He who gives everything to me does not acknowledge everything from me. - Etienne Henri II
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"I'm thinking about things in the world. Sometimes it's really hard for you to tell right from wrong..." Qin Bei deliberately ignored Xiaochuan's surprised expression and said as if talking to himself, "Like, if I
I didn’t misunderstand you, and I won’t find out something..."
"For example?" Xiaochuan asked, staring at Qin Bei closely.
"For example, your treatment of Ruoruo may be different from my treatment of her..." This sounds like nonsense, but Qin Bei said it very hard, and Xiaochuan listened very attentively. Qin Bei took a sip of wine,
"At least, in the same situation, facing the same thing, I chose to doubt, and you chose to believe..."
Xiaochuan frowned, "Does this mean anything?"
"Under normal circumstances, when faced with some situations of their children, parents' instinct is to think of the worst, because they, no, it is us, can only worry, fear that something will happen to their children, and hope that everything will be fine, and think of the worst for their children.
The situation is to prevent things from reaching that point..." Qin Bei said this and glanced at Xiaochuan, who nodded.
"But if you are a lover and encounter a situation, you will wish that it did not happen..." Qin Bei paused, "Because you and I had different reactions, I have been thinking these past few days, maybe you really are
, I really treat Ruoruo as a woman, not just a daughter..." Qin Bei finished speaking and drank all the wine in the glass.
Xiaochuan took a deep breath, "You know? Bei, I don't know how to thank you. Even if you don't understand me all your life, I can accept it, but I believe in you, not only because you are a brother, but also because
I know that you are a person who knows love, respect and tolerance."
"Don't thank me yet..." Qin Bei raised his wine glass, "Besides apologizing, I have something to ask of you today. If you can agree, just drink this glass of wine."
Xiaochuan stared at the glass of wine in Qin Bei's hand and smiled bitterly, "If I drink it, will I have to give up happiness for the rest of my life?"
Qin Bei put down his wine glass, "I'm not asking you to give up happiness for the rest of your life, I just want you to give up Ruoruo, is that okay?" The words were sincere, even with a look of request.
Xiaochuan didn't speak for a while, then suddenly shook his head and looked at Qin Bei, "I take back my previous evaluation of you. It seems you still don't understand us."
Qin Bei frowned.
"If I asked you to give up Qin Nan, would you agree?" Xiaochuan asked.
"No, but this is different..." Qin Bei replied neatly.
"It's different. The difference is that you are Ruochu's father, and I am another admirer of Qin Nan. There is nothing else..." Xiaochuan said this and waved his hand to interrupt what Qin Bei was about to say.
."I didn't ask you to give up Qin Nan, right?"
"No, but..."
"But, I will never ask you like this, because I know that you two love each other." Xiaochuan looked into Qin Bei's eyes and said, Qin Bei's so-called understanding was nothing more than this. He finally couldn't accept them because he thought too much.
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"I'm sorry, please forgive my selfishness. I know that for people who love each other, nothing else is a problem. If you grow up, I have no right to stop you, but I have to think about my other family members.
, I am not only a father, but also a husband and son. In addition to my daughter's happiness, I also consider other people's happiness. If her happiness is based on the happiness of other people, then I will have to cut off my wrist. Do you understand?"
Qin Bei finally spoke out what was in his heart. In fact, what he cared about the most was Qin Nan. He didn't dare to think about what would happen if Qin Nan knew about this matter. Even though he told Ruochu not to tell the truth before, he was still worried about it now.
Eight times, he actually felt guilty. Between his daughter and his wife, he chose to sacrifice his daughter's happiness to protect his wife from harm. This decision was not an easy one.
After a long while, "Qin Bei, I still can't drink this wine. I can't promise you anything, because I have an appointment with Ruochu, and I can't betray her. I'm still very happy today. You told me what was in your heart, and you can
Look at our relationship rationally, rather than hostility or opposition. However, I believe Qin Nan will also understand. Again, if you don’t accept it, I will always be Ruochu’s godfather. I will not break my promise. Come and drink this glass of wine.
, are we still brothers, okay?" This time Xiaochuan raised his glass. Qin Bei hesitated for a moment, then picked up the glass. Xiaochuan drank it first, stood up and left, leaving Qin Bei looking at the table full of dishes, feeling conflicted in his heart.
Heavy, suddenly remembered that if Ruochu was talking to Qin Nan at home, he didn't know what happened, so he had to rush back.
In Ruochu's room in the Qin residence, Ruochu had been struggling with whether to tell the truth or not. If she lied, she was not sure that she could deceive Qin Nan. Besides, she couldn't lie, so she could only lower her head and remain silent.
"Ruoruo, is mom really so bad in your mind? You are not even willing to tell me the truth. If I do something bad, you can tell me, but don't punish me in this way, okay?"
Every word Qin Nan spoke, Ruochu felt ashamed.
"Mom..." He mustered up his courage, "I..." Ruochu looked up at Qin Nan's expression and realized that it had only been a few days since she last saw him. Qin Nan seemed a little older, and he finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"I have someone I love, but it's not Rousseau."
"Then why do you want to marry Rousseau?" Qin Nan frowned and continued to ask.
"Because, because I thought he didn't love me at that time?" Ruochu glanced at Qin Nan and knew he was in the wrong.
"Did you marry Rousseau to take revenge on him?" Qin Nan's brows tightened and Ruochu nodded. Qin Nan felt more and more that she was incompetent as a mother.
"Then why are you running away from marriage again?" Qin Nan was patient and wanted to find out the whole story first. Her heart was actually beating no weaker than Ruo Chu's. She had an ominous premonition that she might know something that made her sad today.
It was a blow, but no one could stop what was going to happen. In the past few days, she had gathered up the courage to be ready to bear everything.
If Ruochu stopped talking, she was actually thinking about how to organize her words so as not to betray Rousseau or smear Xiaochuan. This really put her in a difficult position.
"Because marriage without love is immoral." Ruochu finally said such a philosophical and seemingly eloquent sentence, which left Qin Nan speechless for a moment.
"Who is that person?" Qin Nan made up her mind to ask this question, feeling that her palms were sweating. She was really afraid that the person Ruochu was talking about was that person.
"Who?" Ruochu didn't ask knowingly, but Qin Nan's question was too jumpy.
The door was suddenly pushed open, "Mom, what are you doing for midnight snack tonight?" Ruoqi's little face appeared at the door and asked with a smile. Apart from Qin Nan and Ruochu who were locked in the room, he was the only one left at home.
, I felt like I was being left out, so I came over to join in the fun.
"We'll talk about it later. Ruoqi, you go back to your room to study. I'm going to check your homework later." Qin Nan said with a straight face, and Ruoqi made a face and left.
"The person you love, the person for whom you wanted to get married but gave up marrying Rousseau, haven't I made it clear enough?" Qin Nan felt that her patience was really going to be exhausted. These two children
She had never been so tired before.
"It's Humbert." Ruochu suddenly said, "Qin Nan's face suddenly lost all color, but he still pretended to be calm, "Where's the Chinese name?" She was still imagining that it was just a repetition of the name.
"It's Daddy, Wu Xiaochuan, Humbert." Ruochu said clearly every word. She was willing to risk it anyway, and after being forced into this situation, Qin Bei's explanation had long been forgotten. Qin Nan was stunned.
He stood up and waved his trembling arms but never dropped them. Ruochu just lowered his head and let himself fall.
Qin Nan gasped rapidly and forced himself to adjust his breathing. Even though he had prepared for the worst, when the name came out of his daughter's mouth, she still felt harsh and stung her nerves to the point of bursting.
"Raise your head." Qin Nan managed to utter these words clearly. Ruochu did as he was told and looked up at Qin Nan.
"You can't love him." Qin Nan glanced out the window as he spoke.
"Why?"
"Because he is your godfather."
"But we are not related by blood at all."
"That's not OK."
"Why not?" People who are passionately in love are told to stop abruptly, so it is normal to have resistance at first.
"If I say no, I just can't." Qin Nan also became excited.
"No, there must be a reason." This was the first time Ruochu talked back to Qin Nan like this.
"He won't love you." Qin Nan said.
"Do you just want him to love you?" Ruo Chu blurted out anxiously. Qin Nan was stunned for a moment and looked at Ruo Chu in disbelief. The world was spinning for a while and he almost fell down. Fortunately, there was a toffee chair next to him and he fell down.
Up there.
Ruochu wanted to reach out to help her, but Qin Nan pushed her away hard.
"I'm sorry, Mom." Ruochu also knew that she was a little too much. Seeing Qin Nan's reaction, she remembered Qin Bei's explanation and looked at Qin Nan worriedly.
At this time, the door was pushed open again. Ruochu was upset and was about to tell Ruoqi to stop making trouble, but he saw Qin Bei standing at the door. Qin Bei saw Qin Nan's abnormality with just one glance, and knew what happened almost instantly
, he took a deep look at Ruochu. Ruochu wanted to explain but couldn't open his mouth. Qin Bei walked to Qin Nan in a few steps and wanted to pick her up, but was pushed away by Qin Nan just like before.
"You already knew that, right?" Qin Nan's words were addressed to Qin Bei, and Qin Bei remained silent.
"You're all hiding this from me, right?" After saying this, Qin Nan pushed himself up hard, straightened his shirt and hair, and reluctantly walked out of Ruochu's room alone.
"Dad, I'm sorry, I..."
Qin Bei waved his hand. He had already heard her say sorry today. No matter how much she said sorry, it was of no use. Can it make up for the damage that had already happened? Can it solve the following problems? Could it be that she could give up on Xiaochuan just because she knew she was sorry?
? Obviously impossible, Qin Bei followed Qin Nan out.
"Sister, can you lend me your computer?" As soon as Qin Bei left, Ruoqi appeared at the door of Ruochu's room out of nowhere.
If Ruochu didn't say anything, now the worst case scenario has arrived, it's up to her and Xiaochuan to see if they can get through this.