i'm not a bad man

Chapter 347 About the New Year
On the way back to the small town from Luoyang, the scene where Lu Xi turned to look at me after entering the terminal kept popping up in my mind. Although I tried hard to restrain myself, I still couldn't control my thoughts... ...Then, I can't help but imagine the scene after she meets that man. Will she hug deeply?Then they confided in each other how they had missed each other over the years.

The more I thought about it, the more depressed I became, and it even affected my concentration when driving. In the end, I had no choice but to drive into the service area.Regarding this service area, Lu Xi and I also have a memory, which happened not long ago.

She bought me a hat in this service area and invited me to drink milk tea... These are not the most touching things to me. What impressed me most was that we were really like a couple, going to the bathroom together, and then I Standing in the aisle between the two bathrooms, waiting for her, this kind of waiting can only belong to lovers.

It was in this service area that I experienced the most heartwarming time since I came to the small town. I could feel that Lu Xi was deliberately approaching me, but all of this disappeared with the sudden appearance of that man. Nothing...

I feel like I don’t even have a sense of crisis. I will never forget the scene when Lu Xi forced himself to jump around and tore his Achilles tendon just to see him; the only meaning of his appearance was that he would become more The status of Luxi in my heart was confirmed, and I felt uncomfortable because of it, but I had nowhere to vent it.

I sat on the viewing platform in the service area, looking at the reservoir called Luhun, and smoked several cigarettes in a row...

……

It was snowing, and a snowflake fell on the burning cigarette butt. After making a slight "crack" sound, it quickly disappeared, and I finally raised my head and looked at the sky. The sky was earthy yellow, indicating that the snowflakes were about to arrive. There may be a heavy snowfall soon.

I was used to the small town's climate where it snowed all the time, so I didn't take it to heart until Blackfoot called me.

I said "Hey" lifelessly.

Blackfoot didn't expect me to be in this state, so he was stunned for a moment before asking, "Where are you?"

"On the highway."

"Going to Luoyang?"

"Well, I sent Lu Xi to the airport...are you okay?"

"I really have something to discuss with you... The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I want to take Qiao Jiao to Dubai to celebrate the New Year... but she doesn't seem to be willing. Why don't you help me persuade her..."

"I can't help you with this. Her father has already called me and asked me to persuade her to return to Qingdao for the New Year this year."

After Heizu pondered for a moment, he replied: "This matter is not difficult to handle. I will take her father and her to Dubai for the New Year... I will bear all the expenses. As long as they can have fun, I will spend as much as they want. Don’t even care.”

"Are you using money to pressure people?"

I don’t know why I said this. After I said it, I regretted it because it seemed too inexplicable. I was probably really affected by Qin Minhong’s words, because she once mentioned that in our conversation. Men are equal to superior capital.

Sure enough, Hei Zuo on the other end of the phone asked with confusion: "Who am I trying to pressure with money?... I just want them to have fun, and the father and daughter are not people who are short of money, so taking money Where do you start talking about oppressing people?”

"I...I'm in a trance. I'm not targeting you."

"You're not driving a car, so you have to concentrate!"

"No, I'm in the service area now."

"You idiot!" After a short pause, Heizu seemed to be inspired again. He said with a hint of excitement: "Have I always heard that Qiao Jiao and her father have conflicts before? If I can take this opportunity to resolve the conflict between their fathers, If there is a conflict between women, I can gain the favor of both Qiao Jiao and her father at the same time. Wouldn’t the next thing be done twice the result with half the effort... Please give me her father’s contact information quickly. I will call her father now... …”

I fell into silence.

Black Foot urged again: "Han Chao, we are brothers, so I have always been cautious about emotional matters. I know you don't have that kind of feeling for Qiao Jiao. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that you like Lu Xi." ... Taking a step back, even if you like Qiao Jiao, can we compete fairly before you confirm the relationship? ... As long as it is fair, it will not hurt our brotherly feelings, but now you have It is very despising to be suspected of occupying a chicken coop without laying eggs..."

"I didn't." "Then give me her father's phone number... The success or failure is up to me, and I have absolutely no complaints against you."

I was a little tired, so I subconsciously pressed my temple with my thumb and middle finger, then opened the address book with my other hand and gave him Qiao Jiao's father's phone number.

Blackfoot was impatient for a long time. After getting the number, he hung up the phone without even saying goodbye. So, I had another doubt in my mind, wondering if he could really take Qiao Jiao and her father with him. I went to Dubai to celebrate the New Year; but I didn’t think too deeply about it because I was already exhausted mentally and physically.

……

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and I finally left the observation deck and sat in the car. Just when I started the car and was about to leave the service area, Qiao Jiao called me again...

After getting through, she asked without waiting for me to say anything: "Where have you been? I haven't seen you all afternoon."

"I sent Deer Xi to the airport, and I'm on my way back now."

"It's snowing, are you still on the road?"

"Ah."

"Okay... okay... I'm just concerned. Don't worry about driving. Safety first."

"understood."

After a brief silence, Qiao Jiao said to me again: "By the way, the Chinese New Year is coming in half a month. Where do you plan to spend this year?"

I was asked about my pain point, and it took me a long time to reply: "...I should go to Hunan to spend time with my godfather and godmother."

"Are you really going to Hunan?"

"Really... I haven't seen them in almost three years. I was always escaping before. Now that the knot in my heart has been resolved, I have no reason not to go and see them... They miss me too."

"Then... then I'll go with you... Anyway, I've already broken up with my dad, and I don't have a place to celebrate the New Year..."

Qiao Jiao seemed to really want to go. Although I hadn't replied to her yet, she said to me thoughtfully: "I heard that the Chinese New Year is very lively in Hunan, especially the Miao ethnic group. They wear national costumes during the Chinese New Year. You see? Have you ever seen the Miao national costume?...There are so many hanging ornaments, and they are so popular. I will definitely look beautiful in them..."

I couldn't bear to interrupt her, so I remained silent...

"Han Chao, are you listening to me?"

"Been listening..."

"When are you going to Hunan?... How about we go a few days in advance? This year I have been traveling between the small town and Qingdao. I haven't been to other cities yet. We can drop by Changsha to have fun. I went there a few years ago. Once you’ve been to Changsha, it’s really a place that’s hard to forget after you’ve been there once… because there are so many delicious things… haha.”

"Have you ever thought about going back to spend the Chinese New Year with your dad this year?"

I don't know how Qiao Jiao felt when she heard this sentence. In short, she fell into silence, like a warm flame that was instantly frozen.

I didn't mean to make her unhappy. It was true that I had promised her father before, and I was the only one who knew about her father's feelings and devotion to her, so I couldn't break my promise to his father, and I didn't want her to As a substitute for Lu Xi, I can't turn my attention to her just because Lu Xi doesn't go. In my heart, Qiao Jiao has always been unique. She doesn't have to replace others, and it's impossible for others to replace her.

(End of this chapter)