Luosang blinked, turned and said to Nian Junting, âI think Suâs acting weird.â
Nian Junting was switching channels with the remote control. âA lot of people donât like durian,â he said.
âBut she liked it before,â Luosang said. âOh, Liuxi, why didnât you say hi to Su? You guys havenât seen each other in a long time, right?â
âWe rarely talk to each now that she moved away.â Mo Liuxi lowered his head and shoved a huge piece of cake in his mouth.
âI understand.â Luosang nodded. âYou need to keep in touch with people to maintain your friendship with them. But you canât just ignore her. You should be polite.â
âShe didnât say hi to me either, did she?â said Mo Liuxi indifferently.
Luosang wasnât sure what to make of that.
Seven or eight minutes later, Yan Su came out of the bathroom. Luosang thought her face looked paler than ever.
Before she said another word, Yan Su apologized, âSangsang, Iâm sorry. I was going to stay longer, but my company called me just now. They want me there. I think thereâs a problem with the music arrangements we made this morning. They want to talk to me about it.â
âSo soon?â Luosang said with disappointment. âI was going to invite you to stay here for the night.â
âThanks, but no. I canât.â Yan Su hugged her and said, âIâll see you when I get back.â
âBye, call me.â Luosang stood up. âYour van should be by the door, right? Iâll walk you out.â
Nian Junting abruptly stopped her and said, âWhat if Apple gets hungry while youâre gone? What if I miss you? Let Liuxi walk her out.â
Luosang shot him a weird look.
So dramatic! Iâm only going to walk her to the door. Why didnât you say that your son might die without me?
âYou donât need to walk me out.â Hearing Nian Juntingâs words, Yan Su quickly walked toward the door.
âGo.â Nian Junting glanced at Mo Liuxi coldly. âYouâre only here to deliver the cake. I think youâre leaving soon. Yan Su is your sisterâs best friend. From here to the courtyard entrance is very dangerous. Your sister would eat me alive if anything bad happened to her.â
Mo Liuxi raised his eyebrows. He was liking his brother-in-law more recently. âYou think I want to stay?â he said.
After saying that, he coldly stood up and walked toward Yan Su.
Luosang looked at Nian Junting angrily and said, âLiuxi is my brother. Why did you make it sound like heâs not welcome here? Arenât you ashamed? From here to the courtyard entrance is dangerous? Whatâs so dangerous in our yard? Tell me.â
Nian Junting looked at her with a grievance. His wife didnât understand him at all.
âXiaosi is the biggest danger. Iâm worried he might attack strangers. He might scare Yan Su.â
âNonsense.â Luosang refused to talk to him again.
Nian Junting sighed.
It felt awful trying to do something good while nobody appreciated him.
...
Yan Su walked in the yard, which was paved with cobblestones. The night was quiet. She heard footsteps coming toward her from behind.
She wanted to move faster so she wouldnât have to face him.
âYan Su, stop,â Mo Liuxi called her coldly. âDonât walk so fast. Arenât you afraid you might trip and lose your baby?â
Yan Su was trembling. She felt as if her brain had exploded at that very moment. Quite a while later, she stopped walking and slowly turned to him and said, âHow... how did you know?â
Mo Liuxi smiled frostily and said, âYou spent a whole night with Shi Xiang. Getting pregnant is a normal thing for you. You lied to my sister about going to the United States to study, but I know youâre going somewhere to have the baby. You even lied to your best friend. Youâre too ashamed to tell her the truth, arenât you? You donât want her to know that youâre that kind of woman. Am I right?â
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