When Chi Rui returned home, he went to the balcony, stood at the railing and looked towards the entrance of the community.
On New Year's Eve, the neighborhood was very lively. Even though it was already past one in the morning, it was still noisy and bustling, not as quiet as usual.
It’s just that it’s far away, and even though the lights are on, I can’t see clearly what’s happening at the entrance of the community.
Ye Minghan also came out, and Chi Rui asked him: "Brother Han, do you think Mom and Uncle Xing Ye will be okay?"
"No." Ye Minghan said in a low voice and took her hand again.
Their hands were warm in the car just now, but after just a short while of getting off the car and going home, the girl's hands became cold.
A trace of heartache appeared in his eyes, and he quickly pulled her back into the house.
Chi Rui followed him into the house obediently, since there was nothing he could see from outside anyway.
"I don't know what Dad is doing this time."
She wrinkled her pretty little nose, not showing the slightest bit of joy that she should have shown seeing her father.
Ye Minghan turned on the heater and was plugging in the heat pack.
He had never seen a heating device like a hot pack before coming to South City, but now he can't live without it.
Hearing Chi Rui's words, he thought for a moment and asked, "Hasn't he come back to celebrate the New Year with you before?"
Chi Rui was sitting on the sofa, with a cup of hot water already stuffed into her hand by Ye Minghan.
Obviously, he was a spoiled young master who was taken care of and brought up by others, but now he is taking care of her more and more easily.
After drinking a mouthful of hot water, Chi Rui felt much warmer, nodded and said, "Well, I don't remember it."
"It seems that as far as I can remember, he has only come to see me a few times, and each time was not particularly pleasant."
She recalled and spoke softly.
To her, who had forgotten many memories of her childhood, Chi Zhaoli was just a stranger. When they first met, she really just thought of him as a friend of her mother.
Even though he was actually nice to her, she couldn't get close to him.
Because of this, although we call him "Dad", it is actually just like calling him uncle or aunt, it is just a name without any special emotion.
Ye Minghan pursed his lips and asked, "Before that, was it just you... and Aunt Liu, the two of you celebrating the New Year?"
Chi Rui tilted his head and recalled how he had spent New Year's Eve over the years.
"It's not just the two of us. Sometimes when my mom is too busy, I'll go to Yiyi's house. Sometimes we'll go to the crew together. I love going to the crew the most!"
When she said this, her eyes lit up with joy.
"It's so lively in the crew. Sometimes I can see cute kids. We go on adventures together at the film and television base. One time I accidentally broke a prop and was chased by a brother from the props group for several blocks."
She talked about interesting childhood stories and her smile was so warm and bright that it was hard to imagine that she came from an unfortunate family.
Ye Minghan looked at her, and the expression on his face gradually became gentle.
He checked the temperature of the hot pack and felt it was ok, so he unplugged the cord, held it in one hand and sat down next to her.
Chi Rui put down the glass with a smile, but did not go to get the hot pack. Instead, she reached out and hugged Ye Minghan's arm, tilting her head and resting it on his shoulder.
"It's so warm."
She hugged him and nuzzled him contentedly.
Ye Minghan couldn't help but curl his lips, reached out and pinched her nose, and stuffed the hot pack into her arms.
Chi Rui felt warm all over and wanted to sleep, but was reluctant to fall into sleep.
"Does it feel like a dream now?"
Ye Minghan also leaned against her, playing with her hair with his fingers out of boredom, and sniffing it from time to time.
"Dreaming? Why?"
"Because it's not real." Chi Rui chuckled and looked up at him with her watery eyes. There was a soft light in her eyes, which made Ye Minghan's heart soften.
"What's unreal about it?"
Ye Minghan took her little hand and placed it on his heart, "Do you feel the beating here?"
"Yeah." Chi Rui nodded, then leaned forward to listen, then raised her eyes and looked at him with a smile.
"It seems to be jumping a little fast," she said.
Ye Minghan glanced at her and scratched her nose with his finger, "Isn't it because of you?"
"Is it because of me that you jump so fast?" Chi Rui looked at him and smiled.
Ye Minghan felt a little embarrassed by her smile, so he turned his face away.
From Chi Rui's angle, she could only see his smooth and perfect jawline. She thought about it, leaned over, and gently bit his chin.
Ye Minghan didn't feel any pain. He just touched the place where he was bitten and looked down at her. "Huh? Bite me?"
"See if you are real?"
Chi Rui was not afraid of him and smiled with a fearless look.
"Then I'll take a bite too."
Ye Minghan lowered his head and kissed the girl's lips.
Afraid that Liu Manzhi would suddenly come back, he just gave her a light kiss and let her go.
"It tastes a bit sweet?" He licked his lips and smiled teasingly.
Chi Rui blushed a little, lowered her head, and leaned in his arms without looking at him.
Ye Minghan touched the top of her head and said softly, "Why don't you go to bed first? It's getting late."
The little girl shook her head and said, "No, I want to stay up all night with you."
Ye Minghan couldn't do anything about her, so he turned on the TV to watch the replay of the Spring Festival Gala or something.
Not long after, Liu Manzhi came back alone.
I don’t know what she talked about with the other two men, but Chi Rui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her return safely.
"You guys aren't asleep yet?"
Seeing that the light in the living room was still on, Liu Manzhi was stunned for a moment, then turned her head away uncomfortably.
Maybe due to the light and angle, her red lips seemed a little swollen.
"Well, we want to keep watch together."
Chi Rui moved away from Ye Minghan and looked at her cautiously.
But Liu Manzhi didn't seem to be in the mood to look at her. She nodded randomly and walked towards the master bedroom.
"Then you guys stay up all night to celebrate the New Year. Mom is tired and will go back to her room to sleep first." Liu Manzhi said.
"Okay." Chi Rui nodded. "By the way, did Dad say anything?"
"No, he's just bored, ignore him."
Speaking of Chi Zhaoli, Liu Manzhi's face looked a little bad again, but she didn't get angry with her daughter. She quickly walked into the room and locked herself in the room.
She turned on the light and went into the room. She sat in front of the dressing table and stared at herself in the mirror in a daze. When her eyes fell on her slightly swollen red lips, her eyes flashed with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance.
It’s all that bastard Chi Zhaoli’s fault!
If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have been so impulsive and recognized Xing Ye as her boyfriend, and she wouldn't have...
Liu Manzhi scratched her hair, looking annoyed.
At this moment, her cell phone rang. She picked it up and took a look. It was clearly a WeChat message from Xing Ye.
"Sweet dreams, love you Ye."
Liu Manzhi stared at him. He was already so old, weren't he ashamed? How could this guy say such cheesy things?
She couldn't help but complain in her heart, but a thin layer of blush clearly appeared on her fair cheeks.
Liu Manzhi sat quietly for a while, then threw away her phone, took her clothes and went into the bathroom to wash up.
As for what I just promised Xing Ye, there is always a way to solve it...
On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Chi Rui was finally about to set off back to Xuancheng.
She still had a lot of winter vacation homework to do. The winter vacation for senior year was short, so she had to go back and catch up on her homework.
Whenever she thought of the mountain of homework, she felt a headache.
An Xin also kept calling to urge them, missing them very much. Even Ye Xiao called twice.
During one video call, Chi Rui saw Butler Chen standing behind An Xin, looking at them with red eyes, which reminded Chi Rui of her.
That day, Liu Manzhi sent them to the airport.
To Chi Rui's surprise, Uncle Xing Ye also came.
He was wearing a mask and sunglasses, and she might not have recognized him if he hadn't greeted them.
"Rui Rui, study hard. Uncle hopes you can get into a good university." Xing Ye did not come empty-handed, he also brought a gift for Chi Rui.
Liu Manzhi had a complicated look on her face, but she was more angry. However, in front of her daughter, she restrained herself and did not lose her temper on the spot.
She pretended not to see Xing Ye, gave her daughter some caring advice, and then watched her go into the corridor.
Chi Rui walked beside Ye Minghan, and before passing the level, he finally couldn't help but look back at Liu Manzhi again.
But Mom didn't look at them. Instead, she stared at Uncle Xing Ye, and no one knew what she was saying.
She also saw Uncle Xing Ye holding her mother's hand...
Chi Rui blinked, trying to see clearly, but as the crowd walked, she soon saw the scene behind her.
Although after New Year's Eve, she roughly knew that the relationship between Uncle Xing Ye and her mother was not as bad as the rumors, but things seemed a little different from what she imagined.
Could it be...her mother and Uncle Xing Ye?
Chi Rui was lost in thought until he got on the private helicopter, sat down in his seat, and was flicked on the forehead by Ye Minghan with his finger, which brought him back to his senses.
"What are you thinking about so intently?" Ye Minghan asked, glancing at her.
"No... I didn't think about anything."
Chi Rui lowered her head and watched the man fasten her seat belt, then he raised his head and pinched the tip of her nose.
"You can only think of me from now on, okay?"
Chi Rui wrinkled her nose. Brother Han was becoming more and more overbearing...
Although he looks cold and distant and aloof to others, he is actually a jealous and childish guy!
"Hmm?" Ye Minghan narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Okay." Chi Rui responded softly, hugged his arm again, and looked at him with a smile, "What about you?"
"What about me?"
"I only think of you, so you should only think of me."
Ye Minghan paused, pursed his lips, closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and said nothing.
“Brother Han!”
Chi Rui refused to give in and kept holding his arm.
Unable to do anything about the girl's pestering, Ye Minghan had to open his eyes and glance at her.
"Okay, who else can I think of if not you?"
His tone was a little impatient, but it couldn't hide the slightly red ears.
Chi Rui grinned and smiled sweetly, but Ye Minghan couldn't smile at all when the plane suddenly shook and he caught a glimpse of the high-altitude scenery outside the window.
His face turned pale and he quickly closed his eyes.
The pilot sitting in the front, who had just heard their conversation clearly, now revealed a hidden smile.
Humph, I told you not to bully single people!
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