Chapter 5
Chapter 5
The dining table was in a mess, Mrs. He left before finishing her meal.When the chopsticks fell, his face was ugly.He Tiancheng sat on his seat as motionless as a mountain.Xu Yi found it hard to swallow, and the rich aroma of the old duck soup could no longer arouse her appetite.
She put down her chopsticks.
He Tiancheng glanced at her, and asked Xu Yi with a smile, "Why don't you eat?"
Xu Yi smiled sarcastically, looked up at He Tiancheng, "Can I still eat?"
He Tiancheng said calmly, "Why can't you eat?"
Xu Yi took a serious look at He Tiancheng, "You're forty, and you plan to turn the world upside down?"
He Tiancheng smiled bitterly, "I can't take it anymore." He said, "She has been the so-called daughter-in-law of the He family for so many years. She has suffered so much and complained so many times. She doesn't know. Now she is still pointing fingers at you. .I originally hoped that she would be able to introspect to a certain extent when she was getting old. Now it seems that there is no possibility at all."
Xu Yi had heard of Mrs. He's reputation before, and when she was a child, she would always talk about the He family when chatting at home.It is said that the person surnamed He is not in good shape. He is outsourcing and supporting people, both male and female.At that time, Xu Yi always felt that Aunt He was very pitiful. She asked her mother why Aunt He still didn't leave him when Uncle He was like this.Mom touched her head and said nothing.
She looked at He Tiancheng, stood up, and held the bowl.
"I'm going to wash the dishes."
He Tiancheng sat at the dining table, watching Xu Yi's figure going back and forth.He and Xu Yi have known each other for so many years, and they have been married for almost ten years.He had long regarded Xu Yi as his closest confidant and sister in the world, the only sister who could share secrets.He didn't want Xu Yi to become like his mother.
What the old lady He said at the dinner table made He Tiancheng feel a sense of horror for no reason, and his scalp went numb.He vaguely recalled that when he was young, his mother was reprimanded by his grandma, and complained unhappily to them when they left.He has seen his mother wiping tears secretly, and he has seen her force herself to do many things in order to meet the standards set by her grandma.
In the early years, when his mother made demands on Xu Yi, He Tiancheng thought it was because of his grandma.Now this year, grandma has passed away, but mother still maintains the attitude towards Xu Yi in the past.
During dinner today, He Tiancheng suddenly realized that her mother had finally become the kind of person she complained about.
He didn't want Xu Yi to become such a person.
He Tiancheng looked at Xu Yi and asked her, "How do you feel going today?"
Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Where are you going?"
He Tiancheng said: "Didn't the program team decide to take a makeup photo today?"
The face full of impatience and wanting to drive her away appeared in Xu Yi's mind.She smiled and said, "Very good."
He Tiancheng looked at the way she said this, and always felt that it was a good word, with a special flavor.He suddenly wanted to laugh again. With Xu Yi's current temper, it's not too many to make her angry on the first day they meet.He didn't ask much, got up, walked to the kitchen, and said, "I'll do the laundry today." He said, "You go to rest."
Xu Yin hummed, she left the kitchen to He Tiancheng, and sat back in the living room by herself.
Pressing a random TV station and playing the sound, I still can't help but think of Shen Qing in my mind.
When the text message on the phone reminded me, Xu Yi was already half asleep on the sofa.After He Tiancheng finished washing the dishes, he pulled a paper towel to wipe his wet hands, and heard a voice reminding Xu Yi that there was news.
Xu Yi opened his eyes in a daze, grabbed his phone and looked at it.
The pure and beautiful person in her dream suddenly became hideous again.
The text message sent said, I'm sorry, Ms. Xu, due to technical reasons, the program team may need you to come over again to take a new makeup photo.The time is this Friday afternoon.
A few words can make Xu Yi, a calm volcano, have the urge to erupt again.
Don't even think about it, this is Shen Qing's fault.
What are you doing?
Xu Yi's anger was half-fired, and then suddenly stopped.
Could it be that Shen Qing wanted to see her again in this way?
Xu Yi seemed to have returned to the state where Fifteen and Six had guesses one after another because of the other party's reaction.It happened that this conjecture was too plausible, based on what she knew about Shen Qing, she was indeed someone who would do such a thing.I still remember that when she was studying, she loved to pester Shen Qing the most. Shen Qing said that he was not happy, but in fact he was very honest, and always left her a place in the study room on campus, although she never read books.Once Xu Yi secretly went to see, someone wanted to sit opposite to Shen Qing, Shen Qing told that person, sorry, there are people here.At such times, some sweet little bubbles would appear in Xu Yi's heart.She felt as if she had caught Shen Qing's handle.
Just like this moment.
Xu Yi thought, she caught Shen Qing's handle.
Xu Yi had been in a mood for just 3 minutes, when he suddenly thought of something.
She called He Tiancheng who was walking towards the guest room, and asked him, "Are you free on Friday?"
He Tiancheng snorted and asked, "What's the matter?"
Xu Yi said: "The program team asked me to retake the makeup photos. But on Friday, I made an agreement with Xiaotao to pick her up from school."
Xu Xiaotao, Xu Yi's daughter, is 13 years old and a junior high school student studying in a boarding school.Just like her name, Xu Xiaotao is a round, round, juicy girl, very cute.Both Xu Yi and He Tiancheng like her very much.
He Tiancheng has nothing to do on Friday. To be precise, he has nothing to do recently.What I have to do every day is to write the script at home, after all, there is still some time before the next delivery date.
He readily agreed.
"Okay, no problem." He Tiancheng said, "I'll send Xiaotao a message later and tell her."
"Her cell phone was confiscated." Xu Yi said, "She won't read it even if you send it."
He Tiancheng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Yes." He Tiancheng stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head, then walked upstairs to the guest room.
Xu Yi squinted his eyes, looked at He Tiancheng, and shouted, "Old He, stop."
He Tiancheng stayed where he was.
The more Xu Yi thought about it, the more something was wrong, she had a feeling of being a mother.
"Are you and Xiaotao hiding something from me?" She said in a firm tone.
He Tiancheng felt guilty, "No, no."
Xu Yi snorted and looked straight at He Tiancheng, which made He Tiancheng even more flustered.
"No?" Xu Yi asked.
He Tiancheng wanted to cry, but he couldn't resist Xu Yi's burning gaze, so he gave up.Tell all the facts about the case.
"She asked me for money to buy a new mobile phone. After paying the old one, the new one won't be handed over. Xiaotao won't let me tell you. Don't be angry with her because of this, or she will definitely accuse me of leaking the secret again gone."
Xu Yi almost laughed angrily.
"Why did you give her money to buy a mobile phone?" Xu Yi asked.
He Tiancheng's momentum weakened again, and his voice became even quieter.He said, "You know, I am only Xiaotao, and I dare not say no to what she says."
Xu Yi said, "She is my daughter."
After saying this sentence without even thinking, Xu Yi realized how hurtful it was.She hurriedly went to see He Tiancheng, and there was a trace of hurt on He Tiancheng's face.Xu Yi sighed and said, "I'm sorry."
He Tiancheng shook his head and said, "Go to work on Friday, I'll pick up Xiaotao."
Xu Yi said dully: "Okay, thank you."
He Tiancheng left and went into the house, Xu Yi sat on the sofa blankly, once again feeling that his life was out of control and turned into a puddle of mud.The TV was still on, but the volume was turned off, leaving only the phosphorescent flickering on the screen.There were no other lights in the room, and that was the only source of light.Xu Yi slowly hugged her leg, resting her chin on her knee.At this moment, too many things came to her mind, the box of milk in the refrigerator that was about to expire, the lost dog named Little Rabbit, and the tears she shed because of it.The picture Xu Xiaotao drew for her when she was three years old, and she had a fight with her last month because of weight loss.He Tiancheng's first senior who had a crush on him, and the person she liked for the first time in her life - Shen Qing.
From one to thirty, as if they were just flipped papers on a calendar.
Xu Yiming was sitting on the sofa, but he felt empty under his body, as if he was always floating.There was some cold behind her, she looked back, and it turned out that the window of the living room was not closed.
Xu Yi got up to close the window, but saw her own face in the window, and also saw the subtle lines at the corners of her eyes.She remained silent, and drew the curtains with a swipe.
Xu Yi walked towards the room, and when passing by He Tiancheng's guest room, she reached out to knock on the door, but she just raised it, but put it down again.There is still light shining through the crack of He Tiancheng's door.She knew that what she just said was hurtful, but she didn't know what to say anymore.Because in Xu Yi's heart, Xu Xiaotao was indeed only her daughter.Although she didn't conceive in October, she left all her life behind and watched her grow up day and night.Regardless of whether it was a physical marriage or not, He Tiancheng would never be Xu Xiaotao's father in Xu Yi's heart.He was absent in Xu Xiaotao's growth, and in the end he quickly occupied Xu Xiaotao's heart.It is undeniable that Xu Yi is delicious.
She smiled sarcastically, thinking that she must look very ugly at the moment.Xu Yi went back to her own room, there was a separate bathroom there.She lay on the bed after washing, feeling a little dazed.There were so many things she encountered today that she couldn't digest them for a while.
Close your last thought.
Tomorrow is Friday, Xu Yi has a weird premonition that things will not go well.
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