"I think you deserve it." After that, Xia Ling pushed him away while he was half-hanging his head and speechless, and looked for where the kitchen was.

"And I said, you must have it." Before Xia Ling finished speaking, he laughed a little or twice, threw the spices that could be seen on the cooking table into the pot casually, and finally picked up the pot with both hands and said thank you and left.

Xia Ling returned to his home, worried that Wang Xiaoming would rush in and snatch things back, so he locked the door and pushed a chair behind the door.

Xia Ling is very confident in her cooking skills.

She began to learn to cook in high school, and later learned the famous dishes of different cities, the former to keep herself from going hungry, and the latter because she believed in the saying: to catch a man, you must first grab his stomach. And she didn't really cook for men, to put it bluntly, it was for her own career.

Since the path of her career as an actress began to be smooth, she rarely bothered to cook for men.

Now she wants to cook a meal for herself, and at the same time called Yan Xi and asked her to come to the house as a guest and try her own craftsmanship, and at the end, she added: Sister is only you now, if you refuse to come, then grandma will live too sadly.

Xia Ling saw that his sister Xia Xi, who was not related by blood, was soft-hearted, and he could control her invisibly. Over and over......

In fact, just like Xia Ling thought, his sister really came.

And by this time, her slightly late lunch was ready.

Xia Ling was very happy to see the mountain, her mouth seemed to be smeared with honey when she spoke, she first began to praise Yan Xi's dress, and then, staring at her pure white high heels studded with diamonds, expressing her envy, and then took her hand and invited her to take a seat.

"It's your favorite." After Xia Ling finished speaking, he raised his goblet, "Come, cheers for us." ”

Yan Xi shook his head, "I won't drink anymore." ”

"What's wrong?" Xia Ling asked out of concern.

"It's nothing," Yan Xi immediately shifted his gaze and said casually, "I hurt my stomach by drinking before." ”

Xia Ling smiled suddenly, got up and put away the wine glass that was placed on Yan Xi's reluctantly.

"There's juice at home, I'll get it for you."

Before Yan Xi could say no, Xia Ling had already walked briskly to the kitchen, and then took a box of freshly squeezed oranges and pear juice.

"I remember you liked both." When Xia Ling spoke, the smile on the corner of his mouth never disappeared.

Yan Xi looked a little blind, she didn't know what was wrong with Xia Ling.

"Won?" Yan Xi asked tentatively.

Xia Ling was stunned for a second, and then subconsciously held his lower abdomen and laughed.

"What are you thinking? As far as I'm still awarded, you think too highly of me. ”

Yan Xi frowned, "Then why are you suddenly so good to me?" ”

"Nothing, my silly sister."

Xia Ling took a sip of wine and added: "I'm just in a good mood, thinking that I have a younger sister, so I invited her to the house for a meal, do you think it's strange?" ”

Yan Xi nodded expressionlessly.

"Let's not talk about it yet, you can try my fried steak." Xia Ling opened the oranges for Yan Xi as he spoke, "Medium ripe, squeeze the lime you like, and serve it with fresh mint leaves." ”

Yan Xi stared down at the steak on the exquisite white porcelain plate, it looked almost the same as the one in the high-end restaurant, she cut a small piece and put it in her mouth, the outside was charred and the inside was tender, the beef was authentic and fresh, the aftertaste was lime, and finally the fragrance of mint stayed on the tip of the tongue, and the taste was very good. She was not stingy, and praised her craftsmanship for growing again.

"If you like it." Xia Ling also took a bite, and the taste was the same as what he wanted, "Xia Xi, I still call you more familiar with this." ”

"Feel free to do so." Yan Xi ate several bites of steak in a row, "Last time, the people from the company had already talked to me about her, and asked me to take a break for a while, and I agreed." ”

"That's not your character, is it?"

Yan Xi raised his head, "I knew you would say that." I'm here today to tell you that I want to live a quiet life that is my own, and you don't have to think of me as your competitor. ”

Xia Ling's eyes were level with the front, just in front of her eyes, and she could completely see that Yan Xi was serious this time.

Yan Xi: "Also, I want to ask you, when did Ke Muyan offend you?" ”

Xia Ling threw away the knife and fork in his hand, supported his chin with both hands, and leaned forward slightly with his upper body, "Maybe it's because he didn't take me to heart at all, maybe it's because he moved from the modeling circle to the entertainment industry, and it's smooth, and there are so many stupid guys who help him become popular, and he has to be offered as if he is a Buddha, maybe it's because of other things." ”

Yan Xi was silent after hearing this, she suddenly understood that she underestimated Xia Li's ambition, thinking that she just wanted to be red and purple, but now she doesn't see it.

"Look scared?"

Yan Xi shook his head again: "No, I can't be afraid of you." ”

Before Yan Xi left, she thanked Xia Ling again for the steak cooked by herself, she took the elevator downstairs, and drove her own Audi home.

The empty home made her not know what she wanted to do or what she could do. There is always a feeling of discomfort in the body, drowsiness, and lack of appetite.

After she closed the curtains, she lay on the bed and stared at Ke Muyan's WeChat profile picture for a long time before sending a message:

I'm sorry for you, I didn't mean to.

She clenched her phone and fell asleep unconsciously.

At five or six o'clock in the evening, Yan Xi woke up, first looked at her phone, and when she saw Ke Muyan replying to the message, she immediately sat up and read the message again:

It's all gone, but I know I can't forgive you.

Yan Xi sent a message again and found that the other party had deleted himself.

Huo Yunting...... I really didn't mean to deceive you, I ...... I don't even know why I'm cheap? ”

She raised her head, weak and dizzy, but even then she got out of bed, went to change her clothes, and dressed herself up and went out.

Less than ten meters away from the flower shop at the end of Wutong Street, Yan Xi stood by a bench on the side of the road, looked from a distance, saw that Jingyu was about to close the door, and when she thought that she would leave immediately, she didn't hesitate anymore, grabbed the strap of the bag and walked forward.

Jingyu was surprised to see Yan Xi, she put away the store key, put it in her pocket, and waited for what Yan Xi would say.

"Jingyu, let's find a place to sit down and talk."

Jingyu didn't agree, "I'm in a hurry to go home, if you have anything to say, just say it here." ”

Yan Xi hesitated for a second, "It's okay." I don't know if you've heard about Ke Muyan? ”

Jing Yu said bluntly: "I haven't heard of it." ”

Yan Xi was a little unconvinced, and looked at him suspiciously, "Really? ”

Jing Yu suddenly felt that it was not interesting to continue, and after shaking his head, he was ready to leave.

"Don't leave yet," Yan Xi chased after him, "He is ready to quit the entertainment industry." ”

"Hmm."

Yan Xi: "Don't you even ask me why?" ”

Jingyu heard a dog barking in the distance, turned around by the way, and saw her grandmother walking here, she said quickly: "I have nothing to do with him from the beginning to now, and I don't know what to say before you believe it." I don't want to know anything about him, and if you don't have anything else, then I'll go. ”

Jing Yu raised his head and saw that Yan Xi did not react, and added: "It's getting dark, I see that your face is not very good, go home quickly." After saying that, she immediately turned around and ran towards Chen Meizhi.

When Wang Shuzhen and Luo Zhiping received Chen Meizhi's call, they were greeting a table of guests, and when they heard the invitation, the two agreed without hesitation, and then contacted the sisters, took the ingredients in the restaurant, and went to Chen Meizhi's home.

The twelve dishes on the table are all made by Luo Zhiping, he is not only the owner of the store but also the cook, and many repeat customers come to the door to order again and again because they like to eat the good dishes he cooks.

It seems that the two families have already become a family, Chen Mei has the highest seniority, sitting at the upper seat, she pushed a bottle of wine brewed by herself to Luo Zhiping's hand, and happily asked him to open it.

"You also know that my son-in-law likes to drink, and since he is gone, I have never made wine again," Chen Meizhi had a smile in her eyes when she said this, she was completely relieved of the past, "This is what I found in the cabinet when I was cleaning some time ago, Zhiping, give you a taste." ”

Luo Zhiping has always admired Chen Meizhi very much, knowing that she pulled her two eldest daughters by herself, and after encountering pain that ordinary people can't feel, she can still live optimistically and teach Jingyu......

"No, no, you'd better keep it." Luo Zhiping hurriedly got up, "This wine is still kept, and it's good to keep it for Jingyu." ”

"Hey, this is a piece of the old man's heart, you can take it." Wang Shuzhen spoke, and as soon as she finished speaking, her husband and daughters all cast contemptuous little eyes. Then, she immediately stopped talking.

At this time, Jing Yu stood up, "Uncle, Auntie is right, this is my grandmother's heart." You can take it. ”

"Yes, Zhiping, you can take it." Chen Meizhi stretched out his hand and put it on Luo Zhiping's hand, "You and Shuzhen are like my children, and I thank you for taking care of Jingyu, you must accept this heart." To put it mildly—"

Chen Meizhi cleared her throat: "If I leave, I hope you can still be good to Jingyu." This child is more pitiful, he has no parents at a very young age, and there is no one else around except me, if I don't worry about her, I should have died long ago. ”

Wang Shuzhen and Luo Zhiping glanced at each other, one of them was about to speak, but at this time, Luo Zhi patted the table and stood up, "Grandma, don't worry, I have long regarded Sister Jingyu as my own sister, my parents' words ......"

Luo Zhiping never allowed his daughter to be rude in front of the elders, he was annoyed and angry, and let his little daughter sit down obediently with a look.

"Don't worry, Shuzhen and I will always treat Jingyu as if it were our own children."

Wang Shuzhen: "Yes, you look at the spirits, it's still early." ”

Luo Zhi felt aggrieved in his heart, and muttered in a low voice: "That's what I meant just now." ”

"You kid, how old you are, you don't have any rules, if it weren't for your grandmother's house, I would have slapped you." Luo Zhiping said angrily.

"Alright, alright, you guys can eat it." Chen Meizhi said with a smile.

After dinner, Wang Shuzhen sat on the sofa with Chen Meizhi and chatted while watching TV, Luo Zhiping stood on the balcony and closed the door, smoking a cigarette, and the children were washing and wiping dishes in the kitchen.

Luo Xiao said: "Jingyu, don't take what your grandmother said just now, the old man is always the most worried about this kind of thing." ”

"Then you still say." Luo Zhi pouted, "Sister Jingyu." ”

"Huh?" The scene responded.

"When Grandma went to call you, I went too." Luo Zhi continued, "I seem to know the person I am talking to, but I don't seem to know it. ”

"What are you talking about?" Luo Xiao's expression of disgust for his sister was inaccurate.

"It's nothing, it's Yan Xi." Jing Yu was absentmindedly washing dishes.

"Oh, Yan Xi." Luo Xiao thought again, "Yan Xi? ”

Luo Zhi asked, "You know?" ”