Chapter 321: Want to Eat a Midnight Snack
Su Man stopped talking.
The sightseeing bus moved forward smoothly, and the cool night wind made people feel relaxed and happy.
Doudou was sleeping soundly in Su Man's arms, but suddenly his brows furrowed, his little eyebrows tied into a knot, and he started crying with a few "ya" sounds.
"What's wrong, baby? What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Su Man coaxed the child softly.
Xiao Beisheng's eyebrows were also knitted together, his sword-like eyebrows were full of annoyance, "Children are so annoying."
Doudou cried herself awake, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she wanted to break free from Suman's arms.
Su Man was still wondering what happened to Doudou, when she saw Doudou's chubby little hands stretched out towards Xiao Beisheng, grabbed Xiao Beisheng's sleeves, and begged him to hug her.
Xiao Beisheng: "..."
Su Man: “…”
Doudou grabbed Xiao Beisheng's sleeve and tried desperately to break free from Su Man.
Su Man looked at Xiao Beisheng for help: "Why don't you... hug him?"
Xiao Beisheng's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, "No."
"Don't you think he's noisy? Maybe if you hug him, he'll stop crying, and it won't disturb the other passengers."
Xiao Beisheng was about to refuse, but somehow, Doudou ended up in his hands.
He had never held a child before, so his posture was very stiff, his arms were rigid, and he didn't dare to move.
Miraculously, Doudou stopped crying when she was in his arms.
"Since he has calmed down, I will reluctantly give him a hug." Xiao Beisheng still insisted.
Doudou was small, soft and warm. Xiao Beisheng felt a strange feeling when he held it in his arms.
This strange feeling stirred his heart.
He couldn't tell what this feeling was.
But, unexpectedly, there is neither rejection nor disgust.
He turned his head and saw Su Man staring at him curiously. Xiao Beisheng felt extremely embarrassed for a moment. "It feels like holding a stinky winter melon. It's heavy and uncomfortable. I really want to throw him out of the car."
Su Man: “…”
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On the beach.
Qiao Shiyan was still staring at the sea in a daze.
The fireworks display had ended long ago, and the tourists dispersed, leaving only a few tourists around the bonfire. Some sat quietly chatting and some sang with guitars.
Luna called.
Qiao Shiyan didn't want to answer the call, but at that moment, he seemed to be in particular need of comfort, and for some unknown reason, he answered the call.
"Hello." Qiao Shiyan said weakly.
"Lawyer Qiao, I'm here to apologize to you. Please don't hang up yet! Can you please listen to me finish what I have to say?"
"I'm not planning on hanging up."
Hearing Qiao Shiyan say this, Luna's voice couldn't help but become aggrieved: "I hesitated for several days before making this call. I was impulsive that time. I was only angry for you and didn't consider your feelings. I'm sorry."
Qiao Shiyan didn't say anything.
But he didn't hang up either.
Luna knew Qiao Shiyan was listening, so she continued, "In addition to apologizing to you, I also want to tell you something important. I heard that you and your friend opened a law firm together. I thought you would need some help since you are just starting out, so I quit my job at Hongcheng."
"What?!" Qiao Shiyan was very surprised and also very angry. "Luna, you just started at Hongcheng this year, and you quit your job now. Wouldn't all your previous efforts be wasted? Hongcheng is the leader in the industry. The experience you get there will be better than anywhere else..."
"I know you've always considered me your apprentice. Even though I'm no longer under your command, you truly do have my best interests at heart. However, I don't want to stay anywhere without you."
Qiao Shiyan sighed helplessly, "Don't act on impulse. You're not a recent college graduate anymore."
"I know exactly what I'm doing. We've collaborated on many cases, and it's been very pleasant and smooth, isn't it? Even Old Yan said that the sum of our parts is greater than the sum of our parts."
Qiao Shiyan was silent.
Luna said, "Anyway, I've already submitted my resignation from Hongcheng. It's up to you whether you're willing to hire me or not."
"You know perfectly well that I won't turn you away."
Luna smiled silently, "I know that my master is the best person in the world."
The laughter and joy on the beach came into the receiver, and Luna caught it keenly.
"Master, are you outside?"
"Well, I'm taking my wife and kids to the island for a few days. After a while, I'll get busy and probably won't have this opportunity anymore."
Luna couldn't help but feel uneasy: "Then am I disturbing your family of three by calling you at this time?"
"No."
After receiving the tranquilizer from Qiao Shiyan, Luna's little tail lifted up with pride: "It's okay if I disturb you. I'm not afraid of your wife misunderstanding. You and I are talking openly about work."
Qiao Shiyan smiled bitterly.
Even if Su Man knew about it, she wouldn't be jealous or care.
He said, "Since you've already resigned, you can come and help me. I'll calculate your salary based on the salary ratio for job hopping in the same industry."
Luna's voice was clear and joyful beside his ears, but the emptiness in Qiao Shiyan's heart could not be filled by it...
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Xiao Beisheng followed Su Man back to the hotel.
Xiao Beisheng had an awkward feeling towards Doudou.
He knew clearly that this was Qiao Shiyan and Su Man's child, and it was also the "evidence" of his cheating, and a shame for Xiao Beisheng. He should hate this damn kid.
But he just couldn't hate it.
On the contrary, the child was like a worm in his arms, so cute that it made people's hearts melt. His rosy face inherited his mother's super high looks, like a ball of flour, making people want to pinch it.
Seeing him staring at Doudou, Su Man couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"
"I want to strangle this bastard to death." Xiao Beisheng's voice was hard.
Su Man was so angry.
I was really afraid that he would strangle Doudou to death, so I immediately snatched Doudou back from his arms.
The two of them went back to the hotel with a strange and awkward quarrel.
Su Man would never let Xiao Beisheng enter the room.
Firstly, this was a place where she, Doudou, and Qiao Shiyan lived together as a family of three. How could an outsider like Xiao Beisheng enter? Secondly, Su Man and her family had booked a suite with several rooms. Su Man and Doudou slept together, while Qiao Shiyan lived alone. If Xiao Beisheng noticed that Su Man and Qiao Shiyan were sleeping in separate rooms, he might become suspicious.
Su Man stopped Xiao Beisheng at the elevator and said, "You can stop here. You don't have to go up."
Xiao Beisheng narrowed his eyes and did not exit the elevator. Instead, he looked at his watch and said, "I'll give you twenty minutes. I'll wait for you downstairs."
"What are you waiting for me to do?" Su Man widened her eyes.
"It's a courtesy to return the favor. I'm hungry, please have a midnight snack with me."
Su Man wanted to beat Xiao Beisheng to death.
"What about the child? There's no one to take care of him. I have to stay with him!"
Xiao Beisheng didn't care: "You can entrust it to someone to take care of it. If you can't afford it, I can help you find someone temporarily. But this money will also be counted as repaying my debt."
Su Man almost fainted.
In fact, they have contacted a local nanny in case of special circumstances where Su Man and Qiao Shiyan are unable to take care of Doudou, the nanny will come to their home.
But Xiao Beisheng was so rude! So overbearing!
Xiao Beisheng refused to give in, and Su Man had no choice but to call and ask the nanny to come over.
Before leaving, Su Man was reluctant to leave Doudou. She pinched Doudou's little hand and kissed Doudou's cheek. Xiao Beisheng looked gloomy as he watched.
Finally, the nanny brought Doudou upstairs.
Su Man turned to Xiao Beisheng with a resentful look on her face: "What are you eating? Finish eating quickly and go back quickly."
Finally, they were the only two left. Xiao Beisheng was in a good mood and wanted to play a prank on Su Man: "I don't know, let's look around."
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