Chapter 71
Hearing Ruka's voice, Ye Yu felt like his brain wasn't enough.
Goddamn "full speed ahead"?!
What kind of social confidence disorder does this world's Ruka have?
I created such a thrilling scene—can't you at least pretend to be scared?
Do I have no face at all?
After dodging several more lightning attacks from the thunder serpent, Ye Yu's powerful vision spotted a small cave in the mountain peak below.
If there's no progress in the sky, let's try the cave.
"Ruka, hold on tight—I'm going down now."
Hearing this, Ruka gripped his neck even harder.
Then the two of them dove straight downward.
Their speed was extreme—it felt like a race car speeding down a slope, accelerating instead of braking.
They were about to crash into the steep mountain peak.
But Ruka, like a silly girl, actually let out a silvery bell-like laugh.
Then Ye Yu plunged directly into the natural cave in the mountain.
Inside the cave it was pitch black. Only Ruka's panting and heartbeat could be heard.
At the same time, outside came the thunder serpent's furious roars and endless explosions.
Mm, this little brother is quite dedicated.
Probably because she still hadn't recovered.
In this not-so-narrow cave, Ruka still clung tightly to Ye Yu, her head obediently resting on his shoulder.
Right now, the two of them really looked like a couple snuggling together.
Ye Yu could clearly hear Ruka's heartbeat—much faster than before.
Did I succeed?
After a while, the roaring outside gradually faded.
Ruka whispered to Ye Yu:
"Has that monster left?"
"Maybe."
Hearing this, Ruka let out a long breath.
"I was scared to death. I never thought my first day as a rental girlfriend would involve something like this!"
"Were you scared? Just now on the roller coaster and drop tower, you still had the mood to check your phone afterward. I thought you were fearless."
Ye Yu immediately reminded her to check her phone.
If you don't check your heart rate now, you won't get to see it.
Hearing this, Ruka seemed to remember something. She struggled free from Ye Yu's embrace.
Then she took her phone out of her small bag.
After opening it, the heart rate number was clearly 73.
And in her previous record, the highest had actually reached 83.
Is this…
Am I really falling in love?
Because of her congenital heart disease, her heart rate had always been extremely stable— always around 60. This was the first time she had ever felt her heart race.
She lifted her head. Through the light of her phone screen, in the dim cave she saw Ye Yu's handsome profile.
A feeling she had never experienced before surged up!
Even in such a dark cave, Ye Yu's vision was sharp enough to clearly see Ruka's face.
Her fair skin was flushed red, her eyes watery.
She looked just like a delicious little apple.
This little girl is falling in love, huh?
"Why are you looking at me like that? You're not actually scared silly by the monster, are you?"
Hearing Ye Yu's words, Ruka smiled and stretched both arms toward him.
"I want a hug!"
Seeing her like this, Ye Yu felt secretly delighted.
He knew Ruka was testing whether her heart rate had really increased.
Then he pulled her back into his embrace.
"Aren't you taking advantage of me like this?"
Ye Yu teased as he looked at Ruka. If he hadn't restrained himself, he'd probably be having a full feast right now!
While hugging Ye Yu, Ruka stared intently at her phone: 75, 77, 78…
Could this… be love?
Ruka's face turned bright red. She pretended not to hear Ye Yu's words.
But at this moment, she was completely immersed in her own imagined romance.
She felt her heart pounding like a little deer constantly crashing inside her chest.
It took her a long time to remember to retort to Ye Yu.
"You're my boyfriend right now—hugging your girlfriend is perfectly reasonable, isn't it? I'm just feeling a little cold, so don't overthink it!"
Ye Yu didn't argue. He simply quietly breathed in her unique scent.
"With such a beautiful girl in my arms, it's hard not to overthink."
Hearing Ye Yu's words, Ruka felt like she couldn't handle it anymore and quickly changed the subject.
"Who exactly are you? You can fly and even shoot lasers! You're not some superhero from movies who protects world peace, are you?"
"Yeah, aren't you super impressed with me right now?"
Hearing Ye Yu's words, Ruka felt like everything was unreal.
She now wanted to post on the rental girlfriend platform:
Family, you won't believe this—my very first client… was a superhero!
"Only about a hundred million points of admiration!"
After saying that, Ruka directly rested her head on Ye Yu's shoulder.
The two enjoyed a moment of warmth. Then Ye Yu suddenly said to her:
"I feel like that monster has gone far away. Shall we head out?"
"Mm…"
Ruka shyly nodded.
Then Ye Yu princess-carried her and quickly walked out of the cave.
Right now, the two of them were several thousand meters up in the mountains.
Ye Yu held Ruka head-down, then the two of them plummeted straight downward.
Ruka wasn't scared at all. Hugging Ye Yu, she felt waves of warmth from his body.
"This is so much fun!"
Is this what love feels like?
Ruka felt as if something in her mind had been liberated.
Never in her life had she felt such joy!
"Ruka, did you just say it's fun? You're not actually scared silly by the monster, are you?"
Ye Yu looked at the overly excited Ruka, quite worried about her mental state.
This didn't look like a girl who once had heart disease at all.
Her courage directly surpassed 99.99% of humanoid creatures on the planet.
Ruka hooked her left arm around Ye Yu's neck and pointed straight ahead with her right index finger.
"Full speed ahead—our goal is the sea of stars!"
Ye Yu: ...
...
Soon evening arrived.
Several hours had already passed since the rental girlfriend appointment time.
But Ruka never mentioned it. Instead, she silently held Ye Yu's hand.
The two of them walked together down the bustling street.
"Alright, Miss Sarashina—we should each go home now! I really enjoyed our date today!"
Saying this, Ye Yu extended his hand with a smile.
Ruka gently took it and smiled back.
"Ye Yu-kun, I had a great time too."
Then, watching Ye Yu's departing figure, she felt a little lost.
They didn't have each other's LINE yet—they had only talked through the app.
Finally, she couldn't hold back and called out to Ye Yu.
"Wait!"
Ye Yu turned around with a puzzled look.
"I still haven't added your LINE…"
When Ye Yu returned home, he didn't see Ichika.
He only saw Karuizawa Kei sitting on the sofa, looking worried.
Seeing Ye Yu come back, her eyes turned watery as she looked at him.
"Ye Yu… can you help me?"
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