Mi Yang's sweet voice rang out, but his happy face only felt the ear-piercing sound. The hand holding the bread froze halfway, then innocently withdrew it.
"Eh, I'm a little full. Yan Yan, you go ahead and eat."
He picked up the bread and placed it on her smiling plate. Then, he smiled lovingly. "Yan Yan, here you go."
"Brother-in-law, do you hate me?"
Mi Yang was taken aback. He put down his chopsticks gently. Her eyes were misty. She bit her lower lip in grievance as tears began to roll down her cheeks. "Brother-in-law, if I stay here and annoy you, then I might as well move back home …"
She stood up and left the table. After a few steps, she stopped and said, "Sis, my mouth is bad, but I don't have that much bad stuff in my heart. I know you are unwilling to have me entrusted to you.
"Mi Yang." When she thought of the dead Huang Shujuan and the fact that there was no one else in the world that she could depend on, she couldn't help but feel a little sad. "Mi Yang, I don't hate you. You think too much. Come sit down and eat."
"But when I give you the bread, Brother-in-law will find it dirty …"
Mi Yang turned around, tears in his eyes.
"Ah Hao …" Huaiyan felt helpless. She had always been a calm and collected person. She didn't want to start a fight so early in the morning over a piece of bread.
"Mia, you're really a kid. I'll eat you then."
He seemed to see through this girl's scheme, but he did not expose it. He was curious as to what she wanted to do with this kind elder sister who took care of her.
Watching him spread the jam on the table and eat the piece of bread she had given him with her own hands, Mi Yang could not help but smile proudly. He then turned around and walked back to the table.
For a moment, she lost her appetite.
"Brother-in-law, let me pour some milk for you …"
"Brother-in-law, this is for you to eat …"
She put down the glass of milk and stood up. "I'm going to work."
"Goodbye elder sister."
Xu Mi didn't even raise her head as she spoke. As she walked away happily, she had already moved to her chair and sat down next to Shen Canghao.
"I'm done eating. You take your time."
Shen Canghao immediately put down his cup and stood up as well. He walked over and caught up to Huan Yan. "Yan Yan, let me see you out."
"Don't you want to go to the company?" Huaiyan asked as she went to get her bag.
"I'm not going. I'll be in charge of driving for you this week. I promise that I'll be here anytime."
He smirked as he took the bag from her. "Let's go, wife."
"Sis, brother-in-law, I want to go out too!" Mi Yang hurriedly put down his knife and fork and followed suit. He squeezed between the two of them and put an arm around each of them.
Shen Canghao smirked as he withdrew his arm. "How old are you, Mi Yang?"
"There's still half a year and eighteen years old. What's wrong?"
"Oh, so you must be an adult now!" Shen Canghao sneered as he cast a sidelong glance at her, "Do you think a random man would hold someone's hand like that?"
"You're my brother-in-law!" Mi Yang forced a smile on his face.
"Yes, I'm your older sister, not your husband. So the only one who can hold onto me is my wife, which is your older sister."
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked over to the other side of the girl's face and wrapped his arm around her waist. His voice had become gentle. "Wife, it's time to go."
Mi Yang's pale face flashed a few times, feeling that the blissful smile on Xu Huayan's face was exceptionally dazzling. She clenched her fists tightly but still shamelessly leaned over and hugged her arm, giggling as she said, "Sis, you and brother-in-law are really too sweet!"
With a smile, she moved her hand away and said lightly, "Mi Yang, I'm going to be late for work."
She walked straight to the front of the car and pulled open the passenger door. She smiled at Shen Canghao and said, "Ah Hao, we have to hurry. I'm going to be late soon."
"OK, my wife!"
Shen Canghao also returned a gentle smile. The two of them had a tacit understanding of each other, ignoring Mi Yang as air.
When Mi Yang was about to get on the car, Shen Canghao suddenly said, "Mi Yang, where are you going? I'll send the chauffeur to take you there. I'm here to accompany your sister."
Before Mi Yang could pull his hand away from the door, the car roared away …
Mi Yang staggered and nearly fell to the ground. Her face turned red in embarrassment as she glared at the disappearing car. She bit her lips in frustration. "Xu Huayan, I want to see how long you can be proud of yourself!"
Just as she was about to leave work, she received a call from Ji Weian, saying that he wanted to ask her out for a drink and a song at the Qipao Bar that night. She wanted to refuse, but she could not resist the child's relentless coaxing, so she agreed and, remembering that she had not spoken to Wen Jingkaca and the others for a long time, said that she would bring her two friends with her.
Shen Canghao's phone also rang as soon as she hung up. She looked at the number on the screen and couldn't help smiling. When she picked up the phone, his voice was filled with anger, "Who are you talking to for so long?"
"It's Vivian." She took the phone between her cheek and shoulder and set her hands free to start clearing the table.
"It's that stinking brat again!" He was very angry.
"Hey, stop talking nonsense. Wei An is my younger brother!"
After saying the word 'little brother', he felt a burst of warmth in his heart. No one would be able to endure such a handsome and kind boy calling out a sweet older sister!
"You're protecting him again …"
The smile on his face deepened as he said gently, "That's right, Vivian invited me to dinner tonight. I haven't seen Wen Jing and the others for a long time, so I want to go with them. Ah Hao, I won't be eating at home tonight …"
"I'm already waiting for you downstairs." He lowered his voice even more. It was obvious that he was getting angry.