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About 10 minutes after Lin Zhi left, Wen Yu's cell phone on the table began to vibrate. He stood in front of the water dispenser and had just received a cup of hot water when he heard the sound of the cell phone and walked to the table.

The caller ID is Tao Yiying.

Xu Rui and Lin Zhi sat in the car, Xu Rui carefully looked at Lin Zhi's unhappy expression.

Vehicles were driving on the street, and at an intersection with traffic lights and turn lights, Xu Rui recognized that this was not the familiar way home.

At this time, Lin Zhi noticed Xu Rui's vague gaze, restrained his expression, and said to Xu Rui: "Let's not go home now, we will go to Tao Chenyi's place this afternoon, do you remember him?"

Xu Rui's face was blank.

"It's okay, you'll see him later." Lin Zhi smiled and said warmly.

Xu Rui actually doesn't really want to go to a stranger's house. On such occasions, he will always feel a little embarrassed, just like when he was a child when his father took him to meet other adults, because he couldn't speak and say hello to the adults, he always Some flinched and hugged his father's leg, especially afraid of strangers, and would be teased and teased by adults and parents, often at this time, he would feel even more at a loss.

But Xu Rui didn't seem to have any right to choose in front of Lin Zhi's already made decision.

In the end, he could only sit on the back seat of the car, with his head down, unconsciously picking at his little fingernails.

When Lin Zhi took Xu Rui out of the car, Tao Chenyi was already waiting in the living room.

Lin Zhi's uncle hadn't come back yet. When Lin Zhi entered the door, his aunt's expression flashed unnaturally, but she quickly adjusted and greeted them warmly.

"Aunt." Lin Zhi called out very politely.

"Little Pheasant, it's been a long time since we came to our house." Tao Chenyi's mother had a stiff smile on her face, and then called the servant to bring some baked biscuits and desserts.

Lin Zhi sat on the sofa, and Xu Rui sat next to him a little awkwardly, looking around the strange environment with small movements.

"Thank you, Auntie." Lin Zhi also smiled, and seemed to have a good face, reached out and picked up a baked cookie, and handed it to Xu Rui who was beside him. Xu Rui raised his eyes to look at Lin Zhi, and then opened his mouth to bite. Take a sip.

But he only took a small bite and didn't eat any more.

Lin Zhi looked at the cookie with a mouth missing, and asked, "What's wrong? Isn't it delicious?" He asked, and then he chewed the remaining two bites.

"It seems that there is no aunt at home who bakes deliciously." Lin Zhi commented.

Tao Chenyi and his mother were stunned for a moment when they saw Lin Zhi eating the leftovers from Xu Rui's bite without hesitation. After hearing Lin Zhi's words, Tao Chenyi's mother hurriedly said: "I just ordered As for the fruits you washed, bring them up too."

She didn't seem to have any dissatisfaction with Lin Zhi's impolite behavior.

Tao Chenyi said at this time: "I'll take the two of them to play in my newly installed game room, and you can ask someone to bring the fruits up."

When he arrived in Tao Chenyi's newly decorated game room, it seemed that because they were all boys in their teens, Xu Rui felt a lot more relaxed, and he was looking at the novel objects in the room with his eyes open.

Tao Chenyi saw that he was interested, took out the game console from the shelf, opened it and handed it to Xu Rui: "Try it, it's very easy to get started, I'll call out the novice mode for you."

Xu Rui didn't answer, and went to see Lin Zhi again.

Lin Pheasant said: "If I tell you to play, you can play."

Only then did Xu Rui take it with both hands. He sat on the soft cushion beside him, his attention completely absorbed by the video game.

At this time, Lin Zhi looked at his room full of game equipment, some of which hadn't even been unpacked.

Lin Zhi's eyes fell on it: "New?"

Tao Chenyi nodded: "Yes, I just arrived last night, and I haven't had time to dismantle it yet, do you want to..."

Tao Chenyi's invitation was interrupted, Lin Zhi then asked, "Why didn't you go to school?"

"I transferred back from abroad. I go to school here, and today is the weekend." Tao Chenyi replied.

Hearing this, Lin Zhi paused as he raised his hand and pulled out the game box: "Oh? Did you transfer back from abroad?"

Tao Chenyi's lips gradually tightened, and after a while, he opened his mouth again and said, "Well...the foreign environment is not very familiar, I am not used to it."

Not quite used to it?Lin Zhi curled his lips, Tao Chenyi was his companion who played with him when he was young, and because he was the oldest brother in their generation, those who played together would always be entrusted to take care of other younger siblings important task.

Tao Chenyi's mother came from a very ordinary background. At that time, because Tao Yingze was determined not to obey his parents' arrangements, she had a very unpleasant quarrel with the elders of the Tao family. To marry Tao Chenyi's mother and break with the Tao family.

That incident caused a lot of trouble back then, but later, because Tao Yingze's sister Tao Yiying married the Lin family and shared part of the pressure, Tao Yingze didn't really end up breaking with the Tao family.

But ever since, Tao Yingze has been expelled from the power center of the Tao family. It's not that Tao Yingze has no strength, but there are too many people in the Tao family who have strength, ability and means. Compared with the Tao family, the generation of the Lin family can be called It's a weak network.

Tao Yingze is not considered to be so capable that no one in the Tao family can match him. In addition, he married a wife who was completely ordinary and unable to contribute half of his career. As a result, he has basically only controlled the Tao family in these years. some marginal industries.

Many of the Tao family's industrial projects have been transferred to overseas markets over the years, and the focus has also shifted from the previous heavy industry to the high-tech market.

Tao Chenyi and some of his cousins ​​were studying abroad, and Tao Chenyi only went there later, but he didn't expect to come back after staying for two years.

Tao Chenyi was a child who was completely different from Lin Qi's brat since childhood. Her mother was very strict with him and had very high demands.

Since Tao Chenyi's mother entered Tao's house, she had been ostracized and looked down upon by her elders. It wasn't until Tao Chenyi gave birth that her in-law's face softened a bit after seeing her.But for so many years, an ordinary girl in the wealthy family of the Tao family has no natal background and knows nothing about business. It is not hard for her to struggle for so many years.

Later, it can be seen from her strict education methods for Tao Chenyi that she has placed all her high hopes and high hopes on her only son.

At this time, Lin Zhi heard Tao Chenyi say that he was not used to it, so he didn't take it seriously, instead he said jokingly: "I thought you were dragged back to play with me."

Tao Chenyi followed the words and asked again: "Then what about you, are you going to have a tutor at home with...?" He looked at the back of Xu Rui who was concentrating on playing games.

"His name is Xu Rui." Lin Zhi said.

"Okay, I see." Tao Chenyi curled his lips.

Lin Zhi thought for a while before replying, "I plan to go back to school with him when school starts this summer vacation."

Tao Chenyi had a relieved expression on his face after Lin Zhi finished speaking.

Seeing him like that, Lin Zhi burst out laughing: "I said what's going on, I thought you really asked me to bring the children over to play, and to be a lobbyist for a long time. Lin Qinsheng is looking for you?"

Xu Rui is still addicted to the novice mode of video games. He has just tasted the joy of game consoles, so he can't hear what the two young boys over there are discussing. .

The servant knocked on the door and brought in a fruit plate. Xu Rui played games there without looking up. Lin Zhi peeled two grapes and held them in the palm of his hand. He walked over and opened his palm under Xu Rui's mouth. Xu Rui opened his mouth to hold it up.

He seemed to be used to eating the food from the pheasant's hands, as they had done many times when they lived together.

Tao Chenyi looked at it from the side and found it incredible that a child like Lin Zhi could play the role of a caregiver.

Xu Rui had another one-hour psychological consultation today, and he was eating and playing games. He didn't take a nap in the afternoon, but before dinner, his upper and lower eyelids finally fought. He couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep holding the game console in his hand. up.

When he woke up again, he was no longer in the game room just now. He sat up sleepily, rubbed his eyes, and saw the position of the window, where the sky was already dark.

Only Tao Chenyi was in the room, but Lin Zhi was nowhere to be seen.

Tao Chenyi heard the movement at this time and saw the child Xu Rui woke up, looking around with his eyes open, remembering that he only ate when Lin Zhi fed him, he couldn't help saying deliberately: "Mr. I went back, I didn’t call you because you were sound asleep, and you seem to be very interested in playing game consoles, let me keep you here for a few more days.”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Rui suddenly lifted the covering on his body and got off the bed.

The expression on his face was as if he had just woken up and heard some bad news. He was dazed and panicked. He glanced at Tao Chenyi with his big black and white eyes, as if he really believed that Lin Zhi had left him here. .

Xu Rui hurriedly opened the door, and then wanted to run downstairs.

Tao Chenyi didn't expect him to react so quickly, and hurriedly followed him and called him: "Xu Rui! Don't run away... Rui!"

Xu Rui was too anxious when going down the stairs. When he was on the last step, his footsteps slipped and he jumped forward, just in time to jump on Lin Zhi who had just walked to the stairs.

After all, Lin Zhi was only ten months older than him, so he was basically the same age, and Xu Rui had grown a lot in recent times, such a panic and eager rushing force threw the unsuspecting Lin Zhi to the ground.

It caused an exclamation.

When Tao Chenyi also came down, he saw Xu Rui was still on the ground hugging Lin Zhi's neck and did not let go.

Obviously Lin Pheasant was under the cushion, so he should have fallen harder, but it happened that Xu Rui's arms were not loose, his eyes blinked twice, and they turned red.

"What's the matter?" Lin Zhi was knocked down, his whole body was in pain, but Xu Rui still hugged him so tightly, which made him breathless.

Tao Chenyi walked over and made an apologetic gesture: "Blame me, blame me, I lied to him that you left, he was in a hurry..."

Tao Chenyi had just finished explaining, but Lin Zhi's expression suddenly changed, and Tao Chenyi's undisguised displeasure came right in front of him: "Don't scare him casually, he is very timid."

Tao Chenyi's heart skipped a beat, only to see Xu Rui really buried his head in Lin Zhi's place, and his small shoulders twitched slightly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I just wanted to tease him..." Tao Chenyi was a little at a loss for a while, he didn't expect Xu Rui to be scared to cry because of this joke that adults often tease children.

"We're not going to have dinner here, we're going back now." Lin Zhi's face was terribly cold, and Tao Chenyi's eyes were cold.

As soon as these words were released, it was already a bit ruthless.

Now because Xu Rui is still crying with him, Lin Zhi has no time to settle accounts with Tao Chenyi, but there is no guarantee that he will go back, so there is nothing wrong with holding back after this incident is over.

But at this moment, Tao Yingze came back.

"Little Pheasant, I heard that you came to our house today. Uncle, I deliberately turned down the entertainment and came back to eat with you." Tao Yingze came in and saw Lin Zhi and Xu Rui's appearance: "Hey, what's the matter? Let’s make some delicious food later, and hurry up to make up for it.”

"Tao Chenyi! Why don't you help them up when you're an older brother, to see if they don't fall, to see if your knees don't get broken, apply medicine!"

Just in time for Tao Yingze to come back, at this point, Tao Chenyi was still apologetic and refused to lift Xu Rui from Lin Zhi's shoulder to apologize.

That night, Lin Zhi and Xu Rui stayed for dinner after all.

When he was about to leave at night, Tao Chenyi took out the game console Xu Rui was playing today and wanted to give it to Xu Rui.

Said it was an apology.

Xu Rui had eaten at this time, and his mood had stabilized. Instead, he felt that it was very ignorant to cry in front of so many people today because of a small joke.

He was too embarrassed to accept Tao Chenyi's gift.

At this time, Lin Zhi, who was standing aside, glanced at the game console in Tao Chenyi's hand with downcast eyes, and said, "Since it's given to you, you can accept it."

Lin Zhi had too much right to speak in Xu Rui's place. Hearing Lin Zhi's words, Xu Rui carefully took the game console from Tao Chenyi's hands.

After the two returned home at night, Xu Rui came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, and saw Lin Zhi watching a sign language learning video, Xu Rui couldn't help but stretched his head to take another look, as if to confirm.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, Lin Zhi turned off the screen. He stuffed the things in his hand under the pillow with his backhand, and turned his head to meet Xu Rui's direct prying eyes.

"Xu Rui, do you want to go to school?"

Every morning and evening, Xu Rui and Lin Zhi would each have a glass of milk, a habit that only started in the last month.

The servant who came to bring two glasses of milk on a tray stood at the door of their bedroom. It was the maid who often took care of Xu Rui.

There was an accidental gap in the bedroom door.

The voice of the forest pheasant came from inside.

"Ah? What kind of expression is this? Didn't you still lose your temper with me when you were not allowed to go to school? Why don't you want to go now?"

There was a pause for a while.

"It's not because you're afraid that someone in school will bully you."

It can be seen from the gap that Lin Zhi reached out and touched Xu Rui's left breast: "There are so many grievances hidden in my heart, why do I love to cry so much?"

At that moment, Xu Rui seemed to have a fragile heart that was really rubbed twice by Lin Zhi, and his heart felt sore for no reason.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you in the future, okay?" Lin Zhi said with a smile in his tone, "If we don't go to school, we won't even be able to catch up with the elementary school graduation ceremony!"

The maid who had worked in the Lin family at the door for several years heard that the young master of the Lin family was pretending again, and a layer of goose bumps appeared along her arms.