Chapter 44 Do you still like your uncle?

She originally thought that Zhou Chen was so cruel to her because he could not accept her feelings.

But unexpectedly, she was the clown, and Zhou Chen had long noticed her feelings for him.

He knew her feelings but still overprotected and doted on her.

This caused her to struggle and suffer a lot during that period.

I'm afraid that's the effect Zhou Chen wants to see.

Let her have a mental breakdown, unable to bear the pressure and give up...

She suddenly couldn't help laughing, and finally laughed until her body began to tremble. Finally, she fell weakly on the bed, covering her eyes with her palms.

Look, this is Zhou Chen, he is both affectionate and ruthless.

Even if he had cared for her in the past, it was always done under rationality.

Is he good to her?

Very good, really very good, much better than Zhou Zimo and Zhou Siyu.

But while he was good to her, he was also causing her pain.

She was thinking, if there hadn't been that accident, what would have happened if Zhou Chen and Chi Yan had really started dating.

Where should she go?

She understood her past self. Even if she liked Zhou Chen and loved him so much, she couldn't bear to let him go and didn't want to make things difficult for him.

So if he already has a girlfriend, she would be unable to restrain herself or take back her love.

She will also take the initiative to stay away from him and will not destroy his feelings.

She will bear the unspoken pain of not being loved alone.

She would choose to live on campus and reduce her contact with Zhou Chen.

And this is the effect Zhou Chen wanted in the first place, right?

So her uncle is really a businessman, very shrewd and calculating.

Even when facing emotions, he can rationally find the best and gentlest way to solve them.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Ge'er?"

Xu Ge put down his arms, took a deep breath, slowly got up from the bed and opened the door.

"Uncle Ping, have you finished talking with my uncle?"

Zhou Ping looked at her with a complicated expression, "Would you like to chat with Uncle Ping for a while?"

After a moment of silence, Xu Ge finally nodded, "Uncle Ping, can I have a drink with you? Let's go to the wine cellar, okay?"

Zhou Ping was a little surprised, "Drinking? You..."

"Uncle Ping, I'm already 22 years old. I'm not a child anymore."

Zhou Ping was a little dazed, "Yes, Ge'er is already an adult, and your mother has been gone for almost fifteen years..."

Seeing his sad expression and his eyes full of pain and nostalgia, Xu Ge's heart softened.

Although she had almost lost all impression of her mother, she could see how much the man in front of her loved her mother.

He at least fully demonstrated the meaning of the four words "love the house and love the dog".

"Let's go, Uncle Ping, let's have a drink and chat tonight."

Zhou Ping looked at her pretty face and smiled helplessly, "Okay, then let Ge'er have a drink with Uncle Ping."

The two went to the wine cellar in the backyard and asked the kitchen to prepare some simple side dishes and send them over.

The two of them sat cross-legged on the wooden board, with wine cabinets in front and behind them, filled with various precious wines.

Xu Ge took a bottle and sat down, "How about this Uncle Ping?"

Zhou Ping raised his eyebrows and looked at her meaningfully, "You really know how to choose."

Xu Ge pretended not to know and asked, "What's wrong with this wine?"

"This wine was given to your uncle by your grandfather as his coming-of-age gift."

Xu Ge raised his eyebrows.

He took a serious look at the bottle in his hand.

"Can't drink?"

Zhou Ping sighed and shook his head.

"able,

Sit down."

"Come,

Uncle Ping, I respect you and thank you for being so kind to me over the years."

Zhou Ping smiled and clinked glasses with her.

"Uncle Ping, how did you and my mother meet?"

Zhou Ping was stunned, turned his head and looked at her for a long time before he slowly spoke.

"Your mother and I went to the same university. She was my junior and I liked her very much, but she had a boyfriend. After graduating from university, we lost contact for three years. The next time I saw her was in the hospital."

As he spoke, Zhou Ping leaned against the wine cabinet with a nostalgic look on his face.

"You were probably in the hospital with a high fever at the time, and your mother was running around all by herself. But I had just gotten married then. If I had known I would meet your mother again, I would never have gotten married..."

Xu Ge heard regret and sorrow in his words, and she raised her head and took a sip of wine.

"Unfortunately, there is no if. Some things have happened and there is nothing you can do about it."

Zhou Ping sighed, "Yeah, I thought we both had families at the time, but I couldn't help but care about your mother. I went to the hospital to secretly visit you a few times, and only then did I know that your mother had always been single."

Xu Ge looked down at the wine glass in his hand and asked softly, "Uncle Ping, do you know my father? Or has my mother ever told you about him?"

Zhou Ping frowned and shook his head. "No, I've asked her countless times, but she never said a word. So, I'm sorry, Ge'er, I really don't know who your father is..."

As he said this, he tilted his head back and took a big gulp of red wine as if in annoyance.

"I have also investigated secretly, but your father

It's as if he doesn't exist in this world. There's not even a trace of him. Plus, your mother won't talk about it. But Ge'er, Uncle Ping has never given up looking for him all these years."

Xu Ge smiled and tilted his head to look at him, "Uncle Ping, are you looking for him because I want you to, or are you standing up for my mother?"

Zhou Ping smiled and nodded, "I think so."

Xu Ge was silent for a few seconds before raising his glass again. "Uncle Ping, thank you again."

Zhou Ping's expression was kind. "Uncle Ping, can I ask you a few questions?"

Xu Ge nodded generously, "Well, you ask."

Zhou Ping opened his mouth, as if he found it difficult to speak, and as if he was afraid that she would get hurt.

Xu Ge hadn't felt this way about being treated cautiously for a long time, so she didn't want to embarrass Zhou Ping and took the initiative to speak.

"Are you asking me if I still like my uncle?"

Zhou Ping looked at her quietly for a while before asking, "Do you like it?"

Xu Ge was silent for a few seconds again and then shook his head. "I don't like it, so Uncle Ping, you really don't have to worry about me. I know who I am."

Zhou Ping frowned, "Uncle Ping didn't mean that. Uncle Ping just..."

"I know, Uncle Ping, but you really don't have to worry about me. After four years abroad, I had already given up hope. How old was I then? I was only eighteen and just beginning to fall in love. My uncle was so caring towards me, and he was young and handsome. Isn't it normal for me to be attracted to him?"

Zhou Ping remained silent and couldn't find any words to refute.

That’s right, Zhou Chen is more than a generation younger than him and is only 28 years old this year.

He is only six years older than Xu Ge.

He is considered Mr. Zhou's late-born son and a true child of destiny.

Although they are poor brothers and have the same father but different mothers, fortunately, their relationship is pretty good.

"I was too young at the time, and I never thought of showing my feelings for my uncle openly. It just happened that an accident happened. I'm not a chaste woman who must be alone. How could I, at such a young age, hang myself on a tree? Don't you agree?"