Chapter Eighty-Four: Li Shishi Falls from the Sky

"You want to look at my butt?!" Geng Haoshi tightened with embarrassment, wondering, Is butt-inspection part of matchmaking these days? Have rural folks become this open?

"Yes," Xu Ernü propped her chin with both hands, her expression utterly serious. "If you’re Shiwa, there should be a small black mark on the left side of your butt."

In the past, children in the mountain village would bathe together at creeks and ponds. That’s when people had seen the small black mark on Geng Haoshi’s backside.

Geng Haoshi thought to himself, Huh, this girl actually remembers that? Seems my butt left quite the impression.

Xu Ernü was so insistent because the current Geng Haoshi was almost unrecognizable compared to the old one. No one could easily connect this lean, handsome man to the chubby ball he used to be.

"So, are you going to let me see or not?"

Xu Ernü pursed her lips in a mock pout, pretending to be angry. In fact, when Wang Xiaoyan first came to propose the match, Xu Ernü immediately refused—she couldn’t have been less willing. But after the renowned matchmaker Wang Xiaoyan kept praising him as a "college graduate," "good character," and "earns a lot," Old Xu was tempted, and told Xu Ernü to at least meet Geng Haoshi.

So, Xu Ernü was basically forced to show up by her parents. Seeing the lean, handsome man before her now, she found herself intrigued regardless of who he was—she wanted to spend more time with him.

Watching Xu Ernü’s half-angry, half-playful demeanor, Geng Haoshi thought, Ha, so now I have to "prove I’m me," do I?

"Wait, isn’t my mom still outside?" Geng Haoshi had an idea. "Why not ask my mom to confirm who I am?"

"Oh please! You’re a grown man—what’s the big deal about showing your butt? Plus, if I remember right, that black spot is pretty high up. You just need to pull your pants down a little."

Xu Ernü was determined, refusing to give up.

9527: That actually makes a lot of sense.

Geng Haoshi 2.0: Come on, be a man—just do it!

Geng Haoshi (sweating): Seriously? Would it kill you both to shut up?

Reluctant but cornered by this "manliness" issue, Geng Haoshi stood up, pulled his pants down a bit, and slowly exposed the left side of his backside.

"There it is! It really is you!" Xu Ernü exclaimed, poking the black spot with her finger before happily sitting back at the table.

What the—! Looking was one thing, but poking it? This is unbearable! Geng Haoshi quickly pulled up his pants and sat down obediently. The atmosphere grew subtly intimate... Wait, no! I have my goddess Mimmi to protect me—how could I fall for a village beauty now?

Taking a deep breath, Geng Haoshi prepared to end the matchmaking session. But Xu Ernü spoke first: "Shiwa, I think you’re wonderful... Go ask my dad for my hand!"

She finished, blushing and lowering her head, hands covering her face.

Geng Haoshi was caught off guard. Girl, seriously? All it took was a look at my butt for you to decide I’m wonderful? I make a living off my face, not my butt!

He was just about to politely refuse when Xu Ernü added, "From now on, I’m yours."

Girl, don’t just decide things for yourself! Geng Haoshi resolved to turn her down right away—when a loud, rhythmic thumping sounded overhead.

"Is that... an air raid?!" Geng Haoshi hurriedly opened the wooden door and stepped outside, with Xu Ernü close behind.

Outside, Miao Xiaohua and Wang Xiaoyan stood with their heads tilted back, mouths agape, staring in shock at the roof.

Geng Haoshi and Xu Ernü, curious, turned to look up as well—just in time to see a pink helicopter parked squarely on Wang Xiaoyan’s roof. The massive rotors were still slowing to a stop, and standing in front of the aircraft was Li Shishi, dressed head-to-toe in pink—down jacket, short skirt, and long stockings.

Before Geng Haoshi could even process the sight, Li Shishi shouted, "Senior!" and leapt from the rooftop, launching herself straight at him.

Luckily, Wang Xiaoyan’s house was a single-story bungalow, and Li Shishi was petite enough that Geng Haoshi just barely managed to catch her.

"Ouch!" Geng Haoshi set her down, clutching his right arm with his left hand—it was starting to cramp. For a moment, he missed his chubbier days; if he still had all that padding, this probably wouldn’t have happened.

"Senior, are you okay?!" Li Shishi asked anxiously, supporting his arm and gently kneading it, even occasionally blowing warm breath onto the sore spot.

Does blowing on it actually help? Geng Haoshi looked at her, both exasperated and charmed. "It’s fine, really."

He glanced up again at the pink helicopter on the roof, thinking, Just how much does she love pink? No, that’s not the point. The real shock is, I’d heard she was a rich heiress, but I never imagined she was this wealthy!

"So, what brings you here?"

"I flew my helicopter over, of course." Li Shishi clung tightly to his arm, as if letting go would mean losing him.

Sigh, this girl hadn’t changed a bit. "I mean, why did you come here? And how did you know where I was?"

"I..." Li Shishi’s wide eyes turned as she considered, then curled into a bright smile. "My helicopter had engine trouble, so we had to make an emergency landing here... Yes, that’s exactly what happened. It was an accident, so I wasn’t following you on purpose... Yeah."

"An accident?!" Geng Haoshi stared at her in disbelief. This girl was so scatterbrained—even helicopter trouble, which was life-and-death serious, didn’t faze her.

But the truth was, Li Shishi had planned this a month ago. Back then, she’d appropriated some nano-scale tracking and listening fibers from her family company’s R&D department. Each fiber was a tenth the thickness of a hair. While Geng Haoshi was training, she’d sneaked into his room and embedded the fibers into every one of his winter coats. The thick fabric made the fibers hard to detect or dislodge.

Today, the day before Lunar New Year’s Eve, Li Shishi used the fibers to track Geng Haoshi’s precise location and had her personal pilot fly her here.

As they neared Wang Xiaoyan’s house, the listening fibers picked up Xu Ernü saying, "From now on, I’m yours." That’s when Li Shishi told the pilot to land on the roof.

Miao Xiaohua finally recovered from her shock and began to speak...