Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 221 - 218: Embraced on Both Sides

Yan Yan let Bao Bao sit to her right and Qi Yi to her left, snuggling cozily with one hand wrapped around each of them.

Although there were quite a few people at dinner tonight, it didn’t affect Yan Yan’s good mood at all when she saw Bao Bao and Qi Yi.

"Today I finally understand what ’biting the hand that feeds you’ means, my dear sister, nurtured with blood, sweat, and tears, now ignores me completely." Yan Ling originally didn’t have any complaints, but upon seeing Yan Yan snugly embracing both sides, he suddenly felt a bit dissatisfied.

His little cousin had always been closest to him. Since when had he been standing right in front of her without getting any reaction?

Yan Yan, with her arms occupied on both sides, couldn’t free a hand to comfort her cousin.

This goes to show that there can be too much of a good thing.

Being ignored feels depressing.

But having too many people who love you to handle can be just as suffocating.

"Brother, haven’t you realized that my most beloved person is you?" With no hands free to act, Yan Yan had to use her mouth instead, yet she didn’t refute Yan Ling’s strange claim about raising her.

"Given the situation here today, it seems rather difficult to believe what you’re saying," Yan Ling gestured for Yan Yan to look at her own gestures with both hands.

"How could it be difficult? For me, home is where you are.

You said you wanted to come to Milan, so I made everyone adjust their schedules to fit yours.

Don’t believe me? Ask Bao Bao if I asked her to change her flight?

And ask Qi Yi, isn’t he supposed to be heading to Florence originally?" Yan Yan couldn’t help but be sweet-talked when dealing with Yan Ling, who was helping her with housing arrangements.

"I know who you love the least now," Jiao Zhifei came to his own conclusion.

"Who?" Ye Mo was interested in Jiao Zhifei’s conclusion.

"Why is there such a difference in treatment between a brother and a younger brother, both being relatives? When brother comes, everyone has to be with him.

As the younger brother, I have to give up my room for friends and run around when my brother arrives.

Such are the vagaries of human relationships; the world can be cold and indifferent.

There are celestial bodies hanging in the sky, deities in charge of life and death, and the world too..." Jiao Zhifei’s profound literary foundation leapt from the page.

"Wow, you’re an arts student, aren’t you brilliant? You can recite ’Dou’e’s Injustice’, aren’t you brilliant? Do you want to recite the whole thing, or what? No one is grading your recitation of Yuan Dynasty operas here." Yan Yan was somewhat dissatisfied with Jiao Zhifei today.

Her dissatisfaction stemmed from the odd timing of Jiao Zhifei losing his passport, complicating what was already a challenging situation for Yan Yan.

"Brother-in-law, does my sister usually bully me like she does now, the same way she bullies you?" Jiao Zhifei decided to turn to Qi Yi, who always seemed to be on his side.

"Qi Yi, you better think very carefully before you answer~" Yan Yan threatened Qi Yi in an especially gentle tone.

"Bully? How could your sister ever do such a thing to me? She never bullies me verbally, the most she’d do is go straight for domestic violence." Qi Yi was not at all intimidated by Yan Yan’s coquettish threat.

Upon hearing the first part, Yan Yan was blooming with joy, only to be immediately sapped by the words "domestic violence" and let go of Qi Yi’s arm.

Yan Yan looked at Qi Yi indignantly; domestic violence was actually mentioned, she had never even witnessed such things in her life.

"Why don’t you explain to everyone how you were the first to commit ’domestic violence’ against me at home?" Even without being physically expressive, Qi Yi didn’t stop his rhythm of spreading rumors.

"Sure~ go ahead and give a detailed explanation, if you don’t clarify, you’re not getting dinner later," Yan Yan was irritated by Qi Yi’s defamation.

"Do you really want me to show them the process of ’domestic violence’?" Qi Yi sought Yan Yan’s confirmation.

"Go on, show us!" Yan Yan also wanted to see which part of their interactions Qi Yi considered to be domestic violence.

Qi Yi moved his mouth, but instead of answering Yan Yan, he stamped a kiss directly on her face.

Yan Yan had been waiting for Qi Yi to demonstrate domestic violence, but unexpectedly, her boyfriend adroitly took advantage in public.

If this counted as domestic violence, then the "domestic violence" at Yan Yan and Qi Yi’s place indeed started with her, but not at home - it was at the Victorian State Library where such behavior occurred.

Besides, she had made sure there was no one around at that time, but Qi Yi really had taken the liberty of nuzzling her face in a crowded place.

When they were in Melbourne, Yan Yan and Qi Yi’s "indiscretions" had also been "observed," but that was all within the family.

Aside from Yan Ling, today’s attendees couldn’t even be considered family, not to mention Jiao Zhifei and Bao Bao, or the rather unfamiliar Ye Mo and the awkwardly positioned Lei Pili.

Yan Yan could laugh off such things being discovered by family, but with the current situation, her face flushed instantly with embarrassment.

With her cheeks blushing, Yan Yan looked at Qi Yi with puzzlement. This guy wasn’t one for public displays of affection, so what was up with him today?

Could it be that both Qi Yi and Jiao Zhifei had taken some sort of stimulant?

It was extremely rare for Yan Yan to blush, and she thought that the group present would take turns teasing her.

But everyone seemed to be in a better mood and chose to remain silent instead.

It was probably to spare Yan Yan’s feelings, which only made her feel even more embarrassed.

"Senior Brother Lei, Little Yan told me you’re a diplomat in Florence, so why did you come to Milan this time?" Ye Mo, sitting closest to Lei Pili, struck up a conversation.

Over the years working in sales, Ye Mo had become adept at smoothing over and managing the atmosphere.

"Oh right, Senior Brother Lei, we really owe you one today. My sister might not be the nicest person, but her friends are pretty reliable," Jiao Zhifei grumbled because of his lost passport, which soured his mood for the day.

His irritation led to him targeting Yan Yan everywhere because, in his logic, if Yan Yan hadn’t let him come to Milan, he wouldn’t have lost his passport.

Strangely, this logic actually made a lot of sense, which didn’t seem like it could come from the peculiar workings of Jiao Zhifei’s mind.

"A few days ago, there was a Sino-Italian exchange dinner for designers in Florence, with several up-and-coming designers from China coming to participate in Milan Fashion Week, so I had some data to hand over," Lei Pili answered their questions.

"Why did you have to come to Milan to transfer the data? Couldn’t you have just mailed it? Are diplomatic work processes still so outdated?" Jiao Zhifei looked at Lei Pili with a puzzled face.