"Sister-in-law!" At this moment, a crisp voice came from the crowd.
Shu Nian looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Ye Lan, the little guy, running towards her with a schoolbag on his back. Shu Nian didn't expect her to come, and when he saw her, the sadness in his heart dissipated a little, "Why are you here?"
"My brother asked me to come."
When Shu Nian mentioned Ye Yan, her eyelashes fluttered slightly. Even Ye Lan could sense her depressed mood when she looked like this.
Xiang Muyang naturally noticed it, and he couldn't help but ask one more question: "Ye Yan didn't come to such an important occasion. Nian Nian, did you break up?"
Xiang Muyang knew that he shouldn't do this, but he still unconsciously felt a shameful expectation rising in his heart.
Before Shu Nian could speak, Ye Lan said, "My brother and sister-in-law have a good relationship, how could they break up?"
Ye Lan stood with his small body between the two of them, his little face full of vigilance.
Before leaving the country, my sister-in-law was targeted by her ex-husband. She will be separated from me for five years. I don't know how many other men will chase after her during these five years. No wonder my brother is so worried.
"Sister-in-law?" Xiang Muyang felt that these two words were particularly harsh. He knew that it was inappropriate to argue with a teenage girl, but when he thought of her as Ye Yan's sister, he couldn't help but said, "They haven't gotten married yet, and you're so eager to call her sister-in-law, isn't that inappropriate?"
"Whether it's appropriate or not, it's our own family matter. What does it have to do with you?" Ye Lan was not polite either.
After being choked by a little girl, Xiang Muyang's face became a little stiff. Seeing that the scene was a little awkward, Ming Wanjun quickly interrupted, "Okay, Muyang. She's just a child, don't say anything more."
Shu Nian was of course protecting Ye Lan. Xiang Muyang felt bored and it was redundant to stand here. He just looked at Shu Nian deeply and said dryly to Ming Wanjun: "I'll wait for you in the car."
Ming Wanjun nodded.
"Sister-in-law, this is for you." Ye Lan took out a brocade box from his schoolbag and handed it to Shu Nian solemnly.
"This is… ?"
"My brother gave it to you. I heard from Brother Ji Feng that he customized it for you some time ago."
Shu Nian's heart was moved. The white brocade box was beautiful and holy. Even though it hadn't been opened yet, she could vaguely guess what kind of gift was inside. She subconsciously wanted to open it, but Ye Lan held her hand and said, "My brother told you to open it on the plane."
Shu Nian's eyes were a little hot. Finally, he smiled and nodded, "Then I'll take it."
She carefully put the brocade box into her bag, as if she was putting away her most precious thing.
"Your brother..." Shu Nian stroked the brocade box with his fingers, then slowly raised his eyes, "He has a bad stomach. From now on, please help me keep an eye on him."
"good."
"Tell him to drink less. If he gets drunk, give him a cup of honey water, and he will feel much better after drinking it."
"Um."
"Also... If you remember, bring him some stomach medicine when you're on a business trip. He's also learned to smoke recently. If you keep him under control, he'll listen to you."
By the end of his speech, Shu Nian's eyes were red, his voice was choked with sobs, and he couldn't continue.
Before leaving, she realized that there were still many things she couldn't let go of, and many things she hadn't explained.
Ye Lan started to cry as she listened. She hugged Shu Nian and said coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, if you can't bear to leave, then don't go. I can't bear to leave you either..."
Shu Nian smiled and touched the top of her head.
What a kid.
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No matter what, Shu Nian left.
Ming Wanjun stood there looking at the figure from behind, tears falling all the time. She followed her to the security checkpoint and stopped only after that.
"Auntie, please wipe it." Ye Lan handed her his handkerchief. Ming Wanjun looked at the girl's bright eyes and felt grateful. "How can I be so embarrassed?"
"It's okay. You take it." Ye Lan didn't care at all and stuffed the handkerchief into Ming Wanjun's hand. "I want to go back to the city. There's a car outside. Do you want to come with me?"
Ming Wanjun shook her head, "No, I have a car too."
"Then I won't see you off. Goodbye." Ye Lan and Ming Wanjun waved and walked out of the airport with their schoolbags on their backs.
Ye Lan's figure just appeared in the airport parking lot. A black car slowly drove over and stopped beside her for a short while. She opened the door and got in.
The driver was driving. There was another person sitting in the back seat.
"Are we leaving now, sir?" the driver turned around and asked.
Ye Yan had a deep look on his face, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. He just ordered, "Find a seat and stop first."
"Yes." Although the driver didn't understand why the car had to park here when the young lady had already returned, he still found a parking space as he was told.
After parking the car, Ye Yan got out. With his slender body, he leaned against the car, and took out a cigarette from somewhere, just as he was about to light it. Ye Lan half leaned out of the car window, stretched out his hand and took away his unlit cigarette.
"What are you doing?" Ye Yan frowned and looked at her, "Put your head in, or you'll cry if you fall down."
"Brother, you can't smoke." Ye Lan obediently shrank back.
Ye Yan took the cigarette back from her hand and said, "Children should not interfere in adult affairs."
"It's not that I want to control you." Ye Lan leaned against the car window, squinting his eyes lazily, "My sister-in-law just told you to smoke less."
When Shu Nian was mentioned, Ye Yan paused in his action of lighting a cigarette.
He looked up at the sky. The vast sky was empty at the moment. His eyes were filled with deeper emotions.
"Did you give her the things?"
"Yeah. I gave it to you."
Ye Yan remained silent and just nodded.
At this moment, there was a sudden buzzing sound overhead. A plane took off steadily and soared into the sky. The blue aviation logo on the plane made Ye Yan recognize it at a glance.
"Brother, my sister-in-law is on this plane." Ye Lan raised his voice and pointed to the sky.
Ye Yan didn't say anything, just looked up quietly, his thin lips pursed. His hand slowly touched his collarbone. There was a chain there, and on the chain, there was a ring. It matched the one in Shu Nian's hand now, making a pair.
By now, she should have opened the brocade box!
For a long time, the plane had already soared into the sky and disappeared, but he still maintained this posture. Standing alone in the wind, he felt desolate and lonely.
The cigarette in his hand was never lit.
The driver looked in the rearview mirror and saw that he had been standing there without moving. He was a little worried, "Miss, the weather outside is about to change. Do you want to ask the young master to get in the car?"
Ye Lan also leaned over to take a look.
That lonely profile made her, who had not yet tasted the taste of love, sigh, "Don't disturb him, let him get some fresh air outside."
The driver nodded and didn't ask any more questions.