Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 240

Julie had been dragged out to the pedestrian street, looking up at him innocently, "Ivan is still waiting for us at home..."

"We'll get him a chicken leg," he said.

Last time, the little guy did mention he wanted chicken legs when he was eating spicy chicken wings. Maybe it was too spicy and he said it offhand. Julie didn't take it seriously, but he seemed to remember it quite well.

Julie nodded, "Alright, let's go to the supermarket and get some chicken legs to cook at home."

She took his hand and they began to walk towards the supermarket.

There was an ice cream shop on the side of the road. The scent wafted over from a distance. Julie took an extra glance and suddenly remembered her school days. She had spent a lot of money buying ice cream to win over this proud and aloof boy standing in front of her.

Julie was lost in thought when he suddenly leaned in from behind her, whispering in her ear, "It's too cold. It's not good for your stomach."

"Let's buy it..." Julie turned around abruptly, not realizing he was standing right behind her.

Julie’s lips brushed against his cheek. Julie stepped back but he caught her by the waist.

Julie shrunk her neck a little, "Buy me some ice cream! Considering how much ice cream I've bought for you before, can't you buy me some?"

When Julie looked up at him, her beautiful, sparkling eyes left him defenseless.

"You're not buying it? Then I'll go myself!" With that, Julie, stubborn as ever, ran over to the queue.

Even though it was winter, the shop was surprisingly busy. There was a young couple in front of them, probably around seventeen or eighteen. The girl wore a cute horn-buttoned fluffy coat and the boy a white overcoat. The young girl rubbed her hands together from the cold. Seeing this, the boy pulled her hands into his pocket, "I told you not to dress so lightly in winter. You look like a fool freezing just to look pretty."

"Don't you like fools? Then let's break up!" The girl haughtily pulled her hand out of his pocket.

The boy pulled her back again, a warm smile on his face, "No matter how foolish you are, I'll still love you. After all, I'm a fool too!"

"What am I to you then?" the girl laughed.

The boy thought for a moment before answering earnestly, "You're my little fool."

Julie almost laughed out loud.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind, "What flavor of ice cream do you want?"

Julie turned around to find him standing beside her without her noticing.

He pulled Julie close to him, ruffled her long hair, and asked, "Are you cold?"

Julie shook her head, smiling like a child, and said to him, "Vanilla."

In front of them, the girl suddenly asked her boyfriend, "Do you know why we eat ice cream in winter?"

The clueless boy shook his head. "Why?"

"Fireworks are beautiful but fleeting. That's why people set them off at night, for they're most beautiful in the dark. It's the same with ice cream. In the hot summer, ice cream melts quickly, but not in winter. I hope our love can be like that, sweet and enduring." The girl chided him sweetly, "You really don't understand."

In their youth, love seemed so pure, free from the worries of daily life and the pain of loss.

Even if their conversation might seem childish and naive to others, their hopeful expectation of love was touching.

While Julie was staring at the young couple in a daze, she suddenly heard a deep, sexy voice from behind, "Honey, I was wrong."

"What?" she turned around, looking confused.

He leaned down and gave her a soft kiss, "I understand now, the meaning of eating ice cream in winter. It means a love that’s sweet and enduring."

"A love that's sweet and enduring?" she smiled at him, "You're hoping for an enduring sweet love just from an ice cream, you're quite a dreamer."

She meant to say this to Kieran, but the young couple in front happened to overhear. They turned around, looking at Julie with curiosity and dissatisfaction.

Julie gave an awkward smile, looking a bit apologetic. The young girl wasn't someone easy to mess with. She stared at Julie unhappily, "Are you jealous of other people's happiness because you don't have any love of your own?"

Modern young girls sure have no filter!

Julie knew she had said the wrong thing, so she didn't argue, just let the girl stare at her angrily. But the man standing behind her suddenly put his arm around her shoulder, looking at the young girl with a gentle smile, speaking in a tone like educating a child, "You're wrong, I truly love her."

The young girl looked up at the man who was much taller than her. He was handsome and gentlemanly, with a warm smile on his face. His deep gaze was like the starry sky, profound as the sea.

He was dressed in a dark grey high-end suit, with a black woolen overcoat on top. Standing here, he looked like a supermodel. The young girl excitedly grabbed her boyfriend's hand, "Darling, he's so handsome!"