Chapter 721 He Wants to Pull Her Out of the Abyss

Mingzhu glanced at Jiang Qi and saw that he was thinking deeply about something. She smiled and held Guan Xia's hand: "You are a typical example of someone whose family background casts a heavy shadow on you. You were hurt again by your ex-boyfriend and have no confidence in love and men."

Guan Xia smiled without commenting.

Mingzhu added: "You may feel that no man is worthy of your brave step, but I believe that this person will always appear, walk side by side with you, smooth out all the storms for you, pull you out of the abyss, and will not let you bear everything alone."

Guan Xia was deeply skeptical about this and did not dare to hope for it. She shook her head: "I quite like living alone. If there is one more person, my life may be too hectic."

"But with your face here, even if you want to live a peaceful life, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Usually, there must be many men who take the initiative to get close to you."

Guan Xia smiled: "Not really."

"How could there not be? Men are so lustful. They don't think there's anything wrong with being lustful, but they think it's a sin for girls to be pretty. You're so beautiful, and there must be flies of malicious people around you.

But fortunately, you have your cousin as a shield now, which can block a lot of bad peach blossoms. Eh? Thinking about it, anyway, my cousin doesn't plan to get married, it would be nice if you could be good friends for life, that would be... another way to accompany each other until old age."

Guan Xia thought about it, and being a lifelong friend with someone like Jiang Qi seemed... really good.

She smiled: "As long as you don't mind, I'm willing to be friends with you for life."

Mingzhu looked at the smile on Guan Xia's face and was moved.

Guan Xia herself may not have realized that she has actually changed a lot.

When I first met her, she seldom smiled, and even looked at people with a defensive look in her eyes.

But now, she smiles more often in front of the Jiang family. Change means opportunity.

She looked behind her and pretended to have just noticed Jiang Qi: "Cousin, why are you here?"

Guan Xia turned around and met Jiang Qi's eyes.

Jiang Qi smiled and walked forward: "Come and have a drink of water, what are you talking about?"

Guan Xia's expression tensed for a moment, and she handed the water bottle to him directly: "Nothing, just... chatting."

She couldn't let Jiang Qi know that she was just talking about him with Mingzhu, it would be so embarrassing.

Jiang Qi gulped down a few sips of water and put down the water bottle, "Okay, then you guys continue chatting, I'll go back to play basketball."

He turned around and trotted back to the court.

Mingzhu smiled wickedly, still playing basketball? The beautiful lady has given you a nice guy card and doesn't dare to entrust her life to you. I wonder if you still have the heart to play basketball.

Sure enough, Jiang Qi was in no mood. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He was inexplicably upset and made almost no shots. He was not in good shape.

It was past seven o'clock when the children were obviously tired. Mingzhu called them to go home together. When they reached the fork in the road, Mingzhu looked at Jiang Qi: "Cousin, we won't take a detour to send Xia Xia off. You can do it."

"Okay, you guys go."

Mingzhu rubbed the heads of the three little ones: "Say goodbye to uncle and aunt."

The three little ones said in unison: "Goodbye, uncle and aunt."

Guan Xia seemed to have adapted to the title and waved goodbye to the three of them.

After the two parties separated, Jiang Qi and Guan Xia walked side by side towards the path to Guan Xia's residence.

The moonlight was very clear tonight, but the wind was a little strong, swaying the willow branches and casting mottled shadows of the trees on the ground.

Guan Xia said nothing, just lowered her head and looked at the swaying tree shadows, walking slowly.

Jiang Qi thought that Guan Xia always seemed to have endless things to say when she was with Mingzhu, but she often had nothing to talk about with him. He felt inexplicably depressed in his heart: "Xia Xia."

"Hmm?"

"Do you feel restrained and uncomfortable when you are alone with me?"

Guan Xia didn't know why he asked this, and shook her head: "No."

"But you don't seem to be willing to chat with me."

Guan Xia:...

"No," she thought about it, could it be that she was too boring and made others feel uncomfortable?

"I'm used to living alone. I'm not used to getting along with others, and I don't know how other men and women get along with each other. Maybe people will feel uncomfortable standing next to me."

Jiang Qi shook his head: "It's not uncomfortable, it's just..."

He hesitated for a moment and continued: "Xia Xia, I don't want to open your scars, I'm just a little curious, how did you get along with your boyfriend before you broke up? Did you chat?"

Guan Xia was stunned, thinking of that person, her brows furrowed a little, but thinking of Jiang Qi's attitude towards her, she He had no ill intentions and did not hide anything: "We do chat, but he and I have known each other since childhood, and we know each other's affairs, so we don't chat much. Most of the time, even when we are together, we do our own things."

After Guan Xia finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Qi thoughtfully: "Brother Qi, am I too boring and make you uncomfortable?"

Not really, he just wanted to know how to make her seem to have endless things to talk about when she is with him, just like when she is with her younger siblings.

"I saw that you always have a lot to say when you are with Zhuzhu, so I am a little curious. Do you feel uncomfortable when you are alone with me?"

Guan Xia smiled: "No, Zhuzhu has a kind of magic. When I am with her, I will talk a lot unconsciously, and... she has a lot of questions. When she asks, I naturally have to answer, otherwise it would be too rude."

Jiang Qi smiled. That's right. Anyone who is with Mingzhu can become a chatterbox.

When she was curious, she really asked, so... it's understandable.

"You seem to like Zhuzhu very much."

Guan Xia nodded, looked up at him and smiled: "Yeah, I like her very much."

Looking at the beauty jumping out of her bright eyes, Jiang Qi's heart seemed to be hit by something again, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curled up: "When you are with me, if you feel restrained and uncomfortable, you can tell me. I don't want to make you uncomfortable."

"Really not, it's very comfortable when I'm with you," Guan Xia retracted her gaze, put her hands behind her, and walked forward with light steps: "You and your family are all very good. I'm very happy when I'm with you. I haven't been so relaxed with anyone for many years, really."

Jiang Qi walked and glanced at Guan Xia's back. He was moved and thought of what Mingzhu had just said.

There will always be someone who will appear, walk side by side with her, smooth out all the wind and snow for her, pull her out of the abyss, and no longer let her bear everything alone.

This person - why can't it be yourself?