CHAPTER 313: CHAPTER 313: MIDNIGHT SNACK

He Qi’an pulled Lin Xiaoyan home, then took her to the gym.

"Come, let me teach you."

He Qi’an took out protective gear and helped Lin Xiaoyan put it on.

"You’re going to teach me?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked at him in surprise and reached out to pinch He Qi’an’s brawny arm, "Don’t beat the crap out of me later!"

"Pfft..."

He Qi’an laughed out loud, "Don’t worry, I guarantee you won’t get the crap beaten out of you!"

"Huh?"

Lin Xiaoyan watched He Qi’an’s movements, feeling a sense of familiarity.

"This is..."

The more Lin Xiaoyan watched, the more familiar it felt. Finally, her eyes lit up, "This is derived from that cultivation technique?"

He Qi’an nodded, "Yes, how about it? Want to give it a try?"

Lin Xiaoyan: "Sure!"

Indeed, with the familiar movements as a foundation, and combined with the adjustments He Qi’an made, it felt much simpler.

He Qi’an carefully corrected Lin Xiaoyan’s movements, "You haven’t done systematic training before, jumping straight into learning combat is a bit tough for you."

"This set is a simplified version from our unit, I’ve made some adjustments.

Just practice this, regularly strengthen your power training, and reaction training..."

Listening to He Qi’an’s words, Lin Xiaoyan’s eyes sparkled, looking at him full of joy.

Finally, she couldn’t hold back and leaned in for a kiss.

"Thank you."

He Qi’an raised his eyebrows, looking at the joyful person in front of him, he hoarsely said, "If you want to thank me, one kiss is not enough!"

"Mm!"

...

*growling*

Suddenly, in the quiet space, a stomach growling sound awkwardly rang out.

He Qi’an looked at the girl with a flushed face in his arms, "Hungry?"

Lin Xiaoyan nodded embarrassedly, "Hungry."

"How about going out for a midnight snack?" He Qi’an suggested.

"Sure!"

Lin Xiaoyan sat up; today’s workout was intense, and she had only eaten a bowl of noodles at night, which had long been expended.

"What do you want to eat?"

He Qi’an fastened Lin Xiaoyan’s seatbelt and asked.

Lin Xiaoyan thought for a moment, "Barbecue!"

"With beer!"

He Qi’an raised an eyebrow, "In this season, there’s no barbecue with beer."

Lin Xiaoyan grinned, "Just kidding with you, um... I want to eat snacks!"

He Qi’an: "Okay."

He Qi’an took Lin Xiaoyan to a snack street; the students hadn’t started school yet, and children were everywhere, making it lively.

Not far away, there was an inflatable castle where children were screaming and playing loudly.

Some parents were sitting outside eating, occasionally looking at their children playing.

Parents were enjoying their food, and the kids were enjoying their play, a win-win.

Lin Xiaoyan pulled He Qi’an to buy some rice rolls first.

"During university, my classmates and I often came here, and I suddenly feel nostalgic," Lin Xiaoyan said with a sigh after taking a bite.

Even though only half a year had passed, she felt like her student days were long gone.

And her classmates... why did they gradually stop contacting each other after leaving the school?

Was it the distance? Or were they all busy with their things?

Lin Xiaoyan watched the young girls strolling around arm in arm, eating and shopping, and couldn’t help but remember when she and her dorm mates used to go out together.

Thinking about this, Lin Xiaoyan took out her phone and snapped a picture of the snack street in front, sending it to the dorm group.

"Yangyang, it’s time to go home, come out quickly, let’s go home!"

"Mao Mao, time to go home!"

...

It was already late at night, but the crowd on the snack street hadn’t decreased, although those with children were calling their kids to go home to sleep.

"Yangyang! You, come out quick, it’s time to go home..."

Lin Xiaoyan finished her last bite and patted her belly, she was really full.

"I’m full!"

He Qi’an glanced at the table and quickly finished the leftovers.

"Shall we go home?" He Qi’an wiped his mouth and asked.

"Okay." Lin Xiaoyan noticed a bit of food by He Qi’an’s mouth he hadn’t wiped off, so she took a tissue and wiped it for him.

"All done."

Lin Xiaoyan smiled as she looked at He Qi’an.

He Qi’an also looked tenderly at Lin Xiaoyan, he reached out and naturally took her hand, walking together towards where they parked.

"Sigh..."

Suddenly, He Qi’an sighed.

Lin Xiaoyan looked up, "What’s wrong?"

He Qi’an: "We said we’re going home, but... actually, it’s to our respective homes."

Lin Xiaoyan: ...

"Living next door and you’re not happy?"

"Happy! Of course happy!" He Qi’an embraced his girlfriend’s shoulders and said while walking, "If we could go to our own home together, it would be even better."

"Yangyang... Yangyang..."

A woman’s increasingly anxious voice drew Lin Xiaoyan and He Qi’an’s attention.

They saw ahead, many children were coming out of a large inflatable castle, following their parents to go home.

A woman was shouting inside, while the owner beside her was blocking her from going in.

"My son was playing inside, he’s missing, I need to go find him, let me go!" the woman shouted loudly.

The owner looked at his inflatable castle, "Did your son leave already? There aren’t any kids inside, look for yourself."

The woman took a look inside; indeed, there were no children left, but... where was her son?

"Where’s my son? Where’s my Yangyang?"

The woman became panicked, looking around helplessly without seeing the child.

He Qi’an saw this scene and exchanged a glance with Lin Xiaoyan. Lin Xiaoyan softly said, "Is there a missing child?"

"I’ll go check it out."

He Qi’an quickly walked to the inflatable castle and asked, "What happened?"

The owner’s voice was perplexed, "Her son is missing, there are no kids left here, all the children have left."

The owner pointed inside the inflatable castle, speaking helplessly.

The woman started frantically dialing, "Hubby, our son is missing, come quickly!"

He Qi’an glanced around and took out his phone, preparing to call the police station to check the surveillance.

Lin Xiaoyan: "Hey, what are you doing?!"

Lin Xiaoyan noticed the owner secretly kicking something; looking closely, it was a child’s shoe.

Upon hearing Lin Xiaoyan, He Qi’an gave the owner a fierce look.

The owner steeled his neck, "I did nothing, what’s the problem!"

"Who are you? Move along, I need to pack up and go home!"

Lin Xiaoyan pointed to the shoe in the crack, gesturing for He Qi’an to look.

He Qi’an bent down and took the shoe kicked into the crack.

"Is this your kid’s shoe?" He Qi’an asked the woman still crying on the phone beside him.

The woman took a look and immediately grabbed the shoe, "It’s my son’s shoe, it’s Yangyang’s shoe!"

He Qi’an looked at the owner beside him and showed his badge, "Police, think carefully again, did her child leave this inflatable castle."

After saying that, he glanced at the inflatable castle, took off his shoes, and went inside to search carefully.