Qiao Yuxian looked at the ssage sent by Zhao Shing.
The smile on her face suddenly froze, and she herself was also frozen upon seeing the ssage.
Nearly ten minutes passed, and she thought for a mont, preparing to tell her that she had plans tonight.
But just as she typed a character, another ssage from Qin Xia ca through.
Qin Xia: [Xian, how about I treat you to dinner tomorrow instead? Sothing suddenly ca up on my end.]
This was followed by a super cute winking emoji.
Qiao Yuxian: "......"
Qin Xia waited for a while without receiving a reply and said again: [Chu Zhengran asked out, I...]
Qiao Yuxian ca back to her senses and replied to her ssage: [If there’s no good news tonight, don’t ssage .]
Qin Xia sent a saluting emoji.
Qiao Yuxian chuckled, then opened Zhao Shing’s ssage and replied: [Okay, what do you want to eat? I’ll choose the place.]
Zhao Shing’s reply was quick: [I’ve got it, I’ll pick you up, or send you the location.]
Qiao Yuxian: [I’ll go by myself.]
Zhao Shing: [Alright.]
Zhao Shing sent her the location.
Qiao Yuxian looked at the dining place, then ssaged Gu Yanjing: [Got plans tonight, not coming back.]
Mr. Gu, who was working diligently, replied instantly: [?]
Qiao Yuxian took a screenshot of her chat with Zhao Shing and sent it to him.
After reading it, Gu Yanjing said: [I’ll pick you up after dinner.]
Qiao Yuxian: [No need. After dinner, I’ll swing by ho. Sleep by yourself tonight, Mr. Gu. Don’t be scared.]
Gu Yanjing fell silent.
Qiao Yuxian waited a mont and then smiled.
Just as her lips curved up, An Zhiyi walked by and glanced at her.
The smile on Qiao Yuxian’s face instantly froze.
An Zhiyi gave her a disdainful look and walked away.
Qiao Yuxian: "......"
Qiao Yuxian watched his back, shrugged it off, and continued to smile.
After a while, Gu Yanjing sent a ssage: [Stay safe.]
Qiao Yuxian: [Okay, don’t worry.]
A few seconds later, she sent him a playful blowing kiss emoji.
...
Zhao Shing had booked a western restaurant.
When Qiao Yuxian arrived, Zhao Shing was already there.
Seeing her enter the restaurant, Zhao Shing got up to greet her. Walking to her side, she naturally took her hand: "Yu Xian, are you cold?"
Qiao Yuxian’s hand stiffened, unable to move, letting her hold it, she said: "Not cold."
Zhao Shing led her inside by the hand: "I looked up dining spots before the New Year, all with good reviews. Let’s try this one today, and others in the future."
Qiao Yuxian responded: "Alright."
Zhao Shing pulled out a chair for her, and Qiao Yuxian took off her coat, hung it on the chair, and sat down.
The waiter ca over.
They both ordered their als.
Before New Year, they had dined together twice too.
Back then, Qiao Yuxian had realized her taste buds were inherited from her.
This feeling was so magical.
Having soone who was not around, yet in so ways, being so similar to them.
After ordering, and with the waiter gone, Zhao Shing said: "You started your internship?"
"Yes." Qiao Yuxian replied, "In translation."
Zhao Shing nodded: "How does it feel to suddenly start working? Any discomfort? Are you tired?"
"It’s all okay." Qiao Yuxian said, "No important tasks for , sotis I feel a bit bored."
"That’s how work is." Zhao Shing said, "Even with important tasks, there’ll be tis you find it boring."
Qiao Yuxian smiled.
Zhao Shing smiled gently, looked at her, and said: "We planned to co back after the New Year, but so things were delayed, so we returned late."
Qiao Yuxian nodded.
Zhao Shing continued: "I discussed with my husband about moving our business back here, so we can be closer to you."
Qiao Yuxian blinked, looked at her, and thought for a mont, saying: "It might not be easy to move."
Zhao Shing said: "Connections in the Capital City need to be established. Take it slowly, good things are worth the wait."
Qiao Yuxian nodded again.
Zhao Shing paused for a mont and said: "Yu Xian, can we find a ti to have dinner with my husband too?"
Qiao Yuxian looked at her.
Zhao Shing said: "Yu Xian, your dad and I couldn’t give you a complete family, couldn’t let you grow up happily, and for that, I’m very sorry."
Qiao Yuxian didn’t speak, just listened to her.
"I deeply regret it now, shouldn’t have left you here back then, should have taken you with ." Zhao Shing lowered her gaze and said, "But there’s no redy for regrets, and ti can’t go back. All I can do now is try my best to make ands."
Qiao Yuxian still didn’t speak.
She didn’t know what to say.
When people used to call her an orphan, a bastard, and an unwanted child, she longed to bring her parents to school the next day to show them that she wasn’t.
She had parents.
When one is young, they are always so naïve, always fantasizing about unrealistic things.
But when grown up, those tis have passed.
There’s no need, nothing in her heart needs to be filled.
Instead, now that her parents were in front of her, she didn’t know how to face them.
She wasn’t that eager anymore, really wasn’t.
"I hope whether with dad or with , you can have a family, a sense of belonging." Zhao Shing said slowly and earnestly, "My husband also said he would treat you like his own daughter. You can visit us anyti."
Qiao Yuxian listened to her words, seeing she wanted to continue, she quickly changed the subject asking: "Is your current husband good to you?"
Zhao Shing swallowed her words back, knowing she deliberately changed the topic, she didn’t continue. Smiling, she followed her lead: "He’s always been very good to ."
Qiao Yuxian gave a cute smile, a bit curious, she asked: "Did you et him after you went to A Continent?"
Zhao Shing’s gentle eyes slightly stiffened, then she said: "No. He went to university here; we t in college."
Qiao Yuxian was a little surprised.
These things she indeed didn’t know.
Before she t her last year, all she knew about her mother was from her uncle’s wife.
Nobody else ever ntioned it.
What she heard was ugly, saying her mother abandoned her father and ran off with so man.
If she didn’t bear a resemblance to her grandmother,
her uncle’s wife almost accused her of not being her father’s child.
All she knew was her mother left with soone, not that they had known each other long before.
Zhao Shing saw her slightly surprised look and asked: "You didn’t know? Grandpa and grandma never told you?"
Qiao Yuxian shook her head.
This ti, it was Zhao Shing’s turn to be surprised.
When she left the child and went with Sheng Chendong, she thought the Qiao Family would curse her. She thought they’d definitely tell the child bad things about her.
"Grandpa and grandma are good people." Zhao Shing said.
Qiao Yuxian nodded: "They’ve always been good."
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