When Chen Youhan saw the words "Ye Jin" appear on the screen, his heart sank.
The last time she saw him at the premiere, there was no further story. Ye Kai didn't mention it, and Chen Youhan didn't ask because he thought the negotiation was not pleasant. From the day he came back from the tomb-sweeping ceremony and said he would let his family know later, to the deliberate exposure of Ye Jin at the premiere, Chen Youhan knew that Ye Kai had his own plans and rhythm for this matter.
"Miss," he said lazily, with a hint of his usual cynicism, "what advice do you have?"
"I heard you're back at GC?"
Chen Youhan smiled and said, "You are well-informed."
"There will be a family dinner on the 28th. Grandpa asked me to treat you."
Chen Youhan was slightly startled, but did not let Ye Jin notice, and asked in a more serious tone: "Xiao Kai is not here?"
"You don't need to ask me this. You should know better than me."
Chen Youhan unconsciously twirled the lighter in his hand and hesitated for a long time, "Can I refuse?"
"Not really. Please, you just returned to GC and you rejected us, what will the outside world think? It's not in accordance with etiquette, right, Director Chen?" Ye Jin looked capable, but her angry look also had a bit of coquettishness, which made her always have an advantage in the negotiations.
Chen Youhan didn't buy it. The three words "Director Chen" that were deliberately emphasized instead brought out a hint of indifference in his smile. He weighed the pros and cons in a few seconds and agreed, "Okay."
Ye Jin wanted to hang up, but Chen Youhan continued slowly, "This is not like you."
Ye Jin was stunned, stumbling silently for a moment before regaining composure: "What?"
"The contract is in your hands, but you haven't taken any action. This makes me unable to sleep or eat." Chen Youhan smiled and lit a cigarette.
Ye Jin laughed meaningfully and asked lightly, "Are you afraid?"
"I'm scared to death." Chen Youhan said lazily.
"When you have nothing, I wonder if Xiaokai will still be willing to look at you again?" Ye Jin sighed.
"I'll be his assistant, helping him take notes during the day and warming his bed at night." He smiled nonchalantly and asked, "How is it?"
Ye Jin rolled her eyes on the other end and hung up the phone.
After half past ten, the people who were supposed to be in Fanning appeared on Siyuan Road. They kissed passionately in the cockpit covered with dark film. Chen Youhan didn't let Ye Kai go until he felt that the oxygen was not enough.
When they met, they didn't have time to talk. They stared at each other with a heavy breath, and then Ye Kai asked, "Why did you come here suddenly?"
"Checking in." said Chen Youhan.
Ye Kai raised his pursed lips: "You are so stingy, I am drinking tea and practicing calligraphy with grandpa."
Chen Youhan stared deep into his eyes: "Ye Jin called me just now."
Ye Kai was slightly startled, and raised his eyes unhappily: "What did you say?"
"Family dinner on the 28th, let me go." Chen Youhan did not miss his subtle expression, "Do you know?"
Ye Kai breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "I know."
"What did you talk about with her the last time she saw you?"
"We didn't talk about anything. She seemed to have changed her mind and offered to help me keep it a secret from mom."
Chen Youhan couldn't see any clues, and his tense heart relaxed. He said frankly: "The contract in her hand is to prevent me from meeting you privately. Didn't she tell you?"
Ye Kai looked at him with amusement: "Are you going to tell me?"
"If I take it seriously, she can probably make me go bankrupt." Chen Youhan rested his chin on his shoulder, "That's fine. Work is too tiring. Can you support me?"
Ye Xin's heart beat faster. He was acting like a spoiled child with him! How could it be possible!
Seeing that he didn't respond, Chen Youhan blew lightly into his sensitive ears: "Don't you want to?"
Ye Kai calmed his pounding heart and said jokingly, "I'm willing. I'll be an assistant during the day and an assistant at night."
Chen Youhan paused, and said in an ambiguous and playful voice: "Want to fuck me? Then I want to see if President Ye has the capital to do so..."
Ye Kai held his breath, lowered his voice and gritted his teeth: "...Asshole."
It only elicited a low laugh from the other party.
After hugging and kissing for a while, Chen Youhan asked persistently, "You really don't want me to send you off?"
Ye Kai looked into his eyes and sighed, "If you are so reluctant, why don't you come to Beijing to see me directly?" He whispered in his ear, "I'll take you to a hotel near the school."
Chen Youhan held his shoulder blades and kissed his lips: "You are a top student in the Department of Economics and Management, and you want to learn these nonsense?"
He kept talking nonsense all over the place and it was really annoying.
When they returned to the villa, Ye Jin leaned against the wall, deliberately looking at the moon and sighing: "Some people, what are they going to do in the next four years?"
Ye Kai said with a smile: "Are you jealous? Jealous of finding a boyfriend."
General.
Ye Jin's face darkened, and she tapped Ye Kai's shoulder with her green onion-like fingers, saying meaningfully, "You owe me a favor."
Did No. 28 obey her orders? She didn't go to the airport to see him off. She only had a brief chat after boarding the plane. When Chen Youhan got off work early and returned to Fanning to wash and change clothes, she received Ye Kai's reply.
For a traditional wealthy family like the Ye family that combines Chinese and Western elements, a family dinner is a very formal occasion. After a day of meetings and socializing, Chen Youhan carefully shaved off his stubble, sprayed his hair with styling spray, put perfume on his wrists, and buttoned his cuffs with diamond cufflinks. Then he slowly changed into a full set of high-end clothes, choosing a tie in the same color and a pocket square in the same color classic jacquard.
When tying the bow tie, he thought of the time when he and Ye Kai had a secret meeting in the president's office, using the name of assigning business to bring people in, and after doing all that nonsense, the lunch break ended with Ye Kai helping him tie his tie.
As he thought of this, the handsome face in the mirror softened from the eyes to the eyebrows and lines.
The watch was elegant, and he chose the Breguet that Ye Kai liked. Watches worth millions of dollars were just lying there gathering dust, and he didn't like fancy diamond-covered dials. With his family background and status, even if he wore a full plastic cartoon watch, others would just think he was following some trend, and they wouldn't even dare to laugh.
Formal does not mean business. Chen Youhan changed his car, drove out of Aston Martin DBS, and took a detour to a flower shop he often visited to pick up the bouquet of flowers he had ordered in advance.
On Siyuan Road, the carved iron chair door slowly opened to both sides electrically, and a volcanic gray coupe drove in in the sunset.
Through the huge windshield, Chen Youhan saw the magnificent main residence of the Ye family.
All the lights were on, white awnings and lounge chairs were set up in the courtyard, and star-like light beads were strung together to embellish it. In the evening breeze, it seemed as if the hot summer was coming to a gentle end.
Chen Youhan did not drive into the sunken garage, but simply parked the car on the road, in a parking space he was very familiar with.
He didn't realize it was a trap until he got off the car.
Holding flowers, he passed by the three-tier European-style fountain with exquisite sculptures, and walked towards the main entrance of the villa along the well-maintained green shade.
Laughter and joy were heard.
It was like a dream, not clear, as if floating above the subtle fragrance of Juliet.
He didn't ask who was invited today. Since it was a family dinner, they must be old friends in the circle.
Until I saw Lanman in a white dress.
Her skirt was so beautiful in the orange sunset, and when it flew up, it seemed as if one could hear the sound of an accordion.
Her curly hair was restyled and dyed, a lighter and more lustrous silver-white. When she walked towards Chen Youhan, her steps were quick but graceful. She lifted her hair and tucked it behind her ears, revealing her delicately made-up face.
Chen Youhan was surprised for a moment and rushed over. The stiletto heels were really high, and he was afraid that his grandmother would fall.
"Youhan, nice to meet you again." Lan Man winked at him and took the bouquet from his hand.
"You returned home with Grandpa?"
As expected, Qu Zhongli came out shortly afterwards, wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie, and said in a clear voice: "Youhan!"
Patting his shoulder as usual, Chen Youhan had already bent his shoulder slightly in a very natural way to take care of the old man's habitual action.
He wanted to put aside his inner surprise and calmly glance at the other guests. But when he raised his eyes, he was stunned. Ye Tong was standing in the middle of the entrance with a cane. On his left was Ye Zheng, and on his right was Chen Feiyi.
His Adam's apple rolled for a moment before Chen Youhan found his voice: "Dad."
Qu Jia was wearing a modified cheongsam, and Ye Jin was wearing a black suspender, standing on Ye Zheng's side.
The lighting is so good. The crystal chandelier has millions of stars, which are crystal clear, magnificent and luxurious.
Chen Youhan suddenly felt panicked. He didn't care about etiquette or observe everyone's expressions. He almost forced a smile and turned around hastily.
No, it's impossible. At this point, it's impossible for him to marry Ye Jin.
Lan Man held his arm gently but firmly and said softly, "Youhan."
Chen Youhan glanced at Lan Man as calmly as he could and swallowed hard.
Lan Man found that his smiling face was steadied, but his eyes were empty, as if he had fallen into the void.
She suddenly felt distressed and said softly but encouragingly, "Don't go."
Then he pushed him, not very hard, but full of hope and blessing. Qu Zhongli also pushed his tense back: "Go, Youhan."
Chen Youhan, who was used to the scene and had a sharp mind, lost any energy to think. He took a step subconsciously and his eyes fell lightly on Ye Tong's line of sight. He seemed to be begging feebly, "You promised me."
Until, amid the light orchestral music, a voice called “Brother Youhan” was heard.
Chen Youhan's figure suddenly stopped, his fist hanging at his side clenched and relaxed, and he saw Ye Kai, who should be in Beijing, appear at the end of his sight.
A pure black suit, a dark gold tie clip, a seamless tailoring, a slender and upright figure, and a noble and elegant temperament.
He was stunned and still hadn't reacted. His first reaction was to pretend with Ye Kai that they had never met or gotten back together. However, Lan Man, Qu Zhongli and Ye Jin all knew about it, and Ye Tong's eyes were so peaceful and kind. How could he have the nerve to make up such a clumsy lie?
What's more, the first second Ye Kai appeared in his eyes, his eyes had already betrayed all his feelings.
A feeling that cannot be concealed, cannot be hidden, is eternal, and has never faded even a little bit.
Ye Kai stood a little distance away from him, smiling, his eyes passing through all the elders and gently falling on Chen Youhan's handsome face.
Like a butterfly finally resting on a rose in the night.
"Brother Youhan," the voice paused for a moment, calming down from the expectant, complex and warm gazes in the room, and his gaze returned to Chen Youhan's eyes.
All the cynicism and carelessness disappeared from Chen Youhan's eyes at this moment. He was serious, more serious than ever before.
His heart was filled with anxiety. When the moment of revealing the mystery came, Ye Kai felt in a daze that he was even more nervous than Chen Youhan who knew nothing.
The pause was only a second, and he continued, "You know, I've known you for twenty years. It took me only two years to like you, and fifteen years to love you. For the remaining five years, half of the time, I was madly and desperately running towards you, and the other half, I was doing my best to love you. You see, in twenty years, we have completed all the processes of knowing each other, understanding each other, and falling in love."
He smiled innocently, his eyes were clear, "I think I am really lucky."
Chen Youhan calmed down from his blind panic. Someone, maybe Qu Zhongli, maybe Ye Tong, or maybe Chen Feiyi, gave him a gentle push from behind.
He took a step forward and watched Ye Kai walk towards him step by step.
Stand in front of him.
She raised her pretty face slightly and took his hand in front of all the elders.
Chen Youhan's hands had actually been cold since the moment he saw Chen Feiyi, and his fingertips were shaking uncontrollably. It was not until Ye Kai held them that he felt a hint of warmth returning.
He saw two crystal clear, luxurious and pure rings on Ye Kai’s left hand.
The refracted sparkling points of light were as gorgeous and dazzling as a nebula, and Chen Youhan seemed to have just woken up from a dream. The scene flashed back to the private meeting on Siyuan Road that night. He was so slow-witted that Ye Kai didn't take off the engagement ring that night, but he thought Ye Kai had put it on specially to see him.
In his 36 years of life, Chen Youhan has fallen into traps only a few times.
Only this time, the opponent was full of loopholes, but he was happy to accept it.
Ye Kai smiled and lowered his voice: "Brother Youhan, I know that my love for you and your love for me are both absurd in the eyes of others. Because of this absurdity, because of my innocence, and because of the sixteen-year gap, you have always been protecting me, indulging me, and responding to me."
Chen Youhan's eyes moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he changed his mind when he saw the light in Ye Kai's eyes.
He even raised the corners of his lips in relief, revealing a deep and gentle smile.
Ye Kai held his breath. He had spoken in front of many people, from small to large occasions, but in front of the people closest to him, the person he loved the most, his last words began to tremble:
"Brother Youhan, life is long. We agreed that you would live to be ninety-six, but I only need to be eighty. There are still sixty years left from now until I am eighty. The eternity you wanted, I have already fought for with Uncle Chen, Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, and Sister - I love you, and I can stand shoulder to shoulder with you. Fate has many constraints, and the world is unbearable. For the next sixty years, we will live a life of ups and downs together."
Lan Man covered her face with her hands, tears streaming down her face between her slender fingers.
She didn't know that her stubborn daughter had turned away and was secretly wiping tears from her eyes. Qu Jia thought, if she didn't lose to Chen Youhan, then what did she lose to?
Perhaps, I was defeated by the best form of love.
Ye Jin gently embraced Qu Jia in her arms, tears filling her eyes.
Chen Youhan was too distracted to identify their expressions one by one, whether they were moved, peaceful, encouraging or approving.
He thought in a daze and tenderly, Xiao Kai has really grown up, even Chen Feiyi was invited to the scene. The so-called happiness is to have the most important family members of each other witness it together.
Ye Kai felt the hand in his hand go from trembling to calm. He held it gently and carefully, pursed his lips, and looked at his brother Youhan steadily, so gently, and only asked: "Are you okay?"
In the evening breeze of summer night, the setting sun rushes towards the horizon, the sunset glows magnificently like a dream, the summer heat is about to end, long stars will light up in the twilight, and the moonlight will rise in the night sky.
Chen Youhan said, "Okay."
—fin—
The author has something to say: I have been crying and feeling heartbroken for three months. No matter how reluctant I am, I realize that it is time to say goodbye.
Chen Youhan and Ye Kai will be happier than I can imagine.
Brother Youhan, you have gone through so many hardships along the way. I gave you a bad start and let you bear a lot of infamy, but I risked everything to give you my deepest love.
Xiaokai, the passionate beginning of youth inevitably ended tragically. I cruelly left scars on your growth path, but fortunately, at the end of the story, you also grew up and matured.
From now on, you will have the ability to protect each other.
There are a lot of things I want to say. The fun of anticipation of following the series with sisters and the enthusiasm of discussing the plot together will always remain in my heart.
All good things in life must come to an end, but mountains and rivers always meet again. Before the next meeting, let us keep looking forward to it together.
8.27.1:10am
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