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Chapter 35
When they woke up the next day, neither of them showed any unusual expression. While getting dressed, Bai Le stared at Xi Yan for a long time, and thankfully, Xi Yan remained expressionless, even raising an eyebrow with a questioning look in his eyes.
Bai Le looked away, inwardly thinking, "Don't be fooled by some people's seemingly nonchalant attitudes; they're secretly doing their homework."
During the meal, neither of them tacitly mentioned what happened last night. Xi Yan handed the hot milk to Bai Le and said in a deep voice, "I have to go to Ai City this afternoon."
Bai Le took a sip of his milk, a white paste around his mouth, and asked, "What are we going there for?"
Xi Yan cut the bread in his hand. "I have work to do."
Bai Le hummed in agreement and then took another sip of milk.
Xi Yan looked up at him. "You're coming with me."
Bai Le was taken aback upon hearing this.
Xi Yan shook his head again and said in a deep voice, "I'm worried about leaving you alone."
"You'll come to the company with me later, and then we'll fly to Ai City this afternoon."
The Xi Family's company headquarters is located in the city center, surrounded by high-rise buildings. This land is extremely valuable, yet the Xi Family occupies the most central and largest area.
Bai Le was sitting in the back seat of the car. After noticing that the car had stopped, he tried to get out of the car by himself.
As the pregnancy progressed, his movements became increasingly slow, or rather, cautious.
"Fourth Master."
The receptionist immediately stood up when he entered and greeted him respectfully.
Bai Le noticed that they didn't call Xi Yan" President Xi," but always "Fourth Master." Then she remembered that "President Xi" was always Xi Defeng.
The receptionist's gaze fell on Bai Le, who was Xi Yan. He was wearing a loose light-colored sweater and jeans. He had fair features and, although he had a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes, he had an innocent air about him.
If it weren't for the bulge in her lower abdomen reminding her, she would never have thought about it in that way.
I heard that Fourth Master Xi got married because he was pregnant; it must be the woman in front of me.
She observed them discreetly, thinking to herself, "Poor Fourth Master. I heard he's being pressured to get married by his elders because he has a child. Seeing that these two don't even interact, it only confirms that their relationship is bad."
"Please come this way." She led the two towards the high-rise private elevator.
I heard the pregnant woman behind me mutter something under her breath.
Then, immediately afterward, Xi Yan said calmly, "Endure it."
See? They definitely don't get along.
When she reached the elevator, she pressed the button herself. The elevator doors opened, and the receptionist watched as the group of people walked in.
I'm really hungry.
Xi Yan glanced down at Bai Le, who was speaking, sighed, patted his head, and softened his tone. "Now that you know you're hungry, will you still be picky about food next time?"
Bai Le shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum, and pitifully promised, "Even if I throw up next time, I'll still eat it."
Xi Yan's lips curled slightly, remaining noncommittal.
The receptionist stared blankly as the elevator doors slowly closed, obscuring the two people inside, her expression somewhat complicated.
It turns out it wasn't what she thought. It seems those rumors were all false. They don't look like they have a bad relationship at all.
After Bai Le stepped out of the elevator, he thought about the receptionist's gaze earlier, touched his face, and wondered if the receptionist had gotten even more handsome. Why was he staring at him so intently?
"What are you thinking about?" Xi Yan gently patted his head without changing her expression. "Come inside with me."
Bai Le rubbed his head, frowned, and said with displeasure, "You're making me lose face, you know that?"
Xi Yan's office has a huge floor-to-ceiling window, and everything on the desk is neatly organized. There isn't even a speck of dust on the black cabinets, which shows the room owner's obsessive requirements in these aspects.
"You sit on the sofa and wait for me. If you're hungry, Secretary Xing will bring you some food later; it's all your favorites. If you're thirsty, there's water here."
He paused for a moment, then remembered that Bai Le was still a child at heart, so he added, "If you want something else to drink, you can go to the tea room to get some; they have freshly squeezed juice and milk there."
Bai Le looked at Xi Yan sitting at his desk and couldn't help but feel a little envious. To be honest, he missed his office. He used to hate seeing work every day when he was at work, but now that he was forbidden from going to work, he started to miss it again.
After Secretary Xing came in, he placed some sweet and sour pastries on his desk. Bai Le curled up on the sofa, eating while watching Xi Yan work.
After a while, I did feel thirsty. I glanced at the cold water on the table and couldn't help but smack my lips.
So Xi Yan actually knows him quite well.
The tea room is actually on the third floor below. Just turn left after you get off the elevator, it's not far. When Bai Le arrived, the door was open. Once inside, he found a sofa for people to rest on, and sure enough, there were various drinks in the cubicle.
He selected freshly squeezed hot juice from the machine; it was sweet and sour, much more thirst-quenching than the milk that Xi Yan had been insisting he drink.
Just as he filled his glass and was about to drink, he heard a group of people enter from next door. Because of the partition, they didn't notice his presence.
"Hey, I heard that Fourth Master's 'someone' came along today too."
"Really? What do you look like? Are you good-looking?"
"Could she really be pregnant? I still can't believe it."
"It's absolutely true. I rarely encounter men who can get pregnant; I've heard that such people are very rare."
"Does Fourth Master actually like him? If he doesn't, how pitiful would it be if he were forced to marry him?"
Bai Le scratched his head awkwardly, then poked his head out from the cubicle.
"Um... I don't think he looks that pitiful."
"Who are you?" The young woman in the lead was clearly startled, not expecting someone to be hiding silently in the cubicle.