Compared to her son’s delight, Mrs. Xia had a worried look on her face, “Marriage is a big deal, don’t joke around. You still don’t understand the character of this child Lanlan? Don’t look at her usual soft nature, but you can’t do anything about her when she’s stubborn.”
“You think people have to marry you just because you want to? Don’t even think about how you yourself treated her, how you treated their family. Is chasing a wife as easy as you think?”
Mrs. Xia poured a bucket of cold water down, causing Xia Feiqing to frown.
It took him a long time to stifle a, “Not really?”
The next day.
When the first rays of morning sunlight poured into the house, Xia Feiqing had already gotten up from her bed. First, he called Pei Yajun, saying that he would be late to the office today. When Pei Yajun asked for a reason, he simply replied ‘marriage’. I’m sure Pei Yajun was so shocked over there that his jaws fell off,” he said.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Feiqing took the account book from the drawer, grabbed the car keys and impatiently went out. He actually felt nervous! This kind of feeling was what he didn’t even have the first time he stepped into the Civil Affairs Bureau with Zhao Lanlan.
He thought it was funny.
They say that once you’re back, you’re familiar, but he didn’t feel familiar at all.
On the contrary, last night he actually stayed up all night. Originally, he was full of certainty, but then his mother said those words, completely disturbed his heart. In the evening, have tried to call her, but the response was the cold shutdown sound.
Xia Feiqing drove the speed up, shortening the time by a full third. It was not even nine o’clock when she arrived at her house.
He got his cell phone out and called her. It answered after two rings.
“I’m downstairs.” Xia Feiqing was the first to speak, “Bring the account book with you and come down.”
And without waiting for Zhao Lanlan to say anything, he directly hung up the phone. Of course, he was not giving her any chance to refuse. After hanging up the phone, he sat in the car, quietly waiting for her to come down. His line of sight kept falling inside the entrance of the building, and he didn’t notice that there was also a car parked quietly behind him.
A moment later, he saw the figure coming down from a distance. The lunch box carried in her hand should be breakfast. Today’s her, as bright and colorful as ever. Changed into an orange dress, still wearing light makeup.
Xia Feiqing’s heart was a little more comfortable. At least, in front of him, she was also willing to dress up. Although, in his opinion, her most beautiful time was in the old man’s house, the moment when her plain little face was dirty …
He pushed open the car door and walked over toward her. She was also smiling and waving her hand in a warm greeting. Xia Feiqing’s heart, which had been hanging in the air all night, finally dropped when he saw her smile. She clearly wasn’t repulsed by the idea of going through with the marriage!
“Zhen Sheng!” When she got closer, she suddenly raised her voice and spat out two words that made Xia Feiqing feel as if he had been hit on the head. Her eyes, which were overflowing with smiles, even crossed over his shoulders and landed behind him.
“Been waiting long?” As if she hadn’t seen him at all, she trotted over to the other man like a little girl with a leap of faith.
Xia Feiqing turned back.
Yu Zhensheng was seen getting down from another car. Two people, with a smile and look. Her eyes, as if there was only the existence of another man, without ever … having him …
“Just arrived a little while ago.” Yu Zhensheng looked down at what she was carrying in her hand, “What’s this?”
“Breakfast.” She opened the lunch box, “Didn’t you say you liked sticky rice cake last night? I got up early this morning and made it. Do you want to taste the flavor? But …”
“I seem to be quite a terrible cook, and it doesn’t come out looking too good, so don’t mind if you do.” She blushed a little.
Yu Zhensheng smiled brightly and opened up, “Then I must try it. It looks as if it’s just delicious.”
“Get in the car and go eat.”
“Good, you’re running late for work, so don’t delay.” Yu Zhensheng carried breakfast in one hand and pulled open the passenger door for her with a gentlemanly hand, letting her sit in.
Full …
The two people pleasantly climbed, she was happy to face, the eyes are not the existence of Xia Feiqing. Until she followed Yu Zhensheng to the car, her eyes did not cast a glance at Xia Feiqing, who had been standing rigidly at the entrance of the building.
He stood there woodenly.
Woodenly, he watched her smile and get into another man’s car, and he didn’t snap back to his senses until the car faded out of sight.
“Damn it!” Letting out a low curse, he suddenly felt particularly ridiculously stupid today, a complete fool.
The account book held in his hand was even more harsh, he slammed it hard against the car, making a muffled sound. The pages of the account book, flying out against the wind, he also just coldly watched, his chest stifled breathless.
Good one, Zhao Lanlan!
She must have done it on purpose!
Zhao Lanlan sat in the car and once again dropped her eyes on the rearview mirror. After not being able to see that silhouette again, she closed her eyes and tried very hard to collect the sense of hardship in her heart.
“Is that your ex-husband?” Yu Zhensheng suddenly asked.
She froze.
Thought he didn’t know, didn’t realize he had actually seen through it.
“Is he back with you?”
“… Neither.” Zhao Lanlan hooked the hair on the side of her cheek behind her ear and looked out the window with some preoccupation. Xia Feiqing’s mind, she actually couldn’t feel it clearly. Saying something about getting married was just a whim of his.
“What about you? What do you think?” Yu Zhensheng gave her a probing look.
She shook her head and spoke softly, “He … and I are no longer possible.”
“Even with a child?”
Her hand, gently resting on her belly, the not yet obvious bulge, made her heart slightly warm. In the end, she simply said, “The child has nothing to do with him.”
Yu Zhensheng glanced at her, mused, and said, “If you think I’m still suitable, why don’t … we put marriage on the agenda?”
Zhao Lanlan froze and looked at him in surprise. Will this … be too fast as well?
“Isn’t it too abrupt?” Yu Zhensheng was a bit apologetic, “Because we’re going to settle in the US in another two months, so I want to settle everything with you before that. To be honest, I’ve been on several blind dates, but …”
“You’re the only woman who’s ever made me think about getting married.”
Shouldn’t she feel honored?
“Can … give me some time to think about it?”
“Of course.” Yu Zhensheng was generous, “Marriage is a lifelong event, it’s something to think about.”
As soon as Xia Feiqing arrived at the unit, all the people under his hand were like chicken blood.
“Boss, why didn’t you bring any wedding candies?”
“When’s the wedding? The bride is Ms. Yan, who I saw last time, right?”
“What a match! Male talent and female beauty!”
Xia Feiqing’s face grew grim, almost growling, “Pei Yajun, get your ass in here!”
***
Pei Yajun’s scalp tightened and his body balked. He could only hold his head and slowly walk in. This marriage, by the looks of it, was a bit bumpy.
Xia Feiqing is drunk.