At this moment, Xiao Yangjing was sitting in the car looking at his phone, which was flashing incessantly beside him.
He did leave home, but he didn't drive very far. He knew his driving skills weren't good, and he was preoccupied with something on his mind. It was getting late, and the chances of an accident were increasing.
He probably wouldn't have thought so much about it before, but now that he has a wife and children, he can't afford to have any accidents happen to him.
What's more, there's now a foreigner waiting to poach our employees.
But if you're going to act, you have to act. Although he really wanted to pick up the phone, he knew that today was a chance to reconcile with Nuannuan.
When Xiao Yangjing didn't answer her calls after more than a dozen attempts, Lin Nuannuan panicked completely. She grabbed her bag and was about to leave when the housekeeper stopped her.
It's too late now; it's not safe for her to go out alone.
Trembling with fear, he called Xiao Yuan to say he couldn't reach Xiao Yangjing. Xiao Yuan immediately realized what his younger brother was up to.
However, he would never undermine his brother, so he just told Lin Nuannuan not to worry and that he would send someone to look for him.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yuan dialed Xiao Yangjing's number. This time, Xiao Yangjing wasn't looking at the screen.
However, before he could even open his mouth, he was met with a barrage of insults from his older brother.
She said, looking aggrieved, that only in this way could Nuannuan look at him, and Xiao Yuan slowly stopped scolding her.
"With your half-baked brain, you're bound to mess things up sooner or later. Now listen to me." Xiao Yuan then began to teach him his methods for winning over girls.
At this moment, Bai Qingzhi had just finished washing up and came out of the bathroom. As soon as she came out, she heard Xiao Yuan talking on the phone.
She couldn't hear clearly, only catching phrases like "shameless" and "feigning injury."
His sixth sense told him that Xiao Yuan wasn't talking about work.
"Brother Yuan, who are you talking to on the phone?" Bai Qingzhi asked curiously.
Xiao Yuan felt as if his heart was about to stop from being scared. He hurriedly hung up the phone and then turned around to face his eyes.
Bai Qingzhi narrowed her eyes and slowly approached, intending to snatch his phone when he wasn't paying attention.
"You wouldn't have dated another girlfriend behind my back, would you?" Bai Qingzhi has now regained some of her memories, and her personality has changed a lot.
"No!" Xiao Yuan quickly retorted, but this only made Bai Qingzhi more suspicious.
"You...you can't really mean it, can you?" Bai Qingzhi stopped trying to grab it after saying that, her expression somewhat astonished.
Xiao Yuan was only thinking about not letting her know that he had given Xiao Yangjing bad advice, and also not letting her know that the two brothers had teamed up to set a trap for Lin Nuannuan.
But I never thought it would cause Zhizhi to misunderstand!
"Child, I swear I definitely didn't!" Xiao Yuan's expression turned serious.
But Bai Qingzhi clearly didn't believe it, after all, she had just tried to snatch the phone and the other person was still dodging.
Xiao Yuan pretended to hand over his phone, but when he saw that Bai Qingzhi didn't seem to care, he anxiously opened the call log, and Xiao Yangjing's name was prominently displayed at the top.
"It's Yang Jing. Lin Nuannuan is ignoring him, so he asked me what to do. I'm giving him some advice," Xiao Yuan explained as he approached.
"So, you're giving him advice?" Bai Qingzhi pressed.
Seeing the other person nod, Bai Qingzhi's eyes suddenly flashed.
"So this is how you planned to treat me back then?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan realized he had fallen into a trap. He was really too worried and made a mistake. When had Zhizhi ever suspected him? Wasn't she just deliberately showing this expression today?
Looking at Bai Qingzhi's mischievous smile, Xiao Yuan sighed helplessly.
“Child, I admit that I had other intentions when I approached you, but I swear, I just wanted to keep an eye on you at first.”
Xiao Yuan spoke with exceptional sincerity.
"When did you change your mind?" Bai Qingzhi stopped pretending and continued to ask with a sweet smile on her lips.
"Perhaps... your gradual approach and acceptance allowed people's ambitions to grow until they reached an uncontrollable point."
"Oh! You're trying to shift the blame onto me?" Bai Qingzhi said unhappily, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly open.
Xiao Yuan chuckled and couldn't resist giving the other person a light peck on the cheek.
"No, it's just that your approach has given me a glimmer of hope. Perhaps I can get a little closer."
Simply gazing at Zhizhi was no longer enough for Xiao Yuan. He felt like a pervert, and the thought of taking Zhizhi for himself gradually arose.
He couldn't accept that Zhizhi would eventually become someone else's wife.
Bai Qingzhi's smile continued to widen.
"Brother Na Yuan, when exactly did you fall in love with me?" Bai Qingzhi moved closer to him, asking with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
She once saw a scene during memory extraction, which was her encounter with Xiao Yuan.
She gradually recovered, but the image remained etched in her mind.
Bai Qingzhi had a vague idea of what was going on, but she still wanted to hear Xiao Yuan say it himself.
Looking into her innocent and clear eyes, Xiao Yuan gently smoothed her hair and then reached out to hug her.
Xiao Yuan remained silent for half a minute, seemingly recalling something, before speaking softly after half a minute.
"I remember the first time I met you, you were just five years old."
Back then, she was a chubby little girl with pink cheeks. Although her identity had been revealed, she was too young to have a significant impact.
He followed Bai Qinghuai home, and saw her as soon as he entered the door.
Even back then, Xiao Yuan was mature beyond his years and had a deep mind. He usually kept a cold face and didn't say a word. Not to mention children, even adults would feel a chill in their hearts when they saw him.
But it was precisely because of her childishness, with her big, curious eyes, that she came running over on her short little legs before he could even react.
Then she forcefully clung to his legs and climbed up.
Xiao Yuan had no idea how to hold a child, so he stiffly gripped the little one's arms and legs to prevent her from falling.
It was on that occasion that Xiao Yuan suddenly felt that having a younger sister might not be so bad.
When he got home, he even asked his parents to have a younger sister, but they refused without hesitation.
The second time, Zhizhi was already eight years old. The little girl was timid, making Xiao Yuan wonder if this was the same bold and reckless little dumpling from before.
The eight-year-old child already knew a lot. She knew her own identity and her awkward situation in the Bai family.
Xiao Yuan seemed to feel sorry for her, as the image of the little girl's inferiority and timidity kept lingering in his mind. So from then on, he would often pay attention to the new gadgets the little girl used, and then ask Bai Qinghuai to bring them over.
Of course, the excuse was also very old-fashioned: it was a gift from a relative, but his family didn't have any young girls, so they didn't need it.
Bai Qinghuai had no suspicions, and since he genuinely felt these items were a good match for his sister, he asked Bai Qingyu to deliver them on his behalf.
At this point, Xiao Yuan gritted his teeth. It was all because Bai Qingyu, that idiot, told Zhizhi that he had bought all these things in order to take credit!
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