The bravest among us is afraid of his own self. - Oscar Wilde
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Xiaochuan's arrival made Ruochu feel a little uncomfortable. Originally, when he was with his godmother, he could talk about everything, but now, he couldn't talk about anything.
Although Daddy is not an outsider, there is still some estrangement. In addition, Ruochu is a little bit worried about the phone call that night before, so he seems to be a little quieter. At least in Xiaoqing's opinion, he is not as active as when he first came here.
What makes Xiaoqing even more strange is that Xiaochuan didn't speak much and went to the living room to watch TV when he came in. Ruoruo went back to the bedroom to read a book. The two people who usually like to talk became mute at this time. What do you think?
They all seemed to be avoiding each other.
Yi Xiaoqing's character meant that she had to find out the truth, but then I thought about it, and I would wait until dinner to watch her behavior.
Xiaochuan didn't expect Ruochu to be here. After coming out of the hotel that night, he stayed in the bar until midnight, and then returned to Wu's house as a last resort. When he decided to acquire "Mirror", he asked Xiaoqing to help find it nearby.
When I passed the apartment, I just said that and didn't take it seriously. After what happened that night, I suddenly felt that as a grown-up person, even if I don't have a home, I should at least have a place to stay, even if it's temporary.
Well, I won’t disturb my parents in the middle of the night.
Michelle stayed in Xiaochuan's private room in the hotel for two days and had already flown back to the United States. Before leaving, she gave Xiaochuan a French kiss at the airport and told him that she would be waiting for him in the United States.
If you go to see her, she will welcome you with arms raised.
Xiaochuan thanked her very much. He was a little embarrassed at first, but as ladies are generous, he calmly kissed her goodbye. Maybe Michelle would be a good partner, but when it comes to marriage and love,
Xiaochuan was really exhausted both physically and mentally, and he didn't dare to touch him. He was injured again and again. Although he was not numb, he had become very indifferent to matters between men and women. If God was destined to let him die alone, he could only accept it.
It's natural, otherwise what else could be done?
But lately, he always feels empty in his heart. He met Michelle before he and Monica divorced. At that time, they were both good friends, although he could vaguely feel that there was something else in the way Michelle looked at him.
There is a layer of meaning, but he does not want to expose the ambiguity between adult men and women, nor does he want to make any progress.
Later, she divorced Monica. When Xiaochuan was at his most lonely and depressed, Michelle came to him and gave him a lot of comfort. Xiaochuan was also very grateful to her. Michelle is a very smart woman.
She is smart because although she can see through everything, she will never put pressure on anyone. No matter how much she wants Xiaochuan, she will still choose to be by his side silently, listen to him, and wait for him to recover. Such a woman is actually very suitable.
She is a confidante, but not a lover.
Because no man would want to live with a woman who can see through him at a glance. What men need is a sense of superiority, a sense of superiority in IQ. No one wants to find a mentor at home, right?
If someone falls in love with Michelle, it must be a person with extreme self-confidence, but Xiaochuan believes that he is not that kind of person. At least, in his current situation, he is not worthy of Michelle.
He didn't know if it was a good thing for him to be so self-aware, but he really didn't have the courage to let him get married again.
Therefore, Michelle's intention for this trip to China was already obvious. Although there was no direct confession, Xiaochuan knew that his escape that day had actually clearly expressed his rejection, but why he refused was what troubled him, because
He seemed to have discovered something more dangerous, but he hoped it wasn't true.
I originally wanted to talk to my younger sister about my inner feelings. Although I understand that she is not a successful person in terms of relationships, but she is also a low-income person in the world. At least it is more comfortable than talking to Qin Bei who has a perfect and happy family. What's more?
They were once love rivals.
Unexpectedly, I met Ruochu.
During dinner, Xiaoqing sat in the host's seat, while Ruochu and Xiaochuan sat opposite.
Xiaoqing's cooking skills are incomparable to Qin Nan's, but over the years, she has developed some skills in order to come to eat with Ruochu. In addition, she will go to Qin Nan to learn from her and prepare a table of food that is both delicious and delicious.
, it seems that it is no longer a big problem.
"Don't you two forget that we are father and daughter because you have become a superior-subordinate relationship?" Xiaoqing said this after sitting down.
Ruochu and Xiaochuan both turned their heads to look at her.
"Otherwise, why are you so serious? I have never seen you two like this before?" If the two of them continue to be so silent, Xiaoqing will probably lose her appetite.
"Oh, haha, that..." Xiaochuan also knew that his emotions were too exposed, and tried to find something to talk about, but after talking for a long time, he couldn't say anything, and even got a look from Xiaoqing. So he chose to lower his head.
Eat something.
"Ruoruo, after graduation you plan to help your father in "Mirror", right?" Xiaoqing still tried to find a breakthrough from Ruochu.
Ruochu glanced at Xiaochuan and nodded, "But godmother, I want to move out after graduation, but I don't know if it's possible." Ruochu expressed her thoughts, and the idea was already lingering in her mind. It's been a long time. First, Qin's house is in the mountains, which is really far away from "Mirror". It's inconvenient to commute to and from get off work. If she uses the family's driver, it would be too flamboyant. Buying a car? She wants to earn it on her own. She is eighteen years old. She didn't want to touch the bank card that Qin Nan gave her on her birthday unless she had to. Last time she went to the United States, she couldn't help it. Now that she has a job, she just wants to see if she can support herself through hard work. This is something It was something very exciting when she thought about it, and she had to try it.
The most important thing is that when I live at home, I never feel independent. After living in groups for so many years, I really want to know what it is like to arrange my own daily life. It is already a pity to study in college next to my parents, but my ideas are only preliminary.
Yes, I'm not sure if anyone will support it. Listening to my godmother's opinion is also of great reference value.
"Then come and stay at my place, just in time to accompany me." Xiaoqing blurted out without thinking. If Ruochu was willing to come and accompany her, she would be spared from being lonely again.
"Godmother, doesn't Uncle Bernard often come over for weekends? Besides, you're far away from where I work." If she wanted to be a light bulb, she wouldn't do it, even though she liked it very much.
Here, freedom is also very important.
"That's right..." Xiaoqing thought for a while, then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, brother, didn't you ask me to find an apartment for you near "Mirror"? Last time I saw a good one, but it was a little big.
"You haven't been in the country very often, so it's a bit wasteful. Ruoruo, why don't you and your daddy share the house? Anyway, the house is big enough and your daddy will be free most of the time." Xiaoqing said excitedly, feeling that this
It's a good way to solve two people's problems at once.
"No..." Xiaochuan blurted out, with a tough attitude and no room for change. In fact, Ruochu also felt that this idea was a bit bold, but Xiaochuan's resolute rebuttal still made her lose face. At the very least, she had to refuse.
, she should have refused, wasn't it because she was afraid that she would disturb his good things with other women? She wouldn't have made it so obvious, so she felt depressed.
"Why not?" Xiaoqing asked on Ruochu's behalf.
Xiaochuan thought that he could just refuse. In fact, he had no clear reason for refusing. His first feeling was that he couldn't do this, and he didn't think deeply about it. As soon as he said the words, he felt that his tone was a bit harsh and might hurt Ruochu and Xiaoqing.
When I asked again, I really didn’t know how to answer.
But Xiaoqing refused to give up, and Xiaochuan also felt that Ruochu was also waiting for his reason for rejection, so he said casually: "It's inconvenient."
"What's the inconvenience? Ruochu, why don't you just stop some unnecessary entanglement for you?" Xiaoqing said bluntly. Although she knew that her brother was not that indiscreet, because of his casualness and soft-heartedness, he would occasionally be taken advantage of by women. Otherwise, he would be taken advantage of by women.
How did Monica come here? She didn't agree with Xiaochuan and Monica's affairs at the beginning, but she just didn't want to interfere. Now that Xiaochuan is single again, there is no guarantee that there won't be a second or third Monica.
But she never wanted to see her brother hurt again.
Xiaochuan glared at Xiaoqing, said nothing, and continued to eat with his head down, but it was nothing but the same thing. Xiaoqing was determined not to give up until she convinced Xiaochuan, and was about to say something else. Ruochu suddenly spoke.
"I know why Daddy is inconvenient." Ruochu put down her chopsticks and looked straight at Xiaochuan. In her mind, Daddy's image has always been as tall as her father. Daddy has only loved one woman, her mother.
She thought her father should be the same. Although Ruochu was a little surprised when she bumped into him and Michelle together in the United States. After all, he had just divorced Monica at that time, but she didn't believe that he was so
She soon fell in love with someone else, but the phone call that day confirmed Ruochu's suspicions, which made her wonder whether it was her father who was wrong or whether she had a mysophobia.
This problem bothered her, and until today, she couldn't help but speak it out, otherwise she would worry that she would have a psychological shadow when facing her father in the future.
As soon as Ruochu's words came out of his mouth, Xiaochuan couldn't eat anymore. He swallowed the last bite forcefully and raised his head to look at Ruochu. What he saw in her eyes was distrust and even disappointment, which made him a little bit
Panic.
"Michelle came to China to visit me that day, and I went home to live..." Xiaochuan regretted it after saying it. He could say it in such a subtle way. He was really becoming more and more green. But when he said it,
Quite frankly, he didn't know why he said this, he just knew that he didn't want Ruochu to misunderstand him because of this matter.
"What Michelle, what's going on?" This time it was Xiaoqing's turn to not understand.
Neither of them answered her.
After a long while, "Daddy, I have decided, I want to live with you, and I will pay you the rent as usual." Ruochu said decisively, with a firm look.
"Ruoruo said so, brother, just agree to it." Xiaoqing also supported her.
Xiaochuan's thick eyebrows knitted together, "If you really want to do this, get your parents' permission first."
"Don't worry." Ruochu said without showing any signs of weakness.