Chapter 337 You Can Do It
What does it mean to undermine someone?
Look, this is it!
Ning Xiangtian had a dark face, looking at this pair of mother and daughter whom he both loved and hated. At this moment, he felt so mentally exhausted.
Forget it!
"Hungry, going out to eat."
Throwing down these six words, Ning Xiangtian got up and went out the door.
Ning Xi looked quite worriedly at her father's departing back, walked to her mother's side and sat down, saying weakly: "Mom, Dad seems very angry..."
"Your dad isn't angry, just a little depressed."
Regarding her husband's personality, Lan Xi couldn't be clearer. She comforted nonchalantly: "Don't worry, when he comes back, it'll be like nothing happened."
Speaking to this point, she glanced at Ye Fan, pointed to the opposite sofa, "Xiao Fan, sit."
"Thank you, Sister Lan."
Ye Fan, as the instigator of this matter, felt not the slightest bit guilty in his heart. That nonchalant appearance made Ning Xi, sitting opposite, grit her teeth.
If it weren't for Ye Fan tricking her, Dad wouldn't be angry...
Lan Xi poked her daughter's arm, saying: "You go sit with Ye Fan, I want to ask you guys something."
"Why do I have to sit over there?"
Ning Xi's face was full of puzzlement.
Lan Xi glanced at her daughter, her tone light: "I told you to sit over there, so just sit over there, be obedient."
Ning Xi was helpless, but could only obey her mother's words, got up, walked around the coffee table, and sat down beside Ye Fan.
Lan Xi sized up the two, a meaningful smile on her face, "Regarding the hand-holding today, shouldn't you two give me an explanation?"
"What... explanation?"
Ning Xi lowered her head guiltily, not daring to meet her mother's gaze.
Lan Xi pursed her lips, "Xiao Xi, according to your disposition, under normal circumstances, you shouldn't have come home holding hands with Ye Fan, especially knowing your dad and I were home, yet you still did it. No matter how you look at it, this matter isn't quite normal."
"So, the relationship between you two, is it..."
Ning Xi: "..."
No way?
This sharp?
She just held hands with Ye Fan, how could so much be analyzed from it, so scary!
Ye Fan knew that Ning Xi couldn't possibly answer such a question, so it had to be him. He took the initiative to speak: "Sister Lan, what kind of explanation do you want?"
"Tell the truth."
Hearing Lan Xi's four words, Ye Fan smiled modestly, proactively took Ning Xi's hand with his right hand, saying: "Xiao Xi is now my girlfriend, is this explanation acceptable?"
Hearing this, Lan Xi was obviously stunned. Although she had speculated about this, when she actually heard it, she was still very surprised in her heart, couldn't help but turn her gaze towards her daughter.
Feeling her mother's scrutinizing gaze, Ning Xi felt as if she had eaten Coptis root [bitter herb], unable to speak of her bitterness!
Why couldn't it even be hidden for a single day?
If she had known this earlier, no matter what, she wouldn't have agreed to Ye Fan's confession!
"Xiao Xi, you're quite something, huh?"
Seeing her daughter burying her head and not making a sound, Lan Xi teased: "Getting a boyfriend is such a big deal, you didn't even know to tell Mom? Sure enough, you've grown up, your wings have hardened, sigh!"
Ning Xi: "..."
Wronged!
Anyway, since her mother had already found out, she might as well admit it directly, "Mom, I did confirm the relationship with Ye Fan, but we confirmed it less than an hour ago. I didn't intentionally hide it from you, just... wanted to hide it from Father."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Lan Xi looked completely surprised, muttering to herself: "Looks like this batch of dog food [slang for PDA/couple sweetness] is fresh out of the oven, not bad, not bad."
Hearing this, Ning Xi didn't know whether to cry or laugh, anyway, her expression was quite dejected.
Seeing this, Ye Fan knew it was time for him to state his position. He straightened his upper body slightly, his tone extremely solemn, "Sister Lan, rest assured; I will definitely treat Xiao Xi well, won't bully her."
"Xiao Fan, it's just dating, not marriage yet."
Lan Xi covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, teasing: "You don't need to state your position so eagerly. Wait until you and Xiao Xi reach the stage of discussing marriage, stating your position then won't be too late."
"Mom!"
Ning Xi's small face was completely red, she complained coquettishly: "What nonsense are you talking about? We just started, the eight characters haven't even formed a stroke yet..." [Idiom meaning things are far from settled]
Lan Xi couldn't stop laughing, saying: "It's already formed!"
"..."
After a brief moment of speechlessness, Ning Xi looked pitifully at her mother, acting spoiled: "Mom, can we not tell Dad about this matter for now? I'm afraid after he knows, he will, will..."
"Will break up the loving couple?"
Lan Xi got up and came before her daughter, patted her shoulder, "Rest assured, with Mom here, your dad won't have the chance."
Finished speaking, she glanced meaningfully at Ye Fan, instructing: "You two get along well, don't try things you shouldn't do, understand?"?
"Sister Lan, rest assured."
Ye Fan nodded hurriedly.
Ning Xi blushed, clearly understanding the meaning behind the words too.
After Lan Xi went upstairs, Ning Xi stared at Ye Fan with委屈巴巴 (aggrieved/pitiful look), complaining: "It's all your fault, if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be so much trouble. The relationship as friends was clearly so good, why did you have to confess."
Regarding the girl's blame-shifting behavior, Ye Fan spread his hands innocently, smiling wryly: "Xiao Xi, this kind of thing doesn't seem like it takes one hand to clap, right? If you weren't interested in me, no matter how much I confessed, you wouldn't have agreed!"
"You..."
Ning Xi was choked speechless, her clear eyes widened, "I said it's your fault, so it's your fault!"
"Mhm, my fault."
Ye Fan chuckled secretly, accepting this blame.
Ning Xi huffed, glanced again at the living room exit, her eyes showing worry, "If Father finds out about this, it'll be scarier than a volcanic eruption. We need to be more careful at home in the future. Situations like today must absolutely not happen again."
"Ahem——"
Ye Fan gave a dry laugh, saying: "Xiao Xi, this kind of thing can't be hidden either. Uncle Ning isn't a simple person, sooner or later he'll notice something."
"Later is better than sooner."
"Alright then."
Seeing Ye Fan agree, Ning Xi finally felt relieved. Unbeknownst to her, her forehead was already covered in a layer of fine sweat. Just as she was about to raise her hand to wipe it, she saw Ye Fan holding a tissue, wiping the sweat for her with gentle eyes.
From her angle, she could just see Ye Fan's collarbone, the scent of laundry detergent in the air, her little heart thumped rapidly.
"I-I'll do it myself."
"No need, you're my girlfriend now, it doesn't seem excessive for me to wipe your sweat, right?"
"..."
Ning Xi helplessly pouted her red lips, allowing Ye Fan to do as he pleased. She secretly peeked at his serious gaze, dimples slowly appeared at the corners of her lips, her heart felt as if it had eaten honey.
......
As Lan Xi said, nearing eight in the evening, Ning Xiangtian rushed back bustlingly, his demeanor looking no different from usual.
Ning Xi, who had been waiting in the living room, finally felt her worries dissipate upon seeing this situation.
The first moment she saw Ning Xiangtian, Ning Xi got up and burrowed into her father's embrace, saying clingily: "Dad, if you're angry, just scold daughter, don't sulk alone, okay?"
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