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Chapter 96 You Are Different From Him

Xu Langxing smiled, "Then let Xiaoli rest, and I'll wash it with you."

Jiang Cheng pulled Xuanli aside, with a gloomy expression, "You and him have gotten to know each other to this extent, and you still called Xiaoli?"

She blinked blankly, "That's what the elders call it."

His expression softened slightly, "You and Ran Ran Tingxuan go to the yard to bask in the sun first, and Brother Lang Xing and I come to wash."

Xuan Li couldn't resist him who had a tough attitude, so he had no choice but to reply uneasy: "...OK."

In the kitchen, two big men in luxurious clothes rolled their sleeves and dipped their hands in the sink full of foam.

During the whole process, they tacitly did not say a word, they were clearly beside them, but they were like two strangers who had never met before.

After all the tableware was cleaned and tidied up, Xu Langxing wiped his hands and said casually: "Xiaoli is a very nice girl, beautiful, hardworking, considerate and sensible. I heard Grandpa Xuan say a lot about her in the past six months It’s really hard not to like what happened.”

Jiang Cheng said jokingly, "Brother Lang Xing, you don't want old cows to eat young grass, do you?"

Xu Langxing looked at him very seriously, "What if I say yes?"

Jiang Cheng's smile subsided a bit, and his eyes turned cold, "Xuan Xiaoli only treats you as an older brother."

"Isn't she treating you the same?" Xu Langxing chuckled, "Before, I could give you everything as a big brother, but Xuan Li couldn't."

Jiang Cheng clenched the hand hanging by his side, "But I think this time, you who have been number one since childhood, will lose."

Xu Langxing smiled with a sure chance of winning, "That's not necessarily the case."

……

On New Year's Eve, Xuan Zhiyuan was temporarily discharged from the hospital for a day, and was taken care of by a nurse pushing a wheelchair.

Xuan Ran, who likes to be lazy on weekdays, also had to join the ranks of decorating the courtyard, and the whole courtyard was festive red.

Xuan Li wanted to cook by herself, but Xuan Zhiyuan held her back distressedly, "Xiao Li has lost so much weight and tiredness, don't work so hard when it's Chinese New Year."

Xuan Ran, who was used as a donkey, was still hanging the lantern under the eaves on the ladder. Hearing Xuan Zhiyuan's words, he couldn't help complaining: "Xuan Li is obviously five catties heavier than when he came here, but I can't tell it. Where is it?" Lost weight? Your baby Ran Ran has lost weight, okay?"

Xuan Zhiyuan smiled cheerfully: "Okay, okay, come down after you hang up the lantern, let the two of you talk to me for a while, and let them do the rest."

Yu Tingxuan was picked up by his parents to celebrate the New Year together. At that time, he hugged the pillar by the door and cried and refused to leave. It was Xuan Li who persuaded him to leave with soft words.

So only Jiang Cheng and Xu Langxing were left in the courtyard.

Xuan Zhiyuan specially found a Chinese chef, and cooked a full feast of Man and Han.

A long square table was arranged in the entire courtyard, Jiang Cheng and Xu Langxing were sitting opposite each other, and Xuan Ran was facing Xuan Li and Xuan Zhiyuan at the main table.

Xu Langxing brought back a bottle of 82-year-old Lafite, and Xuan Ran, a wine connoisseur, would naturally not let it go.

At first she only took a sip very politely, and with the encouragement of Xu Langxing's casual smile, she drank several glasses in a row.

After drinking a glass of wine, Xuan Ran was already so drunk that he passed out.

Xuan Zhiyuan went back to the hospital after eating, and Xuan Li should have taken care of the rest of the mess, but Jiang Cheng asked her to stay and take care of Xuan Ran, and took Xu Langxing with him forcefully.

But no matter how much she tried to persuade Xuan Ran, she just lay on the table and refused to leave, hugging Xuan Li's arm and wailing.

Until the remaining warmth after the meal on her body was invaded by the cold air a little bit, Xuan Li was a little sleepy from hearing it, and Xuan Ran was still chattering.

She was listening to Xuan Ran complaining about Ouyang Tao's "bad behavior" countless times, when she turned the wheelchair, she was turned in a different direction.

She looked up at the culprit, "what's wrong?"

"Take you out."

Jiang Cheng glanced at Xuan Ran who was hugging Xuan Li and refused to let go, he directly picked up her arm and pulled her up.

She struggled, "Who are you, get out!"

"Ran Ran, go back to your room."

Even Xuan Ran, who was in a state of confusion, instinctively tightened his neck when he heard the familiar indifferent voice, not daring to say anything.

She immediately stood up straight, and replied weakly: "Understood Brother Jiang Cheng."

Xuan Li watched Xuan Ran walking towards the room with a swaying figure, a little worried, and wanted to follow, but his wrist was gently pulled.

In the blink of an eye, it fell into Jiang Cheng's bottomless eyes, which were so deep that she had never seen before, as if he was holding back something.

Her heart tightened, her brows furrowed, "What's wrong?"

"Leave her alone, we're leaving now."

His tone was urgent, and the hand on her wrist tightened unconsciously.

Xuan Li didn't ask any further questions, and followed him out.

As soon as the front foot stepped over the threshold of the gate, there was a clear laugh at the kitchen door.

"Where will Xiaocheng take Xiaoli to celebrate the Chinese New Year? Why don't you take me with you? I also happen to see what's going on in Kyoto."

She clearly noticed that his hand was dazed for a moment.

Xuan Li quietly looked up at him, the dim red light of the lantern reflected his side face, and he couldn't see his emotions clearly in the half-light.But she could sense that he was not in a good mood at the moment.

She turned around and looked at Xu Langxing apologetically, "I'm sorry Brother Lang Xing, it was an alumnus from No. [-] Middle School who invited me to have a gathering with Jiang Cheng, so it's inconvenient to bring other people along."

Xuan Li had already lost count of how many times this was the lie that did not change her face, but Xu Langxing believed her sincerity, and glanced at Jiang Cheng meaningfully.

"come back earlier."

Jiang Cheng gave an "hmm" in an unclear mood, and let go of the hand that was holding her wrist.

It wasn't until getting into the car that Xuan Li asked puzzledly: "Didn't you have the best relationship with Brother Lang Xing before? Why do you think there is something weird between you?"

"Because he covets my precious things, so I naturally regard him as an enemy." Jiang Cheng paused, then raised his eyelids to look at her, "What do you think of Brother Lang Xing?"

The tone was tentative and cautious.

Xuanli thought for a moment, and answered seriously: "The gentleman is polite, knowledgeable, and a very gentle big brother."

"Is it just brother?"

"Ah."

Jiang Cheng's eyes were half-closed, and his voice lowered, "Me too?"

She retorted subconsciously: "Of course you are different from him!"

The car just stopped at the intersection of traffic lights, and he bent his eyes and asked with a half-smile, "What's the difference?"

Xuan Li could clearly tell a lot of differences between the two of them, but in his teasing eyes, the words were stuck in his throat and it was difficult to make a sound.

The green light was already on, but he didn't intend to start the car for a long time, and the car behind him already honked impatiently.

She hurriedly urged: "Go quickly."

Fortunately, Jiang Cheng pulled out all the car keys, lazily tapped the steering wheel with his right index finger, and began to play tricks. "If you don't tell me, I won't leave."

Xuanli looked back at the queue that had already formed a long queue, and took a deep breath: "You are prettier than him, more considerate than him, more ostentatious than him..."

(End of this chapter)