Chapter 283 Chapter 283 Xu Yunzhuo is here!
Just when Qin Qingfeng was still angry, Qin An came back holding Xiaobao.
It was July and Xiaobao had gained weight. After getting off the carriage, Qin Bao held him in his arms. He was sweating profusely and almost stuck out his tongue.
"Oh, why are you back?" Fu Qingxu saw Qin An sweating profusely and hurriedly took the sobbing Xiaobao from his arms. He was a little surprised and asked, "Why are you crying, Xiaobao?"
Since he met Xiaobao, in his memory, he has never seen Xiaobao shed a tear. Every time he saw him, the child was always cheerful, like a little sun. Even if he fell down and his hands were scratched, he would not cry. But now he was crying silently, which was really heartbreaking.
Qin Mu and He Weichen were both sweating profusely. They were very tired from coaxing Xiaobao in the carriage.
"Daddy, it's Brother Fang." Qin Mu pulled the corner of Qin Qingfeng's clothes, his eyes red, and he told the story of his encounter with Song Tong in tears.
He was not blaming Fang Zixi, but just told the adults truthfully that Xiaobao was crying because of Fang Zixi.
Qin Qingfeng coaxed the baby for a few words, and Fu Qingxu looked at the chubby little baby and took the child in his arms. At this time, Fang Zixi came over with an anxious look on her face.
"Xiaobao."
As soon as he shouted, Xiaobao's tears fell even harder. He turned his head and buried it in Fu Qingxu's arms, sobbing softly.
Fu Qingxu had a headache. He held Xiaobao tightly in his arms and whispered in his ear, "Xiaobao, listen to what grandpa has to say. Do you think your father did something wrong? Is he angry?"
Xiaobao shook his head and refused to come out.
It’s good that the child is willing to respond.
"Since your daddy is not wrong, Xiaobao, will your daddy be anxious or hurt if you act like this? Xiaobao, think about it, if your daddy cries but doesn't tell you why and ignores you, will you feel wronged or sad?"
Xiaobao couldn't hold it in any longer, so he tilted his head back to breathe deeply, tears streaming down his face. "Grandpa, I wasn't good. I lied to you. I don't want to be angry, but I am. Daddy won't be my daddy anymore. I'm just unhappy, but... Father said that Daddy is an adult, and I can't just make trouble because I'm young."
Fu Qingxu was stunned for a moment, "Did your father tell you that?"
Others may not know, but doesn’t Xu Yunfan know it?
Xu Yunzhuo may never appear again. Fang Zixi and Xu Yunzhuo have never been married, nor have they obtained a marriage certificate. Even in modern times, what difference does it make if they have a marriage certificate? They have been separated for so long. As long as Fang Zixi is willing, he can file for divorce at any time, not to mention that he and Xu Yunzhuo don't even have a marriage certificate.
Xu Yunfan was already very grateful to Fang Zixi for giving birth to Xiaobao. How could he have the nerve to ask Fang Zixi to stay with the child and wait for Xu Yunzhuo for the rest of her life?
Fang Zixi loves Xiaobao, but he also has the right to pursue happiness. Children are important, but Fang Zixi is not obligated to live alone for the sake of her children.
He can find someone he likes and start a family again.
When Xu Yunfan cleared Fang Zixi's name earlier, he knew how popular Fang Zixi was in Beijing.
Xu Yunfan had already thought about the matchmaker coming to propose marriage, so he talked to Xiaobao and gave him some advice.
Xiaobao remembered, "Father said... but I still feel so sad. Daddy will no longer be my daddy alone. He will have other people he likes. One day, he will have a child who will make him love him to the bone, just like he loves me. Grandpa, I was disobedient and I was angry with Daddy. I was not good."
"No, our Xiaobao is very well-behaved." Fu Qingxu was almost heartbroken. He supported Xiaobao's back with one hand and wiped the wet tear marks on the child's face with the other hand, but no matter how hard he wiped, he couldn't wipe them away.
Qin An and the other two saw Xiaobao crying pitifully and aggrievedly, and they all cried silently, and Qin Qingfeng couldn't comfort him.
Fang Zixi's lips trembled as she took two steps forward. Regardless of Xiaobao's wishes, she forcibly took him from Fu Qingxu's arms and sniffed the faint milky scent on Xiaobao's body. "Don't be afraid, Xiaobao. Daddy won't marry. Daddy only loves you. Daddy loves you the most. Daddy didn't agree to anything."
According to Xu Yunfan's request, not only Xiaobao, but also Qin An, Qin Mu and other little ones had to drink a glass of milk every morning. Xu Yunfan specially ordered it from someone. Even if Xu Yunfan was not around, Fang Zixi would cook it for the children every morning and let them drink a bowl each. Fang Zixi once suspected that the milky smell on Xiaobao's body was because he drank too much milk.
The smell of milk made Fang Zixi realize more clearly that his child was only three and a half years old and still a child, but he was so sensible that it made people feel distressed.
Fang Zixi coaxed him for a long time before Xiaobao choked up and whispered, "Xiaobao, this is wrong. Father said that Daddy is also a human being. Xiaobao can't be too selfish. Daddy, I don't want to be the rope that ties you down. Xiaobao wants Daddy to be happy. Daddy, I'm sorry, but Xiaobao can't help it."
It’s not that he doesn’t want younger brothers and sisters. What he wants are younger brothers and sisters who are born to the same father as him, not those born to his father and someone else.
When he was in Dali Village, he went to the next village with Xiaoshan and the others to play. There was an older brother in the next village. The brother's father had remarried. Because he had a younger brother, his father had to take care of his younger brother and work. He didn't even know when his brother was wronged. When he returned home, he had to do housework and take care of his younger brother. He had no time to ask him if he was tired from work or if he was warm. His stepfather didn't care about him, and his three-year-old brother would snatch his food. His grandparents didn't care when they saw it. Xiaoshan and the others often saw the brother hiding in the mountains crying.
Xiaobao saw that his little brother, despite his small stature, had to carry such a large bundle of firewood. He could not even walk steadily and fell twice along the way.
Firewood is not light. Xiaobao has done the work before, so he knows how tiring it is. Being scratched by firewood will feel painful and stinging. He suddenly felt very sad at that time and was still depressed when he returned home.
Hearing this, Fang Zixi, who was originally very sad, laughed, "Do you know what selfishness is?" It seems that Xiaobao has learned a lot from being with Xu Yunfan.
"I know." Xiaobao patted his little head and showed it to Fang Zixi, "Daddy, father said that Xiaobao is smart because of his brain."
In Xiaobao's understanding, whatever his father says is right.
Fang Zixi touched Xiaobao's swollen eyes and rested her forehead against them. The smell of milk between her nostrils seemed to be stronger. "Xiaobao, Daddy is not getting married. You misunderstood. How could Daddy bear to let you suffer even the slightest injustice?"
Qin Qingfeng couldn't bear to listen any longer and patted Fang Zixi on the back, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll have someone get you some water so you can wash your faces."
"Uncle Qin, thank you for your help." Fang Zixi said politely.
Qin Qingfeng saw that Xiaobao's eyes were swollen from crying, and he felt distressed. "We are all family, there is no need to be so polite. Give Xiaobao to me, I will wash him and pour him a glass of water later."
Qin An looked at Xiaobao and silently took note of this matter.
When Fang Zixi took Xiaobao and the three children back to the Qin Mansion in the carriage, she felt a sense of relief as if she had regained something she had lost, and she couldn't help but use some strength to hold Xiaobao.
It was very stuffy inside the carriage. Xiaobao was held by Fang Zixi again, and Qin An lifted the curtain to let the wind in.
Fang Zixi stared at the child with burning eyes, but Xiaobao, who was being stared at, was unaware of it and his eyes were fixed on the window. The child probably didn't remember much, so Fang Zixi coaxed Xiaobao and he was now looking at the passers-by with great interest.
It was only around five in the afternoon, the temperature was not that high, and there were many more pedestrians on the road than at noon. As if sensing something, Xiaobao suddenly looked towards an alley.
When Xiaobao saw a tall man leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets, looking confusedly at the passers-by on the street, he was stunned for a moment, his eyes wide open.
The carriage kept moving forward, getting farther and farther away. Xiaobao could hardly see the other party clearly. He couldn't help but get anxious. He struggled out of Fang Zixi's arms, leaned his head out of the window, and shouted, "Father! Father!"
"Xiaobao, what's wrong?" Fang Zixi was afraid that Xiaobao would fall out, so she quickly hugged him. "Your father is not here. He went to Liping Mansion. Xiaobao, don't you remember?"
"No, it's father. Xiaobao saw it." Xiaobao turned back to look at Fang Zixi, pointing out the window with one hand, his tone anxious, "Daddy, it's father. That's the father in the painting. Xiaobao saw it. He was wearing a white dress. Xiaobao really saw it."
With a buzzing sound.
Fang Zixi felt dizzy, his ears were ringing, and the sound of his rapid heartbeat filled his ear canal. At this moment, he seemed to be unable to hear any noisy sounds from the outside world, only the sound of his violent heartbeat.
After a while, Fang Zixi shouted anxiously, "Stop! Stop!"
Before the carriage stopped, Fang Zixi jumped off, staggered twice, and ran forward regardless, tears in her eyes.
Fang Zixi couldn't see clearly and didn't know how many people he bumped into. He could only keep apologizing and continued running forward regardless of the cursing and accusations from others.
Afraid that the person had disappeared and could no longer be found, Fang Zixi shouted regardless, "Xu Yunzhuo! Xu Yunzhuo!"
He didn't know whether Xiaobao had seen it wrong, and he didn't have time to verify it. Since it involved Xu Yunzhuo, even if there was only the slightest possibility, it was enough to make him impulsive and reckless.
"Xu Yunzhuo!"
Fang Zixi shouted at the top of her lungs, completely ignoring the curious looks and comments of others, and ran forward stubbornly, not leaving out any alley.
Just as he turned his head to look at the entrance of the alley and found that the person Xiaobao mentioned was not there, he was reluctant to turn his head back for fear of missing him, but his body was still walking forward until he bumped into a broad and warm embrace.
A familiar yet unfamiliar smell filled Fang Zixi's nostrils. She was stunned for a moment, feeling a dazed sense of unreality.
Fearing disappointment, he didn't dare turn his head away, deceiving himself into thinking that as long as he didn't look, the scent of Xu Yunzhuo would not disappear.
This is a taste that is unique to Xu Yunzhuo.
He also remembered what Fang Zixi remembered. When Xu Yunzhuo hugged him, he could smell this scent on him. It was a faint fragrance that he could not find even after visiting all the rouge shops after returning to Beijing.
"Fang Zixi!"
There was a soft murmur in my ears, which seemed real and fake, but was blown away by the light summer breeze.
Xu Yunzhuo held the person in his arms, and the unreality that he thought was a dream was dispelled by the real warmth in his arms. At this moment, he realized that it was not a dream. The person in front of him in his arms was not fake, not someone he imagined because of excessive longing. He really existed, and he really came to the place where Fang Zixi was again.
"Fang Zixi!" Xu Yunzhuo called out again, and couldn't help but increase his strength, hugging the person he thought about day and night even tighter.
After hearing "Fang Zixi" twice, Fang Zixi went from being incredulous at first to being excited now. He closed his eyes and mustered up the courage to look up.
This sight made me feel depressed and unable to find anyone. All the pressure, grievances, longing and helplessness I had endured over the years poured out.
The outburst of emotions made Fang Zixi cry even more violently. He wiped his eyes randomly, but the tears blurred his vision and prevented him from seeing clearly. Fang Zixi held Xu Yunzhuo tightly with one hand, fearing that he would disappear again, and wiped his eyes hard with the other hand, but no matter how hard he wiped, it seemed that he could not wipe them clean.
Fang Zixi was getting anxious.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed his wrist, "Fang Zixi, this is not how you wipe your tears. Don't worry, I'm here. I'll wait for you to see clearly. Don't do this. It hurts me."
"Xu Yunzhuo!"
"I'm here." Xu Yunzhuo looked at the pedestrians on the street looking at them, and then he led Fang Zixi into the alley where he had just stood.
Xu Yunzhuo, who had just returned to the dormitory from get off work in the laboratory, was shocked when he suddenly appeared in an unfamiliar alley, but he quickly calmed down. He had already made a plan in his mind. He wanted to find Fang Zixi.
However, Xu Yunzhuo was not sure whether Fang Zixi was there in the current place. Regardless of whether Fang Zixi was there or not, since he was here, he had to look for her. Just when he was still thinking about how to find Fang Zixi, he heard someone calling him.
Xu Yunzhuo recognized the trembling voice, the anxious voice that was about to break, and immediately became anxious.
He walked out of the alley, his eyes fixed on one person through the swaying crowd. At that moment, he seemed to have lost all his strength. He couldn't even move a step, and didn't even have the strength to call his name.
Xu Yunzhuo thought, this was really a beautiful dream, he couldn't believe it.
Only after he held her in his arms and felt the other person's violent heartbeat coming from his empty right atrium did Xu Yunzhuo find the strength to call out, "Fang Zixi."
Fang Zixi was impatient and climbed onto Xu Yunzhuo's shoulders with both hands. She used force to force Xu Yunzhuo to lower his head.
Xu Yunzhuo sighed, lowered his head obediently, and let Fang Zixi take what she wanted. In this small alley, the two hugged each other tightly, letting their breaths entangle, saliva exchange, and adrenaline surge.
“Daddy!”
"Brother Fang!"
Several childish voices were heard, and Xu Yunzhuo hurriedly let go of Fang Zixi and turned to look at the entrance of the alley.
As soon as Fang Yi saw the youngest, fattest and shortest child among the people who came, Xu Yunzhuo's pupils shrank.
It seemed as if something was about to break out of the ground. As long as he used his brain, he would find the answer, but Xu Yunzhuo still asked, "Fang Zixi, who is he?"
He didn't want to think about it himself, he just wanted to hear the answer from Fang Zixi himself.
When Xu Yunzhuo got into the carriage holding Xiaobao, he still felt a sense of unreality.
My goodness, he has become a father, he has a child, and the little baby is only three and a half years old, but he can already run and jump and ask his grandmother what his dad means.
Xu Yunzhuo held the child in one hand and Fang Zixi in the other. He didn't cry when he saw Fang Zixi, but now his eyes were red. He buried his head in Fang Zixi's neck, letting the hot liquid flow out. "I'm sorry, Xiaoxi, you have been wronged in the past few years."
Xu Yunzhuo, who had finally calmed down, squeezed the child's chubby little hand and asked, "Why are his eyes so swollen? Did he cry?"
Xiaobao grabbed Xu Yunzhuo's hand and said, "Dad, I'm not crying because I'm being lazy. I'm crying because I've been wronged and I'm thinking about sad things. If you don't believe me, ask my second uncle and the others."
Xu Yunzhuo looked at Qin An and his children who had been staring at him. "What happened? Brother An, can you talk to your uncle... your brother?"
Qin An, Qin Mu, and even Xiao Weichen looked at Xu Yunzhuo for a long time. There was no other way. They looked at this big brother carefully. There was something about him that their brother-in-law didn't have. They didn't know what it was exactly. Anyway, with Brother Xu around, they just felt at ease and relieved.
Qin Mu babble out the reason why Xiaobao was crying. Xu Yunzhuo suddenly looked at Fang Zixi, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.
Fang Zixi felt embarrassed being stared at, so she changed the subject and told the driver to go back to Xiao Qin's house and not return to the Qin Mansion tonight.
After returning home and busying around, Xu Yunzhuo waited until the children were coaxed back to their rooms to rest before he said, "Fang Zixi, what do you think about this?"
Fang Zixi knew what Xu Yunzhuo was talking about, and her heart couldn't help but tighten. She looked at Xu Yunzhuo aggrievedly: "What about you? What do you want me to do?"
Xu Yunzhuo looked at the person on the bed and closed the door. He didn't get on the bed, but pulled a stool over and sat face to face with Fang Zixi. "You should know that how long I can stay here is unknown. Maybe I will disappear suddenly like last time. Fang Zixi, what my third brother said is right. People can't be too selfish. Since I won't guarantee you, I shouldn't be so selfish as to let you wait for me forever."
"You..." Fang Zixi wiped away her tears. "Would it be okay if I married someone else? What about you? Would you marry someone else? Would you form another family with someone else and have children with someone else? What about Xiaobao?"
"No." Xu Yunzhuo couldn't offer any other guarantees, but this was the one thing he could do. "You know, with my status, I can get married, but it would be a bit troublesome. I used to think that a significant other wasn't important to me, but after having you, I can only say that once I've met someone I've missed for so long, I can't let go of anyone else."
Xu Yunzhuo is not gay, and he has never thought about having any emotional entanglement with a "man". There are women and men of the same age in their laboratory. He has no romantic feelings for anyone except his colleagues. Later, when he met Fang Zixi, he realized that liking someone has nothing to do with gender.
So, whether Fang Zixi is a boy or a man, she is the person he likes after all. It’s just different from the traditional combination of men and women. He doesn’t care. He only cares about what his heart thinks.
He likes Fang Zixi. Who can accept that the person they like marries someone else? Xu Yunzhuo is no exception. "I don't want you to be with other men, Fang Zixi. I like you. You should know this. I have already shown it very clearly. To be honest, I want you to be mine and I don't want other men to touch you or possess you. People are selfish, so I don't want to, but reality forces me to make a choice. You are a person, not a thing that can become my property, nor an item that I can unilaterally make any decisions for you. I don't know how to love someone, so I can only grope and make choices that I think are good for you. If I said something wrong, please don't be angry. Tell me and I will change."
Xu Yunzhuo was such a person, frank and sincere. Fang Zixi moved, knelt beside the bed, reached out and pulled Xu Yunzhuo, "Come here, Xu Yunzhuo, come here, I'll tell you what I think."
He seemed calm, but only when Fang Zixi touched him did she realize how nervous Xu Yunzhuo was. He was so nervous that his hands, clenched into fists and placed on his knees, were shaking.
Xu Yunzhuo stood up with the help of Fang Zixi. As soon as he sat on the bed, Fang Zixi couldn't wait to put her arms around his neck and kissed his lips with her hot wetness.
Fang Zixi was licking his lips, as if reluctant to let go, licking and sucking. Xu Yunzhuo's scalp was numb and his brain was about to explode.
Four years have passed. They have been separated for four years. Fang Zixi missed Xu Yunzhuo so much that she almost went crazy. Now that the child was not around, Fang Zixi could no longer bear it. She was unwilling to waste time talking nonsense with him. "This is my answer, Xu Yunzhuo. I want you. I don't want anyone else. No matter how good they are, they are not you. Having you is enough for me. I will only marry you and no one else. Xu Yunzhuo, hug me. I miss you so much."
Xu Yunzhuo held the baby in his arms until the middle of the night, but got up early the next day.
He wanted to serve Fang Zixi.
Unfortunately, Xu Yunzhuo's wishful thinking was wrong. After trying several times, he was choked by the thick smoke and coughed repeatedly, with tears in his eyes. He could only run out of the kitchen and wiped his face in embarrassment.
"Brother Xu, do you want to make a fire?" Qin An got up at some point, his hair still messy, obviously he had just gotten up.
Xu Yunzhuo said embarrassedly: "Did I disturb you? Sorry, I will be more careful later."
"No." Qin An shook his head, clasping his hands together. He didn't dare look at Xu Yunzhuo and said shyly, "I was just hungry and wanted to make some porridge."
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