Chapter 3 Desire for Control
Yan Yi went downstairs wearing a thin black vest.
In the distance, the waves crash against the shore.
Qi Lang's home is located in the sea-view villa complex in Senyu Community, which is separated from the high-rise residential buildings behind it. The internal garden road can be walked to, but it is blocked by a security booth.
Residents of high-rise residential areas are not allowed to enter the villa area, and the internal facilities are only for the use of villa residents.
Yan Yi and Qi Lang have been playing together since they were young. The security guards are familiar with them, so they won't stop them.
However, Yan Yi did not listen to Bai He and went to Qi Lang's house to get the "necessities".
Yan Yi didn't want to let Bai He use anything he had touched.
He walked straight out of the community and stepped into a brightly lit convenience store.
By the shelf, Yan Yi picked out a few packs of the brand she often used. That brand had a new model, and Yan Yi carefully compared the new and old models and saw that the new models had added ingredients such as mint and motherwort.
Mint? He frowned and didn't buy that brand. He picked out another brand he thought was good, picked up a few packs of day and night products and sleep pants, and went to the front desk to check out.
"Are you buying it for your sister?" the lady at the counter asked with a smile.
She had only been working there for a short time when she got to know Yan Yi and Bai He. They often came together to buy snacks and Coke, so they were familiar faces.
Yan Yi tapped the QR code and scanned it, then took the bag away: "She's not my sister."
"Ah, isn't it?"
"no."
These two words weighed a thousand pounds on his tongue.
Yan Yi returned home and Bai He was still waiting for him in the bathroom taking a shower. He passed his pocket through the crack in the door. Bai He took a look and said in surprise, "Isn't this the brand I use?"
"This brand is more expensive, you should try it." Yan Yi said outside the door, "I think it's good."
"You haven't used it, how would you know?"
"Try it, and change it if it doesn't work."
Bai He shrugged and did not object.
Yan Yi is a very thoughtful young man. He likes to let her use things he thinks are good, and gradually replaces Bai He's original usage habits.
For example, she liked a certain brand of lotus root powder. Yan Yi later recommended another one to her, which was more delicious, more cost-effective, and mixed with nuts and dried fruits. Bai He fell in love with it at the first bite.
In addition, Yan Yi can provide her with better references in all aspects of life, including shopping for clothes. When she goes with her bestie, Yan Yi will be there with them.
All her clothes and skirts were carefully selected by Yan Yi.
His vision was indeed better than hers, and his aesthetic level was also very high, so Bai He gladly accepted his recommendation and allowed herself to be shaped by Yan Yi into the appearance that satisfied him.
She really likes Yan Yi living in her house. Such a brother who is willing to go shopping with her and provide advice is hard to come by.
Before going to bed, Yan Yi made her a cup of brown sugar water, but only a small sip, because it is not easy to drink too much water before going to bed.
After turning off the lights, Bai He thought about the college entrance examination and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He turned sideways and asked the thin wooden board, "Ayi, are you asleep?"
"No." His voice was deep and magnetic.
Bai He personally witnessed his voice changing from its previous delicate voice to its current deep voice.
"Let me ask you, which university are you applying to?"
"I haven't decided yet. Let's see the score."
"So how did you do on the test? Were you confident?"
"I'm not sure." Yan Yi would not say anything absolute and would always leave room for maneuver. Unlike Qi Lang, he always had an air of "I am the best in the world and who else but me?"
"I think I'm done." Bai He couldn't sleep because of this. "I checked answers with Qi Lang today and got two wrong. Oh, I might have to repeat the year."
"Don't be so pessimistic, it's only two questions."
"But we only got two questions right."
“…”
Bai He became increasingly anxious as she thought about it. She sat up and said, "What if you all go to college and I'm the only one left to repeat a year? I don't want to repeat a year! But... I can't get the ideal score, and I don't want to go to an ordinary school."
Yan Yi thought for a moment and said, "I guess I didn't do well in the exam. If I don't get the score I want, I might repeat the year."
"Oh, really?" She said, as if she had found a savior. "What's your ideal score?"
"720."
Bai He: ...
Sorry to bother you.
"Hayi, you have such high standards, I'm sure you'll repeat yourself!"
"Well, I can accompany you."
"Actually... it's not impossible to lower your score a bit. You can still get into a good 985 university with a score of over 600."
"No."
Bai He lay down again. Hearing Yan Yi's firm and resolute tone, she felt much more at ease.
Even if she didn't do well in the exam, with Yanyi by her side, she felt that repeating a grade was not a scary thing.
She went to sleep peacefully: "Good night, Ayi."
"Good night, Bai He."
"Call me sister."
"Bai He."
"snort!"
…
In the middle of the night, Bai He was awakened by a severe abdominal cramp. He covered his stomach and curled up in pain.
She struggled to get up from the bed and ran to the bathroom, but the cramps in her lower abdomen did not ease at all. She hugged her pillow uncomfortably.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts."
Yan Yi was a light sleeper. He noticed the noise next door and went to the door and knocked: "Bai He, can you come in?"
"Enter…"
He walked into her small room, which was dominated by mint green, squatted beside the bed, and looked at her worriedly: "Does it hurt?"
Bai He opened his eyes and saw Yan Yi.
He was wearing a tight black vest, and his cold white skin stuck to his arm muscles, giving him a sense of power.
He helped her up and went to look for medicine in her drawer.
There was not a single ibuprofen left, only an empty shell.
"No more?"
"I think last time... I finished eating, and I kept thinking about buying more, but I always forget."
Yan Yi sighed: "Remember to tell me when you're done eating."
She is very forgetful, but Yan Yi will never forget anything.
Seeing him walk out, Bai He quickly asked, "Where are you going?"
He sat on the bed and put on a pair of trousers: "Buy medicine."
"It's the middle of the night now."
"24-hour pharmacy."
After Yan Yi finished speaking, he pushed his bicycle into the elevator.
After looking at the map, he found that the nearest 24-hour pharmacy was six kilometers away from Senyu Community. Yan Yi rode his bicycle all the way without taking a breath, went straight to the pharmacy to buy ibuprofen, and then rode back home without stopping.
When he entered the room, Bai He saw that he was covered in sweat, his vest was soaked with sweat, and water was dripping from his forehead.
He came back in less than half an hour, which shows how hard he rushed along the way.
"Idiot, take a taxi."
Yan Yi helped her sit up, fed the capsule into her mouth, and handed her a cup of water: "I was too anxious and forgot."
Bai He took the medicine and lay down comfortably. Yan Yi charged a hand warmer to cover her stomach. Bai He thought the hand warmer was too hot and it was so hot in the summer, so Yan Yi used his own hands to warm her lower abdomen.
Even through the thin fabric of her nightgown, the little girl could feel his warm body temperature, which was just right and very comfortable.
It doesn't hurt as much anymore.
She tilted her head to look at him and laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" He asked shyly, his eyes moving towards the edge of the bed.
"Yiyi, without you, what am I going to do? My life is a complete wreck."
This was not what Bai He said, but her mother often joked, saying, "Oh my, after Yan Yi came to our house, he took care of our little Lily and turned her into a disabled person."
Because my parents run a business at night, they need to catch up on sleep during the day, and then get up to go to the market to buy ingredients to prepare for opening the store. I originally wanted to hire a nanny for Baihe, but after Yan Yi came, there was no place for a nanny at home.
At first they were worried about the lives of their two children, but they didn't expect that Yan Yi was so good at taking care of people, cooking, and his life was impeccable, so his parents didn't have to worry about him at all.
Yan Yi covered her eyes and told her to go to sleep and stop staring at him.
I'm so sorry.
Bai He still opened her eyes and looked at him, with a smile on her lips.
"Without Hajime, I'll just destroy it."
"Can't leave me?"
"certainly!"
"Then don't leave, stay together forever."
"Okay." Bai He sighed, "But we have to separate. All good things must come to an end."
"Don't say that." Yan Yi's face darkened, and he was obviously unhappy. "Our feast will not end."
"Then we should work hard to make money and buy a big villa! That way, even if we get married in the future, we can still live together." Bai He said naively.
Yan Yi did not respond to the last sentence, and his eyes misted over.
…
When Yan Yi came back from taking a shower, Bai He was already asleep.
He stood by the door, looking at her quiet and peaceful sleeping face. Without asking for her permission, he walked in and squatted beside her small single bed.
His fingers gently stroked her fine eyelashes, her straight nose, and her rosy lips...
"Who do you want to marry?" His voice was low and gentle.
Hearing the sound of the door opening outside, Yan Yi walked out. His parents finally finished their business at the food stall and returned home, looking a little tired.
"Uncle, aunt."
"Yan Yi, you haven't slept yet?" Bai Xincheng asked in surprise, "Didn't I tell you to go to bed early?"
"Sister, I have a stomachache. I went to buy some medicine and just came back."
"What's going on?" Mother Tang Xin put down the account book and looked worried. "Did you have a stomachache?"
"It's my period, it's okay."
She breathed a sigh of relief.
"We just finished our work. Today is the high school graduation day, so business is really good." Bai Xincheng looked at Yan Yi with satisfaction, "Xiao Yan, thank you for taking care of your sister."
“This is what I should do.”
Yan Yi brought out two bowls of egg custard from the kitchen: "Uncle and aunt, it's still warm. I thought you could have a bite when you get back, to fill your stomach before going to bed."
"Ah, you kid." Tang Xin said embarrassedly, "You're so young, and I still ask you to take care of us. Don't cook for us in the future. We'll just have to make do with eating in the store."
"It's nothing. I've graduated, and I don't know how many times I can do this again."
Bai Xincheng looked at this sensible child and felt that he was closer to him than his own son.
"Yan Yi, I've discussed this with your aunt. You've lived in our house for so many years, why don't you just move your household registration to ours? We'll adopt you, and we'll be your parents from now on."
"Yes, yes." Tang Xin said quickly, "I've discussed this with your uncle for several years. Back then, you were still young, and I was worried that you wouldn't be able to accept your new parents. Now you're seventeen, an adult. Your uncle and aunt really hope that we can become a family. Your sister will be very happy too."
Yan Yi clenched his fists behind his back.
"Uncle and aunt, thank you, you are really good to me, but I have my own parents, I'm sorry, I can't agree."
Bai Xincheng and Tang Xin looked at each other awkwardly and said quickly, "We're not trying to replace your parents. We just hope we can become a family."
Yan Yi was silent for a moment, then smiled gently at them.
"Uncle and aunt, of course we will become a family, there is no doubt about it."
The author has something to say:
Before writing, I thought this article was a clichéd and bloody one.
After writing, the daily flow of greasy smells so good
Hehehe
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