0p0 Chapter 162 The loser has to call Lin Sui "Mom" three times.
Chapter 162 The loser has to call Lin Sui "Mom" three times.
Zhuang Xiaomeng was startled and subconsciously turned around, only to unexpectedly meet Zhuang Sheng's eyes.
From childhood to adulthood, it seems that no matter when, as long as she turns around, she can always see him not far from her, exchanging a smile with him.
She thought it was due to the tacit understanding between the siblings.
But she didn't know when it started, when she looked back, he was still there, but the tacit understanding was gone.
He was always engrossed in his work, and indeed, he needed to be busy at that time.
He was busy preparing his graduation thesis, preparing for the bar exam, and interning at a law firm.
After his internship was completed and he obtained his law license, he gradually became a partner in the law firm, which made him even busier.
She often saw him on the phone or in video conferences for hours on end.
I often woke up in the middle of the night and saw the light on in his room.
Even so, he did not heed his parents' advice to rent a place near the law firm and continued to commute back and forth without fail.
At first, his mother sighed and said that it would be great if he could find a girlfriend.
So, when he was occasionally less busy and could leisurely enjoy a cup of tea or flip through one of her picture books, she would jokingly tell him to take advantage of his break to go out, make some friends, and go on a date.
DouDou is old enough to run errands!
As the eldest son, he was still single, and all his relatives kept urging him to get married.
Zhuang Sheng, who no longer shared the same understanding with her, gave her a deep look, then smiled and shook his head, saying there was no rush, let's wait a little longer.
Zhuang Xiaomeng didn't know what she was waiting for.
She was even inexplicably afraid to look at him, so she didn't have the nerve to ask any more questions.
At this moment, they seemed to have regained their former understanding.
She gazed into Zhuang Sheng's deep eyes, which seemed to hold a thousand unspoken words, and felt as if she understood something, yet she was also more confused.
Zhuang Sheng ultimately said nothing, but stretched out his arm: "Drink some lemon water, it will make your throat feel better."
Zhuang Xiaomeng took the lemonade in a daze; it felt slightly cool to the touch.
She couldn't help but glance at Zhuang Sheng again.
His forehead was damp with sweat, his coat was off and draped over his arm, his meticulously tied tie was loose, and his chest heaved slightly.
Clearly, during a break in her video call with Lin Sui, he quickly ran to buy her this glass of water.
It was because her voice had become hoarse from crying.
In an instant, she suddenly realized when Zhuang Sheng's almost constant companionship had begun.
She was five or six years old then, an age where she could remember things but was still somewhat naive.
Several children from relatives bullied her and laughed at her for being an orphan when the Zhuang family was away.
She didn't understand why, and even thought these children were stupid.
She clearly has parents, but they haven't come back yet.
She naively thought they would come back, so she ran to ask Zhuang Sheng how many more five-day periods she would have to wait before her parents returned.
Zhuang Sheng did not answer, but instead led her from house to house, asking the children to apologize to her.
If they refuse, force them in front of the adults.
The adults all criticized him and called Zhuang's parents to complain, but Zhuang stubbornly refused to admit his mistake.
She was afraid that Zhuang Sheng would be beaten, so she went on and on.
The farmer's parents fell silent, and the relatives felt embarrassed. They then turned around and smiled apologetically at them, saying that the child was just being silly.
Zhuang's mother didn't indulge her either: "Children are taught by adults if they don't know how to behave. If you don't know how to teach them, just throw them away, so you won't embarrass yourselves by bringing them out!"
Then I carried her home and patiently talked to her for a long, long time.
She finally understood that her parents were gone, and she would have to become a farmer's child.
She liked the Zhuang family, Zhuang Sheng, and Zhuang's gentle and beautiful mother, but she longed for her own parents even more.
She ran out crying, wanting to find them.
Zhuang Sheng chased after her, but instead of pulling her back, he took her hand and led her down the dark streets to find her home.
When she couldn't walk anymore, he carried her on his back, step by step, back to the little house she remembered.
The place was long gone.
She has no home anymore.
At the end of that day, it was Zhuang's parents, who had always followed behind them, who carried them back home.
She has a home again.
Although there are always people who love to gossip, fortunately, she has Zhuang Sheng to protect her.
Later, she started having frequent dreams, and she decided to go out and search for them.
Her parents didn't understand, and her second brother laughed at her for being silly.
Only Zhuang Sheng would accompany her to search whenever she wanted to go.
Even if they were to go to a province with a similar geographical environment to her dream, he would make all the arrangements in advance and accompany her to various places.
However, gradually, he began to politely reject her.
He didn't want to help her anymore.
She knew he was busy, so she sensibly stopped bothering him.
As the eldest brother, Zhuang Sheng had already done enough for her.
From now on, she has to walk her own path.
That's what she thought.
But now, looking back on everything, she suddenly realized that Zhuang Sheng seemed to have been a little too biased towards her...
"Are you even a man? Could you be any more of a coward?!"
When the two remained silent, Lu Xiang, a spectator outside the venue, became anxious.
She's being so slow and indecisive, which is delaying her from enjoying her candy.
Just now, she made a bet with Si Xingran, betting on whether the two of them were really together.
The loser has to shout "Mom!" three times at Lin Sui.
Lin Sui, who inexplicably wanted another daughter or son: "???"
So much fun?
She'll have to cooperate.
Lin Sui thought for a moment and said directly, "Actually, your older brother already knew where Zhao Yang, whom you are looking for, is a year ago."
Zhuang Xiaomeng, who hadn't yet recovered from Lu Xiang's irritable outburst, was startled by this sentence and her eyes widened.
"Why, why?"
Why don't you tell her?
Zhuangzi clenched his fists tightly and remained silent for a long time.
He didn't know what to say, or where to begin.
He closed his eyes, and finally took a deep breath and said, "Because I like you."
As soon as those words came out of his mouth, his tense body suddenly relaxed.
When he opened his eyes again, the affection in his eyes could no longer be hidden. He gazed deeply at Zhuang Xiaomeng and said, "Because I like you, I don't want to help you find him anymore."
Because he liked her, he dared not look at her any longer.
He was afraid that his despicable intentions would be discovered.
Zhuang Xiaomeng's heart pounded, and she froze on the spot.
After a long pause, she stammered, "But, but, we are siblings..."
She always regarded him as her older brother and was once proud of having such a brother.
"Yes, they are siblings without blood ties," Zhuang Sheng nodded, "and they're not on the same household register either."
Zhuang Xiaomeng was confused again: "Wh-what do you mean?"
"Six months ago, I bought you a school district house in the city center, put it in your name only, and also transferred your household registration to make it your own."
Furthermore, with the voluntary gift statement he provided, this house belongs entirely to Zhuang Xiaomeng alone.
Zhuang Sheng's tone was so calm, it didn't sound like he was giving away an apartment, but rather like he was buying a scallion: "But don't worry, the adoption relationship hasn't been terminated yet, it's just waiting for your nod."
It's fine if she doesn't want to; just consider it part of her dowry.
Zhuang Xiaomeng's head was buzzing, and she completely lost the ability to think: "Dad, do Mom and Dad know?"
“They know.” Zhuang Sheng glanced at her again. “They know everything, including that I like you.”
Zhuang Xiaomeng stood there blankly for a long time, then suddenly burst into loud sobs.