Xia Xuesong set the meeting place with Ouyang Xiaoleng in a Chinese restaurant on the commercial street. He deliberately arrived a lot earlier and chose a relatively quiet private room, he didn't have to think much about the relationship between his daughter Xia Qiu and this teenager, he could guess it, because who hasn't been young.

Although there was not much communication between him and his daughter, in his mind she was at least well-behaved, and it was hard to imagine that she would contradict herself like she did last night, and her heartfelt resistance to transferring to Beijing was mostly for the sake of the teenager.

Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu went straight to the Chinese restaurant after school, and no one was more worried about suddenly having to face their parents. In fact, emotionally speaking, Xia Qiu hoped to rely on herself to persuade her father to let her stay in Yongchuan, rather than using Ouyang Xiaoleng's hypnosis, but her father's attitude made it difficult for her to be sure if she could succeed.

Unexpectedly, Xia Xuesong's face was not as terrible as it looked the previous day, he ordered a few dishes in advance, and asked for a pot of rice wine that was special. Seeing Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng walking into the private room, he motioned for them to sit opposite him.

"Dad!" Xia Qiu called out before taking his seat.

"Hello uncle!" Ouyang Xiaoleng was still a little stiff when he greeted him.

"Sit down!" Xia Xuesong nodded.

Xia Qiu put her schoolbag behind the chair, and then sat down side by side with Ouyang Xiaoleng, she looked up at her father's face, and couldn't guess what his mood was at this moment. I don't know if it's because the lighting in the private room is softer, and this independent space can isolate the noisy atmosphere in the hall, so it was more harmonious than expected from the beginning.

"I thought about it for a day, I still don't want to transfer, I hope you can respect my choice!" She made her thoughts clear first.

"Well, Dad's attitude yesterday was too tough, and I apologize to you here first." After Xia Xuesong finished speaking, he raised his hand and drank all the wine in the wine cup. Ouyang Xiaoleng got up and filled another glass for him, he turned the cup with his fingers and continued, "My original intention is actually because I owe you to lose you to my grandparents for so long, I hope you can give me a chance to make up for you, let us thank you for spending time together, and if you go to Beijing to live, it will be a lot of convenience for continuing your studies in the future." ”

"But I now have a reason to stay." Xia Qiu let down her guard because of Xia Xuesong's change of attitude and expressed her heart directly.

"Is it because of him?" Xia Xuesong glanced at Ouyang Xiaoleng, and then said, "You are all still young, and you still have a lot of time to spend with each other in the future, not at this time." ”

"There could be all sorts of things going to happen in the future, wouldn't it? Just like you and my mother, if you had to choose again, would you wish you could meet her sooner? ”

Xia Qiu's question made Xia Xuesong speechless, and the voice and smile of his deceased wife suddenly appeared in his mind, her pale face always had a gentle smile, and sometimes she was slightly panting with excitement when she spoke, just such a lovely person was born with a very serious heart disease, leaving her favorite him and their daughter Xia Qiu.

He missed her all the time, and the pain followed his heartbeat and breathing, causing him to suffer from severe depression for a while. Outside of work, he had to undergo treatment, because he knew that he couldn't leave it alone, and there was one more person in this world who needed his protection, and that was Xia Qiu. This is another reason why he has not been able to raise her alone for a long time, and this matter is something he has never mentioned to anyone, including Xia Qiu and her grandparents.

In his eyes, his daughter Xia Qiu and his deceased wife are too imaginary, and the more she grows up, the more obvious this resemblance becomes, including their personalities, as long as they recognize one thing, it seems that no one can change her. Back then, his deceased wife had to give birth to Xia Qiu despite the dissuasion of doctors and her family, and today's daughter Xia Qiu wants to rebel against his idea to stay in Yongchuan.

"I don't have a choice, but you do, there are many possibilities in the future, I just hope you can be happy." His tone was like a discussion, like a pleading.

"Then please respect my decision, I want to stay for many reasons, and I may not be able to tell you all of them all at once." There were tears glistening in Xia Qiu's eyes.

"Well, I already know what you think!" Xia Xuesong knew that he couldn't change Xia Qiu's mind no matter what, so he turned to Ouyang Xiaoleng and asked, "What do you think?" At your age, you are a child yourself, how can you be responsible for another child? ”

Ouyang Xiaoleng suddenly stood up from the chair, and the momentum scared both Xia Qiu and Xia Xuesong, this may be the first time he blushed, although it was only a faint touch.

He said solemnly to Xia Xuesong: "Maybe in the uncertain future, I can't walk with your daughter, but please believe that she will always be the most important person in my life." We've known each other since we were very young, and meeting her is bound to be the happiest thing I'll ever do in my life, so I'll do everything I can to protect her! ”

After listening to his words, Xia Qiu had a heartfelt touch, this may not be the most romantic words she has ever heard, but the words are so beautiful, as a girl in the year of jasper, what can be happier than receiving a confession from her beloved?

Xia Xuesong also had to admire the courage of this young man, he originally thought that Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng were just children playing the same feelings, and as a father, he personally went out, which would inevitably make this vain young man his true form exposed, he would be timid, and he would retreat, because how could a person at this age have the courage to take on such a heavy responsibility.

But he didn't, as a father's instinct told him that it made sense to be inexplicably hostile to him from the first meeting, because he and his daughter really liked each other, and this liking had nothing to do with age. It is indeed an enviable thing to find the most cherished person in each other's lives at such an age, but perhaps as a father, he will have a little more inevitable jealousy.

After Xia Xuesong drank another glass of wine, he blurted out: "Don't think that I will be relieved to hand over my daughter to you, boy!" Come! He raised the cup in his hand, Ouyang Xiaoleng hurriedly raised the cup full of orange juice he poured as well, but Xia Xuesong frowned and continued, "Aren't you very guts?" Then come and have a drink with me! ”

I don't know when it started, the air in the whole private room began to become relaxed and even a little joyful. Xia Qiu was infected by this atmosphere and complained: "Dad, you are encouraging minors to drink!" ”

"It's okay! I'll accompany my uncle! Ouyang Xiaoleng said and poured himself a full glass of warm rice wine, and after clinking glasses with Xia Xuesong, he raised his head and drank the whole glass of wine.

Heart-to-heart exchanges continued over dinner, Xia Qiu had spoken so many words to her father for the first time, she seemed to know her father anew, the fragility under his tough exterior, and his desire to protect herself, she knew that it might be a long, long time to get to know him completely, but today was destined to be a good start.

Xia Xuesong was finally carried back to Xia's house by Ouyang Xiaoleng, and Xia Qiu couldn't help but joke with Ouyang Xiaoleng: "You obviously didn't use hypnosis, but I doubt he will remember what happened today tomorrow." ”

Ouyang Xiaoleng dragged Xia Xuesong up and said softly, "It's good if you can stay!" ”

In Ouyang's ancient mansion on the other side, Ran Tianyou's diary has been almost sorted out. On the last page of the diary, there is also an invisible text, but it is more like an epistle.

The letter reads:

Whoever sees this text proves that you have looked for me, but I prefer that this text will be seen by my daughter Ran Mingzhu or Su Su's son Ouyang Xiaoleng.

It was entirely my personal choice that I had to leave my wife and daughter for this choice, and I wanted to make amends to them if I had the chance. Please also tell my daughter not to resent anyone, but to understand that the courage and motivation of her father to do all this came from love.

If you read this text, it means that something happened to me, or that I can't go back to the Tulip Apartment for some reason. The owner of the Yujin Apartment is called Dong Fan, and in addition to this diary, he also knows some other things that may be useful to you.

Qingyun has established as many as ten secret passages in the royal city, which is noteworthy. One of them is hidden in the underground warehouse of the Sparrow Hotel, and the other one may go straight to the Chenji Palace, which is the news I got from eavesdropping on the conversation between Madame Lan and another person, and it should be very credible, but the specific location has not been mentioned, and you need to continue to look for it.

This Blue Lady is able to come and go freely in the human world and the demon world, and I guess she probably has a very high status in the human world.

My identity has been suspected by Madame Lan, and I am writing this text in a very urgent situation, and I have to leave the Yujin apartment in order to avoid her men's tracking, and my next stop will probably be somewhere in the demon world.

Please tell my wife and daughters on my behalf, I love them so much!

However, I also love my sister Susu, so as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will never give up the opportunity to avenge her!

God bless you

"It's a bit tragic to read!" Min Entong sighed and said, in an adult's tone.

"I'm more concerned that there are as many as ten secret passages in the royal city, and only one has been discovered in so long. Don't you think that sounds scary? Dong Muya couldn't stop shaking her head at the number ten.

This also answers why in the big war sixteen years ago, Qingyun Club had an absolute advantage. This Blue Lady deserves to be a snake, and she likes to make holes so much! Min Euntong's mind began to imagine a large snake moving quickly in the cave.

"But no one has ever mentioned her, it's so mysterious."

"Maybe she's hiding somewhere in the world, do you want to lure the snake out of the hole?"

"How?"

"Didn't the owner of the diary say that she might have a fairly high status in the human world, and he also said that the manager of the Yujin Apartment has some other information, maybe it will help us find out this monster!"

"Do you think it's necessary for us to visit the Tulip Apartment in person?"

"Yes, it's very necessary!"