Chapter 463 : Wrestling
“Ahhh!”
Ling Ye’s startled scream was like a thunderclap in Ling Ning’s ears. She instinctively turned her head and saw her daughter standing in the doorway, staring wide-eyed—not at her, but at the computer screen in front of her.
This... this was bad. She had definitely locked the door, so how had her daughter gotten in? Wait, that wasn’t the issue here. The problem was being caught watching something... inappropriate. What was she supposed to do now!?
The room fell silent, save for the faintly suggestive sounds coming from her headphones.
After what felt like an eternity, Ling Ning finally reacted. She hurriedly closed the video and stammered, “Uh... Ye Ye, let me explain! It’s not what it looks like!”
Ling Ye blinked, tilting her head. If she wasn’t mistaken, wasn’t that video from the educational materials in her own collection? She had assumed her mom had gone to her room to sleep, not to “study” something so seriously.
“Mom, what were you watching just now? It looked like two pretty ladies wrestling without any clothes on,” Ling Ye asked innocently.
“T-this... it’s a wrestling tutorial! Those ladies were demonstrating wrestling techniques, and I was, uh, studying... wrestling!”
“Really!?” Ling Ye’s eyes widened in mock surprise. Snuggling into her mom’s lap, she added with a bright smile, “Then I want to learn wrestling too! Let’s watch together, Mom!”
Ling Ning nearly choked on her own breath. How could she possibly watch such a video with her daughter? That would be beyond ridiculous!
Noticing her mom’s flustered expression, Ling Ye couldn’t help but smirk slightly.
“O-of course, no problem! Let me just find the wrestling video for us to watch!”
Ling Ning said hastily. Feigning composure, she opened a browser and pulled up a legitimate wrestling tutorial.
“Wait, Mom, this is different from the video you were just watching! I want to see the one with the two pretty ladies. This one’s boring!”
Ling Ye pouted, shifting restlessly in Ling Ning’s lap.
“Well... I can’t find that one right now. Let’s just watch this for now. I’ll show you the other one when I find it later, okay?”
“Really?”
Ling Ning could see the reluctance on her daughter’s face, but what else could she do? Watching that kind of video together was out of the question!
After a while of watching the legitimate wrestling tutorial, Ling Ye lost interest and left the room.
Ling Ning breathed a long sigh of relief as she watched her daughter leave. Her quick thinking had saved her. But she silently cursed the group chat’s frequent “mystery files.” She needed to implement a rule against posting such content so casually.
Deciding against deleting the video just yet, Ling Ning mumbled, “The quality is pretty good. I’ll... study it a bit more before deleting it.”
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“Mom, you’re taking forever to shower! I’ve been waiting ages!”
Ling Ye pouted when Ling Ning emerged from the bathroom.
“I hurt my leg, remember? I can’t help it.”
“Fine, I’ll let it slide this time. I’m going to shower now.”
Ling Ye declared, shutting the bathroom door behind her. Ling Ning sighed. Her daughter insisted on taking the first shower yet still complained about her speed. If she had showered second, she could’ve washed her clothes at the same time.
But whatever made her daughter happy.
Picking up her phone, Ling Ning noticed a missed call from Chen Ruo, which must have come while she was in the shower. The name reminded her that she had promised to model for Chen Ruo one day—a promise that had completely slipped her mind amid recent events.
Ling Ning dialed back, and soon Chen Ruo’s familiar, slightly silly voice answered, “Who’s calling at this hour, interrupting my artistic inspiration!?”
Hearing this, Ling Ning couldn’t help but picture Chen Ruo sitting at her computer watching “study materials.” The thought brought a faintly amused expression to her face.
Shaking off the image, Ling Ning said, “It’s me, Chen Ruo.”
“Ah!?”
The surprise in Chen Ruo’s voice was evident. A moment of strange sounds followed before Chen Ruo finally composed herself.
“Ling Ning, what’s up?”
“Shouldn’t I be asking you that? You called me, remember?”
“Oh, right! I wanted to ask if you’re free lately...”
“You mean for the modeling session? Sorry, I twisted my ankle yesterday. How about the day after tomorrow?”
Hearing about Ling Ning’s injury, Chen Ruo sounded concerned. “You hurt your leg? Is it serious? You should rest! Do you need someone to take care of you? I could come over!”
Ling Ning chuckled softly. “No need to trouble yourself. It’s just a minor injury. Besides, I wouldn’t want to limp my way to see you. I live close, so I’ll come over when I’m ready. Don’t worry about it.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course. Now go back to your inspiration-hunting. I’m going to write for a bit.”
“Alright...”
After hanging up, Chen Ruo sat at her desk, staring blankly. Her mind was preoccupied with Ling Ning’s injury. Even the paused video on her screen no longer interested her.
“Maybe I should visit her tomorrow...”
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Author’s Note:
This was inspired by a certain someone in the group. Their artistic renderings are spot-on.