Night was falling.

The two finally left the garden.

Xie Huaiye escorted Yan Ning to the door, but refused to leave.

She simply leaned lazily against the door frame, gazing tenderly at Yan Ning.

"Why aren't you going back yet?" Yan Ning asked softly.

Xie Huaiye chuckled softly, his voice unusually magnetic: "Let me look at my girlfriend a little longer."

He leaned forward, his fingertips brushing against her hair:

"It was too dark in the garden today, I couldn't see how long your eyelashes were."

Yan Ning's face immediately flushed, even the tips of her ears turned pink.

"Let's look at it again when it's light tomorrow..."

Yan Ning muttered softly, somewhat embarrassed.

Xie Huaiye grasped Yan Ning's wrist, his thumb gently rubbing against her delicate skin:

"But I want to see it now."

Xie Huaiye's gaze fell on her trembling eyelashes, then moved to her lips:

"And... when that cutie stole a kiss from me just now, it seems like they hadn't paid the bill yet."

"Hey, what are you saying!"

Yan Ning was so embarrassed that she tried to cover his mouth.

But Xie Huaiye gently pulled her closer by the waist.

Through the thin fabric of their clothes, they could feel each other's accelerated heartbeats.

"How about this?"

Xie Huaiye's nose tip almost touched Yan Ning's nose tip.

The warm breaths mingled together.

"I'll collect the interest first."

After saying that, a gentle kiss landed on Yan Ning's lips.

They lingered on the ground for a moment, seemingly close yet distant, before slowly retreating.

"You kissed me again!"

Yan Ning was completely stunned.

He only snapped out of his daze when he heard Xie Huaiye's low, hoarse laughter.

She hurriedly hid in her room and closed the door.

Oh my god, I'm so embarrassed! How many kisses do I have to have?

As soon as she entered the room, Yan Ning threw herself onto the bed and buried her flushed face in the quilt.

...

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed into the bedroom through the sheer curtains.

Yan Ning was still dreaming in a daze.

Then I heard three soft knocks on the door.

"Ningning?"

A deliberately soft voice came from outside the door, "Are you awake?"

Yan Ning rubbed her eyes and opened the door.

Xie Huaiye was wearing a loose gray sweater and holding two mugs in his hands.

A faint, sweet aroma of milk wafts through the air.

"for you."

Xie Huaiye handed over the warm cup, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Yan Ning held the cup and sipped it slowly.

I peeked at Xie Huaiye from above the rim of the cup.

The morning light gilded his features, even his eyelashes were tinged with a delicate light.

Until Xie Huaiye's smiling gaze caught her.

Yan Ning hurriedly lowered her head: "It's...it's alright..."

Xie Huaiye chuckled softly.

He casually wiped away the milk stains from her lips with his fingertips: "Little scatterbrain, come on, let's go have breakfast."

Xie Huaiye pulled Yan Ning to the restaurant.

On the table were heart-shaped fried eggs and perfectly toasted bread.

He pulled out a chair and naturally took the cup from Yan Ningli.

"Try it."

Xie Huaiye held the toast with strawberry jam to her lips: "You should be better than last time."

Yan Ning took a small bite from his hand.

The sweet aroma of the jam melts on the tip of your tongue.

I looked up and met his smiling eyes.

It was as if they weren't eating toast but something sweeter.

Yan Ning lowered her eyes and said softly, "Mmm, it's delicious."

"Ding ding ding!"

Just then, the phone rang.

It was Butler Liu calling.

Yan Ning immediately answered the phone, "Hello, Uncle Liu, what's wrong?"

As Butler Liu spoke on the other end of the phone, the smile on Yan Ning's face gradually faded.

"What's wrong?"

Xie Huaiye immediately noticed.

A warm palm covered Yan Ning's slightly cool hand.

"Oh, I have to go back to the Su family for the funeral..." Yan Ning's voice trembled slightly.

Xie Huaiye got up, walked to her side, and gently pulled her into his arms.

His chin rested on the top of her head.

The voice came from the chest, steady and reassuring:

"Go ahead, it's alright. I'll be right here, waiting for you anytime."

Xie Huaiye took Yan Ning's hand again and placed a gentle kiss on the back of her hand:

"If you feel unwell, just send me a message."

Then, he took a piece of candy out of his pocket and put it in her palm:

"Eating something sweet will make me feel better."

"good."

Yan Ning held the candy, which still carried his body heat, and nodded.

...

Yan Ning returned to the Su family mansion.

The hall was packed with people, some of whom she had never even met before.

A group of people pretended to cry and sob.

But upon closer inspection, there were hardly any genuine tears in her eyes.

Su Chengyue was hospitalized due to excessive grief and did not attend the funeral.

As soon as Jiang Lan saw Yan Ning enter, she immediately gave Su Muyao a wink.

Su Muyao immediately raised her voice, her tone trembling with tears, and said:

"Cousin, you finally decided to come back? Uncle just left, and you've already disappeared. Don't you have any conscience?"

Su Yao immediately chimed in, "That's right! What an ingrate!"

Yan Ning remained expressionless, coldly observing them.

At this moment, Su Yunting stepped forward, wiping away non-existent tears as he said:

"Before my elder brother passed away, he left his entire inheritance to this heartless daughter, not giving me, his own brother, a single penny!"

"When he was sick, who took care of him day and night? We may not have done anything special, but we certainly put in a lot of effort!"

Seeing this, the second grandfather also came over, leaning on his cane, looking like a peacemaker:

"Yan Ning, you see your uncle's family isn't having an easy time either, why don't you share some with them? After all, you're all family."

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