Su Lin's face went dark. It seemed this kind of superstition was common across both worlds.
"Alright, then let's eat cake."
"Mhm mhm~!!"
As they were speaking, Xia Shiyu's phone rang.
Xia Shiyu's handwriting was that of an old man's phone, useless for anything other than making calls.
She had bought this phone solely for the convenience of communicating with the hospital.
Xia Shiyu, who was about to cut the cake, was disrupted by the phone call. She said with some annoyance, "Who is it, calling at this hour?"
"Maybe it's the hospital calling."
"You keep cutting, I'll answer it for you."
"Okay~!! It's in my right pocket."
Upon hearing this, Su Lin reached out to grab the phone.
Hmm~!
He accidentally touched Xia Shiyu's thigh, but Su Lin didn't linger.
If he wanted to play with these legs, he could do so anytime.
He pulled out Xia Shiyu's old-fashioned phone. Looking at its gray and white interface, Su Lin thought about finding time to buy Xia Shiyu a new phone.
He had to act first and report later; otherwise, this girl would definitely refuse.
Casually pressing the answer button, Su Lin heard a familiar voice: "Hello, Xiao Yu, it's Ye Feng. I'm not calling for any other reason than to wish you a happy birthday, and also..."
Hearing Ye Feng's voice, Su Lin's lips curved slightly. "Ye Feng? I heard you were sick. Are you better?"
"You're not Xiao Yu, who are you?"
After a moment, Ye Feng's voice came through again: "You're Su Lin~!!"
"It's me. Ye Feng, I heard you were sick?"
"Su Lin~!! How do you have Xiao Yu's phone? Where is Xiao Yu? Let her answer the phone."
Xia Shiyu also heard Ye Feng's voice. She said coldly, "Su Lin, I don't want to talk to him. You talk to him."
"Ye Feng, did you hear that? Xiao Yu doesn't want to talk to you. As for why I have Xiao Yu's phone, of course, she asked me to hold it," Su Lin said with a smile.
"You... It's so late, why are you still with Xiao Yu?" Ye Feng questioned loudly.
Su Lin smiled slightly. "What business is it of yours?"
"Damn..."
"Su Lin, why are you still with Xiao Yu so late? Answer me quickly." Ye Feng roared hysterically.
"Su Lin, hang up. This person is so annoying, I don't want to deal with him."
Su Lin laughed. "Xiao Yu, you have to make someone like him give up completely. Otherwise, he'll keep pestering you. I'll help you get a new SIM card later, and you can throw this one away."
"Mhm mhm, okay~!!"
Hearing Su Lin and Xia Shiyu's conversation on the phone, Ye Feng's heart bled.
"Su Lin..."
"Ye Feng, since you want to know so badly, I'll tell you. Xiao Yu is at my place right now, and I'm celebrating her birthday. How about that? Surprised and happy to hear the answer?"
"You... Xia Shiyu, how could you do this? How can you casually go to someone else's house?"
Upon hearing this, even Xia Shiyu, with her good temper, couldn't hold back. "Ye Feng, whose house I go to and who I'm with is none of your business. Su Lin is my boyfriend. My boyfriend is celebrating my birthday, so what's wrong with me being at his place?"
"Not only am I going to have dinner here, but I'm also staying here after eating. Does that have anything to do with you?"
"Ye Feng, don't call me anymore. I'm afraid Su Lin will misunderstand. I'm warning you, if you call again, or harass me at school, I'll call the police."
Ye Feng: "..."
Su Lin gave Xia Shiyu a thumbs-up, then said into the phone, "Ye Feng, I'm sure Xiao Yu has made it very clear. Also, don't keep calling and harassing her, especially in the middle of the night. Luckily, tonight is Xiao Yu's birthday celebration. What if you interrupted us while we were... busy?"
"Su Lin~!!!"
"Your voice sounds so strong, I assume you'll be able to come to school tomorrow."
"If you ask me, Ye Feng, you should stop bothering Xiao Yu. It's useless to pester her; I've already successfully won her over. You should go after Yan Huan. Yan Huan is your true love, isn't she? You've been pursuing her for three years, so what's the meaning of suddenly clinging to our Xiao Yu?!"
"Stop talking to him, come and eat cake quickly."
Su Lin looked at Xia Shiyu and smiled. "My hands are full, feed me."
"Okay~!! Young Master Su, open up!!"
"Ah~!!"
Doo doo doo!!
Hearing the phone hang up, Su Lin placed the phone on the table, then lazily hugged Xia Shiyu, pulling her onto his lap. "Xiao Yu, I didn't mean to be fed like this."
"Ah~! Su Lin, how do you want to be fed?"
"Simple, I'll teach you."
As he spoke, Su Lin gently covered Xia Shiyu's mouth.
"Mmmph mmmph!!"
A long time passed!!!
"How was it, was the cake delicious?" Su Lin asked Xia Shiyu with a smile.
"It was good, sweet."
"Great! I fed you just now, now it's your turn to feed me."
"Mhm mhm."
"..."
At the same time, Ye Feng had completely lost it.
Although he wasn't there, he could already imagine what the scene was like.
Thinking of Su Lin opening his mouth and Xia Shiyu feeding him with a spoon made Ye Feng's heart ache as if it were being cut.
"Why, why is this happening? God, you let me be reborn once, why can't you let me make up for past regrets, why!!"
Ye Feng's impotent rage received no answer.
He looked at the sky before him, recalling what Xia Shiyu had said earlier.
Given Su Lin's character, would he let Xia Shiyu off tonight?
He would definitely seize every opportunity to trick Xia Shiyu into his arms.
But he was powerless to stop it. What could be more heartbreaking than watching the woman he loved fall into someone else's embrace with his own eyes?
After a long while, Ye Feng sighed softly, "Perhaps, this is fate."
"..."
Su Lin ate the cake and waited for a long time, but he didn't hear the system's voice.
He thought with some disappointment, "It seems Xiao Yu isn't that important to Ye Feng. Even with things like this today, the suppression condition wasn't triggered."
Su Lin wasn't too bothered by the fact that the suppression hadn't been triggered.
It was just a little unexpected.
After all, Ye Feng couldn't stir up any trouble anymore. His memory recall ability was only at thirty percent, and his memories from his past life were also only at thirty percent.
Xia Shiyu's favorability was already maxed out, and Lin Xiaowan was close. Someone like Ye Feng no longer posed much of a threat to Su Lin.
After washing the dishes, Xia Shiyu came out of the kitchen and, upon seeing Su Lin, smiled like a little fool and threw herself at him: "Su Lin~!"
Su Lin caught Xia Shiyu: "Didn't someone just say I was her boyfriend? And you're calling me by my name."
"If not by my name, then what should I call you?"
"Of course, you should call me husband."
"Husband~!"
Hearing Xia Shiyu's sweet voice, Su Lin leaned in again.
After a while, Su Lin asked softly in Xia Shiyu's ear, "Xiao Yu, are you going back tonight?"
Hearing this, Xia Shiyu's face turned rosy. She looked at Su Lin and said, "Do you want me to stay?"
"Heh heh heh, I remember someone promised to give verbal thanks." Su Lin said with a mischievous grin.
Xia Shiyu looked at Su Lin with some confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Looking at Xia Shiyu, who was as pure as a blank sheet of paper, Su Lin felt no guilt whatsoever.
The most satisfying thing for a painter was to turn a blank sheet of paper into a perfect painting and then keep it as a treasure.
Su Lin gently flicked Xia Shiyu's forehead: "Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, if you keep acting like this, I'll almost feel bad bullying you."
Xia Shiyu hugged Su Lin tightly: "It's okay, I like being bullied by you."
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