After a few seconds of eye contact, Yin Chengjue suddenly realized that something was wrong with what he had just said!

But it was too late; Rong Yu had already reacted quickly!

"So! You didn't warn me at all, and just took me, all covered in dust, to eat barbecue!" Rong Yu quickly sat up and pressed Yin Chengjue against the back of the sofa.

Rong Yu: "I'll let it go this time, but there was another time. I wanted to make things clear with you, so I went to your school to find you. You were already in junior high school then. It was your school's anniversary celebration that day. The security at your school was incredibly tight. I couldn't sneak in during the day, so I could only do it at night. Luckily, your school had a masquerade ball that night, so I put on a mask and went in. I found you there, and we even danced together!"

Yin Chengjue: "...Throughout junior high school, I only participated in the school anniversary masquerade ball once, and I only danced with someone once."

Rong Yu was taken aback: "You only danced it once? You never practiced it before? That's the most basic ballroom dance!"

Yin Chengjue: "It was after that that I started practicing, because I kept stepping on people that night and made them angry."

Rong Yu: "...I thought you did it on purpose."

Yin Chengjue couldn't help but rub his forehead: "That was you?"

Rong Yu glared: "Otherwise what! I managed to evade security to find you, only to be trampled by you!"

Yin Chengjue felt wronged: "I didn't know it was you. You just said what kind of ball it was?"

Rong Yu: "Mask..."

Yin Chengjue: "Think about it yourself, what kind of clothes were you wearing when you came to see me?"

Rong Yu: "...At the time, I only found a bunny costume and a Bugs Bunny headgear in the temporary changing room of your school."

Yin Chengjue: "Thank you for remembering. Unless I have X-ray vision, how could I see your face? If you had just worn a mask to cover your eyes like I did, I could have recognized you."

Rong Yu: "I'm afraid of getting caught by security. They're checking so strictly there. I'm worried that after the event, when there are fewer people, I won't be able to sneak out in the chaos. I have to leave now."

"..." Yin Chengjue: "I thought you were scared of me and didn't want to dance with me anymore."

Rong Yu: "That's part of the reason. I was afraid that if you stepped on it again, I wouldn't be able to get out... I was really speechless at the time. You look handsome, but your ballroom dancing is so bad."

"Cough cough cough! That's all in the past! I'm not a fraud anymore!" Yin Chengjue tried his best to defend himself.

Rong Yu: "Did you contact me after that?"

Yin Chengjue: "I wanted to apologize to you, but I found out which class the student wearing the rabbit head was from, and they said it was from another school who came for a social event."

Yin Chengjue tried to go to the school to look for him, but he learned that the boy who came to the social event that night, wearing a rabbit headgear, had to go home early because of an emergency. He didn't dance, let alone get stepped on.

The trail went cold, and Yin Chengjue couldn't find the person, so he had to give up.

But the image of the white rabbit is deeply ingrained in people's minds.

So much so that every time Yin Chengjue saw the white rabbit afterward, he felt sorry for its feet.

"Anything else?" Yin Chengjue ruffled Rong Yu's soft hair. "When else did you disguise yourself to come see me?"

"What do you mean by disguise! I never intended to hide my appearance, it was all an accident!" Rong Yu sighed, "However, it only happened twice. After that, I saw you through... other means, and then, I appeared on [Brother's Debut]."

Yin Chengjue was silent for a moment, then suddenly hugged Rong Yu close, pressing the two of them tightly together, and rested his chin on Rong Yu's shoulder: "Fortunately, this time, I found you."

Rong Yu was startled when those arms tightened around her waist. She then smiled and patted Yin Chengjue's hand, saying, "What are you doing? Hugging me so tightly, are you worried I'll run away?"

Yin Chengjue: "I'm so worried. You're just a little fox, but you insist on wearing a rabbit's skin. You keep changing your skin as you run around. It's so hard to recognize you!"

"It's okay, I was running in the direction of my brother anyway." Rong Yu deliberately leaned close to Yin Chengjue's ear and whispered, "Thump! I jumped into my brother's arms!"

Yin Chengjue: "Yes, I caught it."

Seeing that Yin Chengjue was still holding her tightly, Rong Yu probed again, "Do you still want to tie your brother up?"

Yin Chengjue then released one hand and handed it to Rong Yu, saying, "Hmm."

The next day was New Year's Eve, and the two of them didn't go too far, making sure they could get up early and then set off back to the Yin family's old house.

Having received prior notice, the gates of the Yin family's old residence were opened early, and the butler was already waiting at the entrance.

The two followed the butler inside, and as soon as they stepped into the hall, they were met with three pairs of eyes staring at them.

Two of the pairs of eyes were practically identical to Yin Chengjue's eyes.

Rong Yu: "..." This terrifying gene.

"Come on in, come sit down. Have you had breakfast?" Yin He greeted them warmly.

Yin Chengjue led Rong Yu over, saying, "Grandpa, Uncle, Mom, good morning. We've already eaten, so we're back for lunch."

Yin Qiushi placed two teacups for them and said, "What do you mean by 'mooching lunch'? Aren't you going to eat dinner? The kitchen has worked hard to prepare food for you."

Yin Chengjue glanced at Yin Changhong, and seeing that he did not refute, he smiled and said, "That's great, I can get another free dinner."

Yin Changhong finally raised his eyelids. "You brat, trying to play tricks on me? It's the New Year, do you think I'd skimp on your meals?"

Yin Chengjue smiled and said, "I knew Grandpa was the best to me. Xiaoyu, this is our grandpa. Grandpa, this is Xiaoyu. I'm going to marry him."

Rong Yu is usually quite talkative, but she gets nervous in this situation and only now has she found a chance to speak: "Hello, Grandpa, hello, Uncle, hello, Mom."

"Xiaoyu, don't be so polite. Speaking of which, your mother and I are practically best friends. When you were little, your grandfather even held you, right, Dad?"

Upon hearing the word "Dad," Yin Changhong seemed to snap out of his reverie, letting out a light sigh: "In the past, the little kids would run around everywhere."

"Now, they've all grown up."

"Time flies." Yin Changhong's gaze fell on Rong Yu's face, his expression complex. He seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say it. He just repeated, "Time flies. The children all have their own plans now."

Rong Yu nervously gripped her fingers, but they were quickly covered by Yin Chengjue's large hand.

"Grandpa, don't worry about us, we'll be fine," Yin Chengjue said earnestly.

Rong Yu quickly chimed in, "Yes, Grandpa, I'm serious, I'm very serious, I've always, always liked him."

Yin Changhong looked into Rong Yu's eyes, and Rong Yu met his gaze without blinking.

Yin Changhong: "Back then, Ahe also brought someone to me and said that she wanted to spend her whole life with him. That person also knelt down and begged me, promising that he would stay with Ahe for life and never leave her."

"Dad! Why are you bringing this up?" Yin He said discontentedly from the side.

Rong Yu also knew that Yin Changhong was implying that Yin He and Feng Chengda's divorce had become public knowledge, and that Feng Chengda was still harassing them and even instigating his family to come to the Yin family's old house to cause trouble.

The vows made in the past have been worn down to such an unrecognizable state in just over twenty years. It is more like an enmity than a marriage alliance.

Despite all the love she had for them, she ended up raising a heartless and ungrateful enemy.

This example is so close at hand that it's impossible not to look at it; it's hard to ignore.

Rong Yu looked into Yin Changhong's eyes, feeling Yin Chengjue's hand tightly holding hers under the table, and suddenly smiled, leaning slightly against Yin Chengjue: "Grandpa, first of all, I am different from Feng Chengda, and secondly, I must have your grandson, no matter what it takes."

Upon hearing this, Yin Chengjue breathed a slight sigh of relief; this was the Xiaoyu he knew.

Yin Changhong tapped the cane he was using lightly with his fingertips: "It seems that I, this old man, have no say in this matter."

"Grandpa, what do you want to say?" Yin Chengjue said proactively, "Please speak."

Yin Changhong glanced at Yin Chengjue and said, "I'll talk? Don't think I don't know. You just made me say it, and that's it. Consider it as if I just said it to you!"

Yin Chengjue laughed and said, "How can Grandpa's words just be passed over once? Of course, they have to be thought through in my mind and thoroughly considered before I dare to say them out loud."

"..." Yin Changhong's grip on his cane tightened instantly. "If you don't discipline someone for a day, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles! What kind of nonsense is this!"

Seeing Yin Changhong tighten his grip on his cane, Yin Chengjue said, "Grandpa, I know what you want to say. Aren't you just worried that we won't last long? Aren't you just worried that we can't withstand those rumors? I know you care about us, but our family motto is 'Don't turn back until you hit a wall,' right? We haven't even hit it yet, how can I give up?"

Yin Changhong: "..."

Yin Changhong stomped his cane: "What kind of family precepts are these! Don't make up nonsense on this road!"

Yin Chengjue: "Family precepts are static, but people are dynamic and can be changed. Let's just say it's for my mother's sake."

Yin He, who was watching the drama unfold: ? ? ?

Yin He narrowed her eyes: "My dear son, do you think one grandfather isn't enough and you insist on having me join you too?"

"Mom, you just said that you and Mom are barely considered best friends. Why is that?" Rong Yu suddenly asked a trivial question.

Yin He was taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately recalled that not long ago Rong Yueya had found her, explained Rong Yu's identity, and said those things...

Yin He coughed lightly: "Ah, that's a long story. When Yueya was little, she was a sickly person. She could be blown away by the wind..."

To Yin Chengjue's surprise, Yin He actually took the initiative to pick up the topic.