Chapter 135 Listen to My Slips
"He's not my boyfriend." Xu Songning had a headache; she remembered her harmless little lie.
"Didn't your boyfriend come with you?" Cui Yuyue asked.
Xiang Yun, who was squatting on the balcony, picked up the plush toy and joined the conversation, "Oh? Who's her boyfriend?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Cui Yuyue felt a chill run down her spine. She squinted and finally managed to make out Xiang Yun's features.
"elder brother!!!!"
"elder brother?!"
Xu Songning was shocked. Sanhua's adoptive mother was Xiang Yun's sister! But the two of them... didn't look alike at all.
Xiang Yun walked over slowly, the plush toy in his arms lying obediently. This was completely different from his aloof attitude towards Cui Yuyue a few days ago. This cat was most familiar with Xiang Yun, and no matter how long someone else had raised it, it wouldn't change that fact.
Cui Yuyue's smile froze as she stepped back to a safe distance, her hands protectively covering her body. "Brother, let me explain!"
"Speak." Xiang Yun looked up at her.
Xu Songning then realized that the reason he thought Cui Yuyue's eyes were beautiful and familiar was because of Xiang Yun! Although the two of them didn't look alike, their eyes were practically carved from the same template and then modified.
"I...I..." Cui Yuyue stammered. Her usually sharp tongue in court rendered her speechless in the face of her brother, who was suppressed by her bloodline. She could only plead with him, "Brother, don't tell Mom. She'll dock my pay!"
Salary deduction? So Cui Yuyue was working at her mother's firm?
Therefore—Xinrui Law Firm is their mother's business!
“It should be deducted,” Xiang Yun said coldly.
Cui Yuyue touched her glasses and put them on. She glanced at Xu Songning, who seemed out of sorts, and then at her brother, finally figuring out the direction of her debate.
"First of all, you two raised Sanhua together, and now that it's in your sister's hands, you should feel the most at ease! Besides, this way you can keep coming to see it, making our family even closer!"
Is this how "double marriage" is used? Xu Songning facepalmed.
“Then, if you tell Mom, then Sanhua, Hotpot, and Meatballs will all have to find new adopters! So now it seems we're actually in the same boat!” Cui Yuyue was both unreasonable and indignant.
Xiang Yun sat down, holding the plush toy, angry that Cui Yuyue had kept it from both sides. "If it weren't for this accident, I wouldn't have known you were capable of raising three cats."
Cui Yuyue brought water to the two of them, but Xiang Yun didn't drink it. He just placed it on the coffee table, and Cui Yuyue sat down nearby and coughed twice.
"Brother, I just couldn't resist because Sanhua was so cute. Look! You and sister both picked it up, and then I picked it up too. It means your fate isn't over yet."
"Stop being so glib. I'm talking about your time. You're already at the law firm. Do you still have time to look after three cats? What if they go hungry? Have you thought about that?" Xiang Yun questioned.
This was the first time Xu Songning had seen Xiang Yun lose his temper. He was like a dormant volcano, with white smoke rising from its top and magma surging inside, but it had not yet truly erupted. Xu Songning wondered what he would be like when he was truly angry.
Cui Yuyue was unconvinced, but she still chose to bow her head in front of her brother. "I didn't let them go hungry. My sister sometimes comes to feed them. When neither of us is available, I will ask someone to come and feed them. It's very convenient in the city, unlike your remote airport."
Her voice grew softer and softer, and the last sentence was almost a whisper.
Xiang Yun was too lazy to argue with her. Hearing that she was raising cats in a planned way, the magma inside the volcano finally calmed down a bit.
"Why not hire someone to take care of them specifically?"
"I'd like to, brother, but I have a legitimate job, and the money doesn't come so quickly. You helped me rent this place, and my mom pays me about the same as an intern," Cui Yuyue said, sounding a little aggrieved.
Where is your savings?
"That's money I saved!"
"miser."
Xiang Yun was speechless. Her words were half true and half false. If she really had to pay for the cat, she would be very generous. In the end, she just couldn't bear to let someone else take care of the cat. She could only feel at ease if she kept it under her own nose.
“I’ll only pay for this house for six months. You’ll have to pay for it yourself after that.” Xiang Yun put the doll back on the ground.
The topic shifted back to the house, and Cui Yuyue knew her brother had given in, so she quickly replied, "Okay!"
Xu Songning sat at the dining table drinking water, having no intention of getting involved in the siblings' affairs.
But Xiang Yun was still angry, and he would even question the mice that passed by.
"Where's your boyfriend?" Xiang Yun's cool gaze swept over them.
Xu Songning almost choked on her water, but she pretended to be clueless, "What boyfriend?"
Behind her brother's back, Cui Yuyue gave Xu Songning a thumbs up, saying, "What an amazing older sister! Her skill at playing dumb is even more masterful than mine."
"When I first met your sister, I was just saying it casually. When you're out in the world, you give yourself your own identity." Xu Songning calmly took a sip of water.
Upon hearing this, Cui Yuyue fawned, "I was thinking of introducing you two back then, but I didn't expect you two already knew each other, hahaha."
Xiang Yun whistled, and Sanhua jumped down from Xu Songning's arms and into his.
Cui Yuyue and Xu Songning both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is my brother scary?" Cui Yuyue asked her in a low voice.
"Scary? No, it's quite cute," Xu Songning said with a smile.
Cui Yuyue looked on with admiration. No wonder she's an air traffic controller; her resilience is incredible! How could anyone find her brother cute?! I just don't understand!
After all that fuss, Xiang Yun finally decided to leave before mealtime.
Cui Yuyue smiled insincerely, "Oh, you're leaving already? I was hoping you could stay for lunch."
"Shall we grab a bite to eat?" Xiang Yun stopped in his tracks, deliberately trying to scare her.
Cui Yuyue's lips twitched. Didn't she understand that was just polite talk? We're inviting you to stay for dinner, and you actually plan to eat?!
"Hahaha, let's go, I want to go shopping. Brother Yun, will you come with me?" Xu Songning interjected, trying to smooth things over.
This brother and sister are hilarious! The sister must have been bullied by her brother since she was little.
The two got into the car, and Xiang Yun drove off without asking Xu Songning where she wanted to go shopping. He suggested they go to the mall for a meal first and then stroll around the mall.
Xu Songning sat in the car looking at the restaurants on the map and clicked on a movie theater, which was located in the shopping mall of their destination.
They've known each other for so long, but they've never actually gone out together. Today the weather is perfect for a date.
"Brother Yun, wanna go see a movie?"
"good."
"There's a rock climbing park nearby, wanna go try that?"
"Can."
"There's also a Ferris wheel and a roller coaster!"
"OK."
"Yun-ge, you're so good at everything! What do you want to play?"
Xiang Yun stared at the traffic lights. "Your arrangement is quite good, it's somewhat similar to..."
"Like a date?" Xu Songning finished his sentence.
Xiang Yun hummed in response, staring intently ahead, unaware that his slightly reddened earlobes had already betrayed his inner thoughts.
Xu Songning scrolled through her phone, laughing happily. She tapped her chin and said, "Hey, it does look quite similar. Let's treat it as a date then."
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