Wouldn't things have been different if I hadn't met you

Husband and wife, quarrel at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed.

The next day was Sunday, Liu Xia didn't have to go to work, and Chen Xiaodong also chose to take a break.

Liu Xia woke up early, went to the vegetable market to buy various ingredients, and was busy in the kitchen all morning, cooking a table of dishes according to the tutorials on the Internet to reward Chen Xiaodong.

Chen Xiaodong was probably really exhausted, for the first time in history, he slept until noon and didn't wake up.Pushing open the bedroom door in a daze, he could smell the aroma of food almost immediately, and seeing Liu Xia busy in the kitchen, he suddenly felt that no amount of hard work was worth it.

"Are you awake?" Hearing the voice behind her, Liu Xia turned around and said, "Hurry up and wash up, it's ready to eat."

Chen Xiaodong responded with a smile, but instead of going to the bathroom, he walked up to Liu Xia and hugged him.He lowered his head and rubbed against his ear: "How are you cooking now? Let's go out to eat."

"The stuff outside is too oily and salty. It's better to cook it yourself." Liu Xia also reached out and hugged him. She hadn't hugged him for a week, but she felt that his waist was much thinner than before. Liu Xia felt sad for a while, and suddenly remembered What, raised his head and said, "I've tried it all, I guarantee it's delicious."

Chen Xiaodong smiled even sweeter, lowered his head and kissed Liu Xia's forehead, and said, "I believe it's delicious, but I just don't want you to work too hard. It will take a lot of time to make these."

"No...you are the one who has worked too hard, and I can't help you..." Liu Xia suddenly regretted not listening to Chen Xiaodong's suggestion and going to work in his company. If so, maybe he can help him now Share a little.

Chen Xiaodong murmured a fool, and tightened his arms around Liu Xia.

Then the growling stomach interrupted the tiredness of the two.

At the dinner table, Chen Xiaodong finally had the opportunity to have a detailed chat with Liu Xia, and he told about the current situation of the company.

Liu Xia didn't expect the matter to be so serious, and couldn't think of a solution, so don't worry too much.

After dinner, Liu Xia went to wash the dishes.Chen Xiaodong sat on the sofa and hesitated for a long time, but still dialed the phone number at home - the parents in Anlin City still have a lot of connections, maybe they can help.

When the phone was connected, Chen Xiaodong's father only listened to Chen Xiaodong quietly from the beginning to the end, neither blaming nor comforting, and mostly using "um" to show that he was listening all the time.Until Chen Xiaodong finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, he just said "you come back first" and ended the call.

Chen Xiaodong felt that something was wrong, but he had no choice but to promise to go back tomorrow.

That way, the good weekend is gone.After Chen Xiaodong hung up the phone, he immediately readjusted the itinerary, canceling those that could be cancelled, and working overtime to complete those that could not be cancelled.

Originally, he planned to have a romantic date with Liu Xia at night, but now it seems impossible.Chen Xiaodong felt guilty but there was nothing he could do.

Chen Xiaodong left, although Liu Xia said it was okay, but he was really sad in his heart.Originally, I wanted to accompany Chen Xiaodong well, but in the end, the plan always failed to keep up with the changes.After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't know what to do, so I sat down on the sofa all afternoon disheartened.It wasn't until it was completely dark that I lingeringly went to the kitchen to eat the leftover dishes at noon.

Turning on the TV was nothing to watch either.Simply go to bed early.Maybe it was too boring, and it didn't take long to fall asleep in a daze.I don't even know when Chen Xiaodong will come back.

It was already the next day when I woke up, and the ticket Chen Xiaodong bought was at eight o'clock, so there was no way to send Liu Xia to work.The two split up after saying goodbye downstairs.

It was originally agreed to go back on the same day, but in the afternoon, Liu Xia received a call from Chen Xiaodong saying that he would not be back until tomorrow.

This way the night is spent alone again.Anyway, there was nothing to do, so Liu Xia simply took the work home—he took a new client yesterday, and Liu Xia needed to sort out the client's information.

I got into it as I was doing it, and I didn't realize it until the early morning before I came back to my senses and hurriedly climbed into bed to sleep.

The days of the next month slipped by like a swish of running water.

Due to financing problems, Chen Xiaodong's work focus has been shifted to Anlin City, and he has no choice but to run at both ends of Shuli City and Anlin City.Even less time to spend with Liu Xia.But Liu Xia is also busy with her work, so she doesn't feel bored.They planned to move the entire company to Anlin City in the future if the financing went well, and they would also move to live in Anlin City.Anyway, Chen Xiaodong's parents always wanted him to go back.

Chen Xiaodong never mentioned the matter of taking Liu Xia home to meet his parents before.I don't know if it's because the matter of the investors in Shuli City hit him too hard and left him with lingering fears, or because his family said something to him.Anyway, it seems that Chen Xiaodong's attitude has changed.Liu Xia knew about Chen Xiaodong's family's attitude since the last interview with Chen Xiaodong's mother, so naturally she would not take the initiative to bring it up.

But Liu Xia didn't feel wronged or anything.After all, this society is like this, and he already knew it.He totally understands.Compared with wanting a reputation and staying with Chen Xiaodong for a long time, he succumbed to the warmth of reality.

However, Liu Xia didn't expect that even such warmth would be short-lived.

It was a day more than a month later. As usual, they went to the square next to the community for a while after dinner. The weather was getting hot, so they decided to go home and turn on the air conditioner after a short walk.After returning home, Chen Xiaodong took a shower first, while Liu Xia sat on the sofa and watched TV.Suddenly Chen Xiaodong's cell phone rang, and Liu Xia picked it up and saw that it was a call from a person named Shen Ting. If Liu Xia wanted to answer it, she would have to explain why it was troublesome for a long time, so she put it down and waited for the other party to hang up by herself. Persistence, I hit one after another, and Liu Xia picked it up when it rang for the third time.

"Hey, Chen Xiaodong, how dare you not answer my phone?!" It was a girl's voice, not particularly pleasant to say the least, but the tone was utterly domineering.It sounds like someone who is very close to Chen Xiaodong.

"Hello, Xiaodong is taking a shower now, so he can't answer the phone for the time being." Liu Xia said politely.

"He's taking a shower...then who are you, why are you holding his cell phone?" The other party's tone became more gentle when he heard that he got angry and mistaken the person.

"I'm his roommate. If you have something urgent, I can pass it on for you."

Roommate, this is what Liu Xia has always said to the outside world—fortunately, no one came to see their house—otherwise, no one would believe it—there is only one bedroom and one bed in their house.

"Then you tell him to call his girlfriend back immediately after washing." The girl's tone was already a little coquettish.

Liu Xia didn't answer, he was completely dumbfounded when he heard the word "girlfriend".

The girl named Shen Ting on the phone was still yelling hello, but Liu Xia didn't seem to be able to hear her, and just sat there blankly.

Is it a typo?This was the first thought that popped into Liu Xia's mind.

Liu Xia thought about it for a while, she didn't seem to mention Xiaodong's name, and she was a little annoyed for a moment, she should be sure, did she really look for Xiaodong?

girlfriend?How can this be?

There is not much time left for Liu Xia to think.Chen Xiaodong has finished washing and came out.Seeing Liu Xia sitting blankly, she came over with a smile and jokingly squeezed his butt lightly, urging him to take a bath.

Liu Xia regained consciousness a little bit, but his eyes were still full of confusion, and he was a little scared for some reason. He regretted for a moment that he shouldn't have answered that phone call.

Chen Xiaodong was a little puzzled, it took him a long time to take a shower, what happened, Liu Xia's mood was not right?So he sat down next to Liu Xia and patiently asked him what was wrong.

"Do you know a girl named Shen Ting? She called you just now and I answered it." Liu Xia said as lightly as possible.

When Chen Xiaodong heard Shen Ting's name, his body became stiff instantly, and his face also changed.He glanced at Liu Xia, opened his mouth but didn't say anything, then lowered his head, bit his right thumb, and didn't speak for a long time.

There is no need to say anything.Liu Xiaquan understood.Chen Xiaodong only bites his fingers when he is extremely nervous.

Liu Xia suddenly felt that the space was too cramped and the air was so thin that he couldn't breathe, so he stood up and wanted to go outside for some air.

"Xia, listen to my explanation." Chen Xiaodong stood up and held Liu Xia.

"Tell me." Liu Xia quietly raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaodong.He warned himself over and over again not to lose his composure.

Chen Xiaodong really wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to explain.He stood without speaking for a long time, but he refused to let go of Liu Xia's hand.

The more Chen Xiaodong remained silent, the heavier Liu Xia's heart sank.

After standing for as long as a century, Liu Xia couldn't bear it no matter what, and walked towards the door.Chen Xiaodong immediately grabbed him, but couldn't say anything, just kept calling Liu Xia's name.

"Let go, I just want to go out and get some air." Liu Xia still tried to maintain her superficial calm.Perhaps his last dignity.

"It's so late, where are you going?" Chen Xiaodong wanted to pull Liu Xia into his arms, but Liu Xia desperately refused.

The two of them argued for a long time. Normally speaking, Liu Xia was not Chen Xiaodong's opponent at all, but Liu Xia was so angry that he didn't care about it at all. Chen Xiaodong didn't dare to really use his strength for fear of hurting him, so the two were actually evenly matched, and they were all covered in sweat. , Chen Xiaodong took a shower for nothing.

"Xia, don't do this," Chen Xiaodong panted and wiped his sweat, "Let's all calm down and sit down and talk." After speaking, he sat down on the sofa, and pulled Liu Xia to hope that he would sit down too.

Liu Xia stood there gasping for breath, feeling that she still couldn't tell reality from a dream.

"Shen Ting was the blind date my mother introduced to me on her birthday last time. She is the daughter of the Shen family in Shuli City. At that time, I rejected it immediately, but then the company had financing problems. Shen Ting's father It is also a well-known real estate developer in Anlin City. It is inevitable that I will meet when I go back. My mother took the opportunity to talk about the blind date. I disagreed with it, but she said that as long as I get married with Shen Ting, I will give birth to a grandson. Don't interfere with me being with you. I think this is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds, solving both financing and our problems, so I agreed." Chen Xiaodong had been thinking about how to say this just now, and he thought about making up a goodwill Lies, but no matter how they can make it up, Liu Xia is very thoughtful and knows him too well.After much deliberation, I decided to say everything in this way.Anyway, sooner or later it will be said.

Liu Xia stood there without answering.

Chen Xiaodong sighed, and continued: "My parents mean that no matter what, the Chen family can't end, and if there is a family, no one will suspect that we are abnormal. I don't think there is anything wrong with this. Xia, you know, My heart is with you no matter what, and that will never change."

Liu Xia wiped away the tears overflowing from her eyes, and shook her head: "That's not how it works, you and I have a so-called normal life, you can only choose one after all."

Chen Xiaodong scratched his head. He didn't know how to convince Liu Xia, who was so stupid. He stood up a little excitedly: "Why can't you choose both? I know you can't accept it now, but can you try it for me? , if you also have a girlfriend in name, you will know that it will be a lot easier."

"Then have you ever thought about the feelings of girls, how pitiful they are? They are innocent!" Liu Xia also increased the volume, with a distorted expression on her face that was about to cry and angry.

"They are voluntary."

"They don't know!"

"People always have to think about themselves first!"

Liu Xia didn't answer.Chen Xiaodong also found himself shouting involuntarily.He didn't intend to quarrel with Liu Xia, so he shut up and stopped talking.

The room suddenly fell silent, only the sound of Liu Xia sobbing softly.

After a while, Chen Xiaodong felt calmer.The thing is always that I was wrong first, so I should give up first, so I stood up and wanted to hug Liu Xia.But Liu Xia pushed him away, still sullen, showing no intention of making peace.

Chen Xiaodong frowned and looked at Liu Xia. He really wanted to slap him twice in his heart, but he couldn't help but sighed: "Let's cool off first, I'll go out to live tonight." After speaking, he walked towards the bedroom.

"Let's break up." Liu Xia's voice came faintly from behind.

Chen Xiaodong didn't react for a while, and stood there in a daze.When he understood what he was talking about, he immediately flew into a rage.A quarrel is just a quarrel, so why would it turn into a breakup?Did he think about it a long time ago, just waiting to find an excuse?Furious, he picked up Liu Xia's neckline and grabbed him in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "You heartless bastard..." When he saw the tears on Liu Xia's face, he couldn't say any more angry words.Chen Xiaodong slowly let go, sighed in a low voice, and turned into a gentle tone: "Xia, please don't be like this. It's my fault to hide it from you, but I really have no choice but to tell you The situation like today will happen in the future. I will break up with her right away, please forgive me." After speaking, because Liu Xia still didn't respond, Chen Xiaodong panicked, and his tone was almost pleading.

Liu Xia still didn't answer.

Chen Xiaodong was in a hurry, grabbed the phone from the table and started dialing, and a woman's voice sounded coquettish on the phone.

"Shen Ting, let's break up." Chen Xiaodong immediately hung up the phone after finishing speaking.

Liu Xia still didn't speak, just kept crying, first sobbing softly, and then turning into crying loudly.

Chen Xiaodong walked over and hugged him into his arms while repeating: "Forgive me, please, I was wrong..."

This time Liu Xia didn't push him away, and started crying in Chen Xiaodong's arms, like a child who lost his most beloved toy.

Chen Xiaodong felt uncomfortable.She obviously wanted to be the one who cared for him, but she became the one who hurt him the most.

If you do something wrong in one area, you will naturally have to do it right in another area.

Although Liu Xia always had a bad face, she didn't reject Chen Xiaodong. This somewhat made Chen Xiaodong feel at ease, at least Liu Xia still had her own in her heart.In the end, Chen Xiaodong didn't let him go until he was sure that Liu Xia was too tired to think.