Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 382 - 382 378 Heartache

382: Chapter 378: Heartache 382: Chapter 378: Heartache Ye Fan’s brain buzzed with noise, but his heart was deeply touched and he truly didn’t have the heart to refuse Tantai Wanrong’s kindness.

He took a deep breath and said, “I understand, Aunt Wanrong.

I’ll call her in a bit to arrange a meeting.

But I must make it clear, if she doesn’t want to continue dating me, you can’t blame me, okay?”

“That’s more like it,” Tantai Wanrong said with a gentle laugh.

“Don’t worry, I can tell that Zhiqian has quite a fondness for you.”

Ye Fan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Aunt Wanrong.”

“Mm,” Tantai Wanrong responded softly.

Ye Fan said affectionately, “Thank you.”

“You little rascal!” Tantai Wanrong laughed and teased affectionately.

“You know just how to make me happy.

You’ve got me wrapped around your finger!”

“Eh?” Ye Fan couldn’t help but exclaim, his imagination running wild.

Realizing the ambiguity of her last statement, Tantai Wanrong quickly scolded with a blush, “Don’t you dare let your mind wander!

You really are a little rascal, always thinking unhealthy thoughts!”

“Aunt Wanrong, I didn’t say anything,” Ye Fan said, holding back his laughter and pretending to be innocent.

“Off with you!” Tantai Wanrong, slightly mock-angry and embarrassed, chided, “I’m not talking to you anymore!

Goodbye!”

Then, she hung up the phone.

Ye Fan put his phone back in his pocket with a smile.

Although he had promised to call Zhou Zhiqian for Tantai Wanrong, he had been out for quite a while, and a phone call to Zhou Zhiqian would probably exceed half an hour, so Ye Fan decided to call her later.

Turning back to the dining table, all the dishes he ordered had been served.

“Sorry to have kept you waiting,” Ye Fan said, sitting down and apologizing to Li Zhaojun.

Li Zhaojun had a faint smile and shook her head slightly, “It’s okay.

Let’s eat.”

Ye Fan nodded, and Li Zhaojun began to pour him a glass of fine red wine.

After a while of silent dining, Li Zhaojun initiated a conversation, “Ye Fan, did you used to study music professionally?”

“Hm, sort of.

When I was a kid, my family signed me up for a music interest class,” Ye Fan replied casually.

“Learned the basics.

But I haven’t practiced in a long time, and I’ve pretty much given it all back to the teacher.”

“Not at all, I think you’re very good,” Li Zhaojun said with a smile.

“When I was young, my mom also signed me up for a music class, but I was far worse than you…”

They chatted intermittently, eating and occasionally clinking glasses for a sip of red wine, the atmosphere reasonably harmonious.

The two of them ate for nearly an hour.

Near the end, while Li Zhaojun was in the restroom, Ye Fan took the opportunity to call Zhou Zhiqian.

Zhou Zhiqian was thrilled to receive the call, but she pretended to be upset and said, “Why are you still calling me?

Didn’t you say that we should part ways?”

“Heh, I was just teasing you,” Ye Fan said with a light laugh.

“That’s not a nice joke,” Zhou Zhiqian responded.

“Are you angry?” Ye Fan asked knowingly.

“Yes, I’m angry,” Zhou Zhiqian replied.

“Then, shall I apologize to you?” Ye Fan said with a faint smile.

Zhou Zhiqian pouted, “No!”

“What will make it better then?” Ye Fan asked.

“…I don’t know.”

Ye Fan made a show of sighing and said, “Alright then.

I’ll call you again when you’re no longer mad.”

“Wait!” Zhou Zhiqian hurriedly called out.

“What’s up?” Ye Fan asked.

Zhou Zhiqian pouted playfully, “You don’t know how to properly coax a girl.”

“Hehe, my fault.

I should definitely make you happy.

How about this, we meet tomorrow morning, and I’ll cheer you up in person, wouldn’t that be more effective, okay?” Ye Fan said casually.

“Okay.” Zhou Zhiqian agreed.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan nearly slipped from his chair, almost tumbling to the floor.

He hadn’t expected Zhou Zhiqian to actually agree, but she had!

“Hehe, well then, thanks for giving me the opportunity,” Ye Fan said with a forced smile, secretly thinking to himself that this girl was truly too naive.

Zhou Zhiqian said shyly, “Not at all.

I’m just curious to see if you’re lying to me about not knowing calligraphy and dancing.”

Next, with a great sense of resignation, Ye Fan arranged the time and place to meet Zhou Zhiqian tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, it wasn’t long before Li Zhaojun came back.

After paying the bill and heading to the parking lot, Li Zhaojun naturally took Ye Fan’s arm.

Ye Fan felt some resistance intellectually, but the adrenaline made it impossible for him to speak up; he just awkwardly enjoyed the lovely sensation of accompanying Hua Hai’s most beautiful woman, enduring envious, jealous, and resentful stares along the way.

Once in the car, starting the engine, and slowly exiting the parking lot, Ye Fan casually asked, “Where do you want to go?”

“You decide,” Li Zhaojun said.

Ye Fan thought for a bit and then said, “Actually, there’s nowhere interesting to go.

Let’s just go home.

It’s getting late, nine o’clock already.”

Li Zhaojun pondered for a moment and said calmly, “Okay then.”

So, Ye Fan drove Li Zhaojun back to the Imperial Forest Bay villa complex.

After parking at the entrance to the Imperial Forest Bay villas, they both got out of the car.

Li Zhaojun approached Ye Fan and said, “I’ve wasted your evening because of my affairs.”

“Hehe, you’re too polite, and I’m not quite used to that,” Ye Fan said lightly, “Having safely escorted you home, my mission as tonight’s knight-protector is successfully accomplished.

Goodbye.”

“Goodbye, good night,” Li Zhaojun said, maintaining her composure.

Ye Fan waved, turned, and walked towards his second-hand Citroen.

Li Zhaojun watched Ye Fan’s back until he was about to get in the car, and then she quickly turned, got into her own car, and drove into the complex.

Sitting in the driver’s seat, Ye Fan let his thoughts wander for a while before taking out his phone to call Lu Xiaoman.

“Ye Fan,” came Lu Xiaoman’s gentle and pleasant voice over the phone.

A soft smile appeared on Ye Fan’s stern face as he asked, “Have you gone to bed yet?”

“Not yet,” Lu Xiaoman replied, “I’m busy with some things at the martial arts school.

What about you?

Are you at the hotel, or out having fun?”

“About to head back to the hotel,” Ye Fan said, “By the way, did your sister look for you today?”

“No.

Why do you ask?

Did she bother you again?” Lu Xiaoman inquired.

Ye Fan found it a bit strange; Mo Xiaoyan had still not told Lu Xiaoman about being forcefully kissed by him the night before.

“Hehe, it’s nothing,” he said, masking his emotions with a light laugh.

He thought to ask Lu Xiaoman out for a meal tomorrow, but then he realized he wasn’t free.

However, he suddenly really wanted to see Lu Xiaoman.

So, he found himself asking, “Xiaoman, you’re at home now, right?”

“Yes,” Lu Xiaoman replied.

“I’m coming over to your place now,” Ye Fan said, about to hang up the phone.

“Wait!” Lu Xiaoman hastily called out.

“What is it?” Ye Fan asked.

“I…” Lu Xiaoman falteringly said with embarrassment, “I’m actually not at home, I’m at the martial arts school.”

“Ah?” Ye Fan expressed surprise, his heart full of sympathy.

Even though it was the weekend and already nine-thirty in the evening, she was still working overtime at the martial arts school.

He fully understood why Lu Xiaoman was working so hard: it was to better herself, to make herself worthy of him.