Chapter 14: Sophistry
Shen Yixiao smiled to comfort me, walked over and kissed me on the forehead, his eyes and eyebrows full of smiles were very beautiful, "How could it be? I should have put it away, but I can't remember where I put it. I'll look for it when I have time."
I nodded obediently and watched him leave.
As soon as Shen Yixiao left, I got up, changed my clothes, took the gifts I bought yesterday, and drove to my house.
I hid in the car and looked at the situation of my villa through the glass. The door was already open. Aunt Yang was right. My parents did come back early.
I was excited and nervous, afraid that when I went in, I would get my parents' cold faces and that they would not accept me.
Just as I was preparing myself mentally, a little boy, about four or five years old, ran out holding a basketball.
"Mingming, Mingming!" My mother chased out. I hadn't seen her for many years. She had obviously aged a little, but the kindness and gentleness on her face were still so familiar.
But that maternal love no longer belongs to me.
My heart suddenly tightened and my mind went blank, as if I had been struck by lightning.
The little boy passed by my car and playfully shouted, "Mom, I want to play basketball. There's a basketball court over there. I see it!"
When I heard the word "Mom" coming out of his mouth, I was stunned.
My mother caught up with the little boy, pulled him into her arms, and coaxed him, "No, we just got home today, and you are not familiar with the area. Wait a few days and ask your father to take you there."
The little boy pouted and nodded unhappily, but he was quite obedient.
There was a crack in my car window, and through that crack I could clearly see my mother. She put the little boy down, and the mother and son walked home together.
The heartwarming scene just now has happened to me many times before, and at this moment my heart is filled with bitterness and regret.
I didn't dare go back, and left in shame with those expensive gifts.
Perhaps because of the stimulation, my brain was not working well. Halfway through the road, I rear-ended someone else's car. After the other party got out of the car, he became furious and knocked on my window and asked me to get out.
I called Shen Yixiao. I usually let him handle this kind of thing.
"Madam." As soon as the phone was connected, it was Lu Xiaoyun's voice that came, still very polite and courteous, "Boss Shen is busy, do you have anything to say? I'll pass it on for you later."
"Aren't you on vacation?" I blurted out.
The other party was silent for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, I left something at the company, and came to pick it up."
Go back to the company to get something, and answer the phone for Shen Yixiao.
You are making fun of me as if I were a fool!
Just now, I suddenly had a younger brother, which made me feel very irritated and I couldn't control my anger. "Really? I don't care what Shen Yixiao is busy with now, you give him the phone immediately, otherwise I will go to the company to find him now!"
The next second the call was hung up, and I knew that the two of them must have had a fierce battle in that lounge, and Shen Yixiao had the habit of taking a shower afterwards, so Lu Xiaoyun answered my call.
Things like taking vacation and going back to the company to get something were all lies.
Three minutes later, Shen Yixiao called back, his tone anxious, "Wife, what's wrong? I was busy just now, Secretary Lu happened to come back to get something and saw you calling, so she answered the phone for me. She said you were very unhappy."
"I crashed into someone else's car." I said coldly. At this moment, I couldn't even pretend anymore.
When Shen Yixiao heard this, he immediately asked for my address and told me not to get out of the car.
I sat in the car like a puppet, motionless, losing all emotions, and letting the person I rear-ended curse me outside and yell at me to get out of the car.
Half an hour later, Shen Yixiao arrived and directly solved the problem by paying double the repair fee.
I opened the car door and walked down, looking at him stiffly, "Why is Secretary Lu still in the company? Did she need to answer the phone for you to get something? Could it be that she left something on your desk?"
"I just finished a meeting and left my phone in the conference room. She left her coat in the conference room yesterday. When she went to get it just now, she saw my phone and answered it for me." Shen Yixiao argued calmly, quickly changed the subject, and pulled me to check, "Wife, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? Let's go to the hospital!"
I shook off his hand and said, "I'm fine, let's go home first."
Shen Yixiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that I didn't pursue Lu Xiaoyun's matter any further. He didn't even notice that there was a faint strawberry mark on his neck.
After returning home, Shen Yixiao sent someone to send the crashed car for repair, and then came to comfort me, fearing that I was frightened.
I shook my head. “I’m not that timid. When we were in such a difficult time, I was chased and beaten by people with knives and sticks in the alley, but I was not afraid.”
Speaking of the unbearable past, Shen Yixiao's eyes became gentler, and he held my hand tightly.
That past was something we experienced together, and no one else can replace it.
I just want to remind him that I have given so much for him, how did it feel when he betrayed me?
But he did not show any guilty look. Instead, he recalled that time with me, his eyes full of nostalgia and emotion.
I was a little tired, so I interrupted him and said, "I'm a little sleepy, I want to sleep."
"Okay, you take a nap. I have to go back to the company. I'm not done with work yet. Feel free to contact me if you have anything." Shen Yixiao nodded.
I didn't say anything, my heart was a mess.
My parents actually have another child, is it their biological child? Or adopted?
Is it because you are so disappointed in me that you do this?
But I have no right to blame them. I was too young and impulsive back then.
When I was upset, Su Ying called me. She was very excited, "Xiaoyue, do you know about the international art exhibition in the east of the city tomorrow?"
"I know." I said coldly.
"Mr. Chen from your family will definitely be able to get an invitation. Can you help me get one too? We'll go together!" Su Ying asked for my help without any hesitation.
The thread of my dress came undone at the anniversary celebration. I later asked the brand staff to come and check it out. They said that a thread was broken, but it fit me so well that it was impossible for it to be broken.
The only possibility is that Su Ying broke it when she tried it on, but she didn't tell me.
If I made a fool of myself in front of everyone, her goal would be achieved.
I rejected her very clearly, “No, I don’t plan to go to that art exhibition, and Shen Yixiao won’t help me prepare the invitation.”
After hearing my answer, Zhou Ying's excitement suddenly disappeared. She was a little unhappy, "Why? Didn't you say you would go before? And you said you would take me with you. Now it's about to start, and you're not going? I've been preparing for a long time!"
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