Xia Weilan simply said it was nothing and didn't take it to heart. She put Xiaochun down and let the girl go play with Lin Yan.
On Monday, the school had already been arranged. Early in the morning, Mo Beichen took Lin Yan to the boarding school. Lin Yan would only come back on weekends.
In the car, Lin Yan initiated a chat with Mo Beichen. The atmosphere was quite harmonious all the way.
"When we were kids, Weilan was a glutton but dared not ask for candies in front of my mom. Once, there were imported rainbow candies at home. They were meant for Xuefei and me. I secretly gave some to Weilan. But when she was eating them, my mom caught her and scolded her. After that, even when I gave her candies, she wouldn't take them anymore." Lin Yan sighed. There was nothing he could do about his mother. He just felt sorry for Xia Weilan. So, since childhood, Lin Yan had always protected Xia Weilan. While other kids had their parents to protect them, Xia Weilan had none.
Mo Beichen listened to the story of Xia Weilan's childhood while driving. Hearing about the hardships she had endured since childhood, he couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.
Xia Weilan never talked about her childhood. Maybe it was because there was nothing happy to talk about.
After dropping off Lin Yan, the first thing Mo Beichen did when he got back to the company was not to tell Xu Wei to arrange a meeting or prepare documents. Instead, he said to Xu Wei, "Buy me two boxes of rainbow candies from Country J."
Xu Wei, who had been looking serious, was slightly taken aback. "Are they for Xiaochun?"
Mo Beichen loosened his tie, walked to his desk, sat down, and casually tossed his coat aside. He said calmly, "No, they're for Weilan."
Xu Wei was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. If the president wanted to give the young mistress a gift, shouldn't he give chocolates and flowers? Why rainbow candies?
Xu Wei thought he should remind the president. "Mr. Mo, girls usually like chocolates, not candies."
Mo Beichen had already opened a document. Hearing this, he slowly looked up at Xu Wei. "Do you know my wife's preferences better than I do?"
Xu Wei was used to arranging work matters. He couldn't help but worry about this small thing. But after being told off by the president, he didn't dare to say more. He immediately replied, "Yes."
Then he quickly left the office to buy the candies. So the young mistress liked rainbow candies. This was really a big secret.
In the evening, when it was almost time to get off work, Mo Beichen looked at the wall clock. He immediately reached for his coat and the two boxes of candies and walked out on time.
At the school gate, as soon as Xia Weilan got in the car, she spotted the two colorful boxes of candies on the seat. She then remembered that it had been a long time since she last ate this kind of candy. She couldn't help but take a few extra glances and felt a bit nostalgic.
"Kids will get tooth decay if they eat too many candies." Xia Weilan said matter - of - factly. Then she took one box of candies into her arms. She was so fond of it that she couldn't help but open it.
Mo Beichen caught a glimpse of her actions from the corner of his eye. Then he continued driving as if he hadn't seen anything. "You're right. Xiaochun can't finish all these."
"If she can't finish them, I'll help her eat some."
There was a crisp sound of tearing candy wrappers beside Mo Beichen. When he looked over, he happened to see Xia Weilan pop a candy into her mouth. A gentle look flashed across Mo Beichen's eyes.
"Do you want some?" Xia Weilan looked at him somewhat shyly.
"No, I don't eat sweets." Mo Beichen said indifferently.
"Okay, then this box is for me, and the other one is for Xiaochun." Xia Weilan immediately made a reasonable arrangement.
"Wow, are these candies for me?" Xiaochun saw the two of them enter the house and immediately stared at the two boxes of candies in Xia Weilan's hands.
"Yes, they're for you." Xia Weilan gave the brand - new, unopened box of candies to Xiaochun.
But after taking one box, Xiaochun looked longingly at the other box in Xia Weilan's hand, waiting for Xia Weilan to give it to her too.
"It's not good for kids to eat too many candies. One box is enough." Xia Weilan said seriously, stating a common sense.
"Okay, I know." Xiaochun retracted her gaze somewhat regretfully. She hugged her box of candies and went to the table to open them. She ate them happily.
Seeing Xiaochun eating, Xia Weilan felt a bit greedy. Fortunately, she still had a box in her hand. She couldn't help but sneak into the room, open the candies, and start eating. The candies were sweet but not cloying, soft, and delicious.
Lin Xuefei was being pushed by Wei Hongmei in the mall.
After the last incident, Lin Xuefei had to be more cautious. She still had to sit in the wheelchair when there was nothing to do.
When Wei Hongmei reached the men's clothing section, she stopped and pushed Lin Xuefei into the men's clothing store.
"Mom, I want to go to the women's clothing store."
"Wait a minute, Mom will buy a few clothes for Yan'er first. Then I'll buy yours. Look, that suit is very suitable for Yan'er!" Wei Hongmei said and directly pushed Lin Xuefei into the store and started to pick out clothes.
Lin Xuefei was a bit angry. She came out to go shopping, not to accompany others. If she wasn't sitting in the wheelchair now, she would definitely turn around and leave. Who would be willing to stay here and accompany Wei Hongmei to pick out clothes for Lin Yan?
When Wei Hongmei came over with a bunch of things and put them on Lin Xuefei's lap, she immediately took out her phone and called. "Yan'er, when are you free?"
Hearing this, Lin Xuefei couldn't help but get nervous. She wanted to know if Lin Yan would tell her secret. So she immediately snatched Wei Hongmei's phone. "I'll talk to Xiaoyan."
"Sis, I'm at school now. It's a boarding school, so I can only go back on weekends. Sis, you have to get better soon."
"I know. You should also study hard and don't get distracted. Studying is the most important thing." Lin Xuefei immediately said. After getting the answer she wanted, she didn't say more and directly hung up the phone.
Wei Hongmei was a bit unhappy. Why did Lin Xuefei hang up the phone instead of giving it back to her?
"Mom, let's go." Lin Xuefei couldn't wait to go to the women's clothing section.
Wei Hongmei had no choice but to push her and continue walking. She had been acting as Lin Xuefei's legs recently. Her legs were numb, but Lin Xuefei didn't even show a bit of concern. She just took it for granted.
A noble and imposing man was slowly walking towards them, surrounded by several managers.
Mo Beichen nodded from time to time and listened to the manager's report. This was his weekly inspection of the mall.
Wei Hongmei and Lin Xuefei saw Mo Beichen at the same time. Their first impression was that this man was truly a son of heaven. Just look at those managers who were usually hard to meet. They were bowing and scraping in front of Mo Beichen. It was hard not to admire him.
"Brother - in - law!" Lin Xuefei's sweet call made Mo Beichen and the others stop in their tracks. They looked at Lin Xuefei. After seeing her, everyone frowned and looked at her strangely.
Lin Xuefei thought she might have dressed inappropriately. Then she realized the problem and explained, "It's like this. After I fell down the stairs last time, my mind gradually cleared up."
The managers all knew about the last incident when Lin Xuefei and her father caused a ruckus in the mall. So they didn't have a good impression of Lin Xuefei.
But Lin Xuefei still shamelessly said, "Brother - in - law, I've been staying in the hospital, and it's always inconvenient. My mom has to go to work. I want to move into the Splendid Royal Court. It'll be convenient for the nanny there to take care of me."
Mo Beichen stared at her. If it weren't for the previous sense of responsibility, now that he knew Lin Xuefei had been faking madness, who would still be nice to her? But...
"Yes, look, Xuefei has trouble taking care of herself. I can't take care of her every day. It's more convenient for her to go to the Splendid Royal Court." Wei Hongmei immediately chimed in. She pushed Lin Xuefei directly in front of Mo Beichen and let go of the wheelchair.
She crossed her arms, looking like she was done with it all.
Mo Beichen and the managers all had very dark expressions on their faces.