After a moment of silence, Yan Youcheng seemed to have remembered something else. He looked at Xia Jinqi and Yan Qing. "The two of you haven't met before, right? Jinqi, this is your second uncle. He wasn't feeling well yesterday, so he didn't attend your wedding."
Xia Jinqi was slightly stunned. She looked up at Yan Qing, but she didn't expect Yan Qing to be looking at her as well. For a moment, their eyes met.
She lifted her lips. She wanted to tell Yan Youcheng that she knew Yan Qing...
But before she could say it, Yan Jun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth.
"I heard that the two of you have known each other for a long time, right, Jinqi?"
His tone was slightly raised, mixed with a hint of playfulness. Yan Jun turned his head to look at Xia Jinqi with interest.
And because of Yan Jun's sudden words, everyone at the table subconsciously focused their gazes on Xia Jinqi.
These two people knew each other?
As for Xia Jinqi, who was frightened by Yan Jun's words of 'Jinqi', she could only smile with a pale face. "Yan Qing was my university professor."
"I see." Yan Youcheng nodded thoughtfully. Then, he knitted his white eyebrows and said to Xia Jinqi in a slightly serious tone, "Yan Qing is my second uncle. Don't call him Yan Qing anymore. He is Yan Jun's second uncle. You should also call him second uncle. Don't mess up the seniority."
"I got it..." The moment Xia Jinqi nodded, she seemed to understand the deeper meaning behind Yan Youcheng's words.
Don't mess up the seniority...
So, this sentence was deliberately said for her to hear?
So, Yan Youcheng knew the relationship between her and Yan Qing from the beginning?
So, this was a warning to her... to behave herself...
Xia Jinqi did not dare to continue thinking because she had already obediently turned her eyes to look at Yan Qing and respectfully and strangely called him, "Second Uncle."
Throughout the entire university period, Xia Jinqi was used to calling his name directly.
Yan Qing, Yan Qing.
Even if she could not call him for her thesis, she still called him. Even if her family was wronged, she still called him. Even if she was hungry, she still called him. She had long gotten used to it.
Suddenly changing these two words to second uncle, it was as if an invisible shackle had been placed on them, completely separating the two people's worlds.
The food that was usually delicious was now in his mouth, and it instantly became tasteless.
Yan Qing forcefully endured the emptiness in his heart and nodded slightly. "MHM."
He understood what his father meant.
Those words were not only meant for Xia Jinqi to hear, but also for him to hear.
Don't mess up the hierarchy.
But who was the first to break this hierarchy?
"..."
Breakfast was still continuing.
Xia Jinqi was laughing at her situation in her heart. When she turned around, she saw that the exquisite snacks in front of Yan Jun had barely been touched.
Did he not have an appetite?
She could not help but look at him a few more times. She noticed that his right hand, which was holding the fork, was slightly stiff.
Xia Jinqi suddenly realized...
It was the arm that she had slept with for the whole night.
Her right hand was not feeling well, so it was not convenient for her to eat.
In an instant, a sense of guilt welled up in her heart.
Without thinking much, she directly picked a few foods that she liked and quietly put them on Yan Jun's plate. She asked in a low voice, "What do you like to eat? I'll help you pick it up."
The dining table was only so small. No matter how quiet Xia Jinqi's voice and actions were, they were instantly noticed by the others.
Everyone at the table looked at Xia Jinqi and Yan Jun in surprise. The atmosphere was strange.
Yan Jun did not miss these strange gazes. Just as he was feeling a headache, he suddenly met Yan Qing's deep eyes that were filled with faint sadness.