"Put your ass down!"

Lin Xingran became anxious.

For a moment, she didn't care about anything else and just wanted to wake up the person next to her.

"Don't I know you? How can you say you've let it go? It's obvious that you have some new thoughts in mind."

Qiao Qin was suddenly hit in a painful spot.

But she couldn't refute it.

Lin Xingran sighed: "Tell me, what did he do to you?"

Qiao Qin was silent for a moment, but still told Huo Shiyan about his abnormal behavior over the past two days.

"Pick you up from get off work? Bring you breakfast? Are you moved by this?" Lin Xingran widened her eyes and couldn't help but raise her voice.

"Isn't this the most basic thing? Qiao Qin, what on earth are you thinking about?"

If she wasn't still pregnant, Lin Xingran would definitely take her to the brain department for an X-ray and a thorough examination.

Qiao Qin lowered her head and said nothing.

Her heart was also in turmoil.

There seemed to be two villains fighting in my mind.

While saying that she forgave him, she was also listing all the grievances she had suffered in the past.

After a while.

Qiao Qin sighed: "I don't know."

"Qinqin, I'm doing this for your own good. You can't beat a man with such deep scheming."

Lin Xingran shook her head and continued, "Think about it carefully. Isn't it strange that he has changed so much?"

Qiao Qin's eyes flickered.

Father, like son.

Her attention was all on Huo Shiyan, and she never thought about the reason for his sudden change.

Qiao Qin frowned: "But why?"

Lin Xingran shrugged. "Who knows? Anyway, all men are bad. He treated you badly before, and you are moved by his small favors these two days?"

As if this was not enough, Lin Xingran gritted her teeth and said something.

"You'd be too cheap then."

Yes!

cheap!

She had been too humble and passive in this relationship.

Qiao Qin suddenly came to her senses.

No matter what Huo Shiyan's purpose was, the previous harm was real, and she absolutely could not look back.

The hesitation in Qiao Qin's eyes turned into firmness.

"Xiao Ran, thank you."

She looked at the people around her with gratitude.

Lin Xingran waved her hand, "Okay, I hope you can think it through. By the way, are you really not going to consider Doctor Fu?"

Qiao Qin smiled bitterly.

She is not qualified to have a relationship in her current situation.

"Forget it. Now I just want to wait until the baby is born and take good care of him until he grows up."

Qiao Qin lowered her head and touched her belly, her eyes full of tenderness.

Lin Xingran also looked expectant and said with a smile, "Okay, just don't forget me as your godmother when the time comes."

A gentle breeze blew by.

The two sat side by side in the gazebo, talking and laughing, discussing the beautiful future.

......

When Qiao Qin returned to the office, the breakfast on the desk had already gone cold.

She was stunned for two seconds, then said to the assistant beside her: "Throw it away."

The assistant hesitated: "This is what Mr. Huo bought in the cafeteria himself. There is a microwave outside. I can heat it up for you."

Qiao Qin glanced at her and her voice turned cold.

“I don’t eat food from the cafeteria.”

The assistant no longer dared to speak without thinking and just did as he was told.

Huo Shiyan seemed to be busy with other things, and the seat opposite him was empty for the entire afternoon.

The corners of Qiao Qin's lips curled up in a mocking arc.

She knew it was.

Lin Xingran was right, she would not be deceived again.

In the blink of an eye.

It’s time to get off work.

Qiao Qin stood up and stretched her stiff neck. Her stomach growled in protest.

As the months went by, her appetite seemed to get bigger, and she especially wanted to eat sour things.

Qiao Qin took out her cell phone and was about to call Aunt Song to ask her to prepare an extra serving of sweet and sour pork ribs for dinner.

however.

The office door was suddenly pushed open.

A familiar figure walked in, his shirt sleeves rolled up, revealing a small piece of cold white skin.

But at some point, a faint bluish-gray color appeared on that stern face.

Qiao Qin stood there in a daze.

Huo Shiyan seemed different today than before, as if... the high and mighty male god had been pulled down from the altar, becoming more approachable than usual.

"You haven't eaten yet?"

A pleasant male voice sounded softly.

Qiao Qin said subconsciously: "No."

"I heard that black chicken soup is good for your health, drink more. There are also your favorite fried tomato eggs and sweet and sour pork ribs..."

Huo Shiyan patiently explained one by one.

Only then did Qiao Qin notice that he was holding an insulated lunch box, which had about four or five layers and was filled with hot food.

"No, I'll go back and eat."

She refused without thinking.

As the words fell, a roar suddenly sounded outside the window.

Followed by.

The heavy rain poured down.

It is the rainy season now, and the weather changes suddenly and I don’t know when it will stop.

Huo Shiyan curled the corners of his lips slightly, put the lunch boxes on the table, and opened them one by one to reveal the delicious dishes inside.

"Eat something. It's not good for the baby to be hungry."

He whispered.

Before Qiao Qin could even open her mouth, her stomach began to growl.

Unfortunately, it’s raining so heavily now that it’s not safe to go back by car.

The two of them stood there in a stalemate, neither of them moving.

There was a tense and awkward atmosphere in the air.

until......

"Sit down and eat." Huo Shiyan came over, holding her warm hands, trying to pull her to the desk.

Unexpectedly.

Qiao Qin reacted violently and subconsciously shook off his hand.

"pat-"

Almost at the same time, the lunch box was suddenly knocked over and the soup spilled all over the floor.

Time seemed to have stood still.

Qiao Qin stood there in a daze, not yet realizing what was happening.

Followed by.

She suddenly looked up at Huo Shiyan, and her heart was already prepared to bear his anger.

But he was met with a pair of bottomless black eyes, and there seemed to be a flash of hurt.

Is it an illusion?

How could Huo Shiyan be injured?

Qiao Qin held her breath, feeling as if her heart was pricked by a needle.

Huo Shiyan glanced at her, bent down to pick up the empty lunch box on the ground, then turned and left without saying anything.

"Huo..."

Qiao Qin just opened her mouth to call out to the other person, but the rest of the words were stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter them.

Until the familiar figure completely disappeared from sight.

"Ms. Qiao, you've really gone too far this time." Assistant Yan did not leave. Instead, he looked at Qiao Qin angrily, pointing at the food spilled on the ground.

"Mr. Huo heard that you didn't like the food in the cafeteria, so he went back to learn how to make it from the chef for an afternoon. And you actually knocked it over?"

Huo Shiyan did it himself?

Qiao Qin widened her eyes and saw the delicious sweet and sour pork ribs on the ground. She couldn't believe that such a person would actually cook it himself, and it seemed to taste good.

Assistant Yan continued, "Do you know that he even turned down a very important meeting just for you?"

That's why I didn't see Huo Shiyan in the afternoon.

Qiao Qin never expected the truth to be like this, and the meal that the other party had worked so hard to prepare for her was actually knocked over by her.

For a moment, my heart was filled with guilt.

"Let me clean it up." The assistant spoke first, breaking the silence.

Qiao Qin shook her head and said, "Go out."

She was the only one left in the office, and the floor was a mess.

Qiao Qin lowered her head and looked at her palm in confusion, her thoughts gradually drifting away.

Was she really wrong?

She just didn't want to have anything to do with Huo Shiyan anymore, and never thought of knocking over the food he had made.

How did things become like this?

What is he doing now?

Do you hate yourself deep down?

Thoughts flashed through my mind, and regret filled my heart.

Qiao Qin was pressed so hard that she could hardly breathe. Her thin body swayed and she managed to stand steady by holding onto the chair beside her.

Her eyes inadvertently swept across the food on the ground. As if possessed by a ghost, she squatted down without knowing when, and picked up a piece of scattered sweet and sour pork ribs with her fingers.

He took a small bite.

The sweet taste filled my mouth, and soon turned into a bitter taste.

Qiao Qin was stunned for a moment, and she touched her wet cheeks, only to find that they were her tears.

She squatted there, picked up all the sweet and sour pork ribs on the ground and ate them all, even the sauce between her fingers.

Before I knew it, my stomach was already a little full.

Qiao Qin looked at the remaining food on the ground and realized that she really couldn't eat it, so she had to suppress the urge in her heart.

After a while.

"Knock knock knock!"

The assistant knocked on the door again.

"Sister Qiao, what do you want from me?"

Qiao Qin nodded her chin and glanced at the mess on the ground, "Let's clean it up."

After taking a look, the assistant frowned and felt a little confused.

She remembered that the ground didn't seem like this just now, as if something was missing, but seeing that Qiao Qin didn't seem to be in a good mood, she didn't dare to ask more and just did as she was told.

The ground was clean again.

However, the air was filled with a faint aroma of rice that could not dissipate for a while.

Qiao Qin was a little upset and couldn't concentrate on the work reports, so she stood up and planned to go out for a walk.

On the street, people come and go.

"Baked buns. Eight baked buns for ten yuan."

"Selling Jianbing Guozi, super delicious Jianbing Guozi."

......

There are various snack stalls on both sides of the road, which is very lively.

Qiao Qin came to the food street at the back door of the school. Seeing those familiar stalls and those young and beautiful faces, she suddenly felt that things had changed a lot.

She took a deep breath, her eyes filled with nostalgia for her college days.

That period should have been her happiest days.

Unfortunately, there is no going back.

"Huh? Isn't this Xiaoqin?"

A hearty laugh suddenly rang in my ears.

Qiao Qin turned around and saw a familiar face. There were a few more lines at the corners of the eyes than before, but she could still recognize the person.

"Aunt Zhang, are you still selling juice here?"

She used to work in this juice shop, so she had a particularly deep impression of it.

Aunt Zhang shook her head. "It's just a little money. How are you doing recently? Have you found a boyfriend?"

Qiao Qin opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

A lot has happened during this time.

She experienced marriage and widowhood all at once, and is even pregnant now.

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