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Xiao Qian was originally racking her brain, trying to figure out a way to break through Lily Tangâs defenses so she could accept her therapy.
But she never thought that her talkative, menopausal mother would just step in and easily unlock Lily Tangâs heart.
âIn truth, your father, is just as concerned for you as my mother is for me.â
Upon hearing Xiao Qian mention âfatherâ, Lily Tang made a face.
âForget it, all he sees is money. Heâs so busy every day ignoring me and even encourages me to go on blind dates with strangers.â
âBlind dates?â
Odd, this part doesnât seem to have happened in her past life.
Xiao Qian didnât remember Lily Tang getting married. In her past life, Lily Tang came to her for treatment years later, when she was almost 30 and her love life still wasnât settled.
That is to say, the blind dates were unsuccessful.
âYes, why do you think he brought me to Qiang City? Itâs because when he was younger and living in the countryside, he had a friend who was a sent-down youth. He wanted me to meet his son. Iâve said time and time again that I donât want to have a blind date. He insisted on forcing me to come over here. I hate him.â
âMaybe your father is worried about your health, and wants you to find a boyfriend to distract you, so you could eat more.â
âNot at all! Heâs just dreadful. He want me to go on blind dates for his own benefit! That friend of his holds a government position, and he wants to marry me off in a political alliance. I wonât let him have his way.â
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qian immediately asked with caution.
âWhatâs the surname of that friend?â
âZhu why are you asking about this?â
Xiao Qian sighed with relief. Thank god, the surname isnât Yu. It has nothing to do with her own Yu Minglang.
âMy boyfriend also lives here, so I was just curious if I might know him.â
âIâve made up my mind not to please my father. Whatever he wants me to do, Iâll do the opposite. Anyway, he doesnât care about me anymore.â
Xiao Qian looked at her, and with a smile on her face, she listened to her, encouraging Lily to vent her frustrations. Itâs a good sign when an introverted person is willing to express their inner troubles.
After Lily Tang complained about her father to Xiao Qian for a while, she suddenly seemed to realize something, and said shyly.
âIâm sorry, I shouldnât have told you all this. Itâs added to your troubles.â
âNo, itâs fine. Hearing about the secret past of Chinaâs rich is interesting. Shuixian, arenât you afraid Iâll sell this story to a gossip magazine?â
Lily Tang shook her head, âYou wouldnât. You said I am your friend. Iâm pretty good at reading people.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
No wonder sheâs the daughter of a wealthy man; she has discerning eyes.
âDo you remember what I told you yesterday? About the significant changes in a person over time?â
âYes, Iâve thought about it all night. I think feelings can disappear. There are no eternal feelings in the world. Family love, friendship, romantic love, they all change due to material reasons. Now my father only loves money, he doesnât want me.â
Xiao Qian didnât argue with her, but continued on her own.
âEveryone changes. Let me tell you about the person in my heart.â
The two girls were sitting side by side on the bed. Xiao Qjan gave Lily Tang a frozen pear. She tried a bite, but the pear hadnât thawed yet, and it was so cold it made her wince. Xiao Qian put the basin with the frozen pears and persimmons on the radiator and began to talk about her own emotional journey.
âThe person in my heart is a very good man. In his twenties, he was very clingy. Taking every chance to stick to me. There was so much he did. Let me tell you, once, he took me out on a date and ended up taking me to a muddy field and getting me all dirtyâ¦â
Xiao Qian spoke about one instance after another. There were so many shameless stories about Yu Xiaoqiang that it left his listeners dumbfounded.
âThere was this one time, he snuck into my house through a window without telling my mom or my younger brother. My brother got up in the middle of the night, and there he was, following behind him like a shadow. It was frustrating and speechless.â
âHa-ha! This is hilarious. Why does he sound like a child?â Lily Tang had never thought that such a person existed. This was very interesting to her.
âYou think heâs like a child, huh? But do you know what he became like ten years later?â
âDid he become an older boy?â It sounded like he maintained a childlike heart.
Xiao Qian shook her head and pat her face a few times, trying to keep a poker face.
âLike this, like an ice cube. He wonât say more than 20 words a day. His eyes are piercing and very serious. He takes his work very seriously. When heâs with me, if he gets a call, heâll leave right away without explaining anything to me. He doesnât cling to me anymore. Iâm always the one initiating.â
âAh? How could that be? Did he change his mind??? wait, youâre still so
young? How old were you ten years ago?â
Xiao Qjan smiled slightly, âDonât worry about the age difference. There was a time I thought he didnât love me, or he was only concerned for my appearance and yearned for my youth, thatâs why he treated the younger me better than the older me.â
She is only 18 right now, youthful and beautiful. In her past life, when Yu Minglang met her, Xiao Qian was almost 30, a stable and mature woman. Xiao Qian had once wondered, perhaps Yu Minglang treats her better now because sheâs younger and more beautiful than she was back then.
âThe kind of man who only cares about appearances is not worth keeping.â Lily Tang said with disappointment.
Xiao Qian shook her head, âThatâs not it, itâs time, time changes us.â
âTime?â
âYes, a man in his twenties is a big child. Itâs normal for him to behave somewhat juvenile. If heâs still like this when heâs close to forty, thatâs a problem. The same concern can be expressed differently at different ages. Of course, this also has to do with their image and career.â
Yu Xiaoqiang is only in his twenties right now and is essentially a big kid. Although he appears mature and is skillful at his job, when it comes to the girl he likes, his childlike behaviour and immaturity often unconsciously show. No matter how composed he seems to others, he is always more relaxed with Xiao Qian because he doesnât have to pretend in front of her.
When Xiao Qian met Yu Minglang in her previous life, he was in his late thirties and nearing his forties. The way he expressed his feelings certainly wasnât the same as it is now. At that age, one canât be wild even if they want to. Yet in her previous life, he waited for her for half of his life.
After coming to these realizations, Xiao Qian suddenly cherished the current Yu Minglang even more because there wonât be a second chance at youth to grow together with him.
âIf only people didnât have to grow upâ¦â Xiao Qianâs words touched Lily Tangâs heart.
She longed to be a little girl again, living in a tiny, ramshackle house relying on her father. Her father doesnât care about her now as he used to.
âBut people must grow up, Shuixian. Youâve grown faster than your father has aged. Take a good look at him, heâs grown old, he canât hold you anymore, but he is still the person who loves you the most. Maybe his way of expressing it has changed, but I always believe, the love between relatives is conserved. It wonât disappear, it just transforms into other forms of expression.â