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Mina's wedding is getting closer day by day, and she sent us a wedding invitation via email.
I laughed at her on the phone, saying that we wouldn't be giving red envelopes for such an invitation. She raised her voice and said, "You dare! I gave you one when you got married, so if you don't return the favor now, I won't let you off the hook. No, I won't let both of you off the hook. Now that Xiao Minxing is also my friend, does that mean I should get two envelopes? I want to earn back double."
I teased her, saying, "People are marrying into Aristocratic Family to become wealthy wives, and you're pitying your poor relatives. You’re marrying a rich person and have learned to squeeze us instead."
Mina was laughing so hard on the other end.
I started preparing my luggage for Hong Kong and considered whether to bring Xiao Zhe along.
According to Mina, I must take him with me; after all, he is the Godson, and it's only right to send his godmother off to her wedding. However, Xiao Zhe is still quite young. If I take him with me, I won't be able to take care of him alone; I'll definitely need to bring Sister Liu along as well. This would create a lot of trouble, and I feel that weddings can be quite chaotic, which isn't suitable for such a small child.
While I was hesitating, Xiao Minxing was also busy with his own matters.
It seemed that there were some issues at his company recently, and even the overtime hours had been extended.
Besides worrying about his safety coming home late, I felt that he was working too hard, so I didn't dare to bring up Mina's wedding with him.
At this moment, Su Qian called me to ask when we were going over and if we wanted to go together.
I asked him on the phone, "Are you going alone? Or is someone else going with you?"
He laughed and said, "Zhuo Feng, of course. After all, I've been friends with Mina for so many years; it wouldn't make sense not to go to her wedding. Besides, Mina went to his wedding."
I didn't really want to bring up Zhuo Feng anymore, so I changed the topic and asked him, "Are you bringing a partner?"
Su Qian chuckled on the other end, "What made you think to ask that?"
"I just wanted to know how many people are going with you," I replied. I felt a bit embarrassed; why did it matter to me whether he brought a partner or not?
However, he didn't answer my question and instead asked me, "How many people are going from your side? Are you bringing Xiao Zhe?"
I told him about our family's recent situation, including my concerns, but Su Qian didn't say much more.
That evening, when Xiao Minxing came back, I couldn't help but ask him about it.
He leaned back in his chair for a while before softly saying, "I can't give you an answer right now. Maybe I won't be able to go after all; there have been some issues with the company's projects lately, and everyone is busy. I know Mina is important to you, or rather to our family, but leaving at this time is really..."
I didn't say anything and withdrew my hand that had been resting on his arm.
Xiao Minxing hurriedly grabbed my hand again and said, "How about I send someone to accompany you? When Mina and the others come back, we can host them again."
I'm not the kind of person who makes unreasonable demands, but Mina means something different to me. Plus, with the long-distance marriage situation, I already feel quite lonely. So I really hoped we could have more people from our side attend; it would at least make things look better for her.
Now that Xiao Minxing isn't going and I definitely can't bring Xiao Zhe, it seems like I'll be the only one from our family.
If Su Qian is also going alone and Zhuo Feng is too, then that would mean only the three of us would represent Mina's family. Isn't that a bit too shabby?
Xiao Minxing's eyes were filled with guilt, and he looked extremely tired. After a long while, he said, "Let's wait another day. I'll try to handle the company's matters as much as possible so we can go together."
I nodded, not telling him that Su Qian had asked me earlier if I wanted to book tickets together.
That night, after I had a nap, Xiao Minxing still hadn't returned to the bedroom.
I opened the door to look for him and saw that the light in the study room was still on.
He was sitting alone under the desk lamp, illuminated by the light from the computer and lamp, creating a bright circle around him, while behind him loomed a massive shadow of gray and black.
It isolated that circle of light.
It was already past one in the morning, and his eyes were still glued to the computer screen. Each time he clicked the mouse, his brows furrowed deeper.
Perhaps sensing someone was watching him, Xiao Minxing looked up towards the entrance.
At that moment, I pushed the door open and walked in.
"Why are you still awake?" he asked, stretching his arms while sitting down. The tightly furrowed brows relaxed a bit.
"I just woke up. Is there really a big issue at the company?" I asked him as I looked on.
He stared at the ceiling where the chandelier had been turned off for a moment before saying, "Yes, there's a project. We did a lot of work in the early stages and invested quite a bit of manpower and funds, but now we've discovered that someone has been manipulating things behind the scenes. We might have fallen into a trap."
"What should we do?" I asked him anxiously.
Xiao Minxing comforted me, saying, "It's okay. There's always a solution to every problem; it's just a matter of gains and losses. This isn't that important to me. Don't worry. However, since we've invested so much in the early stages, everyone in the company is taking it seriously and putting all their energy into handling this matter. Besides, I don't want that person who dug the pit to succeed."
As he spoke, he showed me the screen of his computer. "Look, I'm not the only one working overtime; the project manager is still sending me emails."
Indeed, the most recent email was sent just a few minutes ago. Those who were working overtime with him were still at it, and even though they had left the company, they were still working.
With everyone so busy, how could I pull him away?
"Forget it; you shouldn't go. I'll take Ye Guang with me; after all, he probably wants to see Longwen too," I said to Xiao Minxing.
He looked at me with deep eyes and after a long pause said, "My biggest wish is to be by your side, no matter where we go. But recently I've been burdened by work. Once we solve this issue, I'll hand over the company. We don't need to earn so much money; let's just live quietly in the days to come."
He was just saying that. These companies were like fragments he had picked up one by one; he had only just pieced them together. How could he simply hand them over? And to whom could he hand them?
However, when I mentioned going with Su Qian, Xiao Minxing seemed a bit displeased and asked me, "Why let him book your tickets? Can't we do it ourselves?"
I hurriedly explained, "Aren't we all Mina's family? We just thought it would be nice for everyone to go together and stay in one place; it looks more united."
Xiao Minxing scoffed, "It's not like we're going to fight. Besides, why is it just you guys? Mina's real family isn't far from Haicheng; her parents and sisters will definitely want to go too. You might as well take this time to contact them. Let Su Qian and the others go first; then you can coordinate with Mina's family. I'll book the tickets and make sure to take you all to the airport."
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