Chapter 49: Go Cry at Your Father's Grave

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Meng Zhe arrived quickly; Qiao Xu’s hometown was only three or four hours’ drive from Luo City.

“Were you unhappy celebrating your birthday with your boyfriend yesterday?”

Qiao Xu lowered her head and texted him: “You don’t even know how annoying he is. I accidentally lost the bracelet my father gave me.”

“He actually found it but hid it from me. That would be bad enough, but now he’s completely lost it.”

Meng Zhe unexpectedly felt a pang of sympathy for Xu Si’an.

“That’s really unreliable. Why don’t you tease him a bit more? If it doesn’t work out, I can introduce you to someone dependable.”

Just as Qiao Xu sent the message, her phone rang. “Qiao Qiao, why did you suddenly go back home?”

She asked him to take Cherry away and help request a week off.

“There’s some family matters. I’ll be back in about a week. Mr. Xu, please help me with the leave.”

Xu Si’an lit a cigarette. “Are you sure you didn’t leave because I couldn’t find your bracelet?”

Qiao Xu chuckled softly. “I told you, it’s fine if you can’t find it.”

“Exactly. If you want to get back together, you’ll have to wait till the next lifetime.”

He was so annoying that Qiao Xu couldn’t help but tease him.

“That won’t do. This life’s problems must be solved in this life. Where are you now? I’ll come get you.”

“No need. Cousin’s coming with me.”

After a brief silence, Qiao Xu said, “Xu Si’an, be honest and decent. If you behave well, I’ll consider getting back together with you when I return in a week.”

“Don’t lie to me, or I’ll drag you to the civil affairs bureau and make you marry me on the spot.”

Her mother had luckily not been seriously injured from the fall, but tendon and bone injuries took a hundred days to heal. Qiao Xu was uneasy leaving her alone, so she insisted on taking her to Luo City.

In the car, Qiao Xu’s mother asked, “What about what you told me before, about finding someone?”

Qiao Xu, sitting in the passenger seat with a tablet, arranging her boss’s schedule for the month, replied, “Mom, with your condition, why worry about that now?”

“Auntie, don’t worry. Maybe soon your cousin will suddenly tell you she’s getting married.”

Qiao Xu glared at him. “Stop talking nonsense.”

“Xiao Zhe, what about that girl you mentioned last time? Any chance?”

Qiao Xu sighed. “Mom, why don’t I find a matchmaking agency for you here in Luo City so you can work?”

“You’re such a kid. What do you think I want?”

Meng Zhe smiled. “There’s a chance. Auntie, that girl is my girlfriend now.”

“Your cousin’s colleague.”

“Oh really? That’s a coincidence. I’ll bring her home one day so Auntie can cook for her.”

Qiao Xu put on her headphones to work, unwilling to hear any talk about marriage pressure.

She was twenty-eight, not thirty-eight.

“Xiao Xu, Xiao Xu...”

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Qiao Xu’s shoulder was nudged. She took off her headphones. “You calling me?”

“Your place is too small. Why don’t you have Auntie stay at my place?”

Qiao Xu replied, “No need. The house opposite mine belongs to Xu Si’an. He doesn’t live there.”

With that, Meng Zhe said no more.

She had plenty of suitors with money; one house was nothing.

When Meng Zhe helped carry the luggage upstairs, he happened to see the door of the house opposite open, and the dog suddenly dashed out.

Cherry ran circles around Qiao Xu. “How many times have I told you not to jump on people like that?”

Xu Si’an came out casually dressed. “Qiao Qiao, Auntie.”

“This must be...” Qiao Xu’s mother patted her hand. “I remember now. Isn’t this the boyfriend you had back in university?”

Qiao Xu was caught off guard and got nudged again. “You kid, he was fine. Why did you have to lie to my dad that he’s dead?”

Dead?

Xu Si’an sneered. So for four years, people thought he was dead?

Qiao Xu helped her mother to sit on the sofa and explained, “Mom, haven’t I told you?”

“Nowadays, when people break up, their exes are basically dead.”

Xu Si’an followed the dog inside; the fifty-square-meter small apartment suddenly felt cramped.

“Qiao Qiao, why not come stay at my place with Auntie? Wang Yi is there, someone to take care of you, and company too.”

And Qiao Xu’s place was just a one-bedroom apartment. How could they sleep there?

Meng Zhe drank a glass of water. “I think that sounds good.”

Qiao Xu’s mother glanced at him. “Good? I already said I don’t want to go, but you insist.”

“I’ll just squeeze in with Xu Xu. Thanks for your kindness.”

“Xu Xu, what’s your boyfriend’s name again? I forgot.”

Qiao Xu put away some local specialties she brought from home to give to colleagues tomorrow.

“Mom, his name is Xu Si’an.”

“But he’s not my boyfriend now; he’s my boss.”

“The one who decides whether I have a meal or not.”

Qiao Xu’s mother grew nervous. “Well... Xu Xu, I don’t know... well...”

“Auntie, I’m just one of Qiao Qiao’s suitors now, nothing else.”

“No need to be nervous.”

Xu Si’an was handsome, tall, and good-looking, but so handsome that Qiao Xu’s mother always felt her daughter wasn’t good enough for him.

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After Meng Zhe left, Qiao Xu went to change the bedsheets for her mother.

“Mom, sleep in the bedroom. I’ll sleep outside. If you need to get up at night, just call me.”

Her mother sat on the bed. “I can take care of myself. Don’t bother. The bed is big enough for both of us.”

Xu Si’an sat on the sofa playing with the dog. Seeing Qiao Xu sitting obediently, he said, “Qiao Qiao, sleep next door.”

“With you?”

Xu Si’an nodded halfway then stopped. “If you don’t want to, that’s fine. I’ll go back to the villa.”

“But we both have to work. Why don’t you have Auntie stay at the Yue Mao Mansion? You guys move there and I stay here. Is that okay?”

Qiao Xu sat beside him. “No need. Most likely, my mom won’t agree.”

Xu Si’an glanced at the closed door, wrapped his arm around her waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder.

“You said you’d consider getting back together after coming back. Have you made up your mind?”

Qiao Xu noticed the dark circles under his eyes. She didn’t know how he had been coping these days.

She stroked his eyes with her fingertips. “Did you find the bracelet?”

The man deflated and collapsed weakly against her. “No.”

“I swear, I didn’t lose it.”

He found it, so it didn’t count as lost.

“Well, since you seriously looked for it, I’ll reluctantly get back together with you.”

Xu Si’an pinched her cheek and turned her face to his. “Are you serious?”

“No backing out, or I’ll go cry at Uncle’s grave.”

Qiao Xu kicked him. “You’re really something. Dad would think you’re too noisy.”

Xu Si’an’s eyes reddened as he whispered hoarsely, “If I behave better, you’ll marry me sooner, have a baby, and your mom will have company.”

Qiao Xu covered his mouth. “You just got an official status and already thinking about marriage and kids?”

“Go home and dream. When you’re asleep, you have everything.”

Xu Si’an pulled down her hand and kissed her lips.

“Baby, open your mouth.”

Like a puppet, Qiao Xu obeyed.

Her lips parted slightly, and he quickly took advantage.

Cherry was squeezed between them, yapping loudly.

Xu Si’an picked up the dog and, holding Qiao Xu’s waist, pressed her onto the sofa, their passionate kiss reluctant to part.

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