Although the mother and daughter did not reach an agreent.
After a while, Qiao Xiuyun’s mood had settled sowhat.
No longer as sharp and angry as before.
Therefore, she didn’t refuse Bai Xiaoxiao’s suggestion, but she also didn’t say anything.
Seeing that she didn’t object, Bai Xiaoxiao imdiately went to get an ice pack.
Returning with the ice pack, Bai Xiaoxiao sat next to Qiao Xiuyun and gently applied the ice pack to her face.
Just at the beginning, when the ice pack touched her cheek, Qiao Xiuyun’s body shivered slightly.
The blend of ice and fire.
Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes tightened, and she softly said, "Mom, please bear it for a mont."
Xiuyun didn’t feel any pain; it did not compare to even one thousandth of the pain in her heart.
She tightly pursed her lips and quietly looked at her daughter.
Qiao Xiuyun realized that Xiaoxiao had grown more mature over the past three years.
And more decisive too.
This independent life abroad over the past three years had trained her; sothing clear was surfacing in her heart.
This ti, she’s afraid she won’t be able to stop Xiaoxiao.
She is so resolute, unlike three years ago, when she would agree to her requests.
This afternoon, she cried, crying and begging her to agree to let her be with Luo Haofeng.
Thinking about this, Qiao Xiuyun felt a wave of heartache. Xiaoxiao wasn’t the type of girl who cried easily, she was strong from a young age to adulthood—when was the last ti she shed tears? Qiao Xiuyun couldn’t even rember.
But now, for a man, she is so sad and upset.
Two minutes later, Bai Xiaoxiao’s phone rang, and Qiao Xiuyun reached out to press it, lifted the ice pack from her face indifferently, and said, "I’ll do it myself."
Bai Xiaoxiao hesitated for a mont, released her hand, stood up, and retrieved her phone to answer the call.
The call was from ng Ke.
Bai Xiaoxiao furrowed her brow slightly, hesitated for a few seconds before answering the call, saying lightly, "Hello."
Perhaps because she had cried earlier, her voice had a slight difference from usual, across the phone, ng Ke actually noticed, and concernedly asked, "Xiaoxiao, what’s wrong, your voice sounds a bit off, have you been crying?"
Why was it?
That caring sentence from ng Ke flashed white in Bai Xiaoxiao’s mind.
Her brows tightened further, that thought jumped into her mind, Bai Xiaoxiao instinctively pursed her lips slightly, using a tone calr and more indifferent than before, "I’m fine."
"Glad you’re alright. By the way, Xu Wanqi ca to the hospital this morning, she told that the person who kidnapped your aunt that day was Xu Wanfei. Did you know about this?"
"I know, I went to the police station a couple of days ago."
"You went to the police station, did you see Xu Wanfei?"
ng Ke seed genuinely unaware.
Bai Xiaoxiao’s gaze fell upon her mother’s face covered by the ice pack, her voice remained soft, "Yes, I saw her. Xu Wanqi said that Xu Wanfei has a history of ntal illness."
"Yes, she has a history of ntal illness."
ng Ke paused after saying this.
After a mont, he continued, "Xiaoxiao, Wanqi asked to apologize to your aunt on her behalf. Although Xu Wanfei is her cousin, she said the things Xu Wanfei did were really inexcusable."
An apology?
Bai Xiaoxiao was sowhat surprised.
Especially that ng Ke made this call to apologize on behalf of Xu Wanqi.
She recalled running into Xu Wanqi at the police station that day, Xu Wanqi was prettier and more alluring than before.
Thinking back to Qing Yang, who went with them to Country M.
Maybe, Xu Wanqi’s change was thanks to ng Ke.
A woman in love is always the most beautiful.
Not hearing her on the phone, ng Ke softly called her na again, with a hint of probing, "Xiaoxiao?"
"Yes."
"I’m just passing on Wanqi’s ssage, Xu Wanfei almost hard your aunt, you don’t have to accept her apology."
"..."
"Xiaoxiao, I’ve decided to leave the hospital tomorrow, can you co to the hospital tomorrow?"
"Did the doctor approve your discharge?"
Bai Xiaoxiao asked calmly.
ng Ke replied through the phone, "I spoke to the doctor, saying I didn’t want to stay at the hospital any longer. The travel agency is busy during the Spring Festival, there’s a lot of work piling up waiting for to handle when I return."
"But you’re not fully recovered yet."
"Xiaoxiao, I have sothing I want to discuss with you." ng Ke directly skipped the topic of whether he’s recovered or not.
"Co to the hospital tomorrow morning."
**
After Bai Xiaoxiao finished the call, Mr. Bai happened to co ho.
Upon entering the room and seeing Mother Bai sitting on the sofa with an ice pack on her face, Mr. Bai’s expression changed, he quickly stepped forward and asked concernedly, "Xiuyun, what happened?"
After speaking, he looked at Bai Xiaoxiao standing beside him, "Xiaoxiao, what happened to your mom’s face?"
As he spoke, his hand was already reaching towards Qiao Xiuyun’s face.
Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes flashed with a hint of sadness, she tightly pressed her lips together and didn’t reply.
Qiao Xiuyun just coldly looked at Mr. Bai, allowing him to remove the ice pack from her face without responding.
Mr. Bai stared at Qiao Xiuyun’s face.
After the ice was applied for a while, the swelling subsided slightly.
But the marks on her face were still clearly visible.
It was imaginable how hard Qiao Xiuyun had slapped herself earlier.
Mr. Bai’s eyebrows tightly furrowed, "Xiuyun, who hit you? Was it Xiaoxiao?"
Qiao Xiuyun and Bai Xiaoxiao both remained silent.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly stalled.
Mr. Bai stared at Bai Xiaoxiao’s reddened eyes for a mont, then seeing her press her lips tightly, his heart skipped a beat.
"Don’t ask anymore, I hit myself." Qiao Xiuyun’s voice was indifferent and hard.
Mr. Bai’s face changed dramatically, "Xiuyun, why did you hit yourself? Did sothing happen or did Xiaoxiao make you angry?"
Qiao Xiuyun coldly pursed her lips and did not answer.
Mr. Bai’s face darkened, he seriously questioned Bai Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, what did you do to upset your mom? How could you make her angry, hurry up and apologize."
After speaking, he shot Bai Xiaoxiao a aningful look.
Qiao Xiuyun coldly spoke, "No need to apologize. Her wings have hardened now, she doesn’t listen to anymore."
After speaking, she suddenly stood up.
Mr. Bai imdiately supported her, "Xiuyun, where are you going?"
"I’m going upstairs to sleep."
Qiao Xiuyun shrugged off his hand, left the sofa, then suddenly turned back with a skeptical look at Mr. Bai.
Mr. Bai’s expression changed slightly, he quickly squeezed out a smile and took two steps forward to ask, "Xiuyun, what is it?"
"Co upstairs with , I have sothing to tell you."
Mother Bai’s eyes glanced at Bai Xiaoxiao, instructing Mr. Bai.
Mr. Bai’s face was full of smiles, the epito of a good husband, "Sure, I’ll co upstairs with you."
He said, reaching out to hold Qiao Xiuyun’s arm gently, soothing her, "In the future, if Xiaoxiao does anything wrong, you can hit or scold her, just don’t hurt yourself so foolishly, alright?"
Bai Xiaoxiao stood stiffly in front of the living room sofa.
She raised her face slightly, watching her mother being supported by her father, the two of them stepping up the stairs one by one.
Finally, their figures disappeared from her sight.
The scene of her mother slapping herself earlier floated in her mind, and Bai Xiaoxiao’s heart twisted painfully again.
Her grip on the phone involuntarily tightened, and tightened even further!
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