An Accident in Broad Daylight

Yi Xun's tone was tolerant, as if he had seen through everything and forgave everyone who had sinned against him.

Xu Tangcheng only felt that his fingers were starting to feel cold.

It took him a while to digest this sentence, before he supported the chopping board and raised his head.He looked into Yi Xun's eyes calmly, and asked slowly, "You, do you think so?"

"What?" Yi Xun didn't quite understand.

"The reason he chose Aunt Xiang, do you think it was because Aunt Xiang was richer then?"

Just now he was still calm, but after repeating what Yi Xun said, Xu Tangcheng found himself trembling even for breathing.He bit his lower lip subconsciously, where there was an exploding dry skin, which he bit and pulled off with his teeth.

"Otherwise? What else could it be?"

The world is absurd, and the comedy is so sad.

No matter what, Xu Tangcheng never imagined that Yi Zhe's younger brother, whom he had always cared about, would be speculating about him like this from the beginning to the end.The naturalness in Yi Xun's tone made him suddenly feel small.He can understand that the two brothers have been separated for too long and spend too little time together, so they don't know each other in detail, but he can't forgive such misunderstandings that are almost slanderous.

He was suddenly so angry that he couldn't speak, he could only hold the towel tightly in his hand.

Indeed, no one wants to live a better life.But what is the good life defined by Yi Zhe?One is a mother who is sarcastic and scolding all day long, and the other is a gentle and polite father. Will Yi Zhe choose a mother because of money?

"Unfortunately, he made the wrong choice at the beginning." The people on the side were unaware of Xu Tangcheng's suppressed anger, and still shook their heads and sighed to themselves, "It's also young and short-sighted. Although I did have a hard time with my dad, But it’s completely different now. The school I go to, one year’s tuition can cover his living expenses for a few years. And my dad’s company is expanding abroad. I will go abroad to study in high school soon, and then I should immigrate. .”

Xu Tangcheng hadn't recovered from the subversion just now, he lowered his head a little numbly, and started messing with various things on the chopping board.It was only today that he realized that he was able to listen to other people's stories so indifferently.

Xu Tangqi called Yi Xun outside, and Yi Xun agreed distantly, and got up to leave.Before leaving, Xu Tangcheng's second plate of cookies just came out of the oven. He brought out the baking tray, and Yi Xun followed him, reaching for it.

"Eat that plate," Xu Tangcheng turned around slightly while holding the delicious cookies in his hand, avoiding Yi Xun's hand, "It's just baked, it's not delicious yet."

Of course, Yi Xun didn't know whether the freshly baked cookies were delicious or not.He glanced at him, turned indifferently, and took a piece of the cookie that had been sitting there for a while.

Xu Tangcheng stood by himself for a while, waiting to continue making the chiffon cake, but found that the ingredients had been messed up by himself just now.The egg whites were poured into the egg yolk batter without frosting, and the sugar that should have been put several times was emptied by him at some point.He took a breath, and while exhaling, he threw the stainless steel basin in his hand on the chopping board, simply gave up the mess, and took a rag to clean the oven.

I have been trying my best to suppress the fire in my heart, but I still can't suppress it after all.

Obviously he is not a young person, and he also knows that the world is not so beautiful and simple, not all good intentions will be rewarded, not all good intentions can be perceived, but he still can't stand it.He slammed the door of the oven hard, looked at his own reflection on it, and thought naively and irresistibly, why should they?

Even though others didn't know why Yi Zhe chose that way in the first place, he knew it clearly.

That summer, he watched Yi Xun and his car leave, and returned downstairs to his house full of doubts. He saw Yi Zhe carrying a schoolbag.The setting sun showed him alone, and he stared motionlessly in the direction the vehicle was leaving.He looked at him, and saw with his own eyes the brilliance falling with the sunset in his pupils.

He put his arms around his shoulders and asked him to go to the ramen shop.Steaming, he also asked this question.

Why choose mom and not dad.

What was it like then?

The young boy on the opposite side lowered his head and silently ate his last mouthful of noodles before looking at him and saying, "I don't want Yi Xun to live with her."

Xu Tangcheng could fully understand that look, because Yi Zhe had Yi Xun, and he had Xu Tangqi.

At that time, he only thought that Yi Zhe was sensible, and he was only in the sixth grade of elementary school, so he was already so brave that he could make such a choice that would affect his entire life.

He watched him come all the way, how much he thought he was sensible at that time, how much he feels sorry for him now, how worthless for him.

He was seeking a better life for the people in the story, but the people in the story never treated him kindly.

When Yi Zhe came into the kitchen, he saw Xu Tangcheng closing the oven door forcefully.He felt something was wrong, and stood there quietly waiting for Xu Tangcheng to turn around, but he didn't see him move for a long time.

"Brother Tang Cheng?" He called softly, "Are you finished baking?"

Xu Tangcheng turned around, and when he saw the person at the door, his original anger dropped a little, but it was covered with a heavy layer of soreness.

He suddenly thought, he was blaming Yi Xun, so what was he doing?He obviously could go and explain to Yi Zhe, his own concerns, his own cowardice, but he dragged and circled around, choosing to hypocritically pretend that he didn't know anything.Dodging and avoiding him without saying anything made him feel uneasy, made him feel remorseful, and made him come to apologize to himself.

I can still recall the smell of fried rice in the morning, but now, it has become a naked question.

He blames others for ruining Yi Zhe's goodness, but Yi Zhe's share of goodness for himself is half a cent less than that for others.

"Yeah." He didn't want Yi Zhe to notice anything, tried his best to control himself, and calmed himself down, "Try it."

The second plate of cookies was still lined up on the baking tray, and Yi Zhe went straight to the first one that had been received on the plate.But when he stretched out his hand and was about to take it, Xu Tangcheng suddenly took the plate away.

Yi Zhe was stunned and looked at him.

"Eat from the griddle."

Yi Zhe tilted his head to look at the baking tray, then at the one in Xu Tangcheng's hand, and asked strangely, "Is it different?"

With a general grudge, Xu Tangcheng looked at Yi Zhe, his tone was firm, and he added a little more emphasis, and replied, "It's not the same."

After he finished speaking, he turned back to tidy up. Yi Zhe looked at him for a while, then pursed his lips, and squeezed a piece into the baking tray.After chewing twice, he still hesitated, and rubbed next to Xu Tangcheng again.

Xu Tangcheng was wiping his knife when a head suddenly lowered beside him, which startled him.

"It's delicious." Yi Zhe bent slightly, leaned closer to his face, and stared carefully into his eyes, "Brother Tang Cheng, are you upset?"

Xu Tangcheng paused and shook his head, but his throat was stuck and he didn't want to speak.

Yi Zhe was so dull that he couldn't guess anything, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense, so he kept boasting that the cookies he made were delicious.

"I'll pack it for you tomorrow." Xu Tangcheng felt a little relieved after listening to him rambling nonchalantly for a long time, "I'll give you everything in that baking tray, and the other one is not ready, it's not as delicious as this one."

"Oh," Yi Zhe agreed, then said hesitantly, "Then give me all you don't need, and save it for Tang Qi to eat."

"No need," Xu Tang said immediately, "I'll give you all, and I'll make it for her."

Others don't take him seriously, he gives him the best.

Hearing what Xu Tangcheng said, Yi Zhe only felt that he was a little different today. He didn't know if it was because he was in a bad mood. Anyway, he was a little childish, as if he was angry with someone.

"Oh." He obediently responded.

Observing that Xu Tangcheng's complexion was much better than when he came in just now, Yi Zhe was certain in his heart that at least Xu Tangcheng was not angry because of him.He discussed with Xu Tangcheng what time to leave tomorrow, where to eat at noon, etc. Xu Tangcheng also patiently confirmed with him one by one, and his expression didn't turn bad again.

In this way, Yi Zhe more or less relaxed a little.

While helping him tidy up, he looked for an opportunity to continue asking.After finally making Xu Tangcheng laugh because he didn't know how to insert a knife into the knife holder, he slowed down and asked him why he was unhappy.

Xu Tangcheng casually picked up the stainless steel basin on the table and put it in front of Yi Zhe.

"The chiffon cake failed."

Yi Zhe finally heaved a long sigh of relief.

"I thought it was something." He looked at the pot and said with a smile, "It's fine if you can't do it next time. You are already very good. If you ask me to bake cookies, I won't be able to bake them in a year." come out."

"Stop talking nonsense," Xu Tangcheng smiled at Yi Zhe despite the obvious reluctance, "Follow the tutorial, as long as you are patient, you can do it."

"I'm impatient." Yi Zhe should still want to make him happy, but at this moment, Yi Zhe became more talkative, "And the tutorial says how many grams are how many milliliters, I have no idea, I don't know how much is how much."

"Then you buy a measuring cup and a balance."

The next words were just jokes, Xu Tangcheng gradually regained his composure, and because of the cherishment he had born, he slowly began to smile with his eyes bent as usual.

Seeing that his face finally seemed to have cleared up, Yi Zhe suddenly felt comfortable all over.

Looking up and seeing the tomatoes on the window sill, Yi Zhe remembered why he came to the kitchen in the first place.He reached for one and turned on the tap.

Seeing this, Xu Tangcheng froze: "What are you doing?"

Yi Zhe would never take something to eat without asking for his opinion.

"Yi Xun just said that you let him eat tomatoes, saying that they are green food and delicious."

When Xu Tangcheng heard this, the anger that had just been suppressed immediately flared up again. He himself knew that he was extremely irritable today, but without thinking about it, he blurted out: "He has no hands himself!"

When Xu Tangcheng said this, his voice was a little loud, and his tone was obviously not good. Yi Zhe was so frightened that he lost his grip, and the tomato in his hand fell into the pool, and rolled around several times in embarrassment.

Yi Zhe looked at the strange Xu Tangcheng in front of him, blinked, and didn't dare to move.

"Oh……"

It was obvious that Xu Tangcheng didn't want him to wash the tomato for Yi Xun, so Yi Zhe quickly turned off the tap.But washing half of a tomato is not a solution.Seeing that Xu Tangcheng had lowered his head again, he secretly touched the tomatoes in the sink again, and continued to wash them.

But he didn't dare to take it to Yi Xun to eat after washing.

Holding a tomato and not knowing what to do, Yi Zhe leaned over to Xu Tangcheng, handed out his hand, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to eat it?"

Xu Tangcheng turned to look at him, took the tomato from his hand after a while, and took a big bite.

"eat."