Bai Xiao heard the news about Xia Lan again. At that time, there were still three days before the wedding.
After Xu Ruiling confirmed the wedding date, she rushed over from the capital the next day, along with Fu Min to help with wedding-related matters.
Bai Xiao learned about Xia Lan from Fu Min.
"But fortunately, she divorced your father in order to argue with Lu Chongyang. Otherwise, she might come back now."
Fu Min said that Lu Chongyang suddenly suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. He was found on Xia Lan's bed in the morning.
"If he were younger, he might recover slowly through treatment, but he is almost seventy years old, and he is not restrained in his daily life." Lu Chongyang's private life is chaotic. Basically everyone in the capital circle knows about it, and Fu Min also
He didn't hide it from Bai Xiao: "I guess I will have to spend the next days in a wheelchair."
"..."
Bai Xiao had met Lu Chongyang once, when they attended the Lu family's wedding. She was a boy with white hair and a smiling face. She was about the same age as Xu Hongyang. She couldn't imagine that the arrogant Xia Lan would suddenly fall for such an old man.
Changed his mind and agreed to divorce Xu Jingyan.
Fu Min couldn't help but sigh: "Some things are really destined."
Xia Lan had done so many evil things for Xu Liu in her life, and even though she had reformed over the past ten years, she still ended up in this situation.
"What about her now?" Bai Xiao asked Xia Lan.
Fu Min: "She's with her in the hospital. No one hopes Lu Chongyang is safe and sound more than she does. It's been less than three days since they received the certificate. The Lu family originally didn't agree with Lu Chongyang remarrying at such an advanced age. Lu Chongyang had this accident again, but
As you can imagine, Xia Lan's current situation in the Lu family is not easy."
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Xia Lan's situation is not only difficult, it can be described as "dark and dark".
Not to mention that Lu Chongyang suddenly became paralyzed, but the fact that Lu Chongyang was paralyzed on her * allowed Lu Chongyang's children to take advantage of it and even said it openly outside the ward, causing Xia Lan to suffer countless criticisms.
, what made her want to vomit blood even more was that her spouse’s name was not included in Lu Chongyang’s will.
Mrs. Lu Si disliked Xia Lan the most. Xu Zhenning no longer pestered her precious son, but Xia Lan's name was printed on her household registration book instead.
It was Mrs. Lu who told Xia Lan in the process of sarcasm that Lu Chongyang made a special promise to marry Xia Lan in order to marry Xia Lan, despite the objections of all the children of the Lu family. Lu Chongyang promised
The reason why I made this promise was not to be wary of Xia Lan, but for the so-called 'true love'.
When Xia Lan heard the word 'true love', she turned to look at the sleeping old man on the bed, feeling extremely ironic.
Now, the children of the Lu family will never allow her to file for divorce.
She had to spend the rest of her life taking care of Lu Chongyang who had suffered a stroke. Thinking of Xu Zhenning, who was still waiting for Lu Chongyang to find a lawyer, Xia Lan couldn't hold her breath. This usually calm and strong woman fainted.
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Bai Xiao listened to Fu Min briefly talk about the current situation in the capital.
Fu Min said that Xia Lan now has too much time to take care of herself, Lu Chongyang has fallen again, and Xu Zhenning has lost even her last bit of hope and is just waiting to be thrown into jail.
"That afternoon, my colleagues and I went shopping and happened to meet Xu Zhenning, who was out on bail pending trial. Her mental state was not good."
What Fu Min did not say directly was that she even suspected that Xu Zhenning would go crazy after the court's verdict.
Without a strong family backing, her mother still has to take care of an old man who has suffered a stroke. In prison, what awaits Xu Zhenning is endless despair.
Although Bai Xiao did not sympathize with Xu Zhenning being punished by the law, he couldn't help but frown when he thought about this kind of prison life.
Being too gloomy will sooner or later push a person to the edge of the cliff...
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On the first day after Xu Ruiling and Fu Min arrived in Fengcheng, Mrs. Yu invited them to her home. They were declined, and she did not stay at Xu Heng's home. Instead, she chose to stay in a hotel next to the compound. The reason was,
It is convenient to discuss wedding arrangements with the old lady.
Bai Xiao did not force them.
The day after returning from the temple, Yu Shaoting took her and Jing Xi to Liyang and stayed there for one night before taking her grandma to Fengcheng.
In Shanghu Village, every household knows that Zhou Aihua's granddaughter is married to a powerful and wealthy businessman named Yu Shaoting.
This is all due to Yu Jingxi’s bragging skills.
Yu Shaoting was not unhappy at all, but the old man took Bai Xiao's hand and asked her: "Will Xiao Shao be unhappy like this?"
Generally, people who are truly powerful and wealthy like to keep a low profile.
Grandma didn't want anything unpleasant to happen just before the wedding.
Bai Xiao held her grandma's hand, knowing that her grandma was thinking about herself, her heart warmed, and she said softly: "He won't do it. Besides, if you want to be angry, you should go to his son."
"You kid..." Grandma was amused by her and sighed: "I'm afraid that your uncle and the others will use the name of Xiao Shao, Yu family, or Xu family to pretend to be powerful."
Speaking of Bai Qiuhua, Bai Xiao hasn't seen him or Wu Xiumei for a long time, after that interview with Weekly Weekly.
"As for your uncle, it's only your fault that your grandfather and I didn't find him a good wife back then."
Grandma's tone was helpless and regretful, but after all, she was her son, and now she was missing, so she couldn't help but express worry. Although Bai Xiao didn't like the various practices of Bai Qiuhua's family, he didn't have any deep hatred. He put his hand on the old man's shoulder.
Above: "Don't worry, I'll ask Shao Ting to inquire about it in two days."
Just after arriving in Fengcheng, grandma asked to see Mrs. Yu. The two talked for a long time before grandma left the compound with a smile.
On the way to Qinyuan, the old man said to Bai Xiao seriously: "Shaoting's mother is a good mother-in-law. You must honor them and your elders in the future."
Bai Xiao nodded, inexplicably getting red eyes because of this instruction.
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In the entire wedding preparation process, the busiest person was neither the groom nor the bride, but Mrs. Yu.
Every time Mrs. Yu does something related to the wedding, she will definitely call Bai Xiao to report it, for fear that she will make her own decisions and not be in line with Bai Xiao's wishes.
Bai Xiao had no experience in this area, so she always said, "Mom, you can just figure it out."
When Mrs. Yu heard this, she felt even happier. Her daughter-in-law's attitude towards her was definitely the highest level of trust.
In addition to the wedding dress customized by a Milan designer, Mrs. Yu asked the wedding center to rush out three sets of dresses to wear when toasting and accompanying guests.
Yu Yiwei has been discharged from the hospital. She just curled her lips and showed no reaction to the upcoming happy event at home.
Due to the unknown mother-daughter relationship, no matter how excited Su Manrong was, she tried hard to restrain herself and spared no effort to help Mrs. Yu.
Bai Xiao received a call from the old lady and asked her to go to the compound to try on the dress.
Standing on the second floor, Bai Xiao looked at the elders in the living room who were busy preparing for their wedding. She was still a little uncomfortable with the fact that she would be the heroine of the wedding in a few days.
All the wedding invitations have been sent out.
The wedding photos on the wedding invitation were taken temporarily by Bai Xiao and Yu Shaoting. The setting was very simple, but the bride had a beautiful smile and the groom was also handsome.
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On the night when he first received the wedding invitation, Yu Shaoting wrote in his study until midnight.
Bai Xiao accidentally saw the list and was shocked. Yu Shaoting leaned on the chair and rubbed his brow. There was a thick stack of unfinished wedding invitations next to him.
"How come there are so many?" She always thought that a wedding banquet could have no more than ten tables at most.
But now that I look at it this way——
Bai Xiao discovered the names of many important people. When she was an assistant, she had dealt with people from the municipal government office, as well as many business bosses. She flipped through the four pages, and Yu Shaoting was beside her.
Added: "This does not include relatives and friends."
"If you don't invite someone, they will definitely have something in mind when the time comes. Since you have invited one, the others will also have to send wedding invitations."
Bai Xiao also understood this truth, nodded, and took the signature pen: "I'll help you write it together."
Yu Shaoting's calligraphy is vigorous and powerful, while hers are clear and elegant. The two wedding invitations placed side by side really look like a pair of golden boys and girls.
As he watched, Bai Xiao himself was amused by this metaphor.
Yu Shaoting opened the drawer and wanted to take out another pen and look through the contents in the drawer. Bai Xiao lowered his head and saw an old photo.
That belongs to Xu Shuyuan.
Yu Shaoting also saw the photo. He saw her staring at it without saying a word, fearing that she would misunderstand. He hugged her and explained: "Maybe when I first returned to China, Aunt Li was cleaning the house. I picked it up somewhere and put it here."
inside."
Bai Xiao withdrew his gaze and smiled: "I didn't misunderstand."
Even if he really hid Xu Shuyuan's photos, Bai Xiao felt that it was understandable. After all, Xu Shuyuan was his wife who he had spent so many years with.
Yu Shaoting didn't look at her like there was no misunderstanding. He sighed silently and hugged her: "Did I misunderstand?"
"..."
The smile on Bai Xiao's lips gradually deepened, she turned around, put her arms around his neck, and said with clean eyes: "Because I know that what matters is the present and the future."
At night, lying in his arms, Bai Xiao's head rested on his steady and strong arms, and before falling asleep, she said: "I heard from my mother that Xu Shuyuan built a tomb in Fengcheng. I want to go to visit the tomb tomorrow, okay?
?"
Her answer was to hug her arms tightly.
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Some people say that a cemetery is the last place a person goes to after he passes away. A cemetery is where the souls of the deceased are buried.
In fact, Xu Shuyuan's flight crashed over the Pacific Ocean that year, and to this day, even the wreckage of the passenger plane has not been found.
Therefore, whether it is under the tombstones in Las Vegas or in the cemetery in Fengcheng, they can only be regarded as tombs.
The air is fresh after the rain, and water droplets condense on the green branches and leaves, but the trails are even more difficult to walk because of the erosion of the rain.
Yu Shaoting was walking in front, suddenly slowed down, turned around and handed his hand to Bai Xiao behind him. She was stunned for a moment, then put her hand into his palm.
And her other hand was holding Yu Jingxi.
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On the tombstone is a black and white photo.
It should have been taken when Xu Shuyuan was in her early twenties. The woman in the photo has long, straight black hair, picturesque eyebrows, slightly raised lips, curved eyes, and a very demure smile. The audio from the recording pen,
Except for the few passages that Xu Zhenning told her, Bai Xiao did not ask to listen to the rest.
The past is like smoke. For her, apart from giving birth to the smart and lovely Jing Xi, surrogacy no longer has any meaning.
Yu Jingxi was wearing a black suit, his mouth was pursed, and his expression was very serious. In his little hand, he touched a bunch of calla lilies that were still dripping with dew.
"Jing Xi, put the flowers in front of the tombstone."
Bai Xiao turned to Yu Jingxi and touched the back of his head after he put down the flowers: "Bow to Mother Shuyuan."
Yu Jingxi bowed down gracefully and saluted the photo on the tombstone.
The corner of Bai Xiao's eyes fell on the man next to him. He didn't speak until he reached Xu Shuyuan's tombstone.
Taking Yu Jingxi's little hand, she said, "I want to go there for a visit. Can Jingxi accompany me?"
The little guy immediately carefully protected Bai Xiao and walked for a while. The mother and son pointed at a flower growing on the top of the mountain and whispered.
Yu Shaoting looked at the two figures, one large and one small, head to head. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the photo on the tombstone. In fact, he almost no longer remembered what Xu Shuyuan looked like. To her, she was more like a wife than a wife.
He is a stranger living under the same roof as him.
During those years in Las Vegas, in their daily lives, they didn't have many topics for each other to sit down and talk about.
He couldn't understand Xu Shuyuan's ridiculous thing as a surrogate mother at first, but later he felt relieved and glad that the woman she was looking for was Bai Xiao. He slowly knelt down and reached out to erase the
A drop of water, facing the tombstone, he whispered only two words from beginning to end: "Thank you."
Yu Shaoting stood up and looked up to see Bai Xiao, who had turned around at some point. She was looking at him with a smile on her lips.
Yu Jingxi stood beside her, holding a bright red flower in her hand.
Before going down the mountain, Bai Xiao deliberately slowed down her pace. The father and son were walking in front. She turned back and looked at the location of Xu Shuyuan's tombstone.
"No matter what, I am very grateful for the decision you made back then, Shuyuan, thank you."
When Bai Xiao turned around, a breeze blew over the bunch of calla lilies in front of the tombstone, and the flowers swayed gently.
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The day before the wedding, all three floors of the Fengcheng Mingdu Hotel were occupied by guests, and the wedding venue was well-arranged.
But Mrs. Yu was still worried, so she made a special trip to the hotel late at night to see it with her own eyes. After confirming that it was correct, she went home to sleep peacefully.
The Xu family, including Xu Hongyang, were also discharged from the hospital and rushed to Fengcheng in advance.
The news that Bai Xiao was the child of the Xu family slowly spread in the circle, and the drizzle was silent. There was not much of a sensation, but it also made countless celebrities sigh. The dowry of the daughter of the Xu family was also talked about by everyone, and some
People are curious about how this new stepmother and aunt will get along with her step-son who is a nephew...
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After Xu Jingyan learned about Bai Xiao's wedding, he suddenly went abroad and hurried back only in the evening before the wedding.
Bai Xiao went to the airport to pick him up. He was accompanied by several foreign friends who Xu Jingyan had made over the years. When they praised Bai Xiao in English, Xu Jingyan beamed with joy. That was the pride of his father. After getting in the car, Bai Xiao
Secretly sent a text message to Yu Shaoting - "I seem to have met my idol when I was young."
Xu Jingyan brought back not only several musicians but also a set of natural jade jewelry.
Bai Xiao didn't know how to appreciate jewelry, but she could tell from the box that it was worth a lot of money. What she got was a comfortable cold one. Xu Jingyan said that he had no time to prepare a wedding dress for her, so he could only give her this. Although he didn't say it explicitly, she knew it in her heart.
He wanted her to wear them to the wedding.
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According to the custom of marrying a daughter in Fengcheng, the groom and the bride are not allowed to meet each other the day before the wedding, and the bride has to spend the night at her parents' house.
The capital was too far away, and Liyang was not close either. In the end, Xu Heng's home temporarily served as Bai Xiao's natal home.
At night, Bai Xiao tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It had already become quiet outside. She opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling, but her consciousness became clearer and clearer. She turned on the phone again, leaned on her head, and lingered for a long time. Finally, she clicked on the screen with her finger.
Click and select 'Yu Shaoting' in the recipient column.
She sent him a text message - "I seem a little nervous and can't sleep."
The reply to her was not a text message, but a phone call. A pleasant ringtone rang. Bai Xiao was startled, hurriedly muted the phone, and answered the phone: "Hello?"
"Asleep?"
"……No."
Yu Shaoting smiled on the other end, and then said in a low voice: "Come down and open the door."
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There was a problem with the new Win8 version of my laptop. I lost thousands of words and couldn't recover. It kept getting stuck. I needed to switch back to Win7 during the day, so I had to do this in the early hours of the morning. There won't be much content next, so I'll finish it on the 19th.
