Chapter 323: An Affair?

However, Bai Shuruo did not intend to explain anything; she would just let them misunderstand.

Han Yangting brought Bai Shuruo inside, arriving at the guesthouse Bai Shuruo had once managed.

Nowadays, the owner here had changed, and the sign had also changed, but that tree in the courtyard was still there.

One could vaguely see the shadows of her past life.

Bai Shuruo asked, "Why did you bring me here?"

Han Yangting said, "The three years you spent here before did not include me. Whenever you think of Dali, your memories of me must be a blank slate, so I want to fill in this part of your memory for you, so that in the future, when you think of Dali, you can also think of me."

Bai Shuruo looked at him: "Aren't you being a bit too overbearing? I only have a few years of memories without you, after all."

"That won't do either!" he said overbearingly.

"Then how do you intend to fill it?"

Han Yangting pulled her into his arms and then gave a wicked smile: "Naturally, by walking through the places where you have lived, sleeping in the places you have slept, and eating the food you have eaten."

Bai Shuruo laughed: "I'm afraid you won't be used to sleeping or eating here."

"If you could get used to it, how could I not?"

"Fine, then come along with me."

Bai Shuruo led him into the guesthouse.

The new owner inside naturally did not recognize them.

"Are the two of you looking for a room?" the landlady at the front desk looked at the pair.

Although Han Yangting looked a bit disheveled now from riding a bike for so long—his hair was messy and there was dust on his coat—one could still tell he was a wealthy man, with an air of nobility in every gesture.

These guests looked like people accustomed to staying in star-rated hotels; why would they come to stay in a small place like theirs?

Could it be? An affair?

The landlady suddenly felt a sense of melancholy.

The man clearly looked like a wealthy person, while Bai Shuruo looked more approachable and kept a lower profile.

Could it be that the man wanted some excitement and found someone on the side?

Or perhaps he was a young master from a wealthy family who fell in love with a commoner's daughter, and since their families wouldn't allow it, they had come to elope?

The landlady instantly imagined a plot that only existed in novels.

Bai Shuruo said: "Yes, a room, just for one night for now."

The landlady said: "Then I'll say this first: staying at this establishment requires ID registration, for both of you."

Bai Shuruo only felt that the way this landlady spoke was strange.

Of course you have to register your ID when staying at a hotel; did she think they wouldn't?

Even back when she was managing the place, registration was required.

So they both took out their respective IDs, and Bai Shuruo said: "We want one room with a large bed."

"Alright." The landlady asked again: "Besides the large bed room, do you need any other services? For example... ordering meals, or perhaps some drinks? Do you need fresh flowers placed on the bed?"

Bai Shuruo remarked: "You have quite a lot of services here; no wonder business is so good."

"That goes without saying," the landlady said proudly.

The two arrived at the room.

Although it was a room with a large bed, it was much smaller and more rudimentary than the room they had booked by Erhai.

But Han Yangting couldn't care about that anymore; seeing the bed, he lay down on it. Having ridden a bicycle for so long, his physical strength was already exhausted.

Bai Shuruo also sat down beside him.

Although she hadn't put in much effort, sitting on the back was also very tiring.

Bai Shuruo said: "Look at you, insisting on riding a bike, now you're exhausted, aren't you? Leaving a perfectly good big hotel to stay in a guesthouse, and we didn't even bring our clothes."

Han Yangting got up, pulled her into his arms, and then pressed himself over her, "Because I hope that when you think of Dali, you can think of me, even if I only appeared later."

Bai Shuruo also stared at him.

His gaze was sincere and burning with spirit.

If one's gaze could emit electricity or pull at the heartstrings, then Han Yangting's was doing exactly that at this moment.

Bai Shuruo touched his face.

She understood all of his feelings for her.

She also understood why he insisted on staying here for a night.

Han Yangting looked at Bai Shuruo, wanting to kiss her, but she dodged away.

"We've been traveling all this way, your face is dirty!" Bai Shuruo said.

Han Yangting couldn't help but pout, "You're disgusted by me."

"I'm just more particular about hygiene."

Han Yangting had no choice but to give up, but he didn't want to get up either. He stroked her face and said: "Let the landlady order some food; I don't want to go down today, I'm so tired."

"So you're admitting that you're old?" Bai Shuruo asked.

"There is a little bit of that. If I get old, will you be disgusted by me?"

"What do you think?" Bai Shuruo smiled playfully.

"You are not allowed to be disgusted by me."

"Fine, I won't be disgusted by you. I'll go have the landlady order the food."

Bai Shuruo specifically asked the landlady to order the food from that fast-food restaurant on the street.

When the food was delivered, it was packed in two fast-food containers.

It wasn't one of those eco-friendly biodegradable boxes, but the kind made of foam, with a plastic bag tucked inside.

Han Yangting saw it and couldn't help but frown.

Bai Shuruo said, "Didn't you say you wanted to eat what I've eaten? This is the place I ate from the most in the past; they don't use gutter oil, and the rice is good quality too. If you don't believe me, try it."

Han Yangting looked at the plastic bag and asked, "Is it sanitary to pack it like this?"

"Look at me, I've been eating it for years and haven't died, have I? When we didn't have time to cook, Xiaofeng ate this too, ever since she was over a year old."

Han Yangting was speechless.

Thinking that his daughter had also eaten these things, he felt especially heartbroken.

Then, thinking that Bai Shuruo had also eaten these things, he picked up his chopsticks.

Compared to his stiffness, Bai Shuruo was very natural.

She skillfully snapped the disposable chopsticks in two, opened the plastic bag, picked up the fast-food container, and began to eat.

These dishes had a strong "wok hei" and were quite oily, but she ate with great relish, sighing as she ate, "It's the taste from my memories."

Seeing this, Han Yangting also began to eat.

At first, he wasn't used to it, as he had always eaten light meals.

But as he kept eating, he actually found it delicious.

After all, he had been riding his bicycle for a long time, and his stomach was already flat with hunger.

After finishing the meal, Han Yangting's strength recovered, and he dragged Bai Shuruo around to wander the area.

Bai Shuruo had no choice but to lead him around for a walk.

Walking to the kindergarten where Xiaofeng once attended, Bai Shuruo pointed and said, "Xiaofeng was in daycare here for a year."

Han Yangting's brow furrowed again.

In such an environment, with no security guards, no dedicated cafeteria, and no playground, he asked, "How could Xiaofeng have stayed in an environment like this for so long?"

Bai Shuruo said, "Having never stayed in a better place, she felt this was where she was supposed to be, so there was nothing she couldn't endure."

Han Yangting still felt a heartache.

He only hated that he hadn't found them sooner.

But he also blamed Bai Shuruo for keeping her whereabouts so well hidden, making him search for so long without finding them.

Consequently, he gripped Bai Shuruo's hand even tighter.

Bai Shuruo knew he must be angry, but she felt guilty, so even though he was gripping her very hard, she didn't struggle and just let him hold it.

Leaving the kindergarten, they walked toward the street again.