I want to protect the people I care about like you do
"If receiving that slap can bring everything back to peace, I would even give her the other half of my face to slap."
The car was very quiet, and the man beside him didn't make a sound. He looked at the road ahead, his stern face tensed.
Bai Xiao's voice was very soft: "Maybe in your eyes, I am like a clown in trying to hide it in front of Zheng Qi. Even if our relationship is not fully exposed now, when we really get married, we still can't hide it. Others, but I still tried hard to hide it for a while."
"Like an ostrich that buries its head in the sand, thinking that this way it can maintain the peace it has now. I am mentally prepared to face the accusations from your parents, but I still cannot calmly face the accusations of the entire public opinion. "
"I don't even want to hold a wedding, and I don't want everyone to know that the woman you, Mr. Yu, are going to marry is named Bai Xiao. I hope that one day the world will witness my happiness, but I am afraid that the consequences of being too public are beyond my ability to bear. I The past with Pei Qiyou, Jing Xi’s life experience... I don’t have to be afraid of my past being brought into the light, but I can’t hurt Jing Xi. How old is he? If everyone knows that he was born by surrogate—"
"I made a mistake due to my selfish desires back then. I didn't want Jing Xi to pay for me. Yu Shaoting, you said that as long as I stay by your side, you will take care of everything, but you are only one person. I want to protect you like you." The people I care about don’t want to see them hurt because of me.”
In the past twenty years, she had always lived for others. Now she has her own happiness, but it is full of difficulties and hardships.
Not only him and Jing Xi, but also the Yu family and grandma, they all made her want to cherish them.
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The car slowly stopped on the side of the road. There were vehicles and pedestrians on both sides of the car window. No one spoke first, and the two of them sat in the car...
The man beside him didn't make any movement for a long time.
Bai Xiao turned her head and looked at him. Then, her left hand was pulled and her fingers were clasped tightly. Yu Shaoting started the car again.
On the way, Bai Xiao received a call from Yu Jingxi. The little guy learned that she was going to the compound, so he consciously asked driver Xiaoliang to take him there too.
When they arrived at the military compound, the two got out of the car and entered the house one after another, just like they had been silent all the way, they still didn't say anything.
Old Mrs. Yu is playing with those wedding invitations in the living room, which she took a fancy to when she went to the mall today.
"Auntie." Seeing that Yu Shaoting didn't say anything, Bai Xiao had no choice but to greet her first.
"Coming?" Mrs. Yu looked up, saw them, smiled deeply, and waved to Bai Xiao: "Come here and choose the one you like."
Not long after sitting down, a car horn sounded outside. Bai Xiao turned around and saw Yu Jingxi appearing at the door, carrying a big schoolbag.
The little guy threw off his shoes and ran in happily. When he saw Yu Shaoting sitting there, especially Yu Shaoting's not so good expression, he immediately slowed down and walked around Yu Shaoting and Bai Xiao very wisely. After half a circle, I reached Mrs. Yu and called "Grandma".
Yu Jingxi was attracted by those wedding invitations at a glance. She climbed up on the sofa, swung her legs and took a few of them to look through: "Why did you buy so many?"
"Of course it's for your father and mother...Teacher Bai's wedding." Old Mrs. Yu gets excited every time she sees this family of three. She always shows off her emotions when she is excited. As she says this, she looks at Yu Shaoting again: "Today, I will tell you My sister-in-law has discussed it with my eldest aunt and the others. If we want to have a banquet, we should host about twenty tables."
"..." Bai Xiao calculated, there were twenty tables, at least two hundred people.
"I've asked someone to look for a hotel. Your father and I want to hold one in Fengcheng and then another in Liyang."
Bai Xiao suddenly looked at Mrs. Yu and said that the expression was fake. She didn't expect that the Yu family had considered it so thoughtfully.
When the old lady saw Bai Xiao's surprised look, she actually felt quite distressed. She thought of what Chief of Staff Yu said when she went to bed last night: "Do you really think your son is a piece of cake? This girl's family has grown up in her teens.
I’ve given you a grandson, can’t I get a decent wedding in exchange for it?”
Now that we are going to do it, it doesn’t matter if we do more or less. Anyway, my little son is not short of money.
Yu Jingxi secretly stuffed a few wedding invitations into her schoolbag while frowning: "What about my dress? I just prepared a set."
Mrs. Yu: "..."
But the little guy is really worried. There are two games to be held, so how Wu Liaoming and the others are going to Liyang seems to be a big problem...
"I came here tonight because I have something to tell you. We are not planning to hold a wedding for the time being." Yu Shaoting said suddenly.
The living room suddenly became quiet.
The smile on Mrs. Yu's face froze, she glanced at Bai Xiao, and glared at Yu Shaoting with some reproach: "Mistress, it's been a while, what are you talking about!"
The elders of both parties have met and said they don't want to get married. Isn't this nonsense?!
Bai Xiao was surprised and turned to look at Yu Shaoting. The latter was very calm and continued: "We are going to get the certificate first. As for the wedding, it will be postponed."
Mrs. Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then she became displeased: "Why are you so happy and don't want a wedding?"
Mrs. Yu knew her son's uncompromising temper. She was afraid that Bai Xiao would misunderstand her and think that the Yu family despised her, so she looked at Bai Xiao and said, "Xiao Xiao, don't..."
Unexpectedly, instead of being angry, Bai Xiao followed up: "This is what we have agreed upon. I didn't tell you on the phone before, so I'm causing you trouble."
"..."
"For me, being able to live together as a family is the most important thing. As for the wedding... we can put it off for now," Bai Xiao said.
Mrs. Yu wanted to say something else, but when she saw Bai Xiao's eyes were calm and showed no trace of grievance or reluctance, she knew that this was Bai Xiao's innermost thoughts.
"Since you all think so, I have to call your father to tell you about this." Old Mrs. Yu had a complicated mood.
The most depressing person in the entire living room was Yu Jingxi: "I told all my classmates..."
The little guy was scratching his head and scratching his head, feeling very distressed. He was also thinking about writing some wedding invitations when he gets home later. He also received a few "congratulatory gifts" today.
Bai Xiao pulled Yu Jingxi into his arms and touched his head: "How about choosing a day and inviting your classmates to your home for a meal?"
Yu Jingxi reluctantly agreed, but still slumped his shoulders in disappointment. Did he not have a chance to wear his dress?
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Mrs. Yu got up and went to the kitchen to help the nanny cook.
Yu Jingxi's child's temperament means that depression comes and goes quickly. In the blink of an eye, he is lying on the carpet doing homework with his butt sticking out.
Originally, he wanted to play, but under the intimidation of Yu Shaoting's eyes, he grabbed his schoolbag and took out his homework book.
Bai Xiao turned to look at the man sitting there again. Even though he didn't say a word to her, she knew very well that he suddenly told Mrs. Yu not to hold a wedding because of what she said in the car.
, he knew the uneasiness and fear in her heart, so he chose to indulge her.
Slowly, Bai Xiao sat down next to him, glanced at him, and then tried to reach out and put his hand on the remote control.
Yu Shaoting watched the TV intently without speaking. After a moment, he took her hand and held it tightly.
Bai Xiao rested her head on his shoulder and thought to herself: This is enough...
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Su Manrong came back before dinner, her complexion was not very good, and her delicate makeup could not hide the tiredness between her brows and eyes.
Although the eldest daughter-in-law and her daughter have become sisters-in-law, it is embarrassing to talk about it, but now that the matter has come to this, Mrs. Yu can only try to accept it. Seeing Su Manrong come back, thinking that she is Bai Xiao's biological mother, she still
They said they didn't plan to hold a wedding.
Su Manrong was only slightly surprised, but then she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and looked at Bai Xiao subconsciously.
Bai Xiao turned his head away and did not look into Su Manrong's eyes.
Su Manrong pulled the corner of her lower lip bitterly, then turned to Yu Shaoting and said, "Shaoting, I have something to tell you. Can you come with me to the study?"
Yu Shaoting did not refuse, got up and followed Su Manrong upstairs.
After a while, he came down. There was no Su Manrong behind him. Bai Xiao couldn't help but ask: "What...did she say?"
"It's just a very ordinary explanation." Yu Shaoting's tone was casual and he sat down on the sofa.
Bai Xiao was silent. He turned his head and looked at her: "She asked me to take good care of you."
Yu Shaoting's eyes were deep, and there was some kind of emotion flowing in them at the moment. Bai Xiao couldn't place it, but it made her nose feel sore.
Yu Jingxi had already sneaked into the kitchen to look for something to eat.
With only the two of them left in the living room, Bai Xiao asked what he had been confused about: "Why me? Why did you choose me?"
It wasn't that she was belittling herself, but that a man like Yu Shaoting didn't have any woman he wanted. As long as he wanted, he could choose any of the female stars and supermodels in the entertainment industry, but in the end he fell in love with her.
"..."
Yu Shaoting picked up the remote control, threw it back without pressing it, and stood up: "Let's go over and eat."
Bai Xiao grabbed his hand: "Answer me first."
"...I owe you in my previous life." After saying that, he opened her hand and walked out of the living room.
