half thorns, half joy

"You two, why don't you go to social, just hang around here." Cai Jinyu walked up to Xiao Zihan angrily, picked up a glass of champagne from the long table, and drank it down.

Xiao Zihan glanced at Cai Jinyu, who was obviously in a wrong state, in confusion, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Don't mention it, Deng Langyue is really lingering. I don't know where he has fooled Linlin now." Cai Jinyu said, searching the people present with a pair of eyes like a hound.

Xiao Zihan frowned, "He took Linlin away?"

"I don't know. I called Linlin. Linlin said that she was outside, but she didn't make it clear. She even hung up on me! It looked like she was with that boy Deng Langyue!" Cai Jinyu said, once again Grumpy.

"Well... even if he has the guts to do anything to Linlin in this kind of public place." Xiao Zihan patted Cai Jinyu on the shoulder comfortingly, "Besides, Linlin is an adult after all, you Don't worry about her too much."

Tang Xuan also said, "That's right. Besides, Deng Langyue still has a broken leg and doesn't have any offensive power against Linlin. Don't worry too much."

Xiao Zihan was amused by Tang Xuan's words, he put his arms around Tang Xuan, and looked at Cai Jinyu with a smile.

"Hey..." Cai Jinyu shook her head and sighed, then took another glass of champagne and poured it down.

After a pause for a few seconds, he slowly said: "Actually, I'm not worried about what Deng Langyue will do to Linlin. Now that he knows Linlin's identity, he won't be so unscrupulous. What I'm worried about is—"

"What you're worried about is that he's having an affair with Linlin, right?" Tang Xuan saw that Cai Jinyu couldn't continue, so she took Cai Jinyu's words.

Cai Jinyu was slightly taken aback, then nodded.

"Yes."

This is actually not difficult to understand. In fact, it’s okay to have had a one-night stand. After all, we are all adults. If you love me, you don’t suffer any substantial harm.

It's really annoying, just treat it as being bitten by a dog and move forward.

But if you are really moved, it will be difficult to simply end the matter.Cai Jinyu took great care of her younger sister, Cai Lin, how could she just watch such an innocent sweetheart as Cai Lin fall into the hands of a dude like Deng Langyue.

The Deng family was originally a non-black and white existence, and Deng Langyue had a very bad reputation. If his parents knew that Cai Lin and Deng Langyue were getting mixed up, they would definitely say that his elder brother was not responsible.

Xiao Zihan never expressed his opinions on this matter, so he fell silent and looked at Tang Xuan.

Tang Xuan didn't know the Deng family very well, and she didn't have Cai Jinyu's prejudice against Deng Langyue. She wanted to speak up several times, but she was afraid that what she said would not please her, which would irritate Cai Jinyu even more.

After Xiao Zihan looked at her expectantly, she said euphemistically: "Jinyu, have you ever thought about it, in fact, Deng Langyue, who has a broken leg, wants to attend the banquet, what is the purpose?"

"What else could it be? Isn't it obvious that Linlin was abducted from letting Linlin sit next to him?"

"That's right." Tang Xuan took a deep breath and said what was on her mind, "If Deng Langyue was just playing around with Linlin, there's no need to torture herself like this."

Cai Jinyu: "..."

Xiao Zihan looked at Tang Xuan with surprise in his eyes. He leaned over slightly, kissed Tang Xuan's forehead lightly, and said with a low voice, "You've reached the point."

"...Stop making trouble, there are many people watching." After being kissed so sweetly, Tang Xuan's first reaction was not happiness, but embarrassment.

After all, within a few tens of meters, dozens of pairs of eyes were shooting in her direction with unknown emotions.

The bright attention and scrutiny, the sense of presence is too strong, it is really impossible to ignore.

Cai Jinyu looked coldly at Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan who were tired of being together, and was very displeased: "Hey, what's the matter with you two? I'm getting bored to death, and you are still showing your affection in front of me?"

"No." Tang Xuan quickly denied.

Xiao Zihan saw that Cai Jinyu was really unhappy, so he put away his teasing, and became a little more serious, "Jinyu, don't worry so much, feelings are the most difficult thing to control. Sometimes the more you oppose, Lin Lin may be more and more likely to be with Deng Langyue. Really."

Cai Jinyu: "With all due respect, your words have zero comforting power."

"..." Xiao Zihan couldn't persuade Cai Jinyu directly on this matter, so he changed the subject and asked, "Where's your female companion, didn't you stick with you when we were eating?"

Tang Xuan also echoed and asked, "That's right, she seems to like you a lot."

Cai Jinyu rolled her eyes, "Aren't you talking nonsense, I have money and beauty, who doesn't like me?"

Tang Xuan: "Pfft..."

Xiao Zihan kicked Cai Jinyu lightly, "Speak human."

"Oh, I don't know where she went. After Linlin disappeared, I was busy looking for Linlin, so don't pay attention to her anymore. I guess I have found a new male partner by now."

Originally, it was a play on the spot, without any emotional foundation, so Cai Jinyu said this in a tone as relaxed as discussing today's weather.

What really upset him was the matter of Deng Langyue and Cai Lin.

In Tang Xuan's memory, Cai Jinyu had always been eloquent and smooth, and had a very harmonious relationship with women.

She rarely saw Cai Jinyu as irritable as he is now, like a headless chicken.

Tang Xuan stared at Cai Jinyu for a while, and couldn't help but said, "Jinyu, have you noticed that you have a little bit more desire to control Linlin?"

Tang Xuan thought that it was too strong, and she changed it to a little for fear of being too inappropriate.

"Really, I don't know." Cai Jinyu pinched the center of his brows wearily, leaned back on the table, and stared blankly at a point in the air in front of him.

"I know you are worried about Linlin and want to protect her, but if you control her like this, she may feel very uncomfortable. After a long time, she will probably develop a rebellious mentality."

Since they were friends, Tang Xuan didn't hide anything and said something directly.

Cai Jinyu: "..."

He actually felt it himself. Ever since the incident with Cai Lin, he wanted to take care of everything related to Cai Lin.

Xiao Zihan nodded, "Xiaoxuan is right, Jinyu, you can't let Linlin make a mistake, or make a mistake once, and stop her from making decisions on her own. This is wrong."

"...I know." Cai Jinyu's eyes were empty, and she seemed to be lost in thought, "Linlin and I have lived apart for many years, and this time we are living together again. Maybe in my heart, I still think of her as a high school girl. My child. Hey."

Seeing that Cai Jinyu had analyzed it herself, Tang Xuan didn't persuade her anymore.

We are all smart people, and sometimes, just click and stop.

The three fell into a brief silence.

At this time, a middle-aged couple in their 50s walked straight towards Xiao Zihan.Beside them, there was a cute girl in a pink furry dress.

Xiao Zihan also noticed it. He stood up straight, and when the family walked in, he stretched out his hand, "Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin, hello."

"Nephew, no, I can't be called nephew now, I have to be called Mr. Xiao now. Haha." The man held Xiao Zihan's hand and smiled heartily.

Xiao Zihan smiled very modestly, "Uncle Lin said so, he is Zhesha's nephew."

Cai Jinyu on the side also suppressed his negativity and irritability, put on a decent smile, and greeted men and women before Xiao Zihan.

After a brief business chat with Xiao Zihan, the man turned to Cai Jinyu, "Nephew Cai, why are you alone, didn't you bring your girlfriend here today?"

Cai Jinyu didn't refute, it was a tacit consent, he smiled and scratched his head, acting very well-behaved.

Seeing this, the man exchanged a glance with the woman.Then, the woman spoke.

"Look at me, I haven't been introduced yet. Come, Liuliu, let's get acquainted. This is the young son of the Cai family, Cai Jinyu. Nephew Cai, this is my daughter, Lin Liuliu."

At that moment, several emotions changed in Cai Jinyu's eyes. He said ah, pretending to be pleasantly surprised, "It's a pleasure to meet you. Liuliu, you are cute, and your name is also special."

Mrs. Lin's face instantly became more smiling, "Then nephew Cai, would you like to take care of Liuliu for us for a while? We have a few old friends who need to meet, and it is inconvenient to take Liuliu with her. She has just returned to China Soon, we hardly knew anyone, so we were worried about leaving her alone like this."

Cai Jinyu nodded quickly, "Of course."

"Then trouble you."

Mrs. Lin took Mr. Lin's arm, patted Lin Liuliu's back lightly, and said lovingly, "Liuliu, I'll pick you up after I finish my work with your father. Follow your brother Jinyu well."

Lin Liuliu nodded obediently, "Okay, Mom."

"Then let's talk, let's get busy first." Mrs. Lin nodded with a smile, and left with Mr. Lin.

Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan looked at each other, and they both saw doubts and guesses in each other's eyes.

There is no way, this scene is too similar to a blind date, if Cai Jinyu was not alone, it would be exactly the same.

Lin Liuliu didn't speak, and just stood upright. The expression on his face could not be said to be tense, but it wasn't completely relaxed either.

As an excellent social animal, Cai Jinyu immediately cleaned up her unhappiness, and showed a very high quality to strange little girls.

He looked at the girl politely and gracefully, and asked softly like a big brother: "Liu Liu, can I call you Liu Liu."

"Yes, yes." Lin Liuliu nodded.

Still very cute.

This cuteness is not pretending at all, nor is it indifferent. What's more, it is a kind of innocence that does not know the world.

Cai Jinyu couldn't help being curious, "I'm sorry, although it's not polite to ask, but...Liu Liu, how old are you this year?"

Lin Liuliu pursed his lips and lowered his eyes, "...Eighteen."

"Ten..." Cai Jinyu almost couldn't get up in one breath. He turned around and pretended to get the wine glass, put it close to Xiao Zihan's ear, and said in a low voice quickly: "It's too strange that I brought it here for me to take care of it. Bar."

Xiao Zihan replied blankly: "Don't think about that, maybe they just let you take care of it, there is no other meaning."

"Forget it, how is it possible!" Cai Jinyu rolled his eyes and turned back.Looking at the wine glass in his hand, he said nonchalantly, "Eighteen, I'm going to college this year."

Lin Liuliu nodded, then shook his head, "I haven't decided yet, I want to learn to draw, but my mother won't let me continue."

Cai Jinyu couldn't help asking: "Then what does she want you to learn?"

"Study finance." When Lin Liuliu said this sentence, his tone was rare, with a hint of reluctance.

That’s right, most parents who have businesses at home hope that their children will major in economics so that they can return to work in their own company after graduation and inherit the family property in the future.

But Lin Liuliu said that she likes to draw. Judging by her unsocial appearance, she must be the kind of girl who is immersed in her own little world and likes art.

Cai Jinyu couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to the girl in front of her.

Sympathetic, he forgot for a moment that the parents sent the girl over and specifically asked him to take care of her, obviously with ulterior motives.