Was Vivienne's mother your family's nanny?
"How could you..."
The two spoke almost simultaneously, but Lin Yao spoke quickly while Xia Yuwen reacted quickly, so Lin Yao finished his sentence while Xia Yuwen stopped speaking in time.
"Uh...you go first." Lin Yao said shyly, scratching his head. He felt his scalp was tingling and very itchy.
"In Hunan dialect, 'mama' means mother, which is the term children use to address their mothers," Xia Yuwen said softly, her voice pleasant to hear.
"Mom?!" Lin Yao was surprised, thinking to himself, "How could you call Vivienne's mother 'Mom'? And you only call her that, you didn't even call Vivienne's father and brother."
"You noticed?" Xia Yuwen smiled, instantly brightening the entire car and making Lin Yao feel that spring had arrived, even though the ginkgo trees in the middle of the road hadn't even sprouted a single bud.
“She is indeed my mother, she was until I was five years old, and we separated after that. I only call her when we meet occasionally.” Xia Yuwen’s voice was very calm, but it was filled with a kind of happiness. “Fei Wenni’s father and brother have nothing to do with me, I don’t call them.”
His tone turned somewhat cold, and Lin Yao knew there must be a story behind it, so he changed the subject, since it wasn't convenient to talk about it in the taxi, with a grown man sitting in the driver's seat.
"Why do they call you Sasha? Is that your nickname? But Xiao Qing doesn't call you that."
“Xiao Qing knows my name is Sasha, but she doesn’t call me that because she’s afraid it will make me sad.” Xia Yuwen moved to the left and leaned against the inside wall of the left door. “Before I was five years old, my name was Felissa, so they called me Sasha.”
"Ah~~~" Lin Yao was truly surprised. There must be a lot of stories behind this, even the names have been changed. "Felisa? Are they really your parents?"
"Oh, right, don't tell me, let's talk about it at the park." Lin Yao suddenly noticed that the taxi driver was eavesdropping, and thought to himself that these drivers who drive all day are really gossipy, and he wondered how many secrets they had overheard.
"Okay." Xia Yuwen nodded with a smile. She was very happy because Lin Yao was not Fei Wenni's boyfriend.
“Actually, Vivienne also had another name. Before she was five years old, she was called Vivienne.”
After thinking for a moment, she decided to add a sentence for the taxi driver to hear, so as not to reveal her secret. Even if it was insignificant, she would still care, since Vivienne had always been targeting her.
"Ah~~~" Lin Yao was even more shocked, thinking to himself that both of them had changed their names. Fei Wenni had changed her surname but not her given name, while Xia Yuwen had changed both her first and last name. Could this be...?
The taxi driver listened intently, but the two people in the back seat seemed to be deliberately going against him, refusing to utter a single word, which drove him crazy with frustration.
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A combined ticket for the Temple of Heaven Park costs 35 yuan per person, or 70 yuan for two people.
Of course, Lin Yao paid for the tickets, and he did so willingly and without hesitation.
It was much more enjoyable than shopping with Vivienne the day before. Even though he ended up owning all the clothes, he wasn't happy about it. After all, he hadn't chosen them himself, nor had his girlfriend chosen them, and they had cost him so much money.
Xia Yuwen watched Lin Yao queue up to buy tickets with a smile. She looked very pure and lovely, which attracted the attention of the men around her. Some even stopped to admire her, and some even went up to chat with her.
These days, everyone's hoping for a windfall; they all wish they could have a romantic encounter just by going out to buy breakfast.
So, Xia MM frowned, feeling annoyed that the ticket line was too long and that the park should open more ticket windows.
Xia Yuwen never seemed to feel embarrassed about spending Lin Yao's money.
It was the same when we bumped into each other again in a park in Chengdu. Although it was nominally Xiao Guli treating us to KFC, Lin Yao paid for everything else, including drinks, hot pot, all-you-can-eat barbecue, and taxi fares.
But Xia Yuwen never rejected him. While waiting for Lin Yao to buy the tickets, she suddenly recalled these experiences and found it strange. She wondered if she had accepted this man from the very beginning? Accepted him as her older brother?
From the age of five, or more precisely, after she became sensible, Xia Yuwen was unwilling to let other boys spend money on her, and she was unwilling to let them spend money on her. This was true throughout elementary school, middle school, and university.
Even if we have to split the bill, we should split it equally. That's the trend these days, and given their age, they shouldn't be looked down upon.
Xia Yuwen has never spent a man's money, including Kang Dikai, whom her family had arranged to marry, and of course, this does not include her father, grandfather, maternal grandfather, uncle, and other blood relatives. Xia Yuwen is even unwilling to spend her cousin's money, even though that money is the same as her uncle's.
When she was with Kang Dikai, Xia Yuwen was a complete advocate and practitioner of the "AA system" (splitting expenses equally), otherwise they would just part ways and go home separately. She was too lazy to deal with this playboy according to her grandfather's orders.
Let's go.
Lin Yao had two tickets between his fingers. There was a stain on his chest, from food that had been placed on the windowsill by the person in front of him, and the oil had spilled onto the windowsill frame, causing Lin Yao to accidentally lean against it.
Lin Yao, who usually has a keen eye for observation, was so focused on the pink-clad girl waiting behind him that he became somewhat lost in thought. He couldn't possibly notice these trivial details.
A soft white tissue was handed over, which Xia Yuwen noticed.
Following the slender fingers, Lin Yao saw the stain, smiled sheepishly, and wiped it clean with a tissue.
She didn't expect Xia Yuwen to personally wipe away the stains; being given such attentive attention was enough.