Chapter 97 Shackles

Chapter 97 Shackles

Chapter 97 Shackles
"Don't stay near the window too often at night. It's still quite dangerous if you're alone at home."

After entering the door and seeing Xiao Yangzhi's happy and excited look, Xu Mingyuan could only sigh.

Although many people living in the Plastic Steel Community are young leaders of state-owned enterprises of the older generation, and the security is relatively good, it is better to be safe than sorry. She hopes that someone will notice that she is the only little girl in the family.

"I calculated the time, brother. You see, I just boiled the water. I didn't stay by the window for long."

Yang Zhi was bored being alone, so she would lie on the bed, open the curtains, and stare at the starry sky in a daze.

Now I just changed my position and looked down from time to time, and I waited for it.

"Remember to lock the door when you are at home."

"Well, I have locked the door since I was a kid. I remember my uncle came back late and didn't knock, so I accidentally let him stay out all night."

Yang Zhi frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Haha, don't worry. If it were me, I would definitely bang the door hard. If you can't get up to open the door, I would just tear it down." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Having said that, if he comes back too late, Xu Mingyuan will find a place to stay.

But little Yangzhi was still very happy to hear that and went to take his coat.

"Brother, do you want to change your clothes? I'll wash them and they'll be dry tomorrow."

Yang Zhi wrinkled her nose and smelled the smell of cigarettes and alcohol.

"Why are you washing clothes so late at night? Let's wait until tomorrow."

In the smoky drinking party, plus the smell of various dishes, it would be a miracle if you could smell good.

He unplugged the water heater and put it into the protective box. Xu Mingyuan tested the temperature and saw that there was hot water, so he took a shower.

When he heard a knock on the door in a daze, Xu Mingyuan realized that he had been taking a shower for a long time and responded.

After brushing his teeth, washing his underwear, and changing into a clean set of pajamas, Xu Mingyuan leaned comfortably on the sofa.

Xiao Yangzhi cooked a bowl of noodles and brought it over, then took a mop to the bathroom to mop the floor. When she came back and saw Xu Mingyuan eating a poached egg with chopsticks, she walked over to the sofa and sat down.

Knowing that Xu Mingyuan had already eaten and couldn't eat anything, Yang Zhi just used noodles to get some flavor, and most of the bowl was filled with soup.

There was a little bit of salt in the noodle soup, and Xu Mingyuan's tongue was numb, and he couldn't taste it.

"Brother, you drank so much." Yang Zhi asked in a low voice.

Yang Zhi just found two tubes of hangover remedy in Xu Mingyuan's coat that had not been consumed. Usually, when he went out to eat with his classmates, he would come back with a faint smell of alcohol, which would dissipate in no time.

This time his face was obviously red. Although he looked sober, the hot smell of alcohol on his breath made Yang Zhi's heart tighten.

"It's not much, just a few glasses. I can't drink much now, but I'll be able to drink in a few years." Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"Brother, do you like drinking?" Yang Zhi asked in a dilemma.

"I'm not a drunkard, so why would I like drinking? But sometimes I can't refuse and I have to accompany you." Xu Mingyuan sighed.

As time goes by, people don’t drink too much even in drinking parties. On weekdays, people just drink tea and talk about things.

Who would have thought that I would have to deal with this group of people again and go through the same thing all over again.

However, as the matter has come to an end, Xu Mingyuan does not need to show up often. If there is anything, he can let the public relations department be responsible for entertaining him.

"Brother, you are so kind."

Yang Zhi pursed her lips. She didn't want to delay her brother's work, so after a while she finally uttered a compliment.

"Haha, it's better not to drink?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Yeah." Yang Zhi nodded, and said with a little disappointment: "In the past, my mother would go out to drink because of my uncle, and then the two of them would not talk for a long time."

"Really? They don't quarrel?"

Xu Mingyuan was a little surprised.

"No, but I think that since uncle and mom have been silent, it would be better for them to have a fight."

Yang Zhi secretly raised her eyes and saw Xu Mingyuan chuckled and didn't seem to care.

Knowing that her words did not make him angry, Yang Zhi became a little braver.

"Stop talking about them. You're grown up now. How can you let this kind of thing affect you?"

Xu Mingyuan stuffed an apple into her hand and picked up one to eat himself.

Yang Zhi was a little confused. She was always wavering between being a child and growing up. She didn't know whether she had grown up or not.

But judging by his brother's attitude towards him, he must have not grown up...

Yang Zhi was not in a hurry to clean up the dishes, and sat on the sofa, nibbling on an apple. "Brother..."

"Ok?"

"If I make you angry in the future, brother, can you please not ignore me?"

Yang Zhi's voice was soft and gentle, and she was cautious in her exploration.

"No, if you really make me angry, I will beat you up." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan raise his hand, Yang Zhi closed his eyes, thinking that he was going to be hit on the forehead again.

His shoulders were held down, and then his whole body leaned on Xu Mingyuan.

Yang Zhi's cheeks blushed slightly. Seeing Xu Mingyuan leaning on the sofa and staring at the TV in a daze, she gently moved closer until his arm fell on her shoulders.

As if sensing Xu Mingyuan's insensitivity, Yang Zhi moved down and leaned her entire face on his chest.

There was a faint smell of shower gel and a steady heartbeat. Even though Yang Zhi tried her best to calm down, she couldn't suppress her increasingly rapid heartbeat.

Seeing that Xiao Yangzhi was quiet and didn't say a word, Xu Mingyuan suddenly asked with a smile: "If your mother suddenly came back, would you follow her?"

"Mom?" Yang Zhi was stunned and silent for a moment, then shook her head against his chest, "I want to stay at home and not go anywhere."

"Of course, Xu Jun didn't raise you in vain, he picked up a good girl." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"My brother is also very good."

"How am I? Then why did you always avoid me when you saw me before?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Well...it's my fault..."

Yang Zhi felt a little embarrassed. He was very fierce at that time and she didn't dare to offend him.

But it's okay now.

Seeing Xiao Yangzhi apologizing in a cowardly manner again, Xu Mingyuan shook his head and said nothing to her.

After drinking the hangover remedy and taking a nap in the car, Xu Mingyuan was a little nervous. He noticed Xiao Yangzhi yawned and realized that the hour hand on the wall clock had pointed past one in the morning.

"Oh my god, why didn't you remind me? Go to bed."

Xu Mingyuan pressed her forehead and pushed.

Yang Zhi rubbed the tears from her eyes embarrassedly. She wanted to remind him but didn't know how to start. As she was thinking, she forgot the time.

After finishing his work before going to bed, Xu Mingyuan just went back to bed and lay down. Just as he was about to close his eyes, he heard a light knock on the door. Then the door opened a crack and Xiao Yangzhi stuck half of his head in.

"Brother, let me pour you a glass of water."

"Row."

Xu Mingyuan nodded, he just felt a little thirsty.

He took the cup of water and took a big sip, then Xiao Yangzhi filled another cup and placed it on the bedside table.

Seeing her standing straight and graceful, Xu Mingyuan was a little puzzled and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Yang Zhi shook her head, then quickly nodded, "I was worried that my brother would vomit while sleeping, so I wanted to come and see him."

"No need. If I wanted to vomit, I would have done it a long time ago."

Seeing that Xiao Yangzhi cared about him so much, Xu Mingyuan was very happy and reached out to press the switch of the desk lamp.

When he was about to press the button, he saw Xiao Yangzhi still standing there motionless. Xu Mingyuan said, "I told you it's okay. What do you mean? Do you want to stay in this room tonight?"

"..."

Yang Zhi was too embarrassed to answer, so he turned around and ran away.

But after running a few steps, he came back with his head down, closed the door, and ran away with brisk footsteps again.

Yang Zhi leaned against the door of her room with a blushing face, waited for a moment, made the bed, and got into the quilt.

Just now I was hesitating whether to take this opportunity to stay with my brother and look after him for one night.

But after being pointed out by Xu Mingyuan, Yang Zhi's hesitation was suddenly shattered, like a balloon that had been released, and flew away with a whoosh. She dared not have any thoughts in her mind.

The next day, seeing Xiao Yangzhi looking listless and listless, Xu Mingyuan felt a little guilty.

But then he immediately blamed all the self-blame on Xiao Yangzhi.

If this little girl wasn't afraid of being alone at home, wouldn't she be able to live wherever she wanted? She had an extra layer of shackles for no apparent reason.

(End of this chapter)