Chapter 89: Public (End of the first part) I can only say that it is very feasible,...

Around six o'clock in the evening, Jiang Yuting and her family arrived as scheduled.

Compared to the last time they met, Jiang Yuting hadn't changed much except that her hair had grown a little longer. When her eyes met Jiang Ci's, they were still as tense as ever.

Specifically, he greeted Luo Fang and Jiang Yi warmly, but selectively ignored the most conspicuous Jiang Ci who came to help her open the door.

Finally, under the threat of her mother's gaze, she reluctantly called him "cousin".

There was still some time before dinner time, and since there were not enough people, Jiang Ci was "invited" out of the kitchen by Luo Fang and asked to go to the living room to entertain the guests.

But Jiang Yuting's mother was chatting with Luo Fang in the kitchen, and her father and Jiang Yi were feeding the fish by the fish tank, so the only person he actually had to entertain was Jiang Yuting.

When Jiang Yuting saw Jiang Ci approaching, she stopped playing with her phone, sat up straight and looked at him intently: "Cousin, where is Brother Yu Xiang? Ask him to come and eat with us."

Jiang Ci expressionlessly took out Jiang Yi's treasured tea can and replied calmly, "He's not home."

This is of course nonsense. Yu Xiang stayed at home all day as if he had taken root.

"Impossible! I saw the lights on in his house when I passed by just now. You're just being stingy." Jiang Yuting was extremely skeptical of this statement. "I'll go find him myself."

As she spoke, she actually looked like she was about to get up and leave. Jiang Ci's seemingly calm face finally showed a crack: "It's almost time for dinner, don't run around."

"Look, look, you just don't want me to go find him." Jiang Yuting had an "I knew it" expression on her face. "Even if you don't let me go, I have to go, hehe."

Jiang Ci didn't even bother to make tea, his face darkened: "You are not allowed to go."

"Then I don't care. The legs are on my body." However, Jiang Yuting was not threatened by him at all. She was about to rush out of the house with a cheerful step -

Jiang Ci: "..."

In fact, he was not too worried that Jiang Yuting could really find Yu Xiang - according to the personality of a certain gentleman, he would not appear in a place where he could be seen at the door at this time, and Jiang Yuting would not be so shameless as to knock on the door of the Yu family. It was probably just to provoke him.

Although he thought so in his heart, his body still followed honestly.

The door was only opened a little at this moment, and the cold wind outside blew towards his face without a word. He was unmoved, but Jiang Yuting, who was a little in front of him, was rubbing her hands due to the cold.

"If you're cold, just stay indoors." Jiang Ci said calmly.

"I won't be fooled...Brother Yu Xiang!" Jiang Yuting answered halfway, resolutely opened the door completely, glanced at a place, and then shouted excitedly.

A trace of surprise flashed across Jiang Ci's face: "?"

He unconsciously pressed his lips into a straight line and quickly followed out.

He thought that Jiang Yuting was deliberately deceiving him, but instinct took over and he used the advantage of his long legs to catch up with Jiang Yuting and stand next to her.

Then they saw Yu Xiang, who "theoretically should not appear in their sight", now wearing only a slightly thin white turtleneck sweater and black home trousers, standing only across a fence from his house.

It wasn't strange for him to see Jiang Ci here, but it was quite rare for him to see Jiang Yuting. So he was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses: "Ah, Yuting? Long time no see."

Selectively ignoring his cousin's loving eyes, Jiang Ci took a step forward and frowned slightly at Yu Xiang's outfit. His expression was not good-looking, and it was even colder than the winter wind. "Why are you wearing so little outside?"

Yu Xiang was stunned for a moment, then he looked down at his clothes, and the expression on his face quickly changed from confusion to guilt: "Uh... my mom asked me to come out to pick some green onions, and I'll be back soon. It's okay."

Seeing that Jiang Ci didn't say anything, he racked his brains and added, "Actually, I don't think it's that cold today."

Unfortunately, just as he finished speaking, his nose suddenly started to itch for no reason. After trying to hold it back for a long time, he couldn't help it anymore and turned his head to cover his face with one hand and sneezed.

Jiang Ci: "..."

Yu Xiang: “…”

Jiang Yuting, who felt that the atmosphere was not right, did not dare to say anything easily: "..."

The air seemed to freeze.

Yu Xiang didn't even dare to turn his head back to look at Jiang Ci. He just stood there in such an awkward stalemate with the two of them, while at the same time thinking about the feasibility of running away at this time.

All I can say is that it is very feasible, but there is also a high possibility that Jiang Ci will hold you accountable later.

Finally, Jiang Yuting bravely broke the silence: "It seems to be a bit cold. Oh, my scarf..."

Yu Xiang: “???” Sister, please don’t tell me to give your scarf to you!

Otherwise I won’t be able to handle your cousin’s jealousy!!!

He almost ran away, but before he could, something warm was draped over his shoulders.

It was not a scarf, but a coat, still carrying the owner's body temperature, and one could faintly smell the unique fragrance of Jiang Ci.

The answer was already obvious. Yu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to turn his face back and look at the cousins ​​in front of him again.

However, the cousins ​​didn't have time to look at him at the moment. Instead, they were looking at him in an ambiguous way...

Yu Xiang considered his words in his mind.

Staring at each other.

"As a girl, don't you know the simple truth that you shouldn't give your personal belongings to others casually?"

"What are you talking about? Are you saying that Brother Yu Xiang is 'someone else'? Cousin?"

Jiang Ci: "You know that's not what I meant. Don't deliberately confuse me."

Yu Xiang was overwhelmed: “…” These two people are really hopeless.

How can you be so childish!

"Yu Xiang! Where are the onions I wanted?" Ms. Chen Xiaomie's voice came from far away in the house.

Although it was an urging, it was like the sound of nature to Yu Xiang at this moment.

"Right away!" Yu Xiang shouted back at Chen Xiaomei, then turned to the two people who were still in a stalemate, "I have to go in first. You...you should also hurry back. Don't get cold."

After he finished speaking, he was ready to slip away, but he always felt that he should say something else. After hesitating for a while, he finally stopped and turned back.

As expected, Jiang Ci and Jiang Yuting were still standing there without moving, probably intending to watch him go in.

"What's wrong?" Seeing him turn around, Jiang Ci asked gently.

Jiang Yuting also looked at him with a puzzled look.

"I..." Yu Xiang suddenly began to hesitate, pursed his lips and thought for a long time, hesitating to speak.

However, both Jiang Ci and Jiang Yuting were surprisingly patient and waited for him to finish speaking without saying a word.

"I...I suddenly remembered, remembered..." Yu Xiang glanced at Jiang Yuting, his gaze lingering on her face for two seconds, and then turned to Jiang Ci's face, as if he had made a huge decision. "I want to say, you should also hurry back to the house and stay there, don't let my boyfriend catch a cold!"

He said the second half of his sentence almost in one breath. Before his face turned red, he turned around and rushed back to his home, slamming the door shut.

The Jiang family cousins ​​were left standing there looking at each other in bewilderment.

Jiang Yuting was stunned, staring at Jiang Ci blankly as if she had received a huge shock. "My dear cousin, am I hallucinating? What did Brother Yu Xiang mean by that just now?"

She even prefixed her address to Jiang Ci with "dear." It seemed that Yu Xiang's words had indeed hit her hard, so Jiang Ci softened his tone when speaking to her. "I believe that your level of understanding of the language is enough to understand what he meant."

"No, you, he..." Jiang Yuting's eyes widened, "You guys..."

The previous tit-for-tat scenes flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern. All the irrationalities seemed to have been explained, including Jiang Ci's provocative words to her half a year ago: "He is mine"——

At that time, she simply thought that Jiang Ci was deliberately trying to piss her off, and she really didn't think about it that way.

"So you're blocking me everywhere because I'm your love rival?" Jiang Yuting pointed at herself in disbelief. "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? When did you start? Was it in high school? Or were you already doing it before I even started..."

The more she thought about it, the more horrified she became. She dropped all the politeness and called out Jiang Ci by name: "Fuck Jiang Ci, you're so bold! That's puppy love—"

"We didn't fall in love prematurely. We confirmed our relationship after graduation, so objectively speaking, we were on equal terms back then. But..." Jiang Ci suddenly changed the subject, "My various obstacles to you back then weren't entirely due to personal reasons. As your cousin, I felt it was my obligation to properly educate and guide you."

"Education~guidance~" You talk a lot, but in the end you're still the same, secretly pursuing a crush." ​​Jiang Yuting sighed, "Okay, I don't want to talk to you, the one who stole my love. I'm going in to eat, hmph."

As she said this, she walked back with her chin raised in dissatisfaction, leaving Jiang Ci with only a graceful back view.

"Have you ever thought that you actually treat him..." After thinking for a while, Jiang Ci decided to persuade his cousin who is not young but still has a childish personality.

"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen. I wish you 99, okay?!" Jiang Yuting quickened her pace in frustration.

After all, there is some kind of kinship between them. Jiang Ci heard the attitude in her words, curled the corners of his mouth in a good mood, and followed her into the room.

However, the main reason why he was in a good mood was because of Yu Xiang's actions just now.

Time goes back to more than ten days ago.

At that time, Yu Xiang's exams had already ended, but Jiang Ci still had one last subject to take. That night, they chatted about everything before going to bed as usual, and then they talked about their relationship.

"When are you going to tell your parents about us?" Jiang Ci lowered his eyes to look at Yu Xiang who was nestled in his arms and playing with her phone comfortably, and asked.

"Hmm? No rush, I haven't figured out how to tell them yet..." Yu Xiang paused as he swiped the screen. "After all, this kind of thing might be hard for most parents to accept."

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