Laying in her princess-like crib, Little Sprout was wearing all pink. When Ye Moxuan held her into his arms, she immediately stopped crying and looked at him with a pair of clear, curious eyes.
Ye Moxuan, who was quite frustrated at the beginning, immediately felt his frustration disintegrate as soon as he saw her.
He stretched out his fingers and touched Little Sprout’s soft, fair forehead as he said in a low voice, “You little, unobservant fool. Don’t cry for no good reason and disturb your parents.”
He wasn’t too sure if it was the telepathy between a parent and a child, but after Ye Moxuan touched her gently, Little Sprout started chuckling.
It was still manageable if she hadn’t laughed, but as soon as she did, the remaining grudges that Ye Moxuan still bore completely disappeared. Though he still kept a sullen expression on his face, he couldn’t hide the smile in his eyes at all.
He stretched out his hand to poke Little Sprouts cheeks and played with her using his fingers, and she chuckled the entire time.
She looked extremely cute no matter from which angle he looked at her.
When Han Muzi, who was just beside them, saw this, she shook her head exasperatedly.
She had been quite worried about Little Sprout. Facing her father’s sullen look, she could still laugh happily. Han Muzi had no idea what she was chuckling about.
Business was average at the ramen restaurant, so Yan kept texting Han Qing. However, while they were chatting with each other, Han Qing suddenly said that he had a meeting soon and asked her to wait for him.
Yan agreed obediently and clutched the phone in her hand as she smiled dreamily.
In fact, when Han Qing was working, Yan didn’t really dare to send him any messages. After all, she had no idea if he would need to join a meeting to discuss his business in the next second. As soon as he rushed over to her after he received her message the last time, Yan wouldn’t send him any messages during working hours.
However, Han Qing probably had other concerns and would text her when he was free, and the both of them agreed that they would only message each other when they were free; if they had more important matters to deal with, they would prioritize that.
Yan had the same thoughts as well—if there were customers in the restaurant and it was her turn to serve, she wouldn’t have the time to reply to Han Qing. After that, it would be hours later until she had the free time to look at her phone.
However, it was quite sweet as they were newly in love, so she couldn’t wait to have more time to chat with him. She also put in the effort to make time for him.
As soon as she put the phone down, Yan suddenly saw a familiar figure walking into the restaurant.
By just a glance, Yan began to avoid him at once because it was none other than Xiao Su who had just entered.
The last time he bade farewell to her, although Yan felt quite sad, she soon forgot about him.
From this, it was quite obvious that Xiao Su wasn’t really important to her, and it proved that love could not be forced.
However, after recalling what Xiao Su had done for her, Yan felt a little upset. If possible, she hoped that he had not fallen for her. In that case, he wouldn’t still be alone now, and she wouldn’t have felt so guilty.
When their gaze met, Xiao Su showed a faint smile.
Although there was a scar on his face, it didn’t affect the way he looked at all. After all, his good looks remained the same. If someone as sincere as Xiao Su couldn’t find a partner who would treat him wholeheartedly, it would’ve been an unjust treatment from God.
Xiao Su didn’t know that Han Qing and Yan were now in a relationship as he just came back from abroad. However, as soon as he returned, the first thing he did was to visit Yan to see if she had been doing well, and if she had lost any weight.
Just as he hoped, Yan did look a lot better than before. Her cheeks were rosy and dewy, and more importantly, her gaze was very bright.
Looking at Yan, Xiao Su felt relieved. At the same time, his face fell a little as he was worried.
Before he left, he felt that perhaps him leaving would change many things. Perhaps… it was indeed too late now.
When Xiao Su walked to Yan, she was already smiling at him.
“You’re done with work?”
Yan actually didn’t know how to interact with him now. If she was too enthusiastic, she was worried that he might misunderstood; if she was too cold, he might be sad about it.
Although they couldn’t be a couple, they had been friends for so many years.
Someone once said that there was no platonic friendship between a man and a woman; unless one was acting dumb and the other was keeping their feelings a secret.
It was impossible that she would play dumb, and Xiao Su would not keep it a secret. Hence, it was probable that they couldn’t even be friends with each other.
Thinking of this, Yan felt slightly wistful. However, she soon made up her mind that it was better for her to let him know straightforwardly so that he wouldn’t have to get his hopes up if they continued to remain as friends.
“Yeah.” Xiao Su nodded with a smile before looking around the restaurant. “Why are there not many customers today? Have you been secretly lazing around?”
There was a hit of affection in his tone. Yan noticed dark circles around his eyes and guessed that he probably hadn’t rested well. After having not seen him for a while, he looked like he had lost quite some weight too.
Yan explained, “It’s Monday. Maybe everyone is busy with work. It would be better during lunchtime.”
After the both of them chatted for a while, Xiao Su put his hand into his pocket. Actually, he had brought Yan a present when he returned and came straight to her from the airport just to see her. If any opportunities arose, he would give her the present.
Just when Xiao Su prepared to bring the present out to give it to Yan while acting leisurely, Luo Huimei suddenly walked out.
“Oh, you’re back already, Xiao Su?”
Xiao Su’s hand froze immediately. Then, he pulled it out from his pocket, as if nothing had happened, and nodded at Luo Huimei as a form of greeting.
“Madam, it’s been a while.”
Luo Huimei was obviously happy when she saw Xiao Su as she quickly pulled him into the restaurant to make some tea for him. Though Xiao Su had an exasperated smile, he followed after her.
When Yan saw Xiao Su, who was tugged by her mother, she quietly resented her.
After all, she knew that Xiao Su and her weren’t meant to be together.
On top of that, she was in a relationship with Han Qing. Though she didn’t know how long it would last, she had already decided that she would never be with anyone else apart from him. If Luo Huimei treated Xiao Su so enthusiastically, he might get the wrong idea.
In fact, Luo Huimei had her plans as well—she had always liked Xiao Su. Compared to Little Bean’s uncle, Han Qing, she, as Yan’s mother, was inclined toward Xiao Su because the difference between both him and Yan wasn’t too great. However, Yan didn’t love him, and that resulted in an insurmountable distance between them.
As Luo Huimei felt that it was a shame that her daughter didn’t love Xiao Su, whom she felt was a capable young lad, she decided to end it quickly on her behalf.
“You must have been quite tired from the business trip. Seems like you’ve lost a lot of weight.”
