Qi Yan did not expect that he would accept Bai Hao's proposal so quickly.

Bars are a very chaotic place. Although he can make a lot of money, he is often influenced by the environment. Especially when he is on night shift, Qi Yan cannot take care of Qi An. He is also worried about leaving the child at home, and he is even more worried about bringing him to the bar.

Therefore, Qi Yan decided to accept Bai Hao's proposal and do the job that Bai Hao introduced - librarian.

This is a very retro bookstore with two floors and an ancient European style. They are recruiting, and all Qi Yan has to do is to work at the front desk, recording every book or trinket sold, from 8 am to 4 pm. The hours are very reasonable, and the salary is a little more than that of the bar job.

Life seems to have embarked on a journey again.

Traveling in the ocean of books, Qi Yan lives a very comfortable and fulfilling life every day.

In such a peaceful day, Qi Yan welcomed the first New Year spent with Qi An.

He bought a new set of clothes for Qi An, and at the strong request of his children, Qi Yan also bought a new set of clothes for himself. He stocked some meat and seafood in the refrigerator, preparing to make a big meal for Qi An on the night of the 30th.

It seemed like he had returned to the time when his parents were still alive. Qi Yan's eyes were covered with a layer of warmth, and his hostility had dissipated a lot.

Waiting for Qi An to take the high school entrance examination, the college entrance examination, fall in love, work, get married... This is a long process that requires Qi Yan's company.

The eldest brother is like a father, and he is the closest person to Qi An.

"Brother, are we the only ones celebrating the holiday this year?" Early in the morning of the 31st, Qi An rubbed his eyes and walked out of his small bedroom, and spoke softly to Qi Yan who was making breakfast in the kitchen.

Qi Yan looked at him and nodded: "Yes. Go put on your clothes, or you will catch a cold."

Qi An obediently went to put on his clothes, and after a while he came back: "Will it be too boring for my brother and I to celebrate the holiday alone?"

This child must be thinking of some plan in his little head. Qi Yan smiled and said along with his words: "Yeah, it's a bit boring."

"Then, then brother can bring his friends back to celebrate the New Year!" Qi An's eyes lit up.

Qi Yan looked at him and put the fried eggs on the plate: "Brother has no friends."

"...What about girlfriend?"

"Qi An." Qi Yan's voice faded: "Come here, eat."

Qi An pursed his lips, climbed onto the chair, picked up his own small fork, picked up the bread and fried eggs, and ate them in small bites.

Qi Yan prepared his own portion, walked over, sat opposite Qi An, and started to eat.

The child ate for a while, put down the fork in his hand, looked at Qi Yan with his little eyes, blinking, hesitant to speak.

Qi Yan felt the child's gaze, sighed softly, put down the fork in his hand, looked up at him: "Go ahead."

"Hehe, brother will call Brother Bai." The child laughed: "Anyway, Brother Bai will celebrate the holiday by himself."

Ever since Qi Yan accepted the job introduced by Bai Hao, the relationship between the two has become very subtle. Qi Yan always meets Bai Hao who is pushed by his subordinates on various occasions. It can be said that Bai Hao deliberately followed him, but he always had something important to do.

Over time, Qi Yan no longer bothered, and just met him. They didn't talk often, but occasionally nodded and said hello.

Later, Bai Hao would help pick up Qi An from school when Qi Yan was busy. No matter what Qi Yan thinks, Qi An and Bai Hao have a good relationship, and they often call each other Brother Bai.

Qi Yan did not stop the friendship between the two, but he did not show his approval. Because Bai Hao really did not harm Qi An, and he did not want to instill some extreme thoughts in Qi An.

"Why call him?" Qi Yan was unmoved: "Even if there is one more person, it won't be lively."

"Then call a few more people!" The child's eyes sparkled even brighter.

Qi Yan understood, and sure enough, the next words were what the child wanted to say the most.

"Brother, you can call your friends, and I can also call my friends to celebrate the New Year together!"

"Is it Xiaoqian?"

Hu Xiaoqian, a child in the orphanage. She is a good friend of Qi An.

Qi An blushed at the words, "Xiao, Xiao Qian celebrated the festival by herself, and Brother Bai also celebrated the festival by himself. It will be lively if we invite them to our home to celebrate the festival."

Seeing that Qi Yan had no intention of giving in, the child began to use his own cute tactics.

"Brother, good brother, I beg you!" Qi An jumped off the chair, walked to Qi Yan's side, and buried his little head in Qi Yan's arms.

Qi Yan smiled and patted his head: "Okay, then the task of inviting Xiao Qian is left to you."

"Wow, long live brother!"

Afterwards, Qi Yan sent Qi An to the orphanage, found Xiao Qian, and invited her to celebrate the festival together. Xiao Qian shyly agreed, which made Qi An very happy.

I thought that this would be enough, but Qi An insisted that Qi Yan should invite Bai Hao, otherwise it would be too unfair for him to invite Xiao Qian alone.

Although Qi Yan didn't care about fairness, since the child asked, he might as well give it a try.

On the way to Bai Hao's villa, Qi Yan couldn't help laughing when he thought of the child's appearance of a little adult.

He thought he invited Bai Hao because Bai Hao told him something, but he didn't expect it was to invite Xiao Qian.

If Bai Hao knew that he bribed the child just for the girl to take him along, I wonder what his expression would be.

When he came to the villa, Qi Yan felt a little emotional for a while. After all, he had been locked up here for a quarter...

He rang the doorbell, and a man who looked like a butler opened the door. He was a little stunned when he saw him.

Qi Yan looked at him and said after a while: "I'm looking for Bai Hao."

"Oh! It's Mr. Qi!" The butler said in surprise: "Come in quickly, Mr. Bai is waiting for you!"

Waiting for him? Qi Yan walked into the house in confusion and came to the living room under the guidance of the housekeeper.

Bai Hao was sitting in a wheelchair, holding a book in his hand, reading quietly at the moment.

"Mr. Bai, Mr. Qi is here!" The housekeeper said, and retreated respectfully.

Bai Hao raised his head, and the moment he saw Qi Yan, a bright light flashed in his eyes.

"Qi Yan, you are here."

"Yes." Qi Yan didn't want to waste time, as there were two children at home who had no one to take care of: "Xiao An wants to invite you to our house for the holiday."

"Invite... me?" Bai Hao pointed at himself with some disbelief.

Qi Yan nodded: "If you don't want to go..."

"Okay, I'll pack it up now!" After saying that, Bai Hao smiled lightly. He

prepared two gifts for the two children, and brought some fruits and food. Bai Hao sat in the wheelchair and slid the wheels by himself, while Qi Yan carried the food. The two of them walked towards home without any help.

They were all in Huaren District, and the distance was not far or close, which made walking more interesting.

"To be honest, I didn't expect you to come back and invite me." Bai Hao said casually: "Although it was Xiao An who brought it up."

Qi Yan nodded, without saying much: "Yeah."

"Thank you."

The breeze blew past, as if blowing away all the distance between the two.

"How are your legs?" Qi Yan suddenly changed the topic here.

Bai Hao patted his legs: "It's okay, it will get better."

"Yeah." Qi Yan also thought so.

"I like you."

"Yeah."

"Let's say it together during the holiday."

"Yeah."

"Not a lover, but love, Qi Yan."

"Yeah."

[Bai Hao's favorability towards Qi Yan +10, current favorability: 100]

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