Although the delicacies placed in front of him were all delicacies from the mountains and seas, in Yucheng's view, they were just colorful decorations. If you eat, you will feel empty. If you don't eat, you will feel deserted. You always feel as if you have lost something and don't know how to fill it. To be more precise, there is nothing in this world that can truly fill your heart. Looking at his brother who was becoming increasingly depressed, Yu Qi became anxious. In the past, Yucheng would have thought his sister was as caring and cute as a little cotton-padded jacket, but now he feels that Yuqi is like an iron chain wrapped around his neck. Pouring his heart out made him feel even more sad, so he had to drink one cup after another, as if only in this way could he temporarily forget those annoying fates.
Time was passing, and the shabu-shabu skewers placed in front of Yucheng had already become cold. Yucheng took a long breath and covered his eyes with his hands. Seeing his brother looking like he had something to say and couldn't say anything, Yuqi's eyes filled with tears. Suddenly the cell phone rang loudly, and Yucheng suddenly opened his eyes. When he saw clearly the face of his wife Zhuxuan, Yucheng felt his body was extremely heavy. He shook his hands repeatedly, and finally hung up the phone with a sudden acceleration of his heartbeat. For Yu Qi, this was also a scary sound. Especially when she saw her brother hanging up three times in a row, a feeling that life was worse than death and that everything was in vain surrounded her whole body. She could only look at Yucheng with an embarrassed expression.
"Isn't it my sister-in-law's call? Why didn't you answer it?"
"No reason, I just don't want to accept it."
Yu Qi, who was stirring the pickles, was a little overwhelmed by a clueless complaint. Although she had already expected what kind of answer her brother would have, she still shook her head slowly.
"Brother, your reaction today is so strange!"
Regarding Zhuxuan, Yucheng didn't want to say anything more, and just kept immersing himself in the string. But Yuqi continued to monitor his every move, like an owl that could turn its head 240 degrees. Yucheng's heart was beating fast, and his sluggish thinking quickly resumed speed.
"I came here because I really wanted to eat your shabu-shabu skewers. Can't you go home immediately after answering the phone?"
“Sometimes I actually prefer eating my own shabu-shabu skewers compared to abalone, Australian dragon, sea cucumber, and king crab.”
Although Yucheng's tone was more decisive than ever, to his sister, it was like a huge burden covering his entire back. Yu Qi quickly tore off the apron that made her feel burdened, and tied up her loose hair. Just when she sat down opposite Yu Cheng, Ming Yao's voice came in. Yucheng quickly followed his sister's gaze and turned around. The sight in front of him shocked him. Chengmei and Mingyao were standing in front of him with their fingers clasped tightly.
"The boss lady is still the third boss, hot-boiled skewers, raw shrimps and honey-glazed squid!"
The moment Chengmei raised her head, she clearly saw a dazzling light shooting towards her. In a hurry, Chengmei pulled her hand away from Mingyao's palm. At this moment, Yu Cheng was pale and his eyes were messy. But he didn't dare to keep his eyes on Chengmei's face for a long time, so he could only continue to eat skewers silently.
"Agent Zheng..." "It's so late, why are you still here?"
Seung-mei stepped forward cautiously, her face flushed, like a crab dozing off under the blazing sun. Ming Yao also quickly leaned over to look at Yu Cheng, slapped his shoulder hard with one hand, and a trace of ridicule gradually emerged from the corner of his mouth.
"Brother, what's going on today? You're famous for being a strict wife, but you didn't come home after get off work? Aren't you afraid that your sister-in-law will check on you?"
Hearing this, Yu Cheng raised his head arrogantly. At this moment, the dark sky outside the window was dotted with stars, and his sparkling jewel-like eyes were even brighter than the stars tonight. Ke Mian, who had arrived late, understood immediately. At that moment, everyone except Chengmei and Yucheng started laughing like crazy.
"You two are now together as a couple. Are you really in love or have you just established a relationship?"
Ming Yao, who had just sat down, stroked the back of Cheng Mei's hand like a baby. Yucheng suddenly panicked and was at a loss. The fish balls in his hand fell to his feet, but he still stared at Chengmei without knowing it. Chengmei's face was obviously a little strange, and she hurriedly put the fish ball in her mouth as if she wanted to spit it out and swallow it. Yu Qi, who was sitting opposite Cheng Mei, also coughed desperately like cold water stinging his throat. Ming Yao smiled mysteriously and whispered something into Chengmei's ear. Chengmei, who had a straight face at first, gradually softened a lot. After the surroundings returned to silence, Ke Mian stood up with a rough smile on his face.
"No matter how confusing the process is, Ming Yao, brother Ke Mian, congratulations on your success in joining the family of married women. And Cheng Mei, no, she is a younger brother and sister. Let me toast you first. From today on, the rest of our family Ming Yao's life will be a happy one." It’s in your hands.”
Chengmei sipped her wine with difficulty, looking like a puppet with no soul and only an empty shell. Yucheng looked at her blankly, his heart already filled with tears. His deep self-blame made him almost unable to breathe and unable to speak. The shiny liquid kept flowing down Yuqi's cheeks. Although she was secretly observing her brother's actions, she actually didn't seem to see anything. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, Ke Mian couldn't help but walk to the middle, grabbed Chengmei and Mingyao's shoulders, and shook them vigorously. This time Ming Yao stared at him with a look that wanted to swallow him alive.
"Let go, you brat! Look how scared you are of my Seungmei!"
Ke Mian suddenly retracted his hand, continued to raise the corners of his mouth, smiled and scratched his head.
"Brother and sister, please don't mind me. My biggest shortcoming is that I am stupid. Especially in such a happy occasion, I don't know what to do. I'd better punish myself with a drink!"
Yucheng's hair was sticky and tangled at his forehead, and the collar of his shirt was a little messy, but his unique elegance could still be seen. Especially at this moment, her eyes are filled with sadness, and her expression as she stares at Seung-mei infatuatedly is particularly touching. Yuqi has been gritting his teeth and enduring. At this moment, there was no worry in Ming Yao's eyes, just like a newborn child, staring hard at Chengmei who made his heart beat. The moment Chengmei turned around and clinked glasses with him, Mingyao smiled silently, and his heart was intoxicated with a sense of victory.
"Chengmei, congratulations on finally making a wise choice. I really admire you."
Yuqi's body was trembling, like a tender branch trembling in the wind. But there was a very different warm smile on his face. Especially when the drink dripped from the corner of his mouth and fell to the ground, he exuded a bold and wild magnetic field. In order to prevent himself from having more unrealistic ideas, Yucheng could only smile in agreement. During the whole toasting process, Ming Yao and Ke Mian were the only two people monitoring Yucheng. Before Ming Yao had time to make a rational judgment like Ke Mian, he couldn't wait to raise his glass to Yucheng.
"Today is the most glorious moment in my life. As a friend of ten years, brother Yucheng, don't you want to say a few words?"
"For a moment, I really can't think of what to say, so I'd better just clink glasses with you. My blessings are all in the wine."
Yucheng held back the reluctance in his heart and raised his neck to drink it all in one gulp. The moment he solemnly showed the empty cup, Chengmei's eyes widened, as if only the gurgling tears were telling Yucheng that she was strongly resonating with him.
Seeing his brother and Chengmei who looked like completely different people, Yuqi also felt a heartbreaking pain. She quickly winked at her husband, and raised her wine glass to Ming Yao out of instinct and smiling, but he ruthlessly threw it away. Just a few seconds later, Ming Yao whispered gently into Yu Cheng's eyes, still with that weird smile on his face.
"Brother, I advise you not to force yourself. You've been distracted since just now. Why is it that Seungmei and I don't agree with you?"
Yu Qi couldn't help but let out a silent scream, and Ke Mian hurriedly covered his eyes with his hands. Chengmei lowered her head and listened to Mingyao's light but powerful voice, as if someone was pressing the tip of a knife against her neck. The surroundings were eerily silent at this time, making people feel extremely desolate. Ke Mian thought hard for a while, and when he met Ming Yao's eyes again, Ke Mian kept shaking his head and laughing as if he was stupid.
"Ming Yao! You say you are innocent but you still don't admit it! Aren't the people closest to you the best? Sisters and brothers, please don't worry too much. When Yuqi and I were together, my uncle did many things that were harmful to others. It’s a self-interested thing. After a while, you will understand the pain we felt back then.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ke Mian's eyes moved slowly and gently on everyone's faces, as if they were enjoying a feast of beauty. Yucheng felt that his teeth hurt as if they were broken, but his expression was as hard as pottery that spanned thousands of years. Ming Yao's eyes suddenly widened, and this time Yu Cheng finally couldn't help laughing.
"Ming Yao, Cheng Mei, congratulations! I hope you will announce the good news to the branch soon."
Yucheng's answer was not wrong at all, but Chengmei was completely desperate. Her tearful eyes revealed a tragedy that could never be erased. Perhaps it was the strong collision in his heart that made Ming Yao laugh out loud. He quickly turned around and aimed at Yu Cheng with a gentle look that was very different from the past.
"Brother, look into my eyes and tell me, are you telling the truth this time?"
After another long silence, Ming Yao finally spoke. His tone was so cold that it could freeze everything around him.
Yu Cheng slowly came closer to Ming Yao's eyes, his eyes were full of deep nostalgia. At the same time, it seems to be saying that now that the matter has come to this, it’s better to give up. Yuqi tilted his head carefully at Chengmei. Chengmei's expression was cold but concealed pain, just like Ming Yao who was grabbing the collar with force. Among the group of people, only Ke Mian sat there with a naive smile and looked at each other. Perhaps because he didn't expect such a situation to happen between Ming Yao and Yu Cheng, Ke Mian's mouth became a little stiff when he smiled.
Suddenly, the smile on Yucheng's face disappeared, and Mingyao didn't dare to say anything again. His eyes were full of surprise.
Yu Cheng forcibly suppressed his rapid heartbeat and spoke to Ming Yao sincerely.
"Of course I'm telling the truth. I've always regarded you and Ke Mian as brothers in my heart, so I care about you. I hope you don't bear any grudge against me. Then I'll punish myself with another drink."
"Brother, don't be like this. I was just joking. I didn't mean to blame you."
Hearing the sound, Yu Cheng turned his head and looked at Ke Mian, his eyes filled with indescribable warmth, and Ke Mian and Yu Qi's response to him was not just pure concern. This warmth quickly penetrated into the depths of Yucheng's dry heart, causing tears to well up in the corners of his eyes.
"I know. But I only like to tell the truth. Mingyao, for the ten years of friendship between you and me, I respect you again."
"Then you can help us cover up from now on. I will pretend that all the unpleasantness never happened."
After drinking a glass of wine, Ming Yao's mood became more complicated. He stared blankly at Gu Jing Wubo's Yu Cheng. The two people looked at each other silently, looking like a pair of passionate lovers.
The stars outside the window seemed to be covered with thorns, and they were wrapped tightly in the cold clouds. Seeing this scene, tears suddenly filled the eyes of Yucheng and Chengmei, as if they were about to roll down. Looking at Yucheng's skinny and haggard appearance, Yuqi felt heart-wrenching pain again.
"Sister-in-law, you and Ming Yao are both older young people. Is there no need to be in love for too long?"
The words Ke Mian tilted his head and asked had already crossed the line that should not be crossed. Yu Qi's lips trembled, and the sudden rise of anger made her almost unable to control the balance of her body. But Ke Mian did not show any weakness and continued to add intently.
"I think you should just choose an auspicious day to get the certificate. This autumn or next spring and summer are very suitable for wearing a wedding dress."
"What are you doing, shut up!"
Ke Mian turned around and looked in the direction where the cold voice came from, only to see Yu Qi glaring at him with extremely sharp eyes.
"Why are you hitting me? I'm overly impulsive again! Besides, if something good happens at home, can't you just let me take pleasure in it?"
Unable to control the anger rising in her heart, Yu Qi reached out to grab her husband's hand and pinned him down like a dog on the table where the cups and plates were littered.
Ke Mian's body seemed to be tied up with a rope. He looked at Yu Cheng with red eyes and gasped hard. At that moment, Chengmei saw Yucheng's extremely dim eyes, and couldn't help but feel sadness in her heart. Ming Yao stared blankly at the silhouettes of Yu Qi and Ke Mian playing around, and almost spoke the words that were on his lips. But he understood that Chengmei was a woman who would make all men's hearts flutter after seeing her. Thinking of this, Ming Yao couldn't wait to pull Chengmei's slender arms into his arms...
Outside the window, a petal was blown off by the wind, and then it was blown away again after an unknown amount of time. At this moment, Yu Qi's fingers in the Sharing Voices food stall have left deep marks on Ke Mian's forehead, nose and cheeks...
"I think you two should date each other and don't have too much psychological burden. As for getting engaged and getting married, just leave it to time." After Yuqi finished speaking, Ke Mian laid his face on her shoulder.
"Honey, after you said that, I can't get my mood up at all now. The way Chengmei and Mingyao looked at each other and smiled when they walked in made me unconsciously bring my feelings back to the two people we had before we got married. Year."
As if intoxicated by the gentle fragrance of flowers, Yu Qi didn't say a word, just stared at Ke Mian deeply. After a long while, she stared back at Ke Mian with mocking eyes and a crooked mouth.
"Husband, our wedding anniversary is actually this weekend."
"Really? Then I'll call your mother-in-law now and ask her to pick up the child on Friday."
"She has agreed, and I have booked a villa in Qinggang."
Ke Mian beamed with joy. At first glance, he felt like he was getting a bargain and being good, but on the other hand, Yu Qi was still like a mute who ate honey, feeling sweet in his heart but unable to express it. In this way, Ming Yao and Cheng Mei looked at each other, and I looked at you, staring at each other for a long time. Finally, it was Yu Cheng. His eyes were not out of desire or sympathy, but full of deep regret.
"Villa? It's too luxurious for only two people to stay. Why don't we go together as three couples?"
Ke Mian raised his voice and suggested.
"It sounds really like team building for college students. It should be very exciting."
"What I want is this kind of retro and romantic feeling. What do you think? Do you think it's awesome?"
Ke Mian's sharp laughter swept through everyone present. Only Yu Qi sighed and lowered his head as if he was confused by something.
"Actually, when I think about my sister-in-law going with me, my scalp feels numb and my whole body feels wrong."
Chengmei looked at Yucheng and Yuqi motionless, as if trying to figure out the strange atmosphere between the two. At this time, Yuqi complained angrily again.
"The last time we met was on my brother's fifth wedding anniversary. There is really no worse memory than this. My mother and I were not used to using knives and forks, drinking foreign wine, and we couldn't figure out how to cook steak. My sister-in-law When we were helping friends, they made insinuations and ridiculed us. To this day, I still clearly remember the way my sister-in-law looked at me, which was even more heartbreaking than those of her friends."
Looking at Yu Qi, who was holding his chest and breathing heavily, Ming Yao quickly picked up a glass of water on the table and handed it to her. But she shook her head and had no intention of stopping. Ke Mian felt his breath stuck in his throat. He carefully teased Yu Qi several times. Yu Qi rolled his eyes and walked closer to Yu Cheng.
"Because my sister-in-law pays my mother's living expenses on your behalf every month, she is like a frustrated little daughter-in-law and allows her to be manipulated and fooled by her. Go back and tell her, don't use those tricks on me. Our family doesn't owe her anything. ! In response to my sister-in-law's condescending attitude, I converted all the birthday gifts she gave me into cash, doubled the amount and gave it back to her. You also know that our family is a small business, and it really makes me feel bad. So brother , please be sure to stop my sister-in-law next time, otherwise I would rather cash out the store where I put all my efforts and give the money back to her."
Perhaps it was Yu Qi's solemn words that set up a hard barrier between Yu Cheng and her. Yu Cheng didn't speak, but just nodded silently. Ke Mian insisted not to let Yu Qi continue to vent, and turned her body away.
"Yu Qi! You really need to change your personality with a clear distinction between love and hate. How can everyone in the world be in tune with you? Even close relatives who are connected by blood will part ways one day. Sister-in-law, brother, parents, even when they grow up It’s normal for the children to be born from different backgrounds, and we have to learn to accept it after all.”
"You are right, but my sister-in-law is not in the situation you said! Am I so full that I have to serve the princess?"
Yu Qi, who didn't know how to vent his hatred and resentment, directly passed all the burden on Ke Mian. Ke Mian sighed and held Yu Qi's shoulders, but Yu Qi ignored Ke Mian's concerned gaze and covered her eyes with a tissue. Ke Mian gently brushed the back of her hand, and Yu Qi covered her ears with both hands. .
"Honey, please don't worry. The princess will be cared for exclusively by this butler who has signed a lifelong contract."
Yu Qi tried hard to pull away the hand held by Ke Mian. With a little force, Ke Mian pinned her whole body behind her back like a koala.
"I think the two of us won't be able to go. Two days and two nights is a bit difficult. Chengmei has to take care of her mother and sister."
"I have no problem! My mother is taking my sister to visit my aunt's house this weekend. So I am very free."
Ming Yao's eyes were very gentle, but Cheng Mei's response was resolute and commanding.
"Can you really go? Seungmei, I'm so happy today."
"Why is the bottle empty? Who took the wrong bottle just now, Yu Qi? Or Brother Ke Mian!"
