Chapter 214 I saw two skins today

"But before I find Chen Yu, I have to go find Uncle Sun first! I want to get a clear answer!"

"Deputy Commander Sun?"

Liu Manqing was taken aback and frowned.

Li Mengyao took a deep breath. "He lied to me! He said Chen Yu was calling my name in the treehouse, but when I ran over, Chen Yu wasn't there at all!"

Liu Manqing's expression became somewhat unnatural.

Could Sun Zhiyuan have been near the treehouse and misunderstood something?

Liu Manqing's face flushed. "Ahem, maybe Deputy Commander Sun is getting older and was hearing things?"

Li Mengyao said indignantly, "Hearing things? This was purely a setup; he made me look like a clown!"

She paused and added, "I was stupid too, actually believing such nonsense. Chen Yu clearly doesn't like me! How could he possibly be calling my name in the middle of the night!"

Liu Manqing looked at her, feeling a bit bad herself.

She took two steps forward and spoke gently, "Mengyao, don't say that. Although your aunt doesn't know exactly what happened between you two, I'm still a good judge of character."

"This morning, Chen Yu specifically gave you rice. That rice was something the Class Monitor and Xiaoyu worked so hard to make, yet he gave it to you, right?"

Li Mengyao bit her lip, her eyelashes trembling. "Maybe it was just his charity, his twisted sense of humor!"

Liu Manqing shook her head. "Mengyao, don't close yourself off first. Chen Yu even told you this morning... tonight..."

"But he hasn't paid any attention to me all day!"

Li Mengyao pouted, looking a bit pitiful.

Just then,

Rapid footsteps sounded from behind them.

On the gravel path, boots stepped heavily and urgently, drawing closer and closer.

Liu Manqing and Li Mengyao turned their heads at the same time.

Under the moonlight, a black figure rushed out from the shadows of the fern thicket.

A black windbreaker, black cargo pants, the hem fluttering in the night wind.

It was Chen Yu.

With an expressionless face, he rushed in front of Li Mengyao and pulled her into his arms.

"Mengyao..."

"Mengyao, I... I'm so dizzy..."

Chen Yu reached out, cupped the back of her head, lowered his head, and kissed her.

Li Mengyao's mind went blank.

All sound vanished; the entire world was reduced to that burning yet cool sensation on her lips.

Chen Yu's lips were a bit dry and cool, but his force was heavy—heavy enough that her head tilted back slightly.

Her eyes were still open, her fingers frozen at her sides, not knowing where to put them.

Blood rushed from her limbs to the top of her head, and her ears buzzed.

It wasn't the first time Li Mengyao had kissed Chen Yu,

but this time, the shock far exceeded any previous time by countless folds.

The reason was simple.

This felt more like regaining something lost, like finding her self-confidence again.

Li Mengyao's tears suddenly gushed out.

[red luan Identified: Li Mengyao]

[red luan Number: 5]

[Connection Nature: asymmetric attachment]

[Connection Depth Upgrading]

[lv16—]

[lv17—]

[lv18—]

Almost instantly, Li Mengyao's connection depth, which hadn't grown for a long time, shot up to level 18.

In other words, she returned to the top tier in a single wave.

And this was the level before any physiological connection; once that happened, it would likely leap forward.

Compared to someone like Wang Mengmeng, this ex-girlfriend's level-up was surprisingly smooth...

Meanwhile, Liu Manqing stood just two steps away.

Watching the scene before her, she immediately averted her gaze from them.

Something was churning in her chest, something she couldn't quite describe.

She should be happy.

Mengyao had waited so long for this day.

She should be happy.

She retreated outside the treehouse, quietly closed the door, and hid in the shadows of the palm trees.

At the same time, in another shadow.

Sun Zhiyuan's smile froze on his face.

"Are you kidding me?! Can Chen Yu use clones or something?!"

"He couldn't have left; the treehouse isn't supposed to have a back door!"

"Then how did he get out?"

Sun Zhiyuan's eyes were wide and round. "Impossible, impossible. How could the play I carefully designed to ruin his reputation... how could it be broken so easily?!"

No one cared about Sun Zhiyuan.

Chen Yu helped Li Mengyao take off Aunt Liu's coat while feeling a lingering fear.

Just now, at the moment Li Mengyao pushed inward with all her might.

Chen Yu chose to use the [golden body card] to evade.

Being cornered in the treehouse would only make things uncontrollable.

The 2.5 seconds of detachment from rules plus invisibility offered very limited options for an ordinary person.

After all, in that situation, Li Mengyao was blocking the door, with a gap only large enough for one person to squeeze through sideways.

If he had tried to pass through carefully, 2.5 seconds would have been barely enough for anything else.

So, Chen Yu actually treated his entire body like a spring compressed to its limit, completing an incredible change of direction and flying out sideways within a fraction of a second!

With 2 seconds remaining.

He had already landed outside the treehouse, rolled to dissipate the force, and stood up.

Back when he dealt with Zhang Moriichi,

Chen Yu had used an upward slash to catch that Taoist off guard.

That time relied on overpowering constitution and Agility coordination, and so did this time.

[Basic Attributes]

constitution: 104 (1+3)

Agility: 33 (20+3)

Perception: 18 (5+3)

charisma: 23 (10+3)

spirit: 19 (6+3)

luck: 23 (10+3)

That's right, he didn't just have the support of the [Grand Tutor Container], but also the buff from being tenth on the highway.

Only this was enough to support him in completing those high-difficulty maneuvers.

By the time the 2.5 seconds passed, Chen Yu had already appeared far, far away from the treehouse.

And at this very moment,

In front of him, Li Mengyao's legs had long since gone weak.

When Chen Yu released her, she could barely stand, taking half a step back until her back pressed against the wall of the treehouse.

She was still wearing Aunt Liu's wine-red slip dress with lace trim. The thin straps rested on her collarbones, and the neckline was much lower than what she usually wore.

Speaking of which, Chen Yu was quite lucky.

He saw two skins today, and both had their own unique charm.

Liu Manqing wearing Li Mengyao's clothes showed a hint of youthful innocence within her maturity; Li Mengyao wearing Liu Manqing's clothes showed a trace of unconscious allure within her purity.