Chapter 533

"Hmm. What, you don't like premieres?" Yi Jinli asked rhetorically. "No, no." She shook her head quickly. The problem was the premiere. It was not what ordinary people could attend, and there would be celebrities. This was so... However, Ling Yiran managed to keep a lid on her fantasies as she had a mission today. "I have to take Lil Yan to class, so I can't go," said Ling Yiran. Yi Jinli's eyes fell on the little one beside Ling Yiran. "Why does he need you to send him to class?" he asked. There was even a hint of jealousy in his tone. "Sis Zhuo's mother hurt her leg and is having a minor operation this afternoon. Sis Zhuo has to go to the hospital to accompany her mother, so I volunteered to send Lil Yan to class today." "..." Yi Jinli frowned a little at this. It seemed the little one standing next to Ling Yiran was not used to Yi Jinli's gaze, so he leaned closer to Ling Yiran, clutching Ling Yiran's hand nervously with his little hands. Ling Yiran naturally noticed the change in the little one's mood. She immediately stooped down to reassure him, saying, "Don’t be scared, Lil Yan. This uncle is my friend, and he'll like you too." Ling Yiran spoke as slowly as she could, matching her words with sign language to make the little one understand her better. With that, Ling Yiran turned to Yi Jinli and said, "Be gentle with Lil Yan and smile more, or he'll be scared." Yi Jinli raised his eyebrows slightly, she had already expressed his opinion on his behalf. Perhaps she did not even notice that she was now speaking to him in a way that she had never done before. He would have been offended if she were a stranger, but since it was her, it did not bother him. He… Liked the casual way she was talking to him, with less care than usual. It was as if the invisible chasm between them was closing little by little. "All right, I’ll do as you say," replied Yi Jinli. Then, his face softened. A smile rose from the corners of his mouth as he tried to contain the invisible tension he emitted. Zhuo Yan blinked and looked strangely at Yi Jinli. It seemed the uncle was less frightening now than before. Relieved, Ling Yiran stood up and touched the little one's head. "Now, let's send Lil Yan to class first." Yi Jinli nodded, and the group got into the car. Ling Yiran gave the driver the address of the class and the car drove toward its destination. In the car, Zhuo Yan kept looking at Yi Jinli curiously with his black and white eyes. Yi Jinli gave the little guy a faint glance and wondered if Yiran liked such a little thing. Human offspring were weak and dependent on adults for everything but surprisingly seemed to capture the hearts of some women. Just like this little one here who had obviously captured Yiran's heart. Watching Ling Yiran lowering her head to ask the little one whether he was thirsty or whether he wanted a drink, Yi Jinli felt left out. He did not see anything cute about little children like Lil Yan, but for Yiran, he could look harmless in front of him. "What time does his class end?" asked Yi Jinli. "Until four o 'clock in the afternoon, two hours," answered Ling Yiran.