After the mother was reborn, she was deeply involved in the battle for favor between her sons

substitute?

Did he think he was acting in a TV series?

Xie Changyan didn't care about Ji Tingyang's words. He stirred the coffee cup casually with the small spoon in his hand and looked up at the woman sitting in front of him.

She held a kitten in her arms. She first touched the kitten's ears, then rubbed its belly. Seeing the kitten meowing comfortably in her palms, her eyes were full of smiles.

Her smiling face was as curved as a crescent moon, and she lifted the kitten to her cheek and rubbed it gently.

There was no need to guess, Xie Changyan could also sense that she liked this kitten very much.

"Is this the place you said you really wanted to come?" He looked at the woman teasing the kitten, with a faint smile on the corner of his lips.

Long before the weekend came, Lin Xu sent him a message, asking him to meet up on the weekend, saying that there was a place she really wanted to go.

Lin Xu raised the corners of her lips, a smile on her face, "Of course, many people on the Internet are recommending this cat cafe, look how cute this kitten is."

She put the kitten in her hand on the table, held its little hand and made two cute gestures towards Xie Changyan.

The kitten seemed unwilling to be abused by her anymore and uttered two meows of resistance. Then it struggled to escape from her hands and got off the table, and quickly hid among the group of cats nearby.

"Ah, it ran away..." Lin Xu cried out with regret.

The next moment, another fearless kitten jumped onto her legs and acted cute towards her.

Lin Xu quickly forgot about the previous kitten and held the new kitten in her arms and couldn't let it go.

Xie Changyan suddenly remembered the time when they were having a barbecue and saw a stray cat from a distance, so she excitedly chased after it.

However, the stray cat ran too fast, and the kiss that originally belonged to the kitten fell on his lips.

Thinking of this, Xie Changyan's smile deepened, "You like kittens?"

"Yes, I've wanted to raise one before, but unfortunately I never had the chance." Lin Xu said with regret.

At that time, Ji Tingyang was only a few months old. She was worried that cat hair would affect the baby's breathing, so she thought about waiting until he was older before getting a cat.

But later, Ji Zeqiu and Ji Yuqiao were born, and the idea of ​​raising a cat was kept delayed, and in the end I never got a kitten.

"I saw a vendor selling Scottish cats abroad before, and you said you would buy one for me, but you got busy and forgot everything." Lin Xu puffed up his cheeks and said angrily.

Xie Changyan paused while stirring his coffee, "Me?"

Lin Xu saw the confusion in his eyes, and the next second she realized that he didn't remember these things, and hurriedly explained, "No, I'm talking about others."

other people?

Who did she remember him as?

Xie Changyan lowered his eyes, looked at the dark coffee in the cup, and bent his fingers slightly.

Inexplicable.

The word "substitute" flashed through his mind.

But looking at Lin Xu's bright smile, Xie Changyan suppressed this ridiculous idea.

The two spent an entire afternoon in the cat cafe, and before driving away, Xie Changyan handed her the gift box in the car.

"What is this?" Lin Xu took it in surprise.

Inside lay a pair of pink diamond-encrusted earrings, gleaming softly in the sunlight.

"Here's a gift for you, why don't you try it?" Xie Changyan said.

Lin Xu replaced the old earrings on her ears, then put her arms around his neck and leaned her head very close to him, "Does it look good?"

Xie Changyan's fingertips stroked her earlobe, then slid to her cheek. He lifted her chin slightly and gave her a light kiss.

"It looks very nice." His voice was a little hoarse.

Lin Xu laughed softly, "Is this an anniversary gift? This is not enough."

Today is the 10th anniversary of their relationship. In the past, Ji Yanli would always prepare a lot of surprise gifts for her, making this day particularly grand.

When she saw the date a few days ago, she even had a vague expectation, hoping that even though he had forgotten her, he might instinctively remember that today was a special day.

The moment Lin Xu received the gift, he couldn't contain his joy.

The hand that was caressing her cheek paused, and Xie Changyan frowned slightly, "Anniversary?"

"..."Lin Xu.

Oops.

I accidentally said what was in my heart.

The annoyance in her eyes was fleeting. She opened her eyes wide and tried to fool people with an innocent expression, "To commemorate... our first day at the cat cafe."

Xie Changyan sensed the guilt in her voice, and his heart sank.

Ji Tingyang's words echoed in his mind again -

"Do you really think she likes you?"

"You're just a stand-in."

He knew that he shouldn't take Ji Tingyang's words to heart, but these words were like a fly that could penetrate any pore. Whenever he noticed something strange, these words would pop up in his mind and replay over and over again.

Seeing Xie Changyan staring at him for a long time without saying anything, Lin Xu suddenly felt nervous, "What, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking..." Xie Changyan suppressed the discomfort in his heart and tucked up the hair beside her ears with his fingers, "Should we also commemorate our first meeting, the first time we watched a movie, and more."

His deep voice sounded in her ears, with an alluring husky tone, "First kiss."

Lin Xu's cheeks suddenly turned red. "Well, if you want to commemorate it, it's not impossible."

"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow to celebrate our anniversary."

"tomorrow?"

“The 30th day since I first watched a movie.”

"Not tomorrow, I have other plans." Lin Xu was a little distressed.

Ji Yuqiao will go to the next city to participate in the national mathematics competition tomorrow. She will take the high-speed train with her teacher, but it is a long journey after all, so she still wants to go to the high-speed train station to see her off.

the next day.

Ji Tingyang worked part-time as a driver and took Lin Xu to the high-speed rail station.

"Lin Xu, you really came to see me off?!" Ji Yuqiao ran over and hugged her neck, jumping on the spot excitedly, "You are so nice."

"Have you forgotten that there is someone next to you?" A light voice came from the side.

"You want a hug too?" Ji Yuqiao glanced at Ji Tingyang, then snorted and turned away, "Unless you unfreeze your credit card and return my living expenses to me."

If it weren't for her second brother and Lin Xu, she would have starved to death during this period.

"After the money is unfrozen, will you spend money on Xiao Yu?" Ji Tingyang glanced at her.

"...No, don't talk nonsense." Ji Yuqiao retorted in a low voice, but was afraid that Xiao Yu who was not far away would hear it, so she secretly glanced at him.

However, after seeing the girl next to him, his expression was stunned for a moment.

Just like Lin Xu came to cheer her up and see her off, Wen Li also arrived at some point and was whispering something to Xiao Yu.

Perhaps noticing the gaze falling on her, Wen Li followed the gaze and looked over.

At first glance, she saw Ji Tingyang.