The conversation between the two ended with Yan Yian receiving a string of numbers and Yan Shan receiving a list of online books that Yan Ci highly recommended.
Yan Yian did not tell this to other family members.
Because he had a vague guess that this string of numbers would eventually have to be deciphered by Yan Xianjue.
It's like a predetermined fate.
But before that, it doesn't mean he won't try.
*
Yan Xianjue woke up in the office and was disappointed to find that his second sister and those researchers had left.
Most of the documents he used as a pillow had already been approved by his elder brother.
He rubbed his eyes sleepily and checked the time again.
It seems that the plan to play with Shen Fangli has failed.
He couldn't help but blame Gan Lin for this.
If I had known earlier, I would have called for a longer time. God knows he originally just wanted to bring breakfast.
As a result, my second sister was sent away directly.
He lifted the thin blanket that had been covering him at some point, and his voice was still murmured with sleepiness: "When are you coming home?"
Yan Yian glanced at the documents at hand: "Ten minutes."
"Go wash up first."
Yan Xianjue nodded and stood up unsteadily.
*
This weekend was really a bit too full.
Yan Xianjue thought this while lying on the deck of the cruise ship.
Shen Fangli lay on the lounge chair next to him and let out a long breath.
Seriously and solemnly expressed his thoughts on the weekend: "Recording variety shows is definitely the easiest!"
Yan Xianjue: "??? How did you come to this conclusion?"
Shen Fangli rolled her eyes so Yan Xianjue couldn't see it: "You don't even know how I spent this weekend."
"Teacher Zhuang put all my video assignments for the week together for review, and then I started over with them one by one."
"It seems like you had a busy weekend too."
"Also?" Shen Fangli asked curiously.
To be honest, she thought that based on Yan Xianjue's personality, he would lie down at home for two days.
Yan Xianjue: "Yeah, I met a spy and was held at gunpoint. Fortunately, nothing happened in the end."
Shen Fangli was silent. Is this some kind of movie plot?
She said sincerely, "Your spare time is really rich."
"Yeah, I think so too."
Yan Xianjue yawned lazily, then turned himself over so that the sun would not be partial to him.
He pointed to Uncle Lu, who was wearing sunglasses and floral shorts not far away and said, "Look, security has been upgraded."
The corners of Shen Fangli's mouth twitched: "...Is there still room for upgrade?"
Yan Xianjue didn't answer this question, but brought up another matter: "Is your family planning to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for you? If so, you can skip two days of variety show recording this week."
Shen Fangli's eighteenth birthday is this week, and families like theirs usually hold a coming-of-age ceremony.
Especially since Shen Fangli is Mr. Shen’s only daughter, she should be given special attention.
But Shen Fangli pondered for a while: “My dad said he would do it, but I don’t really want to.”
Yan Xianjue bit the straw of his iced cola and said, "Why? If we want to have a wedding, we have to prepare in advance at home, and we have to invite all those people and so on."
Yan Xianjue thought back to his own coming-of-age ceremony, then said with certainty, "It was very troublesome."
Shen Fangli laughed twice.
This is indeed what Yan Xianjue would say.
But she looked at the sea-sky line in the distance and said in a tone that was difficult to discern emotion: "My parents are divorced."
"Puff——"
The cola erupted in a way it shouldn't have.
Yan Xianjue lay on the recliner, coughing non-stop.
Shen Fangli sat up, patted his back, and said speechlessly: "Are you so excited?"
Yan Xianjue took the bath towel from Uncle Lu who was walking over quickly, wiped his body, and lay down again.
"I'm not excited. Why should I be excited about your parents' divorce? I'm just surprised."
"I thought your dad was the kind of guy who would never get a divorce."
"Huh?" Shen Fangli was puzzled.
“With Mr. Shen’s eyesight, the attributes of your second aunt and those people are hard to escape his eyes, but he still endured it for so many years.”
Shen Fangli also turned sideways, put one hand on her chin, and said lightly: “So he is not going to endure it now.”
Yan Xianjue tilted his head to look at her: "Very sad?"
Shen Fangli shook her head: “No, I don’t have any emotions, I just don’t want to go home.”
"You are not emotionless, you are just avoiding it." Yan Xianjue said affirmatively.
Shen Fangli shrugged: “Maybe.”
Shen Fangli didn't want to say anything, and Yan Xianjue didn't ask any more questions.
He can be a listener, but the premise is that Shen Fangli really needs such a person.
*
But he could also comfort her in other ways: "How about asking your friends to come on the cruise? Just think of it as celebrating your birthday."
"It's such a big cruise ship, and there are only a few of us. It's so quiet and deserted."
Neither of them could hear any other voices as they lay on the deck.
Shen Fangli complained: "I thought you were just talking casually, who knew you really had it."
Before they graduated, they discussed at school where to apply to college and whether to live far away from home.
Yan Xianjue said at the time that if he wanted, he could even buy a cruise ship and travel around the world.
That's why he didn't want to apply to a school far away from home.
Yan Xianjue: "I'm obviously serious, but you don't believe me."
"Okay, okay."
Shen Fangli thought about it seriously, and after a moment, shook her head: "Forget it."
Her tone was filled with longing: "My best friend went abroad in her freshman year of high school, and the rest of us feel the same way."
"I don't want to have to maintain a business-like smile with a bunch of strangers on my birthday."
Yan Xianjue thought about his coming-of-age ceremony again, and it seemed to be true.
"It's up to you."
*
About half an hour later, both of them were drowsy from the sun.
"Yan Xianjue, Chen Fangli, come down and play cards!" Lei Xuan's loud shout scared the two of them.
Yan Xianjue looked around in confusion and found that the cruise ship was still sailing on the sea, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Fangli finally came to her senses: "It's Lei Xuan, I was scared to death."
"Do you want to go?"
Shen Fangli smacked her lips: “It’s all fine, but I still want to spread it out.”
+1
So Yan Xianjue also shouted: "No!"
*
"Hahahaha, what on earth are these two doing here? Giving them this camera is totally unnecessary!"
"I thought a cruise variety show was one where the guests took me on a tour of the ship, inside and out. But in reality, these two are like two peas in a pod!"
"They've been running the show for as long as it's been on. They can't even make pancakes."
"It even flips over automatically!"
"But why do they always get together and whisper without turning on the microphone? What is it that a VIP like me can't hear?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
