Morning Star

Chapter 249 Is it so difficult to say that I like him?

After hearing this, he lowered his eyes with trembling eyelashes, and spoke after a moment: "No."

Chu Congnan couldn't kill him, nor could he send him to the Mo family, but he didn't want to keep him in the Chu family. This was the first reason. The second reason was that the news of their leaving Piaomiao Domain would soon spread to the outside world. By then, his half-demon identity would surely be spread, and the Chu family would become the target of public criticism. It would be difficult for him to leave. What's more, she was still here. He could ignore the other people in the Chu family, but he couldn't ignore her.

"You..." Seeing him so determined, she felt a little unwilling. She stared at him for a while and said, "Okay, let's go."

As soon as she finished speaking, his heart trembled violently. He gently closed his eyes and raised a hint of self-mockery on his pale lips.

It should be like this, he should have thought of it earlier.

Although she is not the original Chujiu, this body is the third daughter of the Chu family after all. With her personality, it is right for her to stay in the Chu family. And she cares so much about the Chu family.

Chujiu stood up and walked in front of Xiang Tingqin and Chu Congnan, knelt on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed to them three times.

Her action startled the couple, who looked at her in surprise for a long time without reacting.

Mo Xinglan and Chu Wenxuan were also surprised.

After she kowtowed, she looked at Xiang Tingqin and Chu Congnan and said, "Dad, Mom, I am unfilial and cannot accompany you when the family is in danger in the future. I do not ask for forgiveness, but only hope that you and your brother can live in peace and harmony."

Chu Congnan came back to his senses and looked unhappy: "Are you going to be with him?"

"Yes," she answered firmly.

Chu Congnan's face darkened and he was shocked.

The kid has grown up a lot tonight.

He opened his mouth, but it turned into a sigh.

Instead, he asked Tingqin, "Why do you want to be with him?"

"Because..." Chujiu opened his mouth to speak, but his throat was stuck after only two words.

Because you need to go home? Because the system task requires you to improve his favorability? Or because you like him?

This was also the question Mo Xinglan wanted to ask, and at this moment he was looking at her expectantly, waiting for her answer.

But after waiting for a long time, she said two words and then nothing else.

Chu Wenxuan frowned and glanced at Mo Xinglan, and suddenly he was furious. He walked to Chu Jiu with a gloomy face and asked casually, "Do you like him?"

"!"

After these words were spoken, Chujiu and Mo Xinglan were both stunned.

"I..." After a long time, she squeezed out a word with trembling lips.

But after one word, there was no more, he lowered his head and stared blankly at the ground.

The expression on Xiang Tingqin's face gradually changed from expectation to confusion.

No one in the room rushed her, and everyone waited patiently for her answer.

And this waiting period seemed as long as a century for Mo Xinglan.

He went from initial expectation to gradual disappointment, and finally to self-mockery.

She held the hem of her skirt tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms but she didn't feel any pain. After a while, she let out a breath and smiled easily: "Who says that if you follow someone, you must like him? Is it not okay if you think he is great, good-looking, and admire him?"

After a pause, he added: "Besides, his injuries are very serious and it is inconvenient for him to walk. It is also very dangerous for him to be outside alone. I... I can... take care of him."

She spoke more and more quietly, with her head lowered.

Even though Mo Xinglan already knew the answer, after hearing her response, he still stood there in a daze, feeling lonely.

He couldn't breathe and covered his lips to hold back a cough. But just as he held it back, a mouthful of blood gushed out.

He frowned, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his eyes looked empty for a few breaths.

He knew it, he knew it was like this...

But is it so difficult to say that I like him? He is willing to listen even if it is fake.

Chu Wenxuan saw that she had thought for a long time and came up with this reason. He was immediately furious: "What kind of reason is this? Do you know how dangerous the path you chose is?"

She hung her head sullenly and said nothing.

Although Chu Congnan was also angry, he did not show it as obviously as Chu Wenxuan. After all, he was an experienced person and had experienced more than them, so he could still understand some things.

He exhaled but said nothing.

Instead, Xiang Tingqin looked at Chu Wenxuan who looked angry, smiled helplessly, then looked at Chu Jiu who was kneeling on the ground with his head buried, and sighed: "The world outside is huge and complicated. Only by experiencing it can you grow."

She reached out to help Chujiu: "Xiaojiu, get up."

Chujiu then slowly stood up, looked at her with red eyes and said nothing.

Xiang Tingqin held her hands together and said earnestly, "It was your fault that you didn't take good care of you. When I wanted to make up for it, you gradually grew up and became much more sensible."

She looked her up and down, raised her hand to the height of her legs and measured it with nostalgia: "When you were this tall, you would run over and say 'Mommy, hug me' in a baby voice."

She imitated the child's voice and smiled again: "You were chubby at that time, and it was especially soft to hold me."

"..."Chujiu looked at her gently and listened to her talk about the past.

But I just feel pity in my heart.

It was a pity that the original owner didn't see how well her parents treated her, but it was also because she didn't know how to cherish it. She wanted to get her parents' attention, but she used the wrong method.

Seeing Xiang Tingqin's smile gradually drooping, he sighed, "You are very naughty and have been in poor health since childhood. When you get into trouble, Daddy and Mommy don't dare to punish you too severely. We want to lock you up at home, but we're afraid that you'll get anxious and hurt yourself. We can only let you go and make trouble. If you get into trouble, you can just give a slight punishment. When your brother is at home, he will protect you and plead for you, saving you a punishment."

Chujiu was stunned for a moment, and finally understood why the original owner had developed such a temper. It seemed that they didn't care about her much. But they didn't know that every time she got into trouble, she wanted them to pay more attention to her and pay more attention to her.

Because in her eyes, when other children got into trouble, their parents would punish them, which was a sign of their parents' care for her. But Xiang Tingqin and Chu Congnan didn't punish her much, which made her feel that they didn't love her, didn't care about her, and didn't pay attention to her, which was why she got into trouble again and again.

At this time, Xiang Tingqin raised her hand and gently pinched her arm, and said with emotion: "Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, you will be sixteen years old. You are sensible, caring, and more beautiful as you grow up."

As she spoke, her eyes began to become misty: "They say that girls change a lot when they grow up, and become more and more beautiful. My little Jiu will be a great beauty in the future, and will definitely be prettier than mother."

A tear fell, she raised her hand to wipe it away, sniffed, and smiled: "Alas, when people get old, they tend to be sentimental."