Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 613: Just One Bite

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

On the busiest commercial street in the capital.

Passersby on the busy street could not help but look when Shen Xi emerged pushing Li Yuan’s wheelchair. They were a pair of eye candies. The girl was a belle while the guy was an absolute hunk. They were both head-turners for sure.

“Brother, do you want any ice cream?” Shen Xi happily pointed at a nearby sweets store. “I’ll go and get it.”

With a frown, Li Yuan reminded her. “You’re going to get a stomach ache if you get that. How about bubble tea?”

Shen Xi’s face turned red. How was it possible that he remembered her period cycle better than she could? Her Aunt Flo was due to visit in a few days. She was bound to suffer cramps if she ate cold food in the days to come. However, since Shen Xi was craving ice cream, she coyly bargained with him. “I’ll get one and only take one bite, how about that?”

Gazing at the poor child, Li Yuan nodded. “Just one bite.”

With Li Yuan relenting, Shen Xi turned around and ran off before he changed his mind. She soon returned with two ice cream cones. The excuse she had sounded pretty valid. “They have the second cone for half price. I bought two to save money.”

Li Yuan turned on the earpiece and cried, “Kun Lun.”

Kun Lun kept a good distance away from the couple so as not to disturb them on their date. Still, he remained at their disposal whenever he was needed without imposing or becoming a third wheeler. Heeding the call, he ran to them as fast as he could.

Li Yuan gazed at Shen Xi.

Shen Xi gave an ice cream cone to Kun Lun without hesitation and the other to Li Yuan. “Hold this and I’ll just take a bite.”

Kun Lun looked at the cone in his hand. What was he here for? Since it seemed like he had fulfilled his mandate and could leave, he quickly disappeared without a trace.

Li Yuan held the cone and brought it to the lips of the girl who was on bended knees. There was no negotiation on this. “One bite.”

Shen Xi bobbed her head before opening her mouth wide. She took a mouthful and left only the last inch of the cone before making a run for it.

The eagle-eyed Li Yuan saw it coming as he grabbed her by the wrist. The girl hopped like mad while inarticulately moaning how cold it was.

Shen Xi was having a brain freeze. Nevertheless, it was very refreshing to gobble down the ice cream on a hot day. For a moment, she was caught between spitting it out and swallowing it down.

With his hand already chained to her supple waist, Li Yuan gave a pull to bring her against his chest. He held down the back of her head and silenced her lips.

The couple happened to be behind a pole. There might not be a lot of people in the streets at nine o’clock in the morning, but it served the purpose to obstruct many curious eyes.

Shen Xi’s mouth carried the chill of the ice cream and sweet nectar unique to her.

Li Yuan contently let her go and fixed his gaze on her swollen lips before teasing her with a raised brow. “Just one bite?”

One bite off the ice cream, indeed. Well, he had never seen such a huge bite. That was a mouthful of a lion’s share.

Biting her lips, Shen Xi glared at him. “Oh, don’t give me that.”

He was so mean. Not only did he steal her ice cream, but he also kissed her lips until they were swollen.

Li Yuan asked, “Is there going to be a next time?”

Not one to accept defeat, Shen Xi stuck her neck out. “Try me. I’d have given it to you right here, right now, if there weren’t so many people around.”

Li Yuan chuckled. “Don’t try to act tough.”

Shen Xi put on a stern look. “Just you wait. Don’t make me do you.”

Li Yuan retorted, “I’ll be waiting.”

His fair lady had no shame to talk dirty but would chicken out when it came right down to it.

Giving him another evil eye, Shen Xi walked ahead and refused to push his wheelchair to protest her discontent.

Li Yuan wheeled himself behind her. Soon, Kun Lun caught up and handed him a cup of bubble tea and a rose. Hiding the rose behind his back, he gazed at the girl. “Xixi.”

Shen Xi looked back.

Li Yuan held the bubble tea high. “Your favorite.”

Shen Xi made a U-turn to grab the bubble tea when a rose suddenly appeared before her eyes. The man’s handsome face bore an affectionate smile. “I was wrong. Can Ms. Shen forgive me?”

Clearing her throat, Shen Xi proudly gazed at him. “What did you do wrong?”

Li Yuan answered, “I shouldn’t have robbed you of your ice cream.”

Shen Xi inquired, “Will there be a next time?”

Li Yuan nodded. “Yes.”

Shen Xi, “…”

Despite the temptation to chuck the rose in his face, Shen Xi was willing to let it go seeing that he appeared sincere. In fact, she was not angry at all. Was she that petty? It was merely a little fun between couples.

As the girl sneaked a smile while spinning back around, Li Yuan curled his lips and chased after her. “Let me have one sip.”

Shen Xi snapped back. “No!”

Li Yuan said, “Just one sip.”

Shen Xi faced him and reluctantly brought the bubble tea to his lips. “Just one sip, alright!”

Li Yuan knew that his fair lady would not turn her back on him. He took a sip out of the warm milky tea with her straw and quickly the sweetness belonging to her spread in his mouth.

Sipping on her bubble tea, Shen Xi held the rose as she moved forward.

Li Yuan followed behind.

A short distance away, there was a bunch of Barbie dolls laid out just outside one of the shops. Many people over there were holding tiny donut rings.

Shen Xi was surprised to find a ring toss game in the biggest and business commercial street in the capital. It was a rare find. She went over and learned that it was an opening event for the store. The customers who came to show support were given two rings and were free to take whatever doll the ring landed on.

The store was a famous Barbie doll franchise. Customers could get an additional ten rings for every thousand-yuan worth of purchase.

Shen Xi stayed and watched for a while before wheeling Li Yuan to leave.

Li Yuan turned over and gazed at the girl. “Let’s try one.”

Shen Xi was reminded of the embarrassing incident where he failed to even hook one despite spending several thousand yuan at the amusement park. She cleared her throat. “I don’t like Barbie dolls.”

Li Yuan replied, “But Toffeecito does.”

Shen Xi, “…”

It was not that she did not like dolls, but she did not want to undermine his confidence. There was not one girl who did not like Barbie dolls. Shen Xi may have loved them when she was younger, but these dolls did not spark much of an interest anymore following her rebirth.

Li Yuan uttered, “Doesn’t everyone get two complimentary tries?”

Since he was so eager to give it a go, Shen Xi nodded. “We can try.”

Shen Xi was confident she could snag a doll in one.

However, Li Yuan’s technique was sloppy at best.

The ring was tiny, and it was only considered a win if the ring landed on the Barbie doll’s head. The event had been going on for quite some time, but none of the customers managed to win a doll. The level of difficulty was plain to see.

Shen Xi and Li Yuan went over, and the shop assistant registered their names before giving them each two rings.

Li Yuan looked at Shen Xi and asked, “Which Barbie doll do you think Toffeecito would like?”

Shen Xi pointed at the Chinese Barbie in Qipao. “That one.”

Li Yuan bobbed his head. “Okay.”

Shen Xi watched as he tossed the ring and it landed..