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The atmosphere between the two of them was awkward. Xia Xingyu realized she was facing Shen Peian and felt a little weak inside. This feeling was probably because she didn't dare to be tempted.

"Have a good rest for the day. We have to go to work tomorrow."

Xia Xingyu politely threw down those words, turned around and closed the door. She lied on the bed, looking at the ceiling, and fell into deep thought.

Right now, he seemed to be quite unfamiliar with it. This kind of feeling made Xia Xingyu's heart ache for no reason.

Xia Xingyu did not eat much today. She tried her best to keep busy in order to forget Shen Peian's feelings.

When Xiahou Yong and Ning Xi returned that night, she was still busy.

"Why aren't you eating?"

Ning Xi brought some food over. Seeing her daughter being so sensible, the parents of ordinary families were all happy, but she felt waves of unease.

Xia Xingyu raised her head and smiled at Ning Xi's gaze.

"I'll go down after I've seen this. Mom, you don't need to bring it up."

Only when he saw Ning Xi would Xia Xingyu's heart feel so safe. In this life, she had done it for her own mother.

Ning Xi thoughtfully patted Xia Xingyu's shoulder and said.

"You silly child, now that you're at the age to play, why do you have to go all out like that?"

"Listen to your mother. Just perfunctorily explain the company's matters …"

Before Ning Xi finished speaking, Xia Xingyu had already started laughing out loud.

"Mom, as a parent, you don't want to see your child struggle and improve. I know you think I'm happy and happy, but I want to protect mom."

Hearing Xia Xingyu's words, Ning Xi's heart was slightly moved. The most correct thing she had done in her life was to give birth to this child.

"Silly child."

Ning Xi's eyes were somewhat moist. She didn't want Xia Xingyu to see her weak and sensitive appearance.

Ning Xi lightly patted Xia Xingyu's head and walked out.

The next morning, Xia Xingyu woke up early and cleaned herself up. Xiahou Yong admired her for her astute and capable appearance.

"That's right, this is my, Xiahou Yong's, daughter."

As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Ning Xi with a very meaningful look.

After breakfast, Shen Peian went to work with Xia Xingyu at the company. Neither of them spoke much on the way. Since yesterday, the atmosphere between the two of them had been very delicate.

It was as if one word more or less would break the current relationship.

Fu Guoqian suddenly came to work at noon. He glanced at Shen Peian out of the corner of his eye and smiled proudly. Then, he headed off in the direction of Xia Xingyu.

"Xingyu, look what I brought you!"

Fu Guoqian conjured a rose from behind his back as if he was performing a magic trick. Ever since he came back from the forbidden city, this man seemed to have been possessed and started to show all kinds of goodwill towards Xia Xinyue.

Looking at Fu Guoqian's retarded appearance, Xia Xingyu did not reveal any surprise. On the contrary, she even despised him a little.

To send a rose to a girl, how many years has it been since someone did this? Fu Guoqian really wanted to come out.

"Thank you!"

Xia Xingyu coldly received the rose. She originally wanted to rely on close ties with the country to stimulate Xia Ying.

But after what Shen Peian said yesterday, Xia Xingyu hesitated.

Seeing Xia Xingyu's cold attitude towards him, Fu Guoqian felt a sense of crisis.

"Xingyu, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy? "

A series of caring words came out of Fu Guoqian's mouth. It was a little strange, and coupled with his deliberate approach towards Xia Xingyu, it made people feel even more uncomfortable.

"I'm fine."

As Xia Xingyu spoke, he intentionally kept a distance between himself and Fu Guoqian, but the latter did not seem to feel it as he placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Alright, if there's anything that you're unhappy about, you must tell me. As long as I can help you, I will definitely take responsibility."

When Xing Yu saw the subordinate on her shoulder, she slightly frowned. She stood up and immediately threw away the man's hand.

"I understand. I'm still busy right now, so you should go back first."

How could Fu Guoqian not recognize such an obvious order to expel a guest?

"Alright."

The man looked at her meaningfully, and then looked at Shen Peian as he left the room. It was hard to tell what was going on between the two of them.

All this time, Shen Peian had been busy with his own affairs with his head down. He seemed to have turned a deaf ear to the interactions between the two of them.

But the more it was like this, the more Xia Xingyu felt uneasy.

When it was time to get off work, she prepared to go. In order to achieve better results, the woman even sent a text to Xia Ying.

"It's 8 o'clock tonight at Violet Palace Restaurant. I want to have dinner with Brother Quan."

When Xia Ying received this message, she was beyond furious. She gripped her phone tightly as if she wanted to crush it.

Before Xia Xingyu could step out of the office door, Shen Peian suddenly gripped her wrist tightly.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Xingyu looked at the man with a puzzled expression, filled with anticipation.

Shen Peian's face darkened in a way that looked like a decision he had been struggling with for a long time.

"You're not allowed to go."

The tyrannical command had returned to its original state, but for some reason, Xia Xingyu was somehow happy inside.

"But I already promised him that it wouldn't be too good to leave a pigeon."

Furthermore, Xia Xingyu really wanted to see what Xia Ying's expression would be like.

How did Shen Peian know what a woman thought? He was just trying his best to resist meeting Xia Xingyu and Fu Guoqian.

"I say … "You're not allowed to go."

His attitude was very unyielding. Before Xia Xingyu could react, Shen Peian had already gone ahead and pulled her away.

"Hey, where are you taking me?"

Seeing the situation, Xia Xingyu was very clear that she wouldn't have been able to make an appointment. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have sent Xia Ying that text message.

Sighing faintly, she stopped struggling and allowed Shen Pei An to drag her home.

"Stay well."

The implication of his words was that Xia Xingyu was not allowed to go anywhere today.

Since it was already like this, where else could Xia Xingyu go? She let out a faint sigh. She was truly regretful that she could not see Xia Ying's defeated expression.

"Shen Peian, I find you too domineering."

Although her tone was somewhat dissatisfied, Xia Xingyu didn't have the slightest intention to criticize him. Today, Shen Peian forcefully brought her back, she wasn't angry at all.

This man kept destroying her plans, but it was also in time to prevent Xia Xingyu from doing anything that she regretted.

Every time Shen Peian stopped her, Xia Xingyu was relieved.