RV (Recreational Vehicle)

After Aunt Xian left, Ye Shuang’s gaze fell on the blond girl beside him. Alice was staring blankly in the direction Aunt Xian had gone, looking so quiet that it was impossible to tell what was on her mind.

Ye Shuang rarely saw Alice like this. Perhaps as she grew older, her mind had matured a little, bringing with it more worries.

And it was impossible for Bobo’s sudden departure not to have affected her.

Ye Shuang looked at Alice beside him, thought for a moment, and spoke. “Um… do you want to take a walk? I could take you out to clear your head.”

Alice was still immersed in her own world and seemed not to have heard him at all. It was only after Ye Shuang reached out and placed a hand on her shoulder that he called, “Alice?”

Alice shuddered and hugged herself tightly. “Eek! Don’t touch me out of nowhere!”

“Ah, sorry. I didn’t know you were that sensitive.” Ye Shuang smiled apologetically. “You didn’t respond when I spoke to you, so I just tapped you on the shoulder.”

“…” Alice was silent for a moment. “Fine. I forgive you.”

Ye Shuang looked at her and asked, “Are you still thinking about Bobo?”

“Hmph, of course not. He left without permission, so why should I think about him?” Alice said, contradicting her own feelings. But the way she lightly bit her lip clearly betrayed what she was really thinking.

Ye Shuang decided not to press her further. Until Bobo returned, Alice would most likely be staying with him. However, his schedule was fairly packed. Although he had said he would take care of Alice, in reality, all he could do for the time being was leave her at home.

Or perhaps—

Take her to school or the company?

Ye Shuang thought about it. Alice was around the age when she should be attending school, wasn’t she? If that was the case, perhaps he could simply arrange for her to enroll as well.

Of course, that was only a thought. After all, what Alice wanted to do wasn’t up to him. Maybe she would get bored after two or three days and leave.

“If you’re going to stay at my place…” Ye Shuang’s gaze fell on Alice as he suddenly asked, “Do you have any clothes? Didn’t you bring any with you? I can have Aunt Xian mail some over.”

“No need. There are plenty of clothes in the motorhome.” As Alice spoke, she opened her delicate pink handbag and took out a car key. “Here. It’s yours.”

A motorhome? Ye Shuang knew that Alice and Bobo had one, and that its interior was quite luxurious—but was the motorhome here too?

“My mom parked it in the residential complex where you live ahead of time, because she figured you wouldn’t refuse to let me stay for a while. Hee.” Alice revealed a cute little fang.

“After all, I’m so adorable. Do you have any reason to refuse me?”

Alice seemed to be in better spirits now that she was acting so smug. In the past, Bobo would probably have chimed in with some flattering remarks whenever she put on this act. Seeing her huff and puff without him beside her made Ye Shuang feel a little unaccustomed to it.

Although he really wanted to know whether Bobo had left behind any message, settling Alice in was more important for the moment.

Having made up his mind, Ye Shuang decided to take Alice home first.

After getting into Ye Shuang’s car, Alice looked around before suddenly asking, “Ye Shuang, who usually sits in the passenger seat?”

Hearing her sudden question, Ye Shuang didn’t think much of it and answered instinctively, “Quite a lot of people. Yu You, Chen Qin, Keke, Little Yu, Xiaoyi…”

Generally speaking, anyone who wanted to sit in the passenger seat could do so. There were no restrictions or rules. Of course, that was the case for this car. In the other car, the Bull Demon King sports car, Yu You occupied the passenger seat most of the time.

Moreover, whenever Ye Shuang and Yu You went out alone, they usually took that car, because Yu You had told him that she really liked riding in it. It was small and made her feel safe.

“So many women have sat in your passenger seat.” Alice made a strange face and tugged at the corner of her mouth. “Ew.”

Ye Shuang paid no attention to Alice’s expression. Compared to her usual twin ponytails, seeing her hair hanging loose like this was a rare sight for him. At the very least, she looked much more obedient.

Of course, her personality hadn’t changed in the slightest.

“…” For some reason, Ye Shuang thought of Bobo again. He fell silent for a while, his gaze drifting toward the scenery outside the car window.

The vehicle moved slowly along the road, and the inside of the car fell quiet in an instant.

“Are you all right?” a voice came from beside him.

Ye Shuang came back to his senses. Seeing Alice looking at him, he smiled. “Of course I’m fine.”

He hadn’t expected Alice to actually be concerned about him, and it surprised him quite a bit. This girl had a thoughtful side after all, able to notice changes in his mood. In that respect, she was rather similar to Yu You. Perhaps it was because they were sisters?

But the next second, Ye Shuang suddenly wondered whether the two of them really were sisters.

They should be, right?

After all, they had the same father.

Ye Shuang didn’t dwell on it. Before long, he had brought Alice back to the residential complex. Before entering the apartment, he went over to the motorhome to get Alice’s clothes. However, just as he opened the door, Alice came running over from not far away.

“Wait, wait, wait!”

Seeing Alice rushing over with her short legs moving at full speed, Ye Shuang froze. “Is… is there a problem?”

“I-I’ll pack my clothes myself!”

Seeing Alice’s eyes open wide, Ye Shuang could more or less guess that she was probably embarrassed and didn’t want him to pack her clothes for her—especially since that included her underwear. He could understand that.

Keke used to care about this a great deal too. Now, she didn’t mind at all. If she forgot to bring her underwear, she would either call Yu You or him over to get it. Perhaps people really did become less shy once they grew familiar with each other over time?

After a while, Alice emerged carrying a huge pile of clothes. Compared with the mountain of garments, Alice’s petite body looked especially strained as she struggled to hold them all. Ye Shuang even reached out to help.

“I’ll carry them for you?”

“N-No!” Alice stubbornly hugged the clothes, struggling under their weight.

“Hmph, that awful Bobo. When you come back, I’m definitely going to punish you properly!”

Alice was still muttering about Bobo. Clearly, she cared about him a great deal.

Bobo…

Ye Shuang glanced toward the motorhome. Could there be something inside?