The flirtatious girl is done flirting; Mr. He is now obsessed with her.

After He Yunshen's car drove away, the mother couldn't help but voice the question that had been on her mind.

"Yi Shu, tell me the truth, what exactly is your relationship with Mr. He?"

Bai Yishu stiffened for a moment, then pretended to be calm and took off her coat.

"What's wrong?"

The mother sat on the sofa, staring intently at Bai Yishu's expression, afraid of missing a single detail.

"Don't try to fool me. It's so late, and he brought you back. Besides... I noticed something was off about the way he looked at you."

Knowing she was in the wrong, Bai Yishu quickly picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and looked out the window.

"He really just gave me a ride, Mom, don't overthink it."

"I'm not trying to control you, it's just..."

The mother clearly did not believe Bai Yishu's explanation. Based on how close the two of them had just been, how could they not be related?

She frowned slightly, and her tone softened a bit.

"Mr. He is much older than you, and his status is also quite extraordinary. I'm just worried that you might get taken advantage of."

Bai Yishu put down her water glass.

"What loss are you going to suffer?"

"Emotional loss, Yi Shu."

The mother leaned back on the sofa, sighed softly, and with the experience of someone who had been through it all, her expression couldn't help but show some worry.

"I know you're all grown up and have your own thoughts, but I'm worried that someone like Mr. He isn't truly sincere towards you. I'm doing this for your own good; I don't want you to get hurt."

Bai Yishu understood her mother's concerns and knew that her worries were not unfounded.

But hearing her say it herself still made Bai Yishu feel a little uncomfortable.

"Oh, Mom, you're overthinking it. There's nothing between him and me."

Seeing that Bai Yishu insisted, her mother didn't say anything more. After all, the young man was in the heat of the moment, and she probably wouldn't listen to anything she said.

"Alright, since you put it that way, I'll believe you for now."

Seeing that her mother was no longer pressing her for answers, Bai Yishu breathed a sigh of relief. Without lingering for a moment, she immediately went upstairs to her room.

She locked the door from the inside and went to the window to call He Yunshen.

"Are you home yet? My mom almost found out about you just now, it scared me to death."

"Just arrived."

He Yun Shen answered the phone and closed the door behind him.

He chuckled softly upon hearing Bai Yishu's words, his tone teasing.

"How did it feel to almost get caught, Miss Bai?"

Bai Yishu recalled the tense yet restrained expressions she and He Yunshen had shown by the car earlier, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile, which she quickly suppressed.

"This doesn't feel good at all. We need to be more low-key in the future."

"I see."

He Yun Shen walked to the window, looked up at the deep night, and felt a little helpless.

"It's just that it's a little difficult for me to act nonchalant in front of you. Especially when I saw your mother, I almost gave myself away."

It was more than just "almost".

Bai Yishu thought to herself, but she didn't intend to tell him about the conversation she had just had with her mother.

"It will probably take some time before my parents accept us being together."

He Yun Shen's eyes dimmed slightly. He took a deep breath, and his aura softened.

"I have patience. As long as you're by my side, I'll wait no matter how long it takes."

Bai Yishu sat on the windowsill, playing with her hair. Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, which even she found amusing.

"Does this look like we're having an affair?"

How can you say that?

He Yun Shen chuckled softly on the other end of the phone, then his tone suddenly turned serious after a moment.

"We are an openly boyfriend and girlfriend, we just need some time for others to accept it."

"However, if you find it exciting..."

He Yun Shen paused deliberately, a playful smile appearing on his lips.

Seeing that he was keeping her in suspense, Bai Yishu pressed him for more information.

"What's wrong?"

"Then I don't mind cooperating with you, Miss Bai."

He Yun Shen chuckled softly and lowered his voice, saying, "Meeting secretly, dating in secret, doesn't that sound like one of those movie plots you like?"

Bai Yishu couldn't help but laugh, her legs dangling by the windowsill swaying gently with pleasure.

She and He Yun Shen clearly like each other, but now they have to act like thieves, sneaking around.

But then she thought about it again, and realized that this kind of secretive sweetness did indeed have a unique kind of excitement.

"Hmm... having an affair with Mr. He, if this gets out, tsk tsk."

"Then we'll probably dominate the front page headlines: the secret romance between the eldest daughter of the Bai family and the heir of the He family..."

He Yun Shen was amused by Bai Yi Shu's words and deliberately made the sentence sound vivid, but the next second he dropped the joke.

"But to be honest, Yi Shu, I don't want to be your secret lover."

He Yun Shen suddenly became serious, and his voice deepened.

"What I want is to stand openly by your side, to let everyone know about our relationship. What we have now, relying on the occasional stolen moments, is far from enough."

Hearing these words, Bai Yishu's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. She could almost picture the unique gentle yet confident smile in He Yun Shen's eyes as he said those words.

Looking at the night sky, she imagined the day when they would stand hand in hand in front of everyone, receiving everyone's blessings. She couldn't help but look forward to that moment.

"Okay, then let's slowly get everyone to accept that we're a couple."

Upon hearing Bai Yishu's response, a soft light flashed in He Yunshen's eyes, and his voice sounded much more relaxed.

"Okay, I'll listen to you then, take your time."

After chatting for a few minutes, Bai Yishu hung up the phone, hopped onto the bed, buried her face in the pillow, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After the final exams, Bai Yishu ushered in her last winter break during her university years.

This year's Spring Festival is exceptionally early. The winter vacation has only just begun for two weeks, and every household is already busy preparing for the Spring Festival.

As the year draws to a close, He Yun Shen also begins to get busy.

The numerous social engagements and year-end company matters kept him extremely busy every day.

During this period, Bai Yishu met with him almost zero times.

The last time they met was the day after the final exams, when they arranged to have dinner together.

Bai Yishu knew he was busy with work, so she tried not to bother him, especially since she herself was also worried about her graduation thesis and internship.

Although the two exchanged messages every day, they were mostly trivial and innocuous.

Two days before the Spring Festival, He Wanqing suddenly called her.

"Yi Shu, my grandma invited you to our house for dinner on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Don't forget!"

Bai Yishu recalled hearing her father mention it briefly at the dinner table a few days ago, but she was texting He Yunshen at the time and didn't pay attention.

Strange, He Yun Shen didn't tell her about this. Could it be that he wanted to give her a surprise?

"And also, my uncle will be coming!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yishu couldn't help but smile, but she tried hard to suppress it as if worried that her family would see it. In her heart, she wished that day would come immediately.