Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 464 - 463 The Casanova

Chapter 464: Chapter 463 The Casanova

Wen Qingqing and Wen Ruannuan do have brains, at least smarter than Sie Yufei.

After returning home, they did not behave as obediently as before. Within the limits their parents could tolerate, they crazily pushed boundaries to test the waters. They took advantage of their tough experience in the countryside to get their parents to accept their "drastic change in personality".

Their actions were so swift that Lin Nianhe couldn’t help but suspect that they had already planned on their way back to use this experience away from home to fight for some freedom.

Compared to their impressive maneuver, Sie Yufei was like that friend who is both bad at things yet loves to have fun.

"Fourth Sie, what’s with crashing at my place?"

"Xiao He... you should help others to the end. My calves are cramping, I can’t walk."

"..."

Lin Nianhe looked at Sie Yufei, who was stubbornly lying on his couch and putting up a "I know I’m unforgivable but I’d dare to do it again" front, really wanting to grab a crowbar and pry him out.

"Brother Yuguo is truly merciful." Lin Nianhe, peeling an orange, glanced disdainfully at Sie Yufei, "If you were my brother, you wouldn’t live past a month."

Sie Yufei, with a sheepish smile on his face, said, "Xiao He, I’m hungry."

Lin Nianhe: "Do you want to eat orange peels?"

Sie Yufei clicked his tongue, "Xiao He, before I came back, Uncle Wong specifically told me to pass on a message to you. It’s so important, aren’t you afraid I’ll forget it if I’m too hungry?"

Lin Nianhe, unenthusiastically, glanced at him, "Important? Isn’t it just the textile factory in Shanghai wanting to place an order? What’s so important about that."

"How did you know?" Sie Yufei was shocked, "Did you call Uncle Wong?"

"Wild guess," Lin Nianhe said with a teasing smile, "and I guessed right."

Sie Yufei slapped his own mouth.

Damn, she tricked me without me being careful.

Lin Nianhe casually tossed an orange to Sie Yufei, "Alright, I advise you to hurry home and check in. There’s probably a lot of people at your place right now, and seeing that there are guests, Brother Yuguo won’t do much to you."

"How do you know there would be guests at my place?"

"Because Brother Yuguo is back," Lin Nianhe said, "didn’t you see that my brother even went to see him, dragging his sick body?"

"Then..."

"Even if there are no outsiders at your home, what I’m sure of is that the later you go back, the angrier Brother Yuguo will be. If you dawdle any longer, not even the New Year could save you."

"Fine!"

Sie Yufei sighed deeply, his face showing a desperate expression as if heading to the gallows, and he gritted his teeth and stood up.

Before leaving, he turned to Lin Nianhe and said, "Hey, Xiao He, accompany me out tomorrow, will you?"

Lin Nianhe’s eyes flickered slightly as she agreed, "Sure."

She didn’t even ask Sie Yufei where he wanted to go because it was too obvious—

Baishun Alley.

"Fourth Sie, with this sneaky look of yours, I wouldn’t even have the face to tell the Public Security that you’re innocent."

Lin Nianhe, munching on a candied hawthorn stick, rolled her eyes at Sie Yufei who only poked his head out from behind the wall.

Sie Yufei, pulling his scarf over most of his face, whispered, "You think I want to? My brother had me run five kilometers last night; my lips are all chapped."

As he spoke, he pulled down his scarf to show Lin Nianhe his injuries.

His lips had several deep cracks, looking quite severe indeed.

Lin Nianhe handed him the unfinished candied hawthorn stick, then snatched the two kilograms of jujube flower cake and apples he had just bought from his hands: "Alright, you stay cowering here, I’ll go find someone for you."

Sie Yufei’s eyes shimmered with stars, "Xiao He, you’re so nice!"

"Don’t try that with me, I just don’t want to be in the cold anymore."

Lin Nianhe sighed silently and headed towards the house Sie Yufei pointed to.

"Dong dong dong."

Under the earnest gaze of Sie Yufei, Lin Nianhe knocked on the door of the Guan family.

Shortly after, an elderly grandmother with white hair came to open the door.

Lin Nianhe had never met Guan Manling’s family before, but that was a minor issue. She put on a smile and asked familiarly, "Grandma, is this Sister Manling’s home? I’m her friend, my name is Lin Nianhe."

"You’re looking for Manling? But she’s not coming back this year," the grandmother spoke with a lack of breath, her voice very soft.

"I know. I just came to see how you’re doing on her behalf," Lin Nianhe also lowered her voice and handed over the snacks and fruits, "and to wish you an early happy new year."

"Oh no, that’s not necessary..."

"Grandma, you..."

Sie Yufei didn’t see the refusal on the other side; he didn’t dare to poke his head out, fearing he would meet Guan Manling’s big eyes.

Leaning against the wall, he couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.

He had bought her favorite jujube flower cake and apples to see her, but when he reached the doorstep, he chickened out.

What would he say if he saw her? What if she was with her partner? Would she still want to see him? Probably not...

But—

What does her partner do? Is his job good? Does he treat her well? Is she living well? Her grandmother always needs medication; do they have enough money?

These questions hung in Sie Yufei’s mind, unspoken to anyone, as he dealt with the worries alone.

He thought, just one glance, one last look, and after seeing her, he would let go.

He gathered the courage to peer out, but didn’t see Guan Manling, only the sight of the Guan family’s door slowly closing.

Sie Yufei: "..."

How did that poem by Zhou Chujiang go?

"You brushed past me, and my world instantly turned to ash."

He almost wanted to slap himself twice for being such a coward! He was so close to seeing her...

"Let’s go, Miss Guan isn’t here." Lin Nianhe returned to his side, speaking casually, "Grandma said her partner is a company commander, but not in the Beijing Military District. Miss Guan followed him. Grandma’s getting old and a bit confused, she can’t remember the specifics."

"Ah? She’s not here?" Sie Yufei didn’t know whether he should feel relieved or disappointed.

Lin Nianhe patted Sie Yufei on the shoulder: "Let’s head back."

Sie Yufei nodded and followed Lin Nianhe out of the alley.

Upon reaching the entrance of the alley, he stopped and turned to look behind him.

Lin Nianhe too stopped, her brow furrowed slightly as she looked at Sie Yufei.

After a moment, he murmured softly, "I don’t even have her address... What if she wants to eat jujube flower cakes in the future? What then?"

Lin Nianhe sighed from the heart, "Oh, the love guru."

The sunlight poured onto Sie Yufei’s face, he squinted his eyes and stretched out a palm, attempting to capture a strand of sunlight.

"You hastily exited my world, turning it into utter chaos thereafter."

Lin Nianhe: "...!"

She slapped Sie Yufei on the back: "Stay away from Zhou Chujiang from now on! Being a poet is not for you!"

Youngest Master Sie’s poetic inspiration was slapped away; he pursed his lips and quietly said, "I want to find something to do... Maybe I should join the military; if I became a company commander too..."

"Sure, why don’t we start training from now on? How about running another five kilometers?"

"Cough cough cough! I was just making a comparison, I don’t necessarily have to join the army... Nianhe, what if I write our story into a novel?"

"That’s not great, decent people don’t write novels."