Uncle, I’m looking for Yan Qing. I’m his classmate,” An Xi replied politely.
“A classmate? A female classmate looking for Yan Qing… Every week there are some… No, I can’t let you in.”
The security guard uncle thought about what Yan Qing’s brother had instructed him and firmly took a stand.
Yan Qing’s brother, Yan Jin, was a boss at a big company… He couldn’t offend him… And he certainly couldn’t let some random woman take away his brother!
“Oh…”
An Xi saw the uncle’s tough attitude and didn’t force her way in, just taking out her phone to dial Yan Qing’s number.
The phone rang twice and was quickly answered. The other party seemed slightly surprised and hesitated before speaking: “…An Xi?”
“Senior Yan Qing,” An Xi softly called out, her tone somewhat wavering.
…Feeling wronged?
The attentive Yan Qing easily detected the change in An Xi’s tone, and from his experience, this wavering tone meant she was feeling wronged. Yan Qing’s voice instantly turned cold as he asked, “Where are you?”
“I’m downstairs at your place, but I can’t get in…”
An Xi wandered back and forth at the entrance, her voice naturally reaching the security guard’s ears. The uncle watched her warily… Could she really be a “classmate” who knows Yan Qing well? He must tell Mr. Yan Jin about this!
“…Downstairs at my place?” The other end of the phone was clearly surprised, then softly laughed, “Stay right there, I’ll come get you.”
“Okay.”
As An Xi hung up the phone, she flashed a brilliant smile at the security guard who had been staring at her…
This smile… The uncle felt a chill down his spine…
Five minutes later, Yan Qing appeared at the door wearing a warm, beige home sweater. Though his smile was barely noticeable, it still made the security guard at the entrance feel on alert.
“You didn’t even tell me in advance, coming out in such cold weather,” Yan Qing said.
He quickly walked out, exhaling a white breath in the damp cold air, then grabbed An Xi’s wrist and walked back to the entrance, “Uncle Cheng, this is my very good classmate, An Xi.”
“Oh, oh! I see…” Did he have to emphasize “very good” so loudly?
Uncle Cheng laughed perfunctorily while thinking he’d definitely need to call Yan Jin later…
“We’ll head up now.”
Yan Qing never dragged things out, immediately taking An Xi into the building. As soon as they entered, An Xi was rescued by the warmth…
Yan Qing’s hand slid down, touching An Xi’s icy hand, and he slightly furrowed his brow. After they entered the elevator, he naturally took the items from An Xi’s hand with one hand and wrapped her other hand in his.
“Senior Yan Qing…?” Wait, the Yan Qing from her previous life wasn’t this proactive…
An Xi blinked, somewhat confused, but the gradually warming sensation in her hand felt quite nice.
“My second brother is out, and my sister is at home,” Yan Qing casually squeezed the soft little hand in his, calmly introducing his family.
An Xi nodded, so Yan Qing had a sister and a brother… From the way they were addressed, the sister seemed to be the oldest, then the brother, and then Yan Qing.
“So… what about your parents?” An Xi thought and asked.
Yan Qing’s expression momentarily froze, then he looked into An Xi’s eyes and softly said, “My mother… passed away when she gave birth to me, and my father… died when I was six…”
He didn’t continue, because the next second An Xi had quickly withdrawn her hand and covered his mouth.
“I’m sorry…”
An Xi tilted her head, feeling like she had inadvertently touched his pain…
“It’s nothing, it’s all in the past,” Yan Qing gently said.
He was indeed putting on a brave front, and if it weren’t An Xi asking, he might have shot a cold glance… But if An Xi wanted to know, he wanted to tell her.
“By the way, Senior Yan Qing, my family has my father… well, a stepmother, and the child of my father and stepmother…” An Xi’s gaze wandered as she interrupted the conversation about Yan Qing’s family, trying to divert attention with her own family situation… “Although I didn’t like my stepmother and brother before, now… I’m trying to get along with them.”
This long speech was met with Yan Qing gently patting her head. At this moment, An Xi lowered her eyes and suddenly couldn’t say anything more.
The elevator finally reached Yan Qing’s floor, with only two doors on the entire level… An Xi looked left, then right, thinking how nice it would be if she lived across from Yan Qing…
Yan Qing, who was constantly watching An Xi’s gaze, pulled her towards the left door and leisurely said, “This entire floor belongs to our family… I live on the left, my second brother on the right, and my sister and brother-in-law are upstairs, often coming down to cook for us.”
An Xi didn’t catch the details clearly, her mind stuck on “this entire floor belongs to our family”…
Uh, the Yan family must be rich… definitely!
“Ding dong—”
Yan Qing pressed the doorbell, and his sister Yan Xin quickly came to open the door. Yan Xin’s hair was casually draped over her shoulders, holding a spatula, wearing an apron, looking very virtuous.
If Yan Qing hadn’t told her in advance, she might have thought this mature and gentle older sister was Yan Qing’s pursuer!
“Oh, you must be the little Xi that Qing Qing talks about?” Yan Xin looked at the round, pink An Xi and genuinely liked her from the bottom of her heart.
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