Essentially, embarrassment is just a personal emotion. Even seeing someone streaking across the street wouldn’t matter much; at most, you’d just pause to watch and later mention it over dinner, but you’d never mock them.

Or say, a beggar, or someone looking disheveled.

"Woof woof..."

After Jiang Tiandong blushingly made this sound, Li Yang finally dusted himself off and stood up.

Then he said to Jiang Tiandong, "You’ve proven yourself, and now I acknowledge you as a gentleman. Whatever you want, I can buy it for you right now."

Jiang Tiandong didn’t dare to ask for anything, lowering his head and saying, "Brother-in-law, I don’t want anything."

"Alright, let me know if you change your mind later. Let’s go shopping first."

...

After leaving that floor, Jiang Banxia finally spoke in a low voice, "Master Li, I almost ran away just now."

"Haha, it’s alright, we have masks on; no one recognizes us."

"What if we weren’t wearing masks?"

"I still wouldn’t be afraid!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Jiang Banxia: "..."

Anyway, Jiang Tiandong behaved obediently, not even glancing at the shelves.

Until an hour later, when they’d finished buying everything.

Their shopping style was to grab things at a glance, without much deliberation or price comparison.

When they went downstairs, they passed by the toys again.

Jiang Tiandong didn’t dare look, but Li Yang picked one up and said, "Dongdong, don’t you like this? You’re a gentleman now; just say you like it, and I’ll buy it for you immediately."

Jiang Tiandong was a bit tempted.

"So... Brother-in-law... if I say I want it, will you lie down again?"

"No, whatever you say now, I believe you!"

"Then... I like it..."

Jiang Tiandong had made up his mind that if Li Yang showed any sign of lying down, he’d immediately change his mind and say he didn’t like it.

But instead, Li Yang directly handed the toy to him, "Take it, let’s go check out. But remember our agreement, brush your teeth morning and night, and no drinks for a week since you’ve already had your share for the entire week. If you can do that, we can negotiate again next time."

...

Jiang Banxia suddenly felt that Li Yang really liked kids.

He was really patient with them.

She knew all too well what Jiang Tiandong’s personality was like.

Of course, most kids these days are like that, with elders only having the option to appease them.

After paying and leaving the supermarket, waiting for the staff to bring their things over, Jiang Banxia asked, "Master Li, he’s just a kid, does he understand that much?"

"Of course, kids are way smarter than us; they learn things very quickly. Once they succeed, they remember the formula for success."

"Why do you sound like you have parenting experience?"

"Not really, I just follow two principles: no violence and no compromise. I’m still figuring the rest out as I go."

"What if you embarrass yourself?"

"I’m a streamer, what do I have to be embarrassed about?"

Jiang Banxia was at a loss for words.

On the way back, Jiang Banxia thought about many things.

After getting home, within just a day, Jiang Tiandong had sparked some kind of emotion in her.

She even thought about how she’d handle it if she had kids in the future.

She’s the type to overthink, having absolute patience only with Li Yang, not with others.

She felt like she had courage once again.

After all, she still had Li Yang.

And so, they returned to Shihe Mansion, their new home.

Li Yang started moving things, while Jiang Banxia began decorating the room.

As for Jiang Tiandong, he played with his toy in the living room.

But some things couldn’t be set up immediately; they needed to be washed first.

Like the bed sheets and duvet covers.

They were busy until around six in the afternoon, then each went home for dinner.

They definitely couldn’t sleep there tonight; they’d have to wait until tomorrow.

It was July 2nd.

Li Yang and Jiang Banxia played basketball at the high school basketball court.

They initially wanted to invite Wu Tianqi, but Wu Tianqi was still in Zhongzhou and hadn’t returned; the reason was unclear.

Under the scorching sun, after sweating, they had a cold fruit tea and wandered around campus.

They walked from the first-year building to the third-year building, meeting quite a few teachers along the way.

Jiang Banxia, just like two years ago, didn’t wear overly mature clothing, though no clothes could hide her maturity.

In front of the third-year building, there was hardly anyone around. Jiang Banxia suddenly turned her head and said, "Li Yang, I like you."

"Ah?" Li Yang also turned his head, looked at Jiang Banxia, and then said, "I like you too."

Jiang Banxia was very earnest, "I’ve liked you for a long time, longer than you can imagine."

"I started liking you a bit later, but I like you a lot."

"When did you start liking me?" Jiang Banxia asked.

Li Yang replied just as earnestly, "Just about ten seconds ago, I decided that I have to marry you in this lifetime."

Jiang Banxia laughed, "Even though you haven’t washed off the other perfume scent, I believe you."

Li Yang: "..."

He swore he washed it off!

Plus, he hadn’t gone out last night.

How could Jiang Banxia’s nose be that good, detecting it after two days and two showers?

But... it’s enough that she believed him; nothing else mattered.

Their steps were slow, hand in hand, reminiscing about every corner of the campus.

They had a bowl of ramen at the school gate, this time Jiang Banxia’s treat.

Then they strolled around town, once again experiencing the KTV and the bar.

After nine, they returned to the school, sneaking in over the wall, a skill Li Yang hadn’t forgotten.

The streetlight near the third-year building was still on.

Jiang Banxia sat under the streetlight, much like a certain someone sitting there, scratching their head over a book on another day.

Li Yang saw Jiang Banxia with hands on her chin, sitting there, and asked, "Jiang, have you ever hesitated?"

"Ever since you made that call to Liu Dayou, I haven’t hesitated."