The nanny heard the noise and hurried upstairs: "Madam, are you okay?"

Xia Lan was sitting at the computer desk, a little lost. When she heard the nanny's call, she put away her messy thoughts and said calmly: "It's okay."

Beside his feet were broken pieces of porcelain on the ground.

The nanny wanted to come in and clean up, but Xia Lan stopped her: "You go down first, I will take care of it myself here."

"Oh." The nanny looked at Xia Lan's pale face with concern: "Madam, are you feeling unwell?"

Xia Lan tugged at the corners of her lips and rubbed her forehead: "Maybe I'm a little tired. I wrote the report too late last night. Just take a rest."

The nanny then went downstairs with confidence.

Xia Lan turned her head and looked at the still-lit computer screen. On the screen, there was an enlarged group photo.

Her eyes were fixed on the face of the young girl on the far right.

The familiar facial features, even after so many years, are still like a mark in her heart, becoming increasingly uglier as the years go by.

Xia Lan looked at the photo and tightened her grip on the mouse, her palms dripping with sweat.

She stood up suddenly, walked quickly out of the study and returned to the balcony, picked up her cell phone and dialed Xu Jingyan's number.

The waiting time is excruciating.

A series of words flashed through her mind, City C, Li Yang, Bai Ningxuan. She closed her eyes, how could she forget that Li Yang was so close to City C...

The phone was connected, and Xu Jingyan's voice came from the other end: "Xia Lan?"

"Have you eaten?" Xia Lan's voice was as usual, nothing unusual could be heard.

"I just asked Elva to go down and order food. Aren't you going to have a seminar today?"

Xia Lan was upset, but it didn't show on her face at all: "Well, the seminar has been postponed to tomorrow afternoon. Is the event going well?"

"It's okay." Xu Jingyan's tone was unsatisfactory, and he was not particularly satisfied with the finally selected students.

"Not every child is a genius," Xia Lan listened to his words, her mood gradually improved, and she smiled lightly: "How many Einsteins can there be in this world?"

The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Xia Lan didn't notice Xu Jingyan's abnormal mood, so she hung up the phone with peace of mind.

Holding her mobile phone, Xia Lan stood in front of the balcony for a long time until a chill came over her body.

She turned back to the study, sat on the swivel chair in trance, stared at the photo, and then opened the penultimate drawer of the desk.

There was a photo frame lying inside, and inside the photo frame was a family photo of their family of three.

Xia Lan took off the photo frame, and under the family photo, she pulled out another photo as if she knew it in advance.

The photos, which are already very old, were taken more than 20 years ago.

Xia Lan looked at the smiling young woman in the photo and laughed at herself, Bai Ningxuan, in fact, you have never left, and he has never forgotten you.

The real winner has never been her.

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After eating and coming out of the restaurant, Bai Xiao received a call from the person in charge of the art center, who asked her where she was.

Bai Xiao then remembered that they were going back to Fengcheng in the afternoon.

"Okay, we'll go back right away." Bai Xiao hung up the phone, turned around, and urged Yu Jingxi, who was still lying next to the big fish tank, to go back to the room and clean up.

Yu Shaoting sat on the sofa, watching TV, and occasionally glanced at the large and small people moving around to clean up.

Yu Jingxi folded his shorts with a serious expression, while Bai Xiao squatted there and put the luggage back into the trolley case one by one.

When Bai Xiao got up to get skin care products, she saw Yu Shaoting and asked, "Are you out of work this afternoon?"

"If you are busy, you don't need to accompany us here. We can take the car to meet them there by ourselves later."

Yu Shaoting sat with his long legs crossed and did not leave. Seeing that he was so idle, Bai Xiao said nothing more.

Bai Xiao had just finished cleaning up when the urging call from the person in charge came: "Well, don't worry, we'll go over right now and see you in fifteen minutes."

"I'll take you there." Yu Shaoting stood up, walked over, and took the luggage from Bai Xiao's hand.

Yu Jingxi had already packed her big schoolbag and was waiting at the entrance.

Bai Xiao had no objection. He took his bag and led the little guy to open the door and go out. The three of them took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot.

After getting in the car, Bai Xiao suddenly remembered that she didn't seem to have taken her facial cleanser. She checked her luggage and sure enough, she left it upstairs.

"Give me the room card and I'll go up and get it." Bai Xiao said.

Yu Shaoting looked up at her and opened the car door and got out of the car without giving her the room key: "I'll go up with you."

Bai Xiao glanced at Yu Jingxi beside him and said to the man standing by the car: "How about you go get it? We'll wait here."

She was worried about leaving a child waiting here alone.

Besides...it doesn't take two people to get a bottle of facial cleanser, right?

Yu Shaoting frowned. He opened the door of the back seat and said in a deep voice, "How do I know where you put it? Get out of the car and find it yourself."

"..."

Bai Xiao got out of the car and spread her hands towards him: "Give me the room card."

Yu Shaoting didn't look at her, just stood there and didn't go to his trouser pocket to take out the room key.

Bai Xiao couldn't understand what he was thinking. She looked at the time. The rear seat window suddenly lowered and Yu Jingxi stuck out his little head.

The little guy drank Wangzi, his eyes sliding from one body to the other: "What are you two doing? Aren't you going to get facial cleanser!"

Bai Xiao looked at the man in front of her, and Yu Shaoting suddenly grabbed her wrist and dragged her towards the elevator.

"Yu Shaoting, what are you doing? Jing Xi is still in the car!" Bai Xiao looked at the car as he walked.

"The parking lot is monitored and he is not a child. What are you worried about?"

Bai Xiao: "..."

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Concerned about Yu Jingxi who was alone in the car, Bai Xiao entered the room and immediately ran to the bathroom. There was no facial cleanser on the sink.

"How come there isn't one?" She was still using it in the morning.

Thinking of returning to the room after dinner, Yu Shaoting seemed to have entered the bathroom, and she leaned half of her body out: "Did you see my facial cleanser just now?"

Yu Shaoting was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the scenery below. When he heard her question, he turned around.

"It's the mint green one." Bai Xiao roughly described it.

"Can't find it?" He walked towards her.

"How about... forget it." Bai Xiao didn't forget that there was a group of people waiting for her in the hotel over there. If she continued to delay, she might not be able to catch the train.

Yu Shaoting entered the bathroom, walked around in a circle, and finally stood by the trash can next to the toilet.

He kicked the trash can lightly with his leather shoes, turned around and looked at her: "Is this it?"

Bai Xiao went over and saw that it was her facial cleanser lying with the toilet paper!

"Who did this? It's so wicked!" Bai Xiao couldn't possibly fish it out. "Why are you throwing other people's things around so carelessly?"

"Jing Xi is still young, and it's normal to be naughty occasionally."

Bai Xiao glanced at the man next to her and couldn't help complaining: "You just said that he is no longer a child!"

Yu Jingxi, who was lying in the car playing games on his mobile phone, sneezed hard. He looked around and saw that there was no tissue. He saw a tie at the gear position. He leaned over, took it over and wiped it on his face randomly.

Clean your nose, then throw it aside and continue playing the game.

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The facial cleanser was gone. When Bai Xiao came out of the bathroom, what she was thinking was that she had to set some rules for the little guy when she went back this time.

We can't let him go on like this anymore.

"Let's go down." Bai Xiao said to Yu Shaoting behind him.

Yu Shaoting had just taken off his suit. After listening to Bai Xiao, he went to the sofa to get some clothes. Bai Xiao looked at his back. He was slender and straight, with a strong back and straight legs. She couldn't help but think of Yu Shaoting when he was not wearing clothes.

, the body proportions are so good that it makes people squirt.

While she was thinking wildly, Yu Shaoting had already taken her coat and walked towards her...

When he walked to her, he stopped, looked down at her beautiful face, and whispered: "Don't leave."

"..."

Bai Xiao thought he heard wrongly.

Yu Shaoting's voice was unnaturally gentle. He put his hands on her shoulders and held them gently. The distance between them shortened silently. Bai Xiao fluttered her eyelashes, and the temperature on her cheeks increased. Yu Shaoting's

The handsome face magnified in her sight.

There is a certain height difference between the two.

Yu Shaoting leaned forward, turned his head, approached, found her lips, and kissed her. Bai Xiao passively kissed him, touching his chest with her hands.

She involuntarily took two steps back and hit the wall behind her.
To be continued...