Behind the door was an empty entrance hall, and Lin Xiaolu did not come over.
In the past month, every time Kujue returned to the base, Lin Xiaolu would come out to greet him. Sometimes she was enthusiastic, sometimes she was calm, but she would always take the initiative to greet him. This slightly intimate behavior made Kujue a little embarrassed at first, but after a long time, she got used to this way of getting along.
But now it seems that today is an exception.
It was already late, and Lin Xiaolu should have finished her patrol. Moreover, Cuique heard a few days ago that she would have a half-day off today, so there was no reason for her not to be at the base. But the child did not come out to greet her, which made Cuique feel a little regretful.
This regretful mood did not last long, because she also knew that the child was an independent individual with his own things to do, and it was impossible for him to revolve around her all day long. It was normal for him to be busy and not answer the door. So she quickly returned to her normal state of mind, changed into slippers in an orderly manner, and walked into the living room with small steps.
What I saw was Xia Liang sitting alone on the sofa watching TV, and Bai Jingxuan, who was accompanying him in the living room instead of training in the basement.
"Have you had dinner yet?"
She bent down slightly, preparing to put the shopping bag aside: "I went to the supermarket before I came back and bought some more ingredients."
"Ah, you're back, young senior? We've already eaten."
Hearing the noise behind him, Xia Liang immediately sat up, ran out of the living room, and helped Cuique pick up the shopping bag: "Wow, it's so heavy! Let's put these things in the refrigerator first!"
"I want to help too!" Hearing her say this, Bai Jingxuan on the side quickly stepped between the two of them and grabbed the other shopping bag.
"There's no need to rush...but thank you anyway."
The two bags in her hand were snatched away one after another in an instant, and the heavy burden was instantly lifted, causing Cuique to blink a little helplessly: "By the way, where is Baimei?"
Then, she saw the two people in front of her pause at the same time.
"...My sister said before that she wanted to go home, so she left alone." Bai Jingxuan's voice sank subtly.
"We went out together this afternoon, but Xiaolu didn't come back with us because of something."
Xia Liang laughed awkwardly: "I wanted to persuade her, but... I just couldn't, haha."
"What happened?"
The two people's reactions made Kusanagi realize that there seemed to be something else going on, and she subconsciously wanted to raise her eyebrows. However, in order not to bring pressure to the children, she deliberately maintained a calm expression: "There is a study session scheduled tonight, why did she suddenly come home?"
"…Young senior."
"Ok?"
"After listening to what I'm going to say next, you must stay calm." Putting down the plastic bag in his hand, Xia Liangping stretched out his hand, pressed it down, and made a gesture that probably expressed "calmness."
"Is it a serious matter? Is she in any danger?" Delphinium's expression tensed.
"No, it's not a dangerous thing. Life is definitely safe. But it's serious... It's really serious. How should I put it... Well, we went out together this afternoon for some reason, and then decided to go out together, so we ended up going to the shopping mall near the Strategy Bureau."
Xia Liang tried to keep a smile on his face:
"Then, at night, I saw Uncle Lin and Sister Hong together."
Because Bai Jingxuan was nearby, she chose a roundabout way of saying it, using a more objective statement, but Cuique could still understand the meaning of the sentence:
The scene of himself and Hong Siyu acting together was seen.
——"Mom! Dad is having an affair!"
Seeing Xia Liang tell the truth, Bai Jingxuan beside him also spoke up, but her understanding of the matter was obviously in another dimension: "That's why my sister wants to go back to her own home. She said she wants to confront Dad!"
Confrontation?
As soon as Bai Jingxuan said this word, and it was briefly transmitted in her brain, Cuiqiao's mind went blank for a moment.
It took her some effort to accept this fact. After she came to her senses, she first looked at Bai Jingxuan, and found that she could not find any useful information from the child's face, so she looked at Xia Liang again.
Xia Liang seemed to understand what she was thinking and nodded with a dry smile.
So, Cuiqiao understood what was going on: in Lin Xiaolu's understanding, although her father was busy with work, he would still return home every night, so she chose to wait for "her" at home.
This also means that I must go back now.
She took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled. After a long silence, she said, "...I may need to leave for a while and may not come back tonight."
After saying this, she pointed at the plastic shopping bag in Xia Liang's hand and said, "I may have to trouble you to put these things in the kitchen. Thank you for your hard work."
"Is mom angry?" Seeing her tense expression, Bai Jingxuan asked in a low voice, "Should we not talk about this?"
"You two are overthinking at such a young age. Things may not be that complicated."
Reaching out and rubbing her head, Delphinium slowed down her tone: "Don't take it too seriously. I'm not angry, and I'm not going to quarrel. I just do have some things to do."
"So, little senior, do you know what's going on?"
Xia Liang pretended to know nothing, but actually asked in a suggestive tone, "Uncle Lin and Sister Hong are together, and even go shopping together. Isn't it true that... their relationship has developed a bit?"
Delphinium couldn't help but glare at her.
"From my current position, the answer I give is unbelievable and meaningless, right?"
Finally, she sighed helplessly: "But the answer I can give is no."
Seeing that the two girls still looked unconvinced, she didn't want to continue to dwell on this topic, so she waved her hand: "Anyway, I can tell you with certainty: I, Chaoyan, and... Lin Yun have no intention of changing our relationship. Whether it's getting closer or more distant, this is not something we will consider at this stage."
"Will you come back tonight?"
Xia Liang put down the bag in his hand and smiled: "Is the study session tonight cancelled?"
"Cancelled, but I've put the assignment in my study."
Knowing what she was thinking, Cuique didn't want to waste time on the matter, so she walked towards the door without looking back: "Bai Mei has to do her own things and can't participate, so you can finish the corresponding exercises by yourself, and I will come back to correct them tomorrow."
"Eh? Do we have to do the questions even like this?" Xia Liang cried out in a mournful voice.
"After all, your mind seems a little restless."
After changing her shoes at the entrance, Kuizi glanced back at her and said, "Study hard. Children shouldn't interfere in adult matters."
Just like that, leaving behind Xia Liang's cry of "unfairness", Cuique walked out of the secret base, found an empty space with no one around, and took off directly into the air. She chose to fly back to her home to avoid wasting time on the road.
After traveling through the night sky for just a few minutes, Cuiqiao had already arrived near the apartment. And this time, in order to maintain her position as an ordinary person, she had to change back to Lin Yun's appearance and then take the elevator back obediently.
When the apartment is not used on weekdays, there will be a part-time worker to clean it on time, so even though Lin Yun seldom goes back recently, the house should be kept reasonably clean so that Lin Xiaolu will not notice anything wrong.
In the elevator, facing the reflection of the elevator door, he adjusted his clothes to make sure that he did not look tired. Then, he put on a nonchalant face and returned to his home naturally.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a chair.
For some reason, this chair was placed directly in front of the living room door, facing the outside, and Lin Xiaolu was sitting on the chair, with a small blackboard standing next to her. She lowered her head, put on headphones, and stared at her phone intently.
Lin Yun took a quick glance and found that she was playing games.
"Cough cough."
Clearing his throat, he said, "Lulu, what are you doing?"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Xiaolu looked up. After seeing her father standing at the door and looking at her, she subconsciously wanted to turn off the game in her hand, but because of her uncoordinated movements in a hurry, her hand touched the volume button and directly turned the volume to the maximum.
The loud music accompanied by the shouts of the game characters suddenly came out from Lin Xiaolu's ears, and even standing in Lin Yun's position, he could hear it clearly.
Almost instinctively, Lin Xiaolu shrank her neck and quickly pulled off her earphones. After a long panic, she finally remembered where the volume button on her phone was. After turning off the sound, she turned off her phone, put it in her coat pocket, adjusted her sitting posture, restrained her expression and put on a serious face... Only then did she complete all the preparations and sit there properly again.
Lin Yun watched the whole process unfold in front of him, feeling both amused and annoyed, but he still tried to remain calm. He glanced at the small blackboard next to him and asked as if he saw nothing, "Why did you suddenly want to go home today?"
Lin Xiaolu said nothing, just sat on the chair and looked at him seriously.
"...What's wrong?" Lin Yun had no choice but to ask again patiently.
"I saw!"
Lin Xiaolu suddenly said: "You were shopping with that woman!"
"See?"
Lin Yun pretended to know about this matter, and seemed to be really surprised and asked: "What are you talking about?"
"Don't hide it. I saw it with my own eyes. You were talking and laughing with that woman in the shopping mall near the Strategy Bureau!"
Lin Xiaolu pointed a finger at Lin Yun and shouted, "You can't have your feet on two boats!"
When she said this, she was serious and formal, with a fierce and aggressive tone, as if she was coming to call for punishment. If it was something else, it might really make people feel the atmosphere become solemn.
Unfortunately, what she said seemed to Lin Yun to be completely wild speculation. What was even more regrettable was that after she finished speaking, before Lin Yun could answer, Lin Xiaolu's stomach started to growl.
"Gulu gulu..."
In the entrance where there were only two people, the sound was particularly clear and harsh, and the source of the sound was so obvious that the finger that Lin Xiaolu had just stretched out suddenly bent down.
Looking at his daughter who was inexplicably in trouble, Lin Yun sighed helplessly: "It's already past eight o'clock, didn't you eat?"
"Don't, don't change the subject!"
With one hand back to cover her belly, Lin Xiaolu's ears felt hot: "I'm talking about your indecision!"
"Have you had lunch?" Lin Yun untied his tie and walked towards the restaurant.
Following Lin Yun's gaze, Lin Xiaolu subconsciously said, "I didn't eat much... No, that's not what I'm talking about!"
Lin Yun took off his suit jacket and put it on the back of a chair in the dining room: "We don't usually have fresh ingredients at home now, but I just bought some vegetables today. Do you want meat for dinner?"
"Eating meat...it's eight o'clock, forget it." Lin Xiaolu thought.
"It's only eight o'clock. It's good to gain some weight after eating."
As Lin Yun spoke, he took out two boxes for packaging meat and said, "It seems like you haven't grown much in this month."
"It's not what I want. My body doesn't grow on its own."
Lin Xiaolu muttered as she stood up from her chair and went to the kitchen: "No need to eat meat, I'm trying to lose weight recently."
"Losing weight? You only have a few pounds of flesh, you're as skinny as a sprout."
Lin Yun washed his hands and started to prepare the ingredients in the kitchen: "Besides, you are only fourteen years old, still growing up, how come you suddenly thought of losing weight?"
"I've been eating too much lately."
Lin Xiaolu followed him to the pool with a complicated expression: "I gained four pounds."
"How much?" Lin Yun turned around and looked at her.
"... Four pounds." Lin Xiaolu struggled mentally before saying this, "The food in the secret base is so good."
After carefully looking at Lin Xiaolu, Lin Yun discovered that Lin Xiaolu's face had indeed become a little rounder during these days. However, because they were together day and night, this change was too slight, which led to this change being ignored before.
"It's okay, it's good to gain some weight."
After a brief thought, he picked up and released his hand from the food container, but he eventually tore open the packaging: "It's just growing, it's okay."
Even if he noticed this change, he didn't mind his daughter getting a little fatter. In fact, Kuizi also adhered to this principle when cooking in the secret base. From a father's perspective, his daughter's height development is obviously more important.
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