Chapter 388 Three 88 Two Combined
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Soon, his favorite evening arrived as scheduled.
Ye Qingxi lay on the bed, talked to him for a while, and then fell asleep.
Before long, Qin Cheng also closed his eyes and fell asleep.
When he woke up again, Ye Qingxi had rolled into his arms at some point, clinging to him like an octopus, wrapping herself tightly around him.
Qin Cheng chuckled, hugged him, watched him quietly for a while, and then went back to sleep.
At seven o'clock sharp, he got up and went to make breakfast.
Therefore, when he woke Ye Qingxi up, she was the only one in the bed.
"Go wash up quickly," Qin Cheng said.
Ye Qingxi nodded, then looked back at him after leaving the bedroom, "Did I bother you last night?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng didn't think this was harassment.
"They're getting closer."
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Okay," Ye Qingxi thought to herself, "Looks like I'm being harassed again."
That's just like him, always so restless.
After sleeping like this for a few days, Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng gradually got used to it.
Anyway, his brother doesn't mind, so it shouldn't be a problem, right? Ye Qingxi thought.
One day, Ye Qingxi woke up groggily and saw Qin Cheng's face when she opened her eyes.
He was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled and confused. It was strange; shouldn't his brother have gotten out of bed and made him breakfast by now?
Why are you still in bed?
Ye Qingxi used his still-sleepy brain to think for a long time before finally realizing that both of them only had one class this morning, and both were at ten o'clock, which was why Qin Cheng didn't get up at seven o'clock as usual.
Ye Qingxi understood, glanced at her watch, saw it was only 7:30, closed her eyes again, leaned against Qin Cheng, and fell asleep sleepily.
Many similar incidents occurred afterward.
One day, Ye Qingxi was woken up by the sound of rain. He picked up his phone and glanced at it, and heard Qin Cheng say to him, "It's not time yet, you can sleep a little longer."
Ye Qingxi worried, "Won't it still be raining by eight o'clock?"
Qin Cheng: ...Very likely.
He complained, almost in a spoiled tone, "Ugh, so annoying. Why do we have to go to school when it's raining?"
Qin Cheng: ...
"How about I skip class?" Ye Qingxi had a sudden idea.
Qin Cheng: ? ? ?
"Or I can ask the teacher for leave," Ye Qingxi said. "If I ask for leave, even if they take attendance, it won't concern me."
Qin Cheng: ...
"How was it?" Ye Qingxi asked him, looking up at him.
What could Qin Cheng say? Looking at Ye Qingxi's expectant eyes, he could only say, "Then you should ask for leave."
Ye Qingxi picked up her phone, wanting to send a WeChat message to the substitute teacher, but then felt it was too early to do so.
He set an alarm, then put his phone aside, planning to send the message when the alarm rang.
Qin Cheng watched his actions and laughed, "What are you trying to send?"
"Just say I'm not feeling well, so I'm asking for leave from one class."
"Then I'll send it for you," Qin Cheng said.
Ye Qingxi couldn't have been happier—this way, he could finally sleep soundly.
"My phone password is 135791."
"good."
Ye Qingxi felt relieved, closed her eyes, and prepared to continue sleeping.
But before he could fall asleep, he remembered something, opened his eyes, and silently moved back a little.
Qin Cheng: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, here's your freedom back."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng didn't want this so-called freedom at all.
But he didn't know what to say, so he just said, "It's okay, I don't mind."
Ye Qingxi knew, of course, but weren't they all awake?
It was fine to hold each other while they were asleep, but it feels a little strange to hold each other after they've woken up.
"By the way, brother, where's your bed?" Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled.
They haven't arrived yet. Surely the boss isn't still cutting wood in the mountains?
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng was unusually at a loss for words.
He had indeed planned to buy a bigger bed as Ye Qingxi had suggested, but before he could even look at any options, he encountered the situation of sleeping together that night.
Qin Cheng didn't really want to separate from Ye Qingxi, so he subconsciously forgot about buying a bed.
"You haven't forgotten, have you?" Ye Qingxi guessed when he didn't speak.
Qin Cheng: ...
"They still haven't spoken," Ye Qingxi thought to herself. "Have they really forgotten?"
"Forget it," he comforted his brother. "Just forget about it. It's not a big deal anyway. You can buy it later."
"Hmm," Qin Cheng replied.
Ye Qingxi laughed. She never expected that her academic genius brother would be so forgetful. It was truly rare.
However, this makes his brother seem more like a child who hasn't graduated yet.
Sometimes, Ye Qingxi felt that Qin Cheng was too mature for his age.
He was always perfect, capable of everything, consistently at the top of his class in his studies, and did a great job with housework. According to his father, he also performed very well at his company.
But he was only nineteen years old.
He did so well that many people almost forgot he was still a college student.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi hoped that he could be more childlike, able to act spoiled, to be lazy, and not be so perfect.
After all, he still has a long life ahead of him, but the time he can live a carefree life without so many responsibilities on his shoulders is already running out.
Ye Qingxi smiled at Qin Cheng again and closed her eyes.
He fell asleep quickly.
Qin Cheng looked at him, listening to the pattering rain outside the window, and felt a little annoyed.
If Ye Qingxi hadn't woken up so early, he would still be in her arms right now.
It's all the rain's fault.
On this day, Qin Cheng suddenly developed a dislike for rainy days.
A while later, Ye Qingxi's phone rang.
Qin Cheng picked up the phone, turned off the alarm, unlocked it, and sent a WeChat message to Ye Qingxi's substitute teacher to ask for leave.
Ye Qingxi had always performed well, so the substitute teacher genuinely thought he was sick and said with concern, "Then you should get some rest."
Qin Cheng replied: 【Thank you.】
He put down his phone.
After putting down his phone, he remembered what Ye Qingxi had said before: his phone password was 135791.
Qin Cheng thought for a moment and changed his phone password to 246802.
It was set randomly before, but now, although it looks random, it's actually not so random anymore.
That morning, neither of them went to class. They had hot pot together at noon. Ye Qingxi looked at the rain outside the window and thought she should skip all her classes for the whole day.
He rarely had such moments, so once the idea popped into his head, he couldn't wait to give it a try.
Qin Cheng always doted on him and had no objection to his wanting to skip class.
However, he still has to attend classes.
So, after finishing his hotpot, he went out and brought Ye Qingxi a cup of her favorite milk tea and a box of desserts when he returned in the evening.
Life went on like that.
Simple, ordinary, yet very comfortable.
As the weather gradually warms up, spring arrives, and summer draws near, Mu Shaoting's wedding is also getting closer.
Mu Shaoting set her wedding date for June—Ye Qingxi's coming-of-age ceremony would be in August. It's easy to be distracted by two things in the same month, so her wedding and Ye Qingxi's coming-of-age ceremony were spaced a month apart.
Ye Qingxi volunteered to take on the filming job, but fearing she wouldn't do a good job, she also brought Feng Que along.
Feng Que naturally had no objection—just kidding, that was his boyfriend's own sister, how could he dare to object?
"It's okay, just take the pictures," Mu Shaoting said. "Anyway, your aunt is beautiful, so you can take as many pictures as you want."
“No, this is a major event in your life,” Ye Qingxi said. “Besides, Uncle Feng’s shots are more artistic and have more commemorative value.”
Mu Shaoting disagreed, saying, "You're my nephew, my favorite nephew, so naturally your photo would have more commemorative value."
She hugged Ye Qingxi and said to him, "You have no idea, I dream that if I have children in the future, they will be like you. Grades are secondary, the most important thing is that they are considerate."
"Yes, it will," Ye Qingxi said. "Auntie, your baby with Uncle Li will definitely be even better than mine!"
"That's impossible," Mu Shaoting laughed. "I'd be grateful if they were even a fraction as good as you."
"Them?" Ye Qingxi asked sharply. "Auntie, you're not planning to only have one child?"
Mu Shaoting was utterly helpless. “Given our family’s current situation, your father has one child, your uncle has one brother, and your younger uncle is planning to share you with your father. I have to have two more children to carry on the ‘Mu’ surname.”
"Let me tell you a scary story. In our Mu family, there isn't a single person with the surname Mu in your next generation!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was surprised to find that it was actually true!
"Does Uncle Li agree?"
“Of course I agree. What could he possibly disagree with? It’s not like he gave birth to my child.” Mu Shaoting said matter-of-factly.
Ye Qingxi chuckled.
It's great. He looked at Mu Shaoting, who was already over thirty years old, but whose personality and appearance were similar to when he first met him after he transmigrated.
Time has not diminished her appearance or personality. Her father and brothers are still alive, and she remains the most precious pearl of the Mu family, still possessing an arrogance and pride that emanates from her very bones.
“I’m really looking forward to the arrival of my younger brother and sister,” Ye Qingxi said.
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting frankly said, "Then you shouldn't have such high expectations. Your aunt isn't ready to have a baby yet."
Ye Qingxi laughed again, feeling that she was indeed still very young at heart.
“It’s alright,” he said. “Then you can take your time to prepare. You can have the baby when you’re ready. If you’re not ready, you don’t have to have the baby.”
"That still won't work." Mu Shaoting looked at him. "Then your generation will really only have you and Xiao Cheng left! There really won't be anyone with the surname Mu anymore!"
The thought that no one in the Mu family would have the surname Mu in the future made Mu Shaoting feel incredulous, and he felt that his father had also had a hard time.
Who said her father is feudal?
She thinks her dad isn't feudal at all!
Ye Qingxi wanted to help Mu Shaoting capture the happy moments of his wedding, so she practiced her photography skills even more.
He photographs objects, scenery, and people.
Qin Cheng looked up and saw Ye Qingxi's camera pointed directly at him. He was a little confused. "What's so special about me that I'm filming?"
"You're beautiful," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng picked up the book beside him. "But I'm not doing anything. Won't it be boring for you to film this?"
“Of course not.” Ye Qingxi sat down next to him. “Photography is a very interesting thing, especially when the subject is a beautiful woman or a beautiful landscape.”
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng was speechless.
Ye Qingxi raised her camera and took another picture of him.
He organized the photos and videos he had taken into categories.
The scenery photos are in one album, and the photos of my roommates are in another album.
Zhong Yan and her friends are in a new photo album.
Qin Cheng's photos are in a separate album.
As Ye Qingxi was organizing the photos, she realized that she had unknowingly taken many pictures of Qin Cheng.
Some of them are reading, some are cooking, some are doing their homework, some are being picked up, and some are just coming out of the bathroom with their hair still wet after a shower.
His lens captures all sorts of Qin Cheng.
Various moments, various expressions.
Ye Qingxi smiled unconsciously and put the photo album in her drawer.
By the time Ye Qingxi felt her photography skills had improved, Mu Shaoting's wedding day had arrived.
Ye Qingxi even took leave to ensure she could fully document Mu Shaoting's wedding.
"Are you sure you can handle it?" Feng Que asked worriedly. "We'll have to get up early then."
“No problem,” Ye Qingxi said.
However, when it comes to waking up early, Ye Qingxi thought of how Qin Cheng had spoiled him so much that he was waking up later and later these days.
In other words, Qin Cheng can no longer brush his teeth, wash his face, or change his clothes for him; otherwise, he guessed Qin Cheng would have done those things for him long ago.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.
"What are you laughing at?" Feng Que asked him.
"It's nothing, I'm just happy that my aunt and Uncle Li finally got married." After he finished speaking, he added, "Uncle Feng, when will you and my dad finally get married?"
“It depends on your dad.” Feng Que looked at him. “You know, if it were me, I would love to get married right now, but your dad is not willing. He loves freedom by nature and was once a top star, so I can only wait a little longer.”
Feng Que spoke naturally and casually, as if it were really just that.
Ye Qingxi didn't think much of it and just said, "Don't worry, my dad told me before that it should be within the next two years."
Phoenix Palace: !!!
When did he tell you?
"When my aunt said she was going to marry Uncle Li."
Feng Que clicked his tongue in amazement. So, could it be considered that he had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel?
Feng Que looked at his soon-to-be son and said, "Then you can help me film my wedding with your father."
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi declined, saying, "I'm afraid I won't be able to film it well."
"Impossible, you have to believe in yourself."
Ye Qingxi: ...The main thing is that this kind of thing only happens once in a lifetime, and if it's not filmed well, the psychological pressure is huge.
"Think about it," Feng Que said, putting her arm around his shoulder. "If you could take pictures of my wedding with your father, it would be so meaningful."
Ye Qingxi: ...This is so stressful.
Looking at her soon-to-be stepfather, Ye Qingxi felt that he wouldn't be able to put down his camera for the next year.
Ye Qingxi stayed by Feng Que's side all day, taking photos before and after, and also asking Feng Que some questions about photography.
Feng Que was always forthcoming with his knowledge, so much so that when Mu Shaowu finished dealing with Mu Shaoting and came to find his son, he saw him chatting happily with his future stepfather.
"You two seem to have a good relationship," Mu Shaowu joked.
Ye Qingxi and Feng Que simultaneously picked up their cameras and started snapping photos of Mu Shaowu.
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu was both amused and exasperated.
Then he heard Ye Qingxi's happy voice, "Uncle Feng, this photo you took is so beautiful!"
"Mainly because your dad is good-looking."
"Then my photos aren't as good as yours."
"Nonsense, everyone has their own expertise. I've been making these kinds of films for years."
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu walked over curiously and saw in Feng Que's camera preview that he looked exceptionally handsome and radiant in a black suit; the photo was indeed very well taken.
"Are you done with your work over there?" Ye Qingxi asked.
Mu Shaowu nodded, "I'll leave it to your uncle. I'll take a rest."
"Let's take a group photo together," Ye Qingxi suggested.
"Okay." Mu Shaowu did not refuse.
He sat down next to Ye Qingxi, but Ye Qingxi pulled him up and pressed him down to the middle.
Mu Shaowu: ...
"Look at the camera," Ye Qingxi said.
Mu Shaowu then looked at the camera.
Ye Qingxi picked up her phone, smiled, and took a group photo of the three of them. Then she asked Feng Que to take a few photos of her and Mu Shaowu, and then she took a few photos of Mu Shaowu and Feng Que.
Everyone was exhausted after the wedding.
Ye Qingxi still had classes, so she didn't stay long on the island where she got married. Instead, she and Qin Cheng took the Mu family's private plane back to their house.
He lay sprawled on the bed, sighing, "Getting married is so tiring."
"That's because my aunt's wedding was big; my uncle's wedding wasn't this big."
"Then I want to have a simple wedding like my uncle's in the future," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng froze instantly.
He turned to look at Ye Qingxi, who was still lying on the bed with her head resting on the back of her hand, looking very childlike.
But even his childish younger brother will get married one day.
Qin Cheng had never imagined what Ye Qingxi's wedding would be like.
He always felt that Ye Qingxi was too young, that she wasn't even eighteen yet, and that dating was considered early, so how could she possibly get married?
But now, Ye Qingxi says he also wants to have a simple wedding like his uncle's.
That's true, Qin Cheng thought. In less than two months, he would be eighteen.
At eighteen, it's natural to consider dating and marriage.
At this moment, Qin Cheng felt a sense of inexplicable melancholy.
He certainly knew that most people would fall in love and get married.
I never even considered making Ye Qingxi a so-called "unmarried" person.
However, he could clearly feel the melancholy in his heart when he heard those words.
He clearly didn't intend for his brother not to get married.
But he didn't want to hear those words come out of his mouth.
It's probably because he's too young, Qin Cheng thought. As the older brother, no matter how old Ye Qingxi is, he's still a younger brother to him, still too young.
Therefore, he felt that he was still a very, very long way from getting married.
"Brother, what about you? What kind of wedding do you want?" Ye Qingxi turned her head to look at Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng replied truthfully, "I hadn't thought about it."
Ye Qingxi nodded and said, "Then a wedding like your aunt's is better. It's grand and solemn, which girls all like, and it also shows that you value her."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng instinctively wanted to ask, "What if my marriage partner is a man?"
However, he did not ask.
Qin Cheng doesn't think she likes men.
However, this is not the reason why he did not ask.
What is the reason?
Qin Cheng didn't think too much about it, nor did he dare to.
He went back to his bedroom and changed his clothes.
As summer arrives and clothing becomes lighter, Ye Qingxi's silver bracelet is once again on display.
Along with him, Qin Cheng's bracelet was also revealed.
In the dead of winter, Qin Cheng was wearing a sweater and a coat, so even when he came to Ye Qingxi's school to find him, bring him late-night snacks, and pick him up from school, no one noticed the bracelet he was hiding under his coat sleeve.
Now, he has changed into a thin short-sleeved shirt, and the bracelet on his right hand appears in front of those who are interested, along with the movement of his right hand.
Ye Qingxi's secret admirers quickly noticed this.
Did you notice that the bracelet Ye Qingxi's brother is wearing is the same as Ye Qingxi's?
Yes, yes, yes, I saw it when his brother came to pick him up a few days ago. It really looks alike; the pendants are very similar.
I noticed that too, and it seems his brother's bracelet also has two letters on it.
[But wasn't Ye Qingxi's bracelet a gift from someone he liked?]
【Ahhhhhh, this...this...!】
[Calm down, ladies! That's his brother!]
But they're not blood brothers!
[But if his brother is the person he likes, then Ye Qingxi wouldn't be so open about their relationship, would she?]
Perhaps their family has already given their permission? In a sense, they're childhood friends, knowing each other inside and out.
[Aaaaaaah, I just want to scream!]
No! I don't think things are that simple.
[Um, didn't we say before that Ye Qingxi moved out of the dorm in the second semester of her freshman year to live with her brother? This...]
Holy crap! This feels kind of real, doesn't it?
[Impossible! I don't believe it!]
[Furthermore, it was previously mentioned that the two English letters on the bracelet were the name of someone he liked. Is it possible that they aren't a complete name, but rather a combination of two names? C is the "Cheng" from Qin Cheng, and X is the "Xi" from Ye Qingxi.]
Wow! Wow! Wow!
That's actually...very possible!
This also explains why they're both wearing almost identical bracelets!
[What kind of relationship would lead someone to wear matching bracelets with their own brother, bracelets with their initials on them? Liu Bei and Zhang Fei certainly wouldn't wear bracelets like that!]
Neither Song Jiang nor Li Kui wore them!
Neither my brother nor I wear them!
So, the person he said he liked before was...?
[His brother?]
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated.
What and what?
How could he possibly like his brother?!
Of course, this is not the opposite of liking or disliking, but rather the liking between a man and a woman.
He and his brother... Ye Qingxi thought about it and felt that their relationship seemed to be a very pure brotherly bond.
Although they might have a better relationship and deeper feelings than ordinary cousins, that's because the Mu family only has two members in their generation, they are close in age, went to the same school since childhood, lived together, grew up together, and experienced a lot together.
Although he's called my cousin, he's practically my older brother.
It has absolutely nothing to do with love.
Ye Qingxi was too embarrassed to speak up and explain herself, so she could only ask her classmates from No. 1 Middle School to help her explain.
Qu Li and the others quickly replied: [You're overthinking it.]
It's just a matching bracelet; it doesn't have any special meaning.
The two brothers have always had a good relationship, so it's not a big deal for them to wear matching outfits, right?
[Furthermore, Ye Qingxi probably said that initially because so many people were confessing their feelings to him at that time, so he wanted to use this bracelet to ward off unwanted attention.]
[I can vouch for them, their relationship is purely platonic. Ye Qingxi has been wearing this bracelet since the first year of high school. They couldn't possibly have been dating since then, could they?]
Students from No. 1 High School refuted their claims, while students from B University endorsed them.
[Brother's set? This is the first time I've heard of brother's bracelets?]
[According to you guys, Ye Qingxi has worn this bracelet from his first year of high school to his first year of college, all that time! Is this really just a purely platonic friendship?]
According to my best friend's tip from University A, Qin Cheng has been wearing this bracelet since he enrolled in college, and he still hasn't taken it off now that he's a junior. It's on his right hand!
【Wow! You're telling me this is pure brotherly love? Even couple bracelets aren't this much!】
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was somewhat surprised.
He didn't expect that Qin Cheng hadn't even picked it at school.
The reason he didn't take it off was that he had been wearing the jade given to him by Grandpa Feng since he was a child, and he was already used to having something on his left wrist. But Qin Cheng had never worn such jewelry before Grandpa Feng gave him the bracelet, let alone on his right hand.
Unexpectedly, he really never picked it.
Ye Qingxi suddenly remembered what Qin Cheng had said to her before: "Now, if you give it to me, I will like it."
For some reason, he felt a little like laughing, but also a bit embarrassed and shy.
He didn't like the bracelet itself, but rather the sentiment behind it, and the person who gave it to him.
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