"I know, I am sorry to Shen Min..." Xia Guopeng felt guilty when he mentioned his ex-wife. "But, Xingchen, your mother and I can't go back..."
"Dad, you called me to talk to me about my mom, right? Just tell me what you want to say."
Xia Guopeng paused for a moment and said bluntly, "Xingkong just called and cried, saying... that the dance troupe fired her. Xingchen, your sister is a little willful, but for so many years, she has been working diligently in her dance career, so... can you help..."
Xia Xingchen understood. In fact, with Xia Xingkong's strength, she was able to join the dance troupe because of Bai Yeqing. To be more direct, she was completely dependent on herself and Xia Dabai. If it weren't for that child, how could she have joined the international dance troupe that everyone admired
"I'm sorry, Dad. I can't help you with this. I'm neither the leader nor the boss of the dance troupe. If you want to help her, you've definitely found the wrong person."
"Xingkong, you know the reason why she was fired is because..."
"If she has the ability, even if this family doesn't use her, other families will still use her. You don't have to worry too much about her."
Xia Guopeng wanted to say something, but Xia Xingchen's tone was unusually tough, clearly unwilling to help. Xia Guopeng sighed and said nothing more, and finally said: "It has come to this, Dad will not say anything more. You... come back more often if you have anything to do."
Xia Xingchen hesitated for a moment, and before hanging up the phone, he said, "Dad, it's Mom's 50th birthday in a few days. I haven't seen her since I separated from her when I was 8 years old. This time I want to take the children to see her."
Xia Guopeng was silent for a long time. After a long while, he said solemnly: "Tell Dad to wish her a happy birthday."
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Xia Xingchen returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was busy with work all day. At noon, she went to eat with Chi Weiyang.
"How are you and Dr. Fu doing?"
Chi Weiyang picked up the rice grains, a little embarrassed, "I went back last night and made things clear... Maybe, we won't have any relationship anymore in the future."
"..." Xia Xingchen didn't say anything. She couldn't give any advice on emotional matters. Chi Weiyang perked up and asked, "How about you, how are you and him going? Now the media is broadcasting their engagement process every day. Look, their engagement party is being held in this hotel. Look, it's already been decorated..."
Chi Weiyang raised his chin and nodded at the TV above the restaurant. At this moment, the TV was broadcasting entertainment news. The reporter in the news was taking pictures of the hotel where they were engaged. It was a very romantic setting. It was obvious that a lot of thought was put into it.
Xia Xingchen didn't say that he didn't want to get engaged, and he didn't know how he would deal with the engagement. In short, everything seemed quite calm. There was no sign that he didn't intend to get engaged to Song Weiyi. At least, from the outside, there was really no such thing.
However, she believed what he said. He would not lie to her. That kind of trust seemed innate. She didn't think about what kind of relationship she had with him now. She couldn't figure it out.
He said he would not get engaged, and the last reason she had given herself to stay away from him was gone. This was dangerous. She knew she would fall deeper and deeper without control, and one day she would not be able to extricate herself. However, that man was like a magnet, making her unable to control herself. She was afraid to get close to him, but she could not help getting close to him.
Xia Xingchen turned her gaze away from the TV and was about to say something when she saw a familiar figure flash before her eyes. She was stunned for a moment, and Chi Weiyang followed her gaze.
"Huh? Am I dazzled?" Chi Weiyang rubbed his eyes. He looked again and saw that it was really your stepmother!
Wasn't it Li Lingyi who was cleaning the restaurant in her apron and hat? She dumped the leftovers from the big trash can, splashing them all over her body. She had obviously never done such dirty and tiring work before, so her movements were clumsy and she dumped all the leftovers outside. The restaurant manager came out and gave her a lecture.
"You are so clumsy, don't work here. Just go and clean the bathroom in the afternoon!" As a result, the supervisor gave the order directly.
"Cleaning the bathroom?!" Li Ling's voice became sharp. A mayor's wife cleaning the bathroom was simply a joke! "Do you know who I am? How dare you ask me to clean the bathroom!"
"I don't know who you are, and I don't want to know. But the higher-ups said you have to work diligently here for at least ten years. Stop talking nonsense, just do whatever you're told!"
…
Chi Weiyang turned around, extremely shocked, "Did I hear it right? Your stepmother is going to sweep the toilet for us here for ten years? Isn't your father still fine, how did she fall to this point?"
It turns out that this is the method Rui Gang was talking about to repay his debt. "She owed me a sum of money and couldn't pay it back, so she had to use this method to earn money to pay it back."
"She's not that obedient." Chi Weiyang paused, as if he suddenly figured it out, "I understand, it looks like someone is behind her~ Humph, she deserves it! It would be best if we let Xia Xingkong come here to sweep the toilet, so that she can be so arrogant!"
Xia Xingchen thought that Xia Xingkong would probably be more obedient now and would not dare to cause trouble for her again.
… … … …
In the afternoon, when she was about to get off work, Xia Xingchen's phone rang. On the screen, the words "Xiao Bai" flashed. She put down her work and walked to a corner to answer the phone.
"Hello."
"Where are you going after get off work?" he asked.
"I plan to move back to the small house." Xia Xingchen replied. He hadn't been back for the past two days, and he was afraid that the house had accumulated dust, so he had to go back and clean it up.
"Okay." Bai Yeqing only replied one word. Xia Xingchen asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'll talk to you tonight." His words were as brief as ever. Xia Xingchen said 'hmm'. He was quite busy. The two of them didn't say anything else. They just held the phone and listened to each other's breathing for a while. Finally, he said, "I have to go to a meeting."
She curled her lips and her voice became much softer unconsciously, "You go ahead, I'll pack up and get ready to go home. Then... we'll see you tonight."
"See you tonight."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Xingchen put the phone in his pocket. Looking at the scenery outside the window, he felt it was so desolate and boring before, but now it seems to have a different flavor. It turns out that the quality of the scenery is still related to one's mood!
In the evening, Chi Weiyang didn't want to cook dinner, so she had dinner outside with Xia Xingchen. While at the mall, she bought a winter cotton jacket for her child. At this time of year, stores are starting to sell winter clothes.