My heart seemed to be pulled by something.
As Zhou Fang said, it is in the subconscious, and I don't know where it comes from.
Seeing the sadness in his expression, I stood on tiptoe and raised my hand to rub his head.
But when her hand was halfway extended, she came to her senses, paused in mid-air, met his brown eyes, and gently comforted him: "Zhou Fang, she won't blame you."
His eyes lit up for a moment, then as I paused, he returned to his composure, "You're not her, how would you know what she's thinking?"
"But I had a similar experience to hers."
I lowered my eyes and said bitterly, "We all used to live well, but suddenly our mother is gone. We can only rely on ourselves and work hard to survive."
I looked at him again and smiled softly, "If I were her, I wouldn't blame you. She... probably wouldn't either."
People who have had a hard time can better understand and empathize with others.
It was enough that he could wait for so long.
He was somewhat moved, and for once his expression was without edge or sharpness. "You guys... do you find it hard?"
“I thought so when I was a kid.”
I took a deep breath, looked around the room, and saw the furnishings that felt strangely familiar. I smiled, "After a while, I got used to it. These past few days, I've been living such a comfortable life in the Fu family, so it's not hard at all."
Zhou Fang looked at me and asked, "So, are you happy every day?"
I laughed dumbly and walked into the yard, "Master Zhou, most people try their best to live a good life. How can they be happy every day?"
"Yeah?"
"What about you? Are you happy?"
Zhou Fang also came out with long legs, turned around and closed the door, and glanced at me, "You ask even though you already know the answer."
He is not happy.
Probably, he has never been happy since Shen Qingli disappeared.
"oh."
I shrugged and didn't say anything else.
He led me to Old Madam Shen's courtyard and said, "Grandma wants you to stay at the Shen family, but if you want to stay in a hotel, that's fine too. I'll talk to Grandma."
"Need not."
I shook my head and said, "I'll stay and keep grandma company."
Maybe it’s because I never experienced the feeling of being loved by a grandparent since I was a child, I really like staying with Mrs. Shen.
I don't feel cramped, but rather warm and comfortable.
…
Zhou Fang was naturally much busier in Jingcheng than in Jiangcheng.
In the afternoon, I answered the phone and then went out.
When Old Madam Shen saw him completely leave the yard, she suddenly looked at me meaningfully and said, "Girl, do you have any thoughts about this child, Afang?"
I was startled by the question and quickly replied, "No."
The old lady asked sharply, "You haven't thought about it, or you don't dare to think about it?"
“…”
I lowered my head and looked at the smooth wood-grain tiles on the ground. For a moment, I didn't know how to respond.
I haven't thought about this question.
After the divorce, I just wanted to live a stable life. I hadn't thought about love yet.
Maybe...when Zhou Fang really touched her, she would immediately suppress her emotions.
The old lady patted my shoulder and said, "Tell me the truth. Don't be afraid to speak just because I'm Qingli's grandmother. Ah Fang has waited for more than twenty days. He has done Qingli and our Shen family very well. In the future, I hope he will do himself well."
I was silent for a moment, then replied, "I haven't thought about it, and I don't dare to think about it. Besides, he likes Qingli, so it's best for him and me to be ordinary friends."
“I dare not think…”
The old lady paused for a moment, ignoring the second half of my sentence, and only asked, "Is it because you're divorced?"
I looked up in surprise, "So you knew?"
"Silly child."
The old lady smiled and said, "If I didn't know you well, how could I bring you home? I also know that your ex-husband is Fu Qichuan."
"That……"
I was wondering what was going on, so I couldn't help but ask, "The last time Miss Shen brought Fu Qichuan here... you already knew about this?"
"I just wanted to make things difficult for him!"
The old lady raised her eyebrows. "It's his fault that he couldn't even protect his own wife. He deserves it."
"Yes, he deserves it."
"Listen to grandma's advice. Fu Qichuan is a good person, but he is too worried. If you live with him, your life will be too tiring and too hard."
"Grandma, we are divorced." I laughed.
The old lady asked probingly, "Have you really given up on him?"
"Give up."
I looked at my belly and said bitterly, "We almost had a child, but he gave me up to save another person, and we lost the child."
Completely give up.
It was that time.
Afterwards, I just felt that if I had known this would happen, I would not have done it in the first place.
A broken mirror is a broken mirror. No matter how much time and effort you spend gluing it together, those cracks will always remind you that some damage really existed.
Those who can reconcile after a breakup are always those who have never truly given up.
The old lady became excited. "Then you should pay more attention to Ah Fang! I promise you, he is a truly good boy. Even though he doesn't take anything seriously, once he takes someone to heart, he will cherish them forever."
"grandmother,"
I smiled helplessly, "I don't want to think about this for now..."
Being let down, betrayed and abandoned, it is enough to experience this once.
And...
The old lady hit the nail on the head, "Do you feel that you're divorced and not worthy of him?"
"Um."
Since ancient times, everyone has adhered to a principle: a remarried woman is worthless.
Even the Lu family, upon hearing that Lu Shiyan was interested in me, tried every possible means to stop him.
What's more, the Zhou family is a famous family.
"How can you, a young man, be more pedantic than an old lady like me?"
The old lady glared at me and said in a steady voice, "Let me tell you, how a man or family treats you has never been determined by whether you're first married, whether you're pretty, or anything like that. It's all about their upbringing. The more problematic a family is, the more they need these intangible things to prove themselves."
"Zhou family, you should keep your mind at ease. They won't care about these things."
…
The old lady's words were like a stone that hit my heart, but I soon calmed down.
And Zhou Fang...
Maybe he knew that at best he could only be a substitute, so he never thought about it at all.
Now... I still don't feel like doing it anymore.
Even if the Zhou family doesn't object, I will only be asking for trouble.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, I went to the Zhou family to send clothes to Old Madam Zhou.
Zhou Fang is not at home.
Zhou Mo was there, and she invited me to have lunch with her, which made Mrs. Zhou laugh a lot.
After dinner, she took me into the room and carefully asked me about Lu Shiyan's preferences.
I raised my eyebrows, "Didn't you promise Zhou Fang yesterday?"
"You're just pretending to obey but secretly disobeying."
"All right……"
However, I didn't know much about Lu Shiyan's preferences, so I just told her a few things.
She was still taking notes, and when they finished chatting and put away her pen, she suddenly said, "Sister, my brother must like you."
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