At 11 a.m. on Saturday, the sunshine in City A was unbelievably good.

Leng Keyan rode her electric scooter toward the hospital, a silly-looking Corgi butt charm hanging from her rearview mirror.

She wore a white hooded sweatshirt under a blue denim jacket, and her hair was meticulously styled. To avoid messing up her hair, she wasn't wearing a helmet.

Red light at the intersection.

Leng Keyan supported herself on one leg, took out her phone from her pocket, and sent a WeChat message to Yin Siyao:

[Teacher Yin, you're leaving now. You should be there in about half an hour.]

Yin Siyao replied instantly: 【Be careful.】

Leng Keyan's mouth stretched from ear to ear, and she was about to send another emoji when the green light came on.

Quickly put the phone back in your pocket and turn the handle.

"Hey you in the blue shirt, pull over."

Leng Keyan was taken aback. She turned her head and saw a traffic policeman standing next to her, looking at her with a serious expression.

Five minutes later.

Leng Keyan stood by the roadside, clutching a fifty-yuan fine slip.

I took out my phone, snapped a picture of the ticket, and posted it on social media.

The caption read: "We'd only known each other for less than a minute, and he already asked me for fifty yuan. To be honest, I don't like materialistic men."

Within minutes, likes and comments flooded in.

Lu Er: [He studied diligently for over ten years, taking postgraduate entrance exams, civil service exams, and other tests, working tirelessly from dawn till dusk. He even dressed up specially for the occasion, afraid of missing you. That's true love.]

Leng Keyan burst out laughing.

Yin Siyao: [He's the first person who would rush to your aid the moment you make a mistake.]

Song Jingmo: [Be content. You didn't even get to see any of the people, and you were fined five hundred.]

Leng Keyan looked at the string of comments and laughed so hard her shoulders shook.

Just as she was about to send a private message to Yin Siyao, acting all cute, her phone vibrated.

It was a transfer notification from Yin Siyao.

Amount: 500.

Cheer up, be careful. Don't worry, I'm waiting for you.

Leng Keyan felt as if she had been given a spoonful of hot honey, so sweet it was almost cloying.

After receiving the transfer, I replied: 【Teacher Yin is the best, I'll be there soon!】

I put my phone away, got back on my electric scooter, and this time I put on my helmet properly.

Although her hair might be flattened, Teacher Yin said to be careful.

Meet is a popular restaurant with a retro industrial style. The walls are decorated with old bicycles and old records, and it's packed with people on weekends.

Yin Siyao was sitting by the window and had been waiting for twenty minutes.

Today, unusually, I didn't wear a shirt. Instead, I wore a light gray sweater with a bit of a white T-shirt showing at the neckline.

Her soft hair fell across her forehead, making her look at least five years younger than her actual age.

When the waiter came over for the third time to ask if they wanted to order, Yin Siyao glanced at her phone and Leng Keyan said there were still five minutes left.

"point."

Yin Siyao handed the menu back, "I'd like this set meal for two, and change the drinks to hot soy milk, one of them without sugar."

"Yes, sir."

When all the dishes were served, Yin Siyao took out her phone and took a picture of the table full of food.

The angle was perfect; sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a golden hue over the steamed sea bass.

The blanched bok choy was so vibrant and fresh that even the tomato and egg soup looked incredibly tempting.

Open Leng Keyan's chat window and send the photo.

The food is served, where is it?

Almost simultaneously, the restaurant door was pushed open.

Leng Keyan spotted Yin Siyao by the window at a glance. Her eyes lit up, and like a large dog that had found its owner, she hopped over in three steps.

"Teacher Yin, I'm here!"

Yin Siyao looked up and saw that the person's cheeks were flushed from running. There was still a fine sweat on their forehead, and the hoodie was askew.

A smile flashed in his eyes: "Sit down and catch your breath."

Leng Keyan plopped down opposite him, grabbed a glass of water from the table, and gulped down a large mouthful.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Traffic jam, even the electric vehicle lane is blocked, it's outrageous."

Yin Siyao pushed the bowl of soup in front of Leng Keyan: "Drink the soup."

Leng Keyan took it with a smile, scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, and was about to put it in her mouth when an unpleasant sound drifted over.

Two young female shop assistants were chatting quietly behind the cash register.

"Tsk, it's this again. Ordering the cheapest set meal and then taking a picture to post on WeChat Moments to show off."

"Exactly, he even made a point of finding the right angle, as if he was afraid people wouldn't know he was eating here."

"He's just unsophisticated."

Leng Keyan's spoon stopped in mid-air. She turned her head and looked at the two shop assistants.

She looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a uniform apron. She wore a standard service smile, but her words were harsh and cutting.

Yin Siyao frowned slightly.

Leng Keyan put down the spoon, picked up the pot of water in front of her, and flipped her wrist.

"Splash!"

The water spilled all over the ground.

The two shop assistants stopped talking abruptly.

Leng Keyan looked up with a bright smile on her face and said in a clear voice, "Waiter, there's water spilled here. Could you please come and clean it up?"

All the guests in the restaurant looked over.

The two shop assistants' faces flushed red and then turned pale. After a few seconds of stiffness, one of them reluctantly brought over the mop.

"Please make sure it's clean."

Leng Keyan added with a smile, "The floor is slippery. If a guest falls, you'll have to pay for their medical expenses."

The shop assistant bit her lip and quickly mopped the floor with her head down.

After everyone left, Yin Siyao said in a low voice, "Why bother arguing with them?"

"Avengers must be avenged on the spot."

Leng Keyan picked up a piece of fish and put it in Yin Siyao's bowl. "I can't bear to see you suffer."

Yin Siyao silently ate the fish.

Leng Keyan put down her chopsticks: "By the way, Teacher Yin, there's something I'd like to ask for your opinion on."

"Um?"

"My parents and my cousin are coming to City A tomorrow." Leng Keyan stared at Yin Siyao. "Would you like to... meet them?"

Yin Siyao stopped picking up food with her chopsticks.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, casting bright spots of light on the table.

Yin Siyao's fingers, long and clean, tightened slightly at the edge of the light spot.

Leng Keyan added, "It's just a meal, nothing more. If you don't want to see me, that's fine too, I'll just say you have work."

"Do your parents know me?" Yin Siyao interrupted him, her voice calm.

Leng Keyan touched her nose: "I know, they don't have any... big opinions."

"I'll wait until I have time, buy some gifts, and then pay a formal visit. Meeting like this is too abrupt."

Leng Keyan was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded: "Yes, you're right, I didn't think it through. Then let's not meet, and talk about it later."

Yin Siyao saw a fleeting look of disappointment in Leng Keyan's eyes.

"It's not that I don't want to see you."

Yin Siyao put down her chopsticks and looked at the person seriously. "Meeting your parents is a very important thing for me. I need to prepare, and I don't want to leave a bad impression on them."

"Because I care about you, I also care about what they think of me."

Yin Siyao rarely expresses his feelings so directly.

Leng Keyan nodded vigorously, her nose feeling a little sore.

After finishing their meal, the two walked out of the restaurant.

The streets were bustling on the weekend, and the warm sunshine shone down on us.

Leng Keyan took Yin Siyao's hand.

Yin Siyao froze for a moment, instinctively trying to pull away, but Leng Keyan held on tightly.

"Just for a little while," Leng Keyan said softly. "Nobody here knows us."

Yin Siyao looked around and saw that everyone was a young person shopping, and it was perfectly normal for couples to hold hands.

His fingers twitched, but he eventually gripped them back.

Leng Keyan's eyes lit up immediately, and she smiled like a child who had stolen candy.

"Teacher Yin."

"Um?"

"You just said you care about me."

"·····"

Say it again.

"·····"

"Just say it once, I want to hear it."

Yin Siyao stopped, and Leng Keyan stopped too. She looked up, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Yin Siyao said helplessly, "I care, I care a lot."

After saying that, she turned around and continued walking forward, her ears burning red.

Leng Keyan stood frozen for three seconds, then let out a "whoosh" and jumped up, chasing after Yin Siyao and grabbing her arm.

"Teacher Yin, please say it again, just once!"

"I won't tell."

"Tell me, tell me!"

"This is on the street."

"So what? My boyfriend cares about me, and I want the whole world to know it."

Yin Siyao had a headache from the noise, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

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