After washing the dishes, Bai Xiaoruo sat on the sofa and started thinking about who to invite to go out and play.
She doesn't actually have many friends. Shushu is definitely going; she loves lively gatherings. She'll have to ask Annie if she's free, wondering if she can take so many days off...
The phone rang again.
This time it was Ji Ziqian who called.
Bai Xiaoruo knew without even thinking that Ziqian must have found some fun place to take her there again.
It wasn't that Bai Xiaoruo didn't want to go, but she was really tired.
Ziqian has been asking her out a lot lately. Doesn't he have to work?
Bai Xiaoruo still answered the phone—
"Hey, Ziqian."
[Xiao Ruo, I heard from Shu Shu that your holiday starts this Friday. Let's go see the flower fields together then.]
"Well..." Although Bai Xiaoruo was also tempted by the sea of flowers, the thought of going to the beach... seemed more fun than the flower field...
[What's wrong? Don't you have time?]
"No, Ziqian, I... I have plans for this holiday... I'm going to the beach, and I'd like to invite Shushu to come along."
[That's easy. Which sea are you going to? I can drive you there.]
"We might have to stay for a few more days..."
[Then I'll ask the company for a few more days off and spend time with you guys.]
"But... Brother Ziqian, you always accompany me to play like this, doesn't your company say anything?"
Bai Xiaoruo still hopes that Ji Ziqian can focus on his work.
She wasn't unaware of his feelings for her, but the problem was... she really didn't want to make his life compromise for her sake.
Even if she couldn't dissuade him from his stubbornness, he couldn't always treat work as a joke, could he?
If it were Hsien Ming-yu, he would always prioritize work and only remember to spend time with her when he had free time...
If we really have to compare, compared to Ji Ziqian's unwavering devotion and willingness to sacrifice everything for her, Bai Xiaoruo still prefers Xian Mingyu's mature and steady approach to work, where family and relationships come second.
[It's okay. I'm a full-time employee now. I'll have my dad put in a word, and they'll approve my request to take a few days off.]
Well, since he insisted, Bai Xiaoruo couldn't say anything more.
Bringing a few more friends shouldn't be a problem, as long as we can go to the beach.
[It's settled then. I'll tell Shushu for you.]
"Okay, it's a deal."
***
Meanwhile, Mu Qingyan was also at home planning what kind of scheme she would implement to make Bai Xiaoruo change her mind about Xian Mingyu.
She glanced at Chi Hao, who was sitting on the carpet in the living room, engrossed in playing video games. This guy, he's been sitting there playing since he finished dinner. Doesn't he have any self-awareness as a father?
She slowly walked up to him, supporting herself, and kicked his thigh with her foot. "Get up!"
At Mu Qingyan's command, Chi Hao was so startled that he dropped his game controller and quickly stood up, asking, "What are your orders, my dear wife?"
"Playing, playing, all you do all day is play! Have you changed DouDou's diapers? Have you put him to sleep? Have you fed him?"
"Honey, have you forgotten? My mom just took DouDou in to take care of her yesterday, and you saw it with your own eyes."
"Huh? Oh yeah... I forgot." Mu Qingyan didn't want to give birth to Xiao Dou Dou at first, but when she first got pregnant, Chi Hao repeatedly assured her that he would take care of the baby himself, so Mu Qingyan reluctantly agreed to give birth.
Later, when Dou Dou was born, Chi Hao took care of him the whole time. Seeing him always playing games, Mu Qingyan would habitually urge him to go see his son.
"Oh, right, I just called Xiaoruo and told her to bring her friends to come with us. Could you also tell Mingyu and Gu Yao?"
"Forget it, that guy is heartbroken right now, there's no way he'd agree to go out and have fun. Gu Yao might still be able to come out and wander around for a few days."
"Sad? What's so sad about Mingyu? Did he and Xiaoruo have another fight?" Mu Qingyan sat on the sofa. Why do these two always seem to be at each other's throats? No wonder Bai Xiaoruo sounded a little tearful when she called her earlier. Maybe she was made to cry by Xian Mingyu.
"How would I know? Anyway, it's not like she rejected him just a couple of days ago."
"Then you must have used the wrong method and corrupted Mingyu."
"How did I corrupt him? Why don't you do it?"
“I’ll take care of it. Tomorrow I’ll call Xiao Ru over and have her pick out a swimsuit. All you have to do is get Ming Yu out to play. Leave the rest to me. This trip will definitely help them get back together.”
Mu Qingyan secretly plotted her own scheme. Getting them to reconcile wasn't difficult; the key was using the right method. If all else failed, she'd resort to drastic measures to make it a done deal.
***
The day we agreed to go to the beach arrived.
Bai Xiaoruo got up very early, and her luggage was all packed in a big suitcase. Ji Ziqian drove over to pick her up, and Ji Shushu was also in the car.
Annie joined the trip as well, and she got her leave approved smoothly through Xian Mingyu. She and her darling came, saying it was a long-awaited honeymoon. Gu Yao also arrived on time, but... persuading someone to come was not so easy.
When Bai Xiaoruo first saw Gu Yao, she was a little flustered, thinking that Xian Mingyu would also come. However, after looking around for a while, she found that there was no one else in Chi Hao and Mu Qingyan's car except for Gu Yao, who was playing a mobile game with his head down.
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