Chapter 159 Love Starts with Curiosity_1

“Alright,” Xu Fan agreed, thinking to himself, You think I want to tell stories? I’m just being coerced by this little ancestor because I have no other choice. I have to use my own experiences to make up the numbers.

“Is Tongtong sleeping soundly?” Xu Yixue asked worriedly, glancing at Tongtong’s small bed before turning to Xu Fan.

“Don’t worry, she’s out like a light,” Xu Fan replied softly as he gently draped a pink blanket embroidered with haloKT over Tongtong.

“Then you should come out too. I’ve already prepared a room for you,” Xu Yixue said indifferently.

“Actually, I could go back home,” Xu Fan responded quietly. He knew Xu Yixue wasn’t keen on having him stay over, so he didn’t want to impose.

“If you’re staying, then just stay. It’s no big deal. If Tongtong wakes up tomorrow and doesn’t see you, I won’t be able to handle her alone,” Xu Yixue said, looking at the small princess on the bed with some concern.

“Alright then!” Xu Fan gently closed the door to Tongtong’s bedroom and followed Xu Yixue to another room.

Xu Yixue’s apartment originally had a three-bedroom, two-living-room layout, with Xu Yixue, Ye Xiaoning, and Tongtong each occupying a bedroom. However, there wasn’t an easy way to arrange things after Xu Fan’s arrival.

“I can just sleep on the living room sofa,” Xu Fan said lightly.

“No need, sleep in my room instead. My room connects to Tongtong’s. If anything happens at night, you’ll be able to look after her. Xiao Ning and I will share a room,” Xu Yixue said, her cheeks slightly flushed.

She had indeed planned to have Xu Fan sleep in the living room, but remembering how he stood in front of her in the afternoon, facing over a dozen thugs alone, Xu Yixue felt a bit embarrassed.

After all, Xu Fan had saved her life, not only blocking the thugs Cai Xiangdong had sent but also exposing the shameless scoundrel in gentleman’s clothing beside her. She felt that if she let Xu Fan just sleep in the living room, she would appear ungrateful and unappreciative.

So Xu Yixue packed up her belongings a bit and let Xu Fan have her room, opting to squeeze in with Ye Xiaoning instead.

“Stay in your room? Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” Xu Fan asked, somewhat surprised.

He didn’t really mind where he stayed; he wouldn’t even mind sitting on the street, so cold he couldn’t feel. But Xu Yixue had always been somewhat antagonistic towards him; he hadn’t expected her to trust him enough to let him stay in her bedroom.

“Don’t get any funny ideas. I just want you to keep an eye on Tongtong. I’m afraid she’ll wake up, not find you, and start crying. That’s the only reason I’m letting you stay in my room,” Xu Yixue clarified urgently, her face reddening a bit.

“Okay,” Xu Fan nodded, not saying anything more.

Xu Yixue’s room was filled with a faint feminine fragrance, and the decor was a combination of light pink and pale yellow, exuding a youthful vibe.

Xu Fan didn’t feel awkward at all. After exchanging goodnights with Xu Yixue, he entered the room and began sitting cross-legged on the bed to cultivate.

His progress in “Chaos Heaven Opening Decision” was still very low, and apart from the time he spent with Tongtong, he could only practice his own cultivation technique at night.

Seeing Xu Fan entering the room and settling down, Xu Yixue returned to Ye Xiaoning’s room full of thoughts.

“Yixue, you really let him stay in your room? Don’t you have a thing about cleanliness? How can you let a smelly man sleep in your bed?” Xiao Ning teased as Xu Yixue walked in with her blanket.

“He’s a guest, after all. Our home isn’t as extravagant as his, with three floors and a room on each. I can only vacate the best room to accommodate the guest,” Xu Yixue said earnestly.

“Really? Not even a tiny bit of self-interest?” Ye Xiaoning said incredulously.

“Psh, what self-interest could I possibly have?” Xu Yixue said with a face full of righteousness.

“No self-interest, eh? Then why do I find you treating Xu Fan better and better? Now he’s just sleeping in your bed, but who knows if later, he might end up sleeping with you,” Ye Xiaoning teased roguishly.

“I’ll kill you, you little traitor, daring to say anything!” Xu Yixue immediately pounced on her, and they tussled into a ball.

In the midst of their frolicking, Xu Yixue’s heart gradually calmed down. She hadn’t realized herself just how much her impression of Xu Fan had tremendously changed.

When they first met, Xu Fan was nothing but a profligate son. She had lost her virtue to him and even bore Tongtong, this little treasure. As a result, Xu Yixue fled to America, shouldering everything alone, while Xu Fan, the man who should have taken responsibility, had never once shown up.

Therefore, Xu Yixue despised Xu Fan immensely.

Later on, after arriving in Zhonghai, Xu Yixue saw that Xu Fan had become a hopeless drunkard due to a family tragedy, sinking her opinion of him to rock bottom. It was only because she couldn’t withstand her daughter’s requests that she agreed to let her have a few days with her biological father.

But within those few days, Xu Fan changed as if he was reborn, becoming completely different — his miraculous medical skills, extraordinary martial arts, and various unimaginable superpowers, each and every one shocked Xu Yixue’s heart.

Especially the way Xu Fan cherished Tongtong as if she were his own, almost made Xu Yixue feel that he was simply the best father in the world.

It was through these bits and pieces, these events, that Xu Yixue’s feelings for Xu Fan gradually transformed.

Although Xu Fan was an arrogant straight man who loved to boast, when it really came down to it, he always showed up in front of her with overwhelming authority, keeping all the danger at bay.

That’s what a man should do, right? If Xu Fan had been like this all along, maybe the three of us would have already been living together happily by now.

Thinking about this, Xu Yixue’s face started to turn red.

“Yixue, why is your face all red? Come on, tell me, are you thinking about Xu Fan right now?” Ye Xiaoning, seeing Xu Yixue’s flushed face, gently pinned her down and started tickling her.

“Hahaha…” Xu Yixue shook uncontrollably with laughter from being tickled by Ye Xiaoning, extremely ticklish by nature; she almost fell off the bed.

“I’ll tell, I’ll tell… Ah hahaha… Stop it, enough…” Xu Yixue laughed until she was nearly in tears, urgently begging Ye Xiaoning for mercy.

Even though Xu Yixue was Ye Xiaoning’s boss at the company, at home, they were as close as sisters.

“Just now, I really was thinking about him, but I was wondering why he has changed so much,” Xu Yixue confessed to Ye Xiaoning.

“Yixue, you’re beyond help,” Ye Xiaoning said to Xu Yixue, emphasizing every word.

“Why? How am I beyond help?” Xu Yixue was confused by Ye Xiaoning’s cryptic words.

“They say that liking someone starts with curiosity. You’ve already begun to be curious about Xu Fan; how far can your fall be?”