In the garden, the brother and sister sat side by side, Xiao Chen was silent for a while, and Xiao Zhiyi didn't know what to say. She could only stay silent with Xiao Chen, counting the stars in the sky, one, two, three...
"What number are you counting?"
A question suddenly rang in his ears, and Xiao Zhiyi subconsciously replied: "The five hundred and ninth."
Xiao Chen laughed: "Sure enough, I still like counting stars as much as I did when I was a child."
Xiao Zhiyi smiled. She had this habit. She developed it when she was a child. At that time, Xiao Yuwei loved to bully her. She liked to hide in the garden and wait for Xiao Yuwei to have enough trouble before going back to sleep. She liked it when she was bored.
counting stars.
"Have you set a date?" In the end, it was Xiao Chen who brought up the topic first.
Xiao Zhiyi nodded: "Yes, next month."
She hesitated for a moment, but still didn't ask him if he was coming.
But Xiao Chen said: "I will go with grandma then."
Xiao Zhiyi screamed in surprise.
"Don't welcome me?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
Xiao Zhiyi quickly shook his head: "No, no, of course you are welcome."
There was a smile on her face. Her grandma and eldest brother were the best to her. Of course she hoped that they could be present during the engagement.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and rubbed her hair. He could see that she was very happy now. Su Yi was very kind to her. She lived her own life after being together with Su Yi. And Xiao Zhiyi, who was so wanton,
It's something he can't give.
Grandma was right. If she stayed in the Xiao family, she would have to live a life of tolerating grievances all her life. Only by leaving the Xiao family could she live her own life.
If his love only wants her to stay with him instead of happiness, it is not called love, but possession, and it will ruin her life. Sometimes he will be glad that she does not like him, otherwise the two of them will suffer.
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"Zhiyi, remember, I will always be your eldest brother, and you will always have a family to support you." Xiao Chen said, the only thing he could give her was the support of this identity.
"Thank you, brother." Xiao Zhiyi thanked him sincerely.
"Why are you being polite to me? It's getting late, go to bed." Xiao Chen smiled again and rubbed her hair.
"Aren't you asleep yet?" Xiao Zhiyi asked.
"I'm going to bed too." Xiao Chen said, "I'll watch you go."
Xiao Zhiyi nodded, stood up and left first.
Xiao Chen watched her back slowly disappear into the night, and the smile on the corner of her mouth slowly solidified, becoming extremely bitter.
After all, he could only look at her as a brother. Although he had tried so hard to make her his wife, they did not have that fate.
Zhiyi, you must be extremely happy, so that my exit in embarrassment will not be in vain.
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After the engagement date of Su Yi and Xiao Zhiyi was determined, Xia Ning contacted a well-known clothing and jewelry designer to design clothes and jewelry for Su Yi and Xiao Zhiyi on the day of their engagement. She only had one month to do the math.
It’s quite a rush too.
There is no need to worry too much about the venue for the engagement, there are experiences to draw from, and there are so many people helping to organize it, so there is no need to worry too much. The thing that worries Xia Ning is Lin Chu's sudden birth.
It was just over a month away from Lin Chu's due date, which was about a week after Su Yi and the others got engaged. This was Lin Chu's first child. When he went to the hospital for a checkup, he said that all indicators were very good, but how can a woman give birth to a child?
To be sure, Xia Ning is still quite nervous.
Lin Chu herself was not that nervous. Medical skills were now much more advanced than before, and Bai Shuang would be with her. She felt that everything was fine, and a natural delivery should not be a big problem.
While the Su family was busy preparing for the happy event, Du Qianli was also working non-stop to close the net. After using the Du family's trade channels to test the waters several times, the Zhou family became more and more emboldened to make money.
He was not as cautious as he was at the beginning, and Du Qianli obtained a lot of evidence from it.
Of course, Jiang Lang's secret help is indispensable in this process. Recently, the Zhou family has become a bit swollen. Jiang Lang deliberately made a gesture of not wanting to be tit-for-tat with him, and made the Zhou family even more swollen. When people swell, they tend to drift away.
It is easier to be careless and make mistakes if you drift.
Bai Shuang didn't know about these things, but Xiao Zhiyi heard a few things from Su Yi when Su Yi called. Su thought she was not interested in asking and didn't elaborate on it with her.
Xiao Zhiyi is actually not uninterested. After all, he is the man that her sister likes and he is Nuonuo's father. She is naturally concerned. She is just afraid that if she finds out, she can't help but tell Bai Shuang and make Bai Shuang worried again.
It's better to know nothing.
Bai Shuang did not deliberately ask about Du Qianli. Since they separated that night, she had not seen him again, nor had she taken the initiative to call him, as if that night was just a dream.
However, she has developed the habit of reading news every day. In the past, she did not pay attention to the news. She only browsed medical forums on the Internet. She only paid attention to medical news, such as finance, politics, etc., but she did not read it.
I can't even understand it.
But now, she pays special attention to real-time news and financial news. She even downloaded Weibo, followed the Du family's corporate account, and set up push notifications. Whenever she hears her phone ringing, she takes it out and takes a look. She has almost become a mobile phone addict.
Colleagues all asked her if she had become obsessed with any novels recently and often read them on her mobile phone. Bai Shuang just made up an excuse and brushed it off.
That night, Bai Shuang didn't see any news about the Du family until just before going to bed, so he put down his cell phone and hugged his son to sleep.
The next morning, during dinner, Bai Shuang asked Aunt Li to turn on the TV. This was also a habit she had recently developed, watching the morning news every day while eating.
"Good morning, viewers. First of all, I will tell you a major news today. Qihe Group, a company in this city, has been sealed up on suspicion of smuggling. The group's chairman, CEO and senior officials of various departments have been taken away by the police overnight..."
Snap!
The chopsticks in Bai Shuang's hand slipped on the table, like hitting her on the top of her heart, which made her heart tremble hard. She couldn't tell what she was feeling now. She was happy, but she was more worried.
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I am happy that this day has finally come, but I am worried about how Du Qianli will escape from it. He is the president of Qihe Group, and the group belongs to his family. He also participated in the smuggling of the Zhou family, so it is impossible to completely separate the relationship.
The more she thought about it, the more worried she became, and her face gradually began to turn pale.
"Mom?" Nono shouted worriedly.
Aunt Li also hurriedly asked: "Shuangshuang, what's wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
"Mobile phone, where's my mobile phone? Where's my mobile phone." Bai Shuang said anxiously, looking for the mobile phone everywhere. She wanted to make a call. She wanted to call Su Yi. He must know more about the inside story than she did.
Nuonuo jumped off the dining chair and ran upstairs. After a while, she ran down again, holding Bai Shuang's mobile phone in her hand.