"I'm busy with business in Europe. I told you when I came back that I would only stay for a week." Yue Zheng answered casually while eating breakfast with a knife and fork. His movements were elegant yet a bit lazy.
Yue Xinluo: "Your uncle is watching over you in Europe. Can't you stay in China for such a big thing as your brother and Mu'er's engagement? An'an, you haven't been back to China for many years. Don't you want to spend more time with Mommy?"
Seeing that her youngest son had a blank expression and was not moved at all, Xinluo felt aggrieved.
He was so cute when he was little and loved to stick to his mother’s buns. Why did he become so ugly when he grew up
Yue Zheng was a little helpless with Yue Xinluo who played the family card. He reminded her, "Engagement is not marriage. If it is a wedding ceremony, I promise that I will not be absent. In addition... Although I don't go back to China often, you go to Europe to visit your grandparents every year. Mom, we spend no less than three months together every year."
Three months is too short.
Their family spends at least three months together in Europe every year, and the rest of the time they take family vacations and have various opportunities to meet.
If it weren't for the fact that their father didn't like their mother having too much of their time taken up by them, they would have spent more time together.
Xinluo knew that the reason he came up with was actually not convincing.
Just as he was about to think of something else to say, his eyes turned and he happened to see Qiao Muer standing at the door.
"Mu'er, you're down... Come, come and have breakfast, and help me persuade An'an. He only came back once in so many years, and when he finally came back, he didn't even want to wait for your and Youyou's engagement, and actually left after only staying for a week. Tell me, does he make me sad by doing this? It's really not cute."
Every word of Xinluo's godmother's voice reached Qiao Muer's ears, making her heart ache.
In fact, there was no need for Yue Xinluo to explain it again. Qiao Muer had heard the conversation between the two at the door just now.
She knew what they were arguing about, and also clearly heard Yue Zheng's words that he was about to leave.
"I... I don't care. Since Yue Zheng is busy, let him go back first. Yue Zheng is right. Brother Youyou and I are just engaged... When the wedding comes, he just needs to remember to attend. That's all."
After Qiao Muer sat down, the corners of her lips twitched a little, and she finally squeezed out these words.
As she spoke, her little face drooped slightly and her thick eyelashes fluttered occasionally, hiding the true emotion in her eyes.
Qiao Muer didn't know what those chaotic emotions were in her heart.
She seemed relieved. Yue Zheng was finally leaving. Shouldn't she be relieved
He treated her like that in secret, was so close to her, and even had that kind of relationship with her... If the adults found out, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Qiao Muer knew clearly that it would be best for Yue Zheng to leave. It would be the best outcome for everyone and for herself.
But…
But why did she feel that her heart, which was already aching and swollen, was so painful
The original joy, the original sweet dreams, and the joyful mood after waking up, all seemed to be filled with an indescribable bitterness.
It was an emotion the girl had never experienced before.
It was so similar to the bitterness in my heart ten years ago when Yue Zheng suddenly left without saying goodbye.
But it is even more turbulent and surging.
"Is that so? Do you all think getting engaged is a very normal thing?" Yue Xinluo frowned slightly. Could it be that she was really overthinking it
She has always believed that even just getting engaged is extremely important to girls.
Friends and relatives of both parties should be present to bless them.
But looking at Mu'er and An'an's attitude, it seems that engagement is just a ceremony and is not important.
Next chapter around 19:10 (to be continued)