The car stopped in front of the Yan’s residence. Meng Ting carefully helped Yan Sui up. Seeing that his eyes were still closed, he hesitated for a moment, but he planned to carry the person inside directly. Meanwhile, Yan Sui sensed this intention and slowly opened his eyes.
“If you’re still sleepy, I’ll carry you back. I’m very strong.”
That day, he was restrained by Yan Sui within five moves. Part of the reason was that he hadn’t eaten enough and hadn’t slept well during that period of time. Now that he was in good condition, he felt that he would have no problem carrying Yan Sui on his back.
He thought for a moment and added, “This is at home, it doesn’t matter.”
On outside occasions, in front of outsiders, it seemed like it wasn’t good for him to carry Yan Sui on his back. But this was in their home, so what did it matter?
Yan Sui laughed, wrapped his arms around Meng Ting, and kissed him on the cheek as a reward for Meng Ting’s hard work.
“What are you carrying me for? I’m not sick, I don’t need to be carried.”
Meng Ting thought for a while before slowly nodding his head. While agreeing with him, he was also a little disappointed. It was not easy for him to find something he could do for Yan Sui.
His loss came and went quickly. After being led out of the car by Yan Sui, his mood became clear again. They would be together every day from now on, and he would definitely be able to find other good things he could do for Yan Sui.
He also knows some sense of propriety. The premise of treating Yan Sui well is not to cause unnecessary trouble to Yan Sui because he is too stupid.
Meng Ting is an absolute genius in perfumery, but except for this and the fighting skills he was forced to practice since childhood, he is more than a little mediocre in other aspects. What’s more, his mind has been affected to some extent. He is not as ignorant as a child, but it is also difficult to be as thoughtful as an adult. It is more in line with his current age.
His dullness, and his reticence, are all camouflage for his shortcomings. It was precisely because he opened his heart to Yan Sui that he exposed it without any scruples. During this process, if Yan Sui made any malicious or inappropriate behavior, Meng Ting would probably retract into his turtle shell again.
The process of him and Yan Sui getting along went unexpectedly smoothly. The two of them came together hand in hand. Apart from being eye-catching, as Meng Ting said in the car this morning, he and Yan Sui are a perfect match, both in appearance and aura.
He Wan naturally couldn’t fail to see what the public could see at a glance. She stood at the door of the old residence’s living room, the smile on her face dissipating little by little as they approached.
To be precise, she had been waiting for Meng Ting for a whole day.
When she arrived at the Meng’s residence in the morning, she learned from Feng Zejiao that Meng Ting had been taken to the old residence by Yan Sui yesterday. She rushed to the old residence and learned that Yan Sui had taken the person away. Soon after, she got the news that Yan Sui had taken the person to the company.
It was only after a whole day had passed that Yan Sui brought the person back. They were also holding hands. He brought the person back with the appearance of being in love with each other. It was obvious that the silly Meng Ting had been so fascinated by his son’s little trick that he was confused and disoriented.
But what does it matter? Some people are naturally foolish. It’s not like a few sweet words from Yan Sui can make him smarter. Besides, when foolish people go crazy and make jokes, that’s when they’re uninhibited and more interesting.
He Wan saw Yan Sui and Meng Ting from a distance, and Yan Sui also noticed her. The gentleness on his face gradually faded, but he still didn’t let go of Meng Ting’s hand.
“You’re here.” He nodded gently to He Wan, then looked at Meng Ting, “This is my mother.”
“This is Meng Ting.”
He Wan smiled and before she could say anything, Meng Ting stood up straight and shouted, “Mom!”
Realizing that he was too nervous and his voice was a bit too loud, he lowered his voice and said, “Hello.”
The difference in volume between before and after this sentence was so great that He Wan couldn’t figure out Meng Ting’s thoughts for a while. Was he enthusiastic or not when he saw her?
“Okay, okay, come in quickly,” the frozen smile on He Wan’s face softened again, and she turned her body sideways. Then, not only did her voice soften when she spoke, but even the way she looked at Meng Ting became softer.
“What did Sui’er take you to?”
Meng Ting did not respond immediately after hearing this. He turned his head and glanced at Yan Sui. It was only when he saw him nodding lightly did he responded to He Wan.
“We went to get our marriage certificate.”
He said this without taking out the marriage certificate from his pocket, looking at He Wan with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Although He Wan was smiling, it was a fake smile. She had to fake a smile even with her family. She definitely didn’t like them, but it was easy to understand why she didn’t like him. He was naturally unlikeable. But why didn’t she like Yan Sui? He was so kind and good.
“Oh… Oh?” He Wan’s tone rose directly. The smile is still there, but even the forced fake gentleness is gone. She looked at Yan Sui, there was more anger than surprise in her eyes. Some things that had been hidden almost couldn’t be contained anymore.
“The wedding date has been set, and the sooner it’s done, the better.” Yan Sui explained and didn’t want to say anymore. His gaze swept to Uncle Xiao in the corner of the living room and said, “Set the meal in ten minutes.”
“Yes,” Uncle Xiao responded in a low voice, then turned and went to the kitchen.
Yan Sui withdrew his gaze. He looked at He Wan, who was slightly out of sorts, saying once again, “Let’s go back to our room and change our clothes.”
Meng Ting followed Yan Sui and nodded his head in greeting to He Wan, and then was led upstairs to the room by Yan Sui.
He Wan’s burning gaze followed them until they closed the door behind them. Only then did she withdraw her gaze, and then she sat on the sofa and lowered her head in silence.
***
Meng Ting changed his clothes and took a look at his and Yan Sui’s room. In the end, he chose to put their marriage certificate on the bedside table. The reason was very simple. He wanted to look at it from time to time to make sure it was still there. Otherwise, he wouldn’t feel at ease no matter where he hid it.
Seeing the way Meng Ting breathed a sigh of relief, Yan Sui’s lips couldn’t help but curl up again. He came over, rubbed Meng Ting’s hair, and said softly, “My relationship with her is not very good. You don’t need to care about whatever she says to you.”
Yan Sui stated the facts in a calm tone. Meng Ting thought for a moment, then reached out and hugged Yan Sui around the waist, “I don’t care, and you don’t need to care either.”
He doesn’t know He Wan, so why should he care about what she thinks of him? On the contrary, the one who really cared and would be hurt might be Yan Sui.
Yan Sui’s hand that was gently rubbing Meng Ting’s hair paused for a moment, and then he continued to rub it. Meng Ting was very slow in some things, but he also had keen reactions. For example, he knows what harm is like better than anyone else.
It is often not strangers who can really hurt people’s hearts, but the people closest to you.
Yan Sui’s eyes turned cold, “I already didn’t care about it since a long time ago.”
“Um,” Meng Ting responded, then raised his eyes to look at Yan Sui. He nodded and said in agreement, “Right, it’s good that we don’t care.”
Yan Sui’s hand moved to his lower back. He held Meng Ting’s hand, then pulled him up and walked downstairs.
There were some things that Meng Ting no longer cared about, but he couldn’t help but care about them. Although the results of the thorough investigation hadn’t come back yet, he understood that the hurt that made Meng Yun so sensitive was not ordinary. Some people just need to be ignored, but they can’t be forgiven.
As they descended from the stairs, it just so happened that Uncle Xiao and Nanny Wang took the servants to set up the dishes. And He Wan was also seated.
When Meng Ting’s gaze swept over, both Uncle Xiao and Nanny Wang shook their heads gently at him. After thinking about it for a while, he understood what they meant.
It must be that eating with Yan Sui’s mother is too restrictive and unpleasant, so they don’t want to, which is fine.
This kind of restraint is not only limited to Uncle Xiao and Nanny Wang but also to Yan Sui. Of course, it’s not called restraint, it’s called indifference, an unconscious indifference.
However, Meng Ting knew best what it felt like to be hungry, and he was reluctant to let Yan Sui go hungry because of restraint.
When he got to the dinner table, he worked hard to eat and pick up food for Yan Sui.
“You work so hard every day, so you need to eat more.”
“Um,” Yan Sui responded gently and then ate all the dishes Meng Ting gave him.
Meng Ting’s eyes unconsciously glanced at He Wan opposite him, and her eyes also swept over. The two people face each other. Just when He Wan thought he would say something meaningful, Meng Ting lowered his head and took a big bite of rice. The speed of eating was obviously accelerated, and the speed of picking up vegetables for Yan Sui was also the same.
He Wan’s gaze was cold. Before their appetites were completely ‘chilled’ by her gaze, he and Yan Sui had better eat as much as possible.
Under He Wan’s surprised gaze, Meng Ting quickly ate three bowls of rice and many dishes that Yan Sui had given him. Under his influence, Yan Sui also ate an extra bowl with him. It seemed that his appetite was better than usual.
Originally, with He Wan here, Yan Sui would not have any appetite. But with Meng Ting beside him, he couldn’t help but focus most of his attention on him. Any of his reactions and behaviors were cute in his eyes. In this way, his mood would naturally improve, and his appetite also followed suit.
When they finished eating, He Wan still had half a bowl of rice left, but she didn’t want to eat much.
Meng Ting hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth, “Why do you still have leftovers? This is not good, you’d better finish it.”
He Wan, who originally had little appetite, didn’t want to eat anymore after Meng Ting said this. She pulled her chopsticks out of the bowl and placed them on the table. She looked at Meng Ting, there was a smile on her lips, but her eyes were colder than before.
“What are you talking about? This is at the Yan’s residence. I can’t eat anymore. What’s wrong with leaving some leftover food?”
However, Meng Ting was not intimidated by He Wan’s stance. He pondered for a moment, his expression looked as serious as ever.
“Many teachers say it’s not good. Didn’t they tell you?”
He Wan was speechless and silent. Meng Ting took her silence as agreement. He turned his head to look at Yan Sui and said, “Let’s raise a puppy or a kitten at home in the future, so that we won’t have to worry about leftovers.” The person who loves to leave leftover food is Yan Sui’s biological mother. This is too difficult to handle, so this is the only way.
Yan Sui smiled gently and let out an ‘Okay’.
Meng Ting nodded, but he remembered some cats and dogs on the university campus. Rather than being with people, he prefers to be with these kittens and puppies. He also felt that they understood him better. Now there is Yan Sui.
“There is a pet shelter near our home. We can go there and have a look later.”
“Okay,” Meng Ting’s eyes brightened a little when he heard this. He once wanted to have a cat or dog of his own, but he didn’t even have his own home, so how could he give them a home?
But it’s different now; He has Yan Sui. He has a home.
List of Idiom in Chapter 022.2
出乎預料 (chū hū yù liào): beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected; be beyond all expectations.情投意合 (qíng tóu yì hé): to have affection for and be compatible with each other (often of a romantic couple); to have an affinity with each other (idiom); to find each other congenial; find mutual affection and agreement; be in agreement in opinion and feelings; be united in inclinations and affections; suit each other perfectly; describes that the two parties are harmonious in their thoughts and feelings and get along well.
找不着北 (zhǎo bu zháo běi): lit. unable to tell which way is north—lose one’s direction; (colloquial) to be lost and confused; to be unable to find one’s direction; to be confused and disoriented; get confused; knocked out.
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