The moment he finished speaking, Cheng Suiran's thoughts drifted away, and he was secretly looking forward to the answer from Li Qizhi.

Does that sister refer to her?

"no."

After a period of silence, Li Qizhi replied lightly, and then stopped speaking, as if he didn't want to talk anymore.

When Cheng Suiran heard this, he closed his eyes and tilted his head, trying to hide the feeling of loss in his heart.

She thought...he was referring to her.

It turned out that she was just being sentimental. Thinking of this, her throat became uncontrollably sour and choked with sobs.

"Fortunately, my little princess didn't hear it." After Cheng Siyan finished speaking, he glanced at the little girl through the rearview mirror and saw that she was sleeping soundly. He said with a bit of joking, "It's a good thing we still have time."

I will always remember you, my brother Qi Zhi."

"Really?" Li Qizhi said calmly: "I can't tell."

"Tsk, you're an indifferent person." Cheng Siyan complained casually, then said nothing and continued to focus on driving.

About half an hour passed.

The car just stopped at a hot pot restaurant.

Now is the peak dining period, and there are very few parking spaces and empty tables in restaurants.

So Cheng Suiran was given a 'major' task by his own brother, which was to take the man next to him to seize the opportunity to occupy a seat.

Watching the car gradually go away, Cheng Suiran suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. After hesitating for a while, he reluctantly raised his eyes and looked at the man beside him: "Brother Qi Zhi, let's go in."

Winter nights are extremely cold, especially now, when a gust of cold wind blows, and Cheng Suiran can't help but shrink his shoulders.

Snowflakes fell on the tip of her nose, bringing with it a hint of coolness that passed away in an instant.

Li Qizhi looked at the little girl's alienated look on his face and couldn't help but smile. He raised his hand to gently wipe away the snowdrops on the tip of her nose and said warmly: "Are you really alienated from me?"

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Cheng Suiran raised his eyes and looked at him, repeating his actions just now in his mind. His heart was beating hard, but he pretended to be calm. He bit his lip and whispered: "No... let's go in quickly."

Looking at the little girl's hurried back, the smile in Li Qizhi's eyes became even brighter. The little girl still couldn't help but say that.

The hot pot restaurant was crowded at the moment, and there were constant noises. Li Qizhi frowned, looked around and was about to say something, when he saw the little girl in front of him happily waving to him: "Brother Qizhi, here!"

Li Qizhi looked up and saw that the little girl was already sitting in the corner by the window, lowering her head to untie the cashmere scarf around her neck.

His eyes fell on the girl, and a faint warmth flashed across his heart for no reason. Then he stepped forward with a smile in his eyes.

After sitting opposite the little girl, he said warmly: "Isn't there a private room here?"

"Yes." Cheng Suiran said in a muffled voice while untying his scarf: "But it doesn't feel that way when you go to a private room to eat hot pot. My brother and I only work in the lobby."

"Does Brother Qi Zhi want to go to the private room?" She raised her eyes and asked doubtfully.

There was a hint of disdain for his pretentiousness both inside and outside of his words.

Li Qizhi raised his eyebrows slightly and couldn't help but laugh: "Do you dislike my brother for having too many things to do?"

"Is it obvious?"

Cheng Suiran blinked, looking like a cunning little fox.

Li Qizhi looked at the little girl in front of him and smiled helplessly, but in the end he was relieved. He thought the little girl was really alienated from him, but now it seems that he was overly worried.

As for the loss in his heart just now, he subconsciously chose to ignore it.

When Cheng Siyan approached, he saw the warm scene of brother and sister chatting and joking in front of him. He couldn't help but joked: "Why, Ranran doesn't recognize the child?"

Hearing this, Cheng Suiran raised his head, his watery apricot eyes flashing with bright light, and whispered in denial: "How could I..."

Cheng Siyan raised the corners of his mouth and his eyes were full of doting: "Then who just now frowned tightly when he saw Qi Zhi, eager to leave..."

"Brother!" Cheng Suiran spoke up in time to stop what his brother was going to say. He secretly glanced at Li Qizhi across from him with a slight guilty conscience, only to see Li Qizhi looking at her with a meaningful expression.

For a moment, her heart skipped a few beats, and she immediately lowered her head without saying anything. At this moment, the waiter came over with the dishes.

Cheng Siyan's attention was immediately attracted. He took off his coat and asked, "What did you order?"

But no one answered his question out loud.

"..."

The bottom of the Yuanyang pot was gurgling with steam. Cheng Siyan looked puzzled and asked, "Why don't you say anything?"

The two of them were having a good chat just now, so why did they become so cold when he arrived?

"It's just the same old thing." Cheng Suiran muttered in response, then turned his eyes to Li Qizhi and asked with a smile: "Brother, what do you like to eat?"

"..."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Cheng Siyan couldn't help but sneered and said in disbelief: "Cheng Suiran, who is your brother?"

"Of course it's you." Cheng Suiran replied without hesitation, and at the end he didn't forget to add: "Brother Qi Zhi is not a guest."

guest?

When Li Qizhi heard this title, something strange flashed through his heart.

He was very sure that he didn't like the little girl calling him that, but he couldn't refute it now.

Only then was Cheng Siyan satisfied. He gave the little girl a slice of his favorite baby cabbage. He noticed the displeased look on the man next to him and couldn't help but joked: "Children are ignorant. Please don't talk to me."

Children care."

"Ah?" Cheng Suiran finally came to his senses and explained anxiously: "No, brother Qi Zhi, I'm not..."

"It's okay, you're right." Li Qizhi lowered his head and twitched the corners of his mouth. The heat lingered in front of him, and there was an inexplicable feeling...

The sadness of a lonely old man.

"Brother Qi Zhi..." Cheng Suiran was at a loss for a moment and had to turn his head to ask for help from his brother.

Cheng Siyan raised his chin slightly to signal the little girl's peace of mind, then placed the vinegar next to Li Qizhi and asked seriously: "Is it because you lack vinegar? And you have a blind date when you go home this time.

How was it? Did it work or not?"

As he spoke, he poured a plate of coriander beef into the spicy pot.

Hearing his brother mention the subject of blind dates, Cheng Suiran couldn't help but secretly pricked up his little fox's pointed ears, lowered his head, and listened attentively to Li Qizhi's answer.

Even her favorite baby cabbage tasted like wax and she had lost her appetite.

"Blow it." Li Qizhi lowered his eyes and glanced at the little girl who was lowering her head to eat rice, and responded in a calm voice: "Also, take this jar of vinegar away."

"Why? Not authentic?" Cheng Siyan said as he put the jar of vinegar to the tip of his nose and smelled it. Then he nodded and commented seriously: "It seems that it is not your old vinegar, it seems to have been mixed with water.

"

When Cheng Suiran heard this, she couldn't help but chuckle. Why did she always feel that her brother was trying to reform Li Qizhi?

As expected, the next moment I heard Li Qizhi say somewhat unhappily: "Are you very free?"
Chapter completed!