"Alright, alright, now that you've hugged and talked, you should hurry back. It's too late and the road isn't safe."
Lin Yi had no choice but to release him, looking down at Qin Hao with slightly lowered eyes. The two stared at each other like that, and Qin Hao felt a chill run down his spine, wondering what Lin Yi was up to.
After a while, Qin Hao's gaze finally fell on Lin Yi's lips. As if he had thought of something, he leaned down slightly and kissed them.
Although it was a fleeting kiss, Lin Yi was finally satisfied.
"Alright, alright, you've hugged and kissed enough, now you should go back. It's not like you won't see each other again tomorrow, why make it so sentimental?"
Qin Hao spoke with feigned composure, but in reality, the tips of his ears were already as red as could be.
"Okay, I'll go back first and come to the company to find you tomorrow."
"Hurry up and go, don't keep me from getting back to my room to sleep."
Lin Yi could only glance at Qin Hao with reluctance before getting into the car. As Qin Hao watched Lin Yi's car drive away, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.
He really didn't expect Lin Yi to become so clingy after getting married, but he quite liked Lin Yi like this. Indeed, being in love is still very happy.
Qin Hao hummed a song as he walked back with his hands behind his back.
Aunt Gu and the others watched the two of them from the balcony of the room.
Qin Hao's father hugged Gu Gu from behind.
"Honey, you can rest assured now, right? They truly love each other. And Lin Yi is excellent in both looks and family background. Most importantly, Zheng has already accepted him, so his character and personality are definitely not a problem."
"Didn't you always hope that your son would date and get married? Now he's taken care of both for you at once, you should be secretly happy."
Aunt Gu relaxed and leaned against Qin Hao's father's chest. She sighed softly before speaking.
"I was just worried that Qin Hao was getting married on a whim and would regret it later. But seeing how affectionate the two of them were just now, there shouldn't be any problems, so I feel a little better."
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so let's not worry about it too much. When A-Zheng and Xia Ran come back, the two of us will continue our trip."
"Okay," Aunt Gu replied, a smile appearing on her face.
After returning to his room, Qin Hao immediately took a shower and washed his hair. It took him about half an hour to finish drying his hair.
When he lay down on the bed and picked up his phone, he immediately saw the message Gu Zheng had sent him, and all he could do was send a guilty emoji.
Thinking about his conversation with Gu Zheng a while ago made him feel even more guilty. He hadn't expected to marry Lin Yi back then. If he had known, he definitely wouldn't have been so arrogant as to say it was impossible.
However, Gu Zheng is probably already asleep, or he's too busy to check his messages, because he hasn't replied yet.
Just as he was thinking about going to sleep, Lin Yi's message came in.
"Honey, I've arrived."
Upon seeing the word "wife," Qin Hao's face flushed again. Looking at the chat box between the two of them, he suddenly didn't know how to reply.
After a while, Lin Yi sent him a picture of the bathroom, followed by a sentence.
"Going to take a shower now, aren't you sleepy? Go to bed early, goodnight."
Upon seeing this sentence, Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a sweet warmth in his heart.
'Okay, goodnight. You should go to sleep early too.'
After sending the message, Qin Hao didn't even dare to look at the reply from Lin Yi on his phone. He rolled around on the bed a couple of times before he calmed down a little.
But when he turned off the lights and lay down to sleep, he couldn't resist picking up his phone and looking at it again.
However, Lin Yi must have already gone to take a shower, so he hasn't replied to his message yet.
Qin Hao took a deep breath, realizing he was too excited and needed to calm down, otherwise Lin Yi might laugh at him.
Overcome with drowsiness, Qin Hao didn't even wait for Lin Yi to reply before falling asleep.
When Xia Ran woke up the next day, he was still in a daze. It was only when he saw the room he had lived in since he was a child that his memories came back.
He glanced at Gu Chen, who was still fast asleep beside him, then quietly got out of bed, changed his clothes, and went out.
He woke up before eight o'clock. He thought he had woken up early enough, but no one had woken up earlier than him.
Why are you up so early?
"I'm used to it. I bought some wontons, come and eat quickly."
Xia Ran then noticed that Gu Zheng was carrying four insulated containers, which were double-layered and quite spacious.
Judging from Gu Zheng's condition, he must have bought breakfast for everyone.
Xia Ran didn't hesitate to say she wouldn't eat; she simply nodded.
"Then I'll go wake them all up first, otherwise the wontons will clump together and won't taste good if they're left out for too long."
"Okay, I'll go get the bowls and chopsticks."
Soon, Xia Ran woke everyone up from their warm beds, including Gu Chen.
After taking his first bite of wonton, Da Zhuang immediately let out an exaggerated exclamation.
"Xia Ran, you even went to buy wontons from Old Wang's? It takes almost twenty minutes to get there. You got up way too early."
Xia Ran paused for a moment, then said, "I didn't buy it; Gu Zheng bought it."
Da Zhuang was somewhat surprised, but in the end he nodded without saying anything, though he still winked at Xia Ran.
Xia Ran felt somewhat helpless, but she couldn't help but glance at Gu Zheng beside her.
He hadn't expected that Gu Zheng would go to buy wontons so early in the morning, and that he would remember that this was the place he liked to eat at.
Old Wang's wonton shop is always packed; the queue is incredibly long. Xia Ran simply couldn't imagine Gu Zheng carrying four such large insulated containers while waiting in line.
After breakfast, Xia Ran stood at the door of his grandfather's room. He had specifically told the housekeeper not to touch his grandfather's room when she came to clean it yesterday.
"Aran, come in and tidy up Grandpa's things."
Gu Zheng opened the door to the room as he spoke. Because no one had lived there for so long, the room was covered in a layer of dust.
"Let's all go inside and tidy up together," said Mr. Lin.
Actually, there wasn't much in Grandpa's room. It was mostly old clothes, some cash, and some property deeds.
With so many of them around, cleaning the room went quickly. Grandpa's clothes and sheets were packed into two large bags; they'll be taken out to throw them away later—it's a tradition.
Looking at the empty room after cleaning, Xia Ran still felt very uncomfortable and uneasy.
But he also knew that no matter what, he had to live a good life.
By the time everything was completely finished, it was already noon.
"The Lunar New Year is just around the corner. Let's go shopping for New Year's goods this afternoon and decorate our home nicely for the holiday."
Xia Ran spoke to the group, trying to let them know that he was no longer sad.
"Okay, then let's go buy New Year's goods this afternoon. It's a rare opportunity for me to spend the New Year with you here, and I'm really excited about it."
Dazhuang was also trying to liven up the atmosphere. Everyone seemed to be telling Xia Ran to live a good life, as if they were afraid that Xia Ran would continue to be sad and upset.
They had all planned to go shopping for New Year's goods in the afternoon, but a guest came to their house.
Everyone knows this guest; it's He Xiu.
Xia Ran glanced at He Xiu, then at Da Zhuang who was silent beside her, and suddenly smiled.
"Dazhuang, they've already come all this way, aren't you going to take good care of them? You stay home and keep He Xiu company, we can go buy the New Year's goods."
Everyone was smart, and after hearing Xia Ran's words, they left with smiles on their faces, leaving only Da Zhuang and He Xiu in the living room.
Da Zhuang felt extremely uncomfortable and embarrassed, unsure of how to talk to He Xiu, and could only sit there awkwardly.
He Xiu was also looking at Da Zhuang. Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he still had some emotions in his heart.
He had originally planned to wait for Dazhuang to come to him on his own initiative, but to his surprise, Dazhuang followed Xia Ran here without saying a word.
"Is this the sincerity you showed when you said you wanted to talk to me? You came here without saying a word, what do you take me for?"
He Xiu originally thought he could have a calm and peaceful talk with Da Zhuang, but once he opened his mouth, he couldn't control his emotions.
Da Zhuang looked a little embarrassed, but also a little confused, and couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.
"I consider you a friend, so isn't your questioning tone a bit strange? We don't have any other relationship."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for He Xiu to hear.
He Xiu almost laughed out of anger when he heard these words.
"So, you just want to be friends with me? What did you mean when you said we'd talk about it later? Just about how to be ordinary friends?"
"It's okay if you don't want to be just friends. Being good friends is fine too. I'm not picky."
Dazhuang is the type who's sharp-tongued, but what he really means is something else entirely.
But the words had already been spoken, so he could only stubbornly refuse to admit defeat.
He Xiu was so angry that he couldn't speak. He looked at Da Zhuang and sat silently by himself for a long time before he calmed down.
He came here to have a proper talk with Dazhuang, not to have a falling out with him.
Da Zhuang glanced at He Xiu, and then, as if he had just thought of something, stood up.
"Please have a seat, I'll be right out."
He Xiu didn't know what Da Zhuang was going to do, and assumed that he also needed to be alone to calm down, so he nodded.
Da Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he wasn't completely angry, so there was still room for reconciliation.
Chapter 431 is worth a try.
Dazhuang rummaged around in the kitchen for quite a while before coming out. He Xiu had actually been smoking in the living room the whole time.
Both of them were somewhat at a loss about the current situation, and they didn't know what to do next.
He Xiu originally thought that everything could be resolved and forgotten with time, but when he saw Da Zhuang again, his heart still beat wildly uncontrollably.
He admitted that the separation had not made him forget or give up on Dazhuang. On the contrary, all the longing he had suppressed in his heart surged up the moment he saw Dazhuang.
Most importantly, it was he who blocked Dazhuang back then, and now he's coming to find him again. For a moment, He Xiu even looked down on himself.
But compared to being with Dazhuang, this moment of self-loathing didn't seem so important.
As for Dazhuang, he's currently in a very conflicted and awkward situation. He had sworn back then that he would never be with He Xiu, and even ran back home.
At the time, he thought that given enough time, he would be able to forget He Xiu. However, after returning home, he did not forget He Xiu as he had imagined; instead, he would often think of him from time to time.