The Villain Just Wants to be a Salted Fish - Chapter 125

On the second day, Ye Zexi did not wake up until noon.

After waking up, Ye Zexi noticed there was no one next to him. Ye Zexi lay quietly on the bed for a while, still a little confused in his mind.

This was a completely unfamiliar environment, with Western-European-style windows. The sunlight shone through the thin curtains, which dyed a corner of the room into a warm color, which looked very comfortable.

Ye Zexi stared at it for a long time, wondering, where is this?

After a long period of spacing out, Ye Zexi reacted suddenly.

Yeah! This is England, He Jinyun’s mother’s house!

What time is it! It’s almost noon! Why doesn’t He Jinyun wake me up!

This was his first time to visit He Jinyun’s mother, yet he slept all the way until this late! Where is his manner?!

Thinking of this, Ye Zexi could not sit still and got up from the bed as soon as he turned over, and hurried to wash up.

When Ye Zexi changed his clothes, he opened the door directly, not expecting to run into Zhuang Lan by accident.

Zhuang Lan just woke up, and as soon as she saw Ye Zexi, the corner of her mouth curved into a smile: “Zexi?! Morning!”

Ye Zexi got a little nervous at first , then after seeing Zhuang Lan’s smile, he secretly relieved: “Morning, Auntie.” After saying that, Ye Zexi asked again, “Auntie too, you just woke up?”

Zhuang Lan yawned and nodded naturally: “Of course, didn’t you hear it last night? I told you that you don’t need to get up early today?”

Ye Zexi was now completely relaxed. Fortunately, he woke up about the same time as Zhuang Lan, shouldn’t it be considered being lazy?

“Are you hungry?” Zhuang Lan asked again, “I’m going to make lunch now if you’re hungry.”

Ye Zexi shook his head. He didn’t feel much when he woke up, but what puzzled him was where did He Jinyun go?

Thinking about this, Ye Zexi asked Zhuang Lan too.

Zhuang Lan and Ye Zexi were the same, they both just woke up, of course she didn’t know.

But soon the two of them knew where He Jinyun was.

Before Ye Zexi and Zhuang Lan came downstairs, the smell of food floated over.

Ye Zexi was familiar with the food cooked by He Jinyun, his nose was very good, and he immediately said, “Kitchen!”

Zhuang Lan also nodded, this smell was definitely He Jinyun’s cooking.

Two people walked to the kitchen, and were not surprised to see He Jinyun alone busy in the kitchen.

“It smells good.” Ye Zexi praised.

He Jinyun turned his head when he heard the sound and saw the two people standing behind him. He smiled and asked: “Are you hungry?”

Ye Zexi nodded without thinking, “I’m hungry!”

Zhuang Lan couldn’t help but glance at Ye Zexi: “You told me just now that you are not hungry!”

Ye Zexi: “I just didn’t before because my stomach was not being provoked by this delicious smell, now it finally reacted.”

Zhuang Lan still laughed out loud for the first time when she heard such a fallacy.

He Jinyun was used to it, he smiled and said to Ye Zexi, “Come and help.”

“Okay.” Ye Zexi nodded and walked over, “What do you want me to do?”

“Boil a pot of water and cook dumplings?” He Jinyun said.

Seeing the happy appearance of the two people in the kitchen, the smile on Zhuang Lan’s mouth grew wider. She hasn’t seen her son looked so relaxed and comfortable for a long time, and Zhuang Lan’s eyes were a little moist.

“…Mom?” He Jinyun called again.

Ye Zexi turned back at this time: “Auntie, how many dumplings do you want to eat?”

Zhuang Lan suddenly realized her gaffe, she quickly turned her head and cleared her throat: “Ten is enough, I suddenly remembered that I need to go upstairs for something, I’ll come down immediately!”

After speaking, Zhuang Lan walked away quickly.

When Ye Zexi came over, Zhuang Lan had already turned around. He didn’t notice Zhuang Lan’s abnormality: “Auntie eats so little…”

The water in the pot had already boiled, Ye Zexi put in the dumplings made by He Jinyun one by one.

It took a long time for He Jinyun to reply, Ye Zexi glanced at He Jinyun next to him with some wonder: “What’s the matter?”

At this time, He Jinyun also recovered from his daze. He shook his head and said, “It’s okay. Mom doesn’t eat much.”

Ye Zexi responded, and didn’t think much about it.

Soon the dumplings are out of the pot, and He Jinyun has been busy making all the dishes all morning.

Ye Zexi helped put the dishes on the table, and Zhuang Lan also went downstairs with two boxes.

“Xi Xi, this is a New Year’s gift for you!” Zhuang Lan handed one of the boxes to Ye Zexi, and the other to He Jinyun.

Ye Zexi was surprised, he quickly took it and said, “Thank you, auntie!”

Zhuang Lan smiled again and took out a red envelope, and handed it to Ye Zexi: “There is still this!”

He Jinyun saw it, and looked down at the box in his hand: “Just a gift for me?”

“Of course,” Zhuang Lan glanced at him, “Do you still want a red envelope?”

Ye Zexi laughed unceremoniously.

He Jinyun smiled a little helplessly, but he didn’t say anything.

Ye Zexi put the gifts and red envelope away. At this time, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten one thing: “Ah, by the way, I also prepared a gift for you!”

He forgot to hand it over yesterday!

With that said, Ye Zexi put the box on the table, and suddenly he didn’t care about eating, and ran upstairs in a hurry.

He Jinyun wanted to stop but didn’t stop it.

“What’s the hurry?” He Jinyun sighed.

Zhuang Lan didn’t agree with it, and smiled even bigger: “What do you know? This means that Xi Xi cares about me!”

He Jinyun wanted to refute, but when he raised his eyes, he met Zhuang Lan’s smiling eyes.

Never mind.

The corner of He Jinyun’s mouth also bent slowly, let Zhuang Lan do this once.

Ye Zexi soon came back down.

When handing the prepared gift box to Zhuang Lan, Ye Zexi rarely felt a little nervous.

Zhuang Lan saw the familiar logo on the box. A gleam of surprise flashed in her eyes. She didn’t even think about it, she said, “Can I open it and take a look?”

Ye Zexi nodded without thinking: “Of course.”

Zhuang Lan opened the package and saw the familiar bracelet as expected.

Her face was full of surprises, and she looked at Ye Zexi with a smile: “Did Jinyun tell you?”

Ye Zexi? For a moment, he was puzzled: “What?”

Now it was Zhuang Lan’s turn to be surprised: “You didn’t know?”

He Jinyun finally spoke at this time: “Xi Xi didn’t know.”

Zhuang Lan’s face was full of surprises: “I thought…”

Ye Zexi was completely confused, and at the same time a little worried: “What’s the matter?” Could it be that Zhuang Lan didn’t like the gift he got her? Or was this brand a brand that Zhuang Lan doesn’t like?

Seeing that Ye Zexi was about to misunderstand, Zhuang Lan quickly said to He Jinyun: “Hurry up and explain to Xi Xi.”

He Jinyun smiled, and then told Ye Zexi about this matter.

“What?” After listening to He Jinyun’s explanation, Ye Zexi’s tone was surprised, very shocked, “You said Auntie is Bulgari’s chief designer?”

He Jinyun nodded: “Yeah.” Smiling and rubbing Ye Zexi’s face, He Jinyun continued, “Otherwise, where did you think I got the endorsement for you?”

Of course I thought it was originally yours!

After all, you are the protagonist in the novel.

Ye Zexi? Although he thought that the resources in He Jinyun’s hands might be related to He Jinyun’s family, how could he think so clearly?

Thinking of this, Ye Zexi suddenly became a little nervous.

At the same time Ye Zexi was still a little upset, why couldn’t He Jinyun tell him such an important thing earlier!

Ye Zexi glared at He Jinyun, a little dissatisfied.

But He Jinyun showed an innocent smile.

Zhuang Lan naturally saw Ye Zexi’s expression, she quickly smiled and said: “Xi Xi, I like the gift you gave!”

Ye Zexi stretched out her hand to cover his face: “Auntie, you don’t need to comfort me…”

“I didn’t try to comfort you.” Zhuang Lan smiled and shook his head. “I have been a designer for so many years. This was the first time I received my work as a gift from someone else, also it is not under the brand’s name. This represents your recognition of my work. I’m really happy!”

Hearing Zhuang Lan’s words, Ye Zexi’s expression improved a little: “Really, really?”

“Of course!” Zhuang Lan smiled, “Even Jinyun never gave me such a gift. Xi Xi, will you help me put it on?”

Ye Zexi was hesitant.

Zhuang Lan had already taken out the bracelet, took off the bracelet she was wearing, and stretched out her hand to him.

Ye Zexi glanced at Zhuang Lan.

There was an encouraging smile on Zhuang Lan’s face.

Ye Zexi finally took a breath and helped Zhuang Lan wear the bracelet.

Zhuang Lan was very satisfied, staring at her wrist with satisfaction, she exclaimed, “It’s really good-looking!”

Ye Zexi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face returned. He could tell that Zhuang Lan really liked this bracelet.

“If you don’t eat them now, the dumplings are going to stick together.” He Jinyun reminded the two people in a timely manner.

Zhuang Lan put her hand down and said to Ye Zexi with a smile: “Xi Xi, hurry up and eat! When we finish lunch, I will take you out to stroll around. You can even set off fireworks later!”

Ye Zexi nodded in response.

Later, Ye Zexi made a video call to Ye Jianbin.

Before Ye Zexi could say something to Ye Jianbin, Yan Man took Ye Jianbin’s phone and greeted Ye Zexi with a smile.

Ye Zexi smiled and paid a New Year greeting to Yan Man.

When Zhuang Lan heard the movement, she leaned over and greeted Yan Man with a smile.

Yan Man and Zhuang Lan had not been in contact for a long time. They chatted and talked together. Ye Zexi and He Jinyun could only sit back. The original New Year call had also become a phone call between the two old friends.

Finally, if it was not for Ye Jianbin’s partner sending a message, Yan Man could have continued talking with Zhuang Lan for a bit longer.

Before hanging up the video, Yan Man couldn’t help but ask: “When are you going to return to China?”

Hearing these words, Zhuang Lan looked at He Jinyun and Ye Zexi next to her meaningfully, and shrugged and said, “You asked the wrong person this question. You have to ask them when they are going to invite me back!”

Yan Man suddenly laughed.

Ye Zexi’s ears suddenly became a little hot.

He Jinyun’s expression remained unchanged, but the hand holding Ye Zexi tightened slightly.

Ye Zexi got a little embarrassed, he wanted to withdraw his hand, but he couldn’t get rid of it.

With a faint smile at the corner of He Jinyun’s mouth, he stared at Ye Zexi.

Ye Zexi turned his head and didn’t look at He Jinyun.

When Zhuang Lan returned the phone, she naturally noticed the hustle and bustle of two people holding each other’s hand tightly. After returning the phone to Ye Zexi, Zhuang Lan didn’t disturb the two-person world, and went upstairs when she got up.

When Zhuang Lan walked away, He Jinyun lowered his voice and said, “So Xi Xi, have you thought about the invitation?”

The roots of Ye Zexi’s ears became hotter and hotter, and even the white cheeks were stained with a faint red.

What did he have to think about?

He hasn’t thought of anything yet!

Of course, all these words were silenced by Ye Zexi, and he didn’t say a word.

The smile in He Jinyun’s eyes deepened, and he didn’t force Ye Zexi.

It seems that it will take time.

But it doesn’t matter, he can wait.