Chapter 124: Kisses and Hugs—And Another Smack
Under the most upvoted reply, Su Keke asked again: Are other elders like this too? Should you say you like them more, and give them more hugs and kisses?
User “108F” replied: Of course. Same principle—provided they’re elders who treat you well. Not just parents, even grandparents. If you get closer to them, they’ll definitely be happy.
After replying with a thank-you, Su Keke exited the forum.
She thought about how she got along with Shifu. It seemed she had never hugged or kissed Shifu, and she rarely said the words “I like you.”
She made up her mind: from now on, in front of elders she liked, she would express her affection more—more hugs and kisses!
With that mood, Su Keke returned to the villa.
While switching channels after watching cartoons, she even saw an advertisement.
A little girl of seven or eight saw her father and suddenly lunged toward him. The father scooped her up and spun around, delighted.
She didn’t even know what the ad was for, yet that scene engraved itself deeply in Su Keke’s heart.
So elders really did like that kind of closeness from juniors.
“Keke, go to bed early. Auntie Lin is going to sleep first.”
Su Keke snapped back and nodded quickly. “Okay, Auntie Lin. Good night.”
Although the villa was large, Auntie Lin and Uncle Zhao didn’t live inside it. They lived in the side rooms on both sides of the small courtyard. But even though they were “side rooms,” they were built beautifully—the same antique-style architecture as the main villa, and inside, the furnishings and decor matched the villa’s style perfectly, not lacking at all.
Once Auntie Lin left, the huge villa felt a bit cold and empty with only Su Keke inside.
At this point she couldn’t really focus on reading anymore. So she took a shower, changed into pink bunny pajamas, lay on the bed, and scrolled her phone.
She wasn’t wasting her life—she just wanted to learn more modern things so she wouldn’t fall behind the times. Like that red-envelope thing she’d mentioned to Qin Junchi—she might run into lots of such things in the future.
But should she start with Weibo first, or go browse that forum again?
Su Keke didn’t think too much. She registered accounts on all the commonly used social apps first.
After fiddling around, it was already ten o’clock. Just as Su Keke was about to sleep, she suddenly heard some movement outside.
She sprang up and rushed to the balcony.
It was Assistant Wu’s car!
At that moment, Qin Mochen had just gotten out of the car.
There was still a trace of fatigue on the man’s face. He rubbed between his brows. “Old Wu, you’ve worked hard.”
Wu Zongbai hurriedly said, “How can I count as working hard? It’s you—you’ve been traveling. You could’ve waited a day before coming back.”
“Once the matter was handled, I came back.”
As he said that, the corner of the man’s mouth lifted slightly.
That little girl had personally said she missed him. If he didn’t come back, who knew what she’d be muttering about behind his back.
“Uncle!”
The moment the front door opened, a little girl in pink bunny pajamas suddenly rushed out from inside.
Halfway through, she paused for a second, as if hesitating. Then she suddenly sped up and charged straight toward Qin Mochen.
Qin Mochen had fallen for similar tricks before and didn’t reach out to catch her—yet this time it was completely different. She had no intention of stopping.
Su Keke threw herself straight into Qin Mochen’s arms. Her little legs kicked off the ground, using the momentum to jump onto him. Her legs wrapped around his waist, and her arms clamped tightly around his neck.
Caught off guard, Qin Mochen was hit so suddenly that he took a step back.
In that instant, Qin Mochen’s mind went blank for a beat, and his eyes widened slightly.
“Uncle, you’re finally back! I missed you so much!” Su Keke hugged him, giggling. Then she puckered her lips and smacked a kiss onto his cheek. “Business trip was hard, huh!”
Qin Mochen’s eyes widened even more, staring at Su Keke in a daze.
Assistant Wu looked even more shocked than he did—his mouth gaping.
“Um… Fourth Master, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head off first. See you at the company tomorrow!”
After blurting that out, Wu Zongbai jumped into the car and drove away cleanly.
Before leaving, he peeked through the rearview mirror at the two people in the center of the courtyard.
Fourth Master’s hands were hanging stiffly at his sides, his upper body leaning back, still completely stunned.
Wu Zongbai took only one look and hurriedly fled the scene.
My god—this was the first time he’d ever seen someone dare to jump straight onto Fourth Master!
This was Fourth Master! Even speaking within three steps of him felt like pressure as heavy as Mount Tai—let alone anything else.
What was wrong with the little cutie today? This level of enthusiasm was terrifying…
“Uncle? Uncle! Uncle, what’s wrong? I already hugged you and kissed you—aren’t you going to hug and kiss me too?” Seeing her uncle’s face stay blank, Su Keke couldn’t help feeling puzzled.
She was being so close to him—wasn’t he happy?
The “koala” hanging on him started sliding down little by little. Before Qin Mochen even understood what was happening, his arm moved first, supporting her bottom and lifting her up a bit.
Qin Mochen came back to himself, eyes fixed on those pitch-black eyes at his own height. “Girl, you…”
Su Keke smiled at once—so bright. “I missed Uncle, and I like Uncle a lot, so I want to be close to Uncle and show my affection. Uncle, do you like me being close like this? Does it make you happy?”
Qin Mochen’s thin lips parted slightly. He moved them, his voice low. “And who taught you this?”
Su Keke said cheerfully, “The internet taught me. I learned so, so much.”
Qin Mochen didn’t feel comforted at all. Instead, his head started throbbing.
“Get down first.” Qin Mochen slapped her little butt with his big palm.
Su Keke let out an “Oh.” Her legs loosened, and she slid down off him.
She secretly observed Uncle’s expression. Somehow Uncle didn’t look as happy as she imagined—rather, he seemed… troubled and helpless?
No, Su Keke remembered that the netizen who gave advice said some elders would be happy inside but wouldn’t show it. Someone like Uncle, who never showed emotions on his face, would show it even less.
Maybe he was secretly happy.
Su Keke主动 hugged her uncle’s arm, determined to keep up the closeness to the end. “Hehe, Uncle worked hard on the trip. Hurry and go inside and rest.”
Qin Mochen looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he let her hold onto his arm, carrying luggage with the other hand as he went inside with her.
Just as Su Keke was about to help him sort his luggage again, Qin Mochen quickly lifted her aside. “What time is it? And you still aren’t sleeping?”
“But Uncle just got back—you must be even more tired. I’ll help Uncle sort things out. Otherwise, if we leave it for tomorrow, then Uncle has to sort it and also sleep?”
“I’m not tired. I slept on the plane. I haven’t adjusted to the time difference yet.”
As he spoke, he patted the little girl’s head and said in a low voice, “Go sleep. You still have school tomorrow.”
“Really no need for me to help?” Su Keke asked again.
“Really no need.”
Su Keke gave an “Oh.” “Then I’m going to sleep.”
Qin Mochen nodded. “Go sleep, quickly.”
Su Keke had only walked halfway when she suddenly pattered back toward him again. She held Qin Mochen’s shoulders, rose on tiptoe with effort, and planted a heavy smack on his cheek. Then she giggled. “Uncle, good night!”
