Becoming a life winner from infancy

Chapter 152 139 Growing Pains

Facing Fang You's inquiry, Asai Reina's expression instantly changed—

She clearly didn't expect Fang You to suddenly bring up this matter.

How, how did you find out!

Although she was somewhat reluctant, when she saw Fang You had no intention of teasing her, she hesitated for a moment then nodded vigorously.

"Yeah, th-the tooth..."

"What, it's just losing teeth..."

After hearing the explanation, Xia Nuo sighed, let go of Asai Reina's embrace, scratched his head in confusion, and said:

"Is that why you've become so quiet? You used to be such a fun, lively girl, and now you're as boring as a 30-year-old adult who's living in a big city, unsuccessful, without a spouse or children, working odd jobs, residing in a tiny room, staring at the ceiling and contemplating whether you'll make it through tomorrow!"

"Why did you describe such a specific scene, hey!"

Asai Reina spoke without minding her demeanor, and when she opened her mouth to speak, her teeth were visible—it could be seen that both her front teeth were missing.

Once everyone noticed, Reina immediately covered her mouth, her face flushing, and she squatted down.

"Wow, Reina, you've lost both your front teeth!"

Xia Nuo and Luo Xianyu immediately crowded around to observe Asai Reina. "Reina, let me have another look, Reina. The way you lost your teeth is so interesting..."

"I didn't want you guys to see, that's why I wore a mask..."

Asai Reina was extremely aggrieved, her eyes red and tears swirling in her eyes, "You guys still say you're my good friends, but you're just like the other students in class, making fun of me!"

"But, losing two front teeth at the same time, I think that's really impressive!"

Xia Nuo's eyes sparkled, "Doesn't it feel like there's a draft when you talk? But I can't tell at all from your voice..."

"Ayu can't tell either!" Luo Xianyu nodded in agreement.

"Reina hates you guys!"

Asai Reina said angrily, "You have no idea how much pain I suffered from losing my front teeth!"

"But, losing teeth is no big deal, kids lose teeth all the time. I started losing teeth when I was six, and I still have teeth that haven't grown in—look—"

Xia Nuo pulled at her mouth, showing Asai Reina the gap where one of her canines was missing.

"But, front teeth are different... Losing front teeth, especially two at once, is really ugly! It's just like an old grandma."

"I don't believe it; let me have another look."

"Oh! You really look like an old grandma."

Reina finally realized that her two old friends were not compassionate, so she no longer shed tears but just talked about the injustices she faced at school:

"The classmates call me 'gap-toothed girl'... Reina doesn't even want to go to school anymore."

"But doesn't everyone lose teeth, why would they make fun of Reina?"

Asai Reina said incredulously, "Because Reina is the most beautiful girl in the class. Isn't it natural for a pretty girl to be targeted?"

Asai Reina glanced at Xia Nuo's clueless face, "Haven't you ever been ostracized by the girls in class? Like, during lunch, don't they deliberately keep their distance from you and things like that...?"

"We have school-provided nutrition lunches, we eat at our desks."

Xia Nuo thought for a moment, "But, it is true that not many people eat lunch with me."

"See, I told you—"

"Because Nuo Nuo always eats with her dad!" Luo Xianyu interrupted from the side, "They sit together in class; Ayu is so jealous."

"You're still in the same class!"

Asai Reina was somewhat disbelieving, "And, and you sit together?"

"Yeah, what's so surprising about that? After all, my mom is our classroom teacher."

Though she had indeed grown prettier than before, she did not have any accomplishments worth boasting about.

Mainly, she had not expected the day of their reunion to come so soon!

And what was unfortunate was that she had lost a tooth!

So actually, she had considered not coming this time, but her mother insisted on seeing You You, more eager than even her daughter; she was forcibly dragged along.

And the prepared gift was hastily left behind.

She thought that You You, with his aloof personality, might not really care about how she was, so preparing a gift for the next meeting would be just fine.

But actually, she did want to see You You...

You You had changed a lot compared to before.

He had started wearing glasses, became more refined, looking like a very smart kid.

More handsome than before, wuwu...

Of course, the most important thing was that he had become much nicer than before.

He would take the initiative to carry things for her, asking her what she wanted to draw.

He didn't mock Ling Nai's teeth like those two girls did.

Wuwu, such a gentle and handsome boy.

That's right.

Based on Asai Reina's observations today, Fang You and Xia Nuo Luo Xianyu, though still as close as ever, still behaved more like family.

One relationship was like father and daughter, and the other was more like siblings.

Kuku kuku, there was really no feeling of being lovers at all.

You You might be gentle only to Ling Nai!

[Asai Reina feels that you must have started to like her, the girl who fell from the sky, Emotional Energy +50]

...

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A big question mark rose above Fang You's head.

"So, what's the gift you prepared for You You?"

At this time, Xia Nuoluo kept patting Asai Reina's head.

"The gift... It's just that I—"

Just then, Xia Nuoluo suddenly leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Ling Nai, you're not going to say something so cliché as offering yourself as a gift to You You, are you?"

"How, how is that possible!"

Asai Reina's face turned red as she stammered shyly, "Ling Nai would never say something that embarrassing! I just forgot it in Yingdu and didn't bring it over, that's all!"

Phew... that was close.

Is that already very cliché?

"Nuo Nuo, where did you learn such weird things to say?"

Fang You was also incredulous at Xia Nuoluo's sudden challenge, as it didn't seem something the Nuo Nuo he knew would say.

"My mom had her birthday recently, and that's what my dad said... It seems like something only adults from before the 21st century would say. Right, at that time my dad—"

Xia Nuoluo went on and on, sharing with everyone about the performance of her dad on her mom's birthday, playing the guitar, singing songs, presenting flowers, performing magic tricks, all sorts of fun antics.

Fang You was also listening with great interest.

[You have learned about the embarrassing history of Xia Anyang, knowledge Energy +10*2]