Chapter 12 The Rainy Season: A Natural Daddy – That's Liang…

The man's husky voice sent shivers down her spine, causing her shoulders to tremble slightly.

"You... know what that means?" she asked incredulously.

The fact that he can use the term "little girl" means he must have specifically researched the DDLG (Young Adult) community.

I imagined his expression while he was looking up information, and it was strangely funny.

Liang Yanzhe did not back away; instead, he moved closer as she shrank back.

"Yes, thanks to you, I haven't slept for two nights, I've been studying."

"The last time this happened was during my doctoral studies. My research had been making no progress for a long time, and I didn't sleep all night, wondering if I should scrap it and start over."

His serious metaphors are tinged with dry humor, but those who know him understand that the importance of using something as a metaphor for his scientific research is self-evident.

"So, you're giving up?" Lin Fei swallowed hard.

Liang Yanzhe smiled slightly: "No, in the second month of the project, we made a breakthrough. The new drug was launched and received a good response."

They were clearly talking about something else, but Lin Fei's heart was racing uncontrollably, and his cheeks must have turned red. Fortunately, he was blocking the light, so it wasn't visible.

From her perspective, the sharpness in his eyes was softened, and his features became gentle. She unconsciously thought that gentleness was not just an adjective when it came to him; it was a tangible warmth.

“But I’m not Dr. Liang’s research, I can’t become a cure, and I can’t bring him a good reputation,” Lin Fei said, still retaining a conscience. “Are you sure?”

“You are better than any medicine, and fame is nothing.” Liang Yanzhe’s cool fingertips touched her cheek. Her thick eyelashes fluttered gently like a startled butterfly, but she quickly adapted and did not pull away. Only then did he dare to touch her earlobe and press his palm against her cheek.

Lin Fei blinked twice more, then smiled, her eyes curving into crescent shapes: "Dr. Liang, your two nights of hard work paid off. I'll accept your sweet talk."

"So I've passed your assessment?" he asked rhetorically.

Lin Fei became unrestrained, praising him as if he were praising his good taste: "I told you you would be perfect as a daddy."

But she might not be a qualified little girl; that's the second half of her statement, which she deliberately left unsaid.

It's no fun if you reveal all your cards before the game even starts.

Liang Yanzhe said with some helplessness, "Can we agree on three rules?"

“Okay, I would have brought it up even if you hadn’t said anything.” Lin Fei pulled down his hand that was cupping her cheek, but didn’t let go, and boldly took his hand.

She generously said, "You go first."

He didn't mince words: "First, we can't talk about our private...romantic matters in front of outsiders. Second, we need to inform both families about the marriage. I'll handle this; just wait for news. Third, I might not do things perfectly; you can point it out anytime."

"That's it?" Lin Fei's eyes widened involuntarily. "Any normal person could do that, right?"

After she finished speaking, she realized that in the past, in order to appear normal, she would occasionally make casual remarks and categorize the small circle as perverted behavior.

Liang Yanzhe asked, "If not these, then what are they?"

“Hmm… safe words for punishment.” Lin Fei observed his expression, making sure he didn’t show any aversion before continuing, “I prefer sweet talk to dirty talk.”

Liang Yanzhe readily accepted, chuckling as he asked, "What safe words do you like?"

Lin Fei racked his brains for a few seconds, unable to come up with a word that wouldn't spoil the mood. His mind was full of useless thoughts. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Kiss...kiss me?"

A warm kiss landed on her cheek.

The breath that followed felt like a fire, burning down to my ears and neck.

"Okay," he whispered gently in her ear.

Lin Fei released his grip, took a half-step back, and pressed himself against the wall: "We..."

“Your idea is brilliant,” he praised generously.

Lin Fei felt like he was going crazy.

Perhaps due to her upbringing, she received very little praise. As she grew up, she became a little awkward when praised, unable to accept it openly and always feeling embarrassed to say "it's nothing." Therefore, she prefers sweet talk to dirty talk.

The saying "some people are born daddies" perfectly describes Liang Yanzhe. He's only a beginner, and she just gave an example, but he immediately put it into practice and perfectly hit her sexual fetish.

"Then, then it's settled, we...get our marriage certificate next week?" Lin Fei stammered, but she didn't care anymore. She just needed to escape to calm herself down.

"Next Friday at the latest." Liang Yanzhe turned the doorknob. "I'll take care of everything in the next couple of days. Wait for my news."

"Okay, let's talk later." Lin Fei didn't have time to say goodbye to Shunshun. She opened the door a crack and slipped out, making sure to close the door behind her so Liang Yanzhe wouldn't see her off. She quickly unlocked the door and went into the house across the street.

Hearing the commotion, Zhong Shuwen, who was in the study, went out to the living room and witnessed Lin Fei's flustered state.

"What did you do wrong?" he asked.

She took a few deep breaths to suppress her excitement and said in a serious tone, "You don't understand."

Zhong Shuwen rolled her eyes at her and went back to her study to continue reading.

After taking a shower, Lin Fei lay down on the bed, picked up her phone, ignored Song Xuechang's message, and scrolled for a long time before finding Liang Yanzhe's WeChat chat box.

After a moment's thought, she asked, "How do you plan to tell your family?"

The chat window immediately pops up with "Typing..." at the top.

Liang Yanzhe explained the plan in detail: "I've already discussed it with my family. My grandma and sister will formally visit Grandpa Zhong, and you and I will go back to Grandma's house the day after tomorrow. Is that convenient for you?"

Lin Fei: [You don't mind me lying, do you?]

Liang Yanzhe: [I only need the right to know; I'm willing to cooperate on everything else.]

After reading this sentence, Lin Fei's heart started racing again. He buried his head in the pillow and kicked the blanket a few times before he calmed down.

Three minutes later, she typed out the message and sent it: "I don't want Grandma to worry about me, so I want to tell everyone that you were introduced to me by Grandpa, is that okay?"

Liang Yanzhe: [Yes, no problem.]

There was a noise coming from the living room. Zhong Shuwen came out of the study to get water, and you could hear her talking on the phone.

Lin Fei then said, "There's one more thing."

Liang Yanzhe: [You say.]

Lin Fei: [I'll tell my cousin after things are settled. I'm not deliberately hiding it; he doesn't stay calm when it comes to things involving me and his younger sister. Another reason is that I don't want my maternal family to interfere with my decisions.]

Liang Yanzhe's answer was unexpected: "That's exactly what I was thinking. We'll do it your way."

Lin Fei laughed out loud. He also thought Zhong Shuwen was nagging, but he expressed it in a more tactful way.

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The plan is progressing smoothly, but the visit to Grandma has been delayed until Thursday.

Zhong Shuwen was resting during the day when Lin Fei was bumped into while going out.

"Where are you going?" Zhong Shuwen called out to her.

Lin Fei, with her back to Zhong Shuwen, put on her shoes: "I'm going back to Chunxi Old Street tonight to see Grandma, so I won't be having dinner with you."

Zhong Shuwen didn't suspect anything and even handed Lin Fei a box of tonics she had received a few days ago, saying, "Please give this to Grandma for me."

"Okay..." Lin Fei thought she had to leave quickly, otherwise her conscience would bother her.

Lin Fei ran out too fast and almost bumped into Liang Yanzhe, who was waiting for the elevator.

He reached out to support her, and said with a faint smile, "Watch where you're going."

She was bold enough to grab his narrow waist directly.

"Afei!" Zhong Shuwen opened the door and heard the voice coming this way.

Without thinking, Lin Fei changed his hugging motion to pushing, shoving Liang Yanzhe into the stairwell.

Zhong Shuwen handed over another gift bag: "And this box of red dates, you can give it to Grandma as well."

"This is too much, Grandma can't finish it." Lin Fei glanced at the numbers on the display screen. The elevator was about to arrive, so he grabbed the food. "I'll take it. You can go back now."

“You…” Zhong Shuwen felt that her expression was strange.

Just as Lin Fei was about to push Zhong Shuwen back into the house, the door to the stairwell opened.

“Mr. Liang? You climbed the stairs up here?” Zhong Shuwen asked in surprise.

Lin Fei stood frozen in place, feeling that the current situation was indeed quite troublesome.

Liang Yanzhe stood behind Lin Fei, looking calm: "No, I was just about to go out."

"Going out again? I heard you took five days off. What are you busy with?" Zhong Shuwen asked.

Liang Yanzhe stepped forward and took the things from Lin Fei's hands. She held on tightly, but she couldn't overcome his strength, and he took them away. He said in his usual calm tone, "Something came up at home. The elevator's here, so I'm leaving now."

Zhong Shuwen didn't suspect anything. In his view, it was just a gentlemanly favor to help Lin Fei, who was also about to go out. As they entered the elevator, he said, "Mr. Liang, if you're not in a hurry, could you please see Fei off for me? It's hot, and Chunxi Old Street is too far away."

"Okay." Liang Yanzhe smiled faintly and pressed the close button.

As the elevator began to descend, Lin Fei leaned against the wall, exhausted. In just a few minutes, he felt like he was losing several years of his life.

A very soft laugh echoed in the narrow elevator.

"What are you laughing at?" Lin Fei walked around to Liang Yanzhe's front and stared at him with wide eyes.

"I misheard."

"It was you who smiled."

Liang Yanzhe smiled and said, "I'm laughing at how well you performed just now."

Okay, even though it wasn't exactly as he said, she still praised her, so I won't hold it against her.

Lin Fei took a look at Liang Yanzhe's outfit today: a white shirt under a dark gray V-neck sweater, black loose casual pants that made his legs look long, and brown leather shoes. The simple clean-fit style gave people a refreshing feeling, which was the kind of outfit that parents would like.

However, Liang Yanzhe is the kind of son-in-law that the Yue family would like, both in terms of his physical appearance and his style of dress. Even if he goes for a workwear style today, he can still win over his grandmother.

This reflects confidence in him and affirmation of one's own judgment.

Liang Yanzhe noticed Lin Fei's gaze and could guess what she was thinking. He smiled warmly and asked, "What score would you give it?"

"Perfect score!" Lin Fei gave a thumbs up. "Don't worry, I've already warned Grandma."

After three days of mental preparation, Lin Fei called her grandmother and said that she was getting along well with the blind date her grandfather had introduced her to, and wanted to bring him home to meet her.

Grandma readily agreed and praised Lin Fei for being well-behaved, finally willing to follow Grandpa's arrangements.

Upon arriving at the underground parking garage, Liang Yanzhe opened the trunk and placed the two gift boxes given by Zhong Shuwen inside.

Lin Fei, who followed, saw that the trunk was full of various gifts that she couldn't name but were often recommended by online big data.

"Did you take five days off to buy gifts?" Lin Fei asked. "Too many."

“I bought some of it, and Mom added some. She had to go on a business trip, so I’ll visit Grandma in person another day,” Liang Yanzhe explained. “I was worried about your maternal grandfather’s family, so I went there myself. We’ll go back to the old street to visit Grandma on Thursday, and get our marriage certificate on Friday. We just took five days off, which is perfect since I didn’t take any leave.”

Lin Fei once again felt his meticulousness in every aspect.

Although getting the marriage certificate was sudden, she didn't feel flustered at all. Only now does she realize that it was because Liang Yanzhe was handling things in an orderly manner.

-

Meeting the parents went more smoothly than Lin Fei had imagined. Her grandmother and aunt looked at Liang Yanzhe with admiration, and Chi Yao went even further, calling him "brother-in-law."

Except for Chi Xin.

After dinner, Liang Yanzhe followed his grandmother to visit her weaving room. Lin Fei went outside to sit next to Chi Xin under the eaves.

"Not satisfied?" Lin Fei asked.

Chi Xin snorted: "Fine, you actually found a man who meets your criteria. I thought you'd never get married in your life."

"Of course, I am Lin Fei." Lin Fei hummed arrogantly twice.

Of the entire family, only Chi Xin could guess half of Lin Fei's thoughts. Through one night of observation, he could confirm that she had feelings for Liang Yanzhe, but he couldn't feel any intense liking, let alone love.

However, Lin Fei is different from ordinary people. Perhaps due to the early death of her parents, she lived with her grandmother. She seemed very strong, but some unintentional stubbornness revealed her lack of security. She was also stubborn. Such a person would find it difficult to wholeheartedly like someone and would immerse herself in her own art of love. What she could never forget about her past relationships was not the men, but the self that could love someone.

Chi Xin glanced back into the room. Faced with someone like Lin Fei, Dr. Liang could only pray for the best.

"You just said you'd settle down in Jiangdu, is that true?" Chi Xin asked.

At the dinner table, Lin Fei said that he had quit his job in Haishi and was currently looking for a job in Jiangdu. He said that he and Liang Yanzhe would settle down in Jiangdu in the future.

Grandma laughed heartily after hearing this, and then put several more pieces of meat on Lin Fei and Liang Yanzhe's plates.

"Aren't you super happy?" Lin Fei swayed from side to side and bumped into Chi Xin.

Chi Xin didn't dodge: "Yes, I'm thinking of shooting a few portraits recently, and you'll be my on-screen model."

Because of his family's poor financial situation, Chi Xin, who loves photography, did not dare to apply for a photography major. Since he got a mobile phone, he has often posted his works on social media accounts, making him one of the earliest photography bloggers, with quite a few fans.

Lin Fei's expression changed.

Being a model is not easy; you have to be fully made up and a single shoot can take all day.

"Let's invite Dr. Liang along and take some couple photos for you." A strange, sinister smile appeared on Chi Xin's lips.

"We refuse." Lin Fei tried to get up, but Chi Xin pulled him back.

Chi Xin said, "Aren't you two going to get your marriage certificate? I recommend a place to take the photos."

She then realized that they hadn't taken the ID photos for their marriage certificate.

Lin Fei arranged to meet Chi Xin the next morning, and Grandma happened to bring Liang Yanzhe out as well.

The streets were narrow, and there were only parking spaces at the folk square, so the two of them had to walk a stretch of road at night.

As it approached ten o'clock, only one or two houses were still open, as most people had gone to bed early.

Lin Fei and Liang Yanzhe lowered their voices slightly as they talked: "Ah Xin recommended that we go to Aunt Gui's house at the first alley entrance of the old street to take our marriage certificate photos. She said she might close her shop this year and hopes we can support her. What do you think?"

“Okay, shall we come over tomorrow morning?” Liang Yanzhe turned on his phone flashlight and shone it in front of Lin Fei so that she could see the road.

Lin Fei sighed, "I remember when I was little, Aunt Gui's business was booming. People in the old neighborhood liked to go there to take photos for happy occasions. Even my elementary, middle, and high school graduation photos were taken there. I never thought that business would be so bad that she had to close down. What kind of job do you think she could find at her age? But there's nothing we can do. People have to make a living."

When they reached the crossroads, Lin Fei looked back at the street behind her. It was pitch black, and she couldn't even see the light that her grandmother had specially installed in the courtyard for her when she often came home late.

"Mr. Liang, do you think that Chunxi Old Street will be deserted in the future?" Her voice carried a hint of sorrow.

Liang Yanzhe's warm, large hand wrapped around her shoulder, leading her forward.

"If you want to come back in the future, I'll come back with you anytime. There will always be someone living here."

Lin Fei turned around and smiled at him.

His eyes were even more beautiful than the lamp in the courtyard that was always left on for her.

A note from the author:

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[Shy] While getting the marriage certificate is underway, Fei Fei is also working on her career.

[Sprinkling flowers] Still 66, love you all!

Still asking for comments and nutrient solution, I love you all!!! [Sprinkling flowers]