Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

"Hey bro, who sent this text message?"

Zhang Qian and Li Jiaxin came closer, resting their chins on Bai Li's shoulders.

After seeing who the sender was.

"It's Xiao Shuang!" Li Jiaxin raised an eyebrow.

She must miss you.

Zhang Qian sighed, her tone sympathetic:

"Exactly, we're out having fun, while she's all alone at home quietly piecing together stars. It's kind of pitiful to think about."

Bai Li pinched the bridge of his nose.

The image of Lin Xiaoshuang standing at the door yesterday before leaving, clutching the hem of her clothes, clearly wanting to come along but still obediently saying, "Brother, come back soon," flashed through my mind.

The well-behaved and obedient young lady, compared to the boisterous girls in front of her, certainly had a unique charm that made her endearing.

"Let's go home." Bai Li put away his phone and turned to Xie Lingmo: "Lingmo, I'll give you a ride; it's on my way."

Xie Lingmo, who was still sulking about what had just happened, pouted when she heard this.

She walked to the bedside, picked up her phone, turned on the screen, and shoved it directly in front of Bai Li's eyes.

The screen was filled with unread messages and missed calls.

[Missed calls: Xie Tianyun (Lao Deng) 38]

WeChat messages were popping up like a waterfall.

"Where did that brat go? She's not home by midnight!"

"Did you run off with that blond guy?!"

Answer the phone! Your dad's already taken two nitroglycerin pills!

The last message was posted half an hour ago.

"Isn't it enough that Dad's going to buy you a new motorcycle? Where are you?!"

Bai Li's lips twitched twice after reading these messages.

Being a father like Xie Tianyun is really not easy.

"You're so good to the people around you; I just completely ignore them." Xie Lingmo put away her phone, sighed, and said with a hint of helplessness in her voice.

"Forget it, let's go back, otherwise they'll keep urging us."

Bai Li nodded in agreement.

After the four of them got ready, they went downstairs and had a quick lunch at the buffet restaurant.

Stepping out of the hotel, the midday sun made me feel lazy.

The Panamera was parked in the VIP parking space at the entrance, its body reflecting the sunlight.

Bai Li opened the driver's side door and got in.

Xie Lingmo opened the passenger door without any hesitation, plopped down, and fastened her seatbelt.

Li Jiaxin and Zhang Qian tactfully slipped into the back row.

Soothing music was playing in the carriage.

Xie Lingmo leaned back in her seat, tilting her head to look at the receding street scene outside the window.

"Good friend," Xie Lingmo suddenly said, her voice very soft.

Bai Li, with one hand on the steering wheel, turned to look at her: "What's wrong?"

Xie Lingmo turned her face and stared at Bai Li's profile for a long time.

She has almond-shaped eyes, a high nose bridge, and even the curve of her jawline is flawless.

"It's nothing." Xie Lingmo shook her head, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.

She actually wanted to ask whether, aside from all the messy things that happened last night, he had felt even the slightest bit of attraction towards her.

But the words stuck in his throat.

After all, she doesn't even have a proper girlfriend yet.

My one-day boyfriend mission ended this morning.

The Panamera drove through the city for half an hour.

The impressive office building of Xie's Media came into view.

The main entrance of the building.

Xie Tianyun paced back and forth in front of the revolving glass door, his hands behind his back, like an ant on a hot pan.

The security guards standing nearby stood ramrod straight, not daring to even breathe loudly.

"Mr. Xie, why don't you go inside and rest for a while?" the security captain suggested with a smile.

"What rest?!" Xie Tianyun glared, his beard almost twisted with anger.

"I've raised cabbages for twenty years, and they've been sleeping outside without a word!"

The voice just fell.

Xie Tianyun stopped in his tracks and saw Bai Li's Panamera.

His blood pressure spiked instantly, his face flushed red, and he stormed toward the car.

inside the car.

Bai Li looked through the glass at Xie Tianyun, who was walking towards her menacingly. The other party's expression, as if he wanted to devour her alive, was truly frightening.

Bai Li felt a little panicked.

Kidnapping someone's daughter and spending the night outside—no father could bear such a shock.

"Let's stop here." Bai Li quickly urged Xie Lingmo beside him, "Get out of the car quickly. I'm afraid your dad will kill me in a bit."

Xie Lingmo unbuckled her seatbelt, turned around, and looked at Bai Li.

Bai Li was unlocking the car door's central locking system when, unsuspecting, Xie Lingmo approached him.

Two slender, white arms wrapped around Bai Li's neck.

Xie Lingmo closed her eyes and pressed her lips to Bai Li's cheek.

"Pop".

The two were very close, and the faint scent of cherry blossom perfume emanating from Xie Lingmo filled their nostrils.

After the kiss, the girl didn't push him away immediately. Instead, she pressed her cheek against Bai Li's ear, her voice soft and sweet, with a hint of reluctance.

"My dear friend, you must come visit me when you have time..."

Bai Li stood there, stunned by the sudden attack.

"Okay." Bai Li realized what was happening and nudged her shoulder.

"You'd better go back right now! Your father is really going to eat people!"

Xie Lingmo finally let go, satisfied, and jumped out of the car.

Outside the car.

Xie Tianyun had already walked to within two meters of the front of the car.

He watched as his precious daughter, Xie Lingmo, who had never even held a boy's hand since she was little, actually leaned in and kissed Bai Li!

Not only did they kiss, but when they got out of the car, they had that shy smile that only young girls have when they're in love!

Xie Tianyun felt his vision go black and his head buzzing.

I'm giving away my own cabbages again!

"Mo'er!" Xie Tianyun pointed at Xie Lingmo, his hand trembling, unable to even utter a complete sentence.

Xie Lingmo, carrying her bag, stuck her tongue out at Xie Tianyun:

"Dad, I'm home."

"You, you, you..." Xie Tianyun pulled his daughter behind him, then rolled up his sleeves and rushed around the front of the car toward the driver's side door.

"You brat!"

"You dare to kidnap my daughter and spend the night outside! Come down here if you dare! Don't run!"

This posture suggests they're ready to fight Bai Li to the death.

Seeing this, several security guards were so frightened that they rushed over to stop the person.

"Mr. Xie! Mr. Xie, please calm down!"

"Don't stop me! I'm going to beat him up today!"

Bai Li sat in the car, watching Xie Tianyun's outburst and the security guards in disarray, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

Old Deng is really desperate.

If you don't run now, when will you wait?

"Uncle Xie, I'll visit again another day!"

Bai Li moved swiftly, raising the car window and locking the door, then quickly shifting gears with his right hand.

He floored the accelerator.

The Panamera's engine let out a deep roar, and the tires kicked up a puff of white smoke as they rubbed against the asphalt.

The car sped off like a rocket, leaving Xie Tianyun with only a swaggering rear end and exhaust fumes.