Lixiang Villa.

Snowflakes were nestled among the branches of the pear tree, and the lights in the open space to the south flickered, obscured by the branches.

As you approach, the enormous tent slowly comes into view.

Doraemon's background image is printed on the exterior of the tent, with twinkling lights forming the border, surrounded by dried flowers and colored lights, creating a warm and hazy atmosphere.

"Here's a New Year's gift for you. Go inside and take a look." Jiao Yuyin adjusted his glasses slightly.

The aluminum alloy door slowly opened.

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It's a basketball court!

A clean, tidy, and clearly marked standard basketball court suddenly appeared before my eyes in just one day...

Lu Yu stood there, stunned.

She remembered this location.

This open space on the south side is where she stepped out of Doraemon.

As the wind and snow swept by, the footprints left behind gradually lost their outline. Now, Doraemon rises here in a different way.

Lu Yu didn't know how to describe the shock she felt, nor how to thank Jiao Yuyin for the valuable gift.

A person who is used to putting on airs can suddenly become speechless when sweet words are stuck to their lips.

Sun Meng exclaimed excitedly from the side: "My God! -- A basketball court is being given away..."

Assistant Qin placed the paper bag of taro milk cups on the table in the corner rest area and said, "This was specially ordered by the boss. It's a mobile basketball court, so ventilation and heat preservation are not a problem."

Sun Meng swallowed hard. "Qin Meng, your boss is too extravagant..."

Assistant Qin had gotten used to Sun Meng calling him by his full name, and he had basically become desensitized to the name "Qin Meng".

Jiao Yuyin leaned against the door, his voice half-swept away by the wind. "Lu Yu, do you like it?"

Lu Yu turned her head and looked at Jiao Yuyin in the light and shadow.

He stood there casually in the doorway, where the warm and cold air mingled. A little fog had formed on his glasses, obscuring the lower half, but it couldn't hide the gentleness in his eyes. The hem of his coat fluttered in the cold wind outside.

Lu Yu's heartbeat seemed to match the frequency of her clothes fluttering.

"I really like it, thank you..." Lu Yu stood motionless, clenching her hands, like a helpless child. She didn't know how she could accept such a precious gift. "But I..."

Jiao Yuyin didn't give Lu Yu time to be in a daze, and led Lu Yu to the innermost part of the basketball court.

The white fog on his glasses completely obscured his dark eyes.

“I really like the New Year’s gift you prepared for me. This is just a token of my gratitude, don’t feel guilty.” Jiao Yuyin took off his glasses, exuding a sexy aura. “Thank you for giving me…”

Jiao Yuyin paused, suppressing his true thoughts, and changed the subject: "The warmth of family."

Lu Yu looked much more relaxed. "Same here, I also want to thank you for giving me the warmth of family."

At the far end of the basketball court are rows of simple functional rooms. Shower rooms, rest rooms, and equipment rooms are arranged in a row.

Jiao Yuyin introduced Lu Yu to everyone one by one.

Jiao Yuyin went to the rest room, took out two bags of milk, poured them into a glass, and put them into the incubator. His movements were skillful and he did it in one go.

"Wait five minutes." Jiao Yuyin leaned against the cabinet with one hand.

As Lu Yu watched Jiao Yuyin's smooth and effortless movements, she recalled how, for a long time, Jiao Yuyin would warm up milk and hand it to her every night.

Lu Yu's thoughts were a jumbled mess, a complete tangled mess. She could only discard the parts she couldn't understand and ask, "What's going on with those two outside?"

"You can hear what's in someone's heart, don't you understand?"

Lu Yu felt like he was being treated like an idiot, and was somewhat indignant, "I heard what you were thinking. What I meant was that your assistant acted too quickly, it's only been a few days..."

Jiao Yuyin chuckled, satisfying Lu Yu's gossip: "During the Spring Festival holiday, the two of them saw each other every day. That day, when Qin Meng took your teammate back, he got the idea. Don't even think about it; you're the kind of person who can't even copy the answer key right in front of you."

Lu Yu was a little annoyed by the rebuttal and couldn't think of anything to say in response.

"bite!"

The milk is heated up.

Jiao Yuyin took out two cups of milk from the incubator and handed them to Lu Yu. He then took out two white towels from the low cabinet.

Lu Yu held the warm milk cup and muttered to herself, "You think you're so smart? Even if you are, you still need me to give you the answer."

Jiao Yuyin opened the door to the lounge, then closed it again, his gaze dark and unfathomable.

"If we don't get a divorce, how about we continue to be each other's family?"

A glass fell to the ground, soaking the carpet with milk and leaving a very clear border.

Lu Yu's back stiffened, and his mind exploded.

When Jiao Yuyin said those words, she suddenly understood what the occasional panic in her heart was.

Her trust and reliance on Jiao Yuyin grew stronger and stronger. She couldn't rely on him for the rest of her life, so she couldn't allow herself to fall into a situation from which she couldn't extricate herself.

Lu Yu was already used to talking to the wall, pondering the dark thoughts in other people's hearts. In the end, she would sigh and say that life must go on, even if she was alone and misunderstood, she would still fight with all her might, otherwise life would be utterly boring.

Human nature always has a dark side, and Lu Yu didn't know how to save herself. So basketball was her only hope for survival.

She didn't want to be an object of pity, and she didn't know how to deal with the negative aspects of human nature. Therefore, she never needed to establish emotional connections with anyone.

Until Jiao Yuyin became her sleep aid, she began to develop a habit of relying on others. Even more frighteningly, she began to accept emotional connections with other people, including Sun Meng and Chu Feiyu.

Now, Jiao Yuyin naturally throws out the bait, like dropping a cherry into a deep ditch, waiting for her to bite it.

Even a straight hook...

Fishing with a straight hook, let those who are willing take the bait...