Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Shu Yao never imagined that Grandma Chen Ye's retirement home was on an island abroad.
The sea breeze blew in my face, and the air was slightly salty. Outside the ring road, the blue sea seemed to be connected with the cloudless sky, and the sunlight made the unknown flowers and plants on the roadside full of vitality.
Due to the uncertainty of his work, Shu Yao almost forgot how long it had been since he left Fuchuan. It had been even longer since he had enjoyed the days without having to worry about breaking news or facing pressure from his superiors to submit manuscripts.
But because of the pressure of meeting the parents, Shu Yao was still a little nervous.
She pretended to casually glance at the Chinese-looking drivers in front of her, and hesitated to speak.
As if he had guessed the reason for her hesitation, Shen Ye said calmly: “Ask, he doesn’t understand Chinese.”
Shu Yao was relieved: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that your grandma was abroad?"
"Does it have any impact?"
Shu Yao pursed her lips and said frankly, "It has affected my balance. A big impact."
Although the plane ticket was booked by Chen Ye, food, clothing, housing and transportation all cost money when traveling, and she couldn't always use his money.
She originally thought that the most expensive subway ticket from the southernmost part to the northernmost part would be only 16 yuan, but now it would cost many times more.
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have proposed to change the two months to half a month just to show my sincerity.
It turns out that people without conscience deserve not to make money.
If you have a conscience, you will suffer even more losses.
Shen Ye was resting with his eyes closed, and laughed when he heard this: "Just kidding, if I really come here once every two weeks, grandma will probably find it annoying."
"Oh." Shu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
The car was quiet for a while. Shu Yao remembered something and quietly rummaged through her bag with her right hand. Finally, she took out a ring and put it on her right ring finger.
Shen Ye heard the noise and raised his eyelids to take a look: "What is this?"
Shu Yao explained gently, "I got these wedding rings from the restaurant when Tiantian and I went out to dinner. I thought, since we're married now, wouldn't it be a bit weird to have bare hands? So I got them as a temporary fix."
She emphasized: "It wasn't a gift from Oppa."
"Couple rings?" Chen Ye grasped the key words accurately and asked as a matter of course, "What about the other one?"
"It's in my bag." Shu Yao vaguely understood the subtext of his words, "Um, do you want to wear it too?"
Shen Ye's eyes were slightly smiling, as if saying: Oh, you have other husbands?
“…Alright.”
By the time Shu Yao took out the box, Chen Ye's left hand had already reached out to him.
The five fingers are slightly spread out to make them look more slender.
Come on, he is aloof and needs her to help him wear it.
Shu Yao complained in his heart as he did what he was told, muttering, "The size may not be right."
The white ring wrapped around his ring finger. It wasn't a perfect fit, but it was a good fit.
Shu Yao: "...This is very cheap, but it doesn't really suit your status."
Shen Ye raised his eyes and said lazily, "What is my identity?"
"Whose suitors range from Fuchuan to the Louvre?"
“But I usually pay the price.”
Shu Yao: “…”
You're quite proud.
Shen Ye retracted his hand, looked left and right, and came to a conclusion: "It is indeed a bit inferior."
"It's okay, I'll only wear it for a few days anyway."
He tilted his head and seemed to be in a good mood: "Well, then you keep working hard."
Shu Yao: What is she working hard for?
Shu Yao laughed in anger, and only after a while did he remember the serious matter: "By the way, have you told your grandmother about us getting the marriage certificate?"
"Yes."
"What did she say? Didn't she find it strange?"
"No, she's very happy."
Shu Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly, it turned out that the elders who urged marriage all had similar thoughts.
No matter the process, as long as it ends in the end, that's fine.
"Is there anything I should be aware of later? What's your grandma's temper like?"
"Attention--" Chen Ye put his left hand with the ring on it into the pocket of his casual pants. The sea breeze whistled through the gap in the window, causing the hair on his forehead to sway slightly. However, his low voice was not dispersed by the wind, and he seemed very determined.
"call."
Shu Yao was stunned for a moment before he realized that given their current relationship, he really shouldn't call her "your grandma" or "your grandma" anymore.
She quickly changed the subject: "What kind of old woman is Grandma?"
"What do you think?"
"Hmm..." Shu Yao thought for a moment, "Since I can get along so well with you, I think he must be a very gentle and tolerant person."
“…” Shen Ye sneered, “Are you scolding me or praising yourself?”
"I didn't brag about myself."
“…”
Oh, that's scolding him.
"Tell me." Shu Yao urged.
Shen Ye looked at the roof of the car and thought for a moment: "You are quite right."
"So what does grandma like? According to my past experience, most elderly people like those who are sweet-mouthed and well-behaved." So she specially chose a long dress with small daisy flowers today, and her hair was also smoothed and gently draped over her shoulders.
But I don’t know what made Shen Ye laugh.
He put the knuckle of his right index finger against the tip of his nose and suddenly let out a muffled laugh.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, you'll understand when you get there."
Just as the car slowly drove into the iron gate, a small European-style villa came into view.
There are various kinds of flowers and plants planted in the garden, giving off a faint fragrance. It seems that the old man has the habit of growing flowers and plants on a daily basis.
But what was out of tune with it was that there seemed to be a high-pitched singing voice coming from the distance. It was not the original singer, but a female voice that sounded more vicissitudes of life.
Wumeng Mountain is connected to other mountains
Moonlight shines on Xiangshui Beach
Can anyone tell me
But God treats you...
Shu Yao was very familiar with this song.
Because Zhao Tiantian always listens to it at home.
Shu Yao almost blurted out a resounding "Calling!!!"
"You... uh, grandma is quite down-to-earth." This made Shu Yao relax a lot.
"Just don't think it's noisy."
Shen Ye pushed open the door, and the singing became clearer.
Grandma Shen was immersed in her own world, singing and dancing, and no one knew what kind of surgery she had undergone that allowed her to recover so quickly.
Instead, the nanny who was clapping nearby to help with the atmosphere noticed the two of them first.
"Master."
Grandma Shen turned around with a look of surprise on her face: "Yaoyao?!"
It was the first time that Shu Yao met such a familiar elder, and for a moment she didn't know how to react, but judging from the situation, Shen Ye should have told Grandma Shen everything.
Someone tapped the back of his hand hanging by his side.
She came back to her senses and smiled, "Hello, grandma."
This shout hit the old man's heart precisely.
"Hey! Good, good." Grandma Shen turned off the microphone, completely ignoring the grandson next to her, and took her hand to greet her, "Did you have a hard time on the road?"
"It's okay, not hard."
"That's good. I heard from Xiao Ye that you got your marriage certificate a few days ago?"
"Yes." Thinking that Grandma Shen would mind, Shu Yao quickly explained, "I wanted to tell you in advance, but we... made the decision rather suddenly."
“It doesn’t matter.” Grandma Shen waved her hand and smiled kindly, “You young people can decide your own affairs. We are old and can’t keep up with your pace.”
Next to him, Shen Ye leaned on the sofa with his legs crossed, playing with an orange in his right hand.
"I think you have a good sense of rhythm. Next time at the island's bonfire dance, if you don't take the center position, I'll have to complain about the shady dealings."
Grandma Shen glared at him and threw a mango on the table at him: "You're already married, but you still don't know how to sit properly. Go cut a mango for Yaoyao."
"Need not……"
Shu Yao was about to decline, but Chen Ye had already stood up obediently.
The nanny also hurried to the kitchen to help.
Fortunately, Shu Yao had been a reporter for the past two years and was used to communicating with strangers. Grandma Shen was also warm and kind, so even though there were only two of them in the living room, there was no awkwardness at all.
Grandma Shen glanced at the kitchen and said mysteriously, "Before, when I asked him to cut some fruit, it took him a long time to urge him, but today he started as soon as I called him."
Shu Yao pursed her lips awkwardly, thinking, life is like a play, it really is all acting.
"He's always been nice to me."
"That's good. Our Xiao Ye is actually the hard-mouthed but soft-hearted one."
If this had been said a month ago, Shu Yao would have been full of questions, but now, she felt that there was some truth to it.
The two talked for a while, and grandma went to the bathroom. The living room suddenly became quiet. Shu Yao looked towards the kitchen, but did not see Shen Ye's figure, but heard some movement coming from outside the door.
She turned her head to look out the floor-to-ceiling window, but because of the angle, she couldn't see who was coming until the door was pushed open.
The man was dressed in a suit and looked a few years older than Chen Ye and a bit fatter. Although their facial features were similar, perhaps because Shu Yao was too familiar with Chen Ye, she didn't feel that the two men had any overall similarities.
The other party didn't seem surprised by her presence, but his attitude was very indifferent: "Where's grandma?"
Shu Yao understood instantly that this should be Shen Ye’s brother Shen Yang.
She stood up politely and smiled: "Grandma went to the bathroom."
I don’t know if it was because he heard the sound or it was just a coincidence, but Shen Ye walked out of the kitchen carrying the cut mango.
“Oh.” Shen Yang’s gaze fell on Shen Ye, and he sneered without any hesitation, “When did my little brother become so virtuous?”
Chen Ye put the porcelain plate on the coffee table in front of her without paying any attention, sat beside her, lowered his head and wiped his fingers with a tissue, ignoring him.
Shu Yao couldn't help but think of what Zhao Tiantian had said before, that the Shen family's parents were partial and that Shen Ye had a bad relationship with his brother.
Now it seems that it is not a good thing.
The embarrassing scene made Shu Yao feel strangely uncomfortable.
Suddenly someone leaned over in front of her, and Shu Yao caught a glimpse of Shen Yang reaching out, as if he wanted to take the mango in front of her.
Before the brain even thinks, the hands move on their own.
She took the porcelain plate first, dodged Shen Yang's hand, and handed it to Shen Ye.
Shen Ye looked up in confusion, and saw her eyes curved, as if no one else was present, and said domineeringly:
"You eat."
*
Shen Yang's sudden arrival made the evening dinner seem a little quiet.
The atmosphere between the two brothers was also very strange. There was no noise or fighting, but it was like it was frozen. No one paid any attention to each other. I don’t know if it was because grandma was present, so they gave each other a little face.
After dinner, Shen Yang returned to his room alone. Shu Yao watched TV with Grandma Shen for a while, and then, led by the nanny, he and Shen Ye went upstairs one after the other.
The nanny brought the two of them to a south-facing bedroom, closed the door, and then apologized, "Young Master and Young Madam, the old lady originally wanted to give you the other large master bedroom, but the eldest young master suddenly came, so we can only..."
It was as if a bomb had suddenly been dropped into Shu Yao's calm heart, splashing water all over the surface of the lake.
It’s not about whether to live in the master bedroom or not, but because the nanny said, “I’ll arrange it for you.”
How could she forget!
Since I have already obtained the marriage certificate with Chen Ye, I must stay in the same room when I go to his house.
But given their current relationship, let alone sleeping in the same bed, even if they had two single beds, one on the east and one on the west, they would still feel uncomfortable.
She secretly looked at Shen Ye for help.
Shen Ye was calm. After thanking the nanny, he closed the door.
"us……"
Shu Yao was about to speak but was interrupted by Chen Ye.
"Grandma goes to bed early, so I'll stay here until ten o'clock."
"Okay." Shu Yao relaxed, without any doubt.
She looked around and saw that the room didn't seem to be occupied usually. Although it was fully equipped, it was as tidy as a model room and there wasn't even a chair.
It was their first time being in the same room together, and Shu Yao felt a little awkward. She suddenly missed Xiaobing very much.
At least with it, the two of them will never lack common topics.
In order to make the place seem more lively, Shu Yao turned on the TV, which was playing a European and American movie that she had never seen before. The atmosphere looked like a suspense film.
Shu Yao was about to put down the remote control when he heard Chen Ye say, "How about changing to another one?"
Thinking that she was scared, Shu Yao didn't care much: "It's okay."
She didn't want to watch it anyway, she was just looking for some background noise.
Shu Yao pulled his phone out of his pocket and patted the bed: "How about we play some games?"
Shen Ye stared at her for two seconds, then walked to the edge of the bed beside her and sat down, supporting himself on the bed behind him with his right hand, looking lazy.
There are only two games on Shu Yao's phone.
One was Treasure Notes, but it wasn't a two-player game, and she had already completed today's daily quest on the way here.
The second one is the Go game.
This was the app Shu Yao downloaded when he first started working to kill time waiting for interviews and relieve tension, but he hasn't opened it for a long time.
Shu Yao placed the phone between them and was about to open it when he paused: "Do you know how to play?"
Although it is not a difficult game, Go is not as popular as Gobang after all.
"Yes." Shen Ye opened the app.
The suspense film on TV was at its most thrilling part, the confrontation between the villain and the police, which brought the whole story to a climax.
The war between black and white pieces on the chessboard has also entered a white-hot stage.
When you meet a worthy opponent, the outcome is unpredictable.
Shu Yao didn't even realize that because the phone screen was relatively small, the two people facing each other inevitably got closer and closer in order to see the situation clearly.
Her mind was completely focused on the chessboard. The moment she lowered her head, a strand of hair tucked behind her ear suddenly fell down.
The end of her hair gently brushed the back of his left hand as it rested on the bed.
Shu Yao obviously didn't notice. She tucked the troublesome hair behind her ears and lightly tapped with her fingertips, and the white piece fell.
Shen Ye straightened up and turned the plain ring on his ring finger with his left thumb.
In return, he received a puzzled look.
He placed a piece casually, and Shu Yao's eyes became more confused, as if asking: Are you sure you want to place it here?
“Yeah.” Shen Ye said.
As a result, Shen Ye suddenly fell into a disadvantage.
"You... aren't giving me any slack, are you?" Shu Yao said hesitantly, "Playing chess is only fun when you meet a worthy opponent."
Chen Ye chuckled and said, "How do you know you're not even a worthy opponent until the very end?"
Shu Yao then shifted all his attention to the chessboard.
But gradually, she discovered something was wrong.
Chen Ye, who was originally at a disadvantage, gradually turned the situation around. As he placed another black piece, he made a brilliant move to save himself from a desperate situation. The step that seemed to be a concession just now actually allowed him to reverse the entire situation.
She lost the game by such a small margin.
Shu Yao was completely stunned. Instead of feeling regretful, he felt his blood boiling.
She unconsciously leaned forward, looked down at the screen of her mobile phone, and reviewed his previous moves in her mind.
Suddenly, my forehead seemed to touch something.
She raised her head suddenly and realized that the distance between them was so close, and what her forehead had touched seemed to be his chin.
When their eyes met, Shu Yao's face showed no expression, but his heart was inevitably filled with waves.
She stepped back a little and scratched the edge of the bed with her left hand, using her body as a shield.
“Hmm…”
Suddenly, an ambiguous sound was heard in the air.
Shu Yao looked over when he heard the sound. The TV screen was dark, but with the moonlight, he could vaguely see a large double bed in the empty bedroom.
The pure white quilt on the bed was undulating.
As he moved, the quilt slowly slid down, revealing the man's powerful back muscles, the lines of which were outlined more clearly by the moonlight.
The unrestrained low gasps and moans continued to echo in the quiet bedroom.
Shu Yao finally understood that when he asked her if she wanted to change it, he might not have been worried that she would be scared, but worried that she would be embarrassed.
The remote control is on the desk three steps away.
Shu Yao glanced at it, wondering if running over to pick it up and then turning it off would be a bit of an overreaction. We were all adults, so why couldn't we just enjoy watching it?
She stood straight, motionless, and her facial expression was very strict. Anyone who saw her would think that she was just giving a serious and academic film appreciation.
And Shen Ye on the side still looked indifferent.
The long thirty seconds finally passed.
The moonlight in the movie turned into the morning sun, and the two people in the bedroom slept in each other's arms, sweet and peaceful.
Shu Yao's turbulent heart gradually calmed down. She pretended nothing had happened and gave a calm assessment: "That's it, the scale is quite small."
Chen Ye reminded quietly from the side: "There is another one after you wake up, you can watch it again."
"..." Shu Yao still stood up, took the remote control, and cut off the picture, "That's not necessary."
Shen Ye's hands were supported behind his back, his head was lowered and his expression could not be seen, but his muffled laughter could be heard, and it became more and more obvious, and his shoulders were shaking slightly.
He keeps his emotions to himself most of the time.
Just like when he saw his brother downstairs just now, in the face of his brother's sarcasm, he did not show any rejection or displeasure, but was always indifferent, like a stranger who was not involved.
This seemed to be the first time Shu Yao saw him smile openly.
She held the remote control and gently kicked his shoes: "Is it so funny?"
Shen Ye stood up, put one hand in his pocket, and leaned over to look at her at eye level.
Shu Yao was confused: "What are you looking at?"
Shen Ye didn't answer, but tilted his head, as if looking at her earlobe.
Even though something embarrassing had just happened, Shu Yao remained calm, but she didn't quite understand his actions. She opened her mouth and was about to speak again when she heard Shen Ye's light click of the tongue.
"I'm quite curious--" He spoke slowly with a smile in his eyes.
"Under what circumstances would your ears turn red?"
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