Unexpected Moment (1)

Ye Xinxin waited for Jiang Yanxu's response, but he didn't get anything in the end. However, he thought the silence Jiang Yanxu had meant an agreement, so after a long time, he finally chose to get out, leaving Jiang Yanxu alone.

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Around 10 am. Eventually, the cruise arrived at an Italian port. The huge iron hull postured, the height almost covering the sky. Judging by the size, it accommodated between 6,000 - 7,000 people including the cruise's crews. All of them would get destinations in 53 countries for 5 months.

At the port, several cruises arrived earlier and one of them was even about to return to the ocean. Workers at the port wave their hats to the passengers exuberantly when the cruise left before they unloaded passengers on a cruise that had just arrived.

After the instructions from a captain over the speaker, all the passengers carried their belongings off the cruise orderly.

Italy was the first destination, the crowd seemed greatly avid. Some people took the beautiful views using vintage cameras and some were talking eagerly about the tourist attractions they would visit.

Jiang Yanxu's family also joined the crowd.

Jiang Yanxu dragged the suitcase and Ye Xinxin held his arm tightly while taking pictures. Besides them, there was also Song Yutong recording the cityscape. While Tang Shiliu and Shen Ke walked behind them with their suitcase and Wen Huiyi walked ahead first. The others were uncles and his wives in the Jiang and Wen Families.

When they arrived at the hotel, everyone was directly escorted to their respective rooms. Jiang Yanxu checked the entire room—it was spacious. There was a tv, a king-size bed in the middle of the room and a closet on the left, above the bed, was a few incandescent lamps. On the other side of the bed was a window and a relaxing chair.

Jiang Yanxu put the suitcase nearby the closet and Ye Xinxin immediately put their clothes in it. After resting for about an hour, a knock on the door abruptly sounded. Jiang Yanxu sat on the chair by a window, smoking a cigarette lazily, and didn't move, so Ye Xinxin went to open it.

In front of the door, Tang Shiliu and Shen Ke were already standing with beaming faces. Then Tang Shiliu said with a smile, "We'll take the tour bus to go to Correr Museum. Tell Yanxu to get ready."

Ye Xinxin nodded excitedly. "Okay, mom!"

Tang Shiliu responded, "Okay. we'll be waiting for you downstairs."

As they were about to leave, Ye Xinxin asked, "Where's brother Wen?"

"Ah, he went to the Uffizi Gallery a few minutes ago," Tang Shiliu replied.

Hearing that, Ye Xinxin shook his head weakly. "He went out there by himself? Unbelievable. He wouldn't even wait for us."

Tang Shiliu, "He said he wanted to meet his colleagues."

Ye Xinxin, "Oh, I see."

Tang Shiliu then said again, "Get hurry. Don't let us miss the bus."

Ye Xinxin nodded soon.

After closing the door, Ye Xinxin jogged toward Jiang Yanxu.

On the other side, Jiang Yanxu read an English book that he found. But before he could take his time, the telephone rang.

The telephone wasn't distant from Jiang Yanxu, so he quickly grabbed it.

As soon as the phone was to his ear, he was instantly greeted by a familiar voice, "Hey, it's me, Huiyi. Come to the Uffizi Gallery now. I want to show you something."

"What is it?" Jiang Yanxu asked.

"Aiy, just come over," Wen Huiyi said firmly.

Wen Huiyi didn't talk any longer and the telephone was disconnected already.

Jiang Yanxu put the telephone back down, then was stunned into silence.

Wen Huiyi did ask him to go to the gallery in the past, but Jiang Yanxu firmly refused and chose to accompany Ye Xinxin. Now when he thought about it a little longer, he got more interested and began to consider it.

But before he could decide, Ye Xinxin came over and grabbed his hand, saying with great enthusiasm, "Get hurry. We're going to the Museum. Mom and Shen Ke are waiting for us downstairs."

Jiang Yanxu frowned. He wasn't excited about joining the sightseeing tourists, so he reasoned, "I can't. I want to take a rest."

Hearing that, Ye Xinxin instantly showed a sullen face. He pursed his lips, then let go of Jiang Yanxu's hand as he said, "You didn't even do anything ...."

Jiang Yanxu, "...."

Ye Xinxin glanced at Jiang Yanxu, it's just that he didn't want to oppose him. He sighed heavily, then said in a sulky tone, "All right then. I'll go with mom. You stay here."

A moment later, Ye Xinxin returned before Jiang Yanxu. He donned a new dark blue shirt and black shorts. He also wore a sling bag to store the camera. After he put on his shoes, he asked, "Hubby, do I look good in this t-shirt?"

Jiang Yanxu was still sitting by the window and had already finished two cigarettes. When he heard Ye Xinxin's voice, he turned his head towards him. He gazed at Ye Xinxin for a second, then nodded slowly. "Hn."

Ye Xinxin was delighted to hear that, making his cheeks bright red. He couldn't stand it and immediately jumped into Jiang Yanxu's arms.

While Jiang Yanxu patted Ye Xunxin's back reluctantly until Ye Xinxin loosened his grip.

Ye Xinxin still wrapped his arms around Jiang Yanxu's neck, then gave a peck on the lips, and said, "I knew it. You would like it because you never disliked me."

Jiang Yanxu cracked a smile. He honestly didn't want to hear such words again!

While Ye Xinxin's eyes lit up when he said that. There was a sincere emotion that hadn't changed in it.

Jiang Yanxu couldn't see the sincerity, causing him to feel a lot of heartaches again.

After a few seconds of silence, Ye Xinxin let go of his hands and got up. He said before leaving, "Then I'll leave now."

Jiang Yanxu nodded slightly.

While downstairs, seeing Ye Xinxin alone, Tang Shiliu couldn't help but ask, "Where's Yanxu?"

Ye Xinxin shook his head with disappointment. "He's sleepy."

Tang Shiliu looked displeased with the look on her face. She said, "How come? You guys just got married, you should have spent a lot of time together."

Shen Ke added, "Right. If I were you I would be angry." There was a sly chuckle at the end of the sentence.

Tang Shiliu and Shen Ke seemed to be inciting Ye Xinxin. However, Ye Xinxin was unfazed, other than saying, "It's fine. He does look really tired."

After hearing that, Tang Shiliu and Shen Ke fell silent all of a sudden.

After Ye Xinxin got out. Jiang Yanxu peeked out of the window a few minutes later. Their bedroom was on the 5th floor, so he could catch sight of the tour bus parked on the side of the road.

Several tour groups including Ye Xinxin were entering the bus, and then the bus drove away.

Jiang Yanxu mulled over for a while before he shifted his gaze towards the canal at the end of his sight while thinking about Wen Huiyi's words.

After a long time, he decided to go to the gallery.