Chapter 192 You Feed Me

Xiao Ruoyi gave a soft snort: "What grievances have I suffered? It's your mother who's crying."

“She was in the wrong before,” Huo Xianyang said. “I made things clear to them when I went home last time. They won’t bother you again.”

"Huo Xianyang," Xiao Ruoyi opened her eyes and looked at him, "Am I being selfish?"

Huo Xianyang said, "If it were before, I might have thought you were selfish. I know you love me, so why can't you change your life plans for me?"

Xiao Ruoyi looked at him.

He added, “Not anymore. You don’t need to accommodate me; I’ll accommodate you. I have no right to keep asking you to do things. I want to love you and stay by your side, so let me do those things. Yiyi, you don’t need to do anything.”

Don't you feel wronged?

Huo Xianyang shook his head: "I don't think so. It's because I owe you something."

"If you had known back then that what happened would make you owe me so much, do you regret it now?"

Huo Xianyang smiled and said, "How could I regret it? If it weren't for what happened back then, we wouldn't be together now. What I regret is not letting you understand my feelings sooner."

Xiao Ruoyi said, "You're a lawyer; at the very least, you shouldn't let yourself suffer a loss."

Huo Xianyang said, "What have I lost? Apart from a marriage certificate, what's the difference between us now and husband and wife? Besides, you even gave birth to my child."

"The child will take my surname from now on."

"Since you gave birth to him, of course he takes your surname."

Xiao Ruoyi remained silent.

Huo Xianyang tucked her in: "Go to sleep."

"Huo Xianyang." Xiao Ruoyi closed her eyes; "Are you really sure? You want to follow me without any status or relationship? Let me make this clear from the start: if you change your mind later, if you fall in love with someone else, I might... do something very impulsive."

"For example?" Huo Xianyang smiled: "Kill me?"

Xiao Ruoyi opened her eyes and glanced at him: "If I kill you, won't I have to go in myself? I'll have someone break your third leg."

Huo Xianyang felt a tightening in his lower abdomen.

Then he laughed.

“I’m so scared,” he said. “So don’t worry, I won’t do it.”

Xiao Ruoyi said, "Then you should take care of things abroad. I don't accept living apart from someone else."

"knew."

Huo Xianyang tried hard to suppress the surprise in his voice.

Xiao Ruoyi turned over, her back to him: "I'm going to sleep."

She doesn't eat meals now, not breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and spends most of her day receiving IV drips.

I can sleep whenever I want.

Vomiting is a very physically demanding activity.

It takes Xiao Ruoyi a long time to recover after vomiting once.

Huo Xianyang looked at her from behind, and couldn't resist getting up again to kiss her behind the ear.

Xiao Ruoyi fell asleep quickly.

Huo Xianyang was sure she wouldn't wake up, so he got up and went out, then made another phone call to his father.

He explained the current situation again.

If he and Xiao Ruoyi are together, and this child is born, it will be their child.

If his family doesn't pressure him, he might still be able to take his child back to visit his parents in the future.

If things continue to be at an impasse, who knows what drastic things Xiao Ruoyi might do?

Huo Xianyang didn't know whether he had persuaded his father.

But it should be about right.

Because his father finally said, "I'm not going to get involved in your affairs anymore."

Then he hung up the phone.

How could they really not care?

All I can say is that we've compromised for now.

If we don't want to get married, then we don't have to. Maybe our thoughts will change after we have children.

Qu Jianhang was also a little confused: "Why doesn't Yiyi want to get married?"

Lin Xiyin didn't want to talk to her mother about the past, so she could only say, "Huo Xianyang made a mistake before, and Yiyi was quite sad. But Yiyi has always been against marriage, and I've known her for so many years, and she has never changed her mind."

Qu Jianhang nodded: "I understand. Actually, there's nothing wrong with not getting married. Society is very tolerant of this kind of thing nowadays."

If your own parents and relatives are left unattended, others will naturally not say much.

Even if there is discussion, unrelated people will not be greatly affected.

But to be honest, Lin Xiyin is a rather conservative and traditional person.

So even though Lin Yiming treated her that way, she still sent him money regularly.

In Xiao Ruoyi's words, who cares if he lives or dies.

Actually, Xiao Ruoyi wasn't that ruthless; she was just more assertive and decisive.

But Lin Xiyin couldn't do it.

For example, regarding Pei Muyi's matter, Lin Xiyin now feels that she has long since forgiven him.

Besides, the two of them didn't know each other's feelings back then, which is why so many misunderstandings arose.

But in Xiao Ruoyi's words, she would never forgive Pei Muyi for what he had done in the past, even if she were beaten to death.

It has nothing to do with whether he loves you or not; he is simply a humiliator.

Lin Xiyin and Xiao Ruoyi have different personalities.

Strangely enough, these two completely different people became best friends.

"She may not be a completely good person," Qu Jianhang commented on her, "but she's very good to you. And I like her very much."

Lin Xiyin said, "She's a good person. She's just all bark and no bite. She had an assistant who stole a confidential document for money. When she found out, she sent the assistant to jail. But later, she took the money for the assistant's mother's surgery."

Qu Jianhang smiled and said, "Okay, she's a good person."

“She’s a good person,” Lin Xiyin said. “Back in school, she helped classmates who were being bullied.”

Qu Jianhang stopped laughing: "Were you bullied by your classmates before?"

Lin Xiyin shook her head.

Qu Jianhang hugged her.

Nothing unexpected happened after that. Lin Xiyin's only hope was that Xiao Ruoyi would get better soon.

With the Chinese New Year approaching, streets and alleys are decorated in a festive manner.

The lanterns on the trees, the lanterns along the roadside, and the various banners and ribbons from the shops.

As Lin Xiyin walked out of the school, she looked around and thought back to this time last year when she was still abroad.

I was very homesick at that time.

I miss the dumplings my family makes, the fried dough sticks and tofu pudding I eat in the morning, and even the song "Wishing you prosperity" that's played non-stop in supermarkets during the Lunar New Year.

Lately, everyone has been getting along well.

Pei Muye would occasionally run into Qu Jianhang downstairs, and the two would greet each other and have a brief chat.

Yan Chengyu occasionally goes on business trips, but he usually comes back within a day or two.

Whenever he has free time, he invites Qu Jianhang to dinner. They don't go out; they just stay at his house and he cooks for himself.

He's not free at noon, so we can only meet in the evening.

Once Qu Jianhang goes to his house and has dinner, he won't be able to leave.

Fortunately, his frequency is not frequent, about once a week, which Qu Jianhang can accept.

One time, Lin Xiyin went out of her bedroom to get something and happened to see Qu Jianhang answering Yan Chengyu's phone call.

Qu Jianhang was very young when she was with Lin Xiyin, and she is not even fifty years old now.

But she exudes youth and vitality; her privileged life, stunning looks, and extraordinary temperament make her appear very young.

When she spoke to Yan Chengyu, she unconsciously revealed a girlish demeanor, a mix of coquettishness and innocence.

Lin Xiyin suddenly realized that Xiao Ruoyi was sometimes like that too.

Although Xiao Ruoyi was stubborn, in reality, Huo Xianyang was the only person in her heart from beginning to end.

Lin Xiyin had also occasionally seen Xiao Ruoyi answer Huo Xianyang's calls.

When there are other people around, she jokes and teases, never saying a serious word.

But Lin Xiyin also ran into him when no one was around.

She lay on the bed, swinging her legs, her face flushed with the shyness of someone in love.

That's great.

They are both in love.

"What are you thinking about?"

A deep, pleasant voice came into Lin Xiyin's ears.

Pei Muye leaned closer and looked outside, following her gaze.

"Roasted chestnuts?" he asked. "Want some?"

Lin Xiyin wasn't hungry, but she nodded almost inexplicably.

"Wait."

Pei Muye almost always drove her around himself.

On a few occasions, the driver was the one who drove, because Pei Muye had to attend a video conference abroad at that time.

He pulled the car over to the side of the road, got out, and strode towards the roadside stalls.

Lin Xiyin looked at him in the rearview mirror.

This area is quite lively at night. It's not a large-scale night market, but there are plenty of places selling all sorts of things.

Workers who had just finished get off work, students who didn't want to go home after school, and a few elderly people pushing strollers with their children were also present.

Pei Muye stood out so much among them, like a crane among chickens.

He was wearing a high-end suit custom-made by a master tailor from a century-old tailor shop.

The cashmere coat on the outside looks very expensive.

The leather shoes on my feet, I don't know what kind of leather they are, have a soft and comfortable sheen.

Spotless.

But now, he stands in front of a small stall.

The old man selling roasted chestnuts had a face full of wrinkles, weathered by life's hardships.

Pei Muye stood in front of him. Although they were from two different worlds, strangely, Lin Xiyin saw harmony.

Pei Muye's good manners were ingrained in his bones. She saw him nod slightly and look into the old woman's eyes as he spoke.

He simply stood there, exuding an indescribable charm.

Soon, Pei Muyi reached out and took the chestnuts that the old man had packed, nodded again, and turned to walk towards the car.

Pei Muye got into the car, but didn't hand her the bag.

He sat in the driver's seat, first wiping his hands with a wet wipe, then asked her, "What else would you like to eat?"

Lin Xiyin shook her head.

Pei Muyi easily peeled a chestnut, pinched it, and held it to Lin Xiyin's lips: "Try it."

Lin Xiyin was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out to take it.

Pei Muye asked, "Did you wash your hands?"

Lin Xiyin let out a blank "Ah".

Taking advantage of the moment, Pei Muyi stuffed a warm chestnut into her mouth.

"Eat up, I'll peel it for you, don't get your hands dirty."

With something in her mouth, Lin Xiyin subconsciously began to chew.

The chestnuts are sweet, soft, and delicious.

After eating three in a row, Lin Xiyin finally noticed: "Aren't you going to eat?"

Pei Muye didn't seem to have expected this either.

He put down the chestnuts in his hand, took a wet wipe, and wiped Lin Xiyin's hands.

Lin Xiyin looked at him strangely.

Pei Muyi peeled one, placed it in her hand, and then leaned closer: "Then I'll have one too."

He opened his mouth: "Ah."

Lin Xiyin was a little dumbfounded.

Seeing that she didn't move, Pei Muye asked, "What's wrong? I fed you three, so in return, you can't even feed me one?"

After saying that, without waiting for Lin Xiyin's reaction, he leaned over and took the chestnut from Lin Xiyin's hand.