"It's okay, why should I tell you about my niece?" Yu Shaoting paused with the chopsticks in his hand, then raised his eyes and looked over: "What are you asking her for?"
"Did you go to the abandoned garage to find her or... just to save me?" Bai Xiao looked at him intently, eager to know the answer.
Yu Shaoting withdrew his gaze and continued to eat slowly. After swallowing a mouthful of food, he stared straight at the wall in front of him. After a while, he turned his head and cast his deep gaze on her again, with a faint smile in his eyes:
"Which one do you want?"
Bai Xiao clutched her bag and ignored the tenderness in his eyes: "Did you ask your niece to return to China?"
As if someone had suddenly poured a basin of cold water on her, Yu Shaoting put down his chopsticks and leaned on his head to look at her: "What exactly do you want to ask?"
"Pei Qiyou and she knew each other before, did you know?"
She didn't want to think that people were so sinister, but when everyone came together, she had to think about it. Especially after Pei Qiyou treated her like that... the relationship of twenty years might be fake in the end.
, how can you expect people you don’t know well to treat you wholeheartedly?
Faced with her question, Yu Shaoting said nothing.
Bai Xiao's eyes looked at his broken right arm, and then moved up a little bit to stop on his angular face: "Do you like me?"
This question almost exhausted Bai Xiao's whole body. After asking it, she was like a balloon hanging in the air and couldn't find her center of gravity.
The entire ward was suddenly so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Yu Shaoting looked back at her quietly. His eyes were hard for Bai Xiao to understand. Before she got the answer, she flinched a little.
Bai Xiao moved her lips, but he suddenly looked away.
Yu Shaoting took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer of the hotel cabinet. Before he could take out one, Bai Xiao's question came to him again.
"If you don't answer, I'll take it as your acquiescence."
Yu Shaoting suddenly raised his eyes, his gaze somewhat aggressive: "What do I default to?"
Does it imply that he deliberately instigated his niece to steal her husband or does it imply that he has fallen in love with her?
His question made Bai Xiao speechless. She was embarrassed because these were all her baseless guesses. She didn't know how she could think so just because Yu Yiwei said, "My uncle asked me to return to China."
Many, and then rushed to question him. After thinking about it carefully, I realized that my guess seemed to be overconfident.
Bai Xiao had never been so embarrassed before. She didn't dare to look him in the eyes, grabbed her bag and turned around to leave.
"Where to go?" Yu Shaoting's deep voice sounded behind him.
Bai Xiao ignored him and quickened her pace, but as soon as her hand touched the doorknob, she pressed on the door with a strong force.
"Bang!" The door that had just been opened a crack closed again.
Bai Xiao turned around subconsciously. Before he could see what was going on, he was already pressed against the door.
I don’t know how he got off the bed in an instant. His movements were so fast and heavy that Bai Xiao’s back hurt from the pressure, and she raised her head in annoyance.
Yu Shaoting's tall and straight body loomed over her head, his head slightly bent, his black eyes that never showed emotion or anger stared at her eyes that were widened due to fright, as if he wanted to look into the bottom of her heart, and he exhaled heavy breaths, and then again and again.
Suddenly, it fell on the side of her cheek, and also on her pounding heart...
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Bai Xiao turned over and over on her bed, and what she couldn't forget was Yu Shaoting's deep eyes and heavy breathing when he pressed her against the door.
He made eye contact with her without saying a word. He didn't let her go until he had calmed down, and then he went back to bed, rolled up the quilt and turned his back to him.
It seems like nothing happened...
Bai Xiao opened her eyes and looked at the dark ceiling, feeling completely sleepless.
Did nothing really happen... Why did she always feel different? But she couldn't tell what was different.
Lifting the quilt, Bai Xiao walked out of the bedroom and found that Ye Hehuan was not sleeping either.
Ye He smiled happily and raised his glass: "Would you like a drink?"
Bai Xiao sat down next to her. Ye Hehuan had already poured wine for her, "Can't you sleep?"
"Yeah." Bai Xiao frowned after taking a sip, unwilling to take another sip.
She has been a good girl since she was a child, but she has become good friends with Ye Hehuan, a guy who smokes and drinks. She can only say that fate is really amazing. If of course she hadn't met Ye in the hospital after giving birth.
He Huan and Bai Xiao absolutely believed that they could be even more miserable.
Ye Hehuan glanced sideways at the absent-minded Bai Xiao: "What are you thinking about?"
"……Miss you."
Ye He laughed happily, showing her disbelief. After a while, her smile faded and she said quietly: "I saw him in the hospital that day."
"At that time, I almost rushed over and hugged him, but I knew I couldn't..."
Bai Xiao turned her head and saw Ye Hehuan leaning on her shoulder, murmuring drunkenly, "I am his evil obstacle. I caused him to get divorced at a very old age. I can't let him be ruined before I give up.
Otherwise, I will have to kill me with my gun..."
There is that kind of person hidden deep in everyone's heart. There is no way to grow old together, and there is no way to become friends who can look at each other and smile.
Ye Hehuan's wife Bai Xiao never peeps, but from some clues, she can still guess that He Huan has a man she really likes.
"By the way." Ye Hehuan took out a beautifully wrapped gift box from the drawer and handed it to her, "Happy birthday."
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Bai Xiao's birthday before she was four years old was very simple, with an egg and a bowl of longevity noodles. After she was four years old, she became the adopted daughter of the Pei family. She received many expensive gifts every birthday. By the time she was nineteen, she no longer celebrated birthdays.
, because there is no one who will light a heart-shaped candle circle for her and make her wish.
When Bai Xiao woke up and looked in the mirror in the morning, she found that her dark circles were a bit heavy, so she applied a hot towel before going out. But as soon as she stepped out of the apartment building, she was caught by Jing Xing, who had been squatting downstairs for who knows how long.
With.
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Looking at the pile of snacks on the coffee table, Bai Xiao still didn't understand why she came here and why she sat here stupidly.
Bai Xiao raised his head and looked at the man on the bed. He was looking down at the document intently. Next to him, Jing Xing was reporting the situation.
From the moment she was led into the ward by Jing Xing, Yu Shaoting never looked at her. He treated her as if she was a piece of furniture in the room. Jing Xing did not say whether it was him waiting downstairs or Yu Shaoting's instruction. He only asked her to say
: "Can you go to the hospital and sit for a while?"
Sit down for a while... Bai Xiao felt that she got into the car with him because she was out of her mind.
Yu Shaoting was not wearing a hospital gown. Two buttons on the collar of his shirt were loosened, and his right forearm was still fixed with a splint. His usually styled black hair hung down naturally, with a few strands covering his slightly wrinkled face.
His brows were less aggressive and his whole person looked gentle and young.
"Miss Bai, why don't you go get a pot of boiling water nearby?" Jing Xing suddenly turned around and licked his dry lips as he spoke.
Bai Xiao took the kettle from the cabinet and went out. When she came back, where was Jing Xing still in the ward?
Yu Shaoting bit a cigarette on his thin lips without taking a single puff. He just let the cigarette burn naturally. The ward with the windows closed was filled with the smell of smoke. The smoke curled up. He flipped through the information with his left hand, occasionally pausing.
After thinking about it, Bai Xiao walked over and opened the window to keep the air flowing.
She put the kettle back, and when she turned around, she found that the cigarette ash beside his mouth was already very long.
Almost as a conditioned reflex, before the ash fell on the quilt, Bai Xiao took the ashtray on the locker and held it in front of his eyes.
The ash fell into the ashtray, and Yu Shaoting's dark eyes stared straight at her in the light of the fire.
Bai Xiao put down the ashtray and wanted to walk back to the sofa, but he suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"What are you doing?" Bai Xiao turned around and asked pretending to be calm, but the tips of her ears couldn't help but heat up under his gaze.
A person's eyes are related to his age and experience. When he looks at you with a stern face, he can often make you feel scared, but when he stares at you intently, especially when his eyes are filled with similar emotions.
Bai Xiao couldn't bear the tenderness she had.
If the question last night was just her baseless guess, then at this moment Bai Xiao could believe that Yu Shaoting was not that simple towards her.
Even if she doesn't have to like her, it's still more than a good impression...
She wanted to withdraw her hand, but Yu Shaoting's hand became stronger: "I want to eat fried beef tenderloin with green pepper for lunch."
“There is a restaurant next to the hospital.”
"...You make it when you go home and bring it to me."
His tone was too matter-of-fact, and Bai Xiao pursed her lips a little pretentiously: "I can't do it."
Yu Shaoting frowned, then let her go, lowered his head and continued to read the documents, and said calmly: "I usually eat at twelve o'clock."
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When Bai Xiao left the ward with her bag, she didn't give Yu Shaoting a good look, and deliberately closed the door deafeningly when she left.
When she met Yu Shaoting, who had a tough attitude, Bai Xiao felt that the servility in her bones was aroused. She was like a little eunuch beside the emperor. He casually said "I will do whatever I want", and she had to work hard without complaint.
Waiting on the ground.
What made Bai Xiao's mood worse was that she saw Pei's mother Jiang Yingmei in the corridor carrying a thermal box.
Until she returned to the apartment, Bai Xiao's mind seemed to still have Jiang Yingmei's ever-changing face at that time, ranging from surprise, embarrassment, panic to guilt.
Next to Jiang Yingmei is Yu Yiwei's ward.
"Don't worry, I will make Qiyou wean off those women outside, and you are the only one I recognize as my daughter-in-law."
It seems that the words Jiang Yingmei said are still in her ears. Bai Xiao is no longer sad because of this. At most, she feels a little pimple in her heart. After all, she was someone whom she once trusted and respected as a relative, but to some extent, she
I can understand Jiang Yingmei’s approach.
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After Jiang Yingmei met Bai Xiao in the corridor, she was obviously not as calm as Bai Xiao. She called Pei Qiyou as soon as she came out of the hospital.
Before Pei Qiyou received the call, the lawyer had just delivered the divorce agreement to his office.
Many businessmen treat divorce as if they were doing business. They care about every detail and are determined not to suffer any losses.
Pei Qiyou's personal lawyer obviously took this into consideration. Many clauses in the divorce agreement seemed fair but were actually beneficial to Pei Qiyou. He originally thought that Pei Qiyou would praise him, but after reading the agreement, Pei Qiyou just waved his hand and told him to leave.
Nothing was said.
There was an article in the agreement: "After the divorce, the house in Yujingyuan will be owned by Bai Xiao. In addition, Bai Xiao will receive an annual alimony of 200,000 yuan."
The bold black characters on the cover of the divorce agreement looked shocking under the bright light.
A century-old family like the Pei family cannot have a daughter-in-law with a criminal record. Even if Bai Xiao is cleared in the future, her reputation will not be much better.
To talk about how Jiang Yingmei met Yu Yiwei, we have to mention that two days ago, Yu Yiwei was injured and secretly followed Pei Qiyou to Pei's house to get food. Yu Yiwei has a lively and innocent personality. She looks like Bai Xiao, and more importantly, her family background.
Well, it left an excellent impression on Jiang Yingmei.
"...Qiyou, I just saw Xiaoxiao," Jiang Yingmei seemed to not know where to start, "Xiaoxiao...she is a good girl. When the matter has reached this point, I don't care anymore. You can figure it out yourself.
!" After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Pei Qiyou was leaning on the leather chair when suddenly the landline phone on his desk rang: "Mr. Pei, Miss Ling Ling said she wants to meet you."
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Five minutes later, Ling Ling sat opposite Pei Qiyou and looked at him with a half-smile, "I didn't expect that!"
Pei Qi Youjun flipped through a folder with a calm expression on his face, "Tell me what you want from me."
"I have a newspaper friend who told me a piece of gossip. Do you want to hear it?"
Pei Qiyou said nothing.
"I heard that you are with a real general's daughter?" Ling Ling supported her chin with one hand and looked at Pei Qiyou with a hint of self-sarcasm in her eyes, "I always thought I knew you before, but now I realize that I
Maybe it’s just a pawn of yours.”
Pei Qiyou paused in signing, then looked up at Ling Ling.
"Don't say you didn't take advantage of me and use me to tell your wife that you have changed your ways. No, you should call her your ex-wife now, right?"
Ling Ling looked at him as if she wanted to eat her. She smiled, stood up and dusted her skirt, "I'm going abroad soon, so I came here to say goodbye to you."
When she left the office, Pei Qiyou tugged on his tie, then swept through all the documents on the table.
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Bai Xiao went to the hospital with food. It was Yu Jingxi who opened the door and enthusiastically carried the bag for her, "Xiao Bai, it's very heavy. I'll take care of it."
"Aren't you going to school today?" Yu Jingxi should be in school at this time.
"It's officially a holiday after the exam this morning, Xiaobai, don't you know?"
Bai Xiao twitched her lips. There were so many things happening recently that she really didn't pay attention. Yu Jingxi had already carried the food to the cabinet and opened it.
"Dad, here's the food cooked by Xiaobai!" Yu Jingxi held the lunch box and happily approached Yu Shaoting.
Yu Shaoting ignored him, but raised his eyes to look at Bai Xiao, who was still standing there.
Bai Xiao started to avoid his gaze, sat on the sofa and turned on the TV. Soon Yu Jingxi came over again.
"Xiao Bai, did you know that I like to eat fried kelp, so you made it specially for me?"
Facing Yu Jingxi's big, expectant eyes, Bai Xiao touched his soft curly hair and said, "Eat quickly, or you'll get cold."
Bai Xiao was suddenly glad that she had made dishes and rice for two people. As for the fried seaweed, she just made it because she liked it.
Yu Jingxi happily ran to the bedside with the rice box in hand. The aroma of vegetables filled the whole ward. Bai Xiao glanced over and saw Yu Shaoting eating leisurely. As for Yu Jingxi, he was gobbling up the rice with a pair of small meat hands at an astonishing speed.
, eating until there were grains of rice at his feet.
Seeing that the dishes she cooked were so popular, Bai Xiao's mood improved a lot.
After the meal, the Yu family came to take Yu Jingxi back. When the door opened, it was too late for Bai Xiao to hide.
A man in military uniform came in.
Yu Jingxi covered her mouth and whispered in Bai Xiao's ear: "My second uncle!"
Bai Xiao got up from the sofa, and the other party obviously noticed that there was an outsider in the ward. He was a little surprised when he first saw Bai Xiao, but then his face returned to normal.
Yu Zhongxiao nodded to Bai Xiao out of politeness, and then asked Yu Jingxi to pack his schoolbag.
There are some silent men, although they are not as good-looking as Yu Shaoting, but they have a strong military aura that has always been in high positions, which makes her awe-inspiring.
When Yu Zhongxiao took Yu Jingxi away, Bai Xiao couldn't help but glance at the door a few more times, and heard Yu Shaoting's unhurried voice next to him: "Don't look, my second brother doesn't like people like you."
Bai Xiao turned his head, but Yu Shaoting had already lowered his head and continued to read the documents, and said angrily: "That's a coincidence, I happen to like him in military uniform."
Yu Shaoting raised his head from the document and looked at her: "Say it again."
