"Just an apple?" Ai Xiu pursed her mouth dissatisfied, her delicate lips were full and elastic, and with her neutral hairstyle and clothing full of design, she looked like a heroic girl.

"The custom of Christmas Eve in our country Z is not to eat apples?"

"Baby, you're a British daughter-in-law."

"I'm married to Yi Qingchen, not to Andre Stuart, my husband is from country Z, and we are registered in country Z." Chu Qiao retorted seriously.

She and Yi Qingchen both plan to wait for next year's wedding to be re-registered in the UK, in fact, strictly speaking, that is the only way for the two of them to really get married.

"So can I be a bridesmaid?"

"Of course, if you're not married." She would consider designing him a suit with pink pendants and pearls and a pair of pink and white leather shoes, which would be beautiful.

"Of course ......"

"Yes!" Ai Xiu's words were only halfway through, and he forcibly let Yin Wei intercept them.

Ai Xiu wanted to open his mouth to crusade against him, but when he raised his eyes, he realized that Xiao Jin and Yi Qingchen were walking towards this side, and they hurriedly showed a sweet smile at Yin Wei.

"Maybe, not necessarily." The smile on Ai Xiu's face was a little shy, as if he had really made a private decision with Yin Wei for life.

"Yi Dong, then I'll contact your parents first." Xiao Jin didn't look at Ai Xiu again, and turned to leave.

In order to welcome the arrival of Christmas Eve, several people sat around and played cards for an afternoon.

In fact, Yi Shaojin was not there, Yi Shaoqing returned to the old house, and she was the only woman in the house except for the maid, which was really quite deserted.

Chu Qiao called Lu Xuanxuan while she was going to the bathroom, and when she learned that her father was seriously ill behind her, she immediately reacted to why she left in such a hurry.

It's just that she doesn't understand, if she follows Lu Xuanxuan's character, she will definitely leave alone, but why did she follow Mu Tianyang at that time?

"Ma'am, sir, tell you to hurry over." The maid saw Chu Qiao standing thoughtfully at the door of the bathroom with a mobile phone, and said in a low voice.

"Hmm." Chu Qiao came back to his senses and walked towards the living room.

……

From time to time, the curtain of night sky will be filled with fireworks of various shapes and colours, and the twinkling stars and the bright moon will form a beautiful picture, and countless dazzling fireworks and lanterns will illuminate the entire Brittany Manor Estate.

Chu Qiao stood at the window and watched the maid set off all the fireworks before turning around and returning to the dining table.

"It's beautiful."

"Ma'am, your phone."

After Steward Lu handed the extension to Chu Qiao, he once again held a box of gifts and divided them one by one.

"Xiao Qiao, where is Shao Xuan there?" Cao Yin's voice sounded a little impatient.

Chu Qiao took the phone and glanced around, "Well, it's here." ”

"You ask him to answer the phone." If you don't go home on Christmas Eve, you must have spent it with that woman again.

"He's setting off fireworks outside, I'll have him call you back later."

"Well, then I'll hang up first, tomorrow Christmas, a few of you go back to the old house to spend it together, just a few of us at home, weird and lonely, your grandfather has been talking about you since the morning, but none of you came."

"Okay, we'll go back together tomorrow."

"Then it's decided, I'll go and tell the old man now, and make him happy."

"Hmm."

After Chu Qiao hung up the phone, he immediately dialed Yi Shaoxuan, asking him to call his mother back quickly, and by the way, he told him to come to the manor early tomorrow morning no matter what.

If she can't bring people back tomorrow, then the lies she told today will be a goof.

"Sister-in-law, I'm abroad with Mei Luo now, I definitely won't be able to go tomorrow, and it's the same if you say anything on the phone."

"......" is not in the country? It's clear that she wants to goof!

If you had known, you wouldn't have lied.

"Sister-in-law?"

"It's not me, your mother called you just now, and I lied that you were here with me, but she asked me to take you back to the old house tomorrow for Christmas......" Chu Qiao became more and more depressed the more he said, and the second aunt didn't know what to think tomorrow.

"Then I'll call her later, and I'll say that I'm on a temporary mission."

"Okay then." Hopefully, she'll believe, "Don't stop answering her calls in the future, or she'll be worried." ”

"I know sister-in-law."

"Well, let's say so, Happy Christmas Eve."

Chu Qiao hung up the phone and couldn't help but start worrying about tomorrow.

Yi Shaoxuan's lie can be found out if it is true or false as long as Song Meijiao asks casually, and Song Meijiao will definitely have to blame her at that time.

"We're going to pick up at the airport tomorrow, so we definitely won't be able to go to the old house." Yi Qingchen happened to walk in with his mobile phone, "I have already called my grandfather just now to explain the situation." ”

"Prophet, husband." Rather than facing Cao Yin, who might be furious, she would rather pick up the vain Song Wan.

"It is my duty as a husband to solve all the troubles for my wife."

That night, just as Yi Qingchen and Chu Qiao were about to fall asleep, the rapid ringtone of the mobile phone pierced the silent night sky without warning.

Young green?

How could he call so late?

Yi Qingchen lazily stretched out his arm and grabbed the phone.

"You should all know about Song Wan, my mother and aunt have come out of it just now, and they are on their way back to the Song family's villa, you ....... It's better to pay more attention to this, my mom has gone crazy. ”

"Okay, I got it."

After Yi Qingchen hung up the phone, he found that there was an unread text message on his phone, which was sent by Xiao Jin, and it was exactly what he said.

"This time Song Wan can be regarded as a strong comeback, we really have to be careful, your grandfather spoils her now." arranged the Song family's villa, which had been auctioned overnight, and got Song Meijiao and Song's mother out of prison, grandpa is really good at coaxing women to be happy.

"Don't worry, don't think so much, I've arranged everything." Yi Qingchen pressed her back to the bed when she wanted to get up, and carefully tucked the quilt for her.

I haven't seen her for just a few days, and Song Wan's body can be said to be ever-changing.

Chu Qiao remembered that when she came out of prison and went home to mourn, she was thin and thin, and her eyes had no luster at all, but at this moment, she looked extremely dazzling in a high-end ready-to-wear custom suit, and she was wearing round and full white pearls on her body, which was a little more intellectual and gentle than the jewels she saw in the news yesterday.

Now the journalist media is boiling on the spot.

This was the first person in the Stuart family to be allowed to interview in public, and it couldn't have been a better thing for them.

Song Wan was accompanied by several entourages brought from England, and I heard that Yi Qingchen's grandfather specially arranged it.

Chu Qiao looked at her who kept walking in with a smile, and suddenly glanced at Dick on the side.

"Cousin didn't expect it, you had ulterior motives to get Song Wan to grandpa's bed, but it turned out to be her." Dick smirked.

He estimated that Yi Qingchen probably wanted to frame him, after all, for so many years, grandpa has always hated women who took the initiative to climb into his bed, who knew that grandpa was interested in Song Wan, which was not only unexpected by him, but it was estimated that Yi Qingchen was also very depressed at this time.

Thinking about it like this, he couldn't help but feel a little more sarcastic when he looked at Yi Qingchen.

"Qingchen, she is married to your grandfather now, so what should we call her? It's a bit inappropriate to call it a name. Chu Qiao playfully tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"For grandpa's sake, I have to call my aunt and grandmother." Yi Qingchen shrugged indifferently, he wouldn't shout no matter what he shouted anyway, but Dick was different, he was a person who always lived under his grandfather's nose, and dared to be disrespectful to Song Wan?

Sure enough, as soon as Yi Qingchen's words fell, Dick's face became unnatural by the way, and the woman he had slept with suddenly became his grandfather's woman one day, and he had to call her aunt and grandmother, which was simply disturbing.

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to pick me up at the airport." Song Wan's expression was natural and frank, as if nothing had ever happened between her and everyone, and her words and demeanor were polite and generous, which really had to be admired.

"You're welcome." Chu Qiao knew that Yi Qingchen disdained to talk to Song Wan, so he took her words.

Song Wan looked at her with a smile, and the deep meaning at the corners of her lips was wondering.

"It's been more than six months." Her eyes suddenly noticed Chu Qiao's belly, just like all the elders care for the younger ones who give birth, "I specially brought you a gift from the UK, and I don't know if you like it or not." ”

As Song Wan spoke, the bodyguard beside her had already handed over a delicate black leather jewelry box.

She opened the jewelry box in front of everyone and took out a warm and lustrous jade necklace, "Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, look at you getting older and older, send you a safe, come, I'll help you put it on." ”

"Thank you." Chu Qiao didn't back down, and let her wear the fine mutton fat and Tianyu necklace around her neck, and the picture was warm.

The shutter sounds of "click" and "click" around are constant.

"The workmanship is good, enough to confuse the real with the fake." Chu Qiao whispered in a voice that only two people could hear.

Although she was poked by her, Song Wan did not have half a point of embarrassment on her face.

"Good eyesight, you can see it."

"If I'm not mistaken, I seem to be a professional with your aunt."

"I forgot, the behind-the-scenes boss of Forever Jewelry, who has a good hand in the design drawings." Now that she mentions this matter again, Song Wan seems to be just talking about it.

"If your aunt likes it, you can ask your grandfather to help you open a family, and take advantage of grandpa's current spoiling of you." Chu Qiao casually picked up the fake jade, turned it upside down, and put it down again.

"Of course he spoils me, how can a husband not spoil his wife?"

Song Wan originally wanted to remind Chu Qiao that she now has the support of the most powerful person in the Stuart family.

Chu Qiao accepted this meaning, but when he didn't understand, he took a step back, and followed her words and said slowly in a voice that everyone could hear: "I don't know when you and grandpa will have a wedding, I'm really looking forward to it." ”

Song Wan's face suddenly appeared a touch of unnaturalness.

"I've booked a banquet at Hotel Q and hope to ...... Auntie, you can appreciate your face. Dick spoke out at the right time to ease her embarrassment.

However, this aunt, he really thought back and forth in his heart for a long time before finally shouting out.

Song Wan quickly adjusted herself, still putting on a dignified smile, "It's all a family, it's polite when you say this, I should have had a reunion dinner together, if it weren't for your grandfather who felt too tired to take a plane, he would have come with me today." ”

Hearing her say this, Dick only felt awkward in his heart.

Chu Qiao held back a smile on his face and held Yi Qingchen, "Then get in the car first, it's cold outside." ”

The rigorous convoy galloped all the way on the highway, and Song Wan didn't expect to see Chu Yun when she pushed open the box door.

She can face Dick calmly, but it doesn't mean that she can face Chu Yun calmly, Chu Yun has witnessed all her shameful and ugly side.

"Why are you here?" Dick had a gloomy face, looking very displeased.

"Didn't you text me to come?"

Chu Yun opened his mobile phone in astonishment, called up the text message and handed it to Dick.

Dick slammed her phone to the ground and glared at Yi Qingchen fiercely.

The latter squinted at him, indifferent and calm.

"There are no outsiders, you three use it slowly, we both want to spend Christmas alone, goodbye."

Without waiting for Song Wan to speak, Chu Qiao had already left with Yi Qingchen in his arms.

"Now think about it, how are we going to spend Christmas?" Chu Qiao snuggled in Yi Qingchen's arms, like an obedient child.

"You close your eyes first."

"Hmm." She did it honestly.

Yi Qingchen took out a silk scarf from her pocket and covered her eyes.

"What is this for?"

"Shh He took her in his arms, "Don't speak from this moment on, close your eyes and rest."

Chu Qiao suddenly remembered that time in Brittany Manor, he personally prepared the feast of fireworks and symphonies for her.

He always seems to have an ingenious idea.

Her eyes were tightly closed, his arms were exceptionally warm and comfortable, and her breathing finally calmed down, and she fell into a deep sleep with the slight shaking of the car.

When she opened her eyes again, she was greeted by the endless world of ice and snow, and it was only night in this place, and countless colorful bright lights lit up the whole area, illuminating the crystal ice sparkling, and the cheerful "JingleBells" lingered in her ears.

"God!" She covered her mouth happily, noticing that she was unable to move, and found that he had already helped her put on a thick brown woolen cloak at some point.

Jinglebells,

Jinglebells，

Jinglealltheay

Ohhatfunitistorideinaone-horseopensleigh

……

Yi Qingchen pressed her hand to her cheek, and the constant warmth was transmitted to her palm.

The deep black eyes gazed at her tenderly, and no matter how wide the world was, they could only see her.

Chu Qiao looked at him dressed as a bloated Santa Claus, his heart was so soft that he couldn't speak, but his eyes were unusually warm in such a cold weather, as if he could slip tears down his eyes if he was not careful.

At this moment, no adjective can describe such affection, such touching.

"Welcome to Santa's hometown, Miss Reindeer." He pulled the cape and hat on her head, and Chu Qiao reached out to touch it only to find that there were still two thick horns on the hat.

She subconsciously lowered her eyes, only to find that she was not only replaced with such a reindeer cloak, but even the shoes on her feet were like reindeer hooves, and what made people laugh and cry was that there were always delicate small bells hanging on her chest.

He must have done it on purpose, otherwise why wasn't he wearing a reindeer costume!

"Let's go, my dear Miss Reindeer, let's go have an authentic Christmas dinner and ......"

"And then what?" She couldn't wait to know what he planned next, and the surprises he gave were so many and so beautiful that the gifts she had prepared for him seemed so insignificant.

"Actually, I wanted to surprise you too."

"Just surprise each other and leave things like this to me." He gently clasped her hand and walked to the waiting car not far away.

On Christmas night, the mysterious and brilliant aurora "Aurora" arrives as promised, sitting in the snow and ice, wrapped in thick blankets, and warming each other's body temperatures.

"There has always been a saying in Rovaniemi that love men and women who have seen the aurora together will stay together for the rest of their lives, so my little Joe, I will take you to see the aurora every year in the future, so that we can be together for the rest of our lives."

He and her, ten fingers clasped, such words make people indulge in such a beautiful scenery......

Chu Qiao didn't know when he fell asleep, and when he opened his eyes, he was already lying on the big bed in Brittany Manor.

"Get up, you've been asleep for a long time, let's go and see what kind of gift we get from the socks hanging from the fireplace."

Yi Qingchen is fully dressed and can't wait to see his Christmas present.

Chu Qiao glanced at the big standing bell not far away, "Oh my God, it's actually three o'clock." ”

After a round trip between Kyoto and Finland, it was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day!

She hurriedly lifted the quilt and put on the clothes handed by Yi Qingchen.

"Did Shaojin call?" At this time, you should get off the plane anyway.

"Well, I called three hours ago, but you were sleeping soundly at the time, so I didn't wake you up."

"Bring me your phone."

"It's three o'clock in the morning in the United States, so are you sure you want to call Shaojin?"

“...... I forgot. ”

……

"My uncle and aunt have divorced this morning."

When going down the stairs, Yi Qingchen suddenly said.

"What about Shaojin and Shaoqing? Awarded to whom? "As long as Shaojin is awarded to the eldest uncle, there will still be a chance.

"Uncle, of course."

"That's great!" Chu Qiao was suddenly in a good mood.

"Don't be too happy, even if everyone in the family agrees, it will be a trouble for that girl to commit a shaft."

"Better than nothing."

"Good afternoon, ma'am." Passing servants greeted her one after another, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

"They seem to be in a good mood."

"Because my kind lady prepared two wonderful gifts for everyone on Christmas Eve and Christmas."

Chu Qiao saw the sock hanging on the fireplace with his own hands from a distance.

"OMG, my socks are so drumming!"

Yi Qingchen looked at her smiling face, and her mood became more and more happy.

Several delicate and small jewelry boxes were taken out of the socks, and there were piles of gift boxes on the floor.

"Madam, the Song family sent someone to send an invitation in the morning." Butler Lu will present an invitation in an elegant British blue color.

"By the way, what about Aixiu? Why didn't you see him? "Even if he is in a wheelchair, he will still keep wandering around the manor, why hasn't he seen her since she got downstairs?" Chu Qiao didn't bother to flip through it, and directly put it on the newspaper on the side.

"In the morning, Ai Xiu had a quarrel with Assistant Xiao, and Yin Gongzi went back with him."

"Quarrel with Xiao Jin? Will Xiao Jin quarrel? "Does he feel distressed when he says one more word?

"Yes."

"Yi Qingchen, are you going?"

"If you want to go, I'll accompany you, but there should be a lot of people in the Song family tonight."

With Song Wan's current identity, even if Song Meijiao has just divorced Yi Nanzheng, there will still be countless people who are eager for the Song family.

"Of course, your aunt has just returned to China, how can we juniors not appreciate the dinner she held?"

Yi Qingchen's face darkened suddenly, "It's also your aunt and grandmother." ”

"I don't care." Chu Qiao smiled and shrugged, "It's going to be the New Year soon, how good is it to get an extra New Year's money?" ”

The dinner party of the Song family was as lively as Yi Qingchen said, because of the rise of status, the decoration in the villa was even more vigorous on the basis of luxury.

In the past, Yi Shaojin usually accompanied her on such occasions, but now Yi Shaojin went to the United States, Chu Qiao felt as if something was missing from her as soon as she stepped through the door, and always subconsciously went to the crowd to find a familiar shadow.

"Hey, Miss Reindeer with a big belly."

Chu Qiao turned around in surprise, and saw Yin Wei walking towards her with a red wine glass from a distance.

"Young Master Yin, long time no see."

Dick and Yin Wei seemed to know each other, and the two chatted and walked away.

"What's the relationship between the two of them?"

"Dick's mother and Yin Wei's mother are sisters."

The shocking topic was easily said by Yi Qingchen.

"So the relationship between the two of them is very close?"

"Suffice it to say that between cousins, there shouldn't be much worse."

Chu Qiao suddenly secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, it was Vecchio who was in charge of the mafia, not Captain Yin, otherwise it wouldn't have gone so well.

"Little Joe, come, come here." Song Wan was dressed in a luxurious suit, still with a set of white pearl jewelry, delicate makeup and beautiful posture, standing like a noble swan in a group of noble ladies.

"Mr. Chu has to be careful, this time give her a round, but there will be revenge and revenge."

Listening to the voice, Chu Qiao knew that Sun Xiang was also invited to this dinner.

"Mr. Sun too, I hope we can cooperate happily." She smiled and winked at her.

As soon as she saw Chu Qiao, the smile on Song Meijiao's face suddenly stiffened.

I don't know what Wanwan thinks, but she actually invited her and that Sun Xiang to come together, it's an eyesore to watch!

The moment when her brother fell in front of her is still vivid, in her mind, Chu Qiao and Yi Shaojin are the culprits who killed her brother, and they must not be spared!

"Auntie."

Chu Qiao's title sounded full of irony to Song Meijiao, if it weren't for her, how could she divorce Yi Nanzheng? How is it possible to be kicked out of the Yi family?

"Don't dare to be, I'm already married to Yi Nanzheng, don't you know?"

"In my heart, you will always be my aunt." Chu Qiao looked at her calmly.

Song Mei's eyes were full of hatred, so was Song's mother, but it was Song Wan, who seemed to have become deeper and deeper after the catastrophe in prison, whether it was in her eyes or in her eyes, she couldn't see anything wrong at all.

At this moment, the smile on her face was dignified and elegant, she couldn't find any flaws, and she was calmly talking and laughing among everyone, like a virgin.

It's no wonder that Yi Qingchen's grandfather likes her so much.

"Yesterday I watched the news, Wanwan gave you a good Hetian jade necklace, why didn't I see you with it? Don't like it? ”

Song Meijiao glanced at the black pearl on her neck.

Chu Qiao smiled, "I heard that there is a charity foundation tonight, and I specially brought the Hetian jade necklace given by my aunt, and I will donate it in the name of my aunt and grandmother later, I think my aunt and grandmother will be very happy if she is so 'kind' in her heart, I heard that Song Qing liked Hetian jade very much back then, and it can be regarded as accumulating virtue for her aunt and grandmother." ”

The expression on Song Meijiao's face suddenly became as ugly as eating.

"Mrs. Aunt's white pearl jewelry is really beautiful, we have to learn to buy and wear it when we go back, maybe we can also rub the temperament of Mrs. Aunt's star."

"Who says it's not, old Mr. Stuart loves his aunt so much, but it's really enviable, where is it like which one in our family, I can't see anyone every day."

"I thought the white pearls were pretty, and though Mrs. Stuart's black one was good, it looked a little more oppressive.

"The black pearl is indeed not as pure as the white pearl, and my aunt's heart is as pure and kind as this white pearl, and I heard that a charitable foundation will be set up tonight......

……

Several noblewomen flattered Song Wan on the one hand, and belittled Chu Qiao on the other.

They can see the current situation of the Stuart family clearly, Yi Qingchen no longer has any rights, and Mr. Stuart is now in control of everything, and Song Wan and Chu Qiao's friendship has long been an open secret, and seeing the high and low is nothing more than that.

"I'm a big fan of Black Pearls, do you know why?" Chu Qiao raised his lips sarcastically.

The crowd shook their heads.

"Because it's dark, it's gloomy, and it represents my dark and dirty heart."

She pretended to be mysteriously attached to the nobles, and said slowly in a terrifying voice.

Everyone suddenly looked embarrassed, but before they could speak, Chu Qiao had already walked away arrogantly.

"This woman is so rude!"

"What qualities do you expect her to have when she was the 'No. 1 Lady in Kyoto'? If it weren't for Yi Qingchen's favor, who would take care of her? I have never been waiting to see her, or is our aunt and wife dignified and kind. ”

"That's it, I heard that she has a vicious heart, after Chu Xiong died, she drove her stepmother and sister out of the house, and embezzled all the property of the Chu family by herself, fortunately, God has eyes, and in the end, Chu Shi was defeated in her hands, so ah, this person is watching the sky!"

……

Song Meijiao looked at Chu Qiao's distant back, took out her mobile phone from her handbag and slowly walked to the corner.

"Yes, be prepared, don't leave any clues."

The narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, showing ruthlessness.