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Chapter 276 The two are as close as sisters (Please subscribe)

Xu Ye took a deep breath and looked at Qin Yun with a firm gaze: "Yes, I like Zhu Lin. She is very important to me."

Hearing this from the corner, Zhu Lin's heart raced and her cheeks flushed instantly.

She covered her mouth, afraid of making a sound, but the joy in her eyes was impossible to hide.

Qin Yun's expression visibly stiffened for a moment, but she quickly regained her smile.

"I knew it! But it's okay, you two aren't together yet anyway, I still have a chance." She winked playfully.

"In Ukraine, pursuing your sweetheart requires fair competition."

Xu Ye shook his head helplessly: "Qin Yun, stop fooling around."

“Our engagement was dissolved long ago. You should go find someone who is truly right for you.”

"But I think you're the perfect person for me," Qin Yun pouted, unconvinced.

"Besides, my Chinese is so good, and I understand Chinese culture so well, there's absolutely no problem for us to be together!"

At this moment, Zhu Lin finally couldn't help but come out.

She took a deep breath and looked directly into Qin Yun's eyes: "Qin Yun, relationships aren't a competition, nor are they something that can be won by who understands Chinese culture better. As for Xu Ye and me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Yun suddenly interrupted her: "Sister Zhu Lin, were you eavesdropping on our conversation? That's not very polite."

Zhu Lin's face turned even redder, but this time it was from shame and embarrassment.

Seeing this, Xu Ye immediately stood next to Zhu Lin: "Qin Yun, don't be like this. Now that we've talked things out, I hope you can understand."

As Qin Yun looked at the two people standing together, the light in her eyes gradually dimmed.

She lowered her head, remained silent for a moment, and then looked up with a forced smile: "Okay, I understand. But..."

She suddenly smiled slyly and continued, "Before I go back to Ukraine, I'll still come to visit Xu Ye often!"

Xu Ye and Zhu Lin exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

But at least now their feelings for each other are clear.

"It's getting late, I should go back."

"Xu Ye, you wouldn't let me go back alone, would you?" Qin Yun said, staring intently at Xu Ye.

"Xu Ye, why don't you go and see her off? It's not safe tonight, so you should take her back to school," Zhu Lin said generously.

“Okay, I’ll take her home in your car.” With that, Xu Ye went to push Zhu Lin’s car.

He felt he should buy a bicycle, since it wasn't convenient to buy other vehicles at this time.

"Be careful," Zhu Lin said after seeing Xu Ye and Qin Yun to the door.

Xu Ye nodded, then looked and got into the car.

"Come on up," Xu Ye said to Qin Yun, turning his head.

Qin Yun is tall and slender, so she didn't need to jump onto the car.

With a lift of her buttocks, her plump bottom landed on the back seat.

After sitting down, she put her arm around Xu Ye's waist and then glanced at Zhu Lin with a smug look.

Zhu Lin naturally saw it and smiled calmly.

She felt that Qin Yun was just a child, incredibly naive.

Xu Ye clearly didn't like this kind of naive young girl; he preferred a mature woman like her.

Xu Ye stared at the bicycle and rode outside.

Qin Yun leaned against Xu Ye's back without saying a word, remaining quiet the entire way.

Xu Ye did not break the silence and rode her bike all the way to her school dormitory.

"Alright, you can go now. If there's anything you can't resolve, you can come find me."

"From now on, you'll be my sister."

“After all, I’m two years older than you.” Xu Ye said, smiling at Qin Yun.

Qin Yun didn't say anything and walked towards the entrance of her dormitory building.

After taking a couple of steps, Qin Yun returned to Xu Ye's side and stood in front of him.

She said earnestly, "Xu Ye, I really like you."

"I've liked it for a very long time, even though we could only communicate through text back then."

"But now that I've met you, I find you even more attractive than the Xu Ye I had in my mind."

"I won't give up easily."

After saying that, she quickly kissed Xu Ye on the cheek.

Xu Ye stood there, touching his cheek, and shook his head as he looked at Qin Yun, who had already turned around.

Then he turned around and rode away.

He rode home quickly, at breakneck speed.

When he got home, he saw Zhu Lin standing in the yard, looking up at the starry sky.

"What are you thinking about?" Xu Ye walked to her side.

Zhu Lin said softly, "I'm thinking about our future. Qin Yun is a good girl, it's just..."

“It’s just that we weren’t meant to be,” Xu Ye replied.

Zhu Lin turned to look at him, her eyes shining brightly in the moonlight: "Xu Ye, are you really sure?"

Xu Ye didn't answer, but instead pulled her into his arms.

In this warm embrace, all questions were answered.

Inside the house, Wang Huiyu saw this scene through the window and smiled with satisfaction.

She quietly drew the curtains, leaving the couple alone.

A gentle night breeze caressed the scene, and the stars twinkled. On this ordinary night, two hearts finally drew closer to each other without reservation.

As for what the future holds, no one knows. But this embrace at this moment is beautiful enough.

But not long after, Xu Ye let go of Zhu Lin.

"Your sister and the others are back, they'll be coming in soon," Xu Ye whispered in Zhu Lin's ear.

"Oh..." Zhu Lin quickly turned around and ran towards her room.

She's not thinking about going public with the relationship yet; she's waiting until she's successful in her career and has the confidence to reveal it.

Because Xu Ye is not old enough, she cannot get a marriage certificate even if she wants to.

As Xu Ye watched Zhu Lin's hasty retreat, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

Under the moonlight, her figure was as light as a startled fawn, disappearing in the blink of an eye at the doorway.

He stood there, raising his hand to touch his cheek, where the warmth of Qin Yun's kiss still seemed to linger.

But at this moment, his heart was only for Zhu Lin.

Footsteps approached from afar. Xu Ye turned around and saw Julie, Lu Tao, and their daughter Lu Ning walking towards him, chatting and laughing.

He quickly adjusted his expression, pretended to be nonchalant, and walked to the well in the yard, where he drew a basin of water to wash his face.

"Xu Ye, are you washing your face so late?" Julie asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I just dropped a friend off, it's a bit hot," Xu Ye replied vaguely, deliberately splashing his face with cool water to hide his burning ears.

Julie gave him a meaningful look, but didn't ask any more questions, and took her daughter into the house.

Xu Ye let out a long sigh and looked up at Zhu Lin's window. "Want one?" Lu Tao took out a cigarette and handed it to Xu Ye.

"Thanks, Brother Lu." Xu Ye took the cigarette and lit it.

Lu Tao didn't say anything, even though he was happy to see Xu Ye and Zhu Lin get together.

However, he is henpecked and will not go against Julie's wishes.

After finishing his cigarette, Lu Tao went to wash up and prepare for bed.

Xu Ye returned to his room and then entered the mechanical workshop.

The task is not yet complete; we must continue to work hard.

If a beverage production line completes this task, it can open its own beverage factory as long as the wind changes.

In the machinery workshop, Xu Ye was fully focused on the design and debugging of the beverage production line.

The workshop was dimly lit, with various parts and tools scattered all over the floor. He busied himself among them, and the dense lines and data on the blueprints were, in his eyes, the path to success.

Time passed quietly, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally overcame a key technical problem, and a relieved smile appeared on his tired face.

After leaving the workshop, Xu Ye went out.

He went to exercise as usual today, and when he left home, he anticipated that Qin Yun would come.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the park, he found that Qin Yun was already there.

"Xu Ye, I brought you breakfast." Qin Yun smiled brightly, showing no trace of her loneliness from the previous night.

Xu Ye said helplessly, "Qin Yun, why are you here again? Didn't I tell you yesterday..."

"I know, but we're still friends. It's normal for friends to exchange breakfast." Qin Yun blinked and forcefully stuffed the breakfast into Xu Ye's hands.

Xu Ye was also helpless about this.

"Thank you, you go ahead and exercise, I'll have breakfast." With that, Xu Ye found a place to sit down.

"I haven't eaten either, let's eat together." Qin Yun took out another serving.

Hiding it inside clothes is quite clever.

The two sat down to eat breakfast together, but the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

Xu Ye finished eating quickly and got up to start his daily exercise. Qin Yun followed closely behind, trying to find various topics to talk about with Xu Ye, but Xu Ye only gave simple responses, his mind not on the matter at all.

After a while, Lin Hang arrived.

This time, he didn't choose to watch from the sidelines; instead, he came over directly.

So Xu Ye introduced Lin Hang to Qin Yun.

After finishing their workout, Xu Ye and Lin Hang went to work.

Nothing unusual happened at the factory; it seemed that Huang Haoming had not yet made his move.

Xu Ye wanted to investigate Huang Haoming, but he had nowhere to do so.

Most of the people he knew had gone to the countryside, and those who hadn't kept their distance from him.

Clearly, they were unwilling to have any contact with Xu Ye.

After get off work, Xu Ye and Lin Hang went home.

When Xu Ye got home, he found that Qin Yun had come again.

Moreover, Zhu Lin was also at home.

The two seemed to be chatting and laughing, which surprised Xu Ye.

As Xu Ye stepped into the house, his gaze shifted suspiciously between Zhu Lin and Qin Yun.

Zhu Lin greeted him with a smile and explained, "Xu Ye, Qin Yun came to see you, and we chatted for a while."

Qin Yun also stood up, her eyes sparkling, and said excitedly, "Xu Ye, I really get along with Sister Zhu Lin! She's so easy to get along with!"

Xu Ye was puzzled. In his memory, Qin Yun had always been at odds with Zhu Lin, so this sudden warmth was really unusual.

He forced a smile, subtly observing their every move.

Wang Huiyu isn't here today; she said she went back to her parents' home.

Zhu Lin seemed to see Xu Ye's doubts, gently took his arm, and said softly, "Don't overthink it. Qin Yun came today and shared a lot of interesting things with me in Ukraine. I was so engrossed in listening that we ended up chatting for so long without realizing it."

Qin Yun nodded vigorously from the side and chimed in, "Yes, yes, Sister Zhu Lin was very interested in what I told her and asked a lot of questions about the details."

At this moment, Zhu Lin seemed to suddenly remember something, let go of Xu Ye, and looked excitedly at Qin Yun: "Qin Yun, why don't we cook dinner together and let Xu Ye taste our cooking?"

Qin Yun's eyes lit up instantly, and she clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Great! Great! I've been wanting to show off my skills for a long time!"

As they spoke, the two linked arms and walked toward the kitchen, chatting and laughing.

Xu Ye stood there, watching their backs as they walked away, filled with doubt but unable to ask any questions. He could only shake his head helplessly and sit in the living room to wait.

From the kitchen came the sound of two people chatting happily.

"Sister Zhu Lin, let me tell you, there are some special techniques to making borscht in Ukraine. The combination of ingredients and the control of the heat are very important."

As Qin Yun spoke, she skillfully chopped potatoes.

Zhu Lin listened attentively, occasionally asking a few questions.

"Qin Yun, besides potatoes, are there any other special seasonings we need to put in this soup?"

"Of course, bay leaves and tomato sauce are essential; they make the soup more flavorful," Qin Yun answered enthusiastically.

After cutting the potatoes, Qin Yun picked up the beef to marinate.

Zhu Lin assisted by handing over the seasonings.

"Sister Zhu Lin, are your cooking dishes especially delicious?" Qin Yun asked curiously.

Zhu Lin replied with a smile, "It's not particularly delicious, just home-style cooking, but I like to come up with new recipes to make my family happy."

The two worked together while exchanging their cooking tips, creating a harmonious atmosphere as if they were old friends.

Xu Ye sat in the living room, listening to the laughter and the clanging of pots and pans coming from the kitchen, feeling increasingly puzzled.

He quietly got up, walked to the kitchen door, and peeked inside.

Zhu Lin and Qin Yun were busy around the stove. Zhu Lin was stirring the vegetables in the pot with a spatula, while Qin Yun was helping to pass them seasonings. The two worked together very well.

Xu Ye couldn't help but cough, and the two of them turned around at the same time upon hearing the sound.

"Xu Ye, what brings you here? Are you hungry? Wait a little longer, it'll be ready soon," Zhu Lin said with a smile.

Qin Yun chimed in, "That's right, that's right! Zhu Lin and I made lots of delicious food today, I guarantee you'll have a feast!"

Xu Ye walked into the kitchen and looked at the two of them: "Why are you two so in sync today? I'm not used to it."

Zhu Lin and Qin Yun exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter.

"Xu Ye, don't overthink it. We just feel that since we're all friends, we should get along well," Zhu Lin explained.

Qin Yun nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, I was immature before, but I've figured it out now. It's so nice that we can all be happy together."

Although Xu Ye still had some doubts, seeing their sincere smiles, he didn't say anything more and could only smile and say, "Alright, I'll be waiting to taste your cooking."

Soon, the dishes were served one after another, and they looked and smelled delicious.

Xu Ye tasted a sip of Qin Yun's borscht, and the flavor was indeed authentic. Then he tasted Zhu Lin's home-cooked dishes, and the familiar taste warmed his heart.

At the dinner table, the three of them ate and chatted in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

Zhu Lin and Qin Yun would occasionally pass food to each other and exchange jokes, as if they had truly become inseparable sisters.

Xu Ye looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but feel a little dazed. He didn't know if there were any hidden variables behind this sudden harmony. He could only enjoy this rare moment of warmth and secretly pray that this peace could last a little longer.

(End of this chapter)