We agreed it was just a hug, why did you actually do it?

Su Jun looked up, frowned, and said to Su Weile, "Why didn't you dry your hair? You're so likely to catch a cold like this."

Su Weile paused for a moment and then said, "Oh, I'll go blow it now."

The Soviet soldier said, "Is this a new phone? Not the old one?"

Su Weile truthfully replied, "Yes, I changed to a new one when a new model came out."

Su Jun put down his phone and said, "Yeah, that's true. Electronic products are changing so fast these days. You kids are chasing these trends. We're old and don't understand anymore. Just buy whatever you like."

Su Weile felt a warmth in her heart. "Okay, Dad."

The Soviet soldier said, "Lele, dry your hair first, I want to say a few words to you."

Su Weile sat down directly and said, "Dad, you tell me."

Lighting a cigarette, Su Jun stared directly at Su Weile. "Tell me the truth, are you dating someone? Jin Hai's?"

Su Weile's heart pounded. "Dad, why are you asking that?"

Looking at his beloved son, Su Jun said earnestly...

"Lele, from the time you were little until now, I have never forced you to do anything or put any pressure on you, because I promised your mother that I would make you happy."

She said her life had been too bitter and too short, and her only hope was that her son could be happy for the rest of his life.

Lele, you are a good child too. Dad knows that you are kind, upright, and responsible.

What I want to say is that I am an open-minded father, and I hope that if you have a girlfriend, you can tell me the truth instead of hiding it from us.

As long as she's a good girl, everything else, like family background and appearance, is trivial to me.

When Su Weile heard her father mention the word "girlfriend," she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Weile dislikes lying, especially to his family; it's a burden he carries. Therefore, he can only avoid certain sensitive points.

"Dad, I really don't have a girlfriend."

"I just got a boyfriend," Su Weile silently added in her mind.

Su Jun asked somewhat uncertainly, "Really? You've been in Jinhai for so long, really just for that sick friend?"

Su Weile nodded again in affirmation, "Yes, that's right. It's all for him."

Su Jun sighed and nodded. "Okay, I believe you. If you find a girl you like, you must tell her, understand?"

Su Weile nodded, feeling a little sad.

Su Jun stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and said softly, "Alright, you must be exhausted after coming back today. Get some rest. I'm going to sleep too. Good wine is good wine, even after drinking so much, I don't have a headache."

"Dad!" Su Weile couldn't help but call out to her father.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Su Weile was stunned for a while before slowly saying, "Dad, my friend Jin Hai is a very good person, an exceptionally good one. If there's a chance, I'll bring him back for you to meet, okay?"

Su Jun laughed and said, "Hey, I thought it was something serious. Just bring him back. You can bring him back anytime. Dad will treat him well then. You've been bothering people in Jinhai, haven't you? You should thank them properly."

"No, he'd rather trouble me. He'd love to."

Su Jun laughed and said, "This brat, he's getting cocky now. Alright, go to sleep. Aren't you going to the morning market with Grandpa and Grandma tomorrow?"

After escorting her father back to his room, Su Weile quickly returned to her own bedroom.

He glanced at the time; it was already past ten. He first sent Tang Shaowu a message: "Tang Shaowu, what are you doing?"

While waiting for a reply, Su Weile said to Kuoqi, who was wagging its tail at her but not coming over, "Kuoqi, come here."

Kuoqi obediently walked over and rested his chin on the edge of the tatami mat.

Su Weile smiled and patted its head, saying, "You're so generous! Did you miss me? Were you slacking off while I was away? You've gotten so fat! I'll take you running tomorrow, okay?"

Su Weile glanced at her phone, which had no messages, and continued, "Wow, that's impressive. Let me tell you something. It's a super big secret."

that is!!!

I'm in a relationship~~ He's a super handsome, super amazing... man.

After Su Weile finished speaking, she looked seriously at the golden retriever, stared at it for a minute, and then timidly said, "So generous, you're so nice, so polite. So thoughtful, you didn't even show any surprise or disbelief."

"Wow, he's impressive. His name is Tang Shaowu. Let me tell you, he can be really annoying sometimes—domineering, unreasonable, disobedient, a troublemaker..."

But he likes me a lot and treats me very well. I feel really happy with him. I like him so much and love him so much.

Do you know what love is? Do you have a favorite puppy?

"Sigh, if he knew, I only dared to tell you about my feelings for him, and he'd probably get angry again. He gets angry so easily."

The video call notification rang, and Su Weile was so excited she almost jumped up.

"Wow, he called! Do you want to see him? He's incredibly handsome. You want to see him, don't you?"

As soon as the video call connected, Tang Shaowu saw a huge dog's head appear on the screen.

For the first time in my life, I felt speechless.

He immediately thought of the page in Su Weile's hand-drawn picture book that he had just looked at again, the page with three black lines above the cartoon character's head and a circle of crows.

So this is really what it feels like.

The screen displayed a dog's head, and Su Weile's playful voice came through: "What's wrong, darling? Why aren't you saying anything? Don't you recognize me?"

Tang Shaowu was sitting in a very dark environment. Su Weile looked closely and realized he was on a sofa near the French windows.

Her voice held a hint of amusement. "What's wrong? Did you revert to your old self as soon as you got home?"

Su Weile turned the camera around and asked, "If my true form were really wealthy, would you still love me?"

Tang Shaowu looked earnestly at Su Weile, who had finally appeared, and said firmly, "I will love you. As long as it's you, I will love you."

Both of them looked at each other with a kind of greedy gaze through the camera lens.

Su Weile asked softly, "Did you take your medicine? Did you eat lunch and dinner?"

Tang Shaowu gave a soft "Mmm". "I will do everything I promise you."

Su Weile happily said, "So cute~~"

Tang Shaowu watched as the person on the screen rolled around on the tatami mat and said with a smile, "This is the first place I've seen you set up."

It was only then that I realized that someone could be so beautiful at that moment.

Then I kept thinking about when I could make you have that expression in my hands, not because of some bad movie, but just because of me.

Su Weile blushed and said, "Tang Shaowu, you're a grown man, can't you say something serious? You have the nerve to say that? You spend all your time scheming against me."

Tang Shaowu readily admitted, "Yes, I did use some tricks. I wanted you so badly."

Su Weile strongly suspected that Tang Shaowu had been drinking today. "Tang Shaowu, hurry up and lie down on the bed. Let's chat and sleep at the same time."

The two people video-chatted on the phone, as if they had returned to those days before.

The same thing happened again. Su Weile, who was supposed to be coaxing others to sleep, started to droop her eyes after only a few words.

Tang Shaowu watched quietly, listening as his words gradually lost their logic and his voice grew softer and softer. He watched as Su Weile's eyes slowly closed.

Tang Shaowu glanced at the time; it was already past midnight.

"Su Weile!"

"Um?"

Happy Birthday~

"Okay, thank you."

"Su Weile, I love you so much!"

"Tang Shaowu, I love you so much too!"