Chapter 301 - 278: I Think That Works

Chapter 301: Chapter 278: I Think That Works

Ye Ling closed the door, locking it for good measure, then lay down on the bed, blissfully wrapping his arms around Ning Ruoxi.

"You can’t behave even in my house." Ning Ruoxi huffed coyly, flicking her hair with a hint of mock disdain.

"Don’t move..."

Ye Ling reached out and held her little head still, burying his face in her hair.

The faint, sweet scent was especially captivating to him.

Ning Ruoxi revealed a helpless smile. ’This guy... he’s just too clingy!’

"Did you talk to Uncle Ye?"

Ning Ruoxi suddenly remembered something and asked.

"About what?"

Ye Ling asked, feigning confusion.

"You’re still pretending!" Ning Ruoxi’s face immediately showed a hint of feigned annoyance.

"Of course I did. Don’t worry, it’s all taken care of," Ye Ling said, planting a big SMOOCH on her cheek. "Soon, you’ll truly become Madam Ye."

’Madam Ye...’

Hearing these two words, Ning Ruoxi’s gaze instantly softened, as if the phrase held some kind of magic.

’That’s right!’

’Once she and Ye Ling get engaged, won’t she be Madam Ye?’

’No, wait. I’d have to add "-to-be" to that!’

"I haven’t agreed to marry you yet, you know. It’s just an engagement," Ning Ruoxi said with a hmph, seeing Ye Ling’s satisfied expression.

"Hmm?"

Ye Ling couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

’The Little Fox Demon is still acting up?’

’Time for this old man to bring down the Five Finger Mountain!’

"Aah... don’t mess around! My parents are probably still talking about you." The sudden attack made Ning Ruoxi tremble, her pretty face quickly flushing crimson.

"I’ll just hold you."

The corner of Ye Ling’s mouth curled into a mischievous grin.

"Then just hold me, don’t move around..."

Ning Ruoxi furrowed her delicate brows and grabbed Ye Ling’s misbehaving hand.

’This big pervert!’

’I knew it. I absolutely have to lock the door at night.’

"Ruoruo, what do you think our parents will say about me?" Ye Ling hadn’t planned on doing anything more and asked.

"What do you mean ’our parents’? You’re so shameless," Ning Ruoxi said reproachfully. "What do you think they’re talking about? Obviously, it’s about you coming to my room late at night."

"This..."

Ye Ling scratched his head, feeling a headache coming on.

’It’s fine if Tang Jing knows, but if she tells Ning Tianliang... then I’m probably screwed!’

"Forget it, forget it. They already know anyway."

At that moment, Ye Ling decided to just give up and resign himself to his fate. He took off his outer clothes and slipped into the covers with Ning Ruoxi.

"Hey, hurry up and go back to your room," Ning Ruoxi said, hastily pushing at Ye Ling.

"Alright, alright, I’m sleepy. Let’s sleep... I’ll just get up early tomorrow morning."

Ye Ling hugged Ning Ruoxi and closed his eyes.

"Then you have to go back to your room tomorrow morning, okay?" Ning Ruoxi said helplessly.

...

「Meanwhile, in the other room.」

Ning Ruoxi wasn’t wrong. At that very moment, Tang Jing was indeed telling Ning Tianliang what happened.

"What? You’re telling me that little brat ran off to Xiaoxi’s room?"

Ning Tianliang shot to his feet, his eyes as wide as saucers.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Sit down!"

Tang Jing reached out and pulled Ning Tianliang right back down onto the bed.

"What do you think I’m doing? That kid definitely has bad intentions sneaking into Xiaoxi’s room. I have to drag him out!" Ning Tianliang said urgently.

"Have you lost your mind?"

Tang Jing gave her husband a speechless look. "Think about it. If they’re like this in our own house, do you think nothing happened when they were in Yazhou for so long? What’s the use of you going now?"

Hearing this, Ning Tianliang froze. Then, he leaned sullenly against the headboard, a gloomy expression on his face.

’Tang Jing had a point. Whatever was going to happen probably already happened long ago. Was there any point in him dragging Ye Ling out of Ning Ruoxi’s room now?’

"Alright, I think Xiaoling is a pretty good person. Besides, didn’t you already investigate him? Even those boys from the Imperial Capital’s circle might not be able to compare to him. Such an outstanding young man is worthy of our Xiaoxi."

Tang Jing said comfortingly.

"That’s true. The kid’s something else," Ning Tianliang nodded, then frowned. "But how on earth did he get to this point?"

Ning Tianliang had investigated Ye Ling’s assets before, and the more he looked into it, the more shocked he became...

It was as if the kid had suddenly acquired immense wealth overnight!

"Everyone has their secrets. You shouldn’t pry too much. The most important thing is that he treats our daughter well."

Tang Jing sighed, then added, "Did you know? In Yazhou, Ye Ling bought Xiaoxi five million yuan worth of high-end jewelry!"

"Five million?"

Ning Tianliang’s expression also showed a flicker of emotion. "Where did you hear that?"

"They bought it at Van Cleef & Arpels. I happen to have a friend who works there," Tang Jing replied.

"This kid... he’s really something."

Ning Tianliang stroked his chin and couldn’t help but sigh.

Five million, to be honest, was just a small sum to him. However, that didn’t mean he would be willing to casually spend five million on high-end jewelry.

High-end jewelry, like the "3D hard gold" sold in jewelry stores, has an extremely high premium!

Buying something like that is really just for the sake of liking it and being happy.

As for retaining its value... forget about it.

Haven’t you seen how the price of 3D hard gold in some jewelry stores has broken past eight or nine hundred yuan per gram?

The current international price of gold is just over four hundred. That’s a premium of more than double, and some are even more expensive!

The fact that Ye Ling was willing to buy such expensive jewelry for Ning Ruoxi showed that he genuinely cared a lot about her.

To be honest, this was more revealing than buying a mansion worth hundreds of millions!

After all, the two weren’t married yet. Even if he bought a house and put it in Ning Ruoxi’s name, as long as Ye Ling could produce evidence that he bought it himself, it would still be considered pre-marital property.

But if it’s high-end jewelry... sorry, even if it’s pre-marital property, if you try to sell it, it’s not worth much anymore!

...

「The next morning.」

Ning Ruoxi woke up a little earlier and was using a strand of her hair to tickle Ye Ling’s eyelid.

After a moment, Ye Ling was woken up. Seeing what she was doing, he pulled her into his arms and huffed softly, "The Little Fox Demon is at it again?"

"Hehe, no, I was just seeing if you’d wake up."

Ning Ruoxi gave a silly laugh and added, "Hurry up and get out of bed. My parents don’t like people who sleep in."

"A kiss first."

Hearing this, Ye Ling held her little head still without another word, and they began an early morning battle of lips and tongues...

...

When the two of them walked out of the room, Tang Jing and Ning Tianliang were sitting in the living room eating breakfast.

Neither of them showed any surprise at seeing Ye Ling emerge from Ning Ruoxi’s room. After all... they had already found out last night!

"You’re up? Come have some breakfast," Tang Jing called out, glancing up at the second floor.

"Oh, oh... okay..."

Ning Ruoxi immediately lowered her head in embarrassment and secretly pinched Ye Ling’s waist.

’It’s all this guy’s fault! We agreed he’d get up early and go back to his own room, but he started misbehaving first thing in the morning, making us wake up late!’

Breakfast was soy milk, fried dough sticks, and steamed buns—a very common, home-style meal.

During the meal, neither Ning Tianliang nor Tang Jing mentioned the fact that the two had just come out of the room together.

What good would it do to bring it up?

It would only make the atmosphere more awkward!

"I’m done."

Ning Ruoxi had a small appetite to begin with, and she could feel the atmosphere at the table was a little off. She finished her soy milk, grabbed a vegetable bun, and stood up.

Now, only Ning Tianliang, Tang Jing, and Ye Ling were left at the table.

At this moment, the atmosphere instantly became even more strange.

"Ahem. Xiaoling, did you sleep well last night? I hope you found it comfortable?" Tang Jing asked with a slight cough, trying to ease the tension.

"I did, very comfortable. It was exactly the same as usual back in Modu!"

Ye Ling answered subconsciously.

But the next moment, he regretted it.

Because the instant the words left his mouth, a rather unfriendly gaze fell upon him.

The owner of that gaze was, naturally, Ning Tianliang!

"The same as in Modu?" Tang Jing also couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

"Er... what I mean is, I’m not picky about where I sleep. I can sleep anywhere, and I’m the type to fall asleep the moment my head hits the pillow," Ye Ling said, rubbing his nose as he hurriedly explained.

"Oh, so that’s what you meant."

Tang Jing nodded and didn’t say anything more.

’There was really nothing left to say!’

After finishing the awkward breakfast, Ye Ling accompanied Ning Ruoxi to go out and buy groceries for lunch.

The main issue was that Ning Tianliang and his wife had seen him come out of Ning Ruoxi’s room that morning. Even though they didn’t bring it up, the awkwardness was unavoidable!

"Phew... I feel like if I had stayed there a minute longer, your dad would have twisted my head off," Ye Ling said, sitting in the car and letting out a sigh of relief.

"Well, whose fault is that? I told you to go back to your room yesterday. And you were messing around this morning... If we had gotten up earlier, it probably wouldn’t have been like this."

Ning Ruoxi shot Ye Ling a resentful look.

It wasn’t just Ye Ling who was embarrassed. To be honest, she was very embarrassed too!

"Forget it, forget it. It’s a good thing, in a way. At least it tested the waters and showed that your parents don’t have a problem with me sleeping in your room." Ye Ling was a born optimist and quickly found a way to console himself.

Ning Tianliang and Tang Jing’s attitude today was undoubtedly a tacit approval of Ye Ling’s behavior!

’So...’

’Does this mean Brother Ling won’t have to sleep in an empty room by himself for the next few days?’

"Hmph!"

Ning Ruoxi let out a slightly indignant huff.

’This guy is thick-skinned, but I still get embarrassed!’

The two of them went to a small nearby supermarket and bought a fish, some meat, and some vegetables.

After buying the groceries, Ning Ruoxi suddenly stopped as they passed a bubble tea shop and looked at Ye Ling. "This is all your fault!"

"What did I do now?"

Seeing her expression, Ye Ling seemed to recall something, and a smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

"Just admit it. Is it because you ran your mouth yesterday that I have to make lunch today?"

Ning Ruoxi said with a huff, crossing her arms.

"Yes, it’s because of me."

Ye Ling nodded cooperatively.

"Then shouldn’t you compensate me?" Ning Ruoxi said, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"I suppose that’s true. I should compensate you. So... how should I do that?"

Ye Ling thoughtfully stroked his chin, then turned to glance at the bubble tea shop next to them. "How about I get my little baby a bubble tea?"

"I think that’ll work!"

Hearing Ye Ling’s answer, Ning Ruoxi nodded in satisfaction, a slight smile also gracing her lips.

That smile was exceptionally beautiful!