Late at night, Yan Lin sat in the courtyard, thinking about everything that had happened during the day, and recalling Ye Qiqi's emotional fluctuations when she saw Zhou Meng. He felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.
Are they really a couple?
A gust of wind blew by, and he was surprised to smell a faint, exotic fragrance in the air.
The energy emanating from the Thundercloud Pearl.
He reached out and touched the bead, slowly closing his eyes, the images of Ye Qiqi and Zhizhi in his mind gradually separating...
Hospital.
Zhou Meng, carrying a bag of green apples and two flasks in his other hand, walked up to Ye Lili and Ye Yuan'er and handed them to them: "Here, I just bought them, they're still warm."
Ye Yuan'er didn't answer.
She pouted and said, "Uncle, do you want to be Lili's dad? But you can't even cook. Handsome Uncle can at least make dumplings, and we can cook meat and fish."
Just two pancakes should be enough?
She doesn't like dry, hard biscuits.
This was the first time Ye Lili had not joined forces with Ye Yuan'er.
He looked intently at Zhou Meng and said, "Uncle, thank you for your kindness, I like to eat pancakes."
After saying that, he took the pancake and took a bite.
Zhou Meng had mixed feelings.
He's not even sure if Qiqi is his Qiqi anymore.
Their appearance has changed.
Their expressions and mannerisms were also different.
But the two lines of tears in her eyes instantly struck his soul, stirring up his guilt towards Qiqi, and he couldn't help but want to make up for the emptiness in his heart.
He squatted down and said to Ye Lili, "Lili, I don't care what Qiqi has gone through. I proposed to her and she agreed to marry me. I am willing to take care of her for the rest of my life. As long as you are willing to accept me, I will be your father."
These days, if you adopt a son, you'll be drowned in spit.
But he owes Qiqi.
Ye Lili smiled as she ate the pancake, munching away. She looked up, her starry eyes sparkling, and said in a muffled voice, "Uncle, you don't have to feel like you're losing out. My mother is the best mother in the world, and she'll definitely be a good wife. You're not the only one who wants to marry her."
Their childlike words are so adorable.
Zhou Meng didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage, but seeing the child's words, he realized he had been looked down upon by many people, and couldn't help but feel a little pity for him. So he smiled and said, "Nonsense, how could you be at a disadvantage? Whoever marries Qiqi will be blessed for life, and to be your father would be an even better match."
The child is innocent.
Moreover, Ye Lili is beautiful, well-behaved, and sensible; who wouldn't be charmed by her?
"snort--"
Ye Yuan'er shoved Ye Lili in a huff and ran away.
She rushed straight up to the man in the night, put her hands on her hips and questioned, "Auntie, do you want that ugly bastard outside to marry my Qiqi? He's blind and heartless. I told you he's no good, I would never agree to it."
Although the handsome uncle had been harsh with her, she was still angry.
But Zhou Meng was nothing compared to Yan Lin.
She doesn't like it.
Night Battle Man was stunned, not expecting Night Iris to say that, so he asked her carefully. After she heard Zhou Meng's thoughts, she sighed silently.
Xiaoqi has been missing for more than five years.
Given her feelings for Zhou Meng, even if she kept quiet and didn't contact her family, she would at least write to Zhou Meng.
She didn't.
Night Battle Man strongly suspected that Xiao Qi was probably already in grave danger.
For no reason, she felt a pang of pain in her heart.
But given the current situation, how are they supposed to explain it to Zhou Meng?
Once Xu Manzhi's identity is acknowledged, it will likely attract the attention of those above again...
The Ye family used Xiao Qi to cover up the truth, hoping that Man Zhi could completely break free from her past with the Xu family and have no further connection with them from now on.
Why.
Night Fighter got up and walked over to Zhou Meng, who was waiting in the corridor. In the end, he couldn't bear to remind him, "Zhou Meng, five years have passed. Your relationship with Qi Qi is all in the past. She has changed, and her feelings may not be the same anymore. You can find a suitable girl..."
"Thank you, big sister."
Zhou Meng smiled gratefully and said without hesitation, "Qiqi said that the person she most wanted to see in the Ye family was her older sister, who was just as capable as any man. You are her role model. The first time I met the eldest sister, I realized that what Qiqi said was true."
but--
He didn't want to give up.
Even though the Ye family seemed to be hiding something from him.
“You…” Night War Man sighed helplessly, “We have to respect Qi Qi as she is now. If she doesn’t agree, we won’t agree either, after all, she’s sick and hasn’t fully recovered.”
Zhou Meng wholeheartedly agreed.
He readily agreed: "Then I'll do as Qiqi says."
From then on, he would go straight to the hospital after leaving school every day, carrying things or small gifts for the children.
In an effort to ease tensions with Ye Yuan'er, he even started learning to cook.
He burned his hair on the first day, his clothes on the second day, and almost burned down the kitchen on the third day, scaring the people in the apartment building into advising him to give up.
He's not cut out for cooking.
But Zhou Meng didn't believe he couldn't do it.
He studied proportions, oil and salt, and cooking time and temperature... He refused to believe he couldn't master cooking.
It was only when he saw Yan Lin carrying a lunchbox and handing dumplings to Ye Qiqi, with adults and children scrambling to eat them, that he realized he truly lacked the talent for cooking.
He walked up to Yan Lin and asked sincerely, "You're a soldier, so busy every day, how come you can cook such good food? How do you do it?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Lin revealed a happy smile.
He said casually, "Of course there are people who like my cooking."
"..." Zhou Meng was greatly shocked.
However, what hurt even more was that Yan Lin patted him on the shoulder and raised an eyebrow to add insult to injury: "Some people are good at researching rockets, but unfortunately, when they pick up a spatula, they still can't cook a good dish."
"..." Zhou Meng clenched his fist.
For the first time in his life, he felt an urge to hit someone.
Yan Lin, you have a sharp tongue.
Yan Lin, known for his sharp tongue, walked out of the hospital feeling relaxed and happy.
He recalled Ye Yuan'er secretly tugging at his arm and whispering away from others, "Handsome Uncle, Qiqi loves your cooking the most. She doesn't eat Grandma's. You'll have to bring her food every day from now on, okay? I take back what I said before. As long as you're willing, Qiqi can still marry you..."
Yan Lin walked back to the military region with light steps.
He felt like he was floating as he walked, with the illusion that he had Zhou Meng's Achilles' heel.
Last time, Zou Xiaozhou joked, "Brother Yan, have you ever heard the saying, 'To make someone like you, you have to win their stomach'..."
Qiqi quite likes the dishes he cooks.
After finishing the dumplings, she ate five or six pieces of braised pork in one go.
Just as greedy as Zhizhi.
As he thought about it, Yan Lin couldn't help but smile indulgently.
But this happiness didn't last long.
Dai Chunying noticed that Ye Qiqi was getting better day by day, and she didn't react much when she saw Zhou Meng. She even smiled at him. So she prescribed medicine and arranged for her to be discharged from the hospital.
So, Ye Ting slammed his fist on the table and decided to take Ye Qiqi back to Beijing.
When Yan Lin received the news, it was already four in the morning, the last train to Beijing.
In an instant, his eyes were filled with confusion, and he rolled off the bed.
A thought flashed through my mind: Am I really leaving?
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