Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Let’s go home.

The air froze instantly. The box was very soundproof and not a single sound from outside could be heard. The only sound in the entire box was the buzzing of the air conditioner.

Lu Xingzhi's expression didn't change much, he just looked at Lu Mingzhou with some confusion. On the contrary, Lu Mingzhou's expression was somewhat interesting. Unlike his usual calmness, a hint of panic flashed across Lu Mingzhou's face.

Lu Xingzhi did not answer, but looked at Lu Mingzhou.

Lu Mingzhou moved his lips and finally spoke: "He..."

"I had some personal matters to deal with at the time." Lu Xingzhi spoke first.

Ye Anyu couldn't understand what kind of private matter could make someone escape from marriage. It was obvious that Lu Xingzhi didn't want to tell him the real reason.

Since they were unwilling to say, Ye Anyu did not force them. No matter what the answer was, she turned a disaster into a blessing and got to marry Lu Mingzhou as she wished. Although her married life was not satisfactory, she felt that it was enough to stay with this person who always looked up to her.

"So that's how it is." Ye Anyu agreed, and the three of them tacitly changed the subject.

After he finished speaking, the private room was opened and the dishes were served one after another. The dishes at Honghai Restaurant were small, exquisite and delicious, but Ye Anyu's mind was not on this at all.

The three of them chatted about some random things. Basically, Lu Xingzhi asked questions, Ye Anyu answered, and Lu Mingzhou occasionally joined in the conversation. However, Ye Anyu had no idea what they talked about.

Only at the end did the family gathering mentioned by Lu Xingzhi attract Ye Anyu's attention. It was called a family gathering, but in fact it was just the 60th birthday of Lu Mingzhou's father, Lu Junyi.

Ye Anyu looked at the calendar. It was next Friday.

On his previous birthdays, Lu Junyi would just have a simple celebration with his family having a meal at home. But at the age of 60, Lu Junyi was about to enter his sixtieth birthday, another stage in his life, which was naturally different from an ordinary birthday.

Ye Anyu pursed her lips, feeling very helpless. To be honest, she didn't want to go to the Lu family's family gathering at all.

When I went there in previous years, apart from cooperating with Lu Mingzhou in acting, I just watched the family pretending to be nice to each other and not acting like a family at all.

Ye Anyu thought of another problem. If the birthday party was held in a grand manner this year, she wouldn't be able to appear in public as Lu Mingzhou's wife. This might be an escape. But after careful consideration, she realized that from the outside world's perspective, the Lu and Ye families were on good terms, and her father, Ye Heshuo, would definitely be attending the birthday party. Ultimately, she would have to go along.

Thinking of this, Ye Anyu picked up the glass and took a big gulp of water. The cold water flowed down his throat into his stomach, but it could not offset the irritability in Ye Anyu's heart.

"Dad told me that you, Mingzhou, are very busy on weekdays and don't have time to go home." Lu Xingzhi said with some reproach in his tone, "When it's Dad's 60th birthday, you and Anyu must be there."

Hearing this, Ye Anyu's gaze unconsciously fell on Lu Mingzhou, but Lu Mingzhou just said "hmm" softly and didn't say anything else.

At the end, most of the delicious dishes on the table were left untouched. Ye Anyu, who always adhered to the "clear plate" concept, had no appetite today and the food tasted like chewing wax.

Ever since Ye Anyu asked that question, Lu Mingzhou, who had never liked drinking, drank one glass of wine after another. By the end of the drinking session, his face was flushed, his eyes were a little blurry, and he reeked of alcohol. He sat obediently on the chair like a kindergarten kid.

"What's wrong with Mingzhou?" Lu Xingzhi noticed that something was wrong with his younger brother.

"Maybe it's because I haven't seen Brother Xingzhi for a long time, so I was too happy all of a sudden." Ye Anyu himself didn't believe this excuse.

Lu Xingzhi didn't expose her, and asked, "How are you going to get back? Do you want me to take you back?"

Ye Anyu shook his head and said, "Brother Xingzhi, you drank too."

Lu Xingzhi spread his hands and said with a smile: "I'm a little confused from drinking."

Out of politeness, Ye Anyu asked, "Do you want me to call a taxi for you?"

Lu Mingzhou, who was sitting on the chair, raised his hand casually, and with a "clang", the glass on the table fell to the ground.

Ye Anyu's attention was immediately drawn to Lu Mingzhou, who was sitting on a chair with an innocent look on his face.

After seeing that Lu Mingzhou was not injured, Ye Anyu turned to look at Lu Xingzhi and said, "Where were we talking just now?"

Lu Xingzhi smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's okay. It's getting late. You should send Mingzhou back first."

Ye Anyu walked to Lu Mingzhou's side, bent down and lowered his head in front of Lu Mingzhou, and said, "How is it? Can you stand up and walk?"

Lu Mingzhou stared at Ye Anyu's blinking eyes for a long time, and finally nodded.

"Then let's go home." Ye Anyu blurted out. Considering that Lu Mingzhou could walk by himself, Ye Anyu thought to herself that she didn't need to support him. She turned around and walked forward a few steps. When she reached the door of the box, she found that there was no one behind her. Lu Mingzhou did not follow her.

Lu Mingzhou's body froze in place, his pupils dilated and his face filled with disbelief.

Ye Anyu thought to himself that after drinking, Lu Mingzhou looked completely different from his usual self. His eyes were wide open, his face was red, and his reactions were a little slow. He looked extremely cute.

Ye Anyu never thought that Lu Mingzhou would be associated with the word cute.

Ye Anyu turned around and returned to Lu Mingzhou's side, saying gently, "I'll support you."

Before Lu Mingzhou could answer, Ye Anyu had already taken action. She put Lu Mingzhou's arm on her shoulder. The unique scent of Lu Mingzhou mixed with the smell of alcohol, surrounding Ye Anyu.

Lu Mingzhou turned his face to the side, and his warm breath sprayed on Ye Anyu's face.

Damn, Ye Anyu felt that his breathing was a little difficult.

The moment Ye Anyu approached him, Lu Mingzhou's already stiff body no longer obeyed his command. He sat there blankly, allowing Ye Anyu to manipulate him. The moment one arm was placed on Ye Anyu, Lu Mingzhou's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his already flushed face turned a deep red.

Ye Anyu stood up, and Lu Mingzhou stood up with him. The heavy body pressed down on him in an instant. Ye Anyu realized instantly that he had underestimated Lu Mingzhou's weight and overestimated his own strength.

She staggered forward two steps, and perhaps as she got used to the weight, she gradually felt more relaxed.

Lu Xingzhi looked at the backs of the two people. Lu Mingzhou's left hand was naturally placed on Ye Anyu's shoulder, his long legs were slightly bent, and his steps were light. He didn't look drunk at all.

"Lu Mingzhou, please stand here and wait for me. I'll drive the car over." Ye Anyu turned sideways to Lu Mingzhou.

Lu Mingzhou watched Ye Anyu's mouth opening and closing, the hot breath spraying on his neck, but his ears were blank.

"Lu Mingzhou? Lu Mingzhou?"

Weird? Lu Mingzhou wasn't asleep either. Why didn't he respond at all when she called him? Ye Anyu didn't understand why.

"I'll hold him first, Anyu, you drive." At some point, Lu Xingzhi appeared in front of Ye Anyu.

Ye Anyu glanced at Lu Mingzhou on his shoulder, nodded, handed Lu Mingzhou to Lu Xingzhi, and turned to walk towards the parking lot.

Lu Xingzhi took Lu Mingzhou and said, "Mingzhou, don't pretend. An Yu has already left."

Lu Mingzhou didn't think he could hide the secret from Lu Xingzhi. He broke free from Lu Xingzhi's arms and stood upright facing Lu Xingzhi.

"It seems that you didn't tell An Yu the truth three years ago." Lu Xingzhi said in an affirmative tone.

Lu Mingzhou remained silent, but the answer was obvious.

"Thank you." After a few seconds of silence, Lu Mingzhou finally spoke.

It was a strange "thank you", but Lu Xingzhi knew that this thank you was for not revealing the truth of that year at the dinner table.

"Are you afraid that An Yu will blame you after knowing the truth?" Lu Xingzhi asked directly.

"It has nothing to do with you." Lu Mingzhou's face turned cold, completely different from the person he had just thanked.

At this point, the conversation ended.

Although Lu Mingzhou and Lu Xingzhi have different fathers, they both inherited their father's tall and strong height. Both of them are very tall and very conspicuous in the crowd. At this time, the two of them stood at the door of the restaurant like two telephone poles.

And because both of them looked quite outstanding, the girls on the street often stopped and whispered to them.

When Ye Anyu drove over, this was the scene he saw: the two men standing side by side, Lu Xingzhi had a faint smile on his face, but Lu Mingzhou had no expression on his face.

Ye Anyu had noticed before that although the two brothers had the same father but different mothers, they both looked like their father in their facial features. The difference was that Lu Xingzhi was like his mother, gentler, while Lu Mingzhou was colder and sharper. Ye Anyu had never seen Lu Mingzhou's biological mother, but occasionally heard that his temperament was similar to his mother's.

Ye Anyu slowly stopped the car in front of the two of them. She wanted to get out of the car to help Lu Mingzhou up and say hello to Lu Xingzhi at the same time.

Lu Mingzhou simply opened the passenger door, sat down, and fastened his seat belt. No one would have thought he was drunk.

"Let's go." Lu Mingzhou's voice was low and hoarse, leaving no room for refusal.

Ye Anyu rolled down the car window and waved to Lu Xingzhi: "Brother Xingzhi, we're leaving first."

"Be careful on the road." Lu Xingzhi's expression did not change at all, and he was smiling as usual.

It was not Ye Anyu's first time driving, but it was his first time driving a slightly larger car like an SUV. In the bustling city, cars were flowing on the road. Ye Anyu gripped the steering wheel tightly and stared intently at the road in front of him.

Lu Mingzhou's head was leaning on the seat, leaning towards the driver's side. Ye Anyu in the driver's seat was concentrating, her eyes wide open. Under the dim street lights, her jawline was sharp and angular, revealing a sense of coldness and alienation, but because her eyes were wide open and her mouth was slightly pouting, there was a hint of cuteness in her alienation.

Lu Mingzhou was fascinated by what he saw.

After walking for a while, Ye Anyu suddenly stopped the car. She looked at Lu Mingzhou, who had his eyes closed beside her, and carefully opened the car door and got out.

Ye Anyu ran towards a convenience store and returned a moment later with a plastic bag.

Ye Anyu put the plastic bag on the back seat and looked at Lu Mingzhou after getting in the car. Under the dim light, Lu Mingzhou was leaning quietly on the passenger seat. Because the air conditioner was on, his forehead was slightly sweating, his eyelashes were curled, and his lips were soft and tender, bright red.

Ye Anyu shook his head, afraid that if he continued watching, he would not be able to resist kissing her.

Ye Anyu took a deep breath, turned the car key, and twenty minutes later, the car was parked steadily in the garage at home.

Ye Anyu turned his head to look at Lu Mingzhou, whose eyes were closed and still sleeping. Considering that Lu Mingzhou was always tired on weekdays, Ye Anyu did not wake him up.

Of course, it was also out of her own selfish desire that she wanted to stay with Lu Mingzhou for a while longer.

Ye Anyu opened the car window a little, stared at Lu Mingzhou for a while, and yawned.

“Ahem…”

Ye Anyu was startled by the sudden two coughs. He turned his eyes away guiltily, then looked at Lu Mingzhou as if nothing had happened.

Lu Mingzhou rubbed his eyes, looked around in confusion, pretending not to know what was going on.

"You're awake." Ye Anyu said gently.

"Where is this?" Lu Mingzhou raised his eyelids and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"The parking garage at home." Seeing that Lu Mingzhou didn't know what had just happened, Ye Anyu breathed a sigh of relief.

"How do you feel now?"

"I feel a little dizzy."

Ye Anyu got out of the car, walked to the passenger door, opened it, half-bent over and entered the car. He put his hands on Lu Mingzhou's arms and pulled hard, but failed. Ye Anyu staggered, and the next second, he fell on Lu Mingzhou.

Lu Mingzhou's body paused.