Chapter 55

When Tao Luanxi came down from the first floor, Mi Xiangxiang was already setting the dishes on the second floor. She heard the noise downstairs and turned back: "You went upstairs and ruined my dishes again?"

This was said to Qiu Yi, who frowned in dissatisfaction: "I have a good meal but I don't want to eat it, but go upstairs to eat the muddy food?"

Mi Xiangxiang snorted: "You've never eaten something with mud on it? Didn't you eat anything when you were a kid?"

Tao Luanxi quietly put his hands behind his back and hid the tomato leaves that he had just pulled off in excitement into his trouser pocket. There was still a faint aftertaste of crushing and rubbing on his lips. Now seeing Mi Xiangxiang, Tao Luanxi always felt guilty for having an affair behind someone's back.

Mi Xiangxiang cooked soup today. As soon as the lid of the clay pot was opened, the aroma instantly filled the entire second floor. When Mi Xiangxiang took the chopsticks, Tao Luanxi took one. Perhaps because she was really feeling guilty, Tao Luanxi smiled and said, "Sister Xiangxiang, do you want to eat something together?"

"No, I have to stay and watch the store. Just call me when you're done eating."

Qiu Yi made a bowl of soup for Tao Luanxi and snorted, "Why are you being so polite to her?"

Tao Luanxi took advantage of Mi Xiangxiang's inattention and glared at Qiu Yi sideways, intimidating him with her eyes, "Shut up!"

Tao Luanxi observed silently for a long time, but did not see any abnormality on Mi Xiangxiang's face. Perhaps she really had no idea what the two of them had just done upstairs, so he felt relieved. As soon as Mi Xiangxiang left, Tao Luanxi was also hungry, so he picked up the bowl and ate his rice attentively.

After eating and drinking, Tao Luanxi put down the bowl and sighed with satisfaction: "Where can I find a girlfriend who cooks so deliciously in the future?"

Tao Luanxi's wish was to envy Mi Xiangxiang's future boyfriend. When Qiu Yi heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Girlfriend?"

Tao Luanxi felt a chill on her back, and then she realized that she had said the wrong thing. She tried to make amends, but Qiu Yi added, "I have the ingredients for making soup at home. Do you want to come tomorrow?"

Qiu Yi supported his head with one hand and looked at Tao Luanxi with a smile. The higher his mouth corners raised, the colder Tao Luanxi felt as if he was being stared at.

"Are you possessed by lemon spirit?"

"Yes," Qiu Yi admitted generously, "Not only the lemon spirit, I always want to monopolize you, put you in a place where only I can see you, and only close to me."

This was both corny and dangerous. Tao Luanxi recalled the scene in his mind. Well, let's just forget it.

"It's okay to live together, but forget about imprisonment. I can't play with it." Tao Luanxi poured a bowl of soup by himself, not noticing that Qiu Yi's eyes were full of surprise.

There were faint footsteps on the stairs. Qiu Yi stopped talking and regained his calm expression.

Mi Xiangxiang probably just entertained guests, and she smelled of milk: "Are you full? Is the food to your liking?"

Tao Luanxi smiled and nodded: "It's delicious, thank you sister!"

Mi Xiangxiang nodded: "Where's Qiu Yi?"

Qiu Yi was playing with the chopsticks in his hand and smiled, "Don't be polite, I don't even know who you are."

Mi Xiangxiang didn't say anything. She lowered her head and packed her things while chatting.

"You guys went up there just now. Are the grapes blooming now?"

"Yeah," Tao Luanxi nodded: "Sister Xiangxiang is really skillful. The grape rack on the balcony is really well built."

"It took a lot of effort!" Mi Xiangxiang didn't look happy, and then asked, "Are the tomatoes ripe?"

"Yeah." Tao Luanxi didn't really care. When he went upstairs, he was just paying attention to being intimate with Qiu Yi secretly, and even pulled off a few leaves of the tomato.

"We have to be on guard now. There are so many sparrows here that we might get eaten by these birds if we are not careful. We are not allowed to hang bird nets here, so I have to think of other ways."

"Really?" Tao Luanxi recalled: "I don't think I saw anything bad."

"Of course there's nothing wrong with it." Mi Xiangxiang changed her usual behavior and put the dishes and tray together on another table: "I installed an alarm on it, and it will go off as soon as it sees a sparrow coming over."

"Oh." Tao Luanxi's scalp tingled, and she was glad that she and Qiu Yi were so quiet and smiling at that time that she did not trigger the mechanism.

"But sometimes I'm still worried, so I put an extra surveillance camera under the grape trellis against the wall."

Tao Luanxi froze.

"The surveillance camera is on the first floor counter, so I can watch it anytime."

Tao Luanxi pursed her lips.

"So, do you guys have anything to say to me?"

Sure enough, it was discovered.

Tao Luanxi unexpectedly felt a lot more relieved. Although he was used to disguising himself in school, he still hoped to have a little more freedom in this matter.

Qiu Yizheng turned his head and looked at Mi Xiangxiang, or rather, they glared at each other. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Tao Luanxi clenched his fists and decided to admit it.

"Sister Xiangxiang, I'm sorry, Qiu Yi and I are together."

"When did it happen?" Mi Xiangxiang turned to look at him, her eyes full of surprise and confusion: "You like him, you are both boys, why do you like him?"

Qiu Yi interrupted lazily: "You already knew that I liked him, and it's not the first time you heard a boy like another boy, why are you so surprised?"

"Shut up!"

Mi Xiangxiang stared at Tao Luanxi's face: "I'll be honest with you. Qiu Yi told me that he liked you at the beginning, but I didn't think you would agree from the beginning. After a long time, Qiu Yi's novelty wore off. It's enough for you two to be ordinary friends."

"We can't be just friends anymore. As you can see, we are lovers."

Mi Xiangxiang took a deep breath, and a hint of obvious disappointment flashed in her eyes. Tao Luanxi saw such expressions in other people's eyes, and it would be a lie to say that she didn't feel uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to deceive you."

Mi Xiangxiang turned to look at Qiu Yi: "What about you?"

"You knew my attitude from the beginning." Qiu Yi's eyes were on Tao Luanxi from beginning to end: "I only want you."

Qiu Yi's expression was serious and calm. In such a serious atmosphere, Tao Luanxi lowered his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. It was great that he could still smile.

"Your mother will hate you even more if you do this."

When Qiu Yi heard the word "mother", his eyes immediately turned cold: "She already hates me enough, what difference does this make?"

Mi Xiangxiang sighed heavily: "My mother and I both hoped that you could reconcile with your mother, but it seems we were wrong."

"It's impossible to do this in the first place, so you might as well give up as soon as possible."

"Qiu Yi, aren't you worried about how your mother and grandfather will view you after they find out you are gay? Don't you want your own family anymore? Don't you want your inheritance rights either?"

"Family?" Qiu Yi sneered, his expression already hinting at anger: "Are you referring to my mother who hates me to the core, or is it actually my grandfather's grandfather?"

The author has something to say: The next chapter will reveal Qiu Yi's life story~