Chapter 242: Like the Wind Chasing You for Eight Thousand Miles!

"Du Xi, when I was a child, I loved taking things apart. Hair dryers, radios, televisions—none of them could escape my 'deadly hands'."

"Then didn't you get a beating?"

"My parents were quite tolerant of me, so I didn't get beaten. You're just as tolerant; look, I've 'studied' you from head to toe, and you didn't beat me either."

A rosy flush instantly spread across Du Xi's face, as if she were drunk.

She said dizzily, "You, you're just a big bad egg. I didn't expect you to be so dishonest."

Tang Ye continued along the previous topic.

"My parents didn't beat me for another reason. Every time I took something apart, I could put it back together exactly as it was. I remember when I was in middle school, whenever anyone's appliance in the whole compound broke, they would come to me to fix it."

Du Xi ignored Tang Ye and muttered to herself in a low voice.

"No wonder you said you wanted to buy a better bed; this bed creaks and groans whenever you move even a little."

Tang Ye couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry, I won't go too far. Let's just talk!"

Du Xi said in a low voice: "But what if I can't help it and want to go 'too far' with you? What then?"

Tang Ye rubbed Du Xi's head and warned: "Then you'll have to hold back. Your parents have a good impression of me; don't let them think this prospective son-in-law is unreliable."

Du Xi responded with a smile: "I have confidence in your self-control, but I'm not so sure about my own."

Before Tang Ye could recover, he realized that Du Xi had started a counterattack.

"When I was in police academy, I knew all kinds of firearms like the back of my hand. I knew how to take apart a pistol in the shortest time, assemble it at the fastest speed, and I was confident I could finish shooting in the shortest time."

Tang Ye immediately cried out: "Take it easy, let's just have a nice chat, be good!"

It looked like it was about to "misfire."

Footsteps came from the hallway.

Du Xi reacted sharply, stood up immediately, and quickly tidied her messy hair.

She opened the door and walked out, feigning composure.

"Mom, the bed you made for Tang Ye is too hard."

"Hmm?" Xiao Qin looked at Du Xi in surprise.

Du Xi realized she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly tried to remedy it: "It's just a thin layer of cotton; it's uncomfortable even to sit on."

Xiao Qin said crossly: "Got it, I'll go buy a new mattress first thing tomorrow morning."

Tang Ye had thought Du Xi wouldn't come back, but half an hour later, she pushed the door open holding a photo album.

Tang Ye took the album and, starting from the first page, carefully admired the changes in Du Xi along the way.

Before he knew it, he had flipped to photos of Du Xi from her high school years.

Du Xi teased herself.

"I was so thin and dark back then, not eye-catching at all. Xiao Hui was so pretty then—tall, fair skin, big eyes. Every time I stood next to her, I felt so inferior."

Tang Ye said: "Every flower has a different blooming period. Some flowers bloom early but have a short season; some bloom late but can blossom for a long time. You belong to the latter."

Du Xi smiled and said: "Thank you for comforting me. Tang Ye, I actually liked you back then. The liking back then was very pure; I just thought you were exceptionally smart and had a super memory. Problems the teachers couldn't solve, you could handle with ease. I thought to myself at the time, how could there be such a smart person in the world?"

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment, then laughed and joked: "So you've been 'harboring evil intentions' toward me for a long time."

Du Xi's mouth turned up, revealing a curved smile, and she said triumphantly: "Yeah, after you went to college, I even went around asking for news about you. You don't know, but I even went to your school. I saw you playing on the basketball court, but I didn't have the courage to go over and say hello. But just being able to see you was enough for me."

Tang Ye didn't know what to say for a moment.

He had originally thought his reunion with Du Xi was full of coincidences.

He hadn't expected this girl to have liked him for so many years.

A sudden ache tugged at his heart.

"I knew you had a girlfriend in your sophomore year. She was very pretty, had an outstanding temperament, was tall, had fair skin, and loved wearing a ponytail. I even knew her name. During that time, I was so depressed and frustrated, hating myself for not having the courage. So, years later, when I saw you again, I became especially brave."

A girlfriend in sophomore year?

Tang Ye was dumbfounded!

He had always told Du Xi that she was his first love.

So this girl had known he was lying all along.

Tang Ye hugged Du Xi tightly and sighed: "I didn't expect you to be so silly."

Du Xi's eyes turned red, and she said: "Liu Fang always says I'm a romantic fool. How could she understand... what it feels like to start liking someone from puberty."

Tang Ye sighed: "I'm sorry, I knew too late. If only I had realized sooner. But I promise, in the past I ignored your existence, but in the future, you are my only one."

Du Xi finally couldn't hold it back, and tears streamed down her face.

She pressed her face tightly against Tang Ye's chest.

"I'm so happy. Tang Ye, I like you super, super much. Just looking at you quietly feels like a kind of happiness. Now that I'm lying with you, it feels like a dream."

Tang Ye couldn't help but start to speak from the heart:

"I love you too, just like the wind chasing you for eight thousand miles.

Round and round, in the end, I only circle around you."

In the next room.

Xiao Qin lowered her voice and said softly: "Xi Xi is in the guest room."

Du Chengfeng was slightly startled, then immediately smiled: "The two children finally have a chance to whisper to each other, so stop worrying about it."

Xiao Qin gave Du Chengfeng a cross look and chided: "I'm not worrying! Xi Xi is just like me, with a unique eye. This kid Tang Ye is very excellent, just as excellent as you."

"Your brother contacted me today."

"My brother?"

"He saw the document and expressed his congratulations to me."

"Heh, they have finally realized how ignorant and shallow they were before."

Du Chengfeng said to Xiao Qin, looking triumphant: "For so many years, thanks to you always supporting me. Compared to those older and younger brothers of yours, I indeed still have a gap. However, rest assured, I will continue to go all out and strive to prove myself, so they understand that your choice back then was not wrong."

"You are more outstanding than them. They rely entirely on resources. You rely on your own efforts," Xiao Qin hurriedly corrected.

Back then, Xiao Qin's parents firmly opposed the two of them being together.

For so many years, Xiao Qin and her family have had almost no contact.

Du Chengfeng held a drive in his heart, secretly resolving to make his wife's family see him in a new light, and therefore he has always been exceptionally diligent and hardworking at work.

Nowadays, although there is still a distance from the goal, at least a glimmer of hope has finally been seen.

"The appearance of Tang Ye has brought quite a change to our family," Xiao Qin sighed softly. "This child seems to have a special magic; after being in contact with him for a long time, people become sunny and cheerful. Your younger sister, Xiao Feng, is also starting to change now."

Du Chengfeng smiled; in fact, he had long since noticed this point.

Ever since Tang Ye and Du Xi began dating, he clearly felt that his own official career had also undergone positive changes.

Every single thing Tang Ye did seemed to be invisibly providing him with some assistance.