Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhou Yizuo pursed his lips and followed.
When he entered the apartment, Zhou Yizuo looked at Ye Xue in front of him. He opened his mouth to ask her if Jiang Yu had come back to look for her, but the moment he said it, he only asked, âWhy are you crying?â
He didnât dare to mention Jiang Yu, afraid that Ye Xue would leave him because she still had Jiang Yu in her heart.
Ye Xue placed the textbooks on the sofa and turned around without even daring to raise her head. She reached to grab the handbag in his hand. âIâm fine. Give me the ingredients.â
Zhou Yizuo let her take the handbag and turn around to the kitchen. He stood rooted to the ground and watched.
When he came back just now, he just happened to see Jiang Yu leave.
It had been three years. He never expected Jiang Yu to suddenly appear in front of Ye Xue. He also didnât expect it to be at this critical moment.
Ye Xue had only agreed to be his girlfriend for a few days, he knew Ye Xue still had feelings for Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu didnât know how he had run out of college. When he came back to his senses, he was already in the bar.
This was the first time Jiang Yu had entered a bar. Because he was underage before, his family banned him from bars.
Tingyan had the same experience.
He sat in a remote booth and ordered a cup of flaming cloud.
The bartender was fast. In a short while, he had finished mixing the wine and placed it in front of him.
âGive me ten shots first. Iâll continue after I finish.â
After Jiang Yu finished speaking, he raised the glass to his mouth and finished it in one gulp.
The bartender had worked in the bar for five years. He had seen many people of all kinds. Just by looking at the boy in front of him, he knew this boy wanted to drown his sorrows with alcohol.
He smiled and continued to make drinks. He made ten glasses for Jiang Yu in one go.
Jiang Yu drank one glass after another. He reached into his pocket and took out his phone. After pressing it multiple times, the screen did not light up. Only then did he realize that his phone was turned off.
After he turned it on, his phone kept ringing.
When he clicked on it, he realized that it was all from Tingyan. The meaning was almost the same. He asked him where he had gone and what he had been doing. He was asked to call back after reading the messages.
He drank while he waited for the call to get through.
After the call was connected, he heard Tingyanâs anxious voice, âJiang Yu, whatâs wrong?â
âI just broke up.â Jiang Yu finished the remaining wine in his glass in one gulp. After he put it down, he picked up another glass.
âYe Xue was snatched away by someone?â Fu Tingyan didnât know what to say. He had just mentioned it casually. How did it come true?
âHer boyfriend is Zhou Yizuo.â Jiang Yu didnât know how he could say this name so calmly. After saying that, he finished the glass of wine in his hand in one gulp. He drank very fiercely.
âZhou Yizuo poached her. He is too unkind.â If Fu Tingyan knew that Jiang Yu would encounter this matter, he would come back with Jiang Yu no matter what. His brother must be feeling very down now.
Jiang Yu didnât say anything. He picked up another glass and continued to drink.
Hearing the gurgling sound, Fu Tingyan asked, âAre you drinking?â
âYes. Without you by my side, no one will drink with me.â
Fu Tingyan and Jiang Yu were very close. If it were anyone else, he wouldnât have said this.
Fu Tingyan chuckled. âJust you wait. Youâll see me tomorrow night.â
Jiang Yu knew that he wasnât joking, so he said, âYouâd better stay there. Youâll be back in a year. It wonât be too late to drink with me then.â
âWhat do you mean by that? Are you planning to come back?â
Jiang Yu paused. âIâm not planning to go back.â
âYu, I can...â
Before Fu Tingyan could finish, Jiang Yu interrupted him. âTingyan, stop trying to persuade me.â
âOkay, I wonât persuade you.â
âIn the future, youâll have to help me when I fight.â
âWhen have I ever let anyone bully you?â
âI knew it.â
Fu Tingyan tilted his head and glanced at Bo Ye. âYou are a man, right? If you are a man, then compete fairly with Zhou Yizuo.â
âBut Xiao Xue, she...â
Jiang Yu didnât continue. When they were in a passionate relationship, who would want another troublemaker beside them?
When he was with Ye Xue, he wished that it was just the two of them every day.
Xiao Xue wouldnât like it either.
âIf you donât try hard, how will you know the result?â
Jiang Yu pursed his lips.
âIâll teach you how to get her back.â
Jiang Yu halted.
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Jiangcheng.
Bright Garden.
Xiao Jiu was three years old, one day before he went to kindergarten.
Qin Shu was anxious. âWill Master forget the time our son goes to kindergarten?â
Since Xiao Jiu was four months old, Master had come to pick Xiao Jiu up and gone to Qi Mountain to play every few months. He had done this countless times.
Fu Tingyu comforted her, âNo, donât worry. He might send our son back in the afternoon.â
Master had sent Xiao Jiu back at the right time.
When Xiao Jiu returned to the Bright Garden, the sky had just turned dark. It was time for dinner.
Master still did not show up.
Xiao Jiu, who was three years old, had already learned most of the etiquette.
After washing his hands and sitting beside the dining table, he called out politely, âDad, Mom.â
Qin Shu picked up some food for her son and asked him, âDid you have fun going to Qi Mountain this time?â
âYes...â Xiao Jiu subconsciously glanced at Fu Tingyu. From his cold and stern face, he saw two phrases: No talking before sleep, eat quietly.
Therefore, he stopped talking and lowered his head to start eating.
Before his wife glared at him, Fu Tingyu reminded her, âIt will affect digestion and absorption. You can ask after we finish eating.â
Qin Shu felt that it made sense, so she didnât ask any more questions. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating as well.
After dinner, Fu Tingyu went to the study on the second floor.
Qin Shu carried her son to the yard to play for a while. Boss was circling her.
âTell Mommy, is there anything fun in Qi Mountain?â
âUncle Handsome taught me kung fu. Heâs very good.â Xiao Jiu had seen a handsome uncle jump down from the mountain with his own eyes.
Uncle Handsome? Master?
âI should call him uncle. You calling him that will mess up the seniority.â
Xiao Jiu put her arm around Qin Shuâs neck. âMom, how should I address him then?â
âYou can call him grandmaster.â After saying that, Qin Shu felt that calling him grandmaster was too old. Master looked very young.
âOk, I see.â Xiao Jiu listened to his mother very seriously. Next time, he would remember to change the way he address him.
Qin Shu hugged her son and asked, âYouâre going to kindergarten tomorrow. Are you nervous?â
âMom, I see that youâre quite nervous.â Xiao Jiu expressed that he didnât want to go to kindergarten. He wanted to go to first grade.
Qin Shu felt that her son was very cunning. âIâve been seen through by you. Xiao Jiu is going to leave home to go to school. What if you are not used to not having Mommy by your side?â
Xiao Jiu expressed that even at home, the amount of time she spent with him was pitifully little.
Just as the mother and son were chatting happily, they heard a male voice behind them, âYou should go take a bath and sleep. You have to wake up early tomorrow morning and go to school.â
Xiao Jiu shrugged helplessly. âYou see? With father around, itâs really hard for you to accompany me.â
Fu Tingyu pulled his wife to the master bedroom.
Xiao Jiu returned to his room and prepared to take a bath and sleep.
He had already formed the habit of being independent. Of course, he had to take a bath by himself.
He had just finished taking off his clothes when he thought of grandma.
The person he had always called grandma in Qi Mountain.