Chapter 881: Huo Yingcheng, Yu Bao'er (53)

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Before the woman could even get close, Huo Yingcheng waved her off with a cigarette-wielding hand, indicating for her not to get near.

The woman's expression froze. Seeing Yu Bao'er walking over, she seemed to understand something. And as Yu Bao'er passed her by, she rolled her eyes at Yu Bao'er before walking away swaying her hips.

Yu Bao'er: "..."

F*ck, what has that got to do with her?

Nonetheless, she cast a few glances at that woman's chest. So big...

Envious...

Seeing Yu Bao'er walking over, Huo Yingcheng tossed his cigarette on the floor. "Get into the car."

Yu Bao'er dilly-dallied, but couldn't come up with an excuse not to get in. With a sulky face, she got into the car.

Seeing her sullen expression, Huo Yingcheng gave her a faint smile as he drove off. "Are you still mad? It was just a question. I was afraid you weren't serious."

Yu Bao'er's face was flushed from anger. "If I wasn't serious would I have let you do all that stuff?"

It was too accidental yesterday, but she didn't stop him. But that was only because he was Huo Yingcheng.

"I remember you've dated quite a few boys before?"

"What do you mean by that?"

These words triggered a sensitive nerve in Yu Bao'er. Yu Bao'er kicked Huo Yingcheng who was at the wheel, nearly causing the latter to miss his footing on the brakes.

Creak.

The car which hadn't driven far was forced to stop by the roadside. Inside the car, Yu Bao'er kicked him with reddened eyes. "What did you mean by that?"

What did the number of boyfriends she had got to do with this?

In the past she merely found it fun, thinking that a boyfriend was just someone to hang out and have fun with. Even her mother felt that her boyfriend was no different from a male friend.

But she had never done anything that crossed the line. Hearing these words come out from Huo Yingcheng's mouth, she felt extremely aggrieved.

The most over-the-line thing she had done was what she did with Huo Yingcheng yesterday in a moment of rashness. She hadn't expected him to think of her this way.

Did he feel that she was easy because she had dated many guys before?

"It's my fault. I misspoke."

Huo Yingcheng didn't mean anything by that. It was just a subconscious statement. It wasn't that he couldn't tell what Yu Bao'er was like; it was just that he had misspoken.

He reached out an arm to hug Yu Bao'er. Though Yu Bao'er put up a fierce struggle, she wasn't as strong as Huo Yingcheng.

Regardless of how she scratched and bit him, he didn't let go. He pulled Yu Bao'er towards him with his strong arm and restrained her, then kissed her eyes. "My bad. I spouted nonsense. Don't be angry anymore."

It was in a woman's nature to get angry. It had only just begun, but Yu Bao'er was already lording over him.

But it was his fault for saying the wrong thing.

Yu Bao'er was forced to lie in his arms. Seeing Huo Yingcheng gaze at her, she suddenly reached out to hit his face. It wasn't exactly a slap, but it wasn't polite.

Huo Yingcheng didn't get angry and only asked, "Are you still angry?"

Yu Bao'er didn't reply to that, but at least now she had quietened down.

Huo Yingcheng patted her head and placed her back on the passenger seat and buckled her seatbelt properly. "Don't be angry. We can talk about it when we get back. I'm driving now, so don't kick me even if you're mad at me. If not, we might crash and die together."

With that, Huo Yingcheng started the engine again.

He was considered quite good-tempered towards Yu Bao'er.

If any other woman dared to do this, he would have flared up and walked away.

Moreover, with his identity, few people dared to give him such an attitude.

Yu Bao'er was different—she was the woman he willingly doted upon.

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When they got home, Yu Bao'er continued ignoring Huo Yingcheng.

Still fuming, right after opening the door she dashed straight to her blanket and laid face-down.

Seeing that she didn't close the door, Huo Yingcheng touched his nose and followed her in.

He walked over and patted Yu Bao'er. She continued to lie face-down and didn't get up, and she even kicked him grumpily.

Unsure whether to laugh or to cry, Huo Yingcheng asked, "What do you want to eat for dinner?"

Yu Bao'er didn't answer.

"I'll cook you some noodles?"

They didn't buy anything on their way back, so they could only cook with whatever ingredients they currently had on hand.

Hearing this, Yu Bao'er turned her head and stared at Huo Yingcheng with a frown. "You don't even know how to peel garlic but you know how to cook noodles?"

"Yeah, I do..."

Huo Yingcheng replied sheepishly. "I've seen it done in TV dramas. Don't you just toss the noodles into boiling water and wait for it to cook?"

Yu Bao'er: "..."

Forget it.

She got to her feet despite her anger and entered the kitchen. She retrieved tomatoes and eggs from the fridge and started preparing.

"There aren't many ingredients. I'll just make tomato egg noodles. There are some leftovers from yesterday, too."

The weather had been cold lately, so the leftovers from the fridge should still be edible.

"Mm, I'll eat whatever you make."

Knowing Yu Bao'er was still furious, how could Huo Yingcheng dare to have any opinions?

Yu Bao'er quickly finished preparing two piping hot bowls of egg noodles. With seasoning and yesterday's leftovers added, it was quite a delicious bowl of noodles.

Huo Yingcheng slurped down the large bowl of noodles in no time. On the other hand, having been busy the entire day taking care of the kids, and afterward getting angered by Huo Yingcheng, Yu Bao'er didn't have much appetite.

After eating a few mouthfuls, she went to lie on the sofa to watch tv. Seeing this, Huo Yingcheng took the initiative to clear away the dishes.

He placed the dishes in the sink, then gazed outside at Yu Bao'er with a look of hesitation. In the end, he ultimately decided to wash the dishes.

Dammit, he would rather slay enemies on the battlefield.

Rather than doing these wishy-washy things here.

Alas, he had no choice. Yu Bao'er was living by herself, and if he didn't help her out, the lass would be doing everything on her own.

He had eaten for free, so it wouldn't be nice if he did nothing.

However, Huo Yingcheng didn't think this way. Merely a night had passed. After confirming his relationship with Yu Bao'er, everything seemed to have changed.

It was only after following some online tutorial on washing the dishes that he managed to complete the task. By the time he was finally done, his forehead was covered in perspiration.

Huo Yingcheng washed his hands clean then came out. Yu Bao'er glanced at him.

Huo Yingcheng had never coaxed a woman before, so his way of apology was more direct. Seeing that Yu Bao'er was still angry, he didn't know what else to do.

He felt so vexed that he had an urge to smoke.

He walked over to sit down next to Yu Bao'er, and she didn't move.

He took the initiative to find something to talk about. "Are you going to Qingjiu's place during the weekend break? She's pregnant and has nothing to do lately. You can go accompany her when you're free."

"Of course, I know. I don't need you to tell me that."

Yu Bao'er rolled her eyes. Her tone sounded too harsh, making Huo Yingcheng choke a little. But at least now Yu Bao'er was talking to him.

He continued to find a topic of conversation. "Were you happy at work today?"

"Not happy!"

Yu Bao'er replied with a stiff expression, glancing at Huo Yingcheng with her peripheral vision as she did so.

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

"I was originally very happy. But a certain trash changed that!" she added.

Her meaning was obvious.

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

Fine, this was all his fault.

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Towards the end, left with no alternative, Huo Yingcheng chose a simple and brutal method.

He pinned Yu Bao'er on the sofa and continued kissing her.

At the start, Yu Bao'er shrieked and struggled a little, but in the end, she simply kicked him a few times symbolically. He had conquered her.

This was only because her anger had started subsiding. Or else, with her temper, she wouldn't have let him touch her regardless.

Huo Yingcheng teased the senses out of Yu Bao'er with his superb kissing techniques. The festive music on the tv was especially appropriate.

Ring ring...

All of a sudden, Yu Bao'er's phone started ringing.

Startled, she immediately picked it up and saw that it was Gu Qingjiu.

Huo Yingcheng was still fooling around on her body. She smacked his head and answered the call. "Hey, Xiao Jiu'er."

Yu Bao'er spoke in a sweet voice to Gu Qingjiu, surprising Huo Yingcheng. One who didn't know better might think that Yu Bao'er was on the phone with her lover.

"Bao'er, how was your first day at work?"

Gu Qingjiu called to express her concern for Yu Bao'er.

After all, they all knew that today was Yu Bao'er's first day at work.

"Mm, pretty good."

Yu Bao'er replied. Just then, the wicked Huo Yingcheng bit her on her neck, making her gasp. Gu Qingjiu immediately asked, "What's the matter, Bao'er?"

"Nothing. It's just that there are a lot of mosquitoes at the new home and one just bit me. I've got to light the mosquito coil tonight."

Yu Bao'er was ashamed of having to tell such a lie.

"Oh? What sort of a place did Brother Huo find you? Why are there mosquitoes in such weather?"

"Mosquitoes?"

All of a sudden, a man's deep voice rang beside Gu Qingjiu, sounding doubtful. "You believe there are mosquitoes lately?"

Yu Bao'er: "..."

Huo Yingcheng heard that too. He looked up at Yu Bao'er with a smile.

Yu Bao'er glared at him.

Dammit, Instructor He, you shouldn't have said that out loud even if you know something is amiss!

"Hm?" Gu Qingjiu was confused. Regardless of how clever she was, it wouldn't have occurred to her that Huo Yingcheng and Yu Bao'er suddenly hooked up. She merely said, "Perhaps there are at Bao'er's place."

It sounded like she was brushing off Helian Niancheng.

Since Gu Qingjiu failed to detect that, Yu Bao'er of course heaved a sigh of relief. She chuckled awkwardly. "Xiao Jiu'er, I'm going downstairs to buy something. If you have questions for me, we can chat when I come and visit you during the weekend."

"Okay, have an early rest. Goodnight, Bao'er!"

"Night, Xiao Jiu'er. Muak muak muak!"

She kissed her phone, and after hanging up the call, Yu Bao'er kicked Huo Yingcheng. "Are you courting death? What happens if she finds out?"

"If she finds out, so be it. It's not like we have anything to hide."

Huo Yingcheng didn't care at all. He even got up and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

Yu Bao'er froze. "Why are you taking a shower?"

"Well, I'm sleeping here, duh!"

Huo Yingcheng declared, sounding justified. "I even brought clothes to change into. It's in my car. I'll go down and get it."

Huo Yingcheng didn't look like he was joking. Yu Bao'er blushed and grabbed a cushion on the sofa and tossed it at him. "Shameless hooligan. I'm not going to open the door for you."

"I'll break down the door if you don't."

Huo Yingcheng sounded, especially like a rogue.

Yu Bao'er huffed angrily. "Then go sleep on the sofa!"

After that, she went into the bathroom. "I'm taking a shower."

Seeing her in this manner, Huo Yingcheng shook his head, then closed the door and went downstairs.

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Yu Bao'er had just finished bathing when she heard the door open.

Her heart clenched immediately. Huo Yingcheng had gone down to retrieve his clothes, and he came up so quickly?

Was he planning on staying the night today?

With this thought, Yu Bao'er put on her pajamas and sneakily opened the bathroom door.

And she happened to see the tall and well-built Huo Yingcheng enter.

Yu Bao'er was so startled that she closed the bathroom door once more.

Shortly after, Huo Yingcheng walked over and knocked on the bathroom door. "How much longer are you going to take, Bao'er?"

Yu Bao'er's face flushed. At that moment, she was only wearing pajamas with nothing inside, and a man was knocking on her door. This was too weird a scenario.

Although the two of them had nearly gone all the way yesterday.

"I'm still washing my hair. Wait a little while longer."

"Why are you washing your hair at night?" Huo Yingcheng added, "You're going to get a headache if you don't blow it dry."

Yu Bao'er answered him as she ran a hand through her hair. "I have a blow dryer. You can help me blow-dry it later. I don't have time to wash it during the day, so I can only wash it at night."

"Okay then."

After Yu Bao'er finished washing her hair and went out with wet long hair, she casually patted it dry with a towel.

With her head lowered, her hair was all over her face, making her look like a female ghost.

Huo Yingcheng laughed. "I'll blow-dry it for you after I'm done showering."

Yu Bao'er pointed at the bathroom. "Don't use my towel. There's a clean towel in there."

"Got it."

Huo Yingcheng laughed and entered.

When he came out, Yu Bao'er was lying sprawled by the edge of the bed, her hair draped by the side of the bed and dripping water onto the floor.

Hearing Huo Yingcheng come out, she commanded him without standing on ceremony. "Blow dryer is in that bedside cabinet."

Huo Yingcheng didn't express displeasure though. He squatted down and retrieved the blow dryer, then sat down by the bed and bunched up Yu Bao'er's hair, placing her face on his lap before he started blow-drying her hair.

Although he had never done something like this before, Huo Yingcheng did it pretty well. After a while, he got the hang of it. Though it was unavoidable that water droplets flew everywhere.

Yu Bao'er narrowed her eyes as she laid comfortably on his lap. A few days back she was still a pitiful and lonely bachelorette. To think she would get to enjoy such supreme treatment today.

At least Huo Yingcheng patiently helped her blow-dry her hair.

The buzzing sound from the blow dryer made Yu Bao'er start to feel sleepy. Neither of them spoke.

When he was more or less done, Huo Yingcheng gently raised Yu Bao'er's chin. "Are you about to sleep?"

"Hm?"

Honestly speaking, it felt quite terrible to be lying in that position. But since she was exhausted during the day, such an atmosphere was sleep-inducing.

Even her voice sounded a bit dreamy.

"Wait a while longer."

Huo Yingcheng was especially patient now. He had never done such things in the past, waiting on a woman with so much patience.

Huo Yingcheng adored the way this girl was lying on his lap, looking so obedient.

He couldn't describe this feeling, only feeling a faint sense of satisfaction.

It was like he didn't feel anything the past two days, but now that the open secret was affirmed, everything was happening naturally.

He caressed Yu Bao'er's silk-like long hair and felt that it was more or less dried. He then stroked her head and said gently in a low voice, "Done. You can lie down in another position. Lying down like this will get uncomfortable."

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Yu Bao'er dazedly replied with an "Mm", but her body didn't move.

Her voice was like that of a wheedling kitten's, bumping against the depth of Huo Yingcheng's heart. It made his heart throb like never before.

In the past, he kept mocking Helian Niancheng. But now that he had fallen in love did he finally realized what it felt like.

A man in his thirties, it was only now that he experienced the melodramatic-ness of love.

It wasn't that Huo Yingcheng had never dated women before. But he didn't have many opportunities while he was in the army. Due to his identity, women most often were submissive towards him. There had never been a girl like Yu Bao'er in his life before. Gu Qingjiu and Yu Bao'er were considered special among the girls he had met.

However, they were different in that Gu Qingjiu was calm whereas Yu Bao'er was wild.

Yet when she showed her docile side, he couldn't help but adore her.

Huo Yingcheng lifted Yu Bao'er and placed her on the bed.

Yu Bao'er's bed was a standard single bed. At the time of purchase, she had only considered herself.

But it was impossible to ask him to sleep on the sofa now.

He squeezed beside Yu Bao'er, making the cramped bed appear all the more so. However, as Yu Bao'er was soundly asleep, feeling a source of warmth, she automatically turned around and clung to Huo Yingcheng, holding him tightly with all four limbs.

The woman in his arms was soft and gave off a fragrance.

Under such circumstances, Huo Yingcheng was impressed with himself for not getting a reaction. He merely felt it heart-warming.

He patted twice on Yu Bao'er's back. Now that the two of them were hugging together, it wasn't as squeezy anymore. But the bed was still a tad too short, resulting in him sticking his legs outside of the bed.

Huo Yingcheng felt that it was still tolerable, so he turned off the lights and fell asleep with Yu Bao'er in his arms.

Yu Bao'er had to go to work the next day, thus she set a morning alarm, otherwise she wouldn't be able to wake up on her own.

When her phone alarm abruptly rang, Yu Bao'er was startled awake.

She was still plagued by intense sleepiness, but she was starting to sober up.

Feeling around, she realized she was hugging something.

When she opened her eyes, she found Huo Yingcheng staring at her.

Yu Bao'er didn't panic either. She rubbed her eyes and stretched lazily, then said with a raspy morning voice, "Why are you sleeping here?"

Huo Yingcheng reached out to pull Yu Bao'er back into his arms and said, "Where else? It's impossible for me to sleep on the sofa."

His voice sounded more awake. Sounds like he had been awake for a long time.

Indeed. Due to his army training, waking up early was already instilled in him. He merely laid in bed for an hour longer in order not to wake Yu Bao'er up.

"Mm."

Yu Bao'er started wheedling with her arms wrapped around Huo Yingcheng. "I don't want to go to work!"

Huo Yingcheng caressed her hair. "Don't go then. It's not like I can't afford to raise you. You can choose not to work and just stay at home."

"Who's asking you to do that! Shameless!"

Yu Bao'er smacked him, then reluctantly struggled to get out of bed. She arched her back, then laid face-down on her pillow, doubting life for a while.

Huo Yingcheng suddenly let out an evil chuckle and patted Yu Bao'er's butt. "This posture of yours. Why? You want to exercise early in the morning?"

Yu Bao'er instantly got his meaning and straightened her body. She then picked up a pillow to cover Huo Yingcheng's face. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Huo Yingcheng reached out his arms to hug Yu Bao'er, making her laugh out loud.

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After fooling around with Huo Yingcheng for a while, Yu Bao'er had no choice but to get up. She had to face the reality of having to go to work.

It was truly too difficult to get up early.

Especially after leading a leisurely life for so long, with waking up naturally at 10 am every day.

Now, all of a sudden she had to change her waking time to 8 am. Yu Bao'er found it hard to adjust.

She needed to get to the kindergarten for work at 9 am. Waking up at 8 am after she had washed up and ate breakfast, it was more or less time. Also, she had to prepare some things.

Standing before the mirror in the bathroom, the sleepy Yu Bao'er started doubting life.

Although she had just woken up, she appeared a bit haggard.

Yu Bao'er ran a hand through her messy hair and started washing up with her eyes semi-open.

After she was done washing up, she was much more awake.

After she had brushed her teeth, seeing that there was still time, she put on a mask. Seeing Huo Yingcheng still lying on the bed, she asked curiously, "Don't you have work to do? Still sleeping?"

At that moment, Huo Yingcheng had one leg stacked over the other, because if he didn't do so, his legs would be unglamly stretched beyond the bed.

"Of course. But I'm not in a hurry."

Huo Yingcheng motioned for Yu Bao'er to go over. She rolled her eyes but didn't go over. When she walked to the door, she asked, "What do you want to eat? There's a breakfast shop nearby. You can go downstairs and look for food yourself. I don't have time to entertain you."

She glanced at the time, then kept away her stuff before changing her clothes.

"Mm... I'm making a trip back to Penalan tomorrow. I might only be back in two weeks."

Huo Yingcheng suddenly mentioned this, making Yu Bao'er's heart skip a beat. "You're going back for two weeks?"

"Mm."

Seeing the change in her expression, Huo Yingcheng immediately got out of bed and hugged her, and he sniffed her hair from the back. "It's just two weeks. I'll be back in no time."

"I don't know if you'll still remember you have a girlfriend by the time you come back."

Yu Bao'er's words reeked of jealousy.

The two of them had only confirmed their relationship for a few days, and Huo Yingcheng was going to go back.

It wasn't surprising that Yu Bao'er was unhappy about it.

"I'm just going back to settle some matters. Be good. Of course, I'll remember. When you have time off work I'll take you to travel."

He patted Yu Bao'er's butt. She let out a soft hmph, then removed the mask when it was about time. After washing her face, she said, "I'm going off to work. Bye."

Huo Yingcheng waved at her with a beam.

At that moment, Yu Bao'er was like a married woman with a career. Here was her husband happily sending her off to work...

Spit!

These thoughts made Yu Bao'er blush. She headed downstairs to get breakfast, then headed off to work.

Working at the kindergarten was very boring and painful.

Of course, facing these little kids, sometimes Yu Bao'er would feel sweet at heart too.

After all, there were quite a few obedient kids among them. To the appearance-obsessed Yu Bao'er, most of the kids here were very good-looking.

Plus, their parents were also gorgeous.

These kids were quite young, so their parents naturally weren't that old. Mature, gracious, glamorous, Yu Bao'er saw all kinds of parents here.

Every afternoon was the peak period for picking up the kids.

Sometimes, looking at such a scene, Yu Bao'er would wonder what her future child would look like.

But then when she saw weepy kids who couldn't stop crying no matter how anyone consoled them, Yu Bao'er would slap such a thought away to the Atlantic Ocean.

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She hurriedly shook her head and waved a hand. "No, no, no. I'd better not go. I currently don't have..."

After some thought, she decided it would be too fake to say that she didn't have plans. At the thought of this, Yu Bao'er covered her mouth like a cat in heat. "I already have a boyfriend. As for who it is, I'll keep it a secret for the time being. I'll tell you when the time is right."

"You already have a boyfriend?"

Gu Qingjiu's eyes lit up. "You could have told me earlier to save me from troubling over this on your behalf. You can't say who it is, but can you reveal other things about him? Such as his age, occupation, and family background?"

Gu Qingjiu bombarded her with questions as though she was conducting a census. The tickled Yu Bao'er gently shoved at Gu Qingjiu. "Xiao Jiu'er, what's the matter with you? Now that you're married, you turned into a busybody? Nosy people get old real fast. You're a young beauty. You mustn't behave like those nosy middle-aged women!"

Gu Qingjiu let out a sigh. "But I'm truly too bored. I don't know what to do at home all day long."

Due to her pregnancy, she wasn't able to do anything. Helian Niancheng also didn't allow her to do anything.

"Even then you can't bombard me with questions like that."

Yu Bao'er pouted. "It's just like that. We just started dating. I don't know him that well yet. Let's take things slowly, I'll come and see you when I'm more sure of it."

Gu Qingjiu looked at her. "Are you serious this time?"

"Hm..." Yu Bao'er dragged out the word. After considering for a while, she then solemnly nodded. "I guess so."

After all, Huo Yingcheng wasn't getting any younger. Though Yu Bao'er wasn't anxious, her family would press her. The timing was right too.

"Guess so? You don't sound so certain. You can bring him to me when you confirm. I'll help you vet him."

Gu Qingjiu felt very confident in her ability to read people. She had always been a good judge of characters.

"Okay, okay. I'll do it."

Yu Bao'er smiled sheepishly.

Who knew Gu Qingjiu suddenly sighed. "Now even you have found a boyfriend. I hear Brother Huo's mother is still hurrying him. There's you beside me, and Brother Huo besides the Chief Instructor. Now things are settled on your side. I wonder when Brother Huo will be able to find a girlfriend."

Yu Bao'er: "..."

Her nerves were extremely taut.

"Why are you mentioning him all of a sudden? Since he's not looking for a girlfriend, he's probably not in a hurry."

"He's already thirty and still not dating anyone. Back then I even suspected him and the Chief Instructor. Now, I'm only suspecting him."

Yu Bao'er: "..."

If a guy's not looking for a girlfriend, it mean he's gay?

In any case, Huo Yingcheng had confessed to her that although he had never had a girlfriend, he did fool around with some women before.

Regarding this, Yu Bao'er tried convincing herself that it would be unreasonable to expect a man at his age to still be a virgin.

But if in the future he still dared to fool around, she would break his legs.

At the thought of this, her lips arched in an awkward smile. "I heard he had women outside?"

"Yeah, in the past."

Gu Qingjiu did know something about this. "But I heard after he came to China with the Chief Instructor, there aren't any women around him anymore. That's why Brother Huo's mother is anxious to see him get a girlfriend. Especially after seeing the Chief Instructor get married."

Yu Bao'er listened quietly and said nothing, only occasionally responding with a word or two, skirting this issue.

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Yu Bao'er ate lunch at Gu Qingjiu's place.

Helian Niancheng got home by then. With him around, the atmosphere was more oppressive.

Yu Bao'er was a bit timid in front of Helian Niancheng. After all, he had an aloof aura, and even if he didn't say a word his face looked superimposing.

Also, he had a cold disposition that only Gu Qingjiu could tolerate.

But today, he took the initiative to ask Yu Bao'er, "How's work at the kindergarten? Good?"

The startled Yu Bao'er flusteredly nodded. "Yeah, pretty good."

"Oh."

Helian Niancheng seemed to be in thought. "Not planning on changing?"

Yu Bao'er shook her head vigorously. "No such plans for the time being."

Gu Qingjiu found this situation quite amusing. "What's the matter? Why are you suddenly asking Bao'er about this?"

One needs to know that Helian Niancheng wasn't the sort of person who showers someone with concern even if it was someone familiar. Other than Gu Qingjiu, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to anyone else.

"Someone asked a favor from me."

Helian Niancheng explained in a reserved manner.

Yu Bao'er froze.

Did that mean the Chief Instructor found out about it?

But Gu Qingjiu was still unaware. She asked confusedly, "Who?"

After all, she didn't know what was going on. Naturally, it wouldn't occur to her.

However, it was rare enough that Helian Niancheng agreed to help. But with such a narrow range, Gu Qingjiu could figure it out.

She might be able to guess it was Huo Yingcheng. Why did he have to ask this favor from Helian Niancheng?

There must be something fishy going on between them!

She figured it out right away.

Yu Bao'er didn't dare to scold Helian Niancheng for being nosy, so she could only say, "It's quite a nice job. There's no need to change."

"Mm, if you want to change, just let me know. It's rare for him to ask a favor from me."

Helian Niancheng's words seemed to make something clear.

Yu Bao'er pursed her lips tightly, feeling like she was about to break down.

Gu Qingjiu first froze, before asking subconsciously, "Who?"

Helian Niancheng merely smiled and said nothing.

Ah, the Chief Instructor is so hateful!

Yu Bao'er had wanted to keep it a secret and tell Gu Qingjiu some time later. Who knew the Chief Instructor would suddenly blurt it out.

But the fact that Huo Yingcheng had asked Helian Niancheng to take care of her before leaving did make Yu Bao'er feel warm at heart.

Hear, hear, it's rare to see him ask a favor of Helian Niancheng. This goes to show how important she was to him.

She felt gleeful and sad at the same time.

Gu Qingjiu lowered her head and ate. Suddenly, she fell silent momentarily, as though pondering something.

Following that, she raised her head thoughtfully. "Bao'er, be honest..."

"What?"

Yu Bao'er had a bad premonition.

There was an uneasy feeling in her heart, which was beating furiously.

She didn't know why, but she was incredibly nervous.

Qingjiu figured it out so quickly?

Holy crap, that's unscientific!

"That boyfriend you mentioned today, is it Brother Huo?"

Yu Bao'er: "..."

Her chopsticks fell with a thud.

She could nearly feel two streams of tears rolling down her cheeks.

Damn, what happened to pregnant women staying dumb for three years? Xiao Jiu'er, it's unscientific for you to be so smart!

Chapter 890: Huo Yingcheng, Yu Bao'er (62)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Yu Bao'er's expression and response made some things clear.

Gu Qingjiu found it unbelievable. She stared at Yu Bao'er with her brows furrowed and asked, "How is it possible? When did it happen?"

As she spoke, she recalled that Huo Yingcheng had asked this favor recently. She widened her eyes. "Don't tell me it happened recently?"

Yu Bao'er said, "The saying that a pregnant woman stays dumb for three years is unscientific."

Gu Qingjiu pursed her lips and smiled. "What pregnant woman stays dumb for three years? I just find it surprising. It happened recently?"

Yu Bao'er felt a tad awkward to be discussing this at the dining table. Especially with the expressionless and aloof Helian Niancheng sitting there. Yu Bao'er lowered her head and shoved two spoonfuls of rice into her mouth, sounding rather sheepish. "Yeah recently. I don't know how but we just... got together."

"The two of you..."

Gu Qingjiu found it interesting. "Brother Huo's a pretty nice guy. But it never occurred to me that the two of you would get together. It's a good thing though."

"Mm, mm. Yeah."

Yu Bao'er felt that it was not bad to reveal it like that too.

Now that it was out in the open, Yu Bao'er wasn't shy about it anymore. It was just that with a man like Helian Niancheng around, such topics of conversation between women probably shouldn't be discussed in his presence.

Gu Qingjiu likely understood that too. After the meal, she dragged Yu Bao'er outside to chat privately.

"Bao'er, are you serious about Brother Huo?"

Gu Qingjiu knew that Yu Bao'er was playful and young. On the other hand, Huo Yingcheng wasn't getting any younger.

Yu Bao'er was in no hurry. Huo Yingcheng... also was in no hurry.

After all, with his capabilities and talent, there were plenty of women eager to marry him.

The crux was whether these two were serious or not.

"Yeah, I'm serious."

Yu Bao'er felt more certain now when she thought of Huo Yingcheng. "I am rather fond of him."

Gu Qingjiu laughed. "How is simply fondness enough? I won't go and look for Brother Huo. Just know what you're doing."

Gu Qingjiu wasn't planning on meddling in her bestie's matters too much.

She knew what sort of a person Brother Huo was. Now that he had gotten together with Yu Bao'er, this was between the two of them. Gu Qingjiu would just watch the development from the side.

Gu Qingjiu was quite happy to see them together too. Her eyes narrowed into crescents as she smiled. "Brother Huo is quite a dependable guy. But you know that he's not like Chief Instructor, right? Do you mind his past?"

"I don't. It's normal."

Yu Bao'er was at ease. "In the future he has me, and that's enough."

Hearing this, Gu Qingjiu nodded. "So you're planning on dating him first?"

"Mm. If not what?"

Yu Bao'er sighed. "It's pretty good to be in a serious relationship too. It's a necessary life experience."

"You sound so experienced."

Gu Qingjiu burst out laughing. "I'm reminded of something. I heard Brother Huo previously went to look for you because you took his lighter or something. Did you plot that?"

Yu Bao'er's expression turned stiff and she started ranting, "I don't know who wickedly stole his lighter and stuffed it in my luggage. Those who didn't know better would have thought I was the one who did it. It resulted in such a big misunderstanding. I was so aggrieved at being wrongfully accused like that!"

With gritted teeth, Yu Bao'er cursed that person who took the lighter and framed her. Far away in Penalan, Huo Yingcheng's mother sneezed at that same moment.