Chapter 190 - MEETING THE BAI FAMILY (II)

BAI YE stared at the beautiful 'big sister' in front of him. He had never seen anyone so pretty. 'She' was probably the prettiest 'girl' he had ever seen. Even those big sisters in those TV shows and movies weren't on par with this 'big sister's' beauty.

Suddenly, the pain he felt from falling didn't seem to hurt anymore. Even his tears retreated when he felt 'her' soft palm on his cheek.

He thought if this 'big sister' asked him to play house with 'her', he'd definitely agree. Because 'she' was not like those classmates of his in pre-school. All ugly and annoying. 

"Are you alright?" the pretty 'big sister' asked.

He gazed down, it almost felt like his whole face was on fire. "I- I'm fine."

The pretty 'big sister' stood up and offered 'her' hand to him. He hesitantly put his hand on 'her' palm and 'she' gently pulled him up. After that, he wiped the dirt from his face and gently stroked his hair. 

Bai Ye's face became even redder.

"What's this, is our Xiao Ye being shy?" Bai Ze suddenly teased.

Bai Ye pouted and glared at his big brother. What if the 'big sister' thought he's childish and not manly enough? 'She' might even dislike him. That's when he noticed the other people with his big brother.

The three a.d.u.l.ts looked familiar. His little face crumpled a bit thinking where he saw them. Then as if a light bulb suddenly turned on inside his head, he finally remembered who the three were. Weren't they the uncle and cousins who lived at a far city? 

He could still remember their visit last year. But only a bit. Because he was still young back then. But now he grew up. Even though he could only remember some bits about their visit last year, the impression they left on him was quite big.

Because all of them were scary. The uncle and the bigger cousin were cold face and barely smiled at all. The smaller but still big cousin always had a frown on his face. He remembered he accidentally poured juice on this smaller big cousin. The scary expression he had after that made Bai Ye cry.

But now, looking at them, they seemed to be less scary. He wondered why. Maybe because the uncle and the big cousin now both had a smile on their face. Even the scary looking smaller big cousin no longer had a frown on his face. 

"Does Xiao Ye still remember us?" the uncle asked, smiling gently at him.

He nodded but subconsciously hid behind the pretty 'big sister' and clutched the hem of 'her' shirt. 

"It seems Xiao Ye took a liking to Yan Yan," Luo Ren said amusedly while looking at the two. 

Yan Yan? Bai Ye raised his head. Was that the name of this 'big sister'?

Luo Yan, of course, noticed the gaze of the kid. He looked down and saw a visible question mark on Bai Ye's face. He's probably wondering who he was. So, he smiled gently at the kid and introduced himself. 

"Hi Xiao Ye! I'm your cousin, just call me Brother Yan."

The kid's face became even more confused. He thought that it was because Bai Ye hadn't seen him before together with his father and brothers, he's probably confused where this cousin suddenly came from. What he didn't expect was what the kid said next.

"Brother? Not a sister?" Bai Ye said with a face that said that he's completely confused.

Bai Ze burst out laughing after his brother said that. Even Luo Jin chortled. Luo Wei Tian and Luo Ren also chuckled.

"Well, you can't blame Xiao Ye. It's because Xiao Yan is too pretty," Luo Wei Tian said.

Luo Yan glanced at his father. "Dad-!" he called disapprovingly. 

He returned his gaze to Bai Ye. Of course he wouldn't be mad at the kid for mistaking him for a girl. Because just like what his father said, he's simply too pretty. So, he just had to explain things properly to the kid.

"Xiao Ye, I'm a boy. So call me Brother Yan, okay?" 

Bai Ye's little face crumpled. Looking extremely unwilling to accept that Luo Yan was indeed a boy. 

Of course, Bai Ye was unwilling. How could the 'girl' he approved of turned out to be a boy? Maybe everyone was just making fun of him. After all, just look at everyone here. They were all boys and yet Yan Yan was the only one who's pretty. Yes, that's definitely the case.

"Let's go inside, I'm pretty sure Mom and Dad have long been waiting for us," Bai Ze said still chuckling a bit.

Bai Ze led everyone towards the villa. 

Luo Yan also followed but stopped a bit when he felt a small hand holding his hand. He looked down and saw Bai Ye giving him a toothy grin. One of his teeth was missing which only made him more adorable. He smiled back and let the kid held his hand. 

When they entered the villa, Bai Ze immediately called, "Dad, they're here!"

A man sitting on the living room quickly glanced in their direction. His black hair was fixed neatly. His eyes seemed to be always bent into a gentle smile which was probably the reason why the laugh lines on the side of his eyes were very prominent. He looked very gentle and honest. But people who knew Bai Chen personally would never think so.

Bai Chen stood up and walked towards them. He clapped his hand with Luo Wei Tian. "How was your flight?"

"Uneventful," Luo Wei Tian answered simply.

Bai Chen then turned to his three nephews, particularly at Luo Yan. Again, he was amazed by how similar he looked with his younger sister. Now that he had more meat in him compared to the last time they met, it was even more noticeable. 

"Is Xiao Yan already feeling okay?" he asked.

Luo Yan smiled. "Yes, Uncle, I'm already healthy."

"That's good."

"Are they here?" suddenly called by a woman's voice who seemed to have just gotten out of another room. 

Luo Yan glanced at the direction of the voice and saw a tall woman wearing an apron. Her hair was stylishly short and was dyed in brown. Instead of saying she's pretty, it's probably more accurate to say that she's handsome. 

This was probably his aunt – Sun Xiulan. 

When their gazes met, Sun Xiulan appeared to be nailed on the spot. And rightfully so. Because she suddenly felt like she went back in time. During those days when she and Mei Hua were still young teenagers. It was because the boy standing in front of him right now looked so similar to her deceased friend. 

Tears suddenly welled-up in her eyes just remembering the memories of Mei Hua. She took a deep breath so she could stop herself from crying. This was the first time she and Luo Yan would meet after the accident that happened seven years ago. She didn't want him to think that she's some kind of crazy aunt.

She smiled and walked towards them, particularly towards Luo Yan. 

"Xiao Yan, hi, I'm your Aunt Xiulan."

Luo Yan raised his head and looked at the handsome woman in front of him. He smiled and said, "Hello, Aunt."

Seeing the sweet smile on the boy's face, Sun Xiulan couldn't help but want to hug him. She was already planning to do that if she didn't see his youngest son holding Luo Yan's hand. She smiled seeing the two being close.

"It seems like our Xiao Ye likes his Brother Yan very much," she said.

Bai Ye frowned a bit when he heard the word 'brother' again. But he still said 'yes' and then hugged Luo Yan's arm. "Because Yan Yan is going to be my bride."

Everyone was struck speechless for a second. And then almost everyone burst out laughing right after.