Bai Xiaoruo changed into her pajamas, washed her face, and curled up in the blankets.
I'm not sleepy.
Ten minutes ago, after saying those words, Xian Mingyu left and never returned to the room.
Both of them need to calm down.
It's better if he doesn't come back. She doesn't want to sleep with him at all. The thought of lying next to a man whose heart is full of other women makes her feel disgusted.
Even doing intimate things with him makes me feel disgusted.
That's it. He's already hit her and vented his anger. Whatever he wants to do with her is up to him. She's tired and doesn't want to argue with him endlessly anymore.
This was the first time Bai Xiaoruo had ever dared to argue with someone so confidently that she looked them in the eye. Her anger was no less than that of Xian Mingyu.
She just didn't want to talk about it. What good would it do to talk about it? What could it change?
But after tonight's argument, Bai Xiaoruo knew that things would inevitably return to square one between them.
***
The next morning, when Bai Xiaoru woke up, there was still no one beside her.
There wasn't even a dent on the pillow; it seemed he hadn't come home all night.
At that moment, a man speaking broken Chinese arrived at Bai Xiaoruo's room door.
The man told her that he was arranged by someone to take Bai Xiaoruo to the airport to catch a flight, and that he had even thoughtfully bought her a plane ticket.
Without even thinking, it's obvious whose arrangement this was.
Bai Xiaoruo simply said "okay" softly, then turned around and went back to her room to start packing her luggage.
She then discovered that only her suitcase and clothes remained in the room; all of Xuan Mingyu's belongings were gone.
Without thinking further, Bai Xiaoruo packed her luggage, pulled her suitcase, and followed the man downstairs, got into the car, and drove all the way to the airport.
This honeymoon trip ended prematurely.
......
They successfully returned to L City.
As soon as Bai Xiaoruo reached the airport exit, she saw Uncle Chen in the distance.
She quickly took out a mask from her backpack and put it on. It was a free mask she had asked the flight attendant for on the plane, because she was afraid that people who knew her would see the injury on her face after she got off the plane and would overthink it.
She knew that since Xian Mingyu had arranged for someone to pick her up from the hotel and take her to the airport, he would definitely also arrange for someone to pick her up from the airport in L City.
Finally spotting Bai Xiaoruo in the sea of people, Uncle Chen jogged toward her.
"Young Madam, the young master sent me to pick you up. You must be tired from your journey."
"Mm." Bai Xiaoruo didn't say anything more.
"Young Madam, this is your cell phone."
Uncle Chen handed the cell phone from his pocket to Bai Xiaoruo; it was given to him by Xian Mingyu a few hours earlier when he got off the plane.
Bai Xiaoruo glanced at the phone in Uncle Chen's hand, and sure enough, it was the one that Xian Mingyu had given her before.
Since it was confiscated, why make someone else return it to her?
It's really baffling.
Bai Xiaoruo still took the phone. She hadn't checked it for several days, and there was probably a lot of information piling up.
Uncle Chen took the suitcase from Bai Xiaoruo's hand and walked out of the airport with her.
Back at the new courtyard, Aunt Qin, Uncle Bi, and Xia kept asking Bai Xiaoruo if she had seen many beautiful sights on her trip and if her relationship with Xian Mingyu had deepened.
Bai Xiaoruo simply said "That's good" without saying anything else.
Aunt Qin specially prepared a soup for Bai Xiaoruo, saying that it was made with many precious medicinal herbs and was very nourishing. It was all sent by Xian Zhengsen a few days ago and was not only good for her health, but also helpful for having a baby.
Aunt Qin brought out a bowl of soup from the kitchen. "Young Madam, please don't keep wearing your mask. Take it off and drink the soup. This is a very precious medicinal soup."
Bai Xiaoruo glanced at the bowl in Aunt Qin's hand, stood up and went straight upstairs. "Aunt Qin, I'm not hungry and I don't want to drink soup. You guys drink it."
"Oh, this..." Before Aunt Qin could call out to Bai Xiaoruo, she had already gone back to her room upstairs.
The three people downstairs looked at each other, completely baffled as to what was wrong with Bai Xiaoruo.
She was lively and in a good mood before she left, so why is she like this now...?
Did they quarrel again?
Besides, such precious medicinal soup is quite expensive, and it's extremely difficult to find all of it. How could they, as servants, drink it so casually?
Aunt Qin had no choice but to pour the soup from the bowl back into the pot and simmer it again, waiting for Bai Xiaoruo to want some before serving it.
***
After closing and locking the door, Bai Xiaoruo took off her mask and threw it into the trash can, then collapsed wearily onto the soft bed.
I'm so tired, so very tired.
I don't want to move at all.
What medicinal soup, what baby, just thinking about it makes me feel annoyed.
She doesn't want to have a child with that devil!
No, he's more than just a devil; he's a womanizer and a complete bastard!
With so many women around him, why did he marry her in the first place?
This is the other half of the truth that Bai Xiaoruo doesn't yet know. What she wants to know even more is what that girl named Luo'er looks like.
Was she as beautiful as a celestial being, a perfect match for him, that she easily captured his heart, captivated him, and made him want to talk endlessly on the phone with her...?
Now that he's back in L City, he must be the happiest person, after all... he no longer needs to contact Luo'er solely through his phone.
Can they be together openly now?
She was the most superfluous one, and also a joke.
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