Cleverness and hypocrisy are inferior to sincerity.——Yan Zhitui
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The sun shone directly in through the gaps in the floor-to-ceiling curtains. Xiaochuan had just opened his eyes and subconsciously used his arms to block the dazzling light. When his eyes adjusted, he couldn't help but look at the room he was in.
It turned out that it was not Washington's own apartment. He had been entangled with Monica in the dream, and when he woke up, he thought the dream was still going on.
I still have a splitting headache. I missed Ruochu’s coming-of-age ceremony last time because I was hungover. I’m sure I’ll miss something again this time.
They carefully searched everything that happened last night in their minds, and remembered Qiao Qian's cooperation proposal. Then, everyone thought about it for a while, and then they couldn't remember it anymore. But this room looked familiar. How did they get here?
While staring at the ceiling in a daze, there was a knock on the door, and Xiaochuan said in a hoarse voice, "Come in."
It's Qin Nan.
Xiaochuan was busy trying to sit up, but the quilt slipped from his body. He lowered his head and found that his upper body was naked, and he lay back down again.
Qin Nan smiled and did not feel any inconvenience or embarrassment. What she was holding in her hand was Qin Bei's unbuttoned clothes.
"Bei is already awake. I think you should be awake too. Just come up and take a look."
Xiaochuan was a little embarrassed, presumably because Qin Nan had taken off his clothes. "Well, what time is it now?" Xiaochuan asked randomly in order to cover up his uneasiness.
In fact, looking at the intensity of the sun, I knew it was almost noon.
"It's already afternoon. You two can really sleep. Are you hungry? The food is ready and you can eat it when you go downstairs." Qin Nan put the clothes on the bed and prepared to leave. After all, she was not comfortable here.
"Wait a minute, Nan Nan..." Seeing Qin Nan was about to leave, Xiaochuan hurriedly called her.
Qin Nan paused for a moment. It was not because of anything else, it was just that he had not heard such an intimate title from Xiaochuan for many years.
"I'm sorry..." Xiaochuan felt awkward after saying this and subconsciously apologized.
"Haha, it's nothing, I feel very friendly now." Qin Nan turned towards the window, opened the curtains, and let the sunlight fill the entire room.
"You brought me back yesterday, right?" Xiaochuan asked tentatively.
"Yes." Qin Nan agreed softly.
"That's right, I have nowhere to go." Xiaochuan smiled bitterly and said mockingly.
Qin Nan was stunned. It was not that she couldn't hear the bitterness in Xiaochuan's voice, but she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Xiaochuan's matter was always a thorn in her and Qin Bei's heart. Although Qin Bei didn't say it, Qin Nan knew.
He cares too.
After all, neither of them are the kind of people who only care about their own happiness and are indifferent to the life and death of others.
"So, where are my own clothes?" Xiaochuan finally asked after thinking for a long time. In fact, he wanted to know who helped him take off his clothes.
"Oh, maybe Ruoruo changed it for you yesterday and washed it, right?"
"Ruoruo?" Xiaochuan sat up in shock this time, no longer caring about his image.
"Well, I really couldn't take care of it last night. Qin Bei was also drunk. It was Ruoruo who took care of you. She said you vomited. Today I saw that your clothes have been hung up on the rooftop."
"Then where is this place?" Xiaochuan now has more than just a headache. If the hangover is still there, he is now fully awake and more energetic than before.
"Ruoqi's room." Qin Nan replied.
Fortunately, Xiaochuan breathed a sigh of relief, but it seemed that he was embarrassed last night. He didn't care about anything else. He was at least an elder in front of the two children. He had been working hard to maintain a tall image. He cared about establishing a good reputation in front of the children.
The role model was good now, but it was ruined in one day.
Xiaochuan forcefully patted his forehead with the palm of his hand, regretting that he had made countless determinations to quit drinking before, but he didn't know how to put it into practice earlier.
"Brother Xiaochuan, what's wrong with you?" Qin Nan asked with concern when he saw that Xiaochuan was acting abnormally and seemed to be very excited and regretful.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for the children, I let them down, I..." Xiaochuan was so regretful that he didn't know what to say.
Qin Nan pursed his lips, frowned, and reached out to hold Xiaochuan's arms. "Brother Xiaochuan, tell me, what happened to you and Monica? Is it really irreparable?" Qin Nan
Nan couldn't hold it in anymore. Ever since Ruochu mentioned this issue to her in the morning, she had been thinking that she and Qin Bei were responsible for Xiaochuan's happiness. If they could do something, it would be better than
Now that I care so much in my heart, I still pretend to be indifferent on the surface.
Xiaochuan stared blankly at Qin Nan's hand on his arm, and Qin Nan subconsciously let go. Xiaochuan shook his head with difficulty and did not speak.
"Brother Xiaochuan, I didn't mean to pry into your privacy. I..." Qin Nan saw Xiaochuan's silence and thought he had misunderstood him.
"I know you have always cared about me, and so has Qin Bei, but there are some things that I can bear alone. There is no need for everyone to be depressed together." Xiaochuan interrupted Qin Nan and looked up into her eyes.
"But……"
Qin Nan was not satisfied with this answer at all, "But you don't regard us as true friends." Qin Nan said firmly that she was not a person who wanted to get to the bottom of things, but if they didn't know the reason for Xiaochuan's depression, they would
There was no way to help him. From being late for Ruoruo's birthday last time to being evasive and depressed at the dinner table, Qin Nan felt that Xiaochuan's return to China had become too much. If he continued like this, he was afraid that something would happen to him.
Xiaochuan looked at Qin Nan and finally smiled as if he had given up, because when her expression appeared, it meant that she would not give up until she achieved her goal. He was so familiar with her expression that it had not changed in decades.
, still so stubborn and simple.
"Well, I was dumped by her, and she ran away with a Hollywood actor." Xiaochuan replied calmly, without revealing any emotion in his voice.
Qin Nan's lips moved, wanting to say something but nothing came out for a long time.
Xiaochuan suddenly laughed, "No need to comfort me, I'm fine." Seeing Qin Nan racking his brains and hesitating to speak, he couldn't bear it.
"Brother Xiaochuan, tell me, do you love Monica?" Qin Nan's question stunned Xiaochuan. Maybe he could never imagine that Qin Nan would ask him this question in his life. He thought she would do it for
She deliberately avoids bringing the topic to the two of them. It seems that she has really matured, which also shows that the little ambiguity between them has completely disappeared. Qin Nan's frankness is chilling.
"Haha, I don't know either, maybe." Xiaochuan was vague, but it wasn't actually perfunctory.
"Brother Xiaochuan, you know, Bei and I hope you can be happy more than anyone else these years..."
"Of course I know, and I also know that you have always felt guilty because of me. Nan, I am grateful to you, but do you still remember what I said to you? Okay, if you are happy, I will be happy, remember?" Regardless of Xiaochuan
How unable to confirm his feelings for Monica, but one thing is certain, that is, she can never replace Qin Nan's position in his heart, never.
Qin Nan took a deep breath: "Let's put on Qin Bei's clothes first. They are all new. You two are about the same figure. Qiao Qian called and said that he would come over in the evening to continue talking about things. I didn't know that you all talked yesterday.
What, we have to continue today, let’s go downstairs to have something to eat first, it’s still early for dinner.” Qin Nan quickly changed the topic and left. It seems that they owe Xiaochuan only to the end.
When Xiaochuan went downstairs, he caught up with Ruoqi after school. Today was actually a half-day class. Ruoqi came back after lunch at his classmates' house, so he was a little late.
Ruoqi ran upstairs with his head down regardless, and suddenly ran into Xiaochuan's arms.
"Daddy, Daddy..." Ruoqi thought of Xiaochuan's muddy appearance yesterday and couldn't help but grinned and rubbed his head.
Xiaochuan was looking for Ruoqi, but he happened to walk to the door himself.
"Ruoqi, um, daddy didn't say anything last night, right?" Xiaochuan asked carefully.
Ruoqi shook his head blankly.
The corners of Xiaochuan's mouth curled up, fortunately.
"Daddy didn't do anything else yesterday, right?" Don't mention the vomiting thing, I hope the little one will forget it.
"Let me think about it, by the way, daddy vomited all over my sister." When Xiaochuan heard this, there was a buzz in his head and he gritted his teeth.
"Then, nothing else happened when Ruoqi and daddy were sleeping together, right?" Since we have already asked this question, let's just ask to the end while our heart can still hold on.
"I don't know about this. I changed rooms with my sister last night. You want to ask her." Ruoqi told the truth obediently.
Xiaochuan broke out in cold sweat instantly.
"Daddy, are you okay? You are so heavy. My sister and I almost knocked you down when we were carrying you upstairs. After you vomited all over your sister, she also vomited, but she still helped you take off your clothes.
Come on, hehe." Ruoqi saw that Xiaochuan stopped talking and continued to talk honestly about everything he knew. The corners of Xiaochuan's mouth began to twitch, not to mention that daddy couldn't do it, and he would be embarrassed as the editor-in-chief in the future.
He regretted coming to see her.
He came downstairs with his feet as if they were stepping on cotton. He saw Qin Bei already smoking and reading a newspaper on the sofa, and said hello mechanically.
"Qiao Qian and the others will come over in a while. Let's finalize yesterday's idea. I also invited Xiaoqing, Ruoruo and Rousseau. Let them come too and learn something from them." Qin Bei
Yesterday I drank a happy wine, and today my interest is still high. As long as there is a change in the same life, everyone will be interested. Besides, Qin Bei has been teaching for so many years, and he is somewhat tired of it.
"Well, you can just have a meeting and convey the results to me." Xiaochuan tried to ask Qin Bei for leave, but when he heard that Ruo Chu would come back from the meeting, he was not mentally prepared to receive her contempt.
"How can that be done? All plans are arranged around the premise of your return to China. We can't decide anything without you..." Qin Bei said with a frown.
Xiaochuan sighed, it's true that God can do evil, but man can't survive.