Su Daidai’s feelings are somewhat heavy

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Yang Yuan and Su Dai Dai were already adults.

Due to the shortage of staff at the orphanage, they chose to stay and work there for a while after coming of age.

“Are these female heroes’ abilities all this ridiculous?”

At this moment, Yang Yuan was in the break room, studying information about the hero [Daybreak Angel].

The poster dedicated a large portion to introducing the rise of this [Daybreak Angel].

It was said that she had awakened a rare light element superpower, capable of manipulating pure light for both attack and defense, with extremely high defense and astonishing destructive power.

“What are you looking at, A’Yuan?”

A similarly grown-up Su Dai Dai, with an infatuated look on her face, had appeared behind Yang Yuan at some point.

Su Dai Dai had also changed a lot now. She no longer trembled when she spoke, nor did she lower her head to avoid crowds.

But her habit of clinging to Yang Yuan every day had become even more severe, to the point where she was unwilling to leave his side for even a moment.

“Just looking at female heroes. I’m bored anyway.”

“Also, can you just call me Yang Yuan? Who did you learn to call me A’Yuan from?”

The name A’Yuan made Yang Yuan feel a little uncomfortable, and he awkwardly smoothed his hair.

“I just don’t want to call you Yang Yuan like everyone else, and this is a name I came up with myself.”

“Forget it… as long as you’re happy. A’Yuan it is.”

“Hehe, thank you, A’Yuan!”

A smile instantly bloomed on the girl’s face. After all these years together, Su Dai Dai had opened up a lot, often making strange requests of Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan put down the borrowed poster and turned to look at Su Dai Dai, noticing that she was a little different today.

The long bangs that always covered Su Dai Dai’s eyes were gone.

In their place were sparsely trimmed, somewhat uneven bangs on her forehead.

Without the bangs to hide it, Su Dai Dai’s pure face was completely revealed.

Especially her eyes, which had always been hidden under her bangs, now looked particularly lively, her clear pupils reflecting Yang Yuan’s figure.

“Um… A’Yuan.”

Seeing Yang Yuan looking at her so intently, Su Dai Dai unnaturally twirled a strand of hair on her forehead with her finger.

“What do you think?”

Su Dai Dai mustered up her courage to ask this question. She had spent several hours last night with a pair of scissors to get these bangs.

She hoped to make Yang Yuan’s eyes light up, to hear his praise.

Yang Yuan didn’t speak, just reached out and pressed down the strand of hair that was sticking up the most on Su Dai Dai’s forehead.

“A good cut, pretty impressive.”

“Oh, just… that’s it?”

“What else could there be?”

The words of praise she had anticipated didn’t come. The light in Su Dai Dai’s eyes dimmed a little.

Seeing her like this, Yang Yuan secretly found it amusing.

“Does this little one think this is the first time I’ve seen her like this?”

In fact, a long time ago, Yang Yuan had seen Su Dai Dai’s cute appearance under her bangs.

He knew then that this girl was actually very pretty and didn’t need to prove anything by cutting her bangs.

“Excuse me~ can anyone help me move something?”

While the two were chatting, a young woman’s voice came from the doorway. Yang Yuan looked up and saw that it was a female university student who often came to the orphanage as a volunteer.

The woman’s name was Lin Xin, and she had a good relationship with the children in the orphanage.

Yang Yuan glanced at the cardboard box on the floor. Feeling that he was quite free anyway, he got up and walked over.

“I’ll help you move it.”

“Ah, that’s great! Thank you, Yang Yuan!”

Su Dai Dai also stood up, wanting to help.

“Little Dai Dai, your hairstyle looks great today, but maybe you shouldn’t go.”

“Those things are quite heavy. You’re a girl, and you’re not that strong, so you might get hurt.”

Su Dai Dai’s mouth moved, wanting to say she could do it, but Lin Xin had already pulled Yang Yuan towards the door.

Seeing Yang Yuan’s figure disappear through the doorway, the familiar dull ache in Su Dai Dai’s heart appeared again.

A few seconds later, she quietly slipped out through the side door and followed Yang Yuan’s steps.

Yang Yuan and Lin Xin soon arrived at the storage room, which was filled with discarded materials for the children to play with.

After the last box was moved, Lin Xin stood in front of him, looked at the sweaty Yang Yuan, and handed him a few tissues.

“Thank you so much.”

“It’s nothing, this is part of my job.”

Lin Xin took out a bag of candy from her backpack and stuffed it into Yang Yuan’s hand.

“This is for you, you’re not allowed to refuse.”

“I don’t like sweets.”

“Then you can give them to the little children in the orphanage.”

And not far away, behind a corner of the wall, Su Dai Dai saw everything clearly.

Although she didn’t hear the conversation between the two, she saw their slightly intimate interaction.

“This woman, why is she giving A’Yuan things…”

“Giving things is one thing, but why get so close!”

At this moment, Su Dai Dai was so jealous that her chest ached, almost making it hard for her to breathe.

The girl’s nails dug deep into her palm, but the pain couldn’t suppress the anger in her heart.

But she understood that now was not the time to be jealous. Yang Yuan was already heading back to the break room. Su Dai Dai immediately turned around and ran back quickly.

When Yang Yuan returned, she was sitting in her original spot as usual, deliberately pretending she hadn’t moved at all.

“Why are you sweating so much?”

After Yang Yuan got closer, he noticed Su Dai Dai’s flushed cheeks and beads of sweat on her forehead, and asked in confusion.

“Because… it’s too hot today.”

“Hot? It feels okay to me.”

Yang Yuan didn’t ask further. He placed the bag of candy he had brought back next to Su Dai Dai’s hand.

“I don’t eat sweets, these are all for you.”

Su Dai Dai looked surprised. She took the candy without a word.

Originally, Su Dai Dai’s heart was extremely agitated because of the scene just now, but the fact that Yang Yuan gave her the candy first sent her imagination running wild.

“So I’m the first person A’Yuan thinks of~”

“But this candy was given by Sister Lin Xin. Could it be that he just didn’t want to eat it and gave it to me…”

“Could it be… that A’Yuan specifically asked for this for me?”

As Su Dai Dai unwrapped the candy, her expression flickered between bright and gloomy.

“Is she… learning to change faces?”

Yang Yuan, who was next to her, saw Su Dai Dai’s face alternate between smiling and frowning, and wondered if she was practicing some kind of facial control.

The troubled Su Dai Dai put the candy in her mouth, and the sweetness instantly melted on her tongue.

“So sweet… so delicious.”

“I’m not going to think about it anymore. No matter what the situation is, this definitely counts as a gift from A’Yuan!”

Su Dai Dai carefully gathered the candy bag and placed it by her side, reaching out to touch it from time to time to confirm its existence.

Just then, a few outgoing girls passed by them, chatting.

One of the girls with sharp eyes immediately spotted the candy bag next to Su Dai Dai.

“Wow! Sister Dai Dai, is that the fruit candy from the latest Starlight Magical Girl collaboration?”

“Can you give me the bag to keep as a collectible? I can pay for it!”

The girl’s tone wasn’t malicious, but Su Dai Dai’s body instantly tensed up. She grabbed the candy bag and held it tightly in her arms.

“I can’t give it to you.”

“This is a… gift from A’Yuan!”

Su Dai Dai deliberately emphasized the word “gift.”

This bag of candy was her trophy from defeating a potential rival, proof of Yang Yuan’s preference for her.

“Not a single piece of candy or even the bag can be missing!”

The girl was a little embarrassed by Su Dai Dai’s protective attitude and could only laugh dryly before walking away dejectedly.

Yang Yuan saw all of this and was a little surprised.

He didn’t expect Su Dai Dai to cherish this bag of candy so much. He had originally just thought that Su Dai Dai liked sweets, but now it seemed that this “like” had exceeded his expectations.

“Maybe… I should go ask Sister Lin Xin for some more later?”

The girls who had walked away, in order to get rid of the awkwardness, quickly started a new topic.

They gathered together, excitedly discussing their futures.

“I’m definitely going to awaken the ability to fly in the future! Like Lady [Azure Winged Princess], flying around in the sky!”

“Being a hero is so great! You can earn a lot of money and be admired by everyone! If I awaken a superpower, the first thing I’ll do is become a hero!”

“You wish. You still have to evolve a second time after awakening, and you have to pass an assessment to become a hero. It’s not as easy as you say.”

Their conversation was full of longing and fantasy for the future, and the entire activity room seemed to brighten up a bit because of the girls’ words.

Hearing this, Yang Yuan also found it interesting. He turned to look at Su Dai Dai, who was sitting quietly beside him.

“What about you? What kind of ability do you want to awaken?”

Su Dai Dai’s hand, which had been repeatedly stroking the candy bag in her desk, paused.

She raised her head and stared straight at Yang Yuan with her dark eyes, her brows slightly furrowed.

“I…”

Su Dai Dai spoke softly, her voice weak at first, but it soon became exceptionally firm.

“I want to awaken… an ability that can protect A’Yuan.”

“I don’t need you to protect me. This world isn’t that dangerous.”

“Besides, even if you awaken a superpower with your small frame, I might still be the one protecting you.”

The moment Su Dai Dai heard the reply, the light in her eyes instantly faded.

She lowered her head and stopped looking at Yang Yuan, her fingers returning to her desk, squeezing the candy bag with some force.

‘He doesn’t know.’

‘A’Yuan doesn’t know anything.’

The protection Su Dai Dai wanted wasn’t just the kind of ability to stand in front of Yang Yuan and fight for him.

What she wanted more was an ability to hide Yang Yuan away.

Su Dai Dai wished for a place where she could hide him where no one could find him, in a space that only she could enter.

“That way, A’Yuan won’t talk to other girls, won’t share his smiles with others.”

“A’Yuan will be completely, from the tip of his hair to his heels, only mine.”

“Only by hiding A’Yuan away can he not be stolen by others.”