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"What did he tell you?" Meng Yinan unconsciously tightened his body and squeezed the chopsticks in his hand.

When most people talk about their father, they don't look like they are facing a big enemy. It seems that there is some irreconcilable festival, which makes people turn pale when they talk about it, and immediately become vigilant.

Mu Zhanxi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Speaking of it, this pair of father and son is really strange.

As early as more than a month ago, when the two came to Mu's house, Meng Du was talkative and friendly, to the point of being flattering.Meng Yinan, on the other hand, was vigilant and said nothing behind Meng Du's back.

For those who met for the first time, such a situation is not too strange. Meng Du's behavior is easy to understand, and there are many explanations for the child's attitude.

It may be that the adolescent child is very uncomfortable with the new environment, and he is sensitively acting like self-protection; it may be that he is not optimistic about his father's remarriage, and has a certain degree of hostility towards the matter of being dependent on others; it may also be that an hour ago They had an argument and the kid was throwing a tantrum...

In short, Mu Zhanxi didn't think much about it at the time. He accidentally met the child's eyes, saw the precaution and vigilance that could not be called friendly, and naturally avoided it.

What's more, he didn't understand their plans at all.

However, after getting along for a long time, there will always be some clues.

Originally, only Mu Zhanxi lived in the Mu family, and his father, Mu Zhong, rarely stayed overnight here.After Meng Du and his son came, the Mu family seemed to be Meng Du's territory.

Except for necessary life, Mu Zhanxi rarely interacts with Meng Du. The reason is very simple. He has no interest in this stepfather and thinks that there is no need for a good relationship. Naturally, there is no need for an intersection.

Secondly, he is an adult Alpha and Meng Du is an Omega. Even if they are father and son in name, they should avoid suspicion.

Everyone lives under the same roof, and the best relationship is not to interfere with each other.

And Meng Yinan was also the one who did not interfere with Meng Du.

He went out less often than Mu Zhanxi, and he never had a warm attitude towards Meng Du. Except for eating, traveling, going to school... In such scenes where he had to meet Meng Du, he basically had nothing to do with Meng Du. Insulation.

And when Meng Du went abroad for his honeymoon, Meng Yinan blackmailed him as soon as he knew the news, and never took the initiative to mention Meng Duo after that, like the "my father said" that other children often talk about. The mantra of the class is not even once.

If it is said that a child has a temper tantrum, then it is true that the temper has been going on for too long, and it is merciless.

Looking at Meng Du, the focus of his life was not on Meng Yinan at all.

Just like the phone call just now, Mu Zhanxi couldn't tell how much Meng Du cared for Meng Yinan. He never mentioned the fever before, and never asked about the gland injury, let alone taking so many days off to study. Can't keep up with this kind of thing.

Meng Du didn't care at all.

Meng Yinan was like an accessory that didn't need to be mentioned. Even if it was a gift, he didn't need to express his thoughts. He was not as good as Mu Zhanxi, the stepson who had only been with Meng Du for a month.

Although there are parents who dote on their children, and there are parents who give up their children, but they don't seem to have such a healthy father-son relationship.

Mu Zhanxi looked at Meng Yinan, took back what was on his lips, and wrote lightly, "I didn't say anything."

"Then why did he find you?" Of course Meng Yinan didn't believe it. Meng Du didn't say anything, so why did he call Mu Zhanxi? He asked, "Do you... keep in touch often?"

"Not often, only contacted twice."

Meng Yinan still looked at Mu Zhanxi with that distrustful look, but he was much more relaxed than when he first heard Mu Zhanxi talk to Mengdu just now. It seemed that as long as Mu Zhanxi could give a reasonable answer, he would doubts, he will accept.

"The last time you had a fever, the doctor asked me what you were allergic to. I didn't know, so I called my dad and asked your dad to transfer them. They are together."

Meng Yinan nodded in acceptance: "What happened just now?"

"Just now," Mu Zhanxi paused, and then said without changing his expression, "he was in the gift shop and asked what gift you want, and I said you were asleep."

"Gift?" Meng Yinan didn't expect such content, and was taken aback, "He asked me?"

"Well," Mu Zhanxi said, "he said there are many unique things, so I asked you." At the end, as if to increase the credibility of this passage, he said, "Ask me too."

"Then how did you answer?" Meng Yinan still felt it was far-fetched. Meng Du had never asked him this way before.

Mu Zhanxi said: "'I don't want anything, thank you, Meng Yinan is still sleeping, I will contact you when he wakes up', that's what he said."

Meng Yinan blinked, put his eyes on Mu Zhanxi's face, and then moved to the bowl in front of him after a while, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't think about anything.

Mu Zhanxi waited for a while, seeing that he didn't respond, reached out and tapped the table, and reminded: "Eat first, it will get cold later."

Meng Yinan hummed, he didn't eat two bites, and asked in a low voice, "Did you really just say that?"

At this time, Meng Yinan had completely lost his previous precautions and nervousness. He held his chopsticks and waited for Mu Zhanxi's definite reply.

"You don't believe me?" Mu Zhanxi said.

Meng Yinan raised his head: "No—"

"Here." Mu Zhanxi took out his mobile phone, put it on the table, and pushed it forward, "You can confirm with him."

"No, no need," Meng Yinan didn't expect that he would push the phone over and waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't want to read it, I don't need to, I believe you."

It was just a phone call, but he was uneasy, but he had nothing to do with Mu Zhanxi, so it was impossible to really check Mu Zhanxi's phone - what would it be like?

"Really?" A little interest appeared in Mu Zhanxi's eyes, "So you believe me?"

"Yes." Meng Yinan nodded.

Only then did Mu Zhanxi take back the phone, but he shook it at Meng Yinan again, and said in a light but smiling tone, "You really don't want to watch it?"

"……elder brother!"

Mu Zhanxi smiled lightly, as if teasing Meng Yinan was fun.

Looking at him, Meng Yinan thought, when Mu Zhanxi smiled, there was a small dimple on his cheek.

After the meal, Mu Zhanxi cleaned up the dishes. Meng Yinan offered to help him, but was rejected.

So Meng Yinan sat at the dining table, looking at his phone while waiting for Mu Zhanxi.

As for what to do after Mu Zhanxi, he didn't know, maybe they just went up the stairs together and then went back to their respective rooms.

Meng Yinan rested her arm on her pillow, opened many softwares in boredom, and closed them all because she felt bored.

Thinking of what Mu Zhanxi said just now, it was rare for him to feel that Meng Du was a little human. After hesitating for a long time, he opened the chat window of the social software, intending to release Meng Du who had been blocked for more than half a month.

In fact, it's the same if he doesn't blackmail Mengdu, because he and Mengdu spent most of their time in the same place before, either at home or at school, and they didn't use social software at all.

If there was something very important, Meng Du would only call him, and the number of times he sent messages could be counted on the fingers.

Meng Yinan thought, if it wasn't for the gift, maybe Meng Du didn't even know he was blocked.

But giving gifts, although it doesn't feel like something Meng Du would do, it's not impossible.

Meng Du is such a vain person, he went abroad for the first time, and with a "cash machine" as generous as Mu Zhong, he must buy a lot of things.

Besides, he always pretended to be a gentle and generous Omega in front of Mu Zhong, so why wouldn't he miss Mu Zhong's son?When he thought of Mu Zhanxi, he would definitely not forget Meng Yinan.

Meng Yinan's heart was complicated, and he didn't know how to respond to such an unclear "father's love".After all, Meng Du used to talk about it, just like asking the driver to take him to school. Meng Du only suggested, not arranged, and his starting point was never Meng Yinan.

Of course, Meng Yinan thought, it wasn't his own.What was he fantasizing about, and what did he want from Meng Du?

However, it is indeed the first time in my memory that I have given such a gift.

After thinking about it, Meng Yinan still pulled Meng Du out of the blacklist.

After Mu Zhanxi finished washing the pots and bowls, he looked out of the kitchen, and Meng Yinan, who had been lying on the table secretly watching him, disappeared at some point.

When Mu Zhanxi went out, he saw the child sitting on the sofa in the living room, staring at the fruit plate in a daze, with his sleeves half-rolled hanging down his forearms, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

When he walked over, Meng Yinan finally looked up.

Mu Zhanxi was slightly taken aback.

The child's eyes were reddish, as if he was tired from looking at his mobile phone for a long time. Since there were no tears, he should not be crying.

"What's wrong?" Mu Zhanxi walked over.

Soon, he saw a small bruise on Meng Yinan's arm exposed from the cuff.

Mu Zhanxi's eyes darkened. He raised Meng Yinan's arm and asked, "Student hit me?"

You don't need to ask him to know that it was a classmate who called, because Meng Yinan was at home all the time, and Mu Zhanxi did everything for him, so he would never hit him.

Meng Yinan didn't know if it was in pain or what, so he didn't speak, but let out a low breath sound, which was regarded as a response.

"Skin trauma," Mu Zhanxi pulled his sleeve to his shoulder for inspection, and saw several other bruises, and said with a grim expression, "I'm going to get the medicine, you can see if there is any pain on your body, tell me later I."

Meng Yinan didn't answer.

After Mu Zhanxi took the medicated oil, sat next to Meng Yinan, and took his arm to help him apply the medicine, Meng Yinan slowly said, "Brother, I will apply it myself."

"No," Mu Zhanxi said, "endure the pain and don't move."

Meng Yinan seemed to hear very interesting words, and smiled: "Brother, I don't hurt."

His voice was a little hoarse.

Mu Zhanxi looked at him, and saw that the child's eye sockets were a little red, and his pupils were watery. In order not to let the tears fall, he opened his eyes slightly, and his eyes were watery, as if he had dropped a little. Starlight is very serious.

Mu Zhanxi involuntarily relaxed his movements, thinking that it would hurt a little, but Meng Yinan said in a hoarse voice, "Brother, you lied to me."

"what?"

"He won't think about me," Meng Yinan said seriously and slowly, "he won't think about me at all, and he won't give me gifts. In his eyes, I will always be the least important one .”

Mu Zhanxi suddenly understood what Meng Yinan was talking about.

He told a lie because he didn't want Meng Yinan to be sad, but he did something bad with good intentions.

Mu Zhanxi opened his mouth. For the first time, he didn't know what to say to comfort Meng Yinan, so he could only follow Meng Yinan's words: "It's okay, I'll see you off."

His hands were covered with medicated oil, so he had to lightly touch Meng Yinan's arm with the back of his hand: "I will treat you as the important one."

The stars in Meng Yinan's eyes twinkled: "Really?"

"Well," Mu Zhanxi said, "because you call me brother." He said comfortingly, "If you think about it, I will always be your brother."

Before he finished speaking, Meng Yinan suddenly leaned over, raised his oily arm that had not fully absorbed the medicinal oil, and then hugged him.

Although Meng Yinan moved quickly, Mu Zhanxi still saw tears running down his cheeks.

Medicinal oil and tears rubbed against Mu Zhanxi's clothes.

The poor child said: "So you lied to me, and I forgive you, brother."