The decisive denial shown on Cao Aiqing's face at this moment shocked Cao Fengyao, but in He Tianran's view, this was her normal reaction, because even He Tianran, who was good at taking steps step by step, could not plan and imagine. There is no scenario where he and Cao Aiqing can be together again.
This is a very sad thing.
But it's true.
Although the two have now restarted the timeline due to Wen Liang's liberation, and their mutual bond has become closer because of the world they have seen each other, but as long as the old memories are still there, there can be no reunion or reunion in their relationship. It's a fresh start...
If there really is such a day, the probability must be no less than a miracle.
He Tianran was too aware of the harm he had caused to Cao Aiqing. Even leaving aside the online violence that delayed the girl's life, just because his faith was shaken during the relationship and returned to September to embrace Wenliang, he stood up to Cao Aiqing. From Ai Qing's point of view, it is already a crime that cannot be punished...
This kind of behavior completely lifts the girl's beautiful longing for love, first holding it up high, and then throwing it down hard!
Yes, from that moment on, what he brought to Cao Aiqing was not "love", but an inevitable disaster, a long-lasting... feud.
All these things made He Tianran feel cold all over just by thinking about it. He really couldn't think of a reason why Cao Aiqing would love him again, so for the girl to talk about their relationship with each other at this moment, it was like the conclusion of a verdict. At that time, the man no longer had any complaints or surprises.
At this time, as an outsider, Cao Fengyao also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He smiled kindly to his daughter and said:
"Qingqing, I asked you what your relationship is, and I didn't ask you whether you want to fall in love in the future. Why do you say you have to talk so tightly, it will naturally make others embarrassed."
He Tianran immediately continued, wanting to end this topic as soon as possible: "Uncle Cao, I actually felt fine at that moment, but now that you mention it like this, I'm really a little hurt."
"Hahaha, of course you are very good, don't worry about this kind of thing. Come, drink tea."
Even if Cao Fengyao intends to bring this kind of thing together, he still has to pay attention to methods. Moreover, at this time, Cao Fengyao has completely lost sight of the relationship between the two. In his impression, the relationship between the two children should be very good, even if it is purely Friendship cannot become a couple, but the relationship should not be so rigid...
Cao Fengyao felt weird, so he asked: "I'm quite surprised. I remember that the relationship between you two should be very good. Why, Ai Qing, did you just talk like you treated Tianran as your enemy? Tianran, you won't mess with Qingqing." Are you angry?"
Cao Aiqing did not speak, but glanced at He Tianran coldly to see how he would respond.
The man's next statement is very important. If he follows the previous gloomy He Tianran's approach, now he pretends to be weak, puts on an infatuated character who can only accompany him silently, and messes up the relationship between the two in front of Cao Fengyao. Stir it up, and then add some self-interested ideas to blend it, and it can be perfectly substituted into Guo Huai's script.
After all, it is the most difficult thing to find a reason to blame.
However, in the classroom just now, He Tianran had already changed his ways. The two directions he gave were either to make Cao Fengyao hate him or to make his position clear in time. No matter which one he chose, he would never do it again. Something embarrassing happened for Cao Aiqing.
So what He Tianran said next made even Cao Aiqing dumbfounded. He first admitted his mistake and said:
"Uncle Cao, I am indeed...I'm sorry for Ai Qing..."
The middle-aged man was stunned and asked anxiously: "Why, did you really bully Qingqing?"
He Tianran didn't defend himself. He nodded with difficulty and said slowly: "Uncle, please don't get excited. Just listen to me. Ai Qing and I...we...we actually stayed together a long time ago, from the third year of high school to the first year of college. We were together for a while, but then because something happened in the middle...so...we broke up..."
Boom——
Cao Fengyao widened his eyes and put down the teapot in his hand. Cao Aiqing did not expect that He Tianran would bring the past events that happened in other timelines to this timeline. He didn't have to worry about it in his own time. I said this in front of my father, because from the perspective of others, these are indeed things that have never happened...
However, He Tianran did not intend to stop there, and just listened to him continue to confess:
"Uncle, I'm sorry... I know that in your eyes, I should be a pretty good kid... but... I'm not that good.
The reason why Ai Qing and I broke up was because during our relationship, I fell in love with someone else. This was an unforgivable and irreversible mistake. Your daughter is very good. After knowing this, she resolutely broke up with me. It was all my fault that she took action and caused this situation. I really feel ashamed of my love and trust in her. I deeply hurt her...
Uncle, you used to favor me a lot, largely because I saved Ai Qing once before. But in that case, I believe that any peer with a righteous heart will come forward. It just happened that I met On.
My behavior is indeed a plus point in your mind, but what I want to say is that it does not mean that I am a good man, and Ai Qing must be with me.
Therefore, as Ai Qing said, I am not qualified to love her now, but we are still in contact. It was something that happened recently that brought us back together temporarily, giving me someone to make up for her. Chances are, this is the current relationship between the two of us.
Gratitude and love are two different things after all, and confusing them will always make people blind. Uncle, Ai Qing is very sober. This is due to you and your aunt teaching her by words and deeds from childhood to adulthood. You really don’t have to worry about this. Your daughter really knows what kind of person she will fall in love with, even today. , she is still the most outstanding girl I have ever seen. "
He Tianran took Guo Huai's script. The advantage was that he didn't take advantage of it at all, but the disadvantage was that it all fell into his hands.
Cao Fengyao originally just wanted to test it out and asked curiously, but then he thought that he was digging up such a big thing. He, who was always kind to others, turned pale after hearing this, frowned, and remained silent for a long time.
His daughter has always been the apple of his and his wife's eyes, how could she ever suffer such injustice?
Cao Aiqing on the side also had a complex expression. She definitely didn't expect that what He Tianran said now was more ruthless and decisive than her own. She was afraid that her father's good impression of him would fall apart if she said these past events...
This feeling is contradictory, because Cao Aiqing also knows that He Tianran is treating himself as a living negative example. Now, whether it is Guo Huai or him, or whoever appears in the future, from now on Cao Fengyao is afraid I will never have any superfluous thoughts about my daughter's love life again...
This time, future troubles are forever eliminated.
He Tianran, He Tianran, you are really good at inserting knives into yourself...
Cao Aiqing thought sadly.
"Qingqing? Qingqing!"
"……dad."
A low shout interrupted Cao Aiqing's chaotic thoughts.
"Is everything this bastard said true?"
Cao Fengyao still didn't believe that he had been kept secret for so long. He asked questions with a serious face and used a rare swear word.
Ten seconds.
The entire office was quiet for nearly ten seconds.
Cao Aiqing's eyes wandered, but he remained silent.
"Uncle Cao..."
"You go back first, I'll find you another day."
Just as He Tianran was about to speak, Cao Fengyao glared at him angrily and rudely ordered him to be kicked out.
"...Okay, okay, uncle."
Knowing that the father and daughter must have something to say at this time, He Tianran stood up carefully, lowered his head, said "I'm sorry" in a low voice with an apologetic and ashamed look on his face, and turned around to leave.
In the room, the father and daughter spent a few minutes quietly.
Cao Fengyao stretched out his hand, poured out the cooling tea in his daughter's cup, then filled a new cup with it, muttering in his mouth:
"I remember, honey, when you were little, you were very stubborn. You could cry all day long if your hands were broken. But no matter how I asked, you refused to tell me the reason. You just covered your hands tightly. You felt ugly and didn't want to live or die. Let us see, my mother and I knew at that time that Qingqing, you have a very strong self-esteem.
At this point, your mother said that you are very like me. Whenever you encounter embarrassing things, you often hide them. This is especially true when you go to college. You report good news but not bad news. You can detect any movement in others. You won’t tell others anything about what happened to you..."
Cao Aiqing held the tea cup in the palm of her hand, staring at the tea leaves floating in the cup, with a look of vague reminiscence on her beautiful face.
"Actually, thinking about it now, if that bastard boy He Tianran hadn't rushed out to help you get rid of those people who bullied you, you probably wouldn't have told us about this matter. What did you decide to do then? That's it. Feeling wronged?"
The girl then raised her eyes, looked at her father and said firmly: "...not now."
There was no trace of anger on Cao Fengyao's face. Facing this precious daughter, he could never lose his temper. He smiled and asked:
"It seems that you have grown up a lot. Did you cry bitterly when you broke up with He Tianran?"
He was praised for growing up, but Cao Aiqing shook his head as if he was angry: "It was a little sad at first, but in the end I was the one who proposed the breakup. I said it with a smile, and he cried."
Cao Fengyao gave a thumbs up: "Oh, my daughter is pretty good, that's just right."
Cao Aiqing finally showed a faint smile and took a sip of the tea in the cup.
"Do you think dad is a little too busy? Is he annoying me?"
The girl shook her head quickly: "No...how could it be, Dad."
She put down the tea cup, slowly leaned down, folded her hands, and put her face on the back of her hands. Her entire upper body was lying on the table in a comfortable and relaxed posture, and she whispered softly like a child. General gibberish:
"You and my mother are the best people in the world to me... Why would I find you annoying? I just think... I want to find you, like my mother, a lover who understands each other and can deliver a true love. It’s really difficult…”
"Your mother and I sometimes don't understand each other all the time."
"how come……"
"Really, she has recently gone through menopause, and her temper has gotten worse. Many times, I don't know what she wants to do, and she scolds me out of nowhere."
"But I've never seen you quarreling..."
"Weren't you there before? When adults quarrel in front of children, it always has a bad impact. You should go home more often, or I can find a time to secretly record your mother's fierce appearance for you."
Cao Aiqing smiled: "Then if mom knew you sent me this, she would never make tea for you again!"
"...Well, I won't post it then."
"Anyway, I didn't see it, so it doesn't happen."
"Haha, at this point, you still follow your mother."
Cao Fengyao touched his daughter's head and said sincerely:
"Baby, do you think your mother and I have a clear life? In addition to the agreement in our three views, what's more important is that she and I have been getting along for so many years. People have different ways of getting along with each other. , we just found the right way, not to mention that rather than controlling our emotions, sometimes what we need more is to lose our temper..."
"That's only if you know that the other party won't mind, and you don't mind either..."
"Then you think you and Ziran understand each other very well?"
"It used to be... now... I can't tell..."
"Then have you ever lost your temper with him or gotten into a bad temper?"
"...I don't remember, it should be there, but it's innocuous..."
"Then you must have loved him very much at that time. It's a pity that most young boys don't know what this means."
"He is no longer young, his hair is turning white..."
"What?"
"You have white hair, dye it black."
"Ah, that's it...I saw him before, and he didn't have any gray hair."
"Well...I suddenly felt a little pitiful about him..."
"Sympathy is sympathy. That kid also said just now that sympathy and love are two different things. You can't have this person who betrayed you, baby, anymore."
While chatting, Cao Fengyao suddenly became a little anxious and quickly said something to put things right.
"What he just seemed to be saying was that gratitude and love are not the same thing."
"It's the same truth, do you understand?"
"understandable."
"Are you afraid that this kid... broke up again?"
"……Um."
"Deserve it!"
Cao Aiqing was amused, "Dad, this is the first time I've heard you speak ill of others behind their backs."
The middle-aged man also became happy, "Isn't it right? He is not here now. If he is here, I will tell him face to face!"
"That's right! That's right!"
Cao Aiqing shouted twice in agreement, and then became quiet again. Her mood suddenly became a little low. She hesitated to speak. Her father waited quietly. Looking at the kind eyes, the girl finally said what was in her heart:
"Dad, if I say I don't want to get married, what will you do?"
Cao Fengyao was stunned for a while and said slowly:
"Qingqing, although dad seems to have been a bit self-defeating to you and Tianran this time, I hope you can understand that mom and dad are the ones who want you to be happy the most.
In fact, from my position as a father, after a hundred years, I really don’t want to see you alone. Qingqing, you are still young, and there is still such a long way to go in life. You will always encounter Then when two or three people come into your life, you are qualified to say such depressing words only if you have experienced them. But if you still firmly make this choice at that time, your father will definitely support you.
You yearn for the love of your parents so much, and you are so pure and beautiful. I understand that you don’t want to get married with regrets. It doesn’t matter. Since you can’t find someone, it’s okay not to get married, because it’s better than when I let go of your hand. In the hands of another man, if I find you unhappy in the future, I will definitely regret it more than you...
You know, you are our treasure...
Although I was very angry with that bastard He Tianran just now, there was something right in what he said. After listening to your description and seeing his attitude, I can tell that he must have loved you sincerely. Yes, it's his regret not being together. The one affected should not be you.
Qingqing, you have always had some principles and fantasies of your own. As a father, I should protect them with you. As long as it is what you believe in, I will always be with you, but I don’t want to see you say in frustration, You don’t want to get married, you gave up the pursuit of love, because it will make me feel that I have failed as a father. I failed to protect you, and failed to enlighten you and help you in time when your life was not going well. you……
But fortunately, it's not too late now, isn't it?
No matter in the future, will you hold a man's hand and appear shyly and happily in front of my mother and me, or will you be tired from working outside alone and want to go home for a meal with a tired face? Don't worry, mom and I will be with you.
If another man in your life makes you unhappy in the future, then kick him out as soon as possible and come back to find your father. Don’t forget that there is another father and mother in this world who can make you happy forever. Very happy home. "
Unknowingly, Cao Fengyao had sat next to his daughter and gently took her into his arms.
The paternalistic chatter in his mouth, every word of it is true, and the deep fatherly love revealed is more like the cup of hot tea on the table, long and mellow, containing infinite beautiful taste...
The girl in my arms, as she listened, seemed to have lost her mature disguise and hard shell, and returned to her original innocence, already in tears.
She didn't hate her father for telling her this now.
Because my father just said, it's not too late now.
The father and daughter cuddled together quietly for a while.
"Okay, okay, don't cry anymore, don't cry anymore..."
Cao Fengyao patted his daughter on the back, thinking that he would find time to have a chat with that bastard He Tianran alone again to vent his anger on his daughter.
Cao Aiqing also slowly straightened up. She choked and wiped her tears with her hands.
"Uh... uh... don't tell mom I cried..." The girl said with a crying voice, still stubborn.
"Okay, okay, I'll just say that you are having a good time in school, it's wonderful!"
Cao Aiqing opened her eyes, and in her blurry vision, her father's white shirt was in a mess from her crying.
She hiccupped, stretched out her hand, and picked off a dark red tea leaf that had been swollen by hot water from her father's collar.
She held the tea leaves in her fingertips and whimpered:
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Don’t buy it... Just give me three or four kilograms, which is more than the pocket money you gave me when I was in college... Wuwuwu..."
Cao Aiqing got emotional and started talking nonsense. It had been a long time since she saw that cute look, and Cao Fengyao was also made to laugh and cry. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether his daughter was really saving for him, or whether she was complaining about herself every day. The pocket money I gave her was too little...
(End of chapter)
