Become a stepmother and save the male protagonist of the painful literary school

A vague thought emerged in my mind, flickering on and off - how can I keep someone who hates me?

The moment this thought came to mind, he seemed to be struck by lightning. His body stiffened, his fingers on the contract paper tensed, and his eyes were clear but full of disbelief.

She was just a marriage partner. To put it nicely, their relationship was a marriage of convenience, but to put it bluntly, it was just a contract.

how come?

This is ridiculous...

Tong Ruixiao's heartbeat began to speed up.

He took a few deep breaths, hoping to calm himself, and opened the window to let in the cool air to sober himself up.

Did he really have inappropriate thoughts about her, or was it just because he hadn't had prolonged contact with the opposite sex for too long, and she did not involve his own interests and was a person he could contact within a safe range?

Just as Jian Yan pointed out, he was willing to believe in love, but he would still choose interests.

It is his consistent style to pursue maximum benefits in everything.

Because of this, he allowed himself to confuse his feelings towards Jian Yan from the very beginning, deliberately not taking the reaction to heart, hoping that time would give him the answer.

But now, emotions tend to intensify, and problems will arise sooner or later if we don’t figure it out.

He doesn't like the feeling of things being out of control.

Tong Ruixiao brushed the hair that fell on his forehead back, and a bored expression appeared on his face. He leaned back in the chair, relaxed his body, put his arms on the armrests of the soft chair, and tilted his head back to empty himself. His thin lips were pressed into a straight line, and his eyes were closed, as if he was trying hard to suppress something.

The light shone on the rolling Adam's apple, making him look particularly abstinent.

long time.

When he opened his eyes again, the emotions in his eyes were completely gone.

He took off the cap of the pen and wrote two words on the extra-printed blank contract page - meditation.

When the boy knocked on the door and came in, he saw the words "see", but he looked away after just a glance. "Dad, we are holding a winter sports meeting next month, and we need a parent representative to make a speech."

“I don’t necessarily have…”

Just as he was answering, the other party spoke first, seemingly in a hurry: "If you don't have time, I'll let Jane... stepmother go."

When the young man mentioned Jian Yan's name, he paused and immediately changed his words.

But Tong Ruixiao still heard it.

He looked at the boy, seeing through the awkwardness and shame behind his impatience, "You seem to have changed your attitude towards your stepmother."

"Do you recognize her?"

Tong Huaimu retorted, "I didn't!"

"I don't necessarily have time, but you haven't mentioned a date yet. If you still hate her, why are you in such a hurry to have her attend the meeting as a parent representative?"

Tong Ruixiao sighed softly and pointed to a chair on the side. "Close the door and sit down. I want to ask you something."

After hearing the man's words "close the door", the young man realized that something bad was happening and was startled. He felt uneasy even when sitting on the stool.

Steadying yourself, "What is it?"

"How does Jian Yan treat you?"

This was not a good start. The boy swallowed and said, "…What's wrong?"

Although he is not yet an adult, he understands many things. Jian Yan cares about him very much. He knows that it is just pure care for the younger generation, but other people may not think so.

There are many people in the villa, and it is easy for someone to make false accusations and discredit their relationship.

Seeing that he was unwilling to answer, Tong Ruixiao changed the question, "Do you want her to stay in the Tong family?"

The young alarm bells are ringing.

In order to dispel the other party's doubts, he pretended to be sarcastic and asked, "What does it have to do with me whether she is in Tong's house or not?"

"I think she cares about you a lot," the man paused, his eyes fell on Tong Huaimu, who didn't even dare to breathe, "Do Dad a favor and find out what she likes and dislikes in her daily life."

After saying the last word, Tong Ruixiao seemed to have unloaded a heavy stone. He lowered his eyes and curled the corners of his mouth in self-mockery.

When he asked Xiao Mu those prelude questions, he was already completely controlled by the restlessness in his heart.

It's funny that I never had the idea of ​​spending my life with anyone since my youth, but when I stepped half a foot into middle age, I suddenly had the idea, like facing a field of messy weeds, I don't know where to start pulling them out.

Only a fire can burn the cleanest, but I am afraid of burning myself.

The boy sat on the stool blankly, not reacting for a long time. What Tong Ruixiao meant was...

Then a huge wave of shock arose in my heart.

How can it be!

Would someone as cold and indifferent as Tong Ruixiao also care about others?

Or is there some other conspiracy? Are they trying to harm Jian Yan?

Noticing the boy's strange look, Tong Ruixiao's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he confessed his feelings, "You know, Jian Yan and I are in a marriage of convenience. She has no feelings for me, and even hates me. If she asked for a divorce, I would not agree..."

“But I don’t want that day to come.”

His words were already very tactful, but because he was thin-skinned, his ears felt a little hot when he said it.

But it was not evident on his face at all, making people feel that it was just an official statement, without any trace of selfishness or greed.

"Besides, she treats you well, you probably don't want her to leave, right?"

Finally, he used a threatening word, using the boy's needs to cover up the truth that he didn't want that person to leave.

"If she leaves, no matter who becomes your stepmother, no one will be as patient with you as she is."

Tong Huaimu suddenly felt a sense of crisis when he heard this.

Yes, she told me that the marriage was forced upon her by her family and she was very unwilling.

She didn't love Tong Ruixiao, and because it was a forced marriage, it was normal for her to feel disgust towards her. Moreover, she became a stepmother before becoming a mother...

It seems that everything is so unfair to her.

If there is a suitable opportunity and she can get her family's consent, she will definitely choose divorce without hesitation.

Tong Huaimu clenched his hands.

He liked Jian Yan and wanted her to live a good life, but... he didn't want her to leave him.

The boy's eyes were cold and his voice was deep, "I know."

Tong Ruixiao nodded.

After the boy left, he was the only one left in the study.

"Wow, snap..."

He flipped through the pages one by one, making soft sounds in the silent room. He seemed to be reading carefully, but his eyes were not focused on the content, and his attention gradually wandered.

It's really sad that when adults want to express their feelings, they have to rely on children to act as middlemen.

But she had a very bad impression of him. No matter what he expressed, in her eyes he had ulterior motives, right?

Not to mention getting close to her.

It would take a lot of thought to do this quietly and without drawing her attention.

However, it is not completely without direction.

Jian Yan was wary of him and mocked him for his inconsistency in words and deeds. Although it was in the form of a joke, it was obvious what kind of image he had in her mind.

Since she thinks he is hypocritical and profit-oriented, he will package all his actions to get close to her as "profit-making" and rationalize everything so that she will not find it abnormal.

Think so.

Suddenly, the man laughed softly, "Heh..."

It's so strange that the best way to show your affection to someone is to portray yourself as a completely selfish person.

Perhaps, this was God's punishment for his scheming.

……