Chapter 582 You Two Are Cousins
At dinner, the Li family prepared two large tables of sumptuous dishes. Although it was not yet New Year’s Eve, it was almost there.

Especially with Yuan Wanqing's arrival, everyone was very enthusiastic after seeing the big star again.

Chen Lu and Chen Sijia kept surrounding Yuan Wanqing.

However, at the dinner table, Yuan Wanqing remained silent, only responding occasionally.

Because I had met Yuan Wanqing during the Chinese New Year last year, I knew that she was not the kind of person who would put on airs, so I just thought that Yuan Wanqing was too tired and didn't want to talk.

After all, from October 16 until now, Yuan Wanqing has held concerts in more than a dozen cities.

There are also various work tasks interspersed in between, it would be strange if I wasn't tired.

But Yuan Wanqing actually just didn't know how to face Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi.

Yuan Wanqing felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about the fact that her daughter had seen the intimate scenes between her and Ying Zhicheng during the summer vacation, and even saw the kissing moment.

Just hearing what Li Luo said made her feel a little awkward, but Yuan Wanqing had been through many ups and downs after all, so she quickly adjusted her mentality.

But at this moment, when she was sitting at the same table with Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi, Yuan Wanqing noticed the way the two girls looked at her, and she always felt uncomfortable.

It would have been fine if she didn’t know about it before, but now that she knows about it, Yuan Wanqing feels really uneasy.

She didn't know what Yan Zhusheng thought about her mother secretly finding a man without telling her.

It is also unclear whether Ying Chanxi would reject his existence.

All this made her feel anxious and worried.

On the screen, she is a big star that everyone looks up to and envies.

But only Yuan Wanqing, who came from the countryside, knew clearly what she really desired.

Her husband died early, and she was able to raise Yan Zhusheng thanks to the help of Sister Ruqing's family.

Especially since she was just a country girl at the time, and was noticed by Ying Zhicheng just because of her good voice, and was brought to the company for training on a trial basis.

After discovering that she really had talent in this area, they spared no effort in providing her with resources to get started, allowing her to shine with her first album.

If sister Ruqing had not passed away early and if she had not suffered from heart disease, they could have lived a happier life.

But Yuan Wanqing sometimes had to admit some dark thoughts in her heart.

In fact... she had already secretly admired Zhicheng in her heart when Yan Ruqing was still alive.

But she was well aware of her status and always paid attention to her duties, never daring to overstep the mark.

But under the constraints of reason, she still yearns for the happy life of Yan Ruqing's family.

But if that were the case, Yuan Wanqing would not have really tried to get close to Ying Zhicheng after Yan Ruqing's death.

It was just that Yan Ruqing was in a car accident and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. In her last moments, she was fortunately able to have some time to say a few final words to Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing respectively.

After that, Yuan Wanqing went abroad for medical treatment and lived with Ying Zhicheng in a foreign country for a long time. In fact, they might not see each other many times every year.

It was not until she was assured by the doctor that her heart disease could be cured that she slowly changed her mindset and decided to accept Sister Ruqing's kindness.

But when the day came when she had to confront her two children, Yuan Wanqing became unusually nervous.

This nervousness was countless times more intense than when she was standing on the stage of a concert, facing the gazes and cheers of tens of thousands of audience members.

And this tension became more and more intense as dinner came to an end.

Li Guoru was drinking white wine, and Ying Zhicheng couldn't leave for a while.

Yuan Wanqing was dragged by Lin Xiuhong to play mahjong again.

It was not until after nine o'clock in the evening, when the men had finished drinking, that Ying Zhicheng came over and gave Yuan Wanqing a signal look.

Yuan Wanqing understood what he meant, and she made the excuse that she was a little tired, asked Li Luo's aunt next to her to help, and followed Ying Zhicheng back to the next room.

At this time, Li Luo also stretched, waved to Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng, and said that he would take them out for a walk.

The two girls didn't suspect anything at first, but when they followed Li Luo downstairs and saw him walking straight towards Ying Chanxi's yard, they immediately became suspicious.

"Li Luo." Yan Zhusheng asked curiously, "Do you want to sleep with us tonight?"

"You think too much."

"Then why did you come to my house?" Ying Chanxi looked puzzled and followed Li Luo up the stairs to the second floor.

When they walked into the living room, the two girls saw Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing sitting on the sofa with serious expressions. When they looked at them at the same time, they instantly realized something.

Ying Chanxi paused and froze at the door.

Although he had been mentally prepared before, Ying Chanxi was still a little overwhelmed when he suddenly had to face such a thing.

Fortunately, Li Luo reached out his hand in time, gently held Ying Chanxi's hand, pinched her soft little hand, and comforted her.

As for Yan Zhusheng, his expression didn't change at all. Seeing this, he obediently walked over to Yuan Wanqing and sat down.

Ying Chanxi did not walk to Ying Zhicheng, but instead held Li Luo's hand tightly and pulled him to sit on the sofa on the other side.

Ying Zhicheng looked at his daughter holding Li Luo's hand tightly, and the corners of his eyes could not help but twitch. He wanted to say something, but finally held back.

After all five people sat down, the atmosphere suddenly fell into a stalemate. No one spoke first until Li Luo couldn't stand it anymore and finally coughed twice to break the deadlock.

"Ahem...that something."

"Since we already know some things, there is no need to hide them anymore."

"It's all right now, right?"

As Li Luo broke the quiet atmosphere, Yuan Wanqing immediately took action. She stood up and walked to the side, took out two gift boxes, handed one to Yan Zhusheng, and personally handed the other to Ying Chanxi.

Ying Chanxi took it silently, looked down at the gift box, then looked at Yuan Wanqing, and saw Yuan Wanqing tucked her hair nervously, her hands seemed to be shaking.

"Xixi, this is a gift I bought from Qiongzhou City. Do you like it?"

Ying Chanxi whispered thank you, then opened the gift box and took out a crimson scarf.

Li Luo took the scarf and put it on Ying Chanxi.

Ying Chanxi accepted it obediently and let Li Luo wrap the scarf around her. Then she whispered, "It's very comfortable."

"Very beautiful." Li Luo praised.

"What about me?" Yan Zhusheng was also wearing the bright yellow scarf given by her mother. At this moment, she was looking at Li Luo with an expression of praise on her face.

"This color suits you very well." Li Luo said with a smile, "It's very beautiful."

The atmosphere in the living room was much softer than before.

At this time, Ying Zhicheng finally spoke.

"Xixi, Dad was wrong in this matter." Ying Zhicheng admitted his mistake right away.

"Dad, do you feel that I did something wrong?" Ying Chanxi pursed his lips and asked after hearing Ying Zhicheng's apology.

Seeing that his daughter didn't have any temper, but noticing Ying Chanxi's quiet eyes at this time, Ying Zhicheng felt guilty for no reason.

Fortunately, he recalled some of the suggestions Li Luo had given him in private this afternoon, so he said carefully:

"I shouldn't have kept this from you."

"You have always been sensible, obedient and considerate."

"When I first had the idea of ​​remarrying, I should have shared it with you right away, instead of hiding it until now."

"This is Dad's fault. Dad apologizes to you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ying Chanxi's eyes softened instantly, no longer as quiet and cold as before.

Seeing this change in his eyes, Ying Zhicheng immediately felt relieved and thought that Li Luo was a very reliable guy.

But only Li Luo knew that Ying Chanxi actually understood his father's difficulties.

When it comes to second marriage, even if you are reluctant at first, you will choose to understand it.

It’s just that Ying Chanxi has always hated people around her hiding important things from her, not telling her, and even saying that it’s for her own good.

This is what is really hard for Ying Chanxi to accept.

The feeling of not being trusted is what Ying Chanxi really hates.

So when Ying Zhicheng said this, Ying Chanxi's attitude immediately softened.

But she still said, "Why are you telling me now? Did Li Luo secretly inform you?"

"Don't wrongly accuse me." Li Luo raised his hands in surrender immediately after hearing this. "Uncle Ying and the others were planning to tell you two during the Chinese New Year."

"Really?" Ying Chanxi was stunned for a moment, thinking that Ying Zhicheng would wait until he went to college.

I didn't expect you to say it now.

But immediately, Ying Chanxi couldn't help but glance at Yuan Wanqing's belly and whispered, "Aunt Yuan... is it..."

Yuan Wanqing is an old hand, and she understood Ying Chanxi's meaning almost instantly. Her face immediately turned red, and she covered her belly: "Xixi, you think too much. Your father and I are still in the rising stage of our careers in the past two years. How can we have children?"

Don’t you want children?

This doubt arose in Li Luo's mind.

In his impression, Ying Zhicheng seemed to have a son later on, and his father mentioned it to him in casual conversation during dinner.

But that should have happened after Ying Chanxi went to college.

Today, Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng are not like in their previous life, their careers are gradually going downhill, so they have little desire to have children.

Especially if Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi could accept their parents' marriage and the family lived in harmony and happiness, Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing probably would not necessarily plan to have another child.

After all, although Yuan Wanqing's heart disease is under control, she is still an older mother. Even if she has assets to provide comprehensive medical assistance, it is still quite stressful in the final analysis.

When you think about it this way, it makes sense.

After confirming that Yuan Wanqing was not pregnant, Ying Chanxi seemed relieved.

Maybe she is not ready to welcome her father's second child.

After all, if he had to face a half-brother or sister who was about to be born, Ying Chanxi would find it a little hard to accept it for a while.

After ruling out this possibility, Ying Chanxi finally relaxed completely, and his emotions were no longer as tense as before.

"So...Xixi, what do you think?" Ying Zhicheng reached out and took Yuan Wanqing's hand, looking at Ying Chanxi seriously, "Your mother had a very good relationship with your Aunt Yuan when she was alive."

"I don't expect you to accept it right away, I just hope you can give her a chance."

"Let's just get along as a family, okay?"

Ying Chanxi watched Ying Zhicheng take Yuan Wanqing's hand in front of him, and then looked at Yan Zhusheng who was sitting obediently next to Yuan Wanqing.

Yan Zhusheng grasped the point and turned around and asked curiously, "Mom, are you close to Xixi's mom? How come I don't know?"

As soon as these words came out, Ying Chanxi also reacted instantly: "Yes, what is going on?"

Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing were also stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that Xixi and Zhusheng were still very young at that time, and they really had no memory of the past events of their elders.

"Well... this matter... is a long story." Ying Zhicheng pondered for a while and began to think about where to start.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng pricked up their ears, ready to listen to what Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing had to say.

Soon, their eyes widened with expressions of disbelief.

"So... my mother's brother is my uncle..." Ying Chanxi blinked, still a little confused, "Then, then... Aunt Yuan is actually my aunt?!"

"Mom is Xixi's aunt." Yan Zhusheng counted on his fingers and began to calculate the relationship, "Then Uncle Ying is my... my..."

Yan Zhusheng grew up abroad and was a little confused about the relationships and names of his relatives in China, and was stuck for a while.

It was Li Luo who coughed and reminded, "Uncle Ying is your uncle."

"But...if that's the case...you two..." Ying Chanxi was a little dumbfounded at this time.

I originally thought that my father just fell in love with Yuan Wanqing because she was an artist in his company and they had more contact with each other.

So there is actually such a relationship between the two? !

"Why don't I have any impression of Aunt Yuan?" Ying Chanxi fell into deep thought for a moment, racking his brains but unable to recall anything from his childhood.

"When you were a kid, your mother was still alive. She lived with you in Jincheng Community, and was a neighbor of Li Luo's family." Ying Zhicheng said, "And your aunt Yuan had a house in the city, which happened to be near my company, so I stayed there for a while."

"But I don't have any impression of Uncle Ying." Yan Zhusheng asked curiously.

"You were only one or two years old at that time." Yuan Wanqing explained, "When you were a little older, he rented a house on his own. It's normal that you have no impression of him."

"Wait a minute." After listening to Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng's explanation, Yan Zhusheng suddenly realized something else and immediately raised his hand to ask, "If mom is Xixi's aunt, Uncle Ying is my uncle."

"That……"

"Then what is my relationship with Zhu Sheng?" Ying Chanxi on the other side blurted out, obviously aware of this problem.

"Ahem..." Li Luo glanced at Xixi, then at Zhusheng, and then said, "You two are cousins."

When saying this, Li Luo couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, but luckily he managed to suppress it so it didn't look particularly obvious.

(End of this chapter)