Xiao Yuan has been back in New York for almost a month, Xiao Dingshan's business has some problems, and she is going on blind dates frequently.

The man sitting across from her, named Pete, is a Chinese-American, who does not speak Chinese at all, and his family is in business, and if he can get married, he will definitely help Xiao Dingshan get through the difficulties.

Pete is talkative and seems to be happy with her and has been discharging at her.

Xiao Yuan looked out the window, in such a good weather, she was going to be with such a noisy person, it was simply disturbing her ears.

"Xiao, you seem to want to go out for a walk, why don't we have dinner and go to the art exhibition, I bought a ticket. Pete said to her in English, and by the way, he took out the tickets from his wallet, and he was really prepared.

Xiao Yuan always smiled lightly, put down the knife and fork, and was about to speak, when an abrupt voice interrupted their conversation.

"Aunt Yuanyuan, do you really dislike my father? I hope you can be my mother. ”

The child spoke fluent English, grabbed Xiao Yuan's arm with both hands, and looked at Xiao Yuan longingly with big and ignorant eyes.

Xiao Yuan was surprised, and her pupils shrank unconsciously, the half-grown child in front of her was none other than Moer, Xue Mingyu's son.

Xiao Yuan was indeed a little confused, but what was even more confused was Pete opposite her.

"Who is this kid?"

Xiao Yuan didn't answer immediately, but raised her eyes to look around, if Moer was here, Xue Mingyu should also appear, shouldn't he?

But she looked around, but she didn't see Xue Mingyu at all.

"Xiao, do you know him, and what does he mean by that?"

Pete seemed to be chasing after him, Xiao Yuan looked down, pulled Moore to his side, rubbed his hair, and smiled: "I'm sorry Pete, he's my friend's child, don't get me wrong." ”

To be honest, Xiao Yuan really doesn't like Pete, she is noisy, but she doesn't have any requirements for the other half of the future now, as long as it's a man.

After all, Xiao Dingshan was very satisfied with him.

So she didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble because of Mohr, so she had to explain it to Pete.

When the words fell, Pete expressed his understanding, and Xiao Yuan was about to ask Mohr why he was here, but Mohr said seriously: "Uncle, I've seen you." ”

Xiao Yuan pulled the corners of her mouth: "Moer, what are you talking about?"

"I've really met this uncle, I went to a restaurant with my dad for dinner two days ago, and I saw him come out with a beautiful aunt and go away in the car together. ”

Mohr is no longer a child of seven or eight years old, he already has his own logical thinking, and to a certain extent, he is very similar to Xue Mingyu, smart and annoying.

Pete's face was a little bad, and he felt that this kid didn't understand the rules at all, and Xiao Yuan was also a little embarrassed, so he had to smile: "Moore, how do you know this, what about your father?"

Moore scratched his head and said very depressedly: "I went out to eat with my father, and he suddenly disappeared, and I happened to see you." ”

Although Xiao Yuan had a smile on the corner of her mouth, she felt a little surprised in her heart, where is there such a coincidental thing, even if it is difficult to encounter such a coincidence in a small town, let alone in New York.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Moore hurriedly took out his mobile phone: "Aunt Yuanyuan, I really saw him come out with a beautiful aunt, I still have photos." ”

Xianbao found the photo to Xiao Yuan, because the two of them were speaking Chinese, Pete didn't know what they said at all, but Moore took out the photo, and he saw it sharply.

Immediately a little angry, Xiao Yuan immediately buckled the phone, still smiling so perfectly, she did see Pete leaving with a woman in her arms, but she already knew this.

"I'm sorry Pete, but I'm going to make you laugh, so we'll be here today, and I'll treat you to dinner another day. ”

Pete shrugged his shoulders: "Xiao, I like you very much, and I look forward to our next meeting." ”

Xiao Yuan nodded, and when Pete got up, he whispered again: "Pete, don't tell my father what happened today, can you?"

Her voice was very soft, as if she was coquettish with Pete, although she was not in her early twenties, she was still so delicate and clear that it was impossible to refuse.

Pete was already excited, but the moment he got up, Moore suddenly shouted loudly: "Dad." ”

Xiao Yuan's heart tightened, and he saw Xue Mingyu walking slowly, he was wearing a very casual today, a loose olive green shirt, a pair of black casual trousers, and a pair of white sneakers on his feet.

Lazily and casually walked towards them, as if they were on vacation, without the urgency of their son being lost.

This was the first time they met after Mu Jiao's wedding, and Xiao Yuan originally thought that she would never meet him again in her life, but they just met like this.

In this way.

Because Moore called his father, Pete didn't leave, but waited for Xue Mingyu to approach and asked Xiao Yuan: "This man is his father, what is your relationship?

In addition to being noisy, Pete is quite direct.

Xiao Yuan glanced at Xue Mingyu, even if he came over, he just pulled Mo Er over and stood aside, as if there was nothing to do with him.

Xiao Yuan pretended to laugh calmly: "Don't talk nonsense, he's just my friend." ”

Pete finally left, and greeted Xue Mingyu before leaving, but Xue Mingyu ignored him at all, and ran through Moore's hair with one hand.

Xiao Yuan sat back in the chair, first took a sip of red wine, and then picked up the knife and fork.

Xue Mingyu looked at her with cold eyes, she seemed to be the same as before, and the good weather in New York made her look much sunnier.

People are still so thin, too, she can't eat fat physique.

Moving his eyebrows, he patted Moore's shoulder, Moore understood, pursed his lips, and muttered, "This is leaving?"

Or else?

Xue Mingyu pressed his little shoulders and turned around to leave, Xiao Yuan put down the knife and fork with a snap: "Your joke is a bit big, since you are here, let's sit down and eat together." ”

Xue Mingyu's obsidian-bright pupils looked at the place where Pete had sat in disgust, and said slowly, "If you eat, then change the table." ”

Immediately, he took Moer to sit diagonally opposite Xiao Yuan, but Xiao Yuan sat there and didn't move, Xue Mingyu had already called the waiter to order, but she was still sitting in her seat, eating her own things.

After ten minutes, Xiao Yuan wiped the corners of her mouth, made up her makeup, picked up her bag and got up, Xue Mingyu didn't look over, only stared at the opposite side of her.

And Moore's little heart was about to vomit nervously, seeing Xiao Yuan walking past him like this, he didn't squint as if he didn't know him at all.

Mo Er furrowed his brows and pulled Xue Mingyu's sleeve: "Dad, should we hold Aunt Yuanyuan." ”

After being silent for two seconds, Xue Mingyu retracted his gaze and touched his hair: "No need." ”

He didn't hold her, and she didn't expect him to hold her, it's been like this all these years, Xiao Yuan is chasing him and loving him, but he will never accept it.

Then Xiao Yuan will get used to it, and she won't expect him to hold her and tell her to have a meal together.

Those have become a kind of extravagant hope, and later the extravagant hope will fall apart, and she will get used to it, without Xue Mingyu's life.

After eating, Xue Mingyu took Moore to Moore's grandparents' house, and his grandmother left him at home for dinner, but he didn't stay, only told Moer to be obedient and left.

In the United States, he has always had a property, a two-story villa, which he bought after the death of Moore's mother, and every time he returned to the United States to visit relatives, he would put Moore with his elders and live here.

Shortly after he returned, he received a call from a friend asking him to go out for a drink, and he pinched the bridge of his nose and agreed.

He often came to the bar when he was young, but it has been rare in recent years, and outsiders say that Xue Mingyu is calm and self-controlled, that he is elegant, and that he is mysterious.

But no one knows that in his early twenties, he is just a rebellious teenager who has done the worst things and the best things.

Sitting in the booth and clinking glasses with friends, his eyes looked not far away, where there sat a woman, wearing a long T-shirt skirt, showing her delicate calves, shaking and shaking, holding a wine glass in her hand, and taking a sip for a while.

Seeing that he was fascinated, his friend followed his gaze, and then smiled: "Hey, that's not, isn't that Xiao Yuan'er?"

Xue Mingyu retracted his gaze and took a sip of wine, but his friend seized the opportunity and chattered.

"I have long heard that she is back, and the family will arrange a blind date, Xiao Dingshan is still the same, the company thinks about selling her daughter whenever something happens, it's really enough, hey, by the way, how are you and her?"

Xue Mingyu shook the wine glass, raised his eyes slightly and looked over, there was already a man who had gone up to talk to Xiao Yuan, and one arm was on Xiao Yuan's shoulder.

His hand holding the glass tightened, and finally put it down, and said lightly: "It's not that good." ”

"What's the matter?" the friend shrugged his shoulders, knowing that he had asked a stupid question, raised his glass and said, "Okay, she's gone with other men anyway, saying what she's doing, drinking." ”

Xiao Yuan really drank too much, after she saw Xue Mingyu today, her whole mood was so bad that it exploded, and after eating at home at night, she found an opportunity to come out, Xiao Yuan rarely came to the bar, but there was really no way today, she just wanted to drink some.

The man came to talk, she was about to fall asleep, her body was out of control, and she should do whatever she wanted.

The man helped her out, and when the cool breeze blew, her head sank.

Sometimes people are like this, they have no love, they have no motivation to live, they will give up on themselves, even if they are taken away by men and slept with like this, Xiao Yuan will not blink an eye.

Maybe then, she'll be a little better.

Thinking like this, Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand and hugged the man's waist, and it was also this time that the man's head was punched hard.

Then Xiao Yuan felt that her body was light, and she was directly knocked into an arms, she opened her eyes in a daze, but she could only see the man's jaw.

His chin is so beautiful.

Xiao Yuan squinted her eyes and smiled, and stretched out her hand to touch it.

The man suddenly lowered his head, and his eagle-like sharp eyes crashed into Xiao Yuan's deep eyes, and she hiccuped and was stunned.

The corners of Xue Mingyu's mouth sank slightly, and his face was ugly.

The man who was beaten had already rushed over, he put his arm around Xiao Yuan with one hand, and circled with the man with the other, this is the door of the bar, there are a lot of people coming and going, this neighborhood is almost all bars, if this man comes often, then it will be difficult for them to get out.

On the other hand, he had to protect Xiao Yuan, and he had a hard time.

Taking advantage of his breath, the man hit the corner of his mouth with a fist, and Xue Mingyu staggered back two steps, but he still protected Xiao Yuan and didn't let go.

Xiao Yuan was shocked, saw blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, suddenly wrinkled his brows, walked towards the man with a red face and anger, and slapped the man in the face: "You dare to hit him, do you know who he is!

Xiao Yuan didn't know where the strength came from, and hit the man hard at once.

Xue Mingyu wiped the corners of his lips and immediately walked over, just as his friend came out and shouted: "Hey, police!"

This trick is just as good as it is at home and abroad.

The man ran away, Xiao Yuan had no support, and soon leaned and was about to fall, Xue Mingyu saw this and grabbed her waist.

Xiao Yuan sighed and stood opposite him tremblingly.

And he, his face seems to be much better, and he is even in the mood to ask: "Who do you say I am?"

Xiao Yuan closed her eyes, her head shook twice one after the other, and with a snap, a crisp slap hit Xue Mingyu's face.

Xue Mingyu frowned, and a cold wind suddenly rose around him.

She poked his heart word by word: "You are a ruthless bastard!"

Xue Mingyu got out of the car with her already asleep, carried her into the hotel, and put her on the soft bed, she slept so much that she didn't know where she had gone, and she didn't know who was beside her.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Xiao Yuan woke up in a burst of severe pain, yes, the back of her head was about to explode, she was stretching her waist while frowning in pain.

When she opened her eyes, there was only a faint light in the room, and she turned over and found that the place where she was lying was not her own room at all.

Rubbing her head and getting up, she looked around, the memory of last night had disappeared without a trace, and she didn't remember anything since the man took him away.

Looking down at her clothes, they were still the same as yesterday, and she hadn't changed them at all, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed, and after a glance, she saw breakfast on the bedside table.

She was stunned for a moment, this hotel still has such a service? She just woke up and didn't call breakfast.

When I got closer, it was still rice porridge, not a sandwich burger, but a domestic breakfast rice porridge, which was a weird thing.

Her brows furrowed even tighter, and she sat on the edge of the bed and picked up the rice porridge and smelled it, it was quite fragrant, and it was still hot.

But she didn't eat it at all, who knew if there was no poison in it, and just about to put it down, a note fell from under the rice porridge bowl.

She picked it up, and it was written in English: "It's not for you to buy drunk, breakfast is eaten, this is my phone." ”

Below is a string of numbers, which is supposed to be a phone number.

Mu Jiao glanced at it twice, and then tore up the note, if the man left it last night, then he would be kind, but there is no need to contact it.

She endured a headache and went to take a shower, and when she came out to put on a bathrobe, she found a set of women's casual clothes in the compartment where the bathrobe was kept.

The size is just right.

She sneered, but she didn't expect the man to be quite thoughtful, not only did he not sleep with her, but he also took good care of her.

After changing her clothes, she went home directly, Xiao's mother was home alone, gave her some medicine, and didn't ask anything, so she asked her to rest.

So she went to sleep again, and slept until more than two o'clock in the afternoon, still woken up by the phone.

I grabbed my phone in a daze and answered: "Hello." ”

The other party was silent for a few seconds, and let out a low light smile: "You can sleep." ”

Xiao Yuan immediately became energetic, opened her eyes, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Can't you hear my voice?

Of course she could hear his voice, but she wasn't sure it was his, how could he call him.

Xiao Yuan shook her throat, and for a moment her brain seemed to be starved of oxygen, and she couldn't think at all.

But he was always unhurried: "You've already gone home? ”

"You, you mean, you took me to the hotel yesterday and left my coat there?"

Xiao Yuan tried his best to make himself look like there was nothing wrong, but he said it for a long time before he finished speaking, and he replied patiently: "Otherwise, you will open the house yourself?"

Xiao Yuan pursed the corners of her lower lip, patted her head hard, and said in a deep voice, "Let's meet." ”

"Good. ”

Xue Mingyu hung up the phone and sent the address to Xiao Yuan, who sat on the bed staring at the phone for a long time before getting out of bed to pick herself up.

Before going to see him, she went to the hotel where she was staying, and the hotel kept her coat, and she came to pick it up, and went to his house with the bag.

The first time she came, she didn't know he still had a property in New York.

Since the death of Moore's mother, he has shifted his focus to China, and there is no economic connection with the United States.

Otherwise, Xiao Yuan wouldn't have been unaware of his news for so long.

He always has a way to hide himself from outsiders, yes, Xiao Yuan knows that he is an outsider.

The door was not locked, she went straight in, it was a two-story villa, with a small garden, quite a quiet place.

Knock knock.

After a while, Xue Mingyu came over to open the door, Xiao Yuan glanced at him, the obvious blue and red marks on the corners of his mouth made her slightly surprised, stopped there, Xue Mingyu pulled her in with a slight lift of her hand.

"You sit casually, have whatever refrigerator you want, take it yourself. ”

With that, he went into the kitchen.

Xiao Yuan sighed, and swallowed the words she wanted to ask.

Dropped the bag, walked to the refrigerator, and when I opened it, it was full of greens, fruits, cold beer, mineral water, and on the lower floor, there were several small jars, pasted in Chinese, honey water, and yuzu tea.

She didn't notice that the font looked like it was new, but when she took out the honey water, she noticed that it looked like it had just been put in, and it was still hot.

I don't know what's going on in my heart, it's a little turbulent.

Holding it in my hand, I have the illusion of being trapped.

She quickly shook her head, leaving this thought behind, Xue Mingyu turned her back to her, was cooking, wearing a light blue apron, from the back, it was not sharp at all, but a little homely.

Damn it, what the hell was she thinking.

Xiao Yuan coughed and said in a low voice: "The clothes have been sent to you, and there is money stuffed in them, you can take them for dry cleaning." ”

After she finished speaking, she drank two sips of warm honey water, and suddenly felt much more comfortable, but Xue Mingyu did not respond, she put down the water cup, carried her bag and walked towards the door.

Just took two steps, Xue Mingyu's voice came from far and near: "Moer went to his grandparents' house, and he just made a meal for two, so let's eat some together." ”

As he spoke, he walked over with two plates, put them on the dining table, and raised his cold eyes to look at Xiao Yuan.

It seemed to be waiting for her reply.

Xiao Yuan also had doubts in her heart, so she put down her bag and walked over.

She has always been unashamed, she came uninvited at Xue Mingyu's house back then, so carefree, and now she won't make up and eat.

Xue Mingyu took off her apron and sat down with her, and the two of them ate quietly, and the atmosphere was very good.

"What are you doing in the United States?"

She finally asked.

Xue Mingyu chewed the vegetables, but still pronounced clearly: "Vacation, visit relatives." ”

"Then why were you there last night?"

He was succinct again: "Coincidence. ”

Xiao Yuan bit her lower lip, stopped her movements, and looked at him: "Then why take me away, I had a good chat with that man, and his family background seems to be quite good, maybe it will help my father." ”

Xue Mingyu didn't answer her immediately this time, but took a sip of water slowly, and then raised the corners of her thin lips, looked directly at her, with a little certainty: "Xiao Yuan, if you really want to find a partner to date, remember, you must be richer than me." ”

Xiao Yuan sneered, ridiculous: "Why?"

Xue Mingyu didn't squeak, looked at her quietly for a few seconds, then got up and walked to the living room, picked up a folder from the coffee table, and put the folder down when he walked to her.

Xiao Yuan looked at him, and he opened a page.

She fixed her eyes and narrowed her pupils: "You want to cooperate with my father?"

"This is the contract I have drawn up, if we can, we can sign the contract tomorrow, and Sheng Yu's large amount of money can be injected into the Xiao family to alleviate your father's urgent need. ”

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yuan looked at him with a straight face, what does this document mean? He Xue Mingyu suddenly appeared, and he was preparing these things, what the hell was he going to do?

She seemed to be faintly expecting something, even her eyes were so hot, maybe she didn't know, but Xue Mingyu could see it clearly.

He put down the hand at his side, tightened it, and said calmly: "Don't do anything, the businessman only looks at profits." ”

Xiao Yuan's heart fell to the ground with a thud, and she pulled the corners of her lower lip bitterly, she suddenly lost her appetite, put down her knife and fork, she picked up the document, hurriedly swept two pages, and tore up the entire document.

"Xue Mingyu, don't do this kind of thing, if you do such a thing, I will misunderstand that you are interesting to me, you don't need to have contact with the Xiao family, clear?"

Xiao Yuan knew that she was thinking too much, he only drew up the contract for the benefit of the businessman, how could it have anything to do with her.

Coming out of his house, Xiao Yuan exhaled deeply and left without looking back.