For this meal, Yu Rui had made preparations in advance.
Stir-fried shrimp with green and white broccoli, the glutinous sweet corn with pine nuts, pepper fish, mushrooms, and vegetables. The four main dishes on the clear white plates were served with three bowls of rice, and Yu Li, who was talking to Xie Li at the table, opened her eyes widely.
Recovering from the surprise, she pulled her chair closer and whispered in Xie Li’s ear, “Xie Li gege, bend down, I have something to tell you.”
Sensing a glance from Yu Rui’s side, Xie Li returned his gaze with a smile as he bowed towards Yu Li in a very ‘docile’ manner, “Okay, I’m listening.”
Yu Li half covered her mouth with her hand and said, “There are generally only two of us at home, and my brother usually doesn’t cook that much. Today is the first time.”
“Oh? First time?” Xie Li raised his eyes and looked at Yu Rui, “Then I feel very honored, Class President.”
“…”
Yu Rui kept silent and looked helplessly at the ‘little traitor’. Yu Li was warned by her brother’s gaze and slowly dragged her chair back to its place, not forgetting to make eye contact with Xie Li a couple of times.
“Xiao Li, go wash your hands.”
“Oh, yes.” Yu Li jumped off the chair and ran to the bathroom.
Yu Rui’s eyes landed on Xie Li.
Xie Li shrugged innocently, “I’ve already washed.” He paused and the corners of his mouth curved, “Many times.”
Yu Rui, “…”
Yu Rui was so angry that he clenched his teeth slightly, but there was nothing he could do against that man, so he could only endure it.
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Xie Li smiled and picked up his bowl and chopsticks, “However, this meal today is very sumptuous, which makes me feel a little flattered, Class President.”
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When he read the meaning of ‘you’re dreaming’ in Yu Rui’s eyes, Xie Li smiled wider: “You can set a condition, any price, I’ll give you anything.”
Yu Rui was silent for a few seconds, the corners of his lips curved slightly, and his smile was cold and mocking, “Give me anything? You’re not afraid that your tongue will harm you.”
“You don’t believe me?”
“Why should I believe you?” Yu Rui calmly asked, “Although you are two years older than me, you are only 18. You are only 18 and things in the next two years may not be as you think. How dare you say anything, do you want to make me a promise for life?”
When Yu Rui finished speaking, the room fell silent. Not hearing Xie Li’s reply, he frowned a bit.
He knew he was being a bit serious; he was not a person who would take things seriously. But when he heard Xie Li say that just now, he simply couldn’t help himself, even forgetting the day and occasion…
“Right.”
A hoarse laughter suddenly rang in Yu Rui’s ears, and Yu Rui, who was still angry, looked up blankly and saw Xie Li lower his eyes, an uncontrollable smile spilling out of his voice.
“So, the Class President has already thought of a life?”
Yu Rui choked, with a rare feeling of embarrassment and indignation, “You… what nonsense are you talking about!”
Xie Li laughed, “I’m not talking nonsense, you said so yourself, Class President.”
“I’m just saying that at your age you talk too much with such big words!” Explained Yu Rui.
Xie Li kept looking at him with a grin.
When Yu Rui could no longer bear that mocking and playful gaze and wanted to stop arguing, he suddenly heard Xie Li ask, “What if I could be responsible for my words?”
“?” Yu Rui raised his eyes.
The laziness in Xie Li’s smile faded and a rare seriousness appeared on his face as he stared at Yu Rui for a moment, “The bet you said that day, I’ll take it. Let’s see how it ends then.”
Xie Li paused and narrowed his eyes slightly.
“But I have to remind you of one thing, Class President. When you provoke a ‘patient’, how can there be an option to stand aside so easily?… If I win, I’ll make sure to take the ‘reward’ due to myself by then.”
“…”
Under Xie Li’s aggressive gaze, Yu Rui unconsciously avoided his eyes.
In the evening, Xie Li went out to buy himself a birthday cake.
Although he said it was for him, it was exactly what someone Yu Li’s age would like. In a hurry, he found a cake shop near Yu Rui’s house and bought it, and returned with the cake.
On the way, Xie Li took the happy birthday calls from Lin Yihuan and the others, after explaining in the most perfunctory way what ‘valuing sex over friends’ meant, he headed towards Yu Rui’s house in a good mood.
Until the cell phone rang.
Xie Li originally thought it was Lin Yihuan again, and frowned impatiently, but when he saw ‘Yu Li’ on the caller ID.
Xie Li’s steps stopped abruptly.
… Yu Li knew he had gone out to buy a cake, so she wouldn’t have called without a reason. If she suddenly called at this hour, most likely… something bad had happened.
The smile on Xie Li’s face suddenly turned cold.
He immediately picked up the call, “Xiao Li?”
“Xie… Xie Li gege…” Yu Li’s voice was shaky and low on the other side of the cell phone, “Can you come back q-quickly? That man is back… he’s hitting brother again…”
“!!”
Xie Li’s hand, which was holding the cake bag, suddenly closed into a fist.
He understood who ‘that man’ was almost instantly, and the word ‘again’ made his heart fill with rage in an instant and narrowed eyes.
“I’m coming.”
Each word sounded like he was squeezing it out of his bones with the sound of gnashing teeth.
The cake was thrown to the ground, and Xie Li ran in a fixed direction.
When Xie Li arrived, the outer door of Yu Rui’s house was wide open, and the drunken man’s curses were intermittently coming out of it.
Other than that, there were no other sounds.
Xie Li stopped dead in his tracks, his chest heaving from running. His dark eyes were filled with gloomy and extremely violent emotions, like a stormy black cloud.
He pushed open the door and entered.
What the heck is wrong with me that I could spare a minute to regret the cake? I like their discussions of the future. Really looking forward to the immediate future for now – go get em sick baby!
I was also sad about the cake hahahahah
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NO! NOT THE CAKE!
The cake!!!As someone who is starving this is torture…!
The cale did not do anything wrong ! ! Why do you throw it away ? ?
Thanks for the chapter😉