I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 603: Freedom in All Directions

In fact, the free time that the two of them had to sneak out of the Chu family villa to catch their breath was only half an hour at most.

But to say it is like giving a drowning person a tank of oxygen.

Chu Qingmian knew that she hadn't had such a chance to catch her breath for a long time.

She had been so busy during this period that she had no time to rest her head on the pillow. Sometimes she was so sleepy that she would take a nap during the transition period, and she would often have the same dream.

She dreamed that she was a small fish and was unlucky enough to be caught by a wave and thrown onto the shore.

She struggled for a long time but could not move at all. She could only let herself be stranded on the Gobi Desert. The huge sun was several times bigger than in reality. The scorching sun easily dried up all the moisture around.

Chu Qingmian curled up in a chair at the airport, and in a daze he even smelled the aroma of charcoal-grilled fish.

Maybe she wasn't just sleepy and tired, she was also hungry.

After having this dream over and over again, she finally got to spend half an hour with Su Chengyi tonight.

Chu Qingmian squatted aside, watching the scene of Su Chengyi "training" Fu Rui to pick up the ball, and thought that her dream seemed to have a sequel.

Someone picked up the stranded fish and put them back into the sea.

"The kind-hearted fisherman Su Xiaoyi never imagined that the little fish he just rescued was actually the legendary Little Fish Princess!

After she returned to the water, her magic power was restored. She wagged her tail and asked, "Good child, you saved me, I can fulfill one wish of yours! Whatever wish you have, it will be fine~"

On the way back to the villa, Chu Qingmian skipped and jumped in front, then turned around and asked with bright eyes.

After listening to her story which made no sense or clues, Su Chengyi thought for a while and said slowly:
"Perhaps, Princess Fish, do you know why fishermen put small fish fry back into the sea when they catch or scoop them up?"

"why?"

Chu Qingmian was slightly stunned, then came over and asked curiously.

"Because these small fish fry are not worth much, because there is not much meat, and they can't be sold."

Su Chengyi explained patiently:

"So the fishermen will choose to put them back into the sea and wait until they are fattened up before fishing them out again to sell."

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Chu Qingmian glared at him angrily.

"I'm telling you a fairy tale. Why are you applying it to reality? It's not romantic at all!"

"Ok."

Su Chengyi put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head slightly, and hid the smile on his lips.

"Then make a wish."

"Make a wish?"

"Ok!"

"I hope this little fish can be free and happy every day after returning to the sea."

Su Chengyi originally thought that after returning to the villa, he would be greeted by the same group of people who seemed to be in harmony but were actually at odds with each other and had their own thoughts, but unexpectedly, the place seemed to have dispersed.

The nannies have cleaned up everything, and the huge villa has returned to its usual deserted and eerie atmosphere.

Chu Qingmian frowned slightly, and his first reaction was to look at Butler Han.

The latter lowered his head and looked respectful, as if he was no different from usual.

Chu Qingmian's gaze fell on his folded hands.

The right hand is placed on the left hand. This is one of the secret codes agreed upon by the two people, which means: the husband is at home.

If the left hand is placed on top of the right hand, it means the opposite, that is: the lady is back.

These are the experiences Chu Qingmian has gained from fighting wits and courage with them over the years.

Of course, Su Chengyi didn't understand that the two people had completed the information exchange silently. He thought it was a good thing that the group of people had already left.

Compared to the outside, the inside of the villa was a bit stuffy, so he took off his tweed coat.

Butler Han had sharp eyes. He immediately came over and took his coat, and raised his hand to signal his young lady that she could take off her coat as well. However, the young lady had her brows lowered and it was unknown what she was thinking.

Chu Qingmian really didn’t have time to care about the coat at the moment. She was just thinking seriously, why did her father come back at this time?
Before the schedule of the family dinner was finalized, Chu Yuanjiang made it clear that he would not participate in it.

The first reason is that he has been very busy recently and there is a high possibility that he cannot spare the time, so he simply cannot determine the process.

The second reason was that he and Su Chengyi had met many times and there was no need to go through the formality of meeting the parents.

The third reason was that Chu Yuanjiang half-jokingly said that he didn't want to see his daughter's elbows being bent outward, for fear that it would break her old father's heart.

Of course Chu Qingmian knew that he was talking nonsense about the last reason, but the first two reasons were not very convincing.

In other words, Chu Yuanjiang did not tell the truth about the question of "why didn't you come to the family dinner".

Chu Qingmian was keenly aware of this, but did not intend to press the issue, because it was impossible to get a single word of truth out of a real old-fashioned person like his father.

But what is even more unexpected is that he actually came back home at this time, which is simply unbelievable.

Thinking of this, Chu Qingmian couldn't help but frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

Twelve out of ten things are wrong.

"Do you want to take off your coat?"

Seeing that the young lady beside him had been thinking hard for two minutes, Su Chengyi lowered his head slightly and asked.

Chu Qingmian finally came back to his senses, nodded, took off his coat and handed it to Butler Han, whose arms were so weak that they could no longer move.

"Have all the others gone home?"

Su Chengyi asked Butler Han.

"Uh"

Just as Butler Han was about to answer, Chu Qingmian suddenly took a deep breath and then said towards the fireplace:
"dad."

Su Chengyi and Butler Han were both shocked by her sudden behavior.

However, as she finished her words, the rocking chair by the fireplace suddenly rocked and then turned.

Chu Yuanjiang was indeed sitting on the chair, but his body was blocked by the rocking chair. Looking from behind, it was difficult to notice that there was a person lying inside.

"Ahaha, surprise!"

Chu Yuanjiang scratched his carefully groomed slicked back hair and greeted him with a smile.

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A completely unexpected development.

Su Chengyi's breathing stagnated slightly, thinking that he had really gone through a lot of hardships tonight. It seemed that everyone in the Chu family had to fight with him, and only the truly strong ones could survive.

Chu Qingmian snorted and said unhappily:

"Dad, how old are you? You're still playing hide-and-seek? Are you hiding there and trying to scare us?"

"Oh, I was discovered."

Chu Yuanjiang showed a somewhat annoyed expression on his face and sighed.

"Where did it come out?"

Of course, he couldn't expose the "informer" Butler Han at this time, so Chu Qingmian lied calmly:

"Your angle is too obvious. I can see your shadow being illuminated by the firelight." "Oh, I'll pay attention next time."

Chu Yuanjiang echoed, then stood up from the rocking chair and waved to Su Chengyi.

"Xiao Su! Come on, come on, sit down."

"Okay, Uncle Chu."

Su Chengyi nodded politely and walked towards the sofa by the fireplace.

Chu Qingmian lowered his eyes and put his thoughts aside.

Forget it. It's too difficult to guess what my father is thinking. I'll just deal with it as it comes. Anyway, his attitude towards Su Chengyi is much better than my mother's, so he probably won't do anything on purpose.

Thinking of this, Chu Qingmian instructed Butler Han to make two cups of hot tea to ward off the cold, and another cup of scented tea for Chu Yuanjiang to sober him up.

"How does the lady know that the gentleman has been drinking?"

Butler Han was really curious and couldn't help but ask.

"The smell of alcohol is too strong."

Chu Qingmian gave a nonchalant answer.

"I'm sorry, classmate Su. Uncle has been busy recently. You are supposed to be present at family dinners. Besides, this is your first time meeting our family. I'm sorry."

Chu Yuanjiang leaned back in the recliner and said with a smile.

"You are too polite. We have met before. There is no need to be so formal."

Su Chengyi nodded slightly and replied.

"Well, it's time to talk."

Chu Yuanjiang shook his head and continued:
"Do you like the food tonight? Everyone in our family is very enthusiastic when they heard that you are coming. If anything makes you feel uncomfortable, please be more tolerant."

"No, the food was very tasty and we all had a great time chatting."

When Su Chengyi said this, he actually wanted to laugh, because everyone present knew that this polite remark was simply too formal.

The person who says it doesn't really mean it, and the person who listens to it doesn't believe it at all. They don't even know what the meaning of this link is.

So Su Chengyi added the only true words.

"She played Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat major Op.9 No.2 tonight. It was beautiful."

After he finished speaking, Su Chengyi looked at Chu Qingmian beside him and smiled slightly.

"Hey, I came back late and didn't hear Mianmian playing the piano. What a pity. Girl, can you play a song for daddy now?"

Chu Yuanjiang slapped his forehead, feeling even more regretful, and turned around and said.

"Never."

Chu Qingmian curled the corner of her mouth and stretched out her hand to show him her fingers coated with ointment.

"What's going on here?"

The smile on Chu Yuanjiang's face disappeared almost instantly. Although his tone was still smiling, there was no smile in his eyes.

Su Chengyi observed this and thought that this was quite similar to the eldest daughter. They were indeed biological father and daughter.

"It's nothing. I accidentally got scalded when I was pouring tea for grandma."

Chu Qingmian narrowed his eyes and smiled, then reached out and patted his shoulder.

"Don't worry, it's just a little bit~ I was just careless."

Chu Yuanjiang did not respond at first, but just glanced at Butler Han who had just brought over some brewed tea.

It is no exaggeration to say that Butler Han instantly felt sweaty and didn't even know whether he should serve the tea in his hand.

Under normal circumstances, my boss is actually a friendly person who is very good at interpersonal communication and always has a pleasant face.

Whether it is the nanny at home or the employee in the company, they will initially have the illusion that he is a good man. Compared with his wife, everyone would like to deal with the boss more.

But in fact, only those who are close to him know that when a "good guy" like this really gets angry, he will be much more terrifying than someone like Wei Peilan who is there 24 hours a day.

Apparently, this is a bit like the situation right now.

Butler Han carefully put down the plate and distributed the teacups according to the seats of the three people. Then he lowered his head and replied:
"Yes, sir, it was an accident. When the young lady was pouring tea for the old lady, she accidentally tripped beside the tea table, and the teacup fell to the ground, splashing tea on Master Su, and the young lady's hand was also burned."

As Butler Han spoke, he stood at the place where the incident happened and explained the situation in detail to Chu Yuanjiang.

After listening to his narration, Chu Yuanjiang nodded neither lightly nor heavily, with no emotion in his tone.

"Go down."

"Okay, sir."

Fortunately, no further questions were asked. Butler Han breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

However, the reason why I didn't ask any more questions was because I had already guessed all the reasons.

Chu Yuanjiang's fingers tapped on the armrests of the rocking chair, and his expression seemed a little gloomy, which was rare in the shadow of the fire.

Gloomy, Su Chengyi repeated the word in his mind.

It's hard to imagine it being used on someone like Chu Yuanjiang, who usually appears as a philanthropist.

But at this moment, this word is the most suitable to describe Chu Yuanjiang's expression.

"Boss Chu, is there a chance that I'm the one who got burned? Why are you looking so sad?"

Chu Qingmian curled his lips and said this.

Of course she could tell what Chu Yuanjiang was thinking, but she just deliberately said this in a relaxed tone to ease the atmosphere.

"Next time, let the housekeeper or the nanny do things like pouring tea. Why are you, a little girl, joining in the fun?"

Chu Yuanjiang sighed, bent his knuckles and knocked hard on the wooden chair handle, with a "dong" sound.

"This is clearly an unexpected situation, okay? Why didn't you tell me this when you asked me to heat up the hangover soup for you?"

Chu Qingmian snorted, picked up the scented tea that she had asked Butler Han to make, and handed it to him.

"Drink slowly, this is a little hot, how much did you drink tonight? It smells terrible!"

"I didn't drink much. I was drinking with your Uncle Jiang tonight. You know him. He loves to eat and drink."

Chu Yuanjiang took the teacup and his expression relaxed a little.

Su Chengyi drank his cup of oolong tea silently, thinking that daughters are indeed caring little cotton-padded jackets, especially a well-behaved and cute one like the eldest daughter, everyone would want to keep one at home.

No matter how hard it is to be away from home, when you come home and see such a cute animal, you will feel that your life is worth it.

But if he returned home and saw a sour-faced kid like Su Chengyi, not only would he be unable to utter a word for a long time, he wouldn't even give him a concerned look.

Not to mention bringing a cup of hot tea or massaging your back, it's a very advanced mental state of "the world has nothing to do with me" or "it doesn't matter who you are or who he is, I love whoever I want."

Be detached from the world and see through the mundane world.

If you put yourself in the shoes of a parent who is working hard outside, and collapses on the sofa exhausted, and sees their own child like this, I'm afraid they will only think -

Damn, my life is over.

Thinking of this, Su Chengyi suddenly understood Su Zelang and Yang Liu a little bit. Well, it seems normal for them to get divorced.

(End of this chapter)