Without a Trace

Tang Miao broke up with her boyfriend of ten years. Her boyfriend had fallen in love at first sight with the daughter of the corporation he worked for. After learning he had a girlfriend, the young...

Chapter 69 (Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter)

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After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao stopped the kiss, looked down at Tang Miao and asked.

After He Xiao asked, Tang Miao looked up at him and answered his question. After answering, she looked at He Xiao and said, "Physiologically."

After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao did not take any further action. He just looked at Tang Miao quietly, waiting for what she was going to say next.

So when He Xiao was looking at her and waiting for her, the smile in her eyes faded a little, and she said to He Xiao.

"Psychologically, this is something very sacred to me."

"I said before that I wanted to live an ordinary life. So in my mind, this thing would happen when my lover and I fell in love, got married, and then on our wedding night. It would bring my husband's love for me and our children."

After she finished saying the above sentence, the living room became much quieter. He Xiao did not respond to her, but waited calmly, waiting for her to finish what she was saying.

In this atmosphere, Tang Miao told He Xiao about her thoughts. This was her long-standing desire and a template-like idea about love and marriage. Now, after expressing this idea to He Xiao, Tang Miao still felt a little embarrassed about the childishness and ridiculousness of her own thoughts.

"Isn't it very traditional?" Tang Miao said. She now feels that it is a bit outrageous, "It's like a feudal society."

Young men and women today do not wait until their wedding night for sexual intercourse. Once the emotions are triggered, these things happen naturally. It can even be said that they do not need emotions to trigger it. All they need is the touch of hormones to entangle their bodies and comfort each other.

After Tang Miao finished speaking, the smile in her eyes completely disappeared. She seemed to be caught up in some kind of emotion, and the emotions in her eyes were somewhat absent-minded and distant.

"My last relationship changed me a lot," said Tang Miao.

"I didn't think this way originally. I have all the aspirations that a normal woman has for love and sex. But the failure of my last relationship made me feel that these are all empty things."

"I don't have any family. My parents died when I was very young, so after being with him, the first few years of love ended, and later I regarded him as my relative. That kind of relationship was very warm and simple. I thought our lives would not change at all, and we would live together like this."

"But he cheated on me, and we broke up. Ten years of relationship cannot withstand the development of the next few decades, or it can be said that it is just a temporary novelty. The end of a relationship leaves me with nothing."

"My thoughts probably changed because of this. Now I am more restrained and conservative about relationships. After this experience, I think it is better to have a marriage even if there is not much emotional foundation at the beginning, rather than being in love for many years and ending up with nothing."

"Because no matter what, I have a home," said Tang Miao.

"My views on love and marriage seem to have become more mature, but also more conservative. Now I don't feel very secure about relationships between men and women, but I have an almost morbid longing for marriage."

"Along with this morbid longing is the form of marriage and some changes in my current psychological thinking."

"I know these thoughts are actually very abnormal, even paranoid and crazy, but I can't change them."

"But I think that if I know that this kind of thinking is wrong, and as I slowly forget about the previous relationship and the hurt it caused me disappears, I should gradually become normal."

"This is actually not fair to you. I am indeed selfish. It seems that I haven't recovered from the hurt of the previous relationship yet, and I have started a new relationship with you. But I can't hide my love, and I can't hold it back, especially when it's not unrequited love, but mutual affection."

"This is a contradiction. I am a combination of these contradictions. The hurt from my last relationship has made me distrustful and wary of new relationships, but as I get along with you, I've started to like you again."

"Like and distrust are opposites, yet they can exist at the same time."

"But like I said above, I am slowly getting better. I am happy and joyful with you, the hurt will disappear, the scars will be healed, I will rebuild trust in feelings, and I will also change my current feudal idea that the relationship between men and women is sacred."

When Tang Miao said this, he looked up at He Xiao and smiled.

The gloom in her eyes caused by talking about her previous relationship was replaced by a smile after she said those words.

And now the light that He Xiao brought her was slowly covering up that pain.

She is very confident about the future. She can completely forget her last relationship, return to normal, and be a normal couple with He Xiao, hugging, kissing, and making love.

He Xiao sat on the sofa, leaning back. The emotion in his eyes did not change much as he listened to Tang Miao telling him these things.

His pupils were still light, his expression was still calm. But there were other changes. He seemed to be calmer, like the sea gradually pressed down by the night, dark and without any sea breeze or waves.

After Tang Miao finished saying these words, she looked at him with a smile, her eyes showing helplessness and even helplessness about her current situation, and more importantly, guilt for how her current situation affected them, especially his feelings towards this relationship.

But not a lot, she knew if she showed it, he wouldn't feel much better, he might even feel uncomfortable because of her behavior. So when she looked at him, she smiled the most.

After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao looked at her without saying anything. He hugged her body, raised his head and kissed the corners of her lips and the tip of her nose. After the kiss, he kissed the corners of her eyes and eyelashes.

"Itchy." Tang Miao was kissed by him and subconsciously closed his eyes and said this with a smile.

After she finished speaking, He Xiao's lips fell back on hers, and the two of them hugged and kissed in the quiet living room amid the sound of rain.

After what happened that night, the relationship between Tang Miao and He Xiao did not change much, nor was there much impact.

Although things are a bit bizarre, it is much better for lovers to speak directly than to hide things.

After that night, Tang Miao finally got rid of the heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart, and he felt more relaxed when playing with He Xiao.

The two of them had a lot of fun these days.

After just a few days in the village, the two of them had basically gotten to know the village well. In addition to getting to know the place well, they also got to know a lot of the people in the village well.

Ever since they let the child take them to the mountain to pick mushrooms, the two of them eventually let the child take them to the top of the mountain.

After learning about He Xiao's academic qualifications, Tang Miao's admiration for He Xiao deepened. Apart from anything else, at least a bachelor's degree should be enough to tutor children until they graduate from elementary school.

There is no mountain climbing plan today, and we have to leave in the afternoon, so I will just pack my luggage in the morning.

When Tang Miao came back, He Xiao had already completed the check-out procedures. When Tang Miao came back, He Xiao saw her holding a bamboo basket of things and took it over.

In addition to the three children, Tang Miao and his family also became closer to the restaurant owner. During their stay in the village, they had all three meals a day at the owner's place. Sometimes, when the owner's husband got some wild delicacies, he would call the B&B and ask them to come over to taste them.

They had been in the village for six or seven days, and it was cloudy almost every day, but it was a little sunny today. After Tang Miao was exposed to the sun for a while, she opened the door and got in the car, and told He Xiao that if he got tired of driving, she could take over driving.

After taking it, He Xiao raised his hand and touched her face, saying, "Let's go."

The elevator stopped at the 16th floor as usual. When Tang Miao got off the elevator, he took the key to open the door. After opening the door, Tang Miao took his luggage in first, and then took some other specialties and mushrooms that the boss lady gave them from He Xiao.

He Xiao put down his luggage, then went to Tang Miao's room and took out her packed luggage. After taking it out, He Xiao said.

When they arrived at the underground garage, He Xiao woke her up. Tang Miao opened her eyes and took a long time to realize that she had arrived home.

Tang Miao: “…”

After arriving home, they naturally had to have lunch. Although they had been in the car for a long time, Tang Miao was not very tired, after all, she had slept all the way. Since He Xiao was in charge of driving, she would just worry about their lunch.

"Do you want to eat this for lunch?" Tang Miao asked He Xiao after taking the ingredients from the proprietress.

Tang Miao stretched in the car, then opened the door and got out. He Xiao took all the luggage down, Tang Miao went over to take a suitcase, and then the two of them took their luggage and went into the elevator together.

Tang Miao was still worrying about lunch when He Xiao suddenly mentioned the household registration book. She didn't react at once and looked up at He Xiao, but also answered his question at the same time.

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The specialties given by the boss lady were mostly food. Tang Miao was going to give some to Yu Yaya, and she and He Xiao would eat the rest.

Tang Miao feels that playing with children is very interesting, especially when he has no job. Playing games that can only be found in the mountains and wilderness with children will unconsciously bring him back to his own childhood.

Originally, they were going to rest in the room after packing their luggage, but after packing their luggage, He Xiao took the suitcase out of the room directly. In the living room, Tang Miao took a cup of water to drink, and when he saw He Xiao taking out the suitcase, Tang Miao paused while drinking water.

The two were originally scheduled to leave in the afternoon, but now they had to leave in the morning.

The child is in the fourth grade this year and will be promoted to the fifth grade at the start of the school year. Tang Miao’s junior high school diploma is just enough.

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After she said this, He Xiao asked, "Is your household registration book at home?"

Besides, since school was about to start, some of his brother's summer homework had not been completed. In addition to playing, Tang Miao would even help his brother with his summer homework.

Tang Miao didn't bring anything with her this time, and she left them some money. They didn't give the money to their parents, but kept it for themselves. The three children took the money and thanked her. Finally, Tang Miao touched the faces of the children one by one, and then went to the B&B to find He Xiao.

It was at this time that Tang Miao learned that He Xiao actually graduated from a bachelor's degree. He was originally guaranteed to study for a master's degree, but he had no interest in academics, so he did not go.

But such an idle life will eventually come to an end. Tang Miao and Yu Yaya discussed letting her help with the seven-day shift. On the seventh day, the two came back from having breakfast at the boss's place.

After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao opened the door and put his suitcase in. While he was putting the suitcase in, he talked to Tang Miao.

"Yes." said Tang Miao.

Then she slept all the way to her home's basement garage.

Just like that, the two people who were supposed to leave in the afternoon checked out at the front desk in the morning. He Xiao checked out at the front desk, and Tang Miao took the opportunity to say goodbye to the proprietress and the three children while he checked out.

When Tang Miao got in the car, she said that if He Xiao got tired of driving, she could take over. After getting in the car, He Xiao drove for an hour on the bumpy mountain road. When they got on the smooth road, Tang Miao's eyelids started to droop.

"We're leaving now."

After He Xiao finished speaking, Tang Miao responded, and then the two of them said goodbye to the guy who ran the B&B and set off down the mountain.

"Go get your household registration booklet, and we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

In the morning, the mountain top was covered with dew, but the view was very broad. Looking from afar, thousands of mountains were shrouded in thick fog. In the distance, the sun was rising, shining through the thick fog and overlooking the earth. The air was cool and refreshing, and the whole person became open-minded and transparent.

Not long after, the two arrived at the foot of the mountain. He Xiao put the luggage, local specialties, and mushrooms they picked in the car. After putting them in the car, the two got in together.

Finally, Tang Miao reluctantly handed the little girl over to her brother.

He Xiao agreed and started the car.

The two of them left the village this morning, and it was already past eight o'clock when they left. He Xiao drove fast today, and it was only a little after ten o'clock, so they were almost there.

Even if it’s not enough, there is still He Xiao.

Childhood life is always happy, and even when recalled from afar, it is still memorable.

Tang Miao was not able to react to He Xiao's sudden decision for a while. However, when He Xiao said he was leaving in the morning, Tang Miao did not object and only asked him if he had anything to do. He Xiao simply responded without saying what it was, and Tang Miao did not ask any more specific questions.

Sometimes, Tang Miao felt like he had become a villager in the village.

After a few days, the friendship between the few people has become much deeper. Especially the younger sister was very reluctant to see Tang Miao leave. Tang Miao hugged the little girl who was three or four years old, kissed her crying face, and told her that he would come over when he had time, but the little girl was not very happy.

They had been climbing up and down the mountain these days. They had been to many high mountains, so it was still very easy for them to walk down the short distance to the village.

"Let's not rush about lunch."

In addition to climbing the mountain, the two would spend the rest of their time strolling around the village. Sometimes they would run into the child's younger brothers and sisters, and then they would spend the whole morning and afternoon playing with the children.

All the cooking is done at her house, so just take the ingredients there as well.

"Shall we take it out now?" Tang Miao asked and put down the cup.

On the way back, the proprietress gave her a bamboo basket of local specialties and forced her to take it with her. After Tang Miao thanked her, she said goodbye to the proprietress and went to the homestay without being too polite.