Chapter 19 Chapter 19 If you were at home, he would definitely come back for dinner.
After washing up, I pushed open Si Cheng's room door as usual before going downstairs, but he was not there.
The sun is shining brightly outside, and the sky is clear and cloudless.
In the living room, Xu Suxin sat on the sofa somewhat stiffly, clutching an Hermès bag in both hands. Ding Man sat diagonally opposite her, wearing a white V-neck loose lace dress, and her makeup and hair were exquisite to the extreme.
"I came here because I heard that Xia Ji was back. I haven't seen him for a long time." Xu Suxin said with a smile, in a very humble manner, with some easily noticeable flattery.
Ding Man slowly sipped her coffee, then placed the cup back on the coffee table with her slender fingers. She then looked up at Xu Suxin, "She's tired from filming and is still sleeping. This kid loves to stay in bed. I don't know when she'll wake up."
"It's okay, I'll wait a little longer." Xu Suxin said with a smile.
She had made a lot from Xia Ji and the Si family over the years, and it still wasn't enough. After seeing how well Xia Ji was doing, she even regretted handing her over to Ding Man. She felt she had been trapped. If she had kept Xia Ji, she might have made even more money. And she wouldn't have had to try so hard to please Ding Man.
Xu Suxin tried hard to find a topic to talk about, while Ding Man was flipping through a fashion magazine and responding to her incoherently.
When Xia Ji went downstairs, the servant told him that Xu Suxin had arrived, so he went directly to the living room instead of going to the restaurant.
Seeing Xia Ji, Xu Suxin's tense expression suddenly relaxed. She stood up and tried her best to act like a loving mother, "Ji Ji."
Xia Ji nodded at her and walked over to sit next to Ding Man. "Auntie, where's my brother?"
"I'm going to work. I should be back at noon."
"oh."
"Anyway, he will definitely come back for dinner if you are at home. He basically won't come back for dinner if you are not at home." Ding Man smiled while drinking coffee, and her eyes were full of love and affection when she looked at Xia Ji.
"No way?" Xia Ji didn't quite believe it. After all, family was the most important thing to Si Cheng, and Ding Man's death in his previous life was the beginning of everything. "Auntie, should you drink less coffee?"
In her previous life, Ding Man died of pancreatic cancer. The cause was completely unconfirmed, and by the time it was diagnosed, it was already in the late stages. Within two years of her death, the Si family suffered a tragedy. Si Guanqing jumped from a building, and the elderly Si, who had seen his son die, suddenly died of a heart attack. The entire Si family was in turmoil, and only Si Cheng was left.
"This is the first cup today." Ding Man said.
"You should pay more attention to your health, drink more milk and juice, and it's best to quit coffee."
Most people, whether speaking or hearing these words, would have felt like a disciplinary order, especially when a younger person was addressing an elder. But Xia Tian spoke with such sincerity that Ding Man felt her heart soften when she looked into his eyes, knowing that this child truly cared about her.
"I've always been in good health. I've followed your instructions and had regular physical examinations. It should be okay for me to drink some coffee, right?" Ding Man said with a smile, but still put down the coffee.
The two of them chatted more intimately than a real mother and son, completely ignoring Xu Suxin. No matter how many times she tried to interrupt, she couldn't.
Just as Ding Man asked about summer work, she finally had a chance to interrupt, and Si Cheng came back.
The aggressive child who was only seven years old has now grown into an adult. The eighteen-year-old boy is tall, his eyebrows are still sharp and cold, his lips are usually pursed straight, his eyelashes are very long, he has single eyelids, and thick eyebrows cover his eyes.
When going to the company, Sicheng usually dresses formally and takes his work very seriously and rigorously.
Seeing him coming, Xu Suxin silently swallowed some words back. It was strange. She could still chat with other people in the Si family with a smile, but she really didn't dare to move when facing Si Cheng.
"Why are you back so early today? It's not even ten o'clock yet." Ding Man asked in surprise.
"After the morning meeting, I came back as soon as I had nothing else to do." Si Cheng's eyes swept over Xu Suxin, and as if they had weight, they fell on Xia Ji. "Have you had breakfast?"
Xia Tian was shocked and said, "I forgot."
Ding Man was also surprised: "You come here for breakfast every time? I thought you came here after breakfast."
Si Cheng tilted his head and said in a tone that brooked no argument, "Go eat."
Xia Ji left quickly, and Xu Suxin also stood up quickly and wanted to follow him. The air pressure in Sicheng was too low and the oppressive feeling was too strong, making her breathless.
"Where are you going?" Si Cheng sat down in the place where Xia Ji had just sat, with his elbows leaning on the armrest and his shoulders and back straight against the sofa. Although his eyes were raised, he seemed to be looking down.
Xu Suxin froze and forced a smile, "I want to say a few words to Xia Ji."
Si Cheng crossed his legs, placed his hands and fingers together on his knees, and looked calm and composed, his eyes cold. "What are you talking about? You're talking to me, sit down."
"Well..." Xu Suxin looked at Ding Man for help. Ding Man was playing with her phone and pretended not to see. She could only muster up the courage and said, "I am Xia Ji's mother after all. Can't we have a few private words?"
"Not enough money? Let him film more movies?" Si Cheng said coldly.
This was indeed the purpose of Xu Suxin's coming here. After Xia Ji entered the entertainment industry, she also knew many people in the entertainment industry. Recently, many people found her, hoping to let Xia Ji film a TV series. Filming a TV series is more profitable than filming a movie, and it takes less time.
In addition, Ding Man had always refused to let Xia Tian take on too many jobs on the grounds that Xia Tian's studies were more important. Now Xia Tian has graduated, and he will be eighteen in a year. After he turns eighteen, his film remuneration will no longer need to be paid into his guardian's account.
If she didn't have the Si family as her backing, she could still hold Xia Tian hostage and make money for herself, but now the Si family is obviously helping Xia Tian, especially this Si Cheng. Every time she wants to talk to Xia Tian alone, he stares at her like a wolf.
"This, I am also thinking about his career. If he doesn't shoot more films while he is still young, what if he has no films to shoot in the future..." Xu Suxin looked embarrassed.
"He will not be without movies to shoot. If no one asks him to shoot a movie, I can invest." Si Cheng's gaze was so sharp and direct that Xu Suxin didn't dare to look him in the eye.
"That's not what I'm talking about. I mean he needs more experience and polishing." Xu Suxin's voice gradually became smaller.
Xia Ji was not hungry at the moment, so he just drank a small bowl of milk porridge. When he went out, Xu Suxin was gone.
When he was young, Xu Suxin would often come to him and persuade him to go home with her or to film more movies. Every time she came, Xia Ji was very unhappy.
"Auntie, where is my mother?" Xia Ji asked.
Ding Man was still sitting on the sofa, typing on her phone, seemingly chatting with a friend. "Your brother sent her away."
Xia Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the original owner's real parents would be found soon. The first person they found was Xu Suxin, and they contacted him through Xu Suxin. Moreover, this couple of parents had a deep grudge with the Si family. If Ding Biao was the murderer who caused the Si family to be in trouble, his parents were almost the same.
As soon as he turned around, he saw Si Cheng standing by the windowsill not far behind him. He had taken off his suit jacket and was wearing a white shirt and trousers. He had one hand in his pocket and a cup of tea in his hand. His eyes were deeply fascinated by him.
Xia Ji was so scared that he took a step back and suddenly felt nervous.
"Come here." Si Cheng called.
Xia Tian took a deep breath, his heart hanging in the air again. Seeing that Si Cheng had already walked out, he followed him.
Several servants walked through the courtyard. Si Cheng stood beside the dark red pillars. He had handed the teacup in his hand to the servant and lowered his eyes to look at the colorful koi carp tumbling in the pond below the corridor.
Xia Tian was still a long way away from him, so he hesitated and didn't dare to get any closer.
Si Cheng glanced at him sideways, the sunlight casting shadows on his high, narrow nose and smooth, clean-cut facial features. He called out again, "Come here."
Xia Ji didn't dare to resist him. His intuition told him that he had to go. If he didn't obey, something scary would happen.
He clenched his fingers tightly and walked away with his head lowered.
Si Cheng's eyes never left him, his brows furrowed slightly, and he raised his hand to pinch his chin and lift his face. He was tall, with broad and slender hands, the back of his hands clearly muscular, and his forearms muscular.
"What?" Xia Ji's voice was still the lively boyish voice, clear but now it sounded a little soft.
"Are you still in contact with the Xu family?" Si Cheng's voice was very low. He always spoke like this, rarely loudly, but when he didn't speak, it was fine. But when he spoke, it gave a strong sense of oppression.
"No..." Xia Ji bravely raised her eyelashes and glanced at him, then quickly lowered them. Her long, curly eyelashes trembled restlessly like a small fan.
"Hmm?" Si Cheng pinched his chin and pulled him closer. His eyes swept down from his trembling eyelashes, finally stopping at his plump and soft lips, and his thumb brushed across there as if inadvertently.
Xia Ji almost lost her balance and fell into his arms. She quickly stood at attention, her chin still being pinched. "Really not, but don't we have WeChat? She often sends me messages saying that she doesn't have enough money. If I don't reply, she calls me."
"Have I looked for you?"
“No… um…”
As soon as the word left his mouth, his thumb brushed heavily against the soft, plump lips, leaving them moist. Xia Tian raised his eyes abruptly, his dark, clear pupils clearly reflecting Si Cheng's cold and solemn expression, a bit bewildered and at a loss.
"I looked for it once." He said quickly.
"Didn't I tell you that she came to you to tell me?" Si Cheng's eyes were sharp and he would not allow any escape.
"I, I forgot." Xia Ji was really a little scared and panicked, and just wanted this matter to be over quickly.
"lie."
"No, I really forgot." Of course he didn't really forget, but he knew that Si Cheng was extremely suspicious, and his self-feeling might tell him that he was doomed, and Xu Suxin would definitely look for him later, so what should he do?
Si Cheng stared at his opening and closing mouth, then moved to his eyes, where black and white were distinct, gradually emitting a watery light, with pink turning around the edges, like crystal, like glass.
He pressed down the corners of his straight lips and released his hand.
Xia Tian knew that this time was over, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Clear red fingerprints appeared on both sides of his fair cheeks, and his lower lip was rubbed red. He raised his hand and said, "I swear I will tell you next time."
Si Cheng's brows were still furrowed as he said, "Eat less sugar."
Just now he smelled the sweet aroma of candy. This man had cavities when he was very young, and had three fillings after his teeth changed. He still couldn't give up candy.
"I didn't, I just had some milk porridge." Xia Ji said aggrievedly. He really didn't have any candy on hand. There were people watching him at home and on the set, so he really hadn't had any candy in a long time.
Si Cheng warned: "I told you to eat less sugar, but I didn't tell you that you ate it just now. If you complain of toothache again..."
The phone rang, interrupting him.
Xia Tian felt relieved and immediately said, "Okay, okay, I'll eat less sugar. Do you have anything else to do? If not, I'll leave first. You should answer the phone quickly."
Si Cheng knew what he was thinking. He picked up the phone, raised his chin slightly, and signaled that he could go, but his eyes kept following his back until he disappeared around the corner.
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