After Chen Yiran posted on Weibo, he put away his phone and didn’t bother about it anymore. While the birthday party was underway, he quietly called Li Linlin aside and said he wanted to take her out.

Li Linlin looked at him suspiciously. “Where to?”

Chen Yiran pretended to be mysterious. “You’ll know when we get there. It’s not far from here.”

Li Linlin thought for a moment, nodded and said, “Alright. I’ll go change clothes.”

“Mm.” Chen Yiran responded. He stood in place and waited for Li Linlin to come back. After Li Linlin changed her clothes, she came downstairs and walked towards Chen Yiran’s direction. The two of them surreptitiously walked out without saying a word to anyone.

Li Shen saw the two of them going out together and was about to catch up when he was caught by Yu Wan. “Let them go. What are you doing following them?”

Li Shen said, “Of course I have to follow and take a look. Who knows where Chen Yiran is taking Linlin?”

Yu Wan told him, “Today is Linlin’s birthday. He must have prepared a surprise for her, so don’t disturb the youngsters.”

Li Shen was unhappy when he heard that. “Is Chen Yiran still considered young?”

“……” Yu Wan was silent for a moment, then looked at him. “In any case, he’s younger than you.”

Li Shen: “……”

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This translation is by Pocketrobbin at S h a n g h a i f a n t a s y . c o m

After Chen Yiran came out with Li Linlin, he drove her to another villa area in the western suburbs. Different from the Li Shen’s villa located next to Lize Park, the place where Chen Yiran took Li Linlin wasn’t a typical European villa, but a mix of Chinese and Western styles.

It was built on the hillside with a Chinese style courtyard featuring stone steps and floor lights. The color theme of the house was also chosen in Chinese style, which was closer to the feeling of a wooden house, but the overall style of the structure was European with its pointed roof and chimney.

Li Linlin had known that there were other villa areas in the neighborhood, but this was her first time coming there. The beautiful small building stood quietly in the night. Li Linlin turned her head and glanced at Chen Yiran beside her. “This is also one of your properties?”

“Mm, but I haven’t lived here yet.” Chen Yiran said while leading Li Linlin in. “There’s someone cleaning the house, and the water and electricity are also connected.”

As he said this, he handed Li Linlin a new pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet, indicating that he was prepared.

Li Linlin put on the slippers and followed him into the brightly lit interior. “Are you planning to move here?”

“Mm.” Chen Yiran moved out of Yinwan and returned to Xinghai Garden, but recently he had been thinking about a more suitable place to live in. “What do you think of using this place as a matrimonial home?”

Li Linlin: “……”

No, President Chen, you’re jumping the gun with this thinking.

“I have thought about it. Although it’s not as convenient as Xinghai Garden, it’s quieter and larger. The garden outside is also enough for Xiao Chaichai to run around in.” Chen Yiran turned his gaze at the person next to him. “The most important thing is that this place is very close to your parents’ home. I don’t think they want to be too far away from you.”

“……” Li Linlin understood what he meant and her face couldn’t help but burn a little. “Aren’t you thinking too far ahead?”

“No.” Chen Yiran said, “It’s time I consider these things.”

“……” Li Linlin coughed lightly and saw the box on the dining table. “What’s that?”

“It’s the cake I made.” Chen Yiran led Li Linlin and walked over. “I’ve been making it here this afternoon. Do you want to try it?”

At the birthday party just now, Li Linlin had already eaten a cake. It was a three-tiered pastry specially ordered for her by her parents. It was reasonable to say that she didn’t want to eat a second serving of cake right now, but Chen Yiran’s words made her heart itch.

President Chen had been making cake all afternoon so she must check how it taste.

She carefully opened the box and caught a glimpse of the cake inside. It was exquisitely made, with hand-painting, fruits and decorations. If Chen Yiran hadn’t told her, she wouldn’t have known that it was made by Chen Yiran himself.

“You’re not fooling me with a cake you bought outside, are you?” Li Linlin looked at him suspiciously. Although she knew that Chen Yiran was a good cook, was he so skilled at making desserts?

Chen Yiran picked up the cake knife and handed it to Li Linlin. “You will know once you try it. You can’t buy this flavor outside.”

Li Linlin raised her eyebrows. President Chen’s words were quite grand. She looked at the cake knife in her hand and suddenly had bad thoughts. Instead of using the knife to cut the cake, she used her index finger to scoop some cream on the edge of the cake and smeared on Chen Yiran’s face when he wasn’t paying attention.

“Hahahahaha.” After getting her hands on him, Li Linlin looked at the cream on Chen Yiran’s face and cheekily laughed. “It’s indeed quite delicious if you look at it like this.”

Saying this, she became addicted to playing and scooped some cream on her fingers again, wanting to smear it on Chen Yiran’s face. But this time, her hand was caught by Chen Yiran when she reached over.

Chen Yiran stared at her with a serious expression and Li Linlin instinctively sensed danger.

She conceded in seconds. “I was wrong, I was wrong, I was really wrong.”

“It’s too late.” Chen Yiran opened his lips slightly, took her cream-smudged index finger into his mouth and gently sucked on it.

Li Linlin’s whole body felt like it had been electrocuted and even her heart felt a tingling sensation. Chen Yiran licked the cream off her fingers before letting go. “It does taste good, you should try it.”

Before Li Linlin could utter her plea for mercy, Chen Yiran bent down and blocked her lips. There was a sweet and creamy aroma on his lips and tongue, which actually made Li Linlin want to savor it carefully.

Feeling her subconscious initiative, Chen Yiran let out a low muffled laugh through his throat, and then deepened the kiss. By the end, Li Linlin couldn’t taste any creamy flavor at all and only felt that her lungs were burning and her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

Chen Yiran finally let go of her and his heavy breathing echoed in her ears. Li Linlin herself was panting heavily, not even knowing when she was carried to the table by Chen Yiran.

Chen Yiran’s arms were still circling her like a cage, seemingly with no intention of letting her go. Li Linlin regretted it now. She just put some cream on his face out of playfulness. At worst, he would also smear her face with cream. What does he mean by doing R-rated things at every turn?!

Was this how adults seek revenge?!

“What, still not convinced?” Chen Yiran’s voice came right in front of her and Li Linlin’s shoulders couldn’t help but tremble.

“No, no.” After this period of time with Chen Yiran, Li Linlin knew that at times like this, she would always be at a disadvantage. Talking back definitely wouldn’t work, so she could only employ the carrot-and-stick method. “Brother Yiran—”

“Change it.” Just as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Chen Yiran.

“Huh?” Li Linlin was unable to respond for a moment. Change what?

Chen Yiran leaned forward and nuzzled up against the side of her face, his soft lips lightly brushing her earlobe. “Change the title.”

“……” Li Linlin was silent for a moment, then spat out two words, “President Chen?”

“……” Chen Yiran’s hand gently pinched her slender waist. “Is that intentional? You know what I want to hear.”

“……” Li Linlin wondered how a pure girl like herself could possibly know. “Don’t you only like me calling you Brother Yiran?”

“I said, I don’t want to be your brother anymore.” Chen Yiran pressed even closer to her and Li Linlin felt that her entire world was wrapped in his scent.

“Linlin……” Chen Yiran called her in a low voice, seemingly about to say something, but Li Linlin’s phone suddenly rang in her bag. She was startled and snapped back to her senses.

She got out of Chen Yiran’s arms, found her bag and quickly took her phone out.

The word ‘Dad’ was displayed on the screen.

……This was really her good father!

“Hello, Dad, what’s the matter?” Li Linlin answered the call and emphasized the pronunciation of the word ‘Dad’.

Li Shen was quite satisfied with the speed with which she answered the call. It somewhat relieved his indignation. “Where did you go with that boy Chen Yiran? Come back quickly.”

“Oh, we just wandered around and will be back soon.” After Li Linlin hung up the phone, she coughed slightly and looked towards Chen Yiran, who was still standing by the dining table. “My dad is asking us to go back.”

“Mm.” Chen Yiran raised his hand and loosened his tie, not saying anything but only responding.

Li Linlin glanced at the cake on the table and told Chen Yiran, “I’ll take the cake back and eat it.”

“Okay.” Chen Yiran shifted his gaze to her and the corners of his mouth finally curled up into a smile.

After sending Li Linlin home, Chen Yiran didn’t go in. Li Shen saw Li Linlin entering alone with a box and looked outside. “Where’s Chen Yiran? Is he afraid to come over and face me?”

“……” Li Linlin walked upstairs carrying the cake. “I’ll go up and put my things away first.”

“What is it?”

“It’s nothing.” Li Linlin didn’t tell him what it was and trotted back to her room. Once she was inside, she closed the door. She didn’t call Chen Xi and Wu Hui to come up, intending to eat the cake alone.

The cake knife was packed in the box by Chen Yiran. Li Linlin used it to cut the cake and put a small piece on a paper plate.

She didn’t want to eat too much at night, so she only took a small piece. The cake tasted good. It was her favorite earl gray and peach flavor. It was both tart and sweet and didn’t taste greasy even after taking a big bite.

But the smell suddenly reminded her of the kiss Chen Yiran had just given.

Li Linlin’s face suddenly turned red again. She actually understood everything Chen Yiran said today. He wanted to marry her……?

Her face became even hotter at the thought of the word marriage. The villa was huge and she hadn’t had time to wander around it earlier. She wondered if Xiao Chaichai would like it there?

No wait, how could she be carried away by Chen Yiran’s thoughts?!

She blushed and took another bite of the cake. As she was taking another piece using a fork, she suddenly hit something hard.

“Huh?” Li Linlin carefully picked at the piece, thinking that something had accidentally fallen in when Chen Yiran was making the cake. Only when she pulled out the hard thing did she discovered that it was actually a ring!

She instantly understood what was going on. After all, this was indeed a trick that an elderly person like Chen Yiran would come up with!

She wiped the ring clean with a tissue and placed it on the table to take a picture of it.

【Chen Yiran, are you trying to harm my dog life?! What if I swallowed this thing?! Or what if I bit down and break all my teeth?!】

Chen Yiran: “……”

He called directly. “I didn’t think you will hastily swallow the cake, and at first, I was planning to have you cut it and eat it at the villa.”

In the end, he was afraid that she would be too shy and didn’t want to put too much pressure on her, so he let her bring the cake back.