After Chu Hemeng returned to the bookstore, Yuan Qi behind the cashier smiled meaningfully and raised her eyebrows.

Chu Hemeng stepped forward and slapped her forehead lightly, saying, "Do you have eyebrow cramps?"

"Go! I think your hands are cramping! Get inside, there's a big surprise waiting for you!"

"What? such a mysterious look...... Chu Hemeng said, poking his head inside on tiptoe, frowning, "You can't have snakes in it, or find a large hornet's nest, right?"

Yuan Qi couldn't help but snort and said, "Don't talk about this! We don't have this kind of low-level fun!"

When Chu Hemeng was still hesitating, the wind chimes of the bookstore rang, and a guest walked in, and Yuan Qi greeted him warmly. Chu Hemeng couldn't hinder the business, so she could only pout and walk inside, as long as it wasn't snakes, insects, rats and ants or something, she wasn't afraid. But what a surprise!

It's not a New Year's holiday, and it's not her birthday, how can there be a surprise?

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and you're finally back. ”

On the sofa at the end of the bookshelf, Wu Ni was sitting upright, holding a book in her hand, and Chu Cianming was lying on her lap, just sitting up.

Chu Hemeng looked around and didn't see any surprises! Yuan Qi must be playing tricks on her again!

She pursed her lips, but for no reason she was a little disappointed.

"What are I going to do? I'm coming back every day at this time, and you don't know. ”

Chu Cianming smiled: "We know! I didn't say it was me, some people didn't believe me, and I waited for you all afternoon." ”

"Who?"

"It's time to eat!"

A long-lost voice suddenly sounded in the kitchen on the second floor of the bookstore, and Chu Hemeng couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that he was dreaming.

Chu Cianming waved his hand and said, "Got it! Come right away!"

Chu Hemeng turned around in disbelief and looked at Xing Haodong in an apron upstairs, dumbfounded, and the red lips that opened in shock were enough to stuff a big fist. Wu Ni got up and pushed Chu Hemeng's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xing has been busy all afternoon, let's hurry up and take a look, what he has prepared for you!"

Chu Hemeng was still stunned and didn't come back to his senses, he had been pushed upstairs by Wuni and stood in the small restaurant.

"It's been a long time since we've had so many people here to eat, brother, are there enough chopsticks? I remember I had a new ......."

Wu Ni called out to Wu Fei, who was still busy in the kitchen, and walked straight over.

Only Chu Hemeng and Xing Haodong were left in the restaurant, and Xing Haodong smiled shyly: "Isn't it particularly funny for me to look like this?"

Chu Hemeng came back to his senses, looked at Xing Haodong seriously, and said with a smile: "It's really not particularly funny!"

Xing Haodong smiled lightly and raised his hand to rub the top of Chu Hemeng's head, the two who had not met for a long time looked at each other affectionately, as if time and distance had never separated them, but made their hearts closer and closer. Like a red wine in a wine cellar, only time can make people taste its mellow aroma.

"The bookstore closed early today. Yuan Qi hung a sign at the door of the bookstore that was closed, and followed Chu Cianming to hurriedly go upstairs.

Xing Haodong had already taken off the apron on his body, Chu Hemeng and Wu Ni were helping to set up the dishes and chopsticks, and a large table full of delicacies were all masterpieces of Wu Fei and Xing Haodong.

Counting Xing Haodong's name, they are all Wu Fei generous, who knows how much mess he added to Wu Fei in the kitchen, Wu Fei complained little by little, Xing Haodong refuted little by little, and the kitchen fun of the two became the biggest joke at the dinner table.

"It's been a long time since I've been so happy!"

After dinner, Chu Hemeng and Xing Haodong walked together under the young willows that had just sprouted by the river, and the dim lights shrouded them warmly. From time to time, a few couples who were also in love walked past them, Xing Haodong saw that they were all holding hands, he hesitated and just stretched out his hand, Chu Hemeng had already taken his arm and leaned on his body.

Xing Haodong smiled lightly, didn't say anything, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and slowly walked forward.

"I finally don't have to watch Wu Ni and Chu Cassia every day, as well as Yuan Qi and Wu Fei show affection. ”

Xing Haodong smiled: "It turns out that my existence is just for you to show off?"

"It's also your honor for me to show off!" Chu Hemeng pouted and smiled.

Xing Haodong looked at her with a gentle face and said, "So, are you willing to come back now?"

Chu Hemeng's footsteps paused, and Xing Haodong's face also became gloomy, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked this question." ”

"No, I just, haven't thought about it yet. ”

Xing Haodong stood opposite Chu Hemeng, raised his hand and gently hooked her jaw, and said: "It's one thing to get rid of the guilt in your heart, it's another thing to use this guilt to torture yourself, thinking that you can make up for this guilt in turn." No one thinks you are great, but you are manipulated by your own sacrifice to think that you are great......"

"I ......"

"Of course, I'm just casually saying that it's your business, I just don't want to see you in such pain. ”

Chu Hemeng pursed his red lips, his eyes were confused and dodgy, Xing Haodong coughed lightly, and said, "I'm here, there is one more thing I want to tell you." Today is the 60th birthday of Mr. Xing, and he strongly invites you to come, you know that I have a bad relationship with him, and this is a rare time when I have the same opinion as him. ”

Chu Hemeng was stunned for a moment and said, "Uncle's sixtieth birthday? There should be a lot of people coming, right?"

"Well, there are dignitaries, business dignitaries, and celebrities, so dress up!"

"But...... On this occasion......" Chu Hemeng pursed her red lips crampedly, "If I go, will there be gossip again, which will affect my uncle's body?"

Xing Haodong smiled lightly: "The scale of this time is not large, they are all people who usually come and go closely, and they don't like to chew this kind of tongue." Besides, Old Man Xing personally gave the order, if you refuse me, he will only suspect that I didn't bring the words, and when the time comes, he will personally invite you, you must not be burdened!"

"You...... You didn't mean to bully me!"

Xing Haodong smiled proudly: "Don't come!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gently scraped the bridge of Chu Hemeng's nose, then continued to smile lightly, walking with her by the river.

Later, in the Xing family's mansion, Xing Kangcheng and Xiao Wei were in the living room, checking the guests on the day of the birthday banquet.

"Remember, leave a place for Meng Meng. Xing Kangcheng told his secretary again and again.

Xiao Wei replied disdainfully: "Old man, you have said it five times! You have not been alive in previous years, is it possible that you are holding a birthday banquet this year just for Chu Hemeng?"

Xing Kangcheng nodded with a smile and said, "My son clearly likes people, but he refuses to take the initiative, every time I talk about him, he also says what kind of respect they have for each other! I'm an old bone, if I don't go out again, I'm afraid that I won't be able to see my grandson in the coffin!"

Xiao Wei bit her red lip and crossed out Mrs. Wang from the list, "Don't want this person! She always dislikes my daughter and doesn't allow her to come!"

"Yes, ma'am. Xing Kangcheng's secretary also crossed out Mrs. Wang's name.

Xiao Wei looked at Xing Kangcheng again, and said, "Yingying seems to be on vacation in the next few days, she should be able to rush back to see your birthday banquet, I'll call and ask......"

"Wait!" Xing Kangcheng's face immediately turned pale, "She reads well, don't always call back!"

Xiao Wei's brows furrowed, and she said, "Why? Yingying is my daughter, although she is not your own child, but she is also a daughter in law...... Why are you so ruthless?"

As she spoke, Xiao Wei was already in tears, snorting and choking.

Xing Kangcheng threw down the list in his hand and said impatiently: "In short, Mengmeng must come, Yingying will give me a good stay in the United States!

When the words landed, Xing Kangcheng walked away with a domineering attitude.

"Old man, old man, ......"

No matter how Xiao Wei called him, Xing Kangcheng, accompanied by the housekeeper, did not look back.

Xiao Wei was so angry that she stomped her feet and muttered, "Why do you always exclude our mother and daughter so much?"

"Madam, last time at the celebration banquet, Miss and Miss Chu broke up unhappily, and the master has not lost his anger so far. ”

Xing Kangcheng's secretary explained, but Xiao Wei roared indifferently: "I haven't lost my anger yet! I still want Yingying to come back, but Chu Hemeng is not allowed to come! Why...... Okay, the list is basically like this, you go and prepare the invitation!"

"Yes, ma'am. ”

"Wait, there is a place for Yingying in the chairmanship. ”

"But, ma'am......"

"If I let you stay, you will stay, and I will hold on to it when the sky falls!"

The secretary didn't dare to say more, so he immediately took the order and retreated.

Xiao Wei was so angry that she couldn't swallow this breath! Originally, she had had enough of their father and son's anger in the criminal family, and Xing Haodong hadn't opened her mouth to call her mom until now! After swallowing her anger for so many years, she was like a servant serving Xing Kangcheng's side, at that time, why didn't she see Xing Haodong and Chu Hemeng serving in front of the sickbed?

In the end, Xing Kangcheng only thinks about them, but she can't see her biological daughter every year, why!

The more she thought about it, the more angry Xiao Wei became, and immediately called Liu Yingying in the United States, no matter what, she didn't want another Chu Hemeng to divide her property!

Xing Kangcheng, who returned to the study, drank the ginseng soup brought by the housekeeper, and the qi in his chest gradually disappeared.

The housekeeper whispered comfortingly: "Miss is also a member of this family, and what Madame said is not wrong, sir." ”

"Her words are not so simple!" Xing Kangcheng stared out of the window with his eyes like a torch, and he couldn't be clearer about Xiao Wei's calculation of his property after death.