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The taxi couldn't pass the security post of the main house. I paid and got off at the door, but found a person standing outside the iron gate, with a straight figure and expressionless face. It was Xiao Wang, the guard next to Mr. Xu.

I yelled embarrassingly, "Xiao Wang, what's the matter?"

He nodded to me as a gesture, but he didn't mention any specific things: "If I don't come again, I will go to find you. The old man asked me to take you there."

This time it's over, I wanted to find someone on the road to ask what happened, but I didn't expect the old man to ask Xiao Wang to pick me up.I became more and more anxious, but I could only suppress my panic and follow behind him.

There are actually two villas in the main residence of the Xu family. The larger one in the front is mainly a formal banquet hall and guest rooms, and the one in the back is where we usually live. It is now brightly lit.I followed Xiao Wang through the living room on the first floor. The second aunt who was chatting with the female relatives saw me and said in surprise, "Junyan, why did you come back from outside? I haven't seen you tonight."

I tried to be as natural as possible, and said calmly: "I'm going out to buy some things, second aunt, you can talk."

She glanced at Xiao Wang and didn't ask any further questions.I saw that other people downstairs were sitting or standing with relaxed expressions, and they didn't seem to know that Mr. Xu was angry. This at least showed that the old man was not angry because of important matters related to the Xu family - that was related to me.

This is not news that makes people feel good.

I followed Xiao Wang up to the third floor, and when I walked up the stairs, I had a thought of running away for no reason, but this thought was immediately broken by Xiao Wang's calm gaze.I can run well on the first day of the junior high school but not fifteen, and besides, can I run faster than Xiao Wang, a soldier?It would be really embarrassing to be caught back then.

Xiao Wang stood at the door of the study, just reached out and knocked lightly on the door, said firmly, "Here you are." Then he opened the door and let me in.

I swallowed, stepped into the study, and watched the heavy door close quietly behind me.I walked a few steps forward, and there was Mr. Xu sitting in the middle of the study, with Xu Yuzhong and Xu Yucheng standing on both sides of him with hands down. This depressing and serious atmosphere made my calves tremble.

"Grandpa." I forced a smile, "What can I do for you?"

Before I could wait for the old man's answer, Xu Yuzhong rushed up and slapped me both left and right.He slapped me so hard that I was dizzy and staring, and the smell of blood gushed out of my mouth almost instantly.I took two steps back and supported the antique display rack beside me to stand still. My eyes flickered and my ears were buzzing, and I didn't get back to my senses for a long time.

Mr. Xu threw a stack of photos on the floor in front of me, and said in a deep voice, "It's offensive!"

I staggered down and squatted down to look carefully at what the photo was. Just one glance made me feel cold all over.

Yang Chen and I...every one is a picture of us kissing, shopping, going in and out of the hotel, the photos are so clear that I don't even have the courage to argue.I supported the floor for a while, wiped off the blood on the corner of my mouth and said softly, "Grandpa, who showed you this?"

"It's not important." Xu Yucheng saw that the old man's face was getting worse, and quickly said, "Xiaoyan, grandpa is not in good health. This time, you were very angry. You should admit your mistake and don't do this in the future."

I gritted my teeth, Mr. Xu raised his hand to stop Xu Yucheng, tapped the floor with his cane, and every word he said slowly hit my heart: "There has never been such a thing before. I didn't want to let Keyan give birth You, but you can't help but do it when you get older, and you will inevitably hurt her. But since you have been raised, you are a part of the Xu family. You juniors, don't think that it doesn't matter what you do in private. You must know that you represent the face of the Xu family outside. , don't ruin the family's reputation!"

I want to sneer twice, I know I'm just a bastard in his eyes, even giving birth to me is because I'm afraid that the forced abortion will hurt his precious daughter's body.But I didn't come to this world by myself, so why treat me like this?Is it all my fault?

Mr. Xu has a lot of prestige, I put my head down and packed the photos into a stack without saying a word.

Xu Yuzhong said at this time: "Grandpa, it's late at night, you should go to bed early, it will be good for your health."

I am very glad that the old man always goes to bed early. His anger subsided a little, and he said after a moment of silence: "The Yang family has a very good relationship with our family. I don't know if they have heard about it yet. They will come to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow. You follow me to apologize to others."

The old man's eyes were still as sharp as a falcon, and he glanced at Xu Yucheng and Xu Yuzhong who were present, and his tone was light but implicitly warned: "Don't be caught by others like him, and you will be ashamed of yourself."

After he finished speaking, he stood up with a cane, without Xu Yuzhong's support, and walked out without even looking at me.Xu Yuzhong followed him to send him upstairs, Xu Yucheng came to help me up, touched my cheek lightly, frowned and said distressedly: "Brother is too ruthless, how will you see people tomorrow?"

I didn't need to look to know that there must be bruises on both sides of the face, so I grabbed his arm and asked, "Who gave the photo?"

Xu Yucheng shook his head: "There are too many people here today. Someone handed the envelope with the photo to a child. They were lying on the stairs and took it out to play. The old man accidentally saw it. Those children are too young. Can't ask anything."

"No one else should have seen it, don't worry." He sighed, "I'll go outside and get a mask for you to put on."

My room is on the second floor. When I went downstairs with Xu Yucheng wearing a mask, I met Xu Yuzhong who had just finished seeing off the old man. He stood at the top of the stairs and put his arms around my shoulders: "Xiao Yan, don't hate me, there's nothing I can do. If I don't Do it first to let grandpa calm down, why don't you wait for him to hit you with a cane?"

That's what he said, but his tone didn't sound apologetic.Both sides of my face were burning and stinging, I didn't want to bother with him at all, so I nodded and said, "Understood, thank you Brother Yuzhong."

He raised his chin: "It's good for you to be sensible, hurry up and get an ice pack for it." Then he said coldly to Xu Yucheng: "Hurry up and get down after finishing it, there are so many people outside, and it's shameful that no one of the masters comes out." .”

Xu Yucheng sent me to my previous room. The place hasn't changed much, and the servants clean it up every day and it's fairly clean.I took off my shoes and got under the covers, curling up into a ball.Xu Yucheng sat on the edge of the bed and touched my hair: "I'll send someone to bring an ice pack, remember to apply it, otherwise it will be ugly tomorrow."

"Okay..." I squeezed out a few words from my throat, "Brother Yucheng, go get busy."

He sat for a while, and said softly like coaxing a child before leaving, "Xiao Yan, you will be fine after a night of sleep."

The door was gently closed, my cheeks were burning hot, and my temples were swollen so that even the slightest touch hurt.The taste of blood in his mouth faded, and the buzzing in his ears also subsided, leaving only the feeling of humiliation like a gangrene, lingering and lingering.

I wondered for a moment in the dark room who caused me to be so sleepy, but I still remembered that I should explain to Song Cheng, so I forced myself to take out my phone, opened WeChat before typing a few words, The door was pushed open again.

I whispered, "Just put things on the bedside cabinet."

The person who came lifted the quilt and lay down next to me. I turned my head and saw that it was not the maid but Andre.He held an ice pack in his hand and gently pressed it against my face to relieve the pain. His beautiful eyes were full of worry: "Brother..."

"It's okay." I said vaguely, "Why are you? Go down and play with them."

He shook his head: "I want to accompany you. Does it hurt?"

"It's not very painful, it will be fine in a few days."

"Why did Grandpa beat you?" He whispered, "He's too much."

"Don't talk nonsense." I put my finger on his lips, and said as if comforting him and self-comforting, "Okay, it's all over, let's talk about something else. Did you have a good time today?"

"They taught me how to play poker," he said. "I won a few times. It was too easy. It wasn't fun. I was thinking about you all night."

"You little bastard has a conscience." I snorted softly, "I'm sleepy, put an ice pack on me."

Andre kissed my forehead and whispered, "Brother, can I sing you a lullaby? Sing the one my mother often sings."

I wanted him to go out so that I could continue sending messages to Song Cheng and then sleep, but the words were on my lips but I didn't say them.

I closed my eyes: "OK."

"Sleep, sleep, my dear baby, Mom and Dad will always love you. Go to sleep, my baby, and sleep is warm and sweet."

His voice was deep and warm, with soft love.My tears slid down my burning cheeks and wet the pillowcase.

"Sleep quickly, my baby, all the good things in the world, health and happiness will always belong to you."

"All good things in the world, health and happiness will always belong to you..."