Chapter 521: Chapter 521

Chuxia Ling took a tissue by herself, wiped the tears off her face, and blew her nose as well.

In front of her was a pot of steaming ginger soup. Chuxia Ling’s eyes darted around, and she got up, went into the kitchen, grabbed two empty bowls, then walked back and started pouring the ginger soup into them.

After she poured, she glanced over at Bai Yixuan, who was still on the phone. She was worried he didn’t know how long he would be and that if he really caught a cold it wouldn’t be a joke.

She picked up the ginger soup and walked towards Bai Yixuan. As she neared him, Bai Yixuan’s words began to enter her ears, word for word.

"What? He left without eating? You don’t know why? Can’t get in touch with him now? What exactly is going on?"

"You don’t know? You can’t find out clearly?"

"Fine, fine, I understand. I’ll handle this matter."

Bai Yixuan had just hung up the phone when in less than a second, his cell phone rang again. Bai Yixuan looked at the screen again, his brows clearly furrowed, but his expression suddenly became serious.

He clenched his hand slightly, then picked up the phone and pressed the answer button. His voice, as he spoke, turned respectful and courteous, "Dad."

Chuxia Ling’s steps also faltered slightly.

She had been with Bai Yixuan for half a month now, and all this time, she had never heard him mention anything about his family. And this ’Dad’ of Bai Yixuan, in her memory, was only from when she was a child.

It was a stern-faced uncle, always with a stern expression, nothing like the kind and approachable father she had imagined. She used to be a little afraid of him.

Whatever the person on the other end of the phone said to Bai Yixuan made his brows knit tighter and his gaze grow darker. His voice was no longer the gentleness he used when speaking with her, but cold and distant, much more like he was talking to a boss rather than his own father.

"Tonight’s matter, I think it’s just a misunderstanding. I’ll take care of it personally tomorrow."

"You can rest assured, I will definitely secure this cooperation deal."

"Okay, please take care of your health, good night."

The last sentence, ostensibly concerned and caring, sounded stiff and perfunctory from Bai Yixuan’s mouth, like just a formality.

Honestly, this was the first time Chuxia Ling had seen Bai Yixuan with such an expression, talking in such a tone, which made her feel quite uncomfortable.

After Bai Yixuan finished the call, he looked up and noticed Chuxia Ling standing in front of him. His gaze jolted, then quickly, the corners of his lips curved, and the coldness in his eyes dissolved, returning to his usual gentle gaze. He said softly, "What brought you here?"

Chuxia Ling, watching his expression change rapidly, blinked her large eyes and then replied, "Oh, I brought you some ginger soup. You should drink it quickly."

Bai Yixuan didn’t refuse and took the ginger soup from Chuxia Ling’s hands, gulping it down swiftly.

Watching him, Chuxia Ling thought about the conversation he had just had and hesitated before asking, "Brother Xuan, the cooperation deal you were talking about... is it the one with the Shi Family?"

Bai Yixuan’s motion of drinking the ginger soup paused, and he couldn’t help but move the bowl away, a hint of confusion in his eyes, "How did you know about that?"

Chuxia Ling didn’t want to worry him with tonight’s events, so she downplayed it, saying, "This afternoon, the manager mentioned it briefly." She paused, then bit her lower lip hesitantly and asked another question, "Brother Xuan, is this cooperation deal... very important to you?"