Tang Rou’s delicate hand was easily held by Lin Feng, feeling soft to the touch, as if boneless and tender. Lin Feng couldn’t help but gently rub it.

"Uh..." Tang Rou blushed slightly as she glanced at Lin Feng, her pink face showing a shy expression, and she spoke with difficulty, "Lin Feng, there are so many people here..."

Tang Rou was a girl who easily got shy. Even just holding hands in public, she found it a bit hard to bear, feeling embarrassed and wanting to pull her hand away from Lin Feng’s grasp...

Lin Feng gave a mischievous smile, deliberately tightening his grip on Tang Rou’s small hand, not letting go, and even leaned in to whisper in her ear, "So what if there are many people? I just want everyone to know that Tang Rou is my girlfriend..."

"Lin Feng... don’t... do this..." Tang Rou’s face turned even redder, her pink skin looking as if it was about to drip with water.

"Don’t be shy..." Lin Feng chuckled, speaking righteously, "If you’re this shy now, how will you handle it when we get married and have a wedding? You need to start training yourself now!"

"Marriage..." Hearing those words made Tang Rou’s breath quicken. Wasn’t this the first time Lin Feng mentioned those words to her? Why did the wedding sound so intimidating...

For a moment, Tang Rou felt that Lin Feng made a lot of sense, and she should listen to him. Getting used to it now might help her not be so nervous in the future!

"Yes, that’s the way it should be!" Seeing Tang Rou no longer trying to pull her hand away, Lin Feng chuckled proudly and said.

Tang Rou was too nervous to speak, her beautiful eyes quietly glancing around, worried that if someone looked at them with strange eyes, it would be embarrassing...

As Tang Rou thought about this, she did indeed spot such people!

Just less than twenty meters to the right of Tang Rou and Lin Feng, three women walking side by side were seriously watching them...

Seeing these three women, Tang Rou was so nervous that she almost opened her mouth wide, and her hand instinctively moved, almost escaping from Lin Feng’s grasp.

Those three women were familiar to Tang Rou, they were none other than Xue Qingyi, Li Liping, and Ning Aoxue...

"Lin Feng..." From afar, Xue Qingyi softly called out to Lin Feng, a rather enigmatic smile on her face.

When Tang Rou moved her hand, Lin Feng sensed something was wrong. Seeing Xue Qingyi and the other two women, his expression immediately froze.

With Xue Qingyi, Li Liping, and Ning Aoxue all looking at him with strange eyes, Lin Feng’s big hand holding Tang Rou’s hand was suddenly at a loss, unable to decide whether to let go or not.

"You’re only getting here now!" With no other choice, Lin Feng extended his left hand, pretending to greet Xue Qingyi and the others enthusiastically.

"It seems like you’re not too happy to see us coming over?" Xue Qingyi smiled sweetly, giving Lin Feng a sidelong glance, and said with a hint of reproach.

As for Li Liping and Ning Aoxue, although they were a bit envious and jealous of Lin Feng and Tang Rou’s intimacy, limited by ’status,’ they couldn’t voice any opinions to Lin Feng and just quietly watched.

Xue Qingyi, on the other hand, was different. She had been wanting Lin Feng to help her have his first child for a while, so she naturally had the right to speak her mind.

"That’s not what I meant..." Lin Feng replied with an awkward smile, quickly shaking his head. Among the three women, Xue Qingyi indeed had the most sway over him.

"Really? Forgive my poor eyesight, but I didn’t see that at all..." Xue Qingyi smiled sweetly, casually joking with Lin Feng, then her gaze involuntarily swept to Lin Feng holding Tang Rou’s small hand, the meaning clear... You and Tang Rou are so close, yet you don’t want to let go even when we come over. If you say you’re not bothered by us, you must be lying!

When Tang Rou heard the tone of Xue Qingyi and Lin Feng’s conversation, she naturally knew their relationship was not simple. However, as Tang Rou had told Lin Feng before, what mattered to her was whether Lin Feng had her in his heart. As for Lin Feng’s relationships with other women, Tang Rou pretended to be naive and understood nothing...

Therefore, at this moment, Tang Rou had no intention of competing with Xue Qingyi for Lin Feng’s favor, she just slightly lowered her head, gently biting her lower lip, her face displaying a pitiful expression.

Originally, with Xue Qingyi’s gaze on him, Lin Feng was considering whether to let go of Tang Rou’s small hand. However, seeing Tang Rou like this, he couldn’t bear to release her. What if she misunderstood!

So Lin Feng merely smiled at Xue Qingyi, his hand still holding Tang Rou, "I just finished working on something, and now I’m accompanying Tang Rou to watch an acrobatics performance!"

Seeing Tang Rou’s demeanor, Xue Qingyi couldn’t help but sigh.

The saying goes, the best good is like water, benefiting all things without contention. Sometimes, not contending is the best form of contention. Although Tang Rou wasn’t intending to compete with her, this display of weakness effectively captured Lin Feng’s heart. Regardless of Lin Feng’s attitude towards her, it seemed unlikely he would allow Tang Rou to be wronged. If she pressed further, it might only incur Lin Feng’s displeasure...

All along, Xue Qingyi had been a woman who appeared playful on the surface but was actually quite measured inside. She understood when to be mischievous and when to act mature in front of Lin Feng.

For instance, now that Tang Rou had shown weakness, Xue Qingyi knew it was time for her to be magnanimous.

Thus, Xue Qingyi walked over to Tang Rou with a cheerful smile and said, "Well, we indeed came late, leaving Tang Rou to be accompanied by this rough guy Lin Feng. I imagine you must have been bored for quite a while! How about coming with us instead, Tang Rou, let’s just walk around with us girls!"

Tang Rou looked up, glancing at the suddenly gentle Xue Qingyi, feeling a bit hesitant.

Xue Qingyi chuckled, leaning in to whisper in Tang Rou’s ear, "Tang Rou, Lin Feng will be quite busy today. You wouldn’t want to keep him from getting things done, would you?"

Tang Rou was a rational girl and wouldn’t delay Lin Feng’s important matters. Hearing Xue Qingyi say this, she repeatedly shook her head, then said to Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, you go ahead and handle your things. I’ll just walk around with them..."

Lin Feng looked at Xue Qingyi doubtfully and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure it’s fine?"

Xue Qingyi gave Lin Feng a cold smile, her expression not matching the smile, as she asked, "Mr. Lin, do you really see me as some evil demon in your eyes? Are you really afraid I’d swallow your little beauty whole?!"

Upon hearing Xue Qingyi say this, Tang Rou blushed instantly, wondering if she could really be considered a beauty in front of Xue Qingyi and the others?

Without saying a word, Lin Feng hurriedly fled the scene.