Chapter 2145 What It's Like to Be Her Husband
Young Master Xiao asked casually, his words clearly revealing a frivolous tone, unlike his usual self...
Ruomu moved to the side and looked at the man beside her timidly. So is he now making that kind of request to her openly?
Xiao Jun looked at her deeply and looked away, "Just kidding."
Ruomu breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest. It’s good that it’s not.
She absolutely didn't want to have anything to do with such a young master. This was not a high branch she could reach. She just wanted to be an ordinary worker, earn her own money and live her own life.
Thinking about the future, she remembered the conversation she heard after being tied up at home by her parents.
A wave of sadness welled up in Ruomu's heart.
Her parents embezzled the 100,000 yuan she borrowed, plus the 50,000 yuan the old man had given her before, in order to buy an apartment in the county town for her younger brother.
With a house, it will be easier for my younger brother to get married in the future.
Everything the parents do is for their son.
But I naively thought that as long as I paid back the betrothal money to that lame man, I would be free.
She naively believed that her parents treated her and her brother differently simply because they favored boys over girls...
"What are your plans for the future?" Young Master Xiao's words interrupted her thoughts.
Ruomu looked out the car window and felt confused. He felt like green algae floating in the water, helpless, rootless and without veins.
After a moment, she said, "I won't be coming back anyway."
Xiao Jun nodded: "If you want to take anything with you, I can go back with you to get it."
She thought for a moment and asked, "Can I go to the city to get a new ID card?"
"Can."
"Then there's nothing left... nothing left of mine." She said, and looked out the window again.
Ruomu looked at the dark night, while Xiao Jun looked at her.
She seemed to be hiding a lot of things in her heart, and he suddenly couldn't see through this girl.
But he was still relieved when he heard her say that there was nothing of hers in the house.
She chose to leave everything behind and travel light. This was a good thing, and it would be easier to start a new life...
With a sudden slam on the brakes, Ruomu fell forward due to inertia.
Fortunately, Xiao Jun reacted quickly and hugged her waist tightly. At the same time, he quickly protected her head with his other hand.
Ruomu's head did not hit the headrest of the car seat in front, but only hit his palm.
"What's going on?" Xiao Jun asked Wu Ling sternly.
"Sorry, Mr. Xiao, someone suddenly rushed onto the road. I'll go down and take a look."
Then Wu Ling got off the car.
Xiao Jun looked in front of the car and saw a man and a woman kneeling on the muddy road, accompanied by a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old.
After Wu Ling got off the bus, the middle-aged couple still did not stand up. They were talking to Wu Ling anxiously.
I couldn't hear what they said clearly, but I could see the panic expressions on their faces, and it seemed like they wanted to see the person in the car.
Xiao Jun looked at Ruomu beside him and asked tentatively, "Are they your parents?"
She nodded with red eyes, took off his coat, opened the car door and prepared to get out.
Xiao Jun held her wrist.
She turned to look at him: "I'm going to say goodbye to them."
Xiao Jun let go of her hand.
When I saw her taking off his coat just now, I thought she was going home with her parents in a useless way.
Xiao Jun got out of the car with Ruomu.
Ruomu's parents immediately ran up to the two of them and knelt on the ground again.
The little girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, stood at the back, the light shining on her face. She looked at Ruomu and Xiao Jun with tears in her eyes, unable to hide her joy.
Xiao Jun guessed that this was probably Ruomu's younger sister, the only person in the family who still cared about Ruomu. At this time, the younger sister should be happy that her sister had successfully escaped from marriage.
The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground was holding up a canvas bag with both hands. The bag was open and Xiao Jun saw the cash inside.
The woman kept apologizing to Ruomu, speaking in a dialect that Xiao Jun could hardly understand.
The general meaning is that they shouldn't be blinded by money and shouldn't sell Ruomu to the old man. Ruomu is asked to take the money back and forgive them for the sake of the father-daughter relationship of more than ten years.
Xiao Jun glanced at the parents. Why did they suddenly kneel and apologize? Of course, it wasn't out of genuine regret. It must be because they had heard about the lame man's experience and knew that their daughter was no longer a soft persimmon that could be easily bullied.
What they feared was that Xiao Jun would avenge Ruomu in the future.
This kind of repentance and apology lacks any sincerity and will only make their daughter more heartbroken and disappointed.
Xiao Jun sighed and looked at Ruomu.
She was seen standing arrogantly against the cold wind, staring at her parents who were kowtowing to her in the mud with cold eyes, as if she were looking at two strangers, without love or hate.
The cheap light red satin was blown by the wind and clung tightly to her thin body, making her look like a red lotus grown from hell, standing proudly in the cold wind.
Ruomu listened quietly to his parents' words of regret, then said calmly, "No matter what, thank you for raising me for nineteen years."
After saying that, she took a step back, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to her parents.
This scene captured Xiao Jun's heart, and he could no longer take his eyes off the girl.
Xiao Jun suddenly had a feeling. He felt that Ruomu never belonged here, even though the land under his feet was where she was born.
Although she and the couple on the ground were parents, she was completely different from them.
Even different from the little sister behind her parents.
How could children with such different temperaments be raised in the same family?
Is this difference innate?
Ruomu bowed her head and stood up. Her younger sister ran over and grabbed her hand: "Sister, are you never coming back?"
My little sister looks happy and sad at the same time.
Ruomu smiled at her younger sister and said, "Study hard and pass the exam as soon as possible. I'll be waiting for you in the city."
The younger sister cried, "Sister, what will I do if you leave?"
Ruomu held her little sister's face tenderly and wiped her tears: "Don't be afraid, Dad and Mom won't treat you the same way they treated me."
She paused, then continued, "And they wouldn't dare, otherwise your brother-in-law..."
Ruomu glanced at Xiao Jun silently, lowered his head and smiled slightly, with some discomfort in his eyes, and continued to say to his younger sister: "Otherwise, your brother-in-law will not let them go."
When saying this, Ruomu changed from his usual weak appearance and revealed a terrifying ruthlessness.
Xiao Jun knew she said this on purpose, so he walked over and took her in his arms, nodding to her little sister: "I will take good care of your sister, and I will also send someone to bring you some books regularly."
The younger sister nodded vigorously: "Thank you, brother-in-law!"
The word "brother-in-law" gave Xiao Jun an inexplicable sense of family belonging, as if he really had a gentle and lovely wife.
He couldn't help but look at the girl in his arms. The temporary role of her husband was completely unexpected to him, but it was a unique feeling.
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