On Sunday, Ye Mi was still sleeping when her phone rang. She slapped the alarm clock hard, but it kept ringing. She got up and saw that it was from Qiao Yan. She fixed her hair and took a deep breath, "Husband! Husband!"
Sitting on the bed, Qiao Yan's mouth corners slowly curved up. He held the phone and listened to the curious shouting on the other end. He was in a very good mood.
Ye Mi was a little annoyed, "Qiao Yan, you bastard, why are you calling me!"
"I just want to tell you that I'm going to sleep soon. I'll fly back tomorrow. Please help me repack the scarf I bought that day. I'm going to give it to my mother."
"That's all?" Ye Mi was a little angry. He said this so early in the morning, preventing her from sleeping in.
"After receiving 2 million yuan in labor fees, shouldn't you get up early to clean up and welcome your husband home?"
Ye Mi lowered her head and lay on her back lazily, "Yes, sir!" She hung up the phone and rolled over on the bed in annoyance. She felt so sorry for taking advantage of others. When she heard the 2 million, she immediately lost her temper.
Ye Mi worked diligently at home for the whole day. She didn't even go to help when Wei Ge and his team were short of one person. It was a huge sacrifice. She fell asleep exhausted all night. She got up early in the morning and went straight to the study. She saw a message on QQ, "I have left the hotel. See you tonight."
Ye Mi was inexplicably excited. She drank a cup of soy milk and ran to work in high spirits. At the door of the classroom, she saw He Qingwen leaning against the wall with his arms folded and one foot against the wall, looking sad. She paused, then walked forward as if nothing had happened, "Student He, you've made the wall dirty."
He Qingwen's brows suddenly twisted, and he pulled her arm and dragged her to the stairwell, leaving a line of people behind him looking at her with their heads tilted. She was now the absolute focus of attention.
He Qingwen pulled her into the emergency passage and threw her against the wall, with one arm propped up beside her face. Ye Mi instinctively covered her face with both hands, covering her mouth, nose, cheeks and forehead tightly.
He Qingwen was stunned for a moment, then understood. He turned his face away and couldn't help laughing, "Ye Mi, what are you thinking about? I'm not a gangster, and I'm not the type to take things by force. Take your hand away from me."
"Then take your hand away and step back three steps." Ye Mi gritted his teeth. This was really embarrassing. He was being too sentimental, but he had to hold on.
He Qingwen really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He lowered his hands and took three steps back. "I just wanted to create a scandal. Do you have to make me a cuckold? You are so cruel. Why are you pretending to be so hypocritical with me? You asked me to call you sister and then treated me like a gangster. There is no fun with you." He weighed the CD in his hand and said, "Originally, I was going to give you this difficult thing secretly, but I think forget it. You won't appreciate it even if I give it to you." After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and was about to leave.
Ye Mi suddenly remembered that He Qingwen said that he would give her something important. Ye Mi held him back and said, "Why are you like this? You are the wicked one who complains first. What did I do to deserve to be cuckolded? Who are you to me?" She crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. If he was to be cuckolded, it was Teacher Qiao's honor, and he had nothing to do with him. Anyway, she was just playing dirty, and she wanted to be right first. She stretched out her hand, waiting to take the thing, and saw He Qingwen standing there, not moving, just staring at her.
"Give it to me!" Ye Mi snatched it and flipped it open to see that it was a flight simulation demonstration disc, all of which were classic cases. Ye Mi's eyes lit up, "Where did you get it from? It's really great." He excitedly went up to give him a bear hug, and then patted He Qingwen's head proudly, "You are such a good brother. You know what your sister needs. You must keep up the good work in the future." He left, but came back after only two steps, "I'm telling you, sometimes Instructor Qiao will suddenly come up from here, you have to be careful."
Ye Mi's hand grasped the door handle, and before he pushed it open, he heard He Qingwen's lazy voice, "There are many thunderstorms in the European air traffic control area. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back today, so just rest assured."
"Ah!" Ye Mi turned around and looked at him, "The plane can't fly?"
He Qingwen spread his hands, "Don't glare at me like that, it's really none of my business, it all depends on God's mood."
Ye Mi was not the kind of person who would die if she didn't see Qiao Yan for a day, but today was Mrs. Qiao's birthday, and the Black-faced God had promised to go home to celebrate. Now that he couldn't come back, what should she do? As a daughter-in-law, if she went there, it would be a nuisance, and if she just stayed quiet, it would be a heinous crime. She scratched her hair in annoyance, and her short hair became a mess after she rubbed it like this. She just frowned and ignored it. She was really in a dilemma.
"Ye Mi, what's wrong with you?" He Qingwen tilted his head and looked at her.
Ye Mi really didn't know what to do. She frowned and looked at him, "I told you to call me sister, are you brainless?" After saying that, she kicked the door open and went out.
Sitting on the toilet in the bathroom, she started calling Qiao Yan non-stop, but the phone was turned off.
"The plane is not flying, you will die if you keep turning on your phone!" She made a gesture as if to throw the phone, but finally put it in her pocket.
Qiao Yan sat in the co-pilot's seat, playing with his phone and looking at his watch. However, he could not turn on his phone after entering the plane. He glanced at the captain next to him and said, "When can we fly in this damn weather?"
"You're in a hurry to go back because something's going on. Are you in love?" The person next to him laughed, "I see that you look like someone who is anxiously waiting to go home and hug his wife."
Qiao Yan was a little embarrassed. He put the phone against his mouth and coughed twice. "No, my mother's birthday is today and I promised to go home to celebrate. I've been waiting here for two hours already." He put the phone in his pocket. He was at the airport. He should know that the plane was delayed. He shouldn't be that stupid, he comforted himself.
Ye Mi was in low spirits the whole day. When she got off work, she went to the airport to ask, and was told that the plane had already taken off but would definitely be delayed. When she came out of the airport, she happened to see Guan Enping wearing a very beautiful red dress with a black suit on the outside. She was both capable as a strong woman and feminine, and Ye Mi was a little envious. She caught up with her in a few steps, "Vice President Guan, it's me, Ye Mi, haha, it's those shoes, I have to give you a pair, I don't know how to give it to you, and I can't always carry shoes around."
"Student Ye, I told you that you don't have to pay for it. Please don't bother." As he spoke, a Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of him.
"That won't do. If you damage something, you have to pay for it. Besides..."
"Okay!" Guan Enping interrupted her impatiently and took out a business card from her pocket. "Just call me when the time comes." After that, she got into the car without paying any attention to Ye Mi.
Ye Mi was a little disappointed. He winked at the direction where the car was driving away, then carefully put the business card in his hand into his bag.
Ye Mi sat on the sofa in the living room after returning home, looking at the gift box on the coffee table, "Should I send it? Should I? Should I?" She bit her finger joints. The daughter-in-law didn't show up for her mother-in-law's birthday, so she wouldn't have a good life in the future. She clenched her fists, "At most, I can see her face. It's not like I haven't seen it before. Don't let his mother blame the black-faced god again." She grabbed the box and went out.
Standing at the door of the Qiao residence, Ye Mi encouraged herself seriously, then rang the doorbell hesitantly. It was still Aunt Qiao who opened the door. She seemed to be the only person in the family who was polite to her. She bowed politely, "Aunt Qiao."
When she entered the living room, she and Guan Enping's eyes met, and both of them were a little shocked. Ye Mi didn't know what to say for a moment. After hesitating for a long time, she stuttered and shouted to the person opposite, "M, M, Mom!"
Mrs. Qiao glanced at her sideways, her face suddenly turned dark, and she looked at Guan Enping, meeting her extremely shocked gaze.
"You may not know this yet, but this is the vixen that Xiaoyan kept outside." After saying that, he slammed the teacup in his hand on the coffee table with a bang.
Ye Mi was startled. She tightened her grip around the gift until her knuckles popped out. She took a deep breath and managed to keep the last trace of a smile on her face. "Mom, Qiao Yan's flight was delayed due to air traffic control, so he may not be able to come to celebrate your birthday. This is Qiao Yan's gift to Mom."
"I've told you many times, don't call me mom, I don't have a wife as good as you." She opened the gift and pulled out the silk scarf from it, "Humph! My son won't buy me this rubbish, you don't have to try to please me, stop cheating on me, and embarrass Qiao Yan so I can worship God." She threw the silk scarf in her face, "I still say that, divorcing my son is the best gift for me."
"Mom, I really didn't..." She clutched the silk scarf in her hand, not knowing how to start. Then she saw Guan Enping slowly stand up, "Miss Ye, I don't think you are welcome here either, you should leave as soon as possible."
Ye Mi really felt that she was asking for trouble. It seemed that no one here welcomed her. She turned to look at Old Qiao. He looked at the newspaper as if he hadn't seen it. Qiao Yun and his wife just frowned. They didn't dare to offend their parents on this day. Ye Mi bowed deeply, "I know I'm not welcome, but I've never done anything to let Qiao Yan down. I'm leaving."
She turned around sadly and looked up to meet Qiao Yan's gaze full of love and hate. Ye Mi stood stiffly in place.
Qiao Yan's heartache was written all over his face. He took a step forward and pulled her over, "Don't you have any dignity? Time and time again, you dare to come even when I don't. You are so tolerant. You can bear how others scold you, right? They call you wild, they call you cheap, they call you shameless, and now they call you indecent, and you can still endure it..." He held Ye Mi's arms tightly, and the strength in his hands grew stronger and stronger. He wanted to know if she did it on purpose. The more she endured, the more he could not ignore her feelings, and it made it increasingly difficult for him to forgive himself.
He felt that he had committed a crime and for the first time he felt sorry for a woman.
Ye Mi just frowned and remained silent, staring at him with bright eyes. The grievance in her eyes made Qiao Yan feel distressed. He took her hand and said, "Let's go."
"Stop!" Mrs. Qiao stood up. "Qiao Yan, don't be fooled by this woman anymore. Mom is not slandering her. Take a look for yourself. Go to the airport and the company tomorrow and listen for yourself. You just flew to France, but she caused so much trouble for you." As she said that, she threw a stack of photos in front of her. They were all photos of Ye Mi and Zhou Tongzhe.
Ye Mi felt a chill all over her body. She looked up at Qiao Yan and his face suddenly changed.
"Mom!" Qiao Yan frowned, with an expression of disbelief on his face, "You actually hired someone to investigate her?!"
"Son, you are still defending her. What kind of nonsense has she persuaded you to believe that you are still defending her even in this situation!" Mrs. Qiao was a little angry.
"Is she your daughter-in-law? I have no objection if you admit that you did these things. Since you don't let her call you mom, then how I want to settle the score is my business. You don't need to discipline her about what she does." After saying that, he picked up the photo and the scarf on the ground, took Ye Mi's hand and left.
Old Master Qiao couldn't stand it any longer. "Stop!" He shouted, "You unfilial son, are you going to make such a fuss with your family just because of He Xiaoning? Are you going to hurt your family members who love you just for a woman who is willing to leave you after receiving a check?"
Qiao Yan froze completely. Ye Mi felt their holding hands suddenly turn cold, and her heart also turned cold, all because of those three words, that name, He Xiaoning!
Qiao Yan turned around and looked at his family in disbelief, "What did you say?"