Chapter 383

Chen Songbai was calling Miao Yijia to verify whether what Miao Cuixia said was true.

After Miao Yijia answered the call, she only said one sentence and then started crying.

She said, "My parents already know; they scolded me over the phone, they've bought tickets and are coming to find me—I'm done for."

Chen Songbai couldn't communicate with her at all, but he indirectly got the answer he wanted—she was indeed pregnant.

He didn't know how he had hung up the phone.

The phone rang for a long while; he seemed not to hear it, sitting in the car, staring blankly out the window.

Across the street was the residential complex where Xia Xuan lived; he lacked the courage to go look for her, and also felt ashamed.

The ringing continued until it automatically hung up.

After a moment, the phone rang again.

Chen Songbai rubbed his sore eyes, lifted the phone, and saw the caller ID clearly.

Second sister.

I'm asking you, do you know that Miao Yijia has a friend named Dan Yan?

Xia Xi always spoke to him so directly; Chen Songbai's mind was in a haze, he didn't react in time: "What?"

Xia Xi: "You don't know Miao Yijia's friend?"

Chen Songbai struggled to clear his mind, restored his normal thinking, and after a moment he recalled: "She has a close university classmate named Li Dan Yan."

Xia Xi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Can you find her contact information?"

"I'll send it to you in a moment," Chen Songbai said.

Earlier, Miao Yijia's phone was dead, so she used Li Dan Yan's phone to call him; at the time there was no note, but it could be found in the call log, and he still remembered the date.

He looked up last month, found that day; that day only one call had no number noted, which should be this string of numbers.

Chen Songbai copied it and sent it to Xia Xi, without asking what she wanted to do with it.

Xia Xi hadn't yet figured out how to prompt the other party when she first received Xu Yanfeng's call; he had gone to the school to pick up their child and asked her when she would be home.

Xia Xi: "Do you still remember what I told you at noon about Miao Yijia? I want to get to the bottom of how Miao Yijia's pregnancy came about, and I got the phone number of her close friend from Chen Songbai."

Knowing she couldn't stay idle, Xu Yanfeng fell silent for three seconds, then decisively went to accompany her, asking: "Where are you now?"

"I'm still in the underground parking lot of the company," Xia Xi said.

"Stay put there, don't move."

After finishing, Xu Yanfeng hung up. Just as he got home, he hadn't even had a sip of water before grabbing his car keys and leaving, not forgetting to tell Zi Heng to behave.

This earned Zi Heng a speechless look, as if saying, "When have I ever been mischievous?"

Xia Xi waited in the car; during rush hour she waited a long time before Xu Yanfeng arrived. She abandoned her own car and got into his; at noon they went to a hotel and had a wild time, and upon suddenly seeing his handsome face, her mind filled with flirtatious images.

Xia Xi said calmly: "I haven't figured out what to do."

"Just call her directly, arrange to meet, and say you want to ask her something."

"What if she refuses to see me, or turns around and tips off Miao Yijia?"

"Then we'll offer her some benefit."

……

Xia Xi stared at the string of numbers on the screen and asked Xu Yanfeng: "Should I call it?"

Xu Yanfeng gave her an affirmative look: "Go ahead and call."

Xia Xi dialed the number; after a few rings, a gentle female voice came from the other end, tone slightly puzzled: "Hello? Who is this?"

"Hello, may I ask if this is Li Dan Yan?"

"Yes, I am."

Xia Xi also identified herself: "I am the elder sister of Miao Yijia's sister-in-law; I have something I'd like to ask you, I don't know if you're available to meet me now, it won't take much of your time."

The other party seemed not to expect someone so distantly related to contact them: "Ah?"

Xia Xi glanced at Xu Yanfeng beside her, who was smiling; she raised her hand and tapped him lightly, then continued in a gentle tone with Li Dan Yan: "Or you can just suggest a place, I'll come over, and after you're done with work and have time, we can meet again."

Her attitude was friendly, and the other party didn't refuse too firmly: "But I have overtime today, I might be busy until very late."

"No problem." Xia Xi recognized her voice as soon as she spoke; they had actually met before. To put the other at ease, she said plainly: "We spoke in the candy store across from United Prosperity Mall that day; I don't know if you still remember."

The other party fell silent for a moment, probably recalling, emotions somewhat stirred: "It's you, that beautiful sister." At the time that beautiful sister said she had some connection with Miao Yijia; now it turns out to be this kind of relationship.

Moreover, after she went home that day, she finally realized why that beautiful sister seemed familiar—she had seen her online before; for a period, the internet was flooded with news about her, seemingly called Xia Xi. She had participated in that variety show; its topic didn't interest her much, so she hadn't watched it, but after seeing the person in real life she became interested, looked it up on video sites, and found it quite entertaining.

Especially the segment about her and her fiancé, which netizens commented on as being sweeter than any romance reality show.

"It's me," Xia Xi said. "Could you tell me where you work? We'll arrange to meet somewhere near your office."

Li Dan Yan works at an advertising company; this time she accurately told her that she would be busy until after eight.

Xia Xi told Xu Yanfeng the address, and he drove her there.

Before hanging up, Xia Xi added, "Can you not tell Miao Yijia about me looking for you for now?"

The other party didn't quite understand, but didn't ask anything and agreed.

Xia Xi had booked a restaurant, and she and Xu Yanfeng would first have dinner; it was still a long way until eight, so Xia Xi suggested strolling around nearby.

Recently life has been a bit chaotic; although Xia Xuan's matter isn't tricky, handling it is rather troublesome, so there's no time for leisurely dates like now.

Xia Xi took Xu Yanfeng's hand and brought up a light topic: "When do you want to hold the wedding?"

Xu Yanfeng stopped, looking at her: "Tomorrow?"

Xia Xi: "……"

She is quite serious; can he be a bit serious too?

In Xu Yanfeng's eyes, besides amusement, there was a hint of innocence: "You asked when I want to hold the wedding—of course, the sooner the better."

"You're completely unreliable; tomorrow—can we even make it?"

"If you want to, then we can make it."

I'm being serious.

I am serious.

Xia Xi bared her white teeth, wanting to bite him. Xu Yanfeng pinched her nose and said, "I've picked a few auspicious dates; let me see your schedule."

I can do anything. After knowing he was preparing wedding-related matters, she stopped taking on big projects; when projects came her way, she referred them to others.

What about next month? Xu Yanfeng said.

Wouldn't the time be a bit rushed?

Tomorrow would be fine; how could next month be rushed?

……

The topic seemed to have circled back to the start.

Looking at Xia Xi's speechless, almost laughing expression, Xu Yanfeng pressed his lips together in a smile, turned her face, and kissed her quickly.

Xia Xi stared, completely stunned, looked around—there were quite a few people, and someone was filming them with a phone. She almost fainted, frantically pinching his waist.

Sure enough, two hours later, Zhao Lei sent her a screenshot of a Xiaohongshu post: "Xi, you and General Manager Xu were caught on camera!"

Before she could reply, Xia Xi first met Li Dan Yan.

After finishing work and rushing over, she, Xia Xi ordered dishes considerately; she and Xu Yanfeng had already eaten, so they just had a few bites together.

Li Dan Yan glanced at the man beside Xia Xi, the one who had been on a variety show, Xia Xi's fiancé—his face was exceedingly handsome, better looking than in videos, with an elegant, noble aura; just sitting there, he gave an intangible sense of pressure.

Seeing her look at Xu Yanfeng, Xia Xi said, "Let me introduce..."

Before she could finish, Li Dan Yan laughed, "I know him, your fiancé—I've seen the show."

Xu Yanfeng corrected, "Now he's her husband."

Li Dan Yan: "……"

Xia Xi: "……"

Clearing her throat, Xia Xi got down to business: "I don't know if you still remember, but once you went to a bar with Miao Yijia, and there was another guy with you—I want to know what happened that day."