"Mommy!" A familiar child's voice came from another direction. Xi Haitang turned around in disbelief. On the other side of the road, she saw Xiaochen shrinking her small body with tears streaming down her face. The butterfly hairpin on her head was intact.
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"Xiao Chen..." Xi Haitang ran over and held her daughter tightly in her arms. While her shoulders were shaking slightly, she also noticed something was wrong with Xiao Chen, "Xiao Chen, what's wrong with you? Why are you always shaking?"
"Mommy...Mommy...oooo..." Suddenly, Xiaochen cried loudly, venting all the grievances and fears in her heart through tears. Her fragile look was heartbreaking.
"Don't cry, don't cry, baby, don't cry, mommy is here."
Xiaochen huddled tightly in Xi Haitang's arms, still trembling, crying and choking, "Mommy... I just stood here with that little girl, and we have to cross the road... But my
The shoelaces came loose, so I knelt down to tie them. The little girl passed by first... Then I suddenly heard the sound of a car hitting the car. I looked up and saw... I saw her falling to the ground with a lot of injuries.
Blood... ugh... so scary... so scary..."
After hearing Xiaochen's words, Xi Haitang was even more frightened. It turned out that her daughter was so close to death, and she almost lost Xiaochen!
"Baby, don't be afraid... Mommy is here, Mommy will protect you..."
On the side, Yun Hen's eyes were also red, and he put his face close to Gu Xijue's arm. Gu Xijue blinked hard, trying to hold back the moisture in his eyes. He tried many times, but he couldn't stop the sourness in the end. A snowflake fell on him.
The tears on his face blended together and slowly melted away.
Xiaochen was frightened. She was such a young child and witnessed such a tragic car accident. The shadow in her heart filled her pink face with fear. After Xi Haitang coaxed her, she gradually
After calming down, they hailed a taxi. The mother and daughter wanted to go home directly.
Seeing Xi Haitang struggling to hold Xiaochen, Gu Xijue subconsciously wanted to help, but she flashed her strength, her eyes filled with the intention of drawing a clear line, and the air suddenly became alienated.
"Gu Xijue, from now on, we have nothing to do with each other. Please don't appear in front of our mother and daughter again!"
"Haitang...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left Xiaochen like that." His voice was full of regret, but his eyes were still full of expectations for her, "I formally apologize to you, is that okay?"
Her face was expressionless, "The person you should apologize to is not me, but a child who witnessed the tragedy, which may leave a shadow in his young heart forever!"
"I know I was wrong, but..."
"That's enough! You're not the only one who was wrong about what happened today, and I shouldn't have left the children in the store, but now we've all learned a lesson, that's it, that's the end of it!"
After saying that, Xi Haitang hugged Xiaochen and got into the taxi, gradually driving away.
After returning home, Xi Haitang found that Xiaochen had fallen asleep in her arms. She dragged her injured foot, put her daughter on the bed with great difficulty, covered her with a quilt, and then she lay gently beside her daughter until
At this moment, she felt at ease. Xiaochen was by her side, within reach of her.
Tears fell silently again, but this time, they tasted of happiness.
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In the cold street, Gu Xijue was stiff for a while. It was not until Yunhen called him that he came to his senses. Looking down, Yunhen was already shivering from the cold.
"Yunhen, it's cold now. Let's go home."
After opening the car door, the father and son got into the car, and the silence slowly broke.
"Daddy, don't be sad. Xiaochen and I have a very good relationship. I will apologize to her on your behalf after we go to school."
Gu Xijue smiled bitterly, "Silly boy, things are not that simple."
"Daddy..."
"Okay Yunhen, daddy is fine. Daddy is a man who has experienced all kinds of cruelty. This thing can't hurt me." Gu Xijue's tone sounded strong, but there was a hint of self-deprecation in it.
The car slowly got onto the highway and drove smoothly towards the Gu family mansion.
Along the way, the father and son did not speak again, because some words, when spoken, are more likely to touch the heaviest part of the heart. Not only can they not comfort them, they also have the opposite effect.
Gu Xijue suddenly felt very tired, not just today, but also since he went abroad. During the time in Italy, he was exhausted physically and mentally. After returning home, the feeling of exhaustion suddenly doubled.
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A few days later.
Xi Haitang was just making dinner when the doorbell suddenly rang.
She looked out of the door mirror, was startled for a moment, and then quickly opened the door.
"Qin Hao, Xiao Fei, why are you here?"
"We're here to have a meal!" Guan Xiaofei said with a smile, while carrying the gift he bought into the door. It was an oversized doll, as tall as a child, very beautiful.
"Haitang, where's Xiaochen? I want to give this doll to her!"
"She hasn't finished school yet. Really, come on. Why don't you bring any gifts?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter, it's just a doll."
Xi Haitang poured tea for Qin Hao and Guan Xiaofei, then looked at the time, "Qin Hao, Xiaofei, you guys sit down for a while, I'll go downstairs to buy some food..."
Guan Xiaofei laughed out loud, "Haitang, you are so funny. I was joking just now, but you took it seriously! How can we let you buy food and cook? Let's go out to eat later! Qin Hao will pay for it!"
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"Then why are you embarrassed..."
"What's so embarrassing? It's only natural for a man to invite women to dinner! It's his honor to invite two big beauties and one little beauty at a time!"
Qin Hao rolled his eyes, "Excuse me, Miss Guan, which two beauties are they? Why do I only see Haitang? Where is the other one?! Where else?!"
Qin Hao's eyes were darting everywhere but refused to look at her. Guan Xiaofei was so angry that she pouted, "What are you looking at? You can't even see a beauty as big as me! I'm sorry!"
As he said that, Guan Xiaofei waved his fist, but Qin Hao grabbed his hand, "Honey, your skills have deteriorated!"
Guan Xiaofei narrowed his eyes and was filled with anger, "What a hateful man! Men are all so hateful, aren't they, Haitang?"
Suddenly, Xi Haitang was called by name and asked such a strange question.
Xi Haitang was startled, thinking that there was something in these words, and thought about it carefully, could these two people be here to plead for Gu Xijue?!
At this time, a faint voice came from the door, and Xiaochen walked in with his schoolbag on his back, "Mommy, I'm back... uh, are there guests at home?"
"Xiaochen, come here quickly and say hello to Uncle Qin Hao and Aunt Xiao Fei." Xi Haitang took her daughter's schoolbag by the way.
"Hello Uncle Qin Hao, hello Aunt Xiao Fei."
"Okay, Xiaochen is so good." Guan Xiaofei smiled and moved the doll over, "Xiaochen, this is a gift from your uncle and aunt. Come, take it!"
Xiaochen's eyes widened a little, and she could tell that she liked the doll very much, but she didn't dare to reach out to pick it up directly. Instead, she glanced at Xi Haitang first.
Just such a subtle movement made Qin Hao suddenly startled. It was obvious that he was an extremely well-behaved and sensible child.
Although Guan Xiaofei is not as careful as Qin Hao, her enthusiastic personality cannot tolerate procrastination, "Haitang, please tell Xiaochen to accept it!"
"Okay then." Xi Haitang smiled slightly, "Xiaochen, just take it."
"Yes." Xiaochen took the doll that was almost as tall as her, with a happy expression on her face, and then politely thanked her, "Thank you Uncle Qin Hao, thank you Aunt Xiaofei, I will be very good to this doll.
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"Haha, you're so good."
Although Qin Hao and Guan Xiaofei have been married for many years, they have always been busy with their careers and have never thought about having children. It can be seen that Xiaochen is so cute, and suddenly he is a little moved.
Guan Xiaofei took Xiaochen's hand, and the instinctive maternal love belonging to women began to spread, "Xiaochen, let's go out to eat later. Do you like Chinese food or Western food?"
"This... I still like to eat at home the most. The food cooked by my mom is very good!"
"Oh, you are indeed your mother's biological daughter. You speak in the same tone, but we must go out to eat today. Auntie has something important to discuss with you!"
"Huh? What's the big deal?"
"This Sunday is the tenth anniversary of the wedding of aunt and uncle. How about Xiaochen coming to be our flower girl?" Guan Xiaofei asked happily, obviously looking forward to that anniversary.
Xiaochen looked up at Xi Haitang again, "Mommy, can I go?"
"Of course. The wedding anniversary of uncle and aunt is a good day. Xiaochen going to be a flower girl is also a blessing to uncle and aunt."
"Well, mommy is right, I also hope that my uncle and aunt will always be happy."
It was agreed that Xiaochen would be the flower girl on their wedding anniversary. Qin Hao and Guan Xiaofei's trip was an immediate success. The couple looked at each other with a tacit understanding, and the corners of their lips secretly raised.
Before going out to eat, Xi Haitang and Xiaochen went back to the room to change clothes. Qin Hao lowered his voice and asked Xiang Guan Xiaofei, "Xiaofei, does your trick work? Are you sure you can help Jue?"
"It's hard to say." Guan Xiaofei smiled slyly, "But..."
"but what?"
"But Gu Xijue is obviously not completely hopeless. This time, he seems to be serious. He really wants to apologize to Haitang and Xiaochen. This shows that his conscience is still intact. As a national cadre and a public servant of the people,
, I have the responsibility and obligation to help him!"
Qin Hao sighed, speechless at how proud his wife was, but he just loved her tone, "Wife, your consciousness is so high!"
"Of course! Who am I, Miss Guan!"
The couple smiled at each other and couldn't help but look forward to their wedding anniversary coming soon...