Yu Nian hadn't taken two steps, and then sat lazily on the sofa by the window, holding his mobile phone, and flipping through the comments with great interest.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a burnt smell in the air, Yu Nian remembered that Xie You had just gone to the kitchen, stepped on his slippers hurriedly, and went downstairs.
Two steps into the kitchen door, Yu Nian saw at a glance, Xie You, who was always planning a plan, with the sleeves of his black shirt rolled up at his wrist, facing the smoking baking pan in a daze, a little at a loss.
Unable to hold back, Yu Nian's long legs bent slightly, leaning against the door frame in a relaxed posture, and laughed softly.
Realizing that Yu Nian saw the messy kitchen, Xie You's ears turned red in a second. Thinking of it, he said nervously again, "After Nian Nian... doesn't it hurt there, go back and rest."
"Where are you so delicate?" Yu Nian stood up straight, walked to Xie You's side in two steps, tilted his head, and leaned on Xie You's shoulder, looking at the charred lump in the baking pan with a smile, "Is it cooking? what?"
Xie You looked away unnaturally, "... brownie cupcakes."
Seeing that Xie You's fingers were covered with a lot of flour and butter, Yu Nian felt like a cotton candy was stuffed in his heart, soft and sweet. He held Xie You's hand, lowered his head and kissed the back of the other's hand, then raised his eyes and smiled, "I don't want to cook either. For lunch, let's go downstairs together and eat at the small shop you mentioned before." , okay?"
Xie You always followed Yu Nian, nodded, and turned on the tap to wash his hands. Yu Nian handed a hand towel to the side, and asked again, "Speaking of which, you asked He Shan to send me small cakes and animal biscuits before."
"I did it all myself!" Xie You hurriedly declared, but there were still a few black balls smoking on the baking pan, which obviously made his words unconvincing. He hesitated for two seconds, but still whispered the truth, "I made more than a hundred small biscuits, and picked out the best looking ones for you."
Hearing this sentence, Yu Nian was stunned, and for a while couldn't tell what the feeling was that came out of his heart - it was a bit like tasting jam on the tip of his tongue, sour and sweet.
The person he likes has always placed him in the softest position in his heart.
The water splashed from the faucet was crystal clear in the sun, and Yu Nian leaned over and kissed Xie You's side face, "The little cakes and animal biscuits are both very cute!"
Because of this compliment, Xie You's ears turned red again.
The two went downstairs to the restaurant to have a simple lunch. The sun was just right outside, because it had rained, the air was humid, and the breeze was blowing, which was unexpectedly comfortable. Seeing that Xie You glanced at the spire of the Leto Conservatory of Music not far away several times, Yu Nian tugged at Xie You's sleeve, "Shall we go back after a walk?"
"it is good."
Yu Nian said again, "It's very close to Leto, can you take me in to have a look?"
Xie You stared at Yu Nian, pursed his lips, as if he had made up his mind, "Okay, let's go together."
Leto has a history of nearly 200 years and occupies a large area. The lush greenery covers the white exterior walls of European-style buildings. On the straight main road, few people pass by.
Xie You said, "Leto has very few students, usually around 170, and one teacher teaches one student. At this time, everyone should be practicing or attending classes, so there are not many people in the school."
Passing under the carved window sill, you can faintly hear the music of the harp. The notes flow, and it seems that even the sculptures in the corners come alive. Bypassing a promenade covered with blooming vine roses, Xie You led Yu Nian to a small white building, "My piano room was here when I was in school," he pointed to Yu Nian, "The third floor on the second floor window."
Yu Nian raised his head, the window of the piano room was closed, and he could see the white curtains behind the glass. The breeze blows over, and the rose vines rustle.
Xie You also looked at the window, with a look of nostalgia, "Xiao Ran asked me before, asking me if I dropped out of school at that time, did I regret it?"
Yu Nian withdrew his gaze, and his eyes fell on Xie You's side face. The lines of Xie You's facial features are firm and clear, and every inch seems to come from the hands of the best sculptor. At this time, with the rose flower stand as the background, it is as exquisite and eye-catching as an oil painting.
The wind blew the ends of their hair, and Yu Nian asked, "Then have you ever regretted it?"
"No, I have never regretted it. Although I like the piano very much, I have wanted to play the piano countless times in the past few years."
Xie You's voice was very soft, and he spoke a little more, "After learning about my brother's death, the first thing I felt was confusion. I didn't know where a person would go after his heart stopped beating and he left this world. But I'm sure, no matter where he goes, he will never come back.
At that time, I told myself over and over again that I must remember my brother for a lifetime, so that the traces of his existence in this world will never disappear.
Later, I became the heir of the Xie family, and affairs that I had never touched before became a heavy burden on my shoulders. Like a musical note, I was yanked out of the score and into a rushed world of money, numbers, and paperwork. I know this is my responsibility, I can't escape, I can only try to adapt. "
Yu Nian reached out and held Xie You's cold fingertips, "What happened next?"
"Later," Xie You looked at Yu Nian, "later the world's fate line proved to me once again that it is impossible to have enough time to prepare for the surprise attack of fate." He was silent for a few seconds, "I'm very glad that I I have persisted until now, I have not been defeated, and I still have the strength to protect the people I cherish."
I don't know from which window, there was the sound of the piano, Xie You immediately judged, "It's "Grand Waltz in E-flat Major".
Yu Nian listened quietly for a while, and suddenly became curious, "How does it feel when you play the piano?"
Hearing this question, Xie You raised his hand, his slender fingers flicked in the air, and his eyes seemed to be covered with a thin layer of light, "Sometimes, like all the keys are under my control, I am the one composed of notes. The king of the world. Sometimes I feel that I am a small note, and the world made up of notes is the universe, and I am just a speck of dust floating in it.”
There was a faint smile in his eyes, "I have responsibilities that I cannot let go of, and things that must be done, but I like music and the piano very much."
After finishing these words, Xie You was stunned for a moment—he couldn't figure out how long it had been since he said "like music" and "like piano".
Yu Nian tilted his head and said seriously, "I like you, as much as you like music and piano."
Xie You was a little embarrassed by the sudden confession, he raised his hand, touched the end of Yu Nian's eyes with his bent fingers, leaned over and kissed softly, "I like you too." After a pause of two seconds, Xie You lowered his voice again Added, "More than liking the piano, liking the music, liking it."
Under the flower stand of Fujimoto rose, I picked up a rose with a good flower shape, and Yu Nian put it in a book and brought it back to China, preparing to make a specimen.
Sleeping next to Xie You was good for the jet lag. On the way to the company to find Meng Yuan, Yu Nian dialed He Xiao's video, but it rang for a long time but he didn't get through.
With his finger hanging on the "Video Call" button, Yu Nian didn't have the courage to press it for a long time.
At this time, a phone call came, and Yu Nian came back to his senses, "Steward Lu?"
"Good afternoon, young master." Louison's voice was still as steady as usual, and he respectfully said, "Sir is doing today's routine inspection."
Yu Nian frowned slightly, "It's two o'clock in the afternoon, not the time for routine inspection."
Louison remained silent and did not respond.
Suddenly, his heart beat two beats faster, and Yu Nian's throat felt dry, "Is... has your condition fluctuated?"
It took a while for Luisen to reply, "Yes, sir, I kept it from you."
Before Yu Nian could continue to ask, Luisen said, "It was fine a few days ago. The doctor said that if you keep this state, you might be able to live longer. But Mr. just suddenly lost consciousness without warning. Doctors are helping."
The fingers placed on the side of the leg suddenly tightened, and a few deep nail marks were pinched on the palm of the hand. Yu Nian bit his lip, restraining the soreness and panic at the tip of his nose, "When he wakes up, can you notify me?"
Luisen's voice was also a little hoarse, "Okay, young master."
I went to the company to meet Meng Yuan, and went to the recording studio together. Yu Nian stared at the silent phone for a while, handed it to Shi Rou to help hold it, and said, "If there is a call or video call later, sister Rou Rou must call me." .”
Seeing Yu Nian's importance, Shi Rou nodded repeatedly, "Niannian, don't worry."
Knowing that his condition was not very good, Yu Nian did not directly record the song, but chose a song and started recording the harmony. He tried his best to concentrate. Although he couldn't help being distracted in the middle, the recording process was generally smooth.
After recording the harmony of three songs in a row, Yu Guang saw Shi Rou gesturing towards him, Yu Nian hurriedly called a pause, took off the earphones, took two steps in three steps, and took the phone.
The video was switched on, and on the screen, He Xiao was wearing an oxygen mask, his sagging eyelids were drooping, and his head was resting on the pillow listlessly.
Yu Nian's eye sockets were swollen, he managed to keep his voice steady, and asked as naturally as possible, "How are you?"
He Xiao nodded, and said slowly and laboriously, "Be good every year, don't cry... I'm fine."
There was a trace of uncontrollable choking in Yu Nian's voice, "Well, okay, I won't cry."
He watched the video, and He Xiao tried his best to hold on, wanting to watch him for a while longer, but couldn't hold on any longer, his eyelids sank a little bit, and finally closed, and passed out.
As soon as the camera turned, Louison appeared on the screen, "Don't worry, young master, the doctor said he was saved, as long as he is well cared for, his condition will not fluctuate much in the past few days."
Yu Nian forced a smile, "Thank you."
When the video was hung up, Shi Rou, who was standing aside, worried, "Niannian, do you... want to take a break?"
Handing the phone back to Shirou, Yu Nian shook his head with red eyes, "No, it's easier to think wildly when you're idle."
But this time, before the harmony of a song was recorded, Meng Yuan pushed the door into the recording studio and gestured to Yu Nian.
Yu Nian took off his earphones and came out, "Brother Meng, what's wrong?"
Meng Yuan handed the lit phone to Yu Nian, "There was an interview from abroad. The interviewee was an antique dealer named Joseph. In the interview, he said that a recent transaction he made was to sell a The bamboo slips were sold to you."
On Meng Yuan's phone, there was an interface for the entertainment section of a forum.
"It is said that Yu Nian's father is He Xiao, the ship king who started his career in shipping and mining! Everyone?"
"What the hell, discussing who Yu Nian's father is, this is already a daily classic? I'm really tired of posting every day when I'm idle, so don't post without real hammer!"
"—Well, I'm the postmaster, I'm not blind, I really have a real hammer [link] [picture], the bearded man in the video is buying and selling antiques, he was interviewed by a magazine, and said that he recently sent a valuable bamboo slip, low The price was sold to Yu Nian, the son of He Xiao, the chairman of the Yueyue Group. Although the profit was not as high as he expected, the cooperation was very happy, and he sincerely thanked Mr. He Xiao for his trust. Let’s not worry about why He Xiao’s son’s surname is Yu, the point is , He Xiao’s son’s name is Yu Nian? Forgive me for my ignorance, but my first reaction to this ‘yunian’ is Yu Nian!”
"—The post owner is probably a gangster, the identification is complete! We won't accompany you if you take away the cub, we just want to sing well every year, what kind of illegitimate child from a wealthy family has no right to fight for family property, why do you dislike your father because he is poor and has no money, so he changed his mother's surname and abandoned his biological father Ah, what kind of fate is not good enough to be abandoned by parents, we don't make appointments for these!"
"-Seeing that there is a high-ranking name from the Qingshan Yu family in the sky, and he doesn't have much money, so he is in a hurry to touch porcelain and hype it? Don't be too greedy, or one day you will be confused in the center of the earth, and you don't know where it came from. problem!"
Meng Yuan waited for Yu Nian to finish reading, and asked nervously, "Well... Nian Nian, don't tell me, the ship king is really your father?"
Yu Nian looked up, nodded and replied, "Well, he is indeed my biological father."
The word "Father" came out of my mouth, and the tip of my tongue was full of astringency.
Shi Rou was also a little dazed, "That's, that's the one in the video just now—"
"Yep."
After receiving Yu Nian's answer, Meng Yuan paced back and forth in the same place, and finally couldn't help but said, "What the hell did I do to dig up your treasure! On the day I signed the contract with you, did the auspicious star fall right in the middle of it?" hanging over my head?"
Yu Nian bent his lips, "It's my luck to cooperate with Brother Meng, isn't it?"
While talking, Shi Rou suddenly interrupted, "Well, there is a follow-up to this post."
Seeing Yu Nian and Meng Yuan looking over together, Shi Rou continued, "This Joseph probably likes to brag about his social circle, likes to post photos with big shots, and also likes to show off who he has met, so he... there is another Sassy operation."
Meng Yuan suddenly had a bad premonition, "What showy operation?"
"He... He reposted this interview video on his social account, and wrote a line saying that on the day of the face-to-face transaction with Niannian, Mr. Xie was the one who accompanied Niannian."
As if thunder was ringing in his ears, Meng Yuan was anxious and impatient. He took Shi Rou's cell phone, and according to the screenshot of Joseph's social account, read out the last sentence, "... I am very honored, I wish you two a happy marriage for a hundred years, grow old together."
Meng Yuan's expression was blank, "What rhythm is this?"