Jiang Mingtao extended his hand to Huang Tao, "Boss Huang, I have something to do, so I’ll be leaving first."

"Alright!"

Huang Tao smiled and shook his hand, nodding, and reminded him, "Take care, be careful on the road."

Jiang Mingtao waved to Xuanxuan, "Goodbye, Xuanxuan,"

Xuanxuan waved back, "Goodbye, Mr. Jiang and Mr. Ding."

As they watched Jiang Mingtao’s luxurious car drive away, Huang Tao realized it was getting late, so he asked, "Zhao Hao, Linya, do you both want to come to my store on Old Street for a sit and chat?"

Gu Zhihao asked with a cheeky smile, "Going back with you is fine, but are you providing lunch?"

"Of course!"

Huang Tao laughed, "I’ll cook some dishes at noon, how about we celebrate a bit?"

As he said this, he joked, "Though lunch might be a bit late today, we’ll have to wait until after the noon rush."

Gu Zhihao made an understanding expression, "No problem, as long as it’s you cooking, Tao, I can wait as long as it takes."

Huang Tao glanced at Ye Wen and asked, "Ye, would you like to join us?"

Is he inviting me?!

Ye Wen smiled brightly, "Sure!"

"Then let’s go!"

Huang Tao took Xuanxuan’s tiny hand.

Ye Wen nodded and followed everyone into the bustling street towards the parking space.

"Beep Beep~"

Suddenly, a harsh horn sounded from ahead, and an electric delivery scooter sped by, causing the pedestrians to dodge and retreat.

Ye Wen didn’t notice in time and was standing right in the path of the scooter.

It wasn’t until the scooter was almost upon her that she realized and was taken aback, her mind went blank, not knowing how to react, she just stood there frozen, until a strong hand grabbed her waist and pulled her just out of harm’s way.

Screech～

The electric scooter screeched to a stop, the sound of metal friction was unpleasant, and the rider’s face turned ugly with fear, "Watch where you’re walking!"

He remarked, then released the handbrake and twisted the throttle, the scooter sped off again.

"How can you talk like that..."

Ye Wen was both angry and annoyed; she didn’t expect the offender to be so unreasonable.

In her anger, Ye Wen completely overlooked the fact that Huang Tao had just pulled her into his embrace.

"Forget it, it’s not worth it to argue with people like that..."

Huang Tao advised, "Someone who disregards safety like that will get into trouble sooner or later, and they’ll regret it then!"

"Mm~"

Ye Wen pouted, nodding in agreement.

At this moment.

She belatedly realized she was holding tightly to Huang Tao, most of her body pressed into his embrace, their jackets pressed together warming quickly, clearly feeling each other’s warmth. He had a faint fragrance, somewhat like sun-dried bedding, very comforting.

"..."

Ye Wen’s heart skipped a beat, and a blush quickly spread across her cheeks.

She had never held hands with any other boys growing up, her emotional experience was blank.

Despite being an adult and working, she had always followed her parents’ advice to keep herself pure and protected, never having any genuine feelings for any pursuer.

Except for Huang Tao in front of her.

So, being embraced by someone she liked, the first unexpected hug, left her unsure of how to react, reluctant to break away, as if she was in a warm, comforting dream she didn’t want to wake from.

In that instant!

A ray of sunlight broke through the clouds, shining directly on them, reminiscent of a dramatic scene in a TV show, its warmth and timing felt unique, like it would never happen again in this lifetime.

Everyone has that moment when it feels like the world is a supporting cast just for them.

Ye Wen felt the same way.

For that moment, it was as if time stood still.

Song Cailian looked at Huang Tao, then at Ye Wen, a knowing auntie smile spreading on her lips.

Huang Yide, unaware of the situation, was a bit confused.

Gu Zhihao and Zhang Linya, seeing they were safe, relaxed and exchanged meaningful smiles, continuing their roles as passing strangers.

Passersby cast curious glances at them.

Seeing their attractive profiles, they thought the man was handsome and the woman beautiful.

A perfect match!

Noticing Ye Wen’s blushing face, Huang Tao realized and smiled slightly, stepping back from her.

Ye Wen finally snapped back to reality, giving him a coy look.

Huang Tao chuckled with a gentle smile.

It was interesting, at that moment Ye Wen seemed not like a twenty-something teacher, but an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl experiencing her first crush.

At this moment.

The two said nothing, a silent emotion quietly passing between them.

Until Xuanxuan ran over, grabbing Ye Wen’s hand, looking up and asking concernedly, "Ye, did the scooter hit you? Are you hurt?"

"Ye Wen, are you okay? Did you get hurt?" Song Cailian and others came over, asking with concern.

"I’m fine, I’m okay..."

Ye Wen waved them off, then gently touched Xuanxuan’s little face with a tender smile, "Xuanxuan, the scooter didn’t hit me, I’m alright."

"That’s good, that’s good."

Xuanxuan’s chubby little hand patted her chest, "Ye, you have no idea, I was so scared, fortunately, my dad was quick to act."

With that, Xuanxuan looked at Huang Tao with adoring eyes.

Thinking her dad was so amazing, like a hero~

"Yes, we have to thank your dad, otherwise Ye would have been in trouble."

Ye Wen gave Huang Tao a grateful glance, her eyes full of gratitude, "Thank you."

"It was nothing, no need to thank me." Huang Tao waved it off.

"Ye, let me hold your hand and walk."

Thinking about Ye’s safety, adorable Xuanxuan took on the responsibility of protection, reaching out to hold Ye Wen’s hand, while grabbing Huang Tao’s big hand with the other, calling out to Huang Yide and the couple Gu Zhihao with a child’s innocence, "Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Zhao, Aunt Linya, keep up, don’t get lost..."

Xuanxuan lightly swayed Ye Wen and Huang Tao’s hands, bouncing alongside them, chattering about the day’s happiness.

Walking along the road was the typical scene of a family of three!

Passing pedestrians, witnessing such a warm scene, assumed Huang Tao, Ye Wen, and Xuanxuan were a family!