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"The child said that his father would marry you. Is that true?"
"..." This time, it was Xia Xingchen who was silent. Just when she didn't know how to answer, the phone in her pocket rang at this moment. She took out her phone and was stunned when she saw the number flashing on the screen.
Shen Min saw through her expression and asked, "Who is the child's father?"
"… Um."
"Then why are you still standing there? Go outside and answer it."
"Oh." Xia Xingchen took the phone and went out with a heavy heart. He walked to the bedroom where he lived before and found that Xia Dabai was still asleep, but the phone in his hand was still ringing.
Finally, she picked it up and put it to her ear.
The two people didn't seem to know what to say, and the moment the phone was answered, they remained silent in tacit understanding.
Xia Xingchen stood in the yard enjoying the cool breeze. The man's breathing in her ears made her feel suffocated in her chest.
"Why, are you going to keep silent?" Bai Yeqing was the first to speak, and his tone was unfriendly as soon as he opened his mouth. He seemed impatient.
Xia Xingchen's tone became unfriendly, "Xia Dabai is still sleeping, hang up first and call back later."
Her tone was neither hot nor cold, which made him feel annoyed. What's more, what does it mean to hang up first? ! Is she ordering him? Moreover, he took the initiative to call her, and she dared to let him hang up
He said patiently, "You called me last night, and I just remembered, so I called to ask - is there something wrong?"
What she meant was that if she didn't call him, he wouldn't remember her at all, let alone call her on his own initiative.
"You misunderstood. It wasn't me who called." Compared to his anger, Xia Xingchen was quite calm, with a cool voice, "It was Dabai who called. It has nothing to do with me. When he wakes up later, I will tell him that you called."
"..." On the other end, Bai Yeqing didn't respond, but his breathing was obviously much heavier than before.
So, last night’s phone call… was he just being overly sentimental
"Do you have anything else to say? If not, I'll hang up first. I'm very..."
Before Xia Xingchen could even utter the word "busy", the phone was hung up. The man's breathing disappeared in her ears, leaving only the single "beep" sound from the phone...
She was stunned for a moment, silently put the phone back into her pocket and sighed.
His temper can be really bad sometimes. I really don't know if Song Weiyi can tolerate his temper after I marry him.
Thinking of this, she found herself quite funny. As an outsider, why did she care about these things? Whether they could tolerate it or not, it was a matter between them. Why should she bother about this
She sighed, but the depression in her heart still did not dissipate. She looked up at the morning sun, welcoming the start of a new day. But what she was thinking was: the day he and Song Weiyi would get married was getting closer...
… … … …
Xia Xingchen never spoke to Bai Yeqing again. At night, the child would call him with her cell phone, and Xia Dabai would sit on the tatami, picking her toes while telling him about the environment here and her amiable grandmother.
Sometimes, Xia Dabai would force her to talk on the phone. Xia Xingchen was not happy, but when he raised his hand and put the phone directly to her ear, she had no choice. However, at this time, before she could say anything, Bai Yeqing hung up the phone.
Decisive and ruthless.
tonight…
But it is somewhat different.
Xia Dabai was talking on the phone with Bai Yeqing in the room, while Xia Xingchen was standing in the yard wearing a cape, looking up at the moon. The air in the town was very good, and even the moon was brighter and rounder than in the city.
only…
On a night like this, it seems particularly desolate and cold.
Tomorrow... is his wedding...
Xia Xingchen wrapped his cape around himself and turned to look at the child who was still on the phone. Perhaps because he hadn't been with his Xiaobai for the past two days, the child seemed to miss him more and was attached to him. The more this happened, the more Xia Xingchen found it difficult to speak.
How should I tell my child that his Xiaobai is going to marry someone else tomorrow
"Why are you still standing here? Why don't you go to sleep?" Shen Min came out of the room and put a coat on her shoulders because she was afraid that she would be cold.
"I'll go to bed soon, after the kid finishes calling." Xia Xingchen suddenly remembered something, "Oh, Mom, I forgot to give you a gift."
"What gift?"
"Go back to your room and wait. It's quite cold outside. I'll get it and come right over."
After Xia Xingchen finished speaking, she turned back to the room and took out the brocade box that she had carefully kept from her bag. Xia Dabai was still on the phone, he looked up at her, and rolled his small body into the quilt. Xia Xingchen smiled at him, pointed to the room opposite, motioned, and left.
Shen Min was sitting on the sofa beside the bed reading a book. She had been doing plant research all these years, but she had just retired recently. Living in a small town like this, she lived quite well with her pension and her savings over the years.
"mom."
"Come and sit down." Shen Min put down her book, took off her glasses, and patted the seat beside her. Xia Xingchen came over with the small brocade box, sat down, and handed the things to her.
"This is… ?"
"The child's father said this is a gift for you. He heard from me that you will be 50 years old soon."
"It seems that he is a caring person." Shen Min sighed, and did not refuse. After a while, he opened the brocade box. After opening it, he was stunned for a moment and looked at Xia Xingchen.
Looking at the jade hairpin lying in the brocade box, Xia Xingchen was also stunned.
"It's obvious from the first glance that this is not just a simple jade..." Shen Min said.
Xia Xingchen came back to his senses and nodded. It was more than just something extraordinary. It was simply priceless!
She knew this lily, having seen it in the brochure of the last charity auction. Later, she heard that this lily fell into the hands of Minister Bai, but she never expected that... he actually gave it to his mother...
"Have you told him that I like hairpins?" Shen Min asked.
Xia Xingchen shook her head, "No. I never mentioned it to him. But... he had seen a photo of you when you were young at my place before. You also had a hairpin on your head at that time. Maybe... he made a note of it."
She looked at the jade hairpin, and a complex and indescribable feeling surged in her heart...
Shen Min smiled, "It seems that this kid is very thoughtful. He can give me such an expensive gift, and he cares about such a small thing. It can be seen that he is very thoughtful about you. If he can really marry you, I, as a mother, will feel relieved."
Xia Xingchen felt sour in her heart, full of unspeakable bitterness. She opened her lips to say something, but her chest felt very tight. Looking at the jade hairpin, she finally murmured, "He is really a very thoughtful person..."