Chi Rui blinked and looked at him strangely.
Ye Minghan's eyes flickered slightly, and finally he raised his eyelashes and his gaze fell on Chi Rui. He just stared at her without moving.
Neither of them spoke, and in this stalemate, Chi Rui gradually felt awkward.
"Um...Mr. Ye?"
In the end, it was Chi Rui who spoke first.
It would have been fine if she didn't say anything. As soon as she opened her mouth, Ye Minghan's gentle face turned cold and hard again.
Feeling his mood change, Chi Rui felt helpless. She should not appear in front of him and make him hate her...
"I...I'll go downstairs first."
She said in a low voice, and without caring about his reaction, she turned and walked towards the elevator, walking faster and faster.
The look of wanting to run faster made Ye Minghan's face darker and darker.
He lowered his head and looked at what was in his hand.
The iron box is beautifully packaged, and you can see the cute little cookies inside through the transparent hollow part of the lid.
This was the box of handmade cookies that Chi Rui had just given to Butler Chen.
Ye Minghan pursed his lips and turned to go into the room.
He walked straight to the trash can, stood there for a while, and finally threw the box of biscuits in with a "clang".
When Chi Rui went downstairs, a maid welcomed her to the dining room.
The table covered with a snow-white tablecloth was already filled with a sumptuous dinner. Transparent glass cups and silver cutlery were sparkling with star-like light under the reflection of the crystal chandelier above.
Sitting near the door, Chi Rui could clearly feel the gazes of Butler Chen and several maids.
Her little hands were clenched together under the table, she pursed her lips, and her back was stiff.
Although she knew they meant well, she felt constrained by the way they were cared for.
"Miss Rui, is it not to your liking?"
Seeing that she was still not eating, Butler Chen asked considerately, "What do you want to eat? I can ask the kitchen to redo it."
"No, thank you Uncle Chen, these are good enough."
Chi Rui shook his head and said with a slight smile.
“Da da da da—”
Just as she picked up the cutlery and prepared to eat something, the sound of high heels stepping on the floor suddenly came from outside the dining room.
Then, a woman's clear and bright voice was heard.
"Old Chen, where's Rui Rui?"
"Has my lovely baby Ruirui arrived home?"
Butler Chen asked the maid to prepare an extra set of tableware, and then went out to greet her, "Madam, you are back. Miss Rui is having dinner."
Accompanied by him, a bright and charming woman with long hair walked in.
Chi Rui quickly stood up, "Auntie An."
As soon as she shouted, An Xin ran over enthusiastically and gave her a bear hug.
"Oh my, my little Ruirui, you finally came to our house. Don't you know that Aunt An almost missed you to death!"
"Where's that brat Ahan? Did he bully you?"
"If he dares to bully you, just tell Aunt An and she will help you vent your anger!"
"Oh, my poor little Ruirui, she has become thinner since entering high school. She used to be so soft when I hugged her, but now I can feel her bones."
An Xin held Chi Rui's little face in her hands, and touched and pinched her from time to time, making Chi Rui blush with shame.
I haven't seen you for more than a year, but Auntie An is still so enthusiastic...
but……
Chi Rui grinned slightly, smiled sweetly, and looked at An Xin with stars in her eyes.
In this completely unfamiliar city, there was finally a touch of familiarity and comfort for her.
But she opened her mouth and was about to speak——
"Mom, what are you doing?!"
A voice filled with shock and anger suddenly sounded, scaring everyone in the dining room.
Chi Rui blinked and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Ye Minghan standing at the door of the dining room at some point.
He glared at them, his dark eyes spitting fire.
"You little brat, why are you shouting so loudly? Are you trying to scare Ruirui and me to death?" An Xin came to her senses, let go of Chi Rui, and rushed towards her son in a rage.
Ye Minghan's expression eased a little, and he frowned: "How can you be so easily scared?"
"How dare you talk to your mother like that, little brat?..."
Seeing the two of them talking, Chi Rui lowered his head and straightened his collar which was slightly messy due to An Xin's hug.
When she looked up again, she accidentally met Ye Minghan's gaze.
The fire in his eyes had dissipated, and when she looked over, his cold expression returned and he turned away.
An Xin was still poking his arm and scolding him.
He stood there and listened. Although he looked impatient, he did not leave in anger.
Chi Rui tilted his head, thought for a moment, and thought he understood why he was angry.
Maybe she felt jealous because she saw how good Auntie An was to her? When she was a child, she felt uncomfortable when she saw her mother, who was often away from home, taking extra care of the child actors under her.
Chi Rui sighed in her heart, it seems that her relationship with Brother Ye will never get better.
Thinking of this, she lowered her head slightly, so she didn't see that when she looked away, Ye Minghan looked over again.
The girl stood obediently beside the dining table, so gentle and quiet, with only two traces of blush on her face that had not yet completely faded.
Ye Minghan frowned slightly, his eyes gloomy and no one knew what he was thinking.
An Xin noticed his gaze and couldn't help but smile secretly.
This kid clearly cares a lot, but he always pretends to be indifferent. I don't know who he looks like.
"Rui Rui." An Xin grabbed her son's arm and pulled him to sit down with Chi Rui. "Come on, come on, are you hungry? Come and eat."
The maid had already set the table for her and Ye Minghan.
"You are not needed here anymore, go down first."
An Xin sent the housekeeper and the servants away, and personally picked up food for Chi Rui.
"Rui Rui, eat more. You are growing up now. Don't go on a diet just to maintain your figure."
An Xin continued to talk and glanced at her son opposite her.
"By the way, let me introduce you formally. This is my son, Ye Minghan. He is 20 years old this year. He just graduated from abroad and is learning how to run a company with his father."
Ye Minghan looked indifferent, as if the person An Xin was talking about was not him.
"The younger ones who are good friends with him all call him Brother Han. Well, you can call him Brother Han. I remember that's what you called him when you were a kid."
An Xin curled her eyes and looked at her son teasingly.
There was silence for a moment.
Just when Ye Minghan couldn't help but want to smash the bowl and leave, the girl's soft and gentle voice suddenly sounded.
"Brother Han."
Her voice was small, soft and sweet, just as I remembered.
Ye Minghan tightened his grip on the chopsticks and finally raised his eyes to look across.
The girl, who was as pretty as a porcelain doll, had a pair of bright, slightly curved doe eyes, and smiled sweetly at him with her little white teeth showing.
Like, it's sprinkled with icing sugar.
Ye Minghan looked at her steadily, his eyes like stars.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Chi Rui became nervous again.
I had been thinking about living together in the future, so even for Aunt An’s sake, I had to work hard to build a good relationship.
But at the moment, it seems that this brother from the Ye family really doesn't like her...
"Um."
Chi Rui lowered his eyes dejectedly, but heard a light response.
She blinked and looked at the man opposite her again.
He had already looked away and picked up the food with his chopsticks again.
Ye Minghan was undoubtedly good-looking. The soft crystal light shone on him, giving him a light halo. Even his hair seemed to be shining with elegance and nobility.
His expression remained unchanged, but it no longer exuded coldness and instead carried a hint of gentleness.
Gentle? Chi Rui paused.
No, she must have seen it wrong.
She shook her head secretly, then looked away and continued chatting and laughing with An Xin.
Hearing that the Ye family had another daughter who was abroad and would not be back for some time, Chi Rui was relieved.
I just hope that I can get along better with this sister.
Not long after dinner, An Xin's husband Ye Xiao also came home.
He also knew that Chi Rui was coming, so he rushed back from the cocktail party early.
"Rui Rui is already a grown-up girl. I remember you were only this tall the last time I saw you." Ye Xiao gestured above his knees and laughed.
He was probably around fifty years old, with a few strands of white hair on his temples and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked gentle and elegant, and his smile was warm and kind.
"Hello, Uncle Ye." Chi Rui grinned and called sweetly.
"Okay, okay, come, let's have tea together."
Ye Xiao asked her to sit on the sofa in the living room. An Xin sat down next to her and kicked her husband with her foot.
"Please turn on the TV for me. I want to watch "The Palace". The finale will be on tonight!"
"You open it yourself, and you always ask me for it."
"I don't know how to use it. This Internet TV is so difficult to operate. I pressed it for a long time but couldn't get it to work!"
Chi Rui watched them from the side and couldn't help but grin.
Aunt An and Uncle Ye have such a good relationship...
Although he grumbled, Ye Xiao finally helped his wife turn on the TV and tuned to the channel she wanted to watch.
An Xin happily hugged Chi Rui's arm.
"Rui Rui, have you watched this drama? Oh no, you are in school, so you probably don't have time to watch it."
At this time, Ye Minghan took a can of Coke in his hand and walked to the single sofa next to him and sat down.
"Ahan, why are you sitting here? Don't you dislike watching TV series?" An Xin asked.
Chi Rui also looked over and looked at him curiously.
"Watch your drama." Ye Minghan leaned back on the sofa, staring at his phone without raising his head.
An Xin curled her lips, turned her head and said to Chi Rui: "Rui Rui, let's ignore him, ah, it's started!"
Chi Rui nodded, chuckled, and watched TV with her. It seemed that she rarely had the experience of watching TV with someone close to her.
Ye Minghan's fingertips that were operating the mobile game paused slightly. He raised his eyes slightly and his gaze fell on Chi Rui's face.
The girl had curved eyebrows and spoke softly to her mother, with a smile on her lips that never disappeared.
He looked straight at her smile, his eyes soft.
Only when the girl looked at him as if she had noticed something did he lower his eyelashes and look at the phone screen again.
Because he hadn't operated for a long time, his character had been killed and sent back to the resurrection point, where he was standing there. The chat box was full of insults against him for AFK.
Ye Minghan raised his eyebrows slightly, and without saying a word, he controlled the character to fight.
When he turned the tide and destroyed the enemy's Baron in one fell swoop, he suddenly heard his mother say with a smile: "Hey, did Rui Rui bring us gifts?"
Gift? Ye Minghan's ears perked up.
He raised his eyelashes slightly and looked over calmly.
Chi Rui had already returned to the room and took out the small gifts from the suitcase.
The gift for Ye Xiao was a uniquely designed teacup, and the one for An Xin was a pack of jasmine tea, both of which she made when she was bored.
Although it is not a valuable thing, it is a token of the thought behind it.
Ye Xiao likes to collect teacups, and he can't put down the cup she gave him.
"Rui Rui is thoughtful. This cup is quite nice."
"Hehe, as long as you like it. I have a good friend whose family makes pottery. I often go to her house to play. This teacup was made at her house."
"Hey, did you design and make this yourself?" Ye Xiao's eyes lit up, "Rui Rui's hands are really skillful."
Chi Rui smiled shyly, but An Xin had already started to protest.
"Ahhh, I also want a cup made by Ruirui herself!"
Hearing this, Ye Xiao quickly put away the teacup, as if he was afraid that she would snatch it away, which made An Xin so angry that she kicked him a few more times.
Ye Minghan watched them divide the gifts from the side, but didn't dare to say anything.
He hesitated for a moment, picked up the Coke at his feet, and opened the lid with a "pop".
But his movements did not attract the attention of the three people next to him.
Seeing Ye Xiao showing off, An Xin pretended to snatch his cup, but Ye Xiao hid it behind her and refused to give it to her. Chi Rui sat beside her and smiled, and no one looked at him.
Ye Minghan pursed his lips, and his expression, which had softened, tensed again.
“Gudong gudong——”
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he tilted his head back and gulped down the Coke, then stood up, went upstairs with a cold face and without saying a word.
He was walking in a hurry and didn't notice the girl smiling behind him, glancing sideways at him.
I returned to the room, sat down on the edge of the bed, and my eyes inadvertently fell on the trash can covered with a plastic bag at my feet.
It was clean inside, with only a biscuit box lying there.
"Master, these are cookies made by Miss Rui herself. Would you like to try some?"
Thinking of the way Butler Chen excitedly shared the cookies with him, he seemed to be showing off no matter how he thought about it.
Even Uncle Chen has...
Ye Minghan pursed his lips, stretched out his long legs, and kicked the trash can unhappily.
"Gululu——"
The trash can fell over, rolled on the floor, and was stopped by the bedside table, and half of the biscuit box inside fell out.
Ye Minghan's eyes fell on the biscuit box, thinking about how the girl made the biscuits with her own hands, how she put them in the box with her own hands, and how she brought them to Xuancheng with joy.
He paused for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he had already stretched out his hand as if to pick it up.
His face turned dark and he quickly withdrew his hand, then fell back, lay on the bed and covered his head with the quilt.
Little liar...
Before falling asleep, his thin lips moved slightly and he murmured something.
The author has something to say: Young Master Ye: Stay away from my mother from now on.
Chi Rui: ... OK qaq
Young Master Ye: I am the only one who can hug you and... touch you [blushing and looking up at the sky] Chi Rui: ???
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Hahahaha, today it’s the aggrieved Young Master Ye~
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