Chapter 238 Anxiety and Dilemma
"He's a worthless, heartless bastard!"
“From childhood to adulthood, all of us older brothers have treated him like royalty! We gave him whatever he wanted!”
Inside the private room, the man's eyes were slightly red as he muttered and cursed, "And what a bastard I've raised!"
"I will never forget the day he abandoned me in Tibet. It took me more than half a month to get out."
"For those two weeks, I was cheated and swindled by everyone, and I almost lost my life! In the end, he took over my supply chain and is doing very well!"
"Now you actually want to make up with me? Ha! He's dreaming!"
Across from her, Tu Yao huddled in her chair, holding a water glass, mechanically taking a sip every two seconds.
Upon hearing the last sentence, I involuntarily shuddered.
"Hey? Little girl, what's wrong?"
Mr. Li rubbed his eyes, turned his head and saw that the girl opposite him had a blank expression, as if she had left her body.
He quickly said, "Did I scare you? Look at this, I'm so sorry!"
Tu Yao shook her head slightly. "No...it's nothing."
As he spoke, he cautiously glanced to the side.
Lin Yue sat up straight, probably because he had gained some experience from conducting business independently several times in the past two months. He picked up the teapot at the right moment, lowered his eyes, and poured Mr. Li a cup.
Although the movements were clumsy, there wasn't a single mistake.
Noticing Tu Yao's gaze, he casually took the cup from her hand and poured it full as well.
His dark face showed no expression.
Tu Yao held a full cup of hot tea, motionless.
"Hey, look at me, I've gone off on a tangent, I almost forgot to get back to the point."
Mr. Li finally brought the topic back, and Lin Yue took out a business plan and a transportation contract.
He remained a man of few words, occasionally responding to a question from the other party.
After it was over, Tu Yao followed closely behind.
Looking at the undisguised praise for Lin Yue in Mr. Li's eyes.
Seeing that Lin Yue had stopped him, he quickly walked over to pay the bill.
Before she knew it, her little brother seemed to be growing up slowly as well.
Just as Mr. Li was about to chase after her, Tu Yao suddenly called out to him.
"Wait a moment."
Mr. Li was taken aback and quickly turned around: "What's wrong, young lady?"
Tu Yao unconsciously scratched her ear, her eyes darting around: "I...I just wanted to ask."
What do you want to ask?
Tu Yao gritted her teeth: "I want to ask, if one day your brother really changes for the better, will you forgive him..."
"impossible!"
Before he could finish speaking, the man retorted decisively, "Absolutely impossible."
Tu Yao stared at him blankly, paused for a second, and slowly swallowed the rest of her sentence.
Mr. Li said indignantly, "I could never forgive him. When he abandoned me in Tibet, he never intended for me to live!"
He sighed and said, "Little girl, I really envy you. You have three older brothers, right?"
"Judging from how you get along with your younger brother, you must have a good relationship with your other two brothers as well."
Tu Yao's mind was blank. She wiped the sweat that had appeared on her forehead without her noticing and nodded subconsciously.
I couldn't help but ask again, "Then... if one day you choose to forgive, what... what would be the reason?"
Mr. Li was taken aback, clearly stumped by the question.
Tu Yao pressed on, saying, "You...you just said that you and your younger brother were the closest when you were little, and you often went fishing and hiking together."
"Then...if you forgive me, can we still go fishing and hiking together in the future?"
Mr. Li's expression became even stranger, but the girl in front of him was staring at him expectantly, determined to get an answer, so he had no choice but to think about it some more.
After pondering for a while, he slowly shook his head.
“Young lady, if it were me, even if I chose to forgive him, my relationship with him would never be the same as before.”
"I might cross a fork in the road and think of the road I traveled in Tibet back then."
"After the rain shower, I was reminded of how severe the snowstorm was in Tibet back then."
...
"It's not that it can't get better, it's just that it's unstable."
“…Unstable,” Tu Yao murmured.
"Yes, it's unstable. This relationship is already at risk. It might be good one second, but it could fall apart the next."
It's fine one second, but falls apart the next...
"Tu Xiaomao?"
"Tu Xiaomao!"
Tu Yao suddenly snapped out of her daze and immediately looked up. Across from her, Lin Yue was looking at her with a puzzled expression.
What are you doing standing here all by yourself?
Tu Yao quickly looked around. The corridor was empty except for her and Lin Yue.
"...Where is Mr. Li?"
"He's gone."
Lin Yue glanced at her again, thought for a moment, then took her hand and walked forward.
"The transportation route is set. If you start planting your button mushrooms next spring, the delivery guy can arrange another convoy for you."
"So if you want to expand your planting, it's not too late."
He spoke as he walked, his voice muffled and not very fluent, yet remarkably composed.
Tu Yao quietly watched his tall and thin figure. It seemed that he had suffered too much since childhood. Even now that life was better, Lin Yue was still thin and malnourished.
Tu Yao suddenly spoke up: "Brother..."
"Um."
"Young man, where is Mr. Li's brother?"
Lin Yue turned his head to the side and frowned. "Why are you asking him?"
"I……"
Tu Yao: "I am..."
I'm just worried that if you think about those things from the past, you might suddenly feel sad, or you might feel what Mr. Li said...
Halfway through her sentence, Tu Yao subconsciously looked up and suddenly froze.
Across from her, Lin Yue looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Tu Yao opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.
She suddenly realized that no matter how much Mr. Li complained and described his grievances with his brother in detail, Lin Yue's expression remained calm.
From beginning to end, she was the only one whose emotions were stirred by this similar experience.
Tu Yao couldn't tell whether she was relieved or still scared, and quickly shook her head: "It's alright, let's go back!"
She snatched the backpack from Lin Yue's hand.
"Hey buddy, let me carry your bag for you!"
Then he ran off quickly.
Lin Yue stared at her retreating figure as she ran away quickly, then looked at his empty palm, lost in thought.
Tu Xiaomao... that's weird.
Several waiters came from the other end of the corridor, nodded to him, and then went into the private room to prepare for cleaning.
Lin Yue turned around and looked over, his expression unconsciously darkening.
A few seconds later, he continued walking forward.
His memory isn't good, but it's not bad either. He wasn't unmoved by Mr. Li's nearly half-hour-long tirade.
He hadn't missed Tu Yao's repeated attempts to speak.
He admitted that even though it wasn't outwardly visible, he would occasionally recall fragments of memories that he had sealed away.
But he wasn't sad or angry.
Those emotions had long been digested and calmed down during the long ten years spent with Grandma and Lin Jing, as well as during the days of reuniting with my eldest brother, second brother, and Tu Xiaomao.
He has always been very obedient.
On the day he reunited with his grandmother, Tu Xiaomao, his eldest and second eldest brothers took the blame for not recognizing Tu Xiaomao immediately, and so did he.
What was said at the time, was put into practice afterwards.
His letting go has always been a genuine letting go.
Just like when Tu Xiaomao lost his memories, everything can start from scratch.
Thinking of this, Lin Yue suddenly stopped and looked back at the empty corridor, his brows furrowing little by little.
Yes, Tu Xiaomao...didn't she lose her memory?
But why does it seem like... I still remember those things from the past?
...
It was late at night when I returned to the hotel, and the room was quiet.
Tu Chaoxi had booked a suite. Lin Yue watched Tu Yao run into the master bedroom, sit on the sofa, and lower her head, seemingly lost in thought.
It wasn't until half an hour later that he got up and went into the second bedroom.
In the room, Tu Yao tossed and turned, unable to sleep, staring at the thin layer of blue light above her head.
"Little Father."
110: [Hmm.]
Tu Yao's eyes lit up: "Little Daddy, you replied to me!"
110: [Is there anything you want to tell me?]
Tu Yao nodded: "Yes."
After saying yes, Tu Yao seemed a little lost and didn't know what to say next.
110: [Are you scared?]
Tu Yao was taken aback, and slowly shook her head.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded again.
……yes.
It's fear.
Tu Yao sighed softly, "Little Father, I wasn't afraid before."
I didn't have much before, so every little bit I had was a bargain for me, and that made me happy.
But... things are different now.
I have too much now, so I'm always worried about losing it.
Knowing that his second brother might notice something, he couldn't wait to ask for a deadline to confess.
Seeing that his elder brother was angry and remorseful because of Tu Yao's past experiences, he chose to close the door and leave.
When I encountered a similar situation with my friend, I hesitated to test the waters, but I only dared to test it halfway.
Because those were the emotions Tu Yao left behind, she dared not touch them, and always subconsciously wanted to avoid and escape them.
She can handle problems, but she always struggles with managing her emotions.
Tu Yao looked out the window. The moon over the port city was hazy, partially obscured by dark clouds, making it difficult to see clearly.
After a while, she got out of bed.
Late at night, Tu Chaoxi tossed and turned, unable to sleep, when a sudden tightness and discomfort settled in her heart.
He got up and looked at the two large boxes of exercise books that he had moved to the bedside by the moonlight.
The lights were finally turned on.
He walked out of the room, went to the master bedroom of the suite, hesitated for a moment, and then raised his hand to knock on the door.
The door opened the next second.
Tu Chaoxi was taken aback, looked up, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
The curtains were wide open, the blankets on the bed were neatly folded, and the room was completely empty.
He instantly regained consciousness.
"Tu Xiaomao!"
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