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Ning Min never expected such a coincidence. She tried to stay calm, forced a smile, and explained to Qi Nian: "It's nothing. He's just a partner of mine. I didn't expect Nian Nian to know him."

Yan Jiru looked at Qi Nian intently, the excitement in his eyes seemed to be turning into reality. He was almost certain in an instant that the boy in front of him was his child.

It's his and Lu Ling's child.

Yan Jiru's eyes were a little moist. He wanted to recognize the child immediately, but he didn't have the courage to speak.

Qi Nian pursed her lips slightly, but didn't quite believe what Ning Min said, because judging from Yan Jiru's expression, how could the other party be just an ordinary partner?

Qi Nian suddenly had an incredible guess. He looked at Yan Jiru deeply, said nothing, and pretended to believe Ning Min's words.

"Then I'll go first." Qi Nian smiled and said, he lowered his head and walked to Chu Rongshi's side, whispering: "Brother..."

Chu Rongshi said nothing, held his hand, and took him away.

Yan Jiru, who was behind him, walked forward quickly, wanting to chase after him, but he didn't know how to start, and watched Qi Nian drive away.

He looked depressed, fearing that Qi Nian would not want to acknowledge him. After all, he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father for even a single day, so how could he be qualified to just go up to the other party and ask them to acknowledge him?

Ning Min just glanced at Yan Jiru. As a mother, she could more or less understand Yan Jiru's pain. However, even though she understood, she just wanted Qi Nian to make the decision on her own.

Nian Nian is so smart, she must have seen something just now.

Thinking of this, Ning Min sighed deeply. Fortunately, Rong Shi was still here, otherwise she would really be worried.

"Niannian." Chu Rongshi parked the car by the sea and turned to look at Qi Nian, who had been silent since just now.

Qi Nian lowered his head and uttered a muffled "hmm".

Chu Rongshi frowned, unbuckled his seat belt and moved closer to him. A familiar breath approached, but Qi Nian lowered his head and dodged in panic.

However, he did not avoid Chu Rongshi's hand after all. The other party pinched his chin with his fingers. Qi Nian, who had lowered his head, was forced to look up, revealing a pair of red eye sockets. The beautiful deer eyes were now filled with tears.

Chu Rongshi felt a pain in his heart, and immediately hugged Qi Nian into his arms, whispering: "Cry if you want to."

The tears that Qi Nian had been trying so hard to hold back suddenly flowed out, and he said sullenly: "Brother, do you think that person just now was..."

Chu Rongshi naturally understood what he hadn't finished saying. He whispered, "Just remember, no matter what, you still have us."

Qi Nian felt warm in his heart. Yes, he still had uncles and aunts, as well as his older brother, younger brother, and older sister.

Chu Rongshi slightly separated himself, looked at Qi Nian, gently wiped away his tears, lowered his eyes and kissed the tip of his nose, smiled and said: "The most important thing is that you still have me."

Qi Nian was stunned for a moment, and was amused by Chu Rongshi: "Why are you the most important?"

Chu Rongshi pretended to be angry and rubbed Qi Nian's cheek, frowning and saying, "Why? I'm not the most important."

"Hey, how could you force others to say something like this? What you force me to say cannot be believed." Qi Nian puffed up his cheeks angrily and argued.

Chu Rongshi stopped and kissed Qi Nian: "Then please speak nicely."

Qi Nian felt a little guilty, glanced at Chu Rongshi, and quickly said sweetly: "You must be the most important."

Although he had clearly seen all of Qi Nian's little movements, Chu Rongshi still curled up the corners of his mouth when he heard Qi Nian say this.

He pinched Qinian's nose and said, "If you lie, your nose will grow longer."

Qi Nian touched his nose and said speechlessly: "I'm not a child."

"Besides, I didn't lie." Qi Nian flattered Chu Rongshi and said, "You are the most important."

However, his other relatives are also important.

Chu Rongshi was so delighted by Qi Nian's coaxing that he kissed Qi Nian's cheek adoringly: "Baby."

Qi Nian blushed when he called her "baby". Chu Rongshi had a nice voice to begin with, and it was really unbearable to hear him call her so gently.

His face was puffy as he got out of the car with Chu Rongshi. Looking at the sea in the distance, Qi Nian squinted his eyes and said, "It's so beautiful here."

Chu Rongshi looked at him: "Yeah."

Qi Nian turned his head to look at Chu Rong and pointed to a place not far away: "I saw a tavern over there!"

Chu Rongshi raised his eyebrows: "Want to try it?"

Qi Nian nodded and said curiously, "I have never been to such a place."

Chu Rongshi: "Let's go and take a look."

As soon as he entered, Qi Nian was attracted by all kinds of colorful wines, and he didn't know where to look.

This place is similar to an old-fashioned pub, which is very different from a bar. Compared to the bright lights and wine in the bar, this place is exceptionally quiet, with only a few people sitting by the window, drinking wine while enjoying the sea breeze.

After Qi Nian came in, everyone couldn't help but speak in low voices.

"Hey, what is this?" Qi Nian walked to a place similar to a blackboard, where today's activities were written.

As long as you finish the specified amount of alcohol within a certain period of time, all the alcohol you drink today will be free.

After Qi Nian asked the bar owner how much he wanted to drink, he was not afraid of death and said, "It doesn't look like much."

The tavern owner laughed when he heard this: "Little boy, are you an adult? How dare you say that? We don't allow underage children to drink here."

Qi Nian himself looks a little young, and he is not even 20 years old yet, so he could easily be mistaken for a minor.

He puffed his cheeks in dissatisfaction and showed his ID to the tavern owner to prove that he was an adult.

The bar owner took a look and said, "Oh my god, you've really grown up."

He returned the ID card to Qi Nian, glanced at Chu Rongshi again, and said half-jokingly: "I thought this gentleman abducted a minor."

Chu Rongshi glanced at the boss and didn't react.

Qi Nian, on the other hand, was a little unhappy and said to his boss, "My brother looks very decent."

The bar owner really likes to tease children. He smiled and said, "Really? Maybe, but the way he looks at you doesn't seem very decent."

Qi Nian's face immediately turned red. What... look at his eyes. He had heard Liu Yu say before that Chu Rong looked at him in a very weird way. Why did the tavern owner also say that?

When he turned his head and glanced at Chu Rong, he felt that it was nothing, but his cheeks turned pink unconsciously.

"I want to participate in this competition." Qi Nian didn't want to say more to the tavern owner. This man looked very bad.

"Sure, since you're an adult, I won't stop you." The bar owner kindly reminded, "What you and your...brother drink will count. Just finish it within the allotted time."

When Qi Nian heard that Chu Rongshi could also go with him, he immediately became confident, because his brother could drink a lot.

Qi Nian nodded happily, took the table from the boss, and chose a place with a good view to sit down with Chu Rongshi.

Soon the waiter came up with the wine and filled the table. The other party pressed the timer and said politely, "Gentlemen, you may begin."

Qi Nian immediately picked up a colorful-looking glass and took a sip. There was ice in it and only a strong fruity aroma filled his mouth. It didn't feel like wine but more like a drink.

Qi Nian wondered: "Can this wine really make people drunk?"

"There's a lot of ice in it, so you can't taste the flavor of the alcohol. In fact, the alcohol content is very high." Chu Rongshi said to Qi Nian, sighing in his heart.

He said that he didn't care, but people who were familiar with Qi Nian knew that he was not in a good state.

Normally, Qi Nian would not talk so much to a stranger, nor would he drink for a free meal, because he knew that he could not drink much.

Sure enough, after Qi Nian drank one glass of wine, before he could have the second glass, his cheeks turned red and his expression became a little dazed.

"Wuwuwu...delicious." Qi Nian hummed and was about to take another glass, but Chu Rongshi held his hand and frowned: "Don't drink it, you're drunk."

Qi Nian, the drunkard, was like many other drunkards at this time, refusing to admit it: "I'm not drunk, you're disgusting!"

Chu Rongshi was helpless: "Okay, I hate it."

He whispered, "Go home."

Qi Nian was stunned for a moment, not sure if his brain couldn't handle it, but even though he was drunk, he was still very obedient and nodded obediently: "Yeah."

Chu Rongshi was worried about leaving him here alone, so he half-embraced him and went to the tavern owner to settle the bill.

The tavern owner saw the drunk Qi Nian and glanced at his watch in disbelief: "It's only been less than ten minutes, right?"

From the way Qi Nian looked just now, he thought the other person was a heavy drinker.

The result... is this!

Chu Rongshi didn't want to talk too much with someone he didn't know well, so he lowered his eyes, paid the bill, and helped Qi Nian out of the tavern.

After getting in the car, he approached Qi Nian and told him to fasten his seat belt. He put his hands around his neck. The drunk groaned and was more proactive than usual: "Kiss~"

Chu Rongshi paused for a moment, and after a moment, Qi Nian groaned in grievance: "My mouth hurts..."

Chu Rongshi said with a hint of guilt in his eyes: "Sorry."

The thought just now was so tempting that Chu Rongshi had to use a lot of self-control, otherwise Qi Nian might have suffered more than just a pain in the mouth.

However, Chu Rongshi's mouth is full of alcohol, so is he considered drunk driving now?

After a moment, he sighed helplessly, called the driver, told him the address and asked him to pick him up.

The driver came quickly, after all, he was always on standby.

On the way home, Chu Rongshi received a call from Ning Min. She was too worried about Qi Nian. The child obviously noticed something.

Even with Chu Rongshi accompanying her, Ning Min was still worried: "How is Nian Nian? Is she feeling okay?"

Chu Rongshi turned his head and glanced at Qi Nian, who was rubbing against him and giggling from time to time.

He said helplessly: "Not necessarily."

"What are you talking about?" Ning Min was extremely worried. When she heard Chu Rongshi laughing, she wondered, "Who is laughing?"

Chu Rongshi looked at Qi Nian who was approaching him and pressed his forehead: "It's Nian Nian."

"Niannian?" Ning Min was stunned for a moment. She really couldn't connect this silly laughter with Qi Nian.

Chu Rongshi explained what had just happened, and Ning Min realized that Qi Nian was drunk.

Chu Rongshi: "I'm taking him back to where I live."

Ning Min frowned, a little worried: "Can you take good care of Nian Nian?"

Chu Rongshi said, "Don't worry, Nian Nian is very well behaved."

The car stopped in the neighborhood. Chu Rongshi had no choice but to end the call and half-hold Qi Nian back home.

On the other hand, Ning Min, who had hung up the phone, felt uneasy no matter how she thought about it.

Chu Zhen was sitting next to her. He had just learned from Ning Min what happened. He looked worried. He sighed, "Is Nian Nian drunk? Well, the kid didn't show it, but he must be feeling bad inside."

Ning Min was already very nervous, and after hearing Chu Zhen say this, she felt even more restless. She stood up and hurried to the kitchen.

Chu Zhen followed her and saw Ning Min busy in the kitchen, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Ning Min asked the nanny at home to help, and said, "Nian Nian is drunk and must be uncomfortable now. I'll make him some hangover soup."

Chu Zhen heard that it was unnecessary: ​​"Isn't Rong Shi watching over there? Rong Shi will do whatever it says."

Despite saying so, Ning Min still felt uneasy and continued to busy herself with making soup.

Seeing this, Chu Zhen sighed inwardly and stopped trying to persuade him.

At the same time, Yan Yuchuan was on a date with Chu Tianyan outside when he suddenly received a phone call. His face quickly turned grim: "What? Where? Okay, okay."

He hung up the phone in a hurry. Chu Tianyan beside him asked in confusion: "Yuchuan, what happened? Why do you look so bad?"

"My dad fainted and was sent to the hospital." Yan Yuchuan said as he was about to go to the hospital.

Chu Tianyan quickly caught up with him: "Let me drive, you don't have a domestic driver's license yet."

This is Yan Yuchuan's first time in China. His previous driver's license was from the United States, but he didn't take the test after coming to China because he would return to the United States later. Chu Tianyan has been driving these days.

He was so nervous just now that he almost forgot about it.

Besides, Yan Yuchuan is anxious now. It is easy to get into an accident while driving, so it is better not to drive.

After all, Chu Tianyan grew up in Beijing. Even though she hadn't been back for a year or half a year, she was still very familiar with the place. She found a less congested road and went all the way to the hospital.

Along the way, Yan Yuchuan was probably anxious and kept muttering, "My dad has always been in good health and has a habit of exercising, how could he suddenly faint?"

Chu Tianyan didn't know how to comfort him. It was useless to say anything now. She just hoped that it was nothing serious.

The two rushed to the hospital. Fortunately, the doctor told them that Yan Jiru was fine. "It may be that he didn't get enough rest recently, and he suffered some minor injuries and some stimulation, so he suddenly fainted. Family members should advise patients to rest on time. If they don't rest for a long time, they are likely to die suddenly."

After hearing what the doctor said, Yan Yuchuan was so confused that he didn't know what his father had been through in the past few days. He didn't sleep well, he was injured, and he was stressed.

He had no idea what Yan Jiru had been through, so he could only ask the other party what the situation was.

Fortunately, Yan Jiru has woken up. However, compared with his physical condition, his mental condition seems to be more worrying.

"Dad?" Yan Yuchuan walked into the ward and called out to Yan Jiru who was sitting on the bed in a daze.

Yan Jiru turned around excitedly, and Yan Yuchuan was puzzled: "Dad, do you miss me so much?"

Before he could finish his words, Yan Jiru's excited expression visibly turned into disappointment. He then turned his head and continued to stare out the window in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yan Yuchuan and Chu Tianyan looked at each other with deep worry in their eyes.

Yan Yuchuan walked over carefully and sat down beside the bed: "Dad, are you okay? Tell me what happened."

What on earth was the reason that made his father, who usually looked full of vigor and vitality, become as miserable as an old widower?

Yan Jiru didn't say anything for a long time. Just when Yan Yuchuan thought he would not get an answer from the other party, he finally heard the other party say in great sorrow: "I am sorry for them and their son."

"Ah?" Yan Yuchuan was confused. He hadn't seen his father for a few days. Why did he feel like he had missed a lot?

As Yan Jiru muttered to himself, Yan Yuchuan finally figured out what had happened. Originally, he still had some sympathy for his father, but after hearing what happened next, his attitude changed.

He said sincerely, "Dad, it's not surprising that he doesn't want to acknowledge you. Just like my biological parents, if they came to look for me, I wouldn't acknowledge them either."

Yan Jiru glanced at Yan Yuchuan and closed his eyes: "Can't you say something nice?"

Yan Yuchuan was used to being straightforward and didn't know how to be tactful. However, considering his dear father's current physical condition, he still racked his brains and said, "In fact, you are better than my biological parents. After all, you didn't abandon him on purpose, you just didn't fulfill your responsibility to raise him."

Chu Tianyan, who had just returned from fetching water, heard these incoherent words and the corners of her mouth twitched. Although she didn't know what had happened, Yan Yuchuan's words didn't really sound comforting.

Sure enough, Yan Jiru didn't want to talk anymore after hearing this. He no longer had any hope of comforting his son.

"But Dad, you can't change anything by complaining about yourself here. Maybe you didn't make the mistake on purpose, but objectively speaking, you really didn't fulfill your responsibilities as a father. You should try to make up for it. As for whether the other person will recognize you, it's up to him to decide. After all, you are only related to him by blood." Yan Yuchuan said seriously, "If you do this, I think there will probably be no day in this life when the other person will be willing to recognize you."

Yan Jiru suddenly said, "I'm hungry."

Yan Yuchuan smiled and went with Chu Tianyan to buy him a meal. Chu Tianyan looked at her tongue-tied boyfriend in surprise: "I didn't expect you to be good at comforting people."

Yan Yuchuan said proudly: "I don't think this is a difficult thing."

"Tsk." Chu Tianyan asked again: "What happened?"

When she went to the ward, the conversation between the two was almost over, so she didn't know what had happened.

After Yan Yuchuan finished telling her what happened, Chu Tianyan was stunned for a moment: "Why does this story feel so familiar?"

She shook her head, thinking it couldn't be such a coincidence.

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Qi Nian took off his coat and was helped by Chu Rongshi to lie down on the bed.

This time he was obviously much more drunk than the previous time, after all, he drank a whole glass of strong liquor in one go.

At this moment, Qi Nian's face was flushed, as if she had just come out of a sauna. She was lying quietly on the bed, looking very cute.

Chu Rongshi smiled, then thought of what happened before, frowned again, and walked out.

After a while, he came in with a basin of hot water and carefully helped Qinian wash.

The hot towel was wiped across his face, and Qi Nian hummed comfortably, like a coquettish little animal.

Chu Rongshi pinched his soft cheeks. The warm and soft touch on his hands was so sweet that he couldn't let go. When Qi Nian's humming sounded obviously full of resistance, Chu Rongshi reluctantly let go of the innocent cheek flesh.

Afraid that Qi Nian would have a headache after waking up, Chu Rongshi went to the kitchen to make sobering soup for him.

The soup was easy to make and it was ready in a short while. Chu Rongshi went to the room to wake up Qi Nian.

At first Qi Nian was playing tricks and refused to wake up with his eyes closed. Finally, he could no longer bear the disturbance and opened his eyes in a daze.

He looked a little bewildered, but at least he knew people. He stared at Chu Rongshi for a while before saying aggrievedly, "What are you doing? I want to sleep."

"Go to sleep later. Get up first and drink the sobering soup." Chu Rongshi helped Qi Nian get up.

Qi Nian saw that it was useless to lie, so he had to get up and drink sobering soup.

After drinking the hot soup, he felt much better. Chu Rongshi rubbed his hair and said, "Go to sleep."

Qi Nian shook his head and moved his mouth: "No, I need to brush my teeth. Besides, I feel uncomfortable. I need to take a shower."

Chu Rongshi pinched him: "You can't even stand steadily now, how can you wash?"

But Qi Nian insisted, so they had to let him do what he wanted.

Chu Rongshi stood guard at the bathroom door and knocked on the door every once in a while to make sure Qi Nian was safe.

After taking a shower with many stumbling steps, Qi Nian felt even more dizzy and wanted to go back to rest, but Chu Rongshi pushed him onto the sofa and said, "Go to sleep after you blow dry your hair."

"Oh..." Qi Nian responded and sat down obediently. He fell asleep after a while. It seemed that he was really dizzy, otherwise the sound of the hair dryer would not wake him up.

At the same time, Ning Min had already taken a car to the gate of the community. She had been here several times. The security guard in the community knew her and did not stop her when he saw her in the car. Ning Min thanked the security guard while calling Chu Rongshi.

However, the screen of the mobile phone on the table lit up, and the vibrating sound was completely covered by the sound of the hair dryer. Chu Rongshi, who was lowering his eyes to blow Qi Nian's hair, did not hear it.

Ning Min had already reached the downstairs of the residential complex. She made several phone calls but no one answered. She frowned and said to herself, "Why didn't you answer the phone?"

"Forget it, forget it. I remember the password anyway." Ning Min shook her head, put the phone back into her bag, entered the password in front of the elevator and walked on it.

Chu Rongshi touched Qi Nian's fluffy curly hair. Because it had just been blown dry, her hair looked even more fluffy, like a little lamb with its fur standing on end.

After making sure his hair was completely dry, Chu Rongshi turned off the hair dryer, looked at Qi Nian who had fallen asleep, and whispered, "Nian Nian?"

Qi Nian was still asleep, so Chu Rongshi bent over and picked her up. The person in his arms rubbed against him unhappily.

Chu Rongshi's breathing became heavier. Looking at the obedient and trusting face of the person in his arms, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss the corner of Qi Nian's mouth.

At the same time, Ning Min came to the door, entered the password, and with a gentle "beep", the door lock opened, and she pushed the door open and walked in.

However, the scene in the living room made the smile on her face freeze instantly, and the thermos in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.

Ning Min was in disbelief. What did she see?! The two of them were... that was definitely not the kind of kiss between brothers.

"Hmm...what's that sound?" Qi Nian was dazed and wanted to open his eyes.

Chu Rongshi patted him on the back gently and whispered, "Nothing."

After Qi Nian fell asleep again, he looked at his mother calmly and carried Qi Nian back to the room.