205: Isn’t it said that tolerance is greatness?

"Alright, alright, stop the flattery."

If Ye Su had been more restrained and just offered a few casual compliments, Li Shanhai, with his thick skin, would have just accepted them.

But now, Ye Su's relentless flattery had praised him so much that he sounded like a master of his own school.

Even with the thick skin Li Shanhai had developed over many years in the business world, he was truly too embarrassed to accept it, so he had to wave his hand to cut Ye Su off.

Seeing Li Shanhai's expression—being praised yet looking as if he'd just suffered a setback—the mother and daughter couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably.

"You insisted on showing off your calligraphy, but now that someone actually praised it, you're not happy."

"Hehe."

Ye Su also knew he had gone a bit overboard with the praise, so he could only offer a sheepish laugh and obediently shut his mouth.

After Li Shanhai took the calligraphy back to his study, Ye Su chatted with the two elders for a while longer, drinking a bellyful of tea in the process.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Su finally found an excuse to stand up and take his leave:

"It's getting late. Uncle, Auntie, please stay seated. I'll be heading off now; I'll come visit again next time."

"Leaving already?" Wang Lijuan was still a bit reluctant to let her "son-in-law" go, but she still stood up to see him off:

"Why not wait a little longer? Let me check the kitchen to see if there's anything you can take home to eat?"

"No need to trouble yourself, Auntie. Whatever there is to eat, I'll just have it when I come next time."

"Alright then." Hearing Ye Su say this, Wang Lijuan had no choice but to give up. "Then let me see you out."

"Mom, you just sit there. I'll see him out."

"That's true, you go ahead." After Li Mengyao said this, Wang Lijuan sat back down on the sofa.

After nodding in acknowledgment once more, Ye Su and Li Mengyao turned and left the living room together.

Hmm—

Just two steps in, Li Mengyao directly hooked her arm around him again. Her movements were clearly more proficient than when they entered the villa in the afternoon, and her expression wasn't as coy as it had been earlier.

However, just like in the afternoon, Ye Su was still rippled with excitement due to the massive impact, nearly stumbling under his feet.

Noticing Ye Su's arm instantly stiffen, Li Mengyao couldn't help but laugh:

"I'll let you take advantage of me a bit more, let's go."

"Huh? Oh!"

Ye Su was stiff all over, and could only be dragged out of the villa by Li Mengyao.

As for Li Shanhai and his wife, upon seeing Li Mengyao and Ye Su looking so inseparable, they both revealed knowing smiles.

It looked like they wouldn't need to worry about their daughter's life-long happiness anymore.

Walking all the way to the gate outside the villa, Li Mengyao didn't let go. Instead, she leaned in close to Ye Su's ear and breathed softly:

"Little brother, have you had enough fun yet?"

Even though Ye Su had extraordinary self-control, with the tactile sensation against his arm and the orchid-like breath from Li Mengyao, he almost couldn't hold back, feeling as if something was about to seep out of his nose.

"Not yet. How about you hold onto me and we walk a few laps around Yangcheng?"

Ye Su accidentally blurted out his inner thoughts.

"In your dreams."

Li Mengyao rolled her eyes and then let go of Ye Su's hand.

Rescued from the tight, immovable pressure, Ye Su felt a little empty inside.

"Right." After coming to his senses, Ye Su took out the box containing the Patek Philippe watch and handed it back to Li Mengyao:

"Here, the watch your dad gave me."

"What's wrong?" Li Mengyao looked puzzled. "Don't you like this watch?"

"My lady, this watch is worth at least a million. Do you think I wouldn't like it?"

"Then why are you giving it to me?" Li Mengyao blinked her large, doll-like eyes, filled with confusion.

"What else was I supposed to do? Actually take it?"

"Didn't my dad already say that he gave you the watch as a gift to thank you for bringing a meteorite to the company? Just take it.

Besides, This Miss isn't going to let you help for free; consider this watch as the fee for hiring you."

Anyway, the watch belonged to Old Li, and Li Mengyao wasn't so "filial" that she was already coveting Li Shanhai's assets.

So, when Old Li gave the watch to Ye Su, Li Mengyao really didn't feel a twinge of heartache.

"You're really giving it to me!"

To say he wasn't moved by this watch would definitely be a lie.

It was only because Ye Su kept his "duties" in mind at all times that he had returned the watch to Li Mengyao in the first place.

Now that he heard this million-dollar luxury watch was truly his, Ye Su's eyes were almost brighter than Li Mengyao's hazard lights.

He hadn't expected that coming over tonight just to play "roleplay" would result in such a huge gain!

His current little nest egg was only a little over 910,000.

If he could find a buyer for this watch, the money from the sale would be more than his painstakingly accumulated savings!

"What?"

Seeing Ye Su's eyes shining, Li Mengyao mimicked his demeanor from the hotel yesterday afternoon: "Do I need to sign a free gift agreement for you too?"

"Haha, no need—"

Giving away a meteorite worth 600,000 and getting back a million-dollar luxury watch in return—Ye Su was blooming with joy inside and shook his head at Li Mengyao with a silly grin.

Ye Su's money-grubbing expression piqued Li Mengyao's playful mood, and she couldn't help but want to tease him.

"I've thought about it. Since you just said you were going to return the watch to me, I won't force you. I'll just take it back."

As she spoke, Li Mengyao suddenly made a sneak attack, trying to snatch the watch back.

As a result, Ye Su instinctively performed a [Turkish ice cream] style wrist flip, nimbly dodging Li Mengyao's sneak attack.

The attack that was supposed to be a sure thing missed, causing Li Mengyao to lunge forward unexpectedly.

Coincidentally, "the two of them" pressed right onto Ye Su's turned wrist, allowing Ye Su to once again feel the tolerance and warmth of the "elders."

Li Mengyao, like a cat that had been electrocuted, froze for a split second before immediately springing backward.

Even though the lighting outside the villa was dim, Ye Su could still see that the roots of Li Mengyao's ears seemed to have turned red.

"Uh... this..."

Before he could even savor the lost warmth, Ye Su immediately raised his hands, looking innocent: "It's not my fault, you're the one who lunged at me."

"You!"

Seeing Ye Su acting innocent after taking advantage of her, the already shy Li Mengyao felt even more annoyed and kicked Ye Su on the calf.

"Ugh!"

Still outside the villa, Ye Su didn't dare to cry out in pain; he could only let out a muffled grunt, unable to help but lift his foot and rub his kicked calf.

Meanwhile, amidst Ye Su's muffled grunt, Li Mengyao didn't even say goodbye and ran back into the villa.

As she ran, she clutched her heart, which was pounding wildly.

The obstruction was too great, preventing Li Mengyao from feeling her own heartbeat, but the [thump-thump-thump] sound was still clearly audible to her ears.

"I'm seriously done for. It was clearly you who made a mistake and lunged over; it had nothing to do with me. Why did you resort to a sneak attack... no, a sneak kick!"

Watching Li Mengyao's retreating figure, Ye Su rubbed his foot while grimacing, muttering complaints to himself:

"Didn't they say that great capacity comes with great greatness? With assets that big, why is she still so hot-tempered!"

Recalling that scene just now, Ye Su looked at his right hand and couldn't help but grin foolishly again:

"Regardless of anything else, I don't know about the capacity, but it was definitely big."