Their Intriguing Marriage

"Then I'll take sissy to the airport to meet you." Li Qingning's eyes swept across sissy, who was very happy in the swimming pool, holding a foam board.

The smile in Brad's voice sounded more obvious, saying, "well, I'm looking forward to seeing you and sissy on the plane."

"Especially you." After a pause, he added, "Qingning, I miss you so much."

There was an unnatural flash in Li Qingning's expression. I don't know why. He has been together for five years. Normally speaking, Brad is an undoubted perfect lover no matter from which point of view.

However, she always felt that they were not lovers, but close friends. This feeling became more obvious after she saw Lan Qing again when she returned home. The complicated relationship made her instinctively want to escape and not face it.

"Well, I'll see you later." After she finished, she hung up the phone in a hurry, as if she was afraid that if she was not careful, she would reveal her inner feelings.

Don't you love him? But after all, after so many years together, he took good care of her, his gentlemanly demeanor, his intimate, all let her fall in love.

But mentioning that man seems to be far fetched with love. She likes him, adores him, even admires him, but it's not love.

For so many years, she has been cheating herself. After a long time, it seems that she has really cheated the world, even herself.

Until many years later, I see Lan Qing again, everything seems to be gradually opening.

When Lan Qing said "Qingning, I love you" to her, she obviously felt the change of her heart beating. She obviously heard the sound of the opening of her capillaries, as if every factor was responding to his confession.

It's just that she doesn't want to face it.

Although she is no longer the weak and cowardly Li Qingning five years ago, she has become strong, has her own career, and has experienced a lot on her own. However, in the face of feelings and Lan Qing, she is always like a little girl who has never grown up. She is always in a mess and can't wake up. She just wants to escape, just like a clam, Wrap yourself in a thick shell.

In the lobby of the airport.

The crowd is crowded. Most of the people come and go to their destination with more or less luggage, which is a bit crowded. Li Qingning holds Sisi's hand and looks around her neck.

She and Brad saw each other almost at the same time. After Brad saw her, his eyes seemed to be lit up for a moment, flashing a dazzling light. With a gentle smile on his face, he waved to her and looked at his mouth as if he was calling her name.

Li Qingning also waved to him with a smile, indicating that he saw her, and then led Sisi to his direction.

"Qingning, imissyousomuch." Brad stood in front of them, put his suitcase aside, opened his arms, gently held her in his arms, lowered his head, buried his head in her long fluffy hair, and sucked the quiet and familiar fragrance of flowers in her hair. His tall body seemed to be completely leaning on Li Qingning.

Sissy stood by and looked at them with her little head up.

This scene is so moving, just like the mother and daughter who welcome her husband back, the long hug, and the innocence and ignorance on the little girl's face, it looks so harmonious and pleasing.

However, sometimes things in the world are never as simple as what you see, and what you see is not necessarily a fact.

"Uncle, you didn't even hug me." Sissy pouted her little mouth and looked at Brad holding her mother for so long as she was jealous. In fact, she was not jealous. She just thought that if dad saw Uncle Brad hugging his mother like this, he would be upset. So she turned her head and thought of this way.

Brad let Li Qingning go with a smile, squatted down in front of her, a hand scraped her nose, touched her little head, said: "Sisi, uncle miss you very much, too."

Then he held out his hand and picked her up. With the other hand, he pulled the suitcase and looked at Li Qingning. He said softly, "let's go."

"Well, good." Li Qingning smile, her expression has been light, as if preoccupied, and as if there is no mood.

They found a coffee shop and sat down. Brad ordered fresh juice for Qingning and sissy and a latte for himself.

Li Qingning likes Qingcha. He knows that, but he has not allowed her to drink pure black coffee for the past five years. He says Qingcha is too bitter and easy to make her feel depressed. He orders a cup of fresh juice or cappuccino for her every time. As time goes by, she gradually accepts his little obsession.

"I haven't been to China for a long time. The last time I came here was many years ago. This city has changed a lot." Brad sipped the coffee in front of him and looked out the window at the city and the crowd.

Li Qingning also looked along his line of sight, lightly echoed, said: "yes, it's very different from five years ago."

"You've been back so long. I'm afraid you've been busy with your family. Before you can ask, where do you live now?" Brad suddenly turned around and looked into her eyes. He asked naturally with a smile on his lips.

For a moment, she didn't know how to answer. Even her expression didn't look so natural. She dropped her eyes and took a sip of juice.

Fresh orange juice with a little natural sour, let her slightly frown.

"Oh... After we came back... I told you last time, living in the apartment before I left..."

Before she finished, sissy had a bright face to interrupt her, said: "we live with my father in the big garden, our family is big, and there is a swimming pool, uncle, you must come to our house and play with me."

When she said this, sissy was still very proud.

Hearing that "our family", Brad's expression was obviously a bit stiff, even his smile was a bit unnatural. He dropped his eyes, drank a big mouthful of coffee, and whispered, "OK."

Li Qingning quickly picked up her words and said: "don't take children's words seriously. Maybe it's the nature of father and daughter. Sissy likes her father very much. I really can't help her, so I took her to move in temporarily. The house over there is quite big. Sissy and I still live in the room before I left."

Her tone sounded a little anxious, like when she was misunderstood by her teacher and eager to prove herself.

Brad looked at the nervous expression on her face, and her smile returned to the original natural warmth. It seemed that she still cared about her own, so she was afraid of being jealous and eager to explain.

"It's natural for children to stick to their fathers. What's more, they haven't seen each other for five years. Of course, they have to get along with each other a lot. I can understand that."

He said, extending his hand over the hand she had placed on the table and shaking it with a little force, as if to show her his heart.