"Why on earth are you investigating Yi Lang?"
On the weekend, Xue Jinian, who met Xue Xue, asked straight to the point.
After Xue Zhiyou and Xue Zhinian went to study abroad, the Xue family had the habit of holding family gatherings on the last weekend of every month. Although their parents moved abroad, they still kept it.
But the location moved from home to a restaurant outside.
"Well, why..." Xue Xue shook the red wine glass, watching the liquid coated with a layer of glaze-like color create a small vortex inside. "Xue Jinian, you asked a good question, but..."
She raised her eyes and looked into the eyes of the young man on the opposite side, whose concern was concealed with impatience.
"I can't tell you the answer yet."
"...Xue, Zhi, You—" Xue Jinian's voice seemed to be forced from between his teeth. "What's wrong with you lately? Do you know that you've been really weird lately!"
It was both faulty and strange, but it is conceivable that Xue Jinian also noticed the abnormality of his sister.
It stands to reason that she should follow Xue Zhiyou's "personality" and untie Xue Zhinian's knot with gentleness and tolerance, so as to achieve Xue Zhiyou's wish.
But Xue Xue thought this was too boring.
She was originally a different person from Xue Zhiyou, Xue Zhiyou was a unique existence, and so was she.
Although he is now living in the identity of the other party, Xue Xue has never compromised on keeping himself.
What's more...
"how do you know?"
The sudden rhetorical question made Xue Jinian startled.
"what?"
"I said, how do you know?" Xue Xue repeated patiently. "Do you know me well? How many times a year do we meet? How long have we been together? How do you know that the side I show in front of you is the real me, not the appearance to make parents feel at ease?"
Xue Jinian is not stupid, on the contrary, he is smart enough.
After only one turn, he understood what Xue Xue meant.
At the moment, the expression on the young man's face changed wonderfully.
Therefore, human beings are really amazing species, and they can make small and large adjustments with only their five senses to shape different feelings.
But after all, it was Xue Zhiyou's family that he was longing for, so Xue Xue would stop there and stop irritating him.
"I naturally have my reasons and intentions to investigate Yi Lang. Don't worry, they're all adults. I'll take care of myself and I won't implicate you."
This statement is based on retreat, Xue Xue knows it, and Xue Jinian also knows it.
However…
"What do you mean by that?" With a straight face, the expressionless Xue Jinnian was seven points similar to Xue Yonghua when he was young. "Xue Zhiyou, didn't you reconcile? But your current behavior... Do you really consider me your family?"
"Of course there is."
Xue Xue answered without hesitation, but instead made Xue Zhinian choked.
He didn't know what to pick up for a while, so he simply closed his mouth and didn't speak.
The silence continued like this until the end of dinner.
When the empty plate was collected and only the last dessert was left, Xue Jinian finally spoke.
"I also consider you family."
In one sentence, Xue Xue's attention was diverted from the phone.
She looked at Xue Jinian, but Xue Jinian avoided her gaze.
It seems embarrassing.
"I can understand that everyone has secrets, it's just..."
Xue Jinnian bit his lip, which was the most common expression he made when he was shy when he was a child.
Xue Xue waited for him to finish speaking.
"Sister." As if determined, the young man closed his eyes and said simply: "I hope you will remember that no matter what happens, you still have family, and... us."
Even if the light is soft, the signs of Xue Jinian's face turning from white to red are still very obvious.
Xue Xue looked at it, and suddenly laughed.
This smile was like igniting a switch, and painted Xue Jinian's skin a rouge-like color.
"You, you laugh - what are you laughing at!" He said dryly: "What's so funny!"
The higher the pitch, the more condescending it appears.
Xue Xue also understood the principle of accepting it as soon as possible, knowing that it was not easy for Xue Jinnian to say such words, so she simply restrained her narrow smile and returned to her seriousness.
Just like courtship, it has to be done gradually, otherwise it will be difficult to pry open if you accidentally scare people away or retract back into the protective shell.
What's more, they are not children who are full of joys, sorrows and sorrows. Among adults, many things are often open and unspoken.
"Thank you, Chinen." Xue Xue's expression was very serious while supporting her chin. "I'll remember, no matter what, I have family around me who love me, which is really a very lucky thing."
Xue Xue's mood jumped so fast that Xue Jinian couldn't keep up for a while.
The beautiful face of the woman seemed to be coated with a layer of broken light under the soft light. Even after many years, when everything was settled, Xue Jinian still clearly remembered this moment.
Beautiful eyebrows, gentle eyes.
It is clearly a picture of a quiet time, but Xue Jinnian was throbbing, but an unspeakable sourness rose from his heart.
It was as if something had been lost and could never be recovered.