Chapter 129: Finding the Missing Childhood

Very quickly, Shi Youxuan changed her clothes and came out of the room.

Sheng Hanyu frowned as he looked her over—a casual shirt with a huge cartoon bear right in the middle, baggy jeans, white canvas shoes, and a lemon-yellow hair clip pinned to her neat short hair.

There was even a sunflower on the hair clip that wobbled everywhere.

Although she wasn't holding a plush toy in her arms, a canvas bag was slung across her waist; no matter how you looked at it, she seemed like a minor!

"Let's go." She was quite happy.

Sheng Hanyu didn't move, saying to her, "Change your clothes."

"You go change, I'll go downstairs and wait for you." Shi Youxuan misunderstood, thinking Sheng Hanyu was the one who needed to change.

Although she didn't understand why he needed to change when the outfit he was wearing was already very good.

But she had one merit: she didn't ask questions about things she didn't know.

Her arm was grabbed by Sheng Hanyu, and she was pushed back into the room: "I'm talking about you, not me."

Sheng Hanyu held a skeptical attitude toward Shi Youxuan's aesthetic sense and wasn't prepared to wait outside for her to pick something herself; he took a red and black Chanel suit from the walk-in closet and handed it to her: "Wear this."

Not just the clothes, even the high heels and jewelry had been matched for her.

Shi Youxuan was unwilling; she didn't like wearing tight suits and high heels, although they could display a perfect figure, they weren't as comfortable to wear as casual clothes and canvas shoes.

"Can I not change?"

"Fine, we aren't going out."

"I'll change."

Shi Youxuan changed her outfit, and only then did the two of them go out.

Sheng Hanyu took her to a restaurant that made excellent seafood to eat; the waiter led the two to a window seat and handed them the menu.

Sheng Hanyu didn't even look, ordering a pile: "Spicy crab, garlic scallops, braised sea cucumber with scallions, orange juice lobster, Stir-fried Shrimp Segments, braised pork ribs, tomato stir-fried shrimp, and Oyster Sauce Vegetable Hearts." They were all things Shi Youxuan liked to eat.

Don't look at this man as usually cold and stern; he could always move her with details.

"Hey, smile for me to see." Shi Youxuan had a sudden whim, wanting to see what he looked like when he smiled.

She had never seen him smile, so she was curious.

Sheng Hanyu raised the corners of his mouth, pulling out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Forget it, you'd better keep a straight face." Shi Youxuan gave up on her previous idea and buried her head in eating.

Very quickly, a large table of dishes was wiped out by her like a whirlwind; Sheng Hanyu wondered where she put all that food.

Other girls all had small appetites, afraid of getting fat if they ate a little too much.

But she was different; she always ate like she hadn't eaten for three days, not paying attention to her image at all, yet she stayed thin no matter how much she ate.

After eating, the two went to watch a movie; along the way, Shi Youxuan was chattering, full of curiosity: "What does a movie theater look like? Do you go often? The popcorn inside must be delicious, I want a big bucket..."

She hadn't been to a movie theater yet, but according to what she read in novels and saw on TV, men and women in love all went to movie theaters to watch movies.

Why go watch a movie?

Shi Youxuan had once thought about this question seriously, and later reached a conclusion—it must be because the popcorn inside was delicious!

Every time there was a movie scene, the heroine would hold a bucket of popcorn, looking very happy while eating, which was why she reached this conclusion.

"Can you still eat?" Sheng Hanyu looked at her, very skeptical.

"I can."

Shi Youxuan nodded seriously, then patted her chest: "You have to believe in my strength!"

Sheng Hanyu soon believed it; she indeed had that strength!

The two sat in the movie theater—watching "Peppa Pig".

Shi Youxuan held a large bucket of popcorn, eating happily while laughing heartily; along with her, all the children in the screening hall were laughing too.

Sheng Hanyu sat in the middle of them, his icy face sternly straight...

The movie ended, and Shi Youxuan's excitement hadn't passed yet.

She chattered incessantly in Sheng Hanyu's ear: "Hey, this was so good, let's come again tomorrow? The child next to me just said they are showing Bear Big and Baldy Qiang tomorrow..."

Sheng Hanyu quickened his pace, not wanting to take the bait.

Shi Youxuan chased after him: "Tell me if it's good, is it good!" She was immersed in excitement and couldn't pull herself out, not noticing at all that she was being shunned.

Shunning was shunning, but after the two left the movie theater, Sheng Hanyu still took her to the amusement park.

Originally, he had planned to take her shopping at a mall; last time, with Jian Yining added, the three of them had shopped at a mall together, and the level of excitement the little woman showed made him think Shi Youxuan liked shopping.

There probably wasn't any girl who didn't like shopping, but he changed his mind after coming out of the movie theater.

Sheng Hanyu felt that the amusement park should be more attractive to Shi Youxuan than the mall; sure enough, she was so excited she almost screamed!

"Is that a Ferris Wheel in front? I played on one when I was little, but I haven't been in so many years..."

"I'll go buy tickets."

Sheng Hanyu went to buy tickets, and the two rode the Ferris Wheel, Roller Coaster, Pirate Ship... and the carousel.

It was just an ordinary amusement park, yet Shi Youxuan was as happy as a child, bouncing and jumping, smiling the whole time.

Sheng Hanyu was infected by her, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously; seeing this, Shi Youxuan was very surprised: "My god, you smiled? Hey, Sheng Hanyu, I discovered that you look quite good when you smile, not worse than Jian Yining."

Comparing him to Jian Yining?

The smile that had finally appeared immediately vanished.

The two came out of the amusement park and walked through the snack street next to it, eating everything from stinky tofu, grilled lamb skewers, scalded beef tripe, boiled fish balls...

The long snack street went from one end to the other, but only she was eating; Sheng Hanyu didn't touch these things at all.

He had never eaten street food, always feeling it wasn't clean.

But it didn't take long before he found it truly delicious.

The two returned home; Shi Youxuan was originally very happy, but after seeing Shi Yuke sitting in the living room, her smile immediately vanished: "What are you here for again? Didn't I tell you not to bother me if there's nothing?"

Shi Yuke didn't care at all, picking up two Invitations from the coffee table and handing them over: "Little sister, I'm getting engaged tomorrow, you must come."

"Engagement?"

Shi Youxuan found it amusing: "You've already received your marriage certificate, so what's the point of an engagement? Wouldn't it be enough to just hold the wedding?"

Shi Yuke said: "Both the engagement and the wedding must be held; neither can be skipped. The engagement ceremony is tomorrow, the formal wedding is the day after, and the three-day return visit is the day after that. All the banquets will be at the Prince Hotel, and both of you must attend."

After Shi Yuke finished speaking, she even smiled at Sheng Hanyu, as if to suggest letting bygones be bygones, and then left without waiting for the two of them to clearly state whether they would go or not.

"I'm not going."

Sheng Hanyu turned and went upstairs.

Shi Yuke was marrying Sheng Yukai, and he detested both of them.

Although their marriage could be considered ridding the people of a scourge, Sheng Hanyu would not attend the wedding; he still had many scores to settle with Sheng Yukai, and it was impossible for him to let bygones be bygones.

It would be decent enough if he didn't send people to cause trouble, let alone attend his wedding? That would be giving him too much face.

"Hey, wait for me. I don't want to go either, but what should I do if Dad calls me..." Shi Youxuan chased after him.

She knew Shi Yuke too well; delivering the Invitation so late today was definitely intentional.

Shi Youxuan would bet that tomorrow morning, she would send someone to "pick her up," and if she refused, she would immediately bring up their father.