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Chapter 58: Maybe Tonight?

The afternoon sunlight felt warm.

The creek murmured as it flowed, the grass by the bank stayed lush, and countless blossoms dotted the scene.

Bai Youwei sat by the stream, and the brush in her hand swept rapidly across the drawing board.

The wisps of hair on her forehead became damp with sweat and clung to her cheeks.

She frowned slightly.

From time to time she lifted her eyes toward Zhao Ran, who sat on a boulder by the stream, and her gaze brimmed with discontent.

“Damn Zhao Ran, can you stop fidgeting? I’m about to break down.”

Irritation colored Bai Youwei’s voice.

It was already her fifth time reminding Zhao Ran to hold his pose.

Zhao Ran sat on a boulder by the stream, propped his chin with his left hand, and faced Bai Youwei sideways.

When he heard her complaint, Zhao Ran immediately became displeased.

“Are you part turtle or what? You’ve been drawing half the day and still aren’t done.”

He already held a bellyful of grievance.

Whenever he thought of what happened earlier, Zhao Ran grew depressed.

Bai Youwei called home to complain, saying he bullied her.

Not long after, his dad called and lectured him earnestly for a few minutes.

Before hanging up, he even reminded him to give in to Bai Youwei a little.

The real victim, however, was him; not only did she bite his hand, he even received a scolding from his father.

If not for that, Zhao Ran would have been too lazy to accommodate her.

When Bai Youwei saw him coming straight at her, she panicked a little.

She hugged the drawing board instinctively.

“What are you doing?”

Her voice carried a trace of panic, “Go back and sit still, I’m not done yet!”

Zhao Ran’s steps did not slow at all.

He strode up to her with a resolute expression: “Let me see, it has been two and a half hours and you’re still not done.”

He truly felt curious; after all this time, what on earth was Bai Youwei drawing?

“Hasn’t it only been half an hour?”

Bai Youwei felt a little puzzled.

“I’m used to it. It slipped out.”

Taking advantage of the moment, Bai Youwei hugged the board and ran.

She ran in a stumbling manner, like a frightened fawn.

Watching her flustered escape, and recalling how she kept chuckling stupidly while drawing earlier, his instincts told him that Bai Youwei must have caused mischief again.

He immediately chased after her.

“Why are you running? Did you draw something nasty?”

Zhao Ran shouted as he ran.

“Absolutely not!”

Bai Youwei did not even look back and ran faster.

“Then why don’t you dare show me?”

Zhao Ran kept up the chase.

“No way!”

It was said that only when someone committed mischief did they not feel tired.

Normally, Bai Youwei would complain after running a few steps.

Today she kept running for ages without calling a halt while being chased.

Just at that moment, Shen Qingxuan and Jiang Yubing walked over from not far away.

The instant Bai Youwei saw Jiang Yubing, her eyes lit up.

“Bingbing, save me!”

She shouted while running, her voice full of pleading.

When Zhao Ran saw the two appear, he also stopped his pursuit.

He did not want to be mocked by Shen Qingxuan.

Last time, over a trivial matter, he had been teased for days.

“What mischief are you up to again?”

Jiang Yubing looked at Bai Youwei hiding behind her and asked, a faint smile tugging at her lips.

“I didn’t do anything bad. He’s just not cooperating with my drawing.”

She lowered her head and pinched the hem of her clothes with her fingers.

“Oh? Really!”

Jiang Yubing looked at Bai Youwei, her eyes filled with a knowing smile.

She saw Bai Youwei’s panicked appearance from afar.

She was sure she did something bad.

Yet her mouth stayed stubborn.

“Weiwei, let me see your drawing!”

“Ah! This…”

Bai Youwei hesitated a little.

“Don’t worry, he won’t do anything to you.”

As Jiang Yubing spoke, she shot a look at Shen Qingxuan beside her.

Shen Qingxuan understood immediately.

He happened to need something from Zhao Ran, so he hurried over.

“Come with me, I have something for you.”

As Shen Qingxuan spoke, a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

The two walked to one side, and Zhao Ran patted Shen Qingxuan’s shoulder lightly: “Go on, what is it?”

He looked relaxed, showing no sign of anger.

“Help me buy something. I need it tonight.”

“Tonight? That fast?”

Zhao Ran felt a bit surprised.

He already guessed what Shen Qingxuan meant.

It was just that the two of them reached this point after only a month.

No wonder his good buddy showed such promise.

Shen Qingxuan nodded.

He then took out his phone, transferred to Zhao Ran both the money he earned from milk tea last time and the amount he saved over the past few days.

“This is my entire fortune. Buy whatever you think is right.”

Helplessness tinged Shen Qingxuan’s voice.

“Your net worth is only a thousand?”

Zhao Ran could not help but snicker.

He never expected Shen Qingxuan to be so henpecked.

Shen Qingxuan rolled his eyes at him in annoyance.

“So what! Not enough?”

He became somewhat embarrassed and angry.

“I didn’t mean to laugh at you; I just remembered something funny.”

Zhao Ran suppressed his laughter so hard that his face turned red.

“You’d better give me a good explanation.”

He crossed his arms, looking skeptical.

“The rooster in my yard lays eggs.”

Zhao Ran said with a straight face.

After saying that, he could not hold back and burst into loud laughter.

…

Jiang Yubing leaned in curiously toward Bai Youwei’s drawing board, and when she saw that it depicted a fist-sized turtle, she couldn’t help letting out a snort of laughter.

The tiny creature looked rather cute!

“Weiwei, is this what you drew based on Zhao Ran?”

Jiang Yubing finally stifled her laughter and asked.

Bai Youwei nodded.

Damn Zhao Ran kept bullying her.

In her heart, he was nothing but a turtle jerk.

“Then why is it pink?”

“Because I like pink!”

Bai Youwei answered with confidence.

Pink was her last bit of stubbornness and the only scrap of mercy she spared for Zhao Ran.

In short, she had a little conscience, but not much.

After a short while, Shen Qingxuan and Zhao Ran finished talking and walked back side by side.

Shen Qingxuan looked as usual, while Zhao Ran wore a helpless expression.

“Let’s go, I need you to handle something with me.”

Zhao Ran stepped in front of Bai Youwei and spoke calmly.

He remained preoccupied with the matter Shen Qingxuan entrusted to him.

He could not afford any delay.

Because Bai Youwei feared Zhao Ran might snatch the drawing board again, she simply handed it to Jiang Yubing.

You tell me to go and I just go? That would make me lose face.

Seeing her attitude, Zhao Ran truly had no way to deal with her.

The two of them were already licensed, and Zhao Yang was extremely pleased with his daughter-in-law.

If he used force again, his dad would probably storm over once he learned of it.

But if he left without her and let her stay here, she might unintentionally ruin Shen Qingxuan’s plans.

For the moment, Zhao Ran felt caught between a rock and a hard place.

He could only look to Shen Qingxuan for help.

Just then, Shen Qingxuan lowered his head in thought.

By chance, he glimpsed the drawing board in Jiang Yubing’s hands.

The little turtle on it became perfectly clear to him.

“Bingbing, can you give it to me?”

Jiang Yubing looked herself up and down, utterly puzzled.

There was nothing on her that the idiot husband needed!

Wait, maybe there was.

But it was still broad daylight!

And there were other people around.

Jiang Yubing moved to Shen Qingxuan’s side and murmured, “How about tonight?”

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