That nonchalant tone made Bai Yeqing very angry.
He threw a handful of vegetables into the basket Xia Xingchen was holding and said unhappily, "I'll wait for you outside! After buying the vegetables, check the news on your phone! Don't waste even a minute!"
The same domineering tone as always.
Xia Xingchen was stunned when she heard this. When she came to her senses, she could only see his back as he walked out.
Check the news
What on earth did he want me to see
Xia Xingchen was thinking about this question while she was shopping. Finally, she took her cell phone out of her pocket and turned it on.
Carrying a basket full of vegetables, she subconsciously looked for him. No one was there. Suddenly, a warm body pressed against her from behind, fitting closely against her slender back, without any gap.
She was so startled that she turned around subconsciously. Before she could see the man's face clearly, she felt her hand lighten and the basket of vegetables was already in his hand naturally.
She bought a lot of vegetables, and the basket was quite heavy. She was already panting after carrying it for a short distance. But now, Bai Yeqing was carrying it with ease.
"Have you finished shopping?" He looked down at her. Xia Xingchen turned around and stood half a meter away from him. In the morning sunshine, his tall figure enveloped her tightly. This feeling gave her a rare sense of security. If this man... was not a married man...
So close, she could even smell the fresh cologne on the man, exactly the same as that night at the KING Hotel...
She was a little dazed and felt sad.
She thought she would never be so close to him again. She never expected that he would appear in her life again in just one day. It's really... annoying...
How can she get away from this
She sighed. Before she came to her senses and was about to say something, she heard the man say, "Take out your phone and watch the news before we leave."
She asked suspiciously, "What news is it?"
She grumbled, but still obediently took out her phone and was about to open the news app to see what he was so obsessed with.
However, before his finger touched the screen, a phone call came in. The words "Weiyang" flashed on the screen.
"I'll answer the phone first." Xia Xingchen said to him. He turned around and put the phone to his ear.
Chi Weiyang hummed over there, "You are good, now you know how to turn on the phone? I thought you had so much fun in Liangcheng that you didn't remember anything and didn't even want to pay attention to me."
Chi Weiyang's tone was full of dissatisfaction.
"The night before yesterday, there was no electricity, so my phone went offline. I never remembered to turn it on again," Xia Xingchen explained. It was a little lie.
"Forget it. Since you are accompanying your mother, I won't bother with you. But come back after your aunt's birthday. The president and Song Weiyi haven't gotten married yet anyway, so you don't have to hide in the countryside and be sad."
Xia Xingchen felt that she didn't understand, "What did you just say?"
"What are you talking about? I told you to come back as soon as you finish your birthday. Isn't it the day after tomorrow?"
"That's not what I said."
"Not this sentence?" Chi Weiyang thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "Ah, you mean that the president and Song Weiyi didn't get married?"
Xia Xingchen was a little confused and held the phone tightly, "What does this mean?"
"What do you mean? It means exactly what it says! You don't know it now, do you? But when I called you the day before yesterday, you clearly said you knew it!"
She said she knew at the time because she thought Weiyang had told him about his marriage! Unexpectedly...
so…
He...isn't he a married man now, or is he single
Xia Xingchen raised her eyes and glanced at the man beside her. He seemed to be getting impatient. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes glanced at her gloomily.
She was in turmoil, not knowing why he didn't get married, but the depression that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time dissipated in an instant.
"Weiyang, I won't talk to you for now. I... need to figure out what's going on first."
"Okay. Remember to come back early when you're done."
The two exchanged a few words and hung up the phone. Bai Yeqing immediately reminded her, "Watch the news."
Xia Xingchen finally knew what news he had asked her to read. She fiddled with her phone for a few seconds and walked forward. The corners of her lips curled up unconsciously.
Bai Yeqing followed behind him carrying something and asked impatiently, "Did you see it?"
"Not yet. The network here is not working. I can't open it."
"In the future, the Internet will cover the entire area."
Xia Xingchen turned around and smiled at him, "Then let me first say thank you to you on behalf of the folks here."
That smile came so suddenly that Bai Yeqing couldn't help but widen his eyes.
It was not like the perfunctory smile she had shown before, nor was it forced. Instead, it was from the heart, soft and bright, and very moving in the clear morning sunshine.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at her inquiringly, "Did you see the news?"
Xia Xingchen had indeed seen it. She had only glanced at the details for now, but the headline was particularly eye-catching. The photo published was also a photo of him and Song Weiyi, with a lightning symbol in the middle, separating the two of them and announcing the "marriage change" to the world.
She didn't say anything, just put her phone back in her pocket. At this moment, she didn't walk forward anymore, but just walked shoulder to shoulder beside him.
She didn't know why, but when she looked up, she felt that the sky seemed to be particularly bright. In the past few days in the countryside, she always felt that it was too desolate, and even her mood was desolate. Now, it was completely different.
The hand hanging by her side was suddenly held. The warmth wrapped around her cold hand. She lowered her head and fluttered her long eyelashes. With the neighbors watching, she felt a little awkward. She struggled with her fingers, but he used some force to prevent her from breaking free. Instead, he stuffed her hand directly into the pocket of his windbreaker.
Because of this small action, the corners of her lips unconsciously curved slightly, and her heart inexplicably felt a subtle sweetness, like a beautiful vine slowly growing in her chest...
"You and Song Weiyi, are you really not going to get married, and will never get married in the future?" After walking for a while, Xia Xingchen couldn't help but break the strange silence between the two.
"Don't you care at all whether I get married or not?" Bai Yeqing was still angry when he mentioned this. "Did you really mean the message you sent yesterday?"
Of course! If she dared to nod and say it was the truth, he would never forgive her!
"What information?" Xia Xingchen was confused by the question and didn't understand where his current unhappiness came from.