As she was descending from the steps of the cemetery, she suddenly received a call from Li Fang.
"Senior Sister, I have successfully started the class!" This place is really good, much better than what I imagined! " Li Jun couldn't hide the excitement in her voice.
"That's great. It should be early in the morning in England right now, so why aren't you asleep yet? "If there's anything you need help with in the country, just tell me. I'll definitely help."
Towards Li Ya, Lin Manshou's heart was filled with guilt.
"No, no. I was so happy that I couldn't sleep for the past few days. Coincidentally, I saw that it should be 9 o'clock in the morning in the country, right? "So I wanted to tell you that I really want to thank you very much. It's all thanks to your suggestion, and your friend was really considerate!"
Hearing that, Lin Qingrou said gently, "Friend? "How's the girl?"
"She's good, she's a good person!" When Ye Sisi was mentioned, his tone also had a subtle change. He only knew that it was okay.
"That's good, she's a girl. Usually you have to help her more. After all, we're all Chinese, so it's always better to help each other."
The two chatted for a while, before Li Fang finally said goodbye to Lin Man.
Lin Manshou hung up the phone and put her phone back into her bag while holding an umbrella. However, she accidentally bumped into a girl who just got out of the taxi.
"I'm so sorry." Lin Qingrou said apologetically.
The girl had a small suitcase in her hand and was wearing a khaki jacket. She walked away with an expressionless face, her eyes glancing at Lin Manrou as she patted the water droplets on her clothes.
Lin Qingrou watched her leave embarrassedly. She thought to herself, "Forget it, everyone who comes to the cemetery today feels heartbroken or disappointed. Furthermore, I'm covered in water, how can I not feel like saying 'it's okay'?"
She couldn't help but laugh at herself.
Sitting in the car on the way back, Lin Qingrou actually received a call from Ye Qingming.
"What's the matter?" Lin Qingrou asked bluntly. Ever since the two of them had spoken frankly to each other, Lin Qingrou had never treated Ye Qingming in an intimate manner.
Ye Qingming couldn't help laughing, "They're all people about to get married, can't I call you if there's nothing else?"
For a moment, Lin Qingrou knew that she had misspoken, and her tone of voice immediately softened.
"No, I was in a bad mood. Sorry." In just a short ten minutes, she had already said twice that she was sorry!
"There's no need to apologize. I just want to tell you, can you come to my house tonight? My two sisters and big brother want to meet you officially. "
Lin Qingrou was taken aback. "Meet me? Are you sure that you want to see me and not go against me? "
"Of course not. Don't you believe me?"
"Then... "Fine." Lin Qingrou agreed.
Suddenly, something illuminated the gloomy sky. Then, a deafening sound of thunder came from far away, as if a god was holding an axe to vent his anger on the clouds. Amidst the firelight, a hurricane mixed with torrential rain poured down, instantly following the trajectory of the black cloud and pouring down.
Separated by the car window, Lin Qingrou looked at the fierce storm and the thunder outside with both unwillingness and anticipation. She actually felt satisfied and could not help but read in her heart:
"The rain will not wash away your sins, nor will the thunder rattle your conscience. "Ye Qingcheng, we finally meet."
In this generation of the Ye Clan, there were a total of five children. They were: Eldest Brother Ye Qingcheng, twin sisters Ye Qingzhi, Ye Qinggran, and Ye Qingming. And the youngest one was the girl that Ye Qingming's parents had adopted when they were still alive — — Quan Wei.
Ye Qingcheng's parents died early, so the burden of taking care of Ye Qingming and Quan Wei fell on Ye Qingcheng and his two younger sisters. All this time, the Ye Family had always followed the rules of their eldest brother being their father and their eldest sister being their mother.
"My elder brother was already used to being a principal in the hospital, so he couldn't help but be a bit serious. However, in the past, he has always been kind to me and would not make things difficult for me like my Big Sis, so don't be afraid. " Ye Qingming said.
Lin Qingrou nodded, her hands unconsciously sweating as she held the gift.
"And your other sister?"
"Second sister?" "She is the one with the best temper in our family. When I was young, all the papers that I failed were all signed by her." Ye Qingming smiled.
"How should we put it? It must be that big brother and big sister are too domineering, so second sister is always so submissive in front of them."
Ye Qingming explained to Lin Qingrou the members of the Ye Family. As the two talked, they walked to the entrance of the Ye Family mansion.
It was a two-story white brick building with a nice location. There was a small courtyard in front of it and behind it, there was a variety of plants and flowers. However, after the baptism of the torrential rain, most of them had already fallen. Ye Qingzhi and Ye Qinggran stayed with Ye Qingming as they brought Lin Manrou into the house. The first one who came out to greet them was Ye Qinggran.
Through Ye Qingming's introduction, Lin Manchuan softly said, "Greetings, second sister."
Although Ye Qinggran had a face that was almost the same as Ye Qingzhi's, she wore a loose long dress with her hair tied up. Her eyes had a crescent smile, and her temperament was elegant and calm.
But, she was a member of the Ye Family.
Lin Qingrou did not dare to relax her guard for even a second.
"Big brother!" As soon as Ye Qinggran finished speaking, Ye Qingming and Lin Qingrou turned to look at the person behind them.
Indeed, it was him. Lin Manshui could not help but raise her eyebrows and look at Ye Qingcheng. He had a thin and slender body and face, but he had extremely sharp eyes and thoughts.
This was a face that she would never dare to forget day and night.
Lin Qingrou was no stranger to Ye Qingcheng. She had already investigated him thoroughly a long time ago. Even if he were to turn into ashes, Lin Qingrou would be able to recognize exactly which one was the head and which was the heart.
However, Ye Qingcheng didn't notice Lin Qingrou. He only nodded at Ye Qingming and said, "I'm here," before sitting down on his own.
Seeing this, Ye Qinggran took the initiative to return to the kitchen to help. Meanwhile, Ye Qingming pulled Lin Qingrou's hand and sat on the sofa.
The moment Lin Qingrou got close to Ye Qingcheng, his heart stopped.
Ye Qingcheng rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt and picked up a white porcelain cup from the tea table. He raised his eyebrows and closed his eyes to take a closer look.
"Please." Ye Qingcheng suddenly looked at Lin Qingrou with a smile. His eyes were filled with the authority of a family head and his inquiry into a sudden intruder like her.
Lin Qingrou actually felt guilty.
She gently took the teacup and subconsciously took a big gulp of tea.
"I heard you were going to get married." Ye Qingcheng said.
"Yes, it has been decided. Big Sis only found out a few days ago." Ye Qingming explained.
"Have you decided?" Ye Qingcheng looked at Ye Qingming and asked seriously.
Ye Qingming nodded.
Ye Qingcheng muttered to himself for a while, then looked at Lin Qingrou and said, "This is your problem, I am not willing to interfere. But at least we were married by name, so we had to be very careful. Previously, when Qingzhi was a bit presumptuous, Miss Lin wouldn't mind, right? "
Lin Man and Ye Qingcheng looked at each other, smiled and said, "No, it's human nature."
"Good, good human nature." Ye Qingcheng could not help but sigh.
While the three of them were talking, Ye Qingzhi suddenly came out of the kitchen. When she saw Ye Qingming, she was pleasantly surprised and said, "You're finally back, I made you a lot of food that you love."
As she said this, Ye Qingzhi forcefully pulled Ye Qingming to the kitchen.
After the two of them had left, Ye Qingcheng looked as normal as ever. He had one hand on his knee, his fingers tapping rhythmically. However, Weiwei shifted her weight to the other side.
Such a domineering posture made Lin Qingrou feel a little nervous. She subconsciously tightened her grip on the corner of her coat.
At this moment, only the two of them were in the large living room. Lin Qingrou unconsciously stared at the dark brown floor. Perhaps it was because of the age of the house, but from time to time, the smell of wet wood would be emitted from the house.
"I heard that Miss Lin is an editor of the news department?" Ye Qingcheng took a sip of tea.
"Yes, but not for a long time." Lin Qingrou replied.
"What do you think of the current doctor-patient relationship?" Ye Qingcheng changed the topic and asked.
"Doctor patient relationship? I think... It will probably still be a long way to go, but there will be a day to improve. " Lin Qingrou said carefully.
Ye Qingcheng nodded his head, as if he did not care about Lin Qingrou's answer, nor about what she said.
"Today, I took the initiative to call you over for dinner. The goal is for everyone to meet. After all, we will be family from now on." Ye Qingcheng thoughtfully said.
"Yes, I understand what you mean."
As the two chatted, it was finally time for dinner.
Lin Qingrou let out a sigh of relief. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down while she washed her hands in the bathroom. Although she had only said a few insignificant words to Ye Qingcheng earlier, she was already exhausted. It was unknown if Ye Qingcheng had noticed her bad intentions or if he had always been on guard against others. In any case, Lin Qingrou could feel the difficulty approaching her.
During the meal, Ye Qingming went down to the basement to get some wine. Ye Qingzhi looked at Lin Qingrou, suddenly changing her expression to a warm and kind face, she placed a steaming mandarin fish in front of her and said, "This is a fresh fish I specially went to the market to choose. I haven't gone to the market for my own food for a long time, if there's anything wrong, please feel free to tell me."
Lin Qingrou held the chopsticks in her hand. She didn't know if she should eat them or not. If he ate her, he would probably become allergic again. If he didn't eat her, he was afraid that he would ruin his' face 'towards Ye Qingzhi, who hadn't cooked for a long time.
Ye Qingran and Ye Qingcheng also looked at her in silence. Lin Qingrou knew that it was too late for her to back down now, so she had no choice but to eat. In the end, she could only take a small sip and smiled, "The taste is pretty good."
As he said this, everyone was overjoyed. Ye Qinggran took Ye Qingcheng and Ye Qingzhi out to eat, while she went to the kitchen to get a cup of wine.
Lin Qingrou took the chance to wipe her mouth and spat out the whole piece of fish she had yet to swallow onto a tissue. Then, she calmly sat at the dining table to accompany them.
Coincidentally, Ye Qingming had arrived at this moment. Ye Qingzhi hurriedly gestured for him to sit down, then said to him, "Hurry up and have a taste of the fish I made today. Even Miss Lin said it's delicious."
"You … "Aren't you …" Ye Qingming looked at Lin Manrou in surprise. He was about to say something when Lin Manrou quickly said, "Hurry up and try it. It's delicious." As she spoke, she picked up another large piece of fish and placed it in Ye Qingming's plate.
"Sis, why did you cook so many seafood dishes?" Ye Qingming looked at Ye Qingzhi as he complained.
That was true. Lin Qingrou was shocked when she arrived at the dining table. Of the ten dishes, only three or four were ordinary vegetables while the rest were seafood.
"What do you want to eat if you don't eat seafood this season? Besides, our market is full of seafood, do you want me to buy something else to fool Miss Lin? " Ye Qingzhi said unhappily.
Ye Qingcheng spoke up, "Qingming, don't you like seafood the most since you were young? What? Can't you eat it now? "
Seeing this, Ye Qingming did not argue any further. He could only look at Lin Qingrou awkwardly nodding his head before taking a sip of his own wine.