William felt the small hands tightly gripping his clothes, thinking she was scared, he slowed down a bit, looked back at her, and said, "Is it a bit fast? I can slow down."
Ellie clutched his clothes and said, "No need to slow down, go faster."
William chuckled, originally thinking the little prude would be afraid of this, but it seemed he had underestimated her.
Under the streetlight.
The teenager rode the motorcycle, his hair flying, with the girl wearing a helmet behind him, tightly holding his clothes.
Ellie had never experienced such a feeling before.
The speed was very fast.
Her heart was beating just as fast.
Under the streetlight was a bustling street.
In front of her was a teenager full of unrestrained vigor.
William suddenly turned his head and smiled at her, a smile with a bit of roguery.
Ellie suddenly felt the speed increase, and she hugged the teenager in front of her.
William felt the soft arms around his waist, and for no reason, his heart fluttered, beating unusually fast.
The car stopped at the bottom of Ellie's building.
Ellie let go of him, got off the car, and the fast speed just now made her feel a bit dazed now, but it was very refreshing, she wanted to do it again.
William lowered his head, took off the helmet for her, looked at her expression, which seemed to be unsatisfied, and chuckled, "What's the matter? Not satisfied?"
Ellie earnestly said, "I want to ride again."
William, holding the helmet, said, "Next time, it's late today, go up quickly, little prude."
Ellie, holding the bear and carrying popcorn, walked a few steps, then turned back and waved to William: "Goodbye."
William watched her leave, chuckled, and waved back to her.
He watched the lights come on upstairs, then rode away.
Ellie opened the door and saw three people in the living room, she was stunned for a moment, then said, "Hello, grandma."
Lavinia looked her up and down, then spoke in an unkind tone, "A girl, how can you come home so late, it's past eight o'clock, can't you see that?"
Ellie didn't speak.
"Raised like a mute, she won't speak when spoken to."
Tian Zhien said, "Mom, don't talk to Ellie like that, it's not late at eight o'clock, and Ellie is in high school, under so much pressure, it's nothing to go out and relax a bit."
Lavinia glanced at Tian Zhien and said, "You always protect her, you will spoil her sooner or later."
Ellie, holding the things in her hand, then said, "I'm going back to my room."
After she finished speaking, she went back to her room.
Lavinia still spoke from behind, "She gets angry when I say a few words, really prone to anger, all of you spoil her."
Ellie put the bear on the windowsill, planning to wash it tomorrow before putting it on the bed.
Hearing a knock on the door, she opened it and saw Jennifer standing outside, she said, "What's up, mom."
Jennifer rubbed her hands, looking a bit embarrassed, she said, "Don't take your grandmother's words too much to heart."
Ellie said, "I don't care."
"We originally planned to stay at her place for a few days, but she said she was going to see your uncle, so she will leave early the day after tomorrow. She will stay here for two days and leave the morning after," Jennifer explained.
Ellie "um"ed, indicating she understood.
Jennifer glanced at the bear on the windowsill and said, "Did you buy it when you were out with friends?"
Ellie shook her head and said, "No, it was a prize from a shooting game."
Jennifer said, "Alright, I won't disturb you anymore, get some rest early."
"Okay."
Ellie went to the bathroom to take a shower. Just as she was about to brush her teeth, she noticed her toothbrush seemed to have been used by someone, with toothpaste foam on the cup rim and water stains on the cup body, which was not how she had left it in the morning.
She took the toothpaste cup to the living room and said, "Did anyone use my toothbrush?"
Lavinia glanced at the toothbrush in her hand and said, "What's the matter? I used it."
"Mom, that's Ellie's. Didn't I give you a new toothbrush and a new cup? Why did you use Ellie's?"
Lavinia said, "Don't new cups and toothbrushes cost money? It's more suitable for me to use hers. What, now that I'm old, you're going to despise me?"
Ellie didn't speak, silently took the toothbrush into the bathroom.
"Really don't know how to manage a household."
She took out a new toothbrush and a new cup from the bottom, then brushed her teeth and washed her face.
She was halfway through her shower when she felt someone push the door.
Lavinia shouted outside the door, "I need to use the bathroom, open the door for me, why lock the door when you're showering at home?"
She also heard Jennifer's voice, "Mom, we have a bathroom on our side, use it over there."
Ellie finished her bath, dried her hair, and took her newly used cup and toothbrush into her room.
She poured a glass of warm water and took a few sips.
She opened her phone and saw a message from William.
[William]: Why didn't you say a word when you got home? Little prude really has no manners.
Then there was another message twenty minutes later.
[William]: I'm home.
William was blow-drying his hair when he heard his phone buzz. He checked it, then casually tousled his hair and unlocked his phone.
[Little Prude]: I'm home, going to take a shower, forgot to tell you.
[William]: Little impolite one.
William saw that the other side was typing for a while before he saw Ellie reply with a message.
[Sorry, and thank you for today.]
Just a normal sentence, but for some reason, he felt that she seemed a bit unhappy.
[William]: What's the matter? Angry because I called you little prude? Not happy?
[Little Prude]: Not angry.
[William]: Let me show you my cat.
[William]: Video.
Ellie watched the kitten eating fish with its head down and couldn't help but smile. She watched the video over and over again.
[William]: Really not happy?
[Little Prude]: Not unhappy, watching your cat, very cute.
William sent a few more videos.
Ellie hadn't replied yet when she saw her doorknob being jiggled.
Lavinia's voice sounded outside the door: "What are you doing in there? Why is the door locked?"
Ellie opened the door and said, "What's up?"
Lavinia looked around her room and said, "It's a waste of electricity to sleep in two rooms. I'll sleep with you today."
Ellie didn't say okay or not okay, she just stood in front of the door looking at her.
Jennifer heard the commotion and opened her door, then said, "Oh mom, why are you out here?"
Lavinia said, "It's too wasteful to sleep in two rooms. I want to sleep with her, look at her, she's not letting me in."