"Okay. Hate..." He chewed the word 'hate' heavily, as if he wanted to bite through it, and his eyes became darker as he stared at her. "Then let me ask you again - if Yu Zenan and I asked you to choose, what would you choose?"
Let her choose
But in fact, when did she really have the right to choose? From the beginning to the end, she had only been following his temper in her relationship with him. And between them, at most, they could only be considered to be "getting along". There had never been any real relationship...
Thinking of this, her heart ached even more. The tears accumulated in her eyes also increased.
How could Bai Yeqing know what she was thinking at the moment? Her silence and more tears meant that he had made a decision.
Breathing suddenly became heavier.
At this moment, there was a sound outside the heavy security door. Xia Xingchen froze and almost immediately pulled Bai Yeqing's hand away. Compared to Xia Xingchen's panic, Bai Yeqing was as calm as ever.
A young couple came in from outside, smiling. The door opened, and the light from outside shone in through the narrow gap, shining through each other's eyes.
She saw that his deep eyes were dark and dull.
He saw her red eyes filled with tears of grievance.
The door slammed shut again. The entire space was plunged into darkness again. The young couple hurriedly passed by them hand in hand, as if they were fleeing. Although they didn't see anything, they could obviously guess what had just happened from their unstable breathing.
a long time…
The man's fingers slowly withdrew from her body. The force that shackled her and the warmth of the man around her also gradually disappeared.
He left without any pause or looking back.
Xia Xingchen leaned against the wall, feeling cold all over. Even the cloak on her body could not cover the chill.
… … …
She didn't know how much time had passed, so long that her legs felt numb from standing. She finally straightened herself up, opened the door and slowly walked out.
Outside the elevator, her luggage was still there. She picked it up, walked slowly into the elevator, and pressed the 8th floor button. Her breath seemed to still be filled with his scent, and her body seemed to still have his warmth, but... he was gone...
She took the key and opened the door. When Xia Dabai saw her, he almost jumped up from the sofa, "Dabao!"
He ran over and hugged her legs tightly with his little arms. Xia Xingchen had never missed him so much before. He squatted down and hugged the child tightly. Shen Min was pouring tea in the kitchen. When she heard the noise, she looked out and saw her daughter, then left the kitchen.
"Why are you back?" Shen Min asked, "Wei Yang said you would be back in two days, didn't you?"
"I finished work early, so I came back first." Xia Xingchen let go of the child and replied, "How are you?"
Shen Min handed the tea to her daughter, "Thanks to Wei Yang, I'm much better now. Why are your hands so cold? Your eyes are red too, what's going on?"
Shen Min looked at her inquiringly, worried. Xia Xingchen was afraid that her mother would notice something, so she said hurriedly, "You haven't recovered from your cold yet. I still have a nasal sound when I speak."
She sniffed deliberately, "It's windy outside, it made my eyes red."
Shen Min didn't know whether she believed it or not, but she didn't ask any further questions. She just said, "The child's father just went out. Did you meet him?"
Xia Xingchen's heart tightened for a moment and he shook his head, "... No."
"Hmph! Even if we meet, Dabao should ignore Xiaobai!" Xia Dabai was still angry.
Shen Min didn't know anything and just asked, "What happened?"
"It's okay, he just likes to get mad at his father, he'll be fine in a few days." Xia Xingchen touched the child's round head. She couldn't help but think of Mrs. Bai, who said she would meet with her in a few days, but she didn't know when it would be, and she didn't know... what she was going to talk to her about. But, in the end, it wouldn't be a good thing. She had already seen a little bit of the old lady's attitude on the phone that day.
… … … …
night.
Xia Xingchen took a cold medicine pill, which had a hypnotic effect, but she still had no desire to sleep. She felt heavy in the head and stuffy in the nose, which was particularly uncomfortable.
After Xia Dabai fell asleep, she sat on the bedside, fiddling with her IPAD. For some reason, she typed the word "Lan Ye" into the search engine. In an instant, a lot of information about Lan Ye popped up.
Xia Xingchen read through the entries one by one, and when she came to the entry about the Land War King, she saw a photo of her and Bai Yeqing taken ten years ago. It turned out that this person named 'Lan Ye'... not only had a similar background to him, but also had the same experience...
No wonder…
The mood became more bitter.
My chest feels a little stuffy.
Beside him, Xia Dabai twisted his body and moved, his eyes opening blearily.
"Dabao."
Xia Xingchen turned off the IPAD, put it back on the bedside, and lay down again, "Did mom disturb you?"
Xia Dabai shook his little head.
Xia Xingchen held him in her arms and said, "I heard from grandma that you went to grandma's house again a few days ago?"
"Yeah!" Xia Dabai was quite happy when talking about his grandma. "Grandma is so nice to me. She always gives me a lot of delicious food, unlike the annoying Xiaobai who forbids me to eat this or that. Grandpa is also helping me choose a name~~"
Xia Xingchen wanted to ask the child what he would do if his grandparents took him away one day, but when she saw the child suddenly couldn't speak. Such a question was cruel to her, let alone to a child
"Go to sleep. When grandpa has chosen a name, tell me as soon as possible."
"But I still like to be called Dabai."
Xia Xingchen smiled. She named him "Dabai" because when she went to the hospital to have the baby removed, she heard the director say the word "Bai" and guessed that it was related to his father's name.
"Let's wait until grandpa picks a name." Xia Xingchen hugged the child to sleep. She thought... If the Bai family gave the child a completely new name, they probably wouldn't ask for her opinion, right? In their eyes, she was just an insignificant outsider...
This feeling is not pleasant...
… … … …
After a night's sleep, I finally felt better.
When Chi Weiyang came over, Xia Dabai accompanied his grandmother for a walk, and Xia Xingchen was the only one at home making breakfast.
"I heard that you were sick over there, so I came back early." Chi Weiyang went into the kitchen to help her, "Are you okay now? Do you want Fu Yichen to come and see you?"
"It's much better now."
"..." Chi Weiyang stirred the eggs and looked at her, "Last night... Mr. President had dinner here."
"Really?" Xia Xingchen replied calmly, but his expression was vague.
"Are you...really done with him?"
Finish
She smiled bitterly, "It hasn't even started yet, so how can it end?"