“Friend,” Xia Linyin said calmly.
After hanging up the clothes, Xia Linyin sat down at the dining table. "Let's eat."
“Your dad said he didn’t actually have much feeling for that woman. It was mainly because of the child in her belly. I had a hard time when I was pregnant with you, and your dad didn’t want me to suffer again. Your grandparents also wanted a boy, and the old folks are getting old, and your dad is a filial son…”
As Xia Linyin listened to her mother's words, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Xia's mother wiped away her tears and continued, "He said he married that woman so that he could register the child's birth in the future. I saw the divorce agreement; your father gave us most of his property."
She had intended to say, "You actually believe that?" But seeing the tears in her mother's eyes, Xia Linyin sighed softly and said, "You decide for yourselves."
Xia Linyin pulled her mother into her arms and gently patted her back to comfort her, saying, "Mom, you still have me. I will take care of you."
"As for the father, let his son raise him."
That night, Xia Linyin tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, not only because of her parents' situation, but also because of her date the next morning.
Could the man I met today be Mo Li?
He looks so different from how I remember him. Could it really be him?
Although she didn't fall asleep until very late, Xia Linyin still got up early the next morning.
The thought of my date this morning made my hands and feet go weak with nervousness.
She chose a red polka-dot dress, carefully applied light makeup, wore a headband in the same color as the dress, and put on a pair of beige chunky-heeled square-toed shoes.
Looking at herself in the full-length mirror, Xia Linyin thought for a moment and put on the pendant that the man had given her before.
The diamond-encrusted pendant rests gracefully on her delicate collarbone, sparkling beautifully.
Picking up her bag and asking the nanny to take good care of her mother, Xia Linyin left the house.
After parking her car near the Peninsula Coffee Shop, Xia Linyin walked into the coffee shop carrying her bag and the coat she had just picked up from the dry cleaners.
My gaze swept around and landed on the man sitting by the window.
The man was looking down at a magazine, his distinguished air drawing frequent glances from others, who were probably wondering which big star he was.
Xia Linyin walked towards the man, who seemed to sense her gaze and looked up. In an instant, their eyes met in the air.
Xia Linyin paused, not because of the man's handsome appearance, but because of his eyes.
Those eyes seemed to be filled with a dazzling galaxy.
Even though his image and temperament have undergone tremendous changes, his eyes remain familiar, so beautiful that they captivate the viewer.
The man stood up, and Xia Linyin came to her senses and continued walking towards him, only this time gripping the bag in her hand even tighter.
The man gentlemanly pulled out the chair opposite Xia Linyin and asked, "What would you like to drink?"
At this moment, the waiter also came over. Xia Linyin took the menu, casually ordered a cup of coffee, and handed it to the man.
She clenched her hands nervously, her mind completely focused on whether the man was Mo Li.
The name "Mo Li" rolled around in her throat several times, almost escaping her lips.
"Do you like blueberry cake?" the man suddenly asked.
He still remembers my tastes, a thought flashed through Xia Linyin's mind, and she felt somewhat touched.
I never expected that after so long, he would still remember that she liked blueberry cake.
After ordering all the blueberry cakes and desserts on the menu, Mo Li handed the menu to the waiter.
His hands rested on his knees, his slightly sweaty palms betraying his nervousness. He rubbed his knees, his inner state far from the composed demeanor he displayed on his face.
He suddenly cleared his throat, and Xia Linyin's heart tightened, causing her to sit up straight.
"Hello, my name is Mo Li."
He looked straight at Xia Linyin, his gaze like a sharp arrow piercing her heart, severing the rope that held her by a stone.
Xia Linyin finally felt relieved, and her anxiety, which had been building up since last night, finally subsided.
No need to speculate, no need to guess, no need to doubt anymore, he is Mo Li!
She's been searching for Mo Li!
“Mo Li…” Xia Linyin smiled, but tears welled up in her eyes. “It really was you.”
"I finally..." Xia Linyin blinked, a tear sliding down her cheek, and said in a choked voice, "I've seen you."
"Don't cry." Mo Li reached out and wiped away Xia Linyin's tear.
"Where have you been all these years? Why can't I find you no matter how hard I look?"
Xia Linyin blinked, forcing back her tears.
“I hired a private investigator, and later I even found the location of your hometown and went there to see it.”
Xia Linyin shook her head, "But I can't find you anywhere."
"Linyin, I know you've been looking for me, but my identity prevents me from appearing before you."
Mo Li looked out the window and casually described his life over the past few years.
He spent years planning many things, but when he spoke of them, he only mentioned them briefly.
He spoke casually, but Xia Linyin was terrified.
Mo Li unveiled a world that ordinary people could never access.
For ordinary people, it's another level of the world.
Looking at Mo Li's calm face, she couldn't help but hold his hand that was resting on the table. When she touched the rough calluses on his palm, Xia Linyin felt a pang in her heart, as if she had been pricked by a needle, and a fine, dense pain spread through her.
He must have suffered a lot over the years.
"It's all in the past. I'm fine, I've become stronger, and I can protect myself and the people I love."
Mo Li turned his palm over and grasped Xia Linyin's hand. He slowly intertwined his fingers with Xia Linyin's and said, "Only someone like me is worthy of you."
"I love you."
Xia Linyin's heart skipped a beat and then began to pound violently.
Mo Li held Xia Linyin's hand tightly, his gaze so focused, as if she were the only person left in the world, the only one he could see.
When Mo Li looked at Xia Linyin, a faint tenderness would unconsciously flow from his cold eyes, but he had become accustomed to using ice to build an unbreakable wall around himself.
At this moment, the layer of ice melted, and he stared intently at Xia Linyin, as if magma was erupting from the depths of his eyes.
The heat made Xia Linyin's face and ears turn red, and her mind was a complete mess.
She had heard countless confessions of love, but none had ever been as moving or as impactful as Mo Li's.
The words "I love you" uttered by Mo Li carried the weight of a vow, an unyielding and eternal promise.
It struck right at her heart.
Mo Li's ears burned; they turned red just like Xia Linyin's. He nervously gripped Xia Linyin's hand even tighter and said firmly, "Linyin, be my girlfriend."
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