Xia Xingchen felt bitter and touched the child's head. He didn't reply and just said, "It's still so early. Do you want to sleep a little longer?"
She slept very deeply last night, and now she was not sleepy. However, she still couldn't figure out why she was so confused as to call him last night when she clearly called a taxi. She didn't expect that he would bring her to the Presidential Palace and sleep with him... in a daze for another night. Fortunately, he was actually very well behaved and didn't do anything.
"I'm really sleepy~" Xia Dabai yawned lazily, turned around, lay down, and then said seriously: "Dabao, I think Xiaobai seems to like you a little."
Xia Xingchen looked at him.
"I borrowed Xiaobai's computer last night, saying I wanted to arrange a blind date for you, but Xiaobai got angry and beat me up." Thinking of this, the little guy was furious and didn't forget to complain, "I think Xiaobai is such a bad guy! He can find a wife but he doesn't allow you to have a relationship."
Xia Xingchen didn't say anything, but seemed to be thinking about something. Xia Dabai didn't hear any echoes, so he turned around and looked at her with big eyes, "Dabao, do you think I'm right?"
She came back to her senses, "Yes, it is quite excessive."
The two chatted for a while, and Xia Dabai fell asleep again. Xia Xingchen was not sleepy anymore, so she got up and prepared to go downstairs for breakfast. Bai Yeqing had left long ago. In addition to government affairs, he also had to deal with the engagement banquet, so he must be very busy.
Xia Xingchen just went downstairs and saw the servants were using ladders to do the general cleaning. Some of them were holding the word "喜" in their hands and were about to hang it on the wall. It was a very traditional thing, especially festive.
"Don't hang it up, put it away first! Put it away!" When the housekeeper saw her coming down, he quickly asked the servants to take down the festive things. Xia Xingchen knew that the housekeeper was afraid that she would feel bad, so she shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter, just hang it up. There are only a few days left. If you don't decorate it now, I'm afraid it will be too late."
She felt really out of place standing here. But she could only blame herself for making the wrong call last night and not being firm enough when she rejected his kiss this morning, which put her in such an embarrassing and uncomfortable situation.
The servants didn't know who to listen to when they saw the word "囍". They all looked at the housekeeper. The housekeeper looked at her. She said softly, "It doesn't matter."
The housekeeper then nodded to the servants, signaling them to hang it up. Xia Xingchen didn't look at it again, but walked towards the restaurant silently. The housekeeper followed behind him and said, "Actually, this is not Mr. President's intention. The old lady sent it over. She said it was a festive occasion. It's an old tradition, and it must be arranged like this. The old lady will come to check it in person in a few days. If it's not hung up, she may not be happy."
Xia Xingchen just nodded and said nothing. In fact, she had no right to care whether it was fake or not, or who said it. In this mansion, she had no other identity except being Xia Dabai's biological mother.
It has always been like this.
Xia Xingchen was having breakfast when her cell phone rang. She looked at it and saw the words "Xu Yan" pop up on the screen. She was startled and didn't answer it. Although she drank a lot of wine last night, she still remembered clearly what Xu Yan said in front of the elders in the Xia family to cancel the engagement. Li Lingyi had already pointed the finger at her. If she didn't keep a distance from him, she would definitely get into trouble.
Xu Yan called her, but she didn't answer, so he didn't call her again. Xia Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief and put down her cutlery. Then her phone rang again. It was a short ring. She glanced at it and saw that it was a message from him.
Xia Xingchen thought about it and clicked it.
—Xingchen, is your silence a response to the message I sent you last night? If so... I think I understand.
That message last night
what news
Xia Xingchen flipped through her phone, but couldn't find the message Xu Yan mentioned. She was probably asleep when he sent it last night. So, how could this message disappear for no reason
Did Bai Yeqing touch my phone
Xia Xingchen thought, it's better to delete it, I didn't read it, but it saved her from worrying and distress. Xia Xingchen still didn't reply to Xu Yan. Love is something that can only last and be interesting if you get a response when you give. Now that Xu Yan has hit a wall here, he will probably not persist for too long and will naturally give up.
Xia Xingchen accompanied Xia Dabai to do homework for the whole morning. Downstairs, people were still hanging festive things, but the child seemed particularly unhappy. After going downstairs to eat lunch, he hid in his room and refused to go downstairs.
Xia Xingchen didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only accompany him in silence. She also didn't know when Bai Yeqing would come back.
When she leaned against the window and thought about something, her cell phone suddenly rang. It was Chi Weiyang calling.
"Xingchen, come have dinner with me tonight." Chi Weiyang spoke in a listless tone, looking particularly listless. Xia Xingchen asked, "What's wrong with you? It's like you haven't slept all night."
"… I just didn't sleep all night." Chi Weiyang asked: "Where are you? I just went to your house and didn't see you."
Xia Xingchen didn't reply to her. She just glanced at the time. It was already past 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It would take more than an hour to get out of here. "Don't you want me to accompany you for dinner? You book a place and I'll take a taxi there now." Bai Yeqing would definitely not be back for dinner anyway.
"It's cold today, let's go eat spicy hotpot. We haven't eaten it for a long time."
"No problem. Then let's meet at the store near Ocean City Alley at 5:30?"
"OK."
Xia Xingchen could actually tell that Chi Weiyang must have something on his mind. Probably, it was still related to Doctor Fu.
She went into her bedroom and changed her clothes. It was much cooler outside now, so she put on a camel-colored windbreaker over her shirt before going out. As soon as she walked out of the bedroom, Xia Dabai came over and hugged her legs, "Dabao, aren't you going to wait for Xiaobai to come back? Xiaobai told you to wait for him."
"Mom is going on a date with godmother. She'll come over after dinner." Xia Xingchen picked up the child from the ground and looked him in the eyes. "Be good and do your homework at home. See you in the evening."
It is not so convenient to talk about the private topics of two women with children. Xia Xingchen did not plan to bring Xia Dabai. Xia Dabai hugged her neck worriedly, "You said so, you must come over in the evening, I will wait here. If you don't come back, I won't sleep."
"knew."
Xia Xingchen kissed him on the cheek before letting him go and asking the driver to take her out.
… … … …
At this time, there were already a lot of people waiting in line outside. When she arrived, Chi Weiyang was holding the number and waving, "Here."
Xia Xingchen sat down beside her and took a glance at her, and saw it immediately. She had dark circles under her eyes!
"What's wrong?"
"Xingchen, I seem to have done something wrong." Chi Weiyang sat down with her, his chin resting on her shoulder. He looked dejected, like a deflated ball.