If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 4: Let Me Kiss You Once

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The teenage boy crossed his arms and frowned. This little girl’s eyes seemed rather lecherous.

“Ah Chi, you’re five years older than Zhaomu, don’t be so fierce toward her. In the future, she needs to call you big brother.” The woman’s lips tipped upwards, forming an arc that resembled a faint smile.

“Big Brother? Ha, Big Brother, hug me.” Xu Zhaomu was exhilarated. Like the little rascal she was, she extended her arms.

She jumped into his arms and wrapped her arms around his waist. Lifting up her eyes, she smirked at him.

Her large eyes were watery and bright, almost wily. She plastered an expression of innocence on her little face.

“Not hugging!”

The boy’s face darkened.

“Not hugging?” Xu Zhaomu threw the question back at him.

“Not hugging!”

“Then I’ll hug you instead.”

Xu Zhaomu leaped forward like a little monkey. She jumped on the boy and locked her arms around his neck. Then she chuckled seductively.

The boy’s face had gotten so dark that he was unrecognizable. Xu Zhaomu was just like a sticky bandage that he was completely unable to shake off.

“Get off me,” the boy ordered her coldly.

In his 15 years of life, he had never met such an unreserved little girl before. She was only ten years old. He definitely needed to get a refund in the future.

“If you let me kiss you, I’ll get down.”

The little girl maintained a tight grip on the boy’s neck. Her little legs were locked around his waist.

At her age, she was completely ignorant of the social values set in place about gender differences. But in reality, she’d never subscribed to them when she was with Shen Chi.

“I asked you to get off,” the boy exploded.

“Zhaomu, get down. Ah Chi is going to get angry. He doesn’t like messing around with girls,” the woman said, smiling faintly.

“How petty, just let me kiss you once. Just once. You won’t be duped by one kiss, you won’t suffer any losses with just one kiss… Ah! B*stard!”

Xu Zhaomu hooked her arm around the boy’s neck. As she spoke, she closed in on him. She thought, I want to kiss you, and even if you don’t consent, you’ll have no choice.

However, the boy tore her hands off his neck with great strength. Xu Zhaomu wasn’t paying attention and plonked onto the ground. She instantly felt a sharp pain in her bottom.

The boy harrumphed coldly as he towered over Xu Zhaomu, who was sprawled on the ground.

“Zhaomu, are you okay? Come, stand up. Your clothes are all dirty now.”

The lady hurriedly walked over to pull Xu Zhaomu up. Then she dusted the dirt off her clothes.

The orphanage director had his hands up at his temples. He was having a splitting headache. The corner of his lips twitched, and he was reluctant to comment on this matter. Xu Zhaomu was going to a wealthy household. She might as well bring down their roof instead of his.

“Ah Chi, in the future, you have to treat girls more gently. Zhaomu is still young, she doesn’t know anything. If she had an accident after you pushed her like this, it wouldn’t be good.” The woman frowned as she chided the boy.

“From what I can see, her body and bones are very strong. It’s good to teach her a lesson now so that she won’t ruin the reputation of the Shen family in the future,” the boy stated coldly.

“Just you wait , buddy!” Xu Zhaomu clenched her teeth.

“Zhaomu, you still haven’t answered our question. Are you willing to go with me?” the lady asked in a warm voice.

“I’m willing!” This time, Xu Zhaomu didn’t hesitate.

She had made a solemn vow. She would definitely kiss this boy. The days ahead were going to be long. Let’s see how far you can run from my hands.

Hence, the pre-puberty ten-year-old Xu Zhaomu set herself a long-term target: to kiss Shen Chi.

Much later on, once she’d met her goal, she set an even more far-fetched goal: to sleep with him.

The teenage boy’s complexion was quite unsightly. He retreated and kept his distance from Xu Zhaomu, just how someone would avoid the plague.

“Everything is good as long as you’re willing. Once you come to our home, we will not mistreat you. I’ll finish up the paperwork. You can get in the car with Ah Chi now.” The woman stroked Xu Zhaomu’s head. Her eyes were filled with warmth, and she looked at her just like she would have looked at her own biological child.

“Mmmmm!” Xu Zhaomu replied in a loud, clear voice.

Standing on the side, the orphanage director shook his head. This little girl had truly been blessed with a few lifetimes of luck. There was even someone who was willing to raise her, someone who specifically wanted her.

The lady smiled and took Xu Zhaomu over to Shen Chi. “Ah Chi, please take Zhaomu to the car. I’ll be there in a short while.”

The boy spat out a reluctant okay. He didn’t even glance at Xu Zhaomu.

“Zhaomu, in the future you have to be obedient. Don’t cause trouble for others. Study more, and don’t rip up books and make a mess anymore. When you meet elders, you have to be well-mannered. Don’t scream and make a fuss.” The orphanage director issued a load of instructions to Xu Zhaomu.

“I got it, I got it. Director, I wish you longevity and a life span lasting a century. May innumerable peach blossoms [1] bloom for you.”

To be honest, Xu Zhaomu wanted to say, “May you live as long as the marks you gave me for my admission test.”

But after thinking about that, she had second thoughts. The orphanage director had given her a grand total of 60 marks. However, it was clear the orphanage director had already exceeded this age.

So Xu Zhaomu felt that she should show more generosity. What’s more, a life span of a century… In any case, she had just said it without much thought. She reckoned that only a handful of people could live to such an age.

“How cheeky,” the orphanage director said under his breath as he shook his head.

Once the woman had left with the orphanage director, Xu Zhaomu and the boy were left standing at the entrance of the orphanage.

The boy did not even glance at her. He just walked straight out to the car.

“Hey, wait for me, don’t be so petty. I just wanted to give you a hug. It was no big deal. If you don’t like my hugs, then next time you can be the one who hugs me instead.”

Xu Zhaomu trotted eagerly behind the boy. Even though she was out of breath, she was still unable to catch up with him.

“Wait for me! You still haven’t told me your name yet. My name is Xu Zhaomu. Doesn’t it sound very nice? In the future, you can call me Zhaomu. You can also call me Mumu, Ah Mu, Xiao Mu, and Mu’er. I don’t mind what you call me. But please don’t address me by my full name, you’ll make us seem rather distant.”

“Hey, are you listening to me? Aiyo…”

Suddenly, the boy stopped in his tracks. Xu Zhaomu collided into his back and almost fell flat on her face.

She rubbed her forehead and felt very wronged.

“Do you have to follow me that closely?” The boy turned and stared at her indifferently. He didn’t seem to want to have anything to do with her.

“We’ve already hugged, how can we be considered strangers?” Xu Zhaomu was extremely aggrieved.

“Stay farther away from me. Don’t let me see you within three steps of me,” the boy warned her.

“Why must you be so fierce? Do you think you’re very impressive just because you’re handsome? I curse you to live a lifetime as a bachelor.” Xu Zhaomu’s little eyes were overflowing with disdain.

“Has anyone ever told you that you’re very noisy?”

“Nope, am I very noisy? It’s just not very obvious that I am a girl of few words. I still have many things I haven’t said. You…”

“Get going!”

The boy grabbed a corner of her shirt with one hand and tossed her into the car impatiently. With a dark face, he sat by her side.

He could not understand why his mother would come to the orphanage and adopt such a scrawny, ugly demon girl who was full of nonsense.

“It hurts a lot, I hit my head… It really hurts…”

As Xu Zhaomu complained about her headache, she rubbed up against the boy’s body.

Although they were seated in the back seat, the boy had tossed her all the way to one end. He’d sat as far away as he could get at the opposite end.

Xu Zhaomu had slowly inched over. She’d gradually shifted closer and closer to the boy.

This chap was really handsome. He was like an exquisite jade figurine. Especially when a few rays of light filtered through the car windows and landed on his cheeks, accentuating the contours of his handsome face. His lashes were long and delicate and his nose was straight.

“Has anyone ever told you that you resemble someone?”

Xu Zhaomu propped her chin on her hands as she stared at him.

The boy frowned. He glared at her coldly.

“Can you please give me some response? This young soul requires some bouquets and applause.”

“Who?”

Only then did the boy spit out one word. In actuality, he was completely uninterested.

“Xu Zhaomu’s boyfriend.”

The corner of the boy’s lips twitched. Did he really have to live together with her in the future?

******[1] Peach blossoms refer to love affairs.