“If you stay with him, I see no future except tears; I’m different. I truly like you and will take good care of you.” Her heart felt slightly swollen and painful. Xinluo looked away. Is this the difference between the one who loves me and the one I love? Happiness or unhappiness lies in a single thought.
“Xinluo, I don’t mind what you might have had with Xia Erxi! Just promise me you’ll never see him again.”
“…Mr. Gao, thank you. Your feelings touch me, but right now I’m not considering leaving Erxi.” Xinluo answered softly after a pause. Was her unwillingness to let go of a love others didn’t bless somewhat pathological?
“Xinluo, why are you so stubborn?” Hearing her words, Gao Yizhe couldn’t help but sigh deeply. “Don’t you know that Lan Zhenyun is pregnant with his child, and they might marry soon?”
“Can you tell me what this means? You wouldn’t really let a child with Xia family blood be abandoned, would you?” Xia’s father threw down a gossip magazine, looking grimly at Xia Erxi.
He didn’t understand why his self-respecting self would have such a playful son. “Dad, that’s just her means of wanting to marry into the Xia family. Maybe in a few days, news of her accidental miscarriage will spread,” Xia Er Xi stood before his father, answering calmly with his hands folded and brows lowered.
He was long prepared for this scolding. His conservative father absolutely could not tolerate such scandalous rumors. “If you hadn’t touched her, would she have had such an opportunity?” Xia’s father snorted heavily.
“I don’t care, you must handle this matter properly and don’t let it escalate.”
“I understand,” he nodded.
Lan Zhen Yun’s desire to marry into a wealthy family was obvious, so he didn’t take this matter to heart. If he were truly the child’s father, as the person involved, how could Zhen Yun not take the initiative to contact him? He had only heard about this from a television news report?
“I’ll say this upfront: don’t even think about marrying a woman like her. My requirements aren’t high, I just want someone pure and clean!”
“Yes,” pure and clean – his father said it easily, yet he had never truly been satisfied with anyone.
“Also, next week I’m having dinner with Director Zhao, and his daughter will be attending. You’ll come too!” Xia’s father raised an eyebrow.
As expected, his premonition had come true. A disguised blind date.
“Dad, I—” Xia Er Xi still wanted to speak.
“Don’t try to make excuses. I warned you last time, yet not only did you not listen, but you’ve become even more outrageous, causing such a scandal!” Xia’s father glared at him in extreme anger.
“I’m only worried that Director Zhao’s golden opportunity might be scared away before he even sees you.” Is escaping not good? He was actually quite happy to relax! But Xia Erxi did not say what was in his heart, he just showed an extremely troubled expression. “Don’t make that expression for me,” how could he not know what was in his son’s stomach? “There are no excuses, you must be present.” “Yes, Dad.” Rarely being an obedient son, Xia Erxi frowned.
Quietly watching the news repeatedly playing on TV, Xinluo couldn’t express her feelings. In fact, she had long known that such a day would come, that Xia Erxi would eventually marry a woman, and then face their breakup, she had mentally prepared for all of this, just not expecting it to happen so quickly.
The woman on the screen looked happy and shy, like a little woman immersed in love, in an instant, her heart felt cold, as if it had been hollowed out.
“…So you’re at home! I thought you weren’t here,” a voice suddenly came from the doorway, and Xia Erxi curiously poked his head in.
“Why did you come?” He was surprised: Xinluo was even more surprised! She reflexively turned off the TV.
“Why didn’t you go to accompany…” The words suddenly stopped at the tip of her tongue.
That woman’s name, she couldn’t say it out loud. “Accompany what?”
」Frowning suspiciously, Xia’er sat boldly on his exclusive sofa, his beautiful black eyes staring unblinkingly at her. “Come here!” “Go where?” Still with an unlovable stubborn expression: Xinluo instantly hid her sad feelings well. She wouldn’t beg or act pitiful, so she would never show vulnerability in front of him. “Come and hug me!” His large hand accurately grabbed her wrist, pulling her forcefully into his embrace. “Ouch!” Her nose bumped against his hard chest, sending a wave of pain. “That’s better.” Holding her tightly in his arms, Xia’er felt a sense of reassurance. Whenever he felt tired or irritable, he would instinctively return here, preferably with Xinluo in his arms, but it was fine without her too – everything here would carry her feeling… making his mood calm. “What happened?” She could sense something was off with him. “Nothing, just a bit tired,” the thought of dealing with the Zhao family’s daughter for a blind date made him feel restless. “Let’s not talk about that, what were you looking at just now?” “…Me?” “Yes.” “I, I…” frowning, Xinluo answered. “You weren’t looking at the news about Lan Zhenyun’s pregnancy, were you?” Raising a thick eyebrow, he asked. “…” Should she say he was incredibly perceptive or uncannily accurate? She said nothing, but he knew everything perfectly. “Don’t look at those useless things!
」He was slightly displeased: Why go see a woman full of calculations? Do you want to pollute your mind and heart? 「……」Lowering her eyes, Xinluo remained silent. Was this his answer? Didn’t he have anything else to say to her? 「Xinluo, what are you thinking? 」Having long understood her temperament, when she didn’t speak, it was definitely not surrender, but a silent protest. 「……Don’t you believe she’s pregnant with your child? 」After a long pause, she finally asked. This was the first time she had mentioned another woman in her own home. 「Why do you ask this? 」Xia Erxi frowned. 「Because your expression says so. 」 「……」He looked at her deeply, Xia Erxi was silent for a moment, then nodded. 「Yes. 」 Because that woman’s character was not worthy of his trust, she had always been trying to become the future Madam Xia. 「You think she couldn’t be pregnant? 」 「I have always taken precautions, so even if she is truly pregnant, it may not necessarily be mine. 」He answered matter-of-factly. 「You know? Sometimes you’re really cold. 」Xinluo broke free from his embrace. 「You once liked her! Don’t you know this is a serious accusation for a woman! 」 His thin li
He sighed, speaking with deep sincerity. The “pure and clean” his father spoke of was probably describing a girl like her! A personality that couldn’t be more serious, yet without any calculating thoughts. “What do you mean?” “Many women would try to force me into marriage by using a child, that’s their tactic, and I absolutely hate such things, after all, everyone initially agreed it was just a game.” He raised his eyes to look at her. “This is also one of the reasons why I didn’t want to break up with you all these years, because I know you, you’re not a woman with hidden agendas.”
Was this a compliment to her? Yet she couldn’t feel happy; suddenly she felt even more heartbroken. “How do you view a girl’s feelings towards you?” She shook her head, “Maybe she truly loves you.” “Don’t casually use the word love, many people don’t understand what love is,” with a smile, Xia Erxi spoke words without any warmth. “So please don’t easily say you love me, I won’t believe it.” “And… don’t try to bind me with such low-level tactics using a child, that will only make me more disgusted.”
“How do you actually view women’s feelings of liking you?” Unable to believe he could say something so cruel, Xinluo blinked and stared at him. “I never asked them to like me, and I’ve never actively pursued anyone,” raising a thick eyebrow, Xia Erxi’s thin li
