Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

Everyone is welcoming the New Year.

Full of enthusiasm.

With the Spring Festival approaching, the streets and alleys are decorated, and colorful lights are hung on the tree branches.

The phrase "decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations" roughly describes this.

Xu Qingcheng had just escaped from a social engagement, and for her, the New Year felt less like the holiday and more like a hurdle to overcome.

The lively and festive atmosphere outside seemed irrelevant to her. As they approached Jinliu Bay, Xu Qingcheng asked the driver to stop the car.

Today she wore a camel-colored wool coat and walked in the cold wind in high heels. The coat belt was tied at the waist with a butterfly buckle, swaying with her walk, exuding charm yet loneliness.

Fu Sichen reached out and slapped the driver's shoulder hard, "Uncle Ma, stop the car, stop the car, hurry up!"

"Miss, you can't park here," Uncle Ma said, pointing to the no-parking sign.

"Please pull over to the side of the road. I'll get out as soon as you stop. Find a place to park and wait for me!"

Uncle Ma had no choice but to do as he was told.

Fu Sichen jumped out of the car and dashed forward along the pedestrian crossing, shouting, "Fairy Sister! Beauty Sister! Here! Here! Me! Me! Me! Sichen!"

Xu Qingcheng looked over and saw the little girl standing by the railing waving vigorously at her.

"The rooster crows at dawn?"

She stopped and saw Fu Sichen running over with the crowd.

"Fairy Sister!" Fu Sichen exclaimed, panting. "What a coincidence! I spotted you in the car right away. Do you live around here?"

The little girl was wearing a white down jacket, a black skirt, little leather shoes, and colorful knee-high socks, revealing a large section of her bare legs.

Pretty, cute, and full of energy.

Her eyes sparkled with exceptional enthusiasm.

Xu Qingcheng couldn't keep a straight face at her anymore. "Well, it's not far from here. I'm just taking a walk. It's cold and getting late, you should go back now."

"I'm not cold. Besides, it's not too late." Fu Sichen stamped his foot. "I'll walk with you for a while."

She smiled with her eyes narrowed, her face full of enthusiasm.

Xu Qingcheng sighed, looked around, and pulled Fu Sichen, "Let's go, let's go shopping at that mall over there."

There was heating inside, so she wouldn't be too cold.

"Okay!" Fu Sichen skipped along, chattering on and on about her activities. "Our club rented a recording studio up ahead to prepare for our New Year's Eve performance. I'm exhausted these days. Fairy Sister, have you eaten yet?"

"have eaten."

"Oh, you've eaten."

Sensing the slight disappointment in her voice, Xu Qingcheng looked at her amusedly, "You haven't eaten yet?"

"Yeah. We've been rehearsing, but we haven't had a chance yet."

"What do you want to eat? I'll take you there."

"Fairy sister, you're going to treat me to dinner? That's great! I'm not picky about food, anything is fine with me." Fu Sichen's eyes crinkled into a smile.

Yu Shinan sneezed violently.

To say that Fu Sichen isn't a picky eater would be a huge mistake. His palate, spoiled by Fu Sichen's cooking, would instinctively compare food to others, even if he didn't want to be picky.

Xu Qingcheng looked around. "There's a Western restaurant up ahead. Do you want to eat Western food?"

"Okay, okay."

The two sat down, and Xu Qingcheng handed the food to Fu Sichen, saying, "Order whatever you like, it's on me."

Upon hearing her refer to herself as "older sister" in a gentle tone, Fu Sichen's eyes lit up. Did this mean she wasn't angry with her anymore?

Waaaaaah!

After ordering, Fu Sichen asked Xu Qingcheng, "Fairy Sister, wouldn't you like some more?"

"No, I'm drinking tonight, I don't feel like eating. I'll just order a coffee."

"Oh," Fu Sichen looked up, "Caramel Macchiato?"

"How did you know I like caramel macchiato?" Xu Qingcheng laughed. "But I want black coffee tonight."

"Ugh~ that's really bitter. My second brother drinks it all the time, but I think he's just showing off. It's practically like Chinese medicine." Fu Sichen snorted.

When she suddenly mentioned Fu Jingting, Xu Qingcheng's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her eyes and smiled, ignoring the momentary reaction.

He simply said, "Even extreme bitterness can have a sweet aftertaste."

Fu Sichen blinked. He didn't understand.

But she didn't miss the unease on the fairy sister's face when she mentioned her second brother. Fu Sichen gritted her teeth and cautiously brought it up, "Fairy sister, you're not angry with me, are you? I didn't mean to lie to you. I admit I had ulterior motives at first. I saw photos of you and my second brother, so... But later it really, really was just that I wanted to get to know you, it had nothing to do with anyone else. I'm sorry."

"Oh, you can apologize now." Xu Qingcheng blinked and laughed at her. "What's there to apologize for? I can't even afford to treat you to a meal."

"It's good that you're not angry. I'm afraid you'll get angry." Fu Sichen pouted.

The little guy looked so wronged.

Xu Qingcheng smiled and said, "I'm not angry."

Si Chen secretly made a V sign, finally perking up. She ran over to Xu Qingcheng and said, "Fairy sister, let's take a selfie together."

Xu Qingcheng didn't object. Women all like taking selfies, and Xu Qingcheng liked it too. Women always love to look beautiful.

Fu Sichen opened the selfie app, and the two girls took a bunch of pictures with their phones, pouting and acting cute, wearing little devil ears on their heads, and with red freckles on their faces. They really enjoyed taking pictures.

Xu Qingcheng couldn't help but laugh, as if time had rewound to the time before the Xu family's misfortune.

Back then, I was carefree and without a single worry, and I could laugh without a care in the world.

The food is served.

Fu Sichen selected nine photos, created a nine-grid layout, and posted it on her WeChat Moments.

Caption: (*∩_∩*) The fairy sister treated me to Western food, I'm so happy.

She was very considerate and only allowed her second brother to watch, and even reminded him to watch it.

Due to the time difference, it should be around noon on my second brother's end, so he should be able to see it.

While cutting his steak, Fu Sichen asked, "Fairy Sister, are you dating my second brother? Is it because our family doesn't approve? Do you need my help?"

The girl was innocent and cute, with sparkling eyes. She was still at the age where love was everything, and she thought that relationships between men and women were always simple.

Xu Qingcheng paused before saying, "Your second brother and I aren't like that. I'll still get married, and I'll invite you to my wedding. And please stop trying to introduce me to boyfriends. Let's put this topic behind us, okay?!"

"Oh... okay." Fu Sichen bit his fork.

But the way they looked... Fu Sichen's face flushed just thinking about it. So embarrassing.

She couldn't imagine being with a man she didn't like; ugh, it felt disgusting.

Moreover, Fu Sichen is now finding it hard to accept that Fairy Sister would have another man besides Second Brother standing next to her, like the day Second Brother hugged Fairy Sister... His mind keeps conjuring up images of Fairy Sister with two different men...

Waaaaaah, she must have been reading too many weird comics lately, her mind is all filthy and impure, all that nonsense should get out of her head! *crying*

Most importantly, the way my second brother treated other women was different.

"But, fairy sister, you can ask my second brother to take responsibility. He's a man, he should take responsibility."