Chapter 116 The Past
"Take it. You fought for this hairpin and you deserve it." After saying this, Mrs. Huo put it on her hair without giving Xu Qingsui a chance to refuse.
"I have some things to do, so I'll leave first. When you're free, come home with Xiaolin to see me, an old lady."
Without waiting for Xu Qingsui to react, Madam Huo had already left.
Xu Qingsui took off the hairpin from her hair. She felt very uneasy holding such a precious thing in her hand.
In the past, she always wanted to win the approval of Mrs. Huo so that Huo Xilin would not be caught in the middle.
But now this thing has been easily done, but she and Huo Xilin have returned to the contractual relationship.
The changes in life are really unpredictable. Two people who were strangers yesterday may become the closest relatives in the world today. Two people who are still close today may become the most familiar strangers tomorrow.
When Xu Qingsui returned to Bishui Hua Ting, it was already getting late.
She didn't want to come back here, but she had no choice but to accept Huo Xilin's request. Now that the two of them were back in a contractual relationship, she had to obey his orders unconditionally.
Xu Qingsui opened the door and saw a light on in the room. She thought it was Aunt Wang, so she called out, "Aunt Wang?"
There was a sound coming from the kitchen, and then Huo Xilin, wearing a black shirt and a white apron around his waist, leaned out half of his body and said, "You're back. Wash your hands. We'll have dinner soon."
Xu Qingsui was in a trance for a moment, as if he had returned to the time when they had not quarreled. He was also like this. When she was sleeping, he would cook silently in the kitchen, and when she woke up, there would be hot meals waiting for her to enjoy.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, apart from the matter with Yan Xisui, Huo Xilin was really good to her.
But what's the point of thinking about those things now?
Everyone has their own wishes, and there will always be regrets in life.
Xu Qingsui changed into slippers, went to the kitchen and brought the food prepared by Huo Xilin to the table.
That night, the two ate in silence, and no one spoke.
After dinner, Xu Qingsui handed the hairpin that Mrs. Huo had given her to Huo Xilin: "This is a token of love between your mother and your father."
"My mother gave it to you?" Huo Xilin asked in surprise, "Did you meet her today?"
"Yes, we met by chance." Xu Qingsui said, "Mrs. Huo just asked me to give it to you, not to me."
She lied because she really didn't know how to return the things to the Huo family, and perhaps this was the only way.
"This is given to you by my mother, so just keep it and don't give it to me." Unfortunately, her clumsy lie could not fool Huo Xilin at all.
After Huo Xilin finished speaking, he turned and went to the study.
Xu Qingsui stood there in a daze. She clearly felt that Huo Xilin's mood suddenly turned bad, but she didn't know why.
She shook her head, sighed secretly, and told herself that this was not her business.
She is now back to her original position. She does whatever her boss tells her to do. She shouldn't try to guess what the boss is thinking. She shouldn't interfere and she has no right to interfere.
After returning to the room, Xu Qingsui washed up. He felt a little sleepy after walking around all day.
I lay on the bed and fell asleep in a short while.
While she was dazed, someone hugged her from behind.
Xu Qingsui smelled a familiar scent and felt a familiar temperature. She felt more at ease and wanted to turn around, but the person behind her hugged her even tighter.
"Don't move, let me hold you for a while." Huo Xilin said in a hoarse voice tiredly in her ear.
He covered her neck with his face, and soon, Xu Qingsui's back suddenly stiffened.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt her neck was wet.
Did he... cry?
It must be her illusion, why would Huo Xilin cry!
"You saw my mother. Did she say anything to you today?" Huo Xilin asked Xu Qingsui after a long while.
His voice was extremely hoarse and had a strong nasal tone.
Xu Qingsui was absolutely sure that he was crying.
At this moment, her heart softened.
She turned to face him, and although she couldn't see anything in the dark, she still put her arms around his waist, as if to silently comfort him and tell him that she would always be there.
Xu Qingsui said: "Old Madam Huo didn't tell me anything. She just attended a collection exhibition today. Madam Huo had some connection with the owner of the collection. I helped her out, so she gave me this hairpin."
"Is the owner of the collection surname Zhou?" Huo Xilin asked.
Xu Qingsui was surprised: "How did you know?"
"They kept it from me, thinking that I was too young and sent away to be raised by my grandparents, so I knew nothing." Huo Xilin said with a wry smile: "I actually knew everything, but I couldn't do anything. I was too young at that time and my abilities were limited. Both my mother and father could dominate me, but I couldn't dominate them!"
By the time he had the ability to dominate everything, it was too late.
Xu Qingsui patted Huo Xilin's back gently, just like he had done countless times to coax her to sleep.
She thought this approach might give him peace of mind.
Even Huo Xilin, who was so successful and omnipotent, had some past events that he couldn't bear to look back on. So, no one's life can be perfect in every aspect.
"In fact, I am still very happy for my mother. You don't know how important this hairpin is to her, but she is willing to give it to you. I guess she really treats you as her own. More importantly, she has finally let it go." Huo Xilin said to Xu Qingsui
Xu Qingsui was slightly surprised: "Mrs. Huo also told me the same thing. She had always been obsessed with it, but after getting this hairpin back today, she felt relieved."
No one knows a mother better than her son. Although the two rarely meet, Huo Xilin really understands his mother. This is enough to show that he really cares about his mother.
"In fact, she should have let it go long ago." Huo Xilin said with a wry smile: "My mother and father were married through a family alliance. When they first got married, they had a very good relationship. My father was a very romantic scholar. He didn't like doing business. He liked literature and studying antiques very much, so many of the gifts he gave to my mother were antiques."
It sounds like the two are well-matched, handsome and beautiful, and they seem to have been in love before.
Xu Qingsui couldn't help but sigh in his heart that things in the world are unpredictable, and even the most loving people will change their hearts sometimes.
Huo Xilin paused for a moment and continued, "After I was born, my grandparents were old and handed over the family business to my parents. My father didn't manage anything, so all the things in the company fell on my mother. Maybe my mother liked my father too much, and she just wanted him to do what he liked without any worries, so she never let my father worry about the company's affairs."
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