.
Sigh.
But, after all, it was made by myself, so I couldn’t despise it.
Lin Murong began to look carefully, trying hard to find an attractive aspect.
He tried to make this gigantic snowman appealing, but in the end, no matter how he looked at it, it still wasn’t appealing.
Ugly, so ugly.
Could it be because it’s not decorated?
As Lin Murong was feeling disdainful, he suddenly remembered.
This snowman, made of two snowballs stacked together, had no decorations, of course it was ugly.
He had to get some decorations; maybe that would make it less ugly.
With that thought, Lin Murong ran back to the supermarket like the wind, grabbed a bunch of stuff, and with these things in his arms, he ran back to decorate the snowman.
Lin Murong decorated with great care, eyes, nose, mouth, buttons, hands, hats, scarves... even blush, he put on everything he could think of.
This snowman was so big, and it took quite an effort to adorn it.
The result was...
It was uglier.
It was even uglier than the bare two snowballs of before.
Looking at this newly fashioned ugly snowman, Lin Murong fell into deep thought.
What was all his hard work for, after all?
Ugly, it was really too ugly.
So ugly that he couldn’t bear to look any further.
Lin Murong took one last look, then sighed, and carried the remaining items back to the supermarket.
"Hey? Weren’t you building a snowman? You’re back so soon? Won’t you make a few more?" Su Yinhe was quite surprised to see him return so quickly.
"Not making anymore, too ugly," Lin Murong’s face was scrunched up.
He was really scornful.
Su Yinhe saw his disappointment and sadness, and patted his arm.
"Hey, it’s okay, it’s actually quite nice."
"Really?" Lin Murong stared straight at her.
"Yes," Su Yinhe nodded.
"Then can you speak without trying to hold back a laugh?"
Su Yinhe: "..."
"Pffhahaha... sorry, hahahaha... actually... it’s quite cute. Ugly-cute, hahaha..." Su Yinhe couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst out laughing, unable to stand upright.
Lin Murong: "..."
He knew it, he just knew it.
Hmph.
Liar.
Lin Murong was sullen and didn’t want to deal with her anymore.
"Hey, don’t overthink it, it’s just one ugliness, you can try making a few more, maybe the next ones won’t be ugly?"
"What if... they’re even uglier?"
"Then... wouldn’t that make this one look not ugly?" Su Yinhe hesitated for two seconds before responding.
Lin Murong: "..."
It seemed reasonable, yet also absurd.
"I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Galaxy, please leave. Let me be alone. Don’t ask me who ’alone’ is," Lin Murong sat down and hugged himself.
Right now, he just wanted to be alone.
"Uh... so who is ’alone’?"
Lin Murong: "..."
"Hahaha, just kidding." Su Yinhe couldn’t help herself upon seeing Lin Murong like this.
Lin Murong looked at her with a face full of resentment.
"Galaxy, remember to sleep with your eyes open tonight." He was afraid his resentment was so strong, he might climb into her window tonight.
"No worries, I can sleep with Chi Yan," Su Yinhe waved her hand nonchalantly.
Chi Yan was vigilant.
Lin Murong: "..."
Damnable.
Damnable.
Lin Murong’s resentment grew stronger.
Lin Murong didn’t want to see her now, he buried his head, he really needed some peace and quiet, where are you, peace and quiet?
"Do you really only want ’alone’?" Su Yinhe was still asking beside him.
"Yes."
"Really?"