Chapter 391 Perhaps, he really did want to kiss him.

391:

On August 16th, Ye Qingxi's coming-of-age ceremony was held on time at the Mu Group's hotel.

This is the only hotel owned by the Mu Group in the area. It occupies a large area and is luxuriously decorated. It is usually used for business negotiations. The last time it was used for a coming-of-age ceremony was two years ago when Qin Cheng turned eighteen.

Now that Ye Qingxi is eighteen, she has chosen this place, clearly to tell everyone that after all these years, Ye Qingxi's status in the Mu family is still no different from Qin Cheng's.

Therefore, Mu Feng notified many people in advance, hoping that they would be present on August 16th.

Of course, there were also those who came uninvited without prior notice, such as Old Master Feng.

Ye Qingxi was surprised to see him suddenly appear and asked in delight, "What brings you here?"

"How could I not come to your eighteenth birthday celebration?" Old Master Feng said with a smile.

Ye Qingxi laughed and quickly led him to Mu Feng's side.

Mu Feng was also surprised to see him arrive.

Old Master Feng is getting old, so he didn't invite him when he sent out the invitations—anyway, Feng Que would come, and the Feng family could have a representative; there was no need for Old Master Feng, who was so old, to go through all this trouble.

Unexpectedly, he actually came.

Mu Feng led him to sit on the sofa, and Ye Qingxi thoughtfully brought him some of his favorite fruits and had tea brewed.

He sat down next to Grandpa Feng and said to him, "Great-Grandpa, since you're here this time, why don't you stay here a little longer?"

"Yes." Grandpa Feng thought so too. "It just so happens that you're still on vacation, so you can keep me company."

Ye Qingxi nodded.

Seeing that Pei Liang and the others were nearby, he pulled them over and together they greeted Grandpa Feng.

Grandpa Feng smiled and replied, "Alright, alright."

After he finished speaking, he asked again, "Where's your brother?"

Two years ago, Grandpa Feng did not attend Qin Cheng's coming-of-age ceremony.

He was Ye Qingxi's great-grandfather, and the woman Feng Que was dating was Mu Shaowu, so in a sense, the only person Old Master Feng cared about was Ye Qingxi.

It's just that Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng have a good relationship, and he also thinks of them as brothers, which is why he sometimes gives them double gifts.

Ultimately, Qin Cheng wasn't on his mind, so at his age, he didn't make a fuss about Qin Cheng's coming-of-age ceremony. He simply had Feng Que represent his family and him to deliver a gift.

Of course Feng Que will go. He is Mu Shaowu's boyfriend and future partner. Mu Zheng is Mu Shaowu's older brother, so he naturally needs to get along well with Mu Shaowu's family.

Upon meeting Ye Qingxi's friend, Grandpa Feng thought of Qin Cheng again and asked a question.

Qin Cheng was standing next to Mu Zheng. When Ye Qingxi heard what he said, she went to call Qin Cheng and also asked his father to come over.

Mu Shaowu was busy entertaining his childhood friend, so he was quite surprised to see Old Master Feng.

What brings you here?

"Isn't this Xiaoxi's eighteenth birthday? Of course I should come."

Mu Shaowu smiled and glanced at Feng Que standing beside him.

He leaned closer and whispered, "Why weren't you told about something this important beforehand?"

Feng Que replied in a low voice, "Of course, my grandfather told me not to tell, saying he wanted to give Xiao Xi and you a surprise."

"That was indeed a pleasant surprise," Mu Shaowu said.

"Surprised that it's my grandfather, delighted that it's me?"

Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?

Mu Shaowu thought he was incredibly self-important. He chuckled, "Your grandfather is both the surprise and the joy. As for you, since your grandfather is here, what are you doing here?"

Phoenix Palace: ? ? ?

Feng Que reached out and lightly scratched Mu Shaowu's waist.

Mu Shaowu felt a little amused but embarrassed by his antics, so he tried to pinch him, but Feng Que grabbed his hand and held it in his.

Mu Shaowu: ...

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi silently looked away.

Qin Cheng greeted Grandpa Feng very politely.

Grandpa Feng looked at him and said with emotion, "You've grown up so much, you've grown so tall."

“That’s right.” Ye Qingxi compared their heights. “He’s taller than me.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng smiled gently.

After the group talked for a while, Mu Feng took Ye Qingxi to meet the others, leaving Mu Shaowu to keep Old Master Feng company for the time being.

Mu Shaowu nodded and began talking to Old Master Feng.

Ye Qingxi then began a new round of recognizing people.

“This is General Manager Li from Huayang Technology,” Mu Feng said to him. “That’s Chairman Zhang from Xinyuan Group.”

Ye Qingxi noted them down one by one and greeted them politely.

By the time the coming-of-age ceremony ended, Ye Qingxi was exhausted.

Pei Liang leaned closer to him and asked, "How is it? Can you still play?"

Ye Qingxi waved her hand, "Right now, I just want to go home and lie down."

“Right?” Zhong Yan said, “When I came of age last year, my grandfather insisted on holding this coming-of-age ceremony, which exhausted me.”

"Does that mean we can't proceed as planned tonight?" Kang Cong asked, looking at them.

"Tomorrow," Ye Qingxi said.

Their so-called original plan was simply to go to Zhong Yan's house for drinks.

Zhong Yan had a bottle of red wine that she had treasured for a long time. Seeing that Ye Qingxi had come of age, she said that they could open it and celebrate together.

Upon hearing this, Kang Cong suggested, "Then why not let Xiao Xi drink a few different kinds? He's never drunk alcohol before."

"Do you want to drink him to death?" Pei Liang said disapprovingly.

“No, no,” Kang Cong explained, “I’ll just taste it, not drink much, and see which one he likes.”

“That’s fine.” Zhong Yan had no objections.

"You've never tried baijiu before, but you've tried foreign liquor?" he asked Ye Qingxi.

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi shook her head.

He had only secretly drunk a little beer and a few sips of fruit wine from his aunt.

"Then I'll open a few bottles for you later, but don't drink too much, just treat it as wine tasting."

Ye Qingxi nodded in agreement.

"Perfect, we can also test your alcohol tolerance to see if you're the type who gets drunk easily or not, and whether you stay calm or act recklessly when drunk," Zhong Yan suggested.

Ye Qingxi: !!

Ye Qingxi was genuinely curious!

He died just as he came of age in his previous life. Before adulthood, he was an idol star, so he couldn't drink alcohol.

After he became an adult... oh, he didn't become an adult.

So he really didn't know his alcohol tolerance or behavior when drunk.

Perfect timing, we can take this opportunity to test them all at once.

Since they're all her childhood friends, even if he gets drunk and acts crazy, hugging Zhong Yan and vomiting, Zhong Yan definitely won't blame him. She'll just advise him to drink less in the future.

However, while the idea was good, it is now clearly impossible to implement.

Ye Qingxi sat on the sofa on the terrace, feeling only exhaustion.

After his coming-of-age ceremony, he went home with Mu Shaowu and Mu Feng.

The next afternoon, she spent the afternoon at Grandpa Feng's villa with him until dinner time, when she got into Kang Cong's car and they headed to Zhong Yan's house together.

Kang Cong drove a convertible, which was quite flashy.

Ye Qingxi laughed and said, "Not driving your off-road vehicle anymore?"

"This is a new car," Kang Cong said with a smile. "What do you think? Pretty cool, right?"

"He is quite handsome." Ye Qingxi looked at him, feeling a bit longing.

“If you like, you can learn to drive. You’re an adult now, so it’s fine,” Kang Cong said. “I’ll let you drive this car then.”

Ye Qingxi was genuinely tempted by what he said, but since it was hot and he didn't want to move, he said, "I'll wait until it's cooler before I start learning."

“Alright.” Kang Cong readily agreed.

Ye Qingxi thought that learning to drive would be good. If he learned to drive, his family would have more options for giving him gifts in the future, unlike now, when they would give him shops and real estate all the time.

His grandfather went even further, gifting him an island. And perhaps to match his grandfather's island, his great-great-grandfather gifted him a yacht.

Ye Qingxi: ...

"I'll take you to my yacht another day," he said.

"A yacht? Where did you get a yacht?"

"It was a gift from my great-grandfather," Ye Qingxi said. "It was my eighteenth birthday present."

"Wow!" Kang Cong exclaimed in shock, "Your great-grandfather really loves you! Your dad hasn't even married Uncle Feng yet, and he's already given you a yacht."

Ye Qingxi thought so too.

However, his father's marriage to Feng Que was scheduled for next year, so Ye Qingxi did not refuse and accepted the yacht.

He got into Kang Cong's car and went with him to Zhong Yan's house.

Pei Liang had already arrived.

As soon as Kang Cong saw him and Zhong Yan, he promoted Ye Qingxi by saying, "Xiao Xi's great-grandfather gave him a yacht."

Zhong Yan's eyes lit up. "Really? Then let's go visit another day."

Ye Qingxi nodded, "We'll pick a time when everyone's free and have some fun together."

Zhong Yan smiled and said, "The three of us are fine as long as we're available. Some people are abroad, and their schedules might not match up, so let's just forget about it."

Pei Liang: ...

Pei Liang was speechless. "Do you still want to go to my manor?"

"Fine, I won't go then," Zhong Yan said nonchalantly. "It's not like you're the only one with a manor."

Pei Liang: ...

Ye Qingxi chuckled and changed the subject, "Xiao Yan, where's your wine?"

“Here it is!” Zhong Yan had already taken the wine out of the wine cabinet.

He sobered up before pouring the drinks to his friends one by one.

Ye Qingxi rarely drinks and has little knowledge of alcohol. Seeing that Pei Liang said it was good, she also said, "It tastes good."

They came here to taste wine, and soon Zhong Yan brought out many different kinds of wine for everyone to sample.

Ye Qingxi drank for a while and finally realized that his favorite seemed to be fruit wine, which was sweet and sour.

Kang Cong laughed and said, "Why are you acting like a child?"

Pei Liang said, "Isn't he the youngest among us?"

“That’s true,” Kang Cong said.

The group sipped their wine and then started playing games.

First, they played a bunch of drinking games, but then when they saw that Ye Qingxi's face was a little red, they were afraid he was drunk, so they stopped playing and started chatting.

As they chatted, Zhong Yan suggested, "Let's have a quick Q&A session."

“Okay,” Kang Cong replied.

Ye Qingxi had no objection.

The four of them quickly started asking and answering questions.

When asked about Ye Qingxi, Kang Cong asked first, "Off-road or sports car?"

"Off-road".

Cat or dog?

"cat."

"Sunny days or rainy days?" Zhong Yan asked.

"sunny."

"Barbecue hot pot?"

"Barbecued meat."

"Graduate and then pursue a master's degree?" Pei Liang asked.

"graduate."

"Movie novel?"

"Movie."

"A sleeping game?" Kang Cong asked.

"sleep."

"Delicious food and beautiful scenery?"

"gourmet food."

Why are they all the same one from the front?

Pei Liang was a little confused. Could it be that he was just habitually only answering the first one?

"Pei Liangqin Cheng?" he asked.

"Qin Cheng."

"Hey, you're not choosing the one in front anymore?"

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi chuckled, "It's not like I'm choosing based on who's first in line."

"So I'm not as important to you as your brother!" Pei Liang feigned a heartbroken expression. "I'm so sad."

Zhong Yan: ? ? ?

Zhong Yan simply couldn't understand, "What are you so upset about!"

"Qin Cheng can cook for Xiao Xi, but can you?"

Pei Liang: ...

"Qin Cheng would take the initiative to pick up Xiao Xi on a rainy day, would you?"

Pei Liang: ...

"Qin Cheng washes fruit for Xiao Xi every day, makes sandwiches, sushi, rice balls, and cookies, and occasionally makes milk tea and fruit tea. Would you do that?"

Pei Liang: ? ? ?

"No, is Qin Cheng really that virtuous?"

Is this still the Qin Cheng he knows?

“Of course,” Zhong Yan said. “Qin Cheng even helps Xiao Xi brush her shoes and squeeze toothpaste for her. What about you? You only know how to buy shoes for yourself, and you never even mention getting a pair for Xiao Xi when you buy them.”

“Of course I brought some.” Pei Liang disagreed. “I brought him several pairs! And I brought you and Kang Cong several pairs too!”

These are all things they like!

“Anyway, you’re not as good as Qin Cheng,” Zhong Yan said.

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi silently drank her wine, refusing to join this chaotic scene.

After the quick-fire Q&A game was over, everyone was wondering what to play next when they noticed that Ye Qingxi was clearly a little drunk.

“Xiao Xi,” Zhong Yan said to him.

Ye Qingxi's face was flushed, and her eyes were moist, but clearly somewhat misty.

"Xiao Xi, are you drunk?" Zhong Yan asked.

Ye Qingxi tilted her head, then shook it, before picking up the wine glass on the table and taking a sip. "Delicious~"

"Looks like he's really drunk."

"Are you drunk?" Ye Qingxi turned to look at him. "No~"

He waved his hand dismissively, "I won't get drunk!"

After saying that, Ye Qingxi was then subjected to their performance of "Eight Hundred Soldiers Rushing to the North Slope".

Everyone: ...

After Ye Qingxi had the eight hundred soldiers run up the north slope, she grabbed Kang Cong's neck and stared at him intently.

Everyone: ? ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi frowned, "You have such thick eyebrows and big eyes, how come you were the first to betray us? Everyone else is still single, but you are! You're such an antisocial person!"

Kang Cong: ...

Kang Cong looked at Zhong Yan and Pei Liang, "It seems they are really drunk."

"I'm not drunk," Ye Qingxi denied. "And you too!"

He pointed at Pei Liang, "You've become even more pretentious since you came back from abroad. Sometimes you even start mixing English into your speech. If you're so capable, why don't you communicate with me entirely in English!"

Pei Liang was certainly capable; he replied in English, "From now on, I'll speak to you entirely in English."

However, Ye Qingxi frowned and said, "What are you babbling about? It doesn't sound nice at all."

Pei Liang: ...

"He was definitely drunk," he affirmed.

Ye Qingxi looked at Zhong Yan and hugged her shoulders, "Xiao Yan is still the best, the most loyal, and the cutest."

Zhong Yan: "Isn't that quite clear-headed? I think what he said makes a lot of sense."

Kang Cong: ? ? ?

Pei Liang: ...

"So what do we do now?" Kang Cong asked.

"What else can we do? Just stay at my place tonight," Zhong Yan said. "We have plenty of empty rooms anyway."

"No!" Ye Qingxi straightened her head instantly and said to herself, "I want to go home."

"Go home, go home..." Ye Qingxi said, standing up unsteadily, and preparing to walk out.

Zhong Yan quickly supported him, afraid that he would fall, while Kang Cong supported him on the other side.

"Even in this state, you're still going home? You're really a homebody!"

After Zhong Yan finished complaining, she was thinking about whether to have her driver take Ye Qingxi back when she heard Ye Qingxi's phone ring.

Pei Liang picked up Ye Qingxi's phone from the table, glanced at it, and said, "Oh, it's Qin Cheng's."

“Yes,” Zhong Yan said.

"Hello," Pei Liang answered.

Qin Cheng asked in confusion, "Why is it you?"

“Xiao Xi is drunk,” Pei Liang said.

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng had been worried that he would get drunk ever since he heard about their activity, and sure enough, he did.

"I'll be right there."

"That's great, he's been making a fuss about going home."

"I'll be there in a bit."

After Qin Cheng finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Pei Liang turned to look at his brothers, "Qin Cheng is here to pick him up."

“Okay.” Zhong Yan and Kang Cong helped Ye Qingxi back to the chair and sat him down.

"His alcohol tolerance is really bad," Zhong Yan said, looking at the amount of alcohol Ye Qingxi had drunk earlier. "He didn't drink much at all."

“That’s right,” Pei Liang said. “They mostly drink fruit wine.”

"He truly is our adorable baby!" Kang Cong exclaimed.

Qin Cheng quickly arrived at Zhong Yan's door and went into Zhong Yan's bedroom.

Pei Liang helped the person up and handed them over to Qin Cheng.

Qin Cheng took it, and Ye Qingxi looked up at him and called out, "Brother~"

"Mm," Qin Cheng replied.

He turned to look at Pei Liang and the others, "Let's go."

"Be careful on the road," Zhong Yan said. "Let me know when you arrive."

"good."

After Qin Cheng finished speaking, he helped Ye Qingxi walk outside.

Ye Qingxi walked next to him, step by step.

Once they were outside the villa, Qin Cheng saw that he was walking unsteadily, so he simply carried him on his back.

Ye Qingxi smiled, hugged him, and whispered in his ear, "Brother, you're carrying me on your back again~"

"Hmm," Qin Cheng replied.

Ye Qingxi pressed her cheek against his and gently rubbed against him.

Qin Cheng: ...

He heard his younger brother, perched on his back, say softly, "I like it when you carry me~"

Qin Cheng: ...

He felt the passing wind carrying Ye Qingxi's breath, which smelled of alcohol, gently stirring his heart.

He lowered his head and carried Ye Qingxi to the car.

When the driver saw him coming, he quickly got out of the car to help.

However, Qin Cheng refused. He carefully placed Ye Qingxi in the back seat and then looked at the driver.

"Let's go," Qin Cheng said. "To my grandfather's house."

"Okay," the driver replied.

Ye Qingxi leaned against him, half asleep and half awake.

He sometimes seemed to fall asleep, remaining silent.

She occasionally opened her eyes and started talking to him.

"The wine from Zhong Yan's family is quite delicious."

"So I got you drunk?"

"I'm not drunk," Ye Qingxi said.

He pressed his hands against Qin Cheng's face, looking at him, "You're my brother, aren't you?"

Qin Cheng chuckled, "Then he wasn't completely drunk and confused."

"I also know about red phoenixes, yellow phoenixes, and pink phoenixes~" Ye Qingxi said happily.

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng almost laughed, "You really know a lot."

"That's right," Ye Qingxi said proudly. "Let me tell you~"

"Go ahead," Qin Cheng said.

Ye Qingxi leaned close to his ear and whispered.

He spoke so softly that Qin Cheng couldn't hear him at all; he could only feel the warm breath coming from his mouth, constantly warming his ears.

It felt like being brushed by a feather, or like a furnace burning.

Qin Cheng wanted to dodge, but for some reason, he seemed to be frozen in place and unable to move.

All he could smell was the sweet aroma of ripe berries, lingering around his ears.

After the car arrived at Mu Feng's villa, Qin Cheng carried the person out.

He carried Ye Qingxi upstairs to her room and gently placed her on the bed.

Ye Qingxi lay quietly, clearly a little sleepy.

Qin Cheng thought for a moment, then helped him take off his shoes and pulled a thin blanket over him.

He tucked the blanket around Ye Qingxi and was about to leave when Ye Qingxi hooked her arms around his neck before he could straighten up completely.

Ye Qingxi pulled hard with both hands, and Qin Cheng almost kissed his lips.

He quickly reached out and placed his hand next to Ye Qingxi's head.

My heart, however, was like a turbulent wave, churning with turmoil.

"Aren't you going to sleep with me?" Ye Qingxi asked softly, looking at him.

He laughed, like a painting with delicate colors, or a flower slowly blooming.

"Don't you really like sleeping with me?"

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng was stunned, not expecting him to say such a thing.

Ye Qingxi hooked her arms around his neck, looked at him, and spoke softly, her voice like silk gauze, enveloping his heart.

"I guessed it~" Ye Qingxi gently raised her head, her nose almost touching his, her eyes clear and innocent. "You didn't buy a bed at all, did you?"

Qin Cheng: ...

Ye Qingxi smiled again, her eyes sparkling.

"Brother, you're so clingy!"

Qin Cheng: ...

Ye Qingxi hugged him, rested her head on his shoulder, and pressed her face against his.

His muddled mind failed to perceive the abnormal temperature on Qin Cheng's face.

He gently nuzzled against me, whispering sweetly, "It's okay, I love clingy older brothers too~"

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng had almost no idea how he got out of Ye Qingxi's bedroom.

He felt like he was fleeing in panic.

Yet, I also felt as if I didn't want to leave at all.

He lay on his bed in his bedroom, but his mind was filled with Ye Qingxi's words and the scene where she reached out and hooked her arm around his neck, almost kissing his lips.

His eyes were as clear as a stream, but his lips were as red as a rose.

He looked at him, his eyes seemingly innocent, yet his words were like jars of incense, layers of gauze, and delicate hooks, stirring his heart like a pounding drum, leaving him in turmoil.

Qin Cheng clearly sensed that something was wrong with him.

Nothing feels right.

Ye Qingxi's words kept echoing in my mind; something was wrong.

His face, so close to mine, kept flashing through my mind; something was wrong.

Something felt off; my heart was racing.

Something seemed off about him; he seemed guilty.

Being upset or confused is definitely not right.

He tried desperately to suppress these strange feelings, but they were like vines growing in the wind, tightly binding him and binding his whole being and his heart.

That night, Qin Cheng had a dream.

A very simple and sweet dream.

He dreamt that Ye Qingxi raised her hand, hooked it around his neck, and suddenly pulled him down. Before he could even brace himself against the hand that was supporting his head, she fell down with the force of gravity and, without warning, pressed her lips against his.

It smells like roses.

Fragrant and rich.

Ye Qingxi blinked, her eyes as clear and innocent as ever.

He said, "Do you really like sleeping with me? Don't you...?"

"You like me?"

Qin Cheng woke up with a start.

He was stunned.

But the question Ye Qingxi had once asked him inappropriately popped into his mind.

He asked, "Brother, would you want to kiss me?"

Qin Cheng thought that perhaps he really did want to kiss him.