Fallen

Chapter 10
It is not easy for Xia Xia to have a meal or go shopping with Xiaochun now. Since she has a boyfriend, Xiaochun has devoted almost all her free time to love, which has narrowed the space for friendship to develop. This made Xia Xia full of envy and hatred for Xiaochun's new life.

On the other hand, Xiaochun enthusiastically gave her advice on the phone: "You should find one too. Once you have a boyfriend, you will find that the whole world is different from before."

"I don't have time!" Xia Xia called Qu, "I work overtime every day! On Saturdays and Sundays, I'm called to the company to be sent by others at will. The boss is inhumane, and the subordinates can't find spring!"

"Why did you go back to the old way!" Xiaochun was dissatisfied.

"Is there any way! If you don't have a boyfriend, you can earn more money, so that you won't be left alone in the future." Xia Xia was both joking and helpless.

"Because I don't have a boyfriend, I spend all my time at work, and because I don't have time, I can't find a boyfriend... Guo Xiaxia, you are called a vicious circle!"

"I don't want to be like this either, but someone needs to see me!"

"Oh, I can tell, you were hit by the police last time." Xiaochun comforted his old friend, "That's not your fault, maybe there is something wrong with his unique taste or sexual orientation!"

Xia Xia's full of resentment suddenly turned into laughter: "You are too venomous. I am gay if the co-author doesn't see me? I am not a tool for testing homosexuality!"

"Where am I talking! There is nothing to be surprised about being gay in this day and age. People in the United States allow gays to get married! Xia Xia, I think your problem still needs to be addressed, and you must dare to widely date all kinds of unmarried people... ..."

"It's a blind date again! I tremble when I hear it."

"How can you have a chance if you don't meet people!" Xiaochun changed his tone, and wanted to enlighten Xia Xia with earnestness, but he didn't expect Jiang Youtian to come to his door.

As soon as the lover arrives, the friend can only retreat to one side, and the phone conversation between the two ends with Xiaochun and Jiang Youtian going out on a date.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Xia got up from the bed feeling disappointed, since there is no one to accompany her on a rare holiday, let's go out for a stroll by herself.

But shopping alone is always a bit disinterested, so she went to the nearest supermarket, bought all the daily necessities for the week, and walked back to the community stepping on the fallen leaves of camphor.

The gray brick walls of the old alley are covered with ivy, like a long green tapestry. Under the wall, there are countless herbaceous plants persistently coming out of the gaps, scrambling to add spring to this old alley. breath.

April is here.

Xia Xia remembers reading several poetry collections when she was in school. It is said that April is the season when poets feel the most melancholy.But the poet obviously sees farther than ordinary people. Before they have time to appreciate the joy of life, they feel sad for the end of this scene in advance.

Xia Xia looked up at the sky, and there was no such thing as the legendary blue sky. Industrialization had stained the sky of the city to such an extent that no background could be seen.But the birds are still flying in the air, the flowers stretch their bodies to their heart's content, and everything in front of them is full of vitality, which makes people feel lazy and happy from the bottom of their hearts.

In front of me was a long wall and a bluestone road, the stone road was full of reflections of camphor trees, Xia Xia walked forward boredly stepping on the light spots between the leaves, playing Richard's most popular piano music silently.

"Xia Xia!" A voice from across the street called her clearly.

Before Xia Xia had time to recognize the voice, the owner turned her face away instinctively, and saw Wen Xuan standing in front of the shop across the street in a purple dress, her heart skipped a beat—whether she wanted to or not, she and Wen Xuan were still worthy Can meet.

Seeing that she was standing still, Wen Xuan took the initiative to cross the street, with a face full of joy of reunion.

"You live here too?" Wen Xuan noticed the supermarket vest bag in her hand.

Xia Xia just nodded and didn't bother to explain much, but the expression on her face was still a little stiff.

"I've always wanted to call you." Wen Xuan pursed her lips, with a hint of caution in her expression.

This surprised Xia Xia: "You... have something to do with me?"

"Yes." Wen Xuan narrowed her eyes slightly, "Ye Yinfeng and I... are getting married."

As if a thunderbolt flashed across her head, Xia Xia was caught off guard, and her heart twitched violently. She lowered her head in a hurry, but she was ashamed of herself for such a reaction.

It turned out that after half a year, she was still a young melon who was helpless in the face of emotions, and she couldn't even hide her emotions a little bit.

Wenxuan turned a blind eye to her expression, and said sincerely: "I don't have any friends in Sanjiang, but you were so kind to me and Xiaodong, so I think it is necessary to tell you the news."

Sadness hit like a tornado, and Xia Xia drove her out of the country forcibly.She took a deep breath and realized that it was wrong to keep silent at this moment, she had to keep some dignity for herself.

Finally, she looked up and tried to put a smile on her face: "Congratulations!"

Wen Xuan cut her eyes like water, and smiled very kindly: "Thank you, Xia Xia."

Xia Xia maintained a posture of looking directly at the other party, but inadvertently found that Wen Xuan also looked at a loss, which relieved her embarrassing mood at least a little.

"The wedding is at the end of this month. I hope you can come to attend, but I wonder if you have time?"

Xia Xia suddenly found the courage, nodded and said, "As long as I'm free, I will go."

"Then can you leave me an address? I'll send you an invitation in two days."

"Don't bother, you can just text me the name of the hotel and the specific time. My mobile phone number has not changed."

Wen Xuan nodded happily, her eyes were shining because of Xia Xia's promise, as if Xia Xia's being able to attend the wedding was a kindness to her, which made it difficult for Xia Xia to distinguish the complicated feelings for a while.

After bidding farewell to Wenxuan, Xia Xia turned around and continued on her own way, but her mood plummeted obviously, as if she didn't know the severity of every step she took, and she no longer had the previous joy.

As she walked, tears came down suddenly, the strength she had pretended to be in front of Wenxuan just now was like mottled wall plaster, falling apart, quickly revealing the fragile inside.

Richard's relaxed and cheerful piano music is transformed into Beethoven's symphony, dignified, gloomy, full of anger and power.

Regardless of the strange eyes around her, she walked back home with tears in her eyes.

At this moment, she finally believed that April was indeed a sad season——she completely buried her first love with tears on such a sunny spring morning.

Early in the morning, Tian Ning's figure appeared at the entrance of the company lobby. He strode towards the office and noticed Xia Xia from a long distance. She was looking at the computer blankly, but her mind was obviously not on the computer.Xia Xia is a person who is not good at hiding her emotions, and Tian Ning can easily judge whether she is in a good or bad mood from her facial expressions.

When they got closer, Tian Ning didn't strike up a conversation with her, and Xia Xia didn't move, as if she didn't notice that the boss had arrived.

Before entering his office, Tian Ning turned his head and glanced at Xia Xia, and then glanced again. Xia Xia could see his actions clearly from the reflection of the computer screen, but he couldn't see them.

Tian Ning stepped into the office with one foot, but couldn't help pulling it out again: "Guo Xiaxia, come in!"

"Ah? Oh!" Xia Xia had no choice but to turn her head to look at Tian Ning as if she had just woken up from a dream, and then got up to follow, but her expression was still a little dazed.

"Sit!" Tian Ning pointed to the chair opposite her.

When Xia Xia was seated, he moved his head close to her, and looked at her red and swollen eyes exaggeratedly: "What's going on here?"

Xia Xia turned her face to avoid his aggressive gaze, and explained vaguely: "... was blown by the wind."

"Blown by the wind? There was a strong wind in Sanjiang last night? Why didn't I notice it! If it is swollen to your level, it must be blown by a strong wind above level ten!"

Xia Xia ignored his teasing: "President Tian, ​​what do you want from me?"

"I heard a piece of news," Tian Ning stared at her meaningfully, "Ye Yinfeng is getting married on the 28th of this month—does that mean what you mean by windy?"

Xia Xia lowered her head and said nothing, she knew that nothing could be hidden from Tian Ning.

"By the way, how did you know?" Tian Ning became more and more curious, "Ye Yinfeng is not shameless enough to call and inform you personally, right?"

"No... I ran into Qiu Wenxuan on the road yesterday."

Maybe the crying last night was too traumatic, and Xia Xia had no strength to resist the boss's interrogation, so she simply resorted to everything.

"This woman is cruel enough." Tian Ning muttered in a low voice, then raised her voice again, "Did she invite you to the wedding?"

"Ah."

Tian Ning laughed: "Ye Yinfeng also invited me. I am very impressed with him. Instead of marrying a wife and hiding it, why don't you simply make it public in a high-profile way, 'I'll marry an oil bottle. What about me!' just to gag everyone - are you going or not?"

"I haven't thought about it, just watch the time."

Tian Ning Yile: "If you really want to go, I can let you go no matter how urgent it is!"

Xia Xia couldn't take it anymore, and stood up with a cold face: "I'm going out first."

"Wait! I haven't finished yet! If you want to go, tell me in advance, we will be companions together!"

Xia Xia finally decided to go to the wedding of Qiu Wenxuan and Ye Yinfeng.But she didn't listen to Tian Ning's idea to go with him. On the day of the wedding, she sneaked away an hour early.

Even though Tian Ning had broken through her thoughts on Ye Yinfeng a long time ago, and now Xia Xia has nothing to embarrass in front of him, but she still couldn't stand Tian Ning's snarky mouth, at least go alone The ears are quiet.

Sitting in the taxi, she still couldn't figure out why she finally decided to go—this wedding had nothing to do with her, and she didn't have to go.But subconsciously, Xia Xia vaguely felt that if she chose not to go, Qiu Wenxuan and Ye Yinfeng would definitely think that she was out of cowardice and unable to let go, and this was the most intolerable thing for her.

Before getting out of the car, Xia Xia was taking out her wallet to pay the bill, when Tian Ning's phone came after her: "Guo Xiaxia, why did you leave without waiting for me?"

Xia Xia had been prepared for a long time, and immediately slapped him: "Hey, you haven't left yet?! I saw you were not in the office, so I thought you had left early!"

Tian Ning didn't know what to do, and explained dissatisfiedly that he was temporarily asked by Tian Dong to talk about the matter.Seeing that there is no hope of going on the same journey with her, she had no choice but to tell her: "You arrive before me, remember to save a seat for me, and I will go to find you right away!"

"Okay!" Xia Xia agreed, her gloomy mood improved a little because she succeeded in teasing Tian Ning.

The wedding was held at Youjia Garden Hotel, which was rebuilt from a mansion in the Republic of China period, with pavilions, terraces and pavilions.

Xia Xia walked towards the Hundred Flowers Hall along the winding corridor, and heard laughter and laughter from a distance. She slowed down as if timidly, until she stopped at the corner of the corridor.

At the entrance of the flower hall not far away, Ye Yinfeng and Qiu Wenxuan stood arm in arm, both dressed in splendid attire.

Wen Xuan wore a white wedding dress, which was as beautiful as walking straight out of a painting, and the groom next to her was also a luxuriant tree facing the wind. The two seemed to be the most perfect combination made in heaven, many times more elegant than the models in the wedding dress brochure.

Xia Xia looked at the pair of Bi people from a distance, and the sadness in her heart was inevitable, but she understood the truth that the deal was done. At this moment, besides blessing, she didn't know what else she could do.

She tried her best to adjust her breathing and soften her expression. No matter how heavy her steps were, there was no reason to hesitate.

She slowly approached the couple until she realized that she had appeared in their field of vision, and her nervousness suddenly deepened. Fortunately, there was another guest couple in front of her eager to greet the bride and groom.

Xia Xia held the prepared red envelope in her hand, but was embarrassed to find that her hand was trembling involuntarily. She was annoyed at her timidity, but it was too late even if she wanted to escape. The guests in front of her The couple was being taken away by the welcome staff, and within seconds, Xia Xia was exposed in front of the new couple.

She mustered up her courage, walked up bravely, and stuffed the red envelope into Wen Xuan's hands: "Boss Ye, Sister Wen Xuan, congratulations." Her voice was as low as a mosquito ant, and she didn't have the courage to look up at the two of them.

Wen Xuan had noticed her a long time ago, and she was overjoyed at this moment. She hugged her forgetfully, and whispered in her ear: "Xia Xia, I'm so glad you can come!"

Ye Yinfeng also said: "Thank you, Xia Xia!" His tone was unusually sincere.

Xia Xia's heart was ups and downs, and she wanted to enter the hall as soon as possible in a panic, but a hand suddenly appeared in her vision, which belonged to Ye Yinfeng.Then she raised her head and glanced at him hastily, Ye Yinfeng was staring at herself with his usual soft and friendly eyes.

Xia Xia stretched out her hand in a daze, and held it for him.

Ye Yinfeng's palm was warm and delicate, while Xia Xia's palm was full of sweat from nervousness.He lightly increased his strength, as if to cheer her up.

Xia Xia was in a trance, recalling that in the teahouse last autumn, he had stretched out his hand to himself like today, and let her feel the warmth of his palm.

That time, she misunderstood him and gave up her heart in a daze, only to end up bleeding.

Xia Xia withdrew her hand forcefully, her eye sockets suddenly became moist, she could hardly keep her smile, she hurriedly turned her face away.

Thanks to Wen Xuan who had already arranged for someone to take her to the table, she followed him in, burying all her sorrow and melancholy in her heart.

As soon as she entered the lively wedding banquet hall, there was no place for sadness. When Xia Xia's old colleagues saw her, they yelled, "Guo Xiaxia! Xia Xia! Sit with us!"

Xia Xia turned her eyes and saw Xiong Wen, Xiao Shuang and many familiar faces, and her mood suddenly became clearer. While walking over with a smile, she forgot Tian Ning's advice.

The reunion of old friends is very affectionate.Countless questions were thrown at Xia Xia, and all kinds of gossip came and went.

"Xia Xia, once you leave, don't mention how sad our Xu Jing is!" Xiong Wen put his arms around the shy Xu Jing with a hippie smile, "He said several times that he wanted to change jobs to join you in Qunxin, but fortunately, Lao Jin persuaded me to die. It was only after persuading him to keep him! You said how much you have delayed things by leaving!"

"Pull it down!" Xiao Shuang rolled his eyes to expose him, "Who said that he would introduce his cousin to Xu Jing last time, and now he is acting good when he sees Xia Xia! Xia Xia, don't believe them!"

Xia Xia pursed her lips and smiled, and let them talk.

"If you want to say, Guo Xiaxia has a lot of face!" Xiong Wen changed the subject, "The former boss got married and invited you to the wedding!"

"It's not that Xia Xia works hard, and Mr. Ye appreciates it!" Xiao Shuang said, folded his hands and whispered in Xia Xia's ear, "Mr. Ye is very dissatisfied with the current secretary, and thinks she has no eyesight to do things. .Hey, I just found out now that our boss is also a very picky person! It's so strange, why didn't you have any problems when you were here?"

Xia Xia didn't know how to answer for a while.

Everyone was chatting vigorously, the master of ceremonies rushed to the stage, took the microphone and spoke a few words loudly, the noisy atmosphere improved, the wedding ceremony was about to begin, and the bride and groom had already walked to the entrance of the hall and prepared to enter.

After the master of ceremonies gave an eloquent opening remark, the wedding march was played, and the figure of the newlyweds gradually came into view of the guests.When the applause broke out, Xia Xia fell into loneliness again, maybe because of the happy smile on Wen Xuan's face, or maybe because of what Xiao Shuang said just now.

She lowered her head, not to watch the most beautiful scene that everyone was expecting, and when the new couple was about to arrive at the rostrum, she slipped out through the side door under the pretext of going to the bathroom.

At this time, all the guests were watching the wedding in the hall, and there were few people at the entrance of the Hundred Flowers Hall except for a big flower arch and two doormen.

When the host's voice passed through the wooden wall and reached Xia Xia's ears, it had been filtered so that she couldn't hear clearly. She quickened her pace, eager to find a place to be quiet.

In the reception area in the corner of the flower hall, there was a thin figure sitting alone on the sofa. When Xia Xia passed by, she couldn't help but look away, but it was Ye Yinfeng's mother whom she knew.

Mother Ye also turned her eyes to look around when she heard footsteps. When their eyes collided, Xia Xia had to go over and say hello: "Aunt Ye!"

Mother Ye was sitting with a sad face, but when she looked up and saw Xia Xia, her eyes lit up, and she also stood up: "Xiao Guo, are you here too?"

Xia Xia smiled shyly, and asked, "Why don't you go in?"

Mother Ye sighed heavily, looking at Xia Xia, there was a thousand words in her eyes, but she couldn't say anything. She sighed again, and then shook her head helplessly.

Xia Xia was not stupid, and immediately guessed that Ye's mother must be extremely dissatisfied with this marriage, but after all, she couldn't hold back her son's determination, so she reluctantly agreed.

She didn't know how to comfort the old lady, and was racking her brains to say a few gossips to ease the atmosphere, when someone rushed out from the gate of the banquet hall.

"Where's Aunt Ye? Aunt Ye! Hurry up and go in, it's your turn!"

Mother Ye frowned again when she heard this.

Xia Xia also hurriedly said: "Auntie, go quickly."

In fact, she didn't need to persuade her at all, the two wedding organizers had already rushed over and dragged Ye Mu in as if they were kidnapping hostages.

It seems that at least two people in this wedding are not very happy.

She paced back and forth in the corridor of the hotel, seeing that any further delay would attract a bunch of questioning before returning to the lobby.

The wedding banquet has reached its climax. On the stage, the bride and groom are cutting the cake with a knife. The champagne has already been poured on the side, and the banquet can be officially opened after the cake is cut.

Although the wedding was luxurious and high-profile, there was no intimacy or gags at all. The whole ceremony was neat and neat, and it took only ten minutes before and after. Xia Xia couldn't help but think of Ye Mu's heavy back.

Xiao Shuang asked Xia Xia: "Where did you go just now, and it took you so long to come back? Your phone rang several times!"

Xia Xia hurriedly took out her mobile phone to check, and it was all Tian Ning's number. Suddenly remembering Tian Ning's instructions, she immediately exclaimed that it was terrible.

She was about to call Tian Ning back when the phone rang again. It was still Tian Ning. He searched for Xia Xia in the hall a few times. Now that he heard her voice, he lost his temper and yelled at her. Completely confused: "Guo Xiaxia, where are you?"

Xia Xia hurriedly explained her location. Three or four minutes later, Tian Ning came over, saw her, and sighed: "Damn, I found you! Why are you sitting in such a corner?"

Xia Xia was afraid that he would complain that she didn't reserve a seat for him, so she hurriedly asked, "Where are you sitting?"

Tian Ning pointed to a table near the rostrum: "That's right there, it's full of old men and old ladies! I also left a space for you, how about it, come with me?"

Xia Xia is not willing: "It's good for me to sit here, they are all my former colleagues!"

It was rare for Tian Ning not to force her: "Okay, then you can eat!" Then he tapped her with his mobile phone, "Don't run away again when you're done! Remember to call me!"

"Hey, good!"

As soon as the boss left, Xia Xia immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and when he turned his eyes back, he noticed that everyone at the table was staring at him.

"Well, Guo Xiaxia, don't tell us if you have a boyfriend!" Xiong Wen beat the table to denounce her.

Xiao Shuangyulu envied: "Xia Xia, your boyfriend is so handsome! He looks like a very confident guy! What does he do?"

Xia Xia hates others to compare her with Tian Ning: "Where is it! This is my current boss!"

"Ah? It's your boss! Isn't that Qunxin's Tian Ning! How come I'm so familiar!" Some of the people present have met Tian Ning face to face.

"Isn't it him!"

"Strange, why is he here?"

"I heard that he and our President Ye used to be classmates. Business is business, and marriage is a private matter. We should invite you!"

Everyone chatted and exchanged gossip, and there were quite a few people who dared to know the inside story.

Among the different opinions, the bride and groom have already changed their dresses and are toasting at tables.This banquet hall is large enough to hold a hundred banquet tables, and as far as the eye can see, the occupancy rate is eighty to ninety percent.

Xiao Shuang smacked her lips and said, "After seventy or eighty tables of wine are toasted, the bride and groom will probably be tired!"

"So Lao Feng and Lao Cui have a long way to go today!"

Feng Yuanzhe and Cui Youxin are recognized by Maxim as the two with the best drinkers, and today they are responsible for the important task of holding back the wine for the newcomers.

Seeing that the newcomer was getting closer to her table, Xia Xia once again had the idea of ​​running away. She was afraid of losing face in front of everyone.

But the enthusiasm of her ex-colleagues has not diminished, and she can get involved with almost any topic. She can't find an opportunity to speak, and when she hesitates, the opportunity is fleeting.

There are many young people at Xia Xia's table, and there is usually no chance to tease Ye Yinfeng. Today, it is such a good time for him to get married, how can he let it go easily? Everyone at the table toasted the newcomers one by one, but Feng Yuanzhe and Cui Youxin deftly resolved them all. In the past, given Cui Youxin's status in the company, they didn't dare to mess around too much.

When it was Xia Xia's turn, Wen Xuan immediately took a bottle of juice from the bridesmaid and poured her a full glass.Xiong Wen was unhappy when he saw it, and snatched Xia Xia's glass and replaced it with red wine: "Xia Xia is Mr. Ye's former secretary. He is different from those of us who work. How can you fool people with juice! You must drink ,Am I right?"

A group of people thought that there was no chance to make a scene, and when Xiong Wen encouraged them, they all seemed to be beaten up, and vigorously tapped their wine glasses on the glass tabletop in response.

Xia Xia repeatedly refused with a blushing face: "I don't know how to drink."

"Can't drink, why don't you find someone to help you!" Xiong Wen pushed Xu Jing, "Dude, your chance has come, hurry up! Heroes save the beauty, do you understand?"

Xu Jing was coaxed by everyone, so he blushed too, took the glass with a half-push, touched the newcomer's glass, and drank it in one gulp, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

Xiong Wen poured another glass of red wine to Ye Yinfeng: "We have all drank it here, Mr. Ye, you can't be foolish, this glass is for everyone to respect the bride and groom. After drinking this glass, I wish you and My wife is happily married!"

Feng Yuanzhe wanted to intervene again, but was stopped by Ye Yinfeng. He took the wine glass, didn't drink it right away, and put it on the table. Unexpectedly, he took another bottle of juice and filled Xia Xia's glass again. Take a cup and hand it to her: "Xia Xia, thank you for coming today! This cup, I respect you, I've done it, you can do whatever you want!"

This sudden scene made everyone a little stunned.

Xia Xiaqiang smiled and clinked glasses with Ye Yinfeng. Seeing that he drank the red wine in one breath, she subconsciously poured all the cold juice into her stomach.

The atmosphere was somehow tense.

Wen Xuan tugged Ye Yinfeng's sleeve lightly, motioning him to go to the next table, but his face suddenly turned red like a maple leaf, he staggered, and he still smiled gracefully at everyone.

"What's wrong with Mr. Ye?" Xiao Shuang looked at everyone suspiciously.

"Maybe he drank too much? Isn't he usually not able to drink?" Xiong Wen said and looked at Xia Xia. Xia Xia sat blankly, as if he couldn't hear the sound around him. random evaluation.

Xia Xia knew in her heart that these old colleagues of Maixin must have smelled something unusual from the scene just now, but she had no time to take care of it, all her thoughts were immersed in Ye Yinfeng's slight frown when he was just drinking superior.

She didn't understand why he was bothered, let alone why he wanted to toast her in public.

She found that she didn't understand him more and more, maybe, she never understood him.

After the wedding banquet was over, Xia Xia refused the invitation of Maixin's colleagues to find a place to reunite, and came to the side door of the flower hall to wait for Tian Ning.Not long after, I saw him coming out with the crowd, standing under the eaves and waving to her, and she hurriedly followed.

Tian Ning put his hips on his hips and let out a long breath: "It's so boring! Xia Xia, have you been drinking?"

Xia Xia shook her head dumbly.

"I didn't drink either! I'm afraid that if you use alcohol to drown your sorrows, then no one will be driving!" Tian Ning, as always, did not miss any chance to tease her, but Xia Xia didn't respond at all.

In the end, it was Tian Ning who drove. He took Xia Xia back first, and kept talking all the way.

"The table I was sitting at was full of relatives from the Ye family, but I heard a lot of inside information." He broke the news on his own, "It turns out that Maixin belongs to Qiu Wenxuan, and later she gave half of the shares to Ye Yinfeng. Let's keep him. Now it's getting worse, and he's directly using marriage to trap Ye Yinfeng, hehe! This woman is not simple!"

Xia Xia stared out the window without saying a word.

"Actually, Ye Yinfeng is also stupid. If he goes out to set up a new company to do it alone, and keep it for three years, it will exceed Maixin. Why should he work for a woman? Now it's all right, he even gave the company to that woman! But who told him to be As for men, as the saying goes, heroes are saddened by beauty."

"Aren't you a man?" Xia Xia stopped him without looking back.

"I'm different from him. I can see the essence through appearances. No matter how beautiful a woman is, she's just a woman! I'm not as emotional as him! You say you are half a beauty, am I confused by you?" Ever? Say what you should say, scold what you should scold! Haha!"

"..."

"What, are you angry? Or are you in a bad mood?"

"You are so annoying!"

At the gate of the community, Xia Xia insisted on walking in by herself. Tian Ning was worried, stopped the car and chased after him: "This road is so dark, it's suitable for shooting ghost movies-hey, Guo Xiaxia, don't go so fast!"

Xia Xia stopped in front of the rental building: "President Tian, ​​I'm here, please go back!"

Tian Ning rubbed his fingers on the bridge of his nose, with a rascal smile on his face: "Why don't you invite me upstairs for a cup of tea? I'm thirsty."

"It's very late." Xia Xiayu persuaded earnestly.

"It's not even ten o'clock!"

Xia Xia turned around speechlessly, and Tian Ning immediately followed closely: "Seriously, you won't be overthinking it, will you?"

Xia Xia buried her head in her walk and ignored him.

"Guess why I'm going to have Ye Yinfeng's wedding wine today? It's not because I'm a classmate with him, I'm going for you, just because you're in a daze on the way and something messy will happen!"

"I'm not that vulnerable!"

"Then who knows! The stronger a person is on the outside, the weaker and more lonely they are on the inside. You see, sometimes you are as stubborn as a donkey..."

After opening the door, Xia Xia rushed into the kitchen to collect a bottle of aged mineral water and ran out quickly, stuffing it viciously into Tian Ning's arms: "Take it and drink it on the road!"

Tian Ning ignored her bad attitude, and said, "You don't have hot water here? I want some hot tea!"

"no!"

"Is that how you treat your current boss?"

Xia Xia stared at him and gasped for a while, then turned around and ran back to the kitchen to boil water.Tian Ning was grinning in the living room, looking around the house slowly.

"Although this place is small, you tidy it up quite neatly."

Xia Xia boiled a pot of water so hot that she wanted to pour a cup of boiled water and go out, but accidentally caught a glimpse of a pot of black tea stuffed in the corner, which hadn't been touched for a long time.After a moment of hesitation, she took it out, grabbed a handful and put it into a teacup.

The tea is good tea, and Tian Ning praised the taste as soon as he took it up and smelled it, and asked, "Why don't you have a cup?"

"I'm not thirsty."

Tian Ning sniffed the tea cautiously: "I said, you didn't put anything else in it, did you?"

Xia Xia was so angry that his seven orifices smoked: "If you don't dare to drink it, forget it!"

Seeing that he made her anxious, Tian Ning grinned, looking in a good mood.

"Are you desperate this time?"

"Desperate for what?"

"Your thoughts on Ye Yinfeng!"

Xia Xia gave him a hard look.

Tian Ning took a sip of hot tea: "Do you know why I can't get used to Ye Yinfeng?"

Xia Xia remained silent.

Tian Ning didn't care, and continued leisurely: "I was a classmate with him in junior high school, and we have been at the same table for a while. He is the perfect student in the eyes of the teacher, with excellent grades and correct thinking. In short, he is better than me in every aspect, oh, Except for sports. But I annoy him, he's so serious."

"Are you jealous?" Xia Xia couldn't help interjecting.

Tian Ning shrugged and did not deny it: "I didn't perform well in the high school entrance examination, and my test was terrible. My mother wanted to find a relationship to get me into a key high school. The more confused I became, the later I simply didn't take school seriously. During the college entrance examination, I deliberately chose a university in a remote city, and then I kept wandering outside, almost traveling most of China."

Tian Ning took another sip of tea: "This tea is really good!"

He looked at Xia Xia, and the latter's expression had calmed down a lot.

"When I go back to Sanjiang, Ye Yinfeng will already be a standard successful person, hehe! As for me, I'm nothing. But I don't care, a person lives for a lifetime, it's just an experience, it has nothing to do with how much money you have .Me, although I don’t have as much as him, but I’m definitely happier than him.”

Xia Xia finally showed a little smile: "I can't see that you are quite enlightened."

"I have a lot of insights! Don't think that I am an old man who doesn't understand anything. I have also suffered and been tricked many times-bad people can't be cultivated in a day!"

He stared at Xia Xia with squinted eyes and a smile, Xia Xia had no choice but to restrain his smile, and rewarded him with a ginkgo fruit.

"It's so strange, why am I telling you this? I've never talked to anyone before." Tian Ning looked inexplicably emotional, and passed the teacup by the way, "Pour some hot water. You're really nice here , making people have the desire to talk.”

Xia Xia sat without moving: "It's getting late, do you have to go?"

Tian Ning's good mood was immediately ruined, and he said angrily, "Why do you keep trying to drive me away, and I'm just so annoying to you?"

"It's really late!" Xia Xia retorted, wishing him to leave early.

She stood up, intending to open the door and give him an expulsion order with practical actions.Seeing this, Tian Ning felt a surge of unexplainable anger in his heart, followed him to his feet, and pulled Xia Xia back as soon as he stretched out his hand.

Xia Xia was not on guard, and ran directly into Tian Ning's arms in embarrassment, her face flushed suddenly, and she was very angry: "Why do you always like to talk and talk?"

Tian Ning pulled her back because she was purely angry, and he didn't know what he wanted to do, but her words reminded him all of a sudden, remembering that he had been so close to Xia Xia in his own home last time. After touching it, he even clearly recalled the swaying of his heart that time.

He lowered his head and kissed her ignorantly.

Xia Xia didn't expect him to come up with this move, she was completely at a loss, her mind was in a mess, her hands were blinded in the air, and she stared at Tian Ning in disbelief, as if she didn't believe what happened.

Tian Ning suddenly let go of her mouth, and looked down at her: "You have never been kissed before, have you?"

Xia Xia, who was stunned, was awakened by him, and his right hand finally figured out the direction to go, and he swung it with a "snap", and slapped Tian Ning across the face.

Tian Ning was beaten in a daze, stroked her cheek in a daze, and suddenly embraced her fiercely again, sucking and crushing her lips with such force that it seemed as if she wanted to carve a mark on her lips.

Xia Xia was so numb from the kiss that she was almost limp, her strength seemed to have been exhausted by the slap in the face just now, and it was difficult for her to even stand at this moment, so she had to hold onto Tian Ning's skirt tightly to support herself.

Tian Ning kissed her unrestrainedly, and desire slowly arose in his body.

Desire crawled down the throat to the corner of the mouth, forming a series of low and vague murmurs.But he still had reason and didn't dare to act abruptly. On the one hand, he knew that Xia Xia would not agree, and on the other hand, he also felt that it was inappropriate for Xia Xia.

He reluctantly left Xia Xia's lips, but did not let her go immediately, he pressed his forehead against Xia Xia's forehead, and gently rubbed his cheek against her face, intending to slowly calm the burning thirst in his body.

Xia Xia's heartbeat almost didn't resemble her own, and it took a while before her mind barely returned to normal and she saw her situation clearly.

At this moment, she is like a sacrifice being presented on the table, completely imprisoned by Tian Ning, unable to move at all, the hateful Tian Ning is still rubbing her face intoxicated, she is so angry, ashamed, anxious Ah, I caught a cold one, and her knee slammed out desperately, Tian Ning let go of her with an "ouch".

"You are so ruthless!" He grinned and protected the vital parts, his expression still a little excited.

Xia Xia has rushed over like a locomotive, and pushed him out of the door like crazy: "Get out! Hooligan! Get out of here!"

Tian Ning hadn't completely withdrawn from the affectionate and gentle village, but Xia Xia pushed her out of the door like an animal.

"Guo Xiaxia!" He thumped the door hard, "Open the door!"

"Go away!" There was a cry in Xia Xia's shout.

Tian Ning was stunned for a moment, and had no choice but to give up in shame.

Walking on the stairs, he suddenly realized that this was the first time he had been embarrassed in front of a woman, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he was, he tore off his collar, and cursed in a low voice: "Bastard!"

I don't know who I'm scolding.

Tian Ning didn't sleep well all night, and wanted to call Xia Xia several times, but remembering her expression of wanting to eat herself, she had to give up.

As soon as it was light, he got up in a hurry.

My mother came out of the kitchen when she heard the commotion, and seeing him getting up so early, she complained in surprise, "Why didn't you tell me earlier, I haven't made breakfast yet!"

"Don't eat!" Tian Ning put on his shoes while putting on his tie.

"What's so urgent?" The mother frowned and watched her son busy, "Another morning meeting?"

"Mm." Tian Ning was perfunctory, grabbed the leather bag and went out.

It was only after arriving at the company that most of the employees hadn't come to work yet. Tian Ning looked at his watch and realized that he was an hour earlier than the scheduled work time.

He made a cup of black tea in the tea room, collected a few pastries, and walked back to the office slowly.

The black tea was made from Lipton tea bags, which tasted astringent in his mouth, and the pastries didn't know if they had expired. They had a suspicious musty smell, and he spit them out within two mouthfuls.

The staff came to work one after another, but Xia Xia was not seen for a long time.

The department held a morning meeting at nine o'clock, but Xia Xia still didn't come.Tian Ning couldn't hold back and dialed her cell phone number. This time he had a good reason.

Unexpectedly, Xia Xia's cell phone was turned off.Tian Ning was so angry that he went to the conference room alone, and met Wang Jing head-on in the corridor.

Tian Ning knew that Xia Xia was best with Wang Jing in the company, so he immediately asked, "Have you seen Guo Xiaxia?"

Wang Jing was busy going back to get the documents. Hearing the boss's question, she quickly stopped and asked in surprise, "Didn't she ask for leave today?"

"Ask for leave?! Who did you ask for?"

"She called me in the morning and said she would take a day off today, and you approved it."

"Nonsense!" Tian Ning jumped up angrily, "Who said I approved it! Damn, dare to pass the imperial decree falsely, you have made her fat!"

Wang Jing was very anxious. Thinking of the company's rules, she had to lick her lips with difficulty: "Then... shall I notify the HR department and give her... a day's absenteeism?"

"you dare!"

Wang Jing turned around and snickered—the adventure was successful.

She is well aware of the boss's temper, and what she hates the most when she is angry is being led by the nose. If someone asks him to go east at this time, even if it is Sunshine Avenue, which is universally applicable, he will not obey obediently.

On this day, Tian Ning had no energy no matter what he did, and his anxiety was always haunting him.As soon as it was time to get off work, he called it a day and left without delay—directly to Xia Xia's house.

He slapped the door loudly, but Xia Xia didn't open it, and Tian Ning became more and more angry. Finally, he simply leaned against the door and refused to leave: "Guo Xiaxia, don't go out if you have the guts!"

Not long after, Xia Xia's figure appeared on the stairs, with her head down, her hands on the handrail, and she walked feebly.

"Guo Xiaxia! Where have you been?"

Xia Xia suddenly heard someone calling herself from above, she looked up in surprise, and saw that it was Tian Ning, she was not as excited as last night and yelled to drive him away, she only glanced at him, and continued to walk up with a sad face.

Tian Ning realized something was wrong: "What's wrong with you?"

"stomachache."

Tian Ning's anger disappeared immediately: "What happened? Also, why did you turn off the phone?"

Xia Xia explained as she opened the door that she didn't sleep well at night, and felt a faint stomach pain in the morning. She turned off her phone to sleep, but her stomach pain didn't get better after sleeping for a day, so she could only bear the pain and go out to buy medicine.

"Then why didn't you call me? You lied to Wang Jing that you had asked me for leave?" Tian Ning was still a little annoyed at the mention of this.

Xia Xia simply said, "I don't want to hear your voice."

Tian Ning was choked for a while and had nothing to say, and after entering the room, he said again: "Then what now?"

"what?"

"You still don't want to see me?"

Xia Xia glanced at him indifferently: "I'm not feeling well, and I don't have the energy to compete with you."

After taking the medicine, Xia Xia ignored Tian Ning and went to the kitchen to make dinner by herself.

Tian Ning stood in the living room for a while, then walked into the kitchen: "Let me help you."

Xia Xia was weak, so she didn't greet him politely. She pointed to the rice jar and the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar and said, "Just cook some porridge. I can't eat."

She went back to bed and lay down, all she could do was wait for the medicine to take effect, but her ears were filled with the sound of ping-pong, which was all the movements made by Tian Ning in the kitchen.

She turned over, let herself ignore it, and finally passed away in a trance.

When I woke up, my stomach felt much more relaxed.Xia Xia opened her eyes happily, and a dark figure in front of the bed made her get up in fright, but soon realized that it was a false alarm.

"You're finally awake, are you feeling better?"

"It's much better." Xia Xia got out of bed in shock.

"Then... have dinner?"

Xia Xia nodded, she hadn't eaten well all day, she was really hungry.

Tian Ning got her approval, and immediately went out in high spirits to make arrangements.

Xia Xia briefly washed up and returned to the living room. There were two dishes of cold salad on the dining table, which looked refreshing and appetizing.

Tian Ning didn't know what he was dawdling in the kitchen, and he didn't come out for a long time.Xia Xia walked in wonderingly, and saw his complex expression of being speechless.

"The porridge is not cooked." He hissed like a toothache, "It's turned into rice."

Xia Xia uncovered the pot to see, sure enough.

"Or you can do it again."

"That's a pity." Xia Xia took the pot and poured some hot water into it, "You can eat it even if it's stewed into rice."

Tian Ning was a little embarrassed: "It seems that there is less water."

"You never touch the stove at home, do you?" Xia Xia pierced him.

Tian Ning was honest this time: "Well, my mother cooks. But it's not that I can't cook, maybe I don't cook all the time, and my hands are raw."

Xia Xia couldn't help laughing. As soon as her body recovered, her mood rose with the sunshine. When she saw Tian Ning again, she didn't think he was as hideous as last night.

However, Tian Ning did not forget to mention: "Hey, last night..."

Xia Xia rushed ahead of him and said, "Don't mention it, I forgot about it." She only took advantage of him to rob her when he was acting like a fool for a while.

Tian Ning coughed twice in embarrassment. He could have said a few relaxing words to ease the atmosphere, but he was afraid that he would accidentally offend Xia Xia again, so he swallowed the nonsense back into his stomach.

The rice was cooked quickly, Xia Xia took two bowls from the shelf, one was full and the other was half full, and when she turned around she said, "Are you eating here too?"

Tian Ning couldn't ask for more.

The dinner was too simple, with rice porridge and side dishes, but Tian Ning ate deliciously. After eating, he took the initiative to pack the dishes and prepare to wash, but Xia Xia stopped him: "Let me do the washing."

Tian Ning helped her get the tableware into the kitchen, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you afraid that I might smash the bowl?"

"Ah."

"You will die if you don't tell the truth?"

"No, I'm afraid you'll fire me if I don't tell the truth."

The two began to argue again in the kitchen. The difference was that Tian Ning was no longer angry with Xia Xia's sharp teeth as before, but instead felt a sweet feeling in his heart.He also thinks that Xia Xia who washes dishes slowly is very eye-catching, like a well-behaved little daughter-in-law.

After everything was cleaned up, Tian Ning didn't mean to leave. Since the two got along fairly well today, Xia Xia was embarrassed to be rude and asked politely, "Are you busy today?"

Tian Ning can always hit the nail on the head: "Is that why you want to drive me away?"

"no!"

Xia Xia said no, but there was a self-evident expression on his face, as if Tian Ning was a pervert who would show his true form when he saw the moon, which made him feel very hurt: "Hey, Guo Xiaxia! Let me tell you, like What happened last night will never happen again!"

Xia Xia muttered: "I didn't say anything."

"I must have been a ghost last night to treat you..." Tian Ning said, secretly looking at Xia Xia's expression, and stopped in time, "Scared you so much that you didn't sleep well all night?"

"That's not it!" Xia Xia wanted to say that you are so charming, but in order to avoid unnecessary verbal disputes, she chose to shut up.

As soon as the matter was discussed, both of them felt a lot more comfortable, and it was true that last night was just an accident that neither of them expected.Tian Ning lightly teased Xia Xialai again: "Since it's not because of me, then it's because of the broken relationship! Why, after thinking about it all night, the more I think about it, the more sad I get?"

"No." Xia Xia said frankly, "I don't let myself think too much, I keep playing games, and my stomach hurts as a result."

Tian Ning said angrily: "Damn it! How dare you play games like this!"

Xia Xiashun climbed up: "That's better than suicide because I can't think about it. Some things I can't figure out, just play games and pass."

Tian Ning stared at her for a while, then shrugged and nodded: "That's right! Hey, what game are you playing? I'll play with you today!"

"Three Kingdoms Kill!"

"Hehe! I can't tell, you can still play this!"

Xia Xia turned on the computer and taught Tian Ning enthusiastically, but he always messed up indiscriminately. Xia Xia scolded him for being stupid, and after scolding him, he looked sour, and said embarrassingly: "I'm sorry, boss, I didn't mean it. , but you are really stupid!"

Tian Ning was angry: "I don't have so much free time as you!"

While playing, Tian Ning got a call and had to go to socialize.The happy time was over, he sighed and stood up.

"Xia Xia, are you going to work tomorrow?"

"Okay, let's go." Xia Xia stared at the screen.

"You can play games, isn't that good?"

"...All right, I'll go."

Looking at her thin back, Tian Ning muttered, "That's not what I meant. You should rest for two more days."

"also."

"I'm leaving."

"Bye!" Xia Xia held the mouse in one hand and waved at him with the other without even looking back.

Tian Ning was not feeling well, so he went up and turned off the game without saying a word: "I told you to rest, not to play games!"

Xia Xia turned her eyes and met Tian Ning's angry eyes. Although she didn't understand why he was so angry, she raised her hands calmly: "Okay, the boss is God!"

Although Xia Xia is also an only child, her family background is ordinary, and her parents are busy with work, so they don't have time to raise her like a baby, so she feels very small since she was a child.

After meeting Ye Yinfeng, she felt that she was even smaller. To paraphrase a certain writer's words, she was as small as the dust.

Then, love came, blowing the barren dust, and made the little girl buried in the soil bloom a little flower.Before Xiaohua could bear fruit, fate stepped forward and ruthlessly crushed her humble hopes.

Ye Yinfeng is married, but her life has to continue on the original track.

Xiaxia is grass, it grows in the wind, not because of how great the grass is, it is purely due to nature.

In May, the focus of the entire sales department was on Jiangrun Group's projects. They worked continuously for a whole month, but in the end they still lost the order.

In those few days, Tian Ning's face was comparable to the four King Kongs enshrined in the temple, ferocious and ferocious, and he often kept silent in the conference room with a green face, and no one dared to strike up a conversation with him casually.

There were two companies that won the bid, and Maixin ranked first and took the lead.

Because there are many bidding companies, it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of gossip afterwards.It is rumored that Maixin won the bid this time because of hidden secrets, and the inside story is not glamorous, and some suppliers who were not selected were even angry, and secretly sent a report letter to Jiangrun headquarters.

It was Lei Mingyang who said something fair: "Which bidding has no tricks? Failure to win the bid does not mean innocence. No one saves fuel before the opening of the bid. There are too many petty tricks! If you lose, you lose. It's no big deal!"

These tidbits were told to Xia Xia by Wang Jing, who was rustling beside Xia Xia's chair. Xia Xia listened to them one by one, but did not make any comments.

"Guo Xiaxia, come in for me." Tian Ning suddenly walked to the door and issued orders, which made both Wang Jing and Xia Xia tremble.

Wang Jing didn't dare to turn her head to take a closer look, so she slipped out through a narrow gap between the desk and the wall, and headed straight for her one-acre land.

Xia Xia obediently got up and went into Tian Ning's office.

"Close the door."

Xia Xia closed the door and stood a foot away from the door. Whenever Tian Ning yelled at her, she planned to rub the soles of her feet with oil.

"Come and sit down, lest I eat you!" Tian Ning said calmly.

Xia Xia went over and sat down with a drooping face: "Boss, I haven't done anything to disturb your heart these two days! Just now with Wang Jing we are just..."

"Guo Xiaxia, how about being my girlfriend?"

Tian Ning's eyes were half closed, but Xia Xia was so shocked by what he said that he thought he heard it wrong: "What did you say?"

Tian Ning repeated it again.

Xia Xia felt that the end of the world was coming, and said with a mournful face, "Boss, can you not, don't be kidding."

"Do I seem to be joking?" Tian Ning frowned.

"What happened that night was really, really an accident. You can't make me responsible." Xia Xia said with a bitter face, "Besides, it was you who took the initiative!"

Suddenly, as if struck by lightning, she suddenly realized, and immediately regretted deeply: "Boss, I was wrong, and I will never speak ill of you again! Please don't play this with me again, okay?"

Tian Ning couldn't help but laugh: "What did you say about me?"

"I love smug beauty, I feel super good about myself..."

Tian Ning's face lengthened slowly, Xia Xia hurriedly shut up, and said instead: "Boss, can you completely delete the memory from that night to the present? We are still the same as before, what did I do wrong, you Even if you scold me, I promise not to talk back!"

Tian Ning laughed angrily: "What a mess! Let me tell you the truth, my mother will have her [-]th birthday next month, and she insists that I bring a girlfriend back. I don't want to let her down. I'm going to ask you for help!"

"Then why don't you just find any girlfriend from the bunch before?"

Tian Ning stared at her: "That's my mother, can I do whatever I want?"

Xia Xia was also anxious: "Then you can't blackmail me!"

"I'll blackmail you for your size! What's worth my blackmailing about you, especially big breasts?"

"boss!"

"Okay, okay, it's settled, ah!" Tian Ning said softly, "The main reason is that you are more in line with the aesthetics of my mother's generation."

Xia Xia was sure that it wasn't Tian Ning who wanted to punish herself, so she relaxed a little and muttered: "If there is, there will be, if there is no, there will be none, why do you have to cheat!"

Tian Ning ignored her, and snapped his chin at her: "Then it's settled!"

"Hey, who made the decision with you!" Xia Xia was anxious again, "Then what if I get worn out in the future?"

"Let's talk after this hurdle."

"Then... If your mother is not satisfied with me, you are not lying for nothing."

"You don't have to worry about that. I'll do my best. Her [-]th birthday, I hope she can live happily."

"Then..." Xia Xia bit her lip, her expression suddenly a little awkward, "What if your mother is satisfied with me?"

Tian Ning stared at her for a moment, then burst out laughing, Xia Xia's face flushed immediately: "I have always liked the elders since I was a child."

Tian Ning leaned forward and looked at her closely: "You just need to perform the scene with me well, and you don't care about the rest. I will reward you after it's done!"

Xia Xia's eyes lit up now: "Really? What reward?"

Tian Ning stared at her shining face, distracted for a moment: "...we'll talk about it later."

Xia Xia thought about it, although Tian Ning was a little grumpy, he was always generous in his actions. If he was happy and gave himself another salary increase when rating... this deal might not be bad.

"Then...you are not allowed to play tricks!" She was moved.

Seeing her let go, Tian Ning grinned, showing her neat white teeth, which made Xia Xia feel terrified.

"How can I, I guarantee it with my personality."

"Ah?! Then you will definitely cheat!"

"Guo Xiaxia!"

For Xia Xia, this "deal" with Tian Ning was limited to use on his mother's birthday banquet, and it would be void upon expiration.Xia Xia didn't take it seriously in her heart. In comparison, Tian Ning was much more serious than her.As long as he was in the company, he would definitely have to take Xia Xia home every night before giving up, and he would no longer use Xia Xia as a royal driver.

Xia Xia didn't want to get too close to him in private life, so she proposed to keep a distance, but Tian Ning gave her a reason in a serious manner, euphemistically saying: Cultivate feelings in advance, so as not to really mess up when the time comes.

"My eyes are poisonous enough, my mother's eyes are more poisonous than mine! She can tell if she shows a little bit."

While Xia Xia was frustrated, she forgot her promise not to talk back: "Are your eyes poisonous? I don't think so! But your mouth is poisonous enough."

"Hmm! Each other!"

One day early after work, when she arrived downstairs at Xia Xia's house, she was about to get out of the car as before, but Tian Ning grabbed her arm and said, "Hey, how about I have dinner at your house today?"

"Why?" Xia Xia was reluctant, and couldn't think of a reason to refuse for a while.

"I'll cook!" Tian Ning said, with a little pride on his face, "I'll let you see my real skills."

"This... is also a kind of rehearsal?"

"Huh? Oh, of course, of course!"

Xia Xia had no choice but to submit in order to raise her salary.

As soon as he entered the house, Tian Ning immediately threw off his coat and entered the kitchen familiarly, as if preparing for a big fight.

Xia Xia prepared all the ingredients for him, and before she exited, she carefully told him: "Boss, you should cook the rice, don't order the house! The landlord is coming to catch up—oh, hello!"

Tian Ning turned around and put a plastic vegetable basket upside down on Xia Xia's head who was about to flee.

When the "maid" is busy in the kitchen, the hostess is free to wander around the Internet, and meets Xiaochun on QQ.

"It's so early today? Have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet!" Xia Xia resisted the urge to tell the other party that there was a "Mr. Snail" in her room, lest Xiaochun make a fuss.

"What about you?" she asked back.

Xiaochun replied: "I just ate."

"Why don't you go on a date with Jiang Youtian?"

"He's on a business trip to Europe, it will take a month, he's so boring!"

Xia Xia passed with a gloating expression, and then added two lines of poems: "Suddenly saw the color of willows on the shore, I regret to teach my husband and son-in-law to seek a title!"

"Dead! Can't you come out? It's early anyway, let's go to the movies together?"

"What movie? What time is it?" Xia Xia got excited all of a sudden, and hadn't engaged in entertainment activities for a long time.

"I'll check it out!" Xiaochun quickly sent a link, "Peace Studios, "Kung Fu Panda 2", I heard it's not bad. There will be a show at [-] pm."

Xia Xia made quick calculations, and it was only 06:30, so she should be in time: "That's fine, you go and buy tickets, I'll be there after dinner."

The hostess went off the assembly line happily, and the male servants over there had already brought three dishes to the table, including meat and vegetables, complete in color, fragrance and taste.

Xia Xia hummed a little song and went to help, and when she lifted the lid of the rice cooker, she was a little stunned: "Why is it porridge?"

Tian Ning's noodles turned pale: "Isn't it cooked well this time? It's neither thin nor thick, just right!"

"But my stomach is already healed!" Xia Xia muttered in a low voice, forget it, porridge is porridge, she is still in a hurry to watch a movie.

Tian Ning stared helplessly at Xia Xia who was devouring: "How does it taste?"

"Not bad." Xia Xia had a scrawled expression on his face.

"Will the shredded green pepper and potato be too salty?"

"do not think so."

"What about the lettuce scramble?"

Xia Xia nodded perfunctorily again: "It's okay—hey, boss, do you have to leave after eating? I made an appointment with my friend to watch a movie at eight o'clock."

"What friend, male or female?"

"Female." Xia Xia raised her eyes, caught a glimpse of the alert look in Tian Ning's eyes, and felt displeased for a while, "What's the matter even if it's a man? You're too lenient."

"You are my girlfriend now!"

"Hey! It's not fake!" Xia Xia Zhile said, "That will only be counted when I go on stage to act! The audience is still not happy after taking off their makeup and relaxing!"

After finishing the porridge, she picked up the empty bowls and went to the kitchen: "Well, you should finish eating quickly, I'll start washing now!"

Tian Ning felt annoyed, took a few mouthfuls without taste, put the bowl and chopsticks on the table heavily, and rushed into the kitchen: "Why are you like this?"

Xia Xia turned around and looked at him in astonishment: "What's wrong with me?"

Tian Ning couldn't bear it any longer, and burst out: "Do you know how many times I cooked porridge at home before I could cook it decently? There are still a few dishes! I don't have a chance to cook during the day, so I secretly practice in the kitchen without telling my mother at night. I have been handed over several times! You are good, you don't have a word of thanks, and you can't wait to kick me out of the house immediately!"

Xia Xia was speechless and incoherent for a moment: "Why, why don't I pack it up, watch it, and eat it when I watch a movie?"

"No need!" Tian Ning roared vigorously, turned around and left.

Within a few seconds, Xia Xia heard the sound of the door being slammed shut.

She blinked quickly, and walked out of the kitchen slowly. On the table, there was more than half of the porridge left in Tian Ning's rice bowl, and the three dishes of stir-fried vegetables were still steaming.

She sniffled, walked over, stared at the dishes on the table, Tian Ning's deafening roar just now echoed in her ears again.

She suddenly realized something, and she couldn't believe it. She stood there bewildered, like a primary school student who was punished to stand.

Tian Ning returned home full of anger. His parents had already finished dinner and were watching TV. Seeing him coming back, his mother was surprised: "I came back so early today! Didn't I say there is a dinner? Have you had dinner yet?"

"Eat." He replied sullenly, changed his shoes and went into the room. He was full of anger, and he didn't need to eat.

Mother followed in, holding a package in her hand, with a complicated expression: "Xiao Ning, someone sent this to me today, without leaving a name."

She opened the package and showed it to her son. Inside was a women's cashmere suit. Tian Ning reached out to check the mailing list and recognized Han Qing's handwriting.

"Did it come from Han Qing?" Mother was not stupid.

"Ah."

"Then what? I can't ask for her things."

"Just keep it if I give it to you." Tian Ning didn't take it seriously. He spent a lot of money on Han Qing back then, "He also kindly wished you a happy birthday."

The mother frowned, and looked at her son dissatisfied: "You still have contact with her, don't you?"

"Didn't I say it, it's time to stop!"

"I'm going to talk about the ugliness first. If you dare to take her to eat my birthday wine, don't blame me for being rude. Me, I'll overturn the table on the spot!"

Tian Ning couldn't laugh or cry: "Mom! Han Qing is not very sensible, but you don't hate people like this."

"I don't hate her, but I just don't like her! By the way, can you bring that girl back in advance for me to see!"

"No!" At this moment, Tian Ning became angry when he mentioned Xia Xia.

The mother was not happy: "I am not as good as your uncle as a mother! I have even met him, why can't I meet him first?"

Tian Ning wondered: "Uncle has seen it? Impossible!"

"He came to give gifts today, and I mentioned to him that you are bringing your girlfriend back, and he smiled and said that he had seen her before. The girl is in your company and she is a nice person. Your uncle also said, look at her. Look at the eyes, nine out of ten are serious this time."

Tian Ning felt as if someone had punched him hard in the chest. In addition to the pain, he suddenly regained consciousness.

Seeing that his face was contorted, his mother thought that he was having a bad temper again, so she hurriedly took it away: "Okay, okay, you can bring it back when you say, I won't force you!"

She put the package in Tianning's room: "You'd better find a way to return it for me, such a noble girl, our Tian family can't bear it!"

As soon as his mother left, Tian Ning opened the window and lit a cigarette, smoked slowly, and went through a series of events after getting to know Guo Xiaxia from beginning to end, and finally had to sigh that he had really fallen.

It is said that the onlookers know clearly, if it wasn't for his mother's retelling of his uncle's words to wake him up, he would probably continue to be kept in the dark—it's really hard to believe that he would be tempted by Guo Xiaxia.

Perhaps, it was because of such inadvertence and undefense that he easily fell into the pit he dug himself.

It's hard to fall in love with someone, it's like a trek through mountains and rivers.

It's so easy to fall in love with someone, and a few tiny bits and pieces are enough to make people's hearts flutter.

The only difference is whether she is your dish or not.

Now, Tian Ning finally sees her own mind clearly, but at the same time, she also faces a difficult problem-will Xia Xia think that she is her dish?
(End of this chapter)