Wang Dongsheng was no exception and said in a panic, "I will definitely pay you back! But Brother Xie, can you give me one more day? I will definitely pay you back after a week!"

"Two days," Xie Qingxiao said bluntly, "I will get the money the day after tomorrow."

"..." Wang Dongsheng wanted to say something, but when he met Xie Qingxiao's dark eyes, he swallowed his words back and said with a wry smile: "Okay, okay, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow I will definitely collect enough money to return it to you, Brother Xie!"

Xie Qingxiao stood up and said goodbye to everyone with Er Laizi.

No one dared to stop them and just watched them leave.

"Brother Xiao, are you trying to get him to take the initiative to find that old woman Chen Fengmei?" Er Laizi tried to guess what Xie Qingxiao meant.

"What else?" Xie Qingxiao asked back.

"Great! It's really great!" Er Laizi gave Xie Qingxiao a thumbs up and approached Xie Qingxiao with a shameless face: "Brother, when are you going to teach me your superb gambling skills?"

"Get lost!" Xie Qingxiao's expression changed instantly: "Learn something."

Er Laizi: “…” If learning some gambling skills is not good, then Brother Xiao is not good at all?

"Keep keeping an eye on Wang Dongsheng and Chen Fengmei," Xie Qingxiao said.

"Okay!" Er Laizi didn't dare to refute and responded obediently.

After Xie Qingxiao finished his instructions, he rode his bicycle home. Playing cards took a long time, and it was already past eight o'clock in the evening when he got home.

As Lin Xiangyi and Xie's father and mother didn't see Xie Qingxiao coming back for a long time, they ate their meal first and left some food for Xie Qingxiao.

Lin Xiangyi knew that Xie Qingxiao was going to find a store, so she was not particularly worried about him.

But Xie's father and mother didn't know that when Xie's mother saw Xie Qingxiao coming back, she went to greet him and casually asked him why he was so late today.

As soon as she got close to Xie Qingxiao, she smelled an indescribable scent - she moved closer.

Xie Qingxiao didn't react and asked, "Mom, what are you doing?"

"Why do you smell like cigarettes and alcohol?" Xie's mother was horrified: "Are you out fooling around?"

At this time, Lin Xiangyi in the room just heard the noise of Xie Qingxiao coming back. When she came out, she heard Xie's mother say "fooling around" and asked blankly, "Mom, what did you say?"

"No, nothing," Xie's mother said a little panickedly when she heard Lin Xiangyi's voice, and subconsciously protected Xie Qingxiao behind her.

Xie Qingxiao: “…” I didn’t do anything in the first place, but you’re making it seem like I’ve done something shameful.

Lin Xiangyi was suspicious.

"I smell a bit of cigarettes and alcohol. I'll tell you the specific reason later," Xie Qingxiao said to Lin Xiangyi directly, and then said to Xie's mother with a smile: "Mom, don't panic, I haven't done anything to let my wife down."

"Oh, okay," Lin Xiangyi nodded, then glanced at Xie's mother.

Xie's mother just subconsciously thought that Xie Qingxiao was out fooling around again. She didn't want Lin Xiangyi to misunderstand Xie Qingxiao and have a quarrel between the two, so she subconsciously covered for Xie Qingxiao.

Now that she has calmed down, she has realized that she was a little stressed and felt extremely embarrassed.

Father Xie couldn't help but laughed quietly.

"No, Xiangyi, I just..." Xie's mother tried to explain.

Lin Xiangyi also smiled: "It's okay, mother, I know what you mean."

Xie's mother is Xie Qingxiao's biological son. If she really thinks that Xie Qingxiao has done something wrong and wants to protect him, it is understandable.

Xie's mother: "..." She really didn't mean anything else. She was just afraid that Lin Xiangyi would misunderstand Xie Qingxiao before they understood the situation and the two of them would start arguing.

"But if you have any problems in the future, you can tell me directly. As long as you are honest, we can discuss it no matter if we are right or wrong," Lin Xiangyi added.

Mother Xie nodded awkwardly. She was a little embarrassed to face Lin Xiangyi, so she went out to visit other people, which was rare.

Xie's father went with her.

Only Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi were left at home.

"Don't take it to heart that mom subconsciously hid something from you just now," Xie Qingxiao said while eating, "She probably just feared that we would quarrel."

"I can understand," Lin Xiangyi sat next to him, drinking soup in small sips. Thinking of Xie's mother's embarrassed expression when she ran away to visit other people, she found it a little funny.

Xie Qingxiao took a bite of his meal and glanced at her: "But, do you really believe me?"

Lin Xiangyi thought for a moment and said, "For now, I believe it."

During this period, Xie Qingxiao showed him character and attitude, which showed in every aspect that he was a person worthy of reliance.

But people will change. Who knows if Xie Qingxiao will change in a few years or decades?

"But what I can tell you is that what I just said is true. As long as you are honest, we can discuss it regardless of whether we are right or wrong." Since the topic has come to this, Lin Xiangyi will say a few more words:

"If you find someone else you like in the future, you can tell me directly, maybe I will help you."

Xie Qingxiao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He put his chopsticks on the table, looked at Lin Xiangyi solemnly, and gritted his teeth: "I want to strangle you to death."

"Hey, I know it's a bit inappropriate for me to say this now," Lin Xiangyi quickly comforted him: "If you change your mind, it would be best for us to live a good life together. But since we are talking about this topic, let's just talk about it."

"What about you?" Xie Qingxiao smiled and said, "If you meet someone you like in the future, will you tell me directly?"

"While we are married, I will definitely abide by the virtues of a woman and will never do anything to let you down," Lin Xiangyi said, "Of course, if it really comes to that, I will definitely tell you."

"..." Xie Qingxiao mocked: "Then you are really thoughtful."

"Didn't I say that? I just talked about this topic," Lin Xiangyi hit his arm and said, "Why are you being so sarcastic? Can you talk properly?"

"Okay, let's skip this topic," Xie Qingxiao said unhappily. He would be pissed to death if he continued talking about it.

He picked up his chopsticks and continued eating.

"So why do you smell so much of cigarettes and alcohol?" Lin Xiangyi approached Xie Qingxiao and smelled the cigarettes and alcohol on him. She felt nauseous and quickly took two steps back.

Xie Qingxiao lifted the chair and moved away from Lin Xiangyi before saying, "I went to gamble today."

"Gambling?" Lin Xiangyi frowned: "Are you addicted to gambling?"

"No, there is a reason for everything," Xie Qingxiao looked at Lin Xiangyi, "It has something to do with Chen Fengmei."

"What does it have to do with her?" Lin Xiangyi asked.

"Didn't you say that the baby in her belly is her father's?" Xie Qingxiao said:

"I had someone follow her for more than a month and caught her in contact with her mistress. This afternoon, I played cards with her mistress, and now her mistress owes me a lot of money."