Last night, I dreamed that I was back at Manderley Manor. - Daphne Du Maurier's "Butterfly Dream"
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Xiaochuan's sudden appearance pushed the already bustling atmosphere of Qin's house to a climax.
Even Xiaoqing didn't expect that he would come back. Everyone complained that he had betrayed the Entrepreneurship Alliance, ran away and never came back, leaving all domestic affairs to Ruochu alone. Xiaochuan accepted all the accusations and kept looking at him.
Consciously or unconsciously, he was pursuing Ruochu's shadow, but he didn't realize that there were two other people who had been observing him, ever since he entered this room.
These two people are Xia Tian and Rousseau.
Rousseau has not been to Qin's house for a long time. He has been depressed for a long time since he last knew Ruochu's secret. He is not giving up. He has never been someone who is willing to give up easily. He just hasn't figured out the next step yet.
Action plan, he will not fight an uncertain battle, and he needs a quiet environment to let the wound heal well and continue to fight. Xia Tian created such an environment for him, and Rousseau had to admit that Xia Tian gave him a lot
With the comfort and comfort, he could quickly get over this blow.
It can be said that Xia Tian has become his true confidante and psychotherapist. To a certain extent, he can no longer live without her.
It was Xia Tian who persuaded him to come this time, because Rousseau had not been to Qin's house for a long time. Qin Bei had asked him if he had quarreled with Ruochu. If he didn't come again, everyone would be suspicious, so he came today. Besides, he
I also miss Ruochu. After all, we grew up together, and he has never been absent from Ruochu's birthday since he met her. This time, he let Xia Tian choose the gift together with him.
Ruochu was very happy that Xia Tian and Rousseau could come, but when Rousseau saw Xiaochuan coming, Ruo Chu was even happier and almost left on the spot. However, Xia Tian secretly held him back, so he bit the bullet and stayed with everyone here, feeling in his heart
But he kept suffering. He didn't mean to observe Xiaochuan, but he couldn't help it.
Rousseau is very conflicted now. Xiaochuan was originally his idol, and now he has become his love rival. How can a simple and sunny child like him face such a complicated relationship?
Ruochu happily went back to her room to try on the gift Xiaochuan gave her. Because of a promise back then, Ruochu would get such a gift every year. She didn't feel it was monotonous and uncreative, but looked forward to it every year.
Although there are clothes every year, this year's styles are obviously different from the past. If the ones Xiaochuan gave to Ruochu before were all cute and playful styles, then this year's ones are more mature and charming. Ruochu put the clothes on himself
Comparing each other, his eyes gradually became moist. He also knew that he had grown up, didn't he? He finally no longer regarded him as a child? Does that mean that he can accept himself?
There is still a long way to go, but this seems to be a good sign, and Ruochu's confidence becomes even stronger.
Although Ruoqi came up with a relatively novel little program to liven up the atmosphere and make everyone happy, Ruochu didn't care about anything anymore. She could feel the attention from him, if there was any attention at all, this was enough, even if
When the two of them accidentally met their eyes, he would immediately look away calmly, but as long as he was there, it was better than anything else and more important than any gift. Throughout the night, Ruochu kept smiling and speaking from the bottom of his heart.
Inner laughter.
You can see that Xiaochuan's expression is also very relaxed. Although he has to accept everyone's complaints, it is better than being alone outside. He misses this place so much that he has been tempted to come back several times, even if it is just to drink with Qin Bei.
Bragging is tempting to him.
What's more, there is someone he desperately wants to see. He can now be sure that what Ruo Chu said is right and he has understood his own feelings. However, he cannot admit it or give her illusions after living for so many years.
, He knows that there are many things more important than love, such as friendship - his friendship with Nan Bei, and family affection - his affection with Xiaoqing, etc. He will not be so impulsive as to sacrifice all these for love.
Even if one day the love between them becomes so strong that he needs to abandon everything, he will have to think about it again, not to mention that he doesn't want to do it yet.
Just come back to see her, just stay for a few days, to comfort the pain of missing her. This is Xiaochuan's warning to himself. Think of it as a New Year's gift to himself. Besides, Yuan Jingshu is sick, and he really wants to visit her.
, no matter how you say it, you have watched yourself grow up, just like your mother.
Xiaochuan felt that he had done enough psychological preparation before returning to China, but after returning, he couldn't help it. He just couldn't let her go. He wanted to keep looking at her when he saw her. When she went upstairs to her room, he couldn't wait to follow her.
Only when he returned to his sight again did he feel at ease. This really fulfilled the sentence "When you are in my eyes, you are everything; when you are not in my eyes, everything is you."
When the party was about to break up in the evening, Xiaoqing asked Xiaochuan where she was going to live. Should she go back to her parents' house, go to her and Bernard's villa, or stay in Qin's house? As soon as Xiaoqing's question came up, everyone would pay attention.
The force was turned to Xiaochuan, who blurted out without thinking: "I have a place to stay, I haven't been back for a long time."
After saying that, I glanced at Ruochu who was putting on her coat and getting ready to go out. It turned out that she didn't live in Qin's house.
Ruochu also stopped for a moment and looked at Xiaochuan in confusion. When she realized that he was going home with her, she couldn't describe her feelings at that time. "Well, that's fine. You can take my car." Ruochu.
Chu had learned to hide her emotions, and there was no visible change on the surface. She was extremely calm, which made Xiaochuan feel that she would not welcome him very much.
"Ah, that's fine, but don't you live here?" Xiaochuan couldn't imagine Ruochu still guarding that house alone. If that was understandable in normal times, it was the Chinese New Year now.
"Daddy, my sister has never lived at home. She said she was looking after the house for you. She also said it would be a waste if no one could live in it..." Ruo Qi, who was standing by to see everyone off, interrupted. Ruo Chu glared at him,
Ruochu stared back.
"Ruoruo, brother Xiaochuan, don't make dinner these days. Come home and eat it. We have prepared a lot of new year's goods, so you don't have to worry about it." Qin Nan inevitably ordered.
Xiaochuan smiled and agreed.
Only then did the two people leave Qin's house.
When Ruo Chu drove out, neither of them spoke for a long time.
"You just came here directly after getting off the plane. When you're tired, close your eyes and squint for a while. I'll call you when you get there," Ruochu said.
Xiaochuan straightened his back. When Ruochu said this, he realized that he was a little stiff, "It's okay, I'm not tired."
Ruochu didn't say anything else. When the light was red, "I thought you wouldn't come back?" Ruochu said again.
"I will never forget this day." Xiaochuan replied calmly.
"So, it's important?" Ruochu felt moved in her heart. She didn't regard this day as her birthday, but as Valentine's Day. In any case, now they were together, and alone together, and suddenly they felt very happy.
Fortunately, my mother gave birth to her on this day, so that she can always be with him on Valentine's Day in the name of celebrating her birthday.
At this time, someone knocked on the car window on Xiaochuan's side, and Xiaochuan opened it.
"Sir, buy a flower for your lover, I wish you happiness forever." It was a girl wearing thin clothes, her little face was pale from the cold, her lips were trembling so hard that she could barely speak clearly, and she was holding a basket in her hand.
, there are still a lot of flowers in the basket, and she is still in her early 20s. Judging from her appearance, she looks like she is working on a work-study program, and she is very shy when she speaks, so it is obvious that she must be courageous.
Without saying anything, Xiaochuan took out a few banknotes from his wallet and handed them to her. The girl looked at them and didn't take them.
"I want them all, is this okay?" Xiaochuan glanced at the banknotes in his hand, "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't have RMB with me now, is this okay?"
"No, sir, there are too many. Even if it's just one, I can't find it. Let me give you one." The girl took out a flower and handed it through the car window, then smiled and turned around.
Just go away.
"Wait a minute." Xiaochuan called out, and the girl stopped. Xiaochuan put the money in his hand into her basket, then closed the car window, and then the green light came on, "Let's go."
Ruochu saw all this and drove out without saying anything.
"I'll give this to you." Xiaochuan placed the flower horizontally in front of Ruochu.
"Thank you." Ruochu nodded and said after a while, "You know, this is the first Valentine's Day that someone has sent me flowers. I will remember it."
Xiaochuan didn't say anything. He couldn't remember how many bouquets of flowers he had given to many women in his life. Flowers meant nothing to him, but one of his unintentional actions could mean so much to her.
It made him suddenly feel very present and somewhat guilty.
"It's nothing, someone will give it to you in the future." Xiaochuan said in order to eliminate the embarrassment.
If Ruochu didn't say anything, she didn't want other people's flowers. She didn't like him saying that deliberately, but it didn't ruin her mood at all.
Finally arriving home, Ruochu walked in front and opened the door. After entering, he took out a pair of clean men's slippers from the shoe rack and gave them to Xiaochuan. Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.
If you change your shoes for the first time, you take the food you brought from home to the refrigerator in the kitchen and put them away. When you come out, you say to Xiaochuan: "The pajamas and bathrobe are in the closet. They are all clean. You can use the bath towel with them."
The one on the right has just been disinfected, so go ahead and wash it." He said as he walked to his room.
"Um, is there a man living here?" Xiaochuan had to ask, otherwise why would he always have men's things ready and ready for use at any time? He didn't tell anyone when he came back. It would be too late to prepare if he showed up.
Thinking of her indifferent attitude when she learned that he was coming back, it is inevitable to ask such a question.
Ruochu paused for a moment, looked at Xiaochuan and frowned, "Yes." She answered him directly with one word.
Xiaochuan's face darkened, "Who?"
"You." Ruochu dropped the word and went back to his room, leaving Xiaochuan stunned for a long time before he opened the door that belonged to him.
Nothing had changed, and he suddenly wanted to tell Ruochu: This was the home in his dream, the place he had returned to countless times in his dreams. He thanked her for keeping it for him, so that everything would be as good as before.