linked to the collar

Xiao Ran and Bai Ye moved almost at the same time, and at the same time Bai Ye dragged He Ruhui, who was still hanging on his arm, to take a step forward, Xiao Ran took a step back, the distance between the two returned to the original .

Bai Ye stretched out his hand, but Xiao Ran was too far away from him, he couldn't touch it, he looked at the forced smile on Xiao Suo's face in that person's eyes, it was so ugly that it made his heart ache.

He heard Xiao Ran standing there, saluting quietly and respectfully. "Bai Ye, you are back."

Fuck you, I have such a relationship with you?

Bai Ye's face became darker in an instant, he only stared at Xiao Ran with his eyes, but Xiao Ran turned his eyes away and did not make a sound.The two stalemate for a while, then Xiao Ran took another step back.

"Here, I'd better go back to the store first..." As he said, he turned around and was about to leave.

How could Bai Ye be willing? He Ruhui, who was holding him tightly, wanted to go up and hold Xiao Ran. He Ruhui was originally a weak woman, and now she still has a belly, how could she stand up to Bai Ye's strength? There was an exclamation in the area.

That sound, not to mention awakening Bai Ye, frightened Xiao Ran so much that he didn't dare to move.

"I have something to tell you, you go to the study and wait for me." Bai Ye was not very gentle, so he supported He Ruhui, and pulled away her hand that was holding on to him and handed it to the maid who followed, looking up at Xiao Ran coldly soundtrack.

Xiao Ran didn't start, and said in a low voice: "I want to go to the store to have a look. The business is good these few days. I want to check the goods with shopkeeper Liu to see if there is any need to re-order."

Bai Ye glanced coldly at Shi Er, the child felt deeply guilty because he had pulled Xiao Ran in but happened to bump into the seemingly happy scene just now, and was about to tuck himself into a corner to see no visitors, when he raised his eyes and saw Bai Ye's cold Seeing the eyes like ice knives, he realized everything, and immediately shouted: "Third Master, I will help you with such trivial matters, and I will go to the store to make an inventory with shopkeeper Liu!"

After speaking, he ran away.

"Hey, what about the third master... Mr., you have to take good care of the whole house, don't let outsiders buy people's hearts. But I also know that you have been busy and have no time to take care of it. Fortunately, I came here Otherwise, you won’t know if thieves come or go.” He Ruhui didn’t dare go up to hold Bai Ye after the fright just now, and stood beside Bai Ye with her maid’s hand, watching with contemptuous and defensive eyes. Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran didn't speak. These days, he heard the same words not once or twice. The saddest time was over. Sometimes when he put himself in his shoes, he still felt that what He Ruhui said was quite reasonable.

If it wasn't for me, if it was someone else with malicious intentions, if it wasn't because the entire White House was not because they were all servants dispatched by the Xuantian Sect... as long as any one of them was established, it would be an inside thief who robbed the inside and the outside.

For He Ruhui, she was married to Bai Ye, and Bai Ye was her sky, her world, and everything to her. Although she was her brother-in-law, they were not familiar with each other. The mistrust and defensiveness shown by strange outsiders is entirely justified.

What's more, Ruhui and his father-in-law have similar personalities, and they have never looked down upon a small scholar like himself. Now that he is such an insignificant person, he suddenly becomes the one who can talk in the family. Confuse.

Xiao Ran could think about it, but Bai Ye couldn't.In his eyes, anyone who made li xuan frown was treasonous.This person is so precious that I hold it in my hand and take care of it, I can't wait to keep it in my mouth for fear of getting cold and hot, how can I allow others to treat him badly?As soon as his face turned cold, he turned around and said to He Ruhui: "I ordered that everyone in the house treat Xiao Ran as another master. If I'm not here, Xiao Ran will be in charge of all affairs in the house."

"Mister!" He Ruhui turned pale when she heard the words, and said in shock, "Master, you have to think twice about such a big matter!"

"I have reasons for my decision. I'll talk about this matter later..." Bai Ye's face was cold, and he didn't want to stand here with He Ruhui and say anything more. "Xiao Ran, come with me to the study."

Xiao Ran still shook his head, and said lightly: "Mr. Bai has just come back, and he must have a lot to talk to his wife. Xiao Ran still doesn't bother the two of you."

"...Second Master, Third Master, and Madam, it's almost time for dinner, why don't you, why don't you eat first?" Mr. Liu saw that Bai Ye's face was becoming more and more ugly, so he hurriedly stepped forward and smiled. "Second Master, after dinner, I'll ask someone to bring the brazier to the study, and prepare hot tea for you two, what do you think?"

So Bai Ye looked at Li Ran's slightly tired face, and Xiao Ran nodded when he looked at Bai Ye's dusty body.Xiao Ran took a step back and bowed slightly. "Please, Mr. Bai."

"... Butler Liu, take your wife there first." Bai Ye stood still, staring at Xiao Ran with a look of anger on his face. If it wasn't for Manager Liu, they would all know what Xiao Ran meant to Bai Ye, and they would have thought of the two of them What a deep hatred.

Bai Ye wanted to go with Li Ran, even if he couldn't go to the study to explain what he said, at least he could give him a hug.Bai Ye knew that Xiao Ran was timid and cowardly, and would fluster when he was slightly stimulated.Even if you can't tell him the choice you have made, at least you can give Xiao Ran a comforting hug, right?

It's a pity that today everything didn't go as he wished, so he took a step in Xiao Ran's direction, and He Ruhui posted it again. "Sanggong, let me go there with you. This house is really big. I've been here for a few days, and I haven't figured it out yet."

Before he had time to say anything else, he saw Xiao Ran smiling in his direction. "Xiao Ran is covered in dust, go back to the room first and take care of it before coming."

Turned around and left first.

Bai Ye had no choice but to take He Ruhui to the dining room.

There was nothing else along the way except that He Ruhui asked about some affairs in the mansion from time to time. It seems that what Shi Er said before was that she was very concerned about the affairs of the mansion.Bai Ye didn't say much, he didn't say that Mr. Liu was in charge of all the family affairs, so he simply didn't even bother to answer.

After arriving at the dining room and sitting down, Manager Liu ordered some cold dishes to be brought up, and asked again: "Second Lord, do you want some warm wine?"

"Shaoxing flower carvings?" Bai Ye remembered that before he left, he specially asked someone to buy several jars of Shaoxing flower carvings from the merchants of the Celestial Dynasty, because Xiao Ran liked the wine, and he made an agreement with the merchant that he would drink it every month. Send ten altars over.

Anyway, Hua Diao's wine is Xiao Ran's favorite wine, put ginger shreds to warm it up in winter, and put it in well water to cool it down in summer.

"Yeah, put some shredded ginger and warm it up, okay?"

Bai Ye nodded, shopkeeper Liu hurriedly signaled his servants to do it.

At this moment, Bai Ye saw that He Ruhui had picked up the chopsticks, cast a cold glance, and said, "Xiao Ran hasn't arrived yet."

"He is just an outsider, we have to wait for him when we eat?" He Ruhui was playing with two chopsticks in his hands, and his voice was slightly dissatisfied. "Sanggong, I'm hungry, shall we eat first?"

"I have never regarded Xiao Ran as an outsider, never before, and never will in the future."

"No wonder my mother always said that I would go with you, because she was afraid that you would trust some strange people easily. Mr., you know people, you know your face, but you don't know your heart!"

Bai Ye glanced at He Ruhui coldly. "Ruhui, I don't want to hear anyone say anything wrong about Xiao Ran. I'll go and see Xiao Ran, why haven't you come yet?"

"Hey, why are you going? Can't you just find a servant to go there?"

Bai Ye didn't pay attention, but just got up and stopped again, looking at the hanging curtain.

After a while, someone gently lifted the thick curtain and walked in. It was Xiao Ran who had just changed into a clean white robe. "Sorry for keeping you waiting."

Bai Ye didn't speak, but took a look at Li Ran, sat back on his seat, and patted the seat on the right to signal Xiao Ran to sit down.He Ruhui sneered, and said to the girl he brought behind him: "Tao Hong, remember, from now on, brother-in-law... no, Mr. Xiao is not present, so you can't have dinner. You didn't know the rules before, but from today on, you can't eat." You have to remember."

"I'm sorry, I didn't have time to tidy up after the things were moved. I searched for a change of robe just now, and kept you waiting." Under Bai Ye's watchful eyes, Xiao Ran opened some of the chairs first. He lifted the hem of his robe and sat down because of the distance between him and Bai Ye, and smiled apologetically to He Ruhui.

He Ruhui was about to sneer twice, but Mr. Liu walked over to the table with a tin pot. "Second master, third master, the wine is warm."

"...Master, if everyone in the house calls Xiao Ran the third master, what should I be called? Uncle? When did your brother-in-law become sworn brothers?"

"Have you ever called Xiao Ran's brother-in-law before?" Bai Ye took the tin pot from Manager Liu, and turned over a small wine glass for Xiao Ran. "Xiao Ran and I are not sworn brothers... You should continue to call him by his name, but in this mansion, everyone in the house calls him the third master, and this name will not change. I don't want to talk about this matter anymore, let's eat."

Seeing Bai Ye's serious expression, He Ruhui stared down at Xiao Ran who was silent with the wine glass in front of her, and stopped talking.

Bai Ye quietly poured wine for Xiao Ran, and pushed the glass closer to him. "Drink some wine to warm your body... just this one."

Xiao Ran's stomach is not suitable for drinking on an empty stomach, but a shallow cup can warm up his body, let alone warmed Huadiao.

Xiao Ran picked up the cup, took a sip, then picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and ate without saying a word.

Bai Ye didn't want to speak either.Although he had a lot to say to Xiao Ran, it shouldn't be in front of He Ruhui.He just wanted to finish the meal quickly, and then go to the study with Xiao Ran to have a good talk.

He really wanted to tell He Ruhui about his going to divorce his wife right now, but before talking to Xiao Ran, he didn't think he should act rashly.

Along the way, apart from rushing, Bai Ye was thinking about how to explain his decision to Xiao Ran.

His mind remained the same, and he did say boldly in front of his aunt that even if Xiao Ran hated him, he would not change his determination, but it would be best if he could convince Xiao Ran to understand him and support his decision.

Well, in fact, I also know that if I really want to divorce my wife, first of all, there is no reason, and secondly, the child in He Ruhui's belly is always an existence that cannot be ignored...

However, Bai Ye was a little puzzled.Just vaguely heard He Ruhui say that she has been pregnant for almost half a year, it should be in June or July, but remember the last time I had sex with He Ruhui, it seems to be in May, right?

Although Bai Ye was a little puzzled, but thinking that a big man like himself doesn't know anything about women's pregnancy, let alone doubting this point...you need to be cautious, so he didn't think about it for a while, and when he looked up, he saw Xiao Ran drinking dry After drinking all the wine in the glass, the eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

"Why are you drinking so hard? Aren't you afraid of hurting yourself?" Bai Ye handed Li Ran's empty wine glass to the servant who was waiting on the side, and motioned for another bowl of rice for Li Ran. "It was you who said this to me before, why are you doing this kind of thing today?"

After picking up the bowl, Xiao Ran smiled at Bai Ye, and said, "I ate less at noon because I was on my way, so I was already hungry. And I also wanted to finish eating early and go back to the house to tidy up my things."

"What are you sorting out? Can people live in that yard? It's cold and damp, and you can get used to it? I'll ask Mr. Liu to move all your things back later. Ruhui, I'll give you another yard to live in."

"My husband, but I saw that this courtyard has the best scenery in the mansion... Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran himself said that any courtyard he lives in is fine..." He Ruhui refused to follow her, let alone this courtyard. I like it because Xiao Ran wants her to move out of his heart because he is unwilling in every possible way.

She is Bai Ye's wife, is the husband crazy?People say that there is a difference between closeness and distance, but it's the opposite here!Since just now, just because of this Xiao Ran, she has been telling herself not to allow this or that, and now she is required to move out, why?Just as he was about to protest, he saw Xiao Ran put down his chopsticks and looked at Bai Ye.

"Ruhui is pregnant now and needs to recuperate. It's really not suitable for moving around. It's just a place to live, Bai Ye, it doesn't matter."

Bai Ye tightened his hands holding the chopsticks, secretly glared at Xiao Ran, then looked back at Mr. Liu.

Manager Liu understood Bai Ye's meaning at a glance, and whispered to a servant next to him, "Go and tidy up the third master's clothes, and move them to... then move to the yard next to the second master."

"Yes."

In such a somewhat gloomy atmosphere, Xiao Ran finished the rice in the bowl with a few mouthfuls, stood up and said, "Bai Ye, Ru Hui, I'll go back to my room first."

Bai Ye's chopsticks tapped lightly on the bowl, and there was a crisp "ding". "Go to the study, I have something to say."

"But I... a little tired..."

"It won't be long."

Xiao Ran stood on the spot, lowered his head, and sighed for a while.Then looked up at He Ruhui who was already a little confused...

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the study."

He didn't know what Bai Ye wanted to say to him, but he felt that no matter what he said, it would not be what he wanted to hear.So he didn't want to hear it, and he didn't want to face Bai Ye, Bai Ye who had a wife, and who was about to become a father...not his Bai Ye.

However, seeing Bai Ye's insistence now, if we continue to stalemate with him, it will only arouse Ruhui's suspicion...

Still, go to the study.There are some things that cannot be avoided for the rest of your life, and you must speak clearly.