A childhood sweetheart's play

  Jiang Yuanfeng returned home, already past midnight. Unexpectedly, he saw Yuan Ying sitting with his mother on the sofa in the living room. The chandelier above cast a dazzling glow, and Jiang Yuanfeng furrowed his brow.

  He respectfully greeted his mother and then picked up the car keys again, "Yuan Yuan, I'll send you home."

  Yuan Ying leaned in closer to Madam Jiang's side, "It's so late, I won't be going back. Besides, there's also my room upstairs, I've been used to living here since I was a child."

  The Jiang and Yuan families have been friends for generations. Yuan Ying has liked to come to the Jiang's house to play since she was a child, and staying overnight at the Jiang's house has become a common occurrence, so Mrs. Jiang ordered someone to specially prepare a room for Yuan Ying.

  Jiang Yuan sighed, "Yuanyuan, you're different now from when you were young. You can't be so willful anymore."

  "Auntie!" Yuan Ying unwillingly hugged Jiang's wife's arm tightly.

  Mrs. Jiang also helped to mediate, "I'm the one who asked Yuan to stay!"

  Jiang Yuan's eyes gazed at his mother helplessly, "After returning from Europe, Yuanyuan came directly to our house. Uncle and Aunt Yuan are still waiting."

  Mrs. Jiang hesitated slightly, but Yuan Ying rolled into Mrs. Jiang's arms, "It's all because of that crazy brother of mine! He suddenly said he wanted to come back, without even getting the teacher's approval, and then he just went ahead and bought a ticket on his own - before the return date, if my parents found out I was coming back so suddenly, they'd be worried sick! So I couldn't just go back like that, I have to hide out here until the return date before going home!"

  Madam Jiang's face turned cold upon hearing this, "Xiao Feng, what is going on here?"

  The son suddenly returned, and Mrs. Jiang didn't think much of it, assuming that the school had changed its schedule, but she didn't expect that Yuan Ying would say something like this.

  "Mom, I have something important and I must come back."

  "Is something going on?" Madam Jiang sneered, "You came back but stopped the driver halfway, you threw your luggage and Yuan Yuan to the driver, and walked away alone - were you going to see 'Xiao Cui'?"

  Jiang Yuanfen was shocked, her long eyes coldly glanced at Yuan Ying, Yuan Ying was so scared that she quickly waved her hand, "Crazy brother, don't blame me, it wasn't me who told Auntie!"

  "You're not transferring your anger to Yuan Yuan, I found out myself." Madam Jiang's face turned solemn, "She has called you before. Xiao Feng, I've never seen you use such affectionate terms with someone on the phone."

  Jiang Yuanfeng helped Yuan Ying carry her luggage upstairs, and Yuan Ying glanced at Jiang Yuanfeng with a smile, "Crazy brother, now only I can save you."

  Jiang Yuanhong turned his gaze towards her, but didn't make a sound.

  Yuan Ying smiled awkwardly, "What's wrong, crazy brother? Don't you believe I can help you? Actually, have you ever thought that you've been in a relationship with Xia Mengyan for so long, how could you keep it from your parents forever? This shield of mine is quite excellent."

  Although the two of them didn't interact, rumors among relatives and friends persisted that they had feelings for each other. The ambiguous rumors reached Jiang's parents' ears, but instead of being worried, they became even more reassured, thus neglecting to notice that their son actually had someone else in his heart.

  Jiang Yuan's heart softened a bit, "Yuanyuan, I know it's always been you helping me."

  "Are you crazy, brother? Are you going to thank me or something?" Yuan Ying's white dress and black hair stood out in the lamplight as she smiled mischievously, "Don't even think about it, I don't need it." She jumped up a few steps, twirling her hair with her fingers, "I'm not just helping you for your sake. I have someone I secretly like too, and I understand how you feel."

  Jiang Yuan raised her eyes to look at the back of Yuan Ying. She was a girl born without worries, who got what she wanted when she wanted it, but in this moment, her voice sounded bitter despite being laced with laughter.

  Yuan Ying jumped to the top of the stairs, turned around and faced Jiang Yuan Feng, "...... I'll tell my aunt that Xia Mengyan is my sister. You're being affectionate with her because of me, and she's also contacting you frequently to help me."

  "Crazy brother, you're happy, I'm at ease."

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