"—At the same time, he is also Bai Xi's father."
In the silence, Bai Xi's face was gloomy, but Yunlou Qingshu's words exploded a whirlpool in the minds of the other three.
"Father?" Ye Qingxuan was stunned.
"Father!" Abraham was stunned.
"Father?!" Charles was also stunned.
But immediately, he slammed the table, stood up, pointed at Yunlou Qingshu and exclaimed:
"—That's dad!"
There was an awkward silence. No one responded to his words. Everyone looked a little embarrassed. Only Charles stepped forward and shouted excitedly:
"dad!"
He grabbed Yunlou Qingshu's hand, shook it in surprise, and shouted excitedly: "Hello, Dad! I'm Charles!"
Hey, even if he is dad, he is Bai Xi’s dad, not your dad! How happy are you
Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
But Charles smiled happily and held Yunlou Qingshu's hand as if he had no bones. He wished he could turn into an octopus and cling to him: "Since dad is here today, let us two brothers have a good drink..."
Hello! From son to brother so quickly!
Bai Xi's expression became more and more ugly. He held Charles tightly under the table, as if he wanted to kick him to hell!
"Bai Xi, don't make trouble, let me talk to dad."
Charles waved his hand, his expression became serious, and he sighed with emotion: "To be honest... I have always regarded Bai Xi as my daughter for such a long time!"
"puff!"
Abraham just picked up the glass of water to calm down his shock, but he didn't expect that Ciel had been holding it in for such a long time in the Holy City. His contempt seemed to rise to another level, and he was so frightened that he spit out a mouthful of water.
"Oh, what a relief."
There was an inexplicable pride on Charles' face, like a middle-aged fat woman showing off her children to other housewives:
"It's been very hard on me for little Bai Xi to grow up to such a big size!"
You worked so hard!
Don't make it sound like every diaper you change is the same! Apart from grabbing food with her every day and fighting with her over trivial matters, what other contributions have you made!
Until this time, Yunlou Qingshu finally woke up from Ciel's pressing meanness, his elegant expression twitched, and soon he regained his composure.
"Is it?"
He forced a smile: "Thank you for taking care of this child Bai Xi. With friends like you, I feel relieved..."
"What does eldest brother do at home?"
Before he could finish, Charles interrupted him with an excited expression: "Are you interested in investing in private research experiments? How about sponsoring my mechanical laboratory? I recently invented a device that can achieve perpetual motion through water flow. Our organization will definitely have a bright future! It won’t be a problem if it becomes popular in the East and the West!”
"I'm just doing some silk business, it's nothing like that. I had some conflicts with my boss recently, so I finally have a vacation and come to the Holy City to see Bai Xi."
Yunlou Qingshu declined politely, then turned the topic to Bai Xi, and looked gently at his daughter with cold eyes: "How are you doing, Bai Xi, these years?"
Bai Xi opened his mouth to speak, but was held back by Ye Qingxuan, who shook his head slightly: "The other party's purpose is unknown, let Charles go up and test the water first."
"That's right, I eat well, sleep well, and gain dozens of pounds!"
Xiaer also raised his voice at this time, full of tacit understanding, but his tone was like selling pork: "Brother, don't worry about it. Look, we raised Bai Xi until he was white and fat, how cute he is."
"That's good. This way I can feel at ease." Yunlou Qingshu seemed not to notice anything and smiled happily: "Bai Xi has been a disobedient child since he was a child. He likes to get into trouble and makes people a headache. Seeing her now It’s become so good, and I’m so happy.”
"So, brother, have you finished reading?"
Xia Er waved goodbye as if he was visiting the house: "If nothing happens, go back. We will take Bai Xi to see you another day. We have something else to do tonight."
Even though Yunlou Qingshu's city was deep, he was a little helpless under this no-face driving. He smiled awkwardly and looked at the things on the table:
"I'm a little hungry. Can we eat something together?"
Charles shook his head: "Living in the Holy City is not easy. I haven't had enough food expenses recently."
"It's okay. I'll pay."
Charles shook his head again: "Time is also very tight."
"It's okay, you're busy."
Yunlou Qingshu said: "As long as I talk to Bai Xi."
Charles was stunned for a moment, then sighed helplessly:
"Hey, to be honest, I enrolled Bai Xi in a math class a few days ago. Look at this time, class starts immediately. Come on, Bai Xi, senior brother will take you to class."
After that, before Yunlou Qingshu could say anything, he grabbed Bai Xi and ran away without giving her a chance to resist...
This guy picked up his junior sister and ran away!
Before leaving, he gave Ye Qingxuan a look.
Senior brother can only help you so far!
It’s up to you to bear it next!
In the awkward silence, Abraham coughed and tried his best to pretend that nothing happened. He just took out his pipe and stood up: "I went outside to smoke..."
Then he also ran away.
He really couldn't understand this kind of scene. But since Ciel has already escaped first, it seems that he can't help much by staying here, so he should leave it to the young people.
In the end, in the empty restaurant, there were only two people, Ye Qingxuan and Yunlou Qingshu, looking at each other complicatedly across a table of leftovers.
"It seems that we can't negotiate today."
Yunlou Qingshu shook his head and sighed: "After all, I came at the wrong time. I was in a hurry. A hasty conversation cannot achieve the goal at all. It will only make that child hate me even more, right?"
"Mr. Yunlou Qingshu, sit down."
Ye Qingxuan sighed and pointed to the seat opposite: "Sorry, this is the situation. But don't worry, I won't run away. If you have anything, you can tell me."
He stared at Yunlou Qingshu, whose demeanor remained unchanged, and said in a low voice: "Bai Xi has lived with us for such a long time. She has no family outside, and we are just like her family. Xiaer and I are both hers Her brother will protect her, and anyone who wants to bully her will have to go through our hurdle."
Yunlou Qingshu nodded, as if he were entertaining his daughter's friends to visit him, full of praise:
"Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not just people who want to bully her. Even if it's her biological father."
Ye Qingxuan's expression turned cold, "For such a long time, you have ignored Bai Xi, and she has been wandering alone outside. Now you fall from the sky, with a fatherly face. To be honest, it makes me feel sick..."
He stared hard at Yunlou Qingshu's face and said word by word:
"—What exactly do you want to do?"
Looking at him like that, Yunlou Qingshu smiled and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Why is this necessary? Haven't we already met once?"
He snapped his fingers and asked the waiter to clear away the things on the table. Soon, a bucket of iced wine was placed on the table, along with two wine glasses.
Yunlou Qingshu picked up the wine glass and signaled to Ye Qingxuan to do whatever he wanted.
After finishing a drink, he asked a little abruptly: "How old is Bai Xi this year?"
Ye Qingxuan was stunned and frowned:
"nineteen."
"She's nineteen already, just like her sister."
Yunlou Qingshu sighed: "It's time to get married... As a father, you must always think about your daughter and choose a satisfactory husband for her. I came to the Holy City for this reason."
"Bai Xi doesn't need you to plan for him."
Ye Qingxuan shook his head: "Besides, with all due respect, you are the real trouble to her. Do you think Bai Xi will obediently listen to you and marry someone you have never met?"
Yunlou Qingshu smiled, and the smile was meaningful: "It doesn't matter, she is still my daughter after all. 'Sometimes', she will always be obedient. So, I have to say..."
He paused, and his tone was understated, but it was as if he was describing reality and declaring the truth:
"—You still don't know him well enough."
As a result, Ye Qingxuan's face turned gloomy.
He didn't know what else this man possessed that he didn't know about, but since he appeared here and wanted to do something to Bai Xi, Ye Qingxuan couldn't leave it alone.
Even if this person is Bai Xi's father.
Just kidding, even if it was his biological father Ye Lanzhou, he would still hit him, let alone someone else's father... He dared to say that if he beat up Yunlou Qingshu here, Bai Xi would be happy at least three times moon.
Unfortunately, this bastard is a prince from Yunlou City.
In terms of title, he is one rank higher than himself.
If you do it rashly, you will be completely passive...
Yunlou Qingshu comes prepared. He always wants to understand the opponent's plan and trump cards.
However, Ye Qingxuan himself was not confident that he could take advantage of this old fox soaked in the smelly water of the sewer.
We can only take one step at a time.
Fortunately, Bai Xi was forcibly taken away by Charles, otherwise the situation would have been even more passive.
…
"do you know?"
Yunlou Qingshu was drinking by himself, and was very happy when he spoke: "Before, I wanted Bai Xi to marry the eldest prince of Angelo. She would be a princess who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. It's a pity. , she didn’t like it and even ran away from home... It’s really difficult to be a father, and you have to work hard to find a son-in-law.”
Ye Qingxuan was silent.
"Actually, it's not hard to find a son-in-law. What's hard to find is the one you want."
When Yunlou Qingshu said this, he pointed to the brightly lit Holy City outside the window: "Look, there are so many dignitaries in the Holy City. As long as I reveal the idea of marrying my daughter, I don't know how many wives will suddenly die of illness tonight. … Fortunately, I’ve found a better one, so there’s no need to go through so much trouble.”
Ye Qingxuan frowned:
"for example?"
Yunlou Qingshu smiled, stretched out his hand, and patted the young man in front of him on the shoulder:
"For example, you, Ye Qingxuan."