Chapter 319: Chapter 318: A Man’s Thoughts

The cosmetic surgery for Liu Xiyun, another one of Yan Ziruo’s colleagues from the finance department, began at 6:30 PM.

Before heading into the operating room, Yan Feifan decided to switch out Yu Suye and have Qi Xiuping act as his surgical assistant, which thrilled the man to no end.

The surgery concluded successfully just after nine o’clock that evening.

After Yan Feifan finished cleaning up, he left the cosmetic surgery center with Yu Suye, who had been waiting for him.

When they reached the emergency department, Yan Feifan was about to head to the bike rack to get his bicycle, but Yu Suye grabbed his hand.

"Feifan, are you tired?"

Yan Feifan replied casually, "I’m fine. It was only a two-and-a-half-hour surgery, so I’m not tired."

"What’s up?"

Yu Suye giggled. "Feifan, the weather’s gotten so hot. All the young women out shopping are wearing their cool, beautiful summer clothes."

"And look at me..."

Tonight, Yu Suye was wearing a slim-fit lace blouse, a denim suspender skirt that fell to her knees, thigh-high stockings, and a pair of sneakers.

To Yan Feifan, the outfit looked both simple and youthful.

"Feifan, these clothes are already last year’s style. Will you come with me to buy some new summer outfits? Please?"

For the Yan siblings, clothes just needed to be presentable, comfortable, and look good. It never mattered if they were the latest style or an old one.

To save money, Yan Ziruo would even deliberately buy clothes on off-season clearance.

Of course, now that they could afford it, Yan Ziruo had also started paying attention to buying trendy, in-season styles.

As a result, Yan Feifan’s own wardrobe was becoming more and more fashionable.

"Su Ye, you know my sister buys all my clothes for me, from head to toe."

Yan Feifan said, looking troubled, "I’m no good at picking out clothes."

"How about I ask my sister to go with you?"

Yu Suye grabbed Yan Feifan and started pulling him toward the exit. "All you have to do is keep me company. You don’t have to offer any opinions."

She quickly added, "And don’t worry, I’m a very, very fast shopper..."

Resigned, Yan Feifan had no choice but to accompany Yu Suye to the large department store nearest the hospital.

It was a Saturday night, and the department store was bustling with a tide of people.

Everywhere you looked, there were couples or groups of girlfriends shopping together in twos and threes.

Every one of them was dressed to impress, each vying to outshine the others.

Those who had the assets to flaunt were freely showing off their collarbones, shoulders, and long legs.

Despite the feast for the eyes, when the seemingly ordinary couple of Yan Feifan and Yu Suye walked into the store, they still became a focal point for many.

The focus, naturally, was Yu Suye. Yan Feifan was merely the green leaf setting off the flower.

Even though Yu Suye was dressed simply, her tall, well-proportioned figure, her exquisite and flawless features that needed no embellishment, and her head of shiny, straight black hair made her charm impossible to conceal.

It could only be said that her "hardware" was too exceptional; she could wear a burlap sack and still exude the air of a supermodel.

Yu Suye, long accustomed to the stares, comparisons, and stolen glances of passersby, kept a cool expression as she held Yan Feifan’s hand and stepped into an elegantly decorated and rather spacious women’s clothing boutique...

"Feifan, what do you think of this one?" Yu Suye asked, picking up a short-sleeved top and holding it up against her body.

Yan Feifan looked at it skeptically. "Isn’t the collar too loose?"

"Won’t it fall off when you wear it?"

"Hehe, it’s an off-the-shoulder top. It bares your shoulders down to here, so it won’t fall off."

Seeing where Yu Suye gestured, Yan Feifan vetoed it flatly. "It shows too much. Absolutely not."

"What about this one?" Yu Suye asked, holding up a crop top. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Your whole stomach would be showing. Aren’t you worried about catching a chill?"

Yu Suye put the crop top back on the rack and chuckled. "All right, I know what you’re thinking now. I have my selection criteria."

"Hmph, you’re just like most men."

"They want other women to show as much skin as possible, but their own to be as conservative as possible."

Yu Suye then pointed to the store’s seating area. "Feifan, you can go sit over there and wait for me."

"I’m going to look around and try on anything that seems suitable..."

Yan Feifan went to the seating area and sat down with the seven or eight other young men waiting there.

He was a little bored, so he took out his phone and saw several pictures and messages that Xiaoyu had just sent.

The photos showed Wang Chuan, his sister, and Mrs. Hua getting a barbecue grill ready, along with ingredients like beef and lamb.

Yan Feifan then played a voice message from Xiaoyu.

"Mr. Yan, Uncle Wang Chuan brought back lots and lots of meat when he returned! We’re going to have a huge barbecue feast soon!"

After listening to the message, Yan Feifan felt his mouth begin to water.

Yan Ziruo and Yu Suye had planned to have a big barbecue on the terrace tonight, but things rarely go according to plan.

That morning, Yan Ziruo had taken Xiaoyu to Phoenix Tail Mountain.

Yan Feifan pressed the button to record a voice message, playing the part of a buzzkill. "Xiaoyu, don’t just think about eating. Don’t forget your high school entrance exams are just around the corner."

"If you do poorly, I’ll beat your butt into four pieces."

A moment later, Xiaoyu’s reply came.

"I’m not scared. Miss Ruo, Yan, and Uncle Wang Chuan all said they’d protect me."

"Besides, I know you wouldn’t have the heart to hit me, hehe..."

"Mr. Yan, I’ll bring you back a great big piece of grilled steak tomorrow..."

After listening to her messages, Yan Feifan shook his head.

Just as he was about to put his phone away, another voice message from Xiaoyu came in.

"Mr. Yan, Yan wanted me to ask you if she can eat barbecue like us after her surgery."

’Well...’

’The surgery was a success, just as I predicted. Function has been restored to one of her masseter muscles, so theoretically, yes.’

’It’s just that her teeth and gums have grown accustomed to soft foods for a long time; they’ll need a significant period of adaptation and strengthening.’

Yan Feifan thought for a moment, then pressed the record button. "Yes, she can. She’ll even be able to eat harder foods."

"But it’ll take a period of adaptation and strengthening."

"Tell Yanyan to focus on her recovery exercises and be patient. I won’t let her down!"

After sending the voice message, Yan Feifan stood up.

His eyes immediately found Yu Suye, who was browsing through clothes between two racks not far away.

Next to her was another woman of similar height, also picking out clothes. She had reddish-brown hair, wore heavy makeup, and was dressed in a light-colored dress.

Yu Suye seemed to sense Yan Feifan’s gaze.

She looked up, met his eyes, and gave him a sweet smile, raising a hand to wave.

The woman with reddish-brown hair right next to Yu Suye seemed to have been drawn by the movement.

She also looked up, following Yu Suye’s line of sight.

Her eyes met Yan Feifan’s.

The person gave Yan Feifan a small smile before quickly looking down again as if shy, resuming their search through the clothes.

But Yan Feifan’s expression suddenly changed. His face darkened as he strode toward Yu Suye.

As he reached Yu Suye’s side, the person with reddish-brown hair walked away to browse another clothing rack.

"Su Ye, that person who just walked away..."

Yan Feifan lowered his voice and asked, "Did they touch you, or make any other kind of inappropriate contact?"

"Touch me?"

Yu Suye said, confused, "We’re both women. A little contact now and then is perfectly normal."

She leaned closer to Yan Feifan, her eyes full of affection. "Feifan, you’re not going to get jealous when I interact with women, are you?"

"That would be a little too possessive, don’t you think?"

Yan Feifan said in a low, serious voice, "It’s not what you think, Su Ye. That person is a man."

"What? A man?"

Yu Suye exclaimed in shock, unable to stop herself from turning to look for the person.

"Don’t look yet!"

Yan Feifan stopped Yu Suye before she could alert the person. "He has an Adam’s apple," he continued. "It’s not obvious, but I can see it. I’m not mistaken."

"A guy wandering around the mall dressed like that is either a cross-dresser or a man disguised as a woman trying to take advantage of women."

Yan Feifan prompted her again, "Su Ye, think back."

"Did that person touch you in any way that made you uncomfortable just now? Or make any inappropriate moves?"

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