"Why are you frowning? Do you still dislike me? It's better if they don't dislike you!"
Yu Shaoting: "..."
"Come to the study with me!" Yu Zhanming dropped his chopsticks, put his hands behind his back, and strode into the study.
Yu Shaoting looked up at his second brother sitting opposite him. Yu Zhongxiao pretended not to see his hint and looked away.
"Grandma, what should we do? Grandpa is scolding Dad again!"
When General Staff Yu's scolding came from the study, Yu Jingxi shook the old lady's arm and began to cry like a cat or a mouse, pretending to be compassionate.
"Don't be afraid." Old Mrs. Yu gently pinched her sweet grandson's face, "Your dad, if you don't scold him, he will never be enlightened."
Yu Jingxi nodded solemnly, "Grandma is right. I can't protect my father. If I make a mistake, I will accept criticism from the organization."
Yu Zhongxiao, who was opposite him, choked on his throat after hearing these words. He put his right hand into a fist and coughed softly.
"Second uncle, have you caught a cold?" Yu Jingxi put his little hands on his chin and shook his head in a cute way.
Yu Zhongxiao looked at his cute nephew, swallowed a slight cough, and smiled: "Ahem... no."
After Mrs. Yu took the dishes to the kitchen, the child jumped off the chair and ran to Yu Zhongxiao. While looking at the four golden stars on his military uniform, he lay on his lap flatteringly, "Second uncle, are you really
Don’t you want to get married and have children?”
Yu Zhongxiao touched his head. He had no children of his own. He felt sorry for his nephew who had lost his mother since he was born. His younger brother didn't take care of him very much, so he always loved his nephew very much: "Why do you ask?"
Yu Jingxi took out a note and a pen from his trouser pocket, and then wrote a series of numbers. Under Yu Zhongxiao's puzzled gaze, he solemnly handed over the small note: "If that's true, please ask the second uncle
Consider me."
Yu Zhongxiao: "..."
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It's not that Bai Xiao has never thought about the issue of divorce, but if she really plans to put it into practice, it's like cutting out a piece of flesh from her heart.
After so many years of wandering around, wandering, feeling sad and resentful, nothing could compare to the sadness and irony brought about by Bai Qinli's pregnancy.
While holding herself and sitting quietly on the bathroom floor, Bai Xiao felt more tired than ever.
She knew she was tired. Not only her body was tired, but her heart was tired as well.
In this protracted marriage battle with Pei Qiyou, she finally raised the white flag because she couldn't stand it anymore.
It’s actually a good choice, isn’t it?
All these years, she was just trapped by her own obsession and unwilling to get out of this besieged city.
…
"Xiaoxiao, is Qiyou very busy at the company recently?"
When Bai Xiao came out of the bathroom with the washed fruits, she heard the old man's implicitly concerned inquiry.
She subconsciously looked at the sofa, which was empty, as if it had been idle for a long time.
Yu Shaoting left that day and didn't show up again. Not even Yu Jingxi came. The father and son just disappeared from the world.
"By the way, why isn't Xiaoxi's child here? He's not here, so I miss him a little bit."
Bai Xiao peeled the orange and handed it to her grandmother, "Maybe the school is busy."
The old man looked at Bai Xiao when he took the orange, "When will you and Qiyou have a baby?"
"It's not urgent, we are still young anyway." Bai Xiao felt that he didn't have to draft a lie in front of her grandma, it was just easy: "Grandma is in a hurry to hug her great-grandson?"
Grandma sighed, "I think if I had a great-grandson as cute and sensible as Xiao Xi, I guess I could live for ten more years... You, you just don't let grandma worry, work is not as important as family
, discuss it with Qiyou..."
Bai Xiao held the old man's hand tightly, but did not say anything.
The old man had just recovered from a serious illness and was not in good spirits. As he talked, he lowered his eyelids and fell asleep.
Bai Xiao covered her with a quilt, got up and walked to the window to watch the cars passing below, until Ye Hehuan's life-threatening call came.
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As soon as Bai Xiao arrived at the police station, he heard Qin Shousheng crying.
"Uncle policeman, that was just a beautiful misunderstanding. How could a law-abiding citizen like me do such a thing?"
Ye Hehuan had been waiting at the door for a long time. When Bai Xiao arrived, he immediately came to greet her.
"What's going on?" Bai Xiao didn't understand. Well, why did the police come to Qin Shousheng's door?
"This idiot posted a post on the Internet to scold Mr. Pei, but he forgot to put on his vest and exposed himself." Ye Hehuan crossed his arms and rolled his eyes at Qin Shousheng, who was sitting there crying with the policeman with snot and tears.
Ms. Pei now says she will sue him."
Qin Shousheng was dragging a pair of flip-flops and wearing a set of fancy pajamas. It was obvious that someone had just dug him out of his bed.
Bai Xiao stroked his forehead, turned around and walked out, saying, "I'm going to find Pei Qiyou."
…
Bai Xiao didn't come to work at Pei's for some time, and the HR department seemed to condone her absenteeism.
Zhang Xiaoli, one of the president's secretaries, once called to express concern. During her words, she revealed that colleagues in the company said that she used her cousin to hook up with the president and started walking around the company. At that time, Bai Xiao looked at the resignation letter that had just been printed on the table and laughed off this statement.
.
If her divorce from Pei Qiyou really ends up, she can no longer be his assistant.
It was just because of him that she entered the Pei family in the first place. Now that reason is about to disappear, so why should she stay?
When Bai Xiao walked out of the elevator, she noticed that other employees looked at her strangely.
Zhang Xiaoli, who had just come out of the tea room, immediately ran over and pulled Bai Xiao to the corner, "Did your cousin break up with Mr. Pei?"
Bai Xiao was stunned.
Seeing her confused look, Zhang Xiaoli thought she really didn't know, so she kindly explained: "The president changed his secretary the day before yesterday, and Bai Qinli didn't even appear in the company anymore. Everyone was speculating whether she was dumped by the president.
"
Thinking of the scene when Pei Qiyou stopped her and let Bai Qinli leave that day, Bai Xiao thought to herself that Pei Qiyou was not willing to let Bai Qinli have to work hard even though she was pregnant with the child. I'm afraid it wouldn't look good if her belly got bigger by then, so it would be better to raise the baby in the golden house first.
Seeing Bai Xiao heading directly to the CEO's office, Zhang Xiaoli quickly grabbed her: "Where are you going?"
"I have something to do with Mr. Pei."
"Oh, then you wait outside for a while." Zhang Xiaoli's eyes were a little dodgeful, "Mr. Pei may be a little busy now."
Bai Xiao knew what was going on without Zhang Xiaoli's need to point it out.
Glancing in the direction of the office, Bai Xiao walked to the sofa nearby and waited. Her expression was the same.
It was Zhang Xiaoli who couldn't help but complain first: "The new secretary doesn't know anything, but she will point fingers at us with a pair of 'violent weapons'. Does she really think she is the boss's wife? What a weird thing!"
It doesn't matter if it's weird or not, the most important thing is whether it can climb up Pei Qiyou's chest.
Pei's employees all know this, and Bai Xiao also knows it, but they have never been as calm as now.
About twenty minutes later, the door to the president's office opened.
A bright-looking young woman wearing a suit and high heels came out of it, giving her a childlike appearance. The bust on her chest swayed with every step she took, "Secretary Zhang, Mr. Pei wants a cup of black coffee."
The redness on her cheeks hadn't faded yet, so she shook her hip-length curly hair, held her head high, and went to the bathroom with her high heels clicking.
"Isn't it just a matter of serving men? What are you talking about..." Having said that, Zhang Xiaoli still went to make coffee.
Bai Xiao stared at the new secretary's back for a while, then got up and walked to the president's office.
“Tuk-tuk-tuk.”
After knocking on the door several times and hearing the person inside say "come in," Bai Xiao opened the door and went in.
"Put the coffee on the coffee table. If you have nothing else to do, go out."
Pei Qiyou was flipping through a document, frowning slightly, and the incandescent light cast a faint silver edge around him.
His facial features are much thinner and more three-dimensional, his straight nose exudes sharpness, his black hair is short and stiff, and the collar of his light blue shirt with fine vertical stripes is slightly open. Sitting there, he looks capable and neat, without any trace of impetuousness.
spirit.
Bai Xiao stood there, looking at Pei Qiyou so carefully for the first time in these years, and facing the fact for the first time that this man who looked mature and steady was indeed no longer the big boy to her.
Looking back, in the past few years, she could not find any time that the two of them had spent time together.
"Why don't you go out?"
Pei Qiyou raised his head and saw Bai Xiao. The signature pen in his hand stood there, and the ink tip of the pen dyed an eye-catching drop of black on the paper.
Bai Xiao put aside the thousands of thoughts that suddenly came to his mind and said: "Qin Shousheng didn't do it on purpose. Please ask Pei's legal affairs to withdraw the prosecution against him. Besides, why do you need to go to court for such a trivial matter?"
Pei Qiyou and Bai Xiao looked at each other for a few seconds, then lowered their heads and signed their names on the document.
Bai Xiao's fingers tightened the bag on her shoulder, "What will it take for you to let it go?"
The only sounds in the office were the scratching of beads on paper and the turning of documents.
Bai Xiao couldn't help but take two steps forward and looked at the man who was minding his own work, "You were not such a fussy person before."
before……
The two words that blurted out made the man at the desk raise his head.
When the words came out of his mouth, Bai Xiao himself was startled, and then a trace of bitterness lingered in his heart.
The former Pei Qiyou was willing to do anything for her, but it was completely different in her memories. Now Pei Qiyou was sitting in front of her, staring at the sharp-edged handsome face, but her left ankle began to hurt.
The moment he clutched his bag and turned to leave, his voice sounded behind him: "Today is mom's birthday."
Bai Xiao's footsteps stagnated, and Pei Qiyou had already taken his coat from the hanger, "If you have anything else to do, wait until after dinner."
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In the parking lot, Pei Qiyou stood next to a Lexus, opened the passenger door and waited for her.
It's not the previous Mercedes-Benz, this Lexus should be the new one he bought recently.
Bai Xiao stared at the brand new seat cover, and what came to his mind was what he once said, "Your place will be next to me from now on. But later, too many women changed around him, but there was no longer any
she.
Walking over, Bai Xiao opened the back seat door, got in and closed the door, then closed her eyes to relax.
After a long time, the passenger door closed with a bang. Bai Xiao did not open her eyes, but her eyelashes trembled slightly.
As the car drove out of the parking lot and merged into the traffic, the sound of tires scraping against the ground could be heard.
Bai Xiao opened her eyes and turned to look out the window at the rapidly retreating scenery.
"What food do you want to eat?"
Bai Xiao glanced at the man's carefully trimmed hair on the back of his neck, and then threw the realization out the window: "Whatever."
Pei Qiyou's fingers clenched the steering wheel. He looked at Bai Xiao's beautiful and clean profile in the rearview mirror. There was a strand of black hair falling at the corner of her mouth. Her pink lips were lightly pursed, staring out the window not knowing what she was thinking.
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When the car stopped at the entrance of a shopping mall, Bai Xiao looked at the man in the driver's seat in confusion.
Didn’t you say that Jiang Yingmei was going to dinner on her birthday?
When Pei Qiyou opened the car door for her, he explained: "I haven't bought a gift yet."
Bai Xiao followed him into a jewelry store, and he quickly selected a finely crafted gold bracelet.
After buying the gift, he didn't leave in a hurry and went into the famous women's clothing store next door.
Bai Xiao stood at the door for two minutes, but didn't see him coming out, so he hesitated and walked in.
Pei Qiyou was holding a goose-yellow winter skirt. When he looked up and saw her coming in, he said to the shopping guide: "Get one according to her body shape."
Bai Xiao is a sensible woman. When the shopping guide handed her the skirt, she didn't ask anything. Even though she had doubts, she still took the skirt into the changing room. When she came out after changing the skirt, Pei Qiyou had already carried it.
He brought a pair of shoes to her.
Bai Xiao's eyes were not attracted by the pair of exquisite high heels. She looked at him: "Qin Shousheng's matter..."
"Sit down and change your shoes." Pei Qiyou squatted down at her feet, with a few wrinkles appearing in his straight trousers.
Bai Xiao didn't move.
He raised his head and said, "I just asked Lawyer Lin to go to the police station."
Bai Xiao then sat down on the sofa.
He held the shoe in one hand and extended it with the other.
Realizing what he wanted to do, Bai Xiao leaned over first, put it down gently, and took the shoe with the other hand, "I'll do it myself."
Pei Qiyou's hand paused in the air, then slowly took it back, stood up and stood for a while before leaving.
The leather shoes disappeared from under her eyes, and Bai Xiao slowed down the action of putting on the shoes. She sat quietly on the sofa for a while, then raised her head and looked at the shopping guide next to her: "Help me change to a smaller size of shoes."
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Jiang Yingmei booked a private room in the "East Palace" for her birthday and didn't invite anyone.
When Bai Xiao and Pei Qiyou arrived, Jiang Yingmei and the others were already there.
When Mrs. Pei saw Bai Xiao, her face straightened, but because of her grandson, she didn't have an attack.
Pei Qiyou went out to order food, and Bai Xiao handed the gift to Jiang Yingmei, "Mom, happy birthday."
Jiang Yingmei originally thought that Bai Xiao would not come, but now she saw her and saw that she was dressed beautifully and formally, and that she came with her son. She breathed a sigh of relief and tucked Bai Xiao's hair around her temples: "Just come.
Yes, what gift should I buy?”
"Anyway, it's our Pei family's money that's being spent, so why feel bad..."
Bai Xiao ignored Mrs. Pei's discordant voice. When she saw Jiang Yingmei going to the bathroom, she stood up and said, "Mom, let me help you go."
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"Xiaoxiao, to be honest, I'm surprised that you came today."
Bai Xiao took out a tissue and handed it to Pei's mother, smiling: "Why? How could I not come to mom's birthday?"
Jiang Yingmei looked at Bai Xiao with pity in her eyes, "I already know about your cousin."
Bai Xiao didn't answer, he put his hand in front of the sensor, and warm water rushed down.
"Xiaoxiao, don't worry, I will never allow that child to be born."
After coming out of the bathroom and before sitting down on the chair, the door to the private room was knocked open and a burst of noise could be heard.
"Let us in! Get out of the way. Do I still need you to inform me when I see my biological mother?"
Wu Xiumei's sharp voice was so familiar that Bai Xiao immediately looked towards the door of the box.
Bai Qiuhua, Bai Qinli, and Wu Xiumei were stopped by the waiter and rushed in while cursing. Jiang Yingmei turned black and said to the security guard who came over: "Why don't you drive out these messy people?"
As soon as Wu Xiumei heard Jiang Yingmei's voice, she turned around and saw the graceful Jiang Yingmei. She stopped arguing with the security guard, sat down on the ground, and cried loudly: "My miserable daughter, what will you do in the future?"
When Mrs. Pei saw Wu Xiumei acting recklessly, she was so angry that she pointed her crutch at Bai Xiao and said angrily: "Look at your good relatives!"
"My son! How did you meet such a heartless man? You followed him at such a young age, and now you are pregnant with the grandson of their Pei family. He actually asked you to abort him in such a heartless manner. How can you go out to meet him in the future?
Human?"
Bai Qinli supported Wu Xiumei who kept beating the ground, tears streaming down her face, and she choked out: "Mom..."
