Before Bai Xiao came to the capital, he had not called the Xu family, so when he met Xu Ruiling here, his first reaction was surprise and he couldn't help but slow down.
"Why aren't you leaving?" The little guy put his schoolbag on his chest again and turned around dragging his trolley suitcase.
Xu Ruiling also saw Bai Xiao's mother and son over there. She said something to the lady beside her, and the two of them quickly crossed the crowd and came here.
"We're here? You've been in the car for a few hours, are you tired?" Xu Ruiling looked more cheerful than she did in Las Vegas.
Bai Xiao nodded at her and took the trolley case from Yu Jingxi's hand: "It's okay."
"Shao Ting called home, and your fifth aunt and I happened to be there. I thought you were not familiar with the capital, so I hurried over."
Bai Xiao just vaguely guessed that Yu Shaoting informed him, but when she heard Xu Ruiling say this, a warm current flowed through her heart. When she thought of Jing Xi leaving, he stood outside the car and never left, and her face became softer.
Next to him, Yu Jingxi was already calling people sweetly: "Hello, second aunt, grandma, fifth grandma."
"Jing Xi is becoming more and more obedient." Fu Min smiled and touched Yu Jingxi's little head, then looked at Bai Xiao: "The car is outside, let's go out."
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The car belonged to Xu Ruiling, Fu Min was sitting in the passenger seat, and Bai Xiao was sitting in the back with Yu Jingxi in his arms.
With the Xu family, Bai Xiao felt that there was no common topic that she could talk freely about. At first, Fu Min turned around and asked her a few questions. Her answers were all simple, maybe because he could see that she was not interested. Later, Fu Min
Min didn't continue, but just told her: "If you are tired, just lean on the seat and squint for a while."
"Yes, when we get home, we will naturally call you." Xu Ruiling also followed.
Bai Xiao said, "If it's convenient, help me find a hotel near the hospital."
"..."
There was a traffic light in front of her. Xu Ruiling stepped on the brakes and looked at each other. Bai Xiao's decision was obviously different from what they had expected.
"It's too troublesome to stay in a hotel. It's better to go home. The room is ready." Fu Min turned around and advised.
Bai Xiao also insisted on his decision: "It doesn't have to be so troublesome. I had thought of this before coming to the capital. It will be more convenient to stay in a hotel."
As for the Xu family, she never thought about living in it.
"This..." Fu Min was a little embarrassed. Although the old man didn't say it clearly before coming, his attitude was that he wanted Bai Xiao to live at home, but now Bai Xiao was unwilling to go. She seemed to have thought of something and turned to look
Yu Jingxi: "Jingxi, Grandpa Zeng misses you so much. Do you want to go over with grandma to see him?"
Yu Jingxi looked at Fu Min, then looked up at Bai Xiao, and finally hugged Bai Xiao with both hands: "I promise daddy that I will take good care of Xiaobai."
Fu Min opened his mouth and wanted to persuade her again. Xu Ruiling secretly winked at her. After she understood, she hurriedly smiled and said: "That's okay. Let's book a hotel first later."
Now, whether to Lao Liu or to the rest of the Xu family, Bai Xiao is a giant Buddha and must be worshiped carefully and according to her wishes.
This man was finally willing to come to the capital, but he was afraid that he might upset her accidentally, so he ran back to Fengcheng with his suitcase.
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Xu Ruiling found a five-star hotel near the hospital and went through the check-in procedures with Fu Min, without letting Bai Xiao move a finger during the whole process.
"This room doesn't face the road, so it shouldn't be noisy at night." In the elevator, Fu Min handed the room card to Bai Xiao, and specifically added: "If you need anything, you can call the room's landline. I'll call you later."
Son, I will also tell you the numbers of other people in the family. If you need anything, just call us."
Bai Xiao looked at the room card. According to her estimate, this suite would cost about fifteen thousand a night.
The elevator door opened, and Fu Min took the lead to carry the trolley case out: "I'll carry it. I heard that you're double, so don't do this kind of physical work."
Bai Xiao twitched the corners of her lips. She was not used to the courtesy of the Xu family, especially Fu Min. It could be described as a 'one-stop service'. Not only did he carry luggage, but he also helped Bai Xiao as soon as he entered the suite.
I found slippers, then got an electric kettle to boil water, and finally asked Bai Xiao in the bathroom if she wanted to take a bath.
"No need." Bai Xiao said it quickly, fearing that if she was too late, she would really go to the trouble.
Xu Ruiling answered the phone and came back and told Bai Xiao: "Your father is taking a nap at the moment. You and Jing Xi should also take a rest and go over to see him in the evening."
Bai Xiao nodded, sent the two of them away and closed the door.
Yu Jingxi was throwing off her shoes, lying on the bed, eating bubble gum, and blowing bubbles: "Second aunt and fifth grandma are trying to please you!"
How could Bai Xiao not feel something that even a child could see? As for why the Xu family did this, she didn't know the specific reason and didn't want to guess.
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Xu Ruiling and Fu Min entered the elevator. When the elevator door closed, Fu Min stretched out his hand to rub his elbow: "I'm used to pampering myself. I'm so tired even carrying a suitcase."
"You can obviously put it on the ground and drag it, but you insist on carrying it."
Fu Min let out a long sigh: "What can I do? I am also responsible for what happened back then. I feel bad that Lao Liu is like this now."
He thought it was for his own good, but when the truth was revealed, it ruined his life...
"Second sister, it's not like you don't know the temper of the fifth child in your family. Yesterday, you had a quarrel with me, saying that I was meddling in other people's business."
Fu Min felt a headache and turned to ask Xu Ruiling: "By the way, is the sixth child really taking a nap?"
"I learned that the person has arrived in the capital. If the nurse and doctor hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed over. How could he still be in the mood to sleep?" Xu Ruiling couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of her brother's nervousness and expectation on the phone: "I just want to be afraid that she will come from Fengcheng."
I came here to work hard and let her have a good rest, so I made this excuse."
"By the way, how's it going over there, sister-in-law?"
"What else can I do? It's just a grudge after all. After all, the facts are there. No one else would be able to get over this hurdle."
After hearing this, Fu Min sighed quietly.
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After Bai Xiao and Yu Jingxi washed away their fatigue, they sat on the luxurious round bed and took a nap. Her cell phone placed next to the computer desk vibrated.
Yu Jingxi rubbed his eyes, turned around, opened his arms and yawned, as if he didn't have enough sleep.
Bai Xiao got off* and put on her slippers to get her cell phone. Yu Shaoting's number was displayed on the screen. She answered: "Are you done with your work?"
Over there, it was his concerned voice: "Were you sleeping just now?"
"I'm in the hotel now. I plan to go over to see him in the evening." To Xu Jingyan, Bai Xiao didn't know what to call him, so she just kept it vague.
She checked the time, it was almost five o'clock in the evening, and reminded him: "Remember to have dinner. If you are really busy, let Jing Xing order takeout."
Yu Shaoting responded quickly, but Bai Xiao felt that he seemed to be perfunctory with her.
He said with interest on the other end of the phone: "Then tell me what kind of answer is not perfunctory. I will repeat it according to your version."
"..."
Bai Xiao listened to his voice, which was low and magnetic, and made her feel at ease. Before hanging up, she added quickly: "Drive carefully."
"...Hmm." He heard it, and her ears felt slightly hot: "Then...just hang up."
"You hang up first."
Bai Xiao said "goodbye" again before pressing the hang-up button. She put her mobile phone against her chin and stood for a while looking at the road view outside the window. Then she turned around and called Jing Xi*.
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Bai Xiao led Yu Jingxi to the hospital and asked for the ward number at the nurse's station. When she arrived at the door, she happened to see Xu Jingyan coming down.
He had gauze wrapped around his head, holding an infusion bag in one hand, opening the lid of the hot water bottle with the other hand, and then holding the hot water bottle to pour water into the cup. His movements seemed laborious, and then she saw the blood in the infusion tube.
Rewinding, almost subconsciously, she went over and snatched the hot water bottle from his hand.
Xu Jingyan looked up and saw Bai Xiao. He was stunned for a moment and seemed to be dumbfounded.
"You're getting an intravenous drip, why are you messing around?" Bai Xiao took the infusion bag and hung it back on the hook. He spoke in a very unkind tone, as if he was breathing fire.
Yu Jingxi followed her in and called Xu Jingyan: "Little grandpa!"
Xu Jingyan came back to his senses, looked at Bai Xiao who was pouring water for him, and said a little awkwardly: "Why did you come here without making a call? I can pick you up..."
"How can you pick me up when you're like this?"
Bai Xiao found that he had lost a lot of weight and his cheeks were sunken. She looked away and asked, "Where is the nurse? Isn't there anyone here to take care of you?"
"The nurse just went down to eat, later, your uncle and the others -" Xu Jingyan suddenly stopped as he spoke, thinking of Bai Xiao's rejection of his life experience, and fearing that she would be displeased, he quickly changed his words: "My eldest brother and the others will probably come over..."
"
"Have you eaten?" Bai Xiao interrupted him.
Xu Jingyan was stunned for a moment, and saw Bai Xiao standing there with a cold face. He wanted to say that he had eaten, but what he said was the truth: "Not yet."
Bai Xiao asked Yu Jingxi to sit on the sofa, then turned around and left the ward.
"Xiao Xiao——" Xu Jingyan wanted to stop him, but Yu Jingxi next to him jumped off the sofa and came to the side: "Xiao Bai went to buy food."
Xu Jingyan looked at the child sitting by the bed and shaking his short legs. His eye circles gradually turned red. The little guy came over and said, "Little grandpa, what's wrong with you?"
"No... nothing." Xu Jingyan raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, looking a little embarrassed, and then asked Yu Jingxi: "You won't go to school today?"
"Come on!" The little guy took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the bed, pulled the quilt to cover himself, and played with the regulator on the infusion tube while saying: "But there are people who are in a hurry to come to the capital, and I don't
There is a way." The tone can be as helpless as possible.
Xu Jingyan felt happy and sour because of the second half of his sentence. Suddenly, he heard the little guy's "Oops" sound: "The regulator is broken!"
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Bai Xiao came back with a bag of fast food. The little guy opened the door. When he saw her, he didn't dare to look at her, as if he was guilty of committing a crime.
"Back?" She heard Xu Jingyan's voice, looked up and saw him sitting on the sofa.
He no longer had an intravenous drip, but Bai Xiao glanced at his left hand where he had just received an injection. There was a large bruise on the back of his hand, and she frowned slightly.
Xu Jingyan raised his left hand: "I didn't use a cotton ball to hold it down just now. It will go away in a few days."
"Let's eat." Bai Xiao didn't say much and took out the fast food boxes one by one. There was still no smile on his face, it was light and expressionless.
Yu Jingxi smelled the aroma of vegetables and came over, looked through all the lunch boxes, and wanted to grab the vegetables with her hands, but was knocked back by the chopsticks in Bai Xiao's hand: "Go and wash your hands first."
"Why is there no seafood? I can't swallow such a bland dish..." Bai Xiaona looked at him sideways, and he immediately fell silent and ran into the bathroom.
Xu Jingyan looked at the dishes. There was no spicy food or seafood that was not conducive to wound healing, just some lean meat and vegetables. Bai Xiao put a box of lunch and a pair of chopsticks in front of him, then she turned around and poured a glass of boiling water to cool down.
Then, he opened his mouth, only to find that his throat was so dry that he couldn't make a sound.
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The Xu family came to see Xu Jingyan. When they opened the door, they saw a child lying beside the bed, playing checkers with Xu Jingyan and mumbling something to himself.
"Coming?" Xu Jingyan looked up and smiled when he saw a few people at the door.
This was the first time such a smile came from the heart in these days. The Xu family was a little surprised, and then they covered it up and walked over one after another. They found that the child squatting next to him was Yu Jingxi. At the same time, the bathroom door opened.
, a young and beautiful girl came out.
Bai Xiao never expected that he would meet the Xu family face to face, nodded to them, and then urged Yu Jingxi to quickly pack up the checkers and return to the hotel.
"It's still early, let's sit down for a while." Fu Min pulled Bai Xiao.
Hu Yaning saw the pretty Bai Xiao and recognized it almost at a glance. This was the girl Lao Liu hugged at the convenience store last time. She was also the biological daughter Lao Liu said. Seeing Fu Min being so flattering, she also asked with a smile.
: "This is Xiaoxiao, right? She looks so much like your dad."
Bai Xiao noticed Xu Jingwen. He stood aside without speaking, but Bai Xiao still nodded to him out of politeness.
Over there, Yu Jingxi has already come over with the packed chessboard in his arms.
"I won't disturb you anymore, goodbye." Bai Xiao took the little guy's hand, turned around and said to Xu Jingyan, "You should also go to bed early."
But Xu Jingwen suddenly said: "Since you have come to the capital, why don't you stay at home?"
Bai Xiao didn't expect him to ask such a question and forgot how to answer for a moment. Xu Jingwen didn't ask any more questions and just asked Fu Min to take her back to the hotel to rest.
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After coming out of the ward, Fu Min still couldn't hold it back and said, "Actually, the old man really wants you to come home and live at home."
"It's pretty good now."
"I know that you are definitely resenting the Xu family in your heart. You should have a rough idea of what happened back then. It was my fault and your third aunt's fault. As for your father, he never thought about not wanting you," Fu Min said
He stepped down and looked at Bai Xiao: "I still hope you will give him a chance to be a father."
Before Bai Xiao could speak, a woman's cold sneer sounded in his ears: "A chance to be a father? You think so beautifully!"
Bai Xiao looked over following the sound and saw several people walking towards her, both men and women. They were all dressed like powerful people. Although she had never seen it before, but when she saw the posture, she was looking towards them.
When they arrived, she instinctively pulled Yu Jingxi behind her.
Fu Min already frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
The visitor was none other than Xia Lan's natal family, and the leader was Xia Lan's sister-in-law. She said with a sullen face: "I want to ask you what the Xu family means?"
Fu Min didn't want Bai Xiao to get involved in these things, so he tilted his head and said softly: "You go back with Jing Xi first, and I won't see you off."
However, before Bai Xiao could take a step forward, a tall man blocked the way. The hostess said coldly: "You Xu family are really bullying people. A Lan is still lying there, so you guys are better off.
I couldn't wait to take this illegitimate daughter into the Xu family."
"Please speak with respect." Bai Xiao said coldly.
Fu Min couldn't stand listening anymore and said to the Xia family's sister-in-law: "We haven't come here to ask questions yet, but it's better for you to bring people to make trouble. What did your Xia Lan do? Do you still need me to tell you?
Don't say it's a slander, Dr. Xu made every word very clear."
"What the hell, Doctor Xu!" a man next to him yelled, "Xu Xinghua has already disappeared without a trace!"
Bai Xiao didn't want to hear what was going on with the Xu Xia family. She wanted to leave, but was blocked by someone. She said impatiently: "Please give way."
As soon as Bai Xiao spoke out, everyone in the Xia family looked at her. The hall sister-in-law smiled coldly: "You are quite capable. You can still hook up with your cousin-in-law after divorce. I heard that your ex-husband is still
Your half-sister's fiancé lives under the same roof, so you don't have to worry about being flustered."
Bai Xiao frowned, and just about to refute her, her eyes crossed the Xia family's hall sister-in-law and landed on the person not far away who was wearing a straight military uniform and a sullen face. She didn't expect that Yu Zhanming would come here and hear her thump thump.
My heartbeat was pounding and my throat was tight.
