Xia Xingchen's face flushed red. He had tried very hard to tell his son that his father was definitely not the kind of violent and rude person who would resort to violence, but now...
She thought it was better not to explain!
Really, there is no explanation!
"Dabao, why are you blushing again?" Xia Dabai tilted his little head and looked at her inquiringly.
She felt deeply powerless and felt she could no longer communicate with her son.
"I'm just hot. I'm going to take out the trash. You stay home for a while." She changed the subject and carried the trash out of the kitchen.
Outside, the starling was still calling, and Xia Xingchen was two steps away from it. The garbage truck hadn't come yet, so she pushed open the fence and stood by the road, waiting.
Just when I was bored, I didn't expect the door next door to be pushed open. The beautiful woman next door also came out with a garbage bag.
Two people, standing side by side.
The atmosphere was inexplicably awkward.
Xia Xingchen is not good at dealing with strangers. Moreover, this stranger is from abroad... A love rival. Yes, definitely a love rival. She is really curious about what Bai Yeqing said to her yesterday.
"Sorry~" Just as I was thinking about it, the woman next to me suddenly spoke.
Xia Xingchen was surprised for a moment, and then she looked around and realized that there was no one else around. Her sudden "sorry" was indeed directed at herself.
She looked at the other person in confusion.
The other party smiled at her and spoke in a stiff manner in the language of Country S, gesticulating, "Yesterday... I didn't know you were his girlfriend. In the past, Mr. Bai always came here alone or with his mother, and there has never been a young girl accompanying him. So... I misunderstood you as a servant. And, I couldn't believe that he actually had a girlfriend."
Because of the other party's words "no young girl has ever come with him", Xia Xingchen smiled. The smile looked very warm in the morning sun.
The other party continued: "My behavior may have caused trouble to Mr. Bai. So, he came to see me yesterday..."
At this point, the woman seemed a little hurt. She shrugged helplessly, "Mr. Bai said that you are going to get married soon. He doesn't want my behavior to cause any trouble to you, so..."
The other party smiled bitterly and said, "I may not be able to make snacks for him in the future."
I see!
Mr. Bai went to see her and this is what he said.
After throwing away the garbage, Xia Xingchen was humming a little tune with a rosy look on his face.
Xia Dabai looked at her several times and said, "Dabao, did you find gold when you went out to throw away the garbage?"
He seemed to be in a much better mood than when he just went out.
Xia Xingchen touched her cheek, looking quite happy. But the next moment, she remembered something, put away her smile, squatted down, and looked at her son who was sitting on the sofa, "Baby, I have something upsetting to discuss with you."
"?" Xia Dabai didn't like the word 'unhappy'. He looked at her with vigilance and shrank back. "Can I not listen?"
"My second grandfather is in very bad health now. We can't take a vacation anymore. We have to go back to take care of him."
Xia Dabai covered his stomach and asked, "Is that the second grandfather who gave me my liver?"
"Um."
"Is he not well yet?" Xia Dabai blinked his big eyes, looking worried.
"He's old, and his health isn't very good. Second Grandpa gave you all those valuable things. What do you think? Should we stop going on vacation and go back to take care of him?"
She didn't dare to tell the child that it was because of his declining health. The child's fragile and pure heart could not bear such a heavy responsibility.
Xia Dabai was a sensible child. Although he was reluctant to leave here and hadn't even had time to go out to play, he still slid down from the sofa and held her hand with his little hand, "Shall we go pack our luggage now?"
Xia Xingchen was filled with relief.
She touched the child's face and said, "Go upstairs and clean up first. Mom will make breakfast. When I'm done, come down and have some."
Xia Dabai went upstairs obediently.
Looking at that back figure and thinking of the two elderly people in China, she felt even more depressed.
"It smells good. What's cooking in the kitchen?"
Bai Yeqing came back from a morning run, wearing a gray sportswear, with a layer of sweat on his forehead. There was a towel hanging around his neck. After the exercise, he looked even more healthy and sexy, very charming.
Xia Xingchen came back to his senses and calmed down, "I'm going to cook seafood porridge. It will be almost done soon. Take a shower first and come over to drink it later."
He glanced at her and asked, "You won't mistake mustard for seafood this time?"
She chuckled and said, "That's not certain. It depends on whether you dare to eat it."
"Why not? Do you dare to murder your own husband?"
Xia Xingchen looked up at him and said, "Seriously, when can we go back?"
Bai Yeqing also straightened his face, "The tickets have been booked. The flight is at 11am and I will be back home at around 9pm. Is that okay?"
"I have no opinion."
Bai Yeqing raised his head and glanced upstairs—he had to take care of the child’s emotions.
"I've already talked to him. He's cleaning up upstairs now. Don't worry, he's not angry."
He nodded, his brows relaxed a little, "It doesn't matter, I'll bring him here next time."
"Xiaobai, you said so. You must bring me here next time. Don't break your promise!" Xia Dabai just came out of the room and heard him say this. He took over the call from upstairs.
Bai Yeqing raised his head, "When have I ever broken my promise?"
"Okay, then go take a shower now." Things were arranged successfully, Xia Xingchen pushed him and urged him.
… … … … … …
It was already late at night when the three of them arrived at the Capital Airport of Country S. The VIP channel had been cleared early, and Leng Fei and his group had been there half an hour in advance.
"Sir." Seeing them come out, the bodyguard immediately came forward to pick up the luggage.
Xia Dabai had fallen asleep by now, lying on his shoulder, sleeping peacefully.
Leng Fei had already opened the car door, and he motioned for her to go in first, then he bent over and carefully brought the child in, letting him lie on his lap. He then pulled out a blanket and covered the child.
A series of movements, natural and skillful.
Xia Xingchen looked at his profile and felt warm in her heart. He took off his coat and put it on her shoulders.
"Is it cold?"
"A little bit. I haven't recovered yet."
"Wrap it tighter." He pulled her clothes together.
"Sir, shall we go back to the Presidential Palace now?"
He glanced at the child and nodded. Then he turned to her and said, "I'll take you back to Zhongshan tomorrow morning."
"Okay."