Chen Yiran gently patted Li Linlin’s face with his hand. Li Linlin hummed a few times and opened her eyes to see Chen Yiran’s face.

This image was so similar to what she had dreamed about the night before that Li Linlin couldn’t tell the difference between reality and dream for a moment.

“What’s wrong?” Chen Yiran saw her in a daze and wasn’t speaking. He thought she was feeling unwell. “Airsick?”

He moved a little closer to Li Linlin, as if he wanted to feel the temperature of her forehead. Li Linlin’s face started to feel hot again. She quickly sat up straight and interrupted Chen Yiran’s movements. “No, no, I just woke up from sleep so I was a bit confused.”

Chen Yiran smiled, took back his hand and stood up straight. “We’re already in A City. Let’s get off.”

“Okay.”

When they got off the plane, Assistant Wu still dutifully helped drag Li Linlin’s small suitcase. Fu Angsi and Chen Yiran walked in front, leaning their heads to talk. Their steps were fast and Li Linlin had to speed up her pace to keep up with them.

As they approached the parked cars, Chen Yiran stopped and turned back to Li Linlin. “We have to go back to the company for a meeting so I can’t take you to dinner. What do you want to eat? Let Assistant Wu drive you there. After eating, he will send you home.”

“Oh, okay.” Li Linlin nodded. “Then you must remember to have dinner too.”

“Hmm.” Chen Yiran nodded and got into another car with Fu Angsi.

Li Linlin followed Assistant Wu into their car and murmured, “Brother Yiran is so busy.”

Assistant Wu put away Li Linlin’s luggage and got into the driver’s seat. “We’re preparing for the renovation of the commercial street so he’s definitely busy.”

He fastened his seat belt and looked back at Li Linlin. “What do you want to eat tonight? It’s President Chen’s treat so there’s no need to be polite.”

Li Linlin thought for a while and said, “Just send me back to Yinwan. I want to rest.”

Assistant Wu asked, “Is there anything to eat there?”

“Yes, Xiao Xi and Xiaoxiao usually buy things for us.” Li Linlin added, “I’ll wait for Wu Hui’er to come back and eat with her.”

She left on Chen Yiran’s plane today, but Wu Hui and her two assistants bought their own tickets and it would take while before they arrived.

Assistant Wu nodded, thinking that she might be tired after filming outside the city, so he drove her directly back to Yinwan. “Then you can eat something else first to pad your stomach when you arrive.”

“Mmmm. Assistant Wu, you and Brother Yiran must also eat well!”

Assistant Wu said with a smile, “I’m quite active when it comes to eating. However, President Chen is often so busy that he forgets to eat.”

Li Linlin looked at him seriously. “It’s easy to get stomach problems like that. You must remind him to eat.”

“Yes, I will.” Whether President Chen would listen to him or not would be another matter.

After sending Li Linlin to Yinwan, Assistant Wu wanted to help her drag her luggage up, but Li Linlin refused. “No need, Assistant Wu, you can go have dinner.”

“Alright then, I’ll be leaving first.” Assistant Wu didn’t insist and drove away after bidding goodbye to Li Linlin. She waited for him to be gone before dragging her suitcase into the elevator.

“Hey, it seems as if Assistant Wu is now my assistant.” Li Linlin muttered to herself. Just as the elevator door was closing, another person rushed over.

“Wait for me!”

Li Linlin quickly pressed the button and the elevator door paused, then slowly opened again.

“Thank you, thank you.” A little boy ran in from outside, dragging a small cart of groceries. Li Linlin was startled for a moment, but without saying anything, she silently moved to the side to make more room for him.

“Eh, Sister, you’re going to the 23rd floor too?” The little boy held the card in his hand and was just about to swipe it, but found that the light on the 23rd floor button already was on.

Li Linlin nodded. “You also live on the 23rd floor?”

“That’s right, I got it, you’re the beautiful sister who just moved across from us, aren’t you?” The boy looked at Li Linlin with bright eyes.

Li Linlin was wearing a mask on her face with only her eyes exposed. She looked down at the little boy and let out an indistinct exclamation. “Are you Lu Ruizhou’s younger brother?”

“Yes, my name is Lu Yuxuan!” The little boy introduced himself to her in a loud voice and it was obvious that he’s a cheerful person. “Are you Sister Linlin? A lot of students in my class like you!”

His words made Li Linlin feel a little shy. Although netizens had blown all kinds of rainbow farts at her online, there were still a handful of times that she had been complimented like this in person.

What’s more, the other person was a little boy with bright eyes who didn’t look like he was lying at all!

She took off her mask and smiled at him. “Wow, thanks to your classmates then.”

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing.” When Li Linlin smiled, Lu Yuxuan became embarrassed and the tips of his ears began to turn red. “I-I like you too. I also watched your drama 《Fatal Heartbeat》!”

“Oh…… Thank you.” Though what she wanted to say was, was it really good for primary school students to watch such TV drama?

Primary school students nowadays were really precocious.

She glanced at the small cart Lu Yuxuan was pulling and asked him, “You went to buy groceries?”

“My brother and the others usually do it, but they like to go to the supermarket downstairs.” Lu Yuxuan advertised to Li Linlin in a particularly mature tone, “The products in that supermarket are very expensive so I always go to the nearby wet market. It’s only two bus stops away but things are much cheaper.”

“Oh!” Li Linlin was in awe of him. At such a young age, he had such rich life experience! It was shameful to say that she had lived for twenty years but hadn’t even been to a wet market once.

As they were talking, they arrived at their destination. Li Linlin and Lu Yuxuan walked out of the elevator, and Lu Yuxuan warmly invited her, “Sister, do you want to come to my house for dinner? My brother and the others aren’t here and I’m the only one at home.”

Li Linlin was stunned for a moment. She asked him, “Do you cook by yourself when they’re all gone?”

“Yes, my cooking skills are better than my brothers and them!”

Li Linlin: “……”

Aren’t you a primary school student???

“Sister, come over and have dinner with me. I won’t be able to finish everything by myself anyway.” Lu Yuxuan continued to invite her, “Your friends can come over too.”

Li Linlin said, “I’m the only one here right now.”

Xixi was eating out today and Wu Hui’er was still probably on the plane at this moment.

“You’re also alone then. If you feel embarrassed, you can help me with my homework after dinner.” Lu Yuxuan’s eyes shone brightly as he looked at her. “I know you’re a top student at Imperial University! I also want to attend Imperial University in the future!”

Li Linlin was amused and thought about it for a moment. “Alright then, you cook and I’ll help you with your homework.”

“Alright!”

Li Linlin went back to put her luggage first, then headed next door to find Lu Yuxuan. Considering that it wouldn’t be good to go empty-handed, Li Linlin specially collected some ingredients from the fridge and brought them along.

While searching for ingredients, she also saw the unfinished milk in the cabinet— Oh, it seems to be the milk acquired from Lu Yuxuan? She’d give him a carton of milk next time. It’s not easy for the kid.

Hearing the knock on the door, Lu Yuxuan ran over to open it for Li Linlin and called out sweetly, “Sister Linlin!”

Li Linlin couldn’t help but touch his head. This was the result of following his brother every day, his mouth had been trained to be sweet.

“Take a seat in the living room. There are snacks on the coffee table. If you’re hungry, you can eat some first.” Lu Yuxuan was wearing a children’s apron and beckoned Li Linlin to sit down. “Do you want some water?”

“No need, no need.” Li Linlin wore the slippers she brought and looked around. “Is this house decorated by the landlord?”

“Yes, the furniture also belongs to the landlord.”

“Oh, how much is the monthly rent here?” This property wasn’t cheap to begin with. It’s fully decorated and furnished, so the rent was definitely more expensive.

Lu Yuxuan said, “The house belongs to a client of Brother Xiao Qi and she’s renting it to us at a low price.”

“Oh……” Li Linlin nodded with understanding. His brothers’ clients were wealthy women. “Who is Brother Xiao Qi?”

“Oh, his English name is Henry.” Lu Yuxuan continued, “They’re very nice people. Although I am living here with my brother, the three of them share the rent equally.”

As Lu Yuxuan spoke, he skillfully moved a small stool to the kitchen. “The rice is already done. I’ll cook dishes now. It’ll be quick.”

As an adult, Li Linlin was really embarrassed to sit in the living room and letting the child cook, so she stood outside the kitchen and poked her head in. “Can I help you?”

“No need, it’s just two dishes.” Lu Yuxuan looked back at her. “Do you eat green peppers?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’ll stir-fry ​​green peppers with meat. Do you also eat tomatoes and eggs?”

“I’m not picky about food.” Besides, letting a primary school student cook, what qualifications does she have to be picky?!

Lu Yuxuan made scrambled egg with tomato, sliced pork with green pepper, and seaweed soup. Afraid that it wouldn’t be enough for the two of them, he was about to cook another dish but Li Linlin pulled him back. “This is enough for both of us.”

“All right.” Lu Yuxuan thought for a while, then took out a jar of pickled vegetable and set it on the table.

Li Linlin tasted the sliced pork with green pepper and the taste was surprisingly good. “It’s delicious. You’re so capable.”

Lu Yuxuan touched the back of his head and chuckled twice. “I’m just alright.”

Li Linlin looked at him and suddenly remembered Chen Yiran when he was young. He followed his uncle Chen Zui from a young age and was also much more experienced than his peers. He could take good care of himself even when adults weren’t at home.

———

Chen Yiran had just finished his meeting. Assistant Wu took the takeaway from Tianxiaju and went to the conference room to find him. Chen Yiran was still discussing things with several senior executives. When Fu Angsi saw that there’s food, he immediately said happily, “Great, let’s have a bite first.”

Chen Yiran said, “We haven’t finished talking yet, what eat?”

“……” Fu Angsi stiffly withdrew his hand that was already touching the food box.

Assistant Wu spoke cautiously, “President Chen, it’s so late you see, why don’t you eat something? You can also talk while eating.”

“No, we’ll eat after talking.”

Assistant Wu knew him well. Chen Yiran usually wouldn’t bother to eat anymore afterwards.

“President Chen, when I parted ways with Miss Li today, she told me to remind you to eat.”

Chen Yiran stopped his movements and looked up at Assistant Wu, while Fu Angsi turned his head and looked at Chen Yiran with interest.

Assistant Wu’s heart thumped from Chen Yiran’s look. He was about to say to forget it, but Chen Yiran opened his mouth and said, “Let’s eat first.”

Fu Angsi was the first to take the food box from Assistant Wu’s hand and he grinned. “It seems that Little Sister Linlin’s words are effective.”

“Even food won’t stop your mouth?” Chen Yiran glanced at Fu Angsi expressionlessly.

Fu Angsi said, “Alright, I won’t talk to you.”

He turned around and called Assistant Wu, “Xiao Wu, remember to report to Little Sister Linlin tomorrow that President Chen has eaten dinner tonight.”

Assistant Wu buried his head and didn’t dare gossip about his boss in front of him. He moved nimbly to help clear a place for them to eat. After the meal, they talked for a while before everyone went home.

Assistant Wu sent Chen Yiran back to Xinghai Garden. Chen Yiran didn’t invite him inside and only told Assistant Wu to pick him up on time tomorrow morning.

After arriving home, Chen Yiran took a bath before walking out of the bathroom in his pajamas. While wiping his hair with a towel, he found the building block figure he brought back from H City.

Taking it out of the box, Chen Yiran cleaned it up a bit before setting it on the display case in his bedroom.

Neatly placed inside were the rest of the five building block figures of the same series he had collected.