Chapter 262: Cuteness is a Finishing Move

“Hm??”

“It really is a shooting star!”

“Su Hanhan, quick, make a wish!”

With that, Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe stood together and made their wishes.

Although Gu Yifan didn’t believe in such things, he felt there had to be some truth to the old tradition.

‘It’s just a way to express some nice wishes, I guess!’

PFFT…

The two of them quickly finished making their wishes. They glanced at each other and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Su Hanhan, what did you wish for?”

Gu Yifan gently pinched Su Qinghe’s little nose and asked softly.

“I… I can’t say. If you say a wish out loud, it won’t come true!”

Su Qinghe glanced at him and said in a small voice.

Gu Yifan was at a loss for words.

“Fine, fine, fine. Then don’t say it.”

He shook his head with a helpless look on his face.

“Mm-hmm.”

Su Qinghe nodded with a serious expression.

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「The next morning.」

When Gu Yifan woke up, Su Qinghe was already out of bed.

“Hm?”

Gu Yifan stared at the empty space beside him, stunned for a moment.

‘This Hanhan… does she really get up this early on a weekend?’

He muttered to himself.

That’s right.

Since it was the weekend, neither Gu Yifan nor Su Qinghe had class.

So he hadn’t set an alarm and had simply slept until he woke up naturally.

To be honest, it was the best sleep he’d had in a long time.

“Haaah…”

He stretched lazily, then threw off the covers and got ready to get up.

Coming down from the second floor, Gu Yifan saw Su Qinghe in the living room, wiping the table and cleaning up.

“Su Hanhan~”

Gu Yifan called out with a small smile.

“Hm?”

Hearing his voice, Su Qinghe turned to look at Gu Yifan. A faint smile graced her lips as she said, “You’re awake? I’ve already made breakfast and left it in the pot to keep warm. You can eat after you wash up.”

“Okay!”

Gu Yifan nodded and said with a smile, “Thanks for your hard work, my dear Hanhan!”

Hearing Gu Yifan’s words, Su Qinghe’s face couldn’t help but flush slightly red.

“It… It was no trouble.”

She said in a low voice.

Seeing her adorable appearance, Gu Yifan couldn’t resist stepping forward to pinch her cheek, smiling. “You’re such a cute, silly Hanhan!”

“Ow… Ow…”

Su Qinghe pouted, her voice tinged with grievance.

Seeing this, Gu Yifan let go and said with a laugh, “Alright, alright. I’m going to go wash up first. After we eat, I’ll take you shopping!”

Without waiting for Su Qinghe to reply, he turned and left.

Su Qinghe: “…”

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「At ten-thirty in the morning.」

On the third floor of the shopping plaza, inside a dessert shop.

Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe were sitting inside, eating dessert and taking a break.

Since it wasn’t lunchtime yet, they decided to have some dessert and rest for a bit before continuing their shopping.

Soon, Gu Yifan finished his dessert drink.

Meanwhile, Su Qinghe was only halfway through hers.

“I… I can’t finish it…”

Su Qinghe said, a little embarrassed.

“Uh…”

Gu Yifan paused for a second.

Then he said, “Give it to me.”

Without a hint of reluctance!

He could have just left the rest, but Gu Yifan knew Su Qinghe’s personality. He knew she hated to waste food. If he didn’t drink it, she would probably force herself to finish it all.

Fearing she would feel unwell from drinking too much, Gu Yifan decided to finish it himself.

“Oh, okay.”

Su Qinghe nodded and, somewhat shyly, pushed her dessert in front of Gu Yifan.

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A few minutes later.

BURP—

After finishing it, Gu Yifan couldn’t help but let out a full burp.

“Now I get it, why they say men start to get fat after they get a wife!”

Gu Yifan looked up at Su Qinghe and said with a helpless sigh, “Always having to finish the ‘doggy bag’… it’d be strange if I didn’t get fat!”

‘Doggy bag…’

Su Qinghe shot Gu Yifan a reproachful glance.

‘I’m not a dog…’

“Let’s go~”

Seeing her pitiful little expression, Gu Yifan found it amusing. “Silly Hanhan!”

“Oh.”

Su Qinghe pouted, then got up and followed Gu Yifan out.

After paying the bill, the two of them walked out of the dessert shop.

“Phew…”

At the entrance of the dessert shop, Gu Yifan let out a long breath.

“This is too much!”

Gu Yifan said helplessly, “I’m still a bit stuffed. Let’s walk around for a while to digest!”

Su Qinghe: “…”

At this point, she didn’t know what to say.

She felt both awkward and a little guilty.

“O… Okay…”

Su Qinghe nodded silently.

And so, the two began to wander aimlessly through the mall.

Gu Yifan held Su Qinghe’s small hand, and they strolled about just like any other young couple.

As they walked, they came upon a pet store on the fourth floor.

Gu Yifan’s eyes lit up!

“Silly Hanhan, do you like small animals?”

He asked Su Qinghe casually.

Meanwhile, Su Qinghe’s own eyes were shining as she stared at the kittens and puppies in the transparent glass enclosures.

“Mm-hmm…”

Su Qinghe nodded enthusiastically.

“Come on, let’s go in and take a look!”

With a small smile, Gu Yifan took Su Qinghe’s hand, and they walked inside.

Inside the pet store, a few young employees were busy washing kittens.

There were also a few customers casually browsing.

“Welcome~”

A young female employee walked over, smiling at the two of them. “Can I help you two with anything?”

Gu Yifan gave the employee a slight nod and said, “Um… We’re just looking for now!”

“Of course, feel free to look around!”

The employee smiled faintly. “Just let me know if you need anything!”

“Okay.”

Gu Yifan replied casually.

With that, he took Su Qinghe’s hand and they began to browse.

By now, Su Qinghe was completely captivated by the adorably clumsy little animals.

Gu Yifan looked at her, shaking his head with a fond, helpless smile.

‘As expected!’

‘Cuteness really is the ultimate weapon!’

‘Girls are basically defenseless against cute little things like these!’

This time, it wasn’t Gu Yifan leading Su Qinghe along.

Instead, Su Qinghe was pulling Gu Yifan all over the place, looking here and there.

Gu Yifan shook his head helplessly.

Then, Su Qinghe pulled him to a stop in front of a British Shorthair kitten that was pure white, without a single stray hair.

A faint smile appeared on Su Qinghe’s exquisite and beautiful face.

Her eyes were practically sparkling!

‘Seeing this, Gu Yifan felt that this silly Hanhan was even cuter than any of the little animals.’

“You like this one?”

Gu Yifan asked Su Qinghe softly.

“Ah??”

Lost in the world of the little kitten, Su Qinghe was taken aback for a moment.

“Mm-hmm…”

She turned to Gu Yifan and nodded with a serious expression.

After a moment’s thought, she added in a small voice, “I… When I was little, I had a kitten that looked a lot like this one… Then one day, I came home from school and found out it had run away…”