The group exited the airport and arrived at the limousine waiting outside.
As soon as Eric ca out, the driver waiting by the car stepped up to assist.
Yin Shixiu’s assistant also helped by loading the luggage into the car.
Su Xiaong felt a bit embarrassed and said to Eric,
"Coming to pick us up with a limousine... Isn’t this a bit too much fanfare?"
"Why would it be?"
Eric looked surprised and leaned in closer to Xiao ng, whispering,
"Given your husband’s status, it’s not too much to have a convoy pick you up!"
"..."
"Then why didn’t you organize a convoy?"
Yin Shixiu glanced at him, picked up Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, and got in the car.
Eric gave an awkward smile and murmured to Su Xiaong,
"Arthur is always so rigid and not adorable at all."
Adorable...
Su Xiaong looked at Yin Shixiu’s mature and steady back; adorable really didn’t fit him well.
"Okay, you should get in the car too."
Eric urged, but Xiao ng didn’t imdiately get in the car. Instead, she looked at Qin Hui, who ca out with them but seed slightly uneasy,
"Qin Hui, how are you leaving?"
Qin Hui hastily replied, "My dad arranged for soone to pick up..."
Xiao ng acknowledged this but seeing Qin Hui’s expression, thought this girl seed a bit impulsive, and couldn’t help asking,
"Haven’t they arrived yet?"
Qin Hui scratched her short hair, her face turning red with embarrassnt,
"I don’t know either. They should have arrived earlier. It’s okay, Xiao ng, you go ahead. I’ll make a call to find out."
Xiao ng looked at Eric and asked,
"How many exits does this airport have?"
"There are quite a few exits, and the airport layout is pretty confusing."
Eric understood Xiao ng’s worry about Qin Hui and said,
"You get in the car first; all students from Bath, I won’t neglect them!"
"..."
Xiao ng blinked, wondering how Eric intended to help.
She hesitated as she walked towards the car, and before getting in, she turned to see Eric standing beside Qin Hui, waiting for her to finish her call.
"It’s London ti, one o’clock, not Beijing ti! Uncle, what did you do? I finally found my way out of the airport... Oh, forget it, don’t bother coming, I’ll take a taxi to your place. Send the address..."
After hanging up, Qin Hui looked despondent and raised her head to et Eric’s smiling face...
So handso!
British people are really charming!
"It seems the person picking you up can’t be on ti. Co on, where to? I’ll take you."
Eric gestured to the limousine.
Qin Hui’s face turned crimson, quickly waving her hands,
"No, no need, I’ll just hail a taxi! You go ahead—"
Before she finished, Eric surprisingly had already picked up her luggage and loaded it into the trunk.
With his tall figure and simple yet stylish trench coat, he added a sense of élan to himself.
He opened the car door, shrugged his shoulders and raised his eyebrows,
"Co on!"
Qin Hui timidly looked at Eric, her heart beating wildly.
Refusing now seed pretentious.
On the interview day, she thought Eric was handso, but he was the interviewer, distant on both personal and social levels.
Now, with just a few words and actions, Qin Hui found Eric to be much more approachable than she imagined.
Qin Hui, just a third-year student with limited world experience, was easily srized by a handso guy.
She shyly squeezed past Eric to get in the car, and at that mont, she could even sll the light scent of cologne on Eric.
Not overpowering, but carrying a hint of manly wildness.
One Eric was enough to srize her, and in the car there was another one...
Even now, she found it hard to believe that Su Xiaong was already married.
But during this short journey, the invisible intimacy and harmony between Xiao ng and that man made one unquestionably believe Su Xiaong was indeed married.
Xiao ng saw Qin Hui get in the car and offered her a seat beside herself.
Eric also joined them,
"Show the address."
"Oh!"
Qin Hui quickly reported the address her uncle had sent to Eric, who instructed the driver to head there first.
Shuangshuang and Huang Huang had been quite restless on the plane; after disembarking and walking a long distance, they soon fell asleep on Yin Shixiu and Eric.
Autumn had already arrived in London, and Xiao ng took out blankets from her backpack to cover Shuangshuang and Huang Huang.
"How, how old are they?"
Qin Hui asked softly.
Su Xiaong chuckled, held up two fingers, "They just turned two years old."
Two years old... Qin Hui silently calculated Su Xiaong’s age...
Seemingly not believing her own calculations, she blinked and asked for confirmation,
"Xiao ng... How old are you?"
"I’m twenty-two."
Qin Hui was a bit bewildered, disbelief evident in her eyes. Su Xiaong, knowing what she was curious about, said,
"I... had children early."
Had children early? Just how early?
Qin Hui was extrely curious about Xiao ng, wanting to ask more. But as soon as she looked up, she t Yin Shixiu’s cold gaze, causing her words to shrink back instinctively!
"Hehe..."
She chuckled dryly, without knowing why she felt afraid, and the question about why Xiao ng had children so early remained unasked.
"By the way, do you have relatives here?"
"Yes, my uncle lives in London. Before I officially report, I’ll stay at my uncle’s house."
Qin Hui replied honestly.
"Oh."
Su Xiaong acknowledged it. They weren’t close, so there were no further unnecessary words.
On the other hand, Eric kept looking at the two of them, smiling, which made them feel a bit uneasy.
Noticing Eric’s gaze, Qin Hui nervously swallowed,
"Mr. Windsor... Is there anything strange on my face?"
"Haha! No! I just think you two look quite similar."
After hearing this, even Yin Shixiu couldn’t help but glance up, lightly scoffing,
"What are you looking at?"
Upon first eting Xiao ng, Qin Hui thought Xiao ng was pretty, with fair skin, big eyes, and a smile that made people feel especially comfortable.
Seeing her again, her distinctive temperant stood out, suggesting that saying they looked alike felt like elevating herself!
Especially after hearing Yin Shixiu’s clearly disapproving comnt, she promptly lowered her head.
She was much inferior to his wife and being compared to her by Mr. Windsor might be making this handso gentleman quite unhappy.
Eric insisted,
"I just think you look alike!"
"..."
"..."
Car stopped at the gate of a high-end villa district. In the car, Qin Hui had already ssaged her uncle to pick her up at the gate.
After getting out, her uncle, Qin Kangtai, ca forward and took her luggage.
Qin Hui turned to thank Eric.
Eric smiled, "I should be at the opening ceremony. See you then."
"..."
Qin Hui stood there stunned for quite a while, still dazed, until Su Xiaong got out and walked over, bringing her back to reality.
"Qin Hui, could you co over? I have sothing to discuss."
Qin Hui hurried over,
"Xiao ng, please tell ."
Su Xiaong pressed her lips, speaking softly,
"Um... Can you keep it secret that I’m married and have two kids? If soone asks, let it be, but if no one asks, can you—"
"I understand, I understand! I definitely won’t say anything! Are you worried about feeling alienated from your classmates?"
Su Xiaong was surprised that Qin Hui could understand this little bit of concern.
Getting married wasn’t an issue, and having children wasn’t either, but these were private matters.
She didn’t know Qin Hui well, even at the University of Bath, in this open European city, marrying and having children at university was still quite unusual.
Back at A University, her marriage and children’s stories spread widely in school, not by her, but by others who added embellishnts and spread them with imagination.
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