Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 142 The Two Approaching Each Other

It was already past 10 p.m. when we finished eating.

Since it was just a simple meal, none of the three drank alcohol.

Liu Changcun drove Wen Yunwei to the alley entrance, intending to have An Zhaoran wait in the car while he took his senior to her home.

However, Wen Yunwei was quite flattered by this behavior.

He hurriedly waved his hand, politely declining.

"You don't need to take me to my door. It's not like I don't know the way home."

"Isn't it really necessary?"

"Well, it's getting late. You should take Zhaoran home first."

With a bright smile, the considerate Wen Yunwei said these words.

However, she was unaware that An Zhaoran had temporarily moved into Liu Changcun's home and urged Liu Changcun to send her home as soon as possible.

An Zhaoran, sitting in the passenger seat, looked rather smug.

The lowered car window allowed her to clearly see the two people standing at the alley entrance, and their conversation was also transmitted back to her ears word for word.

An Zhaoran has never been a person who can keep a calm mind.

To avoid being noticed by the senior student, he consciously rolled up the car window again.

The two people inside the alley were unaware.

"Then I'll go back first."

After Wen Yunwei refused repeatedly, she finally said goodbye and turned to walk into the alley.

After walking four or five steps, as if trying to confirm something, he turned around and looked behind him.

Liu Changcun, who was just about to leave, also noticed this and waved to the other party with a smile.

Witnessing this scene, Wen Yunwei's smile deepened.

She also raised her hand and waved it slightly at him.

Just like the scene when we parted on the bus when we first met, except that, this time there was another person sitting in the car parked at the alley entrance, watching from the sidelines.

After saying goodbye, Wen Yunwei left again, this time with a lighter step due to her cheerful mood.

After walking a distance, something suddenly occurred to me.

She turned around to tell Liu Changcun, but this time the man was no longer in her sight.

The car parked at the alley entrance also disappeared.

"..."

"Let me tell him next time."

Muttering to herself, Wen Yunwei felt a little regretful.

However, thinking about watching a movie and having dinner with my junior tonight, I was reminded of the promise I made with An Zhaoran.

His gaze hardened as he stared at the alleyway that had vanished without a trace.

After a long while, he turned around and continued walking towards home.

inside the car.

After leaving the congested section of road, brand-new cars were driving on the road.

An Zhaoran glanced at Liu Changcun from time to time, looking as if she had something to say but was too shy to speak.

The man noticed this out of the corner of his eye.

So after glancing at her briefly, he smiled and asked.

"Ask whatever you want to ask, don't be sneaky."

"Even if I hadn't heard this time, you wouldn't have told me about inviting your senior to the movies."

After Wen Yunwei left, the conversation between the two in the car no longer held back.

An Zhaoran stared intently at the man beside her, afraid that she might be fooled again if she wasn't careful.

"They never even asked me to take a look..."

Liu Changcun appeared very relaxed, looking ahead while replying to the other party.

Do you think I would invite my senior to the movies?

"You admitted it yourself while we were eating!"

Do you know how complicated it is to explain this?

Liu Changcun guessed what his son was thinking, which was why he found it troublesome and didn't want to tell his senior the truth.

Otherwise, it would inevitably take a lot of explaining.

Now, hearing An Zhaoran's question beside him, he had plenty of patience to explain.

Facing An Zhaoran's scrutinizing gaze, Liu Changcun told her all her guesses, starting from her daughter and her friend and continuing to her son's recent unusual behavior.

An Zhaoran, sitting in the passenger seat, listened attentively, but when she heard that the other party's son was more satisfied with Wen Yunwei, her mood couldn't help but sink.

"Songyan...doesn't he like me...?"

"It's not that I dislike him. Despite his unique hairstyle, he's actually very traditional at heart."

Liu Changcun has a very clear understanding of his two children.

It was precisely because of this deep understanding that I was able to connect the dots of what had recently happened at home in such a short time.

The true result was obtained.

Although Liu Songyan seems unconventional, he is actually a very traditional child.

Blind loyalty and filial piety were evident even before Liu Changcun divorced Lin Wanran.

At that time, Liu Changcun was bedridden, his younger sister Liu Wanqiu was too young to be of any use, and his mother Lin Wanran was away from home for long periods of time.

Considering his father's health, Liu Songyan took a week off from school to stay home and take care of his father.

Liu Songyan is very filial.

Even when Lin Wanran and Liu Changcun were still married, he always respected his mother very much.

The more you respect someone, the more hurt you will suffer.

Even though Lin Wanran was irresponsible as a mother, Liu Songyan always treated her as family and never had any verbal disputes with her.

However, after his parents divorced, his pent-up disappointment finally exploded.

That's why he felt particularly disgusted and harsh towards Lin Wanran and his biological mother after seeing her now.

Thinking of her own son, although he has a somewhat eccentric personality, he is essentially an obedient and sensible child.

Therefore, even if the other party did this kind of matchmaking in private, Liu Changcun, as the father, did not intend to blame them.

"Because of tradition, that's why he thought of introducing my senior to me... This guy probably thinks divorce and widowhood are a perfect match."

After Liu Changcun finished speaking, the car fell silent again. They got closer and closer to home, and there was no further communication until they parked the car at the entrance of the residential complex.

After getting out of the car, the two walked into the residential area, with Liu Changcun taking very fast steps.

But when he noticed An Zhaoran's leisurely pace behind him, he deliberately slowed down until he was side by side with her.

Because the streetlights were damaged and not replaced, residents had to rely on the lights from the other apartments in the building for illumination.

It was pitch black, but it was still manageable to walk.

An Zhaoran pondered for a long time before finally speaking after getting out of the car when they were almost at the building.

"What do you think?"

"what idea?"

Perhaps because too much time had passed since the previous conversation, Liu Changcun didn't immediately understand what An Zhaoran meant.

Seeing the woman behind him stop, he stopped as well.

He turned around and looked at An Zhaoran, who was facing him.

"It's about your feelings for your senior."

"What else could I possibly think?"

With her lips pressed tightly together, An Zhaoran stared intently at Liu Changcun in front of her, her gaze fixed on him without any attempt to look away.

Do you like the senior student?

She was never an indecisive woman.

He is also an adult who is extremely unwilling to admit defeat.

Faced with this sudden question, Liu Changcun clearly did not expect it to be so straightforward.

He silently gazed at An Zhaoran in front of him, and because the distance between them was close enough, he could clearly see her expression.

"I guess I like it."

"..."

The moment the answer came from Liu Changcun's mouth, An Zhaoran, who was already nervous, turned deathly pale.

Although she was the one who initiated the inquiry, she never expected to receive such an answer from Liu Changcun.

Helpless, she didn't know where to put her hands, and could only clench her clothes tightly.

It twisted and kneaded itself into a ball.

"My senior is not only gentle but also very strong. I really like her personality. It would be even better if she were a little more assertive."

"You like her that much..."

"Of course, someone like my senior is perfect to be a friend."

"..."

The tightly clenched hem of her dress slowly loosened, and her lowered gaze lifted again after hearing those words.

An Zhaoran looked at Liu Changcun standing in front of her, seeing his happy face as if he were teasing her.

He stared blankly at the other person.

It took me a while to suddenly realize what was happening.

"Suitable...as friends?"

"Otherwise, what do you think I meant by 'like'?"

An Zhaoran wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but every time she talked to Liu Changcun, he seemed to completely control her emotions.

All her thoughts were laid bare before this man at this moment.

Coming to her senses, An Zhaoran immediately punched him with her clenched fist.

It was like retaliating against someone for teasing you, but the force of the punches wasn't very strong.

The soft fist landed on Liu Changcun's chest, feeling like a soft little sandbag.

"You don't even have the strength to hit someone? Did you not eat enough dinner?"

Even at this point, Liu Changcun could still say things that infuriated An Zhaoran.

The fist, which had been hesitant to use force before, suddenly unleashed its power after being provoked by those words.

However, the blow of power failed to reach the other party; the arm raised in mid-air was firmly gripped by the wrist of the man in front of him.

He pulled her forward, causing An Zhaoran to uncontrollably move closer.

She pressed herself close to him, looking up at him.

"The 'like' I'm talking about is not the same as the 'like' you're talking about."

"..."

"Understand."

"Ah."

An Zhaoran suddenly found herself less able to look directly at Liu Changcun in front of her.

She didn't feel shy when she saw the same face in high school, but now she inexplicably falls for Liu Changcun whenever she sees him.

Seemingly to completely dispel An Zhaoran's concerns, he slowly lowered the arm that was holding her wrist.

Liu Changcun took a step forward, raised his other free hand, and wrapped it around the other person's waist.

By simply pulling their arms slightly inward, the two people, who were originally far apart, were now pressed tightly together.

An Zhaoran's whole body stiffened.

No matter how hard she racked her brains, she never expected that Liu Changcun would do something so bold.

The moment the two touched, her mind went completely blank.

Her wide eyes stared at the man in front of her once again.

She didn't know what Liu Changcun was trying to do.

Or perhaps she actually knew, but her mind went blank for a moment, preventing her from realizing it.

At night, the neighborhood is very dark because there are no streetlights.

However, the two people who stopped in front of the building were close enough that they could clearly see each other.

An Zhaoran's world suddenly became quiet.

At this moment, there was only the man in front of her in her world.

Seeing Liu Changcun's earnest gaze fixed on her, her rapidly beating heart made her too nervous to offer any resistance.

All I could do was watch as the other person drew closer to me.

(End of this chapter)