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Lu Yishan let out a cry, "What? You knew each other when you were twelve?"
Xiao Minxing nodded and honestly replied, "Yes, I was with her for two years before I met you all. We broke up for various reasons, but now I've finally found her again."
Lu Yishan had always taken pride in the fact that she knew Xiao Minxing before I did and believed her love for him was deeper than mine. However, hearing this fact today hit her hard, and she couldn't accept it, shaking her head as she sat there.
Her brother, Lu Yiheng, seemed to have regained his rationality at this moment and said with a wry smile, "I knew it long ago. I also know that no matter how hard my sister tries, it won't work out. Even if she doesn't show up, you'd probably keep waiting."
Xiao Minxing patted Lu Yiheng on the shoulder and said, "After knowing you for so many years, you still understand me the best. I'm sorry for Yishan; it sounds a bit cruel to say this now, but I've always seen you as a sister."
Before Lu Yishan could speak, Lu Yiheng spoke first: "In this world, love cannot be forced. You have already rejected her; it's just that she refuses to give up. Things should start anew from here on out."
The mood was neither sad nor happy since the four of us had our own concerns.
Looking at Lu Yishan, I felt like I was seeing my past self—having gone through countless hardships while still holding onto the last glimmer of hope, believing that this man would eventually turn back and respond to my deep feelings.
But now everything was far away; he no longer belonged to me, and there wasn't even a sliver of opportunity left. That sense of loss, despair, and disbelief could only be understood by those who had experienced it.
I thought Xiao Minxing was somewhat cruel; he could have told her in another way that would have made it less painful for her—at least not in front of us.
However, when I later brought this up with him, he gazed thoughtfully into the distance and said, "A man who is deeply affectionate towards one woman is destined to be indifferent towards others."
At that moment, the sunset filtered through the glass on the stage, casting dappled light on his face like sifted gold.
I sat across from him, with my back to the sunlight, lost in this tranquility when he suddenly said, "Now that I've sorted out everything on my end, it's your turn."
"Me? What's wrong with me?" I asked in surprise.
Xiao Minxing immediately put on a fierce expression and spoke harshly: "What's wrong with you? Do I need to remind you about this?"
I had no idea what he was talking about and looked at him blankly as he got angry but felt helpless.
After being angry for a while, he suddenly changed his tone and looked at my belly asking, "Aren't you supposed to go for a check-up tomorrow?"
It was another sudden turn of events; I was a bit taken aback. However, the meaning behind his words wasn't hard to understand. I nodded and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's early or late. Tomorrow is Monday; your company has a lot going on. We can go on Tuesday instead."
Xiao Minxing glared at me and said unhappily, "How can company matters be compared to you and the child? The ultimate purpose of work is for the happiness of the family. If you get things backward, then what's the point of being busy every day?"
I leaned back in my chair, stretched my gaze towards him, and deliberately dragged out my voice, saying, "You're getting more and more talkative, like an old scholar. It's really annoying."
Xiao Minxing immediately stood up from his chair, pretending to bully me.
I sat firmly, not moving, and pointed to my rounded belly, saying, "Child, look clearly at this person. He claims to be your father, but do you see? He wants to bully your mom. When you come out, you have to avenge me."
Xiao Minxing withdrew his hand but still seemed unwilling. He shot a fierce glare at my belly and turned to walk back into the room.
I smiled at him but then noticed his mobile phone was left on the chair.
Without thinking much, I reached out to pick it up to return it to him. Unfortunately, my finger pressed the power button, and his screen lit up.
Xiao Minxing's mobile phone had no locking habit, so it could be viewed at any time. Initially, I would secretly look at it, but he was very generous and would casually toss it to me to check messages or play with it.
And it was anytime and anywhere; this kind of openness made me feel bored. Later on, I stopped looking as I really didn't find anything suspicious.
However, today when the screen opened, it displayed a missed call with no name—just a long string of numbers—and it was from Haicheng.
Xiao Minxing had been sitting on the terrace for a long time. Logically speaking, he should have heard the phone ring; why didn't he answer?
Thinking this way, when I returned his mobile phone, I casually reminded him, "There's a missed call on there; you might want to check who it is."
His expression remained unchanged as he casually replied, "It's Xiao Minfeng."
"Him? What made him think to call you?"
Actually, I didn't care much; I just asked out of habit. Among the Xiao family siblings, each one had their own issues—past or present—I didn't have much contact with them.
Xiao Minxing said lightly, "It's an old story."
"Are you saying it's still about Father Dongduan?"
"Yes. Now they're making things bigger and seem determined to take me down. They really are plotting against me."
When Xiao Minxing spoke these words, there was an involuntary hint of sadness in his tone.
Thinking about it, anyone in this situation would find it hard to remain calm. These are their own brothers and sisters, yet instead of thinking about how to help him, they are constantly plotting to bring him down. Just hearing about it is disheartening.
I can't help with these matters, and I know very little about the entire incident. Xiao Minxing has kept me out of the loop because he doesn't want me to worry, so he hasn't mentioned many things.
It was somewhat unexpected for him to casually share this phone call with me today.
Xiao Minxing put away the phone and said, "I need to step out for a bit, and I won't be back for dinner. If you want something to eat, just tell Sister Liu."
I could hardly resist asking, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Minxing had already started looking for clothes to change into, and I followed him inside, waiting for his answer.
He sighed lightly and said, "I need to go back to the old house; there are some matters to attend to."
In the past, he would take me with him when he returned to the old house, but now he is going alone, which must mean something has happened. However, I couldn't get any more information from him, so I helped him get dressed and watched him leave.
Sister Liu also came out and asked, "Is Xiao Zong going out?"
Xiao Minxing just nodded and walked outside. When Sister Liu and I returned indoors, I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was off. I asked Sister Liu, "Do you know how to drive?"
She smiled and shook her head.
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