"Xiaobai, this uncle is quite handsome." He was actually in the mood to appreciate the other person!
Bai Yeqing snorted coldly, "How is he handsome? He's so frivolous all day long!" Besides, how can you tell he's handsome just by looking at his profile
"Dabao seems to be quite happy with him."
Bai Yeqing's face darkened. So, this kid is trying to rebel now
"What? Your mom doesn't want me, so you're going to call another man dad?"
"Of course not!" Xia Dabai crumpled up the newspaper and threw it into the trash can. "Xiaobai, no matter how handsome he is, he is not my real father. So, no matter what, you have to get our Dabao back!"
"… Why should I chase after you?" Bai Ye straightened his body with a stern face.
Xia Dabai slid down from the chair, "If you don't pursue her... Dabao might marry someone else. I know this uncle, he was Dabao's previous blind date. Grandma likes him very much. Grandma said that it would be difficult for Dabao to get married with me as a burden, so she hopes that Dabao will get married soon. Now that Dabao has such a good partner, grandma will definitely urge her to get married again."
Bai Yeqing’s brows furrowed even tighter.
Xia Dabai walked out while shaking his head, sighing repeatedly, "Hey, it looks like... poor me, I have to call someone else dad!"
He walked to the door and opened it. Her little face still poked back, and her big eyes looked at him pitifully. "Xiaobai, if I really have to call someone else dad in the future, you will still be my beloved 'Xiaobai'."
Bai Yeqing's face couldn't be any gloomier! He couldn't be moved at all by such a confession! !
… … … … …
In the next few days, Xia Xingchen had no more contact with Bai Yeqing at work.
I only occasionally see him at the flag-raising ceremony in the morning. But it's not common. He is very busy and doesn't appear in the office every morning.
The winter in this city is getting colder and colder, so cold that it makes people's bones ache.
Mother has recovered and is determined to return to Liangcheng. After living together for so long, Xia Xingchen is actually reluctant to leave.
The day before she left, she went shopping and bought two large cotton-padded jackets for her mother to wear in the countryside. When she entered the community and saw a luxury car parked under a tree, she didn't think much about it, but just gathered her clothes and hurried into the elevator.
He blew out air and stamped his feet, but his nose was still red from the cold.
I took the key and opened the door. Shen Min was squatting on the ground packing her luggage.
"Mom, I've already told you to wait for me to come back and clean up. Your waist isn't in good condition, so stop squatting on the ground." Xia Xingchen put down the things and helped Shen Min up from the ground.
Shen Min pushed her and said, "You're back just in time. Ye Qing is here, changing the light bulb in the bathroom."
"ah?"
Xia Xingchen was surprised. Really surprised.
Why... did he come here suddenly
Without stopping for long, he hurried to the bathroom. In the narrow bathroom, there was a ladder. The man was sitting on the ladder, looking up to change the light bulb.
This light bulb has been broken for two or three days. I was planning to call a worker to fix it, but I always forget about it when I get busy.
Xia Xingchen originally planned to change it herself. Unexpectedly...
It was the first time she saw him do this.
His shirt sleeves were rolled up, revealing his muscular arms. He fiddled with the light bulbs with great skill.
Xia Xingchen felt that she was probably possessed, otherwise, why would she feel that this man, even when changing a light bulb, was full of masculinity that made people unable to take their eyes off him.
It was also the first time she discovered that this man actually had a life side. Before, she thought he was totally out of touch with the world.
"What are you looking at?" Bai Yeqing noticed her presence and lowered his head slightly, his gaze meeting hers which was still fixed on him.
She was embarrassed, her heart beating wildly. She just covered it up by saying, "I... I'm just surprised. Why are you here?"
Probably the only person who could order him to change the light bulb is his mother!
Bai Yeqing raised his head again and focused his eyes on the light bulb, while replying to her: "Xia Dabai said that his grandmother is leaving today, so of course I have to come over to see her."
Xia Xingchen understood what he said. He came here because she was the child's grandmother, for the child's sake, not for her...
"Oh, thank you."
She thanked him awkwardly. It was a reasonable thing to do, but she didn't know why she felt so awkward.
Bai Yeqing felt that this "thank you" was quite irritating. He glanced down at her and said, "Try turning on the light."
"okay."
She came back to her senses and turned around to turn on the light. However, the bathroom floor was completely wet and slippery, and when she turned around, she stumbled and bumped directly into the ladder in front of her.
The ladder shook and Bai Yeqing was about to fall down.
Xia Xingchen was frightened, "Be careful!"
With a cry of surprise, he did not even bother to stand firmly, and went to hold the ladder. Bai Yeqing was very skilled, and the moment the ladder fell, he had already jumped down swiftly and stood firmly. However, the ladder was different, and it fell directly onto Xia Xingchen.
His heart tightened, and he almost immediately reached out and held her in his arms, spinning her around to put her in the safest position.
With a clang, the ladder fell down. The place was too narrow, and they had nowhere to hide. Bai Yeqing was still hit hard on the back by the ladder.
Xia Xingchen was in a daze for a long time. She was held in the man's arms, feeling his warmth, listening to his heartbeat. Her own heartbeat also sped up and became irregular uncontrollably.
just…
If he hadn't taken action, he might have been injured by the ladder.
"How are you?" She didn't come back to her senses until she heard a man's deep voice above her head.
“… I’m fine.” Try your best to sound more relaxed.
At this moment, the bathroom door was suddenly pushed open, and Shen Min asked worriedly: "What happened?"
Xia Xingchen was embarrassed and quickly pushed the man who was holding her. Bai Yeqing groaned in pain, and Xia Xingchen felt a pain in her heart, and then she realized that he was injured.
"Are you hurt somewhere? Let me see!" Xia Xingchen looked at him worriedly, his hand already touching his back. There was obvious blood on his shirt.
She was upset and distressed.
She glanced at him and said, "I was too reckless."
Bai Yeqing didn't say anything.
She took his hand and walked out of the bathroom. Shen Min had already gone out to find the medicine box, "Come out and treat the wound. It looks like it's a serious injury."
Bai Yeqing looked at the little hand that had been holding his, and felt an indescribable softness. That softness... slowly spread into his chest, and his originally expressionless face softened a little.
Xia Xingchen asked him to sit down on the sofa, "Take off your shirt, let me take a look."