Actually, you don't have to ask me for sure.

That day, I heard Xiaoxue say that those who kidnapped us were killed by Zhai Jin on the spot, this matter was done by his cousin, and he naturally would not let him go, but it should be his uncle as a guarantor, so he showed mercy to his subordinates and spared his life.

"Think it's too light?" Zhai Jin gathered his sad face, evoked his usual ruffian smile, and asked me: "If you think it's too light, how do you want to punish him, you say?" ”

I frowned, disgusted by his question, I didn't want to be involved in their fight, and I would never be bloody.

I didn't speak, I looked away at his uncle and his party again. They are already seated.

Soon the ceremony began.

Although Xiaoxue had given me a brief introduction to the process of mass before I came, because I had never done it before, and because I didn't know French, I only followed them when I stood up and sat down, and I only did it in my own way: when they sang the hymn, I closed my eyes and clasped my hands in front of my chest, and silently prayed in my heart for the health of Nino and Ruirui.

After praying and singing, I opened my eyes and subconsciously looked at Zhai Jin and Yvonne, who were clasping their hands in front of their chests with their eyes closed, and their expressions were very reverently praying silently.

I don't know what they'll pray, I thought.

Yvonne's not hard to guess must be for Nino's health.

So, what about Zhai Jin?

The question passed for a moment, and I didn't think about it again.

After about an hour and a half of Mass, Zhai Jin and Yvonne said nothing more to his uncle, and we went back.

Back at the villa, the chef has prepared all the meals and set them on the table.

I swept my eyes. Foie gras, lobster, roast turkey, Christmas ham, oysters, marinated salmon, cottage cheese, dried fruit preserves, champagne, red wine and much more.

In addition to the food, flowers and candles adorned the table, white porcelain plates, silver cutlery and crystal cups add a festive atmosphere to the table.

Seeing the plate of root cake in the middle, I couldn't help but think of Lou Shaotang again.

On Christmas Eve last year, the two of us didn't go to the restaurant outside, but cooked a big meal at home, and he made a root cake with his own hands, which he learned by watching an online tutorial a few days ago, and the sale was a little worse than this, but it tasted very good.

While we were eating him, we introduced me to the fact that root cake is a must-have dessert for Christmas dinner in France. Legend has it that once upon a time, there was a poor young man in France who could not afford Christmas presents, so he went to the woods to pick up a piece of tree roots and gave it to his lover, and then the lover finally became married.

As soon as he finished speaking, I had just brought his Christmas gift, a diamond watch, to his wrist, and immediately joked with him, saying that I would only give him tree roots this Christmas, so that I could save a lot of money. He looked at his eye, smiled and took me into his arms, and said with a warm lip to my lips, as long as I gave it, not to mention the roots, even the bark of the tree.

His eyes were hot, and his throat was blocked by a sourness.

At this time, Zhai Jin pulled out a chair and asked me to sit down. I hid my sadness and sat down as if nothing had happened, and then he sat down next to me, and Yvonne sat across from us with Nino in his arms.

Since my attitude towards Zhai Jin in the afternoon is no longer as angry and hostile as before, his mood is like a sunny day in May, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth has always been rising.

According to the rules, they had to give gifts to each other first, but Xu was afraid that I would be hungry, so Zhai Jin announced that the meal would be opened.

I was really hungry, and as my baby got older, my digestion was getting faster and faster. Just as I was about to pick up the knife and fork to pick up the vegetables, Zhai Jin had already sandwiched a few slices of pickled salmon onto my plate.

It's my habit that whenever there's salmon on the table, I'll eat it first.

If I usually would have picked the fish out of the plate like garbage, but because I promised Yvonne not to give Zhai Jin a face today, I didn't do it, picked up the fork and ate it.

Zhai Jin smiled widely, ordered the servant to open the champagne and poured a glass for each of us.

"It's a holiday today, so it's okay to drink less." He tapped his head at the glass in front of me, then picked up the one in front of him and raised his glass to Yvonne and me, "Come, let's clink glasses together and wish you a Merry Christmas." ”

Hearing him say this, I put down my knife and fork, raised my glass with Yvonne, and clinked glasses with him.

"Merry Christmas!"

The three of us spoke in unison. The only difference was that the two of them were smiling, while I was reluctantly pulling my lips.

I still take care of the baby, so I didn't sip wine, I put down the wine glass after touching the glass, and I remembered Lou Shaotang again for a moment.

What is he doing at this moment?

The time difference between Paris and Haicheng is 7 hours, and he must not have gotten up at this time.

How did he spend this Christmas Eve?

Is it with Shen Yiru and Hengheng, or alone?

I guess it's a person.

He is not a man who likes to celebrate festivals, and if it weren't for me, these festivals, large and small, would be insulated from him. Now that I'm gone, he's certainly not going to be.

The more I thought about it, the more my heart hurt, and I clenched my knife and fork so tightly that I couldn't take a bite of it.

At this time, Zhai Jin ordered the servant to bring him several beautifully packaged gift boxes on the table next to him, and Yvonne also ordered the servant to take his own.

Zhai Jin put the gift box on the table, picked up the top one, and handed it to me with a smile, "Lisa, this is a Christmas gift for you." ”

I looked at the gift box and was about to say "no", but thinking of Yvonne's words, I immediately swallowed the words again and changed my words, "I didn't prepare you." ”

Zhai Jin didn't care, and smiled very happily, "It's okay, you have already given me a great gift." ”

I understood what he was referring to, and was silent.

"Take it apart and take a look." He glanced at the gift.

After hesitating for 2 seconds, I still took it apart.

I guessed that it might be jewelry when I looked at the size and shape, and when I opened it, it was.

"I see that you always wear that royal blue coat, and I think you must like it very much, so I customized this brooch to match your outfit."

Looking at Zhai Jin and the peacock brooch inlaid with blue-green gems in my hand, I couldn't help but think in my heart, if he knew that my cherished coat was customized for me by Lou Shaotang, I don't know if he would still smile like a spring breeze.

He was really considerate to me, I can't deny it, but it's also true that I'm not moved at all.

"You put on your clothes, I'll put them on for you." Zhai Jin reached out to take my coat hanging on the back of the chair, but I stopped: "No need, I'll wear it myself later." ”

I put the brooch back in the jewelry box and put the lid aside.

"Okay." Zhai Jin was not reluctant, and handed me another gift box that was slightly larger than mine, "This is Ruirui's." ”

I was surprised.

Seeing my surprise, Zhai Jin Yue smiled and said, "Although Rui Rui has not been born yet, she is already a member of our family, so she also has it." ”

I looked at him, and the smile on his face vividly interpreted the two words "happiness".

"You can help her dismantle it." Seeing that I hadn't answered, he handed the gift box closer to me.

At this moment, the baby moved in his belly, as if urging me to receive the gift quickly.

I took it, the weight of the gift box was not as heavy as mine, and when I opened it to see a small photo frame, I was stunned when I saw the photos inside.

It is a four-dimensional color ultrasound photo of the baby.

This was taken a few weeks ago when I had a prenatal check-up, and the doctor gave it to me at the time, but I didn't take it.

I raised my eyes, and Zhai Jin's gaze was fixed on the baby's photo, and his eyes were softer and warmer than the yellow candlelight.

In an instant, my cold heart softened the gods.

When I looked back at the frame, I found that this frame was specially customized, with the baby's Chinese name "Zhai Xirui" engraved on it, and there was a calligraphy in French next to the name.

“Lola。” I couldn't help but whisper it softly.

"Well, that's the French name I gave Rui Rui." Zhai Jin explained, "Does it sound good? He asked, adding, "If you don't like it, we can start again." ”

Hearing him say "we", the disgust hit again, and I put down the picture frame and said with a blank face, "It's good." ”

Seeing that my mood reversed, Zhai Jin smiled for a moment, and soon smiled again, picked up the photo frame and handed it to me, "Turn it over and take a look." ”

I looked at the frame, and then at him.

His expression was looking forward to me taking a look.

I stretched out my hand to take it, flipped it back, and two lines of beautiful handwritten Chinese characters immediately came into view——

Dear Lola, this is the first gift from Mom and Dad to you in life, may you be born safely and grow up healthy, and Mom and Dad will always love you.

At the check-in desk are Zhai Jin and my name, Franco & Ying.

I was stunned, staring at my name.

He didn't even write Lisa.

He knew it was a fake name in the morning, but he kept calling it, and I thought he had recognized it as mine, but it wasn't.

What touched me even more was that his love for this baby was much deeper than I had imagined.

I looked up at him.

My expression of surprise was obvious, he who had always been able to understand my thoughts, it was not that he didn't know what I was expecting, but he only smiled, didn't say anything, and handed the other two gift boxes to Yvonne, who was sitting opposite us, "This is for you and Nino." ”

Yvonne gladly took it, and immediately gave him what she had prepared, as well as mine.

I was surprised again, I didn't expect her to prepare it for me.

Although our relationship has eased up a lot, and I have regarded her as a friend, she has not, and from time to time she will sneer or sarcastically say a few words to me.

"Thank you." I was stunned for a moment, and then I took it with a smile.

I'm really happy that she can give me a gift, which shows that she doesn't hate me as much as she seems to be.

At this time, Xiaoxue walked in from outside with two gift boxes, which I asked her to go up and help me get them when I first came back. It was my Christmas present for Yvonne and Nino.

"Ma'am." Xiaoxue walked up to me and brought me the gift box.

I handed Yvonne one of the flat rectangular gift boxes, "Yvonne, this is a gift for you." He brought her another small gift box, "And this one, it's for Nino." ”

As if knowing that I was going to give her a gift, Yvonne looked unsurprised, thanked her, and then took it.

She opened her own first.

I bought her a cashmere shawl, she often likes to sit in the garden with Nino in her arms, but she doesn't like to wear herself too thick, this shawl will keep her warm from the wind, and dark green is her favorite color.

Seeing that she hooked her lips, she seemed to like it, and I also smiled happily.

She folded the shawl and put it back in the box, and opened Nino's again, and seeing that it was a pacifier, she raised an eyebrow and took it to her hand.

This pacifier is based on Nino's constellation, and I asked the store to make a special custom. Seeing Nino's name engraved on it, Yvonne hooked her lips again, put the pacifier in front of Nino and shook it, and said a word in French, which I didn't understand, but Nino responded with a "ahhhh

He was so cute and we all laughed.

With a click, the flash turned on, and I turned my head to see Zhai Jin taking a picture of me with his mobile phone.

I laughed and was about to stop it, but he put down his phone, "When there are more Ruirui next year's Christmas, our family will be more lively." ”

After he finished laughing, my body stiffened, and the expression on my face instantly froze.

Family.

How could my home be here.

My home is in Haicheng.

Apartment in the south of the city.

My heart began to ache again.

Lou Shaotang?

He murmured in grief, and the sound of an accordion rang in his ears.

I came back to my senses and looked at the call, only to see that Zhai Jin had already stood up with an accordion on his back and playing.

I was slightly surprised.

It turned out that he could not only play the harmonica, but also play the accordion.

The atmosphere in the restaurant instantly became more cheerful because of his performance, and Yvonne sang along to the beats of the music.

It's a song in French, I've never heard it before, but it's good.

This is also the first time I have seen Yvonne smile so happily, but at this time, I am very sad in my heart, looking around, Zhai Jin, Yvonne, Xiaoxue, and other servants and bodyguards, every smile comes to mind, but what comes to mind is the faces of two depressed and lonely men on the other side of the ocean.

"I'm a little tired, so I'll go up and rest first." I couldn't stay any longer, resisted the urge to cry, and stood up.

As soon as Zhai Jin heard this, he immediately stopped playing, put down the accordion and walked towards me, "I'll accompany you up." ”

"No need, you guys can keep playing." Today is Christmas Eve, for them like our Chinese New Year's Eve, it is a very important holiday, I don't want to spoil everyone's fun.

Zhai Jin glanced at Yvonne, who was still immersed in joy.

"Okay." He agreed, and instructed Xiaoxue sideways, "You accompany your wife up." ”

Xiaoxue answered and helped me upstairs.

When I returned to the room, I let Xiaoxue leave, then sat down at the desk and turned on the computer, clicked on the previous video of the new brand launch of "Yayan", and dragged the progress bar to the part where Lou Shaotang appeared......