The clouds and mists have dispersed, and everyone knows that I love you.

Eh?

Chu Yu was stunned by the direct gazes of the two men.

"What's wrong? Is there something on me?"

Shi Rong shook his head.

"No, we were just wondering, has Mingxing looked for you today, besides this morning?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yu was dumbfounded.

"You...you saw it again?"

Shi Rong smiled and didn't intend to hide it.

"Well, I heard everything she said to you. This is nothing surprising, right?"

Also.

Chu Yu now only felt fortunate that he was sober enough at the time and did not say much to Shen Mingxing.

Otherwise, if this little woman really saw him, he would just kill himself.

"No, I've just been with grandma."

Shi Rong nodded and pointed to the bathroom.

"Go take a shower, we'll wait for you to come out and sleep together."

Chu Yu chuckled.

"Okay."

15 minute later.

After Chu Yu changed into the high-end brand pajamas that Shi Yang handed to him from outside the door, he came out wearing comfortable home slippers.

"Today is the 24th, and there are less than 7 days left until the Ying Family Feast. So starting tomorrow, we will all be very busy. Not only do we have to do our work for the group, but we also have to help Grandma prepare the details of the feast."

Shi Rong took out a brand new duck down quilt from the closet, but before he even reached the place, Shi Yang snatched it away with a scolding look.

"Just give me a break."

Shi Rong was speechless. She knew that Shi Yang felt sorry for her, but it was just a quilt. Could it really tire her out?

"I plan to send Mingxing and Xinyue back home to help Grandma. This will also temporarily separate you two and allow her to calm down."

After listening to Shi Rong's words, Chu Yu nodded in agreement.

"Sure, I'm fine with whatever you say. I'll listen to you."

Shi Rong smiled again, thought about it, and asked him the question she wanted to know most.

"You...really don't like Mingxing?"

Chu Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that this little woman had forgotten what he had said to her last time in the cloakroom.

"You know who I like, don't you?"

Shi Rong was stunned and coughed twice awkwardly.

"alright."

Shi Yang helped him spread out a set of bedding next to his sofa and couldn't help but interject.

"If you don't like her, why do you still sleep with her?"

Chu Zhao smiled. It was still early and he had no desire to sleep, so he might as well tell the brother and sister the truth.

"Because she scolded me."

???

Shi Rong and Shi Yang exchanged a glance. What kind of bizarre excuse was this? This was the first time they had heard of it.

Noticing that he was in a low mood, Shi Rong winked at Shi Yang. The man understood and immediately walked to the wine rack in the house and took out a few bottles of white wine brewed using the traditional method from Yinglongtang.

He took out three cups and poured them, then took out some snacks suitable for drinking from Shi Rong's snack cabinet.

Chu Yu looked at them gratefully, glanced at the man and woman sitting on the sofa opposite him, raised his glass first, clinked it with the two of them, and drank it all in one gulp.

The brother and sister just took a sip in cooperation when they saw Chu Yu raise the second cup and repeat the previous action, drinking it all in one gulp.

Seeing that he was about to drink a third cup, Shi Yang held down his anxious hands.

"Hey, okay...what are you doing? Do you still want to talk? If you keep drinking like this, you'll be asleep before I finish."

Shi Rong chuckled, picked up a piece of spicy beef jerky with his left hand, and stuffed it into Chu Yu's mouth.

"Have something to eat."

Chu Yu was touched by the thoughtful actions of the brother and sister and nodded.

"it is good."

After sorting out his messy thoughts, Chu Yu chewed the beef jerky and swallowed it.

"You all know that I once pursued Huo Yiyan, right?"

Shi Rong and Shi Yang nodded to confirm.

Chu Yu continued.

"I've been pursuing her for three whole years. Yiyan is indeed a good girl, there's no fault to be found about that. She's the typical tough-mouthed, soft-hearted type, strong on the outside but weak on the inside. In my eyes, she's like a beam of pure white moonlight. As long as I see her smile, I can forget all my worries."

"But she has her flaws, which are consistent with the Huo family's arrogant style. She loves to curse and even more so to hit people. Although she and Qiye are siblings, their personalities are completely opposite. As gentle as Qiye is, Yiyan is as violent."

"In the three years I've been pursuing her, I can't say whether she's ever given me the respect and courtesy that a human being should have. Instead, I often feel like I'm like a dog, the kind that comes when you call and leaves when you dismiss it."

"I can never hold my head up in front of her. If I dare to cross the line even a little bit, I will definitely get a hard slap in the face. I'm not exaggerating at all. I think you know this, right?"

When Chu Yu said this, he raised his hand and nodded at Shi Rong.

The latter clinked glasses with him silently, choosing to use this unique way to soothe his wounded heart.

"Maybe I'm just born humble? Ever since the day I followed Huo Jiuzhou, people have been telling me that I must learn to be humble and cautious in front of the Huo family, because only in this way can the Chu family maintain its prosperity."

"So I always thought that Yi Yan was right to treat me like that. Because in front of the Huo family, the Chu, Xing and Song families are just like 'running dogs'. Later I realized that I was wrong, because over the years, Qian Chen and Jia Shan have lived with more backbone than me."

"They were indeed afraid of Huo Jiuzhou's strength, but they always found ways to defuse his explosive temper. I, on the other hand, could only endure it silently. I'm a straightforward person with no fancy ideas. Apart from learning the cunning and viciousness of others, I've achieved almost nothing."

"This led to my mistaken belief that I should be humble in front of Huo Yiyan, which only made her angrier and angrier towards me. Until I moved to East City, came into close contact with Shi Rong every day, and lived with you all."

"I just realized how wrong I was. Through Shi Rong, I heard for the first time in my life that there is such genuine laughter in this world. It's not hypocritical, it's not forced, it's pure, unadulterated joy, and it comes from the Ying family's dinner table."

"For the first time, I realized that there's no hierarchy between subordinates and superiors. They can be willful, act like a spoiled child, be rude, and make arbitrary demands, and their superiors will do their best to satisfy them, even willing to lower themselves to please them."

"It turns out that relationships between people aren't just about superiors and subordinates; they can also be close friends, inseparable family members. It turns out that everyone deserves the care they deserve, and that work isn't just about the monotony of working day and night."

Chu Yu raised his pair of gorgeous eyes filled with deep love and looked at Shi Rong.

"Do you know why I fell in love with you?"

The brother and sister paused, seemingly not expecting him to express it so bluntly, but they didn't mind.

"do not know."