Shu Yu hugged her plush toy, lying in bed, tossing and turning but still unable to fall asleep.
She posted a status visible only to Si Yiheng.
LittleFishSwimming: I really like big brother.
Soon, a comment appeared under Shu Yu's status.
ATM: I really like little sister.
ATM: So cute.
It was as if Si Yiheng were right by her ear, saying in his low, clear voice that he liked her.
That she was adorable.
She loved having Si Yiheng by her side, loved his embrace carrying that crisp, cold scent.
She loved the way he brushed his nose against hers when he kissed her.
ATM: Good girl.
ATM: I really like little sister.
Shu Yu couldn't even count how many times Si Yiheng had written "I really like little sister."
Good thing it was only visible to her and Si Yiheng.
If their mutual friends saw this, Si Yiheng's image would completely crumble.
Song Wenzhao: Dad.
Song Xuyan: ?
Song Wenzhao: Have you ever thought about Baby Yu getting married in the future?
Song Xuyan: ??
Song Xuyan: Song Wenzhao, what are you planning to do?
Song Xuyan: You've lost your mind. You want to send your little sister off to get married? I'm coming back right now to give you a taste of bamboo shoots fried with pork slices.
Song Wenzhao: ...
Song Wenzhao had a headache and was half tempted to just quit. Whoever caused the trouble should clean it up. Let Si Yiheng go get the bamboo shoots fried with pork slices himself!
But thinking of Shu Yu's face, full of trust that he could solve this, Song Wenzhao swallowed his frustration.
Song Wenzhao: I mean, if Baby Yu gets married in the future, won't I not be able to see my adorable little sister often, and won't you not be able to see your adorable daughter often either?
Song Xuyan: ...I have no idea what's gotten into you.
Song Xuyan: Baby Yu is getting married, not encountering some lunatic who won't let her come home. Besides, Baby Yu is still young, why are you asking questions like this?
To be honest, Song Xuyan still couldn't quite accept his children getting married.
In his eyes, his kids were still young.
Song Wenzhao: ...
Song Wenzhao: What I mean is, find a son-in-law who moves in with us, let him marry into the family, and then we can see Baby Yu every day.
Song Xuyan: ?
Song Xuyan: You're right, my good son.
Song Wenzhao: ...
Song Xuyan: But Little Treasure is still young, she can't get married yet, and I don't want strangers in the house.
Seeing Baby Yu would of course make him happy, but if he saw an outsider, he'd want to throw them out.
Song Xuyan sighed as he looked at the chat history.
Why did Song Wenzhao have to bring up such a heavy topic?
He was going to lose sleep over this.
Song Wenzhao: What do you think of Si Yiheng marrying into the family? We know his background well, he's basically half family already, right?
Song Xuyan: ...
Song Xuyan took a deep breath, nearly choking on it.
Song Xuyan: When did this happen?
Song Xuyan: I'm calling a same-city hitman.
Song Xuyan: I'm calling ten.
Song Xuyan: I knew that kid Si Yiheng had wild ambitions!
Song Wenzhao: Think it over. Since he's going to marry in anyway, do you accept it or not? If not, tell them to break up.
Song Xuyan: "..."
Did he even get a choice in this?
Shu Yu had already made the decision for him.
This was clearly just a notification, and he was supposed to pass it on to Ji Fei as well.
Those three kids, while he and Ji Fei were away, had gone and pulled something like this behind their backs.
Song Xuyan looked at Ji Fei, hesitating to speak. Ji Fei found it amusing. "If you have something to say, say it. What's with the act of playing mute?"
Song Xuyan hugged Ji Fei, both angry and hurt. "I'm about to die from anger because of those three."
Ji Fei patted Song Xuyan. "What happened?"
Song Xuyan said, "Honey, Little Treasure is dating, she doesn't want her old dad anymore."
Ji Fei raised an eyebrow. "With Xiaoheng?"
Song Xuyan: "!!!"
Song Xuyan looked at Ji Fei in disbelief. "I'm the last one to know?"
Ji Fei caressed Song Xuyan's face. "No, that's not it."
"Their vibe was different yesterday. Little Treasure looked so guilty yesterday, didn't you notice?"
Song Xuyan: "..."
"I'm guessing they only cleared things up yesterday."
Song Xuyan felt like he was the one who was emotionally dense. He'd been too busy ganging up with Song Dabao against Si Yiheng.
He just thought little Yu Bao had been extra well-behaved yesterday, not even defending that outsider Si Yiheng.
He never expected this.
When kids are quiet, they're definitely up to something.
Song Xuyan felt dejected. "So what do we do now?"
Ji Fei propped her chin on her hand, looking at Song Xuyan. "What can we do? If they like each other, they stay together, if not, they break up."
"If they can make it to the end, it proves they truly love each other."
"If problems arise, it shows they weren't meant to be, so they separate."
"It's not like dating means you have to be together forever."
"What are you afraid of? Afraid they're too compatible? Afraid they'll forget about you, their biological dad?"
Ji Fei spoke in a gentle voice, and Song Xuyan's reluctant feelings were slowly soothed by her.
Song Xuyan said, "If Si Yiheng marries into the family, I won't stop them."
Ji Fei smiled. "Mr. Song, are you giving them a free pass? That soft-hearted of you?"
Song Xuyan looked at Ji Fei's smiling face, his ears turning red from her laughter.
Song Xuyan rested his head on Ji Fei's soft stomach. "Sister, time flies so fast."
"I can't believe Little Treasure has grown up so much, reaching the age where she can like someone else."
Ji Fei stroked Song Xuyan's stiff hair. "But seeing Song Dabao and Little Treasure grow up so big, isn't that happiness too?"
"Baby Yu's first relationship is as novel as watching Baby Yu first crawl, first walk, and first call out mom and dad."
Song Xuyan seemed to follow Ji Fei's voice, reliving the times they first became parents, and then parents again.
Clumsy and new, watching their babies grow up little by little.
Suddenly, Song Xuyan didn't feel so reluctant anymore.
"Sister, at least I still have you."
Ji Fei said, "Mm."
After looking at the game proposal, Shu Yu's summer break became busy too.
She started learning under an industry veteran that Song Wenzhao found for her.
Shu Yu might not pursue this career in the future, but this experience, Shu Yu took very seriously.
Time passed amid the busyness.
One day, the exam results came out. Si Yiheng and Xiao Jun accompanied Shu Yu and Ye Ning to check their scores at Shu Yu's house.
When they looked, they found that both Ye Ning's and Shu Yu's scores had been withheld from the top of the ranking.
Xiao Jun's eyes went wide. "Damn, girls, you're something else."
They'd pulled out two hidden cards.
He was so jealous, back in his day, he was the only one of the four who hadn't gotten a hidden score.
Si Yiheng's tone was calm, his eyes holding a smile as he looked at Shu Yu. "That's not surprising."
Shu Yu tilted her head slightly to look at Si Yiheng. She hadn't checked her answers after the college entrance exam.
How did Si Yiheng know?
Si Yiheng's eyes were full of Yu the kitten, tilting her head to look at him.
The smile in Si Yiheng's eyes deepened.
"Little Treasure has always been amazing."
