Chapter 366 (First Update)
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Qin Cheng was momentarily stunned.
Why did he suddenly send him flowers, especially tulips?
What is the meaning of tulips?
Qin Cheng immediately picked up his phone and started searching.
Qin Luan asked curiously, "Who gave it to you? How did you become Miss Qin? Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng looked up at her and replied, "Xiao Xi."
"Xiao Xi? How can Xiao Xi send you flowers?"
Qin Cheng wasn't quite sure either.
He stood up with the flowers in his hand, and stopped drinking his soup. "I'll go ask him."
"Okay," Qin Luan said with a smile, "Then shall I find you a vase?"
Qin Cheng: "...Hmm."
Qin Luan found his somewhat embarrassed expression adorable.
In the blink of an eye, her son has reached the age where he can receive flowers.
—Although they were her nephew's flowers.
Qin Cheng returned to his bedroom and called Ye Qingxi, asking, "You...sent me flowers?"
"Um."
Ye Qingxi arrived home at this time and was sitting in the dining room eating the dessert that Aunt Zhang had prepared for him.
"How is it? Does it look good? I specially picked out these tulips because I think they suit you quite well, but I don't know if you'll like them?"
"I like it." Qin Cheng replied without hesitation.
Although he didn't particularly like tulips, he liked them because Ye Qingxi gave them to him.
"That's good." Ye Qingxi said with a smile.
"But why did you suddenly send me flowers?"
"When I said I was ordering flowers for Huo Zinan, I remembered that I hadn't sent you any flowers yet," Ye Qingxi said frankly. "Over the years, you've always taken good care of me and stayed by my side. You've been with me for a long time today too, so I wanted to send you a bouquet of flowers as well."
“Perfect timing, we’ve known each other for nine years, and been together for nine years, so I ordered nine bouquets, nine bouquets!” Ye Qingxi emphasized, “much more than his single bouquet~”
Qin Cheng laughed.
He felt that Ye Qingxi was really thoughtful.
It's always in these small, seemingly insignificant details that we find joy.
"Okay~" he said kindly.
Ye Qingxi laughed, "Then I'll send you gifts for a whole month."
He was surprised and dissatisfied with Huo Zinan's month there.
Qin Cheng felt it was unnecessary.
However, he also felt that Ye Qingxi sending him flowers for a whole month was indeed a wonderful thing.
It was so wonderful that his unchanging life seemed to have a new expectation.
"Then I'll send you a month's supply too."
"I don't need that," Ye Qingxi said. "My garden is right outside my door, I have plenty of flowers."
That's true. Mu Shaoting likes flowers, so most of the courtyards in front of and behind the Mu family villa, except for the area that was specially cleared out for Ye Qingxi when he was a child to build a playground, are filled with flowers.
Sometimes Mu Shaoting would pick the fruit himself, trim and arrange it, and then give it to Mu Feng and Ye Qingxi.
"Then what do you want?" Qin Cheng asked him.
"I don't need anything."
"That won't do," Qin Cheng pondered. "Our garden at home doesn't have all kinds of flowers. I'll bring you some that our garden doesn't have."
Ye Qingxi rested her chin on her hand. "For example?"
for example……
Qin Cheng couldn't come up with a choice either. To be fair, if Qin Cheng were to choose a flower to give to Ye Qingxi, he would also choose a small sunflower.
Always facing the sun, always bright and radiant, this is Ye Qingxi.
This is the flower that best suits Ye Qingxi.
But now that Ye Qingxi has ordered a little sunflower for Huo Zinan, he doesn't really want to send him another little sunflower.
But he did want to give Ye Qingxi a flower.
Qin Cheng thought and thought, and finally, he came up with something.
"For example, you'll find out when the time comes."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Why are you being so mysterious?
"Okay~" Ye Qingxi said with a smile, "Then I'll wait and see."
"Mm," Qin Cheng said gently.
"But remember to put the tulips up high so the donuts don't accidentally eat them," Ye Qingxi said.
"Okay," Qin Cheng replied.
As they grow up, the donuts also grow up and are no longer as fond of jumping around as they were when they were little.
The modern donut is more like a cat in human imagination, who likes to lie in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, basking in the sun and taking a nap.
Nine years have passed, Qin Cheng thought, his donut has become a big cat by now.
Ye Qingxi hung up the phone, wondering what flowers Qin Cheng would send him.
Iris? Lisianthus? Or something else that they don't have in their yard.
Qin Luan then found a vase for Qin Cheng and helped him put the tulips in it.
"They're so beautiful," Qin Luan said with a smile. "So why did Xiao Xi give you flowers?"
“His friend arrived today, and he went to pick him up. He wanted to order a bouquet of flowers for him, and then he remembered that I was the one who went with him to pick him up, so he ordered some for me too.”
However, his was not a bunch, but a handful.
Qin Luan nodded; this was indeed Ye Qingxi's style.
"Xiao Xi is really very thoughtful."
"Um."
As the two were talking, Mu Zheng returned.
Qin Luan went outside and asked him, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet," Mu Zheng said. "Who sent you the flowers?"
"It wasn't given to me, it was given to Xiao Cheng," Qin Luan said.
Mu Zheng: ? ? ?
Are girls these days so daring?
He's only in his final year of high school!
And it happened at their house!
Mu Zheng didn't take it seriously. Anyway, given his son's personality, that flower was probably already lying in the trash can.
However, when he turned around, he could vaguely see golden tulips on his bookshelf through Qin Cheng's open door.
Mu Zheng: ? ? ?
Mu Zheng could hardly believe it.
"He didn't throw it?"
Why throw it away?
"Hasn't he always directly rejected all those who liked him?"
Qin Luan smiled and teased him deliberately, "This one is different."
"What's different?"
"He likes this too!"
Mu Zheng: !!!
Mu Zheng quickly pulled his wife aside, exclaiming incredulously, "He likes it?! How come I didn't know?!"
"How could you not know? You do know."
Mu Zheng: ? ? ?
Mu Zheng thought and thought, but still couldn't figure out who his son liked.
His son has only ever liked a few people since he was a child. When did he add any more?
Seeing his confused expression, Qin Luan finally let him off the hook and said, "The one who sent the flowers was none other than Xiao Xi."
"Xiao Xi?!" Mu Zheng asked in confusion, "Why did Xiao Xi suddenly send him flowers?"
"He ordered flowers to welcome his friend, and he also ordered some for Xiao Cheng as a thank you for accompanying him to pick up his friend today."
Mu Zheng nodded. He knew it; with his son's personality, how could he easily accept flowers from others?
So that's how it is.
It scared him to death.
Seeing the photo, I thought someone had given it to his wife.
When he got home, he thought it was his son who had started dating someone behind his back!
Thankfully, everything is normal and nothing happened.
Mu Zheng looked at his wife and said, "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
Qin Luan smiled and said, "Tell me, am I right? Is the person who sent the flowers someone he likes?"
Mu Zheng: ...That's more than just liking someone!
In his opinion, even if he and Qin Luan had a younger brother for Qin Cheng, Qin Cheng might not care this much.
Mu Zheng smiled and walked towards the restaurant with Qin Luan.
On Saturday afternoon, the desk and chair that Ye Qingxi had ordered for Huo Zinan arrived on time.
The delivery driver called Ye Qingxi, and Ye Qingxi video-called to see the room with the table and chairs inside, and was very satisfied.
That evening, the nanny that Zhang Sao had found to take care of Huo Zinan also arrived.
Huo Zinan was genuinely surprised that Ye Qingxi had even arranged a nanny for him. He felt that Ye Qingxi was not only a friend in name, but was practically acting as his father.
This is incredibly comprehensive!
Huo Zinan couldn't understand how one person could help another to this extent.
Especially since they weren't exactly close friends.
He could only explain it as Ye Qingxi being a good person, an exceptionally good person.
It's incredible that someone like him could meet such a kind person.
This might be the only surprise his parents have given him after all these years of acting on their own initiative.
Huo Zinan looked at the little sunflower in the vase on her bedside table. Today was also a very good day.
When Huo Zinan arrived, Mu Shaowu took advantage of the weekend to help him complete the enrollment procedures so that he could start school as soon as possible.
Ye Qingxi said happily, "Thank you, Dad."
"No need." Mu Shaowu looked at him. "I just didn't expect that you two are not much different in age, but quite different in grade."
"It's alright," Ye Qingxi said. "This way it's good, he'll be an adult when he graduates."
Mu Shaowu nodded, thinking to himself that this was indeed true.
At that time, Huo Zinan's life will be his own to decide.
Ye Qingxi video-called Huo Zinan to tell him about it, and then accompanied him to buy stationery after dinner.
Huo Zinan looked at him, a thousand words seemed meaningless.
He could only say earnestly, "I will study hard."
“That’s right,” Ye Qingxi said. “If we’re lucky, we might even get into the same university!”
His words gave Huo Zinan a huge boost of motivation!
If it weren't for the fact that his own background was really mediocre, Huo Zinan would have wanted to make a deal with him right now.
That night, Huo Zinan had a rare good night's sleep after returning home.
He slept soundly.
The fierce wind and rain outside the window did not wake him.
Huo Zinan had a dream in which there was no wind, no waves, and no clouds in the sky.
He lay on the grass, with Ye Qingxi beside him.
Ye Qingxi also had a dream.
He had a dream very similar to one he had before.
He dreamed again that he was sinking into the water and drowning.
Seawater rushed into his eyes, ears, and nose, the water pressure making it impossible for him to open his eyes.
Just as he was about to suffocate, someone grabbed his hand and pulled him out.
Ye Qingxi opened her eyes and saw her own face.
He saw himself at fourteen years old, his smile gentle yet powerful.
Behind him stood Mu Shaowu, Mu Shaoyan, Mu Shaoting, Mu Zheng, and Mu Feng.
Many people he knew were standing there.
Ye Qingxi smiled unconsciously.
He opened his eyes in this dream, lingered in bed for a while with a sense of merriment, and then rushed back to school at breakneck speed.
Seeing him enter the classroom as the morning reading bell rang, Pei Liang remarked, "If you had been any later, you wouldn't have had to participate in this morning's English dictation."
"Such a good thing?!" Ye Qingxi replied while taking out the books and stationery she needed. "Then I'll definitely do it next time."
Zhong Yan silently said, "Add one."
Pei Liang turned her head and said, "Then I'll dictate to you one-on-one."
Enraged, Zhong Yan kicked his stool hard, almost knocking it over.
Pei Liang: ...
Ye Qingxi held back her laughter and continued to pull out her homework.
After finishing the dictation, he messaged Huo Zinan to ask him how he felt about being a new student.
After sending it, I also mentioned it to Pei Liang and the others.
"Since he's new here, are you going to have lunch with him?" Pei Liang asked him.
“Of course,” Ye Qingxi said.
Pei Liang clicked his tongue, thinking that Qin Cheng must be in a wonderful mood lately.
That is to say, they have grown up, and their martial arts lessons with Kuang Jie have ended. They have each developed other interests, so they can no longer meet up every Saturday like they did when they were children. Otherwise, he would definitely want to take a good look at him to see if he is still as expressionless as before.
"What are you 'tsk'ing about?" Ye Qingxi asked sharply.
Pei Liang chuckled. "Tsk, some people are probably feeling pretty complicated right now."
"My brother?"
"You knew?" Pei Liang asked in surprise.
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "I don't know, but I guess you're talking about him."
Ye Qingxi leaned closer to her strategist, "What, in his mind, Huo Zinan isn't even qualified to have dinner with me?"
No, that's not it.
"What is that?"
"Don't you love watching TV? Didn't TV teach you anything?"
"Isn't this what I'm waiting for you to teach me?" Ye Qingxi asked, her face full of eagerness to know.
Pei Liang shook his head and pointed out to him, "A triangle is stable, but a group of three is not."
"Your brother has been used to this for so many years. When he has lunch with you, it's just the two of you, maybe with your parents at most. Now there's Huo Zinan too. He doesn't even know Huo Zinan well. How can he be happy about this?"
Even disregarding whether he's happy or not, he's definitely not as comfortable as he is with just the two of you.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "That's true."
What should we do?
After thinking for a long time, Ye Qingxi finally came up with a solution.
Since he's missing out on time alone with Qin Cheng during mealtimes, he'll make up for it elsewhere.
For example, the nap time after lunch.
Since he went to high school and they got their own house, they have always gone to their own rooms and slept separately after meals.
Now, he can sleep in the same house as Qin Cheng, just like before.
As long as he sleeps in Qin Cheng's spare bedroom, that's fine.
That way, Qin Cheng might not be so unhappy.
Ye Qingxi was helpless. He couldn't tell Qin Cheng, "Then you can eat with the others." If he said that, Qin Cheng would definitely be unhappy.
But Huo Zinan has only just arrived, it's only his first day, he's unfamiliar with the place and the people, and since he's the one who brought him here, he can't just ignore him.
Ye Qingxi sighed. If only he could be split into two.
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