Chapter 23
i.
When Shao Yi knocked on Xiao Jixi's door in a hurry, it was the little brother Vincent who picked her up at noon who opened the door for him.
"She ......" Shao Yi saw Wen Sen's sad face, his originally tightly knit brows deepened, his deep eyes were full of anxiety and uneasiness, and even the first pronunciation subconsciously said Chinese, only to suddenly react, "howabouther?" ”
Vincent slowed down his speech, but he could also hear that he was full of worry: "The doctor has come to see Miss Xiao, it's fine, she was frightened and couldn't accept it for a while, she has been sitting on the sofa without speaking, you go and see her." ”
Vincent said and turned sideways, Shao Yi's gaze was cast along Vincent's shoulder, in the huge living room in the gorgeous room, Xi Xi sat quietly on the sofa and leaned back casually, his hands naturally on his laps, his eyes on his fair and delicate face were blank and dull, and he didn't know where to stop. Sitting next to her was a girl with an Asian face, who heard the movement in the door and looked over, but Hei Hei remained motionless.
Shao Yi took a long step and walked into the house quickly, and the girl slowly stood up and left Xixi's side. Without any hesitation, he sat down beside her, supported the sofa behind her with one arm, wrapped her half in the crook of his arm, looked solemn, and called her softly: "Xiaoxi? ”
Hearing his deep, deep and distinctive voice, she suddenly woke up, her eyes suddenly opened, and she turned her face to look at him. Shao Yi's heart was shocked, and her beautiful big eyes were full of fear.
His hands fell on her two slender arms, only to find that she had been trembling slightly, so he deepened the strength between his ten fingers, and his voice was clear and powerful: "Xiaoxi, I'm back." ”
The girl's eyes seemed to be lit up in an instant, and she threw herself into his arms without hesitation, his arms tightened, and he firmly clamped her to his strong and broad chest, and his chin was lowered against the top of her hair, as if to use all his strength to comfort her. If it weren't for the fact that she was overwhelmed by fear at this moment, she would have noticed that his heartbeat was beating wildly.
The other two people in the room retreated silently, closed the door, and the only thing left in the huge room was a couple of men and women embracing each other on the sofa.
Xi Xi suddenly raised his face from Shao Yi's arms, two small hands climbed on his chest, tears were dotted in his eyes, and he said to him with a trembling weak voice: "Shao Yi, let's go back to China, let's go back to China immediately!" ”
Shao Yi lowered his eyes to look at her, and said in a firm and powerful voice: "Xiaoxi, it's okay, don't be so afraid, you are safe now." ”
"No!" She suddenly shouted, her expression recovering from the dazed expression she had just now, "How can this be! How can there really be such a thing in the world, it's so scary...... I beg you, take me back, we don't want to stay here any longer! ”
She never imagined that the gunfire of the bombing in the movie would one day explode so clearly in her ears. She never thought that the outrageous horrors/horrors/minutes/subs in the news would one day be close to her, and even have physical contact with herself. She realized, to her horror, that she had just brushed shoulders with death.
"Nozomi!" Shao Yi raised his voice and called her, tightened her arms again, his eyes were as calm as iron, and said, "You calm down, don't think about those pictures anymore, you look at me." ”
His voice was like a tranquilizer, and Hei Xi's face softened slightly, listening to his words, and raising her eyes to stare into his eyes. Shao Yi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said firmly: "It's okay, I'm here, it's safe here." ”
Feeling her trembling body calm down a little, and her breathing eased a little, Shao Yi hugged her again, one hand wrapped around her soft waist, one hand gently rubbed her hair, the two heroic eyebrows on her face squeezed together, and her face was painful and regretful: "If you come to France for me and you have an accident, I don't dare to think, what should I do...... Why are you so stupid. ”
His magnetic voice was so tender that she was completely fallen. Heeki nestled quietly in his neck socket, her every breath falling on his skin, and he hung his head to look at her in his arms, her soft breath filling his breath.
He only heard a soft voice coming from his heart, soft and timid, but full of anticipation: "-Shao Yi, do you like me?" ”
Shao Yi was stunned, and the movement of gently rubbing her soft hair stopped silently.
Before he could react, the person in his arms moved slightly, left his chest, raised her big smart eyes and looked at him quietly, he watched her small and soft lips move lightly, looked directly into his eyes, and repeated what he had just said: "Do you like me?" ”
Do you like me?
It's the kind of love that likes him as much as she does.
That's when he realized that he had behaved like that last night...... It's very irresponsible. rejected her so conclusively before, but gave her an ambiguous answer last night, and then there was a deep kiss that was about to get out of control...... Even beyond the kiss. He really didn't tell her what he was thinking.
And she's always been so clear. She wanted to be with him.
Shao Yi stared deeply at the girl in front of her, her eyes were shining, clear and simple, she seemed to be too brave to ignore a single qiē, but it was difficult to hide the shyness in her eyes. In his eyes, Chu Chu was moving.
How could he not like it.
"I ......" Before he could finish his first word, he was interrupted by a hurried doorbell.
Both of them were stunned at the same time, and looked towards the door at the same time. Shao Yi silently let go of the hands that surrounded Xixi, her heart was empty for a while, but she didn't react to stop him. When she came back to her senses, Shao Yi had already gotten up and walked towards the door.
The door opened, and Xiao Yuanshan, who looked nervous, stood outside the door.
The two were stunned at the same time, they were no strangers to each other. Shao Yi obviously didn't expect it to be Xiao Yuanshan, and he didn't even have time to put on a respectful and humble face, so he said in a daze: "Xiao, Mr. Xiao." ”
He came to the hotel twice to look for his daughter, and it was this young man who opened the door.
Xiao Yuanshan's expression was very unhappy, and his eyes seemed to suppress anger, and he didn't answer him. When he knew that Xiao Jixi had secretly come to Paris, he had already concluded that she was with Shao Yi. He vividly remembered the last time she had come to Paris and said that he was her boyfriend and then denied it, and this time she had flown halfway around the world in such a panic for him, and that she was almost in danger, and all the shock and anger erupted when he received a call from Shehi in distress.
But for now, he only cares about his daughter's well-being.
Xiao Yuanshan's eyes were solemn and cold, and without saying a word, he bypassed Shao Yi and entered the room directly, Xi Xi saw Xiao Yuanshan, and the last bit of strength that he insisted on on on his whole little face all turned into grievances and fear.
"Daddy!" She cried out loudly as she cried out like a child.
Xiao Yuanshan walked quickly and sat beside Xi Xi and hugged her tightly, and couldn't help blurring his eyes, but his voice was calm without a trace of impurities, and he said calmly and powerfully: "Xiao Xi, don't be afraid, Dad is here." ”
Xi Xi was completely free to cry freely, and Xiao Yuanshan kept coaxing her softly, just like when she was a child.
Shao Yi, who was standing aside and saw this scene, was stunned, his body stiffened, and he couldn't say a word.
He realized that she was just a twenty-year-old girl.
ii.
Tossed all afternoon, until six o'clock, Xi Xi was exhausted and fell asleep crying in Xiao Yuanshan's arms. Xiao Yuanshan carried her into the bedroom, covered the quilt, wiped the tears from her face, and then gently walked out of the bedroom and closed the door.
Shao Yi was still waiting in the living room, and he didn't dare to sit on the sofa, so he just stood aside silently.
Xiao Yuanshan glanced at him lightly, there was undisguised contempt in his eyes, and he said indifferently: "Sit down." I sat down on the couch myself.
Shao Yi wrote his fist slightly, a little nervous, and slowly walked to a sofa opposite Xiao Yuanshan and sat down.
…… obviously hasn't confirmed the relationship with her yet, but she has met her father twice in a row, and it seems that this uncle is not easy to deal with.
As soon as Xiao Yuanshan sat down, he spoke, his voice was calm and calm, but with a hint of sternness: "Mr. Shao, Xiao Xi has already introduced it before. ”
"Yes, Mr. Xiao." Shao Yi bowed slightly.
"The last time I came to Paris, I also saw you in Xiao Xi's room early in the morning, she said that you were her boyfriend, and then she said no, this time, she flew to France without hesitation for you in such a dangerous period," Xiao Yuanshan's voice obviously suppressed his feelings, and became a little colder, "As a father, I want to know, what is the relationship between you and my daughter?" She was allowed to come to France at such a time? ”
He tortured Shao Yi word by word, angry and stern, but lowered his voice so that the people in the room could rest peacefully.
Shao Yi did not hesitate, sat upright, looked directly at Xiao Yuanshan, and said calmly: "Mr. Xiao, don't hide it, Xiaoxi really likes me." The last time I came to Paris, we just happened to stay next door to the same hotel, that day she came back from your wedding, she was in a very bad mood, drunk on the balcony, I asked the hotel to open her door and helped her in, worried that something would happen to her so I stayed with her all night. ”
When Shao Yi said this, Xiao Yuanshan's expression darkened slightly, and he continued: "I came to Paris to work the day before the terror/attack, and I encountered an explosion outside that night, and when I escaped, my phone fell off, and I lost contact with everyone for a few hours. ”
"Today she was originally going to look for you, but she encountered danger on the way, I didn't take good care of her, I should have sent her there personally, I'm really sorry." Shao Yi closed his eyes, lowered his face deeply, and said, "I'm sorry." ”
His words are humble, and parents will not hate children who know how to be polite.
Xiao Yuanshan sighed and said again: "Xiaoxi, like you?" ”
Shao Yi was embarrassed for a while, but still replied sincerely: "Yes." But in the past few years, my work has been really busy, and I have very little time to spend with her all year round, and there is really no way to take good care of her. ”
Xiao Yuanshan pursed his lips and remained silent, and a brief silence spread in the air. Xiao Yuanshan carefully looked at the young man in front of him, he was handsome and outstanding, his attitude was sincere and modest, and he was very polite, he should be a good boy.
Noticing that being judged inch by inch by the gaze of the elders, Shao Yi was a little embarrassed, his eyes looked away and looked away casually, and his expression was not so calm.
After a while, Xiao Yuanshan suddenly spoke softly, and his tone was a little more casual and relaxed: "What about you?" ”
So suddenly, Shao Yi didn't react at all, he subconsciously asked, "What?" ”
Xiao Yuanshan smiled lightly and repeated: "What about you, do you like Xiaoxi?" ”