Why does it feel like we should be the ones apologizing.

Hanging up the phone in a huff, Lin Yu instinctively looked at Tang Manman beside him, wanting to see if those few annoying flies had ruined her mood.

Turning his head to look.

Lin Yu realized that Tang Manman didn't seem to care much about the whistles from those little punks earlier.

She just slightly raised her face, looking at him obediently.

In her tranquility, there was a hint of a silly, dazed feeling.

Lin Yu looked at this girl in front of him, who seemed to have a natural constitution for being bullied, and paused for a few seconds.

Then he raised his hand, bent his index finger, and flicked Tang Manman's chin like a lecher from ancient times, saying with a wicked grin:

"Come on."

"Little lady."

"Give your lord a smile."

Tang Manman pursed her lips, her gaze carrying a bit of reproach as she looked at the big, blonde-haired hooligan in front of her.

But in the end, she couldn't hold it back and let out a sweet smile.

Lin Yu raised an arm, rested it on Tang Manman's shoulder, and smilingly pulled her into his embrace.

His movement was as bold and unrestrained as bros putting their arms around each other's shoulders.

Tang Manman didn't mind Lin Yu's less-than-intimate gesture at all. She obediently let him hold her, pressing tightly against him like a little chick hiding under a mother hen's wing.

The two of them snuggled together just like that, strolling aimlessly down the seemingly endless road.

Lin: "What do you want to eat?"

"Hotpot?"

"Barbecue?"

"Or something else?"

Tang: "Hmm..."

"Anything is fine."

Lin: "Then how about hotpot?"

Tang: "Hmm..."

"Let's not."

"It'll make me break out."

Lin: "Barbecue then?"

Tang: "Hmm..."

"Let's not."

"It's too greasy, I'll get fat."

Lin: "Then how about big plate chicken?"

Tang: "Mmm..."

"I don't want anything too spicy."

Lin: "Then let's go have a light salad."

Tang: "No."

"Too plain."

Lin: ???

Lin Yu stopped in his tracks. Looking at Tang Manman in his arms, whose eyes were timid but whose lips hid a mischievous smile, he asked, feeling both annoyed and amused:

"Are you picking a fight?"

"You won't eat this."

"And you won't eat that."

"Should I just carve myself up and feed myself to you?"

The smile hidden at the corners of Tang Manman's mouth deepened, and even her moist eyes were brimming with amusement.

This time she nodded and said, holding back her laughter:

"Sure."

"I'll eat that."

"I'll let you eat!"

"I'll let you eat!"

In exasperation, Lin Yu pinched Tang Manman's little face, making her look up. While uttering tough words, he kissed her fiercely a couple of times like a woodpecker.

Tang Manman shrank her neck as if resisting, closed her eyes, and pressed her lips together as tightly as possible.

But a smile spread across her face, and happiness coated her features layer upon thick layer, like rich honey.

The two played around for a short while before suddenly feeling that something was off. They stopped their movements one after another and instinctively looked ahead down the road.

About seven or eight meters in front of them, a person had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

He didn't look very old, just in his early twenties, likely still a student.

He seemed to have just come out from grocery shopping at a supermarket.

In one hand, he carried a bulging, large supermarket shopping bag.

His other arm was wrapped around his chest, hugging two large bottles of soda.

His expression was a bit strange.

His eyes were bright and his gaze focused, so he couldn't be described as spaced out or stunned, but he didn't make any movements. He just stood there blankly, staring fixedly in their direction.

It was as if he had been struck by some kind of happiness that he had never possessed.

Lin Yu and Tang Manman's gazes brought him back to his senses, and a visible sense of shame and nervousness quickly surfaced on his face.

He nodded apologetically, hastily dropped a single sentence, and then hurried away with his head down as if fleeing.

"Sorry."

Carrying a large bag of snacks, Passerby A walked quickly past the two of them with his head down.

Lin Yu and Tang Manman stared blankly at each other for a moment, both of them faintly wanting to laugh.

"Why do I feel like we're the ones who should be apologizing."

Lin Yu scratched his head and said with some guilt.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Tang Manman completely lost it. She covered her mouth, laughing so hard she could barely stand up straight.

Tang Manman laughed intensely. In the end, she just squatted on the ground, wrapped her arms around her face, her shoulders trembling non-stop.

Lin Yu laughed for a bit and then got over it.

Seeing that Tang Manman wasn't stopping, Lin Yu, who was anxious to go eat, didn't wait for her to finish. Instead, he bent down, scooped her up lightly with both hands, and lifted her into a princess carry.

Tang Manman's seemingly endless laughter suddenly stopped, quickly turning into a wave of shyness.

Looking at the pitch-black surroundings with no one around, the usually thin-skinned girl became bolder. She lay peacefully in Lin Yu's embrace just like that, a faint, sweet smile on her lips.

"Let's go get barbecue!"

Lin Yu made the final call, deciding what they were going to eat next.

This time, Tang Manman didn't deliberately act naughty and contradict him. Instead, she shyly nodded and agreed.

Tang Manman was a little glutton; she cared whether the food they were about to eat was delicious.

But if she was with Lin Yu, she would be willing to eat even the worst-tasting ramen at a street stall.

Lin Yu and Tang Manman had lived in N City for nearly half a year.

Naturally, they knew where the good barbecue was, and there were also some barbecue places they had always wanted to try but hadn't visited yet.

The two thought about it and quickly made a decision to go to a new place for barbecue.

You have to try every place one by one; that's the only way you'll know which barbecue is the best!

Hailing a taxi by the roadside, the two got in the car.

On the way, Lin Yu sent the address of the barbecue restaurant they were heading to to Zhao Dahu.

Putting down his phone, Lin Yu looked down at Tang Manman, who was lingering in his arms, and suddenly noticed her eyes were a bit red. She looked somewhat unhappy.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Yu poked her soft cheek and asked gently.

Tang Manman didn't answer. She lifted her chin, raised her face, and looked at Lin Yu with red eyes, as if she had become even more aggrieved.

Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to burst their banks, as if they would fall the very next second.

In some aspects, Lin Yu was actually a bit dense.

Even though he himself didn't think so.

But looking at Tang Manman, who had suddenly become unhappy and was even on the verge of tears, Lin Yu felt as if a lightbulb had suddenly gone off in his head. He instantly knew what she was sad about.

She was sad because he would be leaving soon.

Under the dim yellow light inside the taxi, Lin Yu's pure black eyes darkened imperceptibly.

He knew the reason for Tang Manman's sadness.

But Lin Yu had no way to coax her into being happy like he had before.

Because Lin Yu knew that he truly couldn't stay behind to keep her company.

Over at Su Yuyao's side.

He couldn't leave.

Tang Manman didn't like this.

And neither did Lin Yu.