Chapter 331 - Is Toffeecito’s Dad at Home?
Rebirth from the Ashes
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After dinner, Shen Xi cleaned up and lay on the bed fretting over the situation.
Old Shen had already begun to suspect Li Yuanâs identity. It was impossible to hide it forever, but she had not locked him down yet!
If her parents found out and said something to him, all her efforts of pursuing him would be for naught.
Her phone vibrated.
Toffeecitoâs Dad: Are you asleep?
Shen Xi laid on her bed and typed, âNo.â
Toffeecitoâs Dad: Go to bed early.
Shen Xi: Okay.
Toffeecitoâs Dad: Goodnight.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shen Xi sent a voice note. âGoodnight.â
Not long after, Li Yuan also sent a voice note. âGoodnight.â
The manâs voice was already beautiful, magnetic, and alluring that it made her heart melt. When he said âgoodnightâ, it was also a little hoarse.
Shen Xi put it to her ear and listened to it over and over again. She held the phone and rolled around happily on the bed.
In the villa next door.
âBoss, this documentâ¦â Kun Lun pushed the door open and heard a soft and sweet goodnight from the girl. It sounded so sweet that he could feel it in his heart.
The man across from him held the phone in his hand and had a silly smile on his face. The tenderness in the manâs eyes could drown someone.
Li Yuan put his phone on the desk. His face had returned to its usual coldness, but the tenderness in his eyes was still unconcealed. He said in a deep voice, âGive it to me.â
When Kun Lun handed over the documents, he accidentally swept a glance at the phone and saw the name on it: âToffeecitoâs Momâ.
âOMG!â
If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that the living King of Hell would actually be such a softie.
No wonder people said that those in love were fools.
Boss was not even dating yet and was already like this.
If they start dating later, Kun Lun would have to endure seeing their lovey-dovey faces every dayâ¦
That night, some people were happy, while others were frustrated and could not sleep.
Shen Zhangqing had already begun to be suspicious. After all, he had raised Shen Xi as his own daughter, so she could not hide anything from him. Even if the neighbor was a disabled person, his daughter was just too attentive.
When Yun Jinping returned, it was already past midnight. She took a shower and walked into the bedroom gingerly. The person lying on the bed suddenly sat up.
âHoney, why arenât you asleep?â
âDarling, I canât sleepâ¦â Shen Zhangqing looked at her with a sad face. âWho do you think our neighbor is?â
Yun Jinping said, âDidnât Xixi say that heâs disabled?â
Shen Zhangqing heard it and knew that he was more alert than his wife. âDonât you think that Xixi is being too nice to him? Even if she sympathized with him, thereâs no need to talk to him every day!â
Yun Jinping thought he was overthinking it and said, âItâs not every day. Itâs been more than a month since they spoke. Sheâs just curious in the beginning.â
Shen Zhangqing sighed. âShe was holding Toffeecito and talking to him on the wall again today!â
âDidnât he take care of Toffeecito? Whatâs wrong with them talking? Is he not allowed to see Toffeecito?â Yun Jinping thought that her husband was being paranoid. âThis child is soft-hearted, kind-hearted, and empathetic, so she sympathized with her disabled neighbor and gave him a little more attention.â
Besides, their neighbor was an old man and must be about the same age as Old Shen. Xixi liked handsome boys and not older men.
âSome old men specialize in tricking little girls with their sweet talk. Iâm afraid that our Xixi will get scammed!â Shen Zhangqing was still worried and felt that it was more than met the eye.
âAre you going through menopause?â Yun Jinping laughed. âYou told me last time that Xixi was in love with Qingxuan, then last time, you told me that Xixi might like Lilâ Yu. You get suspicious as long as she gets close to any boyâ¦â
Since their daughter was growing up, Shen Zhangqing was just afraid that his daughter would be snatched away by another man. When he saw a boy of a similar age getting a little closer to Shen Xi, he just felt that his daughter would be taken away.
Shen Zhangqing was adamant that his daughter was still young and should not date at her age. He lay on the bed and muttered, âI must see what this neighbor looks like.â
Yun Jinping smiled helplessly. After cleaning up, she went to bed too.
The neighbor had moved in for more than half a year, but she had not seen him before. She could not climb up the wall like her daughter to see him.
When her husband mentioned it, it piqued her interest in how the neighbor looked and how old he was.
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No. 4 High School resumed classes on the eighth day of the New Year.
On the night of the seventh day, the last episode of âThe Smiling Nationâ was aired.
Pei Xu and Song Wenye with a group of classmates from the international class went over to Shen Xiâs home to watch the grand finale. It was the same as the last time. They brought a variety of barbecue tools and ingredients, ready to celebrate.
Shen Xi took a small stool and sat at the door. She watched the group of people in the yard and sighed helplessly.
Yun Jinping was not at home and Yu Yuanxi took a break from school to shoot for a series. He had just joined the cast last night. Everyone was clueless in the kitchen, let alone barbecue.
Song Wenye carried a plate of grilled meat and handed Shen Xi a lamb skewer. âYouâre the master of this house, so shouldnât you help out?â
âI didnât ask you guys to come over.â Shen Xi took a bite of the lamb skewer and spit it out. It was not cooked. The lamb was still bloody!
Song Wenye took a look and grabbed it. She said seriously, âIt doesnât look cooked yet. Let me grill it for a while longer.â
Shen Xiâs eye twitched. âGreat!â
âWhy didnât you ask me over for the barbecue?â The door was suddenly pushed open, and Yu Qiubai walked in.
Shen Xi was about to tell him to get lost, but she swallowed her words and thought, âForget it, everyoneâs here, so one more makes no difference.â
Pei Xu saw him coming in and was surprisingly not angry. He only glanced at him and shouted, âCome over here and start grilling!â
Yu Qiubai waved at Shen Xi, flashed his foxy smile, and went over to help grill the meat.
Moments later, Song Wenye came over with a plate of barbecue and sat next to Shen Xi. While eating, she said, âYu Qiubai grilled this. Although heâs not a great person, heâs pretty good at barbecue!â
Shen Xi was watching him grill and knew that he must be good. He looked like a professional pitmaster and was completely different from all the other amateurs.
Song Wenye also looked at the opposite wall and nudged Shen Xi with an ambiguous face. âIs Toffeecitoâs dad at home? Why donât you invite him over to have some fun?â
When Shen Xi heard the words âToffeecitoâs Dadâ, her heart melted and her eyes looked so sweet. âHeâs not home.â
Song Wenye smiled more ambiguously and leaned into her. âHave you two confirmed your relationship?â
âOMG, look at her smile! Itâs so sweet that Iâm gonna get diabetes!â
Shen Xi shook her head. She would like to but now was not the time because she was not 18 yet. Li Yuan would certainly think that she was too young.