Coming Home

"Xiaona, my flight leaves tomorrow morning. I'm going home for a few days."

"Brother Feng, then I won't get to see you for days. Remember to think of me while you're home, and you're not allowed to ignore my messages."

Ye Feng looked at Li Xiaona and patted her head affectionately. It felt wonderful to have someone thinking of him.

"Don't worry. How could I not reply to your messages? You're so cute, I can't get enough of thinking about you!"

Li Xiaona nodded with a smile and nestled against Ye Feng's shoulder, her face glowing with happiness.

"Brother Feng, I wish I were a little older. If I were the same age as you, I could have met you sooner and married you sooner too."

Ye Feng tightened his arm around her waist. Silly girl. Don't worry. I see all living beings as mere grass and trees, but you alone are green mountains. No matter what happens in this life, I'll never give you up.

The two nestled quietly together. At this moment, silence spoke louder than words. Two hearts drawn close meant more than a thousand words.

As the sky gradually darkened, they exchanged a smile and said at the same time, "Let's go eat."

They both laughed. Some people had known each other for a long time, yet were worlds apart; others had only just met, yet it felt as though they had known each other for a thousand years.

"Brother Feng, you have a flight to catch tomorrow, so let me treat you to a meal at the cafeteria today. Hehe, I used to fantasize about buying food and eating with you there."

"Hehe, I have a huge appetite. You'll have to spend a fortune today!"

The two walked hand in hand toward the cafeteria. All along the way, people exclaimed in admiration: a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven.

"Brother Feng, what would you like to eat?"

Ye Feng thought for a moment. "A basket of soup dumplings and a bowl of egg soup will do."

"Then please wait a moment, honored guest. Your waiter will be right back." With that, she bounced away.

What a little character. Once I marry her, life will surely be full of joy.

"Honored guest, your soup dumplings and egg soup are here. Please enjoy." With that, she sat down across from Ye Feng and began eating with him.

"Xiaona, do you like soup dumplings too?" Ye Feng asked in surprise, looking at the identical food on the table. Weren't girls supposed to like things like river snail rice noodles and rice noodles?

"Hehe, I wanted to try the food you like, Brother Feng. It's a shame they don't have Jin City jianbing guozi here, or I'd definitely try that too."

Seeing how earnest she was, Ye Feng felt waves of warmth.

After the meal, Li Xiaona insisted again and again, so Ye Feng had no choice but to walk her back to her dorm and obediently go home to sleep. There was nothing for it; he had a flight to catch the next morning.

When Li Xiaona returned to the dorm, the three gossip fiends immediately crowded around her.

"Xiaona, aren't you going to tell us how the date went?"

"Yeah! Tell us, did you and Senior kiss?"

Shi Nan, meanwhile, noticed the pink gift box she was carrying, and her eyes immediately lit up.

"Xiaona, is that a gift from Senior Ye Feng? Quick, open it and let us see."

Under pressure from the three of them, Li Xiaona obediently opened the gift box, revealing an exquisite pink watch.

Li Bingbing recognized the watch's brand at a glance and looked at Li Xiaona in shock.

"Xiaona, that's a Patek Philippe! A top luxury brand among watches."

Sun Jingjing immediately took out her phone and looked it up.

"Xiaona, it's Patek Philippe's new Beating Youth model. It costs 2.8 million Huaxia yuan!"

"Xiaona, I never would've guessed Senior Ye Feng was a tycoon. Hehe, you have to treat us to something delicious. I want river snail rice noodles, with pig's feet!"

Li Xiaona was stunned as well. 2.8 million Huaxia yuan! Is Brother Feng really that extravagant?

"Bingbing, Shi Nan, Jingjing, I don't think I can accept this gift. It's too valuable. I want to give it back to Brother Feng. I'm not with him for these things."

The three nodded at her words and agreed with her.

At that moment, Ye Feng was lying in bed scrolling through short videos when he received a message from Li Xiaona.

"Brother Feng, the gift you gave me is too valuable. I can't accept it. I want to give it back to you."

Ye Feng stared at the message, troubled. He hadn't expected that the first gift he gave Li Xiaona would be too valuable for her to accept.

After gathering his thoughts, Ye Feng replied, "Xiaona, I don't know whether you're rejecting the gift or rejecting me. When I chose this watch, my first thought was that it suited you perfectly, not how much it was worth. I want to give you everything I come across that suits you. This isn't about money. It's because you're my girlfriend, and I want to share things with you."

"Brother Feng, I'm not rejecting you. It's just too valuable. If I accepted it, I'd feel like I was with you for your money."

"Xiaona, I know your character, so I won't think you're with me for money. If you won't accept it, I can only give it to someone else. You wouldn't want that to happen, would you?"

After Ye Feng kept persuading her, Li Xiaona finally accepted it helplessly.

Women are so hard to understand. I'll stop thinking about it and go to sleep.

Early the next morning, Ye Feng got up, packed his things, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the airport.

He passed through security without a hitch and, guided by a flight attendant, reached his seat.

Ye Feng took out his phone, adjusted the angle, snapped a selfie, and sent it to Li Xiaona.

"Xiaona, I've boarded. Don't worry about me."

He put away his phone and reclined in his seat to rest quietly.

Not far away, several graceful flight attendants in matching uniforms were chatting.

"Lili, I just spotted a handsome young guy in first class. Those deep eyes, that high nose bridge-tsk, tsk! He's so attractive. If I didn't have a boyfriend, I'd want to pursue him myself. Interested? How about we switch shifts?"

"Sister Hong, really? I'll go take a look in a bit. I love looking at handsome guys more than anything."

"I guarantee he'll have you completely smitten. From what he was wearing, he's no ordinary guy. He's probably a rich young master. Lili, you have to seize the opportunity!"

Before long, waves of weightlessness came over him as the plane took off. As it climbed smoothly, the view gradually opened up, and the scenery on the ground came into sight.

Resting with his eyes closed, Ye Feng heard footsteps approaching and slowly opened his eyes. A delicate face with a hint of allure appeared before him, her features like a finely sculpted work of art. A warm smile spread across her face as she said softly, "Hello, sir. Would you like something to drink? We have tea, red wine, orange juice, and cola."

Looking at the somewhat familiar face, Ye Feng ventured, "Mo Li?"

Mo Li also looked closely at his face and exclaimed in surprise, "Ye Feng?"

Ye Feng smiled at Mo Li. "Old classmate, long time no see."

"Yeah, it's been almost four years since graduation, hasn't it? Looks like you've made it big. Armani from head to toe—you're a tycoon!"

"Don't tease me. By the way, did the school recommend you for an internship here?"

"Yeah, I've been interning for three months. After graduation, I can officially start working here. Old classmate, let's exchange contact information. I have to hold on tight to a tycoon's thigh. Hehe."