“Yishu, what’s going on?” Tang Yuanyuan looked at Yuchi Yishu with confusion.
Her eyes were pure without any contamination, and in order to protect her from seeing negative things, he whispered, “You’re just a kid. Please don’t ask so many questions. Just come with me.”
Growing up with him, Tang Yuanyuan had always listened to and trusted Yuchi Yishu a great deal. Hearing those words, she submissively got up and walked up to Yuchi Yishu without asking any questions.
“Let’s go.”
Holding her hand, Yuchi Yishu was about to turn around and leave. Right at this moment, he ran into Wen Jingrou, who was walking toward him. She was in a beautiful dress with a birthday crown on her head and she wore a pair of crystal heels. In the eyes of Tang Yuanyuan, that was what the princesses in cartoons looked like.
Tang Yuanyuan was simple-minded and had no idea what was going on. She kept staring at Wen Jingrou, thinking that she looked pretty.
“Yishu, you’re late to the party. Yuanyuan has almost finished an entire cake as well as many desserts.”
Lips tightly pursed, Yuchi Yishu callously stared at Wen Jingrou. At the same time, Zhong Chufeng did not look too friendly, either, although he was not making any mean comments to Wen Jingrou like he usually did.
The two guys were both trying to stay calm.
Wen Jingrou had never seen them like this before. She reckoned that it was because of Tang Yuanyuan, and she had made the right decision in bringing her to this party. Had she not put in this effort, Yuchi Yishu would never have appeared at her birthday party.
Wen Jingrou’s gaze fell on Tang Yuanyuan’s face as the two were silent.
“Yuanyuan, did you like the cake?”
The taste of the fruit cake came back to Tang Yuanyuan. She remarked gently, “It’s delicious. Thank you, Miss. Miss, would you be able to tell me where you got it from?”
“You’re such a foodie.” Of course, Wen Jingrou did not plan on telling her where she got it. She responded with a smile on her face, “If you like it, I can always bring you over to have some.”
“Forget it,” Yuchi Yishu jumped in blandly. “She’s not supposed to eat so much sweet stuff. Thank you for your offer, Jingrou.”
Zhong Chufeng added right away, “He’s right. You can easily end up with diabetes if you don’t control your sugar intake. Yuanyuan, you shouldn’t be having any more of these in the future as you’ve had more than enough today. Aunt Muzi called earlier to ask what time you’ll be home for dinner tonight. We have to go now.”
Tang Yuanyuan was baffled by what Zhong Chufeng just said. Before she could react, Yuchi Yishu lifted her in his arms and left the birthday party together with Zhong Chufeng.
In the meantime, Yuan Yuehan and Zhang Xiaolu got there too late and missed Yuchi Yishu.
Seeing Yuchi Yishu leave with Tang Yuanyuan, they were stopped by Wen Jingrou before they could catch up to him.
“I see that you guys have changed into your dresses. We’re about to start. Please stay.”
“But Yuanyuan—”
“Yuanyuan has something important so she has to leave with her brother. You guys can still stay and have fun. I’ll ask someone to send you home later.”
Before Yuan Yuehan and Zhang Xiaolu could say anything, the three of them had vanished from their sight. They looked at each other helplessly and decided to stay.
At this point, one of Wen Jingrou’s besties came up to her and asked, “Jingrou, wasn’t it your plan to make Yishu show up when you brought his sister over? Why are you letting them go just like that?”
“What else can I do? Can I force them to stay?” Wen Jingrou rebutted.
“Does that mean all of our efforts today have gone to waste?”
Efforts have gone to waste? Wen Jingrou sniggered. How would that be possible? Before this, she had always felt that Yuchi Yishu was indifferent and restrained as it seemed like nothing would catch his attention. But today, she found out about a person that he cared about.
Furthermore, Tang Yuanyuan was such a foodie. She could easily be bought off by food.
After leaving the birthday party, Tang Yuanyuan was still in Yuchi Yishu’s arms like he was carrying a baby, and that position was hurting her arms.
“Yishu, let me down.”
Yuchi Yishu let her down and knelt in a half-squat position. “Come up here.”
Then, Tang Yuanyuan lay on his shoulder.
“Yishu, what’s going on? That lady gave me cakes. She’s a good person.”
“I never said she’s a bad person.”
“But you don’t seem to like her. Did she do something to you before?” Lying on his shoulder with her hands around his neck, Tang Yuanyuan inquired curiously.
Zhong Chufeng burst out laughing. “Yuanyuan, what do you know? Wen Jingrou wants to win Yishu’s heart.”
“Huh?” Tang Yuanyuan was slightly surprised. “Win Yishu’s heart?”
“That means she wants to become your sister-in-law. She likes Yishu, which was why she intentionally brought you to the birthday party.”
Likes…
Hearing this word, Tang Yuanyuan blinked and did not respond.
A few seconds later, Tang Yuanyuan followed up softly, “Yishu, are you going to let her be my sister-in-law?”
“What are you—”
“Stop it. She’s still young and doesn’t understand these things.”
Sounding bland, Yuchi Yishu interrupted Zhong Chufeng, “No matter what, if she ever comes and finds you again in the future, you should never go out with her. I’ll make sure she never finds you again. Understand?”
“Oh.”
Zhong Chufeng puckered up his lips. “You’re a little over-protective, aren’t you? She’s in high school already; she’s not that young anymore. Yuanyuan, you already have someone you like in school, don’t you?”
Tang Yuanyuan was puzzled. There was not a trace of embarrassment found on her face.
Zhong Chufeng was rendered speechless as he saw the look on her face.
Does she really have no idea what love is? Is this for real?
“Have you ever seen any boy at school whom you think is good-looking and gives you the urge to express your admiration for him?”
“What do you think you’re saying?” Annoyed, Yuchi Yishu stopped in his tracks and stared at Zhong Chufeng.
“Yishu, I’m sorry!”
Zhong Chufeng stuck his tongue out. He was actually thrilled and content to find out that Tang Yuanyuan had no idea what he was talking about.
It did not worry him that she did not have any idea what love was; it would worry him if she did. If she found a boyfriend in high school and continued dating that person until they graduated college, it would be too much for him to handle.
He figured he should just let it be until she went to college. As much as he wished that she would stay this way until she graduated college, that was unrealistic. His only hope right now was for her to keep her eyes on food until she went to college.
What Zhong Chufeng did not know was that everything and every conversation that took place today had silently sown a seed in Tang Yuanyuan’s heart.
When she got back home, she wrote the following in her diary: ‘Like? What does it mean to like someone? Chufeng said that the pretty lady likes Yishu and wants to be my sister-in-law. But does Yishu like her? Is she going to become my sister-in-law? I’m confused. What does it mean to like someone?’
