The seats in the subway were full, so Chi Rui and Ye Minghan could only stand in the aisle. Fortunately, there were not many people in the carriage, so it didn't seem crowded.
Chi Rui leaned against the railing, Ye Minghan put his arm around the back of her neck, his palms grasping the iron bars, holding her half in his arms.
This posture made Chi Rui blush a little.
I’ve seen couples on the subway or bus before, with the boys protecting the girls. I never thought that one day I would have such an experience myself.
She raised her eyes and secretly looked at the man beside her.
Brother Han is really tall. When he purses his lips and doesn't say anything, he looks fierce and particularly intimidating.
Thinking of what he had just said, Chi Rui bit her lip and stretched out her fingers to gently grasp his sleeve.
Ye Minghan was studying the route on the subway when he felt her pulling at his sleeve. He lowered his head and looked at her with a questioning look.
The little girl blushed and asked hesitantly, "What do you mean by behave well?"
Luo Yiyi is Chi Rui's best friend. They have known each other since elementary school. When Luo Yiyi lived downstairs from her, she often went to their house for meals.
Even after their family moved away, they did not lose contact, but their relationship became even closer.
For Chi Rui, the Luo family is like her second home, so she wanted to bring Ye Minghan along, to let Roy Yi and the others get to know them, and to share her joy and happiness with Roy Yi.
But as for kissing and hugging, she still thinks that it’s better to do it in private. It would be embarrassing if others saw it.
Ye Minghan didn't expect that the little girl was still struggling. Looking at her blushing little face, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
"What do you think?" He raised his eyebrows.
Chi Rui looked at him pitifully, with an innocent face.
But Ye Minghan ignored her and still had an expression that said, "You decide what to do."
Seeing that this trick didn't work, Chi Rui had to change his strategy.
"Brother Han..." She grabbed Ye Minghan's sleeve and called him softly, "Okay...why don't you give me some hints?"
Faced with her coquettishness, Ye Minghan was defeated at once.
"Hmm... let me think about it." He gently stroked the girl's soft hair and tilted his head and said, "Then when you meet your friends later, come shopping with me."
"Shopping?" Chi Rui blinked.
"Yeah." Ye Minghan nodded and said nothing more.
But Chi Rui looked at him and gradually grinned.
Going shopping with Brother Han... It seems like a great experience...
"Okay." She smiled and put her arms around his waist, leaning gently in his arms, with her chin on his chest looking at him, "I'll buy you some clothes. You're going to attend the party tomorrow night. You don't have a dress yet, right?"
Ye Minghan then smiled gently and stretched out his hand to pinch the tip of her nose, "Just remember it."
"I won't forget it."
Chi Rui looked at him and smiled even more happily.
The two of them were just being affectionate with each other, chatting about random things, and the half-hour subway ride felt like it only took a moment.
"Let's go."
Chi Rui took the initiative to hold Ye Minghan's hand and pulled him out of the subway station.
"It's your first time taking the subway. How do you feel?" Chi Rui asked him while walking under the trees on the roadside.
The winter sun was shining brightly, shining through the gaps between the trees and onto the man's body, looking so dazzling.
He walked coolly with one hand in his pocket, and when he heard her question, he turned his head to look at her, his eyes were scorching but not burning.
"With you here, I can do anything."
His voice was drowned out by the noisy traffic, and Chi Rui almost didn't hear what he said.
"What? I didn't hear you clearly?"
She suppressed her slightly disordered heartbeat and looked at him eagerly, trying to trick him into saying it again.
Brother Han is a taciturn person. It is difficult to get him to say nice things. She has to seize the opportunity.
Ye Minghan seemed to see through her. He glanced at her and then looked forward.
"It doesn't matter if you didn't hear it." He shrugged.
Chi Rui immediately refused to give in, hugged his arms with both hands, and almost hung on him, "How can we let it go? Say it again, just once."
Ye Minghan shook his head, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
As long as she was around, he was happy no matter what he did. Just like now, just walking on the road normally, he was so happy that he could hardly suppress his wonderful mood...
In the end, Chi Rui was unable to pry what she wanted to hear out of Ye Minghan, but she was not discouraged because she had already heard it once anyway.
When she arrived at Roy Yi's house, she called her first, and then took Ye Minghan upstairs.
The Luo family lives on the top floor, and the entire floor belongs to them.
As the elevator door opened, before Chi Rui could say anything, there were suddenly several muffled "bang" sounds.
Ye Minghan immediately became alert, grabbed her and protected her behind him.
However, what greeted them were fireworks and colorful ribbons flying all over the sky, fluttering down and landing on their heads.
At the elevator door, Roy Yi's family, who were holding a cake and preparing to sing a birthday song, were also stunned when they saw Ye Minghan's tall figure.
What is going on? !
"Yi Yi, Xiao Fei, Uncle Luo and Aunt Luo." Chi Rui poked her head out from behind Ye Minghan and called sweetly.
The stunned Roy family suddenly came to their senses. Regardless of shock or confusion, the birthday party had to go on!
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." Roy Yi quickly took the lead and continued singing Happy Birthday while beating the beat.
Upon seeing this, Luo's father and others quickly started singing along, and finally offered their blessings together.
"Happy 18th birthday Rui Rui!"
"Rui Rui is happy and safe every day!"
"Go to a good university in the future!"
Chi Rui walked out from behind Ye Minghan with a smile, and stood with him to accept the blessings of the Luo family. After blowing out the candles, they moved to the living room.
Ye Minghan sat on the sofa, accepting the "interrogation" from Luo's father and mother, while Chi Rui was pulled aside by Luo Yiyi.
"I saw the bracelet he was wearing! It's the one you asked my dad to make for him."
Roy Yi said sharply, "Tell me quickly, who is he? What is your relationship with him? Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist!"
Chi Rui was so embarrassed that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was just planning to tell her...
"You just heard it. His last name is Ye, and I'm living in his house now."
"He's the son of Aunt Liu's best friend, right?" Roy nodded, and then said, "But I calculated with my fingers, it's definitely not that simple! What else are you hiding from me?"
Luo Xiaofei, who was eavesdropping at the side, nodded vigorously.
Chi Rui didn't want to hide it at all. She pinched her fingers and shyly told her that they were dating.
"Fuck, so your mother agreed too?" Roy Yi was shocked.
"I guess so...but it can't affect my studies."
"Ahhh, this is great!"
Luo Yiyi hugged Chi Rui and pretended to be sad, "Woo woo, how come my Rui Rui is already in a relationship after only being apart for half a year? And I'm still single, woof woof woof!"
Chi Rui let her hug him and said with a smile: "Yi Yi will soon meet someone she likes."
"Hey, there is only one thing on my mind right now, and that is - study!"
The two girls were talking and laughing, but Luo Xiaofei, who was hiding nearby and eavesdropping, felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss, and his young heart was shattered into pieces.
He walked away in a trance, went back to his room and locked himself in. He came to the living room reluctantly until Roy called him out to eat cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Luo are also an open-minded pair of parents. After "interrogating" Ye Minghan, they felt that with Ye Minghan's conditions, there was nothing to complain about being with Chi Rui.
If they were Liu Manzhi, they probably wouldn't stop these two children, of course, the premise is that it would not delay Chi Rui's studies.
After Chi Rui and Luo Yiyi finished chatting and came back to eat cake together, Luo's father and mother asked her in detail about her situation in Xuancheng over the past six months, and Chi Rui answered them one by one.
"Hey, Ruirui, you must be studying very hard. You seem to have lost a lot of weight. Look at your little face. There is not much flesh on it."
"No, I've always been like this..."
"You should eat more. You'll look better if you're plump and white!"
Roy couldn't help but burst out: "What's good about being fat? Being fat ruins everything, okay?"
Then she was suppressed by her mother again.
Ye Minghan watched them playing and always felt that the little girl was more like a family to them.
Thinking of Chi Rui's unreliable father, his eyes fell on Luo's father again.
He could clearly feel that Chi Rui's feelings for Luo's father were much deeper than for her biological father. When they sat together and talked, they looked more like a father and daughter.
Ye Minghan had been observing them and listening to them talk about interesting things in the past. His expression became softer and softer, and he also had more respect for Mr. and Mrs. Luo from the bottom of his heart.
At least with this family, the little girl's childhood should not be as lonely as he imagined, which made him feel better.
The Luo family was still very enthusiastic about Ye Minghan, except for Luo Yiyi's younger brother Luo Xiaofei. Even Chi Rui could feel the child's hostility towards him.
However, after playing several games with Ye Minghan, Luo Xiaofei's hostility completely turned into frustration.
He can't beat him, nor can he scold him. In terms of appearance, family background and talent, he is not as good as others. Even a blind man would know who to choose.
Although he roughly understood Luo Xiaofei's thoughts, but for Chi Rui's sake, Ye Minghan did not argue with him and even played a few games with him.
So when they left Luo's house, Luo Xiaofei had already started calling him "Brother Han".
"Brother Han, let's play games together later!" Luo Xiaofei reluctantly saw them off and was shot in the head by Luo's father.
"What games are you playing? Go back to your room and study!"
The Luo family mother and daughter showed concern for Chi Rui, and finally Luo Yiyi asked her to play together during the summer vacation.
Because of her unsatisfactory final grades, Roy was ordered to study at home and had no time to go out even though it was winter vacation.
Chi Rui agreed readily, and finally left the Luo family with bags full of gifts.
"You have a good relationship with them." Ye Minghan suddenly said in the elevator.
Chi Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Well, Uncle Luo and Aunt Luo are very good to me, as are Yi Yi and Xiao Fei."
Ye Minghan lowered his eyes to look at her, his dark eyes were deep and charming.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Seeing him staring at her, Chi Rui couldn't help but reach out and wipe her cheek.
Ye Minghan shook his head and looked forward again.
He now finally understood why the little girl was so insistent on going back to South City to celebrate the New Year... He was too selfish before and didn't consider her feelings.
But from now on, never again.
Chi Rui gave him a strange look and didn't pursue the matter any further.
Afterwards, the two held hands and went shopping in a nearby department store.
But they didn't expect that they would meet someone unexpected.
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