Yu Xinyi, you're so perverted!

"You mean Qingwan? Why bring her up all of a sudden? She's still abroad right now, but according to your second uncle, she should be having her break soon. Why?"

"I'm warning you, kid, Qingwan is your cousin. Don't you dare get any ideas about her, or I'll break your legs."

Speaking of Li Qingwan, she was his second uncle's only daughter. He wondered if the Li Family's feng shui was just bad.

He was an only son, and his second uncle's family had an only daughter. Li Yi remembered she had gone abroad to study in her second year of high school. They were close as children, but after she left, they didn't see each other often, so they had grown somewhat distant.

However, she would always take the initiative to hang out with him whenever she came back for the Lunar New Year, so they were still on decent terms.

Hearing Li Gang's words, Li Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? No matter how much of a scoundrel I am, I'd never target her. I have a mission for coming back this time."

"The Yongan Group could accomplish it as it is, but Dad, what do you think about merging Yongan Group with the Yu Group?"

"Let my cousin and Xiao Jie have an arranged marriage. Of course, we won't force them. Xiao Jie will inherit the Yu Family business later, and he and I have been thick as thieves since we were kids. Not only that, we have a common goal now, which is following Brother Jun."

"This way, our families will be even closer. There's also one major benefit."

"Given Brother Jun's current status, I'm sure many families will be following him in the future. If our two families stick together, we can look out for each other. What do you think?"

After Li Yi finished, Li Gang frowned deeply. After a moment, his expression softened, and he said softly, "That's actually a good idea, but... you can't see into a person's heart. You'd better think it through."

"The present doesn't represent the future. Once this is done, there's no room for regret. Besides, it depends on the Yu Family's attitude, especially Xiao Jie and Qingwan."

"If it works out between them, it would be perfect. Anyway, you're not a child anymore. All your mother and I can do is support you from behind and give you whatever help we can."

"If you really want to do this, we'll naturally support you. You and Yu Weijie were the first to follow Young Master Wang. In other words, this is the merit of following a dragon."

"If your proposal really works, it'll be excellent. Make the decision yourself."

Hearing this, Tang Jiayan chimed in repeatedly, "That's right. No matter what you decide, your father and I will support you. After all, you're our precious darling."

Their words moved Li Yi deeply. He felt fortunate to be born into such a family.

He understood the concern in Li Gang's words, but he trusted Yu Weijie. They had grown up together, and their bond was like that of real brothers.

Even if they had a falling out in the future, they would just be back to square one. There was more or less an element of gambling involved.

But they were different from others. If Yu Weijie married his cousin and he married Yu Weijie's sister, they would be doubly related.

"Dad, Mom, I've thought it through. But I'll need you to talk to the Yu Family, Dad."

"No problem, leave Old Yu to me. But I can't help with Xiao Jie and Qingwan. You'll have to find a way to matchmake them. Remember, don't do anything reckless."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Just as he finished speaking, Yu Xinyi's voice came from outside.

"Brother Yi, I'm here."

Hearing that familiar voice, Li Yi couldn't help but get goosebumps all over.

After Yu Xinyi entered the hall and saw that the Li Gang couple was there, she quickly wiped the expression off her face and greeted them politely, "Good evening, Uncle and Auntie. I hope I'm not disturbing you?"

Tang Jiayan replied with a face full of smiles, "Not at all. You two chat; your Uncle Li and I were just about to head to bed."

After saying that, she gave Li Gang a look. Seeing this, Li Gang understood immediately.

On the other hand, seeing them about to go upstairs, Li Yi got anxious. "Hey, Dad, Mom, don't leave me alone! I'm scared."

Unexpectedly, Tang Jiayan turned back and gave him a glare, saying crossly, "Scared? That's perfect. Xinyi will be with you tonight, so you won't have to be afraid."

???

Li Yi was stunned by her words. How was this any different from saying 'I'm afraid of ghosts' and then being told to sleep in a graveyard?

However, Tang Jiayan didn't care about any of that; she just wanted to hold her grandchildren as soon as possible.

Watching their retreating backs, Li Yi suddenly felt a chill down his spine and slowly turned his head.

He saw an exquisite face right in front of him. A pair of big, doll-like eyes were staring at him, and a faint body fragrance wafted into his nose.

"Li Yi, you heard what Auntie said. Don't worry, I'll protect you."

As soon as she said that, Li Yi felt as if someone were cutting into his kidneys with a knife.

He quickly took a few steps back to put some distance between himself and Yu Xinyi.

But Yu Xinyi wasn't happy about it. She pulled a long face and said, "Li Yi! Why are you staying so far away? It's not like I'm going to eat you. Come into the room with me; I have something precious to show you."

"Xinyi, can we not go in? I suddenly feel like sleeping on the sofa tonight."

He thought this would make Yu Xinyi back off, but to his surprise, she gave a devious grin. "Oh? Are you sure you want to sleep on the sofa with me? Aren't you afraid of disturbing Uncle and Auntie's rest? Fine, since you don't mind, I'll go along with you. After all, I'm your obedient wife."

Li Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "See~ you said it yourself, you'll be obedient. Then let's not..."

"What 'not'? I don't know what you're talking about. I'll ask you one more time: are you sleeping on the sofa or going back to the room?"

As she spoke, she started unbuttoning her clothes. Seeing this, Li Yi quickly stopped her. "Wait, I'll sleep in the room."

He got up and walked toward his room. Perhaps it was because of the cold weather, but his legs couldn't stop trembling.

Seeing this, a triumphant smile appeared on Yu Xinyi's face.

"Xinyi, let's negotiate. Can we just hand in the homework once? My pen has run out of ink; I can't write anymore."

"No. Your pen is out of ink, but mine isn't. By the way, is there any rope in the house?"

Li Yi looked at the witch in front of him in disbelief. "Yu Xinyi, you... you..."

"What 'you'? I'm asking you a question."

"I don't know. We don't have any."

Hearing this, Yu Xinyi turned off the lights and said in a frightened tone, "Oh my, Brother Yi, why did the lights go out? It's so dark, I can't see anything. Are there any candles in the house?"

"Xinyi, you're a pervert! Can you be normal? I'm scared."

Right now, Li Yi felt like a bull that had wandered into a cowshed, or like a man venturing into the Kingdom of Women.

"Brother Yi, what are you thinking? I'm just afraid of the dark. Forget it, I'm not teasing you anymore. I just want to be with you."

"Li Yi, do you know? During my time studying abroad, I thought about you every day. I wanted nothing more than to fly back immediately to be with you."

"But I suppressed the urge because I knew I had to become better to be worthy of you. I've seen all the changes in you during this time."

"You're becoming more and more outstanding. I'm afraid... I'm afraid you won't want me anymore in the future."

Her voice began to choke up as she spoke.

Seeing this, Li Yi got up and turned on the light. His heart ached as he looked at the tearful Yu Xinyi.

He stepped forward, pulled her into his arms, and sighed. "What nonsense are you thinking? We grew up together. I don't know about being worthy or not; I just know that I like you and you like me. That's enough."

"Then... let's rest. Don't worry, I won't move around. I just want to hold you while I sleep."

"Okay, fine."

Hearing this, the corners of Yu Xinyi's mouth curled up slightly.

Hah! Men just love this kind of act.