Chapter 33 Sour Grape Juice My throat is so shallow, baby
Chi Liuai became reserved, and whispered to the servant who was serving the dishes with an expression as if he was about to do something bad. Everyone was coming and going in a hurry, and the atmosphere an hour before the meal was too weird.
The lady, who was always lively and active, sat stiffly on the sofa, glancing at her husband from time to time.
It's very strange. After all, the lady will only be clingy and active when she needs the husband. If the husband doesn't let her leave, Chi Liuai, who provoked him first, will look distressed.
She spread her hands and shook her head: "Daddy, you're too clingy. It makes it hard for me to do this."
Meng Yuzhi said nothing and always smiled.
Chi Liuai couldn't leave either.
Over time, there is always a pair of inseparable new people in this family.
Now, there was a stranger sitting across from the gentleman, saying he was a guest. The lady, who wouldn't stick to him, interrupted and emphasized, "Dear guest, dear guest."
I was afraid that someone in this family would neglect this man.
The three of them were in the reception room, chatting with each other intermittently, and then there would be silence for a moment.
Meng Yuzhi would patiently inquire about Chi Liuai's performance in class, including his knowledge of fighting theory. After receiving Lin Zhun's polite response, he pinched Chi Liuai's peach blossom eyes, which looked at him guiltily.
He pinched her hard with his words: "Teacher Lin seems to be very concerned about Liu Ai."
His eyes were red again and trembling.
I almost dropped the hot tea in my hand.
Lin Zhun's heart sank. He really didn't like Meng Yuzhi's behavior of teasing Chi Liuai. It seemed that his sister was Meng Yuzhi's little pet. He would not be satisfied until Chi Liuai cried out when he pinched her.
"It's Miss Chi who is very talented."
From a young age, his sister knew to run home when it rained, wear thick clothes when it was cold, eat when hungry, and drink water when thirsty. Her aggressive temper, including fights, bites, and tantrums, all made people feel Liuai's exuberant vitality. Lin Zhun wasn't being picky. When he was little, he'd seen his mother coaxing the infant Liuai to sleep, and young Lin Zhun would use his fingers to feel his sister's breath. It was quite strong. Lin Zhun even secretly compared it with other babies, and it was his sister who exhaled, taking long, deep breaths. Clever children always show signs of this from a young age. Every household was filled with dislike for Chi Liuai. Whenever Liuai passed by, she'd want to cast her eyes on her sister. Lin Zhun was both pleased and nervous.
Lin Zhun said calmly, "Mr. Meng should know that smart children are always popular wherever they are."
"Liuai." Meng Yuzhi gently placed his hand on Chi Liuai's shoulder and patted her. "You are indeed a good child."
Chi Liuai's heart was also knocked.
Chen Hui stood aside, with his head lowered.
The atmosphere is so weird.
He also didn't know that two adult men, Lin Zhun's thug for ten years and Mr. Meng who had even received military training, praised a girl for an entire hour for being able to correctly assume a basic attack posture and not even hold it for a minute.
Whenever the taciturn Lin Zhun mentioned Chi Liuai, he would use his magic to make Chi Liuai's little tail spin in the air, and then be frozen in mid-air by the cold gaze beside him.
She put on a stiff face that said, "I absolutely don't know this young male coach who made me cry in my arms, who wanted to see him every day, and who even stayed for dinner," and blinked innocently at Meng Yuzhi.
Dinner is finally served.
Today's dinner seemed to be deliberately difficult, with almost all of it being made with knives and forks, and some complicated dishes. The overall tone was Western. Chi Liuai dipped the pre-meal bread in the sauce and chewed it dryly in his mouth.
She had clearly told the chef not to prepare anything fancy.
Meng Yuzhi twisted the fork and watched with a smile.
Lin Zhun did not take any action, but observed Chi Liuai intentionally or unintentionally.
Chi Liuai did not forget his important business.
Fortunately, the chef did not forget the dessert she specifically requested.
An English country cake with a dense and soft base. Chi Liuai ordered the fruit topping. She scooped out a piece with a spoon and put it into her mouth. She frowned and chewed.
He pushed the plate forward and the fork fell to the ground.
"Ah—" Chi Liuai grinned and complained bitterly, "How could there be grapes?"
For a moment, Meng Yuzhi, who was looking at Chi Liuai, took the napkin first. Before the clean, scented napkin covered Liuai's lips, another figure farther away came to Chi Liuai's side.
Lin Zhun's hand was large, and he held Liuai's chin with it, saying anxiously, "Spit it out quickly."
Liu'ai, whose mouth was stung by the sour taste of the grapes, also curled his lips and spat out the grapes that he had "accidentally eaten" in his mouth.
Everything was quiet.
Chi Liuai looked over slowly.
Meng Yuzhi frowned, and a graceful aura surged around him. Facing Chi Liuai's gaze, he smiled slowly, and calmly wiped the cream on Liuai's lips with a handkerchief, and scolded others in a low voice.
"Why don't you take Mr. Lin to sort it out?"
The servant who received the order made the request.
Then the extra "onlooker" stood in the hall of this mansion. He finally shifted his attention away from Liu'ai and saw everything around him clearly. It was almost all mahogany furniture. Everything was dark and depressing. It was not difficult to judge what kind of old-fashioned, strong, boring, inferior and selfish person its owner was. Lin Zhun clenched his hands, and the palms of his hands were stained with the temperature, saliva and juice of his sister's mouth.
Chi Liuai is allergic to grapes.
Lin Zhun was asked to leave, and he left at a quick pace so that he could return to the table faster.
In contrast, Meng Yuzhi was not in a hurry to wipe it. He did not have the grapes in his hand, so of course he did not need to leave to clean it up. In this way, he had another person to deal with.
The corners of my mouth are sore from being rubbed.
Chi Liuai pursed his lips.
Meng Yu pinched it, and the mist could not enter.
"I feel a little pain." He said obediently.
Finally, the place touched by Lin Zhun was wiped clean. Meng Yuzhi was silent for a few seconds, and his fingers had reached her lips, freeing Liu'ai's lower lip from her clenched teeth.
Chi Liuai's face was pinched by Meng Yuzhi with one hand.
The other hand suddenly became troubled.
"Open."
Meng Yuzhi said.
Meng Yuzhi's right finger stopped just in front of Chi Liuai's lips.
Meng Yuzhi gently patted Liuai's face, without any anger or suspicion in his eyes. He said slowly, "I'm just checking to see if you've vomited everything out. What are you afraid of?"
It seems that Chi Liuai is the one who has a lot on his mind.
"Really?" Chi Liuai said incoherently, but she believed it and gave the man a little more room to play.
Meng Yuzhi had medical experience and knew how to examine children who might have accidentally ingested allergens. He needed to check their mouths and throats to see if there was any residual food. People with shallow throats often subconsciously swallowed allergens in their mouths. Meng Yuzhi, watch carefully.
Chi Liuai coughed urgently.
Meng Yuzhi was silent for a moment, then said softly, "So shallow."
Huh? Chi Liuai didn't understand. The saline solution in her eye sockets blurred her vision. In the hazy light, Chi Liuai squinted slightly and saw Meng Yuzhi pull out his finger. Then he asked someone to bring allergy medicine and asked Chi Liuai to swallow it.
After a long examination, Meng Yuzhi gave his final diagnosis: "Not enough vomiting."
Slow flow of mist.
"I'll just go wash up too."
Meng Yuzhi stared at her and smiled: "Only Mr. Lin can help you, right?"
I pinched the kitten's tail again.
Chi Liuai looked up obediently.
The inspection took a long time.
Chi Liuai urged, seeming a little anxious.
Meng Yuzhi suddenly stopped, helped her tidy up her messy hair, and said softly, like an elder advising a child to behave himself, "Okay, Liuai, the guest is back."
Chi Liuai's whole body stiffened and he didn't move.
She buried her head in Meng Yuzhi's shoulder, unable to lift it up. Even the most clueless Chi Liuai, faced with such a scene, would understand that at this moment, she was like a bad kid who was trying every possible way to get rid of others who were eager for intimacy.
Meng Yuzhi smiled, his face resting quietly against the girl's hair, standing still. Knowing that the child was sensitive to appearances, he patted the girl's trembling back in a casual manner, coaxing her softly, "It's okay."
Lin Zhun looked for a while and turned around.
A few polite words were thrown behind him. The servants were very polite and really treated Lin Zhun as the distinguished guest that Chi Liuai mentioned. They personally helped him wash his hands, stared at him and made sure he had no opponents to do anything extra. They used the nearest path to respectfully push Lin Zhun to this gorgeous color.
With their master's satisfaction, they will send this silent man out of the Meng residence.
The word "send away" gripped Chi Liuai's heart tightly, then gently released it.
She should say goodbye.
Chi Liuai, who had learned etiquette for so long, should know at this moment that she should say goodbye to the teacher whom she said had nothing to do with her.
But if Chi Liuai had such a keen eye, she wouldn't be in the predicament she's in now, letting Meng Yuzhi trap her.
Chi Liuai used a sour grape to try to seduce her brother into taking her away. She expected the plump and round sour grape to burst between her teeth, which was both sour and astringent. She spat out the fruit flesh that was torturing her in her mouth, and along with the fruit flesh came out herself, stumbling and falling into her brother's hands just one step away.
But she messed it up again.
Meng Yuzhi smelled the mint scent on the girl's body and couldn't help but deepen the embrace, using his body temperature to warm the girl's coldness. He patted her back gently and slowly.
Once, once.
Who could know? Just now he was trying to find a grape that Chi Liuai had not yet spit out and left for him alone, but he couldn't find it. The girl was not in the mood, so how could he find it?
Once, and then tap again.
It doesn't matter. The sour grape juice eventually flowed into his palm. Poor Liu Ai, with tears in her eyes, was willing to satisfy his helpful illness. He used his to exchange for the girl's.
He wants what Lin Zhun has.
There must also be something that everyone else doesn't have.
Meng Yuzhi pinched Chi Liuai's face and asked her to lift it up. As Meng Yuzhi moved, Liuai had to turn her head.
Watch my brother leave with my own eyes.
The word "goodbye" rolled around in his mouth, becoming the words that were about to spill out as the tip of his tongue pressed against his upper teeth.
She couldn't say it...
Suddenly, Meng Yuzhi leaned against the girl's face, raised his hand, and gently guided her: "Why don't you say goodbye to the teacher?"
Chi Liuai's hand was in the shape of a fist from beginning to end. Under Meng Yuzhi's gentle care, she had a very brief opportunity to shake her clenched fist stiffly, making a strange farewell to this farce.
Liuai, you've been exposed again.
At this point, she became the sour grapes that made Lin Zhun's heart burst.
After a long time, Chi Liuai whispered thank you.
If it weren't for Brother Yuzhi's calm handling of the situation, she probably wouldn't have known how to face him, nor would she have had the chance to say anything else to him.
Meng Yuzhi lowered his head and kissed the girl's forehead and hair to comfort her.
He thought Lin Zhun was wrong.
Not "smart kid, likable."
He is a "likable child, very smart."
His Liuai was so playful and fickle, always revealing her most sincere heart with clumsy calculations. Her Liuai only knew how to ask for things, and would not let go or sacrifice. If she was grateful, he thought, they should have had a home without anyone else. Unfortunately, Liuai was just like that, playful and reckless.
Such a slow flow of mist.
Meng Yuzhi couldn't let it go.
Protect, play, and bully.
She also uses her watery peach blossom eyes to wag her tail at you like a little fish, forgetting the hurt and pain, and only remembering to be around you.
He lowered his head and said slowly, "Thank you, Brother Yuzhi."
Suddenly, Chi Liuai asked Meng Yuzhi a question. Unlike Lu Suiyue, she changed the protagonist into a pet with whom she had deep feelings to cover up the matter.
"Brother Yuzhi, if you and your puppy grew up together, your puppy would be beautiful, smart, not clingy, and easy to raise. In any case, it has many advantages, but you are forced to separate." Chi Liuai paused, looked at Meng Yuzhi's expression, which did not change, and continued, "Why don't you go find it?"
Meng Yuzhi said: "You must learn to give up."
"The owner let go of the puppy a long time ago." Chi Liuai repeated patiently, "I was talking about 'Why didn't the owner find a new puppy?'"
I'm so tired. There's really no common language when talking to a man who is much older than me. Chi Liuai complained for no reason and made a face.
Meng Yuzhi spoke calmly, changed his sitting position, stared at Chi Liuai and said, "What I mean is that the puppy has not learned to give up."
Chi Liuai was stunned.
"It should be the most clingy puppy, so no one is allowed to abandon it. Liuai, since it is smart, beautiful and intelligent, it will never lack the love of a better owner." Meng Yuzhi slowly untied a blood scab on Chi Liuai, "Perhaps it hasn't learned to let go of its original owner."
Chi Liuai couldn't argue with Meng Yuzhi, but he had to refute him, choking: "What about you? If you were the owner, would you be willing to see your puppy have an owner who likes it more?"
Meng Yuzhi thought about it and asked her to calm down. They were just discussing the puppy's whereabouts. After comforting her, he slowly said, "I will buy a new gift and go to the new owner's house to visit my little pet."
Chi Liuai really didn't expect that he would be unable to argue with the magnanimous Meng Yuzhi. He ran upstairs and suddenly peeked around the corner.
Noticing that Meng Yuzhi was still looking at him, he asked again, "What kind of gift would you give me?"
Meng Yuzhi smiled and did not answer.
After the girl left, he thought it was probably a new dog leash, so he went to tie his pet up and take it home.
Then, Chi Liuai went to change clothes.
She calmed down, and before leaving, Meng Yuzhi didn't care about the chef who made the dessert today.
Everything is back to normal.
It was as if Lin Zhun, the kiss, and the farewell did not exist.
The bedroom door closed. Chi Liuai leaned against the door, slowly slid down, sat on the soft carpet, and stayed quiet for a while.
Only then did he calm his trembling hands.
She slowly spread out her palms.
A pink sticky note, Chi Liuai didn't know where in the house it was stuck.
It was her brother who took the opportunity to stuff the grapes into her mouth when he stepped forward to take them.
It's always in the palm of your hand.
While kissing, her clenched fists pressed against Meng Yuzhi's chest.
When saying goodbye, Meng Yuzhi held the hand and played with it slowly.
Just a little bit, just a little bit, and Chi Liuai's hand would be like lips being pried open, just a little bit.
It says [Wooden plaque, congratulations]
Chi Liuai, who had been nervous for a long time, frowned again.
【Wooden sign, congratulations】
What does it mean?
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The author has something to say: Liu Ai: (Brother doesn’t want me, brother doesn’t want me anymore, brother doesn’t want me anymore [burst into tears]) Coach Lin and I… don’t… know each other.
Meng Yuzhi's face: Good boy, say goodbye [pat on the head]
Daddy behind the scenes: Just get out of here
Lin Zhun who left: Take my sister away, take my sister away, take my sister away [rolling eyes]
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