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

"This is a birthday present for you."

Lin Xu pulled Ji Zeqiu into the house, took out a big box and handed it to him.

Ji Zeqiu looked at the gift box in front of him, and a look of excitement suddenly appeared in his eyes, but he still pointed at himself uncertainly, "Is it really for me?"

"Yes, open it and take a look?" Lin Xu said.

Ji Zeqiu opened the box and saw a brown scarf inside.

He took out the scarf, turned it over from left to right, and examined it meticulously, as if he was examining some cultural relic or antique.

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Lin Xu asked puzzledly.

If she had known earlier, she should have asked him what he liked first. She made the decision on her own and chose a gift he didn't like.

She was a little annoyed.

Ji Zeqiu did not answer until he checked for a long time and did not find the pinyin of other people's names on the scarf. He then breathed a sigh of relief, wrapped the scarf around his neck a few times, and put it on happily.

He sniffed the scarf expressionlessly, and it felt very warm. His heart was filled with ripples of joy. It was obvious that he liked it very much.

However, he still suppressed the upward curve of his lips and said stubbornly, "This scarf is just so-so."

"Since you are so reluctant, then give it to me. I'll exchange it with you for something else." Ji Tingyang glanced at him and was about to step forward.

Ji Zeqiu was afraid that he would come over to snatch it, so he quickly protected the scarf around his neck, "Although it's ordinary, I can still accept it. Besides, this is Lin Xu's birthday gift to me. Even if I don't like it, I have to accept it. This is basic courtesy, don't you understand!"

"I don't understand." Ji Tingyang said unhappily.

When he grew up, his mother still hadn't celebrated his birthday, nor had he received any gifts from her.

Why did Ji Zeqiu get it first?

Ji Tingyang didn't want to come in the first place, and now he is even more dissatisfied with this birthday celebration.

"The gifts have been delivered. He can eat the cake himself. Let's go." Ji Tingyang held Lin Xu's hand in a bad mood.

"If you want to leave, go by yourself. Lin Xu is still living in my house!" Ji Zeqiu grabbed Lin Xu's other hand and prevented her from leaving.

The two brothers looked at each other, and the smell of gunpowder in the air seemed to be about to explode.

"Family members should stop quarreling, and brothers should live in harmony with each other." Lin Xu felt overwhelmed for a moment, and pulled the hands of the two men and put them together.

The two of them shuddered instantly, as if they had touched something disgusting, and both threw their hands away.

The two are surprisingly consistent in this regard.

Lin Xu: "..."

The cake Lin Xu bought was not big, but the surface was very creamy. It was the small cream cake that Ji Zeqiu liked.

When Ji Zeqiu saw the cake, his eyes lit up.

Lin Xu put a candle on it and urged him to go over and make a wish.

"I'm this old already." Only children perform this kind of ceremony, Ji Zeqiu muttered, but when he saw Lin Xu's excited expression, he paused, and finally did not disturb her interest and walked over.

Make a wish...

What to wish for?

Ji Zeqiu was a little dazed for a moment.

If he were a child, he would probably have made an unrealistic wish that his parents would come back to him.

But he had long since realized that this was impossible.

What about the things around him that he cares about...

Warm pear?

Ji Zeqiu pursed his lips, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Lin Xu, who was smiling beside him. He quickly looked away and closed his eyes in panic.

"I hope……"

He silently recited his wish in his heart, and the person in his mind was confused for a moment, and finally turned into Lin Xu.

After a while, Ji Zeqiu opened his eyes, not daring to look at Lin Xu, and stammered, "I, I, I made a good wish."

"What did you wish for?" His ears turned red like this.

Lin Xu looked at his ears, which were as red as ripe cherries, and felt somewhat puzzled.

"!!" Ji Zeqiu's ears turned even redder. "If you say your wish out loud, it won't work."

Ji Tingyang glanced at him and said, "What else could it be except Wen Li?"

It has to be said that Ji Tingyang was somewhat familiar with him.

In the past, Ji Zeqiu was indeed like this.

But now things have changed.

"It's not her!" Ji Zeqiu quickly retorted, fearing that he would be misunderstood. He glanced at Lin Xu guiltily, "I just feel for Wen Li..."

Just what?

Just coveting the warmth emanating from her?

Or did he see his mother's image in her, and so developed an attachment to her?

Ji Zeqiu suddenly didn't know how to describe it. The words he wanted to say were choked and he stood there in a daze.

Sudden.

His cheek was scratched.

When Ji Zeqiu came back to his senses, he saw Lin Xu dipped his finger in cream and smiled as he smeared a line of cream on his face.

She didn't ask about what she had just said, but continued the birthday process with a smile.

The sweet, milky aroma floated softly in the air and penetrated into his nose, tempting and intoxicating.

The ripples in Ji Zeqiu's heart grew even bigger.

Compared to previous years, this year's birthday was unusually noisy.

The sounds in the apartment were mostly of Ji Tingyang and Ji Zeqiu quarreling. Although it was annoying, it was also lively.

The birthday celebration was over and it was almost 12 o'clock in the morning.

Ji Tingyang was reluctant to let Lin Xu clean up the dishes, so he took the initiative to help her carry them to the kitchen and washed them.

When he came out after washing the dishes, Lin Xu was already so sleepy that she fell asleep on the sofa, her head resting on Ji Zeqiu's shoulder, her sleeping face peaceful.

Ji Zeqiu looked at the head on his shoulder, his body stiff and he dared not move.

The veins on Ji Tingyang's temples bulged and he sat down next to Lin Xu.

He reached out, gently supported Lin Xu's head, brought her into his arms, and let her head rest on his shoulder.

The mother is his.

I can only sleep leaning on him.

Ji Zeqiu was so angry that he laughed. He glared at him, reached out to take Lin Xu back from his arms, and let her lean on his shoulder again.

Lin Xu clearly wanted to lean on him!

Ji Tingyang's face suddenly darkened, and he snatched Lin Xu back the next second.

Ji Zeqiu's cheeks also turned cold and he brought Lin Xu back to his side.

back and forth.

Lin Xu seemed to be sitting on a boat, his body swaying with the waves, and he felt dizzy.

"Stop! Stop!" She woke up from her sleep, resisted the urge to vomit, and stopped the two people's behavior in time, "I just took a nap on the sofa. There is no need to be so rude to wake me up, right?"

Lin Xu was completely unaware of the tension between the two brothers and simply thought that they were trying to wake her up and remind her to go back to her room and sleep.

She yawned, got up and went back to her room. "I'm a little sleepy, so I'm going back to bed first. You guys should go to bed early too."

Ji Zeqiu raised his chin proudly towards Ji Tingyang, "Yes, Mr. Ji should go back to the Ji family and have a rest."

This is his home.

Ji Tingyang still has to leave.

However, Ji Tingyang looked around the apartment and said calmly: "I'm staying here tonight."

Ji Tingyang was furious: "Don't even think about it!"