This scene is so familiar. This is how He Xizhou snatched the box more than three months ago.

...But that's not the point here.

Noticing that the phone had not been hung up, Ye Ying quickly said to Ye Mingyuan: "It's okay, I just ran into a friend... Um, I'll hang up first, Dad."

After putting away the phone, Ye Ying's face was still filled with surprise: "Why are you here?"

He Xizhou walked over with a suitcase in his hand: "We're all going to City C anyway, so I might as well go with you."

Ye Ying was silent for two seconds: "On the way?"

It's quite convenient to give up the direct flight and spend several more hours to go to S city and find this community by taking a detour.

He Xizhou also felt that this excuse was a bit ridiculous, and he rubbed his nose: "It's not that I was feeling lucky, I just felt a bit bored flying alone, so I came to find you."

Ye Ying nodded, it was nothing, and walked out of the community with him: "You didn't take your luggage?"

"I didn't take it." He Xizhou shook the lever again, "What we grabbed is enough."

Ye Ying took a look and He Xizhou laughed: "I really didn't take it. I have to go back to City B anyway."

He Xizhou's family lives in City B, so there's really no need to carry a suitcase around, so he just carried a shoulder bag this time. The two got in the car at the gate of the community, and He Xizhou took out a black baseball cap and a new black mask from his bag: "Remember to arm yourself when you go out later, otherwise you'll be eaten by those girls."

Ye Ying was in a hurry to go out, and indeed forgot about it. She took it and put it on: "Thank you."

We took a car to the airport and then took a plane. After nearly three hours of flight, we arrived in City C and successfully met up with Qiu Shuang and others at the airport pick-up point.

Although they had only been apart for two days, they felt particularly close when they met. Qiu Shuang hooked his arm around their necks as they walked out: "Everyone is here. It's a bit eye-catching to stand together. I'll call a car to take you back to the hotel. Did you two meet at the airport? What a coincidence."

Ye Ying and He Xizhou looked at each other without saying anything. Xu Qiongzhi asked them where they were in the group chat, so the three of them didn't waste any time and took a taxi to the hotel to meet up with everyone.

Li Jingfei really took good care of his younger brother and sister. The two little ones were very well-behaved and sensible. They called everyone they saw "brother", especially Li Wenlan. When he saw Ye Ying, his eyes obviously lit up.

Ye Ying walked over and patted the little girl's head, and took out the gifts for her from the suitcase - several autographed photos and a rotating cat music box. Li Wenlan's eyes were full of surprise, and he was so happy that he hugged Ye Ying with a red face: "Thank you, brother!"

"You're welcome." Ye Ying took out another mechanical assembly toy, which was a gift to Li Chao. The little boy had no resistance to this cool toy, and hugged the toy tightly and shouted happily: "Thank you, Brother Ye!"

Li Jingfei looked at him with warm eyes: "Thank you. It's troublesome."

"Yingying, you are so thoughtful. I didn't even think of bringing gifts for my younger brothers and sisters," Xu Qiongzhi leaned over and hugged the two children one by one, "Then I'll give them a hug!"

Qiu Shuang touched Mo's chin: "Why does this move of yours look familiar to me? Do you always give a hug when you can't afford a gift?"

Xu Qiongzhi put her hands on her hips and said, "My hug is precious. Ask if there is anyone here who doesn't want to get a hug from me?!"

Except for Ye Ying, the other men who were called out looked away in unison.

Xu Qiongzhi: "...Don't stop me, I will quit the group if I stay."

Even Li Chao and Li Wenlan chuckled. Qiu Shuang smiled and said, "Put away your magical powers. Let's go eat first. You are all hungry, right?"

We had been rushing here since we left home in the morning, and after a few hours, we were really hungry. The hotel that Qiu Shuang booked was close to our hot pot restaurant, so a group of us put on masks and walked over to the hot pot restaurant.

It was 2:30 in the afternoon, past lunchtime, and there were few customers in the store. Qiu Shuang's parents knew they were coming, so they warmly entertained them and kept praising them: "You guys are all very energetic and each one is more handsome than the other!"

The boys greeted them politely: "Hello uncle and aunt, you are causing trouble!"

"What's the trouble? It's not a trouble at all!" Qiu Shuang's parents liked them more and more. "Let Xiao Shuang take you to the private room on the second floor. You must eat as much as you can after coming all the way here. Don't be polite to the uncles and aunts!"

The couple's personalities are both very enthusiastic and cheerful, making people feel very friendly. Qiu Shuang took them upstairs to the private room. Ye Ying said: "Brother Shuang's personality should be like that of his uncle and aunt, right? The atmosphere in your family is really good."

"My dad always says that you have to be sincere in life to be successful." Qiu Shuang smiled and handed over a few menus, "Just order whatever you want!"

In front of such a warm family, being polite would hurt feelings. The men quickly checked a lot of boxes, and the two children also ordered some desserts and juices.

The dishes were placed one by one. In addition to fresh beef and mutton, there were also yellow throat, tripe, shrimp balls, duck intestines, brains and other rich ingredients. The bright red pot bottom was bubbling with joy. Pour the dishes into the pot one by one, and after taking them out, dip them in the special sauce while they are hot. It is fresh, fragrant, spicy and refreshing, and the taste is amazing!

After alleviating the hunger in his stomach, Qiu Shuang stood up to get a few bottles of beer and placed them on the table with a heroic look: "To celebrate the formation of the group and to celebrate our becoming teammates, we should have a few drinks, right?"

Li Jingfei took a bottle of beer, opened the cap and poured it for everyone. Ming Yuechen said leisurely: "Besides the two children, there is another underage person who can't drink, right?"

Xu Qiongzhi jumped up immediately: "I can drink! I'm less than a month old and I'm an adult!"

He Xizhou glanced at the man beside him, poured a glass of orange juice and put it aside.

Ye Ying tilted her head: "Brother He, I am an adult now."

"I know." He Xizhou, "but you don't look like you can drink much. Drink some juice."

Ye Ying's alcohol tolerance was indeed poor, but the fact that they formed a group was something worth celebrating. It would be a bit awkward not to drink something in such a good atmosphere: "It's okay, I can drink."

The man had delicate features, fair skin, and wore a clean white casual jacket. If he wasn't old, he would look like a well-behaved boy. He Xizhou raised his eyebrows: "Okay, if you get drunk, I won't care about you. I'll just throw you out on the street and see how you get home alone."

The tone was like scaring a child. Ye Ying smiled and said casually: "Are you willing to do it?"

He Xizhou's eyes fixed on her face, his throat churned, and he said softly, "Of course I can't bear to part with it."

It was just a common joke between friends, but the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and subtle. Ye Ying looked away, took the orange juice and took a sip, rubbing her fingers unconsciously on the wall of the glass.

Fortunately, Xu Qiongzhi, the loud speaker, spoke up at this time, holding up a beer glass and standing up: "It is fate that we can meet in the show, and it is even more fate that we can form a group together! I will toast first, and wish Aurora great success, and wish our friendship will last forever!"

Although he was not very old, he could drink a lot. He tilted his head back and drank the whole glass of beer. He Xizhou whistled: "You are so good."

Xu Qiongzhi was very proud: "How about it? Are you admitting that I'm a?"

"Aaa, you are the best!" Qiu Shuang stood up, "I also toast to everyone, I wish you all the best in the future, and I wish our friendship will last forever!"

Everyone raised their glasses and stood up: "May our friendship last forever!"

The cool liquid slid down my throat and entered my stomach, bringing a sense of warmth. It was not just the effect of the alcohol, but also the group of people sitting around laughing and making noises.

Ye Ying sincerely felt that it was great to meet these people.

Ming Yuechen: "Do you want to take a photo together?"

Xu Qiongzhi slapped her head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot, we must take a photo together!"

He took out his phone: "I've stood there before!"

The two children stood in the front, and the six men gathered together, raised their arms to focus, and after a few seconds, they suddenly said: "Well, how about someone else take the photo? My camera doesn't have beauty function turned on."

He Xizhou suddenly laughed: "It's because your arms are short that you can't fit everyone in the frame."

Although she didn't directly say "short", Xu Qiongzhi still exploded: "You are the only one who knows so much!!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and the two kids lowered their heads and shook their shoulders. He Xizhou, out of a little teammate affection, didn't have the heart to bully the little curly hair too much, so he took out his camera and said, "I'll take a picture."

Stand on the far left, raise your left hand: "Look at the camera, one, two——"

With a "click", the group photo of eight people was saved in the album, and they all had cute smiles.

Afterwards, they took a few more photos and asked Li Chao to help them take a group photo. After that, they went back to eat hot pot and toasted. Xu Qiongzhi got drunker and drunker, hiccuped a few times, and suddenly stood up with a red face: "Let me sing a song for everyone, I love my motherland!!"

After she finished singing, she really started to sing with a loud voice, which made the two little guys Li Chao and Li Wenlan open their eyes wide and exclaimed "Wow".

Ming Yuechen said, "Are you drunk?"

Li Jingfei was helpless: "Look at the momentum just now, I think I can drink more. I should have stopped him earlier."

Qiu Shuang smiled evilly and took out his camera to record Xu Qiongzhi's video: "Wait until you sober up and laugh at me, hahahaha!"

Ming Yuechen: "Is he okay?"

After asking, He Xizhou heard angrily: "There is another one."

Several people cast their eyes and saw Ye Ying sitting in her seat with a well-behaved look on her face, except that her eyes were a little dull.

Qiu Shuang was surprised: "Ye Ying is drunk too? I saw her watch was normal just now."

He walked over and stretched out two fingers in front of Ye Ying and waved: "What number is this?"

Ye Ying: “2.”

"You're not drunk, are you?" Qiu Shuang asked again, "Who am I?"

Ye Ying took a look and then said slowly: "I don't know."

Qiu Shuang: “…”

"He's really drunk," he said confidently, "quite drunk."

The drunk person seemed to be thirsty and reached for the beer glass on the table, but He Xizhou stopped him with a frown: "You still dare to drink?"

Ye Ying poured a cup of hot water: "Drink water."

Ye Ying took the water cup and looked at his face. After a while, she asked blankly, "Who are you?"

He Xizhou: “…”

His face darkened, and he gnashed his teeth in his voice: "I'm a human trafficker. I'm going to knock you unconscious, throw you into a sack, carry you to the mountain valley and sell you."

Ye Ying blinked slowly, looked up and down at the water cup in the room, suddenly pushed the cup onto the table and stopped drinking.

Qiu Shuang laughed so hard that he squatted on the ground: "Oh my god, Xiao Ye Zi is so cute when he's drunk!!"

Ming Yuechen and Li Jingfei also walked by and took a look: "He is really drunk. Let's go back to the hotel first."

"That's fine." Qiu Shuang stood up and looked at the people who were still singing "My Motherland and I Can't Be Separated For Even a Moment," "Otherwise, if Xu runs outside to sing, we'll be on the hot search list tomorrow."

He walked over and caught Xu Qiongzhi's arms waving wildly when she sang passionately: "Yes, I know you love your motherland. Who doesn't love such a good motherland? - Restrain yourself for now, and continue loving it after you wake up from a good sleep."

The others also put on their coats and packed their things. He Xizhou handed the water cup to Ye Yingli: "I was kidding, it's not poisonous. Drink the water first."

Ye Ying took a look and put the cup back.

Li Jingfei poured another glass of water, put the cup in his hand, and said softly, "You must be thirsty. Drink some water."

Ye Ying looked up for a while, then obediently picked up the cup and drank the water.

He Xizhou's face turned even darker.

We had a long meal, and it was already past five in the evening. Qiu Shuang's hot pot restaurant was good, and there were no seats if we were late. There were already many customers in the lobby. A group of people walked through the lobby fully armed with hats and masks. A few people looked at us, but we walked quickly and left the hot pot restaurant and went to the hotel.

Ye Ying was drunk and behaved well, not making any noise or making any noise. Apart from not recognizing people, there was nothing unusual about her. But He Xizhou was still worried and held her hand tightly all the way, fearing that she would get lost.

Qiu Shuang had already booked a room in advance. The three Li brothers and sisters were in a suite, and the others were in single rooms. Half carrying Xu Qiongzhi, who was already fast asleep, he said, "I'll take care of sending you to the room. You guys go to bed early, because you have to leave early tomorrow."

Li Jingfei: "Wake him up and let him drink some water."

Ming Yuechen: "Call if you have anything."

"Don't worry, I'll sleep in the same room with you tonight and keep an eye on you." Qiu Shuang, "He Xizhou, then Ye Ying will be in your hands."

He Xizhou: “Yes.”

One was dragging Ye Ying's suitcase, the other was holding the suitcase's owner's hand, they took the elevator upstairs with the room card, found Ye Ying's room, swiped the card and brought her in.

Inserting the card to turn on the light, he put the suitcase in the corner, He Xizhou unscrewed the mineral water and poured it into the kettle to boil. He turned around and saw Ye Ying sitting on the bed with her hands on her knees, staring blankly, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Do you have a headache?" He walked over and sat next to the other person. "Wait until the water boils. Drink some hot water and go to bed."

Ye Ying turned her head and looked for a while, then uttered three words: "Human trafficker."

After that, he moved back and silently distanced himself from He Xizhou.

He Xizhou: “…”

He finally understood what it meant to shoot himself in the foot. He took a deep breath and said, "I'm not a human trafficker. I was just joking with you." He moved closer and looked at the boy seriously with a frown. "Look carefully. Do you really not recognize me?"

Ye Ying really looked carefully for a while, from the handsome eyebrows to the bridge of nose to the thin lips, and paused on the earring on the right ear, gradually revealing a dazed expression.

"He Xizhou," whispered, "You are He Xizhou."

He Xizhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he smiled and was thinking about something, he saw the boy lean forward and hugged him with his arms.