After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 126: Ah Li, do you miss me?

Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Ah Li, do you miss me?

As Christmas approached, the festive atmosphere in the school became increasingly intense.

Every major club exhausted their creativity in organizing Christmas balls and New Year’s parties, all hoping to showcase their advantages so as to recruit more easily next year.

Across the campus, outside the cafeteria, in front of the library...

Even when buying oden at the convenience store, Ye Li would be enthusiastically detained by her juniors, "Ye Li, Ye Li, come and join our club’s Christmas party."

Ye Li smiled and declined.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve.

The day after tomorrow, Saturday, is Christmas.

She had already promised Xiao Bao that she would visit him at the old house on Friday.

Having disappointed him last weekend, she could not afford to break their appointment this weekend, even if it were raining knives.

Looking up at the snowy sky, Ye Li pulled on her hat and ran back to her dormitory.

Lu Xiaoxiao had already prepared a small hot pot.

Xie Yunkai, sleeves rolled up, was washing dishes in the sink on the balcony.

When Ye Li pushed the door open, a fragrant aroma enveloped her.

Since moving to Fanxing Apartment, Xie Yunkai had become a frequent visitor.

Sometimes he brought fruit as a gift, other times Ye Li and Lu Xiaoxiao cooked dinner, and when Fu Yanci had leftovers he’d invite him to join.

When it came to cooking, Lu Xiaoxiao was the head chef, with Xie Yunkai assisting.

After the meal, Xie Yunkai insisted on cleaning up because he was a man.

Consequently, Ye Li, who had delicate hands, completely turned into a freeloader.

Initially joking that she was a bright light bulb, later on, as Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Yunkai both doted on her, whenever Ye Li spoke, it was like a family of three.

With a full sense of dissonance, yet inexplicably harmonious.

"Christmas is the most romantic holiday of the year after Valentine’s Day and Qixi. What are your plans for this weekend?"

Ye Li asked while eating.

Being poor students, upscale places like coffeehouses and concert halls were out of the question.

Going to the movies would end too late to get back.

Lu Xiaoxiao was fine, as there were no curfews in the graduate dorms, but if Xie Yunkai couldn’t get back by 11:30, he really had nowhere to go.

In this weather that could freeze the Little Match Girl to death, how could Lu Xiaoxiao bear to let her boyfriend catch cold?

"Probably, a library date."

Lu Xiaoxiao laughed.

Xie Yunkai looked at Lu Xiaoxiao, seemed to want to say something, but remained silent and picked out a piece of her favorite dish for her.

Ye Li nodded, her eyes twinkling, "Indeed, academic overachievers make their love as moving as their studies!"

"..."

Lu Xiaoxiao countered, "What about you? Where do you plan to go for a romantic outing with your boyfriend?"

"I’m in a sad state!"

With a tone of wistfulness, yet her face radiating joy, Ye Li said, "I have to go to my boyfriend’s house to take care of the kids!"

"That’s not so bad..."

Lu Xiaoxiao smirked, "Consider it an early internship. Once you two are married and have kids, you’ll know what to do."

Ye Li: ...

After dinner, as usual, Xie Yunkai cleaned up while Ye Li and Lu Xiaoxiao stood by the window holding plum soup, enjoying the snow.

Ding-dong went the phone, signaling a message from Fu Yanci, and Ye Li curled up with her phone on the recliner.

[Ah Li, miss me?]

[...Yeah, I did.]

[You don’t sound sincere. If you really missed me, how come you waited for me to ask? Liar!]

[...]

After washing up, Fu Yanci went to take a shower.

Ye Li said goodnight, and Fu Yanci said see you tomorrow.

When she woke up, Ye Li found herself still holding her phone with the last message from Fu Yanci late at night—"Ah Li, I really miss you."

She blushed involuntarily, bit her lip, deleted the typed response "I miss you too," and put away her phone.

After two classes, Ye Li dashed back to the apartment, dropped off her backpack, and packed books and homework for the weekend.

Before she could call to ask when Fu Yanci would come to pick her up, the phone rang.

"Fu Yanci, where are you..."

Before Ye Li could finish, she heard on the other end, the man’s voice gravely serious, "Ah Li, has Xiao Bao called you?"

"No..."

Ye Li was startled, "What’s wrong?"

"Xiao Bao is missing!"

With that statement from Fu Yanci, Ye Li’s heart instantly soared.