Chapter 73 - An Encounter with Zhao Tianya

At that moment, the movie ended, the lights came up, and Ye Fan saw Tantai Wanrong’s beautiful face adorned with a smile of special meaning.

The smile sent him into a panic.

“Aunt Wanrong, I—I’m so sorry, I was totally engrossed in the movie just now…” he said with a forced smile, on the verge of tears.

Tantai Wanrong’s lips curved into a smile, but her beautiful eyes didn’t meet Ye Fan’s as she said, “Of course you go to a movie theater to watch the movie, you did nothing wrong.

Why apologize?”

With that, she stood up and started walking out.

Ye Fan wanted to ask for Tantai Wanrong’s forgiveness again, but the crowd was moving, so he could only dejectedly follow the tempting figure of Tantai Wanrong out of the theater.

Tantai Wanrong didn’t give Ye Fan a chance to speak until they reached the parking lot.

“Aunt, are you angry?” Ye Fan asked, watching her expression.

Tantai Wanrong suddenly gave a faint smile, reverting to her usual graceful and noble demeanor, lightly shaking her head and saying, “You little rascal, do you think your aunt is a young girl who gets moody at the drop of a hat?

Hehe, I’m your aunt, you know?”

“Mm-hm,” Ye Fan replied.

Feeling Tantai Wanrong returning to her normal state, he suddenly felt in his heart as if he had missed a great opportunity.

Although Tantai Wanrong wasn’t angry anymore, it didn’t lift his spirits.

“Alright, the movie’s over, and your aunt has to go back now.

You should head home too,” Tantai Wanrong said softly, then opened the car door and got in.

Ye Fan could only raise his hand to wave through the car door and say, “Goodbye.”

“Goodbye,” Tantai Wanrong replied, turning her upper body to face Ye Fan with a smile.

Just then, from his higher vantage point, Ye Fan saw through the gap in her opened collar an astounding view, which shocked and transfixed him.

“What, you can’t bear to part with your aunt?” Tantai Wanrong’s eyes gleamed teasingly.

Ye Fan came to his senses, averted his gaze, and said with a light smile, “Of course, I can’t.”

With those words, he turned and walked to his car.

After he left the parking lot, Ye Fan went his separate way from Tantai Wanrong.

But before he got home, Qin Mengyao couldn’t wait to call and pester him.

“Ye bro, you don’t keep your word!” Qin Mengyao angrily said on the phone, “What did you tell me before?

You said you wouldn’t meet my aunt again, right?

But today, not only did you meet with her, but you also had dinner and watched a movie!”

Ye Fan snorted and said, “Adults’ business is not a child’s concern.”

“What child?

How am I a child?

You’re only a few years older than me!” Qin Mengyao retorted.

“Little girl, I don’t have time to deal with you!” Ye Fan hung up directly.

His mood had been alright, but talking to Qin Mengyao ruined a third of it.

No sooner had he hung up than Qin Mengyao called back immediately.

“I’m driving; you’re making it hard for me to concentrate,” Ye Fan said, clearly annoyed.

Qin Mengyao’s tone became pleading as she said, “Ye bro, go after me.

If you pursue me, I’ll agree to be your girlfriend right away.

If you don’t like my type, you can go after Yiyi.

She has a good impression of you, and she’s easy to get close to.”

Ye Fan was speechless and explained, “Alright already. S~eaʀᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

I’ve already called your aunt ‘Aunt’; don’t get any wild ideas.

Tonight, your aunt was helping me on a blind date to find a girlfriend.

Where did your mind go?”

“And you two watched a movie together?

I’ve begged her many times, and she always said she was busy and refused to accompany me to the cinema!” Qin Mengyao said disbelievingly.

Hearing this, Ye Fan felt a bit smug in his heart and said, “The blind date was a fail, so of course we couldn’t let the remaining two movie tickets go to waste.

That’s why I watched the movie with your aunt.”

“Really?” Qin Mengyao asked.

Ye Fan said impatiently, “Of course it’s true.”

“Fine, I’ll believe you this time,” Qin Mengyao said, and then she suddenly started chuckling.

“What are you laughing at?” Ye Fan asked.

“Hehe, nothing much,” Qin Mengyao replied.

“Hey Brother Ye, what kind of girl do you like?

I can set you up for a blind date too.”

Ye Fan immediately snorted in annoyance, “Cut it out.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The kind of girls you know are all into the non-mainstream K-pop and J-pop.

Do you really think a traditionally excellent and decent man like me would be interested?”

“I’m serious,” Qin Mengyao said.

“So am I.

Alright, I’m driving.

Hanging up now.”

After that, he hung up the phone and shook his head as he stared at it.

However, when he saw the time on his phone, it was only nine forty-seven in the evening.

It seemed a bit early to go home at this time.

Fine, he thought, I’ll hit the bar or the nightclub for another hour.

So at the next intersection, he turned the steering wheel, veering off the route home.

When he drove up to the entrance of a nightclub, he suddenly felt weary and didn’t want to go inside.

So he turned the car around, pondering where to spend the upcoming hour.

Luckily, there was a leisure square nearby, so he found a parking spot on a whim and walked into the plaza to clear his mind.

Just as he entered the square, a three or four-year-old little girl crashed towards him, skating unsteadily on a pair of glowing inline skates.

The little girl was very pretty and adorable, wearing a rose-colored skating helmet and matching rose protectors on her knees and elbows, yet her skating was clumsy and she wobbled precariously.

As she headed toward him, she tried to stop but didn’t know how, and before she could hit him, she tumbled to the ground in front of him.

Of course, Ye Fan couldn’t stand by and watch such a lovely little girl fall, so he swiftly caught her in his arms.

The little girl was light, and after Ye Fan caught her, he said with a smile, “Little sister, you have to be careful, okay?”

“Thank you, Uncle,” the little girl said politely.

“Hehe, you’re welcome,” Ye Fan replied, while gently picking up the little girl and helping her adjust directions so that she could skate towards the center of the plaza.

At that moment, a plump and somewhat anxious voice called out, “Yue’er.”

Ye Fan couldn’t help but look up and saw a beautiful woman standing ahead of him, wearing a casual dress that showcased her mature and curvaceous figure.

Her pretty face was tinged with worry; clearly, she was concerned that Ye Fan might be a bad guy taking her daughter away.

However, when Ye Fan saw her face, he found it somewhat familiar, as if he’d seen her before.

“Mommy—” the little girl called out.

Ye Fan let go of the girl, and she happily skated towards the beautiful woman, hugging her long leg and giggling with delight.

The beautiful woman caressed the little girl’s soft hair and let out a sigh of relief.

Straightening his back, Ye Fan smiled at the beautiful woman and said, “Your daughter?

She’s very pretty and adorable.”

“Yes, thank you,” the beautiful woman replied with a smile, her gaze sizing up Ye Fan with a hint of puzzlement.

Seeing the trace of bewilderment in her eyes, Ye Fan continued with a smile, “Do you feel like we’ve met before, like we’ve seen each other somewhere?”

As he said this, an image suddenly flashed in his mind, and he instantly remembered who this sexy and enticing woman was.

It was Zhao Tianya, the very same woman who had made him soak in the bathtub for more than ten minutes—the best friend of Tantai Wanrong.