Caring for brother

On the way to Mrs. Ye's residence, Ye Fan did not hide his inner irritability.He even hit the car window with his head in depression. Xu Shengyao was afraid that something would happen to him, so he hurriedly grabbed him and let him lean in his arms. Ye Fan seemed to have found the backbone, clung tightly to his brother's body, and held it with both hands. Xu Shengyao buried his head in his shirt and refused to speak.

When Ye Fan confessed that he was reborn, he revealed that his mother would become a monk in a while.But at that time, the two brothers were very excited, and they only cared about the issue of rebirth. Later, there were many chores, and the matter of becoming a monk was forgotten by them in unison.

Although Ye Fan kept saying that he didn't like Mrs. Ye, blood was thicker than water after all. In his previous life, he flew back to China overnight because of the news that Mrs. Ye had become a monk, but when he arrived, what he saw was not his mother, but a woman. A layman with all four elements empty.

"Other rich wives believe in Buddhism, but just set up a small Buddhist hall at home, and donate a large amount of incense money to the temples they know each other during festivals... No one really shaved their hair like her, and ran away. Go to the nunnery to become a monk." Ye Fan said in a low voice, "I ran to the mountain to see her, but she refused to come out. I made a big noise in the chanting hall, and then the host came out and led me to her door, and agreed to let me through the door. Just watch her."

Xu Shengyao patted him on the back lightly, didn't ask any more questions, and listened quietly.

"I wanted to take a look at her at first, and then I left, but I looked and looked, until the sun went down, and the nunnery rang the bell to call them together. So she opened the door and walked out... from beside me Passed by." Recalling the situation at that time, Ye Fan still feels cold in his heart.Although he knew from a young age that his mother didn't see him, it didn't mean that he wouldn't be knocked down by that kind of indifference as an adult.

He also couldn't explain why he got into the car this morning, knowing that he couldn't change her mind, but he still couldn't control himself, trying to figure out the doubts he hadn't asked in his previous life.Didn't all mothers love their children? Why didn't his mother love him? If she didn't love him, why bother to give birth to him, and why bother to marry into the Xu family?

The car drove steadily, and Ye Fan leaned against Xu Shengyao's arms, quietly as if falling asleep.When Xu Shengyao heard him talk about those past events that never happened in a calm tone, the pity in his heart surged.Ye Fan grew up smoothly, Xu Shengyao has been doing his best to spoil him, hoping to make up for his lack of family affection, but some injuries are destined not to heal.

Mrs. Ye's residence is located in a mountain valley on the outskirts of the city, backed by a quiet grove, and in front of the small villa is a large beautiful sea of ​​flowers.Ye Fan has not set foot here for many years, and this time, he feels that everything is strange.

A car with good performance makes almost no noise when driving. Occasionally, the wheels run over dead branches on the ground, only to startle one or two sparrows looking for food.

The car stopped, and the old servant guarding the gate came up to open the door. Ye Fan lingered in the car for a long time, and suddenly wanted to turn around and go home.It was the old servant who asked twice before he reluctantly got out of the car.Xu Shengyao came out after him. Seeing that he had his head down and couldn't see his expression clearly, he gently hugged his shoulders and tentatively pushed him into the room.At this time, Ye Fan was like a wooden man. When Xu Shengyao pushed, he would move. If Xu Shengyao relaxed, he would stand there and refuse to leave.

Ye Fan remained silent, Xu Shengyao took the initiative to say hello to the old servant: "Where's Aunt Ye?"

The old servant replied, "Madam is watching TV inside."

Ye Fan sneered, thinking to himself, obviously she called her son to come over, but she didn't even make the appearance of coming out to greet him.

Under the leadership of the old servant, the two walked through the porch, stepped on the creaking floor, and walked into the small villa.The small villa where Mrs. Ye lives alone is less than one-tenth the size of the Xu family's mansion. There are only four rooms on the upper and lower floors. The second floor is a study besides the master bedroom, and the downstairs bedroom is for the old servant and the cook. room, and the remaining one was converted into a storage room.

In other words, in this small villa, there is not even a guest room for people to stay.

When the two of them walked into the living room, Mrs. Ye was sitting on the sofa, watching a variety show with her back to them.

Mrs. Ye lived alone for many years, almost isolated from the outside world. There was no internet signal in the villa, and even the cable TV line was specially hired to move from a town ten miles away.However, Mrs. Ye only watched TV to pass the time. She could watch whatever was on TV. When the signal was not good, even if there was only sound, it would not affect her.

Hearing that the two of them were coming, Mrs. Ye finally stood up and greeted them.

Since Ye Fan left the country, she has never seen her only son again, even this time he has been back to China for more than half a year, he has not visited her once.If other mothers encountered this kind of thing, they would have complained with snot and tears, but she didn't say anything, but her eyes were fixed on Ye Fan's legs for a while.

When Ye Fan was in a car accident, he suffered an open fracture of one leg. After recovering from the injury, he left a [-]-centimeter scar on his left calf.Xu Shengyao suggested using medical aesthetics to remove the scar, but Ye Fan thought about getting a tattoo on the scar, but he hadn't thought about what it would look like, so he procrastinated until now.It was hot in summer, and Ye Fan was wearing shorts, exposing the scar on his calf without covering it.

Seeing Mrs. Ye staring at the injury on his leg, Ye Fan subconsciously hid the injured leg behind the other good leg.But who would have thought that Mrs. Ye's eyes turned around on the scar and then moved away without asking any unnecessary questions.Ye Fan felt unhappy, and gave away the injured leg to Mrs. Ye again.

Mrs. Ye said coldly: "You are here."

Ye Fan was so choked by her that he couldn't speak, he squeezed out the word "oh" for a long time, and was dragged by Xu Shengyao to sit on the sofa.

It was obviously Mrs. Ye who took the initiative to call the two brothers to come over, but when the two of them actually sat down on the sofa, she didn't take the initiative to talk about it, and only asked the old servant to serve two cups of tea and some refreshments.How could Ye Fan be in the mood to eat and drink, but Xu Shengyao squeezed his hand while Mrs. Ye was not paying attention, and gave him a comforting look.

The three of them sat quietly around the coffee table and drank tea, while the noisy variety show was playing on the TV beside them.

It's also a coincidence that the program shown on the TV is actually the episode of "Extraordinary Mission" that Li Ge participated in. The material was filmed a month ago, and it was not released until last week, and it happened to be a rerun today.This episode of the show was recorded by Ye Fan with Brother Li, and after this episode, Ye Fan had to leave Li Ge's side because he was picked out as a rich second generation.Now watching this episode again, Ye Fan can't help but miss his hard-working life.

Xu Shengyao had nothing to say: "I didn't expect Aunt Ye to watch variety shows."

Mrs. Ye shook her head: "What's so interesting about this, it's so noisy. If Ye Fan hadn't been a younger brother beside this king, I wouldn't have thought about what this actor looks like."

Ye Fan was stunned when he heard that, and subconsciously went to look at Xu Shengyao, thinking that he had revealed it to Mrs. Ye, who would have thought that Xu Shengyao shook his head at him, expressing that he had not leaked any news.

Mrs. Ye noticed the small movements of the two of them, and explained the ins and outs casually.It turned out that the cook's daughter came to see him not long ago. The girl is married now, but she lived in the Xu family's mansion before going to university. Naturally, she remembered Ye Fan's appearance. She happened to follow the resident of "Extraordinary Mission" The star Zhu Linlin, of course, knows the disturbance caused by that photo.She told her mother about it as an anecdote, and there were not many people in the room, so it reached Mrs. Ye's ears the next day.

Anyway, she was idle, Madam Ye only watched a few episodes of "Extraordinary Mission", but she was quiet and not interested in this kind of chaotic variety show, so she watched it patiently for a long time before seeing Wang Lili's appearance.

It's also a coincidence that in this episode, Wang Lili "mistakenly entered" the set of the family adjustment column. The protagonist of the incident was dissatisfied that his father's remarriage partner was a girl who was almost the same age as himself, so he spoke ill of his father and even stayed away for several years. Home to visit.

On the TV, Wang Lili showed his true nature as a good old man, desperately trying to mediate the quarrel between these few people. He persuaded earnestly: "After all, they are relatives who are connected by blood. Ah! And your father is so old now, and you are the only daughter, if you don't understand him and don't support him, who else has the qualifications?"

Madam Ye turned her gaze to the TV, and calmly took a sip of her tea.

Ye Fan's ears were harsh, and he didn't even have any appetite for snacks.He even suspected that it was Mrs. Ye who deliberately called out to mock him, but then he felt ashamed that he had guessed his mother's thoughts with such malicious intent, but within a second, he felt that it was only right for him to think so Yes, after all they are no different than strangers to each other.

In just a short while, Ye Fan's mind was full of thoughts. Mrs. Ye was more calm than him, and continued to lean on the sofa, watching TV with her arms folded.

On the TV, Wang Lili turned to persuade the father of the person involved: "Brother, you can't just blame your daughter for neglecting you. Although you have given her food and clothing, a family's life is not just about food and clothing. , you also have to ask yourself, do you care about her enough? Do you know her troubles? Do you ask her for her thoughts before making every decision? Raising children is not about raising cats or dogs, communication is more important than anything else Important. You haven't talked to her a few times in the past 20 years, but now you ask her to be filial, whoever you change will not feel aggrieved?"

Now Ye Fan is proud, he is worthy of being his male god, every word he says is so reasonable!Mrs. Ye only had kindness for herself but no kindness for her. She had never hugged him since he could remember. In her previous life, she insisted on leaving when she said she wanted to become a monk. She rushed over bitterly to beg her to change her mind, but she didn't even say a word On... This resentment of being neglected has been suppressed in his heart for many years. If it weren't for his elder brother who has always spoiled and loved him, he really wouldn't be able to get any family affection.

Maybe the chatter on TV was too embarrassing, Madam Ye lowered the volume and started talking about the topic.

"Ye Fan, Xiao Xu, I called you here this time because I want to inform you of something." Although she called the names of two people, Mrs. Ye kept her eyes on Ye Fan.Ye Fan tried to stay calm under her gaze, but unconsciously clenched the glass with both hands, and the water in the glass shook into ripples.

Mrs. Ye paused, and then said, "I plan to become a monk."

Although Ye Fan already knew the answer on the way here, but hearing his mother announce the decision in such a solemn tone, Ye Fan was still so sad that he forgot how to breathe.

He held his breath in his mouth until there was a pain in his lungs, and then he belatedly remembered how to inhale.

In his previous life, he found out about this through Xu Shengyao. Before that, Mrs. Ye called him twice, but he didn't answer. When he got the news, he regretted it.But this time when he heard it face to face, he thought he had already established a psychological defense line, but he was still easily defeated.

Ye Fan heard himself asking: "I need a reason."

Ye Fan heard her reply: "... If you really need a reason, then you should consider it as fate."

Such a completely irresponsible answer made Ye Fan very angry.Seeing that his eyes were red with anger, Xu Shengyao hurriedly patted him on the back, even ignoring Mrs. Ye's presence, directly wrapped Ye Fan's fist with his palm.

"Fate is over?! I don't think we have any fate at all, right?" Ye Fan roared hysterically, "We are strangers anyway, you shouldn't have given birth to me, you shouldn't have married Dad! How dare you face me? Tell me this sentence, do you dare to go to Dad's grave and tell him face to face?"

Mrs. Ye let him vent, only when he mentioned the deceased old president Xu, there was a little more wavering in her eyes. "Your father is a kind man. I met him when I was most helpless. It can be said that without him, I would not be where I am now... But unfortunately, I really have no fate with him."

"Yeah, you really have no fate with him!" Ye Fan suddenly recalled the gossip he overheard when he was hiding behind the kitchen door more than ten years ago... He was so stimulated that he completely lost Rational, he shouted recklessly, "Dad must have seen that you have no fate with him, otherwise he wouldn't even give you a title, so that you can only be 'Mrs. Ye' for the rest of your life!"

These very impolite words did not make Mrs. Ye angry. She looked at Xu Shengyao who was sitting beside Ye Fan with a strange face, and suddenly asked him: "You haven't told him about this until now?" Bar?"

Xu Shengyao replied calmly: "I don't understand what you are referring to."

"You don't have to play dumb, even if Lao Xu didn't tell you, you must have guessed it yourself."

Ye Fan obviously felt that Xu Shengyao's body clinging to his was shaking slightly, the vibration was not large, but Ye Fan had lived to this age, and he had never seen anything that made Xu Shengyao feel so nervous.

"What charades are you playing?" Ye Fan asked eagerly.Obviously they were still discussing the matter of becoming a monk just now, why did they suddenly change the subject?

Xu Shengyao's face on the side became very ugly. He fixed his eyes on Mrs. Ye, like a wild beast threatening another wild beast with his eyes. "Aunt Ye, I don't think this matter has anything to do with your wanting to become a monk?"

"Xu Shengyao!" Ye Fan's voice was hoarse, no matter how stupid he was, he could tell that his brother had something to hide from him.His heart was pounding in his chest, which was an extremely dangerous feeling, as if he had touched the periphery of some forbidden matter, and his curiosity and faint sense of crisis reminded him that he had to get to the bottom of it, even if the answer had something might hurt him.

Mrs. Ye smiled slightly, completely ignoring Xu Shengyao's threat.

Her eyes turned to Ye Fan, and she spoke softly in a soft tone that Ye Fan had never heard before, as if she was talking about the wind and sun outside the window——

——"Ye Fan, I was pregnant before I met Lao Xu."

At the same time, the mediated heroine on TV let out a scream: "That girl is young, my dad is old enough to be her dad, I don't believe she will marry someone who is so much older than her just because of love." man!!!!!!”