Watching children accompanied by their mothers, he naturally didn’t feel envious.

Because Ye Fei was with him.

He envied those children who had their fathers playing with them.

Today, that wish finally came true.

He had both his mom and dad with him.

Just now, Zhao Gushen told him not to skate too far, which deeply touched the little guy.

Zhao Gushen reached out his hand to Ye Fei: "Come, hold my hand, and I’ll guide you."

He stretched both hands towards Ye Fei, but Ye Fei only dared to let go of one hand.

The other hand still gripped the handrail, not daring to relax at all.

Because she unconsciously clasped the handrail tightly, her fingers became stiff and sore from the exertion.

She placed her left hand into Zhao Gushen’s palm first.

It was immediately held tightly by Zhao Gushen.

Feeling the strength in his palm gave her a special sense of security.

His hand remained there, particularly steady.

No matter how hard she tried, his hand didn’t move an inch.

He held her securely, protecting her.

Making Ye Fei especially at ease.

Ye Fei took another deep breath and then let go of the right hand that had been holding onto the handrail.

Her left hand was firmly held by Zhao Gushen.

Letting go of her right hand made her slightly lose balance.

Her feet involuntarily slid back and forth a bit.

"Don’t worry," Zhao Gushen said as he held her hand, "I’ve got you; you won’t fall."

Ye Fei nodded and quickly placed her right hand into Zhao Gushen’s palm as well.

"First, practice balancing, don’t be afraid," Zhao Gushen said, "Bend your knees slightly; this will help stabilize you and reduce the chances of hurting your knees."

"Then lean your body slightly forward for balance. This way, you won’t easily fall backward while skating," Zhao Gushen instructed.

Ye Fei nodded and followed Zhao Gushen’s instructions. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Due to nervousness, her body and movements were stiff.

"Relax, it’s okay, I’m here to support you." Zhao Gushen had endless patience for Ye Fei.

While guiding her step by step, Zhao Gushen moved slowly backward.

Ye Fei moved forward with him.

"Try lifting one foot, just like taking a step," Zhao Gushen said gently, "Don’t slide both feet on the ice; this makes it harder to balance."

"At first, you might not dare to lift your foot too high. Try lifting it just a little bit," Zhao Gushen suggested.

Because Zhao Gushen’s support was so steady, Ye Fei gradually felt more at ease.

Feeling more stable when Zhao Gushen supported her than when she held onto the handrail.

She tried lifting her right foot, indeed not daring to lift it too high.

But since Zhao Gushen was supporting her, and although her actions weren’t perfect, they were adequate.

With Zhao Gushen guiding her, she managed to slide forward a bit.

Unlike earlier, where both feet stuck to the ice, sliding shakily forward.

Earlier wasn’t really skating; Zhao Gushen was just dragging her along.

Now, she actually felt like she was gliding forward on her own.

And surprisingly, she didn’t lose balance as she feared.

Instead, it became easier to maintain balance than before.

"Now, place your right foot down, and this time try lifting your left foot higher, just like walking, don’t lift up and down, lift forward and back."

"While placing your right foot down, make a pushing motion with your left foot." Zhao Gushen instructed.

This time, Ye Fei boldly lifted her left foot higher when her right foot landed.

Although her skating wasn’t as skillful as others, she had grasped some key points.

With a smile, Zhao Gushen guided Ye Fei around the rink.

The little guy followed obediently on the side.

As Ye Fei skated slowly, he also matched her pace.

After one lap, Zhao Gushen said: "I’ll let go of one of your hands, and we can hold the other hand to skate another lap?"

"Okay." Ye Fei felt confident.

So she held Zhao Gushen’s hand and continued to skate slowly forward.

During the first half of the lap, Ye Fei nervously gripped Zhao Gushen’s hand tightly.

But in the latter half, unknowingly, Ye Fei gradually relaxed.

Still holding Zhao Gushen’s hand, but not gripping as forcefully.

The strength in her hand became more natural.

Although her skating was still not very smooth, it was much better than when she started and was very nervous.

Ye Fei relaxed more and more, and her movements became smoother.

Zhao Gushen then guided Ye Fei around two more laps.

"Let go of my hand, I want to try skating a lap by myself," Ye Fei said, "I think I can do it now."

Zhao Gushen let go and let Ye Fei skate on her own.

But he still followed closely by her side.

In case Ye Fei falls, he could protect her in time.

And now, the rink was crowded with people, making it not so easy for a beginner like Ye Fei to dodge.

Zhao Gushen could help shield her.

After skating five more laps, Ye Fei felt she was becoming more skilled.

Though a bit tired.

It might not seem tiring to just glide forward while skating, unlike the strenuous activity of running.

But in reality, skating requires constantly lifting your legs, combined with the weight of the blades; skating shoes are quite heavy.

After these laps, Ye Fei felt a bit exhausted.

Ye Fei told Zhao Gushen: "I’ll sit outside and rest for a bit. I’ll come back in and skate later."

Having just learned, she was really excited and eager.

Had she not been tired, Ye Fei wouldn’t have needed to rest.

"Alright." Zhao Gushen nodded.

For a beginner, skating so many laps was already an achievement.

If she got too tired and her leg muscles ached later, it would be hard on her.

Ye Fei was now skating quite decently.

Zhao Gushen followed, watching Ye Fei skate to the entrance and step off the rink.

Sitting on the bench just outside the entrance, she could still see Zhao Gushen and the little guy.

Besides being tired, Ye Fei also wanted to leave some time for Zhao Gushen and the little guy.

This was, after all, Zhao Gushen’s first time skating with the little guy.

Ye Fei didn’t want to take up all their time together.

So when Zhao Gushen saw Ye Fei sitting there without other concerns, he went back.

Many more guests came, changing shoes and heading onto the ice.

During the holidays, the ice rink’s business was indeed quite good.

The visitors were either parents bringing their kids or young people.

Zhao Gushen skated with the little guy for a while.

The little guy then told Zhao Gushen: "I wonder if Xiao Fei has rested enough."

The little guy was too shy to admit that he was getting a bit bored playing with Zhao Gushen.

He wanted to play with Ye Fei.

Moreover, since Ye Fei hadn’t known how to skate before, he never got the chance to skate with her.

Now that he finally had the chance, the little guy wanted to invite Ye Fei back onto the ice.

Zhao Gushen smiled and said: "Let’s go check whether she’s rested enough."

The little guy eagerly skated out.

He skated ahead, while Zhao Gushen leisurely skated behind.

But he didn’t dare to skate too close to the little guy.

In case of an accident where someone bumped into them, he didn’t want to risk involving the little guy.