Fake it on a dating show

Cheng Yichen is Lin Xingyue's older brother.

It's not the same father and mother, but it's better than a brother.

Cheng Yichen's mother and Lin Xingyue's father are siblings, but Cheng Yichen's mother has a special job, so she may not be able to go home all year round. When her son is in his teens, her husband is hospitalized due to illness and unable to take care of her son. After much deliberation, Cheng's mother entrusted her son to her younger brother's family.

Father Lin is a typical type who is strict with himself and lenient with others, he agrees to his sister's entrustment without saying a word, treats Cheng Yichen better than his own son.

——To a certain extent, Cheng Yichen's treatment is indeed much better than his sister's.

Cheng Yichen spent his entire teenage years in the Lin family, until he went to college, he often returned home during vacations to the Lin family.

Lin Xingyue grew up with him, and with her soft personality, the two never had any conflicts, but the elder brother always worried too much about his younger sister.

Cheng Yichen was the only colorful person in Lin Xingyue's childhood memory.

Before Lin Xingyue ran away from home, Cheng Yichen had just finished his studies, so instead of staying in school, he chose to travel.

Traveling around the world, it is common for mobile phones to have no signal, and Lin Xingyue is already an adult, so she doesn't need to worry as much as she did when she was a child.

So by the time Cheng Yichen found out that his sister was missing, it was already halfway through his trip.

The three sat in a milk tea shop on the corner of the street and looked at each other.

To be precise, Cheng Yichen and Zhao Minglang were sizing each other up, while Lin Xingyue held the milk tea and lowered her head, quietly acting as a wallflower.

The atmosphere at this moment is not the same as it was a moment ago.

Cheng Yichen loosened his tie, tugged at the neckline and cuffs, heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Zhao Minglang with only curiosity and vigilance in his eyes.

"Since we really know each other, it's fine to just say no." Cheng Yichen sighed, "Why do you go around in such a big circle."

"To each other." Zhao Minglang raised his eyebrows, meaning that you have no right to say anything about me, "I'm worried that some bad people will plot against her, but it's okay to say that you are an older brother. You dare not speak out. Difficult."

"You can't talk nonsense until you're sure."

"What's the meaning."

"Don't your parents know my identity, and also know my relationship with the Lin family." Cheng Yichen was still a little depressed when he said it, "In case I got it wrong, I can't casually reveal Xingyue's identity to strangers."

Zhao Minglang glanced at Lin Xingyue and asked, "Is she an alien?"

Lin Xingyue buried her head even lower, and muttered: "That's not true."

"Of course not!" Cheng Yichen rubbed the center of his brows, "Her parents didn't want her to be placed as the young lady of the Lin family. They have strictly guarded her against it since she was a child. If she knew that I would go out and talk nonsense, it would be very troublesome."

Lin Xingyue kicked Cheng Yichen under the cover of the table.

Cheng Yichen immediately fell silent, coughed lightly again after a while, and said, "Just pretend you don't know anything."

Zhao Ming thought for a few seconds whether he should continue to pretend that he did not know Lin Xingyue's identity.

"Then why did you come to her?" she asked at last.

Cheng Yichen had to come back halfway through his trip to try to find his younger sister. It made no sense for Lin Xingyue's parents to remain indifferent.

With the power of the Lin family's parents, it is only a matter of minutes if they really want to find someone.

If Lin Xingyue really wanted to hide her identity, she wouldn't be on the blind date show with her original face.

It seemed more like the Lin family didn't care much about her disappearance.

Cheng Yichen was silent for a moment, and he glanced at Lin Xingyue, feeling a bit hard to say.

"Probably because they feel that... if they hit a wall, they will go back on their own." Cheng Yichen said, "Their education method is a little... small problem. So I am also a little worried that you will send her back immediately after you find out."

Zhao Minglang was a little surprised: "Don't you want her to go back?"

Cheng Yichen smiled wryly: "To be honest, I don't really hope for it."

Lin Xingyue lowered her head and poked the pearls in the cup with a straw, not intending to participate in their conversation.

But she usually would not make such an action, obviously she still cares a little bit.

Perhaps it was because in front of her, Cheng Yichen swallowed the words and didn't say anything more, only saying that Lin Xingyue had some conflicts with his family, and they both needed to calm down.

This is crap.

If there were no conflicts, Lin Xingyue, who looked like a good girl at first glance, would not have chosen to run away from home.

"I'm very grateful that you can take her in for the time being." Cheng Yichen changed the subject, "But elopement or something, I absolutely don't allow it!"

"Ahem——" Lin Xingyue choked.

Zhao Minglang handed her a tissue.

"I said it as a joke." Lin Xingyue became a little annoyed, "Can you stop mentioning it?"

She tried to explain to Cheng Yichen that it was just a show, but Cheng Yichen was still very worried after nodding.

"It's not okay to make jokes." Cheng Yichen said convincingly, "Don't you know that there is a word called fake show? What if one day you really run away with someone while talking?"

It sounded very reasonable, Lin Xingyue was speechless and could only sink her head and continue to poke the pearls in the milk tea.

Zhao Minglang kept looking at her, seeing her cheeks puffed up unconsciously, he couldn't help poking her.

Lin Xingyue raised her head in shock, her eyes widened, she was stunned for a moment before realizing what happened.Zhao Minglang couldn't hold back and poked it again, Lin Xingyue quickly let go of the milk tea cup and covered her cheek.

Cheng Yichen, who was ignored, watched their little movements, and suddenly began to feel that his worries were not unreasonable.

Cheng Yichen didn't stay for too long, he couldn't follow Zhao Minglang's house, so he found a hotel nearby.

He left Lin Xingyue's new contact information, and urged her to contact him if she had anything to do.Zhao Minglang stood some distance away, watching the scenery on the side of the road, and did not disturb the conversation between the siblings.

Cheng Yichen glanced at her, then pulled Lin Xingyue to a corner.

"The password of this card is your birthday. I saved some money in advance - don't worry, I earned the money myself, and even my dad doesn't know it." Cheng Yichen stuffed a card into Lin Xingyue's hand, and then I fumbled through the pockets and wallets all over my body, trying to put a little money into her pockets, "I also need to bring some cash with me. If you want to go out to rent a house by yourself, you can also experience different hotels, but you must be careful outside. Safety."

Lin Xingyue did not refuse, nodded and said, "I will pay you back in the future."

"What are you talking about, silly girl?" Cheng Yichen patted her on the forehead lightly, "Just treat it as the reward you got for helping me with my homework."

Lin Xingyue covered her forehead and smiled.

"I have to go back in two days, otherwise it won't be good for them to know that you are here." Cheng Yichen paused, "Although I know you will go back sooner or later, you don't have to think about anything during this time, just be happy Just do what you want to do."

Lin Xingyue was a little confused, but she didn't want her brother to worry, so she nodded, "Okay."

She saw Cheng Yichen smiled at her, and then walked towards Zhao Minglang, they lowered their voices while talking, obviously not wanting Lin Xingyue to hear.

Lin Xingyue had no interest in eavesdropping, so she obediently stood where she was, and could only guess the content of the conversation from their expressions.

They probably talked about some serious topic, and their faces were all serious.

Zhao Minglang's expression was clear and indifferent, Lin Xingyue looked at her from a distance, but it was like a deep ditch.

She knew that this was Zhao Minglang's most common expression on weekdays.

But Zhao Minglang was too gentle towards him, so gentle that she couldn't see what the other person looked like.

This dramatic encounter finally came to an end.

Cheng Yichen sent them to the car.

Through the rearview mirror outside the car, Lin Xingyue saw Cheng Yichen standing there, watching the car drive to the corner.

It was because he was worried about her that he didn't take her home.

Lin Xingyue felt that this reality was a little funny, so she couldn't help laughing.

Zhao Minglang turned to look at her, reached out and touched the corner of her eyes: "Why are you crying?"

Lin Xingyue touched the corner of the other eye, only to realize that tears flowed unknowingly. She wiped her eyes, but couldn't stop the tears.

What a shame.

He cried twice in a row in front of Zhao Minglang.

Lin Xingyue held the coat in her arms, touched the card in the pocket, raised her tearful eyes to look at the person next to her, and asked her, "Can I continue to live with you?"

"I can pay the rent," she added.

The voice was nasal, and there was some imperceptible grievance.

Zhao Minglang touched her face, and felt that the way she looked up at him slightly seemed to be acting like a baby.

If you have money in hand, you can naturally go out to rent a house, and the previous "rent" can also be settled.

Lin Xingyue stayed at Zhao Minglang's house when she had no other way out, but now that she could repay her "kindness", she hesitated instead.

Where can she go after leaving Zhao Minglang's house?

In the past, a person was desperate and rushed out of the house without hesitation. He was also alone, never thinking about where to go, and finally survived the most difficult time.

Lin Xingyue once thought that without a home, she could live well on her own.

But as soon as she turned her head, she fell into a trap called "tenderness".

He was supposed to be the person who hated causing trouble to others the most, but at this time he became selfish and wanted to continue to trouble the other party.

Shouldn't.

But I couldn't help it.

Lin Xingyue was full of apprehension, anticipation, and couldn't help but loathe her own selfishness.

She hoped that Zhao Minglang would agree to her and even keep her, but she also hoped that the other party would reject her.

She was afraid that she would sink deeper and deeper, and finally began to desire things that should not belong to her.

"...Forget it." Lin Xingyue rubbed her eyes and lost the courage for that moment, "I will move out in two days."

Zhao Minglang took her hand.

"Stay." Zhao Minglang said, "I hope you stay."

Lin Xingyue forgot to move and stared at her blankly.

"It doesn't matter how long you want to stay." Zhao Minglang wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, with a gentle voice, "Even if you go home in the future, I welcome you whenever you want to. Any door in my house will always be open for you."

As gentle as ever——

Zhao Minglang was always so gentle in front of him.

Lin Xingyue felt happy, but couldn't help but panic, and the tears couldn't be stopped even more.

"It's too foul..." Lin Xingyue choked up and muttered.

Zhao Minglang didn't know why she was crying so hard, he just instinctively didn't want to see the other party's sad face.

"Don't cry. Be good."

By the time she realized it, she had already lowered her head and kissed the corner of each other's eyes.