The youth stood up, left his seat, and under Yunli's dazed expression, gently sat down beside the girl—in the spot that originally belonged to Qingque.
"You…"
Watching the handsome youth sitting beside her and feeling the warmth coming from his body, Yunli's cheeks slowly flushed red. Recalling what Qingque had said to her earlier, a sense of shyness welled up inside her.
'Thump! Thump! Thump!…'
The girl's little heart beat rapidly, like a high-frequency motor, radiating scorching heat.
"What's wrong? Shy? This doesn't seem like the little Yunli I know. I remember when I first met you, you were only a few years old. You even needed to be coaxed to sleep at night, or you would cry…"
Yun Fan spoke teasingly, listing Yunli's childhood stories as if they were treasures. In return, he naturally received the girl's shy little fists.
"Wuu…! Stop talking, please stop!"
Hearing Yun Fan talk about her childhood, Yunli's face instantly turned bright red. Her heart was filled with extreme shyness. At the same time, however, there was also a trace of secret joy and excitement.
She was very happy that Yun Fan remembered everything that had happened between them so clearly.
'He has me in his heart!'
Such a thought couldn't help but pop up in Yunli's mind. Although it sounded a bit love-brained and somewhat out of character for Yunli, it was the true reflection of the girl's heart at this moment.
Yunli was an extremely proud sword genius who had earned the title "Flamewheel Eight Leaves" at a young age. While part of it might be due to her grandfather, "Candle Dragon General" Huaiyan, a great reputation is never undeserved.
Yunli's personal strength was obvious to all. Perhaps due to the butterfly effect, the girl was even stronger than in the original plot.
As a result, Yunli had easily defeated Yanqing, the beloved disciple of General Jing Yuan.
However, this powerful swordmaster was unexpectedly pure and sincere when it came to matters of the heart.
Covering her burning cheeks with her hands to dissipate some of the heat, it took Yunli about a minute to recover from her CPU-overheating state.
"…I didn't expect you to still remember those old things. I… I'm really surprised…"
"Mhm, of course I remember."
Yun Fan smiled and stroked the girl's hair, his voice carrying a hint of doting.
"Little Yunli is a very important person to me in this world. Even if the heavens collapse and the earth splits, the stars fall, I will never forget you."
Yunli: '!!!'
Hearing Yun Fan's words, the girl was instantly stunned. What followed was her heart pounding wildly.
What did Fan mean by this? Even if the heavens collapse and the earth splits, the stars fall, he won't forget her? Could it be… could this be a confession?! But… but this seems way too fast, right?
Although the girl had long been mentally prepared to "give herself to him," when this moment truly arrived, her heart could not calm down for a long time.
There was no other reason—it had simply come too suddenly, so suddenly that she felt overwhelmed and as if she were dreaming.
"I… I accept…"
The girl clenched her soft little fist, her thumb nervously pinching the edge of the sofa cushion. After keeping her head lowered for a while, she finally let out this mosquito-like voice.
After saying this, Yunli felt as if all her strength had been drained. She leaned dizzily against the back of the sofa.
Calculating her age, she was already nineteen this year—old enough to get married. It was just… would Grandpa agree to her being with Fan?
Yun Fan: '...…'
As an Aeon, even though he had actively sealed most of his perception, Yun Fan could still clearly hear these soft sounds.
From what Yunli had just said, she said she accepted… Did she mistakenly take his earlier words as a confession? Something feels off. How could my Yunli be such a love-brain?!
Yun Fan gave the girl a look of existential doubt. After saying "I accept," Yunli had lowered her head, seemingly out of shyness.
So… he had just gotten himself a little girlfriend for free?
Although saving Yunli was not something the current Yun Fan had done, but his future self, the Authority of Causality was profound beyond measure. Using this power to simply deduce the future was still possible.
He would bet on his own character that when his future self saved Yunli, it was purely out of pity and sympathy, with no other intentions. The current scene could only be described as "planting a willow without intention, yet it grows into shade."
"Then… little Yunli, you're mine from now on. You're not allowed to go back on it~"
Why would he refuse meat that was delivered to his mouth? Toward the girl's free giveaway behavior, Yun Fan's response was—Very good!
Thus, our Mr. Yun Fan went along with it, gently holding the girl's small hand in accordance with her meaning. At this moment, he had perfectly embodied the principle that "a shameless person is invincible under heaven."
"W-who would go back on it!"
Yunli pouted. A faint, almost imperceptible smile emerged on the girl's adorable lips. That smile was like warm sunlight in winter and cool shade in summer.
A single smile could captivate a city, and another could captivate a kingdom—leaving all the powdered beauties of the six palaces colorless.
"Hahaha, good."
Yun Fan shook his head with a chuckle, his gaze gentle as he lightly caressed Yunli's cheek.
"Rest assured, little Yunli. I won't let you down. I won't let you slip away from my side."
"Hmph! You'd better keep your word."
Hearing Yun Fan's words, the smile on Yunli's lips grew even brighter. Even so, she still hummed arrogantly and turned her head slightly away.
"Then… how about staying over tonight?"