“Yan Ge! How did you become like this?” Du Rulan suddenly felt that her second son was very unfamiliar. The previous Yan Ge was obedient, filial, always thinking of them, willing to do anything they asked, but now he’s so rebellious. He not only lacks respect for them, but treats them like strangers. Is this really her second son?
Yan Ge took a couple of steps and then stopped.
Du Rulan snorted and raised an eyebrow at him, waiting for him to apologize.
“Mom, Dad, I’ve given you my company and several properties. Whenever you have time, you can handle the paperwork,” Yan Ge said without looking back and left.
“Dad, I’ll talk to him,” Yan Weifeng followed him. He felt something odd about Yan Ge. He had someone investigate Yan Ge and Huangfu Yuchen, but they only found that the two of them appeared in the commercial area and then traveled to the capital city. Apart from that, there was nothing else. It was as if these two had just appeared out of thin air. This made him more certain that Huangfu Yuchen’s identity wasn’t simple; otherwise, how could they hide their origins so deeply? He didn’t dare to act rashly, which is why he hadn’t intervened earlier.
Yan Ge knew that Yan Weifeng had followed him. He didn’t walk quickly, and when Yan Weifeng approached, he turned and waited. He secretly observed him, realizing that in the Yan family, he truly seemed like an outsider. He wasn’t close to his parents, nor did he have a strong bond with this older brother. Yan Ge remembered that in their childhood, the relationship between the two brothers was fine, but as Yan Weifeng grew older, Yan Jiaqiang began to groom him as the heir. Yan Weifeng always seemed busy, and even when they did meet, it was just a pat on the shoulder. Yan Ge had wanted to be close to his older brother when he was young, but as he grew older, that desire faded. Later, when Yan Yan came along, Yan Jiaqiang and his wife treated him like a treasure, even Yan Weifeng became more fond of Yan Yan. It could be said that Yan Ge grew up in his family’s negligence; not going astray was a stroke of luck.
Yan Weifeng approached. “I mentioned that I wanted to talk to you last time. Do you have time now?”
Yan Ge smiled and nodded. “Actually, I wanted to talk to you too. Get in the car.”
Yan Weifeng got in, and Yan Ge didn’t start the car.
“Big brother, what do you want to talk about?”
Yan Weifeng said, “Today’s matter was indeed wrong on Mom and Dad’s part. But you also know, Dad’s always been forceful and a bit self-centered, he didn’t intend to hurt you. As for Mom, she’s a bit spoiled, but we juniors should try to understand.”
“I’m willing to understand,” Yan Ge nodded with a smile, “But understanding doesn’t mean I’ll simply follow their every arrangement. If you’re here to discuss the matter of the wine recipe, there’s no need for further explanation. And if you’re trying to advise me to break up with Yuchen, it’s also not possible.”
Yan Weifeng was taken aback.
“Here’s the thing: I won’t have any financial involvement with the Yan family from now on, and I’ll have control over my own life. You can pass this message on to Dad and Mom.” Yan Ge dropped a bombshell with a casual tone, and then added nonchalantly, “By the way, big brother, I want to ask you, do you think it’s possible that I’m not really their biological son?”
Yan Jianqiang and Du Rulan had always been cold toward him, and Yan Weifeng had noticed it too. It seemed strange, but it wasn’t his concern, and he was usually too busy to pay attention to such matters.
“… Of course, you’re their biological son.”
Yan Ge’s reply was quite flat. “Oh,” he said, “Well then, I’ll leave it to you and Yan Yan to take care of them.”
“What do you mean?” Yan Weifeng stared at him intently and asked in a deep voice.
Yan Ge smiled, “Since my parents don’t like me, there’s no need for me to keep appearing before them. Give it some time, and when Yuchen gets his driver’s license and passport, we’ll travel. You and Yan Yan can show them filial piety.”
By completely excluding himself from the Yan family, Yan Ge gave Yan Weifeng a sense of bewilderment.
“You should sit down and have a proper talk with Mom and Dad.”
“No need.” Yan Ge tapped the steering wheel lightly and said casually, “You also know how much effort I put in before to gain their approval, but I’ve never succeeded. There’s no need for it now.”
He glanced at his watch, “I need to go pick up Yuchen.”
Yan Weifeng could only get out of the car, watching the blue off-road vehicle drive away. He felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness, as if the Yan family would surely regret this in the future.
After class, Huangfu Yuchen walked downstairs. Yan Ge hadn’t arrived yet, so he stood by the roadside waiting.
Several girls who had attended class with him looked at him with admiring eyes. This man was already of high quality, and now that he had learned cooking, he was even more perfect. Unfortunately, this good man was already spoken for; otherwise, why would he be learning cooking?
“Hey handsome, where are you going? Let me give you a ride,” a beautiful woman in a convertible stopped in front of Huangfu Yuchen, removed her sunglasses, and cast a flirtatious glance at him.
Huangfu Yuchen curved his lips into a smile, and walked down the steps.
The beauty felt delighted, but she watched as Huangfu Yuchen’s gaze didn’t even flicker toward her car. Instead, he walked to the side of an SUV, reached out to touch the head that poked out from the car window, and pressed a kiss onto that person’s forehead.
The beauty was surprised and sighed in disappointment. She could see clearly; it was a man inside the car! All the good men these days were already taken.
As Huangfu Yuchen got into the car, Yan Ge teased, “I haven’t had lunch yet. Are we going to buy groceries now?”
“You haven’t had lunch? Did the Yan Family say something unpleasant again?” Huangfu Yuchen frowned, pulled him into a hug, and kissed the corner of his smiling eyes. “Don’t go there next time.”
“Yeah,” Yan Ge tilted his head up.
Huangfu Yuchen held his head, planting a thorough kiss before letting go. “Let’s go buy groceries. Eggs, corn, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, and dried white fruits. I’ll make you egg fried rice today. I’ll prepare vegetarian dishes for you tomorrow, and meat dishes the day after.”
“You can make egg fried rice?” Yan Ge looked at him skeptically. “You’ve only had half a day of class.”
“Are you underestimating me?” Huangfu Yuchen’s large palm landed on Yan Ge’s thigh. “Drive.”
Yan Ge started the car but couldn’t help glance at him again. He imagined him wearing an apron and holding a spatula, and couldn’t help but chuckle.
“What are you laughing at?” Huangfu Yuchen asked knowingly.
“Nothing, nothing,” Yan Ge didn’t dare to admit what he was daydreaming; it would be his loss if Huangfu Yuchen refused to cook.
They went to the supermarket and bought the necessary ingredients. Back home, Huangfu Yuchen carried the groceries to the kitchen.
Yan Ge brought over a chair and camera, sitting near the kitchen door.
Huangfu Yuchen turned to look at him with a meaningful smile, then calmly began the preparations. He cooked the rice, washed and sliced the tomatoes and cucumbers, and beat the eggs.
Yan Ge got so engrossed in watching him that he absentmindedly walked into the kitchen and forgot to take pictures. After twenty minutes, Huangfu Yuchen placed a fragrant plate of egg fried rice on the dining table.
Yan Ge looked at the delicious-looking egg fried rice and couldn’t bear to eat it. Huangfu Yuchen used fresh red tomato slices and green cucumber slices to form a heart shape on the round plate. The egg fried rice was surrounded by the heart, adorned with golden eggs, emerald cucumber dices, orange corn, and red carrot dices as decoration. It was irresistible.
“Try it,” Huangfu Yuchen handed him a spoon and watched as Yan Ge stared at the dish but hesitated to eat it. He smiled, scooped up a spoonful of egg fried rice, and held it to Yan Ge’s mouth, “Open up.”
Yan Ge obediently ate it, and his eyes lit up. He nodded repeatedly, “It’s delicious! You should taste it too.”
There was a grain of rice on his lips, and Huangfu Yuchen squinted his eyes. He pulled Yan Ge into his arms, pressed his lips and licked the rice, then used his tongue to pry Yan Ge’s teeth open and enter his mouth.
After responding briefly, Yan Ge pushed him away, looking straight at the egg fried rice. “Let’s eat first.”
Huangfu Yuchen chuckled and let him go.
“You try it too, it really tastes great.” Yan Ge fed him a spoonful.
Huangfu Yuchen nodded, “It’s not bad, but I forgot to add green onions. It would’ve been even more flavorful.”
Both of them ate the whole plate of egg fried rice together.
“We’ll have this for dinner tonight.” Yan Ge licked his lips, seeming unsatisfied.
“Alright.” Huangfu Yuchen took the plate to the kitchen, then came back, bringing fruits with him. He sat down next to Yan Ge. “Baby, what are the arrangements for the afternoon?”
“I’m going to get your passport and driver’s license after four o’clock.” Yan Ge reclined on the sofa, picked up the remote from the coffee table, and turned on the TV. “How about going to a movie tonight?”
“Okay. How did you manage to get the driver’s license and passport so quickly?” Huangfu Yuchen washed the fruits and brought them over, sitting down beside Yan Ge.
“Having connections makes things easier. Remember Xu Kai? I asked him to help.” He rested his head on Huangfu Yuchen’s thigh and said, “But you should practice driving more. We’ll drive to the outskirts tomorrow after lunch. I know a place that’s perfect for you to practice.”
Huangfu Yuchen fed him grapes. “And have a field battle on the side.”
Yan Ge’s lips twitched. He shifted his gaze from the TV and asked, “Did you visit some messy website?”
Huangfu Yuchen calmly responded, “No. That was a slip of the tongue. I meant to say picnic. By the way, baby, what does ‘field battle’ mean?”
“Field battle… It’s outdoor combat, a military term. Watch TV, watch TV.” Yan Ge spoke seriously, fully engrossed in watching the television.
Huangfu Yuchen didn’t expose him, secretly calculating what he should bring for their outing tomorrow. The Earth of the 21st century was a good place, offering everything one could need. He felt that he and his beloved could spend more time on Earth.
“Yan Ge! How did you become like this?” Du Rulan suddenly felt that her second son was very unfamiliar. The previous Yan Ge was obedient, filial, always thinking of them, willing to do anything they asked, but now he’s so rebellious. He not only lacks respect for them, but treats them like strangers. Is this really her second son?
Yan Ge took a couple of steps and then stopped.
Du Rulan snorted and raised an eyebrow at him, waiting for him to apologize.
“Mom, Dad, I’ve given you my company and several properties. Whenever you have time, you can handle the paperwork,” Yan Ge said without looking back and left.
“Dad, I’ll talk to him,” Yan Weifeng followed him. He felt something odd about Yan Ge. He had someone investigate Yan Ge and Huangfu Yuchen, but they only found that the two of them appeared in the commercial area and then traveled to the capital city. Apart from that, there was nothing else. It was as if these two had just appeared out of thin air. This made him more certain that Huangfu Yuchen’s identity wasn’t simple; otherwise, how could they hide their origins so deeply? He didn’t dare to act rashly, which is why he hadn’t intervened earlier.
Yan Ge knew that Yan Weifeng had followed him. He didn’t walk quickly, and when Yan Weifeng approached, he turned and waited. He secretly observed him, realizing that in the Yan family, he truly seemed like an outsider. He wasn’t close to his parents, nor did he have a strong bond with this older brother. Yan Ge remembered that in their childhood, the relationship between the two brothers was fine, but as Yan Weifeng grew older, Yan Jiaqiang began to groom him as the heir. Yan Weifeng always seemed busy, and even when they did meet, it was just a pat on the shoulder. Yan Ge had wanted to be close to his older brother when he was young, but as he grew older, that desire faded. Later, when Yan Yan came along, Yan Jiaqiang and his wife treated him like a treasure, even Yan Weifeng became more fond of Yan Yan. It could be said that Yan Ge grew up in his family’s negligence; not going astray was a stroke of luck.
Yan Weifeng approached. “I mentioned that I wanted to talk to you last time. Do you have time now?”
Yan Ge smiled and nodded. “Actually, I wanted to talk to you too. Get in the car.”
Yan Weifeng got in, and Yan Ge didn’t start the car.
“Big brother, what do you want to talk about?”
Yan Weifeng said, “Today’s matter was indeed wrong on Mom and Dad’s part. But you also know, Dad’s always been forceful and a bit self-centered, he didn’t intend to hurt you. As for Mom, she’s a bit spoiled, but we juniors should try to understand.”
“I’m willing to understand,” Yan Ge nodded with a smile, “But understanding doesn’t mean I’ll simply follow their every arrangement. If you’re here to discuss the matter of the wine recipe, there’s no need for further explanation. And if you’re trying to advise me to break up with Yuchen, it’s also not possible.”
Yan Weifeng was taken aback.
“Here’s the thing: I won’t have any financial involvement with the Yan family from now on, and I’ll have control over my own life. You can pass this message on to Dad and Mom.” Yan Ge dropped a bombshell with a casual tone, and then added nonchalantly, “By the way, big brother, I want to ask you, do you think it’s possible that I’m not really their biological son?”
Yan Jianqiang and Du Rulan had always been cold toward him, and Yan Weifeng had noticed it too. It seemed strange, but it wasn’t his concern, and he was usually too busy to pay attention to such matters.
“… Of course, you’re their biological son.”
Yan Ge’s reply was quite flat. “Oh,” he said, “Well then, I’ll leave it to you and Yan Yan to take care of them.”
“What do you mean?” Yan Weifeng stared at him intently and asked in a deep voice.
Yan Ge smiled, “Since my parents don’t like me, there’s no need for me to keep appearing before them. Give it some time, and when Yuchen gets his driver’s license and passport, we’ll travel. You and Yan Yan can show them filial piety.”
By completely excluding himself from the Yan family, Yan Ge gave Yan Weifeng a sense of bewilderment.
“You should sit down and have a proper talk with Mom and Dad.”
“No need.” Yan Ge tapped the steering wheel lightly and said casually, “You also know how much effort I put in before to gain their approval, but I’ve never succeeded. There’s no need for it now.”
He glanced at his watch, “I need to go pick up Yuchen.”
Yan Weifeng could only get out of the car, watching the blue off-road vehicle drive away. He felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness, as if the Yan family would surely regret this in the future.
After class, Huangfu Yuchen walked downstairs. Yan Ge hadn’t arrived yet, so he stood by the roadside waiting.
Several girls who had attended class with him looked at him with admiring eyes. This man was already of high quality, and now that he had learned cooking, he was even more perfect. Unfortunately, this good man was already spoken for; otherwise, why would he be learning cooking?
“Hey handsome, where are you going? Let me give you a ride,” a beautiful woman in a convertible stopped in front of Huangfu Yuchen, removed her sunglasses, and cast a flirtatious glance at him.
Huangfu Yuchen curved his lips into a smile, and walked down the steps.
The beauty felt delighted, but she watched as Huangfu Yuchen’s gaze didn’t even flicker toward her car. Instead, he walked to the side of an SUV, reached out to touch the head that poked out from the car window, and pressed a kiss onto that person’s forehead.
The beauty was surprised and sighed in disappointment. She could see clearly; it was a man inside the car! All the good men these days were already taken.
As Huangfu Yuchen got into the car, Yan Ge teased, “I haven’t had lunch yet. Are we going to buy groceries now?”
“You haven’t had lunch? Did the Yan Family say something unpleasant again?” Huangfu Yuchen frowned, pulled him into a hug, and kissed the corner of his smiling eyes. “Don’t go there next time.”
“Yeah,” Yan Ge tilted his head up.
Huangfu Yuchen held his head, planting a thorough kiss before letting go. “Let’s go buy groceries. Eggs, corn, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, and dried white fruits. I’ll make you egg fried rice today. I’ll prepare vegetarian dishes for you tomorrow, and meat dishes the day after.”
“You can make egg fried rice?” Yan Ge looked at him skeptically. “You’ve only had half a day of class.”
“Are you underestimating me?” Huangfu Yuchen’s large palm landed on Yan Ge’s thigh. “Drive.”
Yan Ge started the car but couldn’t help glance at him again. He imagined him wearing an apron and holding a spatula, and couldn’t help but chuckle.
“What are you laughing at?” Huangfu Yuchen asked knowingly.
“Nothing, nothing,” Yan Ge didn’t dare to admit what he was daydreaming; it would be his loss if Huangfu Yuchen refused to cook.
They went to the supermarket and bought the necessary ingredients. Back home, Huangfu Yuchen carried the groceries to the kitchen.
Yan Ge brought over a chair and camera, sitting near the kitchen door.
Huangfu Yuchen turned to look at him with a meaningful smile, then calmly began the preparations. He cooked the rice, washed and sliced the tomatoes and cucumbers, and beat the eggs.
Yan Ge got so engrossed in watching him that he absentmindedly walked into the kitchen and forgot to take pictures. After twenty minutes, Huangfu Yuchen placed a fragrant plate of egg fried rice on the dining table.
Yan Ge looked at the delicious-looking egg fried rice and couldn’t bear to eat it. Huangfu Yuchen used fresh red tomato slices and green cucumber slices to form a heart shape on the round plate. The egg fried rice was surrounded by the heart, adorned with golden eggs, emerald cucumber dices, orange corn, and red carrot dices as decoration. It was irresistible.
“Try it,” Huangfu Yuchen handed him a spoon and watched as Yan Ge stared at the dish but hesitated to eat it. He smiled, scooped up a spoonful of egg fried rice, and held it to Yan Ge’s mouth, “Open up.”
Yan Ge obediently ate it, and his eyes lit up. He nodded repeatedly, “It’s delicious! You should taste it too.”
There was a grain of rice on his lips, and Huangfu Yuchen squinted his eyes. He pulled Yan Ge into his arms, pressed his lips and licked the rice, then used his tongue to pry Yan Ge’s teeth open and enter his mouth.
After responding briefly, Yan Ge pushed him away, looking straight at the egg fried rice. “Let’s eat first.”
Huangfu Yuchen chuckled and let him go.
“You try it too, it really tastes great.” Yan Ge fed him a spoonful.
Huangfu Yuchen nodded, “It’s not bad, but I forgot to add green onions. It would’ve been even more flavorful.”
Both of them ate the whole plate of egg fried rice together.
“We’ll have this for dinner tonight.” Yan Ge licked his lips, seeming unsatisfied.
“Alright.” Huangfu Yuchen took the plate to the kitchen, then came back, bringing fruits with him. He sat down next to Yan Ge. “Baby, what are the arrangements for the afternoon?”
“I’m going to get your passport and driver’s license after four o’clock.” Yan Ge reclined on the sofa, picked up the remote from the coffee table, and turned on the TV. “How about going to a movie tonight?”
“Okay. How did you manage to get the driver’s license and passport so quickly?” Huangfu Yuchen washed the fruits and brought them over, sitting down beside Yan Ge.
“Having connections makes things easier. Remember Xu Kai? I asked him to help.” He rested his head on Huangfu Yuchen’s thigh and said, “But you should practice driving more. We’ll drive to the outskirts tomorrow after lunch. I know a place that’s perfect for you to practice.”
Huangfu Yuchen fed him grapes. “And have a field battle on the side.”
Yan Ge’s lips twitched. He shifted his gaze from the TV and asked, “Did you visit some messy website?”
Huangfu Yuchen calmly responded, “No. That was a slip of the tongue. I meant to say picnic. By the way, baby, what does ‘field battle’ mean?”
“Field battle… It’s outdoor combat, a military term. Watch TV, watch TV.” Yan Ge spoke seriously, fully engrossed in watching the television.
Huangfu Yuchen didn’t expose him, secretly calculating what he should bring for their outing tomorrow. The Earth of the 21st century was a good place, offering everything one could need. He felt that he and his beloved could spend more time on Earth.
