Yu Qizhe walked out of the study, closed the door, turned around and saw Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling sitting beside the stone table. He stood there, staring at Yu Jiao intently for a long time before slowly walking over.
Yu Fuling saw Yu Qizhe coming over and asked, "Little brother, have you finished talking to Lord Liu?"
Hearing the voice, Yu Jiao turned her head and saw Yu Qizhe sitting down on the stone bench next to her and responding to Yu Fuling.
Although lanterns were lit in the corridor, the light in the yard was still dim. Yu Jiao tucked her fingers into her long sleeves, rubbing the wooden box in her sleeves. After dinner just now, she asked for the jade pendant from Jianjia and put it in her sleeve to carry with her.
Since Qi Zhe had finished talking to Lord Liu, they should leave. However, Yu Zhizhou had not returned from the toilet yet, so Yu Fuling explained, "Third brother went to the toilet."
The three of them sat in silence in the yard waiting for Yu Zhizhou. No one spoke again. The atmosphere was awkward and dull. Yu Fuling felt very uncomfortable, but she didn't know what to say. She stood up and pointed at Fangshan and said, "Are those apricot flowers blooming over there? I'll go take a look."
Yu Fuling went to Fangshan, and they were the only two left at the stone table.
Yu Jiao squeezed the wooden box in her hand, handed it to Yu Qizhe, and said in a relaxed and natural tone, "Fifth brother, today is your birthday, right?"
Yu Qizhe was stunned for a moment, then took the wooden box from Yu Jiao's hand and touched Yu Jiao's fingertips as if unintentionally. His fingers were warm, while Yu Jiao's fingertips were cool.
He wrapped his palm around Yu Jiao's hand and said in a low voice, "It's cold at night, you should wear something thicker."
Yu Jiao was startled by his action and subconsciously tried to pull her hand back, but Yu Qizhe held her hand even tighter with such force that it was like an iron clamp.
Yu Jiao looked up at him. She couldn't see Yu Qizhe's expression in the dark, but she heard him say, "I'll warm you up."
His tone was low, with a hint of hidden anger.
Yu Jiao really didn't understand, what was he doing? She pulled her hand hard, but it didn't move at all.
However, Yu Qizhe leaned closer to her because of her action. His narrow eyes were dark and deep in the night. He said self-deprecatingly, "Do you hate me so much now?"
The two were too close, Yu Jiao could even smell the faint smell of alcohol on him, and couldn't help but think of the time when Yu Qizhe was drunk. Looking at his handsome and indifferent face, she closed her eyes and tried to say calmly, "Yu Qizhe, are you drunk?"
A low laugh sounded, and Yu Qizhe pinched Yu Jiao's soft hand. His slender five fingers penetrated through Yu Jiao's fingers, and he forced her to interlock her fingers with his, with their palms pressed tightly together.
"Probably." Yu Qizhe said softly.
He was almost going crazy from enduring so much, but when he couldn't see her, he was still able to be rational and patient and do things according to the plan.
But when he saw her, he would always lose his composure easily. Her distant eyes and actions, standing with Gu Yun, all these made Yu Qizhe anxious and jealous. At this moment, it was like drinking poison to quench thirst, and he urgently wanted to do something.
The scorching heat of his palms made Yu Jiao unable to help but shake off Yu Qizhe's hand. She was completely confused by his intimate action. She didn't think Yu Qizhe was drunk. If he was really drunk, he wouldn't have talked to his father in the study for so long.
"Yu Qizhe! Have you forgotten? He is just my brother now." Yu Jiao was a little angry and emphasized the word "brother" to remind him.
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