The child's grievance made Xiaomai even more uncomfortable. After a long time, Qiao Xiaomai finally said: "Xiaobai, you'd better go home and live with me. I'm not busy these days, and I will stay with you every night..."
The child muttered.
"Xiaobai, I haven't cooked your favorite dishes for a long time. Can you go home and I'll cook them for you? What do you like to eat? I'll buy the ingredients tomorrow. Do you like mango ice cream? There's also fried chicken rolls.
, By the way, didn’t you say you wanted to eat yam stewed pork ribs last time? I’ll buy them all and cook them for you, okay..."
No one answered, the child fell asleep leaning on her arms.
"She took cold medicine and fell asleep."
Yi Xiangxi still downplayed: "You have to go to work and are busy preparing for the wedding. I don't think you have the energy to take care of Xiaobai."
Qiao Xiaomai gritted her teeth secretly and did not continue to argue with him. She hardened her heart and said in a light voice like his: "Yes, I have been too busy recently and have no time to take care of her."
Yi Xiangxi didn't answer. He changed his usual coercion, inducement and even sarcasm, and just concentrated on driving.
Qiao Xiaomai was in such an air and couldn't say anything. After a while, she heard Xiaobai's confused voice: "Sister Mai...Sister Mai...can you stay with me tonight?"
She could not answer or refuse the child's request.
He glanced at Yi Xiangxi casually, but saw that the expression on his face had not changed at all, "Qiao Maimai, just stay with Xiaobai. Just put her to sleep for this night. I think, this
It won’t take you long.”
The car stopped in front of the house. In the darkness, a lingering figure was about to come out, but he held his breath in surprise and couldn't help but hide behind a big tree.
He watched helplessly as his eldest brother got out of the car with the child in his arms, and the woman followed him. If he hadn't recognized the woman in time, he would have mistakenly thought that his eldest brother had already married and started a family. They were a family of three, and they cooperated tacitly.
He was shocked to see his eldest brother holding the child in an unusually skillful manner. The child's hands stretched out to wrap around his neck, appearing very intimate. Because he was so shocked, he almost didn't have time to pay attention to the woman's expression.
He watched helplessly as the three people entered the door, and then the door closed.
The doubts in my heart spread like a mushroom cloud, and some long-standing mysteries seemed to be like a clue in the mess, slowly starting to sort out a plot.
He calmed down, took out his cell phone, took a deep breath, and then dialed the phone number: "Mai Ma, are you off work..."
The voice on the other side seemed a little hesitant: "I...I'm working overtime tonight...Xiaodong, you don't have to wait for me to eat..."
work overtime!
He took another deep breath.
lie.
Qiao Xiaomai actually lied to herself.
"When will you work overtime? I'll pick you up."
"No need... really no need... I have a meeting tonight... Xiaodong, you don't have to wait for me, I will be very busy tonight..."
The voice was a little anxious and a little dazed. He was holding the phone and felt that the person opposite seemed so strange and alienated - why was she lying? Was this the first time she had lied in front of him or had it become a habit?
He wanted to say something, but his hands were already trembling slightly. There were waves of fear in his heart.