Liu Manzhi sat in the passenger seat, leaning lazily on the seat. Although she was silent, she could still hear the conversation between Xing Ye and the two children.
She always knew that Xing Ye had a nice voice, and his pronunciation was standard and clear.
That deep voice, when he laughed, sounded like the vibrato of a cello, long and mellow.
She still remembers the first play he acted in. All other characters had post-production dubbing, but he was the only one who used his original voice. She even lamented that the director had good vision.
It was also thanks to that role that their careers took off...
She opened her eyes slightly and glanced at the man reflected in the rearview mirror.
He chatted and laughed cheerfully with the two children. His gentle appearance made people feel like spring breeze. He was not at all as rebellious as he had been when they first met.
In a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and the big boy who loved to lose his temper has grown into the mature boy he is today.
Liu Manzhi felt a little emotional, and looked into Xing Ye's bright eyes, but with only admiration.
After all, she and he are not from the same world. Now in her heart, her daughter and career are the most important.
After experiencing a failed marriage, she has lost the ability to love and does not want to experience failure again. She does not have the energy or interest to do so.
Liu Manzhi lazily withdrew her gaze. The heater was on in the car, making it warm and comfortable. It was almost dawn, and she felt a little drowsy.
She looked towards the familiar neighborhood in front of her and was about to ask Xing Ye to stop by the roadside, but she saw the figure standing at the entrance of the neighborhood and she froze.
Afterwards, Liu Manzhi seemed to have entered combat mode instantly. The laziness just now was swept away, and replaced by full of sharpness.
She sat up straight, her brows furrowed, her eyes showing her usual sharpness and shrewdness.
Xing Ye, who was standing beside her, turned his head to look at her.
In fact, when Liu Manzhi was looking at him, he discovered that although he was extremely happy in his heart, his excellent acting skills allowed him to remain calm on the surface and successfully hide it from Liu Manzhi.
She finally set her sights on him, and he must perform well.
But after a while, she looked away.
Xing Ye was a little disappointed, but soon he noticed the change in her breath.
Seeing her looking forward, Xing Ye also looked in the direction she was looking.
A black car was parked at the entrance of the community, and a man in casual clothes was leaning against the car, smoking a cigarette.
Although the light was dim, Xing Ye recognized him at a glance.
He would recognize Liu Manzhi's ex-husband even if he turned into ashes.
Why did this guy show up here at this critical moment? Is he here to find Manzhi?
The jealousy rising in his heart made Xing Ye's expression distorted for a moment, but he quickly concealed it.
His face was calm, but his dark eyes burned with a dark fire.
Chi Rui, who was sitting in the back, quickly noticed that something was wrong with the two adults.
She looked ahead and was stunned, "Is that... Dad?"
Ye Minghan, who was originally supporting his head with his hands and feeling a little sleepy, suddenly became alert.
Late call Li?
Although he is the little girl's father, Ye Minghan has a very bad impression of him.
If it weren't for him, the little girl wouldn't have grown up in such loneliness, and would not have forgotten him because of the fever.
Of course, if Chi Zhaoli and Liu Manzhi had not divorced, Chi Rui might not have come to live in his house, but he still felt that even if this had not happened, given the relationship between his mother and Liu Manzhi, he would have gotten to know Chi Rui in another way.
He and Chi Rui were destined to be together, otherwise why would she come back to him after so many years?
When they saw Chi Zhaoli, the four people in the car had different reactions.
Xing Ye really wanted to drive past him and into the community, but Liu Manzhi beside him had already spoken slowly.
"Xing Ye, please park the car on the side of the road."
After hearing her words, no matter how unwilling he was, Xing Ye had no choice, because the community had a gate control and he couldn't break in. This was probably the reason why Chi Zhaoli was waiting outside the community gate late at night.
He gritted his teeth and parked the car on the side of the road.
Chi Zhaoli noticed their car and subconsciously looked over. He saw the woman who got out of the car first. He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground and stepped on it to put it out.
He rubbed his hands, did not go forward immediately, but straightened his appearance and prepared to walk over.
When I looked up, I saw the man getting off the car with the woman.
He couldn't help but pause, his embarrassed expression restrained, and his brows furrowed deeply.
Who is that man? Why did he send Liu Manzhi home on New Year's Eve?
Liu Manzhi got out of the car, followed by Chi Rui and Ye Minghan.
"Xing Ye, thank you for tonight." Liu Manzhi said to Xing Ye, "You can go back now, and be careful on the road."
Xing Ye didn't listen to her. He unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. "I'll take you in."
It would be fine under normal circumstances, but now that he saw Chi Zhaoli coming to find her, how could he go back with peace of mind?
Liu Manzhi frowned. Did he forget who he was? If he was photographed by paparazzi, wouldn't he be afraid of being on the hot search tomorrow?
"Xiaozhi, Ruirui, you are back."
At this time, Chi Zhaoli from the distance finally strode over.
He nodded to Ye Minghan as a greeting, then stared at Xing Ye with a harsh tone, "Who is he?"
Xing Ye was about to explode, but Liu Manzhi beside him was already annoyed by Chi Zhaoli's tone. She narrowed her eyes and rolled her eyes at him.
"What's it to you?"
Her tone was very aggressive, and Chi Zhaoli felt a little embarrassed. He glanced at Chi Rui and Ye Minghan guiltily, and lowered his voice and asked, "Do you have to talk like this?"
Liu Manzhi crossed her arms, looking indifferent.
"What are you doing at my doorstep? As far as I can remember we have no relationship."
Chi Zhaoli's face turned pale. It would have been fine in the past, but now there was an outsider like Xing Ye here, and his identity was unknown. Liu Manzhi's attitude made him very annoyed.
"I'm Chi Rui's father. Can't I come over to reunite with her on New Year's Eve?"
"Sorry, you don't have an appointment." Liu Manzhi said bluntly.
According to the original divorce agreement, Chi Zhaoli has visitation rights once a month, but he can only meet his daughter after informing her in advance.
Besides, she had never let him come here before. God knows what had happened to him today and why he suddenly came here?
"Rui Rui, it's cold outside. You and Ahan go in first." Liu Manzhi was rude to Chi Zhaoli but very gentle to her daughter.
In her heart, she actually didn't want to get entangled with her ex-husband.
But her daughter has to go back to Xuancheng to take the college entrance examination after the New Year. Chi Zhaoli also lives there now. She didn’t know what he was up to when he suddenly came here tonight. She felt it was necessary to see what he was trying to do.
Chi Rui looked at the adults and hesitated.
"Aunt Liu, let's go in first."
Ye Minghan was very decisive. He took the girl's hand and walked into the community without any delay.
Chi Rui was pulled by him and had no choice but to say goodbye to Xing Ye, nodded to Chi Zhaoli, and then left with Ye Minghan.
Chi Zhaoli's gaze stayed on his daughter for only a moment before he looked away.
He did come to see Chi Rui today. Ever since he saw the true faces of Lan Jingmei and her daughter, he has been living in guilt and regret all day long, thinking only about how to make it up to her.
After all, he is in middle age and getting older, and he only has one daughter, Chi Rui, so he will actually develop a dependent mentality towards his child.
New Year's Eve is a day for family reunion. In previous years, he had the company of Lan Xiang and others. He would occasionally feel a little melancholy because of being single, but in fact he did not feel that lonely.
But this year, when he looked at the empty house, he felt like there was a fire burning in his heart, and he felt depressed and lonely.
That's why he flew here, hoping to reunite with them shamelessly. However, when he arrived, he was stopped outside by security guards. Upon asking, he found out that they were not at home.
He thought about giving up, but after hesitating for a while, he still waited outside the community.
It's freezing cold now, and he's standing in the cold wind waiting for them to come back. Seeing how sincere and somewhat miserable he looks, Ruirui and her mother will probably soften their hearts a little, right?
This is what he thought and what he expected.
However, he never expected that after he had been blowing in the cold wind all night, he would end up seeing the mother and daughter being sent home by a strange man!
He did come to see Chi Rui originally, but he also had some feelings for Liu Manzhi.
He had never betrayed her. The misunderstandings between him and her were caused by Lan Jingmei and her daughter. Now that he saw them clearly, the misunderstandings were naturally resolved. Then there was naturally still a possibility for him and Liu Manzhi, right?
Because Liu Manzhi has been single all these years, even though the two have divorced, in Chi Zhaoli's heart, he and Liu Manzhi are still in a state of competition with each other.
In other words, as long as he was willing to bow his head, the two of them would be able to return to normal, so when he saw Xing Ye, he felt particularly angry.
"Chi Zhaoli, what exactly do you want to do by coming here today?"
Seeing Ye Minghan taking her daughter away, Liu Manzhi couldn't help but have some good feelings towards him, but when she looked at Chi Zhaoli, her attitude became bad again.
Chi Zhaoli did not answer, but looked at Xing Ye, "Sir, thank you for sending Xiaozhi and my daughter back, but now we are going to talk about some family matters, can you please leave first?"
How could he, an outsider, have the right to listen in on their family affairs?
Xing Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had been holding back on Chi Zhaoli for a long time. They had never had the chance to meet before, but now that they finally met, he could hardly suppress the urge to beat him up.
It was his blessing to marry such a good woman like Manzhi. He became jealous and crazy every time he thought of this, but this man did not cherish her!
Just as he was about to take a step forward, Liu Manzhi stood in front of him.
"Mr. Chi, you may have made a mistake. Who are you? What qualifications do you have to chase my guests away?"
Seeing that Liu Manzhi was actually protecting Xing Ye, Chi Zhaoli couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"Oh, a guest? I'm afraid it's your gigolo?" he said without thinking.
Liu Manzhi narrowed her phoenix eyes and stared at Chi Zhaoli coldly.
Seeing his beloved woman being humiliated, Xing Ye could no longer hold back the violence in his heart. He reached out to grab Chi Zhaoli's collar, but Liu Manzhi held his arm.
Then, something he never dreamed of happened.
Liu Manzhi took his arm, curled her red lips lightly, and said with a sneer: "Excuse me, this is my boyfriend, Xing Ye."
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