calf guard

After the two egg rolls were cut, they were placed on two porcelain white rectangular plates. The light yellow cubes matched with the soft white light gave off a soft and delicious feeling throughout.

Lu Ming put the better-looking one in front of Xi Wang.

With a slight clatter of the plate, Lu Ming whispered to Xi Wang who was looking at the tablet: "Aunt Xi, it's ready."

"Okay." Xi Wang nodded, and put down the tablet in his hand after reading the last sentence of the paragraph.

The silver knife and fork was wrapped in black satin, elegantly drawing streamers of light.

Then, she opened her teeth lightly, and took the first bite of the warm egg roll with a blank expression.

Even though it was during the meal, Lu Ming found that Xi Wang was still wearing gloves on his hands, and she remembered what Aunt Wang said about Aunt Xi's obsession with cleanliness.

In fact, this glove is not just a decorative item for her, but an essential thing in life.

Lu Ming thought secretly, biting the egg roll silently.

She was sitting opposite Xi Wang, weakening her own existence as much as possible.

"The taste needs to be improved." Xi Wang said in a flat voice.

When Lu Ming heard Xi Wang's comment, he was panicked and frustrated.

She looked at her best egg roll on the plate, but she didn't dare to show this emotion, she just nodded obediently, "I will improve."

Xi Wang raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Ming. The little girl hid her emotions very well, but Xi Wang still recognized it at a glance.

She said again: "In the future, if you are hungry, let the servants at home do it."

Lu Ming did not answer Xi Wang this time.

She's used to being self-reliant, and sometimes even takes pleasure in cooking a good lunch.

"What's the problem?"

Xi Wang's voice sounded suddenly, it sounded a little colder than before.

Lu Ming's heart beat like a drum, he lowered his head and said: "No...I..."

Xi Wang: "I'm not talking to you."

Lu Ming was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head cautiously, only to find that Xi Wang had put on a bluetooth headset on his left ear.

One side of her long hair was pinned behind her ear, revealing a small half of her cold face.

"Tell me." Xi Wang said to the person on the other end of the phone.

Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, for some reason he had a feeling of narrow escape.

She recalled Xi Wang's deep voice just now, and she was glad that she didn't say that disobedient idea just now.

"and then?"

Xi Wang's voice was flat, and he couldn't hear any emotion, but the moment he finished speaking, his face darkened a little.

Lu Ming secretly looked at his eyeballs and trembled slightly, as if he was scared away by this oppressive momentum.

She didn't know if the person opposite could stand still, anyway, her legs were a little weak.If it wasn't for the stool supporting her, she might have slipped under the table.

Xi Wang's momentum became stronger and stronger, and Lu Ming felt that it might be inappropriate for him to stay any longer, so he stood up from his seat, picked up his plate of egg rolls, nodded slightly and said, "Aunt Xi, I'm going Go upstairs and eat."

Before Xi Wang could answer, Lu Ming turned and left.

Xi Wang: "Wait."

Lu Ming just pretended that Xi Wang was giving instructions to the person on the other end of the phone, and continued walking without hesitation.

"Lu Ming."

But he didn't want to hear his name coming from behind him in the next second.

Xi Wang's voice was cold, as if he was still a little impatient.

Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat, she stopped abruptly, and turned to look at Xi Wang.

The unknown fear spread in Lu Ming's heart, and the knife and fork on the plate made a slight sound.

Obviously just now I told myself not to disobey her, but in the next second I committed a taboo.

"Take it."

Seeing that the little girl in front of him looked like a frightened rabbit again, Xi Wang softened his tone, and pushed her one of the two bottles of yogurt he had on hand.

The yogurt just taken out of the freezer was stained with water droplets from air condensation, Lu Ming took it, and the ice cold covered her palm.

Xi Wang's care came unexpectedly, and while Lu Ming was blessed like never before, there was also a hint of sweetness in the cracks.

Lu Ming: "Thank you."

"Yes, you continue."

Xi Wang didn't answer Lu Ming and returned to her call.

Holding the yogurt in his palm, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, his tense mood gradually calmed down as the distance between him and Xi Wang grew.

She never expected that Xi Wang behind him raised her eyes and stared at her little back all the way.

The setting sun covered the corridor in front of the restaurant through the floor-to-ceiling windows on one side, and the pure white skirt swayed and disappeared at the end.

Xi Wang also withdrew his gaze, and the expression on his face completely cooled down, "Don't let this happen again next time."

"Absolutely not." Wang Man said, "I'm reviewing, I was negligent today. I didn't expect that group of people to move so fast. If you hadn't brought that child out today, who would have known that the Lu family still had such a child?" Person No. [-]? Who can uncover her life experience? Your child really killed us today."

Xi Wang twitched the corner of his lower lip, and asked back, "Could it be that I raised you for nothing?"

Wang Manyan was flabbergasted, and joked, "So you're starting to protect the calf?"

Xi Wang cut a small piece of egg roll and chewed it carefully, but ignored Wang Manyan.

Wang Manyan also knew that his teasing would not get a response from Xi Wang, and asked further: "I'm really curious, I don't think anyone in your family has any friendship with her, how can you take her home? Are you Do you have any secret friendship with her mother? Or do you know her father who died early?... Could it be that time when you returned to China and was put on hold for negotiation a few years ago? I think there was something strange at that time! You..."

"Manyan." Xi Wang's voice was a little more warning.

Wang Manyan's heart tightened immediately, and his wild speculation was cut off immediately.

Not everything starts with a cause.

Before today, Xi Wang really didn't know this child named Lu Ming, and he didn't even know that her last name was "Lu".

She just happened to see the surveillance in the East Outer Hall at that moment.

By chance, that's all.

"Xi Wang, since you have already taken him over from the Lu family, why don't you also take over the guardianship and put it in your name under the name of the old man. I think the couple of chicken thieves from the Lu family must be Willing to sell your favor." Wang Manyan suggested.

"Let's talk about the registration." Xi Wang refused.

Her voice was flat and she couldn't hear any emotion.

"What's more? Are you still going to send this child to Lu's family? It's not possible. Don't you see how inhumane the two Lu family members are!" Wang Manyan protested, "If my son is abused by them like this, I will be considered a If you die, you have to climb out of the ground and find them to settle accounts!"

When Xi Wang heard Wang Manyan's words, his dark eyes darkened a little, as if there was a dark tide surging.

"Since you want to raise this child, you must get her custody right. Then the Liu family will not make a fuss about this child who is not registered as the Xi family like today. Didn't you leave a child for the Liu family?" The reason?" Wang Manyan raised his chin and guessed distressedly, "Are you worried about the old man? He won't disagree, right? He always likes children, and he loves my son very much. This child must be fine too. of."

"If we look at it from our side... at this time, this child will be forced to get involved in this dispute. But as far as you are concerned, she has been involved to some extent today. You should I won't care about it either..."

Xi Wang felt dissatisfied when he heard Wang Manyan's reasoning.

She raised her hand and pressed the Bluetooth headset, hung up the phone unilaterally, got up and walked towards the study on the third floor.

Just as Xi Wang closed the study door, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

[Wang Manyan: Got it, you care. 】

Xi Wang glanced at this sentence lightly, and sat down at his desk with a blank expression.

As the sun sets, the night quietly swallows up the world, and the half crescent hangs on the dark night.

Xi Wang turned off the computer, closed his eyes a little, got up and went downstairs.

She walked to the wine cabinet on the first floor by the moonlight and poured herself a glass of wine.

Soft white light falls from the window into the study room, casting a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere.

Xi Wang sips with red lips, enjoying the moment of peace that the night alone gave her.

"Crash..."

The soft sound of running water came from the dining area behind.

Xi Wang frowned.

No one is allowed in the main building at nine o'clock in the evening, which is a rule that even Aunt Wang and Aunt Xu must abide by.

Xi Wang turned around to ask questions, but stopped in the next second.

The light in the kitchen was dim, and Lu Ming stretched out her arms under the faucet, and white bubbles covered her slender arms.

The child is not playing, but carefully and meticulously cleaning her dinner plates.

Xi Wangwei narrowed his eyes and stared at the small figure not far away, and couldn't help but think of those lovely and pitiful eyes when Lu Ming accidentally looked at the monitor this morning.

Every trembling look in her eyes expresses helplessness, straightforward, yet timid.

Xi Wang was leaning halfway on the porcelain plate display case, his brows loosened.

Once again, rare pity appeared in the dark eyes.

It was a coincidence, but it seemed destined.