Without bothering to explain to Zeng Lianyi, Qin Mingyuan walked quickly towards the bathroom. When he reached the door, he knocked on it, not forgetting to inform the other party that he was going in.
Pushing the door open and stepping inside, I could feel the moist air. Yun Pei was lying naked on the ground, reaching out to reach the wheelchair next to him.
His legs dragged behind him, looking pale and thin from not seeing the sun for a long time. It was obvious at a glance that he was unhealthy, and he felt limp and without any strength at all.
Qin Mingyuan hurried over, grabbed the towel beside him, shook it open and covered him. Hearing footsteps approaching outside the door, he turned back and said, "Don't come in. It's not convenient."
The footsteps outside stopped for a moment, then started again, this time they were farther away.
After persuading Zeng Lianyi outside, Qin Mingyuan put one hand on Yun Pei's shoulder and the other hand through his knees, picked him up and put him on the wheelchair, "What's going on?"
"... I heard some noise outside, so..." Yun Pei tightly wrapped himself in the towel, and his embarrassment of being seen helpless made him lower his eyebrows, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
He originally felt it was a bit of a disturbance to use someone else's bathroom and wanted to wash up quickly and leave, but who knew he heard that there was a guest at Qin Mingyuan's house.
The bathroom had good soundproofing, so he couldn't hear it clearly. He could only vaguely hear something like "baby," "miss me," etc. It was a woman's voice, which made him a little embarrassed.
It wasn't a good idea for him to stay here in this situation. Since he had almost finished cleaning, he wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Who knew that when he was trying to get out of the bathtub, his hand slipped and he fell out directly. His wheelchair was also knocked a little further away, making him look so miserable now.
Hearing his apology, Qin Mingyuan pursed his lips and said nothing. He took a towel and covered his wet hair with it so that he could wipe it off to avoid catching a cold again. "Are you hurt?"
Yun Pei shook his head. He had no feeling in his legs, and his elbows and the sides of his hips hurt a little. There might be bruises, but they shouldn't be serious.
The bath towel was big, but it was only so big that it couldn't cover his entire body. His incomplete legs were exposed to the air, making him feel insecure. He shrank his body, trying to cover more.
Qin Mingyuan took the bathrobe and handed it to him. Knowing that he was uncomfortable and turned his back, he thought about his previous actions and left the bathroom.
When he came back, Yun Pei had already put on his bathrobe, with the collar covered tightly and the belt tied tightly, outlining a very thin waistline.
Qin Mingyuan covered his legs with the blanket, and his calves that were not covered by the bathrobe were also covered tightly.
Yun Pei was stunned for a moment, and only reacted when the other party stepped back. He pinched the soft blanket with his fingertips and whispered, "Thank you..."
Qin Mingyuan shook his head and waited until his hair was half dry and no longer dripping, then reached out and grasped the handle of his wheelchair, avoiding the water marks on the ground, and pushed him out.
When they returned to the living room, Zeng Lianyi was sitting on the sofa, drinking another untouched glass of orange juice without any courtesy. When she saw them, her eyes lit up and she stood up to greet them.
"Hey, baby, who is this kid?" She looked at the other person with a smile, her eyes paused on the wheelchair, pretending not to see him, still smiling kindly.
Yun Pei felt a little embarrassed to be called Qin Mingyuan like this in front of him. He didn't know what the other party should call him, so he didn't say anything for a while.
"A friend." Qin Mingyuan explained calmly, then lowered his head and said to the person in the wheelchair: "This is my... mother, you can just call me auntie."
Mother, Yun Pei was stunned. Thinking of what he had thought before, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed and his expression was a little bit unable to hold back.
Now that he looked at the other person carefully, he could indeed feel that he was not as young as he thought, and he could see fine lines at the corners of his eyes.
It’s just that she is well maintained and has an elegant temperament, and she doesn’t look like a woman who has a son as old as Qin Mingyuan.
It's impolite to stare at someone all the time, so Yun Pei looked at them briefly and then lowered his eyes, "Hello, Auntie."
"Hey, hello." Zeng Lianyi felt that he looked obedient and likable, unlike her baby son, who became colder and harder as he grew older. She looked at the two of them and thought it was impossible for them to play together. She narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Baby, mom doesn't know you have a friend to bring home~"
Seeing her expression, Qin Mingyuan knew that she must have imagined something weird, so he simply shut up and didn't answer.
Zeng Lianyi ignored her, bent down slightly, took the young man's hand, and said kindly: "Little friend, what's your name?"
Suddenly being held by a warm and soft hand, Yun Pei's fingertips, which had always been cold, trembled. In a trance, he remembered the feeling of being held by his mother's hand when he was a child. He raised his eyes and looked at the other person and replied, "Yun Pei."
"Yun Pei?" Zeng Lianyi repeated it and suddenly remembered that Zhou Yang had told him before that the person his son liked was the young master of the Yun family.
Her eyes lit up. He had already brought her son home. Was there any new progress? It was amazing that her son, who was as wooden as a stick, had come to his senses. She had thought that even after pursuing him for a year or two, there was no hope!
However, although their baby has a bit of a dull personality, he still has a very attractive appearance. Many people are eyeing him, but Zeng Lianyi doesn't like those with ulterior motives.
She likes this child very much. Although he looks like he is not talkative or cheerful like his son, he is more well-behaved than his son and has pure eyes.
Zeng Lianyi has lived for decades and has dealt with many evil people. She thinks she has some ability to judge people and can tell at a glance whether the other party has any plans in mind.
She looked up at her son and said, "Honey, go make a glass of juice for Xiao Pei, too."
The man was sent to the kitchen, and Yun Pei was led to the sofa by the hand. The other person sat down and pinched his fingertips.
"Why are Xiao Pei's hands so cold?" As she spoke, she covered her hand with her other hand. She hadn't noticed it before because she was busy talking.
Being wrapped in her two hands, the warmth was continuously transmitted to the palms of her hands. For some reason, Yun Pei felt a little sour in his heart, "My health is not very good. It has always been like this."
Hearing him say this, Zeng Lianyi's eyes fell on his legs again, and then she remembered something and turned to the kitchen and said, "Baby, stop squeezing juice and give Xiao Pei a hot cup of milk."
Qin Mingyuan, who had already taken out the orange, washed it and was ready to peel it, hummed when he heard this, took a piece of kitchen paper to wipe the water off, put it back in the refrigerator, and took out the milk.
He put it into a special small bowl and put it in the microwave to heat it on time. He turned his head to look towards the living room. Zeng Lianyi was still holding Yun Pei's hand and chatting.
The sunlight on the balcony changed its position and spread more inward, covering a pot of decorative snake plant next to it, and its color turned emerald green. The house, which usually looked cold and hard, seemed to warm up all of a sudden.
With a "ding" sound, the microwave stopped working. Qin Mingyuan retracted his gaze, found a clean mug, poured the hot milk in the bowl into it, and walked towards the living room with it.
Handed it to Yun Pei, and waited for him to take it with both hands, then sat down on the sofa, "Why are you the only one here?"
Qin Mingyuan couldn't bring himself to call him by that intimate name for a moment, so he simply omitted the title.
"I sent your father back to the villa first to avoid disturbing our mother-son time. I asked Zhou Yang to pick me up at the airport." Zeng Lianyi waved her hand casually. When they were abroad, they saw each other every day. After he came back, of course his baby son was the most affectionate.
Qin Mingyuan narrowed his eyes and said that he felt so guilty when he called Zhou Yang just now. It turned out that he was helping to conceal the fact that his original mother had returned to China.
He nodded, "Okay, I'll have the driver take you back later that night."
"What do you mean by send me home?" Zeng Lianyi looked at him dissatisfiedly. "It's us. We haven't seen each other for such a long time. Of course we have to go back together and have dinner together in the evening. I've asked your father to ask the aunt at home to cook more dishes."
Qin Mingyuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "I have to go to the company later."
"Baby, don't become like your father when he was young, who is only focused on work, cold, hard and boring. Out of 365 days in a year, you can stay in the company for 360 days. It's a rare day off today, so just take it off. Our Qin's is such a big company, it won't go bankrupt just because you miss one day." Although Zeng Lianyi is abroad all year round, he will call when he is free. If he doesn't tell her, she will ask Zhou Yang, so she knows his daily life very well.
It was about the previous pursuit of someone. She didn't ask too much because she didn't want to pry too much into her son's privacy. She thought she could let her son talk to her himself when she got back, but she didn't expect to get there in one step and meet the person in person directly.
Qin Mingyuan lowered his eyes and said nothing. This kind of nagging was very unfamiliar to him. The most common thing his grandfather told him was to manage the company well. When he opened his mouth, they mostly talked about work. He didn't care when he would rest or whether he was tired.
As for his parents, they have a distant relationship, don't live together, and never talk about these things.
"Ding Dong."
He just raised his eyes and was about to say something when the doorbell rang first. He glanced at Yun Pei, who was drinking milk from a cup without interrupting their conversation, and thought it must be his driver delivering clothes, so he got up and opened the door.
The person standing at the door was not the middle-aged man I had seen twice, but a young man in a security uniform. He was holding a paper bag in his hand and handed it to me when he saw the door open. "Hello, Mr. Qin. There is a middle-aged man at the gate who asked us to bring this thing over. Can you check if it's yours?"
For the safety of the owner, this thing has been briefly checked and there are no dangerous items, just a few pieces of clothing.
Qin Mingyuan nodded and took it, thanked him, closed the door and returned to the living room, putting the bag on Yun Pei's legs, "Go change your clothes first."
After a pause, he added, "Go change in my room, over there."
Zeng Lianyi, who was drinking juice, looked up at him and smiled. Although she was usually not romantic, she was smart at the critical moment. She took the man to her private space and even changed his clothes. Isn't this creating an ambiguous atmosphere
She cleared her throat and said, "Baby, why don't you come with us? Xiao Pei is not feeling well, so you can help out or something."
Qin Mingyuan didn't think so much. There are four rooms in this house. The room next to the master bedroom was opened up with a sliding door in the middle and turned into a connected cloakroom. One room is a study, and there is also a guest bedroom with a bathroom that was turned into a gym, which is convenient for taking a shower after exercise.
The bathroom floor was still wet, and I was worried that someone would fall again if they went in. The most convenient place to change clothes was his room.
"No, I can do it myself." Yun Pei refused quickly. Without waiting for them to speak again, he controlled the wheelchair and left the living room. He even forgot to refuse the idea of going to Qin Mingyuan's room.
Seeing that he was embarrassed, Zeng Lianyi didn't say much. No matter what, she still had to respect other people's children. She went to look at her son again, "Baby, did you hear what mom just said? I'm not going to the company today. Let's go back to the villa later and have dinner together in the evening."
What else could Qin Mingyuan say? He could only respond with a "hmm".
Zeng Lianyi rolled her eyes and moved closer to him, "Baby, why don't we invite Xiao Pei to go with us."
(End of this chapter)