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Han Ye arrived at Topaz at exactly 7 p.m. Since the woman had not arrived yet, he decided to order a glass of red wine while he waited. Even after the red wine was served, the woman was still nowhere to be seen.
"Am I being played?" thought Han Ye as he took a sip from the glass of red wine. "Come to think about it… What am I supposed to talk to her about? Ziyan said that she's smart… So, the current affairs? Politics? Economics?"
"Shaun! What are you doing?!"
A sudden loud yell caused Han Ye to turn to the table two tables away from him. At the table were a man, a woman, and a boy that looked like he was around 12 years old.
"Shaun, you're too young to drink!" the woman said as she took the glass of wine away from her son. When she was talking with her husband, the boy had sneakily taken a sip of the wine.
"But Dad said he had his first sip when he was 10! I'm already 12 years old!"
"Don't you dare listen to your dad...and if you want to compare, when your dad was 10, he had already started working," said the woman. Then she leaned closer to her son and nudged him. "Should I get you a job then?"
The boy made a face at his father. He then shook his head and crossed his arms. "Nope! I'm good at being a leech and I should focus on that!"
Han Ye chuckled as he turned away from the family. That scene reminded him of the first time he did something that only adults should do.
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10-year-old Little Han Ye was reading in the library when he heard a not-so-subtle "pssst". Turning around, he saw Little Fan Wushuang from behind the windows.
"Come!" Little Fan Wushuang whispered and gestured for him to come out.
When Little Han Ye went out to meet her, Little Fan Wushuang giggled and said, "It's your birthday today, right? I bought you a present. Come…"
"What present?" Little Han Ye asked as he followed behind her.
Little Fan Wushuang chuckled. "It's not fun if I tell you. Just come with me!"
She took him to the room where the school kept all the sports equipment. When he entered, he saw a table laid with food and drinks. In the middle of the table was a birthday cake. Little Wu Yuexue was arranging the food when she noticed them.
With a bright smile, she said, "Happy birthday, Han Ye…"
Little Han Ye blushed as he nodded. "Thank you. I didn't realize that you guys knew..."
"Of course we do! I know everything!" Little Fan Wushuang said with a smug grin before she ran in and sat at the other end from Little Wu Yuexue. "Come, quick!"
Little Han Ye took his seat in between the two. Once he was seated, the girls started singing softly, "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you… Happy birthday to Han Ye…"
After Little Han Ye blew out the candles, they then clapped their hands. However, they clapped softly as they did not want to alert anyone else since all three of them were skipping the first period after lunch.
"I didn't know that it's your birthday until Wushuang told me earlier, so I didn't get you any presents..." Little Wu Yuexue said with a sigh. She then glanced at Little Fan Wushuang before she gently knocked the little girl's forehead. "You ah... Can't you tell me earlier?"
"Hehe..." Little Fan Wushuang chuckled. "If I've told you, he won't accept my presents then... You can give him his presents tomorrow..."
Having said that, Little Fan Wushuang grinned mischievously as she ran to the big metal box where they kept the balls. She threw all the balls out and accidentally fell into the box when she leaned too forward.
"Wushuang?" Little Wu Yuexue called out.
Suddenly, Little Fan Wushuang jumped up while holding a wrapped parcel. "Here!"
She tried to climb out but she could not, so Little Han Ye and Little Wu Yuexue went to help her out. Once she was standing on the floor, she grinned and handed Little Han Ye the parcel.
"Here! Coward Ye, your presents. Happy birthday! Hope you will enjoy it..."
"Thanks..." Little Han Ye said as he smiled at her. He took the gift and said, "I'll open this later..."
"Open it now... I wanna see your face..." Little Fan Wushuang said.
However, when Little Han Ye saw her mischievous looking grin, he did not really want to open the presents now... or ever.
"Why don't you open it now, Han Ye? There are no adults here, so don't worry about propriety," said Little Wu Yuexue. It was rare for Little Fan Wushuang to buy presents for anyone other than herself, so she was curious as well.
Little Han Ye glanced at Little Wu Yuexue as he mouthed suspiciously, "Really?"
When she shrugged, he sighed and sat back down at the table before he opened the gift. Based on how Little Fan Wushuang was giggling, he felt that whatever presents she gave him had to be something bad or insulting.
Based on the weight and size, he thought that it was an exercise book. "A kindergarten-level book?"
After removing the wrappers, he saw that he was half right.
It was a mathematics exercise book.
Little did he know…
"Wow, thanks, Wushuang! This is the latest maths exercise book!" said Little Han Ye happily as he looked at the cover. However, when he flipped to a random page, what he saw was… breasts… and lots of naked women.
As he stared at them, it took him a few seconds before he realized what the gift was.
A p*rn magazine!
"FAN WUSHUANG!" Little Han Ye yelled as his face turned red. He pushed the magazine off the table as if it was the worst thing he had ever seen.
Little Fan Wushuang laughed as she held her stomach. "Oh my god! Coward Ye, it's just naked women! Don't blow your top!"
"Wushuang, this is not funny…" Little Wu Yuexue sighed as she covered her eyes.
Little Fan Wushuang stuck her tongue out at Little Han Ye. She then picked up the adult magazine before laying them down on the table. As she flipped through the pages, she murmured, "I chose this specifically for you… This one has women from different races..."
"Wushuang, this is not proper," Little Wu Yuexue said as she closed the magazine. "You are only 8 years old… I can't believe someone actually gave that to you."
Little Fan Wushuang looked at her with her bright innocent eyes as she said, "I went and bought it myself…"
When the other two looked at her, Little Fan Wushuang shrugged and said, "This is a gift for Han Ye… I can't let others pick it out. What if they picked out something boring like a book or stationery?"
"That's better than this filth…" Little Han Ye rolled his eyes at her. His anger from earlier quickly simmered down.
Little Fan Wushuang chuckled and she flipped the magazine open. As she pointed at a naked woman's breast, she said, "You said filth, but one day, you will crave for this… I heard that adult men love to look at beautiful women..."
Little Wu Yuexue sighed wryly. "Who taught you this kind of things?"
"Mummy."
"No way!" The older girl gasped as she shook her head. "Madam President Fan would never teach you that!"
Little Fan Wushuang shrugged. "Yeah… Not in the exact term... Well, I asked her what's the best present that Daddy gave her before…"
"And?"
Little Fan Wushuang chuckled. "She said that it's his love… but I don't love Han Ye, so I asked the second-best present...and she said me… As great as I am, I can't give myself to him, cause he's a bore and a coward… Then I asked for the best third birthday present and she said Daddy's body…"
Little Wushuang giggled as she looked at Han Ye. "I can't give you my Daddy's body, and I can't find anyone else to give you… So, this is the best for now. Pictures of naked women…"
Little Han Ye made a face at her before saying, "I don't need this kind of gifts…"
"Aren't you a picky one?" Little Fan Wushuang pouted. She looked at the picture of a woman and asked, "Yuexue, do you think we would have this kind of body when we are adults?"
Little Wu Yuexue facepalmed before she begged in a tiring tone, "Please, stop…"
Suddenly, the door was pushed open and the light that shone in blinded the three for a short moment. By the time they could see again, the person they saw caused them to gasp out loud.
It was one of the PE teachers. The PE teacher frowned when she saw the three. She came in to pick up a few basketballs for one of her classes later. When she saw the three, she recognized them immediately.
No one could ever forget the mischievous little princess… It would be considered a miracle if she did not set anything on fire in a month.
As for Little Han Ye, she did not know him personally, but his homeroom teacher always talked about him. He was always at the top of the class for every subject and was well-read for his age.
The PE teacher looked at Little Wu Yuexue. She knew the gentle Little Wu Yuexue as the little girl was the school beauty that all the young boys talked about.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked in a strict tone. The classes were in session and they should have been in their class by now.
When her gaze landed on the magazine, Little Han Ye immediately pulled the magazine away and hid it behind him.
"It's nothing," he said sheepishly.
"Give me the magazine."
"It's nothing, really…" Little Fan Wushuang said as she smiled innocently.
Hearing the little girl's reply, the PE teacher laughed. "All the more reason for me to take a look at it."
She then looked at Little Han Ye and said sternly, "Hand it over now. Don't force me to take it from you by force."
Little Han Ye glanced at Little Fan Wushuang from the corner of his eye. He did not want to get her into trouble.
As he handed the magazine to the teacher, he murmured, "Sorry, teacher…"
When the PE teacher saw the content of the magazine, her face turned red.
"Outrageous!" she snapped as she slammed the magazine shut before she grabbed Little Han Ye's hand and dragged him out of the room. "The two of you! Class, now!"
"Han Ye!" Little Wu Yuexue called out worriedly.
"He would be fine… At most, they would just scold him…" Little Fan Wushuang said nonchalantly.
Little Wu Yuexue turned around and looked at Little Fan Wushuang angrily. She grabbed the younger girl's shoulders as she said sternly, "Wushuang, you're still young, but you can't keep doing this. Han Ye is not from the same background as us. We got off lightly because of our parents but he won't!"
"No way! The teachers won't do anything..." Little Fan Wushuang said. However, when she saw Little Wu Yuexue's worried expression, she pouted. "Fine, what should I do?"
"I don't know! Let's go talk to the headmaster. I'm sure that's where the teacher is taking him."
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Little Han Ye sat inside the headmaster's office while the old man scolded him. He glanced at the clock on the wall and sighed inwardly. It had been almost an hour since he was dragged in by the PE teacher that caught them.
The girls rushed in earlier. Little Fan Wushuang also told the headmaster that it was her fault but the old man merely told her gently that she should not take the blame for someone else.
Even though she kept saying that it was her fault and she told him everything that happened, the headmaster was adamant to punish Little Han Ye. He barely listened to what Little Fan Wushuang had to say.
He then told his assistant to take Little Fan Wushuang and Little Wu Yuexue out of the room before he started to lecture Little Han Ye.
And that was one hour ago...
If we hit Top 50 by the end of 7th September 2019, I would post two chapters a day for the entire week.