"Okay." Suddenly, Jiang Ping spoke gently and said considerately, "Since Chi Xiaowan is not feeling well, let me do it for her. It is all business, and it can be done by anyone, as long as it does not delay work.
Director Gao, then I’ll start.”
Gao Yuan nodded unconsciously, thought for a moment and said, "Let Xiao Wang help you."
"Thank you, Director Gao." Jiang Ping nodded obediently.
Ouyang Bei looked at Jiang Ping. Where had he met her? He had a vague acquaintance with her, but was not familiar with her. It must have been that he had met her under some special circumstances. But he had not spoken to her.
Jiang Ping seemed to deliberately avoid Ouyang Bei's gaze. She took the materials that needed to be completed from Chi Xiaowan's desk, walked back to her seat, sat down, lowered her head to work, and stopped talking.
"If you feel uncomfortable, go home and rest first." There was unconcealable irritation in Gao Yuan's tone, as if she was troubled by something.
Du Hui smiled and said, "Thank you. In that case, Ouyang Bei, you can drive Chi Xiaowan home to rest. I have other things to deal with."
Ouyang Bei didn't say much, and led Chi Xiaowan away. However, she found that Chi Xiaowan had not said a word from beginning to end, and seemed to be silent a little strangely. "Xiaowan, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"No." Chi Xiaowan immediately shook his head and said softly, "Nothing happened. I just don't want to talk. I just want to find a place to lie down and sleep for a while."
"Okay, I'll take you back right now." Ouyang Bei and Chi Xiaowan returned to the car. She opened the car door and let Chi Xiaowan get out of the car. She said, "When you get back, drink a warm glass of milk. It will help stabilize your mood."
Arriving at the door of Chi's house, Ouyang Bei stopped the car and said with a smile: "I won't go in and disturb your rest. Go back and lie down for a while. If anything happens, call me or Ouyang Qing at any time. I have something else."
I'll come over to see you tomorrow."
"It's okay, don't worry." Chi Xiaowan smiled, watched Ouyang Bei leave, turned around to go home, but vaguely felt that someone was nearby, and turned to look, it was a middle-aged man he didn't recognize.
, a very elegant and steady man, about the same age as his father.
Seeing Chi Xiaowan turn around, Mou Demeng immediately smiled and said: "Hello, does Ms. Yu Xueqin live here? I am one of her old neighbors. My surname is Mou, and I am a teacher. I passed by here today and wanted to
Come and see her, is she at home?"
"Oh, hello, I heard my mother talk about it this morning. She said she met a former neighbor who was a teacher." Chi Xiaowan said with a smile, "However, my mother is not at home.
She is feeling a little unwell and is in the hospital, and it will take some time before she can come back."
"What's wrong with her?" Mou Demeng showed concern knowingly, "I haven't seen her for a long time. I really want to say hello to her. Can I go to the hospital to see her?"
Chi Xiaowan said politely: "Thank you. My mother just accidentally fell down while exercising in the morning and sprained her ankle. She will be fine after a few days of rest."
"I have nothing to do now. If it's convenient, could you tell me which hospital your mother is in? We haven't seen each other for thirty-two years. We really want to chat and talk about what the old neighbors are busy with now.
"Mo Demeng smiled and said politely, but sincerely.
Chi Xiaowan hesitated, smiled, and said, "In that case, she lives in the Third Courtyard, not far from here."
Mou Demeng immediately expressed his gratitude, "Thank you. You are Yu Xueqin's daughter, right? You look so much like your mother back then. Haha, in the blink of an eye, the child has grown so big. We can't help but refuse to accept it. Thank you for me.
Say hello to my father, I want to visit your mother, so I won’t disturb you."
Chi Xiaowan watched Mou Demeng leave with a smile, and suddenly remembered that this man might be Director Gao's husband. He was indeed a pretty good-looking man. No wonder a photo would make Director Gao confused, and it was not necessarily impossible.
Old photos from more than thirty years ago, black and white, haha, this will also make Director Gao jealous. It seems that Mr. Mou must cherish that photo very much, and it must be a photo of a beautiful girl. She smiled and took out the key
When he opened the door, there was no one at home. He put on his slippers at the door. He thought casually that if he were that age, he might know his mother. He seemed to say that he and his mother had not seen each other in thirty-two years. This time it was
I wanted to talk about my old neighbor from before, haha, maybe just to talk about the woman in the photo, but now, I suddenly want to see her again.
The phone rang suddenly, startling Chi Xiaowan. She picked up the phone and Sang Xinrou's voice came from the phone, "Xiaowan, what's wrong with your phone? Is it out of battery? Are you home?"
Go take a bath and wash away all the bad luck on your body. Remember, but don’t forget. That place is too evil. I’m worried that you will get something dirty. Don’t believe it, I’m just scary.
broken!"
Chi Xiaowan smiled and said, "Okay, I will remember it."
After putting down the phone, Chi Xiaowan went to put in a basin of hot water and some shower gel containing lavender essential oil. She really wanted to take a hot bath. It was a little cold with the rain outside, and she felt a little dizzy staying in that cold place.
Cold or hot baths can drive away the cold, and lavender can soothe the mind. I took a change of clothes and put my whole body into the hot water. A warm heat spread from the soles of my feet to my whole body, and I felt very comfortable.
I heard the door outside being opened and someone came in. The voice sounded like it was my father, and I could vaguely hear him talking on the phone. "——He (she) is fine. You don't have to worry. He (she) gets along well with my child.
We are getting along very well, although we are not close, we have always got along well with each other. If you want to see him (her), you can go see him (her) at any time, but please don't tell him (her) these old things, now he (she) knows
, I’m afraid it won’t be acceptable.”
Chi Xiaowan was stunned for a moment, who was dad talking about? Him or her? A sister or a brother in the family? What does "even though they are not relatives" mean?
As if listening to the other party's speech, his father's voice paused, and after a while, he heard his father say, "No, Xueqin doesn't know about this. She has always been very good to him (her). In her heart, he
(She) has always been her biological child. You can rest assured of that. - No, this is absolutely not possible. What you are doing is unfair to Xue Qin. I have already deceived you, and you can't do this again. - No, I say no, it's not okay!
Please stop talking. I came back to get something, and I have to rush back to the hospital. Xueqin has injured her ankle now and needs to rest for some time. I don’t have time to care about your affairs. - No, you are thinking of him (her) now.
, what have you been doing? Where did you go back then? Xiaoyun will never agree to this! - Okay, that's it!"
Chi Xiaowan didn't dare to move, for fear of making any noise and letting his father hear it, which would make him feel uneasy. Who was his father talking to? Who was Xiaoyun? Who was he or she?
The father seemed to have hung up the phone and then entered their bedroom. About ten minutes later, he heard the sound of him leaving. He changed his shoes, opened the door, closed the door, and left!