Shen Kuo brought the steaming porridge over, and Lu Yan stood up and sat on the carpet beside the coffee table.

"I'm so hungry!" She reached for the porridge bowl.

Shen Kuo slapped her hand away and said, "We'll eat it later when it's cold."

So Lu Yan hugged her knees and sat on the coffee table, patiently waiting for the steaming bowl of vegetable porridge to cool down.

Shen Kuo saw that there were stars in her eyes and she was really hungry. After a moment of silence, he took the porridge bowl over, stirred it with a small spoon, and blew it gently to let the porridge cool down as quickly as possible.

Lu Yan knelt down next to him and kept asking: "Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?"

Shen Kuo glanced at her speechlessly and muttered: "Idiot."

The little girl said aggrievedly: "Why are you scolding me?"

"You don't feel well, why don't you call me right away."

"I thought it would be fine if I took a nap."

Shen Kuo narrowed his eyes, looked at her languid appearance, pursed his lips, and continued to stir the hot porridge in silence.

His emotions were not extroverted, but Lu Yan could feel his long and deep feelings from his considerate actions.

Such a man always gives people an inexplicable sense of stability and peace of mind.

"Okay, you can eat." Shen Kuo handed the porridge to her.

Lu Yan smiled slyly and said deliberately: "My hands are weak, please feed me."

Shen Kuo knew that the little girl was deliberately acting coquettishly, so he said coldly: "Dreaming."

Lu Yan curled her lips and picked up the spoon herself.

In fact, sometimes, you can still clearly feel the difference in times.

There is a big difference between Shen Kuo and the boys of Lu Yan's era. He has the tough character of his father's generation. He has not been infected by the various information in the Internet era, and his mind is simpler.

Especially when it comes to relationships, he doesn't even know how to please girls, so many emotions are brewing deep in his heart.

After all, at that time, the basic communication between men and women in love was even maintained by love letters. There were not many sticky elements, let alone any earthy love words.

But it is precisely because of this that occasional warmth is even more precious.

Lu Yan pounded the porridge with a spoon. The thick vegetable porridge made it thinner and thinner for her. Shen Kuo clasped his index finger and tapped the table: "Concentrate on eating."

"Oh!" The little girl put down the spoon, picked up the bowl and took a small sip: "Oh!"

My lips were burned.

Shen Kuo was a little helpless, so he took the spoon from her hand, scooped up the rice porridge and dried it for a few seconds, then fed it to her lips——

"Open your mouth."

Lu Yan opened her mouth obediently and ate the rice porridge he fed her.

Just spoonful after spoonful, the porridge in the bowl was all the way down. Lu Yan didn't feel full at all. Perhaps all her attention was on the man in front of her.

She leaned the back of her head on his arm and said with a smile: "Some people say no with their mouths, but their bodies are very honest..."

Shen Kuo stood up, put away the dishes, and unceremoniously let her head fall to the ground.

"It won't happen again."

“It smells so good!”

When Shen Kuo stood up, the corners of his mouth pursed slightly.

After washing the dishes, it was getting late, and the sound of crackling fireworks and firecrackers came from outside the window, which was very lively.

Shen Kuo came out of the kitchen and saw the little girl sitting on the sofa wearing fluffy off-white cotton pajamas. Her thick black hair showed off her fair and moist skin. She looked really well-behaved.

His eyes did not dare to linger on her for too long, and he hurriedly moved away, looking at the luxurious wooden living room, and casually chatted: "Your family is very big."

"Yeah, I don't like living in such a big house. When my dad and I were two people, a two-bedroom apartment was more than enough, and it was special..."

Lu Yan was halfway through speaking when she suddenly stopped.

Shen Kuo seemed to be waiting for her next words, but there was nothing to say. He looked at her: "What else is special?"

"No, it's nothing."

Lu Yan knew that she had spilled the beans, so she looked around and said, "Come over and sit down, don't stand."

He walked to the other end of the sofa and sat down, looked out the window at the night, and asked casually: "Is your family not coming back tonight?"

"Well, we should wait until tomorrow morning to visit relatives."

"Lu Yan, when did you get better from your illness?"

"What disease?"

Shen Kuo looked at her: "I remember that many people knew that the Lu family's youngest daughter was sick, but you are normal now."

Lu Yan panicked, her eyes flickered, and she was obviously a little panicked——

"I...that's it."

The subtle changes in her expression could not satisfy Shen Kuo, which seemed to confirm Ye Jiaqi's words that the little girl had a secret and was deliberately hiding it from him.

Shen Kuo stared at her closely: "Really?"

At the moment when Lu Yan's nervous heartstrings were about to break due to being unable to bear it anymore, the ceiling light in her home flickered and went out with a "sizzling" sound.

The whole room fell into silent darkness.

power cut?

Shen Kuo walked to the window and looked out. Many people came out of their homes and asked about their neighbors.

"It shouldn't be a trip." He said, "Everyone has a power outage."

In the darkness, Lu Yan felt relieved.

This man has such a strong aura that it is difficult for anyone to remain calm under his burning gaze.

Lu Yan felt that if he looked at her for a few more seconds, the secret would be hidden.

She could tell this secret to anyone, but Shen Kuo couldn't be known.

Absolutely, absolutely must not let him know.

Shen Kuo didn't need to look to know that the little girl was nervous, and the anxious factor in the air ignited instantly.

If she doesn't say anything now, she naturally has her own reasons, and Shen Kuo won't force her.

He has always been a man who knows how to advance and retreat.

So he stopped dwelling on this topic, walked over, stood in front of the sofa, and said, "Electricity in residential areas shouldn't stop for long."

"Then what if there is no call?"

"Then go to sleep."

"...I can't sleep."

"So cowardly?"

"Yes."

Perhaps because she has no mother, Lu Yan is naturally timid. In the past, no matter how busy Lu Zhen was at work, she had to go home every night to be with her daughter.

Now that she is braver, she can sleep at home alone with the lights on, but it won't work if the power goes out, absolutely not. If there is something in the dark, she can't turn on the lights...

I shudder just thinking about it.

Shen Kuo joked: "So, you want me to stay?"

"I didn't say that!"

"Okay, bye bye."

"Bye, bye!"

Shen Kuo stood up to leave, but Lu Yan finally grabbed the corner of his clothes and tugged gently.

"You...it's better to wait until the call comes before leaving."

She was about to cry.

Shen Kuo was just teasing her to ease the tense atmosphere, so he didn't leave and sat on the sofa again.

Lu Yan subconsciously approached Shen Kuo and sat next to him. Perhaps due to psychological effects, Lu Yan felt that the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and she could even hear his steady and gentle breathing.

"It's strange, why is there a power outage?"

The young man did not answer, as if he was thinking about something. Lu Yan was talking to herself and did not disturb him.

Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, Shen Kuo's hot palm suddenly touched the back of her hand and covered it gently.

Lu Yan's whole body trembled and she looked at him sharply.

In the darkness, only the outline of his tall and straight figure could be seen, but his face could not be seen clearly, let alone his expression.

His palm was rough and thick, and he seemed to have used strength to hold the back of her hand tightly.
To be continued...