Chapter Fifty: I will do everything I can to make it up to you.
"Are you just looking for trouble?"
He raised an eyebrow at Xu An, who had already started eating sunflower seeds, and Qin Yu, who had suddenly turned around and started washing dishes, and sneered.
"Get me a wet wipe."
"Oh, okay."
Xu An stuffed the sunflower seeds in his hand into Qin Yu's pocket and grabbed a wet wipe from the side, handing it to him in a very obsequious manner.
"Weren't you coming back tomorrow? Why are you here so late at night..." catching them completely off guard.
Seeing the other person take the wet wipe and carefully wipe Su Xiao's hands clean, Xu An sighed softly.
Fortunately, he came back, otherwise she and Qin Yu might not have been able to stop Su Xiao from drinking too much.
"There happened to be a flight available that day."
Xu Bozhou lowered his eyes, grabbed a wet wipe, and casually wiped the hem of his clothes.
He spoke calmly, without mentioning that he had been working on the plan for several days in a row and then boarded the plane without taking a break.
After what happened the day before yesterday, he was really worried about Su Xiao.
"asshole……"
Su Xiao suddenly pounced on him and threw him onto the sofa, punching him on the shoulder.
Xu Bozhou was off guard with her, and instinctively hooked his arm around her waist as the two of them fell onto the sofa together.
Clang.
The kitchen door slammed shut, and the living room fell completely silent, leaving only him and Su Xiao.
He's been in a high position for so long, and no one has ever dared to be so presumptuous.
But if it's Su Xiao... Xu Bozhou sighed, it's good for her to vent her anger.
Su Xiao's fist slammed into Xu Bozhou's shoulder, initially with some force.
But as he kept hitting it, his hand softened, and only his knuckles turned white from gripping the fabric of his suit so tightly.
Tears fell more and more fiercely, large drops landing on his collarbone, seeping into the expensive wool fibers, burning Xu Bozhou's heart.
She buried her face in the crook of his neck, her nose brushing against the cool collar of his shirt.
Her breath, reeking of alcohol, sprayed onto his sensitive skin, but her voice was broken and incoherent:
"Why did you betray me back then...?"
Xu Bozhou froze, his hand that was on her waist tightened suddenly, his fingertips digging into her soft fabric.
He wanted to explain, to tell her that he had his reasons back then, to say that he had no choice, but the words were cut off by her even more aggrieved sobs.
“Xu Bozhou…”
Su Xiao's fingers unconsciously fiddled with the buttons on his suit, her nails almost digging into the fabric.
Am I not good to you?
"It's really good..."
Xu Bozhou finally couldn't help but speak, his voice hoarse as if it had been sanded by sandpaper.
How can you say it's bad? She gave him a home, gave him food, pulled him out of the abyss, and brought him into the sunlight.
Those days, the three of them, were one of the few times he felt he could truly call it living.
He reached out to help her up, wanting to look closely into her eyes.
But Su Xiao clung to him even tighter, as if grasping at a straw, her cheek brushing against his chin, wet with hot tears.
"You're lying..."
She shook her head, crying, with stray hairs sticking to her tear-soaked skin, looking both pitiful and stubborn.
"You have no heart, you greedy bastard..."
Xu Bozhou felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly by a hand, the pain making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
He looked at her red eyes and her lips trembling slightly from crying.
All his ruthlessness and strategic planning in the business world over the years shattered into nothingness at this moment.
He could only awkwardly raise his hand and gently wipe away the tears on her cheeks with his fingertips, his movements so light as if he were afraid of breaking her.
"sorry."
He heard himself say it, his voice trembling without him even realizing it.
Su Xiao, however, was unmoved. She raised her teary eyes and glared at him, her eyes red like a rabbit's, but her gaze was full of accusation:
"I don't want to hear apologies. You owe me a debt you can never repay in this lifetime."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and punched him again, but this time it was weak and sounded more like she was being coquettish.
Xu Bozhou seized the opportunity to grab her wrist and press her hand against his chest, letting her feel his rapid heartbeat.
"I know."
He stared into her eyes, his gaze so intense it almost melted her.
"I will do my best."
I will do everything I can to make it up to you.
He would do everything in his power to climb up the ladder and give her everything he could get.
Even if his moon falls one day, he will still hold her up.
Let her become the person she wants to be again.
Su Xiao was stunned by his gaze, tears still clinging to her eyelashes, when she suddenly fell silent.
She stared blankly at him, at the undisguised heartache and guilt in his eyes, at his tense jawline caused by her crying.
The alcohol hit harder, and her mind became hazy. Unconsciously, she leaned closer, her nose almost touching his, her warm breath brushing against his lips.
Xu Bozhou's breath caught in his throat, his hand gripping her wrist tightened abruptly, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.
He could smell the faint scent of alcohol on her, mixed with the ink fragrance she often used, like a gentle net that enveloped him completely.
"you......"
He was about to speak when Su Xiao suddenly tilted her head, and tears fell again, landing on his lips, salty and bitter.
"Xu Bozhou..."
She called his name, her voice as soft as cotton.
"I hate you..."
This cry of hatred completely shattered Xu Bozhou's restraint.
He suddenly rolled over and pinned her to the sofa, but immediately slowed down, afraid of hurting her.
He lowered his head, forehead to forehead, his voice full of tenderness:
"Then hate me..."
Su Xiao blinked, looked at him so close to her, suddenly reached out and hooked her arms around his neck, buried her face in the crook of his neck, and cried even harder.
Xu Bozhou let her hug him, gently patting her back with one hand, like coaxing a child, his movements were incredibly gentle.
Only her sobs and his low, comforting voices filled the living room.
The warm yellow light shone on the two of them, temporarily enveloping all the past grievances and misunderstandings in this ambiguous and bittersweet atmosphere.
Xu Bozhou knew that the score between them couldn't be settled with just an "I'm sorry".
But at this moment, all he wanted was to hold her and let her know that he would never betray her again.
In the kitchen, separated by only one wall.
Xu Anxin wiped the plates with a distracted expression.
"You're talking about what happened back then..."
Qin Yu knew what she was worried about, but he was also tossing and turning every night because of it.
"I don't know, but I don't think he would do such a thing."
The four of them were so close back then. If this incident hadn't interfered, things wouldn't have ended up like this.
Xu An sighed; she had grown up following Xu Bozhou around.
She understands him as well as she understands herself.
Obsessive and ruthless.
From a young age, he was abandoned and left to fend for himself.
Without a strong moral compass, one is unlikely to be bound by worldly right and wrong.
But how could someone like him extinguish his own light...?
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