Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 352 I'm Not Leaving
"By the way, Uncle, where did you go? Mom said you're never coming to see us again, is that true?"

Su Wen rubbed the little guy's head. "How could that be? Uncle's here now. Look what I brought you!"

He took a big box out of the trunk of the car; it was taller than the little guy, and he could barely hold it, but that didn't stop him from jumping and skipping with joy.

Just then, Qingyan rushed over, panting, "Xiaokai, I'm sorry, Mom is late!"

When Su Wen turned around, she was stunned for a moment, "Su Wen? What are you doing here..."

Su Wen feigned anger, "What, you don't welcome me?"

She turned her face away lightly, disguising her true feelings, "No, I'm just so surprised. Aren't you very busy?"

"Xiao Shen gave me so much money, can't I hire someone else to help me with the work? Although the bar is important, there's something more important!"

"what's up?"

Su Wen stared into her eyes, "You know that!"

Feeling completely exposed under his gaze, Qingyan said, "Um, let's go back first, it's not convenient to talk here!"

Instead of going home for dinner, the three of them went to a street food stall together. They ordered Xiao Kai's favorite lamb skewers. Xiao Kai said he wasn't hungry. Watching them eat, Su Wen thoughtfully wiped the little guy's sweat. At first glance, they looked like a warm and loving family of three.

Because of the child's presence, the two adults didn't talk much. They ate until very late, and Xiao Kai complained that he was too tired. Su Wen offered to carry him on his back, and soon the little guy fell asleep on his back.

"Why didn't you call me after you've been back for so long?" Su Wen complained like a little woman.

He casually blurted out, "Aren't you the same?"

"I..." Su Wen was speechless. "Yes, you're right, I'm a man and I should take the initiative, but aren't you being too heartless? Or is it that someone is pursuing you these days and you're not available?"

She stopped walking lightly. It was a cold night, so she wrapped her down jacket tighter around her head, put the hat with white fur trim over her head, and put it on Xiao Kai as well.

"Su Wen, I know how you feel, but we're not right for each other, so let's just call it quits!"

Su Wen didn't expect her to bring this up, but since she had, he wouldn't hold back.

"I haven't said anything yet, so why is it inappropriate? Qingyan, explain yourself clearly. Don't condemn me outright!"

She turned her face away lightly and said, "I'm divorced!"

"So what? Divorce these days is just like breaking up in a relationship. It just means you're unlucky. There are so many good men in the world waiting for you. Open your eyes and see!"

He casually said, "I have children!"

"That's perfect! You'll be a dad right from the start, saving you a lot of trouble. Who cares if they're biologically related or not? As long as they're filial, adopted children are no different. If you like kids, we can have another one later!"

Qingyan glared at Su Wen, clearly not understanding, and said, "Su Wen, are you out of your mind? Can't you just find a wife? Someone like me will only be a burden to you, don't you understand?"

“You’re only dragging me down by not coming with me. Look, you haven’t texted or called me these past few days, and I haven’t been able to eat or sleep, and I can’t concentrate on my work!” Su Wen’s expression turned serious. “Qingyan, come with me. Let’s go to Ningcheng and live with Xiaokai. He needs a father and a home!”

She gently shook her head. "I know you mean well, but I don't need your pity or sympathy. Su Wen, you should leave!"

Su Wen hurriedly explained, "This is not sympathy, nor pity, it's liking. Your stubbornness and independence deeply attracted me, Qingyan, I like you, I really like you. I'm not good at expressing my feelings, but I hope you can understand! I won't make this up, nor is it just a passing fancy. Although I can't give you much right now, I will protect you with my life!" "Mom, please say yes to Uncle Su Wen..." A small hand grabbed Qingyan's sleeve and shook it gently.

A slightly awkward question: When did this kid wake up?

He glared fiercely at Su Wen: Look what you've done!
Su Wen was even more embarrassed than her. It was her first time confessing her feelings, and she was rejected by a little kid. It was so humiliating.

"Hey, I'll take you home!"

Because Xiao Kai woke up, the two adults didn't speak to each other the whole way until they got off the car, when Su Wen called out to Qingyan.

Before he could speak, she said softly, "That's enough for now. You can go now. Don't come looking for us again!" After saying that, she took Xiao Kai from his hands and went into the apartment building.

Just as their figures were about to disappear, Su Wen shouted, "I won't leave! I'll wait here for you to say yes!"

He spoke lightly and didn't even turn his head.

Ningcheng.

Since Nanwu's incident, the eldest branch of the family has become much quieter. Xiao Jiayang no longer dares to say anything when he sees Su Ying, and almost always avoids her.

Su Ying started experiencing pregnancy symptoms. She couldn't stand the smell of cooking oil or eat greasy food. Sometimes, even if she ate something light, she would vomit. She felt dizzy, sleepy, weak, and would lie in bed all the time.

Xiao Shen sought out doctors to treat her, but with little effect. Seeing Su Ying vomiting until she was dizzy and disoriented, he was anxious and helpless, which made him miss work and even scolded the maid.

Just when Su Ying was finally feeling a bit better, Xin Ya came knocking on her door again.

She flashed a pass card. "See that? I passed the first round of interviews at Xiao's Group. I'll be having the second round tomorrow. What does that mean?"

Su Ying smiled at her, waiting for her to confidently answer her own question, "It means that all of this was arranged by Fourth Brother, otherwise it wouldn't have gone so smoothly. You've seen it all. Fourth Brother's feelings for me are different from others. I'll soon be working at Xiao's Group to assist Fourth Brother. When he compares me to him, he'll know how incompetent you are!"

"You came all this way just to show off this to me?" Su Ying took a leisurely sip of her flower tea.

Xin Ya crossed her arms and laughed smugly, "How about it? Feeling threatened now? If you knew this would happen, why did you marry Fourth Brother in the first place? You brought this trouble upon yourself!"

"Really? Congratulations!"

Looking at Su Ying's carefree and calm demeanor, Xin Ya was filled with doubt.

No, she's already said all that, why is she only reacting like this? This woman went to great lengths to get into the Xiao family, so logically she should be begging for mercy right now. What's wrong with her?
Seeing Su Ying's panic and not seeing her pitiful state, Xin Ya was very disappointed.

"Hmph! You'd better watch yourself!"

Xin Ya stormed off, and Su Ying toasted her retreating figure with a cup of tea.

Successfully entered the Xiao family?
Based on her understanding of Xiao Shen, this guy was definitely not the type to give preferential treatment to others, unless she had real skills.

Xiao Group.

Xin Ya, dressed elegantly, stepped into the office building. She wanted to greet Xiao Shen first, but she was stopped. Non-staff members were not allowed to move around freely in the building.