One Thousand and Fifty-Seven The Truth From 5 Years Ago (Part 1)

"What's wrong?" Shu Nian asked softly when he saw him looking at her without moving.

Ye Yan came back to his senses, took the medicine, and took her hand over, wrapping it around his waist, "Stay here for a few days, wait for me to come back. After I come back, we will get married first, and as for other things about meeting the parents, we will talk about it later."

Shu Nian said "hmm" again and nodded.

Ye Yan's chin pressed on the top of her head, sighing with satisfaction. It seems that he will come back as soon as possible on this business trip.

Shu Nian sent Ye Yan out. As soon as he left, she returned to bed and nestled in the quilt.

His scent still remained in the quilt. Shu Nian gathered the quilt under her nose and sniffed greedily. The words Ye Yan had just left were still ringing in her ears.

Marry...

Thinking of these two words, her heart felt a little warm and sweet.

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Shu Nian was sleeping in a daze, and the ringing doorbell woke her up. She was in a daze, and at first she hadn't come back to her senses, not knowing where she was. When she saw the people outside through the peephole, she suddenly woke up.

She opened the door and saw Ye Lan standing alone outside, holding a thermos bottle in her hand.

"Sister-in-law!"

Seeing Shu Nian, Ye Lan called her crisply. The little girl was mischievous, cheerful and outgoing.

On the contrary, Shu Nian blushed at her call, and didn't dare to respond for a while, but just changed the subject, "Are you looking for your brother? Come in first. But he just went on a business trip."

Shu Nian tidied his messy hair a little uncomfortably, and took out slippers from the cupboard for Ye Lan.

Ye Lan smiled and watched her series of actions, blinking his big eyes, "Sister-in-law, are you living with my brother? No wonder he hasn't been home much recently."

Shu Nian was embarrassed, "No... it just happened that today..."

"No need to explain, my brother told me."

"What did he say?"

"He said that when he comes back this time, you two will get married, and you will be my real sister-in-law! Sister-in-law,

If my brother bullies me in the future, you have to stand by me and help me teach him a lesson. Okay?"

Ye Lan held Shu Nian's hand affectionately. Before it really started, he was already pulling people to stand in line.

Shu Nian was amused. He also thought Ye Lan was very cute. Just nodded, "Of course."

"If you help me, my brother won't be able to teach me a lesson in the future. By the way!" Ye Lan brought back the thermos bottle that he had forgotten at the entrance and handed it to Shu Nian, "Sister-in-law, eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

"What is this?"

"My brother insisted that I bring you breakfast. No, it's almost lunch now."

Shu Nian: "..."

She opened the thermos bottle and the aroma filled her nose. There were some pastries and bird's nest porridge in the thermos bottle.

She didn't expect Ye Yan to really ask someone to send food over, and he asked Ye Lan to come.

At this moment, Ye Lan was sitting on the sofa opposite her, leaning his little head and staring at her. Shu Nian noticed and asked as he walked to the kitchen to get something, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Shu Nian's eyes followed her figure towards the kitchen. She leaned on the sofa and said, "Sister-in-law, how can you be so charming?"

"Hmm?" Shu Nian's cheerful voice came from the kitchen, "Is this your compliment to your future ally?"

"It's not a compliment, it's an exclamation. A woman who can make my brother love her so much must be extraordinary."

Shu Nian smiled.

At this moment, he had already taken out two sets of bowls and chopsticks and asked her, "Do you want to eat together?"

"Well, I've already eaten at home." Ye Lan waved his hand.

Shu Nian did not force it. He pulled a chair and sat down by the coffee table before answering Ye Lan's question, "Has your brother loved anyone before?"

"No." Ye Lan shook his head, "It's because he didn't, so I'm particularly curious about you! Last time I brought Sister Xu Ying to see my brother, my brother was so fierce that he almost kicked me out. Sister Xu Ying made him so angry."

Shu Nian knew that the last time Ye Lan was talking about was probably the time she happened to run into.

"So...your brother has never had a girlfriend before?" Shu Nian continued to ask. It's not that I don't believe him, but women are like this. They always like to ask about some things over and over again, which makes them feel more happy.

"No. I almost thought he was in love with Brother Ji Feng!"

"Pfft." Shu Nian laughed, thought about it carefully, and nodded, "They are actually quite a good match."

Ye Lan laughed crisply, "If it's true, my dad will have to kill my brother."

"But, sister-in-law, I came here today to tell you a secret."

"Huh? What secret?"

"Actually, I saw your photo in my brother's room a long time ago."

"Before?"

"Hmm~ five years ago. But my brother was too bloody at that time. He stabbed darts into your photo every day! When I saw the photo, your head was stabbed out. Moreover, he lied to me and said you looked like..."

"Like what?"

Ye Lan secretly glanced at her, and finally sold her brother out, "He said you look like a witch."

Shu Nian: "..."

What did Ye Yan think of him before? Shu Nian found that he didn't understand at all.

"I said my brother had a crush on you, so he took your photo to vent his anger. At that time, he was still stubborn and refused to admit it!" Ye Lan thought he was very wise. "But later, I saw that the photo he took was complete again, with you in it. Also, I didn't see him stab a dart in your head again."

Shu Nian listened to Ye Lan talking about these things, and felt fresh. There were too many things about Ye Yan that she didn't know, and they sounded very interesting.

The two girls, who were not very old, chatted more and more. Ye Lan was cheerful and simple, and she had no defense against anyone; Shu Nian, in addition to loving the whole family, also really liked such a little sister, so the two got along very well. The topic once revolved around Ye Yan. Ye Lan often complained about Ye Yan bullying her or controlling her too much, but Shu Nian could hear that this little girl only said it, and she didn't know how much she loved her brother in her heart.

"Sister-in-law, my brother loves you so much, you also love my brother with the same heart, right?" Ye Lan asked suddenly.

Her question was too straightforward, and Shu Nian was embarrassed. He really didn't know how to answer such a question with a 16-year-old child.

Ye Lan looked at her steadily with big eyes, "Although my brother has a bit of a temper, he is actually a very good person and he loves you very much. If he does something wrong, can you not be angry with him?"

Ye Lan remembered the night when Ye Yan asked her about "doing something wrong" with a heavy heart. She knew best how much Ye Yan cared about Shu Nian, and how entangled, regretful and cautious Ye Yan was about what happened five years ago.