"Zhang Yaru, if you dare lay a hand on her, you're done for."
Chen Yifan's tone was unusually icy as if his words were being forced out from between his teeth.
His furrowed brows, slightly bulging eye sockets, and dark expression sent chills down anyone's spine who looked at him.
The girl named Zhang Yaru stood with her mouth agape, staring blankly at him.
Clearly, Chen Yifan had never shown this side of himself to her before. She stood there stunned, momentarily taken aback and unable to speak a word.
After about two to three seconds, Chen Yifan gently shook off her hand.
At this moment, Qin Yue, who had just come back to her senses, also stared blankly at him. Chen Yifan's behavior just now far exceeded her expectations too.
"Chen Yifan… you… you…"
Zhang Yaru stuttered, unable to get out a few words. Her eyes were now moist.
She glanced at Qin Yue, then back at Chen Yifan, before turning around and quickly heading towards the door.
"W-Wait!"
Qin Yue instinctively called out to Zhang Yaru and even took a step forward as if trying to stop her.
No matter what, she was Chen Yifan's girlfriend, and all that had just happened was nothing more than a result of misunderstanding.
But at this moment, how could Zhang Yaru possibly pay attention to Qin Yue? Without even turning her head, she quickly left the room.
The house fell completely silent.
"Little Fan, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and go after her!" Qin Yue turned around and urged Chen Yifan.
Chen Yifan tilted his head slightly and replied calmly, "Why should I go after her?"
"Of course, so you can explain the situation to her."
Chen Yifan raised his head upon hearing Qin Yue's words, looking at her as if she were a fool.
"How do I explain? Tell her that the person she misunderstood is actually my mom, who just turned from a woman in her forties into a girl not even twenty years old in the blink of an eye?"
"Where did you get 'in her forties'? I just turned forty, okay!?"
Hearing the words "woman in her forties" from Chen Yifan, Qin Yue, who was extremely sensitive about age, immediately widened her eyes and retorted unhappily.
After speaking, she realized it was not the time to argue about this, so she coughed awkwardly and looked down.
"Um, anyway, you should go after her. She is your girlfriend after all."
Chen Yifan fell silent for a moment, then gently shook his head. "You misunderstood, she's not my girlfriend."
"She's not your girlfriend?" Qin Yue was taken aback. "Then why did she say that earlier…"
"I don't like her. She's just interested in me unilaterally. I have never said I want to be with her," Chen Yifan interrupted Qin Yue.
"No, really? If she's not your girlfriend, then why did you buy clothes for her?"
"If I don't buy girls clothes, how will they take them off?"
Chen Yifan uttered these words calmly and then got up, walking towards his room.
Extending his hand to open the door, he entered his room without a glance back.
Watching the door slowly close, Qin Yue stared blankly. She gave a bitter smile, then raised her chin slightly and rolled her eyes.
"Oh my, turns out my son is a scumbag."