warm winter

Yuan Honghao's trip to Africa came to an end temporarily, but he didn't go home immediately after flying back to Haicheng.As long as the company has important matters waiting for him to deal with, the Yuan family mansion will not become his first choice after landing.

Aunt Liu ordered the kitchen early in the morning, and the dinner must be rich when the husband comes home in the evening.Madam Yuan didn't express anything obviously, but it was obvious that the smile on her face was much more than usual after she went downstairs in the morning.

Yuan Yuan couldn't sit still.For a while, I went to the room to get things, and for a while, I went to the study for a while, and even the old lady let her watch TV with her for a while.

After sitting on pins and needles for half an hour, I finally found an excuse and ran back to the room on the third floor, mysteriously.

Madam Yuan glanced at the empty stairs, and asked Aunt Liu: "What's wrong with Xiao Yuan today? She seems to have something on her mind, she has been running up and down several times."

Aunt Liu was also puzzled by this: "Probably because I know that my husband is coming back, and I'm happy."

Mrs. Yuan shook her head: "It's not the first time for Honghao to come back from a business trip. Although the time of going out this time is not short, it is not the longest either. There should be other reasons for Xiaoyuan's abnormality today."

Aunt Liu thought about it, and felt that she didn't understand Xiao Yuan more and more this year.

"Did Ye Qing be mentioned in Honghao's call back yesterday?"

Since Aunt Liu reported many details of the trip to Xitang to the old lady, the old lady Yuan's acceptance of Ye Qing has increased.

"Mr. didn't specifically explain, Ms. Ye probably won't come over today."

When Yuan Honghao was not at home, Ye Qing abided by his duties and never came to disturb him.

Madam Yuan didn't ask any more questions, and continued watching TV after eating the fruit plate.

Upstairs in the room, Yuan Yuan was holding the mobile phone, 10 minutes had passed since the last message sent to Ye Qing.

Today is the day when Yuan Honghao goes home, Yuan Yuan has to get nervous.

At the cafe that day, Ye Qing agreed to help her.So Yuan Yuan put all her hopes on Ye Qing, and she wanted to reconfirm that Ye Qing would not change his mind as the date approached.

"What I promised will not change." Ye Qing's answer was simple, but firm enough.

"Then I'm counting on you. I'll treat you to a big meal after I succeed."

"Compared with a big meal, I want to see your beautiful report card."

The smile on the corner of Yuan Yuan's mouth froze, and after a few minutes, she slowly sent a string of ellipses.

Compared with Ye Qing, the top student, her current grades are indeed not very good.

Ye Qing seems to be very busy recently, Yuan Yuan will send her a few messages every day, but she always has time to reply until very late.According to Zhuang Yi, he and Ye Qing are doing their best for the first work after the establishment of the studio.

This is definitely a major event, Yuan Yuan dare not disturb too much.But he couldn't help but want to know the current situation of the studio, so he could only learn a thing or two through dry text messages.

She wanted to go to the studio to find Ye Qing, but she couldn't find a suitable reason.She can't help, and it is very likely that Ye Qing will be delayed to greet her.Now that her father is back, maybe she can go to visit Ye Qing with her father justifiably.

However, when Dad went to look for Ye Qing, he probably didn't want to bring him with him.After all, her father and her hadn't seen each other for quite a while, so they wanted to be alone.

being alone...

Yuan Yuan imagined that his father and Ye Qing were having a candlelight dinner. The two chatted about their recent situation, exchanged knowledge about work, and then embraced and danced together. Maybe there will be...

Can't think about it anymore!Yuan Yuan felt a tightness in his chest.

She didn't know how she came up with such a scene, but Yuan Yuan felt unhappy when she thought that they would be alone together.

Her rationality told her that the reason why she felt uncomfortable was because she was not used to her father being taken away.Before Ye Qing appeared, Yuan Honghao's non-official time belonged to Yuan Yuan.

But now, apparently not.

In addition to accompanying Yuan Yuan, Yuan Honghao will also allocate time to Ye Qing.Yuan Yuan had a subtle feeling in his heart, a little sour and astringent, and even a little bit angry, but after the sulking, he wanted to cry.

This feeling is really complicated. I have never experienced it before, but now I have to experience all kinds of strange and uncomfortable feelings.It is said that this is called growing up, and it seems that growing up is not all good things.

But this does not hinder Yuan Yuan's desire to grow up quickly.In her subconscious mind, when she grows up, she can do many things that she can't do now, so for her, it is still a milestone full of longing.

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On the second day after Yuan Honghao returned to Haicheng, he really left time for Ye Qing, and Yuan Yuan was even more abnormal in the mansion.

Aunt Liu quietly walked to Mrs. Yuan's side, and said in a low voice, "Sir, I went to Miss Ye's today, and Xiao Yuan's mood is not right."

The old lady thought about this problem last night, and it is already acceptable to look at it today.

"Xiaoyuan is still young after all, she is definitely not happy when Honghao went there. I can't hide my thoughts when I am young, just wait until I get used to it."

It takes time for children in any family to accept a young stepmother, and the old lady naturally thinks that Yuan Yuan is no exception.

Yuan Yuan didn't know what method Ye Qing used and how he told Yuan Honghao.In short, she knew that Ye Qing had succeeded.

The next day, Yuan Honghao called her to his study. After 10 minutes of silence at the beginning, he asked her if she was really determined to stay in Haicheng to study in high school.

Yuan Yuan's answer was the same as before, but this time Yuan Honghao listened.

"You chose the path yourself. Dad hopes that you can go on well, and I also hope that you will not regret it in the future, and don't blame Dad for not insisting on checking for you."

Yuan Honghao sighed, but still indulged his daughter.

His strength and persistence are nothing more than wanting to choose a shortcut that seems to be the most beneficial for her underage daughter.He was looking forward to a bright future for his beloved daughter, and he hoped that her journey in the future would not be so hard.

But after all, she ignored her feelings until Ye Qing reminded him.

After the Spring Festival, Yuan Yuan can be counted as 15 years old.It is only three years away from becoming an adult. After finishing high school, the child will really grow up.

Yuan Honghao was suddenly reluctant, and wanted to keep the last three years by his side.

So Yuan Yuan successfully entered Haicheng Lington International High School in September of this year.

Ye Qing's studio officially opened in the midsummer of this year.

The wave of publicity that Yuan Yuan was looking forward to did not appear, nor did he see any hit works. Ye Qing's studio is like one of thousands of ordinary small companies, quietly existing in the bustling Haicheng .

This Friday, Yuan Yuan leaves school early.She specially asked the driver to stop at Xin'ai intersection, and bought coffee to take to the studio.

After getting acquainted with Zhuang Yi, Yuan Yuan became the person Zhuang Yi invited most often.And as long as she is free, she will be happy to meet the appointment.There is always only one place to meet: the studio.

"The coffee is here!" Yuan Yuan held up the coffee tray with one hand, and knocked symbolically on the open door with the other.

At this time, Zhuang Yi was leaning against the large workbench, facing the graffiti wall and thinking.Hearing the voice, he turned his head and saw the model he admired, his gloomy face was replaced by a bright smile.

"Xiao Yuan is here, welcome, come here!"

After getting acquainted, Zhuang Yi also called her like other people who were older than her.But he called her Xiao Yuan, and he didn't completely treat her as a child.

"Here, your double coffee with sugar."

Yuan Yuan was also surprised at first, Zhuang Yi, who seemed quite deep and elusive, actually liked double sugar, how inconceivable.

Zhuang Yi's explanation is: "Life is already very bitter, and the coffee should be sweeter, so as to make my heart feel comfortable."

It sounds reasonable.This reminded Yuan Yuan of Ye Qing's words that bitter coffee makes people sober, but in contrast, Ye Qing is more cherished.

Yuan Yuan took out the coffee and put it on the table, only to find that Ye Qing was not there.

Seeing her searching gaze, Zhuang Yi took a sip of his coffee, narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't need to look for it, Ye Qing isn't here."

"Ah, she's not here?" After Yuan Yuan was surprised, her tone was a little unhappy, "Then why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Zhuang Yi took another sip of his coffee and looked at Yuan Yuan meaningfully.

"So what if I told you earlier, don't you want to buy coffee to see me?"

The implication is that you are here for my appointment, it doesn't matter if Ye Qing is there or not.

"Then I won't buy an extra cup of coffee." Yuan Yuan seemed to be convinced by the talk, and lacked confidence.

Zhuang Yi cheerfully looked at her shy expression, he just liked to tease Yuan Yuan.

Over the past six months, Yuan Yuan has grown a little taller, his facial features are still outstanding, more three-dimensional and brighter, and his temperament has gradually matured.

This kid is growing up, and besides appearance, there is also that heart.

Zhuang Yi didn't know how much his guess was right, but Yuan Yuan's performance every time he came to the studio could give him clues.Bit by bit, he gradually pieced together the idea in his heart.

Seeing that Yuan Yuan's mood went down and he didn't reply for a long time, Zhuang Yi stopped joking.

"She took a call just now and went out temporarily, saying that she would be back soon, not more than 10 minutes."

Yuan Yuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhuang Yi with wide eyes, trying to figure out if he was lying to himself.

"I won't lie to you. Before she went out, she told me specifically to let me take care of you. Look, her handbag is still here."

Sure enough, not only the handbag, Ye Qing's dark green long trench coat was still hanging on the hanger in the corner.It's all because she believed Zhuang Yi's words just now and didn't read carefully.

I remembered that on the way here just now, the autumn wind was picking up, and it was almost late autumn in Haicheng.After the sun went down, the coolness in the air began to prevail, Ye Qing didn't even have time to put on his windbreaker, he was really in a hurry to leave.

Yuan Yuan couldn't help but began to worry whether Ye Qing would catch a cold if he stayed outside for a long time.

While distracted, the sound of high heels came from the stairs, it was Ye Qing!At the same time Yuan Yuan came back to his senses, the corners of his mouth curled up.

She walked to the door quickly, Ye Qing didn't expect her to appear there suddenly, almost bumped into her.

"This is very dangerous." Ye Qing reached out to hold Yuan Yuan's arm, preventing her from moving forward.

If you go any further, you're really going to hit yourself.

The child who was much shorter than me in the past has grown at a speed visible to the naked eye in the past six months.Perhaps because Yuan Yuan had revealed his thoughts to her before, Ye Qingbian paid special attention to Yuan Yuan's height.

But she never mentioned it to her face, nor did she show it in any obvious way.

But every time she saw Yuan Yuan, she would silently draw the distance between them in her heart.

Sure enough, Yuan Yuan grew taller and taller.They are also getting closer.

Seeing Ye Qing, Yuan Yuan's mood will be inexplicably better.She has not concealed this at all. She has worked hard, played basketball and eaten well. She hopes to catch up with Ye Qing soon.

"It's still a little short." Yuan Yuan is still a few centimeters shorter than Ye Qing, but the gap is not like it used to be.

Give me a little more time, Yuan Yuan thought silently.

Zhuang Yi's voice came from behind: "What's missing?"

Yuan Yuan ignored him, turned his head and made a face at him, then turned back and pulled Ye Qing inside.

This is a secret that she and Ye Qing only understood, so don't tell others.

Yuan Yuan suddenly noticed that Ye Qing's hands were still cold, it had been several minutes since he came back, it seemed that he was really cold outside just now.

"The coffee is still hot, drink some first." Yuan Yuan handed the coffee on the table to Ye Qing, her tone of urgency and concern that she didn't realize.

Ye was slightly taken aback, then took the coffee.

After drinking a few sips, I felt really warmed up.

Zhuang Yi's attention has been completely diverted from the graffiti wall.He invited Yuan Yuan to the studio, not only because he knew Yuan Yuan wanted to see Ye Qing but couldn't find an excuse, but he himself inexplicably liked seeing the two of them getting along.

Whenever they are together, they can always produce dazzling light.This kind of light cannot be seen by ordinary people, but Zhuang Yi firmly believes that he has a pair of eyes that are good at discovering beauty, so he can see it!

"Ahem, I'm going to the bathroom, and I'm going to smoke outside by the way. You guys have a good chat and don't worry about me."

Yuan Yuan looked at Zhuang Yi's back, and asked puzzledly: "Did we say we would take care of him?"

Ye Qing put down the coffee in his hand, his face was a little unnatural.

She went back to her seat, facing Yuan Yuan across a table.

Before, Zhuang Yi asked her on the sidelines what it was like to get along with Yuan Yuan.She thought about it, and the answer was a friend.

Zhuang Yi asked her again, is it a child?Ye Qing didn't think so, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn't seem to completely regard Yuan Yuan as an adult.

A special friend, Ye Qing told Zhuang Yi that she regarded Yuan Yuan as a special friend.From the beginning to the end, she never said that she regarded Yuan Yuan as her stepdaughter.

That's just the opinion of others.

After hearing this, Zhuang Yi looked at her with a smile, neither believing nor disbelief, and after a long time, he slowly said: "Yes, seniority cannot be wrong, once it is wrong, it will be troublesome."

Seniority, this word triggered Ye Qing's thinking, making her confused and at times confused.

From that day on, Ye Qing felt an inexplicable guilty conscience.Although she didn't know what she was guilty of, she subconsciously began to avoid thinking about the relationship between her and Yuan Yuan.

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