124 He called her Manman
In the kitchen, Xie Yaoyao blushed deeply when she heard Aunt Wang say that.
"Aunt Wang, please stop talking. If others hear this, they might think I have ulterior motives towards President Huo."
Seeing her flustered appearance, Aunt Wang couldn't help but sigh.
"Teacher Xie, why don't you open your eyes and take a look?" Fifth Master practically had "I love you" written all over his face.
Xie Yaoyao looked bewildered. "What am I looking at?"
Aunt Wang said helplessly, "Just look how different Fifth Master is from how he treats others."
It's also because Fifth Master didn't have a mouth.
Having been under their noses for two months, what can't you say openly? Why keep things hidden like this? It's making them anxious.
Xie Yaoyao laughed and said, "Yes, after all, I'm fat in a way that's different from others."
Aunt Wang had nothing to say.
One is blind, the other is mute; let's see how long they keep arguing.
Huo Yanxi nearly crushed the tulip in his arms at the kitchen doorway.
Xie Ziyu chased after Doubao, her soft body bumping into the man's leg.
He lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud, landing hard on his backside.
Xie Ziyu looked up at Huo Yanxi and asked, "Old Deng, what are you doing hiding here?"
He spoke quite loudly, and Xie Yaoyao and Aunt Wang in the kitchen both heard him.
Xie Yaoyao wiped the water off her hands and strode out. Xie Ziyu had already gotten up from the ground.
He brushed the dust off his shorts and rushed over to hug Xie Yaoyao's legs.
"Mommy, Old Deng is eavesdropping here."
Huo Yanxi's face immediately showed embarrassment. He coughed lightly and said, "I just arrived."
Xie Yaoyao's gaze was first drawn to the tulips in his arms, and then she looked into his eyes.
She wondered if it was because the lighting was a bit dim, but she felt that Huo Yanxi's gaze was a little deep.
She said, "What beautiful tulips."
Huo Yanxi handed the tulips to her, saying, "I bought these for you."
Xie Yaoyao was flattered and quickly reached out to take it, "Thank you, President Huo, I will find a vase to put it in properly."
Huo Yanxi felt a moment of emptiness in his hand, then looked down into her eyes, "Can't you stay?"
Xie Yaoyao paused, a slight warmth rising in her heart. "President Huo, work is finished, I should leave now."
She had lived there for two months and was actually quite reluctant to leave.
But this is not her home after all, and she will eventually have to leave.
Huo Yanxi stared into her eyes, finally unable to hold back any longer, "Manman, how long are you going to keep this from me?"
If this face were thinner, it would look like Chi Xiaoman.
He hadn't exposed her yet, hoping to find the right opportunity.
But she's about to leave, and if he pretends to be oblivious, he'll only be able to watch helplessly as she slips away.
The tulip in Xie Yaoyao's hand fell to the ground unexpectedly. Her ears were ringing and her mind went blank.
She looked at him in surprise, "Mr. Huo..."
"Manman, I know you haven't lost your memory. You remember everything. Why don't you dare to acknowledge me?"
Is it because she doesn't love him and is afraid he'll cling to her?
Even if she didn't love him, she still felt familial affection for him. How could she bear not to acknowledge him as her father?
Xie Yaoyao slowly clenched her fists at her sides. She knew that her face was becoming more and more like the former Chi Xiaoman, and she couldn't hide it from Huo Yanxi.
only……
"Mr. Huo, I don't understand what you're saying. Who is Manman?" Xie Yaoyao was unwilling to admit it.
She thought that as long as she didn't admit it, it wouldn't matter if Huo Yanxi said she was Chi Xiaoman.
Huo Yanxi clenched his fists, and after a long while, he turned and went upstairs without saying a word.
Xie Yaoyao stood in the restaurant, watching Huo Yanxi's figure disappear through the door, and she closed her eyes tightly.
She really can't stay here any longer.
Thinking this, she bent down and picked up the tulip that had fallen to the ground. Fortunately, this type of flower is not delicate and the petals did not fall off.
As she smelled the faint fragrance of tulips, a sense of loss washed over her.
Xie Yaoyao prepared a sumptuous dinner and set it on the table. The ride-hailing car she had just booked had already arrived.
She arrived with just a simple suitcase, and left with nothing much.
She didn't take the clothes and jewelry that Huo Yanxi had sent to her in the afternoon; she left them in her room.
She came out dragging her suitcase; Uncle Jian, Aunt Wang, and Huo Zi were all in the living room.
Huo Zidu ran over, "Teacher Xie, can't you stay?"
Xie Yaoyao patted his head. "Huo Zidu, study hard after school starts. If you don't understand anything, feel free to call me and ask me."
Huo Zidu puffed out his cheeks, "If anyone asks you, you won't be my teacher anymore."
Xie Yaoyao was still a little reluctant, so she simply messed up his handsome hairstyle.
"Be good and study hard."
Xie Ziyu held Doubao in his arms. Doubao seemed to sense the atmosphere of parting, clinging to Xie Ziyu with its two front paws and whimpering.
Their beady eyes were filled with reluctance, and they seemed to be sobbing as if trying to keep them from leaving.
Xie Ziyu stroked its fur with his hand, "Don't cry, I can't bear to part with you either."
It would be great if I could ask Old Deng for some steamed buns.
But he definitely won't agree.
Xie Ziyu thought to himself with distress, "Maybe I should just steal the steamed bun."
Aunt Wang stepped forward and hugged Xie Yaoyao. "Teacher Xie, are you really leaving?"
"Um."
Uncle Jian glanced up at the second floor and asked, "Teacher Xie, aren't you going to say goodbye to Fifth Master?"
Just as Xie Yaoyao was about to speak, her phone vibrated. It was the ride-hailing driver calling to urge her to hurry up.
She silenced her phone and said, "No need, I've already said goodbye to Mr. Huo."
Uncle Jian opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.
Xie Yaoyao put her phone back in her pocket and said with a smile, "Uncle Jian, Aunt Wang, thank you for your understanding during this time. The driver has been urging us to leave, so we'll be going now."
Aunt Wang couldn't help but wipe away her tears, "Teacher Xie, if you miss us, please come back and visit us often."
"good."
Uncle Jian went to help her with her suitcase, and Xie Yaoyao patted Xie Ziyu's head, "Yu Bao, we're leaving."
Xie Ziyu looked up at Xie Yaoyao, "Mommy, can't we really take Doubao with us?"
Xie Yaoyao shook her head. "No, Doubao is President Huo's dog."
As they were talking, Uncle Jian's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and answered it.
"Fifth Master..."
"Let them take the steamed buns with them." Huo Yanxi's indifferent voice revealed no emotion.
Uncle Jian was taken aback. "Fifth Master, Doubao has been with you for five or six years. Are you really going to let Teacher Xie and the others take him away?"
Huo Yanxi: "That was originally her dog, let her take it away."
When Uncle Jian heard the call end, he turned around to look at Xie Yaoyao, and then at Doubao.
"Teacher Xie, Fifth Master said you can take the steamed buns with you."
Before Xie Yaoyao could speak, Xie Ziyu jumped up while holding Doubao.
"This is the first time I've ever found Old Deng so pleasing to the eye."
Xie Yaoyao: "..."
Uncle Jian packed some dog food for them to take with them and saw the mother and son out.
The ride-hailing driver was getting impatient waiting outside, but he didn't say anything when he saw them come out.
Uncle Jian put the suitcase in the trunk, and Xie Ziyu got into the car carrying the dog.
Xie Yaoyao looked up, but she could no longer see what was happening inside the villa.
So she didn't see Huo Yanxi standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching them leave.
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