Chapter 173
This sentence deeply touched Zhong Qiao's heart. Zhong Qiao stared at him, speechless for a long while, then lowered his head: "I know."
In fact, she has always known that she has big problems. The failure of her first marriage made her personality become weird. She is like a hedgehog with her sharp quirks exposed. No matter whether the other person is good or bad, she is protecting herself.
But doing so is not fair to Ji Hebai.
"I was just mad." Zhong Qiao sighed. "My mind was hot at the time, and I thought of many things, including those people from the Xu family. I don't know why, but I vented all my anger and prejudice on Ji Hebai."
"I thought a lot about it afterwards. Since I chose to be with him, we should have trusted him, or be more patient and ask him clearly, instead of keeping silent and just guessing in our heads."
It was rare for Zhong Siqi to see her so distraught. He rubbed his wet hair and felt a little sorry for her.
"Sister, I absolutely don't blame you. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to accept someone like that, with a family like that. Sister, why don't you give yourself some time to try to adapt? Otherwise, your life will be so boring. You can't see the kindness others show you, and you hide like a turtle when they make the slightest mistake. If you keep doing this for a long time, something bad will definitely happen."
"Although Big Brother Ji is a very good person and treats my parents and me well, in my heart, you will always be Dili. I am not worried that you will hurt Big Brother Ji, I am just afraid that you will hurt others and yourself."
Zhong Qiao is a person who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Zhong Siqi, as his younger brother, knows this very well, but he is also very worried because Zhong Qiao is neither cruel enough nor soft-hearted enough. When dealing with people and things, the one who suffers is being caught in the middle.
"You've grown up." Zhong Qiao wasn't angry, but smiled with relief. "It seems that you've matured a lot after being with Xiao He. I was going to teach you how to please girls, but I didn't expect that you'd teach me a lesson instead."
"Hey, I'm a man too." Zhong Siqi scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "But, sister, don't worry, I will definitely stand on your side. I will help my relatives and not my relatives."
Zhong Qiao was amused by him.
Her silly brother is only a few years younger than her, but since her divorce and discharge from the hospital, Siqi has been running around and trying his best to protect her.
"Siqi." Zhong Qiao suddenly softened his tone, "Do you like Fang He very much?"
When she asked this, Zhong Siqi felt even more embarrassed, and her face turned red: "Sister, why are you asking this all of a sudden? You're embarrassed to ask me."
Zhong Qiao just smiled and said nothing. Seeing that Zhong Siqi couldn't escape, he could only confess: "Yes, at first I admit that I thought she was very beautiful."
"But I didn't think about that at the time. Later, I saw her rescuing a stray cat one day, and then by chance, we met a few times. I found that she was a very good person. Although she was not talkative, she was thoughtful and considerate."
When mentioning Fang He, Zhong Siqi's whole face lit up with joy.
"She's very cute. When she drinks water, she looks a bit like the rabbit I used to raise..."
Zhong Qiao interrupted him with a smile: "Okay, I get it, then you have to treat her well."
Zhong Siqi nodded seriously.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhong Qiao suddenly thought of something.
"Does Fang Nan know about your affairs?"
Zhong Siqi, who was drowsy, sat up in a start from his dying dream: "Sister Fang Nan? She doesn't know yet. Xiao He hasn't been able to find her recently. It is said that she fell in love with a university student on a blind date. The two of them often go out on dates. I guess they don't have time for us."
"Blind date?" Zhong Qiao was stunned. "College student?"
"What kind?"
Zhong Siqi shook his head. "I'm not sure. I heard he comes from a well-off family and is an only child. Xiao He has met him a few times and he's quite handsome. Sister Fang Nan really likes him and becomes very gentle every time she sees him."
Hearing this description, Zhong Qiao smiled and secretly cursed himself for being too nervous. "This is Fang Nan's first time in love, so it's inevitable that she will act like a little girl. You guys should stop laughing at her in private."
"That won't happen." Zhong Siqi smiled foolishly, "Maybe when Sister Fang Nan gets married, Xiaohe and I can go to the wedding." By then, maybe he and Xiaohe will be able to... He's thinking too far ahead.
Zhong Qiao took the book off the table and said, "This is something your sister Fang Nan lent me. I haven't returned it yet. Ask Xiao He to let me know. I'll return it to her when I'm free."
Zhong Siqi agreed.
Several days passed in a blink of an eye. It was the time agreed with Fang Nan, which was at the old man's place in the bookstore. Zhong Qiao was waiting there early, but he didn't see Fang Nan after waiting for the whole morning.
The kind old man in the bookstore was afraid that she was hungry, so he prepared milk and peach cakes for her. Although Zhong Qiao said she was not hungry, she could not resist the strong love of her elder.
After waiting for about half an hour, Fang Nan finally arrived. The moment she approached Zhong Qiao, Zhong Qiao was stunned.
Is this still the bright and sunny Fang Nan?
At this moment, his whole body seemed to be covered by dark clouds and hostility. He had deep dark circles under his eyes, his face was covered with spots, and he looked a little unkempt. He looked very haggard.
Zhong Qiao stood up in surprise: "Fang Nan?"
Fang Nan looked up weakly: "I'm sorry, Xiao Qiao, I'm really too tired and can't get up. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Let me treat you to a meal."
Zhong Qiao looked at her and said, "Tell me what's wrong with you first. Look at your dark circles, they're almost drooping down to your chin."
Fang Nan seemed to come back to his senses: "Huh?"
What dark circles?
The bookstore owner came out to pour water and was also shocked: "Oh my god, it's like I saw a ghost in broad daylight." Look at the young people nowadays really don't take their bodies seriously. Such a sunny little girl has now become like this.
"Look for yourself." The bookstore owner took out a mirror and gave it to her. After saying that, he went back into the store and didn't know what he was doing.
Fang Nan took a look at his face and found that it was true. He had lost a lot of weight. If someone didn't know, they would think that he had encountered something unclean and his energy was drained away.
Zhong Qiao circled around her and said, "Are you acting like an ancient scholar? You went on a blind date, met a witch, and she sucked all your energy out of you."
Fang Nan blushed deeply: "Da Qiao, you are getting more and more extreme with your words. I am very conservative. Nothing like that happened between me and that person."
"Then what happened to you? Did you have a fight?" Zhong Qiao asked.
Fang Nan was about to answer when the bookstore owner came out with a cup of steaming red date and wolfberry tea in his hand.
"Come, young man, don't overwork yourself studying, come and replenish your energy and blood."
Fang Nan knew his character best. If he didn't accept it, he would be nagged all day long. So he just drank it in one gulp, then took Zhong Qiao's hand and said goodbye.
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