The cave was cold, but it was better than the outdoors.
They had brought warm bedding and a small heater that could be powered by solar energy or manual cranking, specifically to cope with the chill.
In reality, with their internal strength, they wouldn’t feel the cold at all. Liu Yiru had prepared these items solely for Ye Fei, who had "lost his strength."
After settling everything, Ye Fei lay down on the stone bed, fully clothed. Liu Yiru removed her shoes and lay down beside him, resting her head on his arm and wrapping her arms around his body.
"Are you cold?" she asked, concerned.
Ye Fei pulled Liu Yiru’s soft body closer and laughed. "As long as I can hold you, my heart is warm. How could I possibly feel cold?"
"You’re such a smooth talker!" Liu Yiru playfully rolled her eyes, but she hugged him tighter, feeling a sweet contentment as she leaned against him.
After a while, Liu Yiru suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, how did you know that was an array outside?"
"When I was sick, I used to study all sorts of odd things, and arrays were one of them," Ye Fei explained. "The one outside wasn’t very sophisticated. If I hadn’t been caught off guard, I would have noticed it sooner."
"I see," Liu Yiru said, her curiosity piqued but not suspicious. The more capable Ye Fei was, the happier she felt. "So, apart from arrays, what else have you studied?"
"Oh, a lot of things. I’ve dabbled in everything under the sun, but I’m most proficient in the unconventional aspects of computers."
"Unconventional aspects of computers? What’s that?" Liu Yiru asked, her interest piqued. She felt a twinge of jealousy, but also a small sense of happiness.
Ye Fei had never shared these things with her before.
Was it because there had been a barrier between them?
Now that he was telling her, did it mean something different?
"It’s non-mainstream computer technology. To put it bluntly, I’m a computer hacker, and I’m pretty good at it," Ye Fei said with a smile, unaware of the turmoil in Liu Yiru’s heart.
He had kept these things from her not out of secrecy, but because the time hadn’t been right. Liu Yiru had always been the most important woman in his heart, his goddess!
"Hacker?" Liu Yiru’s mouth dropped open in astonishment.
She recalled a terrifying legend from the past and asked tentatively, "You wouldn’t be the legendary hacker king ’Weak in the Wind,’ would you?"
Ye Fei nodded. Seeing Liu Yiru’s adorable wide-eyed expression, he couldn’t resist kissing her thin lips gently before laughing and saying, "That’s right. I was truly weak in the wind back then."
Liu Yiru was utterly shocked. Her question had been a mere guess, hoping to catch him off guard with the most formidable name she could think of.
In her heart, Ye Fei was the best, but she still couldn’t believe that the mythic figure who could allegedly influence the economic direction of an entire era was the very son she had raised for sixteen years.
After the initial shock wore off, a deep sense of pride washed over Liu Yiru. She was now his "girlfriend," and while she didn’t want anything for herself because of his abilities, which woman wouldn’t be delighted to have a heroic "boyfriend"?
"Tell me, what else have you kept from me?" Liu Yiru "interrogated" Ye Fei, her tone playful and teasing. She was eager to know everything about him.
Understanding and supporting him was, after all, the duty of a "girlfriend," wasn’t it?
"Well, there is one more thing. I’m actually the mastermind behind the Autumn Wind Group," Ye Fei revealed.
The time wasn’t right yet to tell Liu Yiru about his aunts and younger sisters, so he chose to disclose his involvement with the Autumn Wind Group.
"The Autumn Wind Group?" Liu Yiru paused, then realization dawned on her.
"Now I understand why Li Xue’er suddenly wanted to cooperate with me and offered such a great deal. I was starting to suspect there was some hidden agenda."
"Why do you think she has a conspiracy?" Ye Fei couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He hadn’t expected that authorizing Li Xue’er to give the Liu family such a big advantage would instead arouse Liu Yiru’s suspicion.
Liu Yiru said, "Because there’s a widespread rumor outside that the Autumn Wind Group is actually targeting our Liu and Ye families. And I think so, too."
Ye Fei was taken aback and asked, "Why do you even think that? Is it just like what that person surnamed Wu said before, because of the name of the Autumn Wind Group?"
"Exactly! ’Autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves.’ It’s clearly aimed at the Ye family." Liu Yiru said somewhat discontentedly. "I don’t know how you, you big bad guy, came up with such a name."
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"But have you ever thought about it? The autumn wind only sweeps away the fallen leaves. For me, a leaf that has already taken flight, the stronger the autumn wind, the higher and farther I can fly."
Ye Fei said somewhat dejectedly. "I never expected that this would lead to such a misunderstanding. If I had known that Xue’er would come up with this name, I wouldn’t have agreed."
"So this name was given by Li Xue’er? It seems that she really cares about you." Liu Yiru said somewhat jealously. "And it seems that you also have a soft spot for her. You keep calling her ’Xue’er’ so affectionately!"
"What? Are you jealous, my Yiru?" Ye Fei looked at Liu Yiru’s peerlessly beautiful face and chuckled.
Under Ye Fei’s gaze, Liu Yiru’s pretty face turned increasingly red. She lowered her head slightly and spat, "Jealous? Don’t be ridiculous! I don’t have the time for that."
"Since you’re not jealous, then why are you speaking in such an unhappy tone? Don’t you know that your anger makes me nervous?" Ye Fei said as he gently patted her big buttocks.
Although there was clothing in between, there was still a crisp "pop" sound, which made the sensitive Liu Yiru’s body tremble involuntarily.
Liu Yiru was both shy and embarrassed. To cover up her shyness, she shouted loudly, "You big bad guy! How dare you hit me? I’ll teach you a lesson!"
With that, she turned over and pinned Ye Fei down, spreading her legs and straddling his waist.
She reached her small hands under his armpits to tickle him, completely unaware that their current position was extremely similar to the woman-on-top position after that unexpected incident.
Liu Yiru didn’t notice, but Ye Fei did. This made his heart flutter. He thought of the only time they had truly indulged in passion, a feeling he would never forget in his life.
With his mind in turmoil, Ye Fei suddenly grew bolder.
When Liu Yiru leaned down again to tickle him, Ye Fei suddenly cupped her peerlessly beautiful face, which was wearing a sweet smile, with both hands and pressed his lips directly onto her small mouth.
This wasn’t their first kiss, so Liu Yiru didn’t resist. Instead, she closed her eyes and enjoyed his advances.