After dinner, Xi Haitang wanted to mend her sweater first, but seeing that Yunhen and Xiaochen were having fun together, she had to wash the dishes first. However, while she was washing the dishes, she was upset because she noticed
The man's gaze not far away was so focused and sharp.
Under Gu Xijue's gaze, Xi Haitang's hands trembled uncontrollably. If the two children hadn't been there, she might have really quarreled with him.
At the door of the kitchen, Gu Xijue saw Xi Haitang's slender and busy figure, with a hint of amusement on her lips. She was wearing light home clothes, an apron, and rubber gloves on her hands. She looked like a standard
Housewife. She was a type of person he had never been familiar with before, but he felt that she was not far away at all. She existed so naturally that he had the urge to reach out and wrap her in his arms. He had never held her in his arms.
In the life I have experienced, my steps are getting closer unconsciously.
A chill ran down Xi Haitang's spine, and he was so frightened that he almost threw his rice bowl out. He raised his head, his eyes full of defense, "What are you doing here?"
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to see."
She frowned and said in a distant tone, "What's so good about washing dishes?!"
Gu Xijue also doubted himself for a while, yes, what's so good about washing dishes, but he couldn't help it. It was obviously such ordinary bowls and chopsticks, such ordinary food, but he had to admit that he had eaten very deliciously just now.
Is this what ordinary people’s dinners look like? Home-cooked meals, enjoyable?
Xi Haitang turned sideways, forced herself to ignore his playful gaze, lowered her head and continued washing the dishes.
"Hey, you have foam here..." Gu Xijue reached out to help her wipe off the detergent foam on one cheek, but Xi Haitang was frightened and said, "Stay away from me!"
The hand was hanging in the air, a little stiff.
At this moment, Yun Hen's voice suddenly came from the living room, "Daddy, come here..."
The ambiguous atmosphere was broken, Xi Haitang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Gu Xijue felt complicated, and felt a sense of loss in his heart.
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In the living room, Xiaochen and Yunhen were sitting on the sofa, struggling with the laptop on the coffee table, "What do you pronounce this word?"
"I don't know either."
"Aren't you a gifted student? Why don't you recognize me?"
"I don't necessarily know them all...ah, my dad is here, you can ask him."
Compared to Yunhen's expectations, Xiaochen seemed much calmer. A trace of reluctance flashed across her pink face, but the word was really hard to recognize!
Gu Xijue approached the two children and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yunhen didn't dare to make his own decision. He just glanced at the little girl next to him. Xiaochen suddenly felt pressure coming on. He pursed his lips and hesitated for several times before reluctantly speaking, "Uncle, what do you pronounce this word?"
Gu Xijue looked over where her little finger pointed, and the word "酃" in "Qingling Design" came into view.
He quickly searched in his mind. Qingling Design was a jewelry design company that was full of rumors in the industry. It plagiarized plans, opportunistically exploited customers, and did everything. It was almost going to go bankrupt. She actually submitted her resume to such a company?!
"Uncle, don't you know me too?" Xiaochen asked anxiously. This is the first company to reply to Mommy's application letter. You can't even figure out the name!
Gu Xijue paused for a moment, opened her thin lips slightly, and said in a cold tone, "This character is pronounced ling."
"Oh..." Xiaochen nodded, then typed in pinyin and entered the four words "Qingling Design" into the Baidu search bar. Soon, rows of negative news about this company were displayed.
The more Xiaochen looked at it, the more annoyed he became. What kind of company is this? It’s so bad!
Yunhen couldn't help but shake his head, "Auntie, you can never work in this kind of company!"
Xiaochen's expression became depressed, and her clear eyes were stained with sadness, "Mommy just wants to find a job to make money to support me, but those companies refused to hire mommy. I finally got a reply, and it's still like this...
…”
Gu Xijue couldn't listen anymore and turned around and walked to the kitchen.
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Xi Haitang had finished clearing away the dishes, but she hadn't stopped yet. She squatted on the ground and rubbed the floor tiles with a rag. Gu Xijue suddenly felt that there seemed to be too much pressure on her delicate shoulders, which made people feel distressed.
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Hearing his footsteps, Xi Haitang slowly turned around. Because of the angle and the light, his eyes in the shadows were no longer as sharp as usual, a little blurry and desolate.
She looked a little nervous, thinking that Yunhen called him just now because he was anxious about waiting, "I'll be fine soon. After wiping the floor, I'll help Yunhen mend his sweater."
His brows furrowed slightly, with a hint of unconscious tenderness in his tone, "Go back to work at Bright Jewelry!"
Xi Haitang was stunned and shook his head, "No!"
She didn't want to go back or have anything to do with him anymore.
"I guarantee that the salary will be the highest level in the industry, as well as various benefits and year-end bonuses." Gu Xijue rarely has such patience with people. Unfortunately, she does not appreciate it.
"Thank you, but I would like to find another company."
"Looking for a bad company like Qinglin Design?!" Gu Xijue's tone began to rise.
Xi Haitang's heart trembled, but he still said bravely, "It's just a small company, it can't be called bad!"
"Don't you know that Qing Ling's manager is an old man?!" His face had become a little ugly.
"You don't have to worry about my business!"
"I'll take care of it!"
"Why?!"
"You are my woman!" The sharpness in the man's eyes completely erupted, and his thin lips raised a cold arc, "With your strength, why have you been rejected after sending out so many resumes? Have you never suspected anything?
?"
Xi Haitang opened her eyes wide, and a chill ran up from the soles of her feet, instantly freezing her blood, "Is it your fault?!"
"Yes, I did it." He confessed everything, with an inscrutable expression and as arrogant as a devil, "I made it impossible for you to find a new job, make no money, and even make your life a problem. How can you find that child?"
?Only when you are desperate will you come back and beg me, right?!"
Xi Haitang bit her lower lip tightly, her pink lips turned pale white, the painful reality and extreme embarrassment gripped her heart.
Gu Xijue leaned forward, touched her soft lips, and said cruel words, "If you still want to find a son, then consider my long-term contract again, huh?!"
Her heart felt like it was pierced by a sharp knife. She raised her hand and wanted to slap him, but she had no strength at all because her heart hurt so much that she was shaking all over and almost couldn't breathe.
Suddenly there was a slight sound from the security door. When Shen Suxin entered the door, she saw that the kitchen light was still on. She smiled brightly and rushed in in two steps, "Begonia, I'm back. I bought a midnight snack..."
Snapped--
The bag fell to the ground, and the hot soup spilled all over the floor.
The moment she saw Gu Xijue, Shen Suxin's face instantly turned pale...