“I’m already better. Can I go out today?”
Ye Moran frowned. Why was the Little Fellow still thinking about going out?
She thought the Little Fellow had been very well-behaved these past few days and wouldn’t think about going out anymore. He had only just recovered, yet he already wanted to leave!
Nangong Wan!
A dark glint flashed in her eyes. For the past few days, she had been secretly creating trouble for the Nangong Family. Nangong Wan had just taken over the family company, so she should be busy dealing with those problems and wouldn’t have time to come looking for the Little Fellow!
Thinking of this, she nodded, a smile appearing on her face.
“Of course. Do you want to go out right after eating, or wait until you’ve rested for a while?”
“I’ll go out after eating. There’s nothing else for me to do here anyway.”
Su Ling didn’t think much of it. He spoke very seriously because, besides playing with his Mobile Phone or spacing out, there were no other forms of entertainment here.
It would be better to go for a walk.
“Alright. Do you want me to take you out?”
“No need, I want to go out and play by myself.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t go far. I’ll just walk around nearby and come back soon.”
Su Ling thought the other party was worried about him, so he spoke to Ye Moran very seriously.
Ye Moran didn’t try to discourage the Little Fellow’s idea and nodded with a smile.
“Okay. Then be careful. I have to go to work in a bit, so I’ll drop you off downstairs on the way, alright?”
When Ye Moran spoke those last words, a trace of anxiety rose in her heart. Although she knew the Little Fellow wouldn’t notice anything, she still felt inexplicably guilty.
“Mm, okay.”
Su Ling didn’t think twice and nodded. When he left the office alone, many people would stare at him, which made him a little afraid.
It would be better to have his Elder Sister accompany him.
***
After eating, Ye Moran helped Su Ling put on his clothes, mask, and hat, then took the Little Fellow’s hand.
“Let’s go!”
“Mm.”
Su Ling was led along, hiding behind her. The two arrived downstairs.
As soon as they got down, Su Ling proactively let go of her hand.
“Alright, you go back now. I can manage on my own.”
Ye Moran’s gaze deepened, but she didn’t say anything.
After speaking, Su Ling walked straight ahead, not even looking at her expression.
He hadn’t thought about it at all. He simply felt there were many people here, and having her hold his hand made him feel a bit uncomfortable.
Especially when those people turned their gazes toward them, he always felt a sense of unease. He felt a desperate urge to leave and escape that feeling!
Ye Moran kept her eyes fixed on Su Ling’s back until Qin Siyu walked to her side!
She took off her outer coat and took the hooded sweatshirt handed to her. She quickly put it on, then took the hat, mask, and sunglasses. After putting them on, she followed him at a quick pace!
Watching this scene, Qin Siyu shook her head helplessly!
Their CEO Ye was keeping such a tight watch on Young Master Ye Jin!
***
After Su Ling left, he walked straight toward the Pedestrian Street. Arriving at that familiar Coffee Shop, he ordered a latte and a small cake just like before!
His fingers involuntarily brushed against the business card in his pocket. Would Nangong Wan appear?
Should he give her a call?
Su Ling quickly dismissed this thought. He still couldn’t bring himself to initiate contact with others. In the past, it was always others who contacted him; he rarely ever reached out to anyone!
Furthermore, he and Nangong Wan were friends from a long time ago. At that time, he was still in middle school. Although he wasn’t in school anymore, five or six years had passed.
In five or six years, his impression of Nangong Wan had mostly faded.
Let it be. If she appeared here again, they could continue to be friends. If she didn’t appear, it was no big deal.
At most, it would be like before—just having no friends.
Although he thought this way, he couldn’t help but fantasize about her appearing and becoming his friend.
***
Nangong Wan rubbed her brow tiredly. She had been at the company these past few days, dealing with troubles large and small.
She could only squeeze out a little bit of time to come to this Pedestrian Street for a walk.
But after all these days, she hadn’t seen that figure.
Her thoughts drifted to the past. At that time, her personality was somewhat humble. Because she was an Illegitimate Daughter, she had always lived cautiously.
In the Nangong Family, anyone could bully her, which led to her having a submissive personality!
Back then, she wore large round-framed glasses, and her messy hair blocked her eyes. Her grades weren’t good, and she always sat in the back row. No one was willing to play with her.
Until he appeared!
Ye Jin was like a ray of light, breaking into her world with an unreasonable Tenderness!
He would place a piece of candy gently in front of her, even if every student in the class got one.
But when she was isolated and bullied by other classmates, he would stand up and block her, shouting away those who bullied her!
He would take her to tell the teacher, and when she didn’t have enough to eat, he would give her his own lunch box!
These were things others didn’t have; they belonged only to her!
Many, many things—each time she thought of one, the smile on her face would bloom a bit more!
But those happy times didn’t last long. Because that woman had given birth to no other children besides her.
She began to be trained as a key successor and was sent abroad. She wanted to refuse, wanted to resist, but she didn’t even have the right to refuse or resist.
She hated her own weakness and incompetence. After being sent abroad, she began to study desperately, gradually gaining the ability to control her own fate!
But when she returned again, she received news that was enough to make her collapse!
He was dead!
The most brilliant light in her life had vanished!
She was depressed for a period and had gone to the Cemetery to see Ye Jin’s tombstone. She stood there for a long, long time, until a misty rain began to fall before she left.
After that, she became more taciturn, as if she had reverted to her former self.
Until one day, she was walking aimlessly on the street. Passing by a Pedestrian Street, she saw a familiar Coffee Shop and stopped.
She remembered seeing Ye Jin at this Coffee Shop once when she had accidentally come here. At that time, there was a woman next to Ye Jin.
At that moment, she felt an indescribable discomfort in her heart. She desperately wanted to rush over and separate the two of them, but she didn’t know what reason she could use to do so.
She had no reason at all to do that, but she didn’t leave. Like a mouse in the darkness, she watched them from the shadows!
It wasn’t until Ye Jin called that woman Elder Sister that her heart suddenly relaxed.
So, it was his Elder Sister!
Thinking this, she watched the Sister take Ye Jin away, and she left that place in a happy mood. When she went to school the next day, she even brought Ye Jin his favorite cake!
That day, she walked in and saw it! The light she thought would never appear again. But, he seemed very afraid of her…
Her thoughts returned to the present. Nangong Wan looked at the Coffee Shop in front of her, wondering if this shop had the kind of cake Ye Jin liked?
Probably not. After all, Coffee Shops didn’t usually have many styles of cake!
Still, she had to go in and check!
Maybe this time, Ye Jin would be here waiting for her, even if the possibility was very small!
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