"Uncle Yan..."

Ling Yu suppressed his nervousness and wanted to recount what happened that day, but Yan's father shut him up with just one sentence.

"I've seen the surveillance footage; it's very dangerous."

Seeing is believing. After listening to his wife's account and watching the surveillance footage, he naturally understood who was responsible.

Ling Yu was stunned for a moment. When he met Yan's father's slightly gloomy gaze, he stopped recounting the useless details and apologized directly.

"I'm sorry, Uncle. It was my and Shanshan's fault for putting Yan Can in danger."

She glanced at Leng Shan, as if guiding her or coaxing her. Leng Shan reluctantly lowered her head and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, Can Can. I won't be silly anymore."

Mr. Yan said, “You are all children, and it’s natural for you to love playing, but dangerous situations like those shown in the surveillance footage must never happen again. I only have one daughter.”

Ling Yu immediately assured him, "Uncle, don't worry, we will never do that again."

Father Yan: "That would be best."

Hearing this, Leng Shan glanced at Yan's father with some resentment, then quickly lowered her head.

Uncle Yan really made a mountain out of a molehill.

Last night she said she wanted to come to the Yan family home, and her parents reminded her that Professor Yan is an academic, rigid, cold, and meticulous person, so getting past him would be difficult.

Yan's mother is a business owner, a ruthless and decisive businesswoman with a strong personality and temperament, and she is not easy to get along with.

Now, Leng Shan understands their worries.

Mr. Yan remained silent, but Mrs. Yan had a lot to say. However, time was of the essence, and she had several meetings to attend today. So she kept it brief and reminded Ling Yu and Leng Shan, "I won't object to you playing and fooling around however you want, but there's one thing: you're not allowed to bring Can Can along for anything dangerous."

This statement was more direct and showed absolutely no mercy.

Leng Shan instinctively wanted to refute.

On what grounds?

They called Yan Can by her name because they considered her a friend, so why did Yan Can's parents react as if they called her that name specifically to kill her?

What kind of people do you take them for?

That's incredibly petty.

Ling Yu knew her too well and knew how she would react to these words. Fearing that she might say something inappropriate again, she immediately expressed her attitude and made a guarantee to reassure Yan's mother.

...

Mr. and Mrs. Yan went to work.

As soon as they stepped outside, Leng Shan showed a relieved expression.

They're finally gone!

She wasn't completely stupid; she didn't say those words to Yan Can's face, but Yan Can still guessed her thoughts from her expression.

"Please sit down."

As Yan Can spoke, the nanny brought over some fruit.

Having learned the whole story, she was not happy to welcome the uninvited guests, but as she always said, since they were already here, she couldn't be rude and complain that the Yan family was ill-mannered.

Not only fruit platter, but the aunt also brought out all of Yan Can's usual snacks.

While Ling Yu was still pondering the attitudes of Yan's parents, Leng Shan had already sat down on the sofa and started eating. Looking at her satisfied little expression after eating the snacks, Ling Yu shook her head helplessly.

never mind.

She's been so carefree since she was little, how can she change?

It would be better if he and Yan Can were more tolerant of each other.

But is Yan Can still willing to treat Shan Shan like a younger sister as before?

He was starting to have some doubts.

Just as Ling Yu was about to say something to ease the tension, she heard Leng Shan say, "That really scared me to death! Can Can, how come your parents are so scary? They're the scariest people I've ever met!"

It was visibly that Yan Can's expression had become even colder than before.

Ling Yu had long forgotten what he originally wanted to say, so he quickly explained, "Shanshan didn't mean that. She just felt that Uncle and the others were a bit serious today, which is understandable. If it were other parents, they probably wouldn't have let us in at all."

Leng Shan wanted to say, "No, that's not true," but Ling Yu glared at her, so she shut up.

Ling Yu then looked at Yan Can, "Shanshan misspoke, don't be angry."

Leng Shan didn't want to hear the word "wrong," nor did she think she was wrong. She snorted and opened another bag of snacks to eat.

“Leng Shan doesn’t seem to agree with what you said,” Yan Can said.

Ling Yu felt a little embarrassed.

It's more than just disagreement; if he hadn't repeatedly reminded her before coming, Leng Shan would probably have already refuted him by now.

Fortunately, there were plenty of snacks, and Leng Shan's attention was completely drawn to them, so she didn't say anything that would deepen the misunderstanding.

But the atmosphere was still awkward.

Unlike their usual relaxed and casual interactions, Yan Can didn't say a harsh word or blame them, but she still gave off a very unfamiliar and distant feeling.

Only after leaving the Yan family and watching the gate close quickly did Ling Yu recall Leng Shan's words.

"It's just an accident, is it really that big of a deal?"

Yan Can was perfectly fine, yet they were forced to admit their mistakes and reflect on what had never happened, and even bear some unwarranted consequences.

So he wondered, is it really necessary?

...

“I told you not to come to my house, but you insisted that it would show more sincerity, and what happened?”

Once she got in the car, Leng Shan immediately started complaining.

The driver was from the Ling family, so there was no need to worry about him saying anything outside, even though Leng Shan didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.

"It's one thing for Yan Can's parents to have a bad attitude, but my parents said that all parents are like that, and that I should just put up with it."

"But Can Can, her parents are so fierce, and she didn't do anything. She just let them force us to make promises. She disappointed me so much. I even considered her my best friend!"

Leng Shan said a lot of things in a huff, while Ling Yu listened quietly the whole time.

He waited until she said she was tired before bringing her a drink and saying, "Don't you think Can Can has changed a bit?"

"What has changed?"

Leng Shan was completely oblivious, only thinking that Yan Can was too stingy.

"It's not that things have changed; it's clearly just needless worry. They're taking their anger out on us for things that haven't happened. It's utterly absurd!"

"And she used to always see us to the door, but today she didn't even come out. She closed the door as soon as we left, acting like she didn't welcome us at all. What does she mean? Does she not want to be friends with us anymore?"

Ling Yu didn't know how to answer.

"She's going to cut ties with us over such a trivial matter; she's absolutely insane..."

Before Leng Shan could finish speaking, Ling Yu squeezed her hand.

She glared at him, annoyed. "Why did you pinch me?"

Ling Yu sighed helplessly, "Shanshan, no matter what we say, the situation was extremely dangerous. If anything had gone wrong, Yan Can might not have survived, so..."

"Alright, alright! I won't say anything more, okay?"

Leng Shan interrupted him impatiently.

It's just a hypothesis.

She's not going to pay the price for something that didn't happen!