Although Stewart and Huo Jinxi were chatting happily and often didn't want to leave until midnight, Jing Li and Brayden left first.
There are many excuses for leaving, and they can be found at any time.
Shortly after they left, Huo Qiran returned to his room.
Not long after he lay down on his bed, the door of the room was suddenly opened from the outside. Immediately afterwards, a figure threw himself on his bed through the quilt and shouted: "Brother!"
Huo Qiran was really startled by her, and he sat up quickly. He was about to open his mouth to teach her a lesson, but then he remembered that he couldn't make a sound, so he could only frown, took the phone and typed to her word by word: "You
You are a grown-up girl, how can you still throw yourself into your brother’s arms so casually?”
Yueyue pouted, but the next moment she reached out and hugged him, leaning her head on his shoulder, "Why not? No matter how long it takes, no matter how old I am, I will hold my brother like this!"
Huo Qiran was helpless and tilted his head slightly to look at her, as if asking her what was wrong.
"Nothing happened to me." She put her small chin on his shoulder, looked at him, and said softly, "I just want to know, what happened to my brother?"
Huo Qiran raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this, as if he didn't understand what she meant.
"Brother, why are you unhappy?" Yueyue asked him, "You spend time in the laboratory every day and sleep on weekends. It seems that I haven't seen you happy for a long time... I thought that seeing you would make people sad.
, it’s because you make people unhappy, but actually it’s because you yourself are unhappy...Brother, why are you unhappy?”
Huo Qiran seemed to be in a daze for a moment after listening to her question, then touched her head and shrugged, indicating that he was not unhappy.
"You have." Yueyue leaned against him, even her voice was slightly crying, "Have you ever looked in the mirror? Have you ever seen what you look like in the mirror? I don't know when it started.
You are like this now... You were obviously not like this before... Brother, please change back to how you were before... Please change back to how you were before, okay..."
As she spoke, tears fell uncontrollably.
Huo Qiran reached out his hand and subconsciously wiped away the tears from the corner of his sister's eyes, but his thoughts couldn't help but wandered into a trance again.
Yueyue continued: "Obviously everything is the same as before. We all love you so much, your studies are going well, and the tutor you follow also appreciates you...Brother, what's wrong with you..."
Huo Qiran's heart suddenly shivered.
In the past few years, Mu Qian has tested him several times, both overtly and covertly. Although his words were not as clear as Yue Yue's, they still meant the same thing.
Has he really changed?
Just like Yueyue said, everything is obviously the same as before, the family is harmonious and the studies are successful. If there is any change, it is... In the past few years, he has lost one friend.
"Brother, I don't want you to be like this..." Yueyue hugged him tighter and tighter, "Don't go on like this anymore. You can be as happy as before, okay..."
Are you as happy as before?
In fact, he has had many happy moments in the past few years. When the laboratory produces results, when the paper is successfully published, when relatives and friends at home gather together, when all the people close to him celebrate his birthday...
But when I think about it carefully, these happinesses seem to be really different from before.
There always seems to be something between you and something pressing down...
And what about the latest time, the kind of happy and joyful moment like before?
Yes, there is.
When was it?
It was in Huai'an Painting Hall, and it was the moment when I was surprised to see her again in front of the painting of flourishing peonies;
It was in the laboratory when I finally received her reply asking for dinner;
It's...every moment I can see her.
…
Late at night, after washing up, Jingli came out of the bathroom and sat back on the bed, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally.
She sat there in a daze for a long time before finally remembering to make a video call to Xi Xi.
She reached out for her phone.
The moment the phone screen turned on, a message popped up——
"You still haven't answered me. Is the relationship between you and Brayden really a boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Jing Li looked at this message, and after a long time, she slowly put down her phone without replying.