After a long time, two people came out of the bathroom one after another.
The old lady was still sitting beside the child's bed, reading him the story that Xia Dabai had just complained about as "childish". However, Xia Dabai was a smart child and would never show his "disdain" in front of the old lady. Instead, he lay on the bed and listened with great interest.
Xia Xingchen followed Bai Yeqing out, her face lowered the whole time. When the old lady looked at her, she felt that her ears were about to turn red and bleed.
"It's out." The old lady said, her eyes wandering over the two of them.
Xia Xingchen was too guilty to say anything, and clenched his hands at his sides.
Bai Yeqing knew that she was embarrassed, so he just blocked the old lady's gaze and said, "I have to fly to Landu these days and will be back in a few days. I will leave the child to you."
The old lady nodded and said, "You don't have to worry about the child."
Yes, indeed.
Now Xia Dabai is the treasure of the entire Bai family, so naturally nothing will happen to him. But when he leaves...
His eyes fell on Xia Xingchen, and then looked at the old lady.
The old lady understood what he meant, "Now that she is a member of the Bai family, who can still bully her?"
The child was there, and the old lady didn't want to embarrass the child by making the relationship clear in front of him. She just said, "Don't worry, your father has a bad temper, he usually just yells at you. He will know how to restrain himself in front of Xingchen."
Bai Yeqing was not afraid of what the old man would do to Xingchen. Now she was also considered a member of the Bai family, and with her uncle around, no one could give her a hard time.
"It's almost time. I'm leaving." Bai Yeqing turned around and spoke to Xia Xingchen.
Because they were about to separate, or perhaps because of the emotions that had just been in the bathroom and had not yet completely dissipated, there was a rare gentleness in his voice.
Xia Xingchen still lowered her head. When he was talking to her, she subconsciously glanced at the old lady. The old lady was also looking at them. Her eyes made her feel like a thorn in her back. She quickly looked away, lowered her head, and nodded, "Well, go ahead."
Bai Yeqing frowned, "That's it?"
"… "if not
With the old lady staring at her, she couldn't possibly be so shameless as to give him a farewell kiss, could she
Bai Yeqing knew that she was shy, so he didn't count on her. He just turned around and touched Xia Dabai's little head, "Do you know what to do during the days I'm away?"
"I know, Xiaobai, don't worry, I will protect Dabao."
The old lady glared at her son angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about with the child? You're still protecting her, but we can't eat her."
The old lady was angry that her son had ruined her image in front of her precious grandson. What if the little grandson was afraid of her
Bai Yeqing didn't say anything else, because time really didn't wait for anyone. He grabbed his clothes and left. Xia Xingchen didn't dare to follow him out, but the old lady followed him out, "It's cold over there, remember to wear more clothes, okay? Don't catch a cold! You're busy, but you have to sleep well and eat well. Look at you, you have dark circles under your eyes. Don't worry about the people and things at home, I'm your old lady!"
Bai Yeqing responded repeatedly. Xia Xingchen was sitting inside and could hear his footsteps as he left. The old lady also followed him downstairs.
Only then did she look towards the door reluctantly, and seemed reluctant to leave, so she stood by the window and looked at it.
It was not until that figure appeared, got into the car, and one car after another left the house that she awkwardly withdrew her gaze.
Xia Dabai was lying on the bed, looking at her with a smile, "Dabao, you don't want to leave Xiaobai, do you?"
"..." Xia Xingchen flipped through his storybook and didn't answer.
… … … … … …
Before Bai Yeqing boarded the plane, he called Fu Yichen.
The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up. Fu Yichen was drunk on the other end. When he answered the phone, he didn't care who was on the other end, and just muttered the word "Weiyang".
He frowned, "You're drinking so early in the morning?"
Fu Yichen sobered up a little after hearing this voice. He didn't say anything for a long time, only the sound of flushing water. It seemed that he poured cold water on his head to sober himself up a little.
"If you torture yourself like this, you won't even know how you died when you look back."
"Mr. President, you are so harsh in your words to those who have been heartbroken."
"Broken heart?" He didn't care. "I heard from Xingchen that you two weren't even in love."
“…” Fu Yichen felt like he was stabbed again.
"The test results haven't come out yet?" Bai Yeqing has always been impatient. However, looking at him like this, he was in a daze. It was obvious that he hadn't had a good life in the past two days. He couldn't even sort out his own affairs, let alone his own affairs.
"I drank too much and forgot." Fu Yichen had been drinking for two days and he had only been sober for a few minutes.
"Doctor Fu, cheer up! Give me the results quickly!"
After giving him some instructions, he hung up the phone without saying anything else.
He doesn't know how to comfort a woman; he is even less able to learn how to comfort a man; let alone a man who has been heartbroken!
… … … …
Chi Weiyang finally left.
She didn't let Xingchen go to the airport to see her off. In such a cold winter, such a separation seemed even more painful.
Xia Xingchen thought about the years when she was pregnant with Dabai, gave birth to Dabai, and took care of Dabai. It was hard for her to imagine what kind of suffering she would have to endure in a foreign land. However, Weiyang was always stubborn. She knew that at this point, she had no other choice.
Staying in this miserable city might not be any better than starting over in a completely new city.
Bai Yeqing hadn't come back these days, and Xia Xingchen had been living in Zhongshan. Fortunately, the conditions of both of them had improved, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. She was finally free to go back to work in the office.
this day.
night.
At the dining table in the small building, Bai Qingrang was sitting in a wheelchair, pushed to the edge of the table, with Lan Ting and Xia Xingchen sitting on either side of him.
It was the first time for the three of them to eat at the table together, and each of them had their own feelings.
"Try this." Xia Xingchen handed a dish to Bai Qingrang. "You have a light taste, so the kitchen specially made it lighter."
"Okay, I'll try." Bai Qingrang looked at his daughter and felt relieved. "How is Dabai recovering?"
"Don't worry, the old man and the old lady are taking care of him. He is better than anyone else."
Bai Qingrang nodded with relief and wanted to correct her way of addressing him, but after moving his lips, he said nothing.
Lan Ting looked at the father and daughter with a faint smile on his face.
Thinking of something, he said, "By the way, Xingchen. Are you free tomorrow night?"
Xia Xingchen nodded, "Usually there's nothing to do after get off work."
"Then... accompany me back to the Lan family tomorrow, okay?" Lan Ting looked at her pleadingly.
Xia Xingchen knew that this day would come sooner or later. It didn't really matter whether he went early or late.