The Warmth of Home
Late at night.
Yan Yuxi waited outside the door for Yan Kang to come back. No matter how much resentment or dissatisfaction he had in his heart, he would return home on time every weekend. This had never changed. However, every time he came back, he would always have different degrees of injuries on his body.
Although he was a hot-tempered man, Yan Yuxi knew that he was actually kind.
Leaning against the slightly old wall, Yan Yuxi was thinking about how she should tell him when he came back…
However, just as she was deep in thought, Yan Kang had already passed by her without giving her any attention.
"Hello…Yan Kang…"
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and grabbed the corner of his shirt in time. Yan Kang was obviously unhappy with her actions. He turned around and stared at her with slightly dark eyes." What's the matter?”These three words came out of his throat coldly, as if there was not a trace of warmth.
Yan Yuxi noticed his expression and he stopped walking. She naturally let go of his clothes. The hand that had just grabbed his clothes was crossed awkwardly, looking very helpless.
"Yan Kang…can we talk?”
Her voice was a little low, and her beautiful eyes looked at him quietly, as if she was observing his expression at this moment. Was he happy? Or was he angry?
"I have nothing to talk about with you.”
Yan Kang shrugged the backpack on his shoulder, not letting it fall. His tone was still extremely cold.
"Yan Kang, can you not be like this? Actually…Actually, I know that you care about me, but you're just not good at expressing it. I'm your sister. What can't you say to me?”Yan Yuxi tried her best to put on an optimistic and smiling face in front of him, but she was ashamed deep down.
"Don't say such things, I don't want to hear it. From today onwards, please don't meddle in my business anymore. Moreover, I won't be coming back on the weekends. When I have time, I'll go to the hospital to see Mom.”Yan Kang said seriously, as if he had been thinking about this decision for a long time. He happened to meet Yan Yuxi today, so he told her about it.
"Yan Kang, do you really want to cut ties with us?”
What did it mean to not go home? Did he mean that he would never want this family again?
Yan Yuxi's face was filled with astonishment as she kept searching his face.
Yan Kang was silent. After a moment, he tried to enter the room inside but was stopped by Yan Yuxi again." Yan Kang, you better explain yourself. What do you mean?" So what if we're not related by blood? The most important thing is that we're already a family. Mom loves you, and I love you too. After living together for so many years, could it be that they could not defeat a layer of blood relationship?”
Suddenly, Yan Kang's body stiffened, and his eyes seemed to be stained with a trace of mist.
When he was with them, he had never done anything for them. Even the medical fees for his mother's operation had to be paid by Yan Yuxi selling herself. He was like a burden to them. Without him, they could have a better life…
"Yan Kang, can you not be like this? You're the closest person to Mom and me. We can't live without you. You are the pillar of our family. If you leave, what will happen to us? Are you willing to abandon us?"
She seemed to have noticed the change in Yan Kang's eyebrows. He was also conflicted, and there was a strong sense of reluctance on his face, so Yan Yuxi's tone softened in an instant.
"Do you need me to care?" Yan Kang's question made Yan Yuxi speechless. She gulped and looked a little uncomfortable." This…I'm the older sister, so I'm the one who's in charge of you most of the time.”
After thinking for a long time, she still used the title of sister to suppress him.
"Just because of this, you can make a deal with others without asking your family's opinion and become their plaything? I don't know Yan Yuxi who has no self-esteem.”
Yan Kang couldn't hold it in any longer and directly said it. However, he regretted it after he said that. Although he was angry at her, he could understand her love for her mother. For her mother, she was willing to do anything. She was not the only one. She was also willing to do it for her brother, who was not related to her by blood.
" I'm sorry..." He apologized, his voice was particularly heavy, and his chest was in pain.
At this moment, Yan Yuxi's tears also fell." I have no self-esteem, but how much is self-esteem worth? Could self-esteem have saved her mother's life back then? If it's because you look down on me and are afraid that my scandal will affect you, you don't have to go home in the future!”
Yan Yuxi's body, which was originally blocking in front of him, moved aside.
She didn't want to become a 'plaything' that others called her. Who didn't want to live with dignity? It was just that at that time, she didn't have any other better way to quickly get 100,000 yuan…
Sadness swirled between the two of them. Yan Yuxi's tears flowed freely on her cheeks, but there was a slight smile on her lips.
Yan Kang's limbs and bones felt like they were being sucked out." I'm sorry. I didn't protect you."”There was a strong sense of self-blame in her words. She had just said that he was the pillar of the family. He was not worthy at all!
He had only been extremely willful after what had happened, trying to make Yan Yuxi give up on him completely and stop meddling in his affairs…However, he did not expect to cause her even more trouble.
" I've never looked down on you. I'm the one who feels guilty. You've done so much for me, but I can't do anything for you..." Yan Kang's words became more and more choked.
"Yan Kang…"
Yan Yuxi stepped forward and hugged him tightly, tears streaming down her face." Don't say anything, because we're a family. There's no such thing as who's doing it for who. We're all doing it for this family."”
Yan Kang also put his arm around her slender waist. It was the first time the two siblings were so close since they became adults.
The dim street lamps cast long shadows on the two of them. Under the moonlight, they did not feel lonely at all...
The next day.
"Eh, what are you looking at so early in the morning?”Early in the morning, Yan Yuxi caught a glimpse of Yan Kang drawing something with his pen. He was extremely serious.
"A part-time job."
Yan Kang replied briefly.
"Oh." Yan Yuxi responded. However, after a moment, she felt that something was wrong." Don't you have a few jobs now? Isn't one more serving too much? Your body won't be able to take it either!"
"I'm fine. It's no problem for me to take on a few more. If you, a girl, can take on two roles, I can do the same.”
He decided that he would earn more money in the future. Not only would he pay for his mother's tuition fees, but he would also pay for her mother's medical expenses with Yan Yuxi.
"Sigh…"
Speaking of her two part-time jobs, Yan Yuxi sighed.
"What's wrong? You're sighing so early in the morning!" Yan Kang glanced at her.
"Of course I have to sigh! I originally had two part-time jobs, but the boss of the bakery found it too crowded and fired me! You don't know, but that part-time Xiao Hong is much lazier than me. He actually didn't fire her but fired me instead. Is there any justice in this world?”Yan Yuxi's face was full of tears. She kept complaining and her face was filled with anger.
"It's not like he's the only shop. I'll see if there's a suitable part-time job for you.”
Yan Kang comforted her.
"Don't make it sound so easy. The salary in this bakery is higher than other places. That's why I'm so reluctant.”Yan Yuxi was filled with hatred…
Why did he have to FIRE her! This was too inhumane!
"There are plenty of high-paying people. Come…take a look at this coffee shop. It should be higher than the salary in your bakery.”
Yan Kang pointed at the signboard on the newspaper.
"Coffee shop…what an elegant place! I'm afraid…I'm not suitable for this.”Yan Yuxi moved her lips.
"When did you become so unconfident? Haven't you always been arrogant?”Yan Kang glared at her. He didn't like Yan Yuxi lowering her status.
"This has nothing to do with confidence! Moreover, I can't be proud anymore. What's there to be proud of?”
There was nothing left! Poor!
When Yan Yuxi said this, a trace of bitterness flashed across her face…
"Idiot!" Yan Kang stroked her black hair dotingly to comfort her." I want you to be like before. Laugh when you're happy and cry when you're sad. Don't hold it in!" Yan Yuxi would be the most real one.”It was also his favorite look…
Yan Yuxi did not do anything. She did not laugh or cry. Instead, she looked at him calmly." I've grown up. I can't do whatever I want. However, no matter how much I change, I will always be the sister who loves and cares about you the most." When Mom can be discharged, we have to celebrate together.”
Unknowingly, her eyes were filled with anticipation, as if there were endless feelings flowing in them.
Her family…filled her with energy! No matter what she did, no matter how hard or difficult it was, as long as she thought of them, she would feel that everything was worth it.
"Of course!"
Yan Kang stared at Yan Yuxi with endless love in his eyes…
He should be glad that she was not his biological sister!
"Alright! What do you want for breakfast?" All the sadness on Yan Yuxi's face disappeared in an instant. Her voice became very powerful as she rolled up her sleeves, indicating that she had started working.
"Whatever! I'll eat whatever you eat."
He didn't care about these.
"Alright then! I'll cook noodles for you!"
Yan Yuxi turned around and jumped into the kitchen, where she started to get busy…
As the room they lived in was relatively small, the living room and the kitchen were almost next to each other. From the living room, he could easily see her back in the kitchen. That slightly slender figure, since when had it started, kept turning in his mind. He thought about it in class, part-time, and it was as if there was not a moment when he did not think about her…
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