Before Qiao Qiao could say anything, the bodyguard beside her immediately reminded her: "Miss, be careful to distinguish his words. Also, he is from the Bai family."
"I didn't open the door for him!"
Qiao Qiao stepped back a little: "I also know that he is from the Bai family and is very dangerous. Naturally, he will not commit such stupidity."
Bai Chen raised his hand and touched the half-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, smiling gracefully: "Are you just guarding me like this?"
Qiao Qiao specifically corrected her: "You are a guest in our home, why are you guarding against the guests? You are wrong. Our family is guarding against the Bai family. Unfortunately, you are the Bai family, so I can't open the door for you."
Yes, please go back."
Tonight was Mr. Bai's birthday party. Everyone was at the place where the birthday party was held. Grandpa and his uncle were also there, but she knew that his uncle had arranged a lot of bodyguards to guard the Qiao family tonight.
At this juncture, Bai Chen came and tempted Qiao Qiao to open the door for him by telling him what would happen at the birthday party tonight...
He really dared to come.
Bai Chen took out a single red rose from the bouquet. He lowered his head and sniffed it, and then passed it through the gap in the iron door: "I understand that you don't want to see the Bai family, so I am here to visit as Mu Chen. Can you do it?"
Get hospitality from the Qiao family?"
Qiao Qiao didn't reach out to take the rose, and her reaction was surprising: "Who is Mu Chen?"
Bai Chen: "My biological father's surname is Mu. He changed his surname. Mu Chen is also me."
Qiao Qiao rolled her eyes at him speechlessly: "I said you are really generous enough. The Bai family gave you a surname. If you don't want it, then you don't want it."
Bai Chen's answer was very candid: "I have no blood relationship with the Bai family. Losing the surname Bai is of no importance to the Bai family. It's not my turn to bear these four words of rebellion."
After saying that, Bai Chen winked at Qiao Qiao and raised a frivolous smile: "Since my attitude is so sincere, do you really invite me in? Don't you also want to know what happened at the banquet tonight?
, I can tell you."
Qiao Qiao was not moved by Bai Chen's words at all. She crossed her arms and said, "Bai Chen, did you read the story "The Big Bad Wolf and the Seven Little Lambs" in the Grimm's Fairy Tales when you were a child?"
Bai Chen didn't quite understand: "What?"
"It seems that your childhood was not complete. You don't even know this fairy tale... Well, what I said is a bit damaging. It seems that not all children like to read fairy tales."
Qiao Qiao was annoyed that she was quick to talk because she ignored the fact that Bai Chen was Bai Qingfeng's stepson, and also forgot that her uncle said that Bai Chen's mother remarried to the Bai family when he was six or seven years old.
His parents divorced very early, so Bai Chen did not have a complete childhood.
What she said just now accidentally penetrated Bai Chen's heart.
"Why don't you say anything?" Bai Chen looked at her with a half-smile, "Don't you think I'm angry?"
Qiao Qiao pursed her lips: "Sorry."
Qiao Qiao's unintentional remark just now did not make Bai Chen angry. On the contrary, the apology made Bai Chen a little unhappy. The smile on his lips faded: "I don't like to hear these two words."
Qiao Qiao: "I..."
Bai Chen once again handed her the rose just now: "I won't come in. Please accept the flower as a greeting gift from a friend. Think carefully about what kind of greeting gift you should give me next time you see me."
Qiao Qiao still didn't answer: "If you say that, I won't answer. The most troublesome thing for me is to return the gift."
Bai Chen's eyes were soft: "Then I don't want to return the gift. I'll give you this rose."
Qiao Qiao hesitated for a moment, then reached out to pick up the rose.
The bodyguard beside him immediately reminded: "Miss, it's better to be cautious."
Qiao Qiao's hand froze in mid-air. She turned to look at the bodyguard, who was very nervous and worried, fearing that something would happen to her because she picked up the rose.
Qiao Qiao turned to look at Bai Chen who was waiting for her to receive the flowers.
He didn't rush, he just waited patiently.
Qiao Qiao hesitated for about ten seconds, then stretched out her hand, took the rose from Bai Chen's hand, and said, "Thank you."
A flash of surprise flashed in Bai Chen's eyes: "You actually accepted my rose."
Qiao Qiao didn't understand why he said this, she lowered her head and sniffed the roses: "Thank you for the roses, but don't think about it. I just accepted your roses, which doesn't mean I accept you as my friend. I also
No matter your name is Mu Chen or something else, in my opinion you are still a member of the Bai family, regardless of your surname."
She made her words very clear.
I also want to tell Bai Chen not to try to get close to her again in the future, especially when she comes to Qiao's house openly like tonight.
Even if he really didn't have any ill intentions, there was no way she would let him come into Qiao's house.
But at this time Bai Chen asked her: "What if I leave the Bai family? Can I be friends with you?"
Qiao Qiao frowned: "Why do you have to be friends with me? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"How could this be ridiculous? I know you, and you assume the identity of me, Mu Chen." Bai Chen smiled meaningfully: "Of course, it's also because you are a good friend."
Qiao Qiao didn't bother to pay attention to him and turned sideways: "Go back quickly, I have to go in."
"Okay, I was turned away when I first came to visit. I have also set a precedent for your Qiao family. I hope I can come in next time I come to visit."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand slightly: "Let's go."
When he came, he brought a bouquet of roses. When he left, he left one rose for Qiao Qiao and took the rest with him.
Qiao Qiao watched Bai Chen's figure disappear into the night, and she didn't know how long she watched until the bodyguard next to her reminded her: "Miss, please expose yourself more deeply. Go in first."
Qiao Qiao looked down at the rose in her hand, then turned around and went in.
At this time, both Mother Qiao and Father Qiao were already sitting at the dining table.
Seeing Qiao Qiao come back with a rose in her hand, Mother Qiao asked in confusion: "Where did the flower come from?"
Qiao Qiao casually placed the rose on the dining table: "It's wild in the yard, so I picked it casually."
Mother Qiao said: "I don't know what's inside and outside of Qiao's house, the front yard and the back yard. Wild roses are growing there. You really dare to fool me."
Qiao Qiao: "..."
At this time, Father Qiao asked: "Who from the Bai family is here?"
Qiao Qiao sat down and replied: "Just the one from the Bai family..."
Father Qiao reminded her: "Just deal with your mother, don't deal with me."
Qiao Qiao obediently put her hands flat on the dining table, and then replied obediently: "Bai Chen."
Father Qiao's mouth moved: "Bai Chen..."
Although Father Qiao has never met Bai Chen, he also knows that Bai Chen is Bai Qingfeng's son, but he is not his biological son, but a stepson, and he is not welcomed by the Bai family!
Father Qiao frowned: "When did you have any dealings with Bai Chen?"
Qiao Qiao reached for the chopsticks: "Can you eat first?"
Father Qiao nodded: "Then let's talk while eating."
The chopsticks were already in Qiao Qiao's hands. She picked up a meatball and said before eating: "My grandpa taught me since I was little that I should eat without talking or sleep without talking."
Father Qiao: "..."
After telling her grandfather's words, the topic of Qiao Qiao's resistance was avoided.
After dinner, Qiao Qiao planned to go directly to the bedroom upstairs. As soon as she stepped onto the stairs, Qiao's mother suddenly stopped her and said, "彽彧, you haven't got your roses yet."
Qiao Qiao said: "No, mom, please throw it away for me."
"It's so beautiful. Why throw it away? Keep it until it wilts and then throw it away." Mother Qiao really thought this rose was pretty, so she kept it.
When delivering milk to Qiao Qiao, he also brought this rose to her and placed it in the vase in her room.
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Around ten o'clock, it started to rain heavily outside.
Qiao Qiao moved the cushion in front of the tatami window. She hugged her knees and looked out eagerly.
Her body was stiff and she sat in the same position for a long time. She looked around and saw no cars coming back, so she began to sigh unconsciously.
On the twenty-third sigh, which was a little after eleven o'clock, a black car finally appeared in her field of vision.
The door of Qiao's house opened, and the car slowly drove into Qiao's house, and finally stopped in front of the villa.
Qiao Qiao got up almost subconsciously, preparing to sneak down to pick him up like she did before, but before she could get up from the seat, she saw Shao Jingmo and Lin Xingruo holding an umbrella after getting off the car, and Shao Jingmo's coat was still covering Lin Xingruo.
When it was on her body, the feeling in her heart was simply indescribable.
Mr. Qiao is sitting in a wheelchair. There are assistants holding umbrellas and people pushing the wheelchair.
Behind him, Shao Jingmo held an umbrella to cover himself and Lin Xingruo, and they walked in unison behind.
Lin Xingruo seemed to be talking about something happy, and the bright smile on his face never disappeared from the moment he got off the bus to the moment he entered.
Qiao Qiao was heartbroken.
Even if she feels uncomfortable, she is asking for it. It was she who suggested that Shao Jingmo change his mind and take Lin Xingruo to the birthday banquet.
At this time, Qiao Qiao was no longer in the mood to go downstairs.
Afraid of seeing even more heartbreaking scenes.
She sat quietly on the tatami for a while, and when she was about to go back to bed, she heard a knock on the door.
For a moment she thought it was an auditory hallucination.
Until the second and third knock on the door came.
Qiao Qiao immediately put on her slippers and ran towards the door, but she did not open the door immediately. Instead, she took a deep breath to calm her mood before opening the door.
Shao Jingmo stood outside the door. He was still wearing a rain-stained coat, his hair was not messy at all, and his face was still Qiao Qiao's favorite look.
The secret joy in her heart was beyond words, and a smile soon spread across her brows and eyes, and she whispered: "You're back."
Shao Jingmo pushed the door open a little and stepped into her bedroom.
He took a step in, and she took a step back until he reached out and closed the door.
He raised his hand to unbutton his coat, and Qiao Qiao took the initiative to help him, taking off the rain-stained coat for him.
She took her coat and turned around to get a hanger to hang it up. Behind her, Shao Jingmo stepped forward and hugged her: "I'm back, Qiao Yueyong."
He hugged her tightly.
The coldness on his body was completely driven away the moment he approached her, leaving only a soft room.
Qiao Qiao smelled the faint smell of alcohol, which was not strong, indicating that he only had a few drinks tonight, not much.
She couldn't turn around, so she could only let him hold her like this, and asked with her back turned: "Uncle, do you want to take a bath? I'll go and give you some water now."
Shao Jingmo gently placed his chin on the crook of her neck: "I can just release the water myself."
Qiao Qiao asked again: "How much did you eat tonight? Are you hungry? Do you want a midnight snack?"
Shao Jingmo chuckled softly: "Why are you suddenly so like a stay-at-home daughter-in-law? She is always busy around her husband as soon as he comes back."
Qiao Qiao was happy in her heart: "Isn't this good? It means that I only care about you."
"Good, but not great," he said.
Qiao Qiao was confused: "It's understandable if it's good, but how to understand if it's not good?"
Shao Jingmo: "You are my wife, not the nanny I hired. After I come home, all you need to do is stand up on your toes, put your arms around my neck, and take the initiative to kiss me. You don't need to do the rest."
Qiao Qiao grinned: "You are so enlightened."
Shao Jingmo loosened his arms slightly, clasped her shoulders and turned her to face him: "Actually, I'm a little hungry."
"I knew that when you went to the birthday banquet, you basically just chatted or drank, and you definitely didn't eat much."
She straightened the coat in her hand: "Then wait a minute. I'll hang up your clothes and go make you a midnight snack. You can order whatever you want. If it doesn't take too much time, I can
Consider it your satisfaction.”
After saying that, she turned around to hang up her clothes.
Shao Jingmo pulled her back: "It's too troublesome."
Qiao Qiao shook her head: "It won't be troublesome. Cooking is very easy for me. If you feel bored waiting, you can go to the kitchen and talk to me, so you won't be bored anymore."
Shao Jingmo curled his lips and smiled: "It's still too troublesome. I have the best way."
Qiao Qiao asked with a cute expression: "Want to eat out?"
Shao Jingmo raised one hand and unbuttoned his buttons slowly: "It's most convenient to have a midnight snack here."
Qiao Qiao stared at his hand unbuttoning: "You, you, you, you, you..."
Shao Jingmo picked up her hand: "Help me untie it."
If she was unbuttoning her own buttons, she would be familiar with it, but when it came to unbuttoning Shao Jingmo's buttons, even though she had unbuttoned them three or four times, she was still unfamiliar, as if she didn't know how to unbutton them.
Shao Jingmo lowered his eyes and looked at her, taking in all the worries and nervous expressions on her face at this moment.
He leaned over and looked at her closely: "Isn't it difficult to understand?"
Qiao Qiao swallowed her saliva and ignored the face so close to her: "I have your coat on my arm, so it's not very convenient. Why don't you untie it yourself? I'll hang up your coat first."
Her face was so hot that she turned around and left while holding her clothes.
Shao Jingmo looked at her hurried away figure, and unknowingly, the smile had been hanging on his face for a long time.
After drinking tonight, he felt a little thirsty, so he went to get himself a glass of water.
As he approached the table, his hand that touched the water glass paused, and his eyes rested on the rose in the vase. The vase was neither too big nor too small, but there was only one rose in it, so it was hard not to be attracted by it.
People pay attention.
Shao Jingmo remembered that he went to Bai's house tonight and met Bai Chen. He had a bouquet of red roses in his hand.
This is just an association, it actually means nothing.
But it happened that when Bai Chen passed by him holding the bouquet of red roses, he said, "I don't know if Miss Qiao will like this bouquet of roses."
At that time, Shao Jingmo said: "She doesn't like roses."
Bai Chen asked: "Really? That's such a pity. I carefully selected every rose in this bouquet. If Miss Qiao is willing to accept a rose, I will also be happy."
Shao Jingmo didn't take Bai Chen's words seriously. When he entered, he reminded Bai Chen: "You can't enter Qiao's house."
Bai Chen smiled: "It doesn't matter if I can't enter, but I will definitely leave one of my roses beside Miss Qiao. I hope Mr. Shao, you can also see my flowers."
