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    Chapter 8 Excuse “It must be because you care.”

    Qi Jiexue looked at the cake in Qu Mingluo’s hand.

    The little gray rabbit had one of its ears cut off, and the butter was stained on the fork, but he ate very slowly, as if he was completing some kind of task.

    “Brother Ming.” Qi Jiexue couldn’t help but call him, but he couldn’t continue talking, otherwise it would look like Xi Xingyu didn’t care about his brother at all.

    Qu Mingluo’s hand paused: “It’s okay.”

    Obviously, he didn’t seem to intend to tell Xi Xingyu that he couldn’t eat a lot of cake.

    Qi Jiexue could completely understand his thoughts. After all, Xi Xingyu was just a child, so there was no need for him to know this.

    If he knew, he would worry about this when making cakes in the future, and he wouldn’t be as comfortable as he is now.

    Not long after, Qu Mingluo’s cell phone rang. He said, “Xiao Xing, I have a meeting to hold, so I’ll take the cake and eat it.”

    Qi Jiejue knew immediately that this was the excuse he could find as he just said.

    Xi Xingyu was too young, so of course it was impossible for him to know the hidden meaning in his words.

    However, they all felt that Xi Xingyu should not be able to hear it.

    If he is able to see through everything at such an age, it only proves that his living environment was not comfortable before that.

    As expected, Xi Xingyu nodded, and his attention had completely shifted to his cake: “Brother, go quickly, otherwise they will have to wait in a hurry!”

    Qu Mingluo stood up, carrying the little gray rabbit with missing ears, and walked towards the stairs.

    When he passed by Qi Jiejie, his footsteps paused and his voice was so soft that only he could hear: “Don’t tell him.”

    Qi Jiejue said nothing, but nodded slightly.

    Xi Xingyu is actually very sensible. Knowing that he is going to have a meeting, he will not do anything to stop it.

    For him, his brother’s career is very important, so he won’t bother at all.

    Qu Mingluo’s back disappeared around the corner of the stairs. The dark gray sweater flashed under the light and then disappeared.

    Qi Jiejie looked in that direction and suddenly felt that the cake in his hand was a little too sweet.

    “Brother Xiaoqi.” Xi Xingyu said, “Why don’t you eat?”

    “Eat.” Qi Jiejie picked up a piece of cream, “Xiao Xing, the cake you made is really delicious, thank you.”

    Xi Xingyu suddenly laughed.

    “It’s rare for me to be here, brother, so I’ll make a cake for you.”

    Qi Jiezuo smiled and said, “Because your parents are not at home, my brother came to take care of you?”

    Xi Xingyu blinked: “It must be because you are here.”

    Qi Jiejue’s hand paused: “What does it have to do with me?”

    “It does matter!” Xi Xingyu said, “Brother must think that Brother Xiaoqi, you will not be used to living here alone and will be scared.”

    Qi Jie was stunned for a moment.

    Fear?

    But Qi Jiejie looked at Xi Xingyu’s serious expression and suddenly felt that Qu Mingluo really cared about him.

    He may be worried that he won’t be able to take care of the child on his own, but at the same time, he also takes his own needs into consideration.

    He would be afraid of sitting here alone and feel uncomfortable, so he stayed here with himself.

    After all, he had lived in this community before, and he didn’t say anything about moving here to live with Xi Xingyu.

    Qi Jiexue felt touched in his heart, but he couldn’t say anything else. He just rubbed Xi Xingyu’s hair.

    “Let’s go do our homework.” Qi Jiexue said.

    “No problem, no problem.” Xi Xingyu thought about going to the amusement park with them on the weekend, so he was very obedient these days.

    Since his brother is willing to take him to do what he wants to do, he should make his brother worry-free.

    Qu Mingluo is very busy at work, but fortunately, Qi Jiexue can also accompany him.

    At his age, he still needs the company of his parents. No matter who it is, as long as it is an older person, it will always make him feel a little more at ease, so he is also very grateful to his brother for calling Qi Jiejie to accompany him.

    Qi Jiejie was not completely understandable at the beginning, but after spending so many days together, he discovered it.

    In fact, Xi Xingyu will be even more dependent on him tomorrow than before.

    Just because his parents are not at home, the only ones he can count on are Qi Jiejie and Qu Mingluo.

    Qi Jiejie felt that if he didn’t realize it before, it was his own problem.

    All in all, he will not be like this in the future, and he will care more about Xi Xingyu’s condition and will not make him feel uneasy.

    After Xi Xingyu finished his homework, he immediately showed it to Qi Jiexue.

    Qi Jiejue understands his abilities very well, so he is also good at guiding him to think.

    Not long after, they completed all the homework they were supposed to do.

    “Brother Xiaoqi, go and get some snacks and drinks for your brother.” Xi Xingyu said, “If I go, he will definitely think that I am disturbing him, but it won’t be like this if you go.”

    “Okay.”

    After Qi Jiejie agreed to him, he immediately went out to get something.

    For him, Qu Mingluo is the first person to pay attention to now, because to put it bluntly, Qu Mingluo really takes good care of him.

    Prayer: You may have experienced the kindness of many people, as well as the unreasonable malice of some people.

    But no matter what, he can maintain a very good attitude.

    He is willing to repay those who treat him well, and if he meets a bad person, he will not let others ridicule him.

    He knocked on the door: “Mr. Qu, can I come in?”

    There was no sound from the door. Qi Jiejie waited for two seconds and knocked again: “Brother Ming?”

    “Come in.”

    The voice was a little hoarse, as if coming from a far away place.

    Qi Jiejie opened the door and found Qu Mingluo sitting on a chair by the window, not at the desk.

    He noticed that the small cake he had brought up just now was still there, and it was obvious that he really would not continue eating it.

    “Brother Ming, you don’t want to eat?”

    “I didn’t want to eat it at first.” He said in a very soft voice, “I just didn’t want to disappoint him.”

    Qi Jiejie walked over and picked up the cake on the windowsill.

    “Then I’ll eat it?” he said. “It won’t be wasted.”

    “Are you sure?” Qu Mingluo said, “I have already eaten this cake.”

    “Then I don’t mind.” Qi Jiezuo said, “After all, it’s Xiaoxing’s wish. If it’s inconvenient for you to eat, it will be easier for me.”

    “Okay.”

    Even though he said this, Qi Jiejue’s eyes would still fall on him when he was eating cake. Qu Mingluo looked at him, something flashing in his eyes.

    Qi Jie picked up the piece of little gray rabbit with missing ears. The cream had melted a little, but the sweet and sour taste of the strawberry was still there.

    He lowered his head and took a bite, and could feel Qu Mingluo’s eyes falling on him, like some invisible weight.

    “Is it delicious?” Qu Mingluo asked, his voice a little hoarse.

    “Although it has been sitting for a while, it is still delicious.” Qi Jiejie said, “Don’t you think so?”

    Qu Mingluo didn’t say anything, but just pushed the honey water at his side towards him.

    The cup was transparent, the liquid inside glowed with a light amber color, and there were still his fingerprints on the cup wall.

    “I’ll pour you another glass.” Qu Mingluo explained, “I’m afraid you’ll get tired of eating too much.”

    “It’s not necessary.” Qi Jiejie told him, “I can just drink it like this, thank you.”

    Qu Mingluo looked at him, something flashed in his eyes, and then fell silent again.

    He lowered his head and scratched his fingers on the tablet, as if he was looking for some document.

    Qi Jiejie didn’t say anything else. He just finished the cake in his hand and put the plate aside.

    “Have you finished dealing with your work matters? Or were they never done in the first place?” Qi Jiejue said, “Actually, you are also very sorry, right?”

    “There’s nothing we can do about it.” Qu Mingluo said, “In terms of blood relationship, Xiaoxing and I are not that close.”

    Qi Jiejie was not surprised. A wealthy family like theirs had so many twists and turns. Qi Jiejie didn’t dare to think about him at all, nor did he deliberately ask anything. Those had nothing to do with him.

    All he needs to do is to be able to arrange his own affairs without causing confusion or trouble for others.

    Just like he is here now, it is only because of the money he received.

    Qi Jiejie didn’t feel that he needed to know his employer’s family background.

    And he won’t try to have any strange relationship with his boss.

    “If Xiaoxing asked you to come here, just tell him that I have already eaten it and thank him for sending me these things.”

    Qi Jiejue nodded, and then indicated that he was going out.

    For the first time, Qu Mingluo didn’t stop him, nor did he say anything else to him.

    Qi Jiejie didn’t ask any more questions. Anyway, the next day would definitely be the same as today. The two of them would definitely go to the company together and then come back together in the evening. This situation would not change until the weekend.

    After all, they don’t need to go to the company on weekends, and Xi Xingyu doesn’t need to go to school.

    Weekends are the most free time.

    If it were a normal working day, it would be impossible for them to deliberately take Xi Xingyu to the amusement park, and they would not be able to enjoy themselves even after playing for two hours.

    Like an amusement park, you always need to spend a whole day immersed in it before you feel it is a great experience.

    Qi Jie told Xi Xingyu immediately after he left, and his brother fully accepted his kindness.

    He went downstairs and told Xi Xingyu: “Your brother has finished the cake. He said it was delicious.”

    Xi Xingyu’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Really!”

    “Really.” Qi Jiejie said, “He asked me to thank you.”

    “Great!” Xi Xingyu rushed up and hugged his waist, “Brother Xiaoqi, my brother has become so weird after you came!”

    “What’s weird?”

    “He will smile,” Xi Xingyu said, “and say thank you, and…”

    He couldn’t speak anymore, as if he couldn’t find the right words.

    “It’s definitely not because of me anyway.” Xi Xingyu said, “Brother must have accepted everything because of you.”

    “Doesn’t he usually accept it?”

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