Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 260: I Love You

Hearing the commotion at the door, Liu Xiazhi ran over as well.

But she was a little late.

So what she saw… was An Yuan Yao hugging her father.

Tilting her head, Liu Xiazhi stared at the two adults simply embracing each other and doing nothing else. After a long moment, she finally asked in a puzzled tone,

“Daddy, aren’t you two gonna kiss?”

“……”

“……”

The two adults fell into dead silence.

At that moment, An Yuan Yao suddenly remembered—she wasn’t alone.

Liu Xiazhi had just been brought home by Feng Qian not long ago.

Hurriedly, she let go of Liu Changqing’s arm, her head lowering in embarrassment.

And in just that short moment… her face was already turning red.

She had always reminded Liu Changqing to be mindful of his actions in front of their child. Yet today, she had been the one to slip up.

And that thing Xiazhi just said…

Liu Changqing, as a father, remained much calmer.

Fixing his jacket, he looked at his daughter, who was staring at them with a curious expression, and deliberately put on a serious face.

“Xiazhi, where did you learn that?”

“From TV! I see it all the time! Every time people hug in TV shows, they always kiss…”

Answering matter-of-factly, the little girl looked up at her father and continued her questions.

“Daddy, is kissing fun?”

“……”

“……”

The two adults exchanged glances, speechless.

A second later, Liu Changqing snapped back to reality first.

He grabbed An Yuan Yao’s hand and walked into the house, changing into slippers before picking up Liu Xiazhi and sitting on the living room couch with her on his lap.

Then, he put on his most serious expression and said,

“You’re still too young for this stuff. You can only do it when you grow up, understand? And another thing—don’t believe everything you see on TV. It’s all fake, just made-up stories.”

“…Really?”

“And at school, you can’t go around kissing other kids just because you’re curious. Only when you grow up—when you’re as tall as Daddy—can you even think about it. Got it?”

“…Okay.”

Liu Xiazhi pouted as she imagined how tall her father was compared to her.

When would she ever be as tall as him…?

Seeing that she was listening, Liu Changqing seized the chance to drill in a few more points.

“First, you can’t hold hands with boys. Second, you can’t talk to boys. Third, when you grow up, you have to tell Daddy everything—no secrets. Fourth, you have to listen to Daddy. Whatever I say is always right. Fifth, you—”

“Enough already.”

An Yuan Yao walked over, scooped Liu Xiazhi off his lap, and gently set her down on the floor.

With a soft voice, she said,

“Go do your homework. Dinner will be ready soon.”

“Okay~”

Liu Xiazhi responded quickly and bolted toward her room, as if escaping from a torturous lecture.

Liu Changqing was immediately displeased.

He called out loudly,

“Xiazhi! The fifth rule is—you have to love Daddy forever!”

Unfortunately, it seemed she hadn’t heard him.

The only response was the sound of her bedroom door closing.

Liu Changqing fell silent, staring at the door.

Noticing this, An Yuan Yao gave him a light smack on the arm before sitting down beside him, her voice carrying a hint of scolding.

“What kind of nonsense are you teaching her…? If she really listens to you, she’ll never get married.”

“That’d be great! I’d love that!”

“There you go, talking nonsense again!”

Hearing that, Liu Changqing fell quiet.

The mere thought of his daughter growing up, bringing home some random punk, and saying she was going to marry him…

It made his heart ache.

Not to mention the original Liu Changqing’s love for his daughter—ever since he arrived in this world, he had grown even more protective of her.

Such a cute kid…

So pure, so naive, completely incapable of lying. Even when she tried, she failed miserably.

A girl like her—she’d definitely be tricked by some scumbag in the future.

No way. I have to protect my daughter!

As he was lost in thought, An Yuan Yao, sitting beside him, had no idea his mind had already wandered off into planning how to beat up his future son-in-law.

She simply watched the way his brows furrowed in thought.

After a while, once she was sure Liu Xiazhi wasn’t coming back out, she leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder.

“…You scared me today.”

Her words pulled Liu Changqing out of his ridiculous thoughts.

He lowered his head slightly, looking at An Yuan Yao.

She, on the other hand, had her eyes closed, still shaken from the events earlier.

“Don’t do something like that again… I don’t want you to—”

“If it happens again, I’ll still do it.”

Without hesitation, Liu Changqing wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

Just like he said, if he had to do it all over again, he’d still throw a punch at Li Chongming.

Because he knew exactly what that man was going to say next—how much it would hurt An Yuan Yao.

Opening her eyes slightly, An Yuan Yao turned her head, gazing at Liu Changqing.

After a brief silence, she softly said,

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“I’m… not a good person…”

Before she could finish, Liu Changqing pressed a finger to her lips, stopping her words.

An Yuan Yao stared at him, stunned.

Then, he gently took her hand, lifting it.

“This ring,” he said, “is my promise to you. From now on… we’re spending a lifetime together. So stop blaming yourself.”

“……”

Her throat tightened.

Her vision blurred again.

To prevent herself from losing control, she turned and buried her face in his chest, gripping his shirt tightly.

“You always… say things that make me want to cry…”

Hearing that, a slow smile spread across Liu Changqing’s face.

He held her close and whispered,

“I love you.”

Chen Dafu was panting as he climbed the stairs.

By the time he reached Liu Changqing’s door, he was too out of breath to knock right away.

So he stood there, hunched over, gasping for air.

Once he finally caught his breath, he raised his hand and knocked.

The door opened soon after.

Liu Changqing stood there, and beside him… was An Yuan Yao.

Her eyes were red, as if she had just been crying.

Chen Dafu saw the way she was holding onto Liu Changqing’s arm.

And for some reason… he felt a little jealous.

“Here,” Liu Changqing said, handing over the jade. “Hang it around your neck properly this time. Keeping it in your pocket—you’re lucky it fell in my car. If you lost it outside, it’d be gone for good.”

“The string broke! I was just about to get a new one…”

Muttering, Chen Dafu reached out and took the jade, gripping it tightly in his hand.

Only after feeling the familiar weight of it in his palm did he finally relax.