I am like a seed between the upper and lower millstones. - Ampere
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When Qin Bei shouted, the door of Ruochu's room was opened immediately, and Ruochu suddenly appeared at the door.
"Dad, I'm not going back." Just now Xiaochuan saw that she was still looking weak and guilty in front of Qin Bei, but now she was categorical, her voice was not loud, and her tone was extremely firm.
Qin Bei looked at Ruochu in disbelief, as if he didn't believe that these words came from her mouth. Xiaochuan looked at the confrontation between father and daughter and felt hard to say anything for a moment.
"What did you say?" Finally, Qin Bei opened his mouth again, his eyes like two sharp knives heading straight towards Ruochu. These few words were full of shocking power.
It was also the first time for Ruochu to see her father speaking to her with such a look and tone. She shuddered secretly, but she still calmly gathered up her courage and clearly raised her voice and said again, "I won't go back." ”.
For a moment, time and space seemed to have stopped at the same time, and the concentration of tension accumulated in the air was gradually increasing. It seemed that a small spark could detonate this space at any time. The outcome for several people seemed to be to die together, and there was no second option.
"Ahem, Bei, Ruochu may not have figured out how to face so many people yet. How about we give her some time? She can't do anything if she goes back now, right?" Xiaochuan came out to smooth things over, but Qin Bei said He said nothing, and Ruochu had no intention of retreating.
"Bei, don't you trust me? You can rest assured that until you and Nan agree or accept it, I will always be Ruochu's godfather, just like before. Do you want me to swear an oath?" Xiaochuan knew What is Qin Bei's concern, so he also knows how to resolve the current impasse.
Qin Bei's expression finally softened. Now he is also in a dilemma. He is a father and he has things to worry about, but his daughter has grown up. Whether in front of Xiaochuan or his daughter, he cannot lose his composure. He cannot express the truest thoughts in his heart. No matter how worried or anxious he is, he must instinctively maintain a gentlemanly demeanor. This is due to his character and the unshakable principles and pride of being a man that are immersed in his bones.
"Dad, I can go back to the residence my godmother gave me, as long as I'm not allowed to go home, I'm sorry..." After hearing what Xiaochuan said, Ruochu also knew Qin Bei's concerns, so he also made a concession. In fact, it was It's not a concession, because she has no intention of continuing to live with Xiaochuan. After all, now is not the time. For long-term happiness, what does such a short separation mean? But this cannot be regarded as separation, after all, the two of them are still together. a city.
Qin Bei cleared his throat, "Then let it be like this. Ruochu, please reflect on yourself. Let's all calm down and leave the work at home to me. But I hope only the three of us know what we said here today." After saying that, he glanced at Ruochu, turned around to leave, but before taking two steps, he stopped, looked back, and said to Ruochu: "If you change your mind, you are welcome to come to me."
Ruochu lowered his eyes, Qin Bei walked out in a blink of an eye without waiting for her to answer, and Xiaochuan arrived at the door.
"Humbert, how are your injuries? Are you okay? Is there anything else wrong?" Xiaochuan had just closed the door, and Ruochu immediately walked over to check his injuries and stretched out a small hand to touch him gently. One side of Xiaochuan's cheek was a little swollen. Xiaochuan was startled for a moment, and then he looked at Ruochu tenderly. The touch of her fingers made him forget the pain.
Ruochu's eyebrows furrowed tightly, "What did you tell him? Did you take everything down and say that it was because of you that the engagement was broken off?" Qin Bei and Ruochu had just had a long conversation.
Tan, Ruochu was already not angry with Qin Bei for beating Xiaochuan, but now when he saw Xiaochuan's appearance, he complained about Qin Bei again in his heart and directly referred to him as "he".
"Haha, it's because of me." Xiaochuan saw Ruochu worried about him, his eyes became softer and deeper, and he said with a smile.
"No, it was us who caused the trouble. You have always supported me and Rousseau in getting married. Now that we don't want to get married, we still need you to clean up this mess. I'll go to my dad and make it clear." Ruochu looked unconvinced.
, about to retract her arm and chase Qin Bei, Xiaochuan suddenly grabbed her arm.
"Both you and Rousseau are right. If it weren't for me, this wouldn't have happened. The problem now is no longer about you and Rousseau breaking off their engagement, it's about the two of us. Your father can't accept it for a while. You
You have to understand that it takes a process to be me. He should hit me. After a few hits, I will feel much better. Don't worry about me, okay? Don't blame your father, you know?" Xiaochuan Yi
Said with a serious face.
"You don't blame my dad, but..."
"It's nothing. By the way, I asked you to go to Washington, so why are you here?" Xiaochuan deliberately looked dissatisfied. He knew what she was thinking and was very happy that she could stay, but he wanted to hear it from her.
Explain, this seems to make you feel satisfied.
"Well, I, I don't want to go anyway. Besides, don't you like me staying by your side?" Ruochu lowered his head slightly, a little unreasonably, and stared at the corner of his clothes.
"Hey, I was wondering how you could agree so easily. It turns out you had other ideas, kid." Xiaochuan couldn't help but nodded Ruochu's nose.
Ruochu knew that Xiaochuan would no longer pursue the matter, and was not angry with her. She felt much more at ease. She raised her head and made a face at Xiaochuan, "Can you hug me?" and made a request along the way.
Xiaochuan raised his eyebrows and gently hugged Ruochu in his arms. Ruochu slowly pressed his face against Xiaochuan's chest. After the bloody storm this morning, the two of them suddenly felt that the world had settled down.
No matter how long this stability lasts, even if it is only for a few seconds now, they are already content, very content.
Qin Bei came out of Xiaochuan's residence and wandered downstairs for a long time. The car was still at the place where the wedding was held. It wasn't that he didn't want to go back to get it, but he didn't have the courage. Although he knew that everyone would have dispersed if he went there now, but he
I just didn’t want to go to that place again, so I called the driver at home, and then sat in the small square below and waited for the driver to deliver the car.
He knew that Qin Nan was waiting for his explanation now, and he knew that people from both families were waiting for his explanation, but he had never been so helpless or even powerless as now. This was the first time that he didn't know what to do.
Facing his wife, he didn't even want to face what had just happened. He really wished it would have been better if today had never come.
He got the car and drove to the highest point in the city. He sat on the top of the mountain and blew in the wind. His mind began to unconsciously play scenes from Ruochu's childhood that had impressed him.
Ever since she met her at a banquet when she was six years old because she was separated from her mother, she knew he was his father at that time. This incident was the most important mark in Qin Bei's life. This kind of touching feeling
It never weakened with the passage of time. Later, when he watched her grow up little by little, from a doll to a girl to the tall and graceful girl she is now, he has been guarding her silently, using his implicit and gentle words.
Deep love.
Ruochu can be said to be the most important person in Qin Bei's life besides Qin Nan. Although she and Ruo Qi are both his children, deep down in his heart, Qin Bei loves Ruochu more, not just because he failed to do so when he was a child.
The guilt caused by being around her, and he always felt that this child's personality was more like his and Qin Nan's. The kind of unyielding energy in his bones, the kind of silent and unobtrusive stubbornness, had never allowed him and Qin Nan to grow up since he was a child.
Nan worries about everything for her, but she often takes the initiative to share things with them. For example, sometimes if Ruoqi does something wrong, she will use her own unique method that is acceptable to Ruoqi to communicate with him and let him understand something.
Reasons, and doing so is much more effective than direct education from parents.
At the beginning, Qin Bei didn't know that Ruo Chu was doing these things silently. It wasn't until Ruo Qi accidentally mentioned it that Qin Bei discovered it. At that time, Ruo Chu was only twelve or thirteen years old, so Qin Bei had to let him know.
I am impressed by this young, mature, well-behaved and sensible daughter.
If it weren't for this, Qin Bei thought that Ruochu might not let him worry about it in his whole life. Maybe it was because of this that when Ruochu confronted him tit-for-tat in the room and even told her categorically that no one could change her.
, he would be so completely disappointed. This disappointment was accompanied by a deep sense of frustration. In the blink of an eye, the father who couldn't even convince his daughter, didn't he fail?
Needless to say, Xiaochuan's position in his heart was needless to say. He had always felt that he owed him a lot, especially half his life's happiness, but if it had to be exchanged for his most precious daughter, to be honest, he would not be willing to part with it.
Now Qin Bei is sad. On the one hand, he feels that his daughter no longer trusts him. On the other hand, he feels that he has been betrayed by a good friend. He is desperate for his life. His reason also tells him that Xiaochuan and Ruochu are actually still alive.
He really didn't commit any heinous crime. Since Sun Miao could fall in love with her, it was quite predictable if he fell in love with Xiaochuan for the first time. It's useless to complain about his hindsight now.
If I had known this, I shouldn't have agreed to live with Xiaochuan if I was beaten to death. Could it be that this was already predestined and there was no way to escape it?
The cell phone rang again and again. She knew it was Qin Nan even without looking. He had never lied to her, but she could never tell her this matter. So how could she explain it? Qin Bei lay down on the grass.
, I was so confused that I couldn't hide it for a while. Sooner or later, this matter would be known, unless Ruochu and Xiaochuan could separate quietly, but Qin Bei understood that this seemed impossible, because only those who have loved
Only those who know that no one in the world can stop two people who truly love each other from being together for any reason, just like him and Qin Nan, look now, he really sees him in Xiaochuan and Ruochu
He had to get Qin Nan's decision back then. This was the real source of all his frustrations.