Her eyes turned cold as she broke free from Xian Mingyu's hand. "Don't try to coax me with that anymore."
He always does this.
After arguments and conflicts, he remained silent until he realized she was unhappy and her feelings had changed, then he would try to coax her.
He never knew what she really wanted.
"I'm tired, I want to go back to sleep. If you have other things to do, I can take a taxi myself."
He was very busy, but... he didn't feel comfortable entrusting Bai Xiaoruo to anyone else.
I know she's throwing a tantrum, and if I ignore her again, I won't be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.
"I'll take you back."
When Xian Mingyu took off his suit jacket and draped it over Bai Xiaoruo, he could faintly smell the tobacco scent on her.
This smell... doesn't smell like the cigarettes he usually smokes.
I smelled it when I hugged her just now.
He hasn't smoked all day. This is a no-smoking area, and no one is allowed to smoke here. How could she smell of tobacco on her?
What are you doing?
He kept smelling her neck, his warm breath tickling Bai Xiaoruo's neck.
"It's nothing, let's go."
Maybe he's just overthinking it; how could she possibly have been close to another man?
Xuan Mingyu took Bai Xiaoruo's hand and led her out of the hotel.
***
On the way back, no one mentioned the conflict between Bai Xiaoruo and Su Yuluo at the banquet that night.
He focused on driving, while Bai Xiaoruo turned her head to look out the car window, not really wanting to talk to him.
The new hospital was too far away, and there was no one at home to take care of her, so Xian Mingyu drove to Junjiang District, which made it convenient for him to commute to and from get off work and also to go back to see her.
As soon as the car came to a smooth stop at the door, Bai Xiaoruo unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the door, and got out of the car.
As I came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, I heard Hsien Ming-yu making a phone call on the balcony.
He seemed to be arguing with the person on the other end of the phone, and Bai Xiaoruo even heard Su Yuluo's name.
She didn't move again, and just stood quietly at the balcony entrance listening.
"Is Luo'er alright now? Is her injury serious?"
[Don't you think what you're asking is obvious? Yu, I'm not going to beat around the bush with you anymore. I'll just be blunt. From now on, keep an eye on your wife and don't let her get close to Yu Luo again! Yu Luo's health isn't good to begin with. Do you know how badly her waist was bruised after that collision tonight? If it had been any harder, she would have almost broken a bone!] Mu Bie on the other end of the phone was clearly very angry. Su Yu Luo was still lying unconscious in the hospital, and he felt very sorry for her.
“I will investigate this matter thoroughly. You don’t need to keep blaming her. I believe she wouldn’t push Luo’er for no reason. If you have any complaints, feel free to take them out on me. Luo’er’s health isn’t good, but is Bai Xiaoruo’s health much stronger? She’s pregnant now. If she were the one who got hurt, that would be two lives!”
Bai Xiaoruo listened quietly without saying a word.
Why does Hsien Ming-yu always say that she's in poor health? She's rarely had any serious illnesses growing up.
Although she felt wronged at the banquet, she felt better now that she heard him protecting her like this.
She wasn't unaware of Xian Mingyu's personality. He rarely spoke intimately to her directly, and his sweet words were rarely sincere. But when something really happened, he was always the one who quietly took care of things for her.
When Xuan Mingyu hung up the phone and turned to go back to his room to check on Bai Xiaoruo, he found that she had already come out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
She heard everything I just said, didn't she?
"You heard everything?"
"Um."
He walked up to her, reached out and took her soft, white hand in his, stroking it gently. "I'm sorry, I didn't handle things well tonight. If I had stayed by your side, that kind of thing wouldn't have happened to you."
Bai Xiaoruo grasped Xian Mingyu's hand in return and shook her head. "I just want to ask you one question: Do you believe me? Do you really believe that I pushed Su Yuluo? If I say I didn't, that I didn't do anything to her, and that she fell down on her own, would you believe me?"
She spoke anxiously, and her voice choked up as she spoke. Tonight at the banquet, facing so many scattered accusations, she, with her strong sense of pride, felt really hurt. But he didn't stand up for her, and no one was willing to believe her.
“I know, I know everything... I believe you, I believe you wouldn’t do such a thing.”
At first, Xuan Mingyu also wondered if it was really Bai Xiaoruo who pushed Su Yuluo down. But when he couldn't find her, he thought about many things. He thought about Bai Xiaoruo's usual character and personality. She was so timid and afraid of trouble. Even when she was angry, she would keep quiet. How could she push Su Yuluo for no reason?
Unless it was an accident, or perhaps Su Yuluo said something extreme that provoked her, it shouldn't have caused Su Yuluo to fall so badly.
He still chose to believe Bai Xiaoruo, believing that she wouldn't do such a thing. Even if she did, she must have her reasons. He wouldn't blame her, nor would he allow anyone else to blame her.
As long as she's alright, that's better than anything else.
If she doesn't like something or someone, we'll just stop contacting her and not let her suffer any more grievances.
Bai Xiaoru pouted and threw herself into Xian Mingyu's arms.
That one sentence from him is enough, more than enough.
As long as he believes in her, she is not afraid of any rumors, doubts, or criticisms.
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