“A person’s heart is only so small, if someone’s occupying it, there will be less space left for others. In fact, the world is not so fair. The person who comes first always gets the upper hand. Plus, I don’t like others so easily.”

After Gu Ye finished speaking, he licked his lips. “Are girls prone to imagining things?”

Rong Xuan was a little surprised when she heard Gu Ye’s first sentence. ‘Someone is occupying it’…… felt like it had deep meaning. But she deliberately didn’t think much about it.

She shook her head. “No.”

Gu Ye might have sensed something and his smile faded slightly. “Then what is it?”

Rong Xuan pursed her lips. “Our engagement……”

Gu Ye quickly asked, “Do you like someone else?”

Rong Xuan shook her head honestly. “No.”

Gu Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

She wanted to say something else, but Gu Ye directly wrapped his arms around her shoulders and said, “You said so much today because of that dream?”

Rong Xuan hummed.

“I’ll say it again, I don’t like others so easily. You don’t have anyone you like anyway, so how about you like me?”

Rong Xuan was shocked by Gu Ye’s shameless words.

Gu Ye smiled. In fact, he also realized that Rong Xuan might not like him that much, but it’s not a big deal. The time they spent together was still short and the days ahead were long.

He was in no hurry.

After eating the dumplings, Gu Ye should have left. However, he stayed and watched TV for a while in the name of accompanying Elder Lu. But Elder Lu knew very well that Gu Ye stayed because of Rong Xuan and didn’t want to leave. Otherwise, what good company could an old man like him be?

This kind of thing didn’t need to be revealed. The old man was happy to see this scene so he didn’t say anything else and just asked the auntie to prepare some after-dinner fruit for Gu Ye. Later, Mother Gu made several more phone calls, urging Gu Ye that he had no choice but to leave.

Rong Xuan didn’t go with Gu Ye. She wanted to stay with her grandfather for the New Year’s Eve.

She had a room in her grandfather’s house. There’s still half an hour before the Spring Festival Gala so she went back to her room for a while. The first time Rong Xuan came to this room, what she saw was a large and soft bed with quilt and pillows that smelled like the sun. It must have been laid out in the sun for days.

She lay on the bed to rest for a while and looked around. Suddenly, she noticed that the drawer of the bedside table was locked.

Rong Xuan tried pulling it open but it wouldn’t budge. It seemed strange that there’s a locked drawer in her room.

For some reason, Rong Xuan was very concerned about this drawer.

Rong Xuan pondered for a while, then got up from the bed and walked to the living room. Elder Lu was a bit tired at this time. He wasn’t watching TV, but had his eyes close to rest. She deliberately slowed down her footsteps, but Elder Lu still opened his eyes.

“Xuanxuan, has the Spring Festival Gala started?”

Watching the Spring Festival Gala had been a habit of Elder Lu for more than a decade. Although he was in poor health now, he still insists on watching it.

Rong Xuan shook her head. “Not yet, Grandpa.”

Elder Lu let out an “Oh”.

“Grandpa, why is, the bedside, table, in my room, locked?”

Elder Lu said in amusement, “Didn’t you lock it yourself? You also specifically told me not to let anyone open it. Why, this old man still remembers, but you’ve forgotten?”

Rong Xuan pursed her lips. “I really, forgot, Grandpa. What’s in, the drawer?”

Elder Lu waved his hand. “You didn’t tell me, so I don’t know what’s inside.”

“I understand, Grandpa.”

Rong Xuan did not go back to her room but stayed in the living room.

The Spring Festival Gala started soon after and Elder Lu watched it in the living room for half an hour. Then he couldn’t hold on any longer and went back to his room to sleep. After her grandfather stopped watching, she also returned to her room. At eight o’clock, Rong Xuan’s phone became noticeably lively. Various blessing messages came in continuously.

She seriously responded to each and every one.

———

The Gu family’s New Year’s Eve dinner was very lively every year.

The Gu’s eldest daughter had settled abroad and had been married for many years. They already have a son and a daughter. The eldest son was six years old and the youngest daughter was three years old. She only comes back once a year, and this time, in addition to her husband, she also brought her two children with her. When Gu Ye came home, the Gu family’s house was filled with the joyful laughter of children.

It was already deep into the night and the New Year’s Eve dinner was already halfway through. Gu Ye had just eaten thirty dumplings at Elder Lu’s place. He wasn’t hungry at all, but on the day of the reunion, he still had to come back.

Gu Yaozhi wasn’t at the dining table and his voice could be heard from the side room. He’s probably on the phone.

“Little Bro is back. Engaged people are indeed different.” His older sister joked.

Gu Ye and his older sister were more than ten years apart in age. When he was still young, his older sister had already gone to the United States to study. After studying abroad, she stayed there and married a foreigner. The brother and sister have lesser time together and their relationship could only be said to be average.

His brother-in-law didn’t speak Chinese and just smiled. Gu Ye also smiled, then went on to tease his niece and nephew. Both children were of mixed blood, fair, tender, and cute.

After staying until the end of the New Year’s Eve dinner, Gu Ye wanted to go out again, but was stopped by Mother Gu’s quick eyes and hands.

“Normally it’s okay, but you must stay at home on New Year’s Eve.”

Gu Ye shrugged and could only sit down on the living room floor.

His niece and nephew were playing with building blocks while Cool Guy was wagging its tail and circling around them.

Looking at Cool Guy, Gu Ye thought of Rong Xuan again.

He glanced at the time, nine pm. It’s still early.

He took out his phone and sent a video call request on WeChat.

The call was connected shorty.

It was quiet on the other end.

Gu Ye’s niece and nephew were attracted by the movement and leaned over one after another. There’s also Cool Guy, who also came over happily to join in the fun with its tongue hanging out.

Gu Ye watched helplessly as he was pushed to the back.

He was obviously the one who initiated the call but he was not even in the camera. He made a funny quip, but no one paid him any attention, they were all staring at the phone screen.

His nephew’s head was tilted forward, his big eyes staring at the small screen.

Behind his nephew were his niece and Cool Guy.

This was what Rong Xuan saw after connecting to the video call.

Two angelic children were in front of the camera, along with half of Cool Guy’s head.

As for Gu Ye, she couldn’t see his face, only the lower part of his clothes was visible.

Kevin was six years old and already had a basic sense of aesthetics. Seeing Rong Xuan who looked particularly good-looking, he excitedly said hi.

Rong Xuan greeted him back. “Happy New Year.”

The three-year-old Uke giggled and kept smiling at Rong Xuan.

Cool Guy raised its head and barked excitedly.

Gu Ye looked on helplessly at the two children and one dog in front of him, calling them ruthless in his mind.