Shortly after they departed, Yuchi Yishu received a call from Zhong Chufeng.
“Yishu, I’ve been waiting outside my house for so long. How are you still not here yet? Dang, it’s so hot.”
“I’m almost there. What’s the rush?”
“Yishu, I’m not in a rush. But I came out more than half an hour ago. I should be at home with the air conditioner on in this hellish weather.”
“Then you shouldn’t come with us today. We’re going to be outside the whole time.”
“No, no. My bad, Yishu. I was wrong. I’ll keep waiting. Take your time and drive safely.”
With that, Zhong Chufeng hung up the call on his end and squatted down at the side of the road feeling agitated.
Sometime later, he finally saw the familiar car number plate and stood up immediately, waving his hands enthusiastically in the air. His tall and frail frame was easy to recognize and Tang Yuanyuan spotted him right away.
“I see Chufeng there.”
Once the car came to a stop, Zhong Chufeng bent down and leaned against the passenger seat window. “Hey, Yuanyuan. You’re in my seat again.”
She snorted at him and stuck her tongue out.
Zhong Chufeng found her irresistibly adorable and wanted to reach out to pinch her chubby cheeks when a hand darted over and grabbed a hold of his.
He looked up and saw Yuchi Yishu’s dark eyes. Pouting, he complained, “Yishu, you’re too possessive. Yuanyuan isn’t even your biological sister. What’s wrong with me teasing her a bit? Her pink cheeks look so squishy. I want to give them a quick pinch so can you let go of my hand please?”
When she heard that, Tang Yuanyuan immediately cradled her own cheeks and leaned back against Yuchi Yishu. “Bad Chufeng. I won’t let you pinch my cheeks.”
“Yuanyuan, do you know what a waste it is to not pinch those adorable cheeks? Put your face out and let me pinch them. I’ll buy you ice cream every day.”
He was willing to make such a sacrifice just so he could pinch her cheeks.
Tang Yuanyuan, who was reluctant to before, bought into his words now. “Do you mean that, Chufeng? Every day?”
“Of course. If I say it, I will do it.”
From the backseat, Little Sprout chimed, “Me too, Chufeng.”
“Oh, Little Sprout is here too.” Just then, he realized that there were two more people in the backseat. One was Little Sprout and the other was Meng Kefei.
He was rather surprised to see Meng Kefei, but he quickly understood the situation and acknowledged her, “You’re here too, Kefei.”
Upon hearing her name, she instantly nodded in response. “Hello, Chufeng.”
After they exchanged greetings, Zhong Chufeng was still not planning on letting Tang Yuanyuan go. He asked, “How does that sound? An ice cream a day. I’ll buy and deliver it to you personally. Will you let me pinch your cheeks now?”
“You can’t go back on your words!”
As soon as she said that, Yuchi Yishu yanked her head back. “Silly girl. What are you thinking? He will say anything to get what he wants, and you’re just going to believe him?”
“But Yishu—”
“Yishu, don’t make me look bad. When have I ever lied to Yuanyuan? Yuanyuan, you tell me. When have I ever lied to you?”
Tang Yuanyuan thought about it seriously then looked up at Yuchi Yishu and said, “Yishu, Chufeng won’t lie to me.”
“Come here; let me pinch those cheeks.”
As his hands clawed toward her, he suddenly felt a coldness in the air around him. He then realized that Yuchi Yishu was glaring at him, seemingly throwing daggers at him with his eyes. Just like that, Zhong Chufeng did not dare to move his hand closer anymore.
“Fine, fine. I won’t pinch your cheeks today, Yuanyuan. I’ll save it for another day.”
“Where am I sitting?”
Tang Yuanyuan started to unbuckle her seatbelt. “Sit here, Chufeng. I’ll move to the back.”
If Yuchi Yishu had not been there, Zhong Chufeng was going to tease, ‘You can sit on my lap. Why bother moving to the back?’
At the same time, Yuchi Yishu also unbuckled his seatbelt nonchalantly.
“You’re driving.”
Tsk. Zhong Chufeng seemed to have expected this. “I knew you were going to exploit me. Fine, I’ll drive.”
Once Yuchi Yishu got Tang Yuanyuan settled in the backseat, he and Zhong Chufeng switched seats and they were on the road again.
“Are we going to pick up those two kids at your uncle’s house?”
“Yes.” Yuchi Yishu nodded. “We’ll need a second car. You can drive them.”
“No problem. Leave it to me.”
The people who were going on this trip, other than the ones who were already with Yuchi Yishu, also included Han Qing and Yan’s twins, Han Yangchen Han Zixi.
Additionally, Xiao Su and Jiang Xiaobai’s child, Xiao Wangzhi, whom they were really close to, was also tagging along.
Before Zhong Chufeng came into the picture, Yuchi Yishu used to drive all of them on his own because he was the eldest amongst them.
Since Zhong Chufeng joined them, both of them looked after the children together.
Speaking of that, Zhong Chufeng sighed.
“When I first met you back then, they were all still so small. Who would have expected so many years to pass by already? They have all grown up too. Time is going by so quickly.”
Time was indeed flying by. Yuchi Yishu remembered the first time Tang Yuanyuan arrived at his house; how would he have known then that their families would be as close as they were today?
…
Shortly after, they picked up the three other people. Because those three were still young and were unable to drive yet, Yuchi Yishu had to drive them.
Before he left, he suddenly looked back at Tang Yuanyuan.
She foolishly waved her hand at him. “See you later, Yishu.”
“Hurry on now.” Zhong Chufeng could not wait for Yuchi Yishu to leave. Once he was gone, he could start poking fun at Tang Yuanyuan.
Yuchi Yishu pursed his lips, then departed. But not long after, Han Zixi came over and opened the door.
“Chufeng.”
“Zixi? What are you doing here?”
“Yishu told me to come here to make space for Yuanyuan over there.”
“Huh?”
That little brat, Yuchi Yishu. He sure did not forget to take her along with him.
“It’s fine. I have an extra seat. You can just sit here.”
Thud!
Zhong Chufeng thought it was fine with all of them in that car. They just had Han Zixi as an additional person.
But he did not think that Yuanyuan would just open the car door and run out.
“Chufeng, I’ll go over to Yishu’s car then.”
“What the f*ck?”
He did not have time to stop her and could only watch as she sprinted off. In the blink of an eye, she arrived where Yuchi Yishu was and got in the passenger seat.
“Don’t be mad, Chufeng. Yuanyuan has liked being with Yishu ever since she was little. She’s used to it now. Yishu spoils her the most too.”
“What’s wrong with me?” Zhong Chufeng hit the steering wheel in anger. “I just didn’t grow up with her, that’s all. But the difference here is just too big.”
