Mr. Xuan's substitute little wife

"Later, I told my father about this. My father said that as long as I inherited his company, he would allow me to do these things. I disagreed, so I started looking for a job by myself. However, the Lan family’s ability was not so easy to allow me to go out and find another company. Just when my father thought that I would come back after repeated setbacks, I did not go back. I found a dessert shop to work part-time and rented a house outside to tell my father that I didn’t want to. Later, I gradually stopped contacting them. My mother came to see me several times without my father’s knowledge. She didn’t persuade me to go back, but just said that she hoped I could live happily. Later, I gradually learned something. When I felt that my life was getting better, I saw the news that something had happened to the Lan family. I quickly called my mother, but she didn’t answer. I hurried back to see them. That was the first time I realized that the things I had been pursuing hard were not worth mentioning in the face of family affection."

"When he saw me, my father thought it was my mother who told me. My mother was afraid that my father could not bear it, so when she saw me come back, she told me everything that happened. Only then did I know that my father had been silently paying attention to me after I left. Just like my mother said, 'What father doesn't love his own children? He just doesn't know how to love me.' I knew that this crisis was very serious, so I didn't act willfully anymore. I quit my job at the cake shop, and as my father began to deal with the company's affairs, when everything was settled, my father didn't mention that I should inherit the company anymore. Instead, he asked me if I wanted to learn pastry making. I actually wanted to nod at that time, but I knew that they were getting older, and I couldn't be as willful as before, so I shook my head. My father also knew that I still wanted to learn pastry, so he didn’t discuss anything with me, but asked my mother to tell me afterwards that he had contacted a pastry chef and wanted to send me to other countries to study. At that moment, I understood what my mother said, ‘He just doesn’t know how to love me.’ My mother told me that in fact, they knew after I went to college that I didn’t really like the path they arranged, so what my father said was just hoping that I could live up to my grandfather’s wishes, but he regretted it after I left home. If it weren’t for the incident with the Lan family this time, I might never know this. The last thing I did before studying abroad was to buy this place, and when I returned home, I opened a cafe that belonged only to me. Whenever I have troubles, I will come here. This place is like my refuge.”

Lan Xue said this calmly, as if she was talking about someone else's affairs. It was the first time Xia Luoxi knew that Lan Xue had returned that so many things happened.

"What about Uncle Lan now?"

Xia Luoxi didn't know what the Lan family's current situation was, but Lan Xue and Lan's mother were getting along very well, so the things mentioned before should not have happened.

"He's fine. When I came back from school, I said I would go to his company to help him. He told me to have some fun now, and that I would have plenty of time to help him when he couldn't work anymore."

When Lan Xue mentioned her father, her expression was not as serious as Xia Luoxi had expected. Instead, she looked happy.

"Luo Xi, I brought you here to tell you that just because we missed something, it doesn't mean that he is really what we thought he was."

Xia Luoxi knew what Lan Xue was talking about. Lan Xue knew her parents' love because of the crisis of the Lan family, but the relationship between her and Xuanyuan Yu was not as simple as it seemed.

"Sister Lan Xue, actually I still like him, but I can't accept what happened before. I never found my family when I was a child. He was the first person I met who was nice to me, and he was also the first person I liked. Although a lot of things happened between us, I really can't let him go."

"But I am also afraid of getting hurt again. Before, when I was alone, I could love without caring about anything else. But now many things have happened. I have a brother and a grandfather. I can't love someone without caring about anything else like before."

Lan Xing looked at the person in front of her and felt that the relationship between them was not as simple as she had told herself before.

"Luo Xi, are you hiding something from me?"

Xia Luoxi knew that she couldn't hide anything here, so she told her everything that happened in Country E, including that Yin Xinying was actually her.

"Luo Xi, I admit that I was a little loud before"

After knowing everything, Lan Xue finally understood why Xia Luoxi said no, and also understood what Ou Luoyi said last night, "Do you want to be hurt by him again?" She even advised Xia Luoxi not to miss it. She now fully supports Ou Luoyi's idea.

"Hahaha, it's okay. I feel much better now. Sister Lanxue, this place is really a shelter. Can we come here every afternoon?"

After hearing what Lan Xue said, Xia Luoxi couldn't help but smile, and the haze in her heart dissipated a lot. No wonder people often say that the power of ten psychologists is hard to compare with the company of a best friend.

"Stop talking nonsense. If you have a good rest, I don't mind going back to take extra classes later in the evening."

Seeing this, Lan Xue knew that her mental state was not as bad as before, and she began to return to her strict teacher mode.

"No, Sister Lan Xing, I was wrong."

In the cafe, their laughter rose and fell, as if going back in time, taking them back to the carefree and laughter-filled days in the orphanage.

When Lan Xue returned home at night, she learned from her mother that her cousin had come. She subconsciously glanced at Xia Luoxi who came in with a cake.

"Auntie Lan, this is the cake we brought back. It's delicious."

Xia Luoxi didn't know what would happen next. She noticed that Lan Xue's eyes seemed a little strange, while Lan's mother seemed to be in a particularly good mood.

"My cousin is here. I guess my mom introduced you to a blind date."

Lan Xue whispered to Xia Luoxi's ear, saying that it would be better to let her know.

"Xiao Xi, thank you. Auntie loves sweets, but every time I ask Lan Xue to make them for me, she refuses."

Mother Lan took the cake and asked the servant to take it to the plate for dessert in the evening, while she also thanked Xia Luoxi for her friendship.

"Auntie, as long as you like it"

"Xiao Xi, my nephew is here today, and I'd like to introduce you to him."

Lan's mother finally told Lan Xue about this matter, and Lan Xue's heart was finally hanging. Although Lan Xue wanted to meet this cousin very much, she was here for a blind date after all. She glanced at Xia Luoxi and wanted to ask her "Are you okay?"

Xia Luoxi gave her a look that said it was okay. It was just a blind date, and the other party might not be interested in her, right?