Part 3
“Mm!”
Xia Yi’s eyes were bright.
Xia Ni snorted lightly, glancing at Ouyang Xiaoli not far away. “He lets you do housework even when you’re inconvenient now. Didn’t he treat you like a slave when you weren’t pregnant before?”
“No, no!” Xia Yi hurriedly shook his head, explaining seriously to his brother. “…Before, Ouyang and Ke Da cooked for me. Xia Yi was only responsible for eating.”
Xia Ni tasted the potato soup. It tasted pretty good. He asked again, “First time cooking this?”
Xia Yi gave an embarrassed “Mm.”
Actually, when he went to cook potato soup for his brother just now, Ouyang came to help but was rejected. Xia Yi wanted to cook for his brother personally.
“Tastes pretty good,” Xia Ni said indifferently.
How could he not see that Xia Yi was trying to please him? This little guy had always been like this.
Before, when he wanted something, he would also curry favor with him like this, behaving so well that people couldn’t bear to refuse.
Xia Ni looked dazed, recalling the days of swimming freely in the ocean with Xia Yi. Those times were free and incomparably beautiful.
He missed them slightly in his heart.
Hearing his brother praise his cooking skills, Xia Yi’s face bloomed into a smile like a flower. He secretly glanced at Ouyang, who was looking at him gently.
Xia Yi lowered his eyes, his small face slightly flushed.
Xia Ni wasn’t here to be a guest. The reason he stayed for a bowl of soup was only because of Xia Yi; he didn’t want to disappoint this little guy.
He left after sitting for a while.
Walking out of the alley, Xia Ni’s mood was complicated. He didn’t speak along the way. Song Chengbing beside him put his arm around Xia Ni’s shoulder.
He said softly, “Xia Ni, Xia Yi has grown up. He has his own thoughts.”
Xia Ni was still somewhat worried.
Song Chengbing continued, “I know as a brother, it’s hard for you to let go. You’ve always taken care of Xia Yi, and Xia Yi is an inseparable part of you.”
“But you have to know, this is the life Xia Yi likes. His eyes won’t lie.”
Xia Ni sighed slightly. “Of course I know, or else I wouldn’t have left easily.”
Knowing was one thing, but there was still a lot of reluctance and mixed feelings in his heart. He tried hard to convince himself that Xia Yi had grown up.
He didn’t need his protection anymore.
From now on, another man would replace him to protect Xia Yi. While feeling gratified, Xia Ni was also a bit worried.
Was Ouyang Xiaoli reliable?
“Xia Ni?” As Xia Ni walked slowly out of the alley, a surprised voice sounded.
Xia Ni looked back.
Xiu Di was about to walk up when he suddenly saw the man beside Xia Ni. He stopped and froze.
Song Chengbing didn’t disguise himself this time, possibly because he came out in a hurry.
But his name was famous in both the Silver Sea Empire and the Underground City. There was no reason for Xiu Di not to recognize this illustrious General.
His gaze fell on Xia Ni’s belly.
It was slightly bulging there. Although not obvious, it was visible that he was pregnant.
Xiu Di stared at them blankly.
Looking at the familiar man not far away, Xia Ni nodded after a long time. “Long time no see.”
Xiu Di was silent for a moment, then smiled forcedly. “I knew the mermaid on the news was you. I can distinguish you and Xia Yi at a glance.”
“You know Xia Yi?”
“Met once or twice.”
Xiu Di’s eyes were full of bitterness. He looked again at the man beside Xia Ni. The man was handsome and extraordinary, with a tall and slender figure.
He looked very compatible standing with Xia Ni.
Xia Ni didn’t intend to catch up with Xiu Di. He only had that little faint friendship with Xiu Di, and that friendship was destroyed by Xiu Di personally back then. That seemingly accidental kiss ruined them.
Xia Ni and Song Chengbing turned and left.
Xiu Di watched this scene from afar, his heart aching bitterly, mocking himself endlessly.
Xia Yi was reluctant to part with his brother. He looked at Ouyang, who had been watching him gently, and his heart slowly settled.
At first, he had many complaints and misunderstandings about Ouyang. As the misunderstandings were cleared, Xia Yi’s knot opened, and he stopped throwing tantrums.
He had been throwing tantrums for half a month.
Seeing Ouyang suffer, wasn’t he suffering too? Xia Yi didn’t want to torment himself anymore.
He wanted to follow his heart.
When only two people were left in the living room, the air became quiet. Xia Yi walked over and hugged the man gently, resting his face on the man’s chest.
He reached out to encircle the man’s waist.
“Ouyang, is what you said true? You weren’t lying to my brother, right?” Xia Yi looked up carefully.
Ouyang Xiaoli patted Xia Yi’s head and hugged him tightly. “Silly.”
“Xia Yi isn’t silly.”
Xia Yi muffled his voice in the man’s chest.
Ouyang Xiaoli laughed. As he laughed, his eyes became moist. He hugged the person in his arms very tightly, as if wanting to rub him into his bones and blood.
The person in his arms was warm.
The familiar scent, the familiar temperature, all made Ouyang Xiaoli choke up, but he still endured to keep control.
He was afraid of scaring Xia Yi.
Xia Yi only felt the man trembling slightly. He found it a bit strange, but just as he raised his head, the back of his head was pressed by the man’s large palm.
Only the man’s Adam’s apple was in Xia Yi’s field of vision. He watched this protruding thing roll.
“Don’t leave me again.”
A long time later, Ouyang Xiaoli said chokingly.
Xia Yi came back to his senses, moving his gaze away from the man’s Adam’s apple, and nodded hurriedly. “Xia Yi won’t go anywhere, just stay with Ouyang.”
However, this didn’t soothe Ouyang Xiaoli. His heart was still surrounded by unease.
In those gray days without Xia Yi, days felt like years. Sometimes he even felt Xia Yi was just a dream he fabricated.
He couldn’t bear losing Xia Yi again.
He felt scared for the first time.
From the hug, Xia Yi felt the man’s fear and unease. He gently patted the man’s back, letting the man hug him tightly.
A long, long time passed.
When Ke Da found out the next day that the boss and Xia Yi had reconciled, he was so happy he didn’t know what to say. Smiling, he suddenly turned his head away.
He reached out and secretly wiped tears twice.
“Brother Ke Da.” Xia Yi was a bit embarrassed. For the past half month, he had been unreasonable, and Brother Ke Da bore the burden of complaint.
Ke Da took a deep breath, turned back, and looked at Xia Yi seriously. “Xia Yi, it was Brother Ke Da who was bad before, making you suffer…” His throat choked up. He couldn’t help turning his head away again to wipe tears secretly. His eyes were red, and his chest felt terrible.
Xia Yi went up and hugged Ke Da gently. “Brother Ke Da, it’s not your fault.”
Ke Da finally couldn’t help crying out loud.
Actually, he wasn’t much older than Xia Yi. Before Xia Yi came to the Underground City, he was the youngest among the partners. Until Xia Yi came, Ke Da finally matured a lot and looked like a big brother.
But he was very incompetent as a big brother.
Seeing Brother Ke Da cry so sadly, Xia Yi felt very sad too. He remembered what the Guard Officer told him and had an idea.
He leaned over and kissed Ke Da!
When in the Silver Sea Empire, the Guard Officer accompanied Xia Yi all the time and mentioned the kissing cheek greeting of the Silver Sea Empire more or less.
It was also a form of comfort.
Ke Da was crying sadly when he was suddenly smacked with a kiss by Xia Yi. He was instantly dumbfounded, touching his cheek blankly.
Xia Yi’s soft and waxy voice sounded: “Xia Yi likes Brother Ke Da very much, so Brother Ke Da don’t be unhappy.”
Ke Da’s face turned red instantly!
Ouyang Xiaoli’s entire face went dark. He pulled Xia Yi into his arms, his face stinking. “Who taught you to kiss other men casually…”
Xia Yi blinked.
Looking at Xia Yi’s innocent eyes, Ouyang Xiaoli sighed in his heart. He turned to glare at Ke Da opposite, his eyes full of warning.
Ke Da: “…”
Boss, listen to my explanation!
But as soon as he opened his mouth, the words changed flavor: “Xia Yi’s lips are quite soft…”
Ouyang Xiaoli stared at Ke Da gloomily.
Ke Da: “…”
Do you believe me if I say it was a slip of the tongue?
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