He is paranoid and warm

"My father." Sheng Shushu also said directly, "His name is Chen Linxue."

As expected, Mr. Xiao looked at her in astonishment, "Your...father?"

"biological?"

Sheng Shushu nodded, "My biological child."

"Xiao Yu or who told you?" Xiao Qixiang's voice was obviously different.

He was really surprised.

Just like he was surprised and stunned when he found out that Ren Qiu was pregnant, even now, he still doesn't know who Sheng Shushu's biological father is.

If Sheng Shushu hadn't told him now, he might never know it in his life.

Sheng Shushu smiled and said, "It wasn't Xiao Yu who said that. It was a relative on my father's side. However, only you and Xiao Yu know about this at the moment. I haven't had time to tell anyone else."

"I want to know what the story is between you and my mother?"

Xiao Qixiang took a long breath, then smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.

"My story with your mother? ...That's not much."

"It's not much, but I seem to remember every scene clearly, just like it happened yesterday."

"I know your mother from the business world. There are very few girls her age who have that kind of fighting spirit."

"She is capable of fighting and daring, impetuous, yet meticulous... I can't find any fault with her."

When Xiao Qixiang met Ren Qiu, he was already a top figure in the business world, while she was a young girl just starting out.

To put it in modern terms, a little girl met a business tycoon.

At that time, many people speculated about the relationship between Ren Qiu and him, and some people encouraged Ren Qiu to just follow him.

Ren Qiu was a person of that temperament. After hearing the rumors, he went straight to him and asked him, "Do you want to support me? If so, I won't do business with you anymore."

Because of these words, Xiao Qixiang, who was full of vigor and vitality in the business world, did not dare to offend her at all.

Afraid of scaring her away.

He had everything he wanted at that time, but he didn't even dare to pursue her, even though his wife had passed away for several years.

Ren Qiu discussed business with him at that time, but they actually didn't meet very often and mostly consulted on the phone.

Every meeting to ask for advice became Xiao Qixiang's most desired thing, even if it was just to sit across the table, drink a cup of tea, and chat about ideas.

Just because of this meeting, Xiao Qixiang might not be able to sleep well for two or three days, and even have to change two or three sets of clothes before going out to ensure that there is nothing abrupt or inappropriate about the clothes.

Until now, when Xiao Qixiang thinks of these things, he can still clearly remember how he felt at that time.

He and his original wife were in a marriage of arrangement, and the only time in his life that he experienced that kind of heart-thumping experience was with Ren Qiu.

But even so, Xiao Qixiang never crossed the red line towards Ren Qiu in the end. He loved and feared her.

They were afraid that if this matter was spoken out, the two of them would not even be able to do business.

After listening to this, Sheng Shushu actually felt sympathy for Mr. Xiao for the first time.

In her past, she believed that Mr. Xiao was a heartless person. Perhaps influenced by Xiao Yu, she felt that he did not love Ms. Zhu, but let her give birth to Xiao Yu.

He didn't seem to love Xiao Yu either, and the reason he asked Xiao Yu to return to his ancestral home was because the Xiao family's situation had not been optimistic in recent years.

Sheng Shushu looked at how Mr. Xiao was immersed in his memories and couldn't bear to interrupt him.

But he couldn't help it and opened his mouth, "Since you are so attracted to my mother, why did you let Ms. Zhu get pregnant with your child?"

"Is it because my mother is with Mr. Chen?"

Xiao Qixiang frowned, "I don't know who Chen Linxue you are talking about, but I think he should know..."

He vaguely remembered that Ren Qiu was in a bad mood for a period of time and was always distracted when talking about serious matters with him.

Xiao Qixiang tried to ask her.

But she is the kind of person who cannot be asked about anything she wants to keep secret.

What's more, she was always very persistent in front of him and refused to talk about anything else except work, saying that she was afraid that others would gossip about him and do something bad to him.

Xiao Qixiang sighed, "My wife and I were married through an arranged marriage, but we were also a model couple at the time. The reason why Xiao's was able to rise quickly to the top of the Beijing corporate hierarchy was partly due to my reputation."

At that time, Xiao Qixiang had a very good reputation. He was affectionate and loved his wife. Even after his wife passed away many years ago, he never looked for another wife. He had many secretaries around him, but no one was involved in any scandals. It seemed that his mind and eyes were focused only on work.

"Your mother said that she was afraid of ruining my impression in the eyes of the world."

At that time, anyone who destroyed his impression would probably be scolded to pieces.

Sheng Shushu suddenly became a little suspicious, "Does my mother really have no feelings for you?"

What is going on between her and Chen Linxue?

Xiao Qixiang shook his head. "I don't know. I never had the chance to figure this out in my lifetime. She left..."

At this point, Xiao Qixiang's face darkened again, "Why not ask Zhu Yun? She must know!"

"If she didn't know, she wouldn't have used such means to climb into my bed."

Speaking of this matter, Sheng Shushu could almost feel that Mr. Xiao was gritting his teeth.

Sheng Shushu pursed his lips. Ms. Zhu used tricks to climb into his bed?

"Xiao Yu, isn't this the fruit of your and Ms. Zhu's love?"

Xiao Qixiang snorted coldly, "Mutual affection? If she wasn't your mother, how would I know who she is?"

"My mother introduced you to each other?"

Very surprised.

Aren't her mother and Zhu Yun sworn enemies? Then why did she introduce her love rival to Mr. Xiao?

Xiao Qixiang nodded, "Yes, I guess. When I met Zhu Yun, your mother said we were friends."

"Later, Zhu Yun met me alone a few times, and she would often ask me for advice on business matters, but it was obvious that she was not cut out for business. How could I not understand her thoughts?"

"So every time she wanted to run into me, I tried to avoid her as much as possible."

"I also told your mother about this. She probably understood what Zhu Yun was thinking at the time, but she still didn't tell me anything. Instead, she asked me if I was interested in Zhu Yun."

"Because of this matter, we parted on bad terms."

"She didn't contact me for a long time after that. I tried to contact her under the pretext of work, but nothing came of it."

Sheng Shushu listened and sat there quietly, actually becoming somewhat addicted.

I never thought that the past between Mr. Xiao and Ms. Ren Qiu sounded so immature. It felt like two teenagers who didn't understand love, loving each other cautiously but not daring to express it.

Whenever Xiao Qixiang talks about this now, he still feels sad.

During that time, no one knew how much he wanted to talk to her, but he didn't dare.

"The only thing I can do is to send good morning and good night messages to your mother every day."

Xiao Qixiang smiled, thinking back to those days. At his age, he felt both sad and sweet in his heart, "She never replied."