The Three-Life Stone

The two men came to a building with the note in their hands. Two maids happened to be standing in front of the door.

The maid saw someone coming and looked at each other, nodded and stepped forward and said, "You two are Master Jiang and Master Si."

Si Yu hummed impatiently and let out a long breath through his nose.

Jiang Chen pushed Si Yu and said with a laugh, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, what do we do next?"

"Please follow us." The maid bowed and brought the two people in. The two maids stood in front of each door, as if telling them to enter different rooms.

Jiang Chen walked in and acted as if he was chatting with his family. The maid stood by, which not only protected the girl's reputation but also did not disturb the other party. After a long moment of hesitation, Si Yu also walked in. However, he was not like Jiang Chen. He directly stated his purpose as soon as he entered.

"Miss, today's incident happened suddenly. I only found out this morning that someone arranged this matter. But I have no plans for now, so I came to apologize. I hope you can forgive me." Si Yu bowed and explained the situation briefly. He also gave face to the other party and never mentioned that this was a blind date.

"Sir, you are too kind. It is fate that we can meet. Since I am not destined to be with you, you don't need to apologize. I will take my leave first."

Si Yu felt a little ashamed of the other party's reasonableness. It turned out that this was the way it was. He had thought it would be so difficult to deal with and had been thinking about how to deal with it all the way. He even wondered how he would refuse without losing face if Madam Xia was in front of him. It seemed that Madam Xia did not force him to make a certain decision, but kindly made a suggestion.

After the girl left, the maid also retreated, leaving Si Yu alone in the room. Even in the quiet room, he could still hear the conversation in the next room.

Si Yu slowed down his breathing and listened quietly, wondering how Jiang Chen handled it. Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen did not refuse but instead had a pleasant conversation with the other party, and even felt that they had met too late.

Si Yu came to the door with a dark face, knocked on it, and then opened it a crack and said, "Jiang Chen, the palace just notified us that something happened and asked us to go back first."

Jiang Chen stood up, sighed and said, "Ah, that's what people who accomplish great things do. Don't blame me, Xiaofang. Brother Jiang is leaving first. We can..." Before he could finish his words, "Let's talk about it another day," Si Yu took his hand and walked out, as if he couldn't wait for anything big to happen.

The two of them shuttled quickly through the streets. Jiang Chen foolishly thought that Si Yu acted very well in this scene and portrayed his busy side.

Until they were in an empty alley, Si Yu put Jiang Chen down, leaned on the wall with one hand and looked at him, and asked with some dissatisfaction: "Are you the wooden one or am I the wooden one?"

"Of course you are a blockhead. Over the years, many maids have had a crush on you, but you haven't shown any reaction. And even though I've given you guidance, you still don't get it. So tell me, are you a blockhead?"

"You are not made of wood. Why can't you see how much I have thought of you over the years?"

"Why can't I see that?"

Si Yu paused in surprise and asked, "You... figured it out?"

"Aren't we just good brothers? I don't have a wife, but you've been alone with me. I know this over the years. Although I've always said that I'm handsome, I'm actually just friends with those people. I've never heard of anyone missing me. Instead, I often hear that someone is interested in your icy face."

"Oh, you know nothing. Don't you know why you have always been special?"

"Because we have been partners in life and death for so many years, best buddies, Si Yu, what's wrong with you? Why don't you feel right today?"

"I...the one I like is you, so how can I fall in love with someone else?" Si Yu smiled bitterly.

"Don't...talk nonsense." Jiang Chen looked at the other person in horror.

"I knew you would be like this, so I never told you." Si Yu lowered his hands weakly, feeling a little hurt, not knowing if he could still do it with his brother in the future.

Jiang Chen panicked: "You know I always treat you as a good friend."

"Ok, I know."

"I don't know how to face you like this."

"Well, then what?"

"I go first."

"Okay." I won't make it difficult for you to face it, Si Yu looked at Jiang Chen's departing back.

Jiang Chen quickly slipped away and rushed to the palace. It took Si Yu a long time to calm down. When he returned to the palace, he told Bei Mingmo that he needed to take a leave in the afternoon, and then moved out of the side room.

For the next two months, Jiang Chen thought he had to avoid Si Yu, during which Si Yu pestered him in many ways and he didn't know how to escape.

What he didn't expect was that the other party not only moved out that same day, but also his job assignment was different from his. This made him doubt whether he really liked him or was just talking.

By hiding so far away, it seemed like he was the one who was rejected. Jiang Chen felt a little angry.

As the days passed, the annoying guy who he always met by chance on the road no longer appeared, the brother who would usually hurt him but would protect him at critical moments no longer appeared, and the good friend who would complain about his sleeping posture every time he woke up no longer appeared. He... felt a little lost.

It turns out that Si Yu is different from his other brothers in his heart.

Jiang Chen came to the imperial kitchen listlessly. Ah Gui greeted him without stopping when he saw him coming: "Brother Jiang, why are you so listless today?"

"Um...nothing."

"Your lips are so pale, maybe you are sick, Brother Jiang."

"No."

"What do you want to eat today?"

"do not know."

Agui had no choice but to cook some Maoxuewang to replenish Jiang Chen's blood. Before it was done, he heard someone say that Madam Xia invited Lord Jiang to come over. He didn't know the relationship between Madam Xia and Brother Jiang, and thought Jiang Chen would be back soon, so he continued to add dishes. Finally, he sat in front of the pot of Maoxuewang and pondered for a moment, then reopened the pot in the evening to serve as a snack for the waiters.

When Jiang Chen saw Xia Jin, he didn't know what to say. He felt lost and sad. He thought of Si Yu's "liking" and the surprise in his eyes, and he and Si Yu just kept their distance from each other.

Xia Jin seemed to have seen through Jiang Chen's thoughts and said, "You haven't parted ways."

"What is there?" When he mentioned this, he actually blamed Xia Jin in his heart. If it wasn't for this blind date, he wouldn't have talked to her so openly, and Si Yu wouldn't have said those words out of jealousy. Then they would still be brothers.

"Whether you believe it or not, he is still paying attention to you, and it is not a solution for you to continue like this. If you don't solve it sooner or later, you will get married, and he may be more determined than he is now. By then, you will really have no chance."

Under normal circumstances, Jiang Chen would still be very excited about getting married, but getting married would mean losing A-Yu... He had never thought about this.

"You have to make up your mind now. Do you want to continue this relationship with a different identity, or do you want to get rid of this relationship and start a new life?" Xia Jin said.

"I……"

"When you have figured out your heart, tell me again. I respect your decision."

"But we are two grown men."

"Xiao Chen, love has no distinction between high and low, and no distinction between men and women. Love is unreasonable. If there are no other obstacles between you, what's wrong with transcending the secular world?"

Jiang Chen thought about the relationship between him and Si Yu and was a little confused. Is this love? He asked puzzledly: "Shouldn't love be vigorous and unforgettable?"

"All relationships will eventually become dull. No matter how good a relationship is, there will be quarrels. What is passionate and unforgettable is always what everyone expects. We will not always move in the direction of expectations. When we can still support each other in the dull life, this is the right love."

"I think I understand." Jiang Chen said.