Chapter 88: Kiss me? ...
When Tao Siyun was in high school, he would go to Shanghai University to wait for Qin Ru every Friday afternoon after school.
The elective course on English and American culture was scheduled in the evening. The two of them went to the cafeteria hand in hand to have dinner, and then she accompanied her aunt to class.
College classes are like this: no one sits in the front seats, but all the seats in the back are occupied.
There are often students from other departments sitting in the classroom, which is not uncommon, but a high school student in school uniform sitting in the front row is quite eye-catching.
At the beginning, Tao Siyun was really embarrassed with so many eyes on him from behind, and he felt that his every move was under other people's eyes.
This made her subconsciously keep her back straight when doing her homework.
During the two hours that Qin Ru taught, she sat very properly, and after two classes she felt so tired that her back and waist ached.
Later, in order to reduce his presence, Tao Siyun could only sit in the corner at the very edge of the first row to do his homework.
During that time, Qin Ru and Yan Bin were in a very subtle cold war period. There was no longer any laughter and joy in the house, and it was particularly quiet from morning to night.
The two of them did their own things every day. After dinner, one went to the study and the other went back to the bedroom. There was almost no communication between them, but they still cared about her as usual.
This made Tao Siyun, who lived at home, feel very uncomfortable.
She thought sensitively that if she hadn't been there, they might have finished their fight and talked it out long ago, and might have reconciled by now.
But they only care about themselves and always maintain superficial harmony.
It really causes too much trouble...
Tao Siyun hoped every day that they could reconcile, but it seemed like a distant dream.
Yan Zhiru lives on campus, and the atmosphere at home will only become more depressing and heavy when she comes back on Saturday.
My aunt and uncle don’t talk to each other, and I don’t know when it will end.
On the way back, Tao Siyun sat in the back seat of the car, rubbing his sore arms. After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help asking, "Aunt, when are you going to make up? If you don't talk to each other, I'm going to..."
Qin Ru glanced at her in the rearview mirror and was amused by her expression. "What are you thinking about?"
Tao Siyun bit his lip and lowered his head, "I want to move out..."
Qin Ru frowned slightly, her tone as gentle as ever, "Our adult affairs have nothing to do with you. Why should you worry about them as a child? Just do what you should do at home. Don't feel uncomfortable. Even if your aunt is married, she is still your dear aunt. Do you still feel any psychological pressure living in your aunt's house?"
"But...are you planning to stay like this forever and ignore your uncle?"
Qin Ru put away her smile and said in a calm voice, "I won't ignore him forever, I just don't want to pay attention to him for the time being."
Tao Siyun immediately asked, "What if he takes the initiative to talk to you first?"
Qin Ru was silent for a moment, then said ambiguously, "I don't know either. We'll see what happens when the time comes."
In the year before Yan Zhiru came to Shanghai West, their relationship was very good. Not only did they not quarrel, they didn't even argue.
My uncle dotes on my aunt very much. He usually buys groceries, cooks, and does housework, and he doesn't let my aunt worry about anything at home.
Tao Siyun was very curious. Since their relationship was so good, why did they break up so easily?
In the evening, after Qin Ru rested, she stood at the door of the study and hesitated for a long time, finally raised her hand and knocked on the door gently.
…
In Yan Bin's eyes, Tao Siyun is a child who rarely takes the initiative.
So when she said to him, "Uncle, I want to chat with you," Yan Bin was very surprised.
He went to the living room to pour her a glass of water, thought for a moment, and switched to a drink. He also took a few packets of snacks, trying to create a scene and atmosphere suitable for their conversation.
Sure enough, chatting while eating snacks was much more relaxing than a dry conversation.
It was on that night that Tao Siyun gained a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Yan Bin.
"Si Yun, your aunt studied foreign languages. She was influenced by Western culture early on and has a strong ability to accept it. I, on the other hand, can't accept being a DINK, especially since I'm an only child. My parents..." Yan Bin hesitated and didn't use the word "feudal." Instead, he said, "Their thinking is more 'traditional' than other families. Because of this, we had differences of opinion, and our final breakup was inevitable."
When Yan Bin said this, there was a kind of helpless relief about the past in his tone, but unfortunately Tao Siyun didn't quite understand.
She automatically focused on the "inevitable breakup."
Teenagers are the most idealistic age. They think everything is particularly beautiful and their thoughts are so simple that they believe that people who love each other should stay together even if they die.
The practical problems that adults consider and the psychological pressure they bear will all be ignored by them as unimportant external factors.
It is normal that she cannot understand. This is one of the many "inevitable" things that one needs to experience during the growth stage.
Yan Bin smiled at her tolerantly, "After graduation, your aunt chose to go abroad to continue her studies, and I lost contact with her from then on. Later, I returned to my hometown in Nanze to work, and met Zhiru's mother under the arrangement of my parents. I didn't love her, and she didn't love me either, but a year later, we still got married under various pressures."
…
Tao Siyun listened quietly to his and others' stories.
There was no love between my uncle and that aunt, they didn't like each other, but they gave birth to Yan Jiawei and Yan Zhiru the following year...
No matter how hard two people who don't love each other try to get along, they can't accommodate each other, and in the end it will end in divorce.
However, this failed marriage is not completely meaningless.
At least for Yan Bin, he has two children.
He also gave some explanation to his parents.
"Your aunt and I met again at a university alumni association. At that time, I had been divorced from Zhiru's mother for almost ten years." Yan Bin paused and continued, "After so many years of separation, I didn't expect her to still be single. I felt really sorry for her... So I pursued her again."
Speaking of this, Yan Bin smiled self-deprecatingly.
He once had to give up love because of the "responsibility of continuing the family line", and only when he was middle-aged did he truly enter into his own marriage.
Yan Bin understood that his marriage with Qin Ru seemed unequal to outsiders.
No matter from which aspect, I don't seem to be the most suitable person for her.
She has more and better options.
Tao Siyun thought that if Qin Ru had not met Yan Bin again, she would probably have remained single forever.
My aunt has never lacked suitors, but she has never had a boyfriend.
This shows that she loves her uncle very much and cannot accept anyone else.
They chatted until very late, and finally Yan Bin asked her to go with him the next day to pick out a birthday present for Qin Ru.
Of course Tao Siyun was very willing.
For the next week, they acted as if nothing had happened, but secretly prepared a surprise for my aunt.
On Friday, Yan Bin took a special day off. As he and Tao Siyun had agreed in advance, he decorated the house to be particularly romantic and warm, and then prepared a sumptuous dinner for them when they came home.
Tao Siyun waited and waited, and finally the get out of class was over.
Qin Ru asked her while packing her things: "Are you hungry? Do you want to have a midnight snack before going back?"
"No." Tao Siyun carried his aunt's computer bag and said to her coquettishly, "Let's go, let's go home and eat. I'm sleepy."
Passing by the cake shop, Qin Ru looked up at the rearview mirror.
This child won’t forget that today is her birthday, right?
I've never forgotten...
So she asked, "Do you want to eat mousse cake?"
"I don't want to eat."
Sure enough, I forgot.
Qin Ru felt a little disappointed and pulled over. "Forget it if you don't want to eat it. I'll just buy one."
By the time Tao Siyun finished replying to Yan Bin's message, Qin Ru had already gotten out of the car.
She rolled down the car window and said sweetly to her aunt's back, "I want two boxes of mango yogurt."
…
Qin Ru's happy moment came to an abrupt end when Yan Zhiru suddenly appeared, and it was so short that she didn't even have time to blow out the birthday candles.
She never intended to be a mother, but because of her marriage to Yan Bin, she became the nominal "stepmother" of the two children.
This is an identity that is easily discussed by others.
Because there are so many negative examples in society, a stereotype has been formed over time.
Qin Ru is a very proud person, but he behaves very cautiously in front of Yan Zhiru. He is so careful that he dares not make any mistakes, for fear that he will not satisfy her.
However, the embarrassing thing is that they were destined to exclude each other from the moment she chose to marry Yan Bin.
So no matter what you do, it will be in vain.
Yan Zhiru would not appreciate it, nor would she look at her in a good light.
Getting along with each other as a "stepmother" and a "stepdaughter" is stressful in itself.
Yan Zhiru's rejection of her was innate and based on her marriage to Yan Bin. In other words, no matter who Yan Bin married, she would treat her "stepmother" the same way.
Qin Ru really didn't know what to do.
She couldn't be too lenient or too harsh in dealing with a rebellious girl who had no blood relationship with her.
Not to mention disciplining her as an elder, even caring about her might be seen as having ulterior motives and ill intentions.
Not to mention, I have to worry about Yan Bin...
No matter how much he says that he has no feelings for his ex-wife, it cannot change the fact that Yan Zhiru is his biological daughter.
Family ties can never be severed.
Qin Ru suddenly became a little obsessed.
She thought, if she gave Yan Bin three options and asked him to rank them between his parents, children and her, he would undoubtedly rank her last.
Qin Ru covered her eyes tiredly.
Ever since Yan Zhiru came to their house, they have been in a cold war most of the time.
Not to mention after marriage, even when we were dating in college, this kind of thing never happened...
She no longer wanted to have any unpleasantness with him, and didn't want Yan Zhiru's matter to affect their relationship, so she persuaded herself to just bear with it.
But I still don’t feel very good.
…
Yan Bin gently closed the bedroom door and looked towards the dining room with a tired face.
I cut a small piece of the cake and brought it into the room for Yan Zhiru.
No one else moved.
The joyful atmosphere of just a few minutes ago had long since disappeared.
As Qin Ru looked into his eyes, she realized that her happiness seemed to be getting shorter and shorter...
"I'm sorry, Zhiru is in her rebellious phase right now and doesn't understand things..." Yan Bin looked guilty and apologetic. He cut a piece of cake for Tao Siyun and said, "You guys eat first. I'll call her homeroom teacher and ask what's going on."
If Yan Zhiru continues to skip classes, she will definitely be punished again. She cannot be allowed to continue like this.
Qin Ru didn't say anything else, but just asked him to bring the food to Yan Zhiru's room and then call the teacher.
…
Tao Siyun finished telling Xu Ji this long story in less than half an hour.
I was feeling upset when I suddenly remembered something. "I found your 'champion ball' at my aunt's house."
Xu Ji narrowed his eyes, his gaze fell on the faded tennis ball, paused for a few seconds, and then moved his gaze back to her face.
After a moment, he slowly spoke: "You almost lost the first gift I gave you?"
“…”
"I didn't lose it, I just forgot it by accident."
She had a fierce argument with Yan Zhiru that year, and the fight was so intense that she dared not stay at home any longer. She hurried downstairs, only able to take her piano and photo album with her. It was not intentional.
I really forgot...
Thinking of this, Tao Siyun suddenly lowered his head silently, not intending to continue.
It wasn't a good memory.
Open the phone and reply to Zhou Yu’s message.
After typing the word "whatever", before she could click send, Xu Ji suddenly leaned over and pressed her against the back of the sofa with one hand.
But at this moment, the cell phone vibrated at a very inopportune time, forcing Tao Siyun to move a little distance between their bodies that were already pressed together.
Zhao Yiran took a break from his busy schedule, made a long list of menus and then disappeared quickly.
Then Zhou Yu @ her in the group and asked her if there was anything else she wanted to eat.
Xu Ji glanced at it indifferently, not knowing whether he had read their chat history clearly or not. Anyway, he didn't say anything, but he didn't give her any chance to reply to the WeChat message.
Instead, it got closer.
Tao Siyun understood his look almost instantly.
He wants to do something bad.
Perhaps because I hadn't received her reply, the phone in my hand vibrated again.
Now, Tao Siyun didn't even have the chance to read the message.
Xu Ji confiscated her cell phone, muted it, threw it away, and even deliberately dropped a pillow on it.
It seemed as if there was no possibility of it making any more noise.
But…his behavior and actions also implied, "We're about to do something bad. Stay away from this phone and the people inside it. Don't listen, don't look, and don't disturb me."
Tao Siyun pursed his lips, fumbled around on the sofa, and felt a little embarrassed for some reason.
Suddenly I bumped into something cool.
The small tin box of candy was opened with a click in the gradually rising ambiguous atmosphere. Tao Siyun held a shiny candy to his mouth, his eyes dodging, and he said for no apparent reason: "Do you want some candy?"
“…”
Lychee flavor, not very sweet.
Xu Ji lowered his eyes, almost face to face with her.
He pressed the tip of his tongue against her fingers and swirled it around them.
I always bump into her accidentally.
Tao Siyun felt like he was feeding cat food to a cool Maine Coon cat...
But cats generally don't lick people's fingers on purpose like this.
Nor would it look at its master so eagerly.
An ambiguous atmosphere continued to overflow from between the fingers.
Tao Siyun tilted his head back, forced to look him in the eye, his heart pounding.
I just fed him a piece of candy, how could he have such a lustful expression when he ate it...
"Can you please let go first..."
Xu Ji held her finger in his mouth, and continued to tease it by pushing it with the tip of his tongue.
Finally, he rolled the half-melted lychee candy into his mouth, bit it into pieces, pinched Tao Siyun's chin, lifted it up, and licked the corner of his lip in a lustful manner, "Want to kiss me?"
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