Throughout the dinner, Xu Duanran did not mention anything related to Xia Xingruo.

Until the end of the meal, the two of them were talking about innocuous and nutritious things.

After walking out of the hotel, Li Zhu was already driving at the door waiting for the two sisters Xu Duanran and Xu Linyou.

Xu Duanran invited Yan Hui to stay in the villa tonight.

"Of course, you and Youyou should be careful on your way back. I can just stay at your second aunt's house tonight." Yan Hui refused.

Xu Duanran thought that the two sisters must have a lot to say, so he didn't force it.

There are two cars left, Yan Hui drives one and Yan Rong drives another.

Yan Hui lit the fire while nagging her son: "Hurry up and take the test this holiday. After you take the test, I won't have to drive."

"Be careful on your way back," Zhang Mingyang said while standing outside the car.

"Why are you standing outside if you don't get on the bus?" Yan Hui was puzzled.

"I still have to go back to work."

Yan Hui wanted to say something else, but Zhang Guowei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, held him down. He turned to Zhang Mingyang and said, "Go back and pay attention to safety on the road. We will see you again when we have time."

"okay!"

After saying that, Zhang Mingyang stopped a car on the side of the road, took a taxi and left.

"Why are you stopping me? I have something else to ask him!"

Ranran was here all day today, and there were some things she couldn't ask. Now that Ranran is gone, the child's father has put the child back again.

Zhang Guowei took out the cigarette that Lian Qiao had just scattered for him, lit it with the cigarette lighter in the car, and took a deep breath.

"Yangyang has his own life."

"You've become more capable, haven't you? If someone gives you a cigarette, just smoke it!"

...

"Sister, why don't you let me call you brother-in-law today?"

Inside the car, the two sisters were sitting in the back seat.

Xu Duanran lowered the car window and looked at the street outside in a daze. When he heard his sister's question, he was obviously stunned.

Before coming, Xu Duanran specifically told Xu Linyou not to call Zhang Mingyang brother-in-law in front of his elders.

The little girl was also very obedient and didn't even call her brother-in-law.

Xu Duanran opened her mouth, but facing Xu Linyou's calm eyes, she didn't say a word.

He actually showed his timidity in front of a ten-year-old child.

It was as if it was not an eye, but a mirror, questioning her heart.

"If you like it, why don't you admit it boldly?" Xu Linyou continued to ask, his tone not like a child at all.

Li Zhu sat in the driver's seat and stared at the rearview mirror in fear. Why did she feel like the two sisters were about to quarrel?

"You don't understand..." Xu Duanran's voice was weak.

She was so beaten that she turned her head and did not dare to look at Xu Linyou.

After getting along with each other for a period of time, Xu Linyou found that her sister had a very awkward personality and could hardly speak well. She always needed others to guess her thoughts.

I obviously like my brother-in-law, but for such a long time I haven't called him once or gone to see him.

He would only come over and eavesdrop when she called her brother-in-law.

After she noticed it, she thoughtfully pressed the speaker button for her sister every time.

After Xu Linyou's observation, the clever Youyou discovered that the two were not lovers, and the title of brother-in-law was just a lie to her.

But Xu Linyou didn't expose it, nor did he ask Zhang Mingyang or Xu Duanran what their relationship was.

Xu Linyou pretended not to know anything and called him brother-in-law every time on the phone. Zhang Mingyang had no objection.

"Sister, I don't understand, but someone once told me that you have to fight for what you like with your own hands."

This is what her mother taught her. She knew that her sister didn't like her mother, so she didn't mention it.

When she was in kindergarten, her toys were robbed by other children. Her mother not only failed to comfort her, but also did not help her. She even scolded her when she got home.

The next day, she followed her mother's request and beat up another child and took back the toy.

Although she was scolded by the teacher and isolated by the children, she did get the toy back.

The other party’s parents came to visit him, and his mother supported him.

From that day on, Xu Linyou understood that what he liked had to be fought for and protected with his own hands.

She likes this brother-in-law very much and wants Zhang Mingyang to always be her brother-in-law.

My sister should also like her brother-in-law, but she did nothing. She only asked her dejectedly not to call him brother-in-law at the dinner table.

"Unless my sister doesn't like my brother-in-law at all."

Seeing that Xu Duanran didn't speak, Xu Linyou continued to stimulate her.

Xu Duanran looked at Xu Linyou blankly, his thoughts drifting away.

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Growing up, the only boy she knew well was Zhang Mingyang.

He grew up with her, protected her, and took care of her.

When she was in high school, when she received Zhang Mingyang's love letter, she was so excited that she couldn't fall asleep all night.

What she was thinking about was to promise him, but when the next day came, she pretended that nothing had happened. She didn't have the courage to say the word "like".

During the graduation dinner, Zhang Mingyang confessed to her in front of the whole class.

She was surprised and happy, but in the end she didn't say anything. She didn't have the courage to say the word "like".

She thought that this kind of life would continue forever, and Zhang Mingyang would give her a lot of time and a sense of security to let her think carefully.

They will eventually become boyfriend and girlfriend, get married, and stay together like this for the rest of their lives.

But suddenly, everything changed.

Only then did she realize that she had never grown up, and all her pretense was just to cover up her inner timidity and inferiority complex.

What I want is her, and what I really cannot live without is her.

For so many years, she had been coveting his tenderness, but she didn't respond in any way.

Now, someone who is prettier than her and countless times better than her suddenly appears and takes away the tenderness that belongs to her. This is the retribution she deserves.

If I had been braver at the beginning, would everything have been different?

But time passes, mistakes are made, and retribution has come.

Tonight, Xu Duanran really wanted to ask about things related to Zhang Mingyang and Xia Xingruo.

But in the end she still didn't have the courage to ask.

She was afraid of hearing Zhang Mingyang say those words with her own ears: "Xia Xingruo is my girlfriend."

As long as she doesn't ask, she can pretend she doesn't know anything.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Li Zhu broke into a cold sweat.

She has taken care of Xu Linyou for so many years, and she has long known that this little girl is very precocious and knows everything.

But what is she talking about now! Why did she make Xu Duanran cry?

Li Zhu did not expect that in the first battle between the eldest lady and the second lady, the eldest lady would be defeated.

When Xu Linyou saw the tears, some of his guesses were finally confirmed.

She moved closer to Xu Duanran, stretched out her little hands to hug her sister, and rubbed her forehead against her arm.

"Don't cry, sister." Xu Linyou raised his head and took the initiative to help Xu Duanran wipe away his tears.

Xu Duanran was still crying, she opened her arms and hugged Xu Linyou gently.

Seeing Xu Duanran's appearance, Xu Linyou suddenly remembered his mother many years ago.

She held her like this that night, just crying and not saying anything.

Xu Linyou didn't want this to happen again.

Her mother taught her that what she likes must be achieved with her own hands.
Chapter completed!