Relax? How could he relax? Another glass of hot, strong liquor entered his stomach, burning fiercely inside. Xinluo’s crying face was deeply etched in his mind, impossible to shake off! Could he have truly hurt her deeply?
“General Manager Gao, thank you for your long-term care,” Xinluo smiled and handed in her resignation.
“Thank you very much.”
Frowning at the envelope on the desk, Gao Yizhe looked up at her, unable to accept it.
“Why? Why are you resigning out of the blue? If it’s because of those inappropriate words I said before, I thought we had explained everything clearly and there would be no more misunderstandings.”
“It’s not like that, and it has nothing to do with the General Manager. It’s purely a personal matter,” Xinluo quickly shook her head.
“Not really?” “Because I have some personal issues, so…” Xinluo lowered her eyes. “…” After a pause, Gao Yizhe stood up and closed the office door. The next words, he did not want anyone to overhear. “Is it about the pregnancy?” Seeing her surprised expression, Gao Yizhe pushed up his glasses, looking somewhat embarrassed. “That day when I sent you to the hospital, the doctor mistakenly thought I was your… relative, so they told me everything.” Actually not a relative, but a husband, and he had secretly been happy about that at the time. “Oh…” So he already knew. “Are you getting married?” he asked with difficulty. “No! Not at all…” Xinluo’s delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed. “He won’t acknowledge it?” Upon hearing this, Gao Yizhe’s expression darkened. Lan Zhenyun’s matter had been widely discussed, and he should have known long ago that Xia Erxi was a coward who wouldn’t take responsibility. “That bastard.” “That’s not the truth, you misunderstood him.” “At this point, you’re still defending him?” Gao Yizhe was furious. Damn it! What virtues and abilities did this Xia guy have? How could Xinluo love him so much? “I’m not defending him,” Xinluo explained calmly, “because he doesn’t know, I haven’t told him.” “You haven’t? Why?” He couldn’t help but be stunned. “Because I didn’t think it was necessary.” Not wanting to explain further, Xinluo spoke casually.
Gao Yizhe is not an idiot, of course he knows that things are not that simple. He was silent for a moment and walked back to his seat. “So you’ve decided to raise him alone?” “Yes.” “This will be a difficult task.” “I know. Xinmei said the same to me, but I think I’m mentally prepared enough.” She smiled faintly. Momentarily dazzled by her smile, Gao Yizhe came back to his senses. Finally, he picked up her resignation letter. “Take it back! I won’t accept it.” “Why?” This time, Xinluo was surprised. “The most important thing for a single mother is an economic foundation. Right now, you need this job more than anyone else.” “But I’m pregnant…” “What era is this? What’s so special about being pregnant out of wedlock? Moreover, your abilities are obvious to all. Don’t worry about such a small matter.” He said dismissively. “General Manager Gao…” Hearing him say this, Xinluo’s heart felt warm, and her eyes became hot. Terrible! It seems she has become more prone to crying since becoming pregnant. “Don’t refuse my kindness. This is the only way I can help you right now,” Gao Yizhe said in a low voice, sighing silently. “What do you think? Pink or blue?”
」Biting her lip in front of the cabinet, hesitating: She loved both baby clothes. “I like blue…” Xinluo, walking ahead, turned back. “But I seem to like pink too.” Xinmei muttered. “Why not buy both!” “Xinmei, aren’t you being too greedy? I don’t even know the baby’s gender, yet you want to take everything home.” Xinluo frowned. “What does it matter? Babies are neutral when they’re born, and they look cute in blue or pink.” “But you’ve already bought so much recently…” They should be saving money, yet it feels like they’re spending excessively. “Can’t help it! Who made baby things so adorable,” Xinmei picked up a baby outfit and immediately showed it off proudly, “Sister, look! This outfit has a tail!” “Hmm.” Unable to help herself, Xinluo also laughed lightly, finding the baby outfit incredibly cute. “Okay! Let’s take it home together.” Without another word, Xinmei claimed it as her prize. “Isn’t this too much? The baby won’t be born for seven months, aren’t you buying too much?” Xinmei disapproved. “What does it matter? He’s my precious nephew! Of course, I’ll buy more!” “I’ve noticed you might be overly spoiling him!” “I’m his little aunt. If I don’t dote on him, who will?” Xinmei’s determination to purchase was strong and firm, “Never mind, I’ll take it all!
“Beautiful heart!” Qi Xinluo was almost driven crazy by her shopping frenzy. She was already holding six or seven baby clothes, and if she continued buying, she would almost have a dozen – was she planning to set up a stall at home? “What’s wrong? What are you staring at so intently?” Having just finished a cosmetics endorsement runway show, Shang Xiaowan walked out from backstage with a bright smile, gently linking her arm with the man’s. “Nothing,” Xia Erxi furrowed his thick eyebrows, his black eyes unblinkingly staring at Qi Xinluo in the baby products section downstairs, through the transparent floor-to-ceiling window, his position allowing him to see her clearly. His heart was beating intensely, his excited emotions difficult to control. In just a few short days, he felt as if they hadn’t seen each other for a long time. He didn’t understand what was happening to him. In the past, they would go a whole month without calling or meeting, yet he never had such a strong feeling of missing her. Was it because he knew back then that she would wait for him? But now, Xinluo no longer belonged to him? “Did you see someone you know?” Shang Xiaowan followed his gaze downward, seeing Qi Xinluo happily selecting baby clothes. “You ask too many questions,” he glanced at her. “She is… Qi Xinluo?” Unwilling to give up, Shang Xiaowan continued to ask. “…” As expected, Xia Erxi’s handsome face slightly changed. “Don’t glare at me with such a terrifying look,” Shang Xiaowan stuck out her tongue, “The woman who could interest you like this probably doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world, right?”
All the ins and outs of everything, she had heard from her gossip-loving brother. “You’re talking too much.” With a turn of his heel, he turned and left. “If you like her, why don’t you go find her?” Shang Xiaowan took three ste
Suddenly stopping in his tracks, he turned back and glared at her fiercely. “I really don’t understand why I must be your flower protector. I find you’re becoming more and more nagging, less and less cute!” Where was the adorable girl who used to act coquettish and cling to his thigh?
“You should ask my dear brother about this question. He said the entertainment industry has many temptations, and I need someone to protect me…” Pausing for a moment, Shang Xiaowan circled back to the original topic. “Brother Xia, women are meant to be cherished, just like how you cherish me. If you truly like her, you should say it directly, don’t keep it in your heart.”
“…” Pressing his lips tightly without a word, he realized that unless he sewed her mouth shut, she wouldn’t stay quiet. “Women like to hear men express their love out loud,” Shang Xiaowan continued.
Letting out a light hum, Xia Erxi turned and walked away. Did he love Xinluo? The word “love” was too unfamiliar to him, but he understood that he absolutely didn’t want her to leave his side.
But just as he said that day, her expression when breaking up was too sad, as if he had truly hurt her deeply, leaving him unable to say anything to win her back. He had never thought… of hurting her! “However…” Xiao Wan suddenly murmured to herself, saying something that shocked him.
