“What?”
“You are mine! Even if we don’t get married for a while, you’re still my girlfriend now, so stop fantasizing about going to America with my child and another man! Understand?”
His words, they were overbearing. Yet, as she listened, she felt an indescribable sweetness.
Two days later, Xia Feiqing went on a business trip. With one less person at home, Zhao Lanlan again felt that her life was empty, as if she had lost something.
Sometimes, when she picked up the phone, she could never resist the urge to call him. However, the phone dialed out, she put it down again. She seemed to be relying on him more and more.
At night, she was almost asleep when her cell phone rang. That was the only call he’d given her all day today.
“Not asleep yet, are you?”
“Uh, didn’t sleep.” Zhao Lanlan held her cell phone and half-sat on the bed, “What about you? Busy?”
“Uh-huh. I’ve been meaning to call you, but I’ve been so busy that I didn’t even have time to eat. Now I’m out eating noodles with Yajun.”
Zhao Lanlan remembered the last time the two were in S City, she picked her lips, “You wouldn’t have found another beautiful woman to eat powder with you, would you?”
“Yeah, how did you know?” Xia Feiqing immediately joked.
“Have a good time then, I’m going to bed. Bye.” Zhao Lanlan smiled, incomparably sweet, and said goodbye to him. After saying that, she hung up her cell phone. Hugging the quilt, she lay down, the corners of her lips lifting in a smile as she looked at the ceiling.
It wasn’t until this moment that the heart finally settled a bit. It was because of hearing his voice, wasn’t it? Although, he was abominable!
So … himself has been waiting for his call all day?
The cell phone was hung up just like that, and Xia Feiqing’s ear still echoed her Yuan Yuan’s voice with some resentment. He said that he was with another woman, she not only did not get angry, but on the contrary, she smiled so sweetly? What kind of meaning is this!
And …
He hadn’t called her all day today, and that was because he was too busy. But what about her? Even after being at home all day, she hadn’t called him once.
Come to think of it, since the two of them had been living together again, the number of times she had taken the initiative to call him had been few and far between. And, every time, it was because of something. For example, the last time it was because he was asked to go with him to give Baby a checkup.
Was it, in fact, that she never thought about him? Is he the only one who is just over here holding on to his heart? Otherwise, how could she just disconnect the phone so quickly?
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he felt, Xia Feiqing put down his chopsticks, took his cell phone and headed out. He decided that he had to talk to her properly this time.
No surprises there.
The cell phone, once again, rang. The smile on Zhao Lanlan’s face got deeper and deeper, airing him out for a while before bringing the phone over to his ear.
“Why is it hanging so fast?” Xia Feiqing was resentful. It was clearly him who said he was with another woman, and as a result, it was him who was depressed.
“Aren’t you having dinner with a beautiful woman? I’m not bothering you.” Zhao Lanlan said innocently.
“You wouldn’t mind at all if I really was with another woman right now?” His tone was serious.
“Would you be with another woman then?” Zhao Lanlan asked rhetorically without answering.
“Of course not.” He answered without thinking. She laughed, her light laughter traveling through the airwaves, and Xia Feiqing heard it in his ears, his mood instantly improving again. The resentment that he had just felt was swept away.
“Did you miss me today?”
“…” She didn’t say anything, her cheeks slightly red.
Xia Feiqing waited patiently and asked again, “Lan Lan, tell me, did you miss me today?”
“… Uh-huh.” She responded softly.
“What? I didn’t hear you, speak up.”
“Then I didn’t say anything.” Zhao Lanlan was thin-skinned and refused to repeat herself.
“Good girl, say it again, did you miss me?” Xia Feiqing didn’t care, coaxing her.
Hesitating, struggling, she finally told the truth, “Well, after thinking … about it I won’t talk to you, I really need to go to sleep, I’m so sleepy.”
Although the words were said this way, however, she did not directly hang up the phone. Xia Feiqing smiled openly with satisfaction over there, “Sleep. And …”
There was a slight pause in his words as he said, “I miss you too, I’ll be back early the day after tomorrow.”
“Then … goodbye.” She unconsciously trailed off, not realizing at all that she’d given away that part of her heart.
The next day.
Zhao Lanlan was woken up by a phone call. The caller, an unfamiliar number.
“Hello.” She hugged the covers and half sat up.
“Zhao Lanlan?” The other party opened her mouth and directly called her name. She was stunned, the voice was too familiar, “Ms. Yan?”
“That’s right, it’s me.”
“Are you calling me for something this early?” It’s only seven o’clock. And …
She was looking for herself because of Fei Qing. That’s right, if it wasn’t for this child in her womb, she and Feiqing would probably be talking about marriage by now.
“You haven’t contacted your sister recently?” Yu Ningjiao asked her.
Though it felt incredibly strange for her to suddenly bring up Hope. However, she still said honestly, “Hope has been on a business trip abroad recently and won’t be back until next month.”
“A business trip abroad?” Yu Ningjiao hummed and laughed, “This is the rhetoric Feiqing gave you?”
“What do you mean by saying?” Zhao Lanlan didn’t understand.
“You’ve been tricked by Fei Qing!” Yu Ningjiao said, “Zhao Yuanyuan didn’t leave the country at all, but was locked up by Feiqing. You know Fei Qing still has a house, you can ask Mrs. Xia for the key and go see for yourself.”
Locked up?
“Your words are simply inexplicable, I’m hanging up.” Zhao Lanlan didn’t want to say much to Yu Ningjiao.
“Zhao Lanlan, have you ever thought that Xia Feiqing might just be trying to get back at you from start to finish?” Yu Ningjiao called out to her, “He was able to put both of your parents in jail before, and now that he’s ruined your sister, maybe it’s also his revenge move? Do you know why your sister is in jail? I heard … that she took drugs! Xia Feiqing gave her drugs!”
Zhao Lanlan was shocked by the word “drug”. How could Yuan Yuan have taken drugs? And … was Feiqing …
No! It’s simply not possible!
“Enough, I’m not going to believe your baseless words. I’m sorry, you’ve disturbed my rest, I’m hanging up!” Without waiting for Yu Ningjiao to say anything else, she directly hung up the phone.
She closed her eyes and tried to go back to sleep. But the mood was getting messy. Incredibly messy …
Speaking of which, it’s true that Hope’s phone hasn’t been working. Moreover, she got all the news she learned from Feiqing. If she was really abroad, why did she only call Feiqing but not her, her own sister?
Obviously, she hated him.
And …