The afternoon sun shone down, casting a bright halo on the two of them.

Chi Rui looked at Ye Minghan. The breeze blew over, but it couldn't take away the heat on her face.

“Plop—plop—”

She felt her heart beating so fast that it seemed like it was going to jump out of her chest.

"Chi Rui?"

Looking at the girl's dazed look, Ye Minghan frowned. Thinking that she hadn't replied to his message for a day, he became worried again.

"Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Chi Rui blinked and suddenly came to her senses. She turned her head slightly and calmly avoided his hand.

"No, I'm not feeling uncomfortable."

She shook her head. "Let's get in the car."

After saying that, she walked to the other side in small steps, opened the door in a panic and got into the passenger seat.

Ye Minghan frowned, opened the door and got into the car, handing her backpack back to her.

"Thank you." Chi Rui said in a low voice.

Ye Minghan glanced at the rearview mirror. The girl lowered her head with a slight blush on her cheeks.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are you really okay?"

"Yeah, really, let's go back quickly."

Chi Rui nodded, holding the backpack tightly in her arms, looking at the scenery outside the window, but not looking at him.

Perhaps he believed her words, Ye Minghan didn't say anything else.

The car started slowly, and she watched the scenery outside the window begin to rapidly recede, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

When her heartbeat calmed down, she finally turned her head, raised her eyelashes slightly, and secretly glanced at the rearview mirror.

Brother Ye...why does he feel a little different today than usual?

"Um?"

She was watching so intently that she didn't notice Ye Minghan suddenly looking up, and their eyes met through the rearview mirror.

Chi Rui sat up straight at once.

"Ah, that, I wanted to say, oh by the way, my... my phone is out of battery, I wonder if you received my WeChat today?"

Ye Minghan nodded slightly, then looked at her calmly, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Chi Rui clenched his fingers and thought in his heart.

Brother Ye didn't tell her about Jiang Xingyang, probably because he didn't want her to know. She thought about it and reached into her backpack.

"Um...Brother Han, is this pen yours?"

She took out the silver signing pen and handed it to him, "I found it in my room."

Ye Minghan glanced at the pen.

In his mind, the scene of him kissing the girl's forehead last night unconsciously emerged.

The tingling sensation spread across the lips again.

His ears felt a little hot, he coughed lightly, and looked away uncomfortably.

"Brother Han?" Chi Rui blinked.

Ye Minghan held the steering wheel, looked ahead, and said calmly, "Well, this is for you."

Chi Rui was stunned to hear him speak so straightforwardly.

In fact, what she wanted to ask more was, how did this pen appear in her room?

Besides, was that blurry picture in her mind...real?

Just looking at the man's profile, she felt her heart pounding, and she really couldn't ask...

The girl's cheeks blushed slightly, her fingers tightly grasped the pen, and she slowly lowered her head.

Forget it, even if...even if it's true, it was just a kiss on the forehead.

Well, just... just a kiss on the forehead...

Her head drooped even lower, and her face became even hotter.

"Thank you, Brother Han."

After a long time, Chi Rui raised his head and whispered to Ye Minghan.

The girl's soft voice seemed to carry some shyness, so sweet that it could penetrate into people's hearts.

Ye Minghan felt a little soft in his heart. He pursed his lips and said calmly, "No need."

Chi Rui insisted: "Yes, I...I like this pen very much."

Ye Minghan raised his eyes and glanced at the rearview mirror, and saw that she was holding the pen tightly, as if she really liked it.

The corners of his lips were slightly curved, and there was a hint of smile in his dark eyes, like the brightest star in the night sky.

"Well, whatever you like."

As he spoke, he stepped on the accelerator again, as if to vent the emotions in his heart.

A royal blue sports car sped past, stirring up a cloud of flying ginkgo leaves, and drove away on the avenue...

After dinner in the evening, Chi Rui returned to his room alone.

In the room, the mobile phone was placed on the bedside table, and its battery was half charged.

She walked over, unplugged the data cable, turned on the computer and checked.

There were two missed calls, one from her mother and the other from Brother Lang.

Also, Brother Ye’s WeChat…

It turned out that he replied to her as soon as she sent the message.

Chi Rui held the phone, feeling a little annoyed. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have been so anxious to send him a message...

She pursed her lips, sat down on the edge of the bed, and called her mother Liu Manzhi.

The phone rang twice before being answered. There was some noise on the other end.

"Hello - who is this?" Liu Manzhi was probably a little busy, so she answered the call without checking the caller ID.

"Mom, it's me."

Chi Rui smiled and said, "My phone ran out of battery today, so I didn't get your call."

"Oh, Ruirui." Liu Manzhi's voice came over, but it was not very clear in the noisy environment.

"It was Alang who called me today and said that you hadn't answered the phone. I asked your Aunt An and she knows that you are fine. Please give him a call when you have time. He misses you a lot."

"Yeah, okay." Chi Rui nodded.

"Then I'll be busy now. I have to put on a show today. I'll call you when I'm free. Study hard and tell your Aunt An if you have anything."

"good."

Chi Rui responded obediently, and then heard the other end of the call being hung up cleanly.

She took down her phone and stared at the screen blankly, a hint of loneliness flowing in her glass-like eyes.

Mom is still very busy...

I don't know if I have eaten well?

She sighed softly, pulled up her address book and made a call.

This time the connection tone lasted for a long time, and when she thought the other party was busy and didn't hear it, the call was picked up.

"Rui Rui ah..." A pleasant bass voice came through the receiver.

Chi Rui smiled slightly, "Brother Lang, good evening."

She stood up and paced around the room while answering the phone.

"Hehe - I didn't receive a call last night. I saw the record this morning, but I didn't call you because I had to go to school..."

"Yeah, Xuancheng is pretty good here, my uncles and aunts all take good care of me..."

Chi Rui chatted with him and slowly walked out of the balcony.

The sky in Xuancheng is much cleaner than that in South City. Although there is no moon tonight, there are quite a few stars dotted in the night sky.

The night breeze blew in with the dew from the garden and the fragrance of jasmine flowers.

It was cool and comfortable, making Chi Rui squint his eyes happily.

Ye Minghan took a shower and walked to the refrigerator while drying his hair. Just as he opened the door to get a bottle of water, he heard the soft voice of a girl coming from outside the balcony.

The sound was very small and was somewhat dispersed by the night wind.

He had an idea, put the towel around his neck, took a bottle of mineral water, and slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

He leaned his head out slightly and looked at the balcony next door.

Sure enough, there was a thin and petite figure standing on the balcony opposite.

The girl is talking on the phone.

Her voice was soft and I couldn't hear clearly what she was saying, but I could still vaguely see her smiling face.

Who is she talking to on the phone? Is it her mother?

Ye Minghan guessed in his heart, opened the lid of the mineral water bottle, and slowly walked out of the balcony.

He leaned on the railing, wanting to wait for Chi Rui to find him, but after he drank two or three sips of water, there was still no movement next door.

He closed the lid and glanced next door out of the corner of his eye.

The girl was still talking on the phone, and occasionally she could hear a sweet laugh. He pursed his lips and looked over.

Chi Rui didn't even look at him.

She was concentrating on talking on the phone with a faint smile on her face.

Ye Minghan narrowed his eyes slightly. Who was she chatting with? Could it be...

That "Brother Lang" from yesterday?!

"No need, we have everything here, no need to send anything else."

Chi Rui spoke softly to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Yeah, okay. I'll hang up first. Goodbye, Brother Lang."

Chi Rui hung up the phone and was about to relax and enjoy the fresh air when she suddenly noticed something. She turned her head and met the man's burning gaze.

She was startled, "Han...Brother Han..."

When had he been standing there? How come she hadn't noticed?

Ye Minghan stared at her, feeling extremely unhappy.

He just clearly heard the word "brother". The person he was talking to on the phone should be the one who called last night, right?

He clenched his fist, and the mineral water bottle in his hand creaked.

Chi Rui's back felt a little stiff.

Why was Brother Ye looking at her so angrily?

Could it be... because she was so engrossed in the phone conversation that she didn't notice him?

"Brother Han, good evening."

She looked at him carefully and greeted him softly.

Ye Minghan pursed his lips, hummed coldly, then turned and walked into the room.

The mineral water in his hand was thrown into the balcony trash can with a clang. The trash can shook violently due to the sudden impact, but finally stabilized.

Chi Rui was stunned for a moment, put her little hands on the railing and gently stood on tiptoe.

She leaned her head out and saw Ye Minghan enter the room, then closed the floor-to-ceiling window and even pulled the curtains.

The girl's eyes dimmed slightly, and she silently withdrew her gaze. She stood there for a while before turning around and walking into the room.

At the desk, Chi Rui first took out his notes and notebook for wrong answers, reviewed them for a while, and then took out the test paper and started to work on it seriously.

But somehow she just couldn't concentrate tonight.

As I write, Ye Minghan's annoyed eyes and his back as he turns and leaves appear in my mind.

When she came to her senses, a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes had already been outlined on the draft paper.

Her eyes are like stars and her eyebrows are slightly raised, sharp yet elegant.

Chi Rui tilted his head and looked at the stick drawing.

"Brother Han is still more handsome..."

She muttered softly and wiped away the eyes with plasticine.

She read the questions on the math test carefully, trying to immerse herself in them, but ultimately failed.

Chi Rui put down his pen, stretched, then took the cup and left the room.

In the living room on the first floor, an online drama was playing on the LCD TV, but An Xin, who was sitting on the sofa, was not watching it.

There were several photo albums in front of her and she was flipping through them.

"Auntie An." Chi Rui walked over with some curiosity.

"Rui Rui~"

An Xin raised her head and her eyes lit up when she saw her. "Rui Rui, come here quickly and help Aunt An pick out some suitable photos."

Chi Rui walked over, placed the cup on the glass table, and sat next to her.

An Xin was holding the book in her hand, which was a collection of photos of her and Ye Xiao. She was flipping through them with a distressed look on her face.

"Auntie An, is there any purpose for selecting these photos?" Chi Rui asked.

"Yeah, it's almost your Uncle Ye and I's 25th wedding anniversary, and I want to throw a party, and I'll need these at the party."

An Xin picked up two photos and asked her:

"Rui Rui, which one do you think looks better, this one or this one?"

Chi Rui took a look and said with a smile: "Both are beautiful, but I like this one better. It seems that Aunt An is smiling so happily."

"Haha, okay, let's take this one."

With Chi Rui's help, An Xin quickly selected all the photos.

Looking at the results of the selection, she hugged Chi Rui with satisfaction and kissed the girl on the cheek happily.

"Daughters are still better, sons and husbands are unreliable!"

Chi Rui didn't say anything, just looked at her and smiled.

"Hey, Auntie An seems to have delayed your studies." Suddenly thinking of this, An Xin felt a little guilty, "I'm sorry Rui Rui..."

Chi Rui shook his head. "No, I just happened to be a little tired and wanted to relax."

As she spoke, she picked up a photo album next to her.

I wanted to help clean up, but when I opened it, I found that the whole page was filled with photos of a little boy.

The boy is assembling a model, looking cool and aloof.

The only photo in which he looked up had cold eyes and a hint of vigilance.

Just like a wolf cub, perverse and alert.

Chi Rui looked at the photo and felt his heart tighten.

Why does this boy look so familiar? But she can't remember anything about him?

"This is a photo of Akan when he was a child."

Seeing that she was watching intently, An Xin came over to take a look and smiled softly.

"Is this Brother Han?" Chi Rui looked at her.

"yes."

An Xin took the photo album from her, a hint of nostalgia flashing in her eyes, "He looks very cute, right? In fact, he was not this temperament when he was a child, but later on..."

Having said this, she suddenly paused, frowned slightly, and a hint of pain appeared in her eyes.

Chi Rui blinked. What happened next?

She suddenly remembered that Butler Chen had said something similar to her, that Brother Ye had some bad experiences when he was a child, which made him what he is now.

"Oh, speaking of this, Aunt An also wants to thank you."

An Xin suddenly took Chi Rui's hand and gently patted the back of her hand, "It's great that you can come to our house."

Chi Rui was a little confused. What should she thank her for?

But An Xin had already skipped this topic. She looked at the photo album again, suddenly thought of something, and moved closer to her mysteriously.

"I have a very interesting photo in my collection, do you want to see it?"

"Interesting photo?" Chi Rui's curiosity was aroused. "What photo is it?"

"Wait a minute."

An Xin flipped through the pile of photo albums and found her target immediately. She quickly flipped to the middle and pulled out a photo.

"Come on, come on."

She waved and Chi Rui came over.

The photo was well preserved, and even after so many years, the colors are still clear and vivid.

There are two children in the photo. Chi Rui recognized the younger one at a glance. It was her when she was a child.

As for the little girl holding her hand, wearing makeup and a flowery dress...

"What are you doing?!"

As the man's angry voice sounded, the photo held by An Xin was snatched away by a big hand that stretched out from the side.