Chapter 701: Yan Zhusheng

I don't even know when it started.

Ying Chanxi, Yan Zhusheng, and Xu Youyu had formed an unspoken understanding among themselves.

When posting on Moments, any content showing intimate moments with Li Luo would be deliberately hidden from certain people beforehand.

The main targets were their parents.

For example, when Xu Youyu posted on Moments, she would block Yuan Wancheng and Yuan Wanqing, posting only for her own parents and close friends.

Yan Zhusheng blocked Ying Zhicheng and Xu Youyu's parents, and otherwise did almost no blocking at all.

But Ying Chanxi blocked even more people.

Not only did she block Xu Youyu's parents and Yuan Wanqing, she even blocked her own father, Ying Zhicheng—she rarely let him see her intimate Moments posts with Li Luo.

It wasn't that she didn't want Ying Zhicheng to know; she just got too shy, felt a little embarrassed, and couldn't bear imagining the expression he'd wear if he saw them.

She even specifically blocked certain classmates and friends.

For overly intimate posts, she might secretly block Zhang Guohuang and Ren Zheng, but never Qiao Xinyan or Xu Yinghuan.

This time, Ying Chanxi's Moments post was even bolder—she didn't block a single classmate or friend, and even unblocked Yuan Wanqing.

Still, she didn't have the guts to let Ying Zhicheng see it.

Even so, after posting it, Ying Chanxi was utterly terrified, clutching her phone to her chest as if waiting for fate's judgment.

Li Luo saw her expression and couldn't help laughing teasingly: "What are you doing? Praying for more likes?"

"You wouldn't understand," Ying Chanxi huffed, putting her phone away and not daring to look at it for now.

Li Luo still didn't know Ying Chanxi hadn't blocked Yuan Wanqing—he assumed it was just Xixi's sisterly feud against Zhusheng.

So after driving back to Bihai Lanting, he calmly got out of the car, took Ying Chanxi's small hand, and rode the elevator up to the 15th floor, returning home.

He had no idea how Yuan Wanqing felt upon seeing Ying Chanxi's Moments post.

"You're back?" As Li Luo and Ying Chanxi stepped inside, they saw Yan Zhusheng sitting on the living room sofa.

Yan Zhusheng was holding her phone, originally typing on the screen.

Only when she saw them return did she look up toward the door, greeting them calmly.

"Aren't you supposed to be learning to drive?" Ying Chanxi asked, entering and frowning. "Why are you back?"

"I just signed up, then took a lesson on Traffic Rules this afternoon," Yan Zhusheng said flatly. "After class, I had dinner with Jin Yan, then came back."

"Oh, I see," Ying Chanxi nodded, slipped on her slippers, and casually walked past the sofa, stealing a glance at Yan Zhusheng's phone screen.

Noticing Ying Chanxi's movement, Yan Zhusheng turned her head toward her sister and handed her phone over: "Here, I liked it. You haven't liked my post from yesterday yet."

Ying Chanxi: "... Who asked you to like it? I didn't beg you."

"Big sister is so stingy," Yan Zhusheng took her phone back, stood up, and threw herself into Li Luo's arms. "Li Luo, look how mean Xixi is—she won't even give me a like."

Li Luo: "..."

Ying Chanxi: "..."

"Fine, I'll like it!" Ying Chanxi sighed, pulled out her phone, searched for Yan Zhusheng's Moments, and added the like to yesterday's post.

Then she walked over, grabbed Yan Zhusheng, and yanked her out of Li Luo's arms: "Have you showered? If not, come shower with me."

"I already did," Yan Zhusheng snuggled back into Li Luo's arms. "You go shower, or do you want to shower with Li Luo?"

"N-No way!" Ying Chanxi blushed furiously, spat out, and instantly recalled the memory of Li Luo helping her bathe—her whole body flushed hot.

She quickly turned and fled, snatching her pajamas and rushing into the bathroom.

"Do you really enjoy annoying her every day?" Li Luo, watching Ying Chanxi flee to the bathroom, hugged Yan Zhusheng and pinched her cheek, laughing.

"I'm just telling the truth," Yan Zhusheng blinked innocently. "Li Luo, are you going to shower?"

"Yeah, shower and then sleep," Li Luo nodded. "Tomorrow we'll run in the morning, then classes start."

"Can I wash you?" Yan Zhusheng eagerly tugged his hand toward the master bathroom.

"... Didn't you already shower?" Li Luo let her pull him in, then watched in stunned silence as she stripped off her pajamas, taking a deep breath.

"Senior Xu said you like this," Yan Zhusheng leaned close, helping him undress, pulling him into the shower stall.

And Li Luo realized—Xu Youyu really taught her everything.

The whole sequence, the techniques, the moves—it was identical to how Xu Youyu had teased him before.

Mainly because one dared to teach, and the other dared to learn.

Even though the process was nearly the same, the styles differed, so Li Luo's experience was completely different.

Xu Youyu was pure seduction—she controlled every moment, every move; unless Li Luo couldn't hold back and pinned her to the wall, the entire foreplay was entirely in her hands.

Otherwise, everything was orchestrated by Xu Youyu.

But Yan Zhusheng was different.

She learned haltingly, even copied Xu Youyu's sneaky move of applying shower gel.

Unfortunately, some things were naturally lacking, so the effect fell short—but seeing her so earnest and focused, Li Luo couldn't bring himself to point it out.

But as the shower went on, Li Luo began to sense something was off.

Especially when Yan Zhusheng suddenly knelt down—he gasped sharply.

"Did Senior Xu teach you this too?"

"Mmm… yeah… do you like it?"

"You two are going too far."

Li Luo controlled his breathing, suddenly filled with dread about his future.

…

More than ten minutes later, Li Luo carried Yan Zhusheng, whose legs had gone weak, out of the bathroom, helped her put on her pajamas, and tucked her under the covers.

Then he sat at his desk, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself.

Sigh…

I originally thought that, because of Yuan Wanqing's ban, Yan Zhusheng would calm down a bit.

But instead, she's become even more like a juice extractor, chasing after him nonstop whenever she has free time.

This can't go on. But now we're about to enter the formal university study phase, so everyone's time together won't be as long as during summer vacation—Li Luo doesn't need to worry too much about his body.

But for the sake of a better future, Li Luo decided he should put his fitness plan on the agenda.

When I see Wen Zexuan tomorrow, I'll ask him—maybe we can schedule gym sessions together.

As Li Luo thought about these things, he simply typed some more words; only after Ying Chanxi finished her shower and entered the room did he shut down his computer, pull her onto the chair, and blow-dry her hair.

The scene now was similar to last night's.

Only the person lying on the bed and the one blow-drying had swapped positions.

Ying Chanxi sat on the chair, facing directly at Yan Zhusheng, who lay on the bed, and pulled out her phone.

Meanwhile, Yan Zhusheng had also opened her phone, chatting with someone, her thumbs tapping the WeChat buttons rapidly.

【Yan Zhusheng】: (image)

【Yan Zhusheng】: Mom, can you see Xi Xi's WeChat Moments?

Yuan Wanqing had just finished work yesterday, flew back to Yuhang City by plane this afternoon, and spent half the day resting with Ying Zhicheng.

Right now, she had just finished her shower, lay in bed, leaning against Ying Zhicheng's arms, when she received Yan Zhusheng's WeChat message.

The moment she saw the screenshot of Yan Zhusheng's Moments, Yuan Wanqing instinctively pressed the phone to her chest, hiding it from Ying Zhicheng.

"What's wrong?" Ying Zhicheng caught only a glimpse of the WeChat interface and, seeing her suddenly cover it, grew puzzled.

"N-nothing…" Yuan Wanqing said, then felt it was wrong to hide it, so she explained, "It's Zhusheng messaging me."

"Oh." Ying Zhicheng hugged Yuan Wanqing, not thinking much of it, but suddenly remembered, "Didn't Xi Xi's military training just end? Shouldn't classes be starting soon?"

"Yes, that's right." Yuan Wanqing nodded, then resumed replying to Yan Zhusheng.

【Yuan Wanqing】: Why did you send me this?

【Yan Zhusheng】: I thought you couldn't see it.

【Yuan Wanqing】: I saw it.

A helpless expression appeared on Yuan Wanqing's face.

In fact, she had already seen Ying Chanxi's Moments the moment they were posted.

Thinking that Li Luo had only just gone to the movies with Zhusheng yesterday, yet tonight he was going again—with Xi Xi, in couple seats—Yuan Wanqing didn't know what to say.

The three of them openly flaunting their affection made her, as a mother, extremely uneasy.

Especially when she imagined Ying Zhicheng's reaction if he saw this, Yuan Wanqing found it hard to keep her composure, unsure how he'd respond if he ever found out.

【Yan Zhusheng】: Then why don't you like Xi Xi's post?

【Yuan Wanqing】: … How am I supposed to like it?

Seeing her own daughter say this, Yuan Wanqing was speechless.

Although she didn't consider herself a particularly good mother, her daughter hadn't been this way when they lived in America!

How did she turn into this after three years of high school back home?

It's all Li Luo's fault!

But every time she thought this, she couldn't truly blame him.

After all, whether it was her own comeback to fame or Ying Zhicheng's successful retention and consolidation of his general manager position, both relied entirely on Li Luo's talent and support.

Imagine if Li Luo hadn't existed: after her comeback album performed mediocriously, the company would have gradually abandoned her.

Even if she later managed to produce a second album, without good songs, the outcome wouldn't be much better.

Once her momentum faded, she'd likely sink to the level of a minor celebrity, occasionally taking on ordinary commercial gigs to maintain appearances.

When she grew old and lost her looks, she'd have little choice but to retire.

As for Ying Zhicheng, things were relatively better.

Even if his subsequent TV dramas failed and the board removed him as general manager, he'd still hold a senior position and maintain a decent income.

But his chances of returning to the general manager role would be slim.

Compared to an ordinary family, they'd still live comfortably.

But compared to their current life, it would be a world apart.

Yuan Wanqing understood this clearly; she never ignored Li Luo just because of her current status in the industry.

In Yuan Wanqing's view, what truly made Li Luo impressive wasn't just his talent, but his ability to find highly effective ways to showcase it.

Put simply—it was marketing.

Otherwise, even if he could write those great songs, he might never have lifted Yuan Wanqing to her current height.

Thinking of this, Yuan Wanqing glanced again at WeChat and saw a new message from her daughter.

【Yan Zhusheng】: But Xi Xi specifically didn't hide it from you—she wants to see how Mom reacts.

【Yan Zhusheng】: If you don't like it, she'll be anxious, thinking you disapprove of us.

【Yan Zhusheng】: If you approve, you'll help convince Dad later—and Xi Xi will call you 'Mom' for real. Then we'll truly be one family.

Yuan Wanqing: "…"

Yan Zhusheng's words felt awkward, somehow.

But they had a strange magic, pulling Yuan Wanqing toward agreeing.

Especially the last line—it struck straight at Yuan Wanqing's heart.

Being with Ying Zhicheng filled her with joy.

Especially after gaining her daughter's and Ying Chanxi's approval.

But if the four of them could reach a state with no barriers between them, that was the very thing Yuan Wanqing longed for.

Yet Yuan Wanqing knew well how deeply Ruqing stood in Ying Chanxi's heart, so she had never dared to hope for it.

To gain Ying Chanxi's approval, she was already more than satisfied.

But after reading Yan Zhusheng's words, Yuan Wanqing had to admit that this matter still held a special allure for her.

So Yuan Wanqing involuntarily turned her head to look at Ying Zhicheng's profile.

"What's wrong?" Ying Zhicheng was still checking messages on his phone; noticing Yuan Wanqing's gaze, he asked curiously.

"Hmm… nothing much, I just thought of something." Yuan Wanqing bit her lip and asked Ying Zhicheng softly, "What do you think about the relationship between Xixi and Li Luo?"