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Chapter 49
Chapter 49
Xu Xingxing has lived for so many years, but this is the first time she has received a confession from a man she admires and respects. Since it was my first time, it felt a little weird. But it's just amazing. Admiration and respect are not synonymous with love between men and women.
She is a slow-moving person, but when it comes to issues of principle, she has always been clear about it, and she can deal with it quickly, just as she divorced Wang Shunsheng at that time.
"Senior, I...I can't accept it." Xu Xingxing is not good at rejecting others, she is a little embarrassed now.
Compared to her, Bai Zhu's expression was calm as usual. Hearing the rejection, he just pursed his lips and smiled slightly.
He was too refined and cultivated, making Xu Xingxing feel that she was being too straightforward, and she didn't know the best way to deal with it.
After Xu Xingxing finished speaking, the two of them were silent in front of Bai Zhu's painting. After being silent for a while, Chen Wanwan called and rescued her from this dire situation.
Afraid of disturbing those viewing the painting, Xu Xingxing took a look at Bai Zhu apologetically with his mobile phone. Bai Zhu pointed his finger behind her, Xu Xingxing turned back and saw the door with the words "rest room", she quickly walked over with her mobile phone.
This lounge is prepared for people watching the exhibition, like a small tea room. Now that the exhibition has just started, no one has come in to rest.
The lounge area is not large, there are two sofas facing the door, and a set of purple clay teapots is placed on a coffee table in the middle. Next to the sofa, there are two rows of bookshelves filled with picture albums.
Xu Xingxing walked behind the sofa and stood in front of the lounge window. Outside is the top balcony of the exhibition hall, covered with clean glass, reflecting the sunlight.
"Hello. You are really my savior." Xu Xingxing answered the phone and said something first.
Chen Wanwan was still working overtime this Saturday, sitting in the tea room in the office, and said with a smile: "Of course. Hey, by the way, are you still in the art exhibition? What's going on with that Shi Chujing?"
"Huh?" Xu Xingxing was stunned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Wanwan took a sip of bitter coffee to refresh herself, and said, "In Liuxia's group, yin and yang are weird. I originally blocked the group, but I was suddenly blocked by Ning Bai Aite. What did you say was exposed by the people in the group? It's not what Shi Chujing said. Please don't curse people with infertility, it's very vicious. Hey, my temper is getting up. What kind of demon is she doing?"
Ning Bai is Shi Chujing's best friend, Xu Xingxing never thought that Shi Chujing would be so shameful that she was beaten down, it really showed her the sinister heart.
"Just now, in front of Senior Bai Zhu and Teacher Yang, she asked me about infertility and whether I wanted to adopt." Xu Xingxing said briefly.
"Fuck, is this TM crazy? Why did she do this?" Chen Wanwan cursed while drinking bitter coffee.
After pursing her lips, Xu Xingxing replied, "She likes Senior Bai Zhu."
When she said this, Chen Wanwan didn't understand.
"If you like Senior Bai Zhu, go after her. Why are you pulling your innocent gun? Pressing you on the ground and rubbing it, Senior Bai Zhu likes her? Crazy!" Chen Wanwan scolded her incessantly.
Xu Xingxing listened to a series of scolding from Chen Wanwan, and after a long silence, he said, "That... Senior Bai Zhu has confessed to me."
"Pfft..." Chen Wanwan was burned by the coffee.
There was silence on the phone for three seconds, and Chen Wanwan said something faintly.
"You wait for me to tear up that GTB now."
"Ah?" Xu Xingxing was stunned, "What GTB?"
Chen Wanwan smiled and said, "green tea bitch!"
Xu Xingxing: "..."
Seeing Chen Wanwan's high morale, Xu Xingxing was a little worried. She was about to remind her that Chen Wanwan had already hung up the phone.
Xu Xingxing quickly opened WeChat and saw the chat records in the group.
[Jing Zhugui: I hope someone can explain to Xing Xing, she was not the one I mentioned first in the group at that time. I also hope that Starry Sky can apologize to me after clearing up the misunderstanding. γ
After Shi Chujing finished sending the message, Chen Wanwan's message came out. Seeing such a long string of words, Xu Xingkong really admired her typing speed.
[A big bowl: What apology? Do you want to lose face? When you watch an art exhibition, just watch the art exhibition. You expose other people's scars and expose other people's privacy in front of Senior Bai Zhu and Teacher Yang. Do you want to be ashamed? Tell you GTB, if you can have children, senior Bai Zhu doesn't look down on you. There are too many women in the world who can have children, and it is impossible for Senior Bai Zhu to have a global village with them. Senior Bai Zhu likes the starry sky, but doesn't like you. Hurry up and put away your pitiful kindness for you. Go as far as you want! γ
After Xu Xingxing read this passage posted by Chen Wanwan, his mind went blank for a while.
Once the group has become a battlefield, the people in it will no longer come in and join in. Everyone secretly chats behind the phone and gossips, watching what happens next.
Chen Wanwan's episode was extremely lethal, Shi Chujing didn't reply for a long time, and finally, Ning Bai sent a message.
[Ning Ning: Senior Bai Zhu likes Xu Xingxing, who told her? I think it's her who is shameless? There is also a limit to YY, how could Senior Bai Zhu like someone who has been divorced once and can't bear children. Senior Bai Zhu is in the group, and he is not afraid of the parties to know if his face is torn. @η½η«ΉSenior, someone said you like Xu Xingxing. γ
After Ning Bai finished this sentence, the chat box was blank again. After a while, Bai Zhu, who accepted Aite, came out.
[Bai Bamboo: Hmm. γ
There was silence in the group.
[Bai Zhu: Itβs okay to be divorced and not get pregnant. What I like is Starry Sky. γ
The crowd: ! ! !
Bai Zhu's reply made the whole group explode, and of course it was still behind the screen. In the chat box, it is still calm. After a long while, someone couldn't hold back and asked a question.
[Li Li, Li Zisuan: Is the senior with Xing Xing? γ
[Bai Bamboo: No. γ
Crowd: Β β¦
[Bai Zhu: She rejected me. γ
The crowd: ! ! !
After Bai Zhu finished speaking, when the group was frying, Shi Chujing withdrew from the group, and Ning Bai also withdrew from the group.
Xu Xingxing watched the changes in this moment, and before he recovered, Chen Wanwan sent a private message.
[A big bowl: Hahahaha, my mom, it's so cool! γ
Seeing Chen Wanwan laughing like this, Xu Xingkong was actually a little uneasy, because Senior Bai Zhu was more or less a strong artist, and Chen Wanwan took out her confession, and then he said that she was rejected by herself, so it must be difficult for her face.
When Xu Xingxing replied to Chen Wanwan, a person suddenly came by the door. Xu Xingxing raised his eyes and clasped the phone screen on his lap.
Standing at the door, Bai Zhu smiled faintly when he saw her small movements.
"Have you seen it all?"
"Sorry." Xu Xingxing was speechless.
Xu Xingxing sat on the sofa by the window with the phone on his lap, honestly like a primary school student. Bai Zhu smiled, got up and walked in, sitting on the sofa beside her.
"I'm worried that someone will rob you from me, so that they can retreat."
Listening to Bai Zhu's words, it seems that he has not given up liking himself. Xu Xingxing was a little embarrassed, looked up at Bai Zhu who was about to make tea and said, "I'm not that good."
"For example?" Bai Zhu put the tea leaves into the pot and looked up at Xu Xingxing.
As he spoke, the hot water had already soaked the tea leaves, and the faint scent of tea came out with the curling water vapor. Xu Xingxing watched his fingers go back and forth on the purple clay pot, she pursed her lips and said.
"I can't have children, and I've been divorced once."
While she was talking, Bai Zhu held the handle of the teapot and poured a small cup of tea. He looked down at the tea and said quietly, "Shi Chujing is right."
Xu Xingxing's eyes moved, and when he raised his eyes, Bai Zhu had already met her gaze. Xu Xingxing thought he was saying that Shi Chujing said that she was infertile and divorced, which was not worthy of people's liking, but Bai Zhu said something else entirely.
"If you can't have children, you can adopt." After Bai Zhu finished speaking, he smiled slightly, "As for divorce once, you have experience in marriage, you can take me with you."
Xu Xingxing: "..."
"But I..." Xu Xingxing became anxious, his face flushed red.
"Do you have someone you like?" Bai Zhu coldly intercepted her words.
Xu Xingxing was caught off guard, her throat moved, and a figure flashed in her mind. Her heartbeat suddenly became unstable, she shook her head, blurring the figure, as if she was talking to herself.
"Noβ¦β¦"
Hearing this answer, Bai Zhu smiled again and said, "That's good, I'm still afraid that chasing you will cause trouble for you."
Xu Xingxing: "..."
Xu Xingxing found that although Bai Zhu was a gentle person, he was very domineering on certain issues, and the domineering made her a little overwhelmed.
But she knew in her heart that she had no feelings for Bai Zhu, and since she rejected him, in order to avoid his misunderstanding, it is better to have less contact in the future.
While Xu Xingxing was thinking like this, Bai Zhu brought a small cup of tea to her and asked, "Do you have time next weekend?"
This is obviously asking her out.
Before Xu Xingxing could refuse, Bai Zhu raised his eyes and glanced at the picture album on the bookshelf, and said, "The art exhibition is over. I'm going to visit the children in Licheng next weekend. Would you like to join us?"
Bai Zhu understood her, so he offered to watch the child together. She really wanted to go, she wanted to go one-on-one to help the girl whose parents died.
For that girl, although the experience was different, she felt the same way. She lived in Huaicheng, where patriarchal women were preferred over women, and was conservative and feudal. She was instilled in her childhood that girls should dress properly and conservatively. In fact, it was their dirty thoughts that should dress.
In order to avoid suspicion, she really should not agree. But Bai Zhu likes her, but that doesn't change the fact that she admires him. She especially likes children, so she has a deeper admiration for Bai Zhu to help children like this. She also wanted to be like him and do something helpful for the children.
It is a very reckless approach to ask for the address and call by yourself. She just felt like she was there to help the children, and those kids weren't happy to accept it.
First of all, they are all children who have suffered physical and mental trauma, and their precautions will be very strong. Second, she rashly went over, and if she didn't handle it properly, she would only expose their scars again.
If there is Bai Zhu, a person the children are familiar with, after a thorough understanding, the children will relax their vigilance and trust her. In this way, next time she can go over by herself.
Licheng is near Xiacheng, not too far, and a day's round trip is enough. Xu Xingxing looked at Bai Zhu and asked, "Does it need manpower? I want to bring my friends over to help."
She wanted to take Du Yizhe and Huangfu Yiduo with her. How many people are there to help. Second, direct contact with white bamboo can be avoided.
This is by far the best way to do it.
Bai Zhu naturally understood her thoughts. He looked at Xu Xingxing, smiled lightly, and said, "Yes."
Xu Xingxing came to help this time. Although the Shi Chujing incident made the atmosphere very embarrassing, she did not leave first.
When she and Bai Zhu found Yang Wenyu, Yang Wenyu was standing alone in front of the booth watching the paintings. After Bai Zhu called her, she looked back and smiled at Bai Zhu.
When she saw Xu Xingxing, Yang Wenyu asked with concern in her eyes: "Shi Chujing said she left beforehand, are you two okay?"
As teachers, although they know that the conflict is the fault of one of them, they still have to play the role of peace and old.
Xu Xingxing was a little sorry for letting Yang Wenyu worry about their conflicts even at such an old age, and was embarrassed by these little things. Just when he was about to apologize, Bai Zhu called out first.
"mom."
Yang Wenyu glanced at her son and laughed after saying "hey". With some kindness on the woman's face, she held Xu Xingxing's hand and said with a smile: "She will leave as soon as she is gone. You have to accompany me to watch the exhibition. I have been bored at home all the time, and it was hard to have someone to accompany me today. Me. In the future, Shi Chujing probably won't come to my house anymore, I should be bored again. Starry sky, you should come to my house often and sit with the teacher."
Xu Xingxing: "..."
Seeing Yang Wenyu and Xu Xingxing standing together, Bai Zhu pursed his lips and smiled.
Looking at Yang Wenyu's attitude towards herself, she seems to be the same as Bai Zhu. This shows that Yang Wenyu is a very kind person, Xu Xingxing was really moved when he recalled the expressions of Wang Shun's parents when she could not give birth to a child.
The same people, but the difference is just that big.
Yang Wenyu was recovering from a serious illness, and Xu Xingxing took her to the lounge after walking around for a while. And Bai Zhu didn't stay with them for too long, and went to work early.
After entering the lounge, Yang Wenyu sat on the sofa. Xu Xingxing was afraid that she would be bored, so he went to the bookshelf to find a picture album for her to read. Just after reaching the back of the bookshelf, Huai Jing called.
Xu Xingxing stood in front of the last row of bookshelves, looked at Yang Wenyu who was closing his eyes, took a step back, stepped back to a small window in the corner, looked at the sunlight reflected by the glass on the top of the exhibition hall outside, took Telephone.
"Hey." The sunlight reflected on the glass was a little harsh, Xu Xingxing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I'm at an art exhibition."
On the other end of the phone, a crisp, office-like voice of turning over documents came over. The man rubbed the edge of the paper with his fingers, and after responding, asked, "When will it end?"
"Go back at the end of the afternoon, it is estimated that it will be after six o'clock." Xu Xingxing said.
"I'm later than you." Huai Jing said.
"I'll wait for you." Xu Xingxing lowered her voice. After speaking, she asked, "Is there anything you want to eat for dinner?"
The sound of the tip of the pen sliding on the paper came from the other end of the phone, which was particularly pleasant. The man's voice carried a faint smile and said, "Do what you like."
"Okay." Xu Xingxing smiled and responded.
There was a sudden knock on the door from Huaijing, and the man said softly, "hang up first", and then hung up the phone.
As soon as the call was cut off, the office door opened, Huaiyang Han came in with half of his head exposed, and waved, "Ha ha ha!"
Without raising his eyes, the man accelerated the processing of the documents in his hands and asked, "What's the matter?"
Seeing Huaijing being so indifferent, Huaiyanghan felt a little aggrieved. After closing the door, he walked in and asked, "Have you interrupted your chat with your little lover? I was smiling when I saw you on the phone at the door, ouch."
After a pause at the tip of the pen, Huai Jing raised her eyes and glanced at Huai Yang Han, and said, "Speaking of business."
"Oh." Huaiyanghan was serious for a second, he straightened his tie, and said, "My college classmates came back from abroad tonight, the second generation of officials, lady, I saved a meal, you go with me. ."
Looking down, Huaijing's lips curled up and said, "What? Do you want me to help you support the scene when you chase girls?"
"No." Huai Yanghan said with a smile, "I want to connect the two of you."
The action of looking at the document did not stop, Huai Jing said without blinking: "No."
"Hey." Seeing his refusal so thoroughly, Huai Yanghan walked over and sat on his desk, took a document and glanced at it, and said, "So simple? You don't really have a little lover, do you?"
Putting the documents in his hand together, Huaiyanghan chuckled and said, "I heard from Mother He that every time she goes to your house to cook for you, there will be less food in your refrigerator. You can't cook. What? Raised a snail girl?"
He pursed his lips slightly, looked up at Huai Jing, leaned back on the back of the chair, raised his eyes to look at Huai Yanghan, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with a light smile: "He Ma is your eyeliner. already?"
The smile on his face stopped, Huai Yanghan smiled and explained, "Didn't I hear it when she was talking to grandma."
With a smirk between his nose, Huaijing calmly took the document in his hand and said, "I have nothing to do first, I'm busy."
Before the exhibition was over, Xu Xingxing received a text message from Huaijing, asking her not to go to his house tonight, and the place where the two would meet was changed to hers. He'll be there late, so she can't wait to go to bed first.
Xu Xingxing looked at the text message and replied with a good one.
At the end of the exhibition, Yang Wenyu insisted on asking Bai Zhu to send Xu Xingxing back to thank her for taking care of her for a day.
Xu Xingxing couldn't refuse, but only when she knew that Yang Wenyu was in the car with her did she agree.
Not being alone with Bai Zhu can also avoid his misunderstanding.
She sat in the back row of the car, and Yang Wenyu asked her about her life after coming to Xiacheng, and Xu Xingxing responded politely. Even in front of the teacher, she has to pay attention to privacy, not to mention that Bai Zhu is driving and listening.
At the door of Hefeng's apartment, Xu Xingxing thanked the two and got out of the car and entered the apartment door.
Xu Xingxing walked into the door, thinking about what else to do in the refrigerator. The evening wind of early spring blew, and there was some warmth in the cold, Xu Xingxing walked in the middle of the road, looked up and glanced ahead.
When she saw the man standing under the magnolia tree in front of her, she paused on her toes.
She blinked slightly, turned her head and glanced at the door, the car at the door of the apartment was just about to leave, and when she looked over, Bai Zhu in the car smiled at her and drove away.
Her relationship with Huaijing is hideous and cannot be known to those who know her.
After the car left, Xu Xingxing turned around.
After the Lantern Festival, the weather is getting warmer, and Magnolia has already opened. The white flowers, surrounded by layers of green leaves, are tender and holy.
Xu Xingxing likes white flowers, whether they are white roses, lilies, or white magnolias, she thinks they are beautiful. At that time, chose this community because fell in love with the magnolia trees in the courtyard.
After six o'clock, it was already dark, and the street lights were all turned on on the main road of the community. Between every two street lamps, there is a magnolia tree. The street lamps on both sides overlapped the shadows of the magnolia trees and landed on the flat ground.
The man stood where the shadows of the trees overlapped, raised his head slightly, and looked at the fully bloomed magnolia flower of the magnolia tree in front of him.
The man was tall, tall and slender, and it seemed that when he raised his head, he could reach out and pick the flower he saw. The street lamps on both sides also doubled his shadow, but illuminated his face more clearly.
His facial features are impeccable, and his temperament is cold and dusty. Under the bright lights on both sides, he seems to disappear into this world.
However, he did not disappear. He seemed to notice something and turned his head to look over. Under the long eyebrows, Taohua's eyes were filled with the coldness and laziness unique to men. His handsome face was covered with a cold light from the light, revealing an untouchable alienation.
And this alienation and coldness, when saw Xu Xingxing standing not far away, it was like spring flowers blooming, ice and snow melted, and all disappeared.
He turned around slightly, raised his chin slightly, and looked down at her, with a gentleness that was completely different from what he had just now.
When Huaijing looked at the magnolias on the tree, he saw new shoots emerging from the tree. Spring returns to the earth, the new year begins, it is time to close the net.
Whenever he thought about the Huai family, his mood was heavy and depressed.
But this depression disappeared when he heard the familiar footsteps.
He recognized the footsteps, he turned his head, turned around, saw a woman standing not far away, and watched her trot over.
Her cheeks turned a little red because of the cold spring breeze, but the tenderness between her eyebrows and the smile on her lips showed that she was happy.
What does she need?
Huaijing thought so, and opened her arms.
The woman ran over, and after a moment of hesitation, she naturally got into his arms.The cold air rushed into her arms with her, but her heart was as warm as a fireplace.
She needs his warmth, he needs all of her.
She blushed slightly, looked up at him suspiciously, and asked, "Didn't you say it's later than me?"
"Well." Huai Jing wrapped her in her coat and said with a smile, "I want to surprise you. Are you surprised?"
"No." The woman lowered her head slightly and said quietly.
Looking at her expression, Huaijing raised her eyes and said with a little regret, "That failed."
"No." The woman shook her head, looked up at him, lowered her eyes in a panic, and finally pursed her lips and said softly.
"I'm delighted."
The next move, Huaijing's forehead touched her forehead, the tip of her nose was against the tip of her nose, her lips were against hers, and she kissed her.