Misunderstand

"Come in, come in! Don't be shy, make yourself at home!" Chen Fang greeted the two warmly as soon as they entered.

He led the two to sit on the sofa and quickly boiled water to make tea, washed fruit and brought out snacks, afraid that the two would be thirsty or hungry. He even stuffed grapes and bananas into their hands and peeled apples.

Hearing that Bai and Qi were too kind to refuse, he stared blankly for a long time before obediently eating the white apple.

Both of them had their mouths stuffed full. Chen Fang was so happy watching that she went to peel a peach. The two of them were shocked and quickly stopped her in unison.

"No...no need, Auntie. We've already eaten lunch, so some fruit after lunch will be just right..."

Qi Zui still had something in his mouth, so his speech was somewhat muffled.

Wen Xubai quickly nodded as well.

"I see..." Chen Fang rubbed her hands together before finally sitting down.

As luck would have it, Chen Fang's family also lived in Huaihua Lane. However, Huaihua Lane was long and narrow, and the two families happened to be at opposite ends of the lane, so they rarely interacted and even met. Therefore, Chen Fang only knew that there was a family surnamed Qi in the lane, but had never actually met them.

While Qi Zui and Chen Fang were chatting, Wen Xubai observed the furnishings of Chen Fang's home. The layout was very similar to Qi Zui's, except for the decorations and the presence of more clutter. However, the clutter was not messy, indicating that Chen Fang usually paid attention to tidying up.

It seems that the developer deliberately designed the layouts of every house in the alley to be very similar in order to save time.

Chen Fang was deeply saddened to learn that Qi Zui was actually the family involved in the infamous bombing case that had become the talk of the town.

"What happened? You're so careless! How could you forget to turn off the gas? Oh dear, it's so pitiful. Your whole family is gone, leaving you all alone..."

Chen Fang's eyes held both heartache and reluctance, and her gaze towards Qi Zui was filled with concern.

"Xiao Zui, you and Xiao Che seem to get along quite well, don't you?"

Startled by the sudden question, Qi Zui was momentarily taken aback, but quickly recovered and laughed, "Ah...yes, we have a pretty good relationship."

"Hey, Xiao Che's friend is my friend! Besides, we're all neighbors. If you ever have any difficulties in the future, just come and ask Aunt Chen!"

Chen Fang patted her chest and made a promise, her face full of "righteous indignation".

After saying that, he looked at Wen Xubai again.

So where are you staying now?

Wen Xubai thought for a moment and then said truthfully, "I'll stay at a hotel."

"A hotel?" Chen Fang exclaimed in surprise, quickly calculating in her mind, "Oh my, so many days, that must cost a lot of money."

At this point, Chen Fang recalled the matter of Wen Xubai being adopted, and suddenly choked up.

She rubbed her clothes, saying awkwardly, "Xiao Che, Auntie knows you have money now, but you can't just spend it like this... After all, after all, that's still..."

It's someone else's money after all...

Wen Xubai understood that she was afraid that if she lived under someone else's roof and spent money extravagantly, her adoptive parents would dislike her.

Knowing that the other party was also doing it for his own good, Wen Xubai couldn't say too much in his current situation, so he smiled and said, "You're right, we plan to start looking for a house in a few days."

After hesitating for a long time, Chen Fang finally spoke up: "Um... Xiao Che... is that family... good to you?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Xubai paused in his teacup, then said nonchalantly, "It's fine."

"That's good, that's good, that's good..."

Chen Fang said "That's good" twice in a row, and the worry in her eyes finally dissipated a little.

After hesitating for a while, she asked again, "Um... Xiao Che, would you like to consider... moving in with your aunt?"

As if afraid he would refuse, Chen Fang quickly added, "You... if you think this house is too small, your aunt has saved up quite a bit of money over the years. And now that Xiao Yi is about to graduate, let's move to a bigger house! You probably don't have time to cook while you're working, so your aunt can help you with the housework!"

"Xiao Yi" is Chen Fang's son, Zhou Yi, who is now a junior in college. He reportedly has a girlfriend with whom he has a very good relationship and plans to get married as soon as he graduates.

Wen Xubai was surprised that the other party had already thought about changing houses, so he quickly interrupted, "No need, Aunt. Xiaoyi needs money right now. Your money... should be saved for Xiaoyi to buy a wedding house. You are getting old, so it's better to leave the housework to us young people. Don't overwork yourself. We can always hire a part-time housekeeper. I'll take care of the money."

Qi Zui noticed his reluctance and chimed in, "Yes, Auntie, you don't need to worry about cooking or housework. We're all adults. Besides, I'm pretty good at cooking... so don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of your nephew and make him round and chubby!"

Seeing that Wen Xubai glared at him, Qi Zui immediately stopped smiling.

Chen Fang immediately grasped the key point, her shocked gaze sweeping between the two of them before she pointed at them incredulously and said, "You two, live together?"

The air seemed to freeze upon hearing this.

"no!"

"yes!"

The two exchanged a sharp glance, then said in unison:

"Yes!"

"No!"

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Wen Xubai glared at Qi Zui and elbowed him hard, signaling him to shut up.

Qi Zui felt that if looks could kill, he would have been torn to pieces by now... He couldn't help but awkwardly touch the tip of his nose, his hand covered in a thin layer of sweat.

Little did they know that their seemingly flirtatious behavior would be interpreted quite differently by the other person.

Just as Wen Xubai was about to explain, he looked up and saw Chen Fang covering her mouth, her pupils flashing, and her expression surprised.

Chen Fang pointed at the two of them again and asked with difficulty, "What kind of relationship do you two have?"

What kind of relationship? What kind of relationship?

Wen Xubai, who had been a straight man for 24 years, had seen many same-sex couples abroad, but he had never thought about himself in that direction. Therefore, he was genuinely caught off guard for a moment.

It wasn't until Wen Xubai saw Qi Zui's ears suddenly turn red that he realized Chen Fang had misunderstood!

His pupils suddenly contracted, and Wen Xubai quickly waved his hand in denial, saying, "No, it's not what you think!"

He then glared at Qi Zui even more fiercely.

Qi shrugged innocently, his ears turning even redder.

No, why are his ears so red? Explain yourself!

Wen Xubai felt an urge to hit someone.

Little did he know, a thin blush had risen on his own face from excitement.

The guy who was "covered in wounds" by his "glare" silently shrugged and gave him a look that said: Didn't you tell me not to speak?

Wen Xubai felt his blood rush to his head, barely suppressing the urge to beat Qi Zui up on the spot. He took a deep breath and turned to Chen Fang, saying, "Auntie, we..."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Oh, it's alright, Auntie knows! Don't worry, although Auntie is old, I'm definitely not the kind of old-fashioned person you young people think I am! As a parent, Auntie has always been very open-minded!"

"No, it's really not what you think!" Wen Xubai still tried to salvage the situation.

Chen Fang patted her chest, her face resolute, "Don't worry, your aunt will definitely not go out and tell anyone, she will absolutely keep it a secret for you!"

Wen Xubai: "·······"

When Wen Xubai saw the other person's "I understand, I understand" expression, he knew it was hopeless.

Wen Xubai's face darkened, and taking advantage of Chen Fang's inattention, he delivered another vicious elbow strike to Qi Zui! Caught off guard, the opponent immediately clutched his stomach and curled up into a ball.

"Hey? What's wrong, Xiao Zui? Does your stomach hurt?" Chen Fang asked with concern as she came to her senses.

"No...no, it's just...it's just that I ate a little too much...haha..." Qi Zui explained with difficulty, clutching his stomach, his handsome features wrinkled up as he managed to force a smile.

"Oh dear, that's no small matter! Should I go and buy you some digestive tablets?"

Seeing that Chen Fang was about to get up to get her bag, Wen Xubai quickly stopped her, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, it's just an old ailment of his, he'll be fine soon."

After saying that, he didn't forget to pinch Qi Zui's back.

Startled, Qi Zui quickly replied, "Yes, yes... it will be ready soon!"

"Well... alright then." Seeing this, Chen Fang could only put aside her thoughts and looked at the two "well-matched" young men, feeling genuinely happy from the bottom of her heart.

Chen Fang said happily, "It really depends on the two of you understanding each other."

Wen Xubai couldn't help but twitch his lips, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

The three of them looked towards the door at the same time. Chen Fang stood up first, and pressed down the two who were also about to get up. She said as she walked, "It's okay, it's okay, you two can sit down, I'll open it."

Who could this be?

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, before the two people sitting on the sofa could even see who it was, Chen Fang's expression changed from confusion to surprise, and finally to delight!

Chen Fang clapped her hands excitedly and exclaimed, "Oh my, why did you suddenly come back?! Shouldn't you be at school at this time?!"

Zhou Yi entered the house looking travel-worn, followed by a girl. She smiled and said, "School's on holiday today, so I thought I'd come back to see you! What, aren't you happy to see me?"

Hearing her son's teasing, Chen Fang playfully slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Welcome, welcome! Our little darling is back! We have to line the streets to welcome him!"

After a few laughs and jokes between the mother and son, Zhou Yi realized he hadn't introduced the person behind him. He quickly pulled the somewhat awkward girl in front of him and said to Chen Fang with a smile, "Mom, didn't you always say you wanted to see what my girlfriend looks like? Well, I've brought her back for you!"

Hello, Auntie.

The girl was wearing a pink and white dress, with long hair reaching her waist. She had a sweet voice, and just by looking at her profile, which was partially obscured by her hair, you could tell she was a beauty.

But this voice... sounds familiar.

Wen Xubai frowned slightly.

Chen Fang was also shocked, not expecting it to happen so suddenly. But looking at the sweet-looking child in front of her, she really liked him and quickly ushered him into the house, saying, "Oh, come in, come in. You must be tired from the journey. This child is really something, he didn't even tell me beforehand."

As she spoke, she glared at her son.

Zhou Yi shrugged indifferently, then suddenly noticed two unfamiliar pairs of shoes in the entryway and asked curiously, "Hey? Mom, do we have guests at home today?"

"What guests!" Chen Fang slapped her son hard, but when she looked at the two of them, her smile returned to normal. "It's your cousin and his friend!"

Just then, Wen Xubai and Qi Zui stood up, so Chen Fang quickly took the girl's arm with one hand and pushed her son with the other, bringing the two of them in front of her.

"Quick, say hello to your cousin."

"The form is good."

Wen Xubai's gaze, however, bypassed Zhou Yi who was greeting him and went straight to his "girlfriend" behind him.

His eyes sharpened.

The girl was startled when she saw him, but quickly recovered, forcing a smile and extending her hand to him, saying, "Hello, cousin, my name is Fang Yue, nice to meet you..."

Wen Xubai smiled slightly, looked directly into her slightly guilty eyes, and said with a light smile, "Nice to meet you."

Wen Xuyao.