Chapter 39
Chapter 39
As soon as the two brothers stepped into the house, Qi Meiling saw Ying Xinghe carrying something in his hand.
"Why did you buy the cake?" Qi Meiling asked.
Ying Xinghe said: "Xiao Xu bought it, saying it was a delicious cake he had eaten, and wanted us all to try it."
Qi Meiling didn't expect that Ying Xinghe would speak in such detail for Ying Xu, as if asking for credit, he was mature since childhood, but he never said such a thing for himself.Feeling very fresh for a while, I couldn't help laughing: "Then I must try it quickly."
Ying Xu then divided the cake, one piece for mother, one piece for brother, one piece for cousin, and one piece for him.
Oh yes, and Dad.
Ying Qiushi was originally sitting on the sofa, listening to them calmly, pretending to be reading a work text message.Hearing Ying Xu calling him, he turned off the phone screen, came to the dining table without haste, picked up the small plastic fork delivered by the cake shop, and ate faster than anyone else.
The cake is soft and toasted, the cream is not sticky, and the taste is really good.The members of the Ying family are not picky about what they eat, let alone cheering for Ying Xu?They all gave thumbs up and praised the cake as delicious.
Ying Ying came back from the outside and was greeted by Ying Xu: "Sister Ying, come and eat cake!"
Today Lin Wushuang and her friends are eating out, Ying Qiuming is not at home for dinner all year round, Ying Ying sees that Ying Xu's family is happy and harmonious, and is thinking not to disturb her, but Ying Xu will stop her, with a beautiful face There was a bit of surprise on the face.
Seeing this, Qi Meiling also called to her with a smile: "Yes, Yingying, come here quickly, Xiao Xu specially brought you a cake."
Even the aunt who has always controlled her figure and doesn't eat sweets is eating cakes.
Ying Ying discovered that Ying Xu did have this kind of power, he was always warm and kind, making it impossible for people to refuse him.
After eating the cake, Qi Meiling took out a piece of paper and handed it to Ying Xu with a smile, asking him to wipe off the cream on his cheeks.Ying Xu wiped his face, thinking of Chi Yan, and said, "By the way, Mom and Dad, I saw Mr. Chi at the door of the house today. He said he also lives here? Where is his house?"
He pretended to ask frankly, but couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.
Qi Meiling seemed a little surprised, but didn't pay attention to his emotions: "Chi Yan moved back?"
She said "move back".
Ying Xu couldn't help wondering—shouldn't Mr. Chi come back to live?Where did he live before?
On the contrary, Ying Qiushi was always steady, he only said: "He should come back, such a big house, he has to come back to live in it to be popular."
So, Mr. Chi lives alone?What about his family?
Regarding Chi Yan, Ying Xu actually had some guesses.When he visited Chi Yan in the hospital, he had never met Chi Yan's family.The weird sickness of being unable to stand up, and the occasional haze that appears in Mr. Chi's eyes, are they all because of his family?
Ying Xu cared too much, and didn't know how to ask.It was as if someone had caught a cat and left it in his heart. The cat's meowing was enough to make his heart flutter, but it was still scratching at the tip of his heart.He wanted to drive the cat out, but he held his heart so tightly, which made him feel extremely reluctant.
Ying Xinghe saw that he was struggling, and he didn't want his parents to continue this topic, so he said, "It's time to eat? When I just came back, I smelled the aroma of thick soup. What kind of soup did you cook today?"
"Drink mushroom soup tonight." Qi Meiling seldom heard him urging dinner, and said with a smile, "Have you been busy all day today? Looks like you're hungry."
So I called the servant to serve the food, and the topic we were talking about before was just like that.
Ying's family is having a lively dinner, but Wei Lianxiao is still busy in the company.I don’t know what’s going on in the past few days. Several cooperations with Yuanyang’s side have not been smooth. Either the contract expired and we couldn’t reach an agreement, or we suddenly asked for more capital investment, or in some cases, he was required to come forward to negotiate. .He is so busy that he never touches the ground, eats, and does not leave the office during breaks, and his complexion has deteriorated.
The secretary stomped on his high heels, and as soon as he heard the sound, he knew that nothing was good.There was a knock on the door, and then the secretary took the documents to report, and there was something wrong.
Wei Lianxiao was upset when he heard that, leaned back on the boss's chair, hooked the tie with one hand and loosened it, and then he felt breathless: "What you just said, I have already discussed with President Chen yesterday. Now they The company’s communication is not in place, and I have to take care of the contact with the original documents, so what do I support you for?”
He has always been merciless in his speech, and the secretary's cheeks flushed when he said it, and he was at a loss for a while.
Wei Lianxiao couldn't see her like this, and couldn't control his bad temper any longer, so he frowned and cursed: "Get out!"
The partner on this side repeated and caused him enough trouble; his cheap brothers on the other side were still looking for work for him, passing some nasty words to the old man.Before the secretary came, he had just answered Wei Kai's phone call. It was from Xingshi asking for a crime. He could still hear soft singing and a woman's delicate laughter on the receiver—he was happy.
Wei Lianxiao rested his head on the back of the chair and leaned back slightly, feeling the soreness on the back of his neck being slowly released.He let out a long breath, covered the tiredness in his eyes, and called Zhang Min: "Come up."
"Boss Wei."
Zhang Min came after a while, and he stood respectfully in front of Wei Lianxiao, not daring to be slighted.
Wei Lianxiao raised his eyelids, and asked him in a deep voice, "What's the news from Ying Xu?"
As soon as Zhang Min heard him ask this question, he first sighed in his heart: "Mr. Ying has been attending and leaving classes normally recently, and working part-time normally, it's no different."
Wei Lianxiao felt even more annoyed when he heard that, he snorted coldly, and tapped his fingers on the desk: "I didn't expect that guy to be such a tough guy."
Zhang Min thought, isn't it?Ying Xu must be overwhelmed by so many calls for debts.How much money can he earn as a young man who hasn't graduated from college?I'm afraid I can't sleep all night and suffer from money worries.
The two people who were talking were totally unaware that they had entered the information cocoon created by Ying's family.Those private detectives hired by Zhang Min are now receiving double salaries, and what they report to them is all fake news.
Not getting any good news from Ying Xu, Wei Lianxiao pinched the base of his nose wearily, picked up his suit jacket and said, "Let's go to Jinjiang Huating."
Wei Lianxiao's house in Jinjiang Huating was equipped with a fingerprint lock. When he pressed his fingerprint, the door lock opened in response.The voice of teaching painting skills in the living room stopped abruptly, and was silenced by the black screen of the mobile phone with a "click", and then footsteps sounded, and Yu Yi appeared in front of him: "You are back."
"Ah."
Wei Lianxiao cheered up a little, walked over to hug him, and kissed him on the cheek: "Why are you here tonight?"
Yu Yi said, "I bought something for you."
He has always been like this, he can't say nice words of love, he always talks about things.
Wei Lianxiao was dumbfounded, and asked again after a while: "What did you buy?"
He walked in with Yu Yi in his arms, and Yu Yi broke away after taking two steps.The young painter walked to the sofa, picked up the cardboard box on the sofa and handed it to him: "This."
His black and white eyes seemed to be lit by crystal lamps, flickering, as if he could speak, and he was clearly still so indifferent, but Wei Lianxiao glimpsed a little treasure-like cuteness on his face made of ice and snow.
He lowered his head to look at it. It was in Yu Yi's style. The thing given as a gift was the simplest original packaging. The words "Multifunctional Shoulder and Neck Massager" were printed on the carton.Can't help laughing: "Why did you think of giving me this?"
Yu Yi said: "You've been very busy with work recently, and you often have to work at your desk. This is exactly what you need."
He didn't say that the teacher recommended it to him, and he no longer watched painting videos in front of Wei Lianxiao without any worries like before.
Wei Lianxiao dislikes his painting very much.
But he likes to draw.
He still likes him.
If he had to make a choice, it would tear his soul apart. All he can do is try not to mention it in front of Wei Lianxiao: don't mention his career, don't mention his mentor, don't mention his Brother, don't mention the paintings he is proud of and the exhibition he has been preparing for a long time.
In fact, he didn't like the way he was angry.
Also didn't like him burning his own paintings.
He painted the most beautiful him, but he was burned by the current him.
He doesn't like it.
But he likes him.
He can't speak nice words, but he can express it with actions.
He is changing himself, trying not to make him angry.
He also wants to respond to his waiting, to respond to his love.
There was a sudden silence in the room, and in the silence, Wei Lianxiao understood Yu Yi's eyes, and he sighed: "Xiao Yi, I don't need you to change anything for me..."
Yu Yi just looked at him with those black and white eyes, hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah."
He actually understands very well.
He dedicated all his colors to art, leaving Wei Lianxiao a blank sheet of paper.He didn't hide his hesitation, the reaction of nodding his head when he knew his lover was talking ironically, was like a slap on Wei Lianxiao's face.
Wei Lianxiao avoided his eyes, and also avoided the rush of joy in his heart.
He really doesn't need Yu Yi to make changes for him?
No, it's not.
In fact, he was very happy. After many years of competition with "painting", he finally gained the upper hand.He feels that he is despicable, and he takes advantage of Yu Yi's "please".He put down the paper box in his hand, cupped Yu Yi's cheek again, and gave him a rewarding kiss: "I love you, Xiao Yi."
Yu Yi's cheeks were dyed a little red, like the sunset glowing on the snow-capped mountains, covering the snow with a peach-like embarrassment.His voice was still as thin as ice and snow, but he was very serious: "I love you too, Wei Lianxiao."
Wei Lianxiao took the opportunity to mention it, saying that he wanted to take him out on Saturday to relax.He hugged him and sat on the sofa, like all loving couples, sniffing the faint fragrance in Yu Yi's hair: "I heard from Liu Siyi that his family has opened a new horse farm, do you want to go for a run?"
Wei Lianxiao likes horse racing, but Yu Yi doesn't.
Besides, he has important things to do this weekend.
He thought about it, but he didn't think of a way not to make Wei Lianxiao angry. When Wei Lianxiao asked "Is it okay" again, he answered silently.
Wei Lianxiao let go of his hands if he felt something, and stared at him deeply, with a deep tired look in his eyes.
"Can't you?"
There was a faint unhappiness in his voice, as if a mountain rain was about to come.
However, Yu Yi still rejected him: "No."
He has an art exhibition on Saturday, and he can't leave.
He didn't say clearly what he was going to do, for fear that Wei Lianxiao would get angry, but why couldn't Wei Lianxiao guess?What else does Yu Yi do besides painting all day long?He doesn't even kiss his parents, he only loves painting, and the only thing that can make him reject himself is painting!
Wei Lianxiao laughed angrily: "It's like this again, Yu Yi, you are still like this!"
His voice was tinged with a tremor of anger and a complaint of disappointment.
Yu Yi was just silent, his fingers stuck to the hem of his clothes helplessly, like a restless butterfly in the rain.He has always been determined, but he entrusted all his fragility to Wei Lianxiao. Wei Lianxiao can always easily make him hesitate and make him sad.
In the end, they had another quarrel and parted ways.
Wei Lianxiao left, leaving him in the big empty house.
This is not his home.
He should go.
Yu Yi's eyelashes trembled, trembled again, gradually became moist and heavy, his nose slowly turned red, but he didn't cry.He slowly raised his body and walked out of Jinjiang Huating like a wandering soul.In the howling night wind, he sent a message to Wei Lianxiao: "I'm sorry. You go home, I'm leaving."
"Ding Dong".
Wei Lianxiao's phone screen suddenly lit up.
He was sitting in the car, the garage was dark, only the green light of the emergency exit was emitting a faint light, echoing the dim silver cast from the screen of his mobile phone.He fumbled for the phone irritably, instead of looking at the message from Yu Yi, he called Zhang Min.
Poor Zhang Min just got off work, and has to serve him conscientiously: "President Wei, what are your orders?"
Wei Lianxiao asked him, "Where is Ying Xu now?"
"Ah?" Zhang Min didn't respond.
Wei Lianxiao still had a fire in his heart, and after being "ah" by him, he jumped up again.Angrily said: "I pay you so much salary, but you don't know where Ying Xu is, why don't you do it!"
Zhang Min was scolded so badly that he didn't dare to defend himself. He quickly said that he would ask the private detective immediately, and then non-stop replied to Wei Lianxiao: "Mr. Wei, the private detective said that Ying Xu got off work early today and is now home."
Wei Lianxiao impatiently: "Address."
Zhang Min hurriedly gave him an address, but before he finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Not long after, Wei Lianxiao went downstairs to Ying Xu's old house.
He first sent a message to Ying Xu, showing that he was blocked.
He called Ying Xu again, but the receiver was filled with busy tones.
He counted the windows one by one according to the room number given by Zhang Min, and he counted a dark window without any light.
asleep?
Wei Lianxiao didn't know what he wanted, and he didn't know what drove him to climb upstairs. He stood at the door of Ying Xu's house with a breathless breath, and knocked on the door vigorously: "Ying Xu, open the door! Ying Xu, Ying Xu, I know you are at home! "
He slapped the rusty iron door with a "dong dong" sound, but there was no response from the door.
Wei Lianxiao was furious, and his voice became colder: "Ying Xu, I'll give you ten seconds to open the door! If you don't open the door for me now, I'll let your relatives come to your school tomorrow!"
"Click" is the sound of the door lock turning.
Wei Lianxiao stood up with arms folded, maintaining his usual high posture in front of Ying Xu, and then he heard a man's rough and ugly scolding voice behind him: "I'm going to knock on your door in the middle of the night, what are you knocking on, you're a soul, you , Chi Chi Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai is so noisy!"
Wei Lianxiao was taken aback by the scolding, what kind of status is he?He was scolded by a commoner who lived in an old house and worked hard.Just as he was about to reprimand him back, he turned his head and was almost poked in the eye by a broom.The broom was still entangled with a lot of hair and the dust swept from the corners of the room, like a large group of viruses, showing off its might in front of Wei Lianxiao.
Wei Lianxiao thought it was dirty, so he took a step back subconsciously.
"Hey, don't gossip with your old man and force me to drive you away with a broom! You're crazy, Ying Xu hasn't been home for several days, why are you looking for him here? Get lost, get away, don't Screaming here, disturbing your father to sleep!"
With a bang, the door was slammed shut.
Wei Lianxiao's brain also shook.
He was the only one who scolded others, and he never thought that someone would scold him like that.
Really no quality!
Wei Lianxiao frowned, his head was chilled by the draft.
Was it the same when Ying Xu's second aunt scolded him?
This idea suddenly rose in Wei Lianxiao's mind, and he immediately suppressed it.He stopped knocking on the door, thinking about what the man said, "Ying Xu hasn't been home for a few days", and thought, how is it possible?Didn't his private detective say that everything is normal these days?But Ying Xu didn't come home... That guy couldn't be so brave that he didn't sleep, and worked part-time in a 24-hour business place in Haicheng, right?
With a "click", Wei Lianxiao accidentally stepped on a can, and the orange soda splashed out, staining his shoes.The cheap orange scent diffused in the air, and Wei Lianxiao's face became stinky.He really couldn't figure out what Ying Xu was so stubborn about?He would rather live in such a dirty old building than be his lover.
What's wrong with following him?
Bad temper!
stubborn!
Wei Lianxiao gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words: "It's what you deserve!"
At the same time, in Ying's house and Ying Qiushi's study, the lights were bright, like daytime.
Qi Meiling knocked on the door and came in, bringing a plate of fruit to her husband: "Are you still resting? Don't be too busy, come and eat some fruit."
Seeing his wife coming, Ying Qiushi put away his unhappy expression, took the fork and looked down, and laughed dumbly: "Why are you so busy today, cutting fruit like this?" On the beautiful white porcelain plate, Pieces of apples were cut into bunny shapes.
Qi Meiling also laughed: "Where did I do it? It was Xiao Xu. He cut up the apple like this, and the little rabbit left it for us. The leftovers went into his own stomach, and he is screaming for support now. If it wasn't like this, I would have let him He comes to present the treasure himself."
Ying Qiushi imagined that scene, couldn't help laughing, picked up a piece of apple and ate it, and asked, "Will Xinghe eat it?"
Qi Meiling said: "Eat. How can he not buy the fruit prepared by Xiaoxu?" As he spoke, he moved to her husband's side, showed the photo album on her mobile phone, and shared it with him: "I secretly took a photo of Xinghe, look— —”
In the photo, Ying Xinghe is poking an apple to his mouth with a serious face.
The soft and cute little rabbit paired with his serious look is really indescribably fun and funny.
Ying Qiushi was very emotional when he saw it: "I thought it would take a long time for Xiaoxu to get used to this house when he came back, but I didn't expect him to adapt better than us."
Qi Meiling leaned against her husband, and said softly, "This is what a family should look like."
"By the way, I have something to tell you."
Ying Qiushi told about Wei Lianxiao.Earlier, they noticed that Wei Lianxiao sent a special person to follow Ying Xu, so while they were managing private detectives, they started to follow Wei Lianxiao.
Unexpectedly, Wei Lianxiao has so many things to deal with recently, and he can spare time to go to the old house to find Ying Xu.
Qi Meiling frowned after hearing this: "He's still too idle."
Ying Qiushi's tone was light: "Free? Why bother to take a break from the busy schedule? Since he wants to be free, we might as well help him."
Qi Meiling looked at him and heard that he already had a plan in mind, so she put the matter aside and said, "Don't let Xiaoxu affect him, it's too bad."
Ying Qiushi heard her words and grabbed her hand.
"Of course, we finally got Xiao Xu back, and we can't let him suffer any more."
Qi Meiling smiled: "To tell you the truth, I'm actually very happy to be able to do something for this kid. He had a hard time in the past two years, I just want to see his smile."
Ying Qiushi squeezed her hand a little tighter, his voice was deep and solemn.
"Will do."
He will protect their mother and child from any harm.
The night wind was blowing into the car window, and in the wee hours when the whole city was gradually getting sleepy, Wei Lianxiao was driving a luxury car on the rarely empty road, the music on the car was loud, singing his inner irritability.
The stars in the night sky are twinkling and twinkling, and the traffic lights at the intersection are also twinkling.
Wei Lianxiao slammed on the brakes, rushed forward, and then slowly leaned back.
"Yu Yi, Yu Yi, Ying Xu..."
He quietly let go of the hand holding the steering wheel, and then tightened it suddenly. The lover's name was on the tip of his tongue and murmured repeatedly in his heart, and then it turned into "Ying Xu".It is always easier to say the name "Ying Xu" than "Yu Yi".It's not that he can't control Yu Yi, it's just that he can't bear it.But is it really that difficult to deal with Ying Xu?
He didn't believe it.
The night wind was cool, and Wei Lianxiao's smile was also cold, the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"Ah!"
Ying Xu sat cross-legged on the bed and sneezed loudly.
Chi Yan was chatting with him on the phone, and expressed his concern to him at the right time: "It's a bit cold tonight, don't catch a cold, drink some hot water."
As soon as Ying Xu heard him talk about drinking hot water, he felt his stomach swelled so much, he hurriedly said, "No, no, I can't drink a drop of water now!"
"What's wrong?" Chi Yan asked.
Ying Xu was embarrassed, but he still told the truth: "The chef at home cooks delicious food. I accidentally ate too much. Then I made little rabbit apples. I ate a lot of crushed apples, and now I only need Thinking of eating and drinking makes me uncomfortable." He was clearly determined to control his diet, but he didn't stick to two meals.
Listening to him talking, Chi Yan felt a picture in his mind.When I was in the hospital, the children were like this. When they saw the food they liked, they would eat it up and eat it until their belly was round, like a piece of cat cake. They wanted to paralyze but were too embarrassed to collapse in front of him.He kind of missed that time, and remembered meeting Ying Xinghe at the gate of Ying's house in the afternoon, Ying Xinghe carried his little friend "home" vigilantly, his calm and gentle eyes gradually darkened, casting a layer of gloom.
"No wonder you can't sleep, you chat with me so late at night."
There was no dissonance in Chi Yan's voice, with a hint of a smile, drunk with the breeze.
Ying Xu felt uncomfortable: "Did I delay your sleep?"
"will not."
Chi Yan said, "I don't feel sleepy tonight."
He started throwing hooks, baiting his little friend.
Sure enough, the kid immediately took the hook: "What's wrong?"
Chi Yan smiled and said, "Chatting with you made me a little hungry."
Ying Xu also laughed: "I really want to share half of what I eat with you, so I don't have to hold on like this, and you won't feel hungry."
"That's not good either."
Chi Yan rejected his proposal, and said seriously: "If that's the case, there won't be this phone call."
Ying Xu: "..."
What does Mr. Chi mean to say, he looks forward to the daily small talk as much as he does?
Chi Yan didn't let his thoughts go far, and returned to the previous topic: "But speaking of the chef of Ying's family, his skills are really superb. No wonder Xiao Xu couldn't resist the temptation. I used to go to your house with my family as a guest, At that time, I was not very old, and I remembered that the grape fish was delicious after a meal."
Ying Xu was amused by him again, thinking that Mr. Chi at that time was very cute.
He said seriously: "The grape fish cooked by the chef is so delicious, then I will order tomorrow!"
"You can try it, you won't be disappointed."
"Uh-huh!"
Chi Yan looked at the time: "It's past eleven, are you going to sleep?"
Ying Xu was reluctant to hang up the phone, and quickly said, "I'm not sleepy yet!"
After finishing speaking, I felt that I was acting too eagerly, and added another sentence: "I'm still holding on."
The voice was drawn out, like a spoiled child.
"Let's chat for a while." Chi Yan narrowed his eyes and started to rewind the line, "It would be great if I could have dinner with you like we did in the hospital."
"What?" Ying Xu asked.
Chi Yan replied: "You always eat deliciously, and I never lose my appetite when eating with you."
Ying Xu frowned upon hearing this: "Mr. Chi, do you have a bad appetite tonight?"
Chi Yan didn't answer directly, but said: "I'm in a hurry to come back. The cook I found temporarily can barely eat the dishes."
The five-star chef couldn't hear what he said, otherwise he wouldn't want to continue working no matter how much money he gave.
Ying Xu believed it, "You ate less at night, you must be hungry now!"
No wonder he was hungry when he said something, and even talked about food with him, it turned out that he was thinking about it.
No!
Ying Xu hurriedly got up from the bed, Chi Yan only heard him stepping on his slippers, kicking, and then stomping downstairs, opening the refrigerator.
"Xiao Xu?"
"Mr. Chi!"
The joyful voice overwhelmed his inquiry, and then the owner of the voice noticed that his voice was too high, and deliberately lowered his voice, as if whispering to Chi Yan through the mobile phone: "I found a large box of shrimp dumplings in the refrigerator, Do you want to eat?"
Chi Yan was taken aback.
I heard Ying Xu say, "I'll cook it for you now, and it will be ready in a few minutes. Is it far from your home? Xiaoxu can deliver it to your home!"
His voice was so brisk, with sincerity and enthusiasm as the background color, it turned into a warm wind blowing into Chi Yan's heart.
During a slightly longer silence, Chi Yan realized that he really shouldn't.
He shouldn't have played tricks on his little friend in order to "compete" with Ying Xinghe.
He is very good at trapping and killing prey, but Ying Xu is not his prey.
He actually forgot that the sincerity of youth is unpredictable.
Because he was afraid that he would be hungry and uncomfortable, even if it was almost twelve o'clock in the morning, he would still run downstairs, find the refrigerator for him, roll up his sleeves, and cook him a bowl of shrimp dumplings.
Ying Xu's sincerity contrasts with his excess.
But those who are favored can't help but push forward, Chi Yan raised the corners of his mouth, and the smile in his eyes grew stronger.
"It's not far, Chi Yan Navigator can guide you."
At that moment, he indulged his desire.
He wants to see him.
want to hug him.
His beloved child, his Xiaoxu.
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