Shock! I became the protagonist of a female-oriented novel.

[Huh, this artificial intelligence is actually quite intelligent, something you wouldn't understand, host!]

When I heard what Baihe said, I really wanted to roll my eyes.

Just as he was about to retort, his phone rang.

It's a message from Xiao Ai.

Dear Senior: I've finished my studies and I'm free this weekend. Do you have time? Let's go on a date!

A feeling of emptiness in my heart and loneliness in my body suddenly felt comforted, and my fingers danced across the phone screen.

Yu Ci: I have time, where would you like to go?

Love This Life: I heard there's a resort open on the outskirts of the city. Let's go see the flowers there! ^_^

Yu Ci: Okay, what time do we leave? I'll come pick you up.

Love this life: No way...

Love This Life: Senior, I heard that the school dorms will have a power outage tonight, so can I stay at your house?

Remainder: !!!

Yu Ci: If you want to come, then come.

Love this life: Can I sleep with my senior like last time?

of course……

Yu Ci: Sure, the blankets and bed are the same ones as last time.

Love this life: #mwah#

After sending the text message, Lin Xiaoai happily put her phone into her bag and then began tidying up the books on the table.

Leng Xing kept looking at them with a sinister gaze.

He had been observing Lin Xiaoai for some time, ever since she broke off her engagement with Yu Ci.

He noticed that this person's recent behavior was very strange. He used to listen attentively in class, and even if he didn't read the book after class, he would close his eyes to rest or look out the window. Now, he basically just looks at his phone during breaks.

Moreover, sometimes, after a sudden, unexpected phone vibration, she would take out her phone even during class.

Moreover, recently, she has been smiling more and more subtly.

This behavior, this change, is just like falling in love.

How can it be!

Thinking about this, Leng Xing felt a surge of irritation. It was impossible. Lin Xiaoai had always liked him. She just hadn't confessed immediately because of her inferiority complex.

She worked so hard to become outstanding so that she could be worthy of him, how could she possibly fall in love with someone else!

His deep frustration had actually affected Lin Xiaoai, but so what if he was frustrated? As long as it didn't affect her, he didn't care if he was frustrated to death.

Humming a tune, I put my bag away, thinking about waiting for my senior at the classroom door... Although I can't tell everyone about my relationship with my senior, this feeling of secretly showing affection must be wonderful.

With a smile on her face, Lin Xiaoai quickly disappeared through the classroom door.

Leng Xing stared at her retreating figure, his expression unreadable.

-

When Xiao Ai and Yu Ci returned home, Xiao Ai was carrying a small gift box.

"Senior, this is a gift for you."

"Huh?" Yu Ci was taken aback. "Why did you buy me a gift?"

"It's been a while since we last met." With the driver still in front, Lin Xiaoai didn't dare to be presumptuous and tried to be discreet. Just as she leaned over to give the gift to Yu Ci, she whispered in his ear, "I missed my senior, so I bought her a gift."

Remainder: ...

"Oh, oh, oh." He felt inexplicably blush.

Good heavens.

He had never given a little girl a gift like this before.

The little girl achieved this feat first.

The square gift box wasn't large, but it had a black background and was wrapped in white ribbon, making it look quite high-end.

Can I open it now?

"Of course." Xiao Ai smiled and said, "I'll give it to you, senior. You can do whatever you want with it."

He didn't react at first, but under Xiao Ai's piercing gaze, he suddenly realized that this was a double entendre.

I gave it to my senior.

It refers to the gift, but also to the person.

So, does "can do whatever you want" mean "do whatever you want"?

My heart skipped a beat, and the ribbon gift box was opened, revealing silver tassel earrings.

"Senior, these are the earrings you saw when we went shopping last time. Do you like them?"

"..."

Last time we went shopping?

That was a long time ago. He originally wanted to buy Xiao Ai a pair of earrings, but after looking at the earrings, he realized that the girl didn't have pierced ears at all.

So the matter of buying earrings was dropped.

Such a thing happened so much that he had almost completely forgotten about it, yet Xiao Ai still remembered it.

"I really like them." But these earrings must be quite expensive.

Not knowing how to ask the question without hurting Xiao Ai's self-esteem, Yu hesitated for a moment, then stopped himself from speaking.

Lin Xiaoai knew what he wanted to say at a glance. "Don't worry, senior. The money for the earrings was what I saved up before."

"It's the money I earned from translating manuscripts, just like I told you."

"So... won't it be very tiring for you to study and do this part-time at the same time?"

"No, not at all, I'm not tired at all." Lin Xiaoai shook her head, her eyes bright and sincere. "Besides, it's about buying a gift for my senior, I'm full of energy—" she chuckled softly.

Yu Ci, who had never been flirted with before, blushed from her cheekbones to her neck.

He looked in the rearview mirror, trying to suppress this strange feeling within him.

But alas, I have no choice in the matter.

I felt shy from the bottom of my heart.

To describe it with a really weird emoticon, it's o(*////▽////*)q.

-

The driver in the front seat, hearing the commotion behind him, glanced back with some suspicion.

The conversation between the young lady and this little girl is... weird.

About half an hour later, they arrived at the Yu family home.

Unfortunately...

Mr. Yu is at home today.

Remainder: !!!

A sudden wave of guilt washed over him as he secretly took his lover home, and Yu Ci tensed up almost instantly.

I was so nervous that I couldn't even speak properly.

"Dad, Dad, Daddy..."

Boss Yu: ...

"Why are you calling me 'Dad' so many times all of a sudden?" Yu Zhengguang rolled his eyes and then noticed that there was another girl standing next to his daughter.

Seeing the elder's gaze fall upon her, Lin Xiaoai automatically took a step forward, calmly and politely bowed slightly, and then put on a natural smile, "Hello, Uncle."

"Hello, young lady." Yu Zhengguang smiled and then asked Yu Ci, "Is this your classmate?"

"Ah, ah."

"This is a junior from my school." Perhaps... a romantic interest from the same school?

Chapter Twenty-Four: To Leave a Good Impression on My Father-in-Law

"That's quite rare." Boss Yu smiled. "In all these years, I've never seen you bring anyone to your home."

Yu Ci gave an awkward but polite smile.

It was around 8:30 pm in winter.

Snowflakes were falling outside, but the air conditioning and underfloor heating were on inside the villa, so the temperature was quite comfortable.

Since the elders were still sitting downstairs, and Yu Ci and Lin Xiaoai didn't feel well going upstairs to take a nap, the three of them sat together in the living room.

Several delicate pastries were laid out on a rectangular glass table, and the latest financial news was playing on a large, high-definition LCD TV.

Yu Ci silently held the pastry plate, looking at the two people in front of him, his heart trembling.

The big boss is indeed a big boss. This ordinary person is just... tsk tsk.

Mr. Yu: "This company's stock has plummeted."

Xiao Ai: "Uncle is right, but looking at the current data alone isn't accurate. Look, this and that..."

Boss Yu: "Well said!"

Lin Xiaoai smiled slightly. Although she still looked a little shy, she was a generous girl after all.

"And what about this? In business these days, it's all about the vision and ideas of you young people—"

The two people in front of me went back and forth, their words coming out like they were in a battle.

I ate the pastries one by one, just like I was fighting a battle.

He underestimated the little girl, thinking she would be just as afraid of Boss Yu as he was.