half thorns, half joy

Tang Xuan's hair was hanging loosely, and the end of her hair was tied with a black hair tie. She was wearing gray casual clothes, and she looked very lethargic from her complexion to her attire.

The moment she met Xiao Zihan's eyes, seeing Xiao Zihan in a neat suit and handsome, she wanted to run away quickly.

However, her character does not allow her to do such a thing.

After looking at Xiao Zihan for a moment, Tang Xuan twitched the corners of her mouth and let out a faint hey.

Xiao Zihan was slightly taken aback, and then nodded.

The reactions and expressions of the two of them were like junior high school students who just fell in love, stiff and at a loss.

Xiao Yuebai secretly observed her mother's face, saw her mother lowered her head in embarrassment, and then pointed the video at herself again, chatting with Xiao Zihan as if nothing had happened.

"Dad, did you eat well today?"

Xiao Zihan was still out of state, coughed lightly, "... I ate it."

"Did dad miss me?"

"Think about it."

Xiao Yue rolled her eyes and said to Tang Xuan, "Mom, I want to whisper to Dad, can I go to the small bedroom?"

Tang Xuan let out an ah and nodded.

Xiao Yuebai held the phone in both hands, bouncing towards the kitchen.

Tang Xuan stared blankly at the place where Xiao Zihan's voice disappeared, unable to recover for a long time.Seeing Xiao Zihan on the screen of Xiao Xiaofang's phone made Tang Xuan realize how much she missed Xiao Zihan, and her heart trembled at the thought.

She looked at Xiao Zihan on the screen, as if she didn't just see it with her eyes, but the first thing she thought of was the feeling of being hugged by Xiao Zihan in his arms.

His body temperature, the scent of the shower gel on his body, the touch of his skin, everything is so clear, it seems to be right at hand, within reach.

"Father, is grandma okay?" Xiao Yuebai asked Xiao Zihan after entering the small bedroom and closing the door carefully.

Xiao Zihan clicked the video button, and replied: "Well, grandma is fine, baby, talk to grandma a few more times, and dad will show the video to grandma when he returns."

Xiao Yuebai pursed her lips and nodded, her expression became serious.

"Well...grandma, I'm baby Yuebai. I've been obedient today. Eat obediently and sleep obediently. Are you obedient? Grandma, you must also be obedient. Eat and sleep on time. When you gain weight, the baby will Let's see you again, okay?"

"Grandma, dear."

Xiao Yuebai pursed her lips and kissed the phone camera.

"Dad, it's alright."

Xiao Zihan nodded and pressed the button to stop recording.

Xiao Zihan: "How is Mom today? Have you eaten and slept well?"

In the video just now, seeing Tang Xuan's face up close, Xiao Zihan was more distressed than excited and happy.

Tang Xuan in the camera lens of the phone has visibly lost a lot of weight, and her chin, which was already pointed, is now even more pointed.

Although the video was only for a short moment just now, it can still be seen that she is not in good spirits.

Xiao Yuebai nodded, then shook her head, and said in a daze, "Mom's friend, Aunt Tingting is here, and Mom is taking care of her."

"What?" Xiao Zihan was taken aback.

Xiao Yuebai continued to tilt her head, narrating what she saw, "When Aunt Tingting came, it was very strange, her body was smelly, and her face was swollen."

"How swollen is your face?"

"Yes, there are still a lot of blood streaks on her arms, which is quite scary. Mom took her to take a bath and cooked her a meal. Now she is going to sleep."

Suspiciousness flashed across Xiao Zihan's eyes. He didn't understand why Huang Tingting came to Tang Xuan again. Didn't Huang Tingting break up with Tang Xuan with ambition last time at the beach?
Could it be, something happened again.

Xiao Zihan suppressed all doubts, smiled and said to Xiao Yuebai on the screen: "Okay, daddy knows, baby is so good, now that daddy is not by your side, baby will replace daddy, protect mom well, you know?"

"Well, the baby knows!" Xiao Yuebai nodded heavily.

"If anything happens next time, my baby will tell Dad, you know?"

"Yeah!" Xiao Yuebai clenched her fists, like a little adult who made a vow, "Dad, don't worry, the baby will take care of Mommy for Dad!"

Xiao Zihan smiled suddenly, and slid his fingers gently on the screen, as if he was stroking the baby's tender cheeks.

And Xiao Yuebai also smiled happily.

In the joy, but also with a bit of pride.

Hmph, how old are my parents, and they are still having conflicts? It's really disturbing. Fortunately, he is here.

Hmph, it's still up to him to resolve the knots between parents.

Reluctantly hung up the video, Xiao Zihan's expression immediately changed, and he immediately called his subordinates.

"Check it out, what happened to that woman Huang Tingting."

"Yes."

I don't know why, listening to the little baby's description, and thinking of Huang Tingting's appearance of not being in touch with Tang Xuan when he saw Huang Tingting last time, Xiao Zihan always felt that Huang Tingting was a hidden danger.

Right now, the Xiao family is already torn apart, and it is already very difficult to return to the previous harmonious state. If Huang Tingting is added, it will be even more difficult.

Xiao Zihan himself has no objection to Huang Tingting, but he cannot allow Huang Tingting to destroy the unity and harmony of his family.

He knew Tang Xuan well. As a person who had no relatives since childhood, Tang Xuan attached great importance to old relationships, especially when Huang Tingting and Tang Xuan had a good time, when Tang Xuan had nothing.

So, even though Huang Tingting spoke harshly to Tang Xuan over and over again, even lied to Tang Xuan, and blamed Tang Xuan for no reason, Tang Xuan still did not give up on her friend.

But the relationship between people can never go on wishful thinking.

Since Tang Xuan couldn't make up his mind to break off with Huang Tingting completely, he had to clear away all dangers and traps for Tang Xuan, so as not to hurt Tang Xuan.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zihan felt depressed.

"Xiaoxuan..."

In the empty office, Xiao Zihan's lonely and lonely voice echoed.

……

Huang Tingting didn't sleep well this time.

She kept falling into nightmares and waking up again and again, over and over again, until evening, when Tang Xuan asked her to have dinner.

"Having a nightmare?" Tang Xuan sat down next to the bed and looked at Huang Tingting worriedly.

Huang Tingting nodded and sat up with difficulty.

She looked at Tang Xuan's calm but still beautiful face, and lowered her head in shame.At this moment, she finally understands what the difference between cloud and mud is.

In this life, she will never be able to compare with Tang Xuan again.

It will never be possible.

"Tingting, are you going out to eat, or should I bring it in for you?" Tang Xuan asked softly, pulling aside her sweaty bangs for Huang Tingting.

Huang Tingting shook her head: "I'm not hungry."

She was indeed not hungry, she had only had lunch not long ago, and she ate a lot at that time, her stomach was almost bursting, and until now, her stomach is still swollen.

"Then do you want to continue sleeping, or get up and take a walk?" Tang Xuan asked again.

Huang Tingting hesitated for a while, then asked: "Xuanxuan, can you see the sea from here?"

Tang Xuan nodded, "Well, you can see the sea from the balcony on the first floor. If you want to go to the beach, you can go down the steps on the second floor and walk directly to the beach."

"I want to go for a walk."

"You don't know the way, let me go with you."

On the beach, Huang Tingting crossed her arms and stepped on the soft fine sand step by step. This area is full of villas, which were built, so there are no idlers waiting to come and play.

On the entire beach, there were only Huang Tingting and Tang Xuan.

Huang Tingting walked for a while and sat down on the beach. She looked at the boundless sea and hugged her knees.

Tang Xuan remained silent and sat down.

The two just sat there without saying a word. After sitting for more than ten minutes, Huang Tingting shrugged her shoulders and began to cry.

"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over," Tang Xuan stretched out her arms and wrapped them around Huang Tingting's shoulders, comforting her softly.

Huang Tingting cried louder and louder, and finally burst into tears.

Tang Xuan had no choice but to kneel on the beach and straighten her waist, holding Huang Tingting's head in her arms, gently stroking Huang Tingting's back like a loving mother comforting an injured child.

After a while, Huang Tingting slowly stopped sobbing.

Tang Xuan's kneeling legs were numb. Seeing that Huang Tingting was fine, she let go of Huang Tingting. She sat beside her and rubbed her knees, observing Huang Tingting's emotions.

"Xuanxuan... Thank you... Thank you." Huang Tingting pursed her lips, not daring to look Tang Xuan directly in the eyes, and thanked evasively.

Tang Xuan didn't think much about it, she just thought that Huang Tingting felt ashamed because of her high self-esteem, so she was embarrassed to face herself.

She said to Huang Tingting: "We are all friends, it's no big deal, besides, I didn't do anything."

Huang Tingting burst into tears: "Xuanxuan..."

She wept again.

This time, it was tears of emotion.

It's been a long, long time since she was treated equally, and it's been a long time since someone told her sincerely that he was her friend.

During the period of following those women to get plastic surgery and become a mistress, Huang Tingting really tasted for the first time what it means to be humble, snobbish, and supercilious.

She thought she could break through the world with her own ability, but only after she really got into that circle did she realize that she couldn't do it at all.

She doesn't have good social skills, she doesn't have the talent to attract people, and she doesn't know how to talk sweetly. The only thing she can use is that she is still young and looks good.

But that's still not enough. With her condition, the people who fancy her are all old men who are old enough to be her father. They have no figure, no looks, and nothing but money.

The only thing she can hold tight to is the money those men give her.

Although not particularly many, but much more than ordinary office workers.

Before being caught by the man's wife, she was planning to go to a foreign country that no one knew after earning enough money, to study abroad, find a boyfriend, and settle abroad.

Her previous dreams of being an actor, being a star, and marrying into a wealthy family have all been shattered during this period of time.

"I thought that as long as I was smart enough, worked hard enough, and even beautiful enough, I could marry a rich and good man like you." Huang Tingting smiled self-deprecatingly, her eyes seemed to see through everything sadly, " Now I finally understand, I can't do it, I don't have that life, let alone that ability."