Ling Yan stopped behind her. She didn't seem to be going to the bathroom, but rather looking for her. Xia Xi couldn't ignore her any longer, so she turned around and glanced at her: "I'm warning you, I'm not interested in fighting with you in the bathroom."
Ling Yan wanted to pretend that Xia Xi didn't exist, but she found it difficult. She didn't know why she followed in, as if she was possessed.
"I lost so completely and miserably. Are you laughing at me in your heart for overestimating my own abilities?" Ling Yan's expression was cold. "But I really don't know where I lost!"
Xia Xi felt puzzled: "I never laughed at you."
Ling Yan said stubbornly, "Then tell me! Where did I lose? Tell me!"
She looked a little abnormal, with a crazy look in her eyes, but Xia Xi was very calm. She asked calmly, "Can feelings be determined by winning or losing?"
"Why not?" Ling Yan laughed at herself, her bloodshot eyes rolling with hatred, "The fact is, you won and I lost."
Xia Xi couldn't convince her and walked away.
Ling Yan didn't want her to leave like this, so she grabbed her wrist. Xia Xi shook her hand off reflexively. She hadn't forgotten the last time she fell at the party and ended up in the hospital. It was all because of an argument with Ling Yan.
She didn't want to go through the same thing a second time.
Ling Yan was irritated by her shunning behavior and raised her voice: "Xia Xi, I can't understand why! Why can you still be with him after betraying him!" She was powerless to change the current situation and could only use such words to annoy Xia Xi, "Don't be too proud too soon. You are not Mrs. Xu yet. Everything is unknown. You seem to have won now, but so what? You are just relying on Xu Yanfeng's favor for you. One day, he starts to mind your past, and the only end of you will be abandoned by him. Women like you will suffer retribution, and your family will also..."
“Bang!”
Lingyan felt the familiar pain on her face again after just a few days of recovery.
Xia Xi looked at her own hands. Her palms were still numb and a little red. "It's even."
Ignoring Ling Yan's angry eyes that seemed to want to pounce on her and devour her, Xia Xi brushed past her shoulder, returned to where he was before, and said to his two friends, "Let's go."
Zhao Lei and Liang Yuan picked up their bags, followed Xia Xi on the left and right, chatting and laughing.
*
On the day agreed upon to go to Xu's house for dinner, Xia Xi got up early, took a shower, washed her hair, and sat in front of the dressing table to put on makeup, carefully drawing her eyebrows and applying eye shadow. She had never been so serious even when she was on the show.
Xia Xi picked out a pair of pearl earrings from the jewelry box and poked them into her ear holes. She looked left and right in the mirror and felt relieved that they matched the dress she was wearing.
Xu Yanfeng had already tidied himself up and was leaning against the edge of the dressing table, looking at her.
Xia Xi felt embarrassed when he stared at her: "Go pack some food and toys and have Ziheng take them to Youyou."
It wasn't appropriate to bring a child with you on your first visit, nor would it be convenient for adults to talk. Who knew what the situation would be like? Ziheng knew everything, so he couldn't be there to prevent him from hearing anything he shouldn't. Xia Xi decided to send him to Su Jinru's place and pick him up after the meeting. Xu Yanfeng initially disagreed, but Xia Xi persuaded him.
Xu Yanfeng found Ziheng's schoolbag and packed some snacks and toys.
After he left the bedroom, Xia Xi opened the bottom drawer and took out the ring he had given her when he proposed to her. She put it on her hand and held it up to admire it. It was indeed very eye-catching.
Xia Xi finished tidying up and came out of the bedroom. Ziheng stared at her with exaggerated eyes wide open: "Mom, you are so beautiful."
Xia Xi smiled and touched his head.
Xu Yanfeng looked at her in a daze.
Xia Xi wore a long white dress with three-finger-wide straps, a fitted bodice, and a flowing hem. She looked elegant and dignified, yet not forced, perfectly balanced. Her makeup, though elaborate, remained clean, and her lipstick was a matte berry color, brightening her complexion. Her long, dark hair was loose, slightly curled, and her pearl earrings were faintly visible through her hair.
"Should we set off?" Xia Xi spoke up to break the strange silence.
Xu Yanfeng's gaze remained fixed on her, unwavering. Xia Xi's ears felt hot, and she bumped into him, her lips moving only slightly. "Is it that different from usual?"
Otherwise, why would his expression be so...surprised, almost dumbfounded.
Xu Yanfeng came back to his senses, a light flashed in his dark eyes, and he whispered, "The difference is not big, but it is more grand than usual."
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. I specifically consulted Zhao Lei's opinion and tried my best to be neither rude nor overly formal." Xia Xi felt regretful after hearing what he said. "I'll choose a new dress."
Xu Yanfeng held her hand and said, "It's just a little more formal than usual, not exaggerated. It's very suitable. No need to change."
"Are you sure?"
"Quite sure."
Xia Xi hesitantly went out and went to Su Jinru's house first. It was Xia Xuan who opened the door. Xia Xi was puzzled: "Why are you here?"
"Sister, you look so beautiful today." Xia Xuan looked around and said something else.
Xu Yanfeng followed Xia Xi in, holding Ziheng's hand in one hand and carrying a small schoolbag in the other. He heard the two sisters chatting. Xia Xi asked Xia Xuan when she came.
Xia Yue washed the fruit and brought it over. She had already successfully divorced Zhou Hongsheng and obtained a divorce certificate. Her whole spirit and outlook were different. She wore a long floral dress, her hair tied up, and smiled as she asked them to sit down. She also spoke up for Xia Xuan, "She said she's not busy lately and wanted to come and keep me and Mom company."
"Sister!" Xia Xuan's tone was a little anxious, fearing that Xia Yue would let the cat out of the bag.
Xia Xi was silent for a moment, then looked at Xia Yue: "Isn't she busy recently? When did she come over?"
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