At Least Make It Home

“Good evening, Yuxin.”

Su Wanli closed the door carefully and sat down on the chair opposite Su Yuxin. When it came to his daughter, he was absolutely attentive.

“Your mother said you’ve lost your appetite. You didn’t even eat the little cake you usually love so much?”

“Hmph…”

Su Yuxin just let out a soft hum and immediately turned her head away. It was clear she was still upset about what had happened earlier that day.

“Yuxin, I admit I didn’t handle today’s situation well, and I apologize for that. But I only did it because I was worried something might happen to you.”

“Brother Ye Feng isn’t like that! You’re just thinking the worst of him.”

Su Yuxin pouted, defending Ye Feng, but she also knew Su Wanli was only looking out for her. In the end, she let out a sigh.

“Isn’t Li Mucheng a good example? If Brother Ye Feng were really problematic, Uncle Li would’ve kicked him out long ago, especially since she’s such a beautiful girl.”

“That’s different. Everyone has their own preferences and interests. Just like how I think my daughter is the most beautiful girl in the world.”

“Father, even if you say that, I still won’t forgive you.”

Though Su Yuxin said this, her tone softened slightly.

“It’s true that I’m at fault here, but I promise there won’t be any more sudden surprises like this. I’ll let you know beforehand, okay?”

“That’s more like it…”

It was obvious that Su Yuxin’s anger had already dissipated. She was only acting this way to make Su Wanli more accepting of Ye Feng. Otherwise, if things continued like today, she wouldn’t be able to secretly do more meaningful things.

“So, does that mean Yuxin forgives me?”

“I never blamed you, Father. I just want some private time for myself.”

“Alright! Yuxin, don’t worry. I promise I won’t do anything like this again, okay?”

“Mmm…”

Only then did a faint smile appear on Su Yuxin’s face.

“Father… I want to eat a little cake now…”

“Of course! Let’s go, I’ll take you.”

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“Brother Ye Feng!”

The next morning, Ye Feng arrived at the villa’s main gate two hours early as promised. He had planned to rely on his memory to find Su Yuxin’s house on his own, but just as he reached the card verification entrance, he heard Su Yuxin’s voice behind him.

Where did Yuxin come from? Why does it feel like she’s been waiting for me all along from the direction she came from…

In no time, Su Yuxin jogged up to Ye Feng, her face beaming with excitement. “Sorry for the wait, Brother Ye Feng. I just went to the convenience store to buy two ice creams, so I’m a bit late.”

“I see. The sun is pretty strong today. Just standing here makes me feel hot already.”

Ye Feng noticed the icy chill emanating from the ice creams in Su Yuxin’s hands and asked,

“Judging by the color of the ice cream… is it strawberry flavor?”

“Yes! It’s strawberry!”

Su Yuxin handed one of the ice creams to Ye Feng.

“Here, this one’s for you~”

“Ah… thank you, Yuxin…”

Seeing the ice cream starting to melt, Ye Feng had no choice but to accept Su Yuxin’s gift. Come to think of it, yesterday Su Yuxin had also prepared strawberry juice for him as a gift. One might think she was trying to feed him.

“Brother Ye Feng, eat it quickly. It might have melted a bit on the way here.”

Su Yuxin took a bite of her own ice cream, the cold sensation spreading in her mouth, seemingly cooling her flushed cheeks.

“Why is this ice cream melting so fast? I haven’t even started eating it yet!”

As soon as Ye Feng held the ice cream, water began dripping from it. To avoid the melted ice cream dripping onto his hand, Ye Feng quickly took a bite and chewed rapidly.

The only way to avoid the ice cream melting is to eat it as fast as possible!

Mmm… still that rich strawberry flavor.

“Slurp… slurp…”

On the other hand, Su Yuxin was eating her ice cream much more slowly. Her gaze was fixed on Ye Feng, causing the ice cream to melt and drip onto her hand. Only then did she snap out of it and start eating it bite by bite.

Brother Ye Feng eats so fast! It seems he loves strawberry flavor just like I do~

Don’t worry, Brother, I’ll prepare more strawberry love for you in the future~

“By the way, Yuxin, is your father home today?”

“No, Father went to the company early this morning. Why do you ask? Is something wrong?”

“No… I was just asking casually.”

“Really? Just casually?”

“Hey, why are you looking at me with that suspicious expression? Do I look like a bad person to you?”

“Of course not! Brother, you’re a very, very good person!”

“It seems Yuxin really trusts me~”

Ye Feng finished the last bite of his ice cream, then suddenly his expression turned serious, almost menacing.

“But since you’ve said that, I guess it’s time to show my true colors~”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

Instead of looking scared, Su Yuxin seemed even more curious, like a little child eager to hear more.

“It seems Yuxin hasn’t realized the gravity of the situation.”

Seeing Su Yuxin still acting like a clueless little duckling, Ye Feng decided to take this opportunity to scare her. A pure girl like her needed to taste a bit of the world’s harshness.

Suddenly, Ye Feng reached out and grabbed Su Yuxin’s wrist. She trembled slightly but continued eating her ice cream.

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong~? Haven’t you figured it out yet? A pure little flower like you needs to be taught a lesson.”

Ye Feng put on what he thought was a terrifying expression and gave Su Yuxin a sly smile.

“Ah? Brother, what are you planning to do?!”

“Hehe, it’s too late to realize it now, Yuxin. Your lack of vigilance has sealed your fate. Just obediently let me teach you a lesson~”

“Wah… no!”

“Haha, go ahead and scream. No one’s coming to save you.”

Just as Ye Feng thought his “lesson” was about to succeed and was ready to let go, Su Yuxin unexpectedly grabbed his hand and started pulling him toward her house.

“Huh? What’s Yuxin doing? Why is she pulling my hand?”

As Ye Feng was still confused, Su Yuxin suddenly spoke up shyly, “Not… not outside… at least wait until we’re inside the room…”

Huh?