"..."
Shi Youxi looked at the photo.
The woman tilted her head slightly, revealing a small chin and upturned red lips, as she reached out to rub the boy's face.
He was like he was possessed; at that moment, all he could think about was how beautiful the photo was.
The car had stopped at the entrance of the garden villa at some point, and Shi Yan tossed a stack of documents onto the small table.
"Do you know why those reporters were blocking the building downstairs? Since Helian Bochen has his eye on you, he will definitely use you to tie the UN and Shiye together."
"Both for public and private reasons, the Shi family has no way to directly refuse the marriage proposal from the Helian family."
"The good thing is that this can solve a lot of problems for the group. You said you don't want to get engaged. Unless you have the ability to change the status quo, you have no choice."
"I don't need to remind you what to do."
Shi Yan pinched the bridge of her nose wearily. "Let's go back."
Since Bai Shengsheng's escape and subsequent illness, the two of them haven't sat together and talked for such a long time in a long time.
Even though the conversation didn't sound like that of a father and son at all, but rather like that of a superior and subordinate, Shi Youxi was already quite used to it.
Without saying a word, he took the documents and got out of the car.
In the rearview mirror, the man turned his head to look out the window.
The tattooed man turned his head and saw the boy's back disappearing through the gate.
"Sir, shall we go back?"
Shi Yan picked up the tablet from the side and looked at the report, then said without hesitation:
"Let's go to the flower shop on the first floor of Shiye first."
"Yes, sir, are you buying flowers for your wife?"
"It seems that the lady didn't like the flowers you bought last time. The nurse said that she stuffed the flowers, along with the soil, into your water glass, clothes, and shoes."
The tattooed man continued, "How about we buy some new shoes and water bottles while we're at it? That way, Madam will have a place to rest, and you'll have something to wear too."
After he finished speaking, the people behind him fell silent.
The tattooed man looked at the rearview mirror with a puzzled expression, only to meet the man's cold gaze.
"What's wrong, sir?"
There's a saying: "Either shut up and drive past, or shut up and get out of there."
Tattooed arm: "..."
He raised his muscular arm, pinched his fingers, and zipped up his mouth, obediently becoming a driver.
...
As soon as Shi Youxi entered the villa, he went straight to the bedroom on the second floor. Ai Ni, who was staring at him from the living room, stopped him at the top of the stairs.
"Is the young master looking for the madam?"
"how?"
Ai Ni: "Madam said she was very tired and wanted to sleep for a while, and asked others not to disturb her."
"knew."
Shi Youxi moved quietly upstairs, making it seem as if he really wouldn't disturb the woman's rest, and then turned around and took out his spare key.
Skillfully inserting the key into the keyhole, Shi Youxi gripped the doorknob and pressed down. He managed to press it down, but the door wouldn't open.
Shi Youxi: "?"
"Oh."
A cold snort rang out through the crack in the door.
Shi Youxi was taken aback: "Sister?"
"You've got me now,"
Mu Yiran leaned against the door, with the dry mop she had used to prop it up at her feet.
"No wonder you always come in after I take a shower. Shi Youxi, you're really something, your lock-picking skills are amazing!"
The boy's voice faltered for a moment, "It's just this once. Before, it was because you didn't lock the door, sister."
"Bullshit! Do you think I wouldn't know whether I locked it or not!"
Shi Youxi: "So, did you lock the door this time?"
Mu Yiran said confidently, "Of course..."
Shi Youxi was still holding the key: "It opened after I only turned it once."
"..."
Mu Yiran angrily pressed the doorknob down twice to lock it. "Leave the spare key by the door and get out!"
The keyhole turned slowly twice, and the lock opened again.
The boy said in a low, hoarse voice, "I want to see your sister."
"..."
Mu Yiran was afraid of him doing that.
She had made up her mind to change the way the two of them interacted. She couldn't get used to his intimate closeness anymore, and she wanted to reduce the amount of time they spent together in private.
That way, she and Shi Youxi would get used to keeping their distance in front of outsiders.
No matter how much she anticipated or prepared, she still couldn't resist the boy's vulnerable and coquettish tone.
Mu Yiran touched her face and gasped:
"...Didn't we just see each other?"
Shi Youxi: "That's different. Didn't you want to see my face, sister? Selfies can't compare to real life. You haven't even had a proper look at me today."
"Then let me wait until I get up to look at it. I'm a little tired, so I'll take a nap first." Mu Yiran decided that delaying was the best option, and she raised her hand to lock the door again.
Mu Yiran thought that Shi Youxi, who had always been very obedient to her, would accept it and leave. As soon as she moved the mop away, she heard the sound of the lock turning.
"Click, click."
The boy's voice was low, dark, and gloomy.
"Why wait? Why not now?"
"Didn't my sister say she wanted to see me? Why are you ignoring me now that I've come to see you?"
"..."
Mu Yiran was stunned by his barrage of questions. Sensing his unusual mood, she instinctively retorted:
"You're talking nonsense, I'm not ignoring you."
Shi Youxi chuckled: "Yes, not only did you not ignore me, you even said that I was a good match for someone else."
"I wonder who told me to stay away from her. Oh, maybe it's Ai Ni."
"..."
Why does it smell like tea?
“My sister knows me better than I know myself. I don’t even know her, but she can tell at a glance that we are a good match.”
Shi Youxi smiled mockingly: "Why don't you say I'm a good match for someone else, sister?"
For example, with you.
Mu Yiran hesitated for a moment, then let out a soft "ah" and granted his request.
"It's not impossible if you want to."
“You and Xiao Guan are a good match.”
"..."
Hearing a muffled hissing sound from the crack in the door, I knew the person outside was getting angry.
But Mu Yiran also lost her temper.
She felt that it was because she always indulged Shi Youxi that she easily lost control after listening to his seductive words.
It must be changed!
Shi Youxi leaned against the door, her pale fingers gripping the key, locking and unlocking, locking and unlocking.
"If you don't want to see me and want to sleep, then go to sleep. But if I want to see you, there's nothing you can do about it."
"Click, click,"
"Anyway, this lock will eventually break down."
"..."
A threat! A blatant threat!
Mu Yiran panicked: "Ha! Are you planning to break it and pry the door open through the hole?!"
"Ah... so that's how it can be done?" Shi Youxi suddenly realized, dropped the key, and turned to look for a crowbar.
The boy spoke softly and gently to Uncle Lin, who was secretly observing him from the stairs.
Lin Bo, caught spying, smiled awkwardly and said, "Young Master, please don't argue with Madam. I asked the kitchen to make Madam's favorite Basque cake."
Shi Youxi: "She wants to sleep, she won't eat. Where's Uncle Lin's crowbar?"
The sound of the doorknob turning behind me.
The woman scoffed, "I want to eat."
Shi Youxi immediately smiled: "Then we don't need the crowbar, Uncle Lin wants the cake."
Uncle Lin: "...Okay, okay, I'll go get it!"
Sure enough, when kids argue, snacks always solve the problem.
When Lin Boying excitedly brought up the tea and snacks, he saw the young man sitting on the ground.
The boundary is defined by the door seam.
Mu Yiran was determined not to let Shi Youxi into the room; she wouldn't learn her lesson unless she was taught a lesson!
The two of them calmly finished eating the same piece of cake.
Shi Youxi stared at her, his soft red tongue constantly darting out to lick the cake crumbs.
Even though he ate some too, the piece she ate just looked sweeter.
After finishing the whole little cake, Mu Yiran felt refreshed and everything seemed more pleasing to the eye.
Mu Yiran clapped her hands, crossed the dividing line, and pinched Shi Youxi's face, who had been staring at her.
Shi Youxi stared at the two red petals, which suddenly magnified in size, and her eyelids twitched. "Sister..."
Mu Yiran pinched his perfectly shaped cheek, looking at it carefully from side to side.
Finally, with a firm squeeze of both hands, the boy's lips pouted.
Mu Yiran couldn't hold back anymore and tried to pretend to be indifferent again, her smile twisted.
"Let me see, let me see... Hmm! It looks great as always."
Shi Youxi felt a tickle in his heart from her laughter, and his fingers curled up in a numb sensation.
Mu Yiran observed his expression and saw that he softened a bit, so she said softly, "I know you don't like Helian Xin, but getting engaged to her will be good for you."
Those benefits are things she can't give Shi Youxi right now.
Upon hearing this, Shi Youxi frowned: "What benefits? Benefits that make you ignore me?"
"It's a benefit that won't make me unable to talk to you anymore."
"..."
The boy looked at her for a while, then lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Mu Yiran felt a little sorry for him.
"You don't need to worry about anything else. Just focus on your exams. There's absolutely no way you'll get engaged. Everything will end once my contract with your father expires."
Seeing that he still didn't say anything, Mu Yiran coaxed him again: "I promise, you'll be free after you finish the exam, and you can do whatever you want then!"
"I'll make it up to you however you want!"
"..."
Shi Youxi held her hand.
He had no choice in the first place; he came to her simply because he couldn't stand her at all.
He couldn't stand his sister's slightest distance from him.
I really want to hold her, to hold her wherever I go.
She could only look at him.
Shi Youxi always thought he was better able to win her over than he was five years ago, but his luck always seemed to be bad, and he could never get what he wanted so easily.
“I’ll do anything you want, but sister…”
Shi Youxi squeezed between her fingers, took one of her fingers and bit it.
"Hiss!" Mu Yiran cried out in pain. Her fingers were connected to her heart, and a numbness rushed to her chest, making her feel hot with pain.
"But sister, remember what you said. As long as I pass the exam, I can do whatever I want, and you will never leave me."
“If my sister betrays me,” Shi Youxi licked his lips as he looked at her, “then I will definitely find you and lock you up.”
The boy leaned closer to the stunned woman, brushed his nose against her bangs, and spoke in a soft, tender voice.
"You can't go back on your promise. I'll be waiting for the day you make it up to me."
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