Chapter 412 Enjoying Pleasure
Wenxi used to be the same as Liu Wangxue, both wanted to have their own little home, a loving partner, and a lovely child.
After what happened with Mu Jingsheng, Liu Wangxue no longer had this idea, but after meeting Xu Qingsong, she felt that she could give it another try.
But Wenxi's thoughts had never changed, at least until the last time she came here, otherwise she wouldn't have noticed that Du Yunkai had a crush on her but was indifferent. Because she had seen many rich boys who were lingering in the flower garden, Du Yunkai gave her the same first impression, and she felt that even if the two were together, it would not have a result - the result of the family she wanted.
Liu Wangxue smiled and thought, she was very curious, could it be that Wenxi encountered something in Country Y that caused such a big change in her mentality?
The two of them fell down laughing. After they calmed down, Liu Wangxue turned over, lay on the bed, turned his head to look at Wen Xi, and asked this question.
Wenxi changed to lying on her side and said, "Maybe I just talked too much with Zerlina. Some things suddenly became clear to me after listening to her, especially in terms of gender relations and family values."
She thought for a moment and continued, "Look, you want a small family of your own because your uncle and aunt have always loved each other and loved you very much. They gave you a good example, and you want to pass on this love. But as for me, you know the bad things in my family, and I have never experienced this kind of love, so I fantasize about forming a small family with the person I love, and I will definitely do my best to manage it. I want my children to have everything I didn't have, and even more. It's like I want my children to raise me again..."
Wenxi had a boyfriend in college, and when they graduated, they were ready to get married. However, the boyfriend's parents looked down on her family and background, and she wanted to start a business at the time, so the old couple was even more worried that she was with their son for the money, so they forced them to break up.
Wenxi Studio also met a couple after it started. They both liked each other, but the man was a single and DINK person, so the relationship ended before it was formally established.
After that, she was busy with her career, and in the process she saw the diversity of men, so she was no longer anxious.
Now, because of Liu Wangxue's change, and her meeting Zerlina in Country Y, her previously vague consciousness has become clearer - it turns out that she was just trapped by her childhood and teenage self, and her desire for a normal and loving family has blinded her eyes. After figuring this out, "home" is no longer the only way to happiness for her.
During the time that Wenxi was in Country Y, she often sat and chatted with Zerlina on her days off.
Zerlina has been translating Joshua's book on ancient gardens in Country Z. When she encounters something she doesn't understand, she saves it and takes it to Li Yu for discussion on her day off. Li Yu's apartment was also arranged by Wenxi, and it was just across the street, so after Zerlina finished discussing with him, she went to find Wenxi.
The two got along very well when they first met, and they were of similar age, so it was easy for them to get into deep conversation while drinking and chatting. Wenxi then discovered that Zerlina's experience was similar to hers, and they both had a father who favored boys over girls and was abusive.
But the difference is that Zerlina's mother was the one who awakened. When Zerlina was ten years old, she mustered up the courage to seek help and successfully divorced and took Zerlina away. At the same time, she abandoned her youngest son who stood with the domestic abuser, and then moved to the current city and raised Zerlina alone.
Zerlina said: "After settling down here, my mother met the right person, but she never got married. She said marriage is a shackle. What she wants is love, but marriage will wear away love, leaving only a mess, and then turn people into beasts."
Perhaps in the eyes of others, it is extremely difficult for a woman with a child to survive in a strange city. But Zerlina's mother never thinks so. She feels that she has found the courage to marry from the south to the north. She always keeps the saying "God only saves those who save themselves" in her mouth, and always creates small surprises for the lives of mother and daughter within her limited ability.
It was her mother who suggested that Zerlina learn Chinese.
The mother met a teacher from the Confucius Institute in the restaurant where she worked and received a recruitment flyer. She knew nothing about this country, but was attracted by what was described in the flyer and felt that if Zerlina could seize this opportunity, her life might change unexpectedly in the future. She didn't know at the time that it was her decision that would make Zerlina's future a huge pie.
When Zerlina received a scholarship from the Confucius Institute to study abroad at Peking University in Country Z, something very dramatic happened.
Their family had a distant relative in the south, who was nearly 100 years old and alone. Before he died, he asked a lawyer to find an heir to his estate. When the information of several candidates was placed on the old man's desk, he immediately took a fancy to Zerlina.
When the old man was young, he had a love affair in Country Z. He was forced to return home due to the political situation and lost contact with the old man. He came back many years later, but the city had been replanned and rebuilt, and there were only a few people who lived there. He didn't get any news. He went back and forth many times, but still got nothing.
After Zerlina was found by a lawyer, she read the request in the will, which was for her to look for this person, or her descendants, while studying abroad.
The old man had never been married, and before he died, he couldn't let go of this matter. Although he knew that the hope was slim, he still wanted to try again. Whether Zerlina could find him or not, his manor and all other properties would be inherited by her.
When Zerlina's mother learned about it, she was not ecstatic at all. Instead, she changed her words to "choices determine destiny."
After the Porcelain Spring/Summer fashion show, Wenxi and Li Yu were invited to visit the estate, where they met Zerlina's mother.
Wenxi said: "I want to use a very inappropriate adjective. She is really an old lady in her prime. Every wrinkle on her face and every white hair on her temples are so beautiful and moving."
After talking about family, we naturally talked about love.
Wenxi was quite envious of the relationship between her and Joshua.
Zerlina shook her head and asked Wenxi, "You think Joshua likes me very much, do you know why he likes me?"
Wenxi knew that there must be many reasons for this, but she couldn't say some of them, so she replied: "The main reason must be that you are very outstanding. Who doesn't like outstanding girls?"
"No," Zerlina shook her head again, her eyes seemed to have seen through Wenxi's thoughts, but she didn't care, she just wanted to chat, "The real answer is very cliché. With Joshua's family background, wealth and status, there are countless outstanding girls around him. And me, you know, he and I are not from the same class at all."
Zerlina poured herself some red wine. "He fell in love with me only because I was different from the girls he dated before. This love was actually maintained by the novelty. You know, I had feelings for him before he went to Country Z. His novelty towards me was gradually fading. I was ready to break up at any time, but because of the gardening incident, his love for me seemed to have risen to a new level."
Zerlina took a sip of red wine and continued, "So you see, the emotion of 'liking' or 'loving' is not pure. Its increase or decrease will not be without reason. It will always be affected by various factors."
After listening to this, Wenxi felt a sense of admiration for Zerlina and thought she was really sober!
Zerlina smiled and said, "I am sober because I love myself more, and I know clearly what I want. Just like my mother once said, if what you want is love, then go for it. Don't put any worldly shackles on love, and enjoy the pleasure in love to the fullest. It doesn't matter whether there is a result or what the result is. What matters is whether the process satisfies you."
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