Xiao Zhang, who was driving, had no idea what was going on.

The inexplicably tense atmosphere between the bodyguard and the young lady made him shrink his neck and grip the steering wheel tightly, his mind racing. 

What’s going on? What happened? Why the hell is there a speed limit on this road? How long will it take to get home? Who will save this poor, innocent driver who’s been caught up in this inexplicable war?

… …

The car drove into the sparsely populated villa community. Gou An got out first and expressed her unhappiness with a loud slam of the door.

Xiao Zhang, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, shrank his neck while holding the steering wheel, but Ye Lang’s eyelashes didn’t even tremble, and he got out of the car with an expressionless face.

Hearing the footsteps behind her, Gou An was upset and turned around to scold him as ‘sticky candy’, but found that he was ignoring her. He was staring at something behind her—

Gou An was stunned for a moment and turned around, then saw a tall man sitting on her small swing in the yard; someone who was obviously not suitable for playing on the swing.

Above the man’s head, the words [Favorability: 35] made her feel that the little shrimp dumpling was worth a thousand gold.

He was holding a tabby cat and teasing it.

The tabby cat was one of the stray cats in the neighborhood. After Jiaojiao left her, there was no one to eat the many cans of cat food in the pantry, so they all became snacks for these little guys…

Now, probably all the cats in the community has designated Gou An’s house as a food truck.

The tabby cat was very affectionate and courageous. It lay in the arms of the coldest man in the world, its head tilted up and its tail raised, asking him to scratch its chin. The man had taken off his suit jacket and draped it aside, his shirt sleeves rolled up. In the sunlight, the famous watch worth hundreds of thousands of dollars reflected a cold metallic luster.

He had squeezed himself on her swing, which made him look a little funny, and now stretched out a finger from his bandaged hand to hook the cat’s chin. The cat let out a ‘ngrrow’ and turned over showing its belly.

Gou An stood in the yard, dazed, for a long time, her mind full of thoughts like ‘a cat is treated better than me’. She also thought that this was the second time that his image as Mr. He had been overturned, the first being that damn motorcycle racesuit.

He didn’t just ride a motorbike.

He also played with cats.

At this time, as if realizing that the owner of the yard had returned, He Jinxing slowly raised his head.

Their eyes met for a moment.

“Young Uncle.”

Gou An greeted the person she had just met at the dining table three hours ago.

He Jinxing glanced at her, raised his hand and patted the butt of the tabby cat rolling around on his lap. The tabby cat turned over nimbly and jumped off.

Perhaps it knew Gou An, so it came over and rubbed against Gou An’s shoes, then disappeared into the bushes with a ‘meow’.

The man who inexplicably appeared in someone else’s yard watched the little cat leave. For some reason, his eyes seemed to be more genuine than his usual fake and approachable mask.

“I’m here to say thank you,” He Jinxing said solemnly.

Gou An: “Hmm?”

“Your father called me this afternoon and told me that An’an picked up some food for me at lunch because she was worried that I wouldn’t be full.”

She didn’t know if it was intentional, but he emphasized the pronunciation of the name ‘An’an’.

Then, the smile at the corner of the man’s lips became clearer, and he paused deliberately.

“He said it was a matter of respecting the elders and asked me not to think too much about it.”

Gou An: “…”

Dad, you are really my father.

He Jinxing looked at Gou An’s embarrassed face, and her forced calmness as she stood there with a stone face… He had no sympathy at all and even seemed ready to send her off in style, as he added:

“I never thought that I would be able to enjoy the filial piety of the younger generation before I turned thirty.”

Gou An: “…………”

Stop it, please.

Her toes started to dig the ground disobediently again, and Gou An responded with ‘hmm’ and ‘ah’, until finally saying in a monotone, her soul having long fled, “As long as you’re happy.”

… …

In the sunshine, the little miss looked completely different from how she was in the ice cream shop, with her ears turning red and her face in a state of panic after being told just a few words by others.

A bit like the cat that had just been rolling around…

It was a bit like the way she looked when she first saw him when she woke up that morning a few days ago, before he could stuff her into the closet.

Ye Lang thought behind an expressionless face.

… …

“Please sit next to me at the next family dinner.”

“…Isn’t that inappropriate?”

“Really? I thought I could live a stable retirement life in advance, with younger generations to look after me.”

“…”

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

He Jinxing also felt that he had spoken more proactively than usual today.

No.

It should be said that from the moment he walked into this yard, some things had gone off track.

He really missed the recklessness of his younger days. Ever since he noticed that the daughter of the Gou family always looked deathly afraid of him, the more she acted like this, the more he wanted to tease her.

It was probably like watching the kitten turn over to show its belly obediently just now.

A subtle sense of true relaxation crept into his eyes, but that was enough for today.

He Jinxing stood up from the swing and was about to say something polite before leaving, but at this moment he saw another figure standing behind Gou An, who previously had no presence at all.

“A’Lang?”

The corners of his lips still maintained the same upward curve from the previous second, but the slight smile in his voice and intonation had faded.

The person whose name was called raised his gaze and looked back at him emotionlessly, which was already considered as a response.

He Jinxing seemed to be accustomed to the rudeness of this taciturn man. He looked up and down at his submissive posture standing behind Gou An and understood something.

“I was wondering why Gou Yu was suddenly willing to spend so much money to invite you. It turns out that he gave you to his daughter.”

It was he who had proposed the idea of ‘hiring a bodyguard for Gou An’ to Gou Yu, but he didn’t expect that Ye Lang would get the job in the end.

He Jinxing now thought that he was, indeed, a little bit too nosy.

The original idea was actually a very good one, but he himself didn’t understand why he insisted on it, and he didn’t intend to delve into it. After all, it was just a fleeting thought.

But He Jinxing had also heard Gou An’s impatient roar in the yard earlier—

He didn’t know why, but the relationship between these two people was not very good. Ye Lang’s face, which was enough to charm 90% of girls, strangely did not please Miss Gou.

Thinking of this, He Jinxing’s eyes seemed to inadvertently sweep over the suit hanging on Ye Lang’s arm… In the sunlight, the white cream on the suit had solidified and clung on the dark fabric.

“What’s wrong with the suit jacket?” He Jinxing asked calmly.

Ye Lang’s eyelids twitched. Just when he was wondering why this person was so annoying, bringing up all sorts of issues, he saw him turn and ask Gou An, “You did it again?”

Again?

Ye Lang was a little confused.

At this time, Gou An raised her hand and touched the tip of her nose. She paused, skipped the question, and said, “Speaking of this, I’ve asked my Dad for help in cleaning Young Uncle’s suit jacket that had been soiled before. It should be back now—“

He Jinxing interrupted her sentence, “And are you planning to send another one for cleaning?”

Gou An immediately got angry. “What’s the point of giving him help? Who cares if he lives or dies?”

In short, thrown down.

After hearing this, one person smiled again, while another frowned subconsciously.

From the Day the Engagement was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 33.1 — He Jinxing, Are You In Love?
Chapter 33.2 — He Jinxing, Are You In Love?
Chapter 34.1 — Can I Not Act According to the Script?
Chapter 34.2 — Can I Not Act According to the Script?
Chapter 34.3 — Can I Not Act According to the Script?
Chapter 35.1 — Little Complaining Miss
Chapter 35.2 — Little Complaining Miss
Chapter 36.1 — I Didn’t Give You A Gift On Your First Birthday
Chapter 36.2 — I Didn’t Give You A Gift On Your First Birthday