Chapter 417: Companion
After so many years, his guilt towards her and the Xu family has not been alleviated in the slightest, but fortunately, he finally has the opportunity to say sorry to her in person, even if she doesn't forgive him.
"Did you help release my grandparents?" Xu Qingsui asked in surprise.
She had always been puzzled. Since the Lu family wanted to make her grandparents their mortal enemies, they had never thought of letting them come back alive when they captured them. However, they released them after being detained for a few days.
Although they were released, the Lu family injected grandpa and grandma with an injection, and they died soon after, so although there were doubts, it seemed that there was no problem.
"I didn't get the news until a few days later when something happened to the Xu family. Although I wanted to help, I was too young and could only ask my parents for help. But... I was still a step too late."
"When your grandparents died, my father died as well. The Huo family suffered a century-long crisis. In order to prevent me from being affected, my mother sent me abroad to escape. So I knew nothing about you and brother Xu living on the streets. By the time I found out about this, you had already been adopted by the Lu family."
It seemed as if fate was playing a joke on them, and they always missed each other by coincidence.
"I spent a lot of effort to escape from abroad. I wanted to take you two siblings back to the Huo family to raise you, but the Huo family was in dire straits at that time. My mother assured me that you would be safer in the Lu family than in the Huo family, so I had to give up this idea and wait for the day when I am able to protect you, and then I will take you back to my side."
"I also know that you left the Lu family to go to college. I can't show up directly, so I donated money to you as a public welfare person. In order to avoid your suspicion, I asked the school to arrange a work-study opportunity for you."
After hearing what Huo Xilin said, Xu Qingsui felt mixed emotions. It turned out that he had always been by his side all these years.
"Was our meeting also something you deliberately arranged?" Xu Qingsui asked.
He was so meticulous that she had to suspect that the invitation letter to join the Huo Group was intentional on his part.
Although she attended a prestigious university, she was only an undergraduate after all. However, the Huo Group sent her a job invitation. Thinking about it now, it was really strange.
Huo Xilin smiled and said, "You guessed it. Yes, on the day you graduated from college, the Huo Group finally returned to stability. I felt that I was capable of protecting you, but I couldn't stand the pain of missing you, so I asked the Human Resources Department to send you a job invitation. You came to the company for an interview the next day."
After many years, when he saw his girl again, Huo Xilin was extremely excited. It seemed like a dream, so unreal.
He was afraid that his excitement would scare his girl, so he could only try to suppress it and act cold, but he still couldn't control himself and interviewed her in person, just wanting to keep her by his side.
After listening to Huo Xilin's explanation, the things that I had always felt were wrong before suddenly made sense and could be explained.
Xu Qingsui felt like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth: "So no matter where I am, I can't escape your control!"
"You said that the marriage agreement is also a means for you to keep me by your side?"
"If you insist on thinking this way, it's fine. I really want to marry you. You are my only wife." Huo Xilin said sincerely, "You lost your memory at that time. I couldn't keep you by pursuing you normally. I couldn't wait any longer. Feelings can be cultivated slowly. There are many people in this world who get married first and then fall in love. Besides, you and Lu Jingyu were still engaged at that time. What if you couldn't resist the pressure and agreed to marry him?"
"I had to take the initiative, so I made the marriage contract. I knew you couldn't resist, and I really wanted to save Brother Xu. Even if you don't agree, I won't give up on you."
He understood Xu Qingsui. Xu Di was her only relative and she valued Xu Di more than her own life, so she would not refuse the conditions he proposed.
Call him despicable or shameless, from the beginning to the end, all he wanted was Xu Qingsui, nothing more.
Xu Qingsui's cheeks were almost swollen like puffer fish from anger.
She had always known that this man was cunning, but she had never imagined that he would be so cunning.
"Okay, don't be angry, don't be angry. As long as you are not angry, I will accept any punishment you give me."
How should she punish him?
To punish him for taking the time to take care of her when he was already busy with his own affairs at the Huo family? Punish him for making a targeted donation to her for a public welfare project when he was in college? Or was it to punish him for making a marriage agreement in order to rescue the two siblings from the Lu family and to keep her by his side as his wife?
She had no right to punish him for his deception and concealment because he really did a lot for her.
Before she knew all this, Xu Qingsui knew that he was a very good person. After she got to know all this, she realized how good he was. She had never truly understood him, and what she knew before was just the tip of the iceberg of his goodness.
Xu Qingsui's eyes became moist involuntarily. Even though she had been moved by him countless times in the past, she would still exceed her limit of being moved the next time.
He once said that she was the most important person to him, but she didn't understand how important she was. At this moment, she understood.
"Are you really angry?" Seeing Xu Qingsui crying, Huo Xilin became anxious instantly: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said these things. I thought that only after I told you would you truly understand my feelings for you. I'm sorry... I just wanted to make you happy."
He said so much just to make her understand that no matter when, where, or what the situation, there will always be someone in this world who will silently protect her and be with her.
Seeing Huo Xilin blaming himself, Xu Qingsui quickly said, "Don't say sorry, I'm not angry, I'm just too happy, so I laughed out loud, do you understand?"
"Really?" Huo Xilin asked doubtfully.
Xu Qingsui answered his question seriously: "Huo Xilin, thank you for being willing to stay by my side and tell me all this. I have lived a hard life in the past few years. When I know that you have never given up on me, I feel relieved. At least I know that I have never been alone. Thank you."
She really understood his intentions.
"I want to thank you too. You will always be my support and motivation to live." During the most difficult years, as long as he thought of her existence, he had a reason to persevere no matter how difficult it was.
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