lark

Three months later.

The scorching hot midsummer has come to an end, and the people in City Y are all looking forward to the rain just like they were looking forward to the warmth of spring, to dissipate the residual heat accumulated in the city.

But there are always people who don't like rain, such as Qi Yubai.

Today is a somewhat special day. Zhang Hong's family, Ou Can and her boyfriend came to Qi Yubai's villa in the suburbs at the invitation of Qi Yubai, and participated in this party in the name of saying goodbye to Xia Xia.The people who came were only juniors. Bai Shaorong was unable to attend because he was visiting her husband abroad. As for Qi Zhonghui, he received an invitation from Qi Yubai, but he still didn't come.

By the way, the relationship between their father and son was officially eased because of a will.

The will was drafted by Qi Zhonghui under the witness of a lawyer when Qi Yubai was still lying in the intensive care unit, and it has been notarized.It states that if both father and son are still alive in this world, and neither party loses the capacity for civil conduct, then Qi Zhonghui will still be in charge of the Qi family; It becomes a charitable fund, which is managed by professional asset managers; and if Qi Zhonghui walks ahead of Qi Yubai, then his position in the Qi family will be inherited by Qi Yubai.

The meaning of this will, of course, is that Qi Zhonghui still recognizes this son, but he will still take care of the Qi family as long as he lives, and when he dies, everything will be handled by Qi Yubai.

This is already the biggest concession he can make.Since Qi Yubai didn't want to go back to the Qi family, Qi Zhonghui wouldn't force him anymore, but when there was no father like him in this world, his son should take the responsibility of continuing the glory of the Qi family.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, this will was spread by the media shortly after it was established and became an open secret.There is no one who is up and down in the business world who doesn't understand that Qi Yubai is still the absolute and only Qi family heir, and he can't get anyone else's turn if he doesn't want it.Therefore, even if Ben Yun was still half-dead at that time, no one dared to underestimate his strength, not to mention that now Ben Yun has recovered from this breath, and everything is back on track.

Lin Nan and He Shan came late because of their work. As soon as they entered the hospital, He Shan looked around without admitting it.

"Here we come, Mr. Qi! This villa of yours is so big, bigger than the movie king's house I was with before."

Ou Can laughed in the living room upon hearing this.

"Cousin, this villa is not only big, but the two points of facing the lake and lighting on all sides are beyond the reach of ordinary people like me. There is also this, come and see, this bow-shaped fish tank bar."

Ou Can and He Shan, two straightforward people, hit it off right away, and the girls walked aside to chat without being introduced.After watching the fish, the two of you gave me the clothes link, and I introduced you to the facial technician, and we got along very well.

Lin Nan changed his shoes and looked into the spacious living room, but he didn't see Qi Yubai.Turning to the backyard, I saw Zhang Hong and Qi Yubai standing side by side behind the grill. From the back, they looked like two people who had just left the negotiating table. They didn't know what they were talking about.

"Boss Qi, are you ready?" Zhang Hong asked in a low voice.

Qi Yubai put his right hand in his trouser pocket, and played with the grill casually with his left: "There is nothing to prepare."

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Hong looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, "I was typing details with me more than half a month in advance, and I specially called everyone to be a witness for you, so there is nothing to prepare for? "

Zhang Hong laughed at his duplicity, his mouth was harder than a rock.

"Yu Bai—"

Lin Nan has changed his address.

As soon as he called out, the two people beside the grill turned their heads at the same time.

Zhang Hong looked at his boss with a bit of teasing: "I'm here, you go there, relax, don't be nervous."

Qi Yubai glanced at him lightly, put down his work and walked to Lin Nan's side, admiring him from head to toe.

As long as there is a schedule, when Lin Nan returns to Qi Yubai's side, don't think about changing back to casual clothes so quickly, because Qi Yubai will always ask him to wear it for a while, and then change at night.

"Does it look good?" Lin Nan uncomfortably tugged at the collar of his shirt, which was a little prickly.

Fashion is always incomparable with real suits, and of course it is not at the same level as the customized one worn by President Qi Da.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yubai had read enough, and said very sincerely: "It's very beautiful."

Good-looking is second to none, mainly suitable for today's occasion.In his heart, he gave Star Film International a very knowledgeable and interesting company, and considered continuing to invest in the next film.

"Why are you dressed so formally?" Lin Nan felt a little embarrassed by his blunt praise, and decided to change the subject.

Qi Yubai answered slowly: "The clothes haven't moved to the new home yet, have you forgotten?"

After he reminded, Lin Nan felt that he was confused.This villa was left to him by Bai Shaoyin's father and Qi Yubai's grandfather. When Bo Hai was mortgaged, Qi Yubai suddenly remembered that there was such a place.However, because no one has ever lived in it, it took a lot of work to decorate and clean it. Recently, under the auspices of Mrs. Zhou, I began to purchase household appliances and necessary furniture and home textiles.Presumably Qi Yubai came directly from the company and had no clothes to change.

Lin Nan said twice: "Then do you want to wear an apron later? So as not to rub oil on your clothes."

Qi Yubai naturally ignored him.

"Master, Mr. Lin."

Mrs. Zhou walked over from the kitchen with a large plate of skewered vegetables and beef and mutton with a smile on her face, "Stand aside for a while, I'll take these outside."

"Let me come, Aunt Zhou." Lin Nan made a gesture to take it.

"That's okay!" Mrs. Zhou quickly dodged, "I can't let you do it, you and the young master go and sit and chat, the fruit is cut into plates, and the tea is ready. These things are oily, don't stick your hands!"

Ever since she saw Lin Nan every now and then, she had long regarded him as the other half of her young master, and the more she took care of him, the more she liked him. After learning about Lin Nan's life experience from Qi Yubai, her eyes and hearts were full. It is love.

"Got it." Lin Nan also looked like an obedient junior with a smile on his face.

When Mrs. Zhou left, Qi Yubai stood by the iris on the path and watched him.

"How do you get along so well with everyone?"

"Is there?" Lin Nan pursed his lips modestly and smiled, "It's okay... Maybe I'm not as aggressive as you."

Qi Yubai frowned: "I'm very aggressive?"

"Uh..." Lin Nan didn't dare to tell the truth again, "A little bit, but it's okay, you're obviously much better after you've been discharged from the hospital..."

While talking, a giggling little boy slammed into Lin Nan's back.

"Oops—" the little boy yelled in a pleasant childlike voice as if joking, "the car crashed."

Lin Nan turned around and saw that it was Zhang Hong's child, who took off from some "grounding pad" and came here with a model airplane in his hand.His small face looks like a freshly rubbed glutinous rice ball, white and tender. He looked up at the big brother he had never seen before, and then at Uncle Qi Yubai outside the door. Turn, it looks very smart.

"It crashed." Lin Nan squatted down and looked at him with crooked eyes, "Be careful driving."

The little boy was dressed in handsome denim, holding the [-]cm model tightly in his hand, staring at Lin Nan curiously without saying a word.

"What's your name?" Lin Nan gently scratched his nose with his right index finger.

As a result, the elf kid still didn't speak, but just took a step to the side, poked his head out from Lin Nan's shoulder, and looked at Qi Yubai questioningly.

"Uncle Qi, is he your wife?"

"!"

Lin Nan looked at the little kid in horror, then turned around to look at Qi Yubai, almost dying of embarrassment.

"Xiao Yang, don't bark at people." Qi Yubai waved at him calmly, "Come here, uncle."

"Oh." The lamb who was named became obedient in a second. He wanted to walk past Lin Nan, but Lin Nan blocked most of the door with his body, and he had to step over the threshold sideways. It was lifted high, leaving Lin Nan squatting on the ground alone in the wind.

"Uncle leads me." He spoke softly and very patiently.

Qi Yubai lowered his hand and grabbed the little hand.One big and one small held hands, and at the same time looked thoughtfully at Lin Nan who was slowly straightening up, his expressions were very interesting.

"Uncle." Xiao Yang turned his head and looked up at Qi Yubai who was taller than the mountain, "I think it's him. My dad said that husbands and wives can only live in the same house."

Qi Yubai didn't change his face and his heart skipped a beat, "Your father is talking nonsense."

"is it?"

Kids these days are not so easy to fool.He compared the head of the plane to Lin Nan with disbelief: "Then you live with your uncle?"

……

Lin Nan looked for help to someone who had nothing to do with the matter, and hoped that he would quickly take away Zhang Hong's family, the overly clever little devil.

"Little Yang, why do you want to know this so much?" Qi Yubai looked at him.

"Well..." The little boy thought for a while, "Because my father said before departure, this is your common home, and this elder brother is also the master. You live together, and told me not to call him elder brother. But he is better than your uncle. He looks much younger, and it’s strange to be called uncle. I don’t know how to call him. I didn’t even know how to answer when he talked to me just now. My dad said that it’s impolite not to call someone, so I dare not talk to him.”

Young...so much...?

Qi Yubai frowned slightly.

Lin Nan was still blushing at first, but when he saw Qi Yubai slumped for a second, he burst out laughing.

"You can call him brother." He walked over and patted the lamb's head, "Call him uncle, call me brother."

Qi Yubai glanced over indifferently, and before he had time to object, Xiaoyang began to analyze again on his own.

"No, I have to listen to my father. If my brother is really my uncle's wife, then I will call... I will call her aunt!"

"Xiaoyang, you can't call me that!" Lin Nan immediately objected with his eyes wide open, "If you call me brother, then—"

"Yeah." Qi Yubai bent down and picked up the lamb, "Let's call him Auntie."

"Don't teach the children badly..." Lin Nan wanted to cry but could hardly look at the lamb sitting firmly in Qi Yubai's arms.

"Auntie, I'm not a child." Xiaoyang retorted with a serious expression, "My father said I was a big child."

It seems that Zhang Hong really loves chatting with his son...

He turned his head to look at Qi Yubai again, wrapped his hand around the neck of Uncle Qi with the model, and played with his tie with his left hand, "Uncle Qi, are you right?"

"Yes." Qi Yubai smiled very shallowly but warmly, "Little Yang is a big kid, and he can already make models by himself."

Xiao Yang sat on his shoulder with satisfaction after hearing this, and Qi Yubai carried him to Zhang Hong's place, wanting to feed him something.Lin Nan looked at this scene, his heart was full of sweet and sour emotions, when he was full of tenderness, he suddenly heard a sentence that was not low in decibel: "Auntie, come and eat too!"

Looking up, there were three people looking at him this time.Zhang Hong smiled and nodded towards him, then picked up a piece of roasted vegetable and waved it lightly.

"Come, come."

Lin Nan had no choice but to bite the bullet and become this aunt.

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Dinner was held outdoors in the garden, Mrs. Zhou did a good job of repelling insects, and planted more mosquito repellent grass. It is much more comfortable to stay outside with a group of people than indoors.

There are four or five strings of lights hanging on the window sills from the first floor to the second floor of the villa, and the yellow lights are twinkling like stars.The lake breeze is blowing slightly, and the flowers are floating, but there is a little bit of earthy smell in the air, but it is covered by the warm atmosphere.

"Brother, why are you so interested today, do you want to treat everyone to dinner?" Ou Can asked while eating.

"I know, I know!" He Shan raised her hand to answer, "Because Boss Qi knows Brother Nan has just signed a movie, so help him celebrate!"

"Wow—" Ou Can winked at his cousin, "You are so considerate."

Is that right?

Lin Nan was actually thinking, today is not a New Year's Day, nor is anyone's birthday, why choose this day to gather everyone together?Is it really because I signed the first movie?

He looked curiously at the people around him, only to see Qi Yubai took a sip of water calmly, without explaining.

In the second half of the meal, everyone drank a little wine except the two who were about to drive.

Zhang Hong made an excuse to go to the kitchen to get something, and called Qi Yubai over halfway.

Opening the refrigerator door, Zhang Hong took out two cans of sparkling water, handed one to Qi Yubai who was leaning against the door, and opened the other to take a sip.Occasions with both children and girls are always very lively, and it is a bit uncomfortable for the two of them.

After quietly staying in the kitchen and drinking half a can of water, Zhang Hong glanced in the direction of the garden, and then at his phone.

"I'll step upstairs to lower the curtain in a while, you remember to take the ring."

"I've already taken it." Qi Yubai reached out and touched the right pocket of his trousers.

Zhang Hong's eyelids twitched uncontrollably, "You don't even want the box for such an expensive thing, just put it in your pocket, so you're not afraid of losing it?"

After listening to his words, Qi Yubai put his right hand into his trouser pocket, "It's still there."

"……That's good."

The two of them walked out of the kitchen nonchalantly with their cans in their hands, and felt something was wrong before they got outside.There was a series of footsteps outside, and several people walked towards them together, talking and laughing.

"Why did you come in?" Qi Yubai asked.

Lin Nan was considered the master, leading everyone to the front, and smiled at him when he heard the words, "It's raining outside, not too much, but we don't have a place to cover the rain, so I'll bring everyone back first."

"It's raining?"

Zhang Hong and Qi Yubai looked at each other, there should be unspoken swear words in their eyes.

"It's okay." Mrs. Zhou still smiled, "It's the same for the guests to eat indoors. I'll fix the dining table and bring out the desserts now."

Lin Nan thought that Qi Yubai's mood to greet everyone was ruined by the sudden rain, so he walked up to him and gently held his hand, whispering in his ear, "It doesn't matter, it's good to eat anywhere."

Qi Yubai glanced at his reassuring expression, and said nothing.

The original plan was completely disrupted, and a group of people huddled in the restaurant. Although they were still chatting and laughing, Lin Nan always felt that Qi Yubai and Zhang Hong were a little weird, as if they hadn't done anything, and their expressions were particularly suffocated. Panic.

After a while, the guests left one after another, and Qi Yubai and Lin Nan stood at the gate of the courtyard with an umbrella to see them off.Zhang Hong was the last one to leave. Before leaving, he patted Qi Yubai on the shoulder, gave him a long and unexpected look, and then took his son into the car.

The lively night passed like this, and Mrs. Zhou was cleaning up the mess in the kitchen.The friends' cars drove farther and farther, and finally drove out of their sight.

Lin Nan had a great time tonight, and it felt great to be a little bit into Qi Yubai's life circle, just like the fragrant and silky dessert that he ate at night, it was the most simple beauty in life.

"Go back," he said.

Qi Yubai slowly looked away, looked at him and said, "Would you like to go for a walk by the lake?"

"Huh?" Lin Nan said with a smile on his face, "Now?"

It is still raining continuously in the sky. Although it is not cold, the ground is always a little wet.Both Lin Nan and Qi Yubai were still wearing suits. They thought they would not be outside for a long time, so they only took an umbrella. It was inevitable that the two of them would be cramped.

"It's raining now." Lin Nan said.

"I know, do you want to take a walk? It won't be too long."

Today's Qi Yubai is indeed a little strange, he would never have such romantic feelings in the past, and tonight I don't know which muscle is wrong.But for Lin Nan, he is always willing to accompany him wherever he wants to go.

"Okay." Lin Nan gently held his arm, with a little bit of drunkenness in the corner of his eyes, "It doesn't matter if you walk a little longer."

The bodies of the two cuddled tightly together, walking arm in arm for a while, and walking side by side for a while.There is a black silver bone umbrella on top of the head, and the sound of raindrops rubbing against the umbrella cloth is fine and gentle, with a sense of lively jumping, just like a ballerina dancing on tiptoe on the stage.

Qi Yubai held the umbrella in his right hand, and the angle was slightly tilted towards Lin Nan.The handle of the umbrella has a good grip, with a piece of pure black lining sandwiched between the silver stem. He felt familiar when Lin Nan found it out from the villa and handed it to him.

"You always carry this umbrella?"

"Huh?" Lin Nan was slightly taken aback, and it took two seconds to understand what Qi Yubai was referring to.

"Yes." He nodded, "I thought, if I see you again one day, I can return it to you, so I take it with me every time I move."

Qi Yubai was silent and did not speak. Lin Nan felt a little uncomfortable and explained, "I'm not saying I couldn't forget you at the time, but I guess... I guess this umbrella should be very expensive. It's a pity to throw it away."

There are double R marks on the umbrella, Lin Nan is not stupid, of course he knows that it is expensive.But he kept it only because it was the last gift Qi Yubai gave him.

The path by the lake is twists and turns, and the stone slabs under the feet are occasionally loose, and there will be a bump when walking up, and the rainwater accumulated below bulges out like bubbles.The surface of the lake was glowing with silver light, and the raindrops falling on it rose and fell with the floating waves. They couldn't hit the rain nest, but only caused the lake water to sink a small spot, like the leftover candy wrappers from childhood, and there was a small sound when rubbed lightly.

For rainwater, they fall from the sky into the lake, and they actually return to another home.For this umbrella, it returned to Qi Yubai's hands from Lin Nan's home, but it still found its place after tossing and bumping.

Although the car is no longer there, the owner of the car is still here.

Qi Yubai didn't speak immediately, but slowly led Lin Nan to the lake, and stopped looking at the lake.

On the opposite bank is the commercial housing under development. Maybe there will be more people in this area in a year or two, but at least it is peaceful and calm now.

"My dad gave me a car." Qi Yubai said.

"Is it?"

"Well, it's exactly the same as the old Rolls-Royce."

Lin Nan was very happy to hear that, and smiled, "Uncle really loves you very much."

"He probably thinks he is also responsible for my car accident."

Qi Yubai looked at the lake, "Actually, I don't think so. An accident is an accident. It should not be blamed on a certain person, and there is no need to pursue responsibility."

Lin Nan turned to face him, seeing complex emotions in his eyes, knowing that he thought of his mother again.In the next second, he held his left hand, and said softly, "You are right, an accident is an accident, and one should not ruin his future life by an accident."

Qi Yubai smiled, "Although I was late to understand this truth, fortunately I finally understood it."

The eyes of the two of them blended warmly, and there was a kind of comfort in the mutual connection.No one spoke for a few minutes, just stood there quietly listening to the sound of the rain and watching the rain fall.

After a while, Qi Yubai said, "Actually, I invited my dad today, but he didn't come."

Lin Nan didn't expect this.He thought that today's occasion was a gathering of their generation, and there would be no elders, but he didn't expect that Qi Yubai had already invited them.

Thinking of this, he felt a little lost again, and his starry eyes dimmed a bit.

"If I'm not here, will my uncle come?"

Qi Zhonghui refused to show up, of course because of his own existence, otherwise he would not let go of this good opportunity to repair the relationship with his son.

Qi Yubai didn't seem to care whether he came or not.

"I invited him because I wanted him to participate in my life, but you are a part of my life. If you are not here, there is no need to start today's party."

This person always has a way to make Lin Nan feel at ease, as long as it is something he believes, no one seems to be able to shake it.

Before Lin Nan could speak, Qi Yubai switched the umbrella to his left hand, reached into his pocket with his right hand and took out something, and when he spread it out again, there were already two shimmering rings in the center of his palm.

Lin Nan stood there in a daze for a moment.

"Lin Nan, I want to make a contract with you."

Qi Yubai suddenly felt a little nervous, he stopped for a few seconds, and then spoke again.

"In the future, we will be each other's other half, not a partner in pleasure-seeking. Would you like to?"

Lin Nan's head froze, "You, are you serious?"

The sound of the rain overhead faded away, as if to allow them to hear this important conversation with each other more clearly.

If things happened in the past, Qi Yubai would feel unhappy if Lin Nan asked him like this.But today is an exception, because Qi Yubai has already imagined Lin Nan's various reactions in his heart, and this is one of the things he thought of just now.

He hummed: "Actually, I have always been serious about you."

He wanted to wait for Lin Nan to take the initiative to exchange for a pair of official rings, but he couldn't wait, and he couldn't wait, so he had to take the initiative himself.

Almost all of Qi Yubai's rare initiative in life was dedicated to Lin Nan.Take the initiative to see him, take the initiative to redeem him, take the initiative to propose marriage, and now there is one last initiative left.

"Not only seriously, but I love you very much."

He looked at Lin Nan, and just said this line that he had thought about for a long time.In fact, it's not that difficult, as long as there are not so many audiences around, Qi Yubai said it very naturally.

The eyes meet at close distance, and love is surging in each other's eyes.

"What about you?" He looked at Lin Nan who was speechless, "What do you think, are you willing to accept it?"

Only then did Lin Nan come to his senses, and nodded vigorously a few times. After scanning every inch of Qi Yubai's outline with clear eyes, he nodded again, "I am willing, of course I am willing."

In the quiet night sky, beside the clear water lake, under the silver bone umbrella, the two put on this ring for each other that will be locked up for the rest of their lives. No one witnessed and cheered, but the solemnity and sincerity were not reduced.

"We will be a family from now on."

Qi Yubai looked into Lin Nan's eyes and said this, then put his warm palm on the back of his neck and pressed a kiss on his lips.

Their lives may be rough and their relationship may have twists and turns, but luckily they met each other.You don’t need a lot of family members. One person is enough to be with you in times of adversity and joy in times of joy.Life is like the autumn wind passing by. In just a few decades, they decided not to waste any more minutes. Whether they are awake or dreaming, the place beside them is only reserved for each other.

When the wind stops and the rain stops, life is half-floating, a pair of old dreams and new souls.

Their story is told here, and the days to come will be left to the years to write.

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