Xu Lai remained silent, and Zhao Qingyun sighed, "What am I supposed to do with you?"
Xu Lai hung up the phone immediately, and when Zhao Qingyun called back, the phone was already switched off.
He sent a message to Xia Ning, asked for the room number, and then took the elevator upstairs.
Xu Lai was in a state of confusion. She wasn't angry and wanted to break up because Zhao Qingyun hadn't told her beforehand.
Instead, she had clearly told him before that he should discuss everything with her and not make decisions on his own.
But he wouldn't listen, and she couldn't escape her family of origin, which meant that she and Zhao Qingyun could never be equals.
Xu Lai didn't believe that her parents wouldn't bother Zhao Qingyun again in the future, and he didn't need to agree unconditionally. If it was just because of her, Xu Lai would rather break up with him than have him sucked dry for the rest of his life.
As she was making plans for the future, there was a knock on the door. Xu Lai thought it was Xia Ning, so she got up to open the door.
She opened the door, and to her surprise, it was Zhao Qingyun. Xu Lai quickly closed the door.
But she was no match for his speed. Zhao Qingyun braced his arm against the door, and seeing that Xu Lai wouldn't let go, he pretended to be caught in the door and muttered, "My hand is caught."
Xu Lai heard that his voice didn't sound fake, so she quickly opened the door to check his hand. She found that there was no wound at all, and feeling a little angry, she pushed the door against the wall and turned around to lie back on the bed.
Zhao Qingyun closed the door, and Xu Lai, with her back to him, said, "I've said everything I needed to say, why are you still here?"
Zhao Qingyun discovered that the self-inflicted injury strategy was working on her, so she decided to play the victim.
"I drove over a thousand kilometers to get back, and you're just planning to break up with me?" Zhao Qingyun's voice was low.
Xu Lai moved slightly, but ultimately did not turn around. "Then what should we say?"
Zhao Qingyun said gently, "I would rather die than break up with you. Don't even think about getting rid of me."
Xu Lai jumped up and threw a pillow at her, saying, "Don't be so shameless."
Zhao Qingyun noticed the gauze on her hand, stepped forward, took her hand, and examined it carefully. "How did this happen?"
Xu Lai turned her face away, "I accidentally cut myself with a knife."
He carefully put her hand back. "Why didn't you tell me? Was I just a decoration? You were determined to break up with me, weren't you?"
Xu Lai quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and then said, "You've seen the situation now. Being with me will only be a burden to you. You can choose to marry someone who matches your family background and status. Why bother with poverty alleviation?"
Zhao Qingyun lowered her head. "Is that what you think? Do you think I would care about these things?"
Xu Lai raised her voice: "But I care!"
Zhao Qingyun hugged her, "Can you not make such a clear distinction between us? I love you, so I can accept everything about you. I know you care about those things, but I hope you don't see this as charity. I'm just helping your family out of a sense of family."
Xu Lai didn't speak, but Zhao Qingyun felt her tears, one by one, falling onto the back of his hand.
He turned her around to face him, wiped away her tears, and said, "Don't be angry with me anymore. I know I was wrong. Let me help you sort things out, okay?"
Xu Lai neither nodded nor refused. He tentatively kissed her eyes, then her nose, her forehead, and finally her lips.
He first captured her lips in his mouth and kissed her for a while, but Xu Lai was pricked by her stubble and pushed him away, saying, "Get away from me, it's prickly."
Zhao Qingyun stepped back a little and couldn't help but say, "Who am I doing this for? As soon as I found out about this, I drove over right away."
After traveling for more than ten consecutive hours, how could he not have stubble?
Xu Lai touched his face. "I'm sorry, I acted impulsively and made you worry."
Zhao Qingyun stood up and said, "I'll take a shower first."
He hadn't prepared any change of clothes; he went in for about ten minutes and came out wrapped in a bath towel.
Xu Lai sent a message to Xu Yan, asking him to go next door to pack a few sets of Zhao Qingyun's clothes and give them to Xia Ning.
Xu Yan asked, "Sister, are you alright? Can I come to see you?"
Xu Lai replied, "Don't come anytime soon, lest they find me through you. I don't want to see them for the time being."
Xu Yan put down his phone and sighed. The house had been a mess since yesterday, and his mother was already cleaning it up. He was also cleaning up on the second floor.
Xu Zhicheng moved the cabinet out, and Xu Lai, with some unknown strength, managed to chop it to pieces.
Grandma took down the family photo, which had several cuts on it. She touched it shakily, then found some tape and stuck it on the back.
In a short while, the family photo was pieced together again, but the cracks would remain forever, and it could never be repaired.
Xu Zhicheng and his mother threw all the smashed furniture out and bought new ones, which wouldn't arrive until tomorrow, leaving the house feeling empty.
Xu Lai's room was mostly untouched, but her bed and cabinets were smashed. Basically, nothing that Xu Zhicheng had paid for was intact.
Xia Ning arrived in the afternoon. Because Zhao Qingyun was there, she put down her things, chatted for a few words, and then left.
Xu Lai nudged Zhao Qingyun, "Your clothes have been delivered, hurry up and change into them, don't wander around naked."
Xu Lai was shocked by his shamelessness. After taking a shower, he came out wearing nothing but a bathrobe. When he was about to lie down on the bed, he wanted to take off the bathrobe as well, saying that it was uncomfortable to sleep in it.
Zhao Qingyun took out her clothes and changed right there on the spot without even going into the bathroom.
He had a stubble beard, and Xu Lai wouldn't let him be intimate, so he ordered a razor and family planning supplies.
Because of his arrival, Xu Lai temporarily escaped her sad mood and was in the mood to scold him.
Zhao Qingyun changed her dressing and then saw how deep the wound on her hand was. He blew on it while applying the medicine, asking, "Does it still hurt?"
Xu Lai shook her head: "Actually, I don't feel anything anymore?"
She didn't treat it in time, and the wound was deep, so it will definitely leave a scar. But even if there is no scar, what difference will it make? The wound in her heart will never heal.
Zhao Qingyun bandaged her up, and soon the takeout arrived. In addition to the razor, he also ordered food. Xu Lai hadn't felt hungry before, but now that she was in a better mood, she realized she was starving.
Xu Lai had a problem eating because of her right hand injury, so Zhao Qingyun fed her.
Xu Lai took a couple of bites and then felt embarrassed, so she moved away a little and said, "There's a spoon, but I'll just eat it myself."
Just as Zhao Qingyun was about to say something, the phone rang. He answered it, and Xu Lai took the opportunity to grab the spoon.
The call was from Ms. Yingqiu. She hadn't seen him last night and assumed he was playing mahjong again, but he still hadn't returned by tonight.
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