I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 499: Cool as Jade
Everyone's thoughts were temporarily blocked by the power of the orange, but after Chu Qingmian "gulped down" half a cup of warm water, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had discovered something brilliant.

"Hey! Do you think it's possible that Zou Lian's mother actually likes Aunt Yang?!"

"puff!!!"

Su Zelang choked and started coughing before he could even swallow a mouthful of water.

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Su Chengyi touched his chin thoughtfully and looked at Zou Lian on the other side.

The latter also looked like he was lost in thought, but obviously, like Su Chengyi, he was not very surprised by this.

"To be honest, I think it makes more sense when you put it that way."

Zou Lian frowned and spoke in a serious tone.

"It's not strange to have a crush on a close friend you grew up with, it's not like friendship has gone bad or anything like that."

"At least it's more reliable than falling in love at first sight with the low-profile Shen Teng."

Su Chengyi's comments hit the nail on the head.

Su Zelang, whose worldview had already been greatly shaken, felt as if someone had stabbed his knee with an arrow again.

"oops!"

Chu Qingmian waved her hand to interrupt the two boys’ “appearance bullying” of the poor uncle. She thought about it and decided to further explain her point of view.

"That's right. I'm not thinking about whether it's reliable or not. I'm judging based on Aunt Zhong's behavior."

"If she made such a big sacrifice because she loved Uncle Su, then she should have struck while the iron was hot after Uncle Su and Aunt Yang's marriage broke down. That was the moment when she was closest to her goal."

"But she didn't seem to have such an idea at all. She just destroyed their marriage - at the cost of almost destroying her own life, and then left quietly and even contentedly.

It was as if she knew from the beginning that what she really wanted would never be obtained. "

Chu Qingmian is very good at telling stories and giving speeches. Her clear and logical explanations are very convincing.

Moreover, she was the only girl present, and perhaps only she could understand such a complex female psychology.

The other three men could only frown and listen attentively.

Chu Qingmian tilted his head slightly, looking like he was thinking seriously.

"Well, actually what I just said was a bit one-sided. Perhaps we can't simply use liking to replace this kind of feeling, because girls' friendship also has a very strong possessive desire.

It may not be about love, but sometimes it can be more extreme and stubborn than love."

"Do you have this mentality too?"

Su Chengyi made a "tsk" sound and moved to the side pretending to be cautious.

".No way!"

Chu Qingmian raised her eyebrows and glared at him.

"This only happens to a small number of people. In reality, most of our friends are mentally healthy.

However, if someone already has some personality disorders, their reaction will be more extreme when encountering similar situations.

Of course, I'm just guessing! The situation could be different!"

Chu Qingmian stuck out her tongue, then realized belatedly that she seemed to have pointed out something that was too dramatic, and hid behind Su Chengyi somewhat embarrassedly.

"No, I think your guess is correct."

Zou Lian shook his head, confirming her speculation.

"But maybe it has nothing to do with love. But it is almost certain that the protagonist is Aunt Yang.

Over the years, I have never seen my mother mention or express any feelings for Uncle Su.

However, the photo of her and Aunt Yang is still in her room, and she even carefully keeps the props and costumes from her former dance troupe."

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Su Zelang was silent for a long time and took more than ten deep breaths before he finally accepted this possibility a little.

“But I don’t think it’s love.”

Zou Lian shook his head solemnly and took a sip of beer to moisten his throat.

"I think people like my mom have a deep affection for the sisters they grew up with, but they also have a strong sense of jealousy."

"In other words, I want you to be happy more than anyone else, but I can't accept that your happiness has nothing to do with me.

If things really come to this, I will find a way to destroy your happiness.

At the price I lost you, you will lose all of this."

When Zou Lian said this, he suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened.

Perhaps it was the mother-son bond, at this moment he completely understood his mother's thoughts.

Love and hate are actually just a matter of one thought.

“Women are terrible!”

Su Zelang felt a little breathless. He ripped off his tie irritably and took several gulps of wine.

"Look at the bright side. At least you don't have to be afraid of her anymore. Her target is not you."

Su Chengyi said slowly.

"What a joke! Why would I be afraid of your dad?"

Su Zelang untied his tie and threw it off, sighing heavily.

"I wasn't even afraid of your grandpa back then!!"

"Are you really not afraid?"

Su Chengyi raised his eyebrows, looking somewhat provocative.

".That's still a little scary."

Su Zelang scratched his hair. Although he felt quite embarrassed, he still admitted it honestly.

"No, son, you haven't seen your grandfather like that when he was younger. That guy was as angry as a warrior monk! Who wouldn't tremble when seeing him?
When I first saw him, I thought he was some kind of gangster!"

He tried desperately to explain, not wanting to appear like a coward in front of the juniors.

Su Cheng thought that there was some truth to that.

After all, as the guy who drove the ghost fire battery car and kidnapped someone's precious daughter, it was inevitable that he would feel guilty and scared when he saw the old man.

Putting himself in Su Chengyi's shoes, he felt that he had shown mercy by not stepping on the accelerator of his electric scooter to fully eject the daring yellow-haired Chuang.

"Okay, I guess."

Zou Lian stood up, straightened his waiter vest, and tucked in his shirt.

"Now that we have discussed the past, I will not continue to disturb you three from singing. Goodbye."

"Ding ding."

Just as he was about to leave, Su Chengyi knocked on the cup to indicate that he had something else to say.

Zou Lian had no choice but to turn back with gritted teeth.

"What else is there to do?!"

"In fact, the past is not the topic I want to talk to you about."

Su Chengyi spread his hands innocently and continued:
"You were the one who led the conversation that way."

".!!"

Zou Lian felt the bubbles from the beer he had just drunk churning in his stomach.

If he could, he would like to vomit all over this man's clean, smooth white shirt.

But people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

If the manager knew that he did this to the customer, he might be owed 2,000 yuan in salary at the end of the month after working so hard like a slave.

"So what do you want to talk about?"

"I'd rather know why you ran away from home."

Su Chengyi raised his glass and gestured to him. Zou Lian felt that this was a naked provocation, but he still sat back on the sofa, clenched his fist and punched his thigh in helplessness and fury.

"Well, Zou Lian. If you really don't want to say it, it's okay. But if you have any difficulties in life, we can help you."

Chu Qingmian poked Su Chengyi's waist and winked at him:

You can't force it! Isn't this just like interrogating a criminal? Please be more tactful.

Su Chengyi rubbed his lower back and looked back as if nothing had happened:
The only way to deal with people like him is to use force.

Chu Qingmian blinked and suddenly felt a little unable to refute.

Of course Zou Lian saw the two of them flirting with each other.

For some reason I felt like I was fed a mouthful of dog food.

Just when his patience was about to reach its limit, Su Zelang on the other side spoke.

"That's right, kid, you can get mad at adults, but you can't live like this. What if you really tire yourself out or starve yourself to the point of getting sick? What can you do?"

He knocked the cup in his hand onto the table and said seriously:
"It is their responsibility to raise you properly. Even if you are ready to leave your family, you don't have to force yourself to be self-reliant at this time. After all, you are still a student."

Su Zelang's words surprised Su Chengyi a little.

I originally thought that given his personality, he would start a nonsensical lecture.

It seems that Su Zelang, as a father, has grown a lot over the years, at least he is much more open-minded than when he was a child.

If Su Chengyi had run away from home when he was a child, he would have definitely been scolded and put in solitary confinement.

Zou Lian lowered his head and was silent for a while. Maybe he was touched by Su Zelang's words, but he sighed heavily.

"I didn't lie. The reason for the quarrel was no different from teenage rebellion. But this time, I suddenly felt that there was no point in quarreling.

She doesn't love you, what's the point of talking to her about this nonsense? She can't understand your thoughts at all.

From a certain perspective, maybe she is not wrong. Providing food and clothing to a child whom she does not love is already a duty she has fulfilled. "

Zou Lian raised his eyes and glanced at Su Chengyi, who frowned slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"So, I thought, if I really want to cut off this so-called childhood shadow, I have to really leave this home that doesn't feel like a home. I'm an adult now, and I can support myself.

Then, I also have the right to make a thorough break with the shadow that I can’t shake off.”

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Almost every word of Zou Lian's answer was beyond Su Chengyi's expectations, and he was obviously serious.

“Although I know I’m just an insignificant NPC, NPCs can have their own ideas and can quit when necessary.

It's been more than ten years, and I can't beat the hero. Can't I just run away? I won't fight anymore, just surrender."

Zou Lian raised his hands and half-jokingly made a gesture of surrender.

Su Chengyi looked at his flickering eyes and shook his head.

“There is no such thing as a protagonist or not a protagonist.”

He once thought that he was just a cannon fodder, background character, or passerby. Who could have thought that he would suddenly get the golden finger of rebirth?
"That's enough. I've already made peace with this fucked up world, okay? Stop looking like you're pitying me."

Zou Lian made a "tsk" sound, stood up and stretched.

"I really have to go to work. You guys continue. I'll bring the employee welfare fruit plate over later."

After saying this, he seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, his steps became lighter, and he seemed no longer worried about the manager's criticism.

Su Chengyi looked at the bubbles in the beer in the glass, a little absent-minded.

It was Su Zelang who broke the silence in the private room. He slapped his thigh and remembered that there was something important he had not done.

"This was passed down from Cheng Yi's grandmother. She said she wanted to leave it to her granddaughter-in-law. I thought it was about time, so I brought it here today."

"I haven't opened it to look at it. His grandmother said that if I dared to secretly open it and sell it for money, she would crawl out of the coffin and strangle me to death, the old lady!"

At this point, Su Zelang touched his neck with lingering fear, and then put his hands together in a gesture of worship.

"Master Buddha, please see clearly, your son is handing everything over intact to your precious granddaughter-in-law."

Boss, why are you playing the same disc twice?

Su Chengyi watched his familiar performance and felt more and more that his ill-fated relationship with Yang Liu was hard to clear up.

What was somewhat surprising was that although Miss Chu's face was flushed with shyness, she unexpectedly did not refuse. When she took the gift box, her bright eyes were shining with determination.

Su Chengyi originally thought that she would feel like Chen Jinzhi and that the gift was too heavy.

It seems that the cowardly student Chu Qingmian still has some brave moments.

"Eh."

Su Chengyi held her fingers seriously and said:

"We don't have a seven-day no-questions-asked return policy here. You can't return the product if you open it."

"I don't want to retreat!"

Chu Qingmian withdrew her hand like a cunning little fish, holding the gift box with a smile in her eyes.

It's obvious that he could buy ten or eight items with just any small gadget in his basement, but he acts like a money-grubber.

Su Chengyi looked at the dimples at the corners of her mouth and laughed in his heart.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Chu, quickly dismantle it!"

Su Zelang was afraid that Chu Qingmian, his future daughter-in-law, would regret it, and at the same time he was also very curious about what treasure was inside, so he rubbed his hands and urged her.

Chu Qingmian held the gift box, closed his eyes and muttered:

"Hello grandma, my name is Chu Qingmian, and I'm eighteen years old! I will definitely treat your gift well. I don't know if you have any special requirements for your granddaughter-in-law, but I will try my best to do it well!
I hope you live in peace and happiness over there, and I also hope you can bless Su Chengyi to be healthy."

She said these silly words so sincerely that Su Chengyi was actually moved, as if something in his heart had collapsed.

Not wanting to lose his composure in front of Su Zelang, he reached out and pinched Chu Qingmian's face to interrupt her.

"Okay, you think this is a wishing tree."

"Okay okay."

After a series of steps were completed, Chu Qingmian finally started to unpack the box.

The exquisite wooden box is divided into two layers, inner and outer, and can only be opened by rotating it to a suitable angle.

Lying in the layers of mechanisms is a jade Buddha with bright color, exquisite workmanship, and a red rope and jade belt wrapped around it.

The image is a very classic Maitreya Buddha, with a kind face, a constant smile, and a big belly.

On the golden silk used as a cushion underneath are handwritten Sanskrit scriptures, indicating that this is an item blessed by a high monk.

Although this is a real good thing, from Chu Qingmian's perspective, it is probably just like a lollipop. But she is a little timid at the moment and does not dare to take it out for a closer look.

Su Zelang didn't dare to take it, as he was still thinking about the old lady's curse.

So Su Chengyi had to take out the jade Buddha. It felt warm and cool in his palm. He looked at it and motioned Chu Qingmian to come closer.

"Put it on and see."

Chu Qingmian was very brave just now, but now she was a little nervous, and her curled eyelashes trembled like the fluttering wings of a butterfly.

Su Chengyi smelled the fruity scent coming from her neck and slowly tied the rope buckle.

The length is just right, the jade Buddha hangs on her collarbone, making one feel that her bones and skin have the same cool and warm texture as jade.

"very nice."

Su Chengyi laughed for no apparent reason.

Chu Qingmian exhaled quietly and looked up at him.

"Really?"

"Ah."

"suitable?"

"Suitable."

"Super, super suitable?"

“It’s super appropriate.”

(End of this chapter)