Chapter 24: A Friend for Life
"Have you identified those people?" In Xiao Ruo's room, Anthony stood with his hands down, although he knew that she had asked him to come over must have something to do with Li Muyun's attack, and when he was really asked, he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart.
"It's not clear for the time being, but my subordinates have asked Young Master Li, those are his opponents, and they have nothing to do with Xiu." Anthony pouted to himself. is really a moldy star, and he has to show off his own trouble.
"His opponent? It should be someone from the Hong Gang or the Heavenly Dragon Society. However, the sword qi on his body is from Shushan, I am sure of this, does he still have any grudges with Shushan?" Xiao Ruo pondered for a while, and said to Anthony, "I've worked hard for you today, it's not too early, you go and rest, I will ask him in detail about this matter." β
Let Qi Qiong call the banknotes and Long Yue tomorrow to ask, they have been in Z City, and they should know a lot about this matter.
Xiao Ruo paid attention to the subordinates who came out of the Chen Manor who stayed in Z City. It's been a few days since she came back, and there are many things that she didn't expect, and she was going to look for them when she came back, but it was delayed.
"What's wrong, Anthony? Anything else?" Xiao Ruo looked up and found that Anthony was still there.
"Xiu......" Anthony hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Does Xiu want to develop with Young Master Li?"
Xiao Ruo frowned, and said a little stiffly: "Anthony, you should leave this matter alone."
Anthony smiled bitterly, his eyes were dyed with a little sadness, and he said in a low voice: "My subordinates have overstepped, so I will retire first."
"Anthony!" Xiao Ruo stopped him, but he didn't know what to say, sighed and said, "You go down." Sorry, I didn't have a good tone just now. β
"It's the fault of his subordinates, Xiu doesn't have to apologize."
"You know my situation. Anthony. I was too far away from him. Xiao Ruo said softly.
Feelings are a place she has never wanted to touch, the previous hurt is still vivid, she didn't dare to take that step, and the current Li Muyun is not worth letting go of her heart. Besides, she still has such a big secret on her.
Anthony didn't speak, owing himself. Opened the door and left.
Even if it's far away, you're giving him a chance after all. Leaning against the wall outside the door, Anthony felt bitter in his heart.
"Anthony?" Eva felt that Anthony was a little strange today, she was outside, but he turned a blind eye, leaning there not knowing what to think, and it seemed that he was not in a good mood.
"Eva Show!" Anthony was awakened by Eva's voice. Hurriedly salute.
"Forget it. It's up to you to have a lot of rules. Did Rachel sleep?" Eva asked, waving her hand.
Anthony, who had recovered, was full of housekeeper style again, and politely persuaded: "Eva Xiu, Xiu has been busy for a long time today, and he is already very tired, will you come back tomorrow?"
Eva glared at him, "I'm here to sleep with Rachel, not to bother her." What do you mean by that? Am I so inconsiderate?"
"The subordinates didn't mean that, but I asked Eva Xiu not to talk to Xiu too late. The subordinates retired. "Anthony felt that he was not in good shape today, and he couldn't say anything about Eva. Can only be released. Although he knew that Eva was there, Xiao Ruo would definitely not be able to sleep.
"It's really wide. Rachel is not a weak woman, it is not a big deal to sleep less, isn't there a lunch break tomorrow?" Eva muttered and knocked on the door, "Rachel." It's me, come in. β
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Xiao Ruo sitting on the edge of the bed, with pajamas next to him, and it seemed that he was about to change clothes. In fact, she was preparing to enter the Chaos Bead, Anthony's attitude made her feel a little wrong, but she didn't want to think about what she didn't want, she wanted to go to Bai Ze, and by the way, she saw the exercises she could get, but she heard Eva knocking on the door.
Knowing this girl's personality, Xiao Ruo lost hope that she could enter the Chaos Bead tonight, so she removed the monitoring that had just been laid out and let her into the room.
"Rachel, I'm so bored. You won't even take me out to play!" Eva sat down next to Xiao Ruo and looked at her accusatory.
Xiao Ruo's eyebrows raised, as soon as this girl spoke, she knew what she had in mind. She didn't know that she had just come back, and there were so many people looking for her, how could she have time to hang out with her?
"Tell me, what do you want to know?" Xiao Ruo's words broke Eva's thoughts.
"Ha, rachel you know me. Don't you want to say anything to me?" Eva stared at Xiao Ruo without blinking.
Xiao Ruo turned his head sideways to avoid her gaze: "What do you want to know?"
"Your heart is upset, rachel. You're not like the Langton family head I know who is always indifferent and resolute about things. It's only been a few days since you returned to Huaxia, and you have a lot more to worry about. Tell me, is it because of your relatives? Or Arthur their father?" Holding Xiao Ruo's hand, Eva asked solemnly.
"I ......" Xiao Ruo and Eva looked at each other for a few seconds before they were defeated, and said in frustration, "Eva, am I useless?" Can't cope with the slightest situation? I ignored Master Tai and them, and I didn't go to see my parents for several days when I came back. I don't even know what I'm doing all day long, I wonder if I shouldn't go back to China, and I don't have so many worries in England all the time. β
"It's not going to happen if you're in England all the time, but there's always a big regret in your heart. I can see that your mother loves you very much, although I don't know what happened before that made you have such a big estrangement, but she is really sincere to you, and you love her very much, don't deny it. If you've been in England, you'll never see her, and Arthur they'll never see their father, and you've said that children can't live without father's love, don't you?"
Although Eva, a bystander, didn't know the specific incident, she could probably still see the complicated relationship between several people and Xiao Ruo in the past few days. She knew Xiao Ruo very well, and she also saw Xiao Ruo's abnormality in the past few days, so she came to talk to her today.
"But I have parents! They loved me so much that they even lost their lives for me!" Xiao Ruo thought of Chen Chuan and Wen Hui, and her eyes couldn't help but heat up, "But now that my mother has come to me, she has been working hard all these years, I really can't bear to ......"
Eva is very emotional about Xiao Ruo's rare fragile performance, it seems that everyone has a sad place in their hearts that others can't touch. She patted Xiao Ruo's shoulder very understandingly, and said softly, "Rachel, if you don't mind, can you let me be your listener?"
Xiao Ruo looked at Eva's serious face, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you, Eva."
Speaking from the experience when I was a child, because it has been two lifetimes. Xiao Ruo didn't feel anything when she talked about this, but it still shocked Eva, and she held her hand distressedly, she didn't expect that everything seemed to be as usual when she had such a miserable experience when she was a child, she really couldn't imagine how she survived. Therefore, I also understand a lot of her attitude towards Xiao's father and son and Yang Bing.
Later, when he talked about Master Tai and them, Xiao Ruo's face was full of happy smiles, which made Eva also infected with this joy. I'm glad she met such a good person.
With Xiao Ruo's narration. The Chen couple was killed, and then it was the betrayal of their friends, the helplessness of being framed, and then the appearance of Li Muyun, who found out that he had a child, ran away in pain, and finally met Alice. The latter ones, Eva mostly knows.
"Rachel, your experience could be written as a novel!" Eva sighed. "You're so strong!"
"It doesn't matter if I'm strong or not, I've experienced a lot and I don't think I need to care too much about those things. I have people who cherish me, and there are people who cherish me, and I already have a lot, so why bother staring at those things that don't belong to me?" Xiao Ruo smiled indifferently. She found her heart lighter.
"So, since you already know, what can't you think of?" Eva blinked and smiled, "You don't know what to do with those two of the Xiao family and Arthur's cheap dad, right?" Hehe, that's an interesting title, but it's apt, and it's really cheap. Eva gritted her teeth.
"Well, actually, Xiao ...... Well, they're not bad people, it's just that I don't think we're all the way, and they don't feel sorry for me, they just don't take me so seriously. They have their position, I can't comment on that, it's just that it's good to know people, and I never wanted to get anything from them anyway. However, I promised Alice that she would recognize her ancestors, so I was a little troubled. Xiao Ruo slowly clarified his thoughts.
"It's just to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, and it doesn't mean that you have to do with them, haven't you already thought very clearly? Besides, your surname is already Xiao, what more do they want?" Eva said disdainfully. Huaxia is patriarchal, and she has long known that she has no good opinion of these pedantic people. Of course, she didn't know that Xiao Ruo was the only girl in the Xiao family, and she was different. But it's just different, it doesn't mean they have to do anything out of the ordinary for this one and only girl.
That's why they couldn't get Xiao Ruo's approval, but Yang Bing was quickly accepted by her.
"Yes, I'm already surnamed Xiao." Xiao Ruo sighed as if he had let go of some baggage.
"Yes. And that Young Master Li, you just had such a relationship, and now it's settled, you gave birth to Arthur and them, and raised them so much, it's hard enough. and he shall be content. Of course, I don't object to you developing with him, you have the facts, Arthur, they are all so big. Eva teased.
"Eva!" Xiao Ruo shouted angrily, "We will be friends, for the sake of the children, but that's all." She said fiercely, as if to assert her own words.
"You don't have to, rachel. You're going to be friends with him, I'm in favor of it, you're a good mother. But you have to think about yourself too, you're amazing, I'll admit it. But a person's life is incomplete without love. Arthur and they have to start a family, and I don't want you to be too lonely. That's going to be too hard. Eva remembered that although Xiao Ruo was short, it was definitely not a smooth sailing for more than ten years, and she couldn't bear it.
"You can stay with me." Eva's concern touched her very much, in fact, it is not easy to have such a friend who always thinks about herself in her life, she is content, and she is very grateful. As for love, let it be.
Eva looked bitter: "I have a fiancΓ©."
Thinking of that Hellane, Xiao Ruo wanted to laugh again, but he still had to comfort his friend: "You don't always avoid Hellane, feelings need to be cultivated, maybe you will find that you are actually very compatible after getting along for a while."
"You're just in tune with facial paralysis! Why don't you go and cultivate a relationship with Master Li? You've all had children!" Eva, who was trampled on a sore foot, pounced on it, and screamed even more angrily.
"Hey! What about having a baby? Did I know who he was when I was in England? It's Hellane, how infatuated people are, how ......" Xiao Ruo returned to the past not to be outdone.
"You stinky girl, you ...... again" Eva was annoyed.
The two of them were in a mess, and the people who had disturbed Xiao Ruo for the past few days and those things were all forgotten by her.