half thorns, half joy

The two of them had just taken two steps when Tang Xuan's phone on the tea table rang suddenly.

Cai Lin glanced at the caller ID and said in surprise, "Sister, Brother Zihan's phone number..."

Tang Xuan's footsteps stopped and she became tense.

"Sister, do you want to pick it up?"

Tang Xuan took a deep breath, walked back to the tea table and picked up the phone, stared at the jumping name for a long time before pressing the call button.

"Mom!" Xiao Yuebai's voice came out clearly.

Tang Xuan was slightly stunned, then let go of her hand, and replied, "Mmm, mom is here. Is the baby looking for mom?"

"Mom...Baby wants to discuss something with you..." On the other end of the phone, Xiao Yuebai's voice sounded faltering.

Tang Xuan glanced at Cai Lin who was staring at her eagerly, sat down next to Cai Lin, and asked, "What do you want to discuss with Mom?"

"Well Mom, can I live with Dad tonight?"

Tang Xuan was speechless.

The baby is not hers alone, and now that she and Xiao Zihan are not divorced, of course the baby's freedom cannot be restricted and the baby cannot live with his father.

After a moment of silence, Tang Xuan said, "Baby, do you want to live with Dad?"

"...No." The baby dawdled for a while before answering: "It's not that I want to live with my father, it's that grandma is sick. I want to stay and take care of grandma."

Tang Xuan frowned immediately.Zhao Suizhi is sick?What kind of disease do you have?Is it serious?Why do I suddenly get sick?

"Your grandma... grandma..." Tang Xuan hesitated before asking, "Is she okay?"

"I don't know, grandma fainted. The doctor just came to check on grandma. Dad said it's okay and will be fine soon."

Xiao Yuebai's voice sounded sleepy, obviously worried about his grandma.Tang Xuan sighed and said, "Since grandma is sick, baby, you can stay and take care of grandma."

"thanks Mom!"

Tang Xuan hung up the phone, and Cai Lin, who was sitting by the side, immediately asked nervously, "Auntie Zhao...is something wrong?"

"It seems to be sick. It is said that he fainted. I don't know the specifics."

"...How could this happen? Isn't there someone in Xiao Zhai who is dedicated to serving Aunt Zhao all the time? Why did she faint?" Cai Lin murmured to herself.

Tang Xuan shook her head, and couldn't help but tighten her hand holding the phone.

Although she still hated Zhao Suizhi in her heart and wished she would never see Zhao Suizhi again in her life, she still felt a little uncomfortable when she heard the news that Zhao Suizhi had fainted.

Tang Xuan couldn't explain why.

Cai Lin observed Tang Xuan's worries, so she suggested, "Sister, why don't I go and see Aunt Zhao, I can't tell what happened on the phone, so I'd better go there in person."

"That's fine. You can go and see for yourself and feel at ease. Would you like me to call a car for you?"

"No, I drove here by myself. Sister, don't worry, I'll contact you if I need anything." Cai Lin stood up with an unfinished milk tea and took out the car keys from her bag. "By the way, what do you want?" Did you bring it to Baby Yuebai, I'll take it by the way."

Tang Xuan thought for a while, then shook her head.

There are probably more toiletries, pajamas and shoes over there than here. As for the toys that Yue Bai likes on weekdays, I probably won't need them tonight, so there's no need to bring them there.

"Then I'm leaving. I ate dinner over there. I probably won't be here tonight."

"okay."

Tang Xuan walked Cai Lin to the door and watched as Cai Lin started the car, backed out from the parking space, and drove onto the road.

I think that when Cai Lin first came back, she didn’t have a domestic driver’s license, and Cai Jinyu would pick her up or take a taxi wherever she went, but now, Cai Lin’s own driver’s license has also passed the test.

After standing blankly at the door for a while, Tang Xuan returned to the room.

Seeing Huang Tingting sitting on the sofa staring at the milk tea in a daze, she belatedly remembered that Huang Tingting wanted to talk to her just now.

"Tingting." Tang Xuan walked over, "What did you want to say to me just now? Tell me now."

Huang Tingting was silent for dozens of seconds and shook her head.

Tang Xuan didn't understand what Huang Tingting meant, so she asked again, "Should we talk in your bedroom?"

"You don't need to be so troublesome." Huang Tingting smiled wryly, "Actually, I have nothing to say, but I was in a bad mood just now and wanted you to accompany me."

"Is that so?" Tang Xuan sat down opposite Huang Tingting, stretched out her hand to hold Huang Tingting's hand, and said with a smile, "Then why are you suddenly in a bad mood? How about we cook hot pot at night and be happy?"

"I suddenly feel down, and there's no reason, maybe it's because I think about the past." Huang Tingting shrugged, "I haven't made hot pot with you for a long time, so let me make it with you tonight."

A sudden phone call stopped Huang Tingting's impulse.She saw Tang Xuan worrying about Zhao Suizhi's condition with a tired look on her face, and suddenly she didn't have the courage to speak up.

Right now, there have been so many problems within the Xiao family, everyone is overwhelmed and overwhelmed, who has the energy to take care of her affairs?

Besides, that Bai Xin doesn't seem to be easy to deal with. Her life has been completely ruined, and now she seems to be on the brink of death. She is not afraid of anything, and naturally she is not afraid of Xiao Zihan.

And even if Xiao Zihan's ability is far superior to Bai Xin's, it is easy to deal with Bai Xin who has no background and no influence, so the question is, what if something happens?
Now that technology is so advanced, what if Xiao Zihan made a careless move and was discovered by Bai Xin, and Bai Xin directly sent those photos to her parents, relatives and friends, what should I do?In that case, even if Bai Xin was stepped on and kowtowed to her to apologize, her whole life would be over.

And, there is one more problem.

She didn't believe Xiao Zihan.

Whether it was in Xiao's house before or on the beach later, she could clearly see alienation and aloofness from Xiao Zihan's eyes.No matter how close she was to Tang Xuan, Xiao Zihan never regarded her as a friend.

So, why did Xiao Zihan help her?

What if Xiao Zihan, like his mother Zhao Suizhi, thinks that she is influencing Tang Xuan and doesn't want her to be friends with Tang Xuan, but on the surface he agrees, but in fact he stumbles behind his back and deliberately asks Bai Xin to reveal his photo how about going out?
Countless thoughts crossed Huang Tingting's mind, not because she didn't believe in Xiao Zihan, but because she didn't believe in human nature.

Human nature is unfathomable, Huang Tingting dare not gamble, let alone take risks.

She has been completely hurt by the filthy human nature, and she will never believe it unreservedly, and then be hurt all over her body.

So, she finally decided that this was the only thing that she couldn't tell Tang Xuan the truth, and she couldn't risk the rest of her life.

As for what to do, she can only adapt to the circumstances.

……

Xiao house.

Xiao Yuebai held up her mobile phone, and didn't turn her head to look at her father beside her until there was a busy beeping sound from the phone.

Dad hasn't said a word since the call was connected just now, and he hasn't made a sound at all.

"Dad." Seeing that his father was still staring at the phone in a daze, Xiao Yuebai elbowed Xiao Zihan.

Xiao Zihan came to his senses, put his phone back, and said to Xiao Yuebai: "Okay, now that mom has agreed, you can go and accompany grandma. With you by my side, grandma will definitely get better soon."

"En! I'm going to tell grandma a story!" Xiao Yuebai jumped off the chair and ran out of the study.

Xiao Zihan watched Xiaoyuebai's clothes disappear into the doorway in a daze, and he didn't recover for a while.When he was on the phone just now, he specially turned on the speakerphone, just to hear Tang Xuan's voice.He still didn't know if Tang Xuan had calmed down with him, and he didn't dare to take the risk of telling Tang Xuan more, so he could only use the opportunity of his child's phone call to secretly listen to the voice of his beloved.

Thinking about it, I feel really pitiful.

But as the saying goes, poor people must have something to hate. For Tang Xuan, the most hateful thing about him should be his background.He is Xiao Mingyuan's son, so even if he did nothing, he is still guilty.

"Xiaoxuan..." Xiao Zihan closed his eyes and slowly leaned back on the back of the chair.

Only God knows how much he misses Tang Xuan, and how much he hopes everything will be back on track.

However, he realized that what Tang Xuan needed most now was time. He could not make up for Tang Xuan's parents who died in a car accident, nor could he force Tang Xuan to forgive the past, nor could he use the child to kidnap Tang Xuan morally.

The only thing he can do now is to wait for Tang Xuan to figure it out.

During this time, he can't do anything.

Xiao Zihan leaned his head against the back of the chair, thinking over and over again of Tang Xuan's voice on the phone, and slowly fell asleep.

He has been sleeping very badly lately. He has insomnia all night and night, and he can't sleep well.

In his sleep, Xiao Zihan dreamed of Tang Xuan, when he was still in college, when all the ugliness hadn't been exposed, and everyone was living in the superficial beauty.

He dreamed that he was playing tennis on the tennis court, sweating profusely, and he was playing with his opponents on a par.On the bench beside the tennis court, Tang Xuan was sitting there with a bottle of water in her hand.

Every time he hit a good shot, he would subconsciously look at Tang Xuan, and Tang Xuan would smile at him and wave to him to encourage him.

It seemed to be late autumn in the dream, with a gentle breeze blowing, and the golden leaves of the ginkgo tree fell down on the edge of the playground, looking as beautiful as a golden autumn rain.

Xiao Zihan was standing in the middle of the tennis court, looking at Tang Xuan from a distance. The time seemed to be stretched, and the space seemed to be covered with a layer of tulle. It looked so beautiful, yet so far away.

As if, out of reach.

"Where's Brother Zihan?" Suddenly, a clear, anxious voice brought Xiao Zihan back to reality.

Although his eyes have not been opened yet, he has already realized that he just had a dream.

A beautiful dream, so good that he is no longer in the dream, but he is still unwilling to wake up.It was as if he was still in a dream without opening his eyes.

"Brother Zihan, how is Aunt Zhao?"