The Duke’s Affair -Part One

“Ye Ye, actually, your dad and my mom were originally a couple. Due to misunderstandings, they each married and fell in love with your mom and my dad. But later, your mom and my dad passed away. When your dad and my mom met again, they realized they hadn’t completely forgotten each other, so they hope to spend the rest of their lives together, but they are concerned about their children, so for the past dozen years, they’ve been holding back…” Long Yu said slowly. Ye Ye was initially a bit confused by Long Yu’s words, switching between “Daddy” and “Mommy.” After pondering for a moment, she roughly understood what Long Yu meant. “I had no idea, but if Daddy really loves Third Aunt, we as their children would be thrilled! Why wouldn’t we support them?” “That’s great, Ye Ye! I need to tell my mom to seize her own happiness on this trip to Hong Kong,” Long Yu said happily. “Yeah, I should call my brother to help Third Aunt and also encourage Daddy to grasp his own happiness! After all, they’ve been delaying their own lives for us for over a decade!” Ye Ye said with emotion. In fact, Ye Ye lost her mother at the age of 5, and it’s been 14 years now, during which time her father never mentioned remarrying. From this perspective, it was partly to take care of his children, and partly because he had always kept Third Aunt in his heart… “If they get married in the future, Ye Ye will have to call me brother!” Long Yu said with a laugh. “Call you brother? Sure, but don’t regret it!” Ye Ye responded with a mischievous smile, implying something else. Call him brother? Do brothers and sisters sleep together naked? Realizing this, Long Yu quickly said, “I regret it now! Let’s not call you brother! I’d rather call you husband!” “You’re so vain!” Both burst into giggles, looking at each other… After a relaxed breakfast, Long Yu handed Ye Ye a set of keys, “This is the key to the villa’s front door, and this is the car remote. One is for the Lamborghini, and the other for the Porsche Cayman. Feel free to drive whichever one to class.” “Great,” Ye Ye smiled and got up to follow Long Yu to the garage. Inside the transparent glass garage, there were four RVs, two SUVs, and five top-tier sports cars, all from renowned brands. “Looks like all men love cars,” Ye Ye commented. “Of course! This is just a part of it; there are many more at the old mansion! You can drive whichever one you like,” Long Yu said, raising an eyebrow. “I’m giving you the keys to the Lamborghini and the Cayman because they are the latest custom orders.” “My brothers are the same, always buying cars and changing women! Men love their careers, cars, and women! Are you like that too?” Ye Ye teased Long Yu playfully. “…Uh… Not anymore!” Long Yu stammered. Ye Ye chuckled lightly, “Just kidding! If you want to play around, go ahead. I don’t mind.” “What do you mean?” Long Yu frowned, feeling that Ye Ye was so generous because she didn’t care about him. “Yu, I know this might seem rebellious, but I’m still young, still studying. I crave experiences, freedom, I don’t want to be tied down, so could you not treat me like your girlfriend? Let’s be special friends, and let me be wild until I graduate, okay?” Ye Ye looked up at Long Yu with longing eyes, a plea shimmering in them. Long Yu frowned, thinking for a moment, “Ye Ye, I can give you freedom, let you go wild, but you must stay by my side…” He wasn’t an unreasonable man; perhaps he agreed with Ye Ye because he too desired freedom, not wanting to be constrained by a girl he had just met, yet paradoxically unwilling to let go of Ye Ye’s hand… “Yu, you’re so good!” Ye Ye hugged Long Yu’s neck, “Yu, if after I graduate from university, you still want to marry someone as capricious as me, I will definitely marry you! Then I’ll stop for you, okay?” This was Ye Ye’s heartfelt promise. “Okay! As long as you don’t mind my playboy ways, when the time comes, I’ll stop for you, and marry you!” “So, have we reached an agreement?” “Yes, we’ll have each other without restricting each other, freely doing what we love until you graduate. If this feeling persists, then we’ll stop playing and get married!” Long Yu stated seriously, like taking an oath, “Do you agree to this agreement, Ye Ye?” “I agree!” Ye Ye solemnly agreed, as if vowing before a priest, then kissed Long Yu’s lips. Under the sunlight, two young hearts leaned on each other. Perhaps they were drawn to each other, deeply in love, yet they still didn’t understand what true love was. Maybe one day they would, but who knows what their mindset would be then? But what does it matter? They were both from the Black Empire, wild and unrestrained by nature! [From Paris to Rome: Chapter Forty, All Blond] Returning to her apartment, Ye Ye found it unusually empty; neither Miao Miao nor Qiu Yu was there. She changed into casual clothes and quickly drove Long Yu’s dark green Porsche Cayman to school. Ye Ye listened attentively in class, managing her emotions well. After all, her primary role at the moment was still a student! At lunch, Ye Ye invited Du Miao Miao and Qiu Yu to eat together at the student cafeteria. Strolling along the tree-lined campus avenue, she ignored the admiring and curious looks from others. It seemed the events at ET last night had spread across campus… Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Ye Ye saw Du Miao Miao and Qiu Yu waving at her from a window seat. She hurried over, pulled out a chair, and sat down. After sipping the drink they had ordered for her, she leisurely started, “So, where did you two go last night? Didn’t even come home?” “Damn Ye Ye, I haven’t blamed you for running off with Long Yu without a word, and here you are questioning us!” Du Miao Miao exclaimed, then turned to Qiu Yu, “—But, Qiu Qiu, why didn’t you come home last night either?” Du Miao Miao asked curiously. “I—uh—” Qiu Yu stammered. “Hehe, Qiu Qiu must have been completely devoured by SKY!” Ye Ye teased with a giggle. “Hmph, and you weren’t devoured by Long Yu?” Qiu Yu retorted angrily. “Here, I admit it! Haha, but I, with Long Yu, we’re totally innocent!” Ye Ye laughed. “I don’t believe it! Alone with a man and woman, sparks should fly, even the cold beauty Qiu Qiu was eaten, how could you, little temptress, keep your virtue?” Du Miao Miao scoffed, clearly skeptical of Ye Ye’s claim. “Really, what would I have to hide? Last night we watched a car race, then drank at the club, got drunk, and slept until morning, nothing happened!” Ye Ye simplified the story; in truth, it was an attempted devour! “Wow, didn’t expect Young Master Long to be a gentleman who can keep his desires in check!” Du Miao Miao exclaimed in surprise. “Du Miao Miao, you keep digging into others, what about you? Weren’t you out all night too? Where did you go?” Qiu Yu coldly pointed at Du Miao Miao’s nose and asked.