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Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1651

“He doesn’t. Why would he have a partner?”

Zhang Ningwu had a suspicious look on her face. “Why would he not, when he’s so great? Unless he has some strange preferences.”

Mrs. Zhang smacked her daughter out of contempt.

“What are you thinking of? Can’t it be that no one is good enough for him because he’s that great? Does it have to be because he has strange preferences? According to you, all good men must have strange preferences, huh?”

Zhang Ningwu tugged at the corners of her lips. “That’s not what I meant. I just find it strange that he stayed single until now.”

“Why do you care so much about that? He probably thinks the same way as you so that’s why he’s still single now. What are you still doing here and not going up to talk to him?”

Under Mrs. Zhang’s insistence, Zhang Ningwu finally felt a slight urge. She took out her lipstick and powder to fix her makeup before heading toward Yuchi Yishu.

“Good luck, Ning.”

Mrs. Zhang watched her daughter’s slender figure from behind and intertwined her fingers together in excitement. Ning is so beautiful. She’s definitely better than that fatty from the Tang Family. Yuchi Yishu will definitely fall for Ning once he sees her.

If the two of them became a couple, the Zhang Family would stand next to the Ye and Han Families in the future instead of the Tang Family.

Daydreaming about the Zhang Family’s promising prospects in the future made Mrs. Zhang feel like she could fly up in the air.

When Zhang Ningwu got closer to Yuchi Yishu, she realized that his features were incredibly striking—he was even more handsome than she imagined. Earlier, she thought he was just good-looking. But after seeing him up close, she could feel her heart flutter.

As she was about to approach him to say hello, there was a sudden cry from the crowd. She did not know what was happening but saw that everyone was looking in one particular direction. Even the handsome man turned to look, so she followed along and looked in that direction.

A young girl wearing a long and fitting silver dress was slowly walking toward them in high heels. The spotlight fell on the top of her head and made the sequins around the corner of her eyes shine even brighter. Additionally, the pink eyeshadow went perfectly with her soft and sweet-looking cheeks.

The girl’s face was about the size of a palm and her features were exquisite. Her eyes were as bright as day—like all the brilliance in the world was stored in them. She was a bit nervous, but she tried her best to look confident, maintaining a good balance between her bashfulness and other emotions.

At that moment, Zhang Ningwu was completely dumbfounded.

This girl is…

It was the Tang Family’s daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony. The young girl had dressed up so beautifully, and the spotlight was placed on her. It must be Tang Yuanyuan from the Tang Family.

But didn’t they say the Tang Family’s daughter was as fat as a pig? Who is this then?

Apart from Zhang Ningwu, several people at the back were also surprised and started to talk amongst themselves.

“Who is that? Why is the spotlight on her?”

“Are you stupid? The spotlight is on her because she’s the main character of the day. Judging by her age, it does seem like Miss Tang from the Tang Family.”

“But isn’t Miss Tang a fatty? This girl is so slender. Is she really Miss Tang?”

“That was many years ago. Isn’t she allowed to lose weight?”

“D*mn.”

Zhang Ningwu took in every word. She turned to look at Yuchi Yishu, then shifted her gaze onto Tang Yuanyuan.

A strange thought grew in the back of her head, This young girl and that handsome young man look perfect together.

When this thought penetrated through her mind, she almost bit off her tongue. Bah! There aren’t that many exceptional men out there. Am I just going to give in like this?

Nonetheless, appearance-wise, the both of them looked perfect together.

With those genes, they would have very beautiful children, she thought.

On the other side, Tang Yuanyuan felt like she was all prepared. But when the spotlight hit her, she started to get nervous. She could only take a deep breath as she made her way toward the person she wanted to be with in the crowd.

Initially, there was quite a distance between them so she walked more steadily. But when Yuchi Yishu went up to her, she had the urge to run straight to him.

She must have been nervous because, as she approached him, her legs suddenly gave out from under her.

Her face changed and panic rose in her chest.

If I fall now, my shoes and dress, and all the effort put into this makeup and hair…

She was unable to save herself and instinctively reached forward.

The people below had their gazes fixed on her and let out a cry of alarm, “Ah!”

Just then, a pair of big and warm hands grabbed onto her slim wrists and pulled her in.

Not too far away, Mr. Tang, who almost sprinted over when he saw that his daughter was about to fall, let out a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Mrs. Tang pinched him out of anger and quietly chided, “Didn’t you see Yishu standing right in front of her? Did she really need you to step in and save her?”

Mr. Tang pouted and fiddled with his nose in embarrassment. “Why do I feel like Yuanyuan is all grown up now and is about to leave home?”

Mrs. Tang snorted. “So what? If I hadn’t left home, would I have married you?”

He giggled. “You’re right about that.”

Tang Yuanyuan was pulled into Yuchi Yishu’s embrace in front of all those people. She did not end up falling, but the both of them were now in a very intimate pose in front of everyone.

Her face quickly turned red and she hurriedly tried to push his hand away.

However, she failed to move his hand as he was too strong. After helping her up, he asked, “What’s the rush? It’s not like we hugged on purpose. I just helped you up. What can people say about that?”

Still, she was so embarrassed that her face was half red.

She whispered, “Yishu, I’m a bit nervous.”

“Don’t be nervous. I’m here.”

I’m here.

Those two words were enough to make Tang Yuanyuan feel secure. That’s true. No matter what happens, Yishu is here. I don’t have to be nervous.

After that, the emcee went up the stage to begin hosting the day’s programs. Tang Yuanyuan had assumed the coming-of-age ceremony was tedious, so she prepared herself and stayed on her toes the whole time.

Thus, when it ended, she was still a bit absent-minded.

“It’s over already?”

“Yeah.” Yuchi Yishu pinched the back of her hand. “Do you still want it to go on?”

She shook her head. “Can we get off the stage now, Yishu?”

“Of course. It’s your parents’ turn to speak now. Are you hungry? Tired? Should I take you out to eat something?”

She was quite tired, so she nodded her head.

“Sure, I’m a bit hungry. But I don’t want to stay here, Yishu. I want to go out and get some air. Is that okay?”

Smiling, he held her hand in front of everyone and brought her down the stage.

That caught the attention of many. Mrs. Zhang, who was not too far away, felt heartbroken at the sight.

“I thought I still had a chance to marry my daughter off into the Ye Family.”

Who was the one who spread the false rumor of the Tang Family’s daughter being a big fatty?

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Zhang Ningwu watched the both of them hold hands and leave together. The part that left her defeated was how he had grabbed Tang Yuanyuan’s hand first. With a sullen look, she returned to where Mrs. Zhang was and chuckled.

“I told you. There was no way he didn’t have a partner unless he had some peculiar preferences.”

Mrs. Zhang patted her shoulder. “I didn’t think of that. There was also a rumor that the Tang Family’s daughter was a fatty so I figured he couldn’t possibly like her. Who knew she would suddenly become so thin? And so pretty…” She sighed. “Looks like she has grown up into a beautiful lady.”

Zhang Ningwu snorted. “Even if she was fat and did not stand a chance, I wouldn’t have stood a chance either. Exceptional men are rare to women. A man like him would have had women eyeing him a long time ago. It makes me scared to even think about it. I don’t want to get ripped into pieces in the process.”

“You’re not thinking about it but there are people who are, silly girl.” Mrs. Zhang shot her a sidelong glance. “Forget it. You’re not even half as pretty as her yet. Let’s go. We’re changing targets. Let’s see if there are other decent men.”

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Tang Yuanyuan left the venue under Yuchi Yishu’s guidance. After escaping the place where everyone had their eyes on her, she was finally able to let out the breath she was holding and relax from her previous demeanor. Despite blushing when he held her hand earlier, she was now hugging his arm. “I’m so tired, Yishu.”

He kneeled down in front of her and mumbled, “Lift your leg.”

She lifted her leg without knowing why. He then grabbed her ankle and reminded her, “Hold on to my shoulder.”

“Huh?”

She did as she was told and supported herself on his shoulder, then watched as he took off her heels. He was also extra careful in the process but the pain still made her wince. The shoes were new. She had done some preparations beforehand, but her skin had always been thinner and weaker. Now, her ankles and heels were covered in blisters, which looked rather alarming.

“Unless you really need to for an occasion, don’t wear shoes like these again in the future.”

“Okay,” she replied obediently. “Today was an important occasion. I’m fine, Yishu. It doesn’t hurt that much.” She proceeded to put the shoes back on.

However, he grabbed her ankles to stop her from moving. She felt perplexed as she looked at him. “Yishu?”

“Your feet are already hurting. Don’t wear them anymore. Are you trying to make it worse?”

“But if I don’t wear them…” She hesitated. “Okay then; give me my shoes. I’ll walk barefoot. It looks quite clean here so there shouldn’t be any glass.”

He narrowed his eyes at her and inferred, “Before this, you used to whine to me all the time to carry you. Why are you shy now that you’ve become an adult?”

She started to blush and did not answer him; she had a reason for not letting him carry her, after all. The dress she was wearing that day was a formal dress with extremely thin straps. The moment she put the dress on, she was worried that it would break off on its own. The designer repeatedly told her not to worry as the straps would not break off that easily and to trust her. Nonetheless, it was Tang Yuanyuan’s first time wearing a dress that had such thin straps and that was also very long. She was fairly worried.

“Get on. I’ll carry you to the parking lot.”

“No.” She immediately shook her head and took two steps back barefoot. “I’ll wait for you here.”

He stayed there and looked at her. “What are you scared of?”

“Nothing.” She just felt like the dress was too impractical. What if the straps actually give way later?

After they looked at each other for a moment, he took off his coat and draped it over her, covering her pale shoulders that were exposed just before. “Wait for me here.”

“Okay.” Tang Yuanyuan watched his back as he walked off and the smile in her eyes faded. Although they worked hard to escape, the issue with Meng Kefei was still on her mind and would not go away. I really don’t know where we went wrong. Why did Fei suddenly cut ties with me? Before it happened, she had a feeling that Meng Kefei did not want to be friends with her anymore. But she later felt like she was slandering her by thinking that way. She did not think that it would actually turn out to be true. Moreover, it happened on the day she entered adulthood. God really gave me a big present on my first day into adulthood. Tears were welling up in her eyes again. She quickly wiped them off and took a deep breath. It’s nothing. Don’t cry. Yishu will be worried. Besides, I already sorted out my feelings earlier. She looked up and fluttered her eyelids several times, pushing back the tears right away.

Not long after, Yuchi Yishu arrived in his car. The car stopped in front of her. As the gentleman he was, he got out of the car and opened the door to let her in. She hesitated when she saw the passenger seat.

“What’s wrong?”

She pursed her lips. “I just remembered when you let someone else sit here.” Lowering her head, she got in.

That remark made him pause for a moment. He narrowed his eyes and looked at her in a funny way. “That was ages ago. You still remember it?”

“I don’t have Alzheimer’s. Of course, I remember.”

He glanced at her briefly then closed the door and circled back to the driver seat. When he leaned over to buckle her seatbelt for her, he said in a low voice, “You need to learn how to forget bad memories. Don’t keep them piled up in your head. Do you think your head is a rubbish dump?”

He only meant to stop her from remembering those bad memories, but after pondering for a moment, she felt like something was not right. So, she glared at him. “Yishu, are you saying that I only have rubbish in my head?”

He was dumbfounded. While that was not what he meant, he suddenly felt like there was such an implication after being questioned by her. Before he could say anything, she aimed her fist at his chest. It looked like she had used a lot of force, but her punch was light when it landed on his chest and it did not hurt or even tickle. She also had accessories on her slender wrist that were reflecting light.

He grabbed her small fist without realizing it. “I didn’t mean that. Don’t think like that. I was truly wrong for what happened last time, so just forget about it now. Let me go this once, okay?”

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Yuchi Yishu dragged out the ‘okay’ at the end as he asked her, which made her blush. Tang Yuanyuan was a young girl who had just entered adulthood and was still immature. How could she resist it when he talked to her like that?

She pulled her hand back bashfully and looked somewhere else without answering him.

He paused when he realized what he had done. In an attempt to cover up the weird atmosphere, he started to drive off.

“Where do you want to go today?”

It was a habitual question. Since they were little, regardless of whether they went out to eat or play, he would always ask her for her preferences and thoughts first. At the same time, she always had an idea and was always able to give him a location or food that she wanted to eat unless her mind was a mess and she could not keep up.

Just like how she was right now. After he touched her hand and asked her that question, she was unable to handle it anymore. Her heart was beating rapidly and her mind was a mess.

There were no thoughts in her head, so she simply replied, “I’m fine with anything.”

He took one look at her and did not ask anymore. After all, she did hug his waist and cry very hard earlier. He even hurried as he went to bring his car over for he worried that she would feel miserable again if she was left alone for too long.

On his way back, however, he saw that she was trying to hold back tears.

The sight was indeed heartbreaking.

Still, he did not want to expose her so he waited in his car for a while with the engine turned off. Only when he saw that she had her emotions under control did he drive his car up to her.

That was why he did not pester her any further. He even started up conversations with her during the drive so it would not get too quiet and give her room to overthink.

“Are you not going to ask about the gift I’m giving you today?”

She snapped back into reality. “Gift? Oh, I almost forgot. It’s also my birthday today apart from the coming-of-age ceremony. Does that mean you had to prepare two gifts, Yishu?”

Over the years, he had never forgotten a birthday gift. He definitely had one this year as well.

“Two gifts?” His smile looked strained. “Why are you being so greedy, little brat? Aren’t your birthday and the ceremony on the same day?”

“So what if they are? Although they’re on the same day, I have a birthday every year whereas only one coming-of-age ceremony in my whole life! Did you not prepare two gifts for me, Yishu?”

He neither admitted nor denied it, and just teased, “I thought since the two events were put together, one gift would suffice. There was only one gift left anyway.”

She pouted. “You’re so petty, Yishu!”

He let out a deep and hearty laugh.

Hmph. She went on, “Okay, I’m just messing with you. You’re right. My birthday and the ceremony are on the same day and everyone only sent one gift. I’ll just treat all of them as birthday presents.” After that, she seemed to have thought of something. “Oh, that’s right. Why didn’t Chufeng come today?”

She thought it was strange and a bit of a shame since she and Chufeng got along quite well. When she invited him last time, he even promised that he would attend.

At the mention of his name, the light in Yuchi Yishu’s eyes slowly faded. “He had other things to do, but he wanted me to pass on his gift to you.”

“Other things? What was he so busy with that he couldn’t even attend my coming-of-age ceremony? It was once in a lifetime. Such a bummer.”

It was truly a shame, but that was their fate.

“Luckily I have you by my side, Yishu.”

She was still sad as she said that, but she was glad that Yuchi Yishu was there.

He hesitated before teasing, “Why does it feel like I’m not worth much by the way you said that? Luckily?”

“That’s not what I meant, Yishu.”

Throughout the drive, the both of them talked about everything under the sun. Yuchi Yishu said one sentence to which Tang Yuanyuan had several to say in response. They went back and forth like that.

But every time she finished talking, the silence did not last very long as he would bring up a new topic.

For the latter part of the journey, it was quiet for a while until they reached the amusement park.

Tang Yuanyuan was rather taken aback to see the amusement park because it was the same one they came to last time. She still had bad memories of this place.

That day, she went on the Ferris wheel without much thought. From the top, she saw Yuchi Yishu standing next to another girl and realized that they looked good together.

She snuck away after that but Yuchi Yishu did not even notice.

At the thought of that, Tang Yuanyuan found it hard to force a smile.

“Let’s go inside and play.”

Meanwhile, Yuchi Yishu did not talk about what happened last time. He just unbuckled his seatbelt as he spoke.

They were already there, so she did not have a reason to decline. Furthermore, she was the one who told him that she was fine with any place. She silently unbuckled her seatbelt and followed him down the car.

“Hold on.”

Before they went inside, he opened the trunk and said to her, “Come over and accept your coming-of-age gifts first.”

At the mention of the word ‘gifts’, an expectant look appeared on her face. She darted over and was astonished to find several gift boxes inside. “Why are there so many?”

“The other two are from my roommates. The ones you met last time.”

She remembered. They were the two roommates she met when she went to his school the last time. “They still remember me?”

They had only met once a long time ago. She did not think that they would send her coming-of-age gifts and this made her feel rather embarrassed.

“How should I thank them?” she asked as she bit on her lower lip gently.

“Thank them? They only sent gifts because they’re coveting your beauty. Don’t mind them.”

She looked up at him and her expression was hard to read for a moment. Was that so?

Coveting my beauty?

He looked nonchalant. “Open your presents. Which one do you want to open first?”

She thought over it then said, “I’ll open Chufeng’s gift first.”

Since he was not there, she decided to open his gift first.

Yuchi Yishu paused and narrowed his eyes. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.” She nodded without noticing the change in his expression. “Yishu, which one of these is from Chufeng? Which one is yours?”

“The blue one is his. The purple one is mine.”

“Oh.”

He saw her gaze sweep past the purple gift box and onto the blue one excitedly.

After that, he stayed still for a long time until she turned around to look at him. “Yishu?”

He started moving his hands. Initially, she was waiting, with high expectations, for him to open Chufeng’s gift for her. But his hand went over to the purple box instead and tore it open.

She was baffled.

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She subconsciously stopped him.

“Yishu, didn’t you say the blue one was Chufeng’s?”

He stopped what he was doing momentarily and replied, “Yes.”

In the end, he still did not change and continued to tear open the purple gift box. Pursing her small lips, Tang Yuanyuan raised her head and glanced at him.

After a while, she took another glance at him.

Calmly, he said, “I already tore it. Do you want me to stop and change halfway? We’ll open this one first, then open Chufeng’s gift next.”

She did not respond and just blinked her eyes. A small suspicion grew in her mind. I feel like Yishu might be jealous. Why would he open his own gift right after I said I wanted to open Chufeng’s gift first?

Tsk. If he’s jealous, he could have just opened it without asking me.

Ugh. She shook her head lightly; she was unable to understand him.

As he opened the gift, he studied her expression. “What’s wrong? Are you not happy with opening my gift first?”

She shook her head immediately.

“No, Yishu. I’m fine with opening anyone’s gift first.”

On the surface, it looked like she did not mind but she actually wanted to open his gift at the end. I wanted to save the best for last.

Who would have thought that he would go and open his own gift first?

Yuchi Yishu quickly finished opening it.

“Oh, it’s so beautiful!”

Tang Yuanyuan reached out cautiously to retrieve the gift.

“Did you make this yourself, Yishu?”

It was a miniature cottage garden. He remembered that when she was little, she often sent things like these to her friends. She always admired how well they made their houses, but those that were sold online were mostly for dexterous people. She liked to look, but she never wanted to buy them.

Thus, he did some research and purchased one.

“Yes.” He nodded at her warmly. Seeing how much she liked it made him feel content.

“How long did it take you, Yishu?”

“Not that long. Probably a few nights.”

A few nights…

She immediately looked at him and stared at his face to see if he had any dark circles.

How could he not guess her intentions?

He chuckled. “It wasn’t these past few nights. Do you think I can do all of this so last minute?”

That seems about right. With his personality, he had never made any last-minute decisions before. Even if it was last minute, it would not have been an ordeal considering his brainpower and dexterous ability.

“Happy coming-of-age day.” He caressed her head lightly. “Do you like it?”

“I do! Of course, I do!” She was a bit reluctant to let it go and wanted to keep looking at it. Nonetheless, they were outside at the moment and she feared that she would drop it and let all his efforts go to waste. “Yishu, how should we put it back in the box later? Or should we put it in the backseat? What if it gets ruined?”

“If it’s ruined, I’ll just make another one for you.”

“No.” She shook her head. “This is your coming-of-age gift to me. I can’t ruin it.”

“Can’t I just make another one for you?”

“It won’t be the same anymore.”

At first, she was a bit disappointed that he had only given her one gift since she assumed that a birthday gift and a coming-of-age gift were two separate things. After thinking about it, however, she figured they were both on the same day despite being called different names. One gift was more than enough.

She was still very happy.

“Put it back then and place it in the backseat later. We’ll put it up again when we get home.”

“Okay.”

Tang Yuanyuan kept the gift. She was going to open the gifts from Zhong Chufeng and the other two roommates, but Yuchi Yishu abruptly grabbed her wrist and pulled her to the side as he closed the trunk of the car.

“That’s enough. We can open the rest at home tonight. We’re going into the amusement park now.”

“But didn’t you say we were going to open gifts?”

She was completely puzzled by his behavior. First, he asks me whose gift I want to open first, then ends up opening his own gift, even after I tell him I want to open Chufeng’s gift.

Now, he’s not even letting me open Chufeng’s gift.

Earlier, he claimed that he tore it by mistake. I didn’t have any doubts about it because I thought he really tore it by mistake.

But looking back now, it doesn’t seem that simple anymore.

Those were all just her thoughts as she did not dare to voice them out. Alas, she just followed him into the amusement park.

Because of the thoughtful gift she received, the sullen feelings she felt were mostly gone now.

Nonetheless, she still felt slightly resistant.

Yuchi Yishu felt it but looked indifferent as he continued to drag her inside.

“What do you want to play? I’ll keep you company all day today. We’ll go home once you’ve had enough.”

What do I want to play? she thought. Anything is fine as long as it’s not the Ferris wheel I sat on last time.

“How about the merry-go-round? Little girls like that.”

With that, he went to buy the tickets.

She wanted to say that she was not a little girl anymore but he had already gone to get the tickets. When he returned, she saw that he had only one ticket.

“Why did you only buy one ticket, Yishu?”

“Do I have to follow you in there? It’s for kids.” He rubbed the back of her neck. “Let’s go.”

“But…” Tang Yuanyuan grabbed his arm and mumbled, “Yishu, I’m an adult as of today. I’m not a kid anymore.”

He smiled. “Just take it as your last time being a kid after entering adulthood.”

Last time as a kid after entering adulthood?

“Also, you’ll always be a kid to me. You’ll never grow up.”

Everyone aged. Tang Yuanyuan becoming an adult meant that Yuchi Yishu was also growing older. Therefore, it was not wrong that he saw her as a kid.

At first, it sounded like he was spoiling her. With a blushed face, she took the ticket and went to line up. When she got on the merry-go-round, she realized that there were a lot of little children playing around her and decided to join along.

She felt a bit awkward but also thought of what Yuchi Yishu said to her: ‘You’ll always be a kid to me. You’ll never grow up.’

Thinking about it now, it did not feel quite right somehow.

He made her a promise last time which made her so eager to become an adult. But judging by what he meant by that, was he going back on his words now?

Tang Yuanyuan started to panic and wanted to get off the merry-go-around immediately, but it was still moving so she had to wait.

Once the merry-go-round came to a stop, she got off and ran straight to Yuchi Yishu, then asked as she huffed and puffed, “Yishu, what did you mean by what you said earlier?”

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Tang Yuanyuan was sitting calmly on the merry-go-around but rushed toward Yuchi Yishu as soon as she got down.

“What’s wrong?”

She rebuked, “You said that I will always be a kid to you.”

“Huh? What?” He did not think that there was anything wrong with what he said so he could not see why she was angry.

“Did you forget what you promised me?”

“Huh?”

She wanted to talk about it but also felt embarrassed to ask. After all, she was still young and innocent. Even if she came to know about love in the future, she would still get shy about it.

Tang Yuanyuan stared at him without saying anything.

“What is it? Say it.”

He reached out to poke her head. “Why is there no sound anymore?”

After being poked, she looked up at him in anguish. “You forgot. What’s the point of saying it now?”

She turned around and was about to run away when he caught her wrist.

“What do you mean there’s no point? What did I forget? Didn’t I already do what I promised you?”

He paused for a moment and lowered his voice.

“I’ve stayed single until now. If I remember correctly, you told me I couldn’t find a girlfriend until you grew up. Right?”

Tang Yuanyuan froze.

It seemed like that was what she had said at the time. She thought that beautiful lady was Yishu’s girlfriend so she did not want him to find a girlfriend—at least not before she grew up as it was only fair to her that way.

It doesn’t seem like he has forgotten.

“Right?” he asked again when she did not respond after a while.

She nodded.

“So what do you mean that I forgot? Can you explain? Hmm?”

After a moment of silence, she looked up at him. “You said I will always be a kid to you. Does that mean I will never have a chance?”

Because who would be romantically involved with a kid?

They might like a kid, but it was a different kind of affection. That was why Tang Yuanyuan was sad.

“All because of that?”

“All because of that? Do you feel like it isn’t enough?”

“What? Is it not okay for me to adore you like a child?” He reached out to caress her head but saw that she had her hair done that day. If he caressed her head, he would have easily messed up her hair. He lowered his hand and gently tugged at the loose strands of hair around her.

“Also, who said you will never have a chance?”

Her eyes lit up. She wanted to say more, but he just dragged her along. “Let’s go to the next one.”

She crinkled her nose and bit her bottom lip.

What did he mean by that? He said it but he won’t let me talk.

“What do you want to try next?”

She looked around. There was nothing in particular that she wanted to go on, but he already said he was going to take her around all day. After a while, she thought of something and was about to tell him.

“Do you want to go on the Ferris wheel?”

Her face turned pale and she wanted to shake her head.

“Let’s go. I’ll buy the tickets.”

He went to get the tickets without her permission again. She just stood where she was helplessly. Because she sat on the Ferris wheel by herself last time, she felt sad and miserable all by herself too.

It was already quite hard for her to accept coming to the amusement park, much less go on the Ferris wheel.

Moreover, he was definitely not going to accompany her. She was going to have to go alone.

In the midst of this, Yuchi Yishu returned with two tickets in his hand.

“Let’s go.”

She thought it was a bit strange to see two tickets.

“You’re going with me, Yishu?”

“Is that not okay?”

She shook her head. “It’s okay. I just didn’t expect you to come with me.”

“It wasn’t convenient for me to go on the merry-go-round because there were only kids there. The Ferris wheel is different, though. We can sit up there. They’re checking the tickets upfront. Let’s go.”

Since he joined her, she did not feel so down anymore.

At least this time around, she did not have to sit up there by herself and watch the person she liked with someone else.

After they got their tickets checked, they went up the Ferris wheel.

Quite a few adults brought their young children to the Ferris wheel. There were also a ton of couples. The people standing in front and behind them were two pairs of young lovebirds.

Once they got on the Ferris wheel, Tang Yuanyuan sat down nervously. Yuchi Yishu noticed that her palms were sweaty and a look of pain flashed across his eyes. He gripped her hand and asked calmly, “Nervous?”

“N-No.”

She was not really nervous. When she came up by herself for the first time, she just sat in a daze until the round ended and left.

When the Ferris wheel was slowly heading upward, Yuchi Yishu took out his phone in an attempt to ease Tang Yuanyuan’s nerves. “Do you want to take a picture? I can help you.”

She nodded. “Sure.”

He opened his camera and took a few pictures of her. Her expression and pose were slightly stiff. She was not happy with the few that were taken and erased all of them to take more.

After that, she suddenly made a suggestion. “Yishu, do you want to take a picture together?”

“Sure.”

She lifted her phone. “Use mine.”

She opened a popular beautifying camera. Apparently, that camera could smoothen people’s skin, and edit pictures automatically. She only downloaded it because she was forced to so she had not used it before.

I can try it out today.

When he saw her opening a pink app on her phone, he squinted his eyes and asked, “What’s that?”

“It’s a camera app.”

She turned on the special effects and picked a few cute pictures. Once she was done, a pair of cute cat ears appeared over their faces on the screen. There was also a small mustache on the side of their faces.

Their appearances became livelier and cuter in an instant.

“Oh, so that’s how it works,” she exclaimed. Apart from her, Yuchi Yishu was also surprised.

“It’s quite cute.”

The two of them looked into the lens and snapped a picture. Then, they picked a few other ones that were funny or retro-themed and continued to take more pictures.

In a blink of an eye, the Ferris wheel was nearing the peak.

Yuchi Yishu’s eyes grew deeper, and he suddenly asked, “Do you know what will happen when you close your eyes at the peak of the Ferris wheel?”

Dumbfounded, she turned around and heard him say, “Close your eyes, Yuanyuan.”

At that moment, his eyes were bright—brighter than the stars in the sky. His deep voice was enticing and seemed to be able to move a person’s heart. Tang Yuanyuan listened to him and closed her eyes.

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“Why did you close your eyes just because you were told to? If a kidnapper told you to follow him, will you follow after him blindly?”

A teasing voice sounded right in front of Tang Yuanyuan, surprising her. She subconsciously wanted to open her eyes, then she heard Yuchi Yishu continue, “Don’t move, and don’t open your eyes either.”

She made a small motion, pursing her rosy lips. Then, she hesitatingly asked, “Yishu, what on earth are you doing?”

At this moment, they were up in the sky. Thus, when she closed her eyes, it gave her a sense of weightlessness, which made her slightly nervous. Unfortunately, he remained silent despite her question. The ambient noise was chaotic—it was a mix of all the sounds of the amusement park. Thus, she could not hear the sound of his breathing.

All of a sudden, she felt a hot breath brushing against her. She was startled, then she remembered what Yishu said to her just now: ‘Do you want to know what will happen if you close your eyes when we reach the peak of the Ferris wheel?’

Don’t tell me… Her hand tightened around her phone; she felt so nervous that her heart rate began to increase. Then, she felt a sudden coolness against her neck. She subconsciously opened her eyes—just in time to see him pulling back his hands. Moreover, there was a necklace around her neck that wasn’t there before, lying against her collarbone. Due to its short length, she couldn’t see what the necklace looked like even when she lowered her head to look, forgetting for a moment that she was holding her phone.

“Yishu?”

“Take a look. Do you like it?”

Just then, she finally recalled that she could use her phone to see her reflection. Thus, she angled the screen to look. Then, she saw a fashionable necklace with a cool undertone hanging around her neck. It was a moon pendant accompanied by seven little stars and it sat comfortably on her collarbone.

Thereupon, the Ferris wheel slowly started to descend.

Yuchi Yishu’s voice was low, warm, and deep as he uttered, “Happy birthday, Yuanyuan.”

At that moment, it felt as if countless fireworks had been set off in Tang Yuanyuan’s head. It was beautiful and romantic—the setting sun covering the entire sky illuminated the young lady’s face with a red glow. She thought, In the future, no matter where I go; who I’m with; how old I am; or be it in death or sickness, I will never forget this moment. The person I love gave me a present at the top of a Ferris wheel and wished me ‘Happy birthday, Yuanyuan’.

With that, her previous trauma of riding on a Ferris wheel was completely blown to smithereens.

“Yishu, didn’t you say that there was only one present?” she asked, biting her lower lip. She wanted to touch the necklace but resisted the impulse to do so.

“It’s your birthday. I will wish you a happy birthday every single year without fail.”

She blinked, then she got up suddenly and kissed him on the forehead.

The indulgent smile at the corner of his lips froze due to her actions. A moment later, his gaze darkened considerably.

On the other hand, the young lady was so shy that even her ears had turned red due to the light kiss she gave him. After sitting back down, she turned her back to him and did not say another word.

The Ferris wheel descended and came to a stop. Tang Yuanyuan got out first, followed closely by Yuchi Yishu.

It was getting late, so the lights at the amusement park lit up in an array of neon colors. The skirt of her formal dress reflected the neon lights around her and it looked especially dazzling. Thus, she attracted the attention of many passersby. As she walked, she began to feel embarrassed. Then, she returned to his side and tugged at the corner of his shirt. “Yishu.”

He glanced sideways at her and jokingly said, “Are you not going to avoid me anymore?”

She blushed slightly as she replied, “They won’t stop looking at me. Why don’t we leave?”

“It’s only because you’re good-looking that they’re looking at you. Isn’t that a good thing?”

Even so, she was the shy type.

He lifted his hand and glanced at his watch, checking what time it was. When he saw that it was nearly time, he said, “Are you hungry? Let’s go and have dinner.”

Thinking that they would leave if they went for dinner, she immediately nodded in agreement. “Okay.”

While having dinner, Yuchi Yishu received a phone call from his mother. As soon as he answered the call, he heard Han Muzi’s slightly accusatory tone coming through the phone. “You brat! Why didn’t you say anything to your elders after whisking Yuanyuan away during her coming-of-age ceremony? Putting that aside, why aren’t you back yet even though it’s already so late? I’m warning you; Yuanyuan may be an adult now, but she’s still a young lady. Don’t you dare do anything immoral to her!”

He was puzzled by those words.

“Did you hear me?”

Then, he glanced at the young lady eating in front of him and felt glad that he did not turn on the speakerphone when he answered the call. Otherwise, wouldn’t the young lady hear those vulgar words?

The young lady lifted her head, seeming to sense that he was gazing at her; her mouth was greasy from eating. “Yishu, who is that on the phone?”

He pressed his index finger against his lips, indicating for her to remain silent. Then, she immediately nodded in understanding. After that, he covered his phone with his hand and said in a soft voice, “I’m going outside to take this call. You can continue eating.”

“Okay.”

Following that, he opened the door of the private room and leaned against the wall of the corridor before pressing the phone back against his ear. “You brat, where is Yuanyuan? Pass the phone to her. I need to warn her of a few things.”

His tone was a little frustrated when he replied, “What kind of person do you take me for?”

His mother made him sound like a desperate degenerate. Putting aside the fact that he had no such intentions, even if he had those intentions, he wouldn’t do anything before they confirmed their relationship.

“In any case, I’m worried. Will you hurry up and pass the phone to Yuanyuan?”

“She’s eating; she’s not free.”

“Is she not free, or do you not want her to take my call? You brat, are you planning to let her stay out overnight tonight?”

“That’s enough. If I don’t go now, the food will get cold. I’m going to have my dinner, then I’ll send her home later.”

Before hanging up, Yuchi Yishu vaguely heard Mrs. Tang’s voice saying, “Then, I’ll give my daughter a call too.”

Yuchi Yishu was about to reenter the private room. However, he stopped in his tracks when he heard those words. Not long after that, he heard the sound of a phone ringing from inside the private room.

Tang Yuanyuan saw that it was a call from Mrs. Tang. Thus, she didn’t even bother to wipe her mouth and answered the call while she continued eating. As Yuchi Yishu was on the phone outside, she turned on the speakerphone without thinking.

“Mom.”

“Yuanyuan, are you out with Yishu?”

“Yeah. I’m having dinner with Yishu. Is something the matter, Mom?”

“It’s nothing. I just wanted to ask; did you have a good time today?”

Tang Yuanyuan paused for a moment, then she remembered the necklace around her neck. A long while passed before she said, “Yes, I did. I’m very happy.”

Tang Yuanyuan was Mrs. Tang’s daughter after all. Although there was not a trace of jubilance when she replied, Mrs. Tang understood that the girl was extremely happy. That was why she sounded so serious when she said those words.

“It’s great that you’re happy. Then, can I ask you another question? Are you coming home tonight?”

Tang Yuanyuan looked confused when she heard the question. “Of course, I’m coming home. Why wouldn’t I?”

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As Tang Yuanyuan didn’t think much about it, she answered swiftly, “Mom, is something the matter?”

“It’s nothing; I was just asking since it’s getting quite late. Have you had your dinner? I’m worried about you.”

Drinking a mouthful of soup, she listened to her mother. After swallowing the soup in her mouth, she suddenly noticed that something wasn’t quite right about the mother-daughter conversation they were having right now. Why did Mom ask whether or not I’ll be coming home tonight? Is there a need to ask such a question? Then, she considered the reason why her mother had asked such a question from a different angle. Soon, she figured it out and her ears turned red in an instant. “Mom, how could you?!”

The young lady’s voice became flustered and exasperated with a hint of questioning. Thus, Mrs. Tang knew that her daughter finally understood what she meant previously. She couldn’t help smiling as she said, “What’s wrong with that? You’re of age now. You’re no longer a child, but an adult. Can’t I ask you what you think about it?”

“But…”

The topic had suddenly turned strange and ambiguous. Thus, Tang Yuanyuan’s attitude couldn’t remain as candid as before. Turning her head and glancing at the tightly-shut door guiltily, she saw that Yushi had yet to return. She hurriedly placed the spoon in her hand down, wiped her hands with a napkin, then picked up her phone to turn off the speakerphone.

“Mom, I’m having dinner right now. I’ll return home after dinner.”

“Okay, sure. Take your time to eat. Even if you don’t return home tonight, I won’t fault you for it.”

“Mom!” she angrily and anxiously exclaimed. “Yishu isn’t that kind of person!”

Besides, she had not confirmed what Yuchi Yishu thought of her although he treated her extremely well. Not only did he prepare a coming-of-age present for her, but he also prepared a birthday gift for her. Moreover, it was a necklace of the moon accompanied by seven stars! There was no need to even mention just how much she liked the present.

Mrs. Tang sighed. “I know. I watched you both grow up together. How can I not know what kind of person Yishu is? I’m not worried about him.”

“If that’s the case, then why did you say that…”

“Silly girl; did you think I was worried about him? I’m worried about you!”

Tang Yuanyuan said nothing. What? Mom is worried about me? Don’t tell me she means that I will jump at him?! Instantly, her face flushed redder than before. “Mom!”

“Alright, alright; I won’t tease you anymore. Quickly eat your food like a good girl.” After that, Mrs. Tang ended the call and did not disturb the youngsters again.

Tang Yuanyuan sat there holding her phone. Her face and her ears felt hot. I wonder when Yishu will return from his phone call. If he sees me with my face and ears blushing red when he returns, will he be suspicious of me? She was the type of person where the moment she had something on her mind, her guilty conscience would dial up to the max. Take her current state for example; due to the conversation she had with her mother before, her mind was prone to wild thoughts. At the present moment, a single glance was enough to make her imagination run wild.

Thus, she got up, deciding to go to the restroom to rinse her face and calm down before Yishu returned. Placing her phone down on the table, Tang Yuanyuan got up swiftly and pulled open the door of the private room. The moment she opened the door, she ran into Yuchi Yishu, who was returning. As she was moving at a fast speed, she couldn’t stop in time and knocked right into his chest.

Yuchi Yishu subconsciously reached out and grabbed her shoulders. Then, he said helplessly, “Where are you going in such a reckless state?”

Tang Yuanyuan was wearing a spaghetti-strap dress. When his hands landed on her shoulders, it was direct skin-to-skin contact. His palm was very warm against her skin. “Ah! Yishu, are you done with your phone call?”

“Yeah.” He nodded. Once the young lady was steady on her feet, he withdrew his hand without a trace. “It’s done.”

“Who called you, Yishu?”

He heard the conversation between the young lady and her mother, so he had no intention of replying to her question. However, she had lowered her head as she spoke, and her face and ears were burning red. Looking at her lovely and innocent appearance, he unexpectedly blurted out without thinking, “It was a call from home.”

“From home? Was it Aunty Han?” She lifted her head.

“Yeah.” He gazed directly into the young lady’s eyes and said softly, “She asked us to return home soon.”

She did not say anything in reply and the silence dragged out for a long while. In that time, he managed to catch a glimpse of the young lady’s face turning from pink to a deep red. Then, she lowered her head. Thus, he asked amusedly, “What’s wrong? You don’t want to go home so soon?”

Tang Yuanyuan wasn’t sure whether it was her imagination or not. Why does it feel like Yishu is doing this on purpose? At that thought, she huffily exclaimed, “Yishu, you’re terrible!”

“I’m terrible?” Yuchi Yishu pretended not to know what she was talking about. “How am I terrible? Today is your coming-of-age ceremony. If we stayed out late, I can even bring you out for supper. Why am I terrible?”

She glanced at his eyes and found that his gaze was pure. Moreover, he had on his usual expression, which did not carry a trace of ill will.

Could it be that I’m overthinking it? Am I measuring his corn by my own bushel? What he said seems true anyway. After considering it, she decided that it was true. If not for the phone call she received from her mother, she would not have put so much thought into it. Then, she said nothing more and turned back to return to her seat at the table.

“Weren’t you about to go out just now?” He circled until he stood before her, then pulled out a chair and sat down. “Why aren’t you going anymore?”

“I wasn’t about to go out. I just wanted to see if you were done with your phone call.” After saying that, she realized that she could lie without blushing or even batting an eye now, in front of Yishu no less!

That’s awesome! She praised herself in her heart, then continued eating.

He placed the plate of fish, that he had removed all the bones from, in front of her as he asked, “Are there any other places you want to go to tonight?”

Places I want to go to? She shook her head. “Nope.”

She was rather tired. Although happy, there were still some upsetting things piling up in her heart. So, she wanted to go home and rest after finishing dinner.

He could tell that she wasn’t that enthusiastic about it. Besides, he didn’t even need to guess to know what was making her upset. So, he did not suggest anything else and indifferently said, “Then I’ll send you home after dinner.”

“Okay. Thanks, Yishu.”

Afterward, silence fell upon the private room as they ate their dinner quietly. Then, a sudden clap of thunder boomed across the sky, frightening her.

“It’s thundering.”

She glanced out the window. Coincidentally, lightning flashed across the sky at that moment, which was followed by a burst of heavy rain.

Yuchi Yishu got up and opened the window and the cold wind made its way inside. “The wind is strong, and it’s raining too.”

Tang Yuanyuan made a soft sound of realization. Then, she got up and walked over to the window to look at the heavy rain pouring down outside. The wind was so strong that her hair was flying all over the place. At the same time, the pedestrians on the road were hurrying to find shelter from the rain. “Why did it start raining so suddenly?”

“The weather is unpredictable. It will rain when it wants to. It’s not a big deal.”

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It’s no big deal?

Tang Yuanyuan looked at the torrent of rain outside, then a strange thought entered her mind. The rain is so heavy; can we go home tonight? Naturally, she kept this thought to herself; she did not dare to voice it out.

The rain splashed in through the window. Thus, Yuchi Yishu stood in front of her and shielded her from the rain. Then, he closed the window and said lightly, “Let’s finish our dinner. The rain should stop by the time we finish eating.”

“Okay, sure.”

Alas, the rain had not stopped even after they finished their dinner, and the wind was blowing violently. The sudden onset of the storm left them scratching their heads. Then, both of them received phone calls from home at the same time.

She answered the call and immediately heard Mrs. Tang speaking, “Yuanyuan, the rain is pouring outside. How far away are you from home now?”

Tang Yuanyuan made some calculations. They went out quite far today. Moreover, the distance from the restaurant they were at to home was approximately an hour’s drive by car. One hour by car…

“If it’s too far away, you don’t need to come home tonight. Just find a hotel to stay the night.”

She blushed. “Mom!”

“What’s the matter? I didn’t mean anything else. Didn’t I tell you before that I trust Yishu? I trust his character. Even if the two of you stayed out overnight, I’m sure he would book two separate rooms. Do you believe me?”

She believed in that; Yishu had a good character after all. Still…

Mulling over it, she turned her head and glanced at Yuchi Yishu, who was leaning against the window and talking on the phone. Then, she whispered, “We’ll see how things go in a bit. Maybe the rain will have stopped by then.”

This downpour lasted for several hours. It was a mix of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. After dinner, both of them sat in the private room, waiting for the rain to stop. As a result, she got tired while waiting. She sat on the chair and supported her chin, feeling a little sleepy and lethargic.

“Are you sleepy?” Yuchi Yishu’s voice rang out, and Tang Yuanyuan snapped awake in surprise.

Sitting upright and straightening her back, she did her best to look slightly more energetic; she shook her head. “I’m fine, Yishu. I was just feeling a little sleepy. I’m okay now.” Then, she slapped her cheeks lightly and got up. “I’ll go and wash my face.”

He patted the chair beside him, beckoning at her. “If you’re sleepy, come over here.”

“Yishu?”

“I’ll lend you my shoulder to sleep on.”

She blinked her eyes. Even so, she did not refuse his offer. Walking over to the chair beside him, she sat down and leaned against his shoulder. Then, she closed her eyes and finally felt more comfortable.

“Wait a little more; the rain will stop soon.”

“Yishu, will the roads be flooded from the heavy rain?”

“Yeah, it will.”

As she was leaning against his shoulder, she could feel the vibrations from his chest when he spoke.

“It rained too much today. I probably won’t be able to send you home tonight.”

Tang Yuanyuan said nothing to that. The private room was filled with silence for a while, then Yuchi Yishu’s voice rang out again. “Did you bring your identity card?”

She replied, “No…”

The dress she wore today was not suitable for carrying anything at all. Except for her phone, she had nothing else with her.

“What a klutz.” He gave an exasperated sigh. “Thank goodness I brought mine. I’ll check if there are any hotels nearby.

Afterward, he took out his phone and checked the surrounding area. He found a five-star hotel located not far from the restaurant. It looked well-regulated and clean. That shouldn’t be too bad, he thought. The only problem was that a well-regulated hotel would only allow for one room per identity card. Ruminating over it, he glanced at the round head of the little girl but said nothing.

After a while, the rain stopped. Thus, Tang Yuanyuan was surprised. “Yishu, the rain stopped! How did you know?”

Yuchi Yishu pursed his thin lips. Truthfully, he had only said those words on a whim. By saying that it would stop soon, it made the waiting less unbearable and tedious. Thus, he tapped his knuckles against her head, saying, “Why don’t you take a guess?”

She held her head in her hands and snorted lightly, saying nothing.

“Let’s go to the hotel.”

Their car was parked in the underground garage. Hearing that the place was temporarily flooded, he guessed that there was no way to retrieve the car at the present moment. Therefore, he decided against going there. Instead, he brought her downstairs and prepared to walk over to the hotel nearby.

Downstairs, the water had risen to their calves. As she was wearing high heels today, her expression twisted slightly when she saw the water level. “Ah! Why is the water level so high?”

“This area is slightly lower than its surroundings. Besides, the drainage system is poor, so it’s quite normal to flood in this area.” Following that, Yuchi Yishu bent down in front of Tang Yuanyuan. “Get on.”

Tang Yuanyuan stared at his back for a moment and did not move.

“What’s the matter?” Yuchi Yishu waited for a short while. When he saw that she wasn’t climbing on, he stood back up and looked at her. Then, he saw the young lady pulling at her skirt awkwardly. He mulled over it for a bit, then took off his coat and put it on for her.

He actually put it on for her; he did not just drape it around her shoulders. The sleeves of his coat, when worn on her, were long enough that she could dance the long-sleeved dance—a Chinese traditional dance. Thus, she waved the sleeves about in a little dance in front of him and looked adorable.

“Can you get on now?”

She nodded in response. Then, she prepared to climb onto his back. Out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to notice something and straightened up abruptly; his expression changed slightly as he placed his hand on her shoulder.

“What’s wrong, Yishu?”

The words had just left her mouth when she felt him bending down in front of her. Then, he picked her up in a princess carry. The sudden princess carry came as a shock to her, and she was caught off guard. Although she was stunned and her head was still reeling in surprise, her hands subconsciously wrapped around his neck to stop herself from falling.

After picking her up, Yuchi Yishu said in a low voice, “Pull your dress down.”

“Oh, okay.” Tang Yuanyuan followed his instructions in a daze and hurriedly adjusted her dress. After she was done with that, she finally realized something and turned her head to look around her.

It so happened that several guys were standing to the side. When her gaze landed on them, they hastily looked away. Thus, she suddenly understood why Yishu had picked her up out of the blue.

Still, she felt embarrassed. Leaning against him, she said, “Yishu, why don’t I… walk by myself? It should be fine if I hold my skirt up while we walk.”

“No.” He shook his head with a stern expression. “The water here is too dirty.”

My young lady should be kept neat and tidy.

“But, it’s very tiring to carry me like this.”

Yuchi Yishu let out a low laugh at her words, then said, “You’ve already slimmed down so much. Why don’t you have more confidence in your weight? Besides, I had no trouble carrying you back when you were heavier anyway.”

That makes sense. Tang Yuanyuan blinked. Even when I was at my heaviest, Yishu could carry me. At that time, he didn’t complain about being tired either. What’s more, I’ve lost so much weight compared to then! I can’t continue lacking self-confidence like before.

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Most importantly, I want to be together with him! So, I can’t continue lacking self-confidence like before! Mulling over that, Tang Yuanyuan subconsciously tightened her arms around Yuchi Yishu’s neck. Then, she snuggled into his embrace and didn’t say another word.

After that, she was subjected to the envious gazes of many other girls for being carried in his arms while heading toward the hotel.

Although the hotel was relatively close to the restaurant and could be reached quickly by foot, it was flooding. So, Yuchi Yishu did not dare to take large strides while walking. He was worried that if he walked too fast, he could slip and fall, bringing the young lady in his arms down with him. He was also worried that the water splashing upward would dirty the young lady’s dress. Thus, he walked carefully and slowly.

Nestled in his embrace, she lowered her head and saw that his legs were submerged in the water—his shoes and pants were completely soaked by the floodwaters. Then, a myriad of thoughts rose in her mind.

She had known Yuchi Yishu for so many years. Although he did not express his feelings outwardly, he loved cleanliness and even had a mild case of mysophobia. Even so, he was walking through the floodwaters. On the other hand, she was being carried in his arms; not even her legs touched the dirty water, let alone the edges of her clothes.

This incident, coupled with the incident on the Ferris wheel, made her heart feel full. Thus, she pressed against his chest; her voice came out like the meowing of a cat. “Yishu…”

“Hmm?” he asked.

“Thank you.”

Yuchi Yishu paused slightly when he heard it. After a moment, the corners of his mouth curved upward slowly. He continued walking while saying, “Are you feeling bad for me? Do you want to get down and experience it for yourself?”

“Huh?” Tang Yuanyuan asked, thinking she misheard him. Then, he continued, “The water level here is almost high enough for you to swim in.”

She felt speechless when she heard him.

“I was joking. It’s so dirty; it’s best if you don’t come down.”

Occasionally, she glanced at the passersby and realized that most people were walking by themselves, or were parents carrying their children. There was virtually nobody that was in the same position as Yuchi Yishu and herself. As they were the only couple like that, many passersby would give them a strange look as they passed. Several girls even looked at her enviously.

Approximately ten minutes of walking later, they finally arrived at the entrance of the hotel. The moment they walked inside, the hotel service staff immediately rushed over. “Young Master Yuchi, Miss Tang, are the two of you okay?”

Tang Yuanyuan looked at the other party in surprise. “How do you know who we are?”

The staff member looked a little awkward when he heard her question. “Miss Tang, do you not remember me? This hotel is part of the assets owned by the Tang Group. A few years ago, you came here with Mr. Tang once.”

She did not reply. Ah; I came here once a few years ago? Still, a few years back, I was a lot chubbier. I can’t believe he can still recognize me now.

“Besides, there is Young Master Yuchi too. The two of you are famous, so I know who you are.”

“I see.” She noticed something. “If that’s the case, can you quickly arrange the rooms for us? My brother’s clothes are completely soaked.”

“We will prepare a superior suite for you.”

“Okay.” As she wanted to let Yuchi Yishu change out of his wet clothes soon, she didn’t consider it too much and nodded in agreement on the spot.

“Please follow me.”

“Yishu, let’s go.” Tang Yuanyuan turned around; she wanted to hold Yuchi Yishu’s hand. However, Yuchi Yishu avoided her and said softly, “You should walk in front.”

Momentarily stunned, she immediately realized what he meant by that. Then, she shook her head. “I don’t want to, Yishu. Please walk with me.”

He is probably worried that if he walks beside me, the water on his body will splash on me. Even so, he carried me and walked for such a long distance. So what if I get splashed by some water?

“Be a good girl.” He reached out and rubbed her head. “I’m dirty.”

“No!” She shook her head stubbornly. “Yishu, don’t be like this. I don’t mind it.”

Despite that, he remained motionless and refused to move. She watched as he remained where he stood while the staff member stood by the side, waiting for them. Thus, she had no choice but to turn around and walk forward.

When he saw that the young lady was finally taking a step forward, he let out a sigh of relief and followed after her. They had taken no more than a few steps before the young lady suddenly turned around and ran back toward him without a care in the world.

Bang!

Yuchi Yishu was taken aback and could not react in time. Then, he felt her plunging headfirst into his arms, causing him to take a few steps back to stabilize himself.

Following that, he could feel the young lady rubbing herself against him. At the same time, her indignant voice rang out, “Weren’t you afraid of dirtying my dress? Well, now I’m dirty too! So, you can’t make me walk in front anymore, Yishu.”

He was rendered speechless by her actions. Lowering his head, he came face-to-face with her big, wet eyes and her small, pouting mouth—she was staring at him sulkily. He had not expected her to do something like this. He had been afraid of getting her dirty. Yet, she had the nerve to plunge headfirst into his arms. Now, they were both dirty.

“Why are you so foolish?” he said in exasperation. “What if you come down with a cold?”

“If you can’t get sick, how can I get sick?” She pouted. Then, she whispered, “Now you can walk with me, right?”

“What do you think?”

Seeing as their clothes were soaked, there was no point in walking separately anymore. Besides, he could tell that the young lady was digging her heels in on this matter. Thus, he reached out his hand to hold hers, helplessly saying, “Let’s go. We’ll walk together.”

The staff member saw them walking up to him, then he smilingly said, “You have such a good relationship with each other.”

After saying that, he did not say anything else. He walked forward and led the way.

Upon entering the elevator, Tang Yuanyuan noticed that they had left a trail of water where they walked through the hotel. Embarrassed, she said, “Um, it seems like we left a path of water behind us. What should we do?”

The attitude of the staff member remained pleasant as he replied, “Don’t worry, Miss Tang. I will send the cleaning staff to deal with it later.”

“But, won’t we cause them more trouble?”

“Thank you for worrying, Miss Tang. However, this is part of the cleaning staff’s job. Moreover, the customer service tenet of our hotel is that the customer is king. Besides, you’re not a customer, but our future boss. So, it’s natural for us to give you the best possible service.”

When she was referred to as the ‘future boss’, she felt shy. “I’m not your boss; my father is.”

“Miss Tang, you are the only daughter of the Tang Family. Even if you are not our boss now, all the assets under the Tang Group will eventually belong to you.”

When he puts it like that, it does seem to be the case. Tang Yuanyuan felt overwhelmed thinking about all the assets that she would come to own in the future. Then, she turned toward Yuchi Yishu and said, “Yishu, would I need to manage all the assets that my father would pass down to me in the future?”

Yuchi Yishu stayed silent for a moment before saying, “You can hire a professional representative to do it in your stead, but it’s better if you go over the important accounts yourself.”

“Still, if I don’t know how to do it when the time comes, can I ask you to help me with it?

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1660

“You dare to hand the important accounts over to me?” Yuchi Yishu glanced at her in amusement. “Aren’t you afraid that I might just tamper with the accounts?”

On the contrary, Tang Yuanyuan turned her head and looked at him sincerely. “Will you, Yishu?”

Her gaze made his heart skip a beat. Her temperament was completely in the soft, adorable, and sincere category. He could not bear to tease her. “I won’t.”

“I knew it. You are the best to me, Yishu.” After all, Yishu, who loves cleanliness so much, was willing to carry me while walking for such a long time. And he did that just to protect me from getting dirtied by the rainwater. Although ten minutes might not be much, it was enough to move her.

The staff member standing by the side said nothing, but he thought to himself, Young Master Yuchi’s family assets are large enough to rival the national assets of the country. Compared to that, the Tang Group’s assets are a piddling sum. Why would he want to tamper with the Tang Group’s accounts?

After exiting the elevator, they soon reached the suite.

“Young Master Yuchi, Miss Tang, the superior suite comes with toiletries including shampoo, shower gel, makeup remover, moisturizer, and so on. If you are not used to these products, I can immediately send somebody to buy the products that you like, Miss Tang.”

Tang Yuanyuan immediately shook her head. “There’s no need for that. I will use whatever is in the suite. At this time, it was flooding outside. Sending somebody to go out and buy stuff in this weather was simply inhumane. Thus, she hastily rejected his offer.

“Thank you for your understanding, Miss Tang. If that is the case, I won’t bother you any further.”

“Sure, you can go ahead.”

Afterward, Tang Yuanyuan dragged Yuchi Yishu into the suite and pushed him into the bathroom. “Yishu, you should bathe first.”

Yuchi Yishu took a glance at the young lady’s wet dress, then he reached out and pulled her into the bathroom. “You can bathe first. I’ll wait a while longer.”

“No, you can’t!” She shook her head. “Yishu, your leg has been soaked in rainwater for too long! The rainwater outside is dirty, so you need to wash it off now. I once saw a news report saying that skin will rot after being soaked in rainwater!” The water had overflowed from somewhere, and they didn’t know what kind of garbage or sewage was mixed in the water. For that reason, she was adamant that he had to quickly take a shower.

“What about you then?” He glanced at her again. “You have rainwater on your body too. Who asked you to rush at me just now? Well, now what?”

“I didn’t mean to do that. It was because you kept making me walk in front of you, so I had no other choice.” Then, she looked at him pitifully. “Yishu, won’t you listen to me for once? Hurry up and go take a shower. After you’re done, it’ll be my turn! If we continue arguing about this, both of us won’t be taking a shower any time soon.”

Her last sentence was the truth. The more they argued about it, the more they dragged things out. After all, the young lady was stubborn. If he refused to agree to shower first, she would probably drag things out even longer.

When Yuchi Yishu prepared to enter the bathroom and get it over with quickly, he unexpectedly discovered that the bathroom had a separate hidden area. Thus, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. “Little girl, we might be able to take a shower at the same time.”

“Huh?” She showed an expression of confusion.

“You can take the inner shower; I’ll take the outer one.”

Tang Yuanyuan looked in the direction he was pointing. Then, she realized that the shower was separated by opaque glass. Thus, there was no way she could be seen from the outside if she was showering inside. Still, if they shared a bathroom, there would be the sound of water running. She blushed fiery red. “Yishu, still…”

“What situation do you think we’re in? Why are you still bothered by that?” He pushed her into the shower area. Then, he seemed to think about something. Worried that she might feel uncomfortable, he pulled the shower curtain. By the time she turned back to look, she found that the shower curtain had been closed tightly. It seemed like there was no need to wait for anything else. The toiletries were a comprehensive set for personal care and consisted of products from well-known brands; there were even bathrobes, towels, and everything else.

Splash. In the outer shower, he had turned on the water. Then, the entire bathroom was filled with the sound of running water. Not long after, he started playing songs on his phone. With that, the sound of water and the songs permeated throughout the bathroom. At this point, nothing else could be heard in the bathroom.

She was touched by his attention to detail. Removing her formal dress that was soiled by the rainwater, she turned on the hot water. Soon, the entire bathroom was covered in steam. Then, she forgot everything else and focused on removing her makeup and taking her shower. However long she took in the bathroom, Yuchi Yishu followed suit on the other side.

Tang Yuanyuan had always taken her time while showering. Moreover, she was soiled by dirty water today, so she was more careful in her washing. When she finished, she put on the bathrobe that was by the side. Then, she miserably realized something. The hotel had not prepared any undergarments and she had taken off the ones she was wearing. Thus, she was not wearing anything else beneath the bathrobe. This is awkward… How will we interact after this?

Tang Yuanyuan stood there for quite a long time before she called out, “Yishu?”

“Are you done?”

“Yeah,” she replied, after hesitating for quite a while.

The moment she said that, the sound of the running water outside stopped immediately. Subsequently, she heard Yuchi Yishu saying, “I’m going out first. You can come out a little later, then head to the right. That bedroom is for you.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll take the bedroom on the left.”

As they were staying in a superior suite, the interior layout was similar to an apartment. Although the interior decoration was more lavished than an apartment, there were many rooms. She did not know how he knew the layout of the room, but she guessed that he had taken a look at the place while she was taking a shower.

Soon, she heard the sound of his footsteps followed by the sound of the bathroom door closing. Taking in a deep breath, she stood motionless. After a while, she finally opened the door and pulled the shower curtain aside. The bathroom was steamy and the ventilating fan was working hard. On another note, his clothes had been neatly folded and set aside, but the sound of water had not stopped until recently. Don’t tell me he finished showering a long time ago? Was he waiting for me? As the thought crossed her mind, she couldn’t help but admit how attentive he was to her.

Wrapping up her hair, she opened the bathroom door. The outside was silent, and there was not a person in sight. Thus, she followed his instructions and walked toward the right. Sure enough, she came to a bedroom. Then, she opened the door and went inside. The bedroom was very spacious—there was a large bed, a dresser, and a floor-to-ceiling window. The room was located pretty high up, so she could see part of what could be considered the nightlife of the city spread out beneath her.

Unfortunately, she recalled that she was wearing nothing underneath the bathrobe. So, she felt very insecure. Thus, she hurriedly walked over and pulled the sheer curtain of the floor-to-ceiling window close. With a layer of the sheer curtain blocking out the outside, she felt safer. Following that, she went to look for a hairdryer to dry her hair.

After drying her hair with the hairdryer, Tang Yuanyuan received a message from Yuchi Yishu on WeChat. ‘It’s late. Go to bed early once you’re done drying your hair.’

Tang Yuanyuan subconsciously nodded her head. Only then did she realize that she was reading his message. Therefore, Yuchi Yishu had no way of seeing her nod her head. So, she hurriedly replied to his message in acknowledgment.