Seeing Liang Yin’s timid gaze, Rong Yin got anxious and couldn’t help but say to Huo Tinghan, "Tinghan, why are you glaring at her so fiercely?"
Huo Tinghan pulled back his thoughts and his gaze slowly receded. "It’s nothing."
Rong Yin walked over and tried to take Liang Yin’s hand. "Come on, I’ll take you to the guest room."
Li Junyan reached out and grasped Rong Yin’s wrist. "Why are you being so enthusiastic?"
Rong Yin said, "I..."
Li Junyan leaned closer to him, speaking in a volume only Rong Yin could hear, and asked, "Do you really like her?"
Rong Yin was a bit surprised. "Have I not been obvious enough?"
Li Junyan said, "Don’t forget, you’re only in your second year of high school. You have college entrance exams next year, so even if you like her, focus on the exams first."
Rong Yin replied sullenly, "So what, isn’t the exam just a one-time thing? I promised my mom I’d definitely get into Jinghua University, huh."
Li Junyan turned his gaze to Liang Yin, took hold of her wrist. "Come with me."
Liang Yin followed Li Junyan inside, leaving Huo Tinghan and Rong Yin at the door.
Seeing Rong Yin’s hopeful eyes, Huo Tinghan said blandly, "Ah, young love. He’s found someone he likes."
Rong Yin turned around and met Huo Tinghan’s teasing gaze.
He said, offering no apology, "Don’t you think she’s adorable?"
Huo Tinghan crossed his arms and squinted at him. "You’re only sixteen."
Rong Yin said, "My mom says whenever I find a girl I like, I can bring her home anytime. But what about you, Tinghan, aren’t you planning to get married at your age?"
Huo Tinghan turned his face away but did not respond.
Rong Yin gossiped further, "When are you and Xixi getting married?"
Huo Tinghan’s eyes dimmed instantly, and he tousled Rong Yin’s fluffy hair. "Ask one more question and I’ll have to discipline you."
Rong Yin was scared, immediately shut his mouth tightly.
Huo Tinghan said, "Get inside!"
Rong Yin made an "oh" sound and turned to leave.
Huo Tinghan suddenly remembered something, "Wait."
Rong Yin obediently stopped.
Huo Tinghan asked, "That girl... What’s her name?"
Rong Yin looked at him inexplicably, "Her name is Liang Yin, the girl I like."
After saying that, he smiled and ran inside.
Huo Tinghan slowly turned around.
Liang Yin’s youthful face suddenly flashed into his mind, invisibly stirring a bit of melancholy.
The moment he first saw her, he thought that Yinyin had returned.
He really missed Yinyin.
He didn’t know if he would ever find her again in this lifetime.
Li Yufei led Liang Yin to the door of a guest room. "Liang Yin, tonight, you will temporarily stay in this room. I have already asked Mrs. Gui to arrange the bed."
She guided her inside and showed her the room’s layout. "Originally, this room was prepared for you. But didn’t you say you wanted to stay in the dorm this semester?"
Liang Yin looked around.
Bedroom, study, private bathroom, and even a study as well as a beautiful bay window.
The bay window was designed floor-to-ceiling, with curtains drawn, and through the curtains, the misty moonlight outside could be seen.
Liang Yin said, "Mrs. Rong, thank you."
Li Yufei smiled, "Don’t mention it."
Soon, the servants brought clothes and toiletries into the room.
Liang Yin noticed that Li Yufei had even thoughtfully prepared some change of clothes for her, and the clothes were new.
"These are new clothes..."
Li Yufei said, "These are Xiaoyi’s clothes, but they’re new. She has quite a few clothes, and she went abroad for studies before having a chance to wear them. So if you don’t mind..."
Before she could finish, a servant’s voice came from outside the door, "Madam, sir is back."
Li Yufei said to Liang Yin, "You should rest early, okay?"
Liang Yin nodded. "Thank you, Mrs. Rong."
Li Yufei left the room and closed the door, just as Li Junyan was walking upstairs, followed by Rong Ling.
The man took off his suit jacket, wearing a white shirt, his tie neatly arranged. Seventeen years had passed, and time seemed not to have left too many marks on his face, but had given him more depth; he had matured a lot.
Rong Ling walked over and gently hugged her waist, giving a light kiss on her forehead, "Why are you up so late?"
Li Yufei said, "Junyan returned home, and the kids gathered together, coming back late. I’ve been waiting for them."
Rong Yin said, "Dad, why did you come back so late today?"
Rong Ling gave him a sidelong glance, "None of your business."
Rong Yin puckered his mouth, "..."
Li Yufei laughed and asked, "Why did you come back so late?"
Rong Ling looked at her, a bit guilty. "I was discussing a project and lost track of time, but luckily..."
He lifted his wrist to check the time: 11:50.
Rong Ling said, aggrievedly, "Ten more minutes, and you wouldn’t let me into the room."
Unless special circumstances arose, he had to be home by midnight; otherwise, Li Yufei would shut him out of the bedroom.
It’s not for any other reason; it’s because Li Yufei had trouble sleeping.
Back when she had Rong Yin, she had lost some vitality, and she took care of her son personally, nursing in the middle of the night, quite exhausted.
Although Rong Ling helped with some chores, the baby needed his mom, causing her sleep to be disturbed for quite a long time. Over time, she developed some nerve-related issues.
After she fell asleep, any slight noise could awaken her, and she couldn’t go back to sleep.
Li Yufei’s routine was also very normal, so if Rong Ling came home late, he could only sleep in the guest room.
Li Yufei said, "Honey, Rong Yin scored 90 this time."
Rong Yin looked guiltily at the ceiling.
Rong Ling turned around and heartily patted his son’s shoulder, "You’re doing well, my boy finally scored a pass."
Rong Yin: "..." Is this praise or criticism?
Li Junyan said, "Why not score a few more points?"
Rong Ling said, "Junyan, you don’t understand, Rong Yin’s brain scoring a pass is nothing short of miraculous."
Rong Ling naively believed that Rong Yin getting into a prestigious high school was due to his last-minute cramming efforts.
Before the entrance exams, he took Rong Yin through endless rounds of cramming, gambling that if they caught the right questions, they’d celebrate going to high school, otherwise he’d send this unreliable son abroad for studies, supporting him for life.
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When the acceptance letter arrived, the father’s joy knew no bounds, quickly looking for his wife to bask in her praise and reward.
Rong Ling said, "It’s late, go back to your room to sleep."
Rong Yin replied, "Dad, do you have a vendetta against me? Can’t you be a bit gentler?"
Rong Ling showed a disdainful look, "Aren’t I gentle enough with you? You scored 90, I didn’t hit you, that’s me being open-minded."
Rong Yin: "..." Fair enough.