Unexpected joy

"Happy birthday." Qin Yuan smiled and handed the gift to Ye Qiao who stood next to Ye Yinghui with a puckered face, "What's the matter, aren't you happy for your birthday?"

Ye Qiao muttered in a low voice: "Many uncles and aunts I don't know..."

Ye Yinghui sighed softly at the side, and then smiled at Qin Yuan: "Thank you, Xiaogua is more shy of strangers, so I don't like this kind of crowded occasions."

Qin Yuan nodded, and said clearly: "This way..." He knelt down and gently pinched Ye Qiao's small face, "Don't be afraid, it will be over soon, so celebrate your birthday happily."

Ye Ying reached out and patted the back of Ye Qiao's head lightly: "Go, play with your classmates for a while, but don't run out, you know?"

Ye Qiao was overwhelmed, and finally felt a little happier, said goodbye to Qin Yuan and rushed inside.

Qin Yuan looked at the back of Ye Qiao running away happily, and said with a smile: "I'll follow him, don't run away for a while."

Ye Ying nodded back and smiled gratefully: "Then I will trouble you."

Qin Yuan waved his hand, indicating that it was okay, and followed.

After all, there was no one around, so Ye Yinghui breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart was still hanging.

The Ye family has always kept a low profile and rarely holds any large banquets, so many people came today.Xiaogua has never experienced this kind of scene, so I don't know if he can adapt.

Just as he was thinking, he heard a familiar voice in his ears: "Haunting."

He trembled subconsciously, turned around and looked - it was Shi Heting.The other party smiled apologetically: "Scared you?" Ye Ying waved his hand back: "No. I was thinking about something and didn't pay attention."

Shi Heting nodded, and immediately asked: "Where's Ye Qiao, isn't he with you?"

"Well, let him play by himself."

There was another awkward silence between the two of them.

"you……"

"correct……"

The two broke the silence by speaking at the same time, and then stopped at the same time.

Shi Heting smiled: "You talk first."

"You...don't send the money back again." Ye Ying lowered his eyelashes, "I can't always take your stuff."

Shi Heting didn't speak, and took a while to look away, a trace of hurt flashed across his eyes, and then replied softly: "Okay." He adjusted for a while, and then smiled again, "Then I'll go and see Look at Xiaogua."

Ye Yinghui didn't say yes or no, it wasn't until Shi Heting disappeared from sight that his stiff shoulders finally relaxed, leaving waves of numbness.

It is obviously something that must be done, but it is still extremely difficult to actually put it into action.

"Mr. Ye..."

He sighed slowly in his heart, and then put on a smiling face to deal with the next guest who came to chat.

Shi Heting finally found Ye Qiao in the hidden place in the corner of the hall.He was dressed very vigorously today, wearing a decent little suit and wearing a cute little bow tie, but what he was doing and his expression didn't match the outfit he was wearing today.

When Shi Heting found Ye Qiao, he was holding a plate full of various small desserts, stuffing the food into his mouth with an aggrieved expression, not caring about the creamy face, obviously he was eating very ferociously, but Inexplicably tasted the taste of "forced sacrifice".

Seeing Shi Heting coming, Ye Qiao's mood finally improved a bit, and he didn't care about the half-eaten dessert plate, and happily said hello to Shi Heting, then poked his head behind him.When Shi Heting didn't find the target behind him, he turned his gaze to the surrounding area, looked around, and when he finally confirmed that Wang Wang was not there, his little face suddenly drooped again.

Even if Shi Heting didn't know what Ye Qiao was looking for at first, he should know now.He squatted down in front of Ye Qiao, stretched out his hand to wipe off the cream on his face, and apologized: "I'm sorry, Xiaogua, I couldn't bring Wangwang here today. Wangwang is a pet, it can't come to this kind of occasion."

Ye Qiao opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but quickly bit his lips, tears were already rolling in his eyes, and he tried his best not to let them fall.

Shi Heting had just wiped cream for him with his hand, so he could only use his other hand to wipe his tears, who knew that tears are like a faucet, you can't turn it off once you turn it on.

He sighed in his heart, and wanted to find a tissue for him, but it was not easy to leave him here, so he had to pick him up with one hand, coaxing him while looking around for the tissue, and when he found it, he felt a burst of wetness on the hem ——Ye Qiao had already buried her face on his shoulder.Shi Heting picked up the tissue, carried Ye Qiao back to the corner just now, put him down, and comforted him in a low voice while wiping his tears: "Don't cry." He paused, and asked, "Because Did you cry because Wang Wang couldn't come?"

Ye Qiao nodded, shook his head again, and said with a sob, "Wow, Wang can't come, and Jessie can't come either... But there are so many people I don't know at all... I'm afraid..."

Shi Heting finally understood, and reached out to pat his head: "Don't be afraid, dad is here, uncle is here, grandpa and grandma are here too, what is there to be afraid of?" He paused, "By the way, you want to Don't want to know what the gift I gave you?"

Ye Qiao's curiosity was aroused, and he even forgot to cry: "It is... what? Can I watch it now?"

Shi Heting smiled: "I can't tell you for now, I have to wait for you to see it for yourself. It's too big, so I put it in the car. After the banquet is over, can I bring it to you?"

Ye Qiao nodded.Shi Heting smiled, caught a glimpse of a figure approaching from the corner of the eye, and patted Ye Qiao: "Look, Dad is here, let's stop crying, shall we go over together?"

Ye Qiao nodded, and when He Ting took the initiative to reach out to signal for him to hug him, he didn't shirk, picked up Ye Qiao and walked towards Ye Yinghui.

Ye Ying looked back at the one big and one small walking towards him, her mood was indescribably complicated, and she didn't even notice the tears on Ye Qiao's face until they got closer.

He frowned slightly, took Ye Qiao from Shi Heting's hand: "What's wrong?"

Ye Qiao had almost calmed down, but when he saw Ye Yinghui, he became aggrieved again: "Dad, I don't want such a birthday party...I want to see Wang Wang and Jessie, and I don't want to meet these people I don't know..."

Ye Yinghui was speechless for a moment, and after a while, he patted him on the back and said, "Sorry Xiaogua, we won't do it next time. Jessie and Wangwang, can we invite them to our next birthday party?"

It is true that he did not handle this matter properly and did not consider Ye Qiao's feelings, and Shi Heting was still by his side, which made him feel even more anxious.Fortunately, at this time, Qin Yuan suddenly appeared.

"Huh? What's wrong with Xiaogua? I just brought him dessert for a while, but when I turned around, I found that he was gone." He approached, stretched out his hand and pinched Ye Qiao's face again, "Yo, why are you still crying?"

Ye Qiao turned her head angrily, ignoring his teasing.Only then did Qin Yuan notice Shi Heting on the side, and immediately restrained himself: "Ah, Mr. Shi, I'm sorry, I didn't see you just now."

Shi Heting waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, but he suddenly had doubts in his heart - when did the young master of the Qin family get so close to Ye Yinghui?