Chapter 1617 - 1669: Warmhearted Daughter
The poor boy prepared for many days to find an opportunity to take the girl home, and after successfully confessing, promised many things about love to get this chance. Just as he was about to kiss the girl, it was ruined by the sudden appearance of two people.
Sitting on the ground, the boy had an innocent look on his face, wanting to cry but no tears came. He glanced at Chu Xiaoyao and Li Yifei, got up from the ground, grabbed his backpack, and ran away without looking back.
He was unsure if the girl would give him this opportunity again after being scared by that couple, whether his first love would have any result. But now, he just wanted to run away.
Li Yifei coughed. After this interruption, his internal desires had subsided a lot and the pain from the Worm had eased. Otherwise, with the way things were going, the two of them might have directly started an intense battle, which would have been too much for Li Yifei’s body to handle.
Chu Xiaoyao shook her head proudly, her little bottom wiggling on Li Yifei’s leg.
"This kid might have a mental scar in the future." Li Yifei said.
Chu Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow and replied, "How could it be? I just stopped an immature romance. Years later, they should thank me."
"Are you sure they’ll thank you and not curse you?"
"Of course not. You see, after hugging there’s touching, touching leads to kissing, and after kissing, they want to do those things. At such a young age, studying is the most important..." At the end, even Chu Xiaoyao couldn’t help but laugh, her eyes turning into crescent moons.
Li Yifei laughed heartily, hugging Chu Xiaoyao tightly.
After laughing came a brief silence. Chu Xiaoyao gave Li Yifei a kiss on the cheek, saying, "Hubby, thank you, I’m feeling much better now."
Li Yifei returned the kiss, on Chu Xiaoyao’s forehead, and said, "You are my wife, and we shouldn’t say thank you to each other. I don’t know about the next life, but in this life, we’re together, and I won’t allow anyone to bully you."
"Mm, although I’m a bit unhappy, I won’t think about it now. After all, there weren’t these relatives before." Chu Xiaoyao jumped down from Li Yifei’s legs, stood up straight, did a few stretches, and couldn’t help but ask, "But hubby, what did you do to them?"
"What did I do? Nothing much, just gave a warning." Li Yifei replied.
Chu Xiaoyao nodded, stretched out her hand, grabbed Li Yifei’s big hand, pulling him up, and said, "Hubby, let’s go home. It’s very late."
"Okay." Li Yifei held Chu Xiaoyao’s hand, and the two walked side by side out of the community, figuring out the direction, and went together to pick up the car.
Back at home, Li Yifei sent Chu Xiaoyao back to her house, patting the little girl on the bottom, leaned in and said, "Go wash up, I’ll take a walk, and sleep here tonight."
"Really?" Chu Xiaoyao’s eyes widened.
"Of course it’s true, go ahead." Li Yifei waved his hand.
Chu Xiaoyao clenched her little fist, raised it, and said, "Alright, I’ll go in first, leaving the door for you."
Watching Chu Xiaoyao walk inside, Li Yifei then turned and went to another villa. It wasn’t too late, Li Yifei noticed the light was off in the rooms of Xu Yingying, Su Mengxin, and others who had gone out, took out his phone and dialed. After a while, the call was answered, and there was some noise from the other side. Su Mengxin went outside before speaking, "Hello, hubby."
"Mm, still busy over there?"
"Yes, we just had a meeting with several company executives to confirm the next quarter’s developments and discuss the company’s future."
"Remember to rest, nothing much at home."
"Okay, I’ll call you when I’m done. Hubby, I’ll hang up now, everyone is waiting."
"Mm." Li Yifei confirmed that the women wouldn’t come home tonight, and then directly came over to his eldest and second daughter, who were staying at Ye Yunzhu’s place. When Li Yifei came over, the two daughters had just finished bathing, changed into pajamas, and were getting ready to go to sleep. Seeing Li Yifei, the two daughters pounced over, but smelled the alcohol on Li Yifei, and retreated a few steps. The second daughter held her nose, frowning, and said in a childish voice, "Daddy, you smell so strong!"
The eldest daughter, Li Yufei, also said, "Daddy, you went out drinking, there’s also the smell of barbecue, and... lots of other smells."
Li Yifei looked at his two daughters being so disgusted with him. He grabbed his clothes, sniffed, and discovered he indeed had a strong smell. So, Chu Xiaoyao probably had a strong smell too. Yet, the two of them, dressed like this, sat holding each other for so long in the greenery of the neighborhood... Truly, it proves the saying, in love, even the partner’s fart is fragrant. Although Chu Xiaoyao isn’t in love, tonight, in her excitement, it’s as good as being in love.
Since his daughters didn’t want to hug, Li Yifei kept a certain distance and said, "Sorry, I went out to help your mother, Xiaoyao’s mother, with something. Tomorrow, tomorrow I’ll wash up and hug you, okay?"
Li Yufei smacked her little lips, feeling sorry for her dad, and walked over, hugging Li Yifei, saying, "Dad, we don’t dislike you, just asked a question. Drink less, mom says drinking is bad for health."
The younger daughter also walked over, tugged at Li Yifei’s clothes, tiptoed and kissed him on the cheek, saying, "I also don’t dislike you, it’s just about being clean. If I’m not clean, mom won’t like me, and if you’re not clean, moms won’t like you either."
The words and actions of his two daughters warmed Li Yifei’s heart. He kissed them back and said, "Go on, go to sleep. If I’m free tomorrow, I’ll take you out to play."
Upon hearing this, the two daughters eagerly asked if it was true. Li Yifei thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "If I have no plans tomorrow, I’ll take you out, promise to keep my word!"
"Great, then sister, let’s go to bed early so we have energy to play tomorrow." Li Yufei said, pulling her little sister’s hand, bidding Li Yifei goodbye, and quickly went upstairs.
Watching his daughters being so obedient and well-behaved, Li Yifei felt a surge of emotion. He stood up, watching their backs until the two girls went upstairs, still smiling.
Ye Yunzhu, watching him, also smiled slightly. Her daughters being so well-behaved made her happy too, especially the heartwarming moment just now. This was not pre-coached by Ye Yunzhu, but something she and Li Yufei came up with.
Li Yifei looked at Ye Yunzhu and asked, "Do you mind if I stink?"
Ye Yunzhu rolled her eyes at him without answering. Li Yifei laughed, opened his arms, walked over, and hugged Ye Yunzhu tightly, saying, "Wife, if it bothers you, bear with it for now. I’ll try to be cleaner in the future, so you all won’t mind."
Ye Yunzhu didn’t speak, directly expressing her inner thoughts with actions. She cupped Li Yifei’s face and kissed him. This kiss represented yearning, anticipation, passion, and deep love.
Li Yifei responded, and after a long time, the two parted lips. Ye Yunzhu contentedly licked her lips, looking charming, said, "I’ll let it slide today since you’re not at your best, but tonight, everyone’s not home, where do you plan to stay?"
When it came to where to sleep at night, Li Yifei couldn’t help but touch his nose. He originally didn’t want to bring this up, but Ye Yunzhu asked, so Li Yifei briefly explained today’s events to her. Hearing how unreliable Chu Xiaoyao’s relatives were, Ye Yunzhu couldn’t help but purse her lips and said, "If it were me, I’d deal with this more strictly, really..."
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "After all, they’re relatives. The young girl doesn’t say it, but she can’t let go of the game in her heart. Isn’t that why she’s drunk quite a bit tonight?"
Ye Yunzhu reached out, rubbing between Li Yifei’s eyebrows, who was already frowning, which showed that these things troubled him too. Besides, just a few days ago, there was the incident with Li Xinyue’s stepmom, and today it’s Chu Xiaoyao’s incident, proving that such occurrences aren’t isolated at Li family’s nowadays, but happen quite frequently. If not handled properly, there could be endless troubles.
Ye Yunzhu sighed and said, "Ah, this really is a problem. I keep telling my dad, it’s okay to reach out for help, but be mindful not to be greedy. The Li family won’t be stingy, but Ye family members absolutely can’t misbehave. At the very least, make things transparent. If I find out, don’t blame me for being ruthless."
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "No need to be too harsh, selfishness doesn’t help much. While we eat meat, we should leave some bones and broth for others, especially since they’re family."
"Nip it in the bud, small matter, grave consequences," Ye Yunzhu said seriously. She’s now considered a senior official, thinking more comprehensively. Looking at Li Yifei, she said, "But this is a matter for you to handle. You’re the clan chief, it must be you. If any one of us deals with these matters, it won’t be appropriate and might cause dissatisfaction!"
"I know, that’s why, since there’s nothing much going on these days, I’ll deal with it. If it’s handled well, everyone will be happy. If not, you can help wrap it up." Li Yifei rubbed his face, pulling Ye Yunzhu to sit on the sofa, saying, "Let’s not talk about this. It can’t be solved in a short time anyway. Let’s talk about you. I heard you’re being reassigned again?"
Ye Yunzhu said, "Nothing’s confirmed, and I don’t want to move for now. My interest in official matters is waning. Now, I’d rather accompany my daughter every day, watching her grow bit by bit, seems more appealing."
Li Yifei said, "Then don’t do it. It’s up to you, whatever you like."
Ye Yunzhu glanced at him and said, "I’m just saying. If I don’t work and stay home every day, it’s fine occasionally, but over time, it becomes annoying. Plus, I just saw a phrase."
"What phrase?"
"A woman must have her own things to do. Otherwise, if she treats her man as her matter, life becomes unbearable."
"Are you implying something with your words...?"
"Not at all!"