Then, Huang Yiyi vaguely guessed something in her heart. She frowned slightly, and her expression became subtly complex, "Is this Mr. Bao’s WeChat?" An Yin was caught up in her dilemma, and the sudden sound startled her timid nature. Seeing An Yin’s flustered demeanor, Huang Yiyi seemed to be taken back to the past; when they were young, An Yin was always a bit dazed. An Yin didn’t know what the other was thinking. After coming to her senses, she glared at the other person, tilted her head to avoid her gaze, and mumbled, "What are you talking about?" An Yin pretended not to understand what the other person was saying. Seeing An Yin’s obvious act, Huang Yiyi rare showed a smile. She lifted the quilt, moved to the bed to lie down, and did not continue to tease her. Instead, she said seriously, "An Yin, can I borrow your phone to make a call?" It was only then that An Yin noticed the other person hadn’t brought her phone out, "Here you go." Huang Yiyi took the phone and directly dialed a number. After just one ring, the other party picked up. "Xiao Yang." Huang Yiyi called out softly. Hearing Huang Yiyi start the call, An Yin was about to get up when she saw Huang Yiyi, who was on the phone, look up and say gently, "No need to avoid, we’ll just chat for a few minutes before hanging up." An Yin awkwardly moved to the foot of the bed, lowered her voice, "Oh." Huang Yiyi brought the phone back to her ear, "The engagement was too sudden for me, so after arguing with you, I ran out." "I’m staying at An Yin’s tonight." "Yes, I’ve been here the whole time." An Yin’s hands kept twisting the bedsheet, all while hearing what Huang Yiyi was saying. After the call, An Yin glanced towards the direction where Huang Yiyi was. Googlᴇ search 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩 "What do you want to ask?" Huang Yiyi put the phone by An Yin’s side, not ignoring the confusion on her face. "Your fiancé really likes you." An Yin said seriously. Earlier, when she and Bao Shaojin went for barbecue, they ran into Huang Yiyi with her fiancé. At that time, the man looked at Huang Yiyi very focused. Not only that, during today’s engagement, the joy on the man’s face was quite striking, as if Huang Yiyi was the dream he had been chasing for years and finally fulfilled. So his excitement during the entire engagement ceremony was evident to everyone. "An Yin, you can’t force feelings." Huang Yiyi calmly met An Yin’s clear and bright eyes. Hearing this, An Yin was quite surprised, "Don’t you like him?" Huang Yiyi lowered her head, raised her hand, and carefully looked at her slender fingers. Then, her gaze fell on her nails, which were painted bright red with small diamonds resembling real diamonds from an expensive boutique. Gradually, her expression became somewhat absent-minded. Just when An Yin thought she wouldn’t get an answer, Huang Yiyi’s melancholic voice rang out. "How many of the married couples you’ve seen were mutually in love from the start?" Huang Yiyi’s words carried a hint of melancholy, "Does liking really matter?" Huang Yiyi’s words completely shattered An Yin’s fantasy. In An Yin’s heart, if she were to marry, it must be to someone she loves! Seeing An Yin’s stunned look, Huang Yiyi thought about how she might still harbor beautiful dreams of love, and her words just now might have shattered those fantasies. Huang Yiyi took a deep breath, her tone like she was coaxing a child, "Of course, beautiful love exists in this world, it’s just that I was unlucky and didn’t encounter it." An Yin pouted, "You will encounter it." Listening to her well-wishing, Huang Yiyi smiled in relief. Perhaps the topic was too heavy, so Huang Yiyi asked, "How did Aunt An get hurt?" In the bedroom, the two whispered until midnight. Not long after, faint sounds of shallow breathing came from An Yin’s mouth. In the dark, Huang Yiyi stared with bright eyes into the boundless night. That night, she couldn’t sleep. Aunt Zhang had risen early and, just as she opened the door to buy groceries, saw the silhouette of a man standing outside, and quickly closed the door in fright. "Hello, Auntie, I’m here to find Yiyi." The man, knowing his abrupt appearance might be startling, spoke with a hint of humility. Upon hearing his words, Aunt Zhang relaxed and slowly opened the door a crack to look at the honest-looking man outside, "You’re her fiancé, right?" "Yes, Auntie." The man nodded, shyly. Aunt Zhang noticed stubble on the man’s chin and dark circles under his eyes, and couldn’t help but wonder if he hadn’t slept all night. But, of course, she wouldn’t ask such a private question. "She’s still sleeping." Aunt Zhang turned her head to look at An Yin’s closed bedroom door. "Then I won’t wake her, I’ll just wait here." Xiao Yang smiled. Aunt Zhang gave up on going grocery shopping. The house was full of women, so she didn’t dare let him in to sit and instead stood at the door chatting with him. Half an hour later, Huang Yiyi emerged from the bedroom, and upon seeing the front door open, she looked over. When she locked eyes with a straightforward gaze, she frowned and said, "Why are you here?" "To pick you up." Being stared at by the woman he liked, Xiao Yang scratched his head shyly. Aunt Zhang looked at the young man with his naive demeanor and felt he seemed honest and simple. Huang Yiyi hesitated at the doorway before she walked over to the shoe cabinet to change her shoes. Then she turned, "Aunt Zhang, please tell Aunt An and An Yin, thank you for letting me stay last night. I’m leaving now." "Okay." Aunt Zhang nodded repeatedly. Huang Yiyi walked over to the man’s side, "Let’s go." "Okay, okay." Xiao Yang hadn’t expected her to agree so readily. After a brief pause, he happily reached out to hold her hand. But when he touched her, he distinctly felt her tense up, though he chose to ignore it. Aunt Zhang watched as the two holding hands left, feeling an inexplicable discomfort. She could see the affection in the young man’s eyes, but couldn’t sense any fondness from the girl. Aunt Zhang shook her head, silently thinking to herself: Why should she concern herself with other people’s affairs? Taking the keys, she quickly headed to the market. When An Yin awoke, the sun was already high in the sky. She noticed that today there was finally a bright sun. The recent continuous rain made everything feel humid and chilly wherever she went. An Yin lifted the quilt, her eyes falling on the pillow beside her. Only then did she realize that Huang Yiyi had slept there last night. Wearing slippers, An Yin didn’t even put on a jacket as she walked out. When she reached the living room and saw the fragrant noodles on the dining table topped with ribs, a hungry urge hit her, and she couldn’t help but swallow a gulp of saliva.
