"Get lost, I'm not kissing you."
Shen Lang frowned and scolded lightly as he opened the trunk to stuff the small toys Ye Yinan had bought. He also gave her a patient lecture.
"You're a girl, you should be more reserved when you're out. Even if I'm handsome, you can't be so direct."
Shen Lang shut the trunk and turned around, only to be met with Ye Yinan's cool, soft lips pressing against his.
"Whoa, you..."
Shen Lang, taken aback, put his hands on her shoulders. Just as he was about to say something, Ye Yinan cut him off.
"Shen Lang, I always feel so happy when I'm with you. Even though you're not very handsome, just hearing your voice makes me very satisfied."
It sounded like a confession, but Ye Yinan delivered it calmly, with a sense of bewilderment about her own feelings: "I think I might be falling for you."
"What do you mean 'not very handsome'? Watch your words!"
Shen Lang corrected her seriously, then sighed in resignation: "I've told you, I have a girlfriend, and I'm not exactly a great guy. Why are you so stubborn?"
"It's okay, I don't mind. On the contrary... heh heh..."
Ye Yinan laughed inexplicably, her delicate face not showing indifference but rather an excited and infatuated look.
"Do you think I'll get excited if you're all lovey-dovey with my girlfriend?"
Shen Lang asked cautiously.
"Mm-hmm, that's right."
Ye Yinan nodded without hesitation: "If you two are affectionate in front of me, I'd feel even more..."
"Alright, alright!"
A young couple walked by, curiously glancing at them. Shen Lang quickly covered Ye Yinan's mouth, worried she might say something outrageous.
It was strange—NTR enthusiasts usually kept their interests secret. But this one seemed eager for everyone to know about her unusual preferences.
"Think carefully. You're such a beautiful girl, confessing to someone like me, I don't have much reason to refuse."
Shen Lang warned her bluntly.
"Let's say, hypothetically, if we ended up together someday, I might be the kind of person who'd just walk away and kick you out of bed."
"Really, really?"
Ye Yinan's voice suddenly became excited, her breathing quickening.
"Damn, I forgot you're such a wild card."
Shen Lang felt flustered, caught off guard by this unfathomable person.
"Alright, alright, let's head back."
Shen Lang pushed Ye Yinan's head gently, feeling conflicted as he sat in the driver's seat.
"Did you agree?"
Ye Yinan asked eagerly from the passenger seat.
"No, I'm never going to marry you."
Shen Lang warned seriously: "Are you planning to spend your whole life with someone like me? Don't you want to get married and have kids?"
"Will you treat me like you treat the other girls? Like you did today?"
Ye Yinan asked coldly.
"Where did I treat you well today? You helped me a lot, so I just bought you some barbecue."
Shen Lang started the car and joked: "If that's considered treating you well, then it's no big deal."
"Then that's fine."
Ye Yinan smiled with satisfaction, then gazed out the window at the passing scenery, murmuring in a cold tone.
"And what's so great about marriage? Is it just to have and raise a child who's out of touch with society like me?"
Ye Yinan's parents had tried to shape her into a perfect daughter by keeping unnecessary influences away from her.
If she had gone to the night market with a guy she barely knew before, her father would have scolded her harshly: "Ye Yinan, where's your upbringing? Where's your modesty as a girl? How did I teach you?"
Ye Yinan had always been a very obedient daughter. Her extreme obedience, coupled with her parents' overbearing education, had shaped her into the unique and unconventional person she was today.
She enjoyed having her things taken away and the unique thrill it brought. That was because she had always lived a life of ease, never needing to fight for what she wanted.
She even enjoyed the physical pain because her parents' bodyguards would never let her get hurt.
Her parents hoped she would live as they imagined, but their excessive pampering had turned her into someone out of touch with society.
Ye Yinan knew her understanding of things was very different from normal people, like someone who could easily be lost on the street without anyone caring.
Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise—since her mental health issues, her parents had stopped controlling her as much, greatly expanding her freedom.
So, Ye Yinan enjoyed her current life, like today with Shen Lang, experiencing new things she had never dared to before.
As for marriage and children, she didn't dare to hope for those things.
She worried that with her understanding, she might end up raising another out-of-touch child.
Shen Lang glanced at Ye Yinan's fragile and lonely figure, about to say something comforting when a system prompt appeared.
[1: Serious admonition: Your parents' educational methods might be wrong, but they had your future in mind. You can't blame them entirely.]
[2: Hold her hand and kindly comfort her: Live in the present and enjoy the future. I'll be busy for the next few days, but if you're bored, come out with me.]
[3: Slap her to activate her attributes, and sternly command: Stop being so emo. Bring your toys over tomorrow, and I'll give your parents a good education for you!]
"Don't think too much. Isn't your life good right now? Your parents can't control you anymore, so do whatever you want."
Shen Lang steered with one hand and held Ye Yinan's delicate hand with the other.
"Live in the present and enjoy life. I'll be busy for the next few days, but if you're bored, come with me."
"Every day?"
"Until I'm done with my work!"
"Great! Thanks, Shen Lang."
Ye Yinan's mood improved significantly, and she smiled with joyful anticipation.
Then Ye Yinan, holding Shen Lang's hand like a treasure, lifted it to her face and gently patted it, showing some excitement.
Shen Lang didn't apply any pressure, so the gesture wasn't very firm. Ye Yinan looked at him with lingering desire.
"Shen Lang, can you find a place to pull over and slap me?"
Shen Lang: "....."