Time flies. Yang Minghui, who was still an infant, is now five years old, and Hu Mingpeng will be starting junior high school this year.

The Yang family has moved to the villa area, and Hu Qiaosheng has also moved next door to the Yang family, saying that he wants his eldest son to be closer to Bai Xi and to feel more of his mother's love.

As for Hu Qiaosheng, he is still unmarried because he doesn't want his son to suffer from a stepmother's temper and wants his beloved eldest son to feel his unique fatherly love.

Since he has given all his fatherly love to his eldest son, he shouldn't have any more children, otherwise he won't be able to treat them with his whole heart.

Although he's not married, he has had quite a few girlfriends, and he always makes a condition beforehand that he can't get married.

If you agree, then we each get what we need; if you don't agree, then let's not even start.

If you say he's a womanizer, he's actually quite devoted to each of his girlfriends (except for the fact that he can't get married). If you say he's not a womanizer, he doesn't reject new girlfriends even after breaking up with one.

Although his conditions were very demanding, Hu Qiaosheng was rich, so he had a constant stream of women around him.

Since Yang Zhi and he opened their first branch together, they have opened more than ten more branches in surrounding cities. The two of them have made so much money that they can hardly count it all.

A few years ago, Yang Zhi bought a piece of land in the suburbs to open a quaint mountain villa. It was completed at the beginning of last year and opened for business in the second half of last year.

Of course, the resort offers more than just hot pot; it also has all kinds of cooking methods, including stir-frying, pan-frying, and deep-frying, making it very convenient for travel and accommodation.

The resort was a huge success after it opened, attracting a large flow of customers. So they opened a hot pot ingredient processing plant, which they don't sell to other places, but supply all the hot pot ingredients to their own hot pot restaurant.

If customers find it delicious, the store will even give it away as a gift.

Hu Qiaosheng and Yang Zhi went to great lengths for this mountain villa, spending money and energy on exams and studies. During their studies, the two of them would stay up all night studying while cursing each other.

Fortunately, hard work pays off, and now he's a respectable figure.

However, her fair complexion hasn't changed much over the years; she's just become more sexy and alluring.

Right now, Bai Xi is sitting leisurely by the window on the second floor of the coffee shop. Sunlight shines through the window onto her delicate face, making her cheeks appear and disappear in the warm sunlight.

With a smile playing on her lips, she held a cup of milk tea in her hand, and soothing music playing in the background that made one feel drowsy. She was waiting for the person who had invited her, but they hadn't arrived yet.

At that moment, a gentle woman who looked to be in her mid-twenties came up from the stairwell. She was wearing a yellow knit sweater, paired with a white high-waisted skirt, and carrying a small square bag.

This woman looks gentle and elegant, with a strong artistic flair.

She sat down opposite Bai Xi and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Yang, I'm late."

Bai Xi smiled and nodded, admitting that she was indeed late.

She doesn't know this Ms. Li at all. If there's any connection between them, it's that she's Hu Qiaosheng's current girlfriend.

She suddenly asked me to meet her, saying she had something to say. We didn't know each other, and I had no idea what she wanted to say.

Miss Li looked at Mrs. Yang across from her. She had fair skin, long black curly hair, and a gentle and elegant demeanor. She was charming and alluring. No wonder Hu Qiaosheng couldn't forget her.

Miss Li said with a smile, "The reason I asked Mrs. Yang out today is to ask if Mr. Qiao's reluctance to get married is because of you, Mrs. Yang?"

Bai Xi was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. She looked at Miss Li opposite her in disbelief, wondering to herself where she had heard this rumor.

"Miss Li, you must be mistaken. Whether Hu Qiaosheng wants to get married or not is none of my business."

Miss Li still didn't believe it. "Isn't it because you don't want him to get married? You're afraid that if he gets married and has children, it will affect your son. After all, Qiao Sheng is not getting married because of your son."

Bai Xi burst out laughing. "Miss Li, don't be silly. You're not his first girlfriend, and you're unlikely to be his last, so I have nothing to worry about."

"Besides, whether Hu Qiaosheng wants to get married or not has nothing to do with me. And my son is also his son. If he wants to stay out of marriage for his son's sake, I can't interfere."

"Men can find countless excuses not to get married when they want to have fun, but when they meet their true love, they have countless reasons to get married."

"You should have known these rules of his before dating him, right?"

Miss Li felt very upset after hearing Bai Xi's merciless words.

Do you know how we met?

Does it matter whether I know it or not?

Ms. Li seemed to have a lot to say, and she poured out her heart like beans from a bamboo tube: "Before I met Mr. Qiao, I often saw him picking up my classmate Hu from school. At first, I didn't think much of it, but later I found that he insisted on picking her up no matter if it was windy or rainy, and then I knew that he was a good father."

"At that moment, I thought, Hu's mother is so lucky to have such a responsible husband."

"Later I learned that he was divorced and had to be both a father and a mother by himself, which must have been really tough. So I started to keep an eye on Hu and gradually got to know him. I was attracted by his personal charm."

"At first, I envied Hu for having such a good father. Later, I envied Hu's mother for finding such a good husband..."

Bai Xi inwardly groaned. Why couldn't she control her curiosity and come here to listen to Miss Li's love history? She had no interest in hearing about such things.

And judging from what Miss Li said, isn't it because she lacks fatherly love?

Unable to contain my curiosity, I asked, "How long did you talk?"

At this point, Ms. Li sighed, "We've known each other for over two years and been together for over five months."

Do you know how many girlfriends Hu Qiaosheng has had in the past two years?

Looking at Miss Li, who was in a daze, it was clear that she knew.

However, Ms. Li was quite understanding of Hu Qiaosheng, thinking that how could a grown man like him manage without a woman to take care of him?

So she spoke up for Hu Qiaosheng: "Actually, Qiaosheng has it pretty tough too. He's a single father raising his son, and there's no one to do his laundry, cook for him, or clean for him. He has to find a woman."

Bai Xi rolled her eyes. How was he pitiful? His parents were alive and well, his son was well-behaved, and he had both money and free time.

Bai Xi directly shattered her illusions, "He has five older sisters and brothers-in-law, and his parents are all doing well. How is he pitiful?"

"You came to me because you wanted to marry Hu Qiaosheng, right? But Hu Qiaosheng broke up with you, and you're not willing to accept it and want to get back together, right?"

"Then what's the use of you coming to me? You should go find Hu Qiaosheng."

Miss Li blinked her big eyes and looked at Bai Xi pitifully, "He won't listen to me."

“I’m with him not for his money. I genuinely love him, and because I love him, I want to marry him. What’s wrong with that?”

“He always thinks I’m only with him for his money, but I just like him, and he happens to be rich, so isn’t that perfect?”

Why did Bai Xi not believe her at all when she said that?

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