The Queen's Secret

Chapter 10] A Moment of Warmth

She likes the antique style of Chu's house very much, the vermilion coffee table, the garden fabric sofa, and the crystal five-pronged ball chandelier in the living room.

Not so luxurious, but full of the warmth of home.

She was sitting on the sofa, and Bai Qingwan asked Aunt Shen to hug her and put her foot on her lap: "Xuerou, your ankle is misaligned, I will fix it for you first, and then apply a cold compress, it may hurt It hurts, bear with it. There are too many people, and if you go to the hospital now, it may have a worse impact on you. If it still hurts if I pick it up for you, Auntie will accompany you, okay?"

In fact, Bai Qingwan hasn't helped other people's bones for a few days, and judging from Xuerou's troublesome situation of scandals, if she goes to the hospital and is photographed by the paparazzi, she will fabricate some ridiculous news.

Liao Xuerou nodded obediently, trying her best to show a calm appearance, but her nails dug into her palm unconsciously.It seems that no one knows, but she has been afraid of pain since she was a child.

Qingwan's fingertips slid across the soles of her feet, and the pain and numbness were intertwined.Since entering the entertainment industry, how many times has she suffered, how many times she twisted her feet in high heels on the stage and continued to dance with a smile on her face, how many times her feet were swollen but she had no time to heal the root cause of her illness because of rushing to the notice, no Thinking that this time the ankle was really dislocated.She is a person who is afraid of pain, but since entering this circle, she has to swallow all the tears by herself.

"Sister Shen, cover her eyes." Bai Qingwan said softly to Shen Hua, the aunt who was holding Liao Xuerou's shoulders.

"Xuerou, just call out when it hurts."

Liao Xuerou didn't make any sound, and when Shen Hua let go, his hands were already covered with tears.

"Sister Shen, help me get a cold towel."

It hurts, really heart-piercing pain.In the past, every time I sprained my foot, it was just a little red and swollen. The assistant helped me to massage and apply some safflower oil. Maybe it was because I hurt too many times, and each time I was too careless.This time it was really sprained and dislocated.

At the moment Cai Bai set her bones together, her nerves seemed to be torn apart, she didn't even have the strength to cry out, her tears were already like a faucet that had been turned off.

Bai hugged her so that she could lean on his body and lean his head on his shoulder, and stretched out a hand to help her wipe her tears: "I never took good care of my feet before, did I?" Fingertips slid across her tear-stained cheeks, leaving a little bit of warmth. She looked up at her loving eyes, and the feeling of wanting to cry seemed even more irresistible.

"Anyway, they only care about whether I'm popular or not, they don't care whether I'm in pain or not. Maybe one day my leg will be broken, and they'll want me to wear a prosthesis and continue dancing." Liao Xuerou lowered her head and laughed at herself.

But this is indeed the law of survival in the entertainment industry. If you want to be more popular than others, you have to put in a hundred times or even a thousand times more effort than others.In this circle, there is no sickness, no tears, only hard work, only flattery.

Bai Qingwan took the cold towel and gently wrapped it around her feet: "You must know how to take good care of yourself."

Listening to Bai's words, thinking about the grievances she has suffered, her tears flowed more and more wantonly.Having lived in this indifferent circle for a long time, getting a little bit of care every once in a while seemed precious.

She shed countless tears. When filming until three or four o'clock in the morning, she only slept for an hour before going to work again. When her feet hurt but she continued to dance and smile in high heels, she saw netizens When criticizing and swearing at herself, these tears were all because of frustration and despair, but what she didn't expect was that being moved and warm would also make her want to cry like this.

"Okay, stop crying. Why are you crying more than Xiaojia?" Bai Qingwan patted her head, then shook her head herself.And the tenderness in the eyes has always been brighter than the stars.

Liao Xuerou wiped her tears, feeling a little embarrassed: "Auntie, where is Xijia?"

"It says there is an interview. I should be back in a while. Xuerou, let's have lunch here. I'll make dumplings for you to eat."

"Okay." She didn't pretend, anyway, she really wanted to stay anyway, to be able to eat the dumplings made by Bai Qingwan, I don't know how many people dream of that, "The dumplings made by Auntie must be very good eat."

"Does Xuerou like to eat fennel?"

Bai Qingwan has already started to work, her hair is tied up loosely.God is really unfair, so many years have passed, but the years have not left the slightest trace on this woman, she is still so beautiful, every frown and smile will hook people's soul away.

Bai Qingwan without makeup looks like a hibiscus emerging from water, a begonia in spring, and the most beautiful flower in a hot summer.

Xuerou nodded: "I like to eat everything, I'm not picky." While leaning on the sofa and trying to stand up, "Auntie, let me help you."

Bai Qingwan immediately walked to her side to support her: "Slow down. Be careful of inflammation."

"It's okay, how can you be so delicate." Xue Rou is not particularly beautiful, but she has two very cute little tiger teeth, and she smiles innocently and charmingly like a child, which is very attractive.

She helped her to the chair in front of the dining table: "If our little Jia is as obedient as you, then I won't worry."

"I heard my mother talking bad about me just after I came back!" Xijia threw the beige leather bag on the sofa, her almond eyes were full of beauty and charm.Xuerou really has to admire, her good genes are really enviable, she is so beautiful and charming even when she is angry and coquettish.

Xijia hugged Bai Qingwan from behind like a little girl, and clasped her neck with both hands. Two almost identical beautiful faces were pressed together. The picture was very warm, so warm that it reminded Xuerou of her mother.

When her mother was still alive, she was also the person who was held in the palm of her hand, and she was also a little princess who loved to act like a baby, but as time passed, she was no longer what she used to be.

Time always goes out of its way to force people to mature.

"Hi, Sister Liao!" Xijia winked at Xuerou playfully, as if she was not surprised that she would appear here.

Bai Qingwan patted her cheek with her backhand: "Go wash your hands and eat some fruit, don't mess with me here." Her tone was full of affection.

Xijia curled her lips and said she knew, but the corners of her brows and eyes were full of smiles.

Xuerou was sitting on the white dining table and chairs making stuffing, while Bai Qingwan and Shen Hua were making noodles at the side, the happy and harmonious scene was extremely warm.

This is something she didn't even dare to hope for in her dreams. She is so ordinary, and one day she can really get along with Bai as a family member.I, who is more inconspicuous than a grass, is really about to become a fairy-like Bai family.

"I look superfluous!" Xijia put on a cute cartoon pajamas, pouted with an apple in her hand and said coquettishly.The three of them were enjoying themselves, and left themselves alone, which is really annoying!

"Who told you that you don't know anything. I usually teach you how to cook, but you don't learn. Seeing Xuerou, she is better than you in everything." Xijia is a typical spoiled little princess at home. She hates cooking. She hates doing housework, and likes to invite some younger sisters to drink afternoon tea and go shopping in department stores in her spare time. In her words, it is better to let her never marry than to let her learn to cook.

Although Bai's words sounded like reprimands, only the observers could know that Bai really loved her and loved her so that he spoke to her like this.

"Sister Liao is an all-round entertainer. How can I compare with her?" Anyway, she, Chu Xijia, would never learn how to make dumplings. Sister, even if I don’t learn how to cook, I won’t starve to death.”

Good-looking is really a kind of natural capital, such thick-skinned words come from the mouth of a peerless beauty like Xijia, but it makes people not angry in the slightest, on the contrary, they love and like them very much, especially those watery eyes The big eyes that can discharge electricity blinked and blinked, making people feel that it is a sin to lose their temper with her.

In fact, what is omnipotent, gentle, virtuous, no amount of advantages can compare with beauty.

Xijia is smart, and smart enough to make use of this precious advantage.

"Okay Xiaojia, go up and see your brother, and bring him down for a walk."

"Obey, Empress Dowager!"

Every time it comes to Ayan, Bai seems to be slightly different.

In fact, every time I face A Yan, it is not only Bai who feels distressed, Xijia, Xuerou, and even Shen Hua who has worked in the Chu family for many years.The deep loneliness buried in A Yan's eyes, every time, is like a dagger, ruthlessly piercing into the bottom of everyone's heart.

No matter how much he complained about God's will, he still had to bear all the pain alone.

"Sister Xuerou." He was wearing a sky blue shirt today, his thin bangs were loosely attached to his forehead, and his peach blossom eyes were lowered. He stood beside her and called her Sister Xuerou faintly.

Ever since he met Xue Rou, he has tried to speak, but he has never been willing to say a word to others, including his mother and his sister.

Xue Rou reached out and patted his head: "A Yan, today we are eating dumplings."

"That's right bro, look at mom making your favorite fennel stuffed dumplings again. Mom always prefers you, not stuffing my favorite celery stuffing, but only stuffing fennel stuffing that my brother loves to eat, look how much mom loves you " Xijia took Ayan's arm, turned her face and said to her brother gently, although people who don't know may think that her daughter is jealous of her brother being favored more, but those who understand the situation can know that Xijia is nothing more than wanting Let the elder brother understand the painstaking efforts of the mother, and hope that the elder brother, while having Xuerou in his eyes, can allocate some space to the mother who loves him the most.

Rather than jealousy.

And Bai didn't say anything, except for the loneliness that couldn't be concealed, he just looked at his son very softly, then lowered his head and continued making dumplings.

"Ayan, help me up, please. Sister Xuerou wants to tell you something." She picked up the towel next to her to wipe her hands, and stretched her hand to Ayan who was staring at her blankly.

The little boy nodded, put his arms around her shoulders, and walked with her to the sunny balcony of the Chu family.

Seeing the backs of the two leaving, Xijia felt an unspeakable sourness in her heart. Her brother's life was not as closed as before, and her brother was willing to talk. She should be happy, but for some reason, there was always a kind of sourness pervading bottom of her heart.

The white dumplings rolled into the bottom of the boiling pot, steaming hot, and the four of them sat on the sofa outside watching TV and waited for the dumplings to come out of the pot.

The sky always seems to be unfulfilled, Xuerou finally got a little relief from the annoying scandals, and could have a good meal, but more than a dozen channels on the TV broadcast her and Gu Dao in turn. pornographic photos.

Xijia took the remote control back and forth, but Xuerou's mind was completely disturbed.

Bai Qingwan, who has always been gentle and gentle, grabbed the remote control and turned off the TV: "It's dazzling. How dare you come out to show your eyes with such poor photo editing skills."

Everyone must have had such an experience, this feeling, as if you failed an exam once, the teacher called you to the podium, showed your test paper to everyone in the audience, and you just bowed your head Standing on the podium at a loss, you don't even dare to look up to see the expressions of the people in the audience, because the inferiority complex in your heart has already made you want to dig a hole into it.

If at this time, someone can say a word for you, even if it is a simple word of encouragement, it will make you very grateful.

Same worry.The same want to cry.

Sitting at the dining table, she tried not to let herself think about unpleasant things.Over the years, a dream in my heart has gotten closer and closer to me, and other things seem to have become less important.

Because of the little treasure of Xijia, the atmosphere at the dinner table was not so boring.

until--

When A Yan took the dumplings to Bai Qingwan, time seemed to stop suddenly, Xijia stopped talking, and Bai Qingwan fixed her eyes.

Bai Qingwan opened her mouth slightly as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she still didn't say it.The hand holding the chopsticks became a little trembling.

For so many years, his son has never said a word to him, nor expressed the slightest affection for him.She has always loved and loved him without asking, no matter whether he understands or not, she will never turn back, because her son is her dearest person in this world, a piece of flesh that fell from her body.

Ever since Xijia could remember, she had never seen her mother cry, but this time, although the tears did not fall, her eyes were really red.

Chu Junyan lowered his head silently, he thought, this should be something Sister Xuerou explained.

Bai Qingwan ate the dumplings her son gave her, Xijia glanced at her brother's expression out of the corner of her eye, Liao Xuerou looked at Bai's moist eyes, and felt

I haven't been this happy for a long time.

Just now on the balcony, she reminded Ah Yan to remember to make a dumpling for his mother. At first, Ah Yan didn't agree. For a depressed patient, he just wanted to shut himself up in all aspects.Persuading him to nod his head really made him waste a lot of tongue.

Fortunately it was all worth it.

As long as Bai can feel satisfied and happy, it is already her greatest happiness.