259: I am not well

I am not well

Nei Zhaoyang smiled, "Before you came along, I've never seen Bro Xi treat anyone with such concern and gentleness. Really!"

He even raised his volume to make his point, "He isn't even this nice to Aunt Xi. If Aunt Xi was around today to see this, she'd definitely be jealous!"

"Get on with your eating. So much food and it still can't stuff your mouth." Nei Zhaoyang felt someone kicking his leg under the table. It was Xi Ting.

"Hey, Bro Xi, you're so gentle to your woman and so rough with your brother here. Isn't this contrast too much!" Nei Zhaoyang whined. He lost his image with that pouty look.

Qin Yan couldn't help but laugh at him. And her laughter had him lock his eyes on her. He was just pouting and grumbling a moment ago, and now he was looking at Qin Yan blankly.

He suddenly understood why his Bro Xi liked this young Sis-in-law and not his sister. Sis-in-law really looked beautiful when she smiled. She even had a dimple! He really liked girls with dimples, they were just adorable.

Few people knew that Second Young Master Nei, who often announced that he liked sexy beauties, actually had an eye for lolicons instead.

His favorite type of women weren't the provocative, glamorous belles, but the sweet and pure lolicons.

Girls with huge eyes, a small mouth, fair skin, dimples, a ponytail, and standing around 1.56 meters in height were his favorite. He found them terribly difficult to resist!

Although Qin Yan's height wasn't that of a lolicon, and her appearance wasn't exactly fitting as well… her smile and those dimples were enough. She was the mixture of the two types of girls.

At that moment, Nei Zhaoyang felt as if he was looking at his first love. His heart was racing wildly.

"Hey, Bro Xi, why'd you kick me again! It hurts!"

He felt pain rush up his calf just as he was enjoying the "scenery". This time, Xi Ting kicked him harder than before. He was just short of sending him tumbling to the floor.

Nei Zhaoyang rubbed his chin and snapped at him.

Xi Ting looked at him expressionlessly, "Then keep your eyes to yourself before I gouge them out."

Nei Zhaoyang was speechless. He'd just taken a few more looks at Sis-in-law. Wait, was Bro Xi… jealous? Since when was Bro Xi such a person!

On the other side of the table, the wine glass in Nei Mianmian's hand was almost shattering under her force.

"Ah Ting," She took a deep breath and maintained a presentable smile. She asked in the most casual tone possible, "When are you and Yan Yan planning to hold your wedding? I can make time for it in advance."

Qin Yan choked on her juice and coughed incessantly. Why did she bring the wedding up! She hadn't even thought about holding a wedding.

"Don't gulp it down too fast," Xi Ting patted her on the back, and only when she regained her breath did he reply Nei Mianmian, "I'll see what Yan Yan thinks. She'll call the shots."

This response startled Nei Mianmian slightly. She clenched her jaw, "Haven't Aunt Xi and Uncle Xi hurried both of you?"

Xi Ting looked up slowly. When his dark eyes met Nei Mianmian's, she felt fear.

Before he said more, she quickly added, "What I mean is, since both of you are committed, Aunt Xi and Uncle Xi definitely would hope for you both to get married soon, right?"

Xi Ting looked at her for a few seconds and then smiled, "They haven't met Yan Yan yet."

"Why?" Nei Mianmian feigned astonishment, "Is there a problem?"

"Yan Yan isn't ready," Xi Ting turned to face the girl beside him and patted her on the head, "I'll take her home only when she's ready. Before that, if she doesn't wish to go to my house yet, then we shan't go."

He didn't sound especially gentle, but it wasn't hard to detect the affection in it. He made it very clear. Regardless of the matter, he would respect Qin Yan's decision. They'd do it her way.

How much did a man like Xi Ting have to love her for him to pamper her this way?

Especially when he had always been used to making decisions on his own. It had always been others compromising and going along with his say, never the other way around.

Even the other guys were surprised to hear him say that, let alone Nei Mianmian.

Nei Mianmian asked this because she thought that Xi Ting wasn't ready to take Qin Yan home to his parents. But Xi Ting's reply was a slap to her own face.

"Oh, i-is it?" Nei Mianmian's voice shook.

"Mm," Xi Ting replied simply.

At this point, the waiter entered with a serving of ice-cream. Xi Ting had ordered it for Qin Yan.

He received it and handed it to her, "Eat slowly. Don't stuff yourself with it!"

Qin Yan was speechless. She really wanted to say, Young Master Xi, can you not show public display of affection, atleast in front of your friends?

Qin Yan felt as if she could see the daggers in Nei Mianmian's eyes.

Just like… at this exact moment. She took a bite of the ice-cream and immediately heard the man beside her chuckle, "Is it good?"

"Uh…" Qin Yan swallowed the ice-cream and said, "It's pretty good."

It was such a high-class restaurant, how could anything be subpar!

"Mm," Xi Ting nodded, "Let me try some."

Qin Yan was speechless. "Y-You want to try some?" She looked up at him.

Xi Ting raised a brow, "I can't?"

"Of course you can."

But didn't he say he wasn't really into desserts? And she'd never seen him have them before.

"Then let me try some," Xi Ting repeated.

"Oh, okay," Qin Yan had no idea why he was so interested all of a sudden, but she handed the spoon to him anyway.

But Xi Ting did not take the spoon. Instead, he smiled alluringly and looked her in the eye, "Feed me."

A coughing fit ensued.

Nei Zhaoyang accidentally spat the red wine he was drinking. Nei Zehai, sitting beside him, was on the receiving end of it. His prim white top was dotted with maroon drops.

Nei Zehai's expression instantly darkened as he turned towards him with a murderous look.

"Cough! Brother, I-I didn't mean it."

Nei Zhaoyang had gone red from choking on his drink, and his eyes were getting teary as well. He was trying hard to catch his breath as he said, "But don't you find this f**king strange? Just look at Bro Xi, it's like he's f**king possessed or something. Can you even believe that he's still the same Bro Xi we know?"

Yan Shaoqing supported Nei Zhaoyang, "Zhaoyang is right. What the hell is an ice-cream? I've played with him since we even learned how to crawl, and I've never seen him like this. He said he didn't like dessert!"

Nei Mianmian's expression turned a little more nasty with each statement. She had bitten her lip so hard it was almost bleeding. Even the smile she'd feigned for the greater part of the time was gone.

That's right, Xi Ting never ate desserts. She'd made desserts for him before, but he hadn't even taken a bite. He had told her he didn't like them. So, she stopped preparing them for him altogether.

But he just said he wanted to eat the ice-cream. Just because the ice-cream was for Qin Yan? Just because Qin Yan liked it? Was that why he wanted a bite of it too?

The ball of jealousy grew and rose inside her. She placed the wine glass on the table heavily and stood up all of a sudden.

The rest of them were rather shocked by her actions.

Nei Zhaoyang turned around and looked a little concerned. He was afraid she'd do something irrational.

He called out to his sister, partly as a form of reminder, "Mianmian.."2

Xi Ting looked up at her as well.

"I'm a little unwell," Nei Mianmian took a deep breath and kept her emotions grounded in her heart. She tried her best to maintain rationality and to force an unnatural smile, "I'd like to head home first. I'll give you guys a good treat sometime."

"You're unwell?" Yan Shaoqing quickly said, "You'd better get home and rest early, then. Anyway, we're all friends, we can meet another day too."

It was better for everyone if Nei Mianmian left first. Otherwise, she could lose it in a while and cause trouble.

Right then, Nei Zehai stood up too. He placed his hands in his pocket and said casually, "I'll go back with Mianmian."

Xi Ting looked at Nei Mianmian for a while, then nodded, "Since you're unwell, you'd better get home earlier."

Nie Mianmian suddenly felt her nose scrunch up. He hadn't even asked where she was feeling unwell!

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