Ye Jiuliang narrowed her eyes with a half-smile, her voice cool, "Now you refuse even the gifts I give you. I guess youâre really tired of me, forget it, I..."
Before she could finish, Li Mochan cut her off, "I was just joking, letâs open it up and see now."
Ye Jiuliang laughed with satisfaction and eagerly opened the bag.
Standing behind her, Li Mochan watched her take something out of the bag, and his expression gradually turned odd.
He knew it definitely wasnât anything good.
"Look, isnât this pretty?" Ye Jiuliang held up a pink curling iron in one hand and a hair curler in the other, boasting proudly.
"I specifically asked the salesperson there, the quality is quite good, perfect for creating cute curls."
Li Mochan, "..."
Whether the quality was good or not, he didnât know, but he did know that her skills were lacking.
So many days had passed, and she still remembered this silly matter.
It was all Ashengâs fault; why in the world did he decide to get his hair curled?
"I watched a tutorial video yesterday, I guarantee Iâll give you a handsome set of curls."
A herd of ten thousand grass mud horses thundered through his heart, but Li Mochan restrained the twitching of his lips.
"I donât like curls, I think I look pretty good as I am now."
Handsome with curls? Forget it, with her doing it, âhandsomeâ might be off the table and âunfortunateâ quite likely.
A bucket of cold water poured over her, and Ye Jiuliangâs heart felt chilly, "You donât trust me."
Li Mochan replied without thinking, "Thatâs what Ji Mingqian said."
When it came to the crunch, he threw Ji Mingqian under the bus.
Ye Jiuliang pouted her lips, "Heâs talking nonsense."
Li Mochan took the curling iron from her hand and tossed it disdainfully on the dressing table.
He changed the topic, attempting to make her forget about the curling business, "Thereâs something fun in the wardrobe, go take a look."
"What is it?" Hearing it was something fun, Ye Jiuliang instantly became curious.
"Go see for yourself." Li Mochan smiled mysteriously.
Ye Jiuliang glanced at him in puzzlement, then quickly walked over to the wardrobe.
Without hesitation, she pulled open the wardrobe door, and a large black and red box immediately caught her eye.
Li Mochan stood behind her and reached out to take out the large box for her.
Ye Jiuliang followed by his side, her gaze curiously fixed on the large box in his hands, trying to see through it to the contents inside.
"Whatâs inside?"
Li Mochan put the large box on the table, then playfully prompted, "Open it and see for yourself."
How mysterious.
Ye Jiuliang curved her lips, leaned over to open the big box, pulled off the fine red silk ribbon, and lifted the lid.
In an instant, a bright red motorcycle model filled her vision.
It was just like her own bright red motorcycle, only a smaller version.
Even more exquisite, complete with motorcycle helmet and even the little bear sticker on the motorcycle.
This was clearly a special custom order.
"Do you like it?" A rich, deep voice rose in her ear as the manâs strong arm wound around her waist.
Ye Jiuliang turned around, looked up at him, her eyes beaming with radiant joy.
"Did you go out today just to get this?"
Li Mochan lowered his head and lightly pecked her lips, nodding in affirmation.
"Does it look good?"
Ye Jiuliang reached up and wound her arms around his neck, leaning in to kiss his lips, teasing outright, "Youâre the best looking."
Li Mochanâs eyes darkened slightly, "What about my reward?"
"Shall I curl your hair into woolly waves?" Ye Jiuliang held him tight, afraid that he would escape.
Li Mochanâs handsome face darkened, and suddenly he scooped her up into a princess carry.
His voice was low and slightly hoarse, "Choose another reward."
Tossed onto the bed, a shadow fell over her head.
As she looked up, the manâs tall figure loomed over her.
"Hey, hey, I havenât even tried those curling irons yet..."
"Be good, those arenât suitable for you. What if you burn your hand?"
"..."
He obviously just looked down on her hair curling skills.
**
Since Li Jingjie and the others left, the Li Family mansion had been as quiet as an empty house.
"That brat doesnât even come to see me, he probably wouldnât know if I were dead." Looking at the deserted courtyard, the old Li master muttered to himself.
By his side, Tie Shan silently brewed tea without a word.
"Tie Shan, what has that brat been busy with lately?"
When called upon, Tie Shan set down the teapot and spoke evenly, "Iâm not too sure either, but I heard that reporters spotted the fifth master accompanying Miss Ye to the supermarket."
Supermarket?
Old master Liâs tiger eyes widened, Li Mochan that brat would actually accompany someone to the supermarket.
It was nothing short of a wonder of the world.
"Are you sure you didnât mistake someone else for him?"
Tie Shan shook his head, "It was indeed the fifth master."
"That brat has time to go to the supermarket but doesnât have the time to come here, clearly heâs doing it on purpose." Old master Li was frustrated and felt aggrieved.
Indecisively, Tie Shan spoke, "Master, thereâs something I donât know whether I should mention."
"If you shouldnât, then why ask?" Old master Li huffed lightly.
"Speak."
"Master, since the fifth master moved to Mo Garden, youâve only visited two or three times, without ever having a meal there. Instead of sitting here idly and bored, why not take a stroll around Mo Garden?" said Tie Shan.
Old master Liâs face twisted with wrinkles, he, visit Mo Garden?
If that unruly boy didnât come back, wouldnât it seem like he was lowering himself by going there?
He flatly refused, "No."
"Master, donât forget what the fifth master said beforeâif you donât accept Miss Ye, he could just as well change his surname to Jiang." Tie Shan hit the nail on the head, getting to the heart of the matter.
It was said that the Jiang Family was quite fond of Ye Jiuliang, and with the fifth masterâs temperament, he might really change his surname to Jiang for her.
Old master Li immediately darkened, "Donât bring that up."
Change his surname to Jiang? Donât even think about it.
"Master, from what I see, Miss Ye doesnât seem difficult to get along with. You shouldnât keep your prejudice against her. If she really werenât a good person, she wouldnât have made the fifth master so fond of her," Tie Shan slowly said.
Old master Li didnât speak, picking up the teacup and sipping the tea.
After a while, he spoke, his tone somewhat reluctant, "Prepare the car."
Tie Shan smiled knowingly, "Yes."
The master and servant arrived in high spirits, only to find a void visit to Mo Garden.
Li Mochan had left the house, leaving only Ye Jiuliang behind.
In the living room, the atmosphere was filled with an eerie silence.
After pouring a cup of water for old master Li, Ye Jiuliang sat opposite him, neither of them speaking.
As the cup of water was nearly empty, old master Li couldnât help but speak, "Donât you have anything to say to me?"
Ye Jiuliang closed the magazine and looked up at him, "Hmm?"