```
"If you can't drink it, you should at least say sothing."
An Shanhai's tone was sowhere between scolding and jesting, yet at that mont, he looked at Xu Musen with the oppressive air of a superior.
Xu Musen set down his teacup and looked at his future father-in-law, taking a slight breath, "Uncle, I have to be honest with you, besides Nuannuan, there's another girl I need to take care of."
Xu Musen's words instantly made the room's temperature drop several degrees.
An Shanhai looked at him, his emotions surprisingly stable, and after drinking half of his tea, he finally spoke, "Is it that girl called Yao Mingyue?"
"Yes."
Xu Musen nodded, facing his sharp gaze without any hint of shrinking back.
"You've got guts! Do you realize what you're telling now!"
An Shanhai let out a low warning, his teacup slamming onto the table, tea splashing onto Xu Musen's face.
"I know."
Xu Musen nodded, "Uncle, I believe that you must have sensed this a long ti ago."
Of course An Shanhai knew, but having it laid bare at this mont made him look frightfully angry, "You two dated before, and whatever nonsense you committed is your own business, and to so extent, I can accept my daughter suffering a bit, since it's my failure as a father. But since you talked about getting engaged to Nuannuan, that ans you must face a new life, one with responsibilities and chains. I can't follow my daughter all her life, but as a father, it's my duty to help filter out a suitable partner to be by her side. This is my responsibility!"
Continuing, An Shanhai filled the two teacups in front of him, pushing one to each side in front of Xu Musen.
"This matter, you must make a decision: her, or my daughter."
Both cups of tea were steaming hot, and Xu Musen sat in between as if he was on trial.
Xu Musen looked at the two cups of tea and could see his reflection in them.
"This choice should not be made by , nor should it."
Xu Musen shook his head, "Uncle, I know how you're feeling. I don't want to make excuses about and her, because no matter the bitterness and helplessness, these issues all started because of . If you need to bla soone, bla only ."
Xu Musen's tone was calm yet firm.
An Shanhai looked into his eyes, piercing like arrows, "Whether it's youthful flirtations or childhood sweethearts, I don't want to ask about your past. But what about the future? Are you going to let Nuannuan watch your unclear relationship with her indefinitely? Nuannuan is not stupid; she just doesn't speak out. Not speaking doesn't an she isn't hurting, nor does it give you unlimited license to take advantage of her!"
Of course, Nuannuan wasn't stupid...
Xu Musen had always known that, the simple girl was like a savior sent by the heavens for him.
"I know, I never thought of taking advantage of her, and I never will. I've been honest with Nuannuan about these matters. I know I sound like a scoundrel, very selfish, but I don't want to hide anything from you or anyone else.
It's not that there's a problem between Nuannuan and ; it's that the problems of the past have still not been resolved, and that's my fault alone."
Xu Musen avoided neither responsibility nor any attempt to justify himself.
The blaze of anger in An Shanhai's chest seed unable to find an outlet; he clenched his teeth, "I'm asking you, your sudden decision to get engaged to Nuannuan, is it because you want to compensate her by giving her a so-called 'status'?"
Xu Musen imdiately shook his head, "Absolutely not. My desire to get engaged to Nuannuan has always been our intention. The situation around right now is a bit complicated, but I will never let anything affect any progress with Nuannuan. To , Nuannuan is always the essential choice outside of any other options. I can assure you that."
An Shanhai opened his mouth, the brash youth before him was irritating, and yet his words were sohow touching.
Suddenly, he felt what Brother Xun had referred to as the broken window theory.
These scoundrel's standards had been lowered to the extre, and just a little warmth made it seem like he was a prodigal who had turned back.
If one wondered why good girls always fall for bad guys, this was why.
"What do you plan to do then? Live life ambiguously like this with three people forever, even if others don't speak of it, will it really be balanced within your relationship? Will you truly have ti to wait until all of these issues are resolved? Affairs of the heart, perhaps they can never be explained in a lifeti, you need to understand that."
An Shanhai sighed. He truly admired this young man and knew that his family had gained so much laughter and happiness since he appeared.
But all of this still hinged on whether his daughter could truly find happiness.
"I understand, of course, I understand that matters of the heart, even in a lifeti, may not be clear. But... in this life, I feel like I've seen clearly."
```
Xu Musen unexpectedly smiled at that mont, his gaze deepened as if countless monts were swirling past him. He saw the young Sister Mingyue who used to follow him around, calling him "Brother Musen," and he saw the proud girl facing death alone for treatnt abroad. He saw Yao Mingyue, the bride who walked with him into the marriage hall...
He also seed to see the girl from his past life who couldn't stop talking about a piece of cake, the girl in the wheelchair who pretended to be silly and cute to have a "chance" encounter with him, and he saw "Dark Nuannuan," who had waited many years for him, never daring to show herself and only offering silent help from behind...
In summary, he missed too much in his past life, and the past life had already excluded all the wrong options.
Now, Xu Musen held the answer.
The real answer.
He looked towards An Shanhai, his gaze growing even more steadfast, "Uncle, whether it's her or Nuannuan, they have both waited too long for . This ti, I won't make them wait, especially Nuannuan. I owe her the most, not because of anyone else, but because of that blindfolded self of the past.
I will give her an answer, and myself an answer, an answer that we have both long awaited.
Uncle, I don't want to explain anything, nor do I want to defend myself. If one day I really hurt Nuannuan, you won't need to deal with —I will not forgive myself. Please believe this once."
After Xu Musen finished speaking, he took the two cups of hot tea in front of him, one in each hand, and downed them in one go, his eyes slightly red as he looked at An Shanhai.
An Shanhai silently watched him for a long ti, then slapped the table.
"Forget it, forget it… Nuannuan, that silly girl…"
"I'll see how you resolve this. If you make Nuannuan unhappy, you…"
"Ah, just go, if you don't leave this room, she's probably more anxious than anyone, that silly girl... Ah."
An Shanhai sighed repeatedly. It's just an engagent, not marriage—his daughter won't actually be jumping completely into this fool's fire pit, right.
That's what he could only comfort himself with.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Xu Musen stood up, bowed, and then slowly walked out of the room.
An Shanhai sat silently in the study for a long ti. He opened a drawer, and inside was a dical record.
"Patient: Yao Mingyue, congenital heart defect, less than a fifty percent chance of successful surgery, extrely high risk..."
Actually, after Yao Mingyue had thrown herself in front of the car to save An Nuannuan and Xu Musen, she was taken to the hospital for a full dical check-up.
An Shanhai had used his connections to get this information. He had guessed why Xu Musen couldn't let go of this girl.
It was not just about feelings—the physical condition mattered as well...
They were all fathers with daughters who had suffered serious illnesses, and An Shanhai felt sympathy for the girl nad Yao Mingyue.
But so things are not that easy to trade off.
Everyone is selfish, and An Shanhai is no exception. For the sake of his own daughter, what do the life and death of others amount to?
He had thought Xu Musen would use these things as an explanation. After all, Yao Mingyue's illness and her act of throwing herself in front of the car to save An Nuannuan...
These reasons could make them have to accept so things.
But Xu Musen did not do so, instead, he took all the responsibility onto himself.
That was the real reason An Shanhai made concessions.
Xu Musen was undoubtedly a scoundrel, but one had to admit he was equally the most loyal to his feelings.
Taking all the responsibility on his shoulders is what a real man does.
An Shanhai looked at the dical record and could only let out a long sigh.
"Silly daughter, should I say you chose the right person, or the wrong one..."
Reviews
All reviews (0)