Seeing that Xavier was about to come out, Elizabeth wanted to find a place to hide, because it was not proper for her to eavesdrop on this kind of dispute in a rich family. Moreover, Xavier was a famous painter, and he was James's cousin. If he knew that she had been eavesdropping here, it would be really embarrassing... She wanted to run away, but her legs froze, so she could only stand there in a daze. Xavier walked out of the house dejectedly and quickly. When he looked up and saw Elizabeth standing not far from the door, he stopped and was stunned. After a while, he smiled, "Elizabeth?" "Xavier, well..." Elizabeth smiled awkwardly, and she didn't know what to say at this time. Although she eavesdropped indeed, she knew that she couldn't admit it. Otherwise, it couldn't be more embarrassing. "I didn't follow you, and I came here to make a wish... Just now, I didn't hear anything! I... just came here to get out of the rain, really!" Seeing that h
Elizabeth looked at the pouring rain and asked, "Say what?" She only wanted to talk about when she could go home at this moment. Moreover, she remembered that James had asked her to stay away from Xavier. Although she did not know why James said this, she knew that James would be unhappy if he knew that she stayed with Xavier and waited for the rain to stop. "You can say whatever you want." "Oh," Elizabeth replied, but she didn't really say anything. She was really not in the mood to talk. Xavier tilted his head, looked at Elizabeth who looked so anxious and smiled gently. His eyes were sinister and painful when he spoke to the monk in the house, but at this moment, his eyes were full of tenderness. "Do you believe in fate?" His gentle voice sounded in the rain. Elizabeth turned her head and looked at Xavier, who was staring at the rain. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Yeah, probably." "Yeah, I believe in it, too." Xavi
Elizabeth smiled bitterly and nodded, "I know." Of course, she knew about this feeling. Although it might be a little different from being abandoned, she was also abandoned, wasn't she? The difference between them was that his parents were both alive, but her parents had died. She had experienced the feeling of having no relatives in this world. This kind of feeling was bitter, and it was like a poison which made her so painful and desperate. Xavier sighed, "Hmm." "To be honest." Leaning against the wall, Xavier raised his head slightly, "I am always alone, and I don't even know how I survived in the past few years. There are so many people in this world. If I disappear, nothing will change. Since I'm destined to be abandoned, why did they give birth to me? Am I right?" What Xavier looked like when he was abandoned flashed through Elizabeth's mind. He hugged his legs and sat at the door, looking outside expectantly and waiting for his parents to go home.
Xavier shook his head, "Of course not." He was silent for a while and then said with a bitter smile, "Although Jimmy hated me, he was still considerate, and I know that. Once when I passed by my aunt's bedroom, I heard her say to Jimmy, 'Just humour your brother. He feels sad in his heart so he did those things. You have your father and me, but he has nothing.'" "It's one thing to know what they were thinking, but it is another to hear it personally. When I heard those words, I stood there for a long time, and then I decided not to do those ridiculous things, and I wanted to be on good terms with Jimmy again. But..." "He raised a dog, and he liked it very much. But the dog suddenly died for some unknown reason. At that time, I was in a hurry to send it to the hospital to see if I could save it, but Jimmy came back..." "And then?" Elizabeth couldn't help but ask. Xavier smiled, "Of course he thought that it was me who killed the dog. He fought with me. Of c
James did not drink much or be very talkative at the dinner party. He was not in a high spirit. Originally, he wanted Samuel to attend the dinner party for him. But considering that Samuel had attended quite a few dinner parties for him recently, and he had an ill mother at home, so he went here himself. He didn't like such a dinner party. He waited for almost an hour for his business partners to arrive. In addition, when he was waiting for them, he called Elizabeth, but he didn't get through to her. He called home but was told that she hadn't come back yet. He was in a bad mood at the moment. But he had no choice but to stay here because he had to run his business. "Mr. Lu, let me propose a toast to you again!" The person who spoke was Mr. Du, his business partner. "There is heavy traffic on the road, and it suddenly rains so hard. I'm sorry to keep you waiting for a long time." James was wearing the most simple white shirt. He sat in his seat and did not mov
Elizabeth knew that Xavier had a heatstroke because of the hot weather. Zena said it last night. But at this moment, looking at Xavier who was grabbing her wrist tightly and trembling, she closed her eyes and couldn't care about anything else. She sat down beside him, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm sorry. I can't do anything for you. Please... hold on." It was summer and she didn't wear many clothes, so she couldn't find anything to warm his body. All she could do was to sit here with him, waiting for the rain to stop and the sky to get light. It was still raining so hard, and the sound of the rain was still so loud. The wind in the mountain was whistling, chilling them to the bone. There was candlelight in the wooden house behind her. In the attic, the light sounds of the wooden fish getting beaten added a sense of grief. Xavier said from time to time, "Cold... I'm so cold..." Just like what she eavesdropped on just now, Xavier said
Tseten didn't speak. After a long while, Elizabeth didn't think that he would answer her, but she heard him say softly, "Yes." Elizabeth glanced at the quilt on Xavier's body, "If you don't care about him, why did you do this?" "Amita Buddha! As a monk, I should be merciful and help others." Hearing that, Elizabeth only felt grieved and angry in her heart. Perhaps it was because Xavier had a very similar experience with her, and he had told her about his sad past. She chuckled and said, "What? You abandoned him like that when he was a child. Have you ever thought about his feelings? Do you know what happened to him after you left? Have you ever cared about his life?" Tseten did not move and said lightly, "I yearn for Buddha, so I don't care about worldly matters." "That's good!" Elizabeth smiled and pointed to the quilt, asking, "Why did you do this just now?" "As I said just now, a monk should be merciful." Elizabeth didn't care that muc
"No!" Elizabeth refused him directly. "Why?" Xavier looked at her, "Can't you just... regard me as your friend and give me a hug?" "No." Elizabeth looked at him, "You are James's cousin, and we're not friends." Even if they were friends, how could she hug him in the wilderness? That was so weird and she couldn't imagine the consequences. Hearing this, Xavier's eyes darkened, and he asked bitterly in a low voice, "Don't you think... we are friends?" His sad tone made Elizabeth feel a little uncomfortable in heart. She thought for a while, "If you take back what you just said, maybe we can be friends..." "I thought." Xavier closed his eyes, held back the tears in his eyes, and said with a self-deprecating smile, "We were friends." Elizabeth didn't say anything more to him. In a panic, she raised the other hand and was about to push away his hand. Finally, she got away successfully. She stood up and wanted to stay away from him. But as
Time went by so quickly. In the blink of an eye, John was already sixty years old. He didn't like complicated things and didn't like to celebrate his birthday. However, Lydia insisted on holding a birthday party for him. Considering that he liked quiet atmosphere, Lydia didn't celebrate his birthday in style. She only invited some close friends. Benjamin and Isaac naturally went there. Arvis was already five years old. He was much more lively than a few years ago, but he was not particularly noisy. Adele was pregnant again. The child was less than five months old, but Isaac was very nervous and followed her everywhere. He was so careful that James and Benjamin couldn't stand him anymore. That day, James teased him, "Say, Isaac, why are you so cautious? Adele is not a porcelain doll. If you want to please her, you don't have to be so affected." Isaac handed a piece of apple to Adele. After she finished eating, he replied, "I love my wife.
John didn't expect that she would mention this matter on her own. He fell in love with her first and said that he wanted to get engaged to her, but she proposed to get married first. Was it even? However, he wasn't a strait-laced person. Besides, wasn't it a good thing that his beloved girl couldn't wait to marry him? If they got married, he could see her as soon as he got home from work, and she would accompany him for meals. If he worked at home, she would stay with him. When he woke up in the morning, he would see her sleeping face at once and say good morning to her. At night, they could sleep together. What a wonderful thing! They got married in early August. The wedding was very grand, and there were many guests. Almost everyone who had something to do with the Lu family and the Song family attended their wedding, and some even came from afar. The three floors in the most luxurious hotel in A City was filled to capacity. John would always
"Happy birthday to you!" She sang the birthday song softly. Her voice was dulcet and soft, and it was very pleasant to the ear. The candlelight on the cake flickered as she moved, and the fruit on the cake gleamed in the candlelight. As Lydia approached John step by step, he felt that he was going crazy. She preferred to wear dresses, but all her dresses were lovely. Sometimes, she wore like a read lady. But at this time... She wore a long black lace dress that only reached her bottom. It was so flimsy that he could see her underwear... Her bra and pants were red and sexy, which only covered the most important parts of her body... At this time, John was obsessed with her, and he was hot all over. He felt that all the blood in his body was boiling, and his head seemed to be a little dizzy. "John..." Lydia came to him and looked at him shyly. "Today is your birthday." He looked at her bright and affectionate eyes and couldn't help but
John's birthday was coming soon, and Lydia was very distressed, because she hadn't decided what to buy for him. It was in the dark ages of computing. There was a computer in her house, but the network was not very developed. Therefore, she only asked a few close friends about it. They told her that she could buy him tie, cuffs, and clothes, but she denied these ideas at once. John was born in a rich family. After he grew up, he became a very excellent businessman. He had received many expensive birthday gifts, let alone something like a tie. As his fiancee, she couldn't be perfunctory, could she? So, she went to the mall, but she didn't see anything she liked. It seemed that giving him a special and novel birthday gift was not easy. She didn't know how to make handwork or paint. She had learnt piano when she was young, but she gave up later. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly felt that she was so stupid. Except for the fact that she co
With the permission of Lydia's parents, John travel with her abroad for a few days. After coming back, he hired someone to teach her at home. Lydia had a feeling of freshness at the beginning. After all, she used to attend classes at school. At this time, she could learn knowledge at home. Moreover, the teachers were very careful and very patient. However, the next day, she was not willing to study like this, so she went to find John. "Why?" John was puzzled, "Is it because they can't teach their lessons well enough? If that's the case, I'll change new teachers for you tomorrow." "No!" She kept waving her hand, "They are very good teachers and they're patient, but..." She looked at him cautiously and thought twice before speaking, "They are just too patient, and they take good care of me as if I'm a child. I feel... a little stressful." John was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled, "Is this the reason?" "Yeah." Lydia nodded, "But I am not a chil
Lydia really didn't go to school anymore. Although all the misunderstandings had been clarified, she didn't want to go to school again. On the second day after she went through formalities, Nina came to her and asked for her forgiveness. At that time, John was there, but later he found an excuse and went out. Lydia looked at Nina who had suddenly become much more haggard and sighed in heart. Why did Nina have to provoke her back then? "I'm sorry." Nina said softly. "Oh." Hearing this, Nina immediately got unhappy and glared at her with hatred, "Lydia, are you very smug now?" She was apologizing to Lydia, but Lydia actually replied to her so indifferently. Lydia shrugged her shoulders, "Do you think I'm smug now?" "I'm apologizing to you!" "I heard it. Didn't I answer you as well?" "You..." Nina sneered, "Is that your answer?" "What do you expect?" Lydia was puzzled, "How do you want me to answer you? Should I thank you w
Nina's voice came from the stereo around the playground. She had said a lot. There were so many people on the sports ground, but none of them spoke. They were all shocked and stunned. "As for what I said to Lydia, it was my prank. Actually, Lydia's fiance has nothing to do with me. I... just envied her for having such an excellent fiance and I was jealous. Therefore, I did that to her that day..." After she said this, the crowd, which had been quiet, suddenly burst into an uproar. "Oh my god! How could it be?" "I heard that she was very excited that day. She cried, knelt in front of Lydia and begged her. But she said it was a prank?" "She couldn't do that even if she wanted to prank on Lydia, could she? That is Lydia's fiance." "I don't think it's a prank. I was in the dormitory at that time and I saw it with my own eyes. Nina looked really sad. In my opinion, Lydia must have put pressure on Nina, so Nina has to do this." "Lydia's family
As soon as Lydia entered the school, she walked with her head down, because she was afraid of meeting acquaintances. Besides, with John holding her hand, she did not have to worry that she would fall down. After what had happened yesterday, she... had become quite well-known in school. "Lydia, look up." His voice was very soft, but she was somewhat pressurized. She gave him a resentful look, "Do you even want to force me to raise my head?" He chuckled, "Didn't you listen to my words carefully just now?" "Yeah." Lydia snorted, "But I came in here, didn't I?" She said, "You said those words indeed, and I think it makes sense, but... John, it's hard for me to do it, okay? I know I'm not wrong, but I'm very worried. You are not me, so you won't understand my mood." John sighed lightly and didn't know what to say at the moment. Although he didn't talk much in ordinary times, he did things in a decisive manner. Perhaps, he really had no way to
"John, you're here?" Nina ran into the house with great joy. Just now, she went out, but when she knew that he had come here, she rushed back, for fear that she would miss him. Fortunately, he had not left yet. Looking at John who was sitting in the living room, she was very happy, and her heart jumped very fast. John was very excellent, and she was infatuated with him. Although she had done such a thing, she didn't regret it at all. As long as she could be with him, she couldn't care about so much. That day... why on earth did he come here? Was it because Lydia couldn't stand it anymore and broke up with him? Had he found out how good she was? John raised his head and took a look at her. His eyes were very bland. When she was about to walk over, John stood up. He arranged his suit and said to her father, "I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer as I said. I hope to hear it tomorrow." Her father's face darkened, but he didn't dare to lose