Abstinence is too tempting

While talking, Mu Xingyuan wanted to sigh again. He put the chopped ingredients into the rice cooker, pressed a few buttons, then walked to the kitchen window, and took out the lighter and cigarettes from his pocket.

"Didn't you quit smoking?" Feng Han raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

"Yeah." Mu Xingyuan lit the cigarette while talking, held it between his fingers and took a deep puff.

The strong smell of tobacco filled the nostrils, evoking the memory of nicotine in the body a long time ago. Mu Xing stared at the flickering light in the distance, squinted his eyes slightly, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that he didn't intend to talk, nor was he bothering him, Feng Han cleaned up the kitchen and went out.

Yan Yan sat in the living room, glanced towards the kitchen, and then sneaked upstairs without making a sound.

Mu Xingyuan didn't allow Yanyan to see Shen Yanxi. On the one hand, he was afraid that the child would have no thoughts. If Shen Yanxi was stimulated, he would be in trouble. On the other hand, he was afraid that Shen Yanxi would hurt him if he lost control.

After Yan Yan went upstairs, he went straight to the master bedroom. He knocked lightly on the door, but no one answered, so he pushed the door open a small crack to secretly observe the situation inside.

Shen Yanxi still maintained that posture, sitting on the edge of the bed with her back to the door and looking out the window in a daze.

Yanyan opened the door, walked in slowly, and called out in a low voice, "Brother."

Shen Yanxi seems to have heard it, but also doesn't seem to hear it.

His body stiffened inaudibly and then returned to normal in an instant.

He didn't look back, and there was no response.

Mu Xingyuan told him not to get close to Shen Yanxi, and Yanyan always remembered it in his heart, so even if he entered the room now, he just stood at the door and dared not go in.

The thick Chinese medicine in the room felt extremely bitter just by smelling Yanyan. He looked at the bowl of black juice medicine and wrinkled his little nose, "Brother, do you eat candy? Xiaobai bought a lot today fruit candy."

When school was over in the afternoon, Mu Xingyuan came late, so Gu Haobai took Yanyan to visit all the canteens in front of the school, seeing Yanyan's surprised eyes, Gu Haobai felt a little proud for no reason, Then he was very generous and bought him a lot of snacks.

Because they were afraid of being seen by Mu Xingyuan, the two of them hid their things in their schoolbags, and the first thing they did when they got home was to run into the room to hide the snacks.

Shen Yanxi moved her body, turned around and stared at Yanyan for a while, then nodded slowly.

Yan Yan was so happy that he rushed out to the room and took out all the fruit candies, and when he ran to the door, he secretly took out another one and put it in his pocket, keeping it for Xiao Bai.

Shen Yanxi sprinkled all the fruit candy on the bed as if offering treasure, then obediently retreated to the door of the room with her hands behind her back, looking at him expectantly.

"Are you afraid of me?" Shen Yanxi smiled and asked.

Yan Yan nodded, then shook his head again.

He is not afraid of such a brother, but he is afraid that his brother's condition will get worse because of his carelessness.

Shen Yanxi didn't ask any more questions, she lowered her head and carefully selected a grape-flavored hard candy, tore open the package and stuffed the candy into her mouth.

"Is it delicious?" Yan Yan asked.

"En." Shen Yanxi nodded, her eyes turned into crescent moons.

Mu Xingyuan stared at Shen Yanxi's smile on the phone in a daze.

He really hasn't seen Shen Yanxi's smiling face for a long, long time.

His fingers slowly caressed the smiling face on the screen, and the sourness in his heart fermented, making his chest uncomfortable.

The rice cooker jumped with a "click".

Mu Xingyuan put away his mobile phone, waited for a while, and then turned on the rice cooker. The steaming steam blurred his vision and did not dissipate for a long time.

He scooped up a bowl of porridge, closed the lid, and brought it upstairs.

Yan Yan was still with Shen Yanxi in the bedroom, but when he was tired from standing, he sat cross-legged on the floor, dragging his chin with one hand and tilting his head to look at him.

When Mu Xingyuan came in, Yan Yan was taken aback, quickly got up from the ground, and stood obediently against the wall like a child who has done something wrong.

Okay, "Brother Mu..."

"What's the matter? Afraid I'll scold you?" Mu Xingyuan smiled, but didn't blame him, "Put away your fruit candies and go play."

Yanyan got the order and ran out immediately, not even asking for sugar.

Shen Yanxi glanced at him, then turned around again.

Mu Xingyuan suddenly felt extremely tired, why was Shen Yanxi afraid of him?He was not afraid of Yan Yan, and even smiled at Yan Yan, but after changing him, everything returned to the way it was before.

A terrible thought flashed through his mind: Shen Yanxi... is blaming him.

If it wasn't for his appearance, Shen Yanxi and Shen Zeyan wouldn't be like this. Even though Shen Zeyan came back many years later, without his Mu Xingyuan's presence, Shen Yanxi would not have any hesitation to be with Shen Zeyan. Nothing will happen.

Far from thinking about it, Mu Xing shook his head and threw out all the messy things. He put the porridge on the bedside table, picked up the bowl of Chinese medicine that had been completely cooled, and said in a hurry, "I'll go and warm the medicine. Let's go." Then he fled.

Shen Yanxi looked at her back, a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes.

The weather is getting cooler, especially after a few rains, the temperature has dropped by six or seven degrees.

There are suddenly a few more people in the family this winter, and the thick quilts are not enough. He specially asked someone to make a few new quilts. When they were delivered, they were soft and soft. I don’t know if they are warmer than the various high-end quilts sold outside. How many.

He took Shen Yanxi to see a psychiatrist and a psychologist several times, but the effect was not very significant.He seemed to have closed himself off, not answering anyone who asked him anything.

Mu Qingye probably went to the southern hemisphere to spend the winter again. In the past month or so, Mu Xingyuan has not been approached, nor has he appeared in the company. He is not here, so it is much easier for Mu Xingyuan to be absent from work.

On the day of the winter solstice, Xu Yichen brought Gu Li to eat together. Feng Han and Ye Jinnan went to the morning market early in the morning to buy a lot of fresh vegetables and meat. After returning, Feng Han and Mu Xingyuan began to work in the kitchen.

Ye Jinnan accompanied Shen Yanxi to chat in the bedroom. Although Ye Jinnan was basically talking, it didn't affect Ye Jinnan's happiness as a chatterbox.

One thing that Shen Yanxi has improved from before is that he can accept others approaching, but he still can't accept other people's touch. Although sometimes when Mu Xingyuan handed him things, the two of them would inevitably touch hands, but Shen Yanxi no longer There is too much reaction, but the body will tremble slightly.

"Will Yanyan and Xiaobai come back at noon?" Shen Yanxi asked.

"Yes, when my little uncle and aunt come, I will pick them up from school on the way."

In the elementary school that Yan Yan and Gu Haobai stayed at, the students didn't go home at noon, and they ate in the school cafeteria together. However, considering that today is the winter solstice, people get together the most, so they decided to send the two of them together at noon. I picked them all up and didn't go to school in the afternoon.

Gu Haobai's father went abroad to work again, and before leaving, he had a phone call with Mu Xingyuan, and agreed that he would be given a large amount of child support every month, asking him to help take care of the child.

Mu Xingyuan did not refuse, and accepted the full amount, but deposited all the money into a bank card specially created for Gu Haobai, and handed over the bank card to Gu Haobai, lying to him that it was his bank card. The pocket money his father gave him.Gu Haobai accepted it without any doubt.

Feng Han and Mu Xingyuan worked hard all morning, cooking a large table of dishes, Yan Yan and Gu Haobai came back from school, looking at the delicious food on the table in surprise, their eyes almost straightened.

"Go wash your hands and eat." Feng Han patted the two people's buttocks, and arranged the chopsticks neatly one by one.

Mu Xingyuan went upstairs to call the two people upstairs to eat.

Ye Jinnan had been starving for a long time, and when he heard that dinner was ready, he rushed down immediately.

Shen Yanxi also went downstairs, and Mu Xingyuan followed behind him.