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As they were talking, the two arrived at the dining room.
Chi Zhiyu looked at his expression, suppressed a smile, and turned to walk inside.
Dinner was lavish, with several dishes that Chi Zhiyu loved, which Grandma must have specifically asked Jian Yazhi to prepare.
After they sat down, they chatted and ate intermittently. Grandpa, however, asked a few questions about Xie Ye’s investment in the YG Club.
Xie Ye replied to him, “If I told you, would you understand?”
“...” Grandpa started to put on airs. “Don’t eat this food. Get out.”
“That’s enough,” Grandma frowned and spoke up, “If you two keep arguing, both of you get out.”
Grandpa didn’t say anything after that. Seeing this, Chi Zhiyu found it amusing and quietly turned to look at Xie Ye.
Xie Ye turned his head to meet her gaze, raising an eyebrow as if to say, What are you looking at?
Chi Zhiyu shook her head. Under the table, she held his hand and nudged him, telling him to eat and not talk.
Xie Ye gripped her fingertips back. Chi Zhiyu looked into his eyes and read two words there—
[No.]
“...”
Chi Zhiyu was too lazy to bother with him. She withdrew her hand and picked up her water glass, taking a sip.
Grandma opposite seemed to remember something and looked at her, slightly doubtful, “A-Yu, do you have performances every day?”
“No, I don’t,” Chi Zhiyu put down her cup. “It depends on the specific repertoire schedule. I’m usually rehearsing or practicing dance.”
“I see,” Grandma smiled. “I’ll come watch next time I have time.”
“Okay,” Chi Zhiyu nodded. “I’ll pick you up.”
“Why would you need to pick me up? You have to prepare for rehearsals too, don’t you?” Grandma looked at Xie Ye and instructed, “I’ll just have this boy pick me up.”
Xie Ye: “And I’m not busy?”
“What are you busy with?” Grandma glared at him. “All day long you just know how to annoy people.”
Xie Ye idly hummed, “Then I must be very idle.”
“...”
Grandma then began to lecture him, “Why don’t you change your rebellious nature? You’ve been like this since you were a child, never listening to anyone. Tell me, what good qualities do you have?”
Xie Ye picked up some meat and placed it in Chi Zhiyu’s bowl, his expression lazy and leisurely. “Didn’t I just find myself a wife?”
“...” Grandma choked. “Don’t brag to me. If A-Yu didn’t like you, do you think you could have pursued her successfully on your own?”
“Why not?” Xie Ye’s tone was arrogant and teasing. “I’ve succeeded now.”
Grandma gave him a look, clearly too lazy to argue with him, and continued chatting with Chi Zhiyu.
After dinner, Grandpa and Grandma followed their usual habit of taking a walk outside in the yard, telling the others not to accompany them and to rest at home.
Jian Yazhi stayed in the living room, watching TV with Chi Zhiyu. She seemed to remember something and said to Xie Ye, “Did you know A-Yi got his marriage certificate a while ago?”
“Hm?” Xie Ye was leaning on the sofa, playing on his phone. Hearing this, he asked casually, “Does his arranged marriage count as being married?”
“What kind of talk is that?” Jian Yazhi frowned at him. “Once the certificate is issued, it counts. Go give him a gift in a few days.”
Xie Ye was about to say he’d think about it, but Jian Yazhi preempted him, “Or why don’t you go to the Wen family now and bring Xiao Zhizi along to visit Grandma Wen?”
The mention of bringing Chi Zhiyu to see someone piqued Xie Ye’s interest. He nodded readily, “Alright.”
Chi Zhiyu was a bit bewildered, blinking. “Are we going to see someone?”
Xie Ye took her hand and stood up, raising his chin. “Let’s go, time to show off.”
“...”
She didn’t know where they were going to “show off.”
Chi Zhiyu followed Xie Ye out, walking a short distance to digest their meal. They hadn’t walked far when he led her into the Wen family’s residence.
Watching him navigate someone else’s house so skillfully, Chi Zhiyu was a bit confused. Just as she was about to ask where they were, her peripheral vision caught a figure.
She turned to look. The man was wearing a simple shirt, his expression languid and casual, looking like a carefree young master.
Chi Zhiyu saw the man’s figure and face and was stunned.
Because.
He surprisingly looked familiar, as if she had seen him online.
Xie Ye led her forward, looking at Sheng Yu opposite him. “Is this your house?”
Sheng Yu also hadn’t expected to see them there. He raised an eyebrow, his voice deep and mellow, with a hint of lazy magnetism, imitating Xie Ye’s words, “Is this the Xie family house?”
Xie Ye curved his lips, then pulled Chi Zhiyu forward, gesturing for Sheng Yu to greet her. “This is your sister-in-law.”
“...”
Sheng Yu glanced at him, looking at him with a half-smile, “Are you older than me?”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu understood. She smiled first and greeted him, “Hello, I’m Chi Zhiyu.”
Sheng Yu nodded, smiling lazily, “Hello, sister-in-law. I’m Sheng Yu.”
“...” Xie Ye curled his lips but said nothing.
However, after hearing the name, Chi Zhiyu was even more certain of her guess and asked somewhat hesitantly, “Is it the male singer Sheng Yu?”
Sheng Yu raised an eyebrow, “Is there a second person named Sheng Yu in the entertainment industry?”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu understood: it was the famous celebrity himself.
Sheng Yu looked at Xie Ye and asked in return:
“Coming to find Wen Yi?”
Xie Ye hummed, “Bringing him a wedding gift.”
Sheng Yu smiled, “Alright, let’s go together.”
Listening to their conversation, Chi Zhiyu somehow felt that these two men probably didn’t have good intentions.
The three sauntered into the Wen family’s living room. Wen Yi, who was coming down the stairs with documents, wasn’t surprised to see the two men entering. But when he saw Chi Zhiyu behind them, he raised an eyebrow.
Chi Zhiyu entered and also saw Wen Yi, who had a striking appearance and slightly upturned peach blossom eyes.
After a few seconds of mental blank, Chi Zhiyu recalled someone she had seen in high school from this familiar feeling.
Wen Yi first looked at Sheng Yu, asking in a drawn-out, teasing tone, “You were just caught visiting an actress on set. Still have time to be here?”
A few days ago, news broke that Sheng Yu was visiting his girlfriend on set, causing a stir among fans who were constantly guessing who it was.
That same afternoon, Sheng Yu directly responded, “Quiet down, don’t guess who it is. She’s afraid you’ll get her blacklisted.”
This Weibo post had been widely circulated recently, but no one had guessed who it was. However, most speculated it was the actress Ji Qingwan, who had been most associated with him lately.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t pay much attention to this, as she wasn’t a fan, but hearing it now, she suddenly became curious too.
“What?” Sheng Yu seemed completely unconcerned, his tone slightly lazy. “Can’t I just come and see people?”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow, while Xie Ye was clearly uninterested. He took her hand, walked inside, and casually sat on the sofa.
Wen Yi saw this and said, “What are you doing here?”
“Didn’t you get married?” Xie Ye’s tone was very irritating. “I’m here to give you my blessings.”
Wen Yi seemed utterly indifferent to his own marriage. “Too bad, my bride isn’t here, so no blessings for you.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu thought of Xie Ye’s earlier mention of an arranged marriage, and now combined with Wen Yi’s words, it seemed like a marriage of convenience, essentially a business partnership.
Chi Zhiyu felt she had no right to judge this arrangement and said nothing.
Wen Yi looked at her and greeted her first. Chi Zhiyu naturally nodded in response.
Sheng Yu, who was holding his phone and possibly chatting with someone, suddenly spoke, “Is sister-in-law a classical dancer?”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, “Yes, why?”
Sheng Yu casually replied, “A friend wants to know about it.”
Wen Yi immediately exposed him, “Just say it’s your girlfriend.”
“I’d like to say that,” Sheng Yu raised an eyebrow, “but she hasn’t agreed, so how can I say it?”
Hearing his tone, Chi Zhiyu found it amusing. Just then, Sheng Yu’s phone rang. He looked up, perhaps seeing something, and said to her, “Sister-in-law, do you have time to help me out?”
“Hm?” Chi Zhiyu didn’t understand. “Help with what?”
Sheng Yu shook his phone, drawing out his lazy emphasis, “My future girlfriend wants to understand the key points of classical dance. Could you explain it, and maybe help me pursue her?”
Hearing his term “future girlfriend,” Chi Zhiyu chuckled and readily agreed, “Okay, I can do that.”
Sheng Yu thanked her and casually handed her his phone.
Chi Zhiyu took it, looked at the call screen, raised an eyebrow, and put it to her ear, saying hello, “Hello.”
Ji Qingwan on the other end of the phone also hadn’t expected Sheng Yu to coincidentally meet a professional classical dancer. After answering the call, she also said hello.
Afterward, the two began a Q&A conversation.
The three men didn’t disturb them. They got up and casually walked towards the balcony to get some fresh air and smoke.
Wen Yi took out a lighter, lit his cigarette, and teased Sheng Yu, “Can your method of pursuing people be any more useless?”
Sheng Yu raised an eyebrow and slowly retorted, “You got married pretty early. Was it useful?”
“I wanted to,” Wen Yi said indifferently. Then, he seemed to think of something, exhaling a puff of smoke. “Anyway, it was going to happen eventually.”
The smoke drifted over with the wind. Xie Ye frowned, “Can you two get further away?”
“What are you pretending about?” Seeing his disgusted look, Wen Yi glared at him. “What are you doing here, acting like someone who doesn’t touch cigarettes or alcohol?”
Xie Ye leaned against the balcony, looking at the woman in the living room, who was smiling faintly while on the phone. He said leisurely, “Excuse me, I don’t want to be with you guys, but your sister-in-law controls me and doesn’t let me smoke. So—”
Wen Yi directly interrupted him, “Shut up. Can you stop talking?”
“So, you two get far away and don’t let the smoke smell reach us, or just put it out,” Xie Ye continued annoyingly. “Otherwise, your sister-in-law will misunderstand me later, and that’s not good.”
“...” Sheng Yu couldn’t help but say, “Does sister-in-law know you’re like this?”
Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, “What about me doesn’t she know?”
“...”
“What are you so proud of?” Wen Yi bit his cigarette and looked at him, slowly speaking, “We’ve known each other since childhood, and you only got together after graduating high school. Is your method of pursuing her any different from Sheng Yu’s?”
Sheng Yu, innocently brought up, hissed lightly, “What kind of talk is that?”
Wen Yi’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Aren’t you two on the same level?”
“Oh,” Xie Ye scoffed, “I don’t know where you two got the wrong idea.”
“?”
“Me, I’ve never had to pursue someone,” Xie Ye’s tone was arrogant and cocky. “We were mutually attracted, understand?”
“...”
Sheng Yu truly couldn’t stand his personality after he started dating. He curved his lips, his tone lazy, “What nonsense are you spouting here?”
Xie Ye didn’t feel there was any problem at all. He ridiculed him, “What? Can’t pursue someone now?”
Sheng Yu was too lazy to bother with him, “Don’t need your concern.”
“Don’t worry,” Xie Ye looked at him and raised his chin. “I won’t exclude you. It’s fine if you fail. Then you can accompany Wen Yi to get divorced.”
“...”
Sheng Yu looked at him for two seconds, then extinguished his cigarette with one hand. He flexed his wrist, then directly raised his hand and locked Xie Ye’s neck in an armlock.
Wen Yi, with his hands in his pockets, casually moved to stand in front of the two, blocking the view from the sofa behind. He held his cigarette and said, his voice a little unclear, unhurriedly, “Hurry up. Kill him and dispose of the body.”
________________________________________
Coming out of the Wen family home, the two returned the way they came, walking back towards the Xie family residence.
Thinking of Sheng Yu and Wen Yi, whom they had just met, Chi Zhiyu turned to him and asked curiously, “Did you two grow up together?”
“Hm?” Xie Ye held her hand and said lazily, “Don’t you know who I grew up with?”
It was always with her.
Chi Zhiyu curved her lips, “I mean before you were nine.”
Xie Ye curled his lips, “We were all kids, don’t remember.”
Chi Zhiyu was amused by him, “Is that how you all interact?”
Xie Ye: “Don’t know, not familiar.”
Chi Zhiyu pinched his finger, “What’s wrong? They seem pretty nice to you.”
Xie Ye completely refused to discuss those two annoying guys, declining to talk about them.
Chi Zhiyu looked at him, curving her lips, “I’m curious what you were like when you were little. Were you like this, unlikable?”
“Excuse me,” Xie Ye wrapped one arm around her waist and said languidly, “I’m universally adored.”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu was half-held in his embrace, looking at his proud and confident expression, and laughed, “Who are you kidding? Grandma even said you were annoying when you were little, very rebellious, causing trouble every day.”
Caught out, Xie Ye wasn’t at all embarrassed, “Is that a bad personality?”
Chi Zhiyu truly felt that he could twist anything into his own words. “Your temper is so bad, do you even have any friends?”
Xie Ye shamelessly admitted, “Yes.”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu pointed out the two from earlier, “But what about Sheng Yu and Wen Yi?”
Xie Ye leisurely said, “Do you think their tempers are better than mine?”
“Hm?” Chi Zhiyu thought about it. “I think they’re pretty good.”
They had the proper politeness and boundaries, and they weren’t overly oppressive.
Xie Ye curled his lips, “That’s because you’re their sister-in-law, so they wouldn’t dare not show you respect.”
“And me,” Xie Ye said lazily, “I’m the one with the best temper. You’ve found a treasure, you know.”
“...”
Although Chi Zhiyu didn’t know whether the other two’s tempers were bad or worse, based on their interactions so far, she genuinely felt that Xie Ye had a knack for lying.
Very strong.
Back at the Xie family home, the elders had all gone to sleep.
Xie Ye led Chi Zhiyu upstairs to his room. Jian Yazhi had prepared Chi Zhiyu’s change of clothes and placed them on the bed.
“I was going to leave you here alone, you know,” Chi Zhiyu saw the clothes, sat on the edge of the bed, and teased him, “Let you enjoy some long-unseen solo time.”
Xie Ye curved his lips, “Let others enjoy that.”
Chi Zhiyu guessed who he meant by “others” and laughed, leaning in to kiss his face, “I was very happy today.”
Xie Ye held her in his arms, “Not nervous?”
“A little at first,” Chi Zhiyu reached out and hugged his waist, looking up at him, “But Grandpa and Grandma were very good to me, and your friends were very interesting. Everything was good.”
She knew he was afraid she’d be scared or dislike the environment.
So he took her out, to see friends and ease her mood.
Not to dwell too much on the atmosphere.
Hearing this, Xie Ye lowered his head and kissed her, curling his lips, “That’s good then.”
Chi Zhiyu looked at the curve of his lips and also started to smile. She leaned into his embrace and softly said, “Xie Ye, your home is so nice.”
So warm, and she liked it very much.
Xie Ye ruffled her head, “Silly, this is your home too.”
Chi Zhiyu was slightly stunned by this, then chuckled, “We’re not married yet, how is it my home?”
Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, “Then let’s get married tomorrow?”
Chi Zhiyu looked up at him, “How can it be that casual?”
Xie Ye asked unhurriedly, “Then tell me, when do you want to get married?”
“I’m fine with anytime,” Chi Zhiyu asked him back, “When do you want to?”
Xie Ye was indifferent, “Anytime is fine.”
After two seconds.
He then added leisurely, “Anyway, it’ll be with you.”
Chi Zhiyu smiled and kissed the corner of his lips again, “Then let’s wait a bit longer, pick a good day.”
After saying that, she got up from his embrace, “I’m going to take a shower. You think about it.”
Chi Zhiyu picked up the change of clothes nearby and turned to walk towards the bathroom. Just as she stepped in, she noticed a figure following her from behind. She turned back to him, “What are you doing here?”
Xie Ye hugged her waist from behind, pulling her into his embrace.
Chi Zhiyu paused, blinking at him, “I need to shower.”
The unspoken meaning was, Please leave.
Xie Ye lowered his head and kissed her cheek, trailing downwards, his lips falling onto her fair neck, gently kissing and biting. “Together?”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu felt his hand gently hook the hem of her clothes, exploring upwards. Her breathing became slightly erratic, but her mind was still clear as she said, “Who’s with you? Get out.”
Xie Ye’s hand gently caressed, carrying an ambiguous and sensual suggestion, as he kissed her earlobe, his voice somewhat muffled, like a soft whisper: “Didn’t you just kiss me?”
Chi Zhiyu remembered that she had indeed kissed his mouth. She paused, “So?”
“So—”
Xie Ye’s eyes were deep black like the night. He hooked the door with his heel, and the bathroom door closed with the force.
At the same time, his audacious actions were accompanied by his seemingly misinterpreted words.
“I thought you were inviting me.”
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