The Little Brat’s Sweet And Sassy

Li.”

He touched her cheek.
His voice was gentle, yet he spoke as if she seemed to be suppressing something,

“Are you afraid of the dark?”

It was obviously not an ordinary fear of the dark.

Earlier, he had clearly felt her trembling slightly as he held her in his arms.

Shen Li paused for a moment and nodded lightly.

“I…”

She pursed her lips and rested her forehead against the nape of his neck.

“Sometimes, when it’s especially dark, I find it a little uncomfortable.”

Lu Huaiyu held her even tighter, and his brows furrowed very quickly.

Having a fear of the dark was nothing unusual.
However, judging by her condition, it was clear…

In what way was it merely “a little uncomfortable”?

He patted her gently and coaxed her in a soft voice.

“Ah Li, don’t be afraid.
I’m here with you.”

Shen Li nodded.

Snap.

With a slight sound, the lights in the room lit up again and the bright light filled the entire space.

It was a little blinding, so Shen Li subconsciously turned her head and closed her eyes as she leaned into his embrace.

Lu Huaiyu kissed the corners of her eyes.

Fortunately, she quickly adapted to the light and opened her eyes again to look at him.

Their eyes met.

Lu Huaiyu sized her up.

Probably because of their recent kiss, her cheeks were flushed red, and her plump lips were moist, stained with a touch of red.

He gently touched the corners of her moist, reddened eyes and suddenly chuckled.

“Ah Li, what would you do without me?”

Shen Li looked into his eyes and leaned over to kiss his chin.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.
It was the owner of the restaurant who had come over to apologize.

Lu Huaiyu lowered his head and asked her,”Shall we change to another restaurant?”

Shen Li shook her head.

“There’s no need.”

However, Lu Huaiyu continued to insist, “Let’s change to another restaurant.”

Shen Li took his hand.

“Second Brother, it’s really alright.
The power was only out for a while.
Hasn’t it been restored now?”

Lu Huaiyu looked at her for a while, before the corners of his lips curved into a faint smile.

“But it still made Ah Li feel uncomfortable, didn’t it?”

Since she had clearly felt uncomfortable earlier, she could not pretend that nothing had happened.

Even if she could let it go, he could not.

Thinking of the young girl’s pale lips and bewildered eyes, something seemed to be surging in his heart, almost breaking his rationality.

As he spoke, he stood up.

Knowing that she could not argue with him, Shen Li did not bother to argue anymore and stood up with him.

Lu Huaiyu began to lead her out.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw the owner of the restaurant still standing outside.

He looked apologetic.

“I truly apologize to the both of you! Just now–”

Lu Huaiyu obviously did not have the patience to listen to his explanation and merely looked at him indifferently.

The owner instantly felt a strong pressure on his shoulders.
As he met Lu Huaiyu’s emotionless gaze, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
He could not state the rest of his explanation.

Shen Li hooked her arm with his.

The cold aura around Lu Huaiyu then withdrew slightly and he left with Shen Li.

…

The two of them walked to another street.

The cool night breeze blew and scattered everything.

Shen Li let out a gentle breath.

After this incident, the conversation about how long she liked him had naturally been suspended.

Shen Li pointed to a shop next to her.

“Second Brother, shall we eat this?”

Lu Huaiyu looked at her.

He had read up on all the information about her, and they had been together for a long time.
Other than the time when the power had gone out at Yunding Fenghua, she had never shown any signs of this.

If it had not been for the sudden situation today, he would not have known about this.

He did not know how much the little girl had suffered.

Thinking of this, he kissed her hand and his voice was gentle as he spoke.

“Okay.”