"Aren't you afraid your old man will be so angry he'll die?" Bai Qinghuai asked jokingly.
"No destruction, no construction. Besides, if Grandpa couldn't even withstand this little setback, then he wouldn't be the one who led the Xiao family to its current strength." Xiao Yuan showed no remorse.
The new company had just been established, and Xiao Yuan was very busy during this period. Bai Qingzhi knew this, so she stayed at home obediently every day to learn design.
Bai Qingyu has been in a good mood these past few days. Seeing her younger sister's serious and studious attitude, she directly suggested setting up a studio for her.
"Third Brother, I don't know anything yet!" Bai Qingzhi chuckled.
"No way, I think the cufflinks you designed for Xiao Yuan are really nice." Bai Qingyu's tone was a little sour.
Bai Qingzhi laughed even harder, knowing that her third brother was jealous.
He turned around and took a packaged box from the cabinet.
"Here, I was originally planning to give it to you in a few days, but I was afraid you'd get too jealous, so I gave it to you early." Bai Qingzhi winked mischievously.
Upon seeing the gift, Bai Qingyu ignored Bai Qingzhi's earlier teasing, cheerfully accepted it, and immediately opened the box.
A bracelet.
It is made entirely of platinum, paired with a black leather cord, and adorned with a few tiny sapphires.
Men's style, sporty.
"This is the first sportswear design I've ever done, so you'd better cherish it, Third Brother!" Bai Qingzhi said earnestly.
Bai Qingyu nodded vigorously, took it with her on the spot, and then ran out excitedly, seeing Bai Qinghuai showing it off.
Bai Qinghuai looked at his younger brother, who seemed to be mentally challenged, and could only sigh helplessly.
Having received the gift, Bai Qingyu became even more enthusiastic about opening a studio for Bai Qingzhi, spending all her time running around outside and rarely seen.
Two days later, Bai Qingyu returned to the Bai family home in high spirits and slammed a house contract onto Bai Qingzhi's table.
"This is the best office space that your third brother got for you through connections. Don't forget to design two more bracelets for your third brother when the time comes!" Bai Qingyu said with a big smile.
The moment Bai Qingyu put on the bracelet Qingzhi gave him, he immediately received effusive praise from his friends, which made Bai Qingyu feel quite smug.
Bai Qingzhi was genuinely surprised by how quickly her third brother had acted. She picked up the contract and looked at it before realizing that the location was not in the city center.
"Wasn't this land abandoned by City A a long time ago?" Bai Qingzhi asked curiously.
Bai Qingyu sat lazily in the chair, then nodded in reply:
"Yes, although the government has no plans, it's such a waste to leave such a large open space empty. Besides, Xiao Yuan was kicked out of the Xiao family, so he bought this land and built an office building. It should be almost finished now."
Bai Qingzhi's eyes widened in surprise. Xiao Yuan bought it?
"So... the favor you mentioned was rented from Brother Yuan?"
Bai Qingyu paused for a moment, then scratched her head awkwardly, turned around and ran away without answering.
If you keep asking, they'll probably spill the beans about how this office area was free.
Bai Qingzhi appreciated her third brother's kindness, and since she also felt a bit stifled studying in her bedroom every day, she simply accepted the arrangement.
Xiao Yuan arrived at the Bai family's house in the middle of the night two days later. Bai Qingzhi was still awake and was getting water in the kitchen when she heard someone open the door.
He turned his head and met Xiao Yuan's gaze at the door.
"Zhizhi." Xiao Yuan smiled gently and called out softly.
In an instant, Bai Qingzhi recalled the scene of Xiao Yuan's confession that day, and her face flushed red.
Xiao Yuan put down his things, then walked closer and took out a small doll from his pocket.
“I saw it by chance abroad, and it looked a lot like you, so I brought it back.”
Bai Qingzhi looked at the light and saw a small doll, about seven or eight centimeters long, lying in Xiao Yuan's palm.
Sure enough, he bears a slight resemblance to her.
"Thank you, Brother Yuan." Bai Qingzhi became even more shy and lowered her head.
The kitchen wasn't very big, and since Xiao Yuan was quite close to her, Bai Qingzhi could feel his body temperature.
Scorching hot.
"Zhizhi..." Just as Xiao Yuan was about to continue expressing his feelings, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Don't you have a home? Why are you running into my house in the middle of the night?"
Only Bai Qinghuai would dare to say such a thing about Xiao Yuan.
The pink bubbles vanished instantly, and Bai Qingzhi snatched the little doll, bypassing Xiao Yuan and going upstairs.
"Don't you have anything better to do at night?" Xiao Yuan asked through gritted teeth as he turned around.
"Being single makes it hard to sleep alone, and I can't stand seeing others in pairs," Bai Qinghuai replied with a shrug.
"Don't let me catch you with your girlfriend in the future." Xiao Yuan said this harshly, rolled his eyes, and went upstairs.
He had already told Bai's father that he wanted to stay for a while, but Bai's father did not agree at the time. After all, he had not forgotten that this was a wild boar that was eyeing his little cabbage.
But Xiao's father knew about his son's heroic act and decisively invited Bai's father to dinner. At the dinner table, Bai's father, drunk and confused, agreed.
He slapped his thigh in frustration when he got back.
But there was no going back on a promise, so the Bai family got a bedroom for Xiao Yuan.
Watching Xiao Yuan's retreating figure, Bai Qingzhi curled her lips in disdain. It was truly astonishing how shameless this old man, Xiao Yuan, was. She had never seen anyone who would move into a young girl's house to pursue her!
Back in her bedroom, Bai Qingzhi sat on the bed looking at the little doll in her hands, a smile unconsciously appearing on her face.
Xiao Yuan's phone vibrated, and he sent a large heart to the chat page.
Regardless of whether Bai Qingzhi saw it or not, he continued posting about his experiences abroad as if he were reporting on his work.
Bai Qingzhi read it word by word from beginning to end, and then felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
Don't be fooled by the seemingly glamorous lives of these successful people; behind the scenes, they endure a lot of hardship, often getting less than four hours of sleep a day.
The sound continued for more than ten minutes before Xiao Yuan finished his report, concluding with the following sentence:
Love you.
In an instant, the blush that had just faded reappeared.
After hesitating for a long time, Bai Qingzhi finally replied with "Goodnight".
After saying that, he immediately tucked his head into the blanket.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yuan in the other room had already given up hope; he was even afraid that sending the words "I love you" would frighten Zhizhi.
But to his surprise, Zhizhi actually replied. Although it was only two words, Xiao Yuan still smiled like a fool and read those two words over and over again.
Yes, it's clear that Zhizhi has feelings for him.
She slept soundly through the night, and when Bai Qingzhi woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky. The reason was that she was too excited the night before and didn't fall asleep until late at night.
When they went downstairs, they found Xiao Yuan sitting there, wearing a fitted suit without a single wrinkle.
In comparison, my older brother's sportswear looked exceptionally comfortable.
"Wearing this so early in the morning, anyone who didn't know better would think you were getting married!" Bai Qinghuai's sarcasm arrived as expected.
Xiao Yuan didn't even glance at him, simply replying indifferently:
"If you keep targeting me like this, I'm afraid I'll think that you love me and can't stand seeing me being nice to other women."
Bai Qinghuai's expression froze instantly, then he frowned in disgust and moved in the opposite direction from Xiao Yuan.
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