Xu Li still stood between his mother and Qiao Zhen, his tall figure blocking them. "If that's the case, why don't you agree to us being together now? If my injury has nothing to do with her, it's not a bad thing for us to be together now. If my injury does have something to do with her, then I'll have to make my own decision about whether to stay with her or break up with her."
Hearing Xu Li's words, Xu's mother became even more furious, "Did I raise you for decades just to let another woman ruin your life?!"
“I am grateful to you for giving me life and raising me, but that cannot be a reason for me to give up my love.” Xu Li turned and pulled Qiao Zhen to leave.
But things don't always go as planned. After all, life is full of disappointments. For example, right now, as Xu Li was pulling Qiao Zhen through the living room, the chandelier probably loved Qiao Zhen too much, so it slid its leg and hit Qiao Zhen.
Qiao Zhen: 【…Why am I always the one who gets hurt? Can you give me a perfect reason?】
Xiao Ling: [(???ω???) If I could give you the perfect reason, would you still be here?]
Qiao Zhen: [What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it.]
Xiao Ling: [What did you mean by saying the task was to fall in love, not to be together?]
Qiao Zhen: [You haven't read any of these tragic novels, have you? "The Waiting of the Other Shore Flower," "I Was Born to Ride the Wind, With No Intention to Return," and "The Stormy Waves Are Still More Beautiful Than My Love for You." Come on, Chu Chu, send these to Xiao Ling so she can broaden her horizons. Tragic love stories are the most unforgettable; Xiao Ling, enjoy them!]
Chu Chu: [Okay, I'm organizing the books. Organizing is complete. Sending is underway.]
[One minute before teleportation passes through the living room—Teleportation successful.]
Qiao Zhen looked at Xu Li's hand that was pulling her arm, and she pulled Xu Li back. "Let's settle things today. It's not good to drag things out. Madam Xu, if you think I harmed your son, you have to provide evidence. Otherwise, what you said earlier was a false accusation."
Xu Li hadn't expected Qiao Zhen to be so strong. Caught off guard, he was pulled back by her. He looked at his mother and Qiao Zhen, who were locked in a fierce confrontation, and felt that the aftereffects of his amnesia had returned—a headache.
"Bang!"
The chandelier on the roof crashed to the ground, shards of glass scattered everywhere. Xu Li hurriedly pulled his mother and Qiao Zhen over, spreading his arms to protect them both.
"Ah!" A piercing scream shattered the silence of the villa.
But Yu Kewei was not so lucky; shards of glass splashed on her, scraping her arms and legs.
A love of beauty is a woman's nature, but Yu Kewei might have taken it a little too far, as she wore a warm dress even in early spring. She had been wearing a coat, but the temperature inside Xu Li's villa was pleasantly cool, so she took it off, revealing her fair arms.
Moreover, Yu Kewei was wearing a skirt, which is probably what people call a leg-baring goddess who defies the weather.
Only after the glass shards stopped bouncing did Xu Li check on his mother and Qiao Zhen. He was relieved to see that they were both dressed warmly and had no injuries.
Why did he feel a slight sense of relief? Because when he touched Qiao Zhen's hand, it felt wet. It turned out that Qiao Zhen had just covered the back of his neck with her hand to prevent the shards of glass from getting into his neck.
Xu Li immediately called his private doctor and instructed him to treat Qiao Zhen's hand wounds and have two nurses treat Yu Kewei's wounds.
Xu's mother looked at Qiao Zhen with a complicated expression. She came from a humble background, and the luckiest thing in her life was marrying Xu Jianbang. She had had enough of the cold looks from high society, and even General Xu was gossiped about behind his back. She didn't want her son to suffer the same gossip, so she could only do her best to prevent him from being with Qiao Zhen. No, she had to prevent it.
But now Xu's mother is starting to waver. Her son clearly places Qiao Zhen in a position of equal importance to her, and Qiao Zhen's action of helping Xu Li by blocking the glass shards was an unconscious one. If she breaks them up, what if her son resents her in the future?
In the end, Xu's mother left with a wavering heart, while Yu Kewei was picked up by people sent by the Yu family.
Qiao Zhen looked at her right hand, which was wrapped up very tightly, and gasped for breath. Then she looked at the little chrysanthemum in her arms, which was already trembling with fear.
"Don't be afraid, okay?"
As Xu Li watched Qiao Zhen comforting Xiao Juhua, he lowered his eyelids to hide the emotions in his eyes.
At night, Qiao Zhen wanted to sleep with Xiao Juhua, but Xu Li refused to comply. How could such an important position be given to a little kitten!
Qiao Zhen looked at the trembling little chrysanthemum with reluctance, and patted its back affectionately. "It was frightened today. I have to stay with it for a few nights. It's too small and can't take being frightened."
Xu Li shamelessly crawled into Qiao Zhen's bed, wrapped his long arms around Qiao Zhen's waist, buried his face in Qiao Zhen's neck, and said in a muffled voice, "I don't care, I was scared too, I can't stand being scared either."
Qiao Zhen ignored Xu Li, turned her back to him, and carefully hugged the little chrysanthemum into her arms. She kissed the little chrysanthemum's head and said, "Good girl, I'll sleep with you."
Xu Li's eyes turned red with jealousy. He looked at Qiao Zhen with the same look a normal person would give a heinous death row inmate, as if condemning her for being so cruel!
Qiao Zhen couldn't resist Xu Li's intense gaze, so she turned her head and kissed Xu Li's chin, saying perfunctorily, "Be good too, I'll sleep with you."
Xu Li held Qiao Zhen contentedly, rubbed his face against her hair, and then drifted off to sleep.
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