Still, she feigned humility and asked, "Okay, I'm the slow and clumsy one, but how did you figure it out? I didn't notice a single sign."

Li Sili, busy with her mobile game, replied proudly, "Isn't it obvious? Yu Qing's phone password is Uncle's birthday. Did you really think she could hide that from me?"

Huh?

Was it really that simple? Fang Sihan was taken aback; she had thought Li Sili had made some astonishing discovery.

"Pretty simple, wasn't it?" Li Sili asked smugly.

"Mhm," Fang Sihan nodded.

"Hehe... sometimes the devil is in the details," Li Sili said, feigning profundity.

Fang Sihan couldn't agree more. I need to change my own phone password too, she thought. I can't keep using Uncle's birthday.

"Si Han, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and get on, let's team up!"

"Oh." Fang Sihan quickly grabbed her phone.

"Come lie down on the bed to play. They won't be finished out there for a while, so we can relax," Li Sili said, patting the spot next to her.

Fang Sihan did as she was told.

Just then, a clear SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! sound came from outside.

The moment Fang Sihan heard it, she knew exactly what was happening, and the tips of her ears turned red. She glanced over at Li Sili, worried that her friend's supposedly meticulous observation skills might have picked up on something.

"What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and play! The enemy heroes are about to destroy our high ground."

"Ahem..." Fang Sihan coughed a couple of times and tried to subtly probe. "Aren't you curious about what's happening out there?"

"Nah! I bet Uncle is still spanking Yu Qing's palm for me, hehe... I really screwed Yu Qing over, hahaha! When she comes back, I'll be sure to apologize properly. I was just acting earlier, letting her take the fall for me."

Looking at Li Sili's innocent expression, Fang Sihan realized that all the talk about meticulousness and devils in the details was a world away from the girl in front of her. Her knowing Yun Yuqing's password was probably just a fluke.

At this thought, Fang Sihan relaxed and focused more intently on the game.

Their losing streak was quickly broken, and they finally won their first match.

At that moment, the SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! sound drifted in from outside again. Ordinarily, the sound wouldn't have been so clear. But Fang Sihan had been so preoccupied with how Li Sili found out their secret that she'd forgotten to close the bedroom door after entering. Without the door to muffle it, the sound from the living room wafted in faintly.

Li Sili yawned, feeling a bit tired from the game. Hearing the noise from outside, she exclaimed in surprise, "Why is Uncle still spanking Yu Qing? It wasn't that serious, was it? Even if he's trying to vent my anger, he can't just keep hitting her like that. No, I have to go check on them. I can't let her keep getting spanked."

Before she could even get up, Fang Sihan grabbed her and pulled her back down.

"What's wrong?"

"Ahem... it's nothing, Uncle is just trying to scare her. You didn't see it, but when he 'hits' her, it's all bark and no bite. It just makes a loud noise, but it doesn't actually hurt. Otherwise, you wouldn't be hearing this faint sound; you'd be hearing Yu Qing wailing in pain," Fang Sihan explained.

Li Sili nodded. That made sense.

Everyone knows Yun Yuqing is a delicate southern girl who can't stand the slightest pain. A tiny bit of hurt would make her cry out. Uncle must be hitting her just for show, to help me cool off. I understand his good intentions now, but it's not right to keep hitting her. Besides, Yu Qing didn't really do anything wrong. If they keep this up, isn't the private time I fought to get them going to waste? I still have to go see.

This time, no one stopped her, because the person in question, Yun Yuqing, had just walked in the door.

She looked like a pear blossom after a spring rain. Her face was still flushed, and her body was as limp as a willow in the wind, looking as if she might collapse at any moment.

"How could Uncle bully her like this?" Li Sili said angrily when she saw Yun Yuqing's state. She couldn't believe her good intentions had backfired so badly.

Fang Sihan quickly held her back and shot Yun Yuqing a meaningful look.

"Si Li, you misunderstood," Yun Yuqing said, catching on. "Uncle and I were just doing an exercise routine in the living room."

"Really?" Li Sili came closer to look at her.

She was drenched in sweat, her hair damp and clinging to her skin. Beads of perspiration were still visible on her neck. Her cheeks were rosy, and her clothes were wrinkled. Everything about her looked like she had just finished a strenuous workout.

Li Sili understood. "Ah, I get it now! I was wondering what that SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! sound was from the living room. It must have been you guys clapping your hands and slapping your thighs during your routine, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!" Yun Yuqing quickly agreed. "I'm exhausted! I mentioned that Uncle hasn't been exercising properly lately, so he dragged me out to do aerobics with him. He said that someone as frail as me has no right to criticize him and that I needed to work on my fitness too."

Yun Yuqing blurted it all out in one breath, then winked at Fang Sihan. "Si Han, Uncle wants you to go exercise too. I'll stay here and keep Si Li company."

"Oh, okay. Then you'd better keep *her* good company," Fang Sihan said, stressing the word 'company'.

Yun Yuqing knew what she meant and nodded. "Don't worry, I'll keep her very good company."

With Yun Yuqing's assurance, Fang Sihan eagerly rushed out the door.

Li Sili wasn't suspicious at all, since Fang Sihan was a girl who loved to exercise. Her physique was miles ahead of both hers and Yun Yuqing's. She was the Power Envoy of their dorm, the one everyone called on to move heavy things.

"Yu Qing, I didn't mean to talk about you like that outside earlier," Li Sili said once they were alone. "I told Si Han, too. I did it to give you and Uncle some private time together. I've known you had feelings for Uncle for a long time."

Yun Yuqing's heart nearly leaped out of her chest at her words. But when she heard what came next, it settled back into place.

"Si Han and I were playing games in here and heard the SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! from outside. I thought Uncle was still punishing you to vent my anger. I was worried my good deed had turned into a disaster, but it turns out you were just doing aerobics. Hehe... that's a relief."

"Ah? You knew all along..." Yun Yuqing lowered her head shyly, playing along. "I can't believe you saw through my little secret. Si Li, you're not mad at me, are you?"

"Silly, why would I be mad at you? Wasn't I the one who introduced you and Si Han to Uncle in the first place? Have you forgotten?"

"Of course not. But for a while after, I thought you had 'that kind' of interest in Uncle too," Yun Yuqing said, looking at Li Sili.

Li Sili's face turned red instantly, the blush spreading all the way to her ears, her true feelings having been hit dead on. But she stubbornly insisted, "What are you talking about? I've always seen Uncle as family. It's not what you think at all."

"All right," Yun Yuqing said, deciding not to provoke her further.

Just then, the SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! sound came from outside again.

Li Sili laughed. "You missed such a good opportunity. You could have spent more time with Uncle, but your poor stamina wasted the chance, huh? Now Si Han gets to benefit. But don't worry, Uncle likes your type more. A tomboy like Si Han isn't his cup of tea."

Li Sili patted her chest, confidently assuring Yun Yuqing.

Her assurance made Yun Yuqing burst out laughing. Your claim that Uncle doesn't like Si Han's type is completely wrong, she thought. That man isn't picky in the slightest—in fact, he's already had a taste. And that "SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!" from outside isn't the sound of aerobics. It's the sound of yin and yang uniting, of two bodies becoming one.

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