Chapter 290
"Ruo'an, you and Qiao Xin have always had a good relationship, why don't you go and help persuade them?"
Bai Shuang looked at her expectantly and spoke softly.
However, Xia Ruo'an shook his head firmly and said slowly: "I'm afraid I can't do anything about this matter!"
"After all, as the saying goes, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it."
"The key to the problem obviously lies in Zhao Han's own decision. If he remains indecisive and wavers, then in the end, he will most likely end up with nothing in his hands."
At this point, Xia Ruoan paused and continued to analyze: "Besides, judging from the current situation, it may not be a bad thing for Shangguan Lan to leave Zhao Han."
"Let alone Zhao Han's ambiguous attitude of wanting both, even if Shangguan Lan reluctantly continues to be with him, can she really be happy?"
"I'm afraid that even if the two of them are still together, there will be a thorn between them that is difficult to remove."
"If I were in Shangguan Lan's position, I would definitely not choose to spend the rest of my life with Zhao Han."
Then, Xia Ruo'an added in a heavy tone: "Besides, if Shangguan Lan chose to compromise just for the sake of the child, but the situation is already so bad now, is there any need to continue such a marriage?"
"The child is about to reach the age of understanding and remembering things. If she witnesses her father being entangled with other women again and again, is it really a good thing for Changan?"
"Even Zhao Han himself couldn't convince Qiao Xin to let go, so how can you think I can do it?"
"My marriage is very happy. My husband dotes on me and my children are well-behaved and sensible."
"Now you're asking me to persuade others. What should I do? If I really go to persuade them, what will they think?"
"Do you think I'm deliberately showing off my happy life?" Xia Ruoan shook his head helplessly, not knowing how to deal with this difficult problem.
"Besides, you asked me to persuade Qiao Xin to give up or persist. Morally speaking, we all hope that Qiao Xin can let go of her love for Zhao Han."
"After all, Zhao Han has already started a family and even has children!"
Xia Ruoan sighed softly and continued, "I once advised her not to fall in love with my cousin Ouyang."
"As a result, she did let it go, but who would have thought that she would find out that the person she truly loved was not Ouyang, but Zhao Han!"
At this point, Xia Ruo'an couldn't help but lament: "It's a pity that everything is too late! Zhao Han at that time was no longer the one who only had Qiao Xin in his heart and eyes."
"If you need help in other areas, I'd be happy to do my best to persuade you."
"But this kind of thing involves personal emotions, and even the person involved may not be able to figure it out. How do you think I can help?"
"I guess I'll just be there to listen, and maybe even get scolded!" Xia Ruoan looked at Bai Shuang with a wry smile.
After hearing this, Bai Shuang could no longer hold back and let out a self-deprecating chuckle.
"That's exactly what you said! The Qiao family tried to persuade them with kind words, but Qiao Xin refused to listen to anyone and insisted on going her own way!"
"Not only that, she even accused us, her relatives, of not protecting her, saying that we were preventing her from pursuing her so-called happiness!"
At this point, Bai Shuang shook her head helplessly, and after a long sigh, she continued, "Look at the current situation. She is so angry that she refuses to even step into the house. She just lives outside so capriciously."
At this moment, a cry of surprise was heard—"Ruo An!"
It turned out that Qiao Xin came over and found Xia Ruoan under the bridge.
A hint of surprise flashed across Qiao Xin's face, and she couldn't help but think to herself: Could it be that they heard everything Zhao Han and I said just now?
Xia Ruoan glanced at Qiao Xin guiltily, then nodded slightly awkwardly.
"Long time no see..." Xia Ruoan stared at Qiao Xin in front of him, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.
Because the person standing in front of her at this moment has undergone a huge change compared to the image in her memory.
The once silky black hair has now been curled into big waves and dyed a striking golden color.
Looking at her clothes, they are full of wildness and unruliness, completely different from her former gentle and submissive appearance.
However, we have to admit that Qiao Xin looks even more radiant and eye-catching in this state.
Perhaps only like now can I show my true self.
After all, in order to win Ouyang's favor, she always deliberately imitated Zhou Ling'er's dressing style.
But now it seems that I can finally let go of the past and bravely be myself again!
"Are you free? Let's chat." Qiao Xin looked at Xia Ruoan with a smile and extended an invitation enthusiastically.
Then he said, "It's not far away. It's the milk tea shop we used to frequent."
At this time, Bai Shuang, who had been standing by and silently observing the interaction between the two, saw Xia Ruoan looking at her, and hurriedly nodded repeatedly and gave her an encouraging look, as if signaling Xia Ruoan to hurry over and talk to Qiao Xin.
After all, maybe this conversation can help Qiao Xin resolve the entanglement and confusion in her heart!
You know, although Qiao Xin would occasionally feel dissatisfied because she was jealous that Xia Ruoan was living a better life than herself, at the same time, deep down in her heart she was actually very envious of the other's happiness.
However, at this moment, Xia Ruoan felt a little hesitant and even had the urge to turn around and leave.
But when I think of Qiao Xin's care and concern for me over the years, and that she is not only my good friend, but also my senior sister,
Finally Xia Ruoan decided to agree, but Bai Shuang didn't go with him, making the excuse that she had something to do.
Xia Ruoan accompanied Qiao Xin.
Just as Qiao Xin was about to walk towards the familiar milk tea shop, Xia Ruoan suddenly reached out and grabbed Qiao Xin who was walking forward, and whispered: "How about we go to another one?"
"I know there's a pretty good milk tea shop here. The previous one has closed down and is now a stationery store."
Qiao Xin was obviously stunned when she heard the news. A hint of surprise appeared on her face. She muttered to herself, "Really? It's already closed..."
But soon, she came to her senses, nodded obediently, and expressed her willingness to follow Xia Ruoan to try the new milk tea shop.
Just like that, the two of them walked side by side into another warmly decorated milk tea shop.
As soon as they sat down, the waiter quickly brought two cups of steaming hot milk tea. Qiao Xin couldn't wait to pick up one of them and took a sip.
In an instant, a familiar taste spread in her mouth.
Qiao Xin's eyes flashed with surprise: "This taste is exactly the same as the previous one! It's incredible!"
"The owner of this shop is actually the apprentice of the previous milk tea shop!"
"The original store was going to close down, so he decisively found some people to cooperate with him, bought the store, and opened the current milk tea shop."
Xia Ruoan keenly noticed the surprise on Qiao Xin's face and explained to her with a smile.
Of course, she also learned this information from other people.
"So that's how it is. No wonder the milk tea tastes exactly the same as before." Qiao Xin took a sip of the milk tea in her hand and couldn't help but sigh.
"That's right." Xia Ruoan responded softly, but her eyes involuntarily fell on the cup of milk tea in front of her. An indescribable complex emotion surged in her heart, as if she had the illusion that everything had changed and the people had changed.
At this time, Qiao Xin turned her gaze to Xia Ruoan and said sincerely: "Ruoan, look at you. After so many years, you are still the same as before. You haven't changed at all. I really envy you!"
Xia Ruoan smiled slightly when she heard this. She was indeed satisfied with her current life, so she responded softly, "He who is content is always happy."
"Yeah, I have to admit, you are such a lucky guy!"
"The person you marry is not only the one you love, but he also dotes on you and takes good care of you. What's even more rare is that you two have three lively and lovely sons."
Qiao Xin said this with envy on her face, with a hint of desire and yearning in her eyes.
"In fact, as long as you have hope and work hard to pursue it, you can also have such a happy and fulfilling life." Xia Ruoan looked at Qiao Xin sincerely, encouraging her not to give up the pursuit of a better life.
However, Qiao Xin just shook her head bitterly, chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "I... I'm afraid I'll never have this chance again! The person I love no longer loves me."
After saying this, she sighed deeply, looking extremely lonely.
"Then why not try to change someone? Find someone who has never liked anyone else. But before that, you must first empty your heart and completely clear away those traces of past emotions."
"Only in this way, when a new relationship comes, can you accept and embrace it wholeheartedly! Otherwise, it will be extremely unfair to the other person."
Xia Ruoan looked at Qiao Xin with gentle and firm eyes and said softly.
Qiao Xin couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating smile when she heard this: "Ruo'an, so even you are trying to persuade me to let go of Zhao Han... Is it just because he's married and has children now, so everyone doesn't think highly of my persistent pursuit of him?"
At this point, her eyes became somewhat dim, but then a trace of anger and unwillingness ignited again, "But Ruoan, do you know?"
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