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"Why would someone... even have eating habits like yours?"

In the Xishan Cemetery, in front of the tombstone surrounded by eternal flowers, Hara Hoshino sat on the ground, staring at the boy in the photo, whispering.

During the time when he and Qin Huai were on the desert island, the first few days were extremely difficult, because neither of them knew how to cook, and the food was either burnt or raw inside, but they had to eat it.

Qin Huai really doesn't know anything about cooking, Yuan Xingye is better than him, through the past few days of exploration, he has learned a little bit, and the roasted meat can be said to be edible.

That day they found a pot left by the predecessors on the island. Yuan Xingye said that he finally didn't have to eat barbecue anymore. He caught a hare, picked mushrooms, and stewed it into a pot of soup to celebrate.Unexpectedly, after taking a bite, Qin Huai's face turned dark all day.He didn't like talking at first, and after that, he didn't even give Yuan Xingye a look.

Yuan Xingye thought that Qin Huai had food poisoning and was frightened, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it shouldn't be.He has learned the skills of survival in the wild, and he can distinguish which fungi and plants are edible, which are poisonous, and which are incompatible when mixed together.

Qin Huai ignored him again, Yuan Xingye could only observe, and found after a long time that this man couldn't stand the smell of fungi.

Quite picky eater.

After that, Yuan Xingye stopped making things with fungi for Qin Huai.

Thinking of the past, Yuan Xingye's eyes darkened, and then he thought of something else, and his eyes flashed with disappointment.He slowly closed his eyes, leaned forward, and rested his forehead on the stone tablet.

"He is so much like you. Many times, I thought that I went back to that time."

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The terminal vibrated, and Yuan Hoshino raised his eyelids to see that it was Gong Ya.He pulled himself away from his emotions in less than half a second, and answered the communication with a calm expression: "What's the matter?"

"Master, I want you to go back." Gong Ya said from the terminal.

"What's the reason this time?" Yuan Xingye smiled sarcastically.

Gong Ya replied, "The family banquet is scheduled for tomorrow night at eight o'clock."

Yuan Xingye didn't make a decision right away, Gong Ya waited for a few seconds, and asked him: "Are you going? This is the third time our family has invited you back."

There are no more than three things, the Yuan family's consistent principle of doing things.

Yuan Xingye got up from the tombstone, glanced at the eternal flowers surrounding him, and said to Gong Ya: "Okay, after returning to the third district for so many days, it's time to see the old man."

The next day, the main house of the original family.

The servants hastily opened the wrought iron carved door, and saw a matte black shuttle jumping in, with a speed as fast as lightning, a phantom swayed on the front lawn, and there were harsh brakes and two ruts.

The car stopped, one door opened, the shiny black leather boots stepped on the ground, and the people inside came out.Yuan Xingye was wearing a dark overcoat, with a tall and straight figure, his peach blossom eyes were slightly curved, and his smile was not a smile.

It is now 07:30 in the morning, the emerald green sky is too cloudy, the rain stored in the clouds has not yet fallen, and the wind alone is bitingly cold.

The door of the main house was already opened, and Hara Hoshino walked in with a calm pace.

An old man was sitting on the sofa, his silver hair was too late to comb, hanging loosely behind his head, holding a cane, staring at Yuan Hoshino expressionlessly: "The former deputy director, what a great authority."

He is Yuan Fu, the current head of the Yuan family, Yuan Xingye's only surviving immediate family member. According to his seniority, he should be called Grandpa.

The original house is a famous family in the third-star domain name, and here is the main house. The security standard is quite high, and it is not open to the public at all except on special days.Even if the former Hoshino comes back, he needs to obtain permission in advance.

But Yuan Xingye didn't give any notice. Before the head of the family got up, he drove in the car and woke up the old man in anger.

"Thank you." Yuan Xingye laughed and said it casually.

Hearing this, Mr. Yuan picked up the teacup in his hand and threw it at Yuan Xingye's feet. Yuan Xingye stepped aside, and the teacup fell to the ground and fell to pieces.

"Bastard! After so many years of upbringing, have you fed the dog?" The old man Yuan said angrily.

The relationship between their grandfather and grandson is notoriously bad, and the servants are very discerning not to enter the hall, and only the housekeeper stands behind Yuan Fu.

The air pressure was very low, and the fragments of the porcelain cup reflected the cold light, but they failed to stop Yuan Hoshino in his footsteps.He didn't go too close, and sat down on the sofa farthest from Yuan Fu, crossed his legs and said with a smile: "After all, I am a mother-born thing, no one teaches and no one cares, I don't know how to be polite. , and it should be."

Yuan Fu was pissed off again, his expression was extremely ugly, but he suppressed it and didn't explode.

Yuan Xingye came here this time, not to drive Yuan Fu to death.He put his legs down, leaned his back on the sofa, and said casually, "I heard that your old man has a few mine veins that have not been registered."

Not registered is a nice way of saying it, but it is illegal to be straightforward.Last second, Yuan Fu still had an expression on his face that wanted to drive Yuan Xingye out, but now his expression changed, he clenched his cane tightly, and reminded him: "You serve in the Guard Bureau."

"The Guard Bureau has been short of money in recent years." Yuan Hoshino said.

"You and I are one family." Yuan Fu's voice was low, "Whatever is in my hand will be handed over to you sooner or later."

This is for Hara Hoshino to clarify his position.

Yuan Xingye didn't speak, just stared at the person diagonally opposite.Yuan Fu was also looking at Yuan Xingye. The time lasted for tens of seconds. He switched his cane to his left hand and said, "How much money is missing, I will make up for you."

Yuan Xingye still didn't speak.

Silence began to spread, and in the main house, the only thing that could be heard was the ticking of the pendulum clock.

Yuan Xingye went to the kitchen, boiled half a pot of water, brewed two cups of tea, then returned to the living room, put one of the cups in front of Yuan Fu, and said meaningfully: "In recent years, the family's investment in genetic engineering seems to have increased a lot , old man, there are many taboos in this field."

As soon as this remark came out, old man Yuan's expression changed again. Under his gaze, Yuan Xingye sat back to the position he had just taken, and took a sip of tea slowly.

A cup of tea went from hot to lukewarm, the old man finally gave in, and said to Yuan Xingye: "I can give you one."

"Thank you, old man." Yuan Xingye put down his teacup and got up, adjusted his cuff buttons, with a smile in his eyes, "I have something tonight, so I won't come over for dinner."

In the evening, the Descent Festival party came as scheduled.

Sean did a lot of dressing up. The dress was a new custom-made dress a few days ago, and the leather shoes were polished. After setting his hairstyle and trimming his collar, he looked in the mirror eight times before and after, and made sure that there was no problem eight times. Go out with Shen Cisui.

In contrast, Shen Cisui's attire can be described as simple. He changed the turtleneck sweater he used to wear, and left a white shirt with a bow tie, and Hillendvall's school uniform outside.

They signed in 10 minutes in advance, and the Lativisin Hall was full of people. The chamber orchestra played melodious music, and men and women were all dressed up.

In formal social occasions, school uniforms are not wrong, but ordinary people wearing them on such occasions either look abrupt or inconspicuous.

Shen Cisui belongs to the third category.

Hillendro's school uniform is dark blue, similar to black, and the school badge is embroidered on the chest, which is a rare embellishment.Shen Cisui chose a bow tie of the same color as it. His long hair was combed and tied behind his head, and his bangs were loosened. It was very casual, but he couldn't hold back his face. The movement of reaching for a glass of wine on the wine table was pleasing to the eye.

People who are good-looking wear sacks and people scream for them.

"Thinking that this place was decorated under my leadership, I feel a sense of accomplishment in my heart." Sean shook the champagne, looked around, and said with emotion.

Instead, she asked Shen Cisui: "Who did you dance with first?"

"No jumping." Shen Cisui answered simply.

Sean showed a look of surprise: "Are you really just going through a cutscene to sign in?"

"After all, it's not good if you don't come." Shen Cisui said with a relaxed tone, "Go and do your own thing. I'll just eat something here."

Sean looked to the other side, turned his head again, hesitated for half a second, and asked, "Shall I take you with me?"

"Thank you, no need." Shen Cisui smiled and shook his head.

The Holy Descending Festival Gala is privately known as a network exchange meeting. Many companies, groups, and government departments will send people to the scene to select available talents. The third-year students are about to leave school for internships, and they attach great importance to this opportunity.

Sean had decided on the unit he wanted to go to early in the morning, and the person from the other party had also arrived. He was going to say hello, introduce himself and have a chat.Shen Cisui watched Sean off, waited for Sean to talk to him, then turned around and walked to the snack stand to eat.

Shen Cisui prefers sweets, but he doesn't like things that are too sweet and greasy. The sea salt caramel cake here is just right, and the portion is not too much. I couldn't help but eat two pieces in a row.

The closer it was to the time to leave the dance, the more lively the atmosphere in the Rativysin Pavilion was. Almost all the third-year students had arrived, but fortunately it was big here so it wouldn't be crowded.

The small corner where Shen Cisui lived seemed deserted, and few even patronized for dim sum.He was at peace with it, eating the cake and then another cup of ice cream.

Da da da.

Someone walked towards the corner where Shen Cisui was, and the sound of footsteps was clear and sweet.

It is Lilith Francesco, the school belle of Hillendvall. Her golden curly hair has been carefully combed, hanging on her shoulders and swaying with her steps. The pure White House dress outlines the waist at a glance. The skirt swayed behind her, very beautiful.

She held up the corner of her skirt, held her head high, and had an elegant posture. Wherever she passed, everyone showed admiring and admiring eyes.Lilith turned a blind eye to these gazes, walked straight to Shen Cisui, and asked him with a smile: "Shen, can I ask you to dance with me for the first time?"

Shen Cisui just finished eating the ice cream cup, he put it aside, and said to Lilith in an apologetic tone: "Although it is very rude to reject such a beautiful lady, but I..."

"But you still have to refuse, don't you?" Lilith still smiled, there was no surprise or loss in her eyes, and Shen Cisui's answer was expected.

"That's right." Shen Cisui nodded.

"I knew it." Lilith said.

She also picked up an ice cream cup and leaned against the wall with Shen Cisui, but after taking two bites, she reluctantly put it down and said with a sigh: "It's delicious, but I can't eat more."

Shen Cisui picked up the second ice cream cup and said, "You are not fat at all."

"Thank you." Lilith laughed again, and looked into the hall, "Then I'll find someone else to dance."

"Go." Shen Cisui smiled.

The girl resumed her elegant demeanor, lifted the corner of her skirt and left.

The other girls also secretly looked at Shen Cisui, wanting to invite him over, but were afraid of being rejected.After Lilith left, a few people plucked up the courage to step forward.

Even the school belle was rejected, so it's not an embarrassing thing for us to be rejected. What if Shen Cisui agreed?They have this mentality.

Shen Cisui replied sorry to everyone, people came and went in the corner where he was, even a few men among them.

At eight o'clock the bell rang, the chamber orchestra played a waltz, and the first dance began.The girl put her hand into the boy's palm and danced to the beat.

Shen Cisui changed to a position that was not easy to find, and planned to stay for a while before leaving.

On the second floor, Sophia took two glasses of cocktails from the bar, searched for a few seconds, and walked towards a woman.

"Dr. Yang." Sophia handed her the wine with a very familiar tone, "It seems that you are still worried about not finding a suitable newcomer."

"This is the task assigned to me by the Institute." The woman called "Dr. Yang" leaned on the railing, her tone was rather melancholy, "What a beautiful night, the children are dancing, I want to go too."

Sophia smiled, and raised her finger to a corner on the first floor: "May I introduce someone to you? It's the one leaning against the wall. He is a top student in the School of Mechanical Engineering. Every year, the school-level scholarship winners are He, he, not only worked hard in his studies, but also participated in a work-study program."

"Is there such a good boy this year? It sounds like I need a job with a good salary." Dr. Yang turned his head to look over, and when his eyes fell on Shen Cisui, his eyes lit up immediately, "Wow, he looks pretty good. So pretty! What's his name?"

"The surname is Shen, and the name is Shen Cisui." Sophia said, "You can also ask him to dance, I believe he will not refuse."

Shen Cisui put on his earphones, had a brief chat with Lo, and was about to leave from the back door of the Ratwiessing Pavilion to go to his "studio".

At this moment, Dr. Yang approached Shen Cisui and smiled kindly at him: "Hello, Student Shen, I am Yang Lin from the Asgard Research Institute. I heard people talking about you..."

Yang Lin went straight to the topic to explain her purpose. When Shen Cisui heard the name of the research institute, she blinked her eyes.Asgard Research Institute, the leader in the field of mech research and development, the place where students who graduate from the School of Mechanics want to go.

"Can I call you Shen directly?" After Yang Lin finished speaking, she bent her eyes and asked Shen Cisui.

Shen Cisui didn't expect that this person would suddenly turn to address him, paused, and replied: "Yes."

"Okay, Shen, let's move on to the next topic." Yang Lin took a bottle of wine and put it in Shen Cisui's hands, clinked glasses with him, and chatted about professional issues.

Sophia stood behind the railing on the second floor, staring at Shen Cisui and Yang Lin intently, and the people with her were puzzled: "Why are you so nice to Shen Cisui? Didn't you look down on him before?"

"I don't like it right now." Sophia's lips curled into a sneer, "It's just Brother Yu Zhou's substitute, and he deserves to be so arrogant?"

The second half of the sentence was so soft that even the people standing beside her didn't hear it.She took out the paper and pen from nowhere, wrote something on it, handed it to the people around her, and said, "Go, ask the orchestra to change the next song to this."

The man looked at it and said in surprise: "Isn't this—you're so sure that Shen Cisui will dance with people from the Asgard Research Institute?"

"There are not many people in this world who can handle Dr. Yang's familiarity." Sophia smiled confidently, then showed an impatient expression, and waved: "Go if you are told."

first floor.

During the conversation with Yang Lin, Shen Cisui noticed that she had checked the time several times, and just happened to end the topic of discussion, so he mentioned: "You seem to be in a hurry."

"Yes, I have already arrived in Hillendevo, but I was notified that I will have a meeting tonight." Yang Lin rolled her eyes at her boss from the air, and then smiled at Shen Cisui, "But with you There is still time for a dance, but I don't know if you want to?"

Shen Cisui didn't have any interest in the Holy Descending Festival party, but if he didn't show up, he might receive concern from the academy the next day, and he had to go through the motions.

During this period of time, his research on "Odin" was at a bottleneck, and he desperately wanted to go back to the studio to study, and he didn't want to waste time at the party, but after chatting with Yang Lin, he suddenly changed his mind.

If he could go to such a top research institute, even if he just went in and took a look, it should give him new ideas.The things taught in school are too fixed, and he needs new things to break the old thinking patterns in his mind.

Shen Cisui smiled and said to Yang Lin; "It's my honor."

It was during the gap between the two dance songs that Shen Cisui and Yang Lin walked into the dance floor side by side.Yang Lin didn't wear a dress, but a smart white suit, short hair reaching her ears, and she was very dashing. As soon as they came over, they attracted everyone's attention.

Shen Cisui stretched out his hand to Yang Lin, and when the next piece of music sounded, his face showed surprise.

It shouldn't be a piece at a party at Hillendevo, because it can't be used for a standard dance, only one kind of dance is suitable, an old, elegant one created by some queen, A dance that is only spread among the upper-class celebrities.

Yang Lin also found it very strange, she subconsciously said to Shen Cisui that it would be better to forget it, but Shen Cisui asked: "Is this song okay?"

"I have learned it before." Yang Lin said, "You have also learned it?"

"Yes." Shen Cisui rolled his eyes, "Then let's start."

Yang Lin put her hand into Shen Cisui's palm, turned around with his steps, and began to dance.

There were only a few people left on the dance floor. Because of Yang Lin's clothes and Shen Cisui's popularity in the school, they were particularly eye-catching.

This dance is very particular about the dance posture, the rhythm is slow, and it is easy to be underexposed.

Shen Cisui's steps were calm and graceful, and he brought back Yang Lin who was about to step on the wrong dance steps several times. She was as elegant as an old aristocrat who walked out of an ancient oil painting.In comparison, other people on the dance floor are worse.

"You seem to dance better than the teacher who taught me." Yang Lin couldn't help whispering to Shen Cisui.

Zhao Siyu leaned on the railing on the third floor of the Rativysin Pavilion, lowered his head just enough to see the hall, he took in the scene on the dance floor, stabbed Yuan Xingye with an elbow, and said:

"Your little lover...has covered a lot? Even I am impatient to learn this thing. It is just an outdated thing to say that it embodies the noble elegance in an all-round way. How can he not make mistakes in the whole process? God, it's like a textbook!"