After Li Ying stayed at Jiang’s house for a night, Jiang Yu didn’t see him again for a long time.

They seldom chatted on WeChat. Before, Li Ying usually came to him occasionally, but he seemed to be very busy recently and almost had no news.

At first, there was no news from him for a while. Jiang Yu felt strange and messaged him twice.

It wasn’t until he ran into Zhao Wen looking for his girlfriend at Jiangzhou University that Jiang Yu suddenly realised that his relationship with Li Ying was based on external factors.

They just met through countless coincidences. When these coincidences are not so coincidental, the connection between them will become weaker.

The friendship between boys is even simpler, never needing too much trouble or connection. Jiang Yu didn’t have this habit either, and after he figured this out, his contact with Li Ying became less and less.

But this is the normal state of life. Without the connection hub, people’s communication is already very fragile, and there has never even been such a hub between him and Li Ying.

In the blink of an eye, autumn and winter came, and the year was coming to an end.

Li Ying’s college had recently launched a sea-going internship, and the location was in the sea near Jiang Yu’s home.

They were divided into several groups in one class and then merged with other students into a large group.

Li Ying and Zhao Wen were not in the same group; Zhao Wen had already gone there before, so when Li Ying was packing up, he chatted cheerfully with his girlfriend.

It just so happened that this sea-going internship was over and they were about to move out of the school. Li Ying was going to pack up all the things he would take home.

At this time, Zhao Wen said while typing on his phone, “Jiang Yu is really a good junior.”

Li Ying paused and turned his head to look at him.

His eyes stayed on the phone where he was typing for a moment, and Li Ying asked, “Are you chatting with Jiang Yu?”

“That’s right.” Zhao Wen looked at his phone and said casually, “I didn’t get selected for your project anyway, and I have a lot of time next semester, so I’m considering renting a house near Jiangzhou University to have a good relationship. It just so happens that your project is also there, Jiang Yu is also there, and has a playmate. I asked him to help me keep an eye on the houses near them, and he sent me a few today.”

At this time, the phone vibrated twice, and Jiang Yu’s message came again.

Li Ying glanced at his mobile phone, looked away, and took down a pile of professional books on the shelf.

……

It was winter vacation when Li Ying and the others went to sea. This morning, a large group of their classmates arrived at the beach early to prepare for the sea trip.

There were about 20 or 30 students in the group, and they were divided into several groups according to the class. Li Ying and his group, including Jiang Meng, had a total of eight people.

Near noon, everyone took a break and began to discuss where to eat.

Li Ying stood by the sea and lit a cigarette, not participating in this topic.

The sea was very close to the restaurant opened by Jiang Meng’s parents. Jiang Meng thought about it and suggested: “The restaurant opened by my parents is nearby, and the reviews are not bad. Do you want to try it? I can give you a little discount.”

Everyone looked at her after hearing the words, and Li Ying also turned his head to look at her.

“I seem to have heard Li Qianwen say.” A male classmate said, “Your restaurant tastes pretty good.”

“Is that right?” Another female classmate said, “Then let’s go try it; I’m starving to death.”

“Okay.” Another classmate said and turned to Li Ying, “How about it, Li Ying? Are you going or not?”

Jiang Meng also took advantage of the hype to look at Li Ying.

The latter lowered his eyes, stubbed out the cigarette, turned around, and said softly, “Let’s go.”

……

When it was time for lunch, Jiang Yu showed up at his restaurant on time.

Seeing his sluggish appearance, Mama Jiang was furious: “You’ve been sleeping all this time, and you still remember to eat?”

“Mom.” Jiang Yu suddenly stared at Mama Jiang and said, “You have wrinkles.”

Mama Jiang: “…”

After intimidating his own mother, Jiang Yu found a seat and sat down with peace of mind.

Mama Jiang raised her hand to caress the wrinkles on the corners of her eyes and gave him a look: “Your sister brought her classmates here, and they are in the third box; you go and receive the order for them.”

“No.” Jiang Yu got up and took a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator.

Mama Jiang took his iced coke, changed it to a bottle of room-temperature one, and stuffed the flat plate for ordering food into his arms.

“Go quickly.” Mama Jiang said, “No matter how lazy you are, I’ll see if you can find a girlfriend in the future.”

“Why are you attacking me personally?” Jiang Yu unscrewed the coke and drank a couple of sips, then took the tablet to find his unjust sister.

Walking to the door of Box No. 3, Jiang Yu heard lively chatter and jokes coming from inside.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

“Come in.” Someone yelled from inside.

Jiang Yu pushed the door open and went in without raising his eyes. He lit the tablet and asked lazily, “What do you want to eat?”

The moment Jiang Yu pushed the door open and entered, Li Ying saw him.

Although it was deep winter, he was still dressed very thinly.

A thin coat, the zipper was zipped to the bottom, and half of the mouth was hidden in the collar. He already had a small face; half of his face was covered by his clothes, and he looked even more out of place.

Not seen for more than two months, he seems to have lost weight.

Most of the students here had never met Jiang Yu, but they had been classmates for many years, and they all knew that Jiang Meng had a younger brother.

Seeing a young and handsome boy walking in, everyone couldn’t help but take a second look, and someone casually asked, “Jiang Meng, is this your younger brother?”

Jiang Meng glanced at Jiang Yu, subconsciously glanced at Li Ying, and hummed.

She closed her eyes slightly, looking a little absent-minded, thinking about something.

Hearing this, Jiang Yu also raised his head and saw Li Ying on the table at a glance. No matter where he was, he seemed to be so conspicuous and outstanding that people could see him at a glance.

The other party seemed to be aware of his gaze, and he suddenly raised his eyelids to look over. The two met their eyes, and Jiang Yu pulled the corner of his mouth slightly as a greeting.

Soon they finished ordering; Jiang Yu didn’t linger too long and went out directly after confirming the dishes.

The moment the private room door was closed, she heard someone say, “Jiang Meng, your brother is so cool!”

After walking a few steps, Jiang Yu heard the door behind him being opened again, and footsteps came out.

Jiang Yu kept walking forward; at this moment, Jiang Meng chased after him.

Jiang Yu glanced at her lazily and asked, “Why are you here?”

The two walked to the hall together, and Jiang Meng asked, “How are you and Li Ying doing recently?”

Jiang Yu felt inexplicable: “What about it? What can I do with him?”

“What I mean is,” Jiang Meng pondered for a moment, “I see that you guys had a good time before, then why didn’t you even say hello today?”

Jiang Meng’s eyes were somewhat probing: “Did he tell you something?”

“What would he say?” Jiang Yu handed the tablet to his mother and asked while leaning against the counter.

Then he took a sip of the Coke on the counter and said casually, “I said hello; you just didn’t see it.”

Jiang Meng glanced at him suspiciously before walking back to the private room.

They were going to the sea in the afternoon, so this meal didn’t last long. Jiang Meng came out first to offer discounts to the students.

After paying the bill, she stood at the counter and waited for her classmates. At this moment, she saw Li Ying, who had just walked out, glance around twice and then lower his eyes again.

It was a simple action, not even an expression, but Jiang Meng inexplicably saw a kind of sadness.

When Li Ying passed by, Jiang Meng walked up and said, “Jiang Yu went home after eating.”

Li Ying’s slightly lowered eyes blinked calmly, and after a while, he hummed in a low voice.

His mood seemed a little depressed.

……

At the end of the sea trip, on the eve of the return trip, Jiang Meng went to the deck to enjoy the air and happened to meet Li Ying, who was smoking outside.

Jiang Meng paused, walked over leisurely, and stood beside him. “I was looking for you to play cards inside.”

Li Ying hummed in a low voice, “I won’t play.”

The two stood quietly without speaking, and Jiang Meng saw the smoke between his fingers gradually burn out.

Just when she was thinking of finding something to talk about or turning around and leaving, Li Ying spoke.

“Jiang Yu.” He paused as soon as he said two words.

“Jiang Yu, what?” Jiang Meng asked directly.

“How has he been doing recently?” Li Ying let out a puff of smoke, staring at the dark sea far away as if casually asking, “Has he fallen in love yet?”

“No.” Jiang Meng looked at him for two seconds, turned her eyes away, and her gaze drifted into the distance. “I guess his brain needs to be chiselled a few times to fall in love.”

Li Ying smiled, and a touch of moonlight appeared in his eyes.

Jiang Meng didn’t stand for long before going back. When she walked into the cabin, she stopped, glanced sideways, raised her hand, took a photo, and sent it to Li Qianwen.

In the photo, the young man stood tall and straight, with another cigarette lit between his fingers.

Just a back view is enough to make people excited.

[Li Qianwen: The man I can’t get, why do you send his picture to me?]

[Li Qianwen: Send it to your brother.]

[Jiang Meng: I heard from Jiang Yu that they haven’t contacted each other for several months.]

[Jiang Meng: Li Ying just asked me if Jiang Yu is in love.]

[Li Qianwen: No wonder.]

[Jiang Meng: No wonder what?]

[Li Qianwen: Didn’t you notice that the male god has been in a low mood recently, spending almost all day in the laboratory?]

[Li Qianwen: He was never so hardworking before.]

[Jiang Meng: Hey, I feel it now.]

[Li Qianwen: Don’t sigh; if you really love him, help him get out of the singles.]

[Jiang Meng: …]

[Jiang Meng: As I said, my brother is a straight man.]

[Li Qianwen: Before he gets a girlfriend, I have a reservation about this statement.]

Jiang Meng was typing while walking and accidentally staggered. Just when her legs were weak and she was about to fall, someone behind her helped her.

“Are you okay?” Li Ying asked.

With his support, Jiang Meng slowly stood up straight and stretched her ankles: “It seems to be fine.”

Li Ying looked at her feet, and after confirming that she was fine, he let go of her hands and stood up straight: “There are a lot of things on board; please be careful and don’t look at your phone while walking.”

“Yeah.” Jiang Meng nodded.

Li Ying nodded slightly, turned, and left.

Jiang Meng squeezed the phone, watching his leaving back.

After a while, she typed:

[Jiang Meng: I almost fell down just now; Li Ying helped me up.]

[Jiang Meng: He looks more handsome up close; he really has a good temper, a good personality, and is considerate.]

[Jiang Meng: *sigh*]

[Li Qianwen: Considerate? That’s because your surname is Jiang, or I don’t think he would be considerate to you.]

[Li Qianwen: Listen to me, this best man can’t be your boyfriend anymore; then why don’t you let him be your brother-in-law?]

[Li Qianwen: He will call you sister in the future.]

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