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Chapter 16
Chapter 16 Moving
It's a matter of course for two people to live together after they get married, and there's nothing awkward about it. Su Xiaomu and Jing Yan have long agreed that they will live together in different beds.

The difference is clear and reasonable.

She didn't know how much real estate property Jing Yan had, anyway, it must be more than she imagined, and he found a suitable new home before they went to register. This high-end living area is very close to Xiaoyao's school and coffee shop. It is a duplex structure, several times larger than her house, and money can make a ghost go round, but it was renovated in about ten days, and it can be officially moved in after half a month.

Before moving in, Su Xiaomu went to have a look, accompanied by Liang Xi, the girl in charge of the interior design.

Liang Xi is a girl who has just graduated, and she has been waiting for her at the gate of the community. She originally said that she doesn't need her company, but Liang Xi was very cautious and said on the phone: "Sister Su, this is my first work. Well, I hope to see that you are satisfied, otherwise I will really be 'make or break'."

Su Xiaomu was amused by her at the time. Her persistence reminded him of his former self, so he readily agreed.In fact, according to what Jing Yan meant, it wasn't such a fledgling girl that he wanted to invite at the beginning.

I remember that the first time I met Liang Xi was in Jing Yan's office.

Jing Yan's face darkened after answering a phone call, to the effect that the original designer had something to do and couldn't undertake the design.He said to Liang Xi in a cold voice: "I know the matter, please go back and tell Ms. Fu, I will hire another designer." There was no emotion in the faint tone.

Liang Xi nodded seriously, and did not leave immediately, but stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Jing, I am the last disciple of Mr. Fu, if you plan to hire another designer, can you let me have a try?" She waited for a while and Jing Yan didn't even intend to shake hands with her, so she withdrew her hand in embarrassment, but not discouraged, opened the folder and handed over her work, boldly recommending herself, "This is my design work, you may wish to think about it .”

Jing Yan glanced at her indifferently, and refused directly: "No need."

It's only summer, and the office has a temperature control system, but Liang Xi's forehead is dripping with sweat. It's true, even people like Su Xiaomu who are used to Jing Yan's indifferent personality can't stand it sometimes. Thinking of making a sound out of the situation, Liang Xi did not expect Liang Xi to quickly adjust his state, and said generously: "Please don't rush to refuse, I know that I am not qualified, but I believe that I can be competent for this design. I can do it within three days." A rendering, if you are not satisfied by then, it will not be too late to invite others.” She spoke calmly, but Jing Yan kept silent, her piercing eyes had no warmth, as if she was thinking, but at the same time seemed to dismiss her .

Su Xiaomu could see Liang Xi's hands trembling slightly, and he couldn't bear to chime in: "I think Ms. Liang's design is also very good. The home decoration is only designed to be comfortable, and it doesn't necessarily have to be designed by a famous designer."

Jing Yan stared at the bracelet on Liang Xi's wrist, thought for a while, and asked her slowly: "Who is He Peilin to you?" Seeing her startled for a moment, with an uncomfortable expression, he said, "Of course, You can choose not to answer."

Liang Xi felt unwilling, but he still answered according to his words: "He is my senior brother, we are in the same school and at different levels."

"You only have two days, I don't like people who drag their feet."

"Ah?" Liang Xi was obviously a little out of the situation.

Although Su Xiaomu didn't know what charades they were playing, she understood what Jing Yan meant, so she patted Liang Xi on the shoulder and said, "Miss Liang, we will entrust you to our new home."

Only then did Liang Xi come to his senses, first he smiled as he wished, then he frowned, and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Jing agreed to me because of the relationship between... senior brother?"

Jing Yan raised his eyebrows, and asked with a half-smile, "Is it possible that Miss Liang's self-confidence is only so small?"

"Of course not!" Liang Xi answered quickly, with a lively smile on his lips.

That was Su Xiaomu's long-lost smile, the smile she persistently pursued for her ideals.

Just like when she just graduated, she was alone with her son, and her life was not well-off. She brought her works and submitted them to one publishing house, but nothing happened.If she hadn't met the current editor-in-chief and Ziqi, she and Xiaoyao's life would have been different.What people lack is often just an opportunity.

Liang Xi accompanied Su Xiaomu into the new home.

The house under renovation, Su Xiaomu, has only been here once, because there are too many sawdust and dust, and the air is not very good, so she has never been here again. This time, the house has a new look, and it feels better than the renderings.

Liang Xi took her hand, and said with a smile, "Sister Su, how are you? Are you satisfied with my design?" Although we didn't meet for long, after a few visits, I felt that we were very close to each other, so she kindly changed the address.

Su Xiaomu nodded, smiled and chatted with her in a good mood: "Well, it's better than I imagined, thank you for your hard work."

"Don't be polite to me, I won't be soft when I get my salary." Liang Xi teased unceremoniously.

Su Xiaomu tilted her head and smiled: "It's okay, anyway, I'm not the one who pays the salary."

"Hehe, I asked Mr. Jing what his budget was. Guess how he answered?" Seeing Su Xiaomu but smiling, Liang Xi continued to say vividly, "He just said to me, 'no budget'." As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows to both sides with his fingers, trying his best to restore Jing Yan's expression at that time.

"Well, it's conceivable." Su Xiaomu nodded to Liang Xi seriously, and then the two women laughed together.

She walked around the living room casually, and then went to see her son's room.This place is twice as big as Xiaoyao's bedroom before. It is divided into bedroom area, game area, and study area. .”

"I think Mr. Jing loves the child very much." Liang Xi casually expressed his opinion, seeing that Su Xiaomu was in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking, so she wisely didn't continue this topic.

After a long time, Su Xiaomu pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Yes, he really loves children."

In the corner of the bedroom was a few pieces of Xiaoyao's luggage that were sent earlier, which were actually clothes and toys. She wanted to tidy up a little bit, after all, she would move in soon.

Liang Xi volunteered and said: "Sister Su, let me help you!"

She swiftly took the suitcase from Su Xiaomu's hand. Unexpectedly, her hand became weak under the pressure of gravity, and the suitcase fell heavily on the floor with a loud noise.Su Xiaomu frowned, subconsciously lowered her head, and saw the bracelet she had been wearing on her left hand since she met Liang Xi slipped away, revealing several faded scars.

Liang Xi froze, looked at his left hand, and murmured with embarrassment: "Sister Su, I'm sorry, I'm really useless, I can't even help you with this."

Afraid that she would be uncomfortable, Su Xiaomu pretended not to see anything, and smiled indifferently: "It's not something valuable, so don't take it to heart. Otherwise, I have to pack things again, so you don't have to Stay with me, your cell phone has rang several times, so hurry up if you have a date."

Liang Xi dialed Liu Hai embarrassingly, and said in a desolate tone, "I don't have the luck to date, that person made a mistake." As if to refute her words, the phone rang again as soon as she finished speaking, but she still cut it off, and then Said to Su Xiaomu: "Then Sister Su, I'll go first, bye."

Su Xiaomu waved: "Goodbye."

Su Xiaomu has always packed the house by herself, so she quickly packed Xiao Yao's luggage, and then she remembered that she should also go to see her bedroom. Both her and Jing Yan's bedrooms are on the second floor.

By coincidence, she let go of the handle of her own door and opened another door that was connected.

The interior decoration style is the same as Jing Yan's previous preference, deep and restrained tones, Liang Xi is still very talented, she uses black, white, and gray colors to the extreme, showing low-key magnificence everywhere.

She came in and looked around the room for a while.

There is a photo frame on the desk, the color of the photo is a little yellow, it is a little girl and a little boy, the boy is around the girl's shoulders, with a faint smile on his face, he looks a bit like Xiao Yao, it should be Jing Yan, as for That girl must be Qin Zhen.

Childhood sweetheart, childhood sweetheart, is the past that she can't reach.

She put down the photo frame, only to find that Jing Yan who appeared at some time was standing at the door.

Jing Yan's tone was very calm, as if he didn't care about her prying: "Have you read it all? Are you satisfied?" He walked in, sat on the sofa, put his suit jacket casually aside, and looked at his formal attire. Should have come from the company.

On the contrary, Su Xiaomu was like a child who had done something bad, and she smiled guiltily: "Satisfied, it's better than I imagined." She raised her wrist to check the time, and made an excuse for herself, "Pick up Xiaoyao at the right time. Yes, he has a final exam today, I have to go there early."

Jing Yan nodded, stood up, raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "I'll go with you."

Su Xiaomu waved his hands again and again: "No, no, it's only a 5-minute journey. I'll go. You can pick us up tomorrow." They agreed to move in together tomorrow.

"Alright."

Su Xiaomu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and when she was about to leave, she couldn't help but look back, and hated herself for looking at it.She watched him come to the desk and carefully put the photo frame back into the drawer. His eyes were so focused that her heart seemed to be beaten hard by something. It didn't hurt. She didn't know if it was numb or something. Su Xiaomu , didn't you already know?His tenderness will not open up to himself.

The next day, an emergency meeting made Jing Yan unable to get away, so he sent his assistant Wang Hao to pick up their mother and son.He always kept a clear line between public and private, and did not answer private calls during the meeting. The secretary only answered Wang Hao's call when the meeting was almost over.

While flipping through the documents handed over by the heads of various departments, Jing Yan asked, "Huh? Has it been arranged?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Hao said, "Boss, I'm still at Ms. Su's house." He was one of the few people who knew the relationship between the two of them, so the address didn't change.

Jing Yan frowned, his eyes became deep, and his tone was slightly sharp: "What's going on?"

"Miss Su is ill. I called a doctor and said she had a relapse of asthma." Wang Hao paused, and then continued after thinking about his words, "But she is much better now, so you don't have to worry."

Until Wang Hao hung up the phone, the document in Jing Yan's hand was still on the page when he picked up the phone.It was only after the secretary reminded him that he came back to his senses, and decisively closed the folder. He stood up, buttoned his suit, and said to the executives, "The meeting is over."

When he arrived at Su Xiaomu's house, the doctor had already left. Wang Hao was sitting in the living room. He pointed to the door of the bedroom and whispered, "Boss, Miss Su should be sleeping now, and Xiao Yao will stay with her inside."

"Understood." Jing Yan nodded, and told him to go back to the company to follow up on the resolutions of the meeting.

Opening the door gently, the curtains of the room were pulled up, blocking all the light, and the small wall lamp on the wall was shining softly. He stood at the door for a while, while Xiao Yao sat by the bed with swollen eye sockets. , tightly holding the mother's hand.Su Xiaomu's long hair was loose and twisted into several strands wet with sweat. Her complexion was also very bad, and her lips were already white and slightly chapped.

Xiao Yao heard the voice, turned around, and when he saw him, he compared his mouth with his fingers: "Shhh—" He glanced at his mother again, then stood up lightly, took Jing Yan's hand and left.

Jing Yan sat down in the living room and asked his son, "Is your mother... always like this?"

Xiao Yao shook his head, his little face was very confused: "It used to be very good, but in autumn and winter, the cough will be severe. I don't know why it coughs so often recently."

After hearing what his son said, Jing Yan frowned, stroked his hair and asked, "Then are you afraid?"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yao would shake his head: "I can't be afraid, I promised my mother that I will protect her."

Jing Yan nodded appreciatively, and smiled: "Well, you are very good, and you are doing well." Wang Hao said that the child has always been very calm, and he can tell the doctor about the medicines his mother often uses, the frequency of previous attacks, and Interval of coughing this morning.

"Father, why don't we go here after my summer vacation!" Xiao Yao suddenly pointed to the cover of a travel magazine on the coffee table and said, "I know Mom likes this place very much. You and Mom just happened to go on honeymoon."

Jing Yan twisted the tip of his nose, and said with a smile, "You know what a honeymoon is?" He subconsciously lowered his eyes to look at the magazine, and the blue sea and blue sky of the Maldives jumped into his eyes.

Xiaoyao snorted loudly: "Of course I know. Xiaoyu said that when his parents got married, they went to Hainan for their honeymoon. Of course you have to go when you get married with your mother!"

Jing Yan waited patiently for him to finish before asking, "Didn't you say you wanted to go to Hong Kong Disneyland during the summer vacation?"

Xiao Yao thought for a while, then looked into his father's eyes and answered seriously: "But I like my mother more than Disney, and I hope she is happy."

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is interested.

Jing Yan was startled, and began to think, could it be that she has been unhappy all this time?
Su Xiaomu didn't wake up until evening, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Jing Yan's angular profile. He was leaning against the back of the chair with his eyes tightly closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

She struggled to remember, but she had no strength in her whole body, and woke up Jing Yan, who was in a light sleep.

He asked her, "What do you want? Water?"

Su Xiaomu nodded, took a few sips of boiling water with his hand, and asked after her throat moistened, "Where's Xiaoyao?" She vaguely remembered that her son cried very sadly in the morning, probably because he was frightened.

Jing Yan helped her to lie down again, and then said softly, "Don't worry, he just fell asleep."

"Excuse me, did I bother you?" She said very politely, because she coughed so badly in the morning, her throat felt torn when she spoke, and her voice became hoarse.

Jing Yan stared fixedly at her soft eyes, and instead of answering, said, "Let's go to the Maldives when Xiaoyao is on summer vacation."

(End of this chapter)