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

"Who are you concerned about?" Lin Xu tilted her head, a smile on her lips, "Of course I'm concerned about you."

Xie Changyan looked at her bright smiling face, and in the depths of his eyes there was a look that Lin Xu could not understand.

After a while, he looked away and said in a calm, emotionless voice, "I'm fine."

"Oh..." Lin Xu responded, pointing to the stage in the middle of the deck, "There seems to be a performance over there, shall we go and watch it together?"

Seeing the excitement on her face, Xie Changyan's words of rejection got stuck in his throat, and he managed to squeeze out the word "OK" after a long while.

He walked beside Lin Xu, and suddenly felt a warm and soft touch on his palm.

Xie Changyan lowered his eyes and found that Lin Xu held his hand very naturally.

"What, what's wrong?" Lin Xu noticed that his expression was a little strange and was about to retract her hand, but the next second Xie Changyan held her even tighter.

He passed his fingers through the gaps between hers and interlocked them with hers.

"Nothing, let's go." Xie Changyan took her hand and walked closer to the stage.

Where Lin Xu couldn't see, a hint of annoyance flashed across his eyes, and he felt a little upset.

I don't know whether he was angry at her for treating him as a substitute, or angry at himself for knowing she was a substitute but being unable to reject her.

A symphony orchestra was playing on the stage in the center of the deck, and melodious tunes came out from their instruments.

The tourists around seemed to spontaneously hold the hands of their companions and dance to the music.

Lin Xu looked up at Xie Changyan, his eyes flickering with eagerness to try, "Should we jump too?"

Xie Changyan nodded, but before he could say anything else, Lin Xu was pulled over by someone.

Ji Tingyang put his arm around her shoulders and first glanced at Xie Changyan warily. Only after he found that he didn't do anything to Lin Xu did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he looked at Lin Xu, with a barely perceptible grievance in his tone, "Didn't you agree to wait for me at the entrance?"

"It's so lively here, I couldn't help but come over to take a look." Lin Xu gave a flattering smile.

Looking at her smile, Ji Tingyang's anger dissipated, "Okay."

Lin Xu looked around him, but didn't see another familiar figure. "Where's Lan Yue?"

"She is drunker than you and is still sleeping in the room." When Ji Tingyang said this, his eyes darkened.

She has been living in the school these years and no one can control her, but I didn't expect that she would dare to get drunk in front of strangers.

Lin Xu was surprised: "She is drunk too?"

Ji Tingyang nodded, and after a moment brought the topic back to the topic, "Do you want to dance?"

"Kind of."

"Then I'll accompany you."

There was a hint of expectation in his eyes as he looked at Lin Xu.

He hasn't danced with his mother yet.

"I..." Lin Xu looked a little hesitant and glanced at Xie Changyan secretly.

She actually wanted to dance with Xie Changyan,

Xie Changyan opened his thin lips slightly, his eyes turned to Ji Tingyang's explosive expression, and paused.

Suddenly, the voice that had tortured him echoed in his ears again -

"In her heart, you are just a substitute."

His breathing caused pain in his chest again. Xie Changyan closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them again. "I have something else to deal with. I'll leave first."

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment as he looked at his departing back.

Her head was still aching from seeing Ji Tingyang and Xie Changyan appear at the same time just now, and she thought that the father and son were going to quarrel again.

In the end, Xie Changyan had no intention of arguing and just left so easily?

I always feel it’s a little unbelievable.

But Ji Tingyang looked like he had won a battle, his straight posture exuding a sense of victory.

"Can I invite you to dance?" He stood in front of Lin Xu and extended his hand in invitation.

Lin Xu smiled and put his hand on it.

The night on the cruise ship is like a city that never sleeps, with neon lights flashing, and prosperity and bustle filling the dark and lonely sea.

Then, in the early morning of the next day, it slowly turned around and sailed back to the port.

When Ji Yuqiao woke up, she was devastated. She looked at Ji Tingyang with tears in her eyes. "The ship is about to go back, and I haven't played anything yet. Why didn't you wake me up? Woo woo..."

"Who told you to drink?" Ji Tingyang squinted at her sternly, "You're asking for trouble."

Unable to find comfort from Ji Tingyang, Ji Yuqiao turned to hug Lin Xu, "Brother is mean to me."

"My sister already knows she's wrong, don't say anything about her anymore." Lin Xu touched Ji Yuqiao's head and said softly, "If you still want to come on the cruise, we can come again next time, but you can't drink next time."

Ji Yuqiao rubbed her cheek and said happily, "You are still the best."

Looking at the scene of the two people snuggling together, Ji Tingyang felt a little anxious.

He has never been so close to his mother.

He grabbed Ji Yuqiao by the scruff of her neck like she was a kitten, and pulled her away expressionlessly, "Sit still and don't rub against me."

"What's wrong with rubbing against me? I'm not rubbing against you." Ji Yuqiao puffed her cheeks and glared at him angrily.

"Don't you want living expenses?" Ji Tingyang glanced at her.

"You bad guy, you actually threaten me!" Ji Yuqiao gritted her teeth.

Lin Xu rubbed his temple in pain.

It's fine if two brothers quarrel, but why are two sisters quarreling?

……

After the cruise, Ji Yuqiao felt much better. At least she was no longer reluctant to go back to school.

After Ji Tingyang went to work at the company, Lin Xu also sneaked out of the villa.

"Isn't today Tuesday? Are you sure Xie Changyan didn't come to work?"

In Xie's lobby, Lin Xu confirmed with the front desk again and again.

Front desk: "Yes, I just called the special assistant to confirm that Mr. Xie is not in the office. As for his specific whereabouts, we are not sure. You can call Mr. Xie to ask."

"okay, thank you."

"You're welcome."

He is not working on weekdays, where does he go?

It was rare that she came over quietly, and she wanted to give him a surprise.

Lin Xu took out his cell phone and searched for Xie Changyan's number, but Su Linzhou called first.

As soon as the call was connected, his screams for help were heard.

"Miss Lin, help me! Did you quarrel with Xie Changyan again? I don't know what's wrong with this bastard. He insisted on dragging me to go racing!"

"If I hadn't been wearing a seatbelt, I would have been thrown out of the car at this speed. If it had hit the guardrail, it would have killed two people!"

"Xie Changyan, calm down! I have parents above me and dozens of beauties below me. I don't want to die so soon."

Su Linzhou's cries for help were mixed with a few painful retches, "Lin Xu, come and save me, ugh... If you don't come, I'm going to die in his hands, ugh..."

Even Su Linzhou, who also played racing, had to vomit in the car, which shows how fast Xie Changyan was driving.