Chapter 407 - The True Hand-holding

“Shen Yan was a bit panicked when she asked Ye Fan what to do, and Ye Fan calmly replied, “It’s fine.

Just keep going.”

The paparazzi seemed intimidating, but they were actually not very effective.

Because it was daytime, and Hua Hai was a bustling metropolis where car numbers had to be shaken for allocation, there were so many cars on the road that the paparazzi couldn’t keep their cars positioned around Shen Yan’s forever.

“Oh,” Shen Yan relaxed slightly upon hearing Ye Fan’s composed voice.

Sure enough, just as Ye Fan had predicted, once they entered the busy traffic flow, the paparazzi couldn’t maintain the position they had on Shen Yan’s car.

Although there were paparazzi vehicles in front and behind, it was obviously much better than before, and Shen Yan breathed a small sigh of relief.

“Are we still heading towards the Xinyang New District?” Shen Yan asked.

Ye Fan replied, “No, we’ll turn at the next intersection and shake off the paparazzi car in front of us.”

Shen Yan’s eyes lit up, and she laughed, “Hehe, Ye Fan, you really have a way!”

Ye Fan smiled faintly, “It’s nothing really.

You’re so intelligent, you could have thought of a way too.”

“Not at all, just now I was really scared and didn’t know what to do,” Shen Yan said, “I think I have a paparazzi phobia.”

After a pause, Shen Yan spoke up, “Ye Fan, come sit in the front passenger seat.

It’s hard to chat like this.

Moreover, it’s easier for you to give directions for our next move when you’re in the front.”

Hearing this, Ye Fan was somewhat tempted and agreed, “Alright.”

So Ye Fan flattened the passenger seat backrest, then moved from the back to the passenger seat before sitting up straight again.

After buckling up, Ye Fan turned to look at Shen Yan, just as she turned to look at him, and their eyes met.

Shen Yan’s face suddenly blushed and she quickly turned away.

Ye Fan was initially startled, but then he understood why she blushed, probably embarrassed about the upcoming seat change.

To avoid an awkward atmosphere, Ye Fan pretended not to notice and started making small talk with Shen Yan.

At the first intersection, they successfully shook off the paparazzi car in front, but the situation that followed was not very optimistic.

After circling around the city roads for half an hour, Ye Fan and Shen Yan finally found a chance to switch positions.

During the process, Ye Fan once again held Shen Yan’s slender waist and then lifted her into his arms to sit.

After another sixteen to seventeen minutes, with Ye Fan driving, they completely lost all the paparazzi.

As they slowed down, Shen Yan let out a sigh of relief and laughed, “This felt like being in a battle.”

Ye Fan couldn’t help but laugh as well and said, “Being a celebrity is indeed tough.

Even I, a minor character, have been tossed around to the point of exhaustion.

No wonder you fear the paparazzi.”

Although they had successfully gotten rid of the paparazzi, Ye Fan didn’t hurry to get out of the car.

The two of them drove leisurely and chatted with laughter.

Half an hour later, Ye Fan was finally ready to get out of the car.

Before getting out, Shen Yan looked at Ye Fan with glimmering eyes and said, “Come to Teacher Yan’s house tonight.

Let’s discuss the release of your new song.”

Looking at Shen Yan’s affectionate eyes, Ye Fan’s heart started pounding, but unfortunately, he couldn’t go out these next few evenings, so he apologetically replied, “I’m sorry, I have things to do the next few nights.

Please take a bit more care with my new song.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yan couldn’t hide her disappointment, but she immediately smiled and said, “Alright.

No problem.

Hehe…”

Ye Fan returned to Emali Group after three o’clock and drove back to Li Zhaojun’s villa with her after four o’clock.

Returning to the villa, they waited for about seven or eight minutes before Qiao Feixuan arrived, and then they all drove together to visit Elder Mr.

Li.

Elder Mr.

Li obviously did not expect Qiao Feixuan to visit him, and he couldn’t help but feel somewhat elated, chatting with her at length.

Since the elder had thought Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun had reconciled, he wasn’t worried anymore and seemed to live with even more vigor.

Even Chen Danggui, the expert responsible for the elder’s health, was a bit surprised by this turn of events.

With Qiao Feixuan’s arrival, Elder Mr.

Li even believed Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun’s relationship was already very good.

During the meal, Elder Mr.

Li chatted with Qiao Feixuan, then turned to Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun with a smile and asked, “Xiao Fan, girl, when are you planning to have children?”

Both Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun involuntarily stiffened, with Li Zhaojun’s pretty face blushing shyly, displaying all the charm of a young woman.

Just as Ye Fan was about to say soon, Li Zhaojun spoke up coyly, “Grandpa, it’s only been a few months since Ye Fan and I got married, we’re not planning to have children so quickly!”

“Hahaha…” Elder Mr.

Li couldn’t help but laugh heartily, “You young people these days just love to have fun.

But your grandpa here is eagerly waiting to hold a great-grandchild.”

Li Zhaojun’s insistence on not rushing made Elder Mr.

Li believe even more that Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun’s feelings for each other were genuinely fine.

Qiao Feixuan also smiled and said, “That’s right.

Since you’ll have to have them sooner or later, it’s good that I still have the energy now and can help you look after the child.”

“We’ll work hard at it,” Ye Fan said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

After saying this, he glanced at Li Zhaojun, who also turned to look at him.

Her pretty face was flushed, and their eyes met with shy affection.

Ye Fan’s heart couldn’t help but throb with emotion.

Just then, he suddenly felt his left hand, which was resting under the table, being gently held by a small, soft, and slippery hand, sending tingles like a mild current through him.

He instinctively clasped the small hand in return, savoring its tenderness and its supple, boneless feel.

By the time they returned to the villa after visiting Elder Mr.

Li, it was already past nine-thirty in the evening.

After a brief rest, without engaging in conversation, they all packed their luggage, ready for the trip to Zhouzhuang the next day.

According to Qiao Feixuan’s suggestion, not only was daytime sightseeing on the agenda, but evening entertainment was also essential, so they planned to spend the night at a hotel in Zhouzhuang.

Upon hearing Qiao Feixuan’s plan, Ye Fan immediately suggested to her, in a roundabout way, to drive back to Hua Hai City to spend the night after the evening outing.

Because he thought that if they really stayed overnight at a hotel in Zhouzhuang, he and Li Zhaojun would end up sharing not just a bed, but also a blanket.

And he currently didn’t have much resistance left against Li Zhaojun.

However, Qiao Feixuan straightforwardly and “authoritatively” rejected the idea.

Li Zhaojun remained silent throughout.

In fact, the suggestion to stay overnight in Zhouzhuang was privately made to Qiao Feixuan by her.

If she couldn’t win over Ye Fan with Qiao Feixuan’s help this time, then she truly had no other options left.

From the moment Qiao Feixuan arrived in Hua Hai City, Li Zhaojun had planned to leave for an overnight trip on Saturday.

If Ye Fan had not agreed to go to Zhouzhuang, then they would have gone to visit the thousand-year-old Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, or perhaps the Lingyin Feilai Peak in Hangzhou, and so on.

During this visit to Hua Hai City, Qiao Feixuan completely followed Li Zhaojun’s lead, doing whatever Li Zhaojun suggested.

Though, throughout the entire process, Qiao Feixuan did not take the initiative to ask Li Zhaojun or Ye Fan about the state of their marriage.

Little did Ye Fan know that he had been cleverly schemed against by two exceedingly intelligent and shrewd women with perfect tacit understanding.