"Are there any other injuries? Let me check."
"It's gone, it's gone, it's nowhere to be found." Bai Xiaoruo immediately stood up from the bed to avoid letting Xuan Mingyu see the bruises on her calves.
"You just need to spare me a day of worry." Xuan Mingyu didn't press her any further. He'd been back for a while, and he had a meeting in the afternoon, so it was about time for him to head back to the company.
"I'm going back to the company now. I have a banquet to attend tonight and I can't cancel, so I won't be able to have dinner with you. I'll try to come back as soon as possible."
"Banquet? What banquet? Can you take me with you?" Bai Xiaoru grabbed Xuan Mingyu's sleeve, looking at him expectantly.
This was the first time she had taken the initiative to ask to attend a public event with him.
“No way.” Xuan Mingyu refused her outright.
She's pregnant now, so she has to be extra careful. The banquet is crowded and chaotic; what if she accidentally bumps or falls and hurts the baby?
"Oh... then you can go." Since he didn't agree, Bai Xiaoruo dejectedly let go of his sleeve and silently returned to sit down on the bedside.
"You never liked going to places like that before, why do you want to go now?" He knew she was unhappy. She had never been this willful before, but since becoming pregnant, Bai Xiaoruo's temperament had become much stranger, which Xian Mingyu could mostly understand.
After all, the little baby in her belly was tormenting her every day, making her uncomfortable and naturally prone to emotional outbursts.
“Who said I don’t like going to those kinds of places? We didn’t get along before, so I didn’t dare to mention it to you…” Eating alone at home, with Aunt Qin and Xia Xia not around, Bai Xiaoruo had no one to talk to, so she thought of going to the banquet with Xuan Mingyu and learning more about his social circle.
Although there were still many things I didn't understand and a lot of resentment in my heart, I still had to put the big picture first. I couldn't let the Bai family cause me to completely break off relations with them.
Today, she had done her best, but they still treated her the same way... Bai Xiaoruo was really heartbroken. Should she help these family members or not?
Seeing her sad face, Xuanmingyu's heart softened.
Actually... taking her along isn't a bad idea.
When the invitations arrived today, Xuan Mingyu intended for Annie to be his date. If Bai Xiaoruo insisted on going, it would be a good opportunity to publicly clarify those wildly circulating and nonsensical news reports about her getting back together with her ex-girlfriend.
After taking Su Yuluo back from the hospital that day, he never went to see her again. And every now and then, all sorts of photos would pop up. At first, Xian Mingyu thought that Su Yuluo had deliberately leaked them to the media, but every time he saw her crying with tears streaming down her face, he couldn't bear to question her anymore. Based on his previous understanding of her, she shouldn't be that kind of person.
Instead of remaining silent, why not openly introduce Bai Xiaoruo to everyone as his lawfully wedded wife, and as his relationship with Su Yuluo is over and there is no possibility of reconciliation?
Annie will still be brought to the banquet tonight so she can keep Bai Xiaoru company and avoid getting bored or being in any danger.
Do you really want to go?
"Yes!" Bai Xiaoruo nodded, looking at Xuan Mingyu with a very serious expression.
"I can take you, but you have to promise me you won't run around. When I'm not around, you have to stay by Annie's side and you can't eat anything you want."
Hearing Xuan Mingyu mention Annie, Bai Xiaoruo's eyes lit up, "Is Sister Annie going too?"
“She’s my secretary, so of course I have to bring her to these kinds of events.”
"Hmph! You're being unfair!" Bai Xiaoruo puffed out her cheeks angrily, reaching out to grab his arm. "But I'm still your wife! Why haven't you ever taken me with you?"
"It's because my wife is so beautiful that I'm afraid you'll get kidnapped by bad guys if I take you out."
"Really?" This was the first time he had praised her like this, and Bai Xiaoruo felt a little embarrassed.
"It's fake." The next second, his words were like a bucket of cold water being poured over him.
Bai Xiaoru pouted and let go of his arm. "So you think I'm ugly?"
"It's good to be ugly, because if you're ugly, you won't have to worry about others taking it from you."
"Tch~ What kind of twisted logic is that?"
"Okay, go change your clothes. I'll take you to the company first, and you can stay in my office. I'll take you to buy a dress after my meeting."
"Can I still wear a formal dress?" Bai Xiaoru looked down at her slightly protruding belly. Her belly was getting quite big. Could she still wear a beautiful formal dress?
Sigh, she can't wear high heels anymore anyway. It's such a pity. Her waist used to be so slim, but now she has a protruding belly. How ugly!
"Do you intend to go in your pajamas?"
"Of course not! Then hurry up and go out, I need to change my clothes." Bai Xiaoru pushed Xuan Mingyu towards the room door.
"It's not like I haven't seen you before."
"Get out of here, hurry up!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go out now. Hurry up and change."
Bai Xiaoruo breathed a small sigh of relief after finally getting Xuan Mingyu out.
She wasn't really afraid of him watching her change clothes, it's just... her calves were covered in bruises, and she couldn't let him see them.
Thinking about wearing a beautiful dress to the banquet tonight, where Annie would also be, Bai Xiaoruo was very excited. This was the first time he had taken her to a public event, and she definitely couldn't embarrass him.
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Bai Xiaoruo changed into long pants and wrapped a thick scarf around her neck so that her scars wouldn't be seen by others.
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