- 7.
“Miku! Over here! Good job!”
I was sitting on a garden chair, watching the puppy my mom gave me play joyfully on the grass with a man.
The man turned back, smiling brightly, reminding me of the day I boarded the plane.
Not long after my miscarriage, I was very weak. Walking down the street, I felt dizzy and almost fell.
At the moment I was about to fall, I stumbled into a man’s arms.
Looking up, it was Finn.
“Long time no see, Lydia.”
He used to be my neighbor.
Jasper was naturally smart. Declan originally wanted to groom him as his successor, but because of his mother, Jasper cut ties with Declan.
So when I first moved into Declan’s Family, Declan arranged a full schedule for me to catch up with Jasper.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t learn. My mom would always berate me after facing Declan’s coldness.
“Do you know how much effort I put into you? I took a huge risk bringing you into Declan’s Family. Can’t you make something of yourself?”
During a cello lesson, the strings snapped, cutting my fingers instantly.
But the teacher just shook his head in disappointment, saying I was too slow after so much practice.
Mom locked me in the room, not allowing me out until I memorized the music sheets.
I wiped my tears with my bleeding hand, my face getting wetter.
That’s when Finn appeared, holding a puppy and peeking through the window, his smile bright.
“Little girl, don’t cry. Come play with me.”
Since then, every time I felt wronged, he was there.
Until Declan gradually gave up on me, bringing Jasper back.
And at that time, I was drawn to Jasper, feeling a surge of motivation to study hard and catch up with him.
“Why work so hard? We have a big family business; being a playboy is enough.”
At that time, I buried myself in books, ignoring him.
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Though he claimed to be a playboy, on the first day of school, I saw he got into Beijing University.
“Sports special admission, not as good as you guys.”
He continued to visit me daily, just like before.
But every time, I appeared with Jasper by my side, and gradually, he stopped coming.
On the day of the flight, facing my confusion, he smiled brightly and casually.
“Just changing places to play. That’s what we playboys do.”
Later, right after getting off the plane, his luggage was snatched on the street, leaving him to look at me pitifully and say:
“You can’t bear to see me homeless, right?”
Miku ran towards me, and I smiled as I stood up.
Unexpectedly, after sitting too long, my feet were numb. As soon as they touched the ground, I stumbled.
The pain didn’t come. Finn rushed to catch me.
“Are you sure you don’t need to go to the hospital? Never mind, I’ll take care of you.”
I teased, “Are you planning to stay at my place indefinitely?”
After a moment of silence, he looked at me, his eyes filled with long–hidden affection.
“Is that not allowed?”
My heart skipped a beat. I turned my head slightly, not daring to look at him.
I’d already seen his university acceptance letter. It was for a prestigious university in this country.
His family was well–off, so why wouldn’t they set up a home for him to study?
Besides, when those robbers snatched his luggage, they did it so gently, as if afraid to hurt him.
A gentle breeze blew, even Miku quieted down.
I joked, “Are you planning to crash at my place forever?”
He was quiet for a moment, then he looked up at me with a deep affection hidden in his eyes.
“Why not?”
My heart skipped a beat. I turned my head slightly, unable to meet his gaze again.
In fact, I had already seen his acceptance letter from a well–known university in the country.
His family is quite wealthy, so it’s strange that they wouldn’t set him up with a place to stay while studying.
Moreover, the robbers that day were surprisingly gentle, almost as if they were afraid of hurting him.
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A gentle breeze blew, and even Miku, our dog, settled down quietly.
But the next moment, a furious shout shattered the tranquility.
“What are you doing?!”
