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Candy | Part Two

---Ling Chao's P.o.V.---

   I blushed a little when the cashier girl winked at me, turning her back to us immediately after. Fan-ge and Yue-ge both had bewildered faces plastered on as they stared at her, Yang-ge just smirking at us.

   I have to admit, this is the first time I've liked something more than candy.

   She ducked under the counter, hiding herself from us. Not knowing what to do, YueYue slapped a bill onto the table and Yang-ge wrote a little note with a slip and pen he found. Before I knew it, I was being pushed out the door by all four of my brothers. 

But I didn't even get to read the note.....

   As soon as we got into the van with Yue-ge at the wheel and Bu Fan in the passenger's, Ziyang looked at m expectantly.

   "What?" I played dumb, looking out the window.

   "Eh, so you do like her!" He shouted excitedly, slugging me in the arm.

   "That can't do Didi! No dating until you're eighteen!" Yue-ge yelled from the front. I hid my face behind my hands in embarrassment.

    "Who ever said I liked her! I don't like her!" I defied, huffing.

   "But you were smiling and blushing!" 

   "I was happy because of the candy! Who knows, maybe I'll blush at you if you buy me candy Fan-ge!" I yelled indignantly, and crossed my arms.

   "Stop that Didi, forget it now. Let's just go home." Yue Yue settled while we all silently agreed.

   As of right now, the four of us share a living space together, splitting the rent. Yue Yue's generally the mother, looking out for our curfews, health, and waking us up.

   After all our groceries had been put away, we crashed onto the couches of the main room, somehow fitting all of our bodies. As soon as the lights turned off, we were out just like one.

TIME SKIP

   It was the morning of the next day when me and Yue Yue woke up early, me immediately rushing to shower and Yue-ge knocking on the door angrily.

   "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up," he chanted quickly, restlessly hitting the solid wood.

   "Just give me two more minutes!" I yelled in annoyance, finishing up my business.

   "Di! If you don't hurry up, we're not going to the market!" he shouted. If I'm being completely honest, I nearly slipped on the wet tile after that sentence.

   "What?! Why? Didn't we just go yesterday?" I replied indignantly, opening the bathroom door.

   "Don't act dumb Ling Chao. You know why we're going to that store," he rolled his eyes, pushing me out and locking himself in the room. I raised my hand up to say something through the door, but let it fall down to my side and sighed.

    "Never mind," I mumbled, kicking the door weakly.

It took us about a minute for us to wake Bu Fan up, as he was already straightening out his mink bed sheets. However, Yang-ge was another story.

     "Wake uuuup!" I yelled, using my hair dryer to blow hot air at his feet. Of course, he didn't even move a muscle.

   I barreled through my brothers as soon as the car was parked, fixing my hair and shirt.

   "Di, calm the hell down!" Yang-ge yelled at me, pinching my arm. I winced, but my smile never failed to leave my face.

   "Nope!" I yelled happily, skipping into the store.

Somehow, I was finally met with a sight to make my smile drop.

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~小玉