Chapter 42: My dear brother-in-law, call me “brother”. …
"You know, your brother believes in fate now." Li Xi was leaning against the bed with headphones on, talking on the phone with his sister. Tang Ruining rested his head on his legs, with his eyes closed as if he was asleep, but he still held Li Xi's hand and slowly stroked the back of his hand.
Li Xi stroked Tang Ruining's high nose bridge, raised the corner of his mouth, and said to Li Mo: "Don't worry, worrying is useless, it's a disaster that can't be escaped, we can only wait for it to subside."
"Anyway, you wouldn't tell me even if you were worried." Li Mo said angrily. She actually found out about her brother being replaced at the same time as the netizens, and Li Xi never told her. The last time he ran into Tang Ruining, he mentioned the word "make up", but Li Xi fooled her afterwards and didn't tell her what he was "making up" for.
"You refused to tell me anything." The more he spoke, the more aggrieved he felt. The sadness in his voice made Li Xi feel distressed. He hurriedly said, "It's all my brother's fault. I won't do this again in the future."
There was a sudden pain in his fingertips, Li Xi let out a hiss and looked at the culprit.
"What's wrong?" Li Mo asked on the other end.
"It's okay..." Li Xi glared at the man and pulled his hand back.
"Look at you! Look at you, you're not like this after you just said it, and you still don't tell me anything!" She was so angry that she wanted to hang up the phone, but Li Xi hurriedly tried to stop her, "Don't hang up, don't hang up. I'm really not not going to tell you."
Seeing his expression, Tang Ruining laughed. Li Wei covered his mouth and whispered, "You're still laughing!"
Li Mo was silent for a while: "...Brother, is there anyone beside you?"
So, did others hear all the things they said about Li Xi?
"Hmm..." The palm of his hand that was covering Tang Ruining's mouth was kissed. Li Xi endured it and was kissed again. "Ruining is next to me."
"..." the other end asked weakly, "Tang Ruining?"
"Um."
After a moment of silence, Li Wei took the initiative to confess: "Things are a bit complicated. Anyway, Rui Ning...he already knows my identity."
Tang Ruining climbed up from his legs, came over and said, "Hello, sister."
A shocked and weak voice came from the other side: "Okay..."
After a while, Li Mo asked cautiously: "You... uh, I mean, you... are talking?"
The first voice to answer her was Tang Ruining's: "Yes." His usual calm and low tone was different. Li Mo actually heard excitement and pride in this simple word "yes".
"Why are you..." Li Wei was extremely surprised. He carefully recalled what they had just said. Did they reveal any useful information?
Tang Ruining took off his other earphone and listened together.
"Because you are my brother!" Li Mo screamed in her heart for ten seconds before saying, "People like you will never complain to your best friends. You will keep your problems to yourself and then tell others 'it's okay'."
Tang Ruining echoed, "That's absolutely right."
"Not to mention such a big thing. Unless you two are up to something, how could you tell such a thing to others? It's impossible in this life!"
"And the tone in which you said 'you're still laughing' just now...I don't even want to say it!"
Li Xi was stunned: "...Ah?"
“I got goosebumps!!”
“…”
"I knew it..." Li Mo was still speaking, "My roommate was really talking about you and Yuan Zhiyan, and I knew you weren't into silly dogs at all."
Tang Ruining: "Your roommate has very poor taste."
"Isn't it?" Li Mo agreed. "I want to make a bet with her, but unfortunately there is no way to prove it. I can't just say 'This is my brother, how can I not understand him?'"
Li Xi: "You still want to bet with your own brother?"
Tang Ruining: "It doesn't matter, you can bet with your brother-in-law."
What is a pro-Gov...
"...You guys are chatting?" Li Xi couldn't bear to listen anymore, so he took off his headphones and said, "I'm going to take a shower."
When Li Xi came back, Tang Ruining had already hung up the phone. He asked, "What did my brother-in-law and sister talk about?"
"Nothing. Your sister is uncomfortable around me after you left." Tang Ruining pulled her over, hugged her and took a sip. "I said I'll treat her to a meal next time."
"Mother Jiang called you just now." Tang Ruining buried her head in his collar and said, "I didn't answer."
Li Xi responded and hugged him quietly for a while. Wei Qiyao's face appeared in his mind, and Li Wei sighed softly, "I often don't know how to face her properly."
Tang Ruining raised his head and looked at him, "You've worked hard."
Li Xi shook her head. "It's not hard or not. It's just that, although I have no memory of my mother and no reference, I can feel that she really loves her children. But... I am not her child."
"She and Jiang's father were also involved in what happened back then. In fact, it was just a small matter to them, and they didn't take it seriously at all. They probably don't even remember the name of the person who was pushed." Li Xi pulled the corner of his mouth and said with a wry smile, "So I... don't know what to do."
"You are too soft-hearted." Tang Ruining said, "No matter what, they are the ones who ruined your future. You didn't need to suffer this."
"I'm hard-hearted. I won't sympathize with them for losing their son. You have to continue living as Jiang Yilan, so it's good that you let bygones be bygones, so as to avoid making yourself feel bad. But you can't feel guilty about this and feel that you've let them down. You haven't let anyone down."
Tang Ruining stroked his cheek and said softly, "You know how to tell me 'don't blame yourself', why can't you do it yourself?"
"Yeah, I can't do it myself, I can only blame others." Li Xi pursed her lips and smiled faintly.
He lowered his eyes and saw his slightly red fingers, and asked again: "Why did you suddenly bite me just now?" It really hurt.
"'It's all my brother's fault. I won't do this again.'" Tang Ruining repeated, squinting his eyes and looking up at him, "Why don't you comfort me like this?"
If he had known that she was waiting for him here, he wouldn't have asked. But Tang Ruining actually looked a little aggrieved, so Li Wei compromised and asked, "How do you want me to comfort you?"
"Say 'brother' to me."
Jiang Yilan is a little over a year younger than Tang Ruining, but Li Wei is two years and three months older than Tang Ruining. How can he call her that?
Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then struggled and said, "I'm older than you."
Tang Ruining's face showed "So what?" He moved closer, tapped his chest with his finger, then moved it downwards, "Shout."
Li Xi's pajamas were buttoned very low, revealing a large area of her chest. Tang Ruining's fingertips gently touched and stroked her chest. He stepped back in itchiness and fell back on the bed.
After a while, Tang Ruining pinched him and kissed him so close yet so far, "Are you really not going to scream?"
Li Xi shuddered violently, and the corners of his eyes turned red. His lips slightly parted, as if he had been wronged: "Brother..."
It was a sound so small that it was almost inaudible, and the person who heard it was not very satisfied. But it's not good to go too far, as it would backfire, so Tang Ruining let go.
Li Xi took a few quick breaths, and Tang Ruining tried to kiss his lips again, but this time it backfired and he decisively dodged.
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