After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!-Chapter 296: A Woman in Love

"Fu Yanci, although Sister Xiao Cao is Aunt Lan’s daughter, in my heart, she’s my real sister. I haven’t seen her for a year, so I’m not going home tonight."

"I won’t go home either."

"...In that case, you’ll have to sleep in my room alone. I’m going to sleep with Sister Xiao Cao in her room."

"..."

Fu Yanci didn’t get a chance to nod before his phone chimed softly.

Xiao Bao, who had gone out for a walk with Li Xueqing, sent a message, "Little Uncle, I’m not going back with you tonight. I’m going to stay at Ye Xiaoli’s house. Sister Xiao Cao said it’s going to snow tonight, and it might be the last snow of the year. Ye Xiaoli, Sister Xiao Cao, and I have agreed to build a snowman together in the morning."

The little guy typed a lengthy message with extraordinary fluency, without even using pinyin.

He was eager to stay, too, but Ah Li was bustling around Lan Lan, and Xiao Bao was trotting behind Li Xueqing.

He could only accept the awkward yet polite smile from Aunt Lan.

After a moment’s hesitation, Fu Yanci decided he wouldn’t stick around and spoil the mood.

As the car drove out of the Ye Family Villa District, Fu Yanci couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

Love rivals? None.

But the number of people dividing Ah Li’s time with him was simply countless.

And when he thought that after New Year’s Eve, school would start again soon, and Ye Li would spend five out of seven days a week in the school dormitory, Fu Yanci felt that enough was enough.

He stopped the car at the roadside and sent a WeChat message to Ye Li.

At the sound of her phone, Ye Li was helping Lan Lan pack her suitcase.

The scarf for Aunt Lan, Li Xueqing had one of the same design but a different color.

The fragrance for Aunt Lan, Li Xueqing had a bottle from the same brand but in a different scent.

In short, whatever gifts Lan Lan prepared for Aunt Lan, there was always one for their mother as well.

And for her, the perfume, brooch, and trinkets, it was obvious Lan Lan bought them because she liked them while shopping, not just some last-minute purchases made before coming home.

Ye Lixiao’s eyes curved with her smile, "Sis, you’re really fair in how you’re dividing these gifts."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the tie and cufflinks at the bottom of the suitcase.

Knowing they must be for Ye Mushen, Ye Li picked up the box and shook it, "Thanks on behalf of Dad..."

Ye Mushen’s passing was sudden, occurring while Lan Lan was on a business trip abroad.

Neither Aunt Lan nor Ye Li wanted her to come back, saying it wouldn’t help anyway, and it would only disrupt her work.

Weighing the options, Lan Lan didn’t come back, but she transferred all the money she had saved from her years of work to Ye Li.

Soon enough, the money was returned to her intact.

It was then that Lan Lan learned, Ye Li had married Fu Yanci, and Uncle Fu had taken care of everything for her.

"Xiao Li..."

Lan Lan sat beside Ye Li and stroked her head, "Does Uncle Fu treat you well?"

Ye Li beamed with joy, "Pretty well. Haven’t you seen that?"

About to say that there’s no such thing as love without reason, Lan Lan held her words back to avoid dampening Ye Li’s spirits, and nodded with a smile, "That’s good."

Ye Li squinted at Lan Lan, "Sis, you’re definitely hiding something."

Lan Lan paused.

Ye Li analyzed, "Every year, you come back on New Year’s Eve, but this year you said you’d come back early, yet you kept changing your return date, and suddenly here you are today. And there’s more..."

Looking down into her eyes, Ye Li tilted her chin upward, "Be honest, have you fallen in love?"

Lan Lan was startled and glanced reflexively at the mirror, "Is it that obvious?"

"Of course."

Ye Li’s eyes curved into a smile, "A woman in love glows, and you’re glowing right now."

"Sis, tell me, you and your, um, not yet husband, but your that guy—what’s the situation? Does he treat you well?"

At Ye Li’s question, Lan Lan fell into silence.

After a long while, she leaned back on the bed and let out a deep sigh, "Xiao Li, I think I’ve fallen for someone I shouldn’t have."

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Ye Li’s eyes brightened instantly.