Chapter 3: Hidden in the Study

Yu Jingyuan didn't say anything, just looked at Xia Cheng, his brows slightly furrowed and his eyes fixed.

Xun Youdong said, "Hahaha, don't you recognize Chengcheng? But it's true. The last time you met, Chengcheng was only a few months old. You had just learned to walk, and you were lying on the cradle and tiptoeing to look at Chengcheng. I didn't expect that you two would meet again now that you have grown up so much."

As Xun Youdong spoke, he seemed to be thinking of the past, and guilt gradually dissipated in his eyes.

Just as Yu Jingyuan was about to speak, Xia Cheng stuffed the chess piece into his hand and calmly grasped his palm:

"So we've known each other since we were young? Brother Jingyuan, let's talk about the past later."

Seeing that everyone's attention was on Xia Cheng, Xun Mo pursed her lips and looked at him silently for a few seconds before speaking:

"Dad, I'm starving. When will dinner be served?"

"Eat, eat now."

Xun Youdong led several people out of the study. Xun Sheng had already changed his clothes at the dining table. The woman sitting next to him was chatting with him intensely, and the expressions on both of their faces were very vivid.

Yu Jingyuan walked beside Xia Cheng and wanted to speak, but Xia Cheng's eyes hinted at him, so he closed his mouth again, pursed his thin lips, and looked melancholy.

Seeing Xun Mo's eyes moving back and forth between them, Xia Cheng whispered, "Let's talk after dinner."

As soon as Yu Jingyuan nodded, he was pulled away by Xun Mo.

"Brother Jingyuan, look, Mom is arranging a blind date for you again."

"What? You didn't find anyone you like this time?" Yu Jingyuan smiled and pressed hard on Xun Sheng's shoulder.

Xun Sheng threw the photo away. The mask on his face, a serious man in the company, was now slightly cracked. He rubbed his temples tiredly and smiled bitterly: "It's not time yet."

"What do you mean it's not time yet? You're not eighteen, you're twenty-eight! When I was your age, Cheng Cheng was already born."

He Qing hugged Xia Cheng. Her personality was very similar to Xun Mo's, enthusiastic and cheerful.

"Chengcheng, don't be like your brother. There's not even a female mosquito around him. Do you have someone you like at school?"

Someone you like?

Xia Cheng couldn't help but think of someone, then shook her head:

"I haven't thought about these things."

"It's okay, you're still young, there's no rush."

"Why doesn't mom ask me?" Xun Mo was waiting for He Qing to speak, her eyes scanning Yu Jingyuan desperately.

The answer was self-evident, Xun Youdong laughed out loud:

"You kid."

After chatting for a while, we started eating.

When Yu Jingyuan was little, his parents were busy with work, so he often came to the Xun family for dinner. As he grew older, it became a habit. Although the frequency was less, it was not the first time he was paired with Xun Mo. He had never cared about it before, thinking that his sister would not like him when she grew up.

But after what happened last night, his mind was no longer as calm as before, and he couldn't help but keep looking at Xia Cheng who was sitting opposite him.

She was stuffing rice into her mouth peacefully, sitting there quietly. When she was mentioned, she replied with a few words at a moderate pace, like a tiny ball of a newly hatched bird.

There is a circle of red marks on the wrist, which is revealed as the cuffs slide down. Compared with the fair skin around it, it is a bit glaring.

That red mark was left by Yu Jingyuan last night.

Guilt welled up in his heart, and Yu Jingyuan picked up his chopsticks and took the initiative to pick up a piece of braised pork for her.

Everyone looked at him, including Xia Cheng.

He retracted his hand belatedly and said honestly:

"I think Chengcheng is too thin. He needs to eat more meat."

At this point, He Qing sighed. She felt a little sad. She vaguely remembered that she had raised Xia Cheng to be plump and fair, but why did she look so pitiful now?

In fact, Xia Cheng is not that thin. She is 1.65 meters tall, with a thin waist and long legs, and a plump, white and tender breast.

However, because they had not seen each other for many years, He Qing and Xun Youdong both felt that they owed Xia Cheng.

"Chengcheng, find some time to change your name back." Xun Youdong put down his chopsticks: "After all, he is a child of the Xun family, so he should have the surname Xun."

"Xun Cheng?" Xun Mo asked while pestering Yu Jingyuan to pick up some food for her. She glanced at the meat in Xia Cheng's bowl and felt a little relieved when she saw that Xia Cheng didn't touch it.

Yu Jingyuan used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat for her and said to Xun Youdong, "I remember her name was Xun Nuanyi before."

"Then let's change the name." Xia Cheng finished eating and agreed immediately.

After dinner, Xun Sheng went back to his room to hold a video conference, Xun Youdong and He Qing went for a walk in the courtyard, and Xun Mo, Yu Jingyuan and Xia Cheng were left sitting on the sofa to digest their food.

While Xun Mo went to the room to get the game controller, Xia Cheng took Yu Jingyuan to the study and got straight to the point.

"Don't ever tell anyone about what happened last night!"

"Why?" Yu Jingyuan clenched his fists.

Although he didn't like Xia Cheng to the point of liking her, he was not an irresponsible man.

"Because Xun Mo likes you! She is my sister, I can't be with you! I, I don't want to make her sad."

No, I do this precisely because she is my sister.

Yu Jingyuan frowned: "I don't like her."

"But you don't like me either!"

This sentence is correct. Yu Jingyuan thought about it, his tall body swayed, and he felt a headache: "Then do you like me?"

After he said that, he regretted it. He and Xia Cheng had just met yesterday, and he only had time to investigate her identity after waking up this morning. How could she possibly like him?

"I...I mean, it's okay if you don't like it."

"What do you mean?" Xia Cheng guided him step by step.

Yu Jingyuan suddenly smiled, covering his cheeks with his hands, his eyelashes trembling between his fingers:

"Last night was your first time, and I will definitely take responsibility. Things like feelings can be cultivated slowly."

Xia Cheng was about to say something when Yu Jingyuan spoke again, but this time his tone was noticeably lower.

"Besides, last night...was my first time too."

"Huh?" Xia Cheng was really surprised: "But you are so skilled!"

"Not very skilled..." He lowered his palms that were covering his face, and clasped Xia Cheng's shoulders with both hands, warm and generous:

"Just follow my arrangements. I can't help but take responsibility. If you don't agree to cultivate a relationship, then I will tell my uncle and aunt, and we will get married right away."

These words came out of Yu Jingyuan's mouth and knocked Xia Cheng unconscious.

After pretending to be dumbfounded for a moment, she quickly agreed.

Everything went more smoothly than she had expected. The effect of this ambiguity was much better than directly telling Xun Mo that she and Yu Jingyuan had slept with each other.

Enough to make people suspicious and uneasy.

At the same time, Xun Sheng, who had just finished a meeting in the bedroom, was about to go to the study to get some information.

The sound of slippers hitting the wooden floor could not cover up the conversation in the study.

There's someone inside.

He stopped and listened quietly for a while. Although he knew that eavesdropping was not a good behavior, he couldn't move his feet when he heard Xia Cheng's voice.

Then came Yu Jingyuan's voice.

Xun Sheng's brows twitched, and he covered the metal handle with one hand. He showed half of his body expressionlessly, and spoke in a low voice, looking indifferently at the woman who was almost surrounded by Yu Jingyuan:

"What are you doing?"

"Brother, what are you doing in the study?"

Just as Xun Mo picked up the game controller, she saw Xun Sheng standing at the door of the study.

She walked over quickly, but Xun Sheng ignored her and went straight into the study.

Xun Mo said "Huh", walked to the door of the study, and knocked on the door dissatisfiedly:

"Didn't you say we should play games together?"

She stopped in front of the chess table and pushed a chess piece over.

"Brother Jingyuan, do you and my brother want to continue playing chess? Then I'll go find Sister Xiacheng to play games, but her phone is so broken, she may not be able to play. Brother Jingyuan, please accompany me."

Hearing her own name, Xia Cheng, who was covered by the tablecloth under the chess table, covered her breath in fear.

The space under the chess table was too small. She lost her balance and sat on someone's feet, which grabbed her trouser leg.