Chapter 112: Apart from That Face, You Have No Other Advantages

“Little droplets giggle and play, welcoming me to wash my hands~~ Rub on soap and make some bubbles, scrub both palms and the backs of your hands too.”

Bai Lu washed her little paws with utmost seriousness, then finished with a perfect flourish:

“Rinse them clean beneath the tap, and be a healthy good child~ Yo!”

She had no idea that her hopelessly off-key singing had carried clearly beyond the bathroom.

Second Master Yin wanted to laugh, but Huo Yanfang shot him a warning glance, and he forcibly swallowed it back.

This time, Second Master Yin switched on his vibration mode.

Seated in his wheelchair, he crooked his long, handsome fingers.

Huo Yanfang bent down. “Second Brother?”

Second Master Yin’s voice held a smile. “I’m telling you, A-Fang, you need to be more proactive. Don’t act like such a mute gourd. Girls don’t like that sort. Besides, since Bai Lu likes your face, you have to make the most of that advantage. Understand?”

Huo Yanfang: “……”

“Don’t take it lightly!” Second Master Yin said urgently. “I’m warning you—apart from that face, you don’t have any other advantages. You should know that Lu Yiting’s face is in no way inferior to yours. And Lu Yiting has a natural advantage too: the girl you like is his fan. If you don’t hurry—”

Huo Yanfang interrupted him expressionlessly. “Tang Xing, take Mr. Huo back to his room to rest.”

“Hey, you don’t want to hear it now? Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, but that doesn’t make it any less true—”

Before Huo Yanfang could release his oppressive aura, Tang Xing hurriedly pushed the wheelchair and escorted Second Master Yin into the bedroom.

By sheer coincidence, Bai Lu had just finished washing her hands and witnessed the scene. She blinked, and the happiness on her little face became visible to the naked eye.

Yet what she asked was, “Mr. Huo, aren’t you having dinner?”

Second Master Yin deliberately furrowed his brows and covered his stomach. “I don’t feel well. You and A-Sui eat.”

“I’ll stay with Mr. Huo,” Tang Xing quickly added. “Little Lu and Young Master A-Sui, you two eat properly.”

The young girl’s delighted smile faded bit by bit. The tip of her little nose wrinkled, and the concern in her eyes was clearly genuine.

“If you don’t feel well, you should see a doctor.”

The girl had probably misunderstood something.

“An old stomach problem. It’s nothing,” Second Master Yin said.

Her voice was hesitant, with an unmistakable trace of fear, but she still said, “That’s precisely why you can’t pretend it’s nothing… If your stomach hurts and you don’t eat, it’ll only get worse.”

Second Master Yin turned his head and looked at the girl’s timid, frightened expression. He could not help smiling.

She was clearly very afraid of him, yet she could not stop herself from worrying about him.

Like a little sun, she warmed everyone around her.

No wonder A-Fang had fallen for such a lovable, warm-hearted girl.

The girl paused for a moment, then summoned her courage and advised him, “Stomach problems need to be managed slowly. Mr. Huo, Auntie Li’s soup is delicious, and very fresh. Drinking something warm should make you feel a little better, shouldn’t it?”

Second Master Yin nodded. “Have Tang Xing bring me some later.”

“Bai Lu, come eat.”

Huo Yanfang stood in the entrance to the living room and waved her over.

“Mr. Huo, then I won’t disturb your rest—”

The bedroom door had already been mercilessly shut.

Bai Lu pattered over to Huo Yanfang, her little face mournful. “Mr. Huo said his stomach hurt, and in a moment of foolish enthusiasm, I actually advised him to drink some soup. I even lectured him! Once I realized what I’d done, I was scared half to death.”

She held out her little paw for him to see. “My palms are sweaty from fright!”

“……”

Amused yet helpless, Huo Yanfang took her by the wrist and gently wiped the sweat from her palm with his sleeve.

“Mr. Huo doesn’t seem as frightening as I imagined.” Bai Lu tilted her little head. “When he isn’t losing control of his emotions, he’s actually pretty easy to get along with, isn’t he? He knows I like Auntie Li’s cooking, and he even lets me come over for meals all the time.”

Huo Yanfang: “Mm.”

The memory of those bloodshot eyes, filled with the desire to destroy everything, made Bai Lu shudder violently again.

“No, no, I’m still very afraid of Mr. Huo!”

Huo Yanfang took her hand. “Time to eat.”

“Okay, okay, I’m starving.” Bai Lu pouted at him. “A-Sui, you have no idea—I haven’t eaten a single bite of meat for two whole days. Two entire days!”

Uncle Gu doted on her, but when it came to meals, there was no room for negotiation.

Having an award-winning actor for a father who was fanatical about managing his figure was already hard enough.

Then there was a vegetarian uncle on top of that. For a girl who could not live without meat, it was enough to make her want to die.

Even if Uncle Gu could cook tofu so that it tasted like meat, tofu was still tofu.

Meat!

She wanted meat!

Only meat could make her happy!

Huo Yanfang led her into the dining room. “Then eat more.”

“Today, I’m absolutely going to eat myself to death at this table!” Bai Lu declared boldly.

Auntie Li brought out the final dish, then stared at her for several seconds before delivering the ultimate question:

“Little Lu, have you put on weight lately?”

The chopsticks holding Bai Lu’s piece of meat froze at once.

“A little plumpness makes you cuter.” Auntie Li pinched the flesh on her cheek, then said to Huo Yanfang, “Mr. Huo, I’ll be heading off now. I’ll leave the dishes here and clean everything up tomorrow.”

Bai Lu was terribly aggrieved. “I! Am! Not! Fat!”

Auntie Li picked up her coat and answered with extreme insincerity, “Yes, yes, yes. Not fat, not fat.”

“……”

Bai Lu looked at him pitifully, blinking her enormous eyes. “A-Sui, have I really gotten fat?”

Huo Yanfang: “No.”

The baby fat had already faded from her little face, leaving her with a perfectly shaped oval face.

Small and delicate.

“You’re lying.” Bai Lu glared at him. “I weighed myself yesterday. I was eight pounds heavier than when filming wrapped. Eight pounds!”

Huo Yanfang: “After dinner, I’ll teach you to box.”

Bai Lu’s eyes lit up instantly. “A-Sui, instead of boxing, how about we play games? I have lots of two-player games. We can exercise while playing, which will be much more fun!”

Looking at the gleam in her eyes, Huo Yanfang had a distinct sense that something was not quite right.

What was the little black rabbit plotting now?

“Fine.”

Bai Lu: Yes!

The game kept a record, and once her father came home, he could check it to see whether she had slacked off.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if A-Sui helped her complete half her workout?

She really was a clever little genius.

After dinner, Bai Lu dashed back to Room 886 and brought over the game console.

She also brought along a copper hand warmer.

“This is for Mr. Huo. When his stomach feels uncomfortable, warming it should help. Oh, and tell Mr. Huo it’s new. I haven’t used it.”

Bai Lu connected the game console to the television and inserted the dancing game cartridge first.

She handed a wristband to Huo Yanfang. “Don’t hold me back!”

Huo Yanfang: “……”

Music began to play.

Bai Lu immediately struck a pose. “A-Sui, dance! Get up and dance! Follow the screen!”

Huo Yanfang: “……”

Tang Xing pushed the wheelchair while hiding behind the wall with Second Master Yin. Together, they watched Bai Lu become completely carried away, while Huo Yanfang stood motionless beside her.

Their eyes met. Neither had anything to say.

“Ahem. Miss Bai dances rather well.”

“As expected of a ray of sunshine. She’s done what none of us dared to do.”