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Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1661

Tang Yuanyuan’s phone was running out of power, so she could only look for her charger in the drawer beside her to charge her phone first. Worn out after a long day, she soon fell asleep not long after she put her phone to charge. She didn’t have the time to think about anything else.

That night, Tang Yuanyuan had a dream. In her dream, she returned to the moment when she was in high school with Meng Kefei, where the two were happy and worry-free. They were very close friends and would often hangout to get bubble tea, eat barbeque or sometimes even for a movie show.

Soon, there seemed to be a plot twist where Meng Kefei suddenly pushed her away. “Tang Yuanyuan, from this day onward, we are no longer close friends!”

“Why not?” Tang Yuanyuan didn’t understand the reason, so she asked anxiously in her dream. However, Meng Kefei never gave her an answer. Her figure which turned around and left ruthlessly seemed to be extremely decisive, and she never turned back to take a look when she left.

Tang Yuanyuan tried to run after her, but she could not catch up. She could only watch Meng Kefei’s figure disappear before her eyes.

Tang Yuanyuan’s heart was still thumping the moment she woke up from the dream. The tear in the corner of her eye dropped on the pillow which was already wet. Feeling depressed, Tang Yuanyuan took a glance out the window and found that the sky was almost bright.

She sat blankly for a moment before she took her phone to check the time. It was six in the morning. It turned out that she had slept for so long. Tang Yuanyuan checked her texts and realized that Meng Kefei did not send her any message yet. Their latest text was still the previous conversation that they had. No, I still don’t understand what happened. I need to ask Meng Kefei why she did that to me.

Tang Yuanyuan opened her chat history with Meng Kefei, but when she opened it, she realized there was a whole series of messages that she sent without receiving a reply, and she suddenly decided to dismiss her idea.

In fact, regardless of friendship or love, it would never be enough if only one party was making the contribution. Meng Kefei had already made it clear that she did not want to be her close friend anymore. If Tang Yuanyuan continued to text her, wouldn’t she be pestering Meng Kefei?

Thinking of this, Tang Yuanyuan canceled her idea of sending her a text. She then headed to Meng Kefei’s social media profile as she wanted to have a look at the old photos they took together. However, when Tang Yuanyuan opened Meng Kefei’s profile, she realized it was empty, and she had no access to the things that Meng Kefei posted on her social media.

What Tang Yuanyuan saw made her utterly disappointed.

Tang Yuanyuan even invited Meng Kefei to her 18th birthday celebration and designed a dress for her. However, Meng Kefei left like a wind after she came. She didn’t even want to be Tang Yuanyuan’s close friend anymore. As Tang Yuanyuan was about to send her a message to ask what was going on, she realized that Meng Kefei had already blocked her contact. Wait, did she just block my contact or did she delete it?

Tang Yuanyuan didn’t want to give up, so she sent a text. ‘Fei?’

The system rejected her text, indicating that Meng Kefei had deleted Tang Yuanyuan’s contact, and Tang Yuanyuan had to send a friend request to Meng Kefei before she could send a text. Wasn’t this the epitome of a dire disappointment?

It was probably what Tang Yuanyuan felt at that exact moment. When Tang Yuanyuan saw the notification from the system, she lost all hope and faith. However, she didn’t have the thought of crying. She just sat there and held her phone blankly. Maybe, this was the ending that Meng Kefei wanted.

The only thing that she could do at the moment was to stop pestering her. Tang Yuanyuan closed her eyes and continued lying on the bed.

Around eight in the morning, she heard a sound coming from outside of her door. Tang Yuanyuan heard the sound clearly because she wasn’t asleep. She thought Yuchi Yishu would have given a knock on the door, but what she heard next was nothing but silence.

At this moment, her phone rang, and it was a text from Yishu. ‘I left the things hanging on the door. Let me know when you’re up. We’ll have breakfast together.’

Tang Yuanyuan immediately got up from her bed after reading the text. She then went to open the door barefoot and saw a few bags of things on the side of the door. There was no one standing next to them. It was quiet outside.

Tang Yuanyuan carried the bags into her room and opened them one by one. In addition to some outdoor outfits, there were some form fitting undergarments, new shoes, hair ties, and skin care products. Everything came in sets. However, Tang Yuanyuan was thinking that it was probably a hassle for him to buy her form fitting undergarments because he wouldn’t know whether they would fit her.

She took the clothes and tried them on one by one, and she found that those form fitting undergarments were active wear style. In this case, it would probably fit her well. Tang Yuanyuan’s face flushed at that thought. Her cheeks were still burning after she tried them on. She pursed her lips, kept the other things in a corner, and opened the door to go out.

When Tang Yuanyuan left the room, she heard the sound of people talking while she closed the door. As she walked over, she saw Yuchi Yishu coming in from the entrance. “You’re awake?”

“Yishu.”

Yuchi Yishu took a glance at Tang Yuanyuan’s outfit. She was wearing a white sports skirt, along with a sports shoe. She looked refreshing and pleasant in that outfit.

“Not bad, seems like my effort to go and get you some clothes early in the morning was not put to waste.”

Tang Yuanyuan pursed her lips and asked softly, “You were the one who went to get them?”

“Who else would be the one that helped you to buy?”

His words made sense. Yishu was the only one who would deliberately buy them for her. Tang Yuanyuan initially thought he ordered it and asked someone to deliver them. “No one. I was just wondering who would open their stores so early in the morning.”

“Some stores start their business earlier than the others, so there’s still a way for me to get them. Are you hungry? Come and have breakfast.”

Yuchi Yishu gave a pat on the back of her head and said, “Let’s continue the topic after breakfast.”

Tang Yuanyuan followed him to the dining table for breakfast. There was a whole variety of food on the table bought by Yuchi Yishu. They were nutritionally balanced.

Tang Yuanyuan had planned to only eat a little, but Yuchi Yishu mentioned, “Eating too little would affect our growth development. You are already very skinny, and you want to continue losing weight?”

Hearing his words, Tang Yuanyuan blushed. “But if I don’t control my intake, I will gain weight again, and it will only continue to go on.” Tang Yuanyuan had to work hard to lose weight, so she had a physique that would get fat easily. She didn’t dare to eat more, or else she would gain weight again, and her previous effort would be put to waste.

“It’s okay to gain some weight,” Yuchi Yishu said while he continued to shove food onto her plate. Tang Yuanyuan frowned when she saw it. “Yishu, that’s enough. I’m really full.”

“You haven’t reached the normal standard intake. Be a good girl and don’t always force yourself to eat less just to lose weight.”

“But…” Tang Yuanyuan looked at him aggrievedly. “No one would want me if I’m too fat.”

Hearing that, Yuchi Yishu paused for a moment and turned his gaze toward Tang Yuanyuan’s fair face. “Who said so?” After saying that, he pondered for a moment and raised the corner of his lips. “If there is really no one who wants you, I’ll reluctantly take you as mine.”

Tang Yuanyuan was dumbfounded. His words seemed slightly reluctant, but Tang Yuanyuan stood up in excitement when she heard it. “Yishu, are you being serious?”

Yuchi Yishu was taken aback by her response. He didn’t expect her to have such a strong reaction.

“Are you really willing to do so?” Tang Yuanyuan stopped eating her breakfast, and she immediately walked toward him. “If I really couldn’t find someone, you shall…”

“Silly girl, why would no one want you?”

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How could she not know how likable she was?Even Zhong Chufeng was crazy in love with her!

Why does she keep worrying that no one would want her in the future?

“I don’t care. A promise is a promise. I have written down what you said earlier.”

Although Tang Yuanyuan knew her actions were scoundrel, she was afraid that if she didn’t take the chance now, she might lose her chance in the future.

Yuchi Yishu paused for a moment. After a long silence, he flicked her forehead.

“I’m sure somebody would want you.”

Tang Yuanyuan’s eyes which were sparkling brightly as the stars in the sky suddenly became dark after listening to his words. She stood and looked at him pitifully.

“Is it… because you don’t have feelings for me?”

Yuchi Yishu was at a loss for words.

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Do you really don’t have feelings for me? Or is it because my request was too much? If it’s not because of my request, then it is because you already have a girlfriend now?”

Yuchi Yishu was thunderstruck.

She was fine earlier. Why did she suddenly become so emotional?

Yuchi Yishu did not understand Tang Yuanyuan’s emotional management issue. He didn’t even say anything, nor did he deny anything she said, but she was already making a fuss about it.

Tang Yuanyuan thought about it, and her eyes became a little red. She then bit her lower lip while staring at him.

“You must be thinking about how unreasonable I am, right?”

“No, I am not. Why would I think so?”

Yuchi Yishu had a slight headache. He really didn’t know how to deal with Tang Yuanyuan crying, but when he felt sorry for her when she tried to hold her tears back. He held her small hands and pulled her toward himself.

“Don’t cry, I’m sorry for saying the wrong thing.”

Things might have been better if he didn’t say those words. Tang Yuanyuan couldn’t stop her tears when she heard him, and her tears were streaming down her face from the corner of her eyes.

Yesterday when Tang Yuanyuan held onto Yuchi Yishu’s waist and cried like that, he felt so anxious, as if his soul had been drawn from his body. It took him a long time before he regained his senses.

It was the same thing today. He started to panic when he saw her crying.

Tang Yuanyuan cried so badly. In fact, she didn’t want to cry. She felt that she was an adult and she should grow up. Or else, Yishu would say that she would always be a child to him.

Tang Yuanyuan knew she should be more mature, but when she heard Yishu saying that there would definitely be someone that would want her, she just felt like he was rejecting her.

Then she suddenly couldn’t help but cry. Now she felt that she was being too corny, but she could only keep crying and wiping her tears.

Yuchi Yishu started to help wipe her tears off, but he ended up with more of it. In the end, Yuchi Yishu could only reach out to cup her fair small cheeks and said gently. “I didn’t say I don’t like you, and I didn’t say I don’t want you either. Why did you suddenly start to cry? Even if you were to be sentenced, you should be given a justified sentence right?”

Tang Yuanyuan sniffled. She wanted to say something, but nothing came out of her mouth.

“Okay, stop crying.” Yuchi Yishu spoke in agony, “If you continue to cry like this, I really don’t know what else I should do.”

Hearing that, Tang Yuanyuan sniffed and suddenly reached out her fingers to point at her own cheeks.

Yuchi Yishu squinted his eyes. He didn’t understand what she meant.

Tang Yuanyuan’s tears started to fall again when she saw that he had no reaction.

“Okay, don’t cry. I will do whatever you ask me to. I can even give you my life if that’s what you want.”

“Really?” Tang Yuanyuan murmured. Although her body was still tremoring, her tears seem to have stopped. Yuchi Yishu let out a sigh of relief.

“Yes. It’s for real. Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?”

Tang Yuanyuan repeated the action she did earlier by pointing toward her cheeks again. Yuchi Yishu still couldn’t get what she was trying to say, so he pursed his lips for a moment and asked. “What do you mean by that?”

Tang Yuanyuan’s eyes were in tears, and she said in a grieving tone, “Give me a kiss.”

Yuchi Yishu was taken aback. He didn’t know how to react.

“You don’t want to?”

Hearing that, Yuchi Yishu gulped and took her hands and said seriously. “Yuanyuan, listen to me, you are still too young, so…”

“I’m no longer a child!” Tang Yuanyuan grumbled and tried to shake Yuchi Yishu’s hand off. As she struggled, she said, “I’m an adult now! You even gave me an adult gift yesterday, did you forget about it?”

It was true that she was already an adult. However, in the eyes of Yuchi Yishu, she was still the little girl that he grew up with. He could pamper her anyhow she wanted, but to do this…

He really couldn’t bring himself to do it. He felt that he would be a beast if he did that. If he really kissed her, he would really be nothing but a beast.

Seeing Yuchi Yishu pursing his thin lips without making a move, Tang Yuanyuan’s eyes darkened. “I’m clearly an adult now, why won’t you do it? Do you really dislike me?”

Yuchi Yishu coughed slightly and tried to find another way to explain to Tang Yuanyuan.

“Silly girl, this is something that can only be done by couples. You…”

“You shall be my boyfriend then.”

Then, Tang Yuanyuan wrapped her arms around Yuchi Yishu’s neck, expressing her feelings enthusiastically and straightforwardly. “When you gave me the necklace yesterday, I gave you a kiss too. You didn’t reject the kiss at that moment, and I thought you liked me too.”

Speaking about last night’s kiss on the ferris wheel, Yuchi Yishu had a headache. It was because of her behavior that he wasn’t able to have a good night’s sleep.

Whenever he tried to close his eyes, Tang Yuanyuan’s shy face would appear before him. Her enlarged eyes, soft lips… and the disturbing sound of water flowing in the bathroom.

Only God knew how Yuchi Yishu managed to overcome the thoughts he had last night. The suffering was unbearable.

The more he thought about it, the more he thought he was a beast.

It was true that Yuanyuan really had feelings for him. He had also indeed kept his promise and didn’t find a girlfriend until she became an adult.

But he thought that they both should at least have a period of transition, which meant giving Yuanyuan a period of time to know more about her own feelings.

Maybe she would come to realize that her feelings toward him were just the feelings of dependency on him as a brother, instead of the romance between men and women.

But the time was yet to come. What if she regrets in future when I really agree to be her boyfriend or kiss her now?

Yuchi Yishu’s concept of love was different from the others.

He didn’t want to keep changing partners just to see whether they were meant to be.

His concept on love was, once he chose a person to be his partner, he would never let her go, and he would only take her as his partner for his whole life.

He was afraid that his concept might scare her.

That was why Yuchi Yishu wanted to give her a period for self-transition, but he didn’t expect her to be so nervous.

“Yishu?” Tang Yuanyuan had her arms wrapped around his neck for a long time. Seeing that he was silent for so long, she took a step back and happened to meet his dark gaze that was filled with mixed emotions.

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Tang Yuanyuan was still waiting, but Yuchi Yishu did not speak or take any actions, which made her feel that the request she made was too much.

As a result, Tang Yuanyuan’s hands which were holding on to Yuchi Yishu’s sleeves slowly slid down, as if she had lost her strength. Her eyelids drooped low, with a few crystal teardrops still hanging on her curly eyelashes.

Forget it, I was asking for too much..

I should wait till next time.

However, when Tang Yuanyuan’s hand dropped to the lowest point, she was suddenly caught by Yuchi Yishu’s opened palms. His huge palms were warm, and they instantly wrapped Tang Yuanyuan’s tiny hands.

Tang Yuanyuan was dumbfounded, and she subconsciously raised her head.

Yuchi Yishu’s handsome face that was in front of Tang Yuanyuan suddenly started to magnify till the point where she could only see his chin.

She felt a warm touch on her forehead.

Something exploded in Tang Yuanyuan’s mind, making her brain go blank. Losing her senses, she stood blankly and could not do anything else.

Yuchi Yishu’s lips didn’t stay for too long. It was just a gentle touch, like a dragonfly skimming through the surface of the water. There was a hint of youth in his kiss, but he quickly pulled away after that.

He then squeezed Tang Yuanyuan’s small hand and said with a dull voice, “Are you happy now?”

Tang Yuanyuan didn’t respond as she stood still in shock.

After waiting for a moment, Yuchi Yishu realized that her widely opened eyes were still fixated on himself, so he reached out his finger to tap on the tip of her nose. “What’s wrong with you? Weren’t you the one who asked me to kiss you?”

His act of intimacy made Tang Yuanyuan slowly regain her senses. She subconsciously bit her lower lip and calmed down for a moment before she got her voice back.

She indeed requested a kiss from him, but he didn’t seem to be willing to fulfill it earlier. Who knew that he would suddenly…

In short, Tang Yuanyuan’s heart was racing.

After Tang Yuanyuan regained her senses, a shade of faint cherry pink spread through her cheeks, ears, and neck. Eventually, Tang Yuanyuan broke away from Yuchi Yishu’s grip and ran away in embarrassment.

Yuchi Yishu paused for a moment and looked down at his palm which she pushed away. After a while, he reached to touch his lips, which retained traces of her warmth and scent.

A moment later, Yuchi Yishu burst out laughing.

If he knew from the start that he could satisfy her with just a forehead kiss, he wouldn’t have hesitated that long!

Then, Yuchi Yishu suddenly remembered something. He walked toward Tang Yuanyuan’s room door and gave it a knock.

“You’re not done with breakfast,” he said.

When he heard no response from the quiet room, he asked again, “Yuanyuan?”

“I’m full!” Tang Yuanyuan’s voice sounded a bit dull.

Yuchi Yishu guessed that she might be hiding under her quilt due to embarrassment. Since she had eaten quite a lot earlier, he didn’t continue to pester her and only reminded her, “Pack your things, we would be heading home later.”

They had stayed a night in the hotel, and he should send her back home as soon as possible to give her family an explanation of what had happened.

Yuchi Yishu no longer had an appetite to eat, but he had bought so much food earlier, and it would be a waste to not finish it. Therefore, he went back to the dining table to finish the leftovers before cleaning the table and putting the boxes into the bin.

It had almost been half an hour, but Tang Yuanyuan was still in her room. Yuchi Yishu had no choice but to walk toward her room and knock on the door again.

“Yuanyuan, are you done with packing?”

“I’m done, just give me another minute.”

A moment after Tang Yuanyuan answered his question from the room, she opened the room door and came out. She went straight to the bathroom and turned the faucet on, patting her face with cold water.

She didn’t know what was going on. It was just a forehead kiss which was so gentle and light, but how could she still blush for such a long time?

Tang Yuanyuan patted her face several times and took a deep breath. After a while, she realized that the heat on her face had subsided.

She then dried her face with a towel and went out of the bathroom.

It happened that Yuchi Yishu was standing outside of the bathroom. When he saw her coming out with the fringe on her forehead being a little damp, a smile flashed across his dark eye. “Are you ready?”

Tang Yuanyuan didn’t answer him. Instead, she he headed to her room and packed her things before walking out.

“I’m dont packing, Yishu. We can leave now.”

“Okay.”

Yuchi Yishu then left the hotel with Tang Yuanyuan.

Since they stayed at the hotel for the night before, Yuchi Yishu clearly had to send Tang Yuanyuan home first. However, on the way back home, he received a call from his mother.

“You little brat, where are you now? Are you getting ready to come home?”

“Yes.” Yuchi Yishu glanced at the traffic and nodded. “We are on the way back.”

“Where are you heading to?”

Yuchi Yishu looked toward Tang Yuanyuan who was sitting on the passenger seat next to him and said softly, “I’m sending her home, why?”

“You don’t need to send Tang Yuanyuan home. I have invited Mr. and Mrs. Tang to our house.”

Yuchi Yishu was confused.

“What do you mean?”

“What do I mean?” Yuchi Yishu’s mother sneered on the other side of the phone, “You brought Tang Yuanyuan to stay a night at the hotel. Shouldn’t we give her parents an explanation?”

Hearing that, Yuchi Yishu’s eyebrows frowned slowly, but because Yuanyuan was next to him, there were certain things which he found difficult to ask.

There happened to be a convenience store on the side of the road, so Yuchi Yishu stopped the car and toldTang Yuanyuan, “I’m going to get a bottle of water. Stay here and wait for me.”

“Okay.”

Tang Yuanyuan was actually still thinking about the forehead kiss earlier, so she didn’t particularly care about what happened around her. When Yuchi Yishu said he was going to buy water, she didn’t doubt anything and waited obediently.

After Yuchi Yishu got out of the car and closed the door with a slam, he went into the convenience store and took his phone out to give a call back to his mother.

“Hey, don’t you have the guts to admit what you did? Was that why you didn’t dare to discuss it in front of Yuanyuan?”

Although Yuchi Yishu had grown up, he still treated Han Muzi as he did when he was a child. However, he was too embarrassed to address Han Muzi as ‘mommy’ as he became more reserved and introverted.

“What are you trying to say? What did I do?”

“What did you do? Don’t you know what you did? Do you need me to tell you? Yuanyuan had only become an adult the day before and you had already brought her to stay the night out.”

Yuchi Yishu’s breath became heavier. “That was because it was raining heavily the night before and many places were flooded.”

“So what? Who cares what the reason was? All everyone knew was that you both stayed the night outside. You can definitely ignore the fact that it might affect your reputation, but what about Yuanyuan? Do you expect her to ignore it as well?”

Yuchi Yishu was at a loss for words.

“Okay, that’s enough of talking. Bring her home as soon as possible.”

“What’s going to happen when we reach home?” Yuchi Yishu had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

“We have to discuss your engagement. Once you’re both engaged, it’s up to you how long you want to be out. It will no longer be a problem.”

Hearing that, Yuchi Yishu frowned in anger. “She has just become an adult and she hasn’t even got into a university. Do you expect her to be engaged now?”

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“What’s the matter if she hasn’t got into university? It’s not a marriage, but just an engagement. It’s like making a contract for the relationship between the two of you. As long as the both of you are engaged, she will not face nasty gossips when you bring her out to have fun. Both of you can then get married after graduation.”

Hearing those words, Yuchi Yishu’s expression changed.

“Are you sure this is the life she wants?”

Her mother was quiet for a moment before she said, “Don’t you know that Yuanyuan likes you?”

It was Yuchi Yishu’s turn to be silent.

“She has been fond of you since she was a child. It was impossible for you not to feel it. Besides, it was my plan since the start to let the both of you be childhood sweethearts and then be partners when you grow older. I was the one who raised you, and I can clearly see whether you have feelings for her.”

Yuchi Yishu frowned. “So what?”

“So what? Since the both of you have feelings for each other, what’s wrong with an engagement now?”

“Of course there’s a problem.” Yuchi Yishu was not satisfied with the outcome. “She has just turned into an adult. I know she used to like me, but what about the future? I dare not impose this engagement on her and let her accept these things in a daze. What would happen if one day she suddenly realizes that the sense of belonging she has always wanted could not be found in me? Wouldn’t that be a bigger issue?”

Upon hearing that, Han Muzi was at a loss for words.

After a long time, Han Muzi asked Yuchi Yishu seriously, “Well, what do you think you need to do now?”

“Give her some time, she has just become an adult.”

“Okay, since you insist, I won’t force you either. Decisions should be made based on Yuanyuan anyway.”

“So I shall send her back to Tang’s residence?”

“Sure, I’ll pass your words over to the Tang family.”

After Yuchi Yishu dropped the call, he let out a sigh. He was really worried that if both his and Tang Yuanyuan’s parents got together, they would really make an engagement between the both of them.

Once they’re engaged, the nature of many things would change too.

He would need to take the time to reevaluate how he felt about her since she had become an adult.

Yuchi Yishu leaned against the wall and closed his eyes tiredly.

“Hi, sir. Is there anything that I can help you with?”

The staff member at the convenience store noticed that he had been standing there for so long and he didn’t seem to be buying anything, so she walked over and asked him.

The moment Yuchi Yishu opened his eyes to look at the worker, she was amazed by his handsome face and wasn’t able to regain her senses for a moment.

“Give me two bottles of mineral water, thank you.”

“Oh, sure.”

It took a while for the staff member to be able to find her own voice again. She didn’t even ask him what brand he was looking for before she gullibly took two bottles from the shelf and gave them to him. After Yuchi Yishu paid, she watched him leave the store, just to realize that there was a beautiful lady waiting for him in the car outside the store.

Lying by the car window, the lady smiled when she saw Yuchi Yishu coming back.

The worker sighed. Sure enough, most outstanding men are taken.

After starting the engine, Tang Yuanyuan asked curiously, “Yishu, why did it take you so long just to get water?”

“I received a phone call earlier.”

“Was it a call from Aunty Han? What did she tell you?”

Yuchi Yishu clearly would not tell her that their parents were preparing to discuss the marriage between the both of them. Such things would only affect her thoughts and judgement toward her feelings.

“She asked me when I was sending you home, so I told her we are on the way.”

There was nothing suspicious about what he said, Tang Yuanyuan blushed and did not answer.

On the way back, Tang Yuanyuan realized that many things along the roads were ruined by last night’s flood, and the roads were filled with mud. There were also workers clearing the roads in their boots.

Looking at the scene, Tang Yuanyuan remembered how Yuchi Yishu carried her and walked through the flood last night. She was so embarrassed that she ended up forgetting about it.

“Oh, Yishu. Is your leg itchy?”

“Hmm?”

“It was the rainwater from the night before. It was very dirty. If your leg is feeling itchy, you have to see a doctor. I once heard that some people’s feet would get an infection if they were soaked in rain water, so be careful.”

Yuanyuan looked at Yuchi Yishu’s feet while she said that.

Yuchi Yishu took one of his hands off the steering wheel and caressed her head. “Don’t worry. Don’t forget who I am. I’m not that weak.”

“Anyway, if I feel unwell, I would definitely go for a checkup before you get the chance to be worried about me.”

“Okay.”

Yuchi Yishu was driving toward Tang’s residence. Meanwhile, the Tang couple who had heard about Yuchi Yishu’s thoughts hurriedly got in the car to get back to their residence.

On their way home, Mr Tang was disappointed.

“I thought we could arrange a marriage for our daughter, but I didn’t expect Yishu to reject our arrangement. Although his words seemed sincere, is he really doing this for the sake of our daughter, or is he finding an excuse to shirk?”

Hearing that, Mrs. Tang glared at Mr. Tang.

“What do you mean he’s finding an excuse to shirk? Do you really have no confidence in our own daughter? Our Yuanyuan is so cute and pretty, so who wouldn’t fall for her? Besides, it’s been so many years. Don’t you understand what kind of person Yishu is? If he really doesn’t like her, he would’ve rejected her instead of saying something so thoughtful. He’s treating you sincerely, yet you are making nasty remarks about him behind his back. Do you believe I won’t beat you up?”

Mrs. Tang was as tough as usual. Mr. Tang avoided her fists and pursed his lips. “What are you angry about? I’m just worried about our daughter. I’m afraid she will suffer from injustice or won’t be able to find a good partner. ”

“Nonsense! Stop saying all these demoralizing words and tell me it’s for the sake of your daughter. Please just shut your mouth. We’ve known Yishu since he was a child and we’ve watched him grow into a man that he is now. Since he was able to say something like that, I’m sure he has feelings for our daughter. I think he’s just not too sure about how he feels. Plus, Yuanyuan had just grown up, and I think what he said made sense. It’s better to have concerns about what will happen in the future. I like Yishu very much, and it would definitely be a good thing if he could be my son-in-law. However, if Yuanyuan was really like what he said—that she’s yet to figure out her feelings and might not want to be with him in the future—then I would rather prioritize the happiness of my own daughter. ”

“Yuanyuan’s happiness would clearly be the most important thing. After all, she’s our only daughter.”

“Let’s get home as soon as possible. Yuanyuan has been out for a whole night, she must be missing us when she returns.”

Although decisions were made, Mr. Tang couldn’t help but sigh. “It would be the best of both worlds if they were to get married. We could never find another boy that would be better than Yuchi Yishu in North City.”

Mrs. Tang also sighed. “Yes, he is indeed an excellent child in all aspects. I have no idea what kinds of genes the Ye family has in order to have such a smart child.”

“Hey, Yuanyuan always has a simple mind. If she really becomes his wife in the future, do you think Yishu would take advantage of her? ”

Mrs. Tang rebuked. “Even if he were to scheme against anyone, he wouldn’t do it on his own wife, right? Do you dare to scheme against me?”

Mr. Tang was rendered speechless.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1665

Yuchi Yishu sent Tang Yuanyuan back to Tang’s residence.

Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang just got home when Tang Yuanyuan got out of Yuchi Yishu’s car, and they happened to meet each other at the gate.

“Hi Dad! Hi Mom! Where have you been this early?”

The Tang couple and Yuchi Yishu glanced at each other. Both sides did not mention anything. Just then, Madam Tang stepped forward and gave Tang Yuanyuan a hug.

“We went out to do something. There was a downpour last night. Were you caught in the rain?”

Tang Yuanyuan shook her head. “We were not caught in the rain. We were having our dinner in a restaurant when it was pouring. It was just that we had to wait for a long time.”

“That’s good. With your current tiny physique, you might catch a cold or a fever if you were caught in the rain.”

As Mrs. Tang finished her sentence, she turned to look at Yuchi Yishu. “Thank you so much for taking care of her. I believe Yuanyuan has caused you a lot of trouble last night.”

Yuchi Yishu smiled faintly. “It’s nothing. I’ve been used to it since I was a child. Besides, she just turned into an adult the day before.”

“Have you taken your breakfast? Come on in, I’ll ask the maids to prepare breakfast for you.”

Hearing the word ‘breakfast’, Tang Yuanyuan immediately shook her head. “Mom,I can’t eat anymore, I have already eaten my breakfast. ”

“Well, Mr. and Mrs. Tang, I still have some other things to do, so I shall make a move first.”

“Are you not going to come in and have a seat? You just arrived…”

Tang Yuanyuan tugged onto Mrs. Tang sleeves and whispered. “Yishu had already spent his whole day with me the day before. I bet he has some other things to handle today.”

Look at the way she speaks for him. Mrs. Tang sighed.

Others say it’s a woman’s duty to get married, and it now seems that it’s not wrong at all. Yuanyuan was on his side even before marrying him. What would happen when they get married in the future?

However, as a woman, Mrs. Tang understood how Tang Yuanyuan felt.

“Okay, I know you feel bad for him. Yishu, you’d better leave now then. Have a safe drive.”

“Okay. Mr. and Mrs. Tang. I shall make a move first.”

After Yuchi Yishu left, Mrs. Tang hugged her daughter and asked in a low voice, “Where did you both go last night? Be honest with us, did you both check into the same hotel room last night?”

“Mom! What nonsense are you spouting? Yishu and I both slept in different rooms!” Tang Yuanyuan was shocked by her mother’s words.

“Different rooms? A normal hotel would only allow one room for each identification card. You left without bringing your own identification card last night, which hotel would allow you to get two rooms?”

“Mom!” Tang Yuanyuan seemed a little furious. “Yishu is not the kind of person that you imagine. Don’t you understand his character well? Besides, the hotel we went to was one of the hotels under his own family company. There was no need for identification cards.”

Mrs. Tang was stunned by Tang Yuanyuan’s words. “His own hotel?”

“Yes, Mom. Did you forget their family is in the hotel industry?”

Mrs. Tang was at a loss for words. “Which hotel?”

Tang Yuanyuan gave them the location. Mr. Tang came over to join the conversation. “So the both of you went to this hotel last night?”

“Yes.”

“Yuanyuan.” Mr. Tang rubbed his palms nervously. “What do you think of Yishu? Do you have feelings for him?”

Before Tang Yuanyuan blushed, Mrs. Tang gave a slap on Mr. Tang’s head. “What are you trying to ask? Why do you want to know so much about your daughter’s relationship? You’re a grown man, and she’s just a young lady. Do you think she won’t be shy when you ask something like this?”

Mr. Tang felt wronged when Mrs. Tang gave him a slap on the head. He touched his own head without saying anything.

It was really miserable to have such a controlling wife.

Tang Yuanyuan felt sorry when she looked at her father being hit by her mother, but she didn’t speak up for him.

After Mrs. Tang handled Mr. Tang, she turned to Tang Yuanyuan with a huge smile on her face.

“Yuanyuan, let’s not bother your father. Tell me, by the way Yishu treats you, do you think he has feelings for you? Also, do you have feelings for him? Although you had just become an adult the day before, there are certain things that I think I should ask you. After all, you’re no longer a child. There are a few things which you have to figure out yourself, do you know that?”

Tang Yuanyuan didn’t really understand what Mrs. Tang was trying to tell her, and her expression was a little confused.

“What happened, Mom? Why are you suddenly asking me all of these?”

After all, she had always expressed her feelings for Yishu, why did they keep asking the same question? Even Yishu was trying to restrain her from expressing her own feelings. Back then he did tell her that she should only talk about it when she became an adult.

However, he wasn’t even willing to give her a kiss despite the fact that she was already an adult.

She was sure that she liked him, but she didn’t know how he felt about her.

“I didn’t ask this question out of nowhere; I’ve always wanted to ask you about it. After all, you have to be able to figure out many things.”

Yuchi Yishu’s words prompted Mrs. Tang to give a thought about it. She waved her hand toward Mr. Tang, signalling him to enter the house. Then, she took Tang Yuanyuan’s hand and walked toward the garden.

“You have been hanging out with Yishu as a child. Since the day you were capable of remembering things, you have always had him all over your mind and your life. He is such an excellent man, and it is understandable that you would have feelings for him. But have you ever thought about checking out other guys?”

Mrs. Tang said earnestly, “I know you now have feelings for Yishu, but you have to realise that you have not really mingled with other boys. Is that why you subconsciously think that you have feelings for him? Maybe if you go out and meet other people, you might find out that your feelings toward Yishu are just a feeling of dependence. You might also find out that you have been treating him only as a brother instead of a lover.”

“Mom…”

“I just want you to have more options. I don’t want you to regret it in the future. Do you understand why I am doing this for you?”

Tang Yuanyuan frowned and said seriously, “But Mom, I also have been in contact with other boys.”

“Then tell me, who are they?”

“Chufeng, Zixi, Yangchen, and the others. They are all boys.”

However, she had never thought that she would fall for any of them besides Yuchi Yishu.

“Silly girl, that’s because you grew up with them. Well, even if you didn’t grow up with them, you have known them since you were a child. Why don’t you try to get to know more about the boys in your school? There must be many excellent boys in your school. Why don’t you try and get to know them better?”

Tang Yuanyuan shook her head. “I don’t want to try. Although we didn’t grow up together, I really don’t have the kind of feelings for them. Why do you keep thinking that it’s because I’m still young and immature, or it’s because I have never been in contact with other boys?”

“Yuanyuan, I’m just…”

“Mom, I know you’re doing this for the sake of me, but I’m determined that I don’t want to go around meeting other boys or ‘testing’ other boys. Although I am still young, I really know what I want.”

Seeing that she was a little agitated, Mrs. Tang had to immediately change her words. “Don’t be angry. I’m just giving you a suggestion. If you think my suggestion is wrong, then you don’t have to follow it.”

Tang Yuanyuan let out a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Mom.”

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1666

As soon as Yuchi Yishu returned to Seabay Villa, he received a call from Zhong Chufeng.

“Yishu, how’s Yuanyuan, is her coming-of-age ceremony over?”

His voice was extremely anxious and his breath was unstable.

Yuchi Yishu glanced at the time on his watch and pursed his lips. “The coming-of-age ceremony was held the day before. At this moment of time, do you think it’s over?”

Zhong Chufeng sighed disappointedly. “It’s a once in a lifetime event, I didn’t know I would miss the chance to see her put on her gown.”

Yuchi Yishu could sense the disappointment in Zhong Chufeng’s tone, but he didn’t know how to comfort him. After thinking for a long time, he said, “You didn’t have a choice.”

The night before the ceremony, Zhong Chufeng’s mother had acute appendicitis, and his family had to hurriedly accompany her for an operation. Zhong Chufeng was the only child, so he had no choice but to be there at the hospital.

Besides, his father spent most all year round working overseas and could not make it back that day, so Zhong Chufeng had to deal with many things alone.

It just so happened to be on the day of Tang Yuanyuan’s ceremony, and Zhong Chufeng was extremely distressed. However, at times like this he clearly could not leave his mother alone just to attend Tang Yuanyuan’s coming-of-age ceremony, so he could only ask Yuchi Yishu to bring the gifts for him.

Thinking about this, Yuchi Yishu asked, “How’s your mom doing? I’m going to go back home to unpack some stuff and head over to visit her later.”

“Don’t.” Zhong Chufeng sighed. “You don’t have to come and pay a visit. My mom is fine, and the surgery went well. She just needs to stay here for a few days.”

After turning off his car engine, Yuchi Yishu walked toward the villa and said, “Send me your location, I will leave in about 10 minutes.”

“You really don’t have to.”

After thinking about it, Zhong Chufeng answered, “Fine, I’ll send you the exact location later. Give me a call when you’ve arrived. I’ll go down to meet you.”

“Sure.”

Yuchi Yishu dropped the call and walked upstairs.

He went back to his room and changed into a new set of clothes. While he was heading downstairs, he met his mother.

“You’re back?”

“Yes. I have something to do so I’m heading out now.”

“What’s the matter?”

“Chufeng’s mother was admitted into the hospital last night.”

Han Muzi had always known that Zhong Chufeng was Yuchi Yishu’s close friend, so when she knew that Zhong Chufeng’s mother had been admitted into the hospital, she was slightly worried. “What happened to her? No wonder Chufeng was missing during the ceremony. Turns out his mother was admitted into the hospital. Are you going to visit them now? ”

“Yes. I’m going to pay her a visit.”

“Then let me go along with you.”

Yuchi Yishu stopped her. “Mom, I plan to ask Yuanyuan whether she wants to come along.”

Hearing his words, Han Muzi’s action came to a pause. She understood what he meant.

“Sure thing. I’ll pay her a visit some other time. Have a safe drive.”

Yuchi Yishu had no intention to call Tang Yuanyuan in the first place. After all, she probably didn’t sleep well last night, so she should be resting at home by this moment.

However, when he thought of Zhong Chufeng’s current situation, Yuchi Yishu wanted to call and ask Tang Yuanyuan whether she intended to come along to pay them a visit.

Of course, he was just going to ask whether she was willing to go. He wouldn’t force her if she didn’t want to.

After Yuchi Yishu entered the car, he waited for a moment before sending a text to Tang Yuanyuan.

‘Did you rest well after reaching home?’

After waiting for a minute or so, Tang Yuanyuan sent him a reply.

‘No. I had a good rest last night, why would I continue resting?’

After reading that text, he received another one.

‘Yishu, is there anything wrong?’

Yuchi Yishu gave her a call.

“Yishu?” Yuanyuan’s voice rang on the other side of the phone with curiosity.

Yuchi Yishu drove away from Seabay villa, and his vision was set on the road in front of him. “Why didn’t you get more rest after going back?”

“Yishu, I’m not tired. You don’t have to worry about me. I had a good rest last night.”

“Then would you like to go somewhere with me?”

“Where is it?”

When he fetched her, he realized that she hadn’t changed into a new set of clothes before hopping onto the passenger seat next to him. After fastening her seatbelt, she turned her head toward him.

“Yishu, you haven’t told me where you are bringing me to.”

“We are going to the hospital.”

Hearing that, Tang Yuanyuan’s expression changed. “We are going to the hospital? Are you sick? Was it because your feet were soaked in the rainwater last night? I told you so…”

“No. It’s none of those.” Yuchi Yishu interrupted her. “Don’t worry, I’m fine. We are going to the hospital to meet Chufeng.”

Zhong Chufeng?

Hearing that name, Tang Yuanyuan regained her senses.

“We are going to the hospital to meet Chufeng? He’s there?”

“Yes.”

“What happened to Chufeng? He didn’t attend my ceremony last night, could it be… ”

Tang Yuanyuan’s face suddenly became pale.

“Don’t worry, Chufeng is fine too. It’s his mother. She had to undergo an operation last night. He wasn’t able to attend your ceremony because he had to take care of his mother. He thus told me to pass the gift to you.”

“Why didn’t you tell me about this last night?”

“If I told you about it, would you be able to focus on your ceremony?”

Zhong Chufeng did specially remind Yuchi Yishu not to tell Tang Yuanyuan about this matter. He said that Yuanyuan was a girl who was loyal to her friends, and if she knew about it, she would definitely not be able to enjoy her ceremony.

That was why Yuchi Yishu promised Zhong Chufeng not to tell Tang Yuanyuan about it.

“My initial plan was to pay them a visit at the hospital after last night’s dinner.”

However, it was pouring heavily after dinner and the roads were all flooded. The heavy rain even went on for a very long time.

“Oh, so Chufeng’s mother is sick? Then Chufeng must’ve been very sad last night when he was alone at the hospital with his mother! Let’s go to the hospital immediately.”

When they arrived at the hospital. Yuchi Yishu instantly sent a text to Zhong Chufeng.

‘I’m here.’

After finding a parking spot, Yuchi Yishu brought Yuanyuan to wait at the entrance of the hospital.

A few minutes later, they saw Zhong Chufeng’s figure.

Zhong Chufeng’s gaze paused for a moment when it met Tang Yuanyuan, and he walked awkwardly toward Yuchi Yishu and Tang Yuanyuan. Glaring at Yuchi Yishu, he said, “Why did you bring her along? Didn’t you promise me…”

“Chufeng!” Tang Yuanyuan interrupted his sentence and said with a serious expression. “How could you do this to me?”

Zhong Chufeng was confused. “What did I do to you?”

“Your mother has been admitted to the hospital! How could you not tell me about it? Although it was my coming-of-age ceremony the day before, it wasn’t held for the whole day. If you had informed me about this earlier, we could’ve come to pay your mother a visit yesterday afternoon, and you wouldn’t have to stay here all alone.”

Yuanyuan was serious when she said that, and her facial features looked tense.

“Chufeng, how could you do this to me?”

Zhong Chufeng was taken aback by her words. “I’m sorry, it was my bad. Yuanyuan, don’t be angry, I just wanted you to enjoy your ceremony, and I didn’t want to distract you from it.”

“The coming-of-age ceremony was indeed important, but your matter is important too! This must not happen again next time.”

Yuanyuan was still seriously teaching him a lesson.

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Although Tang Yuanyuan was teaching him a lesson, Zhong Chufeng didn’t feel annoyed at all. Instead, he felt warm listening to her words.

“Okay, fine. I know it’s my fault. I will make sure to inform you next time.”

After saying that, Zhong Chufeng gave a pat on Tang Yuanyuan’s head. “Are you still angry now?”

Tang Yuanyuan instantly turned into a cute girl. “Chufeng, I didn’t mean to be angry at you. I just think that since we are all friends, we should watch out for each other and help each other when in need. Since your mom is sick, I should pay her a visit and care about her.”

Tang Yuanyuan’s tone was sincere when she said that, and her innocent gaze was as pure as water.

Zhong Chufeng understood that she really treated him as a close friend.

He was happy and sad at the same time.

He was happy because Tang Yuanyuan cared about him as a friend and treated his affairs as her own.

However, he was sad because she only treated him as a friend, which would only mean that he would never have the chance to be someone more intimate to her.

Zhong Chufeng suddenly noticed the necklace on Tang Yuanyuan’s neck. He had never seen that necklace before.

“Seven Stars with the Moon?” He stared at the necklace of her neck and asked subconsciously.

Hearing that, Tang Yuanyuan came back to her senses. When she understood what Zhong Chufeng was saying, she nodded shyly.

“Yes. It’s a gift I received yesterday.”

Tang Yuanyuan didn’t say who gave her the necklace. However, by looking at her expression, Zhong Chufeng felt like he had already guessed the answer.

How could Yuchi Yishu not understand Zhong Chufeng’s expression?

But there were things which had to be confronted.

Yuchi Yishu asked nonchalantly, “Where is your mother’s ward?”

“Follow me, I’ll lead the way.”

Zhong Chufeng turned to lead the way, followed by Yuchi Yishu and Tang Yuanyuan.

“My mom just had her surgery yesterday, and she is doing well currently. However, the doctor said that she should rest more for now. She is also quite exhausted, so she might not talk to you for too long.”

“Sure, it doesn’t matter,” Tang Yuanyuan said thoughtfully. “You mom’s health is more important. It’s okay if she doesn’t speak. We are here to pay a visit.”

Zhong Chufeng then brought them into the ward. When Zhong Chufeng opened the door to enter, the nurse was giving his mother an injection, so they waited at the side for a moment.

A while later, the nurse came out of the ward after she gave the injection.

Zhong Chufeng brought them both forward.

“Mom, Yishu and Yuanyuan are here to visit you.”

Zhong Chufeng’s mother, who just had her surgery, looked a lot more haggard. However, after hearing that Yuchi Yishu and Tang Yuanyuan had arrived, she struggled to raise her spirit.

“Yuanyuan and Yishu are here? Chufeng, quickly come and help me up.”

“It’s okay, Aunty.” Tang Yuanyuan immediately went forward and said softly. “You just finished your surgery not long ago, you should just lie down and have a good rest, don’t move around too much.”

Yuanyuan’s voice was soft, and so was her palm. That was a stark contrast with Zhong Chufeng’s skinny hands, which made her feel pain whenever he touched her.

Zhong Chufeng’s mother looked at Tang Yuanyuan with a loving smile.

“It’s better to have a daughter like Yuanyuan. If it wasn’t for my weak body, I would’ve given birth to another daughter.”

Zhong Chufeng who was standing by her side couldn’t help but purse his lips when he heard her words. “Mom, you’re saying as if I’m incapable of taking care of you.”

“No matter how capable you are, you would never be as cute as Yuanyuan. Are you trying to compare yourself with a girl?”

Zhong Chufeng pursed his lips and remained silent.

Tang Yuanyuan understood what Zhong Chufeng’s mother meant. She preferred a daughter more than a son, so Tang Yuanyuan obediently suggested, “Aunty, I can come to the hospital daily to take care of you since I don’t have classes these few days.”

“How could I let you do that?” Zhong Chufeng’s mother shook her head. “That would be such trouble for you.”

“It’s not troublesome at all. Don’t worry, aunty. ”

Zhong Chufeng’s mother thought about it and nodded. “Okay then, I’ll ask Chufeng to pick you up.”

Zhong Chufeng noticed something, and his eyes flashed before answering. “There’s no need for me to do that, Yishu would definitely take responsibility for her transport.”

“Yishu, I’ll have to trouble you then.”

Yuchi Yishu had a faint expression. “It’s not a problem at all. You should rest well, Aunty.”

After a short talk, Zhong Chufeng’s mother gradually became tired. Zhong Chufeng covered her with a quilt and waited for her to fall asleep. It didn’t take long until his mother’s breathing became smooth.

Zhong Chufeng then sent both of them to the exit.

“Now that you’ve paid her a visit, you can go home now. Don’t keep coming to the hospital all the time.”

“But Chufeng, earlier I promised Aunty that I would come and visit her daily.”

“She’s just confused because of how uncomfortable she was feeling. What she said was just nonsense. You don’t have to come here daily. You’ve already come to send your regards to her today.”

Yuchi Yishu suddenly voiced out. “I’ll send Yuanyuan to the hospital every day.”

Looking at how Zhong Chufeng was staring at him with surprise, he explained, “Now that Aunty is sick, she would feel more relieved if she got to be with Yuanyuan.”

Having said that, Zhong Chufeng no longer had a reason to decline their kindness, but he could also see that Yuchi Yishu had clearly felt what was actually going on.

In fact, everyone knew what was going on, except for Yuanyuan, who was still in a daze.

“Fine, then you both should head home for now.”

On the way home, Tang Yuanyuan raised her head and looked at Yuchi Yishu.

“Yishu.”

“Anything?”

“Now that Chufeng’s mother is sick, why is she the only one in the ward?”

Hearing her question, Yuchi Yishu was taken aback. He didn’t know how to explain to her in all of a sudden. Zhong Chufeng’s family condition was quite complicated. His father was having an affair and even started a family with his mistress. However, Zhong Chufeng’s mother still didn’t want to file a divorce.

That was why it had been a long time since Zhong Chufeng’s father went back home. Even if he wanted to go back once in a while, his mistress would never allow him to do so.

In contrast, Zhong Chufeng’s father was more obedient toward his mistress.

How should he tell Yuanyuan all these…

After thinking about it, Yuchi Yishu answered faintly, “Maybe the others who came to visit her were busy with their job, or maybe they were like us, who came to pay a short visit and left right after that. After all, you’ve seen her condition. She’s very tired, and it wouldn’t be nice to bother her for long.”

“What you said is true.” Tang Yuanyuan nodded, but she then remembered something else. “But if Chufeng was the only one there to take care of her since the start, wouldn’t he be exhausted too? I spotted streaks of blood in his eyes earlier.”

Yuchi Yishu noticed that Yuanyuan was worried about Zhong Chufeng. Although Yuchi Yishu thought that it was a normal emotion, he still felt a little uncomfortable inexplicably.

He believed that it was wrong for him to have this kind of emotion, so he said, “Then I shall go to the hospital and accompany him in the future.”

“Really? That’s so nice of you!”

Yuchi Yishu reached out to touch her head. “Let’s go. I will send you home first, and you shall have a good rest when you get home. We will arrange a time to come here tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

After Zhong Chufeng sent them off, only he and his mother were left in the ward. Just as he wanted to get himself a glass of water, his mother’s voice was heard.

“You silly boy, I was trying to create an opportunity for you, why did you push her away to someone else?”

The sudden voice gave Zhong Chufeng a fright, and he turned toward his mother. “Mom, weren’t you asleep?”

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Zhong Chufeng’s mother waved her hand and motioned him to help her sit up.

Zhong Chufeng didn’t move toward her and sighed. “It’s better if you lie down. You have to lie back down soon anyway. Don’t forget you just finished your operation not long ago.”

Hearing that, Zhong Chufeng’s mother glanced at him complainingly. “It’s just a minor operation, why are you making such a fuss? Don’t worry, I still have a long life and I’m not going to die so soon.”

Speaking about this, Zhong Chufeng’s mother came to a pause and continued, “At least not before I see you contend for Zhong Family’s property.”

Hearing the word ‘family property’, Zhong Chufeng’s eyes flashed with helplessness.

His mother always hoped that he could take over the family property, so that the mistress would not get it. Zhong Chufeng was her only son, so she could only pin her hopes on him.

Thinking of this, Zhong Chufeng couldn’t help but say, “Why didn’t you give birth to another younger brother or sister after you had me?”

“Why?”

“If you had another child, then I wouldn’t have to go and fight for the family’s property because I could hand the duty over to them.”

“You silly boy, what nonsense are you spouting? You’re my only child, and you’re telling me that you don’t want to fight for the family’s property? Let me tell you, I’m already very pissed off when I knew that your dad had an affair. If you’re not going to fight to take over the family’s property and let that mistress take it, I won’t be able to die in peace.”

Here she goes again. Zhong Chufeng had been tired of listening to this since his childhood.

He felt that he loved his mother very much, and he wouldn’t even want his mother to be living her current life this way.

“Mom.”

“What?”

“Why don’t you just divorce dad? If you leave him, we both could be living a happier life. Back then, I was still young and required a lot of money to spend in all aspects, but I will be graduating soon, which means I will be able to find a stable job. You also have your own previous assets. Wouldn’t it be better if we just leave and never see them again?”

Hearing that, Zhong Chufeng’s mother glared at him. “No, never!”

When he brought this up, Zhong Chufeng’s mother became very emotional. “That shameless mistress had already taken my lover away from me, I bet she’s longing for me to get a divorce. If I really divorce your father, wouldn’t it be fulfilling her wishes?”

“Fulfilling her wishes or not is not the main point here. You only thought about this, but you’ve never thought for yourself. Life is short, and is it not important to live a happy life? Mom, be it millions or billions, I have no interest in it. I just want us to live a happy life.”

After hearing these words, Zhong Chufeng’s mother sighed. “Chufeng, I know you want the best for me. However, have you ever thought that, if I got a divorce, we both would be living a happy life, but what about how I feel inside? I can never accept the fact that this happened, and I will always be his legal wife as long as I don’t file a divorce. By this way, the cunning lady would forever just be his mistress and not his legal wife.”

Sometimes women just liked to dwell on something not even worth the effort, and while they held onto their grudge on someone else, they failed to set themselves free either. Zhong Chufeng’s mother was the typical type of person who punished oneself by punishing others.

“Chufeng, I know you might not be able to understand what I’m thinking about, but you’re not me, so it’s fine if you don’t understand it. You just have to promise me that when you’re married in the future, you can’t go around having affairs like your father. If you dare to cheat, I will come and break your leg. ”

Hearing that, Zhong Chufeng frowned. “Mom, do I look like someone who would do that?”

“You better not be. Anyway, you can learn anything except that stinky attitude of your father. I will never forgive him in this life of mine. You don’t have to take him as your father either. He does not deserve that. All you need to do is take over his property.”

Zhong Chufeng went silent.

The atmosphere in the ward calmed down. After a while, Zhong Chufeng’s mother said, “You fool, why did you keep refusing when I was trying to create an opportunity for you?”

Zhong Chufeng was speechless for a moment. Ah, this. He knew his mother would mention it, so he was mentally prepared for it.

“You were being too pushy.”

“What do you mean by ‘pushy’? It was so kind of Yuanyuan. She knew I would feel lonely here, and she was worried that you had to be here on your own, so she was trying to help you.”

“So can Yishu,” Zhong Chufeng said nonchalantly.

“How could you compare Yishu with her? Yishu is a guy, and he’s your brother. Yuanyuan is different. Don’t you have feelings for her?”

“When did I say so?”

“I was the one who gave birth to you, and I’ve taken care of you since young. Do you think I would not understand how you feel about her? I can tell by the look of yours.”

Zhong Chufeng felt that he didn’ have to deny it anymore. He pursed his lips, not saying a word.

“That’s why I’m trying to create an opportunity for you. I feel that Yuanyuan is a good girl. She’s different from other girls. She has a kind heart that is as pure as a piece of white paper. It would be your greatest blessing if you could get her to be your wife.”

Speaking of Tang Yuanyuan, Zhong Chufeng’s mother had nothing but compliments.

The best thing for a boy would be his own mother complimenting the girl that he liked. Unfortunately… Yuanyuan had no feelings for him.

Seeing that Zhong Chufeng was silent for a long time, his mother pursed her lips. “Are you going to tell me that Yishu is your brother, and you should not covet your friend’s wife?”

Zhong Chufeng was taken aback. He didn’t know that his mother was able to notice that.

“Don’t be silly. With their current situation, they haven’t even settled into a relationship. They might have not even confessed their feelings, so you could still have a fair competition with him before everything is settled. If you can’t fall for the same girl just because you’re brothers, then why do you still need this person as a brother?”

“Mom, maybe you and I have different thoughts about this. To me, both brother and women are equally important. ”

I can’t betray my brother just for a woman, and I can never give up on a woman that I love just for my brother. But the most important thing is, Yuanyuan has no feelings for me.

But if only Tang Yuanyuan had a tiny bit of affection for him, he wouldn’t have to retreat like this.

“The most important thing is your own happiness. Don’t you like Yuanyuan?”

“I do.”

“Then you should just fight for it. I had already paved a path for you, but you kept refusing it. Do you think by acting this way, you would be able to get the girl you want?”

“Stop.” Zhong Chufeng interrupted his mother’s words, “Yuanyuan has no feelings for me. She had been clear with me since the start. If I had confessed my feelings for her, she wouldn’t have come to pay you a visit today.”

Zhong Chufeng’s mother was speechless.

She didn’t expect things to have developed this way.

Yuanyuan seemed like a soft and cute girl, but how could she be so determined about what she wanted?

After thinking for a moment, Zhong Chufeng’s mother spoke, “The more determined she is, the more dedicated she will be. A girl like this is hard to find. She is still young, how would she be able to differentiate between lust and love? Her perception toward love would definitely change as she grows older. Before she settles down with someone, you shouldn’t give up on her.”

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At least before she confirms that she is in a relationship with someone else, I shouldn’t give up hope, right? This thought cleared away most of the doubts in Zhong Chufeng’s heart.

“What if she has feelings for someone else? Won’t my advances interfere with her love life?”

“What do you mean by ‘interfere’? If she has feelings for someone else, it will be useless no matter how much you try to come between them. On the other hand, if your advances succeeded, that would mean that her feelings aren’t certain yet—it is still in the stage of development. Silly child, stop overthinking things. If you like her, court her. It’s as simple as that.”

He said nothing in reply.

“Tomorrow, the young lady will be coming over. Remember; don’t push her into another person’s arms.”

The next day, Yuchi Yishu brought Tang Yuanyuan to the hospital. When Mrs. Zhong saw the girl, she thought, No matter how I look at her, she’s very adorable and lovable. If Chufeng marries her, that would be a blessing worthy of ten generations within our family.

Unfortunately, Yuchi Yishu did not leave after his arrival. Instead, he sat in a chair by the side. Meanwhile, Tang Yuanyuan sat beside the bed. She reached out to squeeze Mrs. Zhong’s arms and calves, giving her all sorts of massages.

Mrs. Zhong was very satisfied. Then, she suddenly said to Zhong Chufeng, “Chufeng, I want to eat dumplings for lunch. Will you go back and make some for me?”

As she was hospitalized, Zhong Chufeng did not dare to refuse any of her requests. Thus, he nodded. “Sure.”

“Yishu, why don’t you go with Chufeng? It’s enough if Yuanyuan keeps me company here. Why don’t you decide what you want to eat for lunch, and bring some back for Yuanyuan on your way back.”

When Tang Yuanyuan heard that, she waved her hands quickly. “I’m not fussy with food! I can eat anything. Mrs. Zhong, I can eat dumplings with you too!”

“Oh, my! How can you, at your age, eat only dumplings? You need to have some sparerib soup! You can’t eat like I do! You’re still growing!”

When Zhong Chufeng heard his mother asking him to head out together with Yishu, he guessed that she wanted to send both him and Yishu away. It’s troublesome, but I don’t have any other choice.

“Let’s go.” On the other hand, Yuchi Yishu spoke to him with a nonchalant expression.

After that, the two guys left together. Not long after they left the hospital room, Zhong Chufeng spoke up, “I’m sorry, Yishu. My mother—”

“I understand. You don’t have to explain.” No matter what, parents only wished for the best for their children. Therefore, this was something Yuchi Yishu could sympathize with.

“Although you won’t let me explain, I can’t help but speak up. Even so, it feels like there is nothing much I can say. Right now, my mom is sick. I can’t help but acquiescence to her wants. However, you don’t need to worry. Since Yuanyuan doesn’t have feelings for me, I won’t do anything to her in the future. So, relax.”

When Yuchi Yishu heard those words, his steps paused for a moment. At the same time, his gaze, filled with a mixture of complicated emotions, fell on Zhong Chufeng’s face. “You think Yuanyuan doesn’t like you… Then, do you think she likes me?”

“Doesn’t she?”

Is that so? To be honest, he was perplexed by this matter.

In response, Zhong Chufeng stared at him. “What? Don’t you dare say you don’t know. From what I can see, you have feelings for Yuanyuan, don’t you?”

After a moment, Yuchi Yishu continued walking, and Zhong Chufeng followed after him. “Hey, why don’t you make it clear to me? What is going on inside your head? Yuanyuan loves you with all her heart. If you don’t reciprocate those feelings, then stop wasting her time and tell her.”

“Right now, I don’t know what my feelings are.”

“What did you say?”

“The young lady is very adorable. When I see her smiling, I feel like I can protect her forever. I want her to smile always; I won’t ever let her feel pain or sorrow. Even so, I don’t know if that feeling is romantic love.”

Zhong Chufeng couldn’t help but curl his lips at those words. “Why are you getting so philosophical about it? I can’t understand it! You’re so tiresome! Look at you; you’ve got the better end of the stick, yet you’re acting like the world has wronged you!”

“If you grew up with her, you’ve seen everything about her before, be it her tears or her laughter. Wouldn’t you have gotten used to it a long time ago? Can you clearly distinguish whether your feelings for her are that of love or innocent indulgence?”

Zhong Chufeng’s expression remained disapproving despite Yuchi Yishu’s reply. Then, they fell silent as they entered the garage and got into the car. After getting into the car, Zhong Chufeng couldn’t help saying, “It feels like I’m pushing Yuanyuan into your arms just by bringing this topic up with you.”

Yuchi Yishu was puzzled by those words. What did I say? I barely said anything just now.

“If you want to know whether or not your feelings toward her are that of romantic love, there’s a simple way to find out.” Zhong Chufeng kept silent for a long while before he turned his head to look at Yuchi Yishu and said seriously, “Kiss her.”

Yuchi Yishu was about to put his car into reverse. However, when he heard those two words, his expression changed and he nearly drove straight into the wall in front.

“F*ck! Will you calm down? You’re a perverted beast, aren’t you? Just two words and you’re so excited?”

He looked over at Zhong Chufeng coldly. “What kind of joke are you trying to pull?”

“Joke? Did I say anything wrong? If it’s romantic love, wouldn’t you want to kiss her? This method may seem like you’re taking advantage of her, but it’s the fastest way to verify your feelings.” Then, Zhong Chufeng angrily continued, “This is driving me nuts! I like her too! Why should I give you any advice?!”

Yuchi Yishu frowned; he pursed his thin lips and said nothing.

“Why? Do you think I’m mistaken? Let me tell you; if Yuanyuan is standing right in front of you, but you can’t bring yourself to kiss her, then that would mean you have no feelings for her. Do you understand?”

Silence fell over the car, and the atmosphere turned heavy and awkward. A long while passed before Yuchi Yishu’s voice rang out. “Does kissing her on the forehead count?”

“No f*cking way!” Zhong Chufeng broke out cursing. “A kiss on the cheek or the forehead doesn’t count! I’m talking about a real kiss! You understand what that is, right?”

Yuchi Yishu pressed his thin lips even more tightly together. They were both guys, not to mention adult men. How could he not understand what Zhong Chufeng meant by a real kiss? Still, he felt like there was no way he could bring himself to kiss her. Yuanyuan has always been a little girl to me. How can I possibly make a move on her? As that thought crossed his mind, he closed his eyes and leaned back into his seat.

“Don’t tell me you can’t bring yourself to kiss her? If you can’t, then say so earlier. If you don’t have feelings for Yuanyuan, I won’t give her to anybody else so easily.” God knows how many times I’ve fantasized about it or how many dreams I’ve had about this. Zhong Chufeng felt that he was going overboard sometimes seeing as she was so pure-hearted. Even so, he liked her so much that he couldn’t control his feelings. Thus, every time he dreamed about her, he felt that he was being excessive, but at the same time, he also found it rather sweet. For that reason, it was rather tormenting.

After a long while, Yuchi Yishu finally managed to get his emotions under control. Following that, he started driving expressionlessly. Zhong Chufeng saw that he wasn’t replying. Thus, he anxiously asked, “What do you think? Come on! Spell it out to me!”

Yuchi Yishu continued to remain silent. Soon, the car left the hospital.

“Yuchi Yishu! Let’s make things clear between us today! What on earth is going through that head of yours? Are you going to kiss her, or not?”

“Shut up!”

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“I refuse to shut up! I want to speak!” Zhong Chufeng deliberately went against Yuchi Yishu. Moreover, he continued to nag at him endlessly, “The method I mentioned is the best there is. This is how feelings between a man and a woman are verified! If you only think of her as your sister, then you definitely wouldn’t want to kiss her, right? However, if you like her, then you’d want to hold her in your arms all the time. Not only do you want to kiss her, but you also want to—”

Screech.

The squealing sound of brakes rang out and the car screeched to a halt by the side of the road. Then, Yuchi Yishu had a gloomy expression on his face as he stared at Zhong Chufeng with blazing eyes. “That’s enough!”

Zhong Chufeng realized that Yuchi Yishu had truly lost his temper and did not dare to say another word. Thus, he held back the rest of what he was about to say.

At that moment, Yuchi Yishu’s feelings were extremely complicated. Although he quietly continued driving and did not say anything more, he felt that Zhong Chufeng’s words held some truth to it. It was truly the best way to verify one’s feelings. Even so, if he really couldn’t bring himself to kiss Yuanyuan, wouldn’t that be very unfair to her? After all, she wasn’t a machine for him to verify his feelings with. However, if I don’t verify my feelings…

He carried these feelings in his heart as he drove until they arrived at the supermarket. Then, they went in together to buy the stuff they needed. As they were only buying ingredients to make dumplings, there was nothing much they needed to buy.

“I still have the leftover dumpling wrappers at home from when we last ate dumplings. So, we only need to get a few ingredients and the meat, then we can go back and make them.” Zhong Chufeng’s hands speedily grabbed several items and stuffed them into the shopping cart. Soon, he got everything he needed and went to pay for it.

“Does Mrs. Zhong like to eat dumplings?” Yuchi Yishu casually asked, most probably trying to ease the atmosphere from before.

“I don’t think so. She’s just doing this to keep us away.” Thus, the topic of conversation was brought back to the starting point. “She likes Yuanyuan very much and wants to make Yuanyuan her daughter-in-law. That’s something you should be able to tell too.”

“That’s not possible,” Yuchi Yishu bluntly and truthfully retorted.

Zhong Chufeng’s expression changed slightly after hearing those words. “Can’t you be a little more tactful when you say that? I know Yuanyuan has feelings for you. But that doesn’t mean you need to rub it in my face!”

“Zhong Chufeng.” Yuchi Yishu stopped in his tracks and looked at Zhong Chufeng. This was the first time he gazed at him with such a serious look.

“What? Why are you suddenly looking at me like that? Don’t you dare tell me you have feelings for me! I don’t swing that way.”

“You don’t need to force yourself to speak so cheerfully.”

Zhong Chufeng was taken aback.

“I know how much you like Yuanyuan. Thus, I don’t intend to rub salt in your wounds. If you can’t stand it anymore, then you should distance yourself from her.”

Distance myself? If I distance myself from her, I won’t be able to see her anymore. I won’t need to think about how she’s in love with somebody else or how she doesn’t have feelings for me. This doesn’t seem like a bad idea. But, I will also feel sad and upset if I don’t get to see her. Compared to the pain of watching her love somebody else, I think it would hurt more if I can’t see her.

“There’s no need to.” He shook his head and rejected Yuchi Yishu’s suggestion. “I can take what comes my way. I’m not as weak as you think. Let’s go; we need to get home soon to wrap those dumplings.”

Afterward, Zhong Chufeng walked forward quickly. Yuchi Yishu looked at his back and his eyes darkened considerably. Then, he followed after him without saying anything in the end.

At the hospital, Mrs. Zhong tugged at Tang Yuanyuan’s hand after the two guys left. She spoke in a warm and friendly tone, “Yuanyuan, you just became an adult this year, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Sigh. When I first saw you, you were just a little girl. I can’t believe that so many years have passed just like that. The little girl has grown up into a woman now.”

Reminiscing about the first time she met Tang Yuanyuan, she heaved a large sigh. At that time, the little girl was still very chubby and had a pair of round eyes that sparkled like the stars. Mrs. Zhong was taken with Tang Yuanyuan the moment she set her eyes on her. Not too long ago, she was worried about whether Zhong Chufeng had the same preferences as she did. What if I like Tang Yuanyuan, but Chufeng doesn’t?

Unexpectedly, she realized that Chufeng had the same taste and preferences as she did. As the saying goes, ‘No one understands a son better than his mother’. After watching the way her son gazed at Yuanyuan on several occasions, she immediately understood his feelings.

“By the way, little girl, do you have a boyfriend at school?”

Tang Yuanyuan had not expected Mrs. Zhong to ask her something like that. Her face turned red slightly as she shook her head in response.

“Why are you feeling shy just from a single question? You’re all grown up now. It’s time to get yourself a boyfriend!”

At the mention of ‘boyfriend’, the image of Yuchi Yishu flashed across her eyes. However, she naturally did not mention anything in front of Mrs. Zhong. She simply replied, “Mrs. Zhong, I still feel very young. So, I’m not rushing to find one.”

“Oh, my! How can you not be anxious about it? You’re an adult! You should find yourself a boyfriend! You will only know if the two of you are compatible with each other once you get into a relationship; don’t you think so?”

She said nothing to that.

Mrs. Zhong wanted to matchmake Tang Yuanyuan with Chufeng. Thus, she gently said, “Yuanyuan, can I ask you a question?”

“Sure.”

“What do you think of Chufeng?”

“Huh?” Tang Yuanyuan was taken aback, not quite understanding what Mrs. Zhong meant by her words.

“What are you so shocked about? I like you very much. I also think that a young lady like you is very hard to come by. Moreover, I’ve known you since you were a child. Therefore, I know you very well. Besides, you’re familiar with Chufeng too. Although he talks a lot, he is quite a reliable child. He has never randomly brought home any girls. Even if he did, you’re the only one he has ever brought home.”

Seeing as Mrs. Zhong had already said so much, Tang Yuanyuan would be able to understand the underlying meaning behind her words even if she were a fool. Then, she suddenly realized that this was Mrs. Zhong’s true intention for sending Yishu and Chufeng back to make dumplings for her. Thus, she was flustered and her voice weakened slightly. “Mrs. Zhong, Chufeng and I are very good friends.”

“I know,” Mrs. Zhong replied with a light laugh. “That’s why I wanted to ask you about it. What do you think of going from good friends to being in a relationship with each other?”

Tang Yuanyuan faltered. “I—”

“Don’t be scared, child. I just want to make you my daughter-in-law because I like you very much. Besides, I’m sure you also noticed just how much my son likes you.”

After hearing those words, Tang Yuanyuan’s brain drew a blank and she couldn’t react to the words. “C-Chufeng likes me?”

That’s impossible, right? Previously, her schoolmates had said the same thing to her. However, when she questioned Chufeng about it, he denied it then and there, saying that he had no such feelings for her. So, why is Mrs. Zhong saying the same thing?

“Can’t you tell?” Mrs. Zhong looked surprised. “He likes you very much! And, for so many years too! I watched him grow up, but I’ve never seen him being so nice to any other girl.”

Tang Yuanyuan felt speechless. After a moment, she explained in a small voice, “Mrs. Zhong, could it be that you misunderstood? Chufeng and I are simply very close. Besides, he told me before that he doesn’t have feelings for me.”

“What?” This was something beyond Mrs. Zhong’s expectations. “He said that he didn’t have feelings for you?”

Tang Yuanyuan nodded in response. “That’s right, Mrs. Zhong.”