Chapter 972: [Bonus chapter] Sleep & Wine

Chapter 972: [Bonus chapter] Sleep & WineOn the other hand, when Xia Zhao went back to his private room on the third floor, he was exceptionally silent. It wasn't like he was usually a talkative person but right now, even the air around him was still.        

The man inside the room looked up at him and asked, "Did someone snatch your girlfriend, Zhao?"    

Xia Zhao looked back at the man whose eyes were shining with mirth and said, "Brother Zimen, let's not do this."    

"Okay," said the man named Xin Zimen.      

"Ah-Zi, why are you so handsome?"    

Xia Zhao looked at the helpless smile that spread on Xin Zimen's face when he heard those words from the woman who was first laying on his shoulder but now, was pinching his face.      

"My daddy is so handsome. You're making women want to commit sins!"    

"Little lass, you better stop," said Xin Zimen.    

Xia Zhao couldn't help smiling and asked, "What's wrong with your daughter?"    

"She is drunk," answered Xin Zimen.    

Xia Zhao looked at the jug of peach wine on the table and picked it up to check. He found it empty.    

"She drank it all?" he was shocked. The wine was very strong.    

Xin Zimen tried to control the arms of his daughter who was squirming around as he said, "Yes, she drank it all. Who told you to bring good wine in front of her and leave it unattended? You should know by now that our family's Xiu is a drunkard! She has two favorite things in life; sleep and wine!"      

The woman named Xiu suddenly shot up from the chair and shook her head, "Ah-Zi! You're wrong. Xiu loves three things in life, sleep, wine, and my Baobei! Where is my Baobei? Did he leave me? Wuwuwu! How can he leave his Sweets alone?"    

Xin Zimen facepalmed himself while Xia Zhao tried to hold back his smile but wasn't able to do so. Xiu who was just crying with big pearly tears suddenly stopped and looked at Xia Zhao saying, "Uncle, you're also very good-looking."    

"Thank you for the compliment, Xiu! But you've already said that way too many times during your sightseeing sessions."    

Xiu giggled, "I did? But no matter how many times I say it, you're still very good looking. Why are you so good-looking?"    

"Genes," replied Xia Zhao.      

Xiu slumped down on the table and lamented, "Genes are powerful. Why did my genes didn't work? My son is so not cute. He didn't even inherit the cuteness from his mother."    

"But he did inherit his father's eyes," reminded Xin Zimen.    

"That's the only good thing about him," she said.    

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Xia Zhao shook his head, "Brother Zimen, your daughter is one and only in the world. She loves her son but she can definitely forget all about him when it comes to her husband."    

Xin Zimen sighed, "She can forget the world for her husband. As she said, the only reason she dotes on her son is that he looks like his father. Otherwise, I can't imagine what would have happened to him." He ignored his daughter and looked at Xia Zhao, "Where did you go?"    

"To see someone," answered Xia Zhao.    

"Do you mind elaborating on who is this 'someone'?" asked Xin Zimen.      

Xia Zhao didn't reply at first and just looked carelessly at the auction stage. After a long while, he said, "Let's not discuss that someone."        

Xin Zimen narrowed his eyes and said, "No wonder you have no friends. You really love your silence."    

"I think I also got that in my genes. No one in our clan likes to talk much," said Xia Zhao. "Everyone is playing a silent game and yet, they can communicate very well. It's from them I learned that silence has its own language. Only a few can understand the art of it though."    

Xin Zimen didn't say anything. Soon, he heard the voice of someone bidding on a phoenix gold hairpin, and his eyes narrowed, "You went to see Mu Chenyan?"    

Xia Zhao touched his nose and didn't deny it.    

Xin Zimen tsked at him, "I met her the other day at my grandson's birthday. She came with Feifei. Oh, did I mention that she is actually trying to set Feifei up with her brother?"    

"What?" Xia Zhao was taken aback by that news. "She is matchmaking Xiang Hulin and Su Feifei?"    

"Yes," replied Xin Zimen.    

"And what are your thoughts on that?" asked Xia Zhao.    

"Do my thoughts matter?" asked Xin Zimen. "It's Feifei's life, not mine. I didn't even comment when she wanted to stay single all this while."    

"But Su Feifei being your wife's little sister is very important to you. Of course, you would have some opinions on her life partner."    

Xin Zimen nodded his head and said, "Actually, I don't see anything wrong with it. Feifei doesn't want children and Hulin already has grown-up kids. At this point, if they can get together and accompany each other in old age, I don't see a problem. But the prerequisite is that Xiang Hulin isn't stuck on his ex-wife."    

"Then you have nothing to worry about," said Xia Zhao. "Hulin Ge is also from Xiang family. They are always clear-headed. Once a divorce means, that's the end of it. Even if he respects her or cares for his ex-wife, it's all because of the past relationship and the kids they had together. Apart from that, I can assure you, he feels nothing for her."    

"It better be like that because Feifei is quite tempted by Mu Chenyan," informed Xin Zimen. "I can't blame her though. It's hard to get over your first crush." As he said that, he was looking at Xia Zhao meaningfully.    

"I don't have a crush on Yan Zi," said Xia Zhao.    

"I didn't even say her name," said Xin Zimen with a smile and looked away. "Aren't you gonna bid on something?"    

Xia Zhao ignored the look in his eyes and focused on the auction. It was not a point talking about anything with this man who only loved one woman all his life and surprisingly, that woman was no less of a tyrant than Mu Chenyan.