In the evening, Yin Zhiyao sat by the steps in front of his house, holding a vocabulary book in his hand, waiting for Xie Yuan to come home.

I was very confused, and I kept rehearsing in my mind what I was going to say.

At about eight o'clock, Xie Yuan pushed his bicycle into the alley and saw Yin Zhiyao sitting alone by the stairs. He was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why are you sitting here?"

"I didn't bring the key." Yin Zhiyao's voice was a little hoarse: "I thought you would come back early."

Xie Yuan said nothing, locked the bicycle, then took out the key and opened the door.

Yin Zhiyao followed in and said, "I went under the overpass and heard that you have sold the shop."

Xie Yuan did not respond directly, but took out a card from the room and handed it to Yin Zhiyao: "The money from selling the shop, the money saved over the years, and what your father left... are all in here

."

With that said, he put the card into Yin Zhiyao's shoulder bag pocket.

"What do you mean?" Yin Zhiyao turned sideways, dodged his movement, and did not accept the card. He was confused: "What do you mean?"

Xie Yuan smiled easily: "I plan to go south to do some business soon."

"You want to leave?"

"Um."

Xie Yuan explained: "I always feel that opening a store can't be a big deal, so I want to do some business."

Yin Zhiyao was a little skeptical and didn't quite believe him: "Really?"

Xie Yuan didn't say anything more, and went to the kitchen to make a bowl of braised noodles with eggs for Yin Zhiyao, and put it on the table: "Eat."

Yin Zhiyao didn't eat dinner and waited for him dryly at the door. In the afternoon, he was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back, so he picked up his chopsticks and slurped down the noodles.

Xie Yuan poured a glass of water and handed the tissue to her: "Eat slowly."

Yin Zhiyao felt that Xie Yuan at this moment was the cheap brother he was familiar with. And when he saw him in the afternoon, even his back was unfamiliar and a bit scary.

It's not that she can't accept Xie Yuan being in love, it's just...

She couldn't tell what it was, it just felt weird.

Xie Yuan sat opposite her, looked at the little girl with a confused expression, and asked, "Do you have something to say?"

Yin Zhiyao glanced at him and asked in a low voice: "Brother, are you in love?"

Xie Yuan was mentally prepared and nodded silently.

"Well... I'm not saying you can't fall in love. The main thing is that our school doesn't allow falling in love. If you are caught, you will be expelled."

She was typing up her draft for the afternoon today, so she spoke as if she was reciting her lines: "Brother, as he said, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. If you don't want me to be fired, you certainly don't want me to be fired."

‌Learn to be expelled.”

After speaking, she carefully looked up at him and observed his expression.

Xie Yuan said calmly: "Don't you hate her so much that you beat her?"

"Although I don't like Xu Ruotong, I'm not...that annoying."

Yin Zhiyao's imagination suddenly opened up and he said, "Brother, shouldn't it be because of me that you... are together with Xu Ruotong?"

Xie Yuan knocked on her forehead: "Watch less stupid TV series."

Yin Zhiyao curled his lips, picked out a piece of noodles, and said vently: "I just don't understand why you guys got together. It's so unreasonable."

"Yeah?"

"I don't think you like Xu Ruotong."

"Why?"

"It just feels like..." Yin Zhiyao said, "You and her are completely incompatible."

Xie Yuan went back to the kitchen to clean up the dishes, turned his back to her, and said, "Don't worry about my affairs. Take care of your own studies, get into the university of your choice, grow up well, and fall in love with the person you like."

How could Yin Zhiyao not care about this matter, just Xu Ruotong, but Xie Yuan is the person closest to her besides her father.

"Brother, if you really like Xu Ruotong, I can ignore you. If you do it for me..."

"It's better to be less selfish. For your sake, I sold my beauty to seduce your enemy?" Xie Yuan turned back and glanced at her: "Then I love you too much."

Yin Zhiyao frowned.

If it weren't for this reason, Yin Zhiyao really couldn't think of a reason for Xie Yuan and Xu Ruotong to be together. She pulled Xie Yuan's sleeve and asked, "Is it because my brother doesn't want to fight anymore?"

Xie Yuan:......

"Xu Ruotong's family is very rich, but you don't have to do it for this..."

"Yin Zhiyao." Xie Yuan interrupted her: "Don't interfere in my affairs anymore. You have no ability or qualification to interfere."

After saying that, Xie Yuan pulled her hand away, returned to the house, and closed the door heavily.

"I don't care, I don't care!"

Yin Zhiyao was also angered by his attitude. He grabbed his bag and turned to go out.

When she walked to the door, she turned back and looked at the bank card lying quietly on the table. After all, she was still angry. She turned back and knocked hard on the door: "Didn't you say that you are sincere to me? You are like this."

How sincere!”

Xie Yuan didn't respond to her, and Yin Zhiyao was so angry that he kicked the door twice, which hurt his own feet, and vowed to never pay attention to him again.

*

On Monday, as soon as Yin Zhiyao returned to school, he hurriedly found Yu Bai and told her what happened in the alley that day.

When Yu Bai heard this, his already bad mood became even worse.

She has always been very fond of Xie Yuan, and boys like Xie Yuan are totally her type.

She reluctantly looked back at Xu Ruotong.

Xu Ruotong was lying on the table, looking at her cell phone, her eyes filled with joy, and her sweetness, as if she was afraid that others would not know that she was in love.

"impossible..."

Yu Bai gritted his teeth and said, "It's absolutely impossible for your brother to like her. I don't believe it."

Yin Zhiyao sighed: "Actually, I'm not sure about my brother's heart. I just think that if he really likes her, he will definitely not fall in love with her."

Yu Bai looked at Yin Zhiyao: "Why?"

"My brother is the kind of person who...if he likes someone, he will be kind to her to the core. Look at Xu Ruotong's condition. His grades have dropped like this." Yin Zhiyao said bitterly: "If you really like me, you are a bitch."

She won't let her become like this."

Just like when Xie Yuan learned that his mother was going to be picked up, he agreed without even thinking about it, because he knew what to do and it was the best choice for her.

Xie Yuan was like this towards Yin Zhiyao's brother and sister. How could he be so selfish when he really faced the girl he liked?

After hearing Yin Zhiyao's explanation, Yu Bai seemed to feel a little better: "So, is it possible that he and Xu Ruotong are together because of you?"

Yin Zhiyao waved his hand: "I've thought about it this way too, but it doesn't seem very logical. It's impossible for me to do so many things just to help me get revenge on a girl I don't like. This reason is too childish."

"Then there must be other connections between them." Yu Bai said thoughtfully, "There are some secrets that even you don't know about."

They couldn't figure it out for a while. Yin Zhiyao and Yu Bai struggled with it for a few days, but finally let it go.

The study life at Nancheng No. 1 Middle School became more and more tense as the senior year approached. Even though Yin Zhiyao had doubts, the heavy coursework left her with no more energy to investigate the matter.

...

During the May Day holiday, Yin Zhiyao, carrying a heavy schoolbag, had just stepped out of the school gate when he saw Qiao Zhengyang standing under the tree, looking at her coldly: "Girl, I'm back! You

It’s over!”

"ah!"

Yin Zhiyao knew that Qiao Zhengyang, a stubborn otaku, regarded his handiwork as his wife. She broke the heads and arms of his two "daughter-in-laws" and he would never let her go when he came back.

They were actually blocked at the school gate.

The little girl saw something was wrong and ran away. Qiao Zhengyang shouted: "Stop her quickly! Don't let her run away!"

It was at this moment that Yin Zhiyao ran into a warm embrace.

The breath in my arms is very familiar, with a hint of mint.

She looked up and saw the young man's fair and gentle face.

After not seeing each other for such a long time, he seemed to have grown taller, and his facial contours became deeper and deeper, showing the toughness of an adult man. His eyebrows were less youthful and unruly, and more mature and neat.

However, the smile in the corners of his eyes was still clear.

"Kid, long time no see." Cheng Wan patted her head affectionately.

Yin Zhiyao turned around and saw Qiao Zhengyang charging towards him angrily. She breathed hard and immediately pretended to faint.

He fainted very skillfully and fell steadily into Cheng Wan's arms.

Cheng Wan caught her and held her slender waist with one hand, feeling helpless: "Hey..."

In my ears, Qiao Zhengyang's voice came: "What's wrong with her?"
To be continued...