In the elevator, Xiao Ze took the initiative to hold Li Wan's hand.
Li Wan glanced down, something flashed in his eyes, then he raised his head and looked at Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze looked straight ahead, holding her hand, his jawline tense and his ears burning.
It was already late when I got home.
The children are all asleep.
Xiao Ze asked: "What did you have for dinner?"
Li Wan said: "I ate ramen."
Xiao Ze asked, "Are you hungry?"
Li Wan glanced at him. In the past, the questions Xiao Ze asked her were all said by "her".
Li Wan was not actually hungry, but since Xiao Ze asked.
She shook his hand and looked at him eagerly: "Actually, I'm not very hungry, but I suddenly want to eat what you made."
Xiao Ze's cold eyes became gentle: "Okay. Since you had noodles tonight, I won't cook noodles. I'll go see if there's any leftovers and make you some egg fried rice, okay?"
Li Wan nodded.
Xiao Ze touched her hair and said, "Go take a shower first. I'll call you when you're done."
Li Wan threw herself into his arms, stood on tiptoe and pecked him on the lips, said sweetly: "I love you~" and then went upstairs gracefully.
Xiao Ze was stunned for two seconds, a sweet smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his lips, and he turned and went into the kitchen.
…
Li Wan finished taking a shower, but Xiao Ze hadn't come up to call her yet.
She wrapped herself in her nightgown and went downstairs, just as Xiao Ze brought the egg fried rice to the table.
He stood beside the dining table, looking a little unconfident: "I haven't made it for a long time. I just tasted it and it seemed average." He put the spoon in his hand on the plate and pulled out a chair.
Li Wan walked over and sat down with a smile, and Xiao sat down next to her.
"Don't you want to eat?" Li Wan asked him.
"I'm not hungry." Xiao Ze said, "Try it first. If you don't like it, don't eat it."
"It looks pretty good." Li Wan said.
The color is beautiful and it smells nice too.
Under Xiao Ze's close gaze, Li Wan scooped a spoonful of fried rice and put it into her mouth.
Chewed a few times.
"How does it taste?" Xiao was nervous and expectant.
It’s even more stressful than when a new project comes out.
Li Wan swallowed it slowly, then curled her eyes and said, "It's delicious." Then she scooped a spoonful and brought it to Xiao Ze's mouth: "Open your mouth, ah~"
Xiao Ze looked at the spoon that was brought to his mouth, then looked at Li Wan, then opened his mouth stiffly and put the fried rice in the spoon into his mouth. He chewed it a few times and felt that it tasted better than when he tasted it in the kitchen just now.
Li Wan took a bite and then fed Xiao Ze a bite, and finally they finished the whole plate of fried rice, taking a bite at a time.
Xiao Ze cleaned the kitchen while Li Wan went upstairs to wash up.
After washing up, Xiao Ze was standing in her room with a pink thermos in her hand.
He handed it over: "Use this one from now on." He paused: "Don't use the previous one anymore."
Li Wan took the pink thermos cup with a cherry blossom pattern on it, which really fits the aesthetic of straight men.
She said perfunctorily, "I know."
Xiao Ze did not leave immediately. He felt a little uncomfortable and a little aggrieved: "When can I go back to my room?"
Li Wan walked over, raised her hand, tapped his chest lightly with her fingers, and looked up at him: "Wait until you pass the test."
Xiao Ze held her waist, lowered his head, and pressed his forehead against hers: "Okay, I will try my best to be a good husband."
Li Wan kissed his cheek: "I believe you."
"Um."
…
Xiao Xiao was the first to notice that Li Wan had changed to a new thermos cup: "Huh? Mom, did you buy a new thermos cup? It looks great!"
Li Wan said casually: "Your father bought it."
Xiao Xiao looked at Li Wan, then at the calm Xiao Ze, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Dad to be so girly and buy the pink one with cherry blossoms."
Xiao Ze choked, picked up the water cup and drank a sip of water, then said: "The secretary bought it casually."
In fact, he bought it himself at the supermarket on his way to work yesterday morning, and spent a long time choosing the style.
Xiao Xiao smiled secretly to herself. She saw that her parents were becoming increasingly distant from each other. Although she didn't say it, she was very depressed in her heart. But now it seems that everything is getting better... except that the two of them still sleep in separate rooms.
…
"Mom, please give me a ride on the way." Xiao Xiao said a little embarrassedly at the entrance when school was over.
During this period, she took the bus to and from school, and only then did she realize how terrible the bus during rush hour was. Only then did she realize how fortunate she was to have a car to pick her up.
Xiao Ze said: "I will take you there today."
Xiao Xiao immediately said sweetly: "Thank you, Dad."
Li Wan said, "Xiao Xiao, don't you want to develop your ability to live independently? You're giving up after less than half a month? If you give up this time, then next time you talk about independence, it won't be convincing." She looked at Xiao Xiao: "So, do I still need to send you off now?"
Xiao Xiao was speechless and could only reluctantly say: "No, I can go there by myself."
Li Wan curled the corners of her mouth. Educating a child is like flying a kite. You can let her fly, but you also need to let her know that the string is in your hands. Loosen it when necessary and tighten it when necessary. Don't use your own experience to restrict her. Let her try it herself, and then she will know that the experience you taught her is useful.
Children will only truly grow up after going through setbacks. Experiencing it yourself is a thousand times more useful than seeing your elders emphasize it.
The most important thing is to have the courage to try, but also to have the courage to bear the consequences.
Xiao Ze looked at her more.
…..
In the car, Lu Ziwang, who was sitting in the back seat, was pulling at the driver's seat, staring at the building in front.
His uncle told him that they were waiting here for Aunt Li Wan and Xiao Xiao.
But they have been waiting for a long time.
People came out from time to time, but they were not Aunt Li Wan and Xiao Xiao.
Could it be that they have already left?
Just then, a person walked down the stairs not far away.
Lu Ziwang saw it and tugged at the cloth on Xiao Yin's shoulders: "Uncle, Xiao Xiao."
Xiao Yin looked up and immediately started the car, slowly driving past as if he was just passing by. He stopped the car after passing Xiao Xiao, lowered the window, and pretended to have just seen her: "Xiao Xiao?"
When Xiao Xiao saw him, her eyes lit up immediately: "Uncle!"
Xiao Yin raised his chin and said, "Get in the car."
Xiao Xiao immediately opened the car door and happily got in the back seat.
Xiao Yin's eyes were still looking out the window, as if he was waiting for someone.
Lu Ziwang also looked at the gate eagerly.
"Uncle?" Xiao Xiao looked in the direction they were looking, puzzled.
Xiao Yin immediately retracted his gaze and coughed to cover up: "Ahem, where's your mother? Isn't she working?"
Xiao Xiao said happily: "Oh, my mom took my dad's car to go to work today."
A basin of cold water was poured down, chilling Xiao Yin's expectant and nervous heart. His face immediately turned gloomy, his narrow eyes froze, and he couldn't help grinding his teeth.
…
Glamour Bar
The bar was particularly deserted during the day. Xiao Yin sat alone in a booth in the hall, with the table filled with wine.
"Brother Yin, what's wrong? You asked us to come over in broad daylight to drink with you?" Zhao Minhao came over, squeezed in next to Xiao Yin and sat down, hooked his shoulder, and joked with a hint of concern: "What happened?"
Several other people were also ready to sit in.
Xiao Yin looked up and his face suddenly turned ugly. He said in a bad tone, "Who told you to bring a woman here?"
The men looked at each other, and the girls were a little frightened when they saw Xiao Yin getting angry.
"Brother Yin, what's the point of drinking without a woman?"
The man in the flowered shirt pushed the innocent girl beside him and said, "Go sit with Master Yin."
The girl seemed a little afraid of Xiao Yin. She hesitated and almost moved to Xiao Yin's side. She didn't say anything and just stood there with her fingers pinched.
Xiao Yin looked at her impatiently.
The girl had a pure and pretty face. She was wearing a white dress and had a nervous and flustered look on her face. She looked even more pitiful and lovable.
"What do you mean? She knows Brother Yin?" Zhao Minhao asked curiously.
The man who pushed her over sat with his legs crossed, smiling but not saying anything. He turned around and ordered her, "Why are you standing there? Pour some wine for Master Yin."
The girl hurriedly went to pour the wine.
She was clumsy and knocked over the bottle, and the wine was about to spill on Xiao Yin, but Xiao Yin reacted quickly and dodged it.
The girl was so flustered that she almost cried. She hurriedly cleaned the table and said, "S-Sorry."
Xiao Yin lit a cigarette and glanced at her with a half-smile, "Actor?"
The girl looked at him in surprise, then blushed and said, "I'm in film school, and I haven't graduated yet."
Xiao Yin uttered an "oh" and exhaled a puff of smoke. He narrowed his eyes and said sarcastically, "Then you should change your career as soon as possible. Your acting skills are not that good."
The blush on the girl's fair face suddenly faded away, and she turned pale in an instant, and her slender figure seemed to be shaky.
One of the girls couldn't help but burst out laughing, with a hint of gloating in her voice.
She has long been fed up with her. She is just a green tea bitch pretending to be pure. If she is really pure, why would she try so hard to get into this circle?
Zhao Minhao also curled his lips: "Okay, stop scaring me." As he said that, he smiled and said to the girl: "Sister, stop pestering Master Yin. Our Master Yin doesn't like women. He is a living Bodhisattva. Come and sit here with your brother." As he said that, he patted the empty seat next to him.
The girl bit her lip and hesitated, struggling internally as to whether she should continue. But when she saw the undisguised sarcasm in Xiao Yin's eyes, she bit her lip hard and looked at Zhao Minhao.
Although she didn't know him, he seemed to be the one who had the best relationship with Xiao Yin among these people. The person who brought her here just now was also very polite to him, so he must be from an important background.
Without hesitation, she took a step forward and sat down next to Zhao Minhao.
Zhao Minhao suddenly looked at her carefully under the spotlight above his head, and finally, he suddenly said, "Brother Yin, do you think she looks like that sister?"
Xiao Yin exhaled a puff of smoke, and in the smoke, he squinted and looked over, his gaze fell on the girl's face again.
When the others heard what Zhao Minhao said, they all looked at the girl.
The girl was subconsciously a little nervous, and her deer-like eyes looked timidly at Xiao Yin.
Xiao Yin sneered and turned away: "Zhao Minhao, if you don't need your eyes, you can donate them."
That woman is not that pretentious.
Xiao Yin's words caused a burst of laughter.
"How are they different?" Zhao Minhao pinched the girl's chin and turned her face around: "Then your sister looks like this too."
"Which sister?" The others were finally aroused by their curiosity.
Zhao Minhao chuckled, "Wangzai's mother. Don't tell me, her daughter is already twelve or thirteen years old, but she looks like she's twenty-three or twenty-four. Her temperament and figure, wow, are simply top-notch."
A man embraced a girl in her early twenties and said with a smile, "Over thirty? I can't tell. Brother Hao, you have a strong taste. Do you like this kind of old woman?"
All the girls present were giggling.
Xiao Yin kicked the table, causing the wine bottles and glasses on it to clink and clatter. He stared at the man who was speaking with a gloomy face.
This noise made everyone else silent.
Zhao Minhao was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "Fuck! What nonsense are you talking about? That sister is very nice, I hope my son likes her very much, you better watch your mouth."
These words carry a hint of warning and reminder.
Everyone knows that Lu Ziwang is Xiao Yin’s beloved nephew.
Of course Xiao Yin would protect the person Lu Ziwang likes.
The man immediately said, "I'm sorry, Brother Yin, I didn't know, I'm just a bad mouth, can I drink a glass of wine as punishment?"
Others came out to smooth things over.
Xiao Yin said gloomily: "Get lost. I asked you to come and drink with me, not to cause trouble for me."
Zhao Minhao also said: "Alright, alright, you all go now."
Some people were dissatisfied: "No, we just got here."
When they were glanced at by Xiao Yin's narrow black eyes, they immediately wilted. The group of people left after drinking a few sips of wine, and dared not say anything. After all, Xiao Yin not only had the Xiao family behind him, but he was also very capable. Who knows, someone might find him guilty in the future, so of course they had to flatter him.
Zhao Minhao pulled the girl over and kissed her on the face: "You go too, I'll find you later."
The girl walked away with a red face.
Xiao Yin said: "You get out too."
Zhao Minhao chuckled and came over to hook his arm around Xiao Yin's shoulder. Of course, his friendship with Xiao Yin was different. It was a friendship they had had since childhood. "I'm leaving too. Brother Yin, it's so boring for you to drink alone. Okay, now that everyone has left, tell me, what happened?"
There are not many things that can affect Xiao Yin's mood.
Xiao Yin kept silent with a cold face, poured a mouthful of wine into his throat and said impatiently: "If you don't want to drink, get out, stop talking nonsense."
Zhao Minhao came over slyly and said, "You can let me go, but can you give me the phone number of that sister?"
Xiao Yin turned his head and looked at him: "Are you sick? She is married and has two children."
Zhao Minhao said, "That's my business, I don't mind it. Really, Brother Yin, I really like that sister. I was a little interested in her just now because I saw that girl looked like her."
Xiao Yin: "Get lost."
Zhao Minhao suddenly said, "Brother Yin, are you attracted to her too?"
Xiao Yin's heart skipped a beat, and he almost jumped up from the sofa. He cursed angrily, "Bullshit! How can I like her? She's a married woman with two little kids."
Zhao Minhao was just joking, and said with a smile: "Hey, it's OK as long as you don't like her. Just give me your number."
Xiao Yin sneered: "Don't think about it. Her husband sent her to work this morning." When he said this, he felt a little sour in his heart, but he suppressed it.
He was completely disheartened at this moment, and he didn't know what possessed him to make him fall in love with her.
How could he be so unlucky? He fell in love with a married woman who was much older than him, had two children and a husband.
He must be possessed by a devil.
He was going to move and would no longer live in that neighborhood. As long as he didn't see her, he would definitely forget about her soon.
All the women who liked him were better than her. At least they had no husbands or children. How could he possibly hang himself on her crooked tree?
He took a few gulps of wine and forced himself to clear the woman from his mind.
"Tsk! She must have a bad relationship with her husband. Didn't you notice that she didn't even wear a ring?"
Xiao Yin was stunned and asked, "What ring?"
Zhao Minhao said: "Wedding rings! Anyway, the women around me, as long as they can get along with their husbands, have to wear wedding rings to save face. For example, my sister, except when she goes out to pick up boys at night, she will take off her wedding ring. Usually, she wears it well. Look at her sister, she looks like a good wife and a loving mother. If there is no problem in her marriage, would she be willing to take off her wedding ring? Maybe she is like my sister and my brother-in-law, and they have been playing with each other for a long time."
Xiao Yin was a little slow to react: "Her husband sent her to work this morning."
Zhao Minhao said: "Tsk, what's the big deal, my brother-in-law is traveling abroad with my sister."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized, "That's not right, Brother Yin, how do you know that sister was sent to work by her husband this morning?"
Xiao Yin didn't have time to pay attention to him. He had been feeling hopeless just now, but after hearing what Zhao Minhao said, he instantly felt rekindled. His heart was beating very fast in his chest, and he felt like he had suddenly come back to life.
He immediately forgot the harsh words he had just said in his heart.
The corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.
Zhao Minhao saw Xiao Yin's face turn blue and red, and suddenly he laughed strangely. He felt a little panicked and came over: "Brother Yin?"
Xiao Yin suddenly grabbed him by the collar, the smile on his face disappeared, and he warned him fiercely: "Stay away from her in the future, do you hear me?"
Zhao Minhao was confused: "No, Brother Yin, you..."
Xiao Yin looked bad and said in a bad tone: "Anyway, stay away from her in the future. If I find out that you are after her again, I will break your legs!"
Zhao Minhao was shocked and couldn't think straight: "No, Brother Yin..."
Xiao Yin said, "Shut up."
Zhao Minhao: “…….”
…
At lunch, the assistant saw Li Wan's new thermos cup:
"Sister Wanwan, you bought a new thermos cup. It looks so nice. What brand is it? Do you have a link?"
Xu Lan walked in, heard the words, looked up, and saw a pink thermos cup next to Li Wan. His eyes behind the lenses flashed slightly.
Li Wan said: "I don't know either, my family bought it for me."
The assistant smiled and said, "Is it because Director Xu's previous thermos cup was too tacky and your family couldn't stand it so they bought you a new one?"
Li Wan glanced at Xu Lan and said, "No. I saw someone misunderstood, so I thought it would be better to change someone."
The assistant said, "You are too cautious. I have explained it in the comments section."
Li Wan just smiled and glanced at Xu Lan who sat down.
He lowered his eyes and began to eat, his expression calm. He probably wouldn't care about such a small matter.
Xu Lan only ate half of the lunch box before putting down his chopsticks, covering it and putting it in a plastic bag.
"Director Xu, you ate so little today?" the assistant asked in surprise.
"I don't have much appetite." Xu Lan stood up, paused, and looked up at Li Wan: "Li Wan, come to my office after dinner."
Li Wan was stunned and said, "Okay."
Xu Lan pulled out a chair and walked out.
The assistant held the chopsticks in her mouth and turned to look at Xu Lan's back. "That's weird. Director Xu usually eats a lot, but today he ate so little. He didn't even touch a few pieces of his favorite beer duck. Could he be feeling unwell? Sister Wanwan, why don't you ask Director Xu later?"
Perhaps because Li Wan is usually gentle, Director Xu's attitude towards her is somewhat different from that of those people who usually make trouble for him.
Last time, he missed his nap because of Li Wan's personal affairs, and he also allowed Li Wan to bring her children to the studio. This was not an ordinary treatment. If Li Wan hadn't been married, she would have been unable to resist supporting them.
Li Wan nodded.
The assistant lowered his voice again and said, "Director Xu will probably ask you about the contract."
Li Wan guessed so in his heart.
The dubbing of this anime will be finished the day after tomorrow.
She hasn't found her next job yet.
After she finished her meal, she went to Xu Lan's office.
She knocked on the door and went in. She saw a recliner next to the desk. That was where Xu Lan usually took his nap, but he was not lying on it now. Instead, he was sitting on the office chair behind the desk. He took off his glasses and closed his eyes to rest. He slowly opened his eyes when he heard the voice.
"Director Xu."
Xu Lan said calmly: "Sit down."
Li Wan sat down on the chair in front of the desk and waited for Xu Lan to speak.
Xu Lan didn't waste any words and asked directly: "Are you interested in continuing to be a voice actor? I want to sign you." He paused and added: "Your voice will be very popular in the market, and your future remuneration will be much higher than it is now."
Li Wan was silent for a moment, then looked directly at Xu Lan and said solemnly: "My dream is to be able to officially appear on camera as a host."
Xu Lan said calmly: "Okay, I understand."
Although I had guessed her answer a long time ago, I was still a little disappointed.
Li Wan said: "Being a host is a dream I missed for many years. I want to complete it and give myself an explanation. But I also like dubbing work very much, so if there is such an opportunity in the future, I am willing to work here again. Please Director Xu, please be sure to find me when the time comes."
Xu Lan: "Okay."
"Then I'll go out first."
"Um."
Li Wan nodded, stood up and left.
Xu Lan couldn't help but follow her back.
The office door closed, blocking his view.
He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. He didn't go to bed until midnight last night.
I felt inexplicably upset, and some inappropriate thoughts kept popping up in my mind.
He frowned uncomfortably, not quite sure what was wrong with him.
…
Xu Lan got off work early.
The young assistant stayed with Li Wan and worked overtime until nine o'clock.
【I have arrived. 】
When Li Wan received Xiao Ze's WeChat message, she took off her headphones, stood up, skillfully turned off the equipment, and then called her assistant to go off work together.
When the young assistant saw Xiao Ze waiting by the car, he was shocked.
Xiao Ze seemed to have come directly from the company. He was wearing the black suit he wore when going out, with his tie unbuttoned and the top two buttons of his white shirt undone. He stood upright under the street light with his car behind him.
His cool and classical figure was coated with a soft glow by the warm yellow street lamp above his head.
His eyes were always fixed on Li Wan, and they did not move away until she walked up to him.
Li Wan introduced: "Xiao Yu, this is my husband Xiao Ze. Xiao Ze, this is my colleague, Xiao Yu."
The assistant was a little nervous: "Hello, Mr. Xiao."
Xiao Ze smiled politely: "Hello."
Li Wan smiled and said, "Just call me brother-in-law."
Xiao Ze
The young assistant was a little embarrassed to call.
Xiao Ze gave her the feeling that he was too noble, making her feel that she would never have any intersection with such a person.
She had been with Xu Lan and had met many celebrities, which often made her have this feeling, but Xiao Ze gave her an even stronger feeling.
The most important thing is that such a man would actually come to pick up his wife home after she works overtime.
Li Wan said to Xiao Ze, "Xiao Yu is going the same way as us, let's send her off first."
Xiao Ze nodded and said yes.
The assistant waved his hand and said, "Ah? No, no, I can call a taxi."
Li Wan said, "It's a little late today, please take our car, you're welcome."
The assistant was a little embarrassed: "Then thank you for your help."
Li Wan smiled and said, "It's no trouble, let's go."
The young assistant got into the back seat of the car. She hadn't noticed the brand of the car just now, and she didn't know much about cars, but just by looking at the interior and the front operating panel, she could tell that the car must be very expensive.
Xiao took a detour and sent the assistant to the gate of the community.
After Li Wan said goodbye to the assistant, he turned around and left.
The young assistant stood on the side of the road and watched the car drive away before he looked away. He couldn't help but sigh with envy again, and then turned and entered the community.
…
In the car.
Xiao Ze held the steering wheel with one hand and reached out with the other hand to hold Li Wan's wrist, then moved down and held her hand.
Li Wan glanced down.
Xiao Ze tried to speak as naturally as possible: "Did work go well today?"
Li Wan said, "It went smoothly." She then said, "Director Xu talked to me about the contract today."
Xiao Ze tightened his grip on the steering wheel, trying to control his emotions, and asked calmly, "Well, how was the talk?"
Li Wan said: "I didn't sign it. I still want to work harder in the direction of being a host. I want to be able to appear as a host at least once."
Xiao Ze was slightly stunned.
…
Li Wan changed her shoes and was about to walk in when the man behind her put his arms around her waist and dragged her into his arms. He hugged her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Sorry."
Li Wan was stunned: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Ze: "I have never taken your dream seriously."
Li Wan had mentioned to him before that she wanted to go out to work, but after he expressed that he didn't want her to go out to work, she never mentioned it again.
She has been sacrificing herself.
It's not that he didn't know, but he took it for granted that someone would have to make the sacrifice.
And given that he had succeeded, the person who should be sacrificed should be her.
He had always known, but hadn't cared.
In fact, nothing can be taken for granted.
Li Wan suddenly felt a little sad. If Xiao Ze could understand it earlier, it would be great. She would probably be moved to tears, and then choose to forgive him without hesitation and live a loving life with him for the rest of her life.
But Li Wan is not "her" after all, so she cannot make the same choice as her.
Li Wan touched Xiao Ze's cheek: "I'm very happy that you think so."
Xiao Ze hugged her tightly: "I will never stop you from doing anything again. Thank you for giving me a chance to correct my mistakes."
Li Wan was silent for a few seconds, then turned around, hugged his neck, with an ambiguous smile on her lips, tilted her head, and asked, "What if I want to divorce you?"
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