Lu Tianchen leaned over and patiently and carefully unbuckled An Xing's seat belt. When he raised his eyes, he was slightly startled.
The young man huddled in his seat, his face slightly red, his eyes closed, and his eyes moving rapidly under his eyelids.
"...Xingxing? Are you asleep?"
Lu Tianchen asked hesitantly. Isn't that right? It seems that in just a blink of an eye, this little idiot fell asleep in a second?
"..."
An Xing slowly opened her eyes, looked at the man so close to her, and felt him carefully. The feeling of being a little dizzy and out of breath just now seemed to disappear.
He touched his chest blankly, waited for a while, then put his hand down and murmured:
"...Huh, I'm not carsick?"
The voice was so quiet that even though Lu Tianchen was very close, he could only vaguely hear the word "motion sickness". He moved closer to An Xing, put his arm over the boy's body, opened the door on that side, and unbuckled his seat belt while saying:
"Are you carsick? It's okay, we're already here, get off the car and take a walk..."
"Wait!"
An Xing subconsciously reached out and grabbed the man's arm.
"Huh?" Lu Tianchen maintained the posture of unbuckling his seat belt with some surprise and looked back at An Xing.
The boy, who had just been slumped in his seat with a red face, now sat up straight and looked at him with a sharp gaze. The two of them met eyes, and the boy opened his mouth and said slowly:
"…I think I'm fine now."
Lu Tianchen:?
Annoyed by this little fool, Lu Tianchen unbuckled his seat belt and reached out to touch the boy's forehead.
"Are you really okay? Are you feeling dizzy and nauseous now?"
The man's palm was warm, and it felt a little comfortable when it touched his forehead. An Xing couldn't help but move over and rub the man's palm.
The big hand touched his forehead indulgently, and then rubbed it from behind his ears like smooth hair. An Xing squinted his eyes comfortably.
"Yeah! I'm not dizzy anymore! I'm fine now!"
It must be because I ate too much at dinner that I felt a little dizzy walking in the underground garage just now. After all, the air was not circulating!
An Xing felt that his speculation made sense and was logical. However...
He watched Lu Tianchen withdraw his hand, bit his fingertips and thought about it, thinking that his brother Chen must have had some influence when he was so close to him. After all, his brother Chen had a handsome face, was a superb person, and was so gentle to him... After getting close to him, the blood would flow faster and the heart would beat wildly!
He slowly got off the car, staggered and followed Lu Tianchen into the elevator. Seeing that there was no one in the elevator, An Xing moved closer to Lu Tianchen and pretended to squeeze next to the man unintentionally.
"Brother Shen, do you still exercise at night?"
Lu Tianchen had long been accustomed to An Xing's closeness when talking, so he put his arm around the boy, letting him stand firmly in the elevator, and then said:
"It's a bit late, I'll go for a run tonight."
An Xing pondered for a moment and felt that she quite liked Lu Tianchen holding her like this, so she leaned over without any psychological barriers. Unfortunately, the elevator soon reached the top floor.
This won't work. If Brother Chen gets close to me, I'll have trouble breathing. How can we be good brothers? When I have time, I should spend more time with Brother Chen to enhance my immunity.
An Xing made the decision happily.
From that day on, Lu Tianchen found that a certain little fool was becoming more and more clingy. Not to mention going to and from work, at night at home, except when petting the cat, the little fool rarely even went into the craft room, always following him. Even when he was working out, the little fool would come over with a drawing board, saying that he wanted to use him as a model and draw him. Lu Tianchen: ...
What could Lu Tianchen do? Of course he would follow An Xing.
As for An Xing's recent clinginess, he also thought it was normal - there were only two weeks left in the summer vacation, and after this week, the little fool would move back home. When school started, An Xing would live in the school dormitory and would only go home on weekends.
Lu Tianchen sighed silently, became more tolerant of the burning gazes coming from beside him, and concentrated on doing push-ups.
An Xing looked at the man for a while and made a few simple strokes on the canvas. If she didn't want to disturb the man's exercise, she would have made a hissing sound.
Brother Shen's body is so amazing! His back muscles! His core strength!
When the man stood up, An Xing quickly put away the drawing board and looked over eagerly.
Lu Tianchen: "...I'm done with my workout. I'll stretch and then go take a shower. If you want to touch your abdominal muscles, go ahead. After that, go to bed early."
After touching his abdominal muscles for ten seconds, the boy, with his happy little curly hair, went downstairs satisfied.
Just like that, the weekend came, and An Xing was sent home by Lu Tianchen with a feeling of eight parts happiness, one part disappointment and one part regret.
The boy came with no luggage, but left with two suitcases.
"Xingxing, what did you move from Tianchen's house?"
In front of the An family villa, Chen Ying was at a loss whether to laugh or cry as she watched her son pushing a 24-inch suitcase, and Lu Tianchen, who was following behind him, was pushing a 32-inch suitcase.
The boy waved his claws triumphantly.
"Nothing! Just a few pieces of clothes, shoes, and handmade supplies that Brother Chen bought for me, and some small things I made!"
Chen Ying: ...
The young man came closer and the woman slapped him in a reproachful manner.
"Tianchen, you are going to spoil Xingxing. He doesn't need those things, but he still wants you to buy them for him."
Shen Ying herself didn't realize that what she said was a bit sour, but Lu Tianchen realized it. He stopped, turned around to help An Xing carry the suitcase up the stairs, and then said respectfully to Shen Ying:
"With you and Uncle An here, Xingxing has everything. These are just what I want to buy for Xingxing."
With one sentence, he flattered Chen Ying and An Zhaoming, and then expressed his firm belief in pleasing An Xing. He is indeed a domineering boss who is good at maneuvering in the business world!
Chen Ying smiled with her hands covering her mouth, and looked at Lu Tianchen with even more satisfaction.
An Xing didn't notice the secret knocking at all and walked in happily pushing his suitcase.
"Dad! Ning Rong! I'm back!"
Ning Rong: Is there anything wrong, brother? I’m tired and don’t want to talk about it.
An Zhaoming shook the pad in his hand, looking very serious.
"After disturbing Tianchen for so long, you finally came back?"
Oh my god! An Xing was stunned. The last time he came back, it was his father who privately praised him for being considerate of others and secretly gave him a red envelope!
The boy turned around and moved closer to Shen Ying, mumbling a complaint.
"Mom, Dad said he doesn't want me!"
Chen Ying didn't care whether the petition had literary talent and logic, and glanced at An Zhaoming lightly.
"Is that so?"
An Zhaoming put down the pad in his hand and waved to the child kindly.
"Good boy, you're finally back? Dad and brother missed you so much!"
The boy with curly hair was so proud of himself!
An Zhaoming was speechless and looked at Lu Tianchen again, this time with genuine kindness.
"Tianchen, why don't you have dinner here before going back?"
The atmosphere of the An family has remained as good as ever for more than a decade, and Lu Tianchen has always liked and envied it. Seeing An Zhaoming's invitation, he didn't hesitate and simply agreed.
Ning Rong got up from the sofa, walked over, took the box from An Xing's hand, and muttered something.
"Why are they so heavy? Why put them all in your room?"
"hold head high!"
Seeing that Ning Rong was going to help him carry it upstairs, An Xing quickly reached out to take it.
"I can carry it..."
"You can't." The boy was very cold.
Lu Tianchen walked over pulling a 32-inch box. Seeing that An Xing was hit, he reached out and touched the boy's head.
"Our stars' hands are the hands of artists, not for such heavy work."
"..." Ning Rong turned around, a little speechless, "Is this how you usually coax children?"
The young man stood at the bottom of the stairs. He looked as tall as Ning Rong, and even had a stronger aura. He touched the boy's head again and said calmly:
"How can you be coaxing a child? I'm speaking from the heart."
An Xing leaned over and hugged Lu Tianchen, looking very happy.
“That’s right!”
"..."
Ning Rong turned around speechlessly, and with a deep hatred, he handed the suitcase to An Xing and carried it back to the room. He put down the suitcase and was about to leave when An Xing called him.
"Wait a minute, Ning Rong, I'll return mom's album to you."
An Xing went over to lay the suitcase flat, opened it, and took out two picture albums wrapped in bags from the layers of clothes. He touched them a few times reluctantly, and was about to hand them over when he heard the boy slowly say:
"You keep it, she's your mother after all."
An Xing opened her eyes wide: "Really?"
An Xing has read Gu Lan's two collections of paintings countless times in the past few weeks, and he still feels tired of reading them. Art is universal, and looking at these paintings, he seems to be able to touch his mother whom he has never met across time and space.
However, these picture albums were Gu Lan's relics, and An Xing had only thought about borrowing them from Ning Rong occasionally.
He didn't expect that Ning Rong was willing to give it.
The boy looked at An Xing for a while, sighed softly, and touched the little curly-haired head condescendingly.
"I told you that if mom knew you existed, she would like you very much."
An Xing looked at the boy for a while, squinting his eyes happily. He was about to move closer to him when he suddenly heard applause.
“Pah, pah, pah.”
An Xing and Ning Rong turned around at the same time and looked at Lu Tianchen who made the sound. The man sat on the chair, his posture was straight, and he clapped slowly with an expressionless face.
"..."
The two fell silent, and Lu Tianchen tilted his head.
"Don't worry about me, just continue."
“I just felt very touched when I heard it.”
Ning Rong's eyes twitched, and he felt that this person could really ruin the atmosphere, and all the emotions he was feeling were ruined...
An Xing turned around and hugged the man's thighs in one breath, and was moved to be close to the man who bowed his head.
“Wow, that’s right! I’m so touched too!”
Ning Rong: ...
The clown turned out to be me. Ning Rong realized that it was no wonder that the other party was a domineering president.
After rubbing against Lu Tianchen, An Xing put the album on the table, raised his little curly hair again, looked at Ning Rong expectantly, and made a sound that he wanted more.
"Is there anything else you can give me, Mom?"
"... Let's clean it up together tonight, and I'll get it for you."
An Xing was satisfied. Having obtained her mother's belongings and completed today's pasting, she continued to pack her box with contentment.
After dinner, Lu Tianchen sat in the An family for a while before saying goodbye to them.
"Brother Chen, Brother Chen, when school starts, I'll ask you out to play again on the weekend. Let's go eat together."
An Xing followed the man reluctantly, like a little curly tail.
Lu Tianchen was in a daze for a moment, remembering that many years ago, when he lived in the An family, the little fool always followed him closely.
He smiled and reached out to rub An Xing's head.
"Okay, I'll accompany you this weekend."
Oh, his brother Chen's smile is so beautiful, An Xing thought dizzy, especially when he only smiles at him.
"Okay, don't be reluctant."
Chen Ying walked over, looked at her little fool, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Come on, Tianchen. I'll take you out."
Lu Tianchen agreed, waved to An Xing, and followed Chen Ying out the door. When they got out the door, Chen Ying stopped and turned her head slightly to look at Lu Tianchen.
"Does Tianchen still plan to fulfill his engagement with Xingxing?"
Lu Tianchen looked at the woman in surprise, and after a pause, he said softly:
"I never intended to break this promise."
Chen Ying smiled: "Since you don't intend to break the contract, why didn't you mention this matter again?"
The woman's tone was very gentle, and she didn't sound like she was accusing him of anything. Lu Tianchen felt a little relieved.
When Chen Ying smiled, her almond eyes narrowed slightly. Although she and An Xing were not biological mother and son, they were strangely similar. Looking at Chen Ying's smile, Lu Tianchen suddenly had a desire to confide in her.
"I want to wait for the stars to come to their senses."
The young man showed a somewhat helpless expression.
"I don't want him to be with me with the intention of forming a marriage alliance."
Chen Ying: ...
Good fellow, you really don't know how to cherish what you have - the marriage is already decided, why don't you hurry up and implement it? Why are you still entangled in the mentality of engagement? You can get married first and then fall in love!
Chen Ying felt a little disappointed, but she couldn't blame this child who had also grown up under her watch. Considering the situation of the Lu family, she probably understood why Lu Tianchen was obsessed with "liking each other".
She sighed and gently reminded:
"I can guess what you're thinking. Are you thinking of getting engaged first and then slowly pursuing your dreams?"
"But... Xingxing is not smart. If you want to keep this engagement, you have to let Xingxing know your feelings first. Otherwise, Xingxing might take the initiative to cancel the engagement."
Ever since the last time the little fool said that he hoped Lu Tianchen would be happy, Chen Ying felt that her little fool was a little late in waking up.
Lu Tianchen thought of An Xing's abnormal attitude in the past few days, and how he always came close to him and got close to him, with a faint smile in his eyes.
"Don't worry about me, Auntie. I believe Xingxing will soon come to her senses."
The little fool came to him every day to stick close to him. Could it be that it was just because they were good friends? It must be because he had opened his mind.
Looking at the young man's confident look, Shen Ying was a little surprised.
Based on her understanding of the little fool, he shouldn't become wise so quickly. But looking at Tianchen's performance, it didn't seem like that. For a moment, she hesitated about her judgment.
Could it be that... the little fool has really come to his senses?
If this is the case, the engagement ceremony for the two children should also be put on the agenda.
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