Chapter 9: Drunken Complaints
i.
"Did you like that necklace I sent you last time? Dad remembered that you used to like little daisies and wanted to buy them for you when he saw them. Xiao Jixi sat on the side eating noodles, and Xiao Yuanshan sat beside her and looked at her, talking to her constantly.
"Well, it's beautiful, thank you Dad." It's just that she liked Little Daisy five or six years ago. Xiao Jixi replied briefly, and didn't raise his eyes when he spoke.
"You have just entered Shanghai Electric Power for internship, what is the environment there, do you want to stay or go to a better place after graduation? Do you want Dad to find someone to send you to CCTV? , how about HTV? Xiao Yuanshan looked at her with concern, as if he had forgotten her mother Ji Min's status in the domestic entertainment industry.
"Shanghai Electric is very good, I haven't considered the rest for the time being." Xiao Jixi replied to him lightly.
"When I work in Shanghai Electric, I should also pay attention to taking into account the school's curriculum, and I should review well at the end of the semester."
"Got it."
After she finished answering this, Xiao Yuanshan's lips moved, and he was suddenly speechless. She had become so cold to him that she didn't even bother to look at him, but he was not qualified to accuse her like a father justifiably. He remembered that she used to be too clingy to him, and Ji Min was jealous of it. Xiao Yuanshan's nose suddenly soured, and he clenched his fist slightly, but Xiao Jixi caught a glimpse of his empty left ring finger. Later, she inadvertently knew that every time he went to see Jian Lanxin, he would take off his wedding ring with Ji Min.
Every qiē in the name of love should be forgiven, and this sentence, after encountering the collision of family affection and responsibility, is no longer the truth.
"Nozomi ......"
"Mr. Xiao." Suddenly, someone appeared at the door of the dining room and called out to him in French, interrupting him, "Mr. and Mrs. François's car has arrived." ”
"I know, I'll come now." After Xiao Yuanshan answered, he turned his head to look at Xiao Jixi and said, "Xiaoxi, you eat here first, Dad has to go to receive guests, you can find Nina if you need anything, she can speak English." ”
"Okay."
After Xiao Yuanshan left, Xiao Jixi quickly put down the fork, poured out the rest of the food and prepared to boil the dishes, Nina happened to see it, rushed into the dining room and stopped her and said, "Miss Xiao, just let me do it." ”
She didn't shirk it, handed the plate to Nina, and walked to the backyard herself. An hour later, the wedding was set up, with neatly arranged seating, a flower door and a stage at the front decorated with white roses, white lilies and white tulips on the stage, champagne towers and candlesticks and various snacks on the table covered with purple tablecloths. She remembered that since she was a child, there was no wedding photo of her parents at home.
In charge of the wedding was Mrs. Matthew, the president of the community management committee, who was busy explaining things to the sound engineer and photographer. Xiao Jixi walked over and asked her in English, "Mrs. Matthew, is there anything you need my help with?" ”
Mrs. Matthew turned her head to look at her, her eyes flashing with amazement: "Oh, what a beautiful Chinese girl, thank you, you are a guest today, just sit down obediently, the wedding will start soon." ”
Xiao Jixi smiled lightly and said, "I am Mr. Xiao's family, just tell me what to do." ”
Mrs. Matthew's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise silently, and she looked at Xiao Jixi and Xiao Yuanshan's almost identical faces and quickly understood: "What a sensible good boy, you help me go to Mrs. Messier's house across the road to urge strawberry pie, her craftsmanship is great, you can try it in advance, but that old guy doesn't speak English well, you have to be patient." ”
"Yes, Mrs. Matthew." After Xiao Jixi finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
Not far away, Xiao Yuanshan saw this scene, his throat choked, and Jian Hao, who was standing beside him, saw it in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised a slight arc.
Soon it was four o'clock in the afternoon, the guests were seated, all the work was ready, Xiao Jixi sat in the first row, watched the host slowly walk to the center of the stage, raised the microphone and said enthusiastically: "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!" It is a great honour for me to meet you in romantic Paris to witness the sacred moment of the union of these lucky lovers......"
“…… Let's invite our Mr. Xiao to enter. ”
With the cold flames on both sides, the rain of flowers falling all over the sky, Xiao Yuanshan was dressed in a black suit and walked slowly into the venue on the red carpet. The guests on both sides applauded warmly, and he kept waving and greeting everyone all the way, smiling heartily.
Soon after, Jian Lanxin held flowers in her hand, held Jian Hao, and dragged a five-meter-long tail tow to come up. Jian Hao also changed into a suit, with a black bow on the neckline, his hair turned up, and his face was fresh and handsome.
"This romance and touching spread all over the world, love each other, when you embrace each other and walk on this wedding temple, all the blessings, all the touches, will turn into a tide of applause at this moment, this applause will always accompany you, bless you for a lifetime!" The host was excited.
After Xiao Yuanshan took Jian Lanxin from Jian Hao's hand, he picked up the microphone in his hand and said slowly: "I am honored to be able to make up for this wedding that is more than 20 years late for my Lanxin......"
The guests were all watching him, and Xiao Jixi's heart tightened slightly, entangled in the hem of his skirt.
“…… Thank you for all these years without regrets, all I can do is to compensate you with all the love and protection I have for the rest of my life. After finishing speaking, a tidal wave of applause poured in, and Jian Lanxin turned her face away and wiped her tears.
The officiant was Xiao Quan, who stood between the two and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Xiao Yuanshan, are you willing to accept Miss Jian Lanxin and become your legal wife?" ”
"I do."
"Miss Jian Lanxin, are you willing to accept Mr. Xiao Yuanshan as your legal husband?"
"I do." The voices of both of them were very determined.
Then after the two exchanged rings, Xiao Quan said again: "Okay, now, you can kiss the bride." ”
All four guests stood up, clapping and cheering. Xiao Yuanshan gently lifted the veil from Jian Lan's heart, reached out to wrap his hand around her waist, and a long and affectionate kiss fell on her lips. Jian Lanxin couldn't restrain herself from crying, at this moment, she had waited for too many years, too many years.
Xiao Jixi, who was sitting in the audience, also stood up and applauded with the guests around her, she gritted her teeth hard and blurred her eyes.
ii.
Ten o'clock in the evening.
After Shao Yi and his assistant A Chen said goodbye in the elevator on the fifth floor, they walked out.
He held a letter in his hand that a fan had just worked so hard to stuff into his hand, and opened it easily. The content is also ordinary, expressing his love for him, his support and concern all the time, and hoping that he will take care of his health. He had just given her a gadget he had brought with him as a gift, and the girl was so excited that she almost fainted on the spot.
walked to the door of 506 and stopped, but subconsciously glanced at the door of 507 that was connected.
In the morning, her unbridled confession suddenly came to mind, and a few words made him dizzy, and even the agent said that he was a little distracted at lunchtime. The most excessive thing is that he actually misunderstood that she was trying to get close to him. After Jian Hao drove Xiao Jixi away at noon, he stood there alone for a long time.
However, she has such a cheerful personality that she doesn't know if those words are joking or true.
He doesn't have her WeChat ID or mobile phone number or anything, and he wants to apologize to her, but it seems that he can only face her. Shao Yi walked to the door of 507 and raised his hand, but stopped the moment he touched the door panel.
It was so late, and it seemed a little inappropriate for a big man to knock on a little girl's door. He silently lowered his hand and walked back to his room.
After taking a shower, he changed into a bathrobe, and when he passed the window, he saw the triumphal arch still lit in the distance, so he pushed the door open and walked out of the balcony. He wiped his hair with a towel in one hand and stood behind the guardrail, it was eleven o'clock, the streets downstairs were deserted, and the whole of Paris was immersed in silence and mystery.
"Hey!" Suddenly hearing someone talking beside him, Shao Yi was stunned, turned around, and saw Xiao Jixi on the balcony next door, wearing a bathrobe, with a little wet hair, five or six meters away from him.
Seeing him turn around, Xiao Jixi raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, a little charming, and said, "It's so late to come back?" ”
Shao Yi noticed that she was holding a goblet filled with wine in her hand, an amber liquid that looked like whiskey, and half of the bottle on the guardrail beside her was gone. Girls drink half a bottle of whiskey, most of them are already drunk. Shao Yi saw that her face was flushed, and her eyelids drooped slightly, and said, "What's wrong with you, drinking so much wine?" ”
Xiao Jixi continued to smile: "I went to my father's wedding today, I was not happy, and I came back to drink." ”
Shao Yi was stunned, he was not happy to attend his father's wedding, the bride was definitely not his mother. Shao Yi walked to the nearest place to face her and said, "Then you can't drink so much wine, it's windy at night, and you have so little clothes, go back to the house." ”
"Well, if you get married today, I'll not just drink here, I'm sure, pour this glass of wine on your bride's face." Xiao Jixi said, staggered to his feet, and poured the small half glass of wine in the cup into his mouth with a smile.
Shao Yi was stunned and said, "How can I get married so quickly." ”
Xiao Jixi raised his glass and pointed at him, saying, "It's so boring, you should say, then don't you want to splash the wine on your face, hahaha......"
Shao Yi was suddenly speechless, his ears turned a little red, he just wanted to say something, but he saw Xiao Jixi suddenly fall on the guardrail, half of his body hanging outside, his heart tightened, and he raised his hand and stretched out to her: "Be careful!" Get down here and go inside! ”
"Actually, I'm also grown up, and my parents' affairs should be understood......" She suddenly stopped laughing, her expression darkened, "But...... He actually couldn't bear to abandon me, he was willing not to live with me, compared to that woman, I was not important at all, he never came back to see me for three years, and suddenly called me to his wedding? ”
Shao Yi was stunned and silent.
"Maybe he likes his son, doesn't he say that his father likes his son, now it's okay, he's complete, he doesn't have to come back to see me, anyway, he hasn't seen it in the past few years......"
"Actually, when I saw him today, he was really happy, and then I knew that he and my mother laughed a lot of time together and pretended to show me, I have never seen him smile so real and happy, I am still very happy, such an unswerving love, who will not be moved when I hear it, but it is my father's ......"
"I fantasized that one day I could live with him again, and when I got home, he would cook for me, or he would pick me up from school, or he would take me on a trip, go hiking, go skiing, and ......" She couldn't stop crying when she said this.
Shao Yi stood opposite and listened to her quietly.
"There will be no more, he will not come back......"
Before these words fell, Xiao Jixi slowly slid off the guardrail and fell to the floor.
"Nozomi! Nozomi! Shao Yi grabbed the railing and shouted with a frown.
Soon he rushed back to the house, picked up the phone and dialed the number of the main station, and the first sentence even subconsciously shouted in Chinese: "Hey! ”
“? canihelpyousir? ”
Shao Yi was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted and replied in English: "...... Something is wrong with my friend who lives in 507 and I need your help. ”