Lu Qiaoling felt distressed, walked forward, gently stroked her hair, and gently stroked it, looking at her and said:

“But Xiaoshu, I don’t want to be just your brother.

"Life is but a fleeting 30,000 days. If we don't try, we'll be old in the blink of an eye. When we're old, we'll have regrets for things we didn't do when we were young. I don't want to have any regrets."

"I tried it. There's at least a 50% chance it'll be good... No, a 70% chance."

Well, he was tempting him.

His eyes were full of hope.

He is not the kind of person who talks without doing anything. Her experience from childhood to adulthood tells her that he is the kind of person who always does what he says.

But she remained calm and rational, and was not deceived. She continued:

"Lu Qiaoling, you're overthinking it. We haven't been together day and night for many, many years... Our habits and perspectives are changing... Even people who were once passionately in love can break up due to the trivialities of life after entering marriage... A little affection isn't enough to sustain a marriage..."

She was really afraid of marriage.

Her wishful thinking back then hurt her so badly.

"Yes, love requires hormones, but hormones will dissipate over time. What supports a marriage is more responsibility and commitment. Jin Shulan, we need to get to know each other again, but before we became lovers, we already regarded each other as family and knew how to take care of each other.

"Now, we just need to upgrade our family relationship. Or are you blaming me for not standing up to protect you in time when my mother scolded and beat you seven years ago?"

He thought of that picture.

When he heard that his mother had gone to find Shu Lan to settle the score, he chased after her, but he only saw her crying because of her mother's scolding, and her smiling eyes were full of broken expressions.

When she looked at him with her innocent and pitiful eyes, he wanted to protect her, but his mother was so heartbroken that she fainted on the ground.

He went to help his mother.

She covered her face and walked away.

That sad look made him have nightmares every time afterwards, and he felt heartbroken and powerless.

Su Luo was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I don't blame you. I don't blame your mother either. It's true that I'm not very skilled. Sister Qiao An believed in me so much and encouraged me before the operation, but I didn't let her wake up..."

Whenever she thought of the scene where Sister Qiao An's heartbeat turned into a straight line, she felt particularly painful:

"But this is indeed a knot in my heart that I can't get over. I don't even dare to meet your parents.

"Your parents won't allow me to be their daughter-in-law...

"Lu Qiaoling, I've already experienced being ostracized by my husband's family. I don't want to endure that feeling of being the enemy of the whole world again..."

Lu Qiaoling reached out and wanted to touch her thin cheek.

She ducked.

But he still touched it forcefully. This was the cheek where his mother had slapped him. He saw her crying as she left, "I'm sorry, my mother hit you.

“I’m sorry I was too late that day to stop it.

"I'm sorry, I didn't have enough ability to protect you at that time.

“But now, I have… Before returning home, I told my parents that I came back to find the girl I love.

"They won't be our resistance... Really, trust me for once, okay?"

He was very serious about trying to dispel her concerns.

Su Luo looked at him, and it would be a lie to say that he was not moved.

But she is no longer a child in her early twenties. She has lost that kind of madness and enthusiasm, and has various concerns. Even if she has desires, she will restrain herself.

"Uncle Lu, does Aunt Lu know you're here to see me?"

"know."

He nodded vigorously.

But she couldn't believe it.

When a man is thinking about a woman, he is willing to say all the nice things, but she has no idea what kind of person he is now.

"No, I... I still need to think about it carefully... Lu Qiaoling, you are not an ordinary person. If you choose me and I don't refuse, it means I will be involved in a very complicated relationship. But now, I just want to lie down."

Lu Qiaoling naturally understood and nodded immediately: "Okay. But how long do you plan to think about it?"

Su Luo thought for a moment: "One month?"

"If it's too long, I'll get anxious."

"Then half a month."

"It's still too long."

"One week. No less."

Su Luo emphasized.

Lu Qiaoling raised three fingers and said, "Three days."

"How can you bargain like that?"

"Only three days."

Su Luo was furious and pointed at him and shouted:

"Then step back and don't fight with me for air!"

He was too close to her, which made her feel oppressive.

Lu Qiaoling didn't retreat, still looking at her deeply, and asked softly: "Can I... hug you like we did when we were little..."

As he said this, he opened his arms.

Su Luo watched, and countless images emerged in his mind:

From childhood to adulthood, there was a gentle boy who always opened his arms for her when she cried, hugged her, and patted her on the back gently: "Be good, you have your second brother here, don't be afraid..."

Su Luo took a deep breath, wanting to refuse and not wanting to be disturbed by his physical affection.

But he suddenly pulled her over and hugged her.

Very broad chest.

A very gentle hug.

She didn't break free...

When he was almost hit by a car on Garden Street before, he hugged her nervously, and now, he hugged her again.

The point is, she wasn't repulsed at all. She just felt lazy all over, with an indescribable sense of comfort spreading over her... Her face was getting hot, and an indescribable shyness was spreading in circles...

Soon, a phone call broke this warm embrace.

"You...phone!"

Su Luo pushed him.

He laughed grimly and said, "I wouldn't even answer the call from the Emperor..."

Then he whispered in her ear, "You are the most important," and blew a breath.

"itch."

She glared at him.

He suppressed his laughter: "It hasn't started yet..."

"Don't make trouble."

When they were little, he loved tickling her.

Because of what?

The sound of her laughter is like the sound of nature and is very contagious.

The next moment, he really did something weird.

She was so tickled that she kept begging for mercy: "Lu Qiaoling, you you you... you are just a three-year-old child... stop playing... I'm so itchy..."

Unable to bear it any longer, she fought back.

He hid too.

Well, he was also ticklish, so he shrank to the side and looked at her with a curved lip, "No more playing, no more playing, I have to answer the phone..."

The call was from the old house.

Su Luo entered the bathroom and heard him shouting, "Grandpa, is there something wrong? Okay... got it..."

There was a knock on the door: "Xiaoshu, I'm going back to the old house. Come out... I want to talk to you a few more words..."

"No more talking! Hurry and leave!"

"Oh, then I'm leaving!"

There was a sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.

Su Luo breathed a sigh of relief and came out of the bathroom, only to see Lu Qiaoling standing right beside her, smiling at her gently, her eyes shining brightly. When she saw that she was about to lock the door, she pulled her out directly:

"Why are you hiding? I just want to say one thing to you."

"explain."

"Think carefully and don't make me wait too long! Really. Waiting makes you anxious and it's very torturous."

His eyes became a little pitiful.

Su Luo glared at him, but smiled: "I know, let's go!"

Only then did he go downstairs.

Su Luo came to the second-floor balcony, watched him walk out of the yard, and waved at her.

She smiled, but she felt like crying. She felt an indescribable discomfort, churning in her stomach...

How to do?

Should she reject this man?

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