novelraw Chapter 458: Not Cute
Chapter 458: Not Cute
Song Song returned home, surprised to see Xiao Jinghuai sitting on the living room sofa with a serious expression, while Sister-in-law Zhou sat beside him, holding the crying and fussing Little Xiyou in her arms...Why was he home?
Could it be that he came home after she left the Xiao Family?
That seemed to be the only possibility. She took the subway back, and he drove, so it was no surprise he got home first.
The carpet in the living room absorbed sound, and coupled with Little Xiyou’s relentless crying, neither Xiao Jinghuai nor Sister-in-law Zhou noticed Song Song entering the living room...
It wasn’t until Song Song approached Sister-in-law Zhou, calmly extending her hands, "Give me Little Xiyou!"
Sister-in-law Zhou snapped out of her thoughts, and after a half-second pause, stood up and handed Little Xiyou over, "Young Madam, you’re back. I... will go get busy. You and the Young Master can talk slowly."
Sister-in-law Zhou, being clever, could easily see that the two were having a spat. Otherwise, the Young Master’s expression wouldn’t be so ugly. He used to smile when he saw her, but now his face was a chilling wintry expression.
Looking at it sent shivers down one’s spine.
Song Song nodded silently to Sister-in-law Zhou without saying a word, gently cradling Little Xiyou and softly coaxing, "There, there! Don’t cry, Mommy is back, isn’t she? Mommy just went to take care of some things; don’t cry, okay?"
"..."
The only sound in the living room was the woman’s incessant comforting of the child, with nothing else.
Xiao Jinghuai waited a full half hour without her speaking to him. It was as if to her, he was just air moving through the room.
Finally, unable to hold it any longer, he abruptly stood up from the sofa, his deep eyes that seemed calm but were intensely focused on the woman sitting on the sofa with the child in her arms, "What you said earlier at the Xiao Family, was it not a joke?"
Song Song did not lift her head to look at the man’s expression, only reached out to touch Little Xiyou’s soft, pink mouth. Her posture looked somewhat leisurely, but reflected in Xiao Jinghuai’s eyes, it spelled "ignoring."
He was so angry that he strode up to her and, disregarding that she was holding a child, grabbed her wrist and tightened his grip, forcing her to look at him and asked again, word by word, "What you said earlier at the Xiao Family, was it not a joke?"
Instinctively, Song Song began to struggle, but the more she struggled, the tighter he held. The pain in her wrist intensified as she met his deep, dark gaze, "No, it wasn’t a joke. I am very serious."
"Ha! Very serious?" Xiao Jinghuai chuckled wryly, his handsome face clouded with gloom, "Who cried before, saying they would treat me well? Now you bring up divorce."
At that moment, Song Song remembered, not long ago, he got hurt because of her, and at the time, she thought he liked her...
Not love, at least like.
So she bravely spoke the words hidden in her heart, confessed her feelings to him, told him how she felt about him...
But what happened later?
Between them came a "Qiao Yu."
If there was truly nothing between them, if he really had no feelings for Qiao Yu, it would be easy to explain, and she would be willing to listen to his explanation.
But he didn’t, he chose ambiguity, chose not to mention it.
Not mentioning it indicated there was a story behind it.
Now he says she’s in it for wealth...
Yes, from the beginning, she was the one reaching too high.
But this kind of marriage, without any sincerity and filled with suspicion, was something she truly didn’t want or couldn’t afford.
"Speak up!"
The man’s patience seemed to have reached its end, his voice rose significantly.
Song Song thought that if what she was holding wasn’t a child but anything else, she would have thrown it at the unreasonable man, "I’ve already said what needed to be said, and what I haven’t said, President Xiao already knows the answer, so what else is there to say?"
For the first time, Xiao Jinghuai felt helpless about this little thing. He wanted to reach out to touch her, but she was still holding a child, so he immediately shouted, "Sister-in-law Zhou! Come and take the child away!"
At the mention of the word ’child,’ Song Song became somewhat anxious. She immediately stood up from the sofa, her eyes filled with anger, "Xiao Jinghuai, if you dare do anything to Little Xiyou, I will..."
"Young Master, Young Madam, please don’t argue in front of the child. Even though the child is still small, it will have an impact."
Sister-in-law Zhou’s words were effective, immediately stopping Song Song from continuing. She calmed down and handed Little Xiyou to her...
She realized she had been too agitated just now. How could Xiao Jinghuai do anything to Little Xiyou?
He might not be a good boyfriend or husband, but he has always been a good person.
After Sister-in-law Zhou left with the child, the entire living room fell into silence. Song Song sat on the sofa with her arms crossed, casting her eyes everywhere else but the man close by.
Fearing he would see her weakness and sadness at that moment.
After a long silence, she finally spoke slowly, "Tomorrow, I’ll leave with Little Xiyou, and I won’t come back again. If you have anything to say, you’d better say it now to avoid trouble later."
Xiao Jinghuai’s eyes narrowed slightly, the dangerous aura around him growing more intense. He suddenly called her name in a dreamlike tone...
"Song Song."
"..."
Song Song was momentarily stunned because he had called her name so infrequently. She didn’t know if it was because they spent little time together that he had no chance to call it, or if he simply didn’t want to say her name.
But at this moment, just hearing those two words made her want to burst into tears.
He called her, but she didn’t respond, only widening her eyes to stare unblinkingly at the coffee table in front, fearing that any movement would cause the tears brimming in her eyes to fall.
She knew he hadn’t finished speaking, so she waited quietly for the rest of his words.
"Do you know that ever since you lost your memory, you’ve become less adorable, hmm?"
Less adorable.
He actually said she wasn’t adorable.
Song Song clenched her fists and suddenly stood up from the sofa, "Right, the current me is not adorable. I’m afraid no one could be more adorable in President Xiao’s eyes than Qiao Yu!"
After speaking, to avoid crying in front of him, she immediately walked out of the living room without hesitation.
At this moment, the man watched her departing figure, slowly leaned back toward the sofa, closed his eyes, and pulled out his phone from his pocket to call Huo Junting, his tone unfriendly, almost like issuing an order, "She will return to your place tomorrow. Don’t let her come back this time!"
"...Judging by your tone, you two had another fight?"
Huo Junting sounded in a good mood, teasingly.
But at this moment, Xiao Jinghuai had no mood for small talk, "Women, troublesome creatures."
"Hey! Xiao Jinghuai, you seriously are not appreciating what you have. How is Song Song troublesome? She doesn’t ask you to spend more time with her, doesn’t clamor for luxury goods, doesn’t cause scenes — if you find even that inconvenient, you might as well enjoy solitude."
Huo Junting said on the other end.
Xiao Jinghuai chuckled lightly, "That doesn’t sound like something you’d say. Seeing things so clearly, are you planning to settle down?"
"...Hmm, if the timing is right, I might do it to prevent any further complications."
Xiao Jinghuai raised a hand to rub his brow, "What, don’t you like that woman?"