A Gift from My Boyfriend

Lin Yu looked at Xia Yueshan with hatred, grinding his teeth secretly. But with Xia Muzhu beside him, Lin Yu didn't dare to lose his temper. He could only make a mental note of it in his heart!

Xia Muzhu was standing by the table wearing a kitten apron. She was wiping her hands with a thick tissue while looking at the dishes on the table, as if counting them.

After a moment, she turned around and was about to walk towards the kitchen. Lin Yu quickly stopped her and asked,

"Sister Muzhu, where are you going?"

Hearing this, Xia Muzhu stopped in her tracks, turned to look at Lin Yu, and explained with a smile,

"I forgot to wash the grapes I bought. I'll go and wash them."

"Let me do it."

Lin Yu said it very eagerly, but he didn't move at all. His butt was still firmly planted on the chair.

He turned his head to look at Xia Yueshan across the table, who was almost burying his head in his phone. Then he kicked Xia Yueshan under the table.

Xia Yueshan, who had been kicked, looked up blankly. Seeing Lin Yu's fake and ferocious smile, a chill ran down his spine.

"Xia Yueshan!"

"Let me wash some grapes for you to eat, okay?"

Lin Yu asked through gritted teeth.

Xia Yueshan was quite sensible. He immediately put his phone in his pocket and said with a flattering smile,

"I'll go and wash them. I'll go and wash them."

"You eat first, enjoy your meal."

Xia Yueshan scurried into the kitchen to wash the grapes.

Lin Yu turned to look at Xia Muzhu. Just then, Xia Muzhu shifted her gaze from Xia Yueshan and subconsciously looked at Lin Yu. Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other. Most of the estrangement between them instantly dissipated.

"Let's have dinner."

Lin Yu said softly.

"Okay."

Xia Muzhu nodded. When she walked to Lin Yu's side, she paused slightly. After a brief hesitation, she pulled out the chair on the left and sat beside Lin Yu.

Seeing that Xia Muzhu was willing to sit beside him, Lin Yu was so happy that he almost burst with joy.

It seemed that she was no longer angry about what happened yesterday!

The fact that she was willing to sit beside him was the proof!

Happy as he was, Lin Yu wanted to take advantage of the moment to quickly eliminate the remaining estrangement between him and Xia Muzhu and become a normal couple.

He picked up a piece of pork with his chopsticks and put it in Xia Muzhu's bowl. Then he asked expectantly,

"Try it and see how it tastes."

Xia Muzhu picked up the pork and put it into her mouth. She nodded in approval and gave a thumbs - up, saying,

"Great!"

"Hehe."

Lin Yu let out two silly laughs. Before he could finish, a text message alert sounded from his phone in his pocket.

Lin Yu subconsciously took out his phone and took a look. When he saw that the message popping up on the screen was from Tang Manman, he panicked.

Thanks to his strong mental fortitude, Lin Yu pretended to be calm and put the phone face - down on the dining table.

When putting down the phone, Lin Yu secretly pressed the volume button to turn the phone to silent!

"Try the chili peppers and see how they are cooked."

To change the subject, Lin Yu picked up a piece of chili pepper for Xia Muzhu, afraid that she would notice something.

"The chili peppers are also cooked very well."

Xia Muzhu's eyes were almost closed with a big smile as she sincerely praised it.

Seeing that Xia Muzhu didn't seem to notice anything unusual, Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief. There was a hint of relief in his smile as if he had survived a disaster.

The dinner was soon over. Xia Muzhu subconsciously stood up to clear the dishes.

Lin Yu didn't say a word. He just shot Xia Yueshan a look that seemed to say, "You'd better behave yourself." Xia Yueshan obediently got up and quickly took on the task of clearing the dishes.

Xia Muzhu found it quite amusing to see her younger brother, who was now so meek and obedient. She looked at Lin Yu. Although she knew that Lin Yu was always good at handling Xia Yueshan, she still couldn't help but say,

"Xiaoshan is always so well - behaved in front of you."

"Of course."

Lin Yu let out a couple of proud grunts and said,

"It's only because of you.

If he were my younger brother,

I'd beat him eight times a day, and that would be on a day when I wasn't feeling well!"

"Pfft."

Although she thought it was inappropriate, Xia Muzhu still couldn't hold back her laughter.

Beating someone eight times a day when not feeling well. How could it be so funny?

Xia Muzhu covered her mouth with her hand and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist. Finally, she was so out of breath that she squatted on the ground, her shoulders shaking with laughter.

At the kitchen door, Xia Yueshan poked his head out, his little face full of resentment.

Do you two have to build your happiness on my misery?

Lin Yu glared at him, signaling him to quickly go into the kitchen to wash the dishes and stop getting in the way!

Xia Yueshan retracted into the kitchen with a resentful look on his face. Lin Yu stayed with Xia Muzhu for a while longer. It was not until after nine o'clock that Lin Yu said goodbye and left.

On the way back to his new rental house by taxi, Lin Yu finally had time to take out his phone and check the messages sent by Tang Manman.

A cluster of yellow roses were gathered together, forming a small, golden - hued sea of flowers, which was truly magnificent.

Below the photo was Tang Manman's message.

Three consecutive exclamation marks expressed her shock. She sent many messages, talking about the beauty of the flowers, their fragrance, how much she liked them, and how no one had ever given her such flowers before. She also said that she was very happy.

Lin Yu flipped through these messages expressionlessly.

As the messages scrolled up, Lin Yu saw the new photos Tang Manman had sent this afternoon.

They had gone to the aquarium in the afternoon.

Tang Manman had sent a great many new photos.

There were colorful tropical fish, sturgeons with triangular protrusions on their backs, large and brightly - colored fish, and seahorses that only appeared on TV.

She had also touched a turtle, taken photos with the colorful coral as the background, and fed the small fish with the bait bought at the aquarium.

There were also many photos of marine life shows.

She really took a lot of photos. The total number might have exceeded a hundred.

Lin Yu tried hard to maintain his calm on the surface, but the increasingly depressing and sour emotions in his heart inadvertently showed in his eyes, tinting his entire demeanor with a touch of sadness.

In the darkness, Lin Yu stared at the glowing screen for a long time. Finally, he couldn't help but click on the input box and sent a message.

Dragon Overlord: How's life over there?

Candy: Great!

Tang Manman replied with astonishing speed, as if she was just sitting by the phone all day long, doing nothing but waiting for his message so that she could reply immediately.

Lin Yu felt a dull pain in his heart again. He tried hard to ignore that feeling and continued typing.

Dragon Overlord: What are your distant relatives like?

Dragon Overlord: Are they nice to you?

Candy: They're all very nice to me.

Tang Manman: My paternal cousin-uncle and cousin-aunt are very nice people. They jointly run a small company and are very busy on weekdays. These days are the time they specially set aside to take my cousin and me around the city of N for a few days.

Tang Manman: My cousin, whom I'm going to teach, is also very cute. Although she's a bit naughty, she's willing to listen to me.

Long Aotian: How about your daily life?

Long Aotian: Are there any things you're not used to?

Tang Manman: No.

Tang Manman: I have my own room here. They decorated it before I came.

Tang Manman: The room is big, and the bed is super soft!

Tang Manman: It's the first time I've slept on such a soft bed.

It seemed that Tang Manman was quite satisfied with everything there.

Her joy and happiness almost overflowed from the words.

Seeing her happy, Lin Yu felt relieved.

After confirming that she was doing well, Lin Yu was about to turn off the screen and put his phone back in his pocket.

Just then, a photo was sent.

The background of the photo was a wall cabinet. In the most prominent position of the wall cabinet, a bunch of pale yellow roses was placed obliquely. Just from the angle of placement, one could tell that the person who arranged the flowers had put a lot of thought into it. At first glance, it looked like a screenshot of a commercial advertisement of some big brand, slanting in a very artistic way.

Tang Manman: My cousin-aunt asked me today.

Tang Manman: She asked who sent the roses.

Tang Manman: I said it was my boyfriend.

Tang Manman:

Lin Yu stared at the last paragraph and this cute emoji for several seconds.

Finally, he came to his senses, turned off the phone screen, and turned his head to look out of the car window.

Outside the window, the night in City H seemed to have just begun. The shops were brightly lit, the windows of the high - rise buildings shone clearly, pedestrians on the street were in an endless stream, and the street vendors were crowded together, using colorful lights to highlight the uniqueness of their products...

All these lights were taken in by Lin Yu, reflected in his pure black pupils, and also in the glistening at the bottom of his eyes...