novelraw Chapter 367 Year-End (10)
Chapter 367 Year-End (10)
On the thirtieth day of the New Year, Qiao Mo hadn’t opened her eyes before the courtyard started setting off fireworks.However, since it was a villa area, it wasn’t as lively as the city center. Each villa was far apart, and there were few people, so despite the number of fireworks, it still felt somewhat lonely.
Qiao Mo wrapped herself in the quilt, yawned, and got up. Seeing the frost on the window, she reached out a finger to rub it and then noticed Uncle Zhong lighting firecrackers in the courtyard, adding more festivity to the red-laden ground.
She originally wanted to have Qiao Xuan come over and spend the New Year together, which Fu Nancheng had no objections to.
However, shortly after Qiao Xuan was discharged, he was exchanged as an outstanding student by the school for studying abroad.
Though Qiao Mo was reluctant, she supported this decision.
After all, those in the Qiao family were unreliable. Xiao Xuan’s willingness to strive was always a good thing. She didn’t hope for him to be very wealthy or noble in the future, but at least to have a skill to support himself.
Fu Nancheng gently pushed open the door and immediately spotted the figure by the window.
He couldn’t quite explain why, but he always felt a bit of chilliness and distance, perhaps influenced by the winter.
But he understood that ever since the incident with Jiang Jinghao, she had been cold towards him, yet he had no other way.
He walked forward and lightly embraced her from behind, saying with some fondness, "Awake?"
Qiao Mo didn’t turn around, just leaned gently into his arms, "Hmm, the fireworks outside woke me up. I didn’t expect another year to pass so quickly."
"Let’s get something to eat, and I’ll take you out for a walk," he said warmly.
"Hmm?"
"Isn’t New Year the time to buy new clothes? You haven’t bought anything this year," he spoke warmly.
"I don’t lack clothes." Qiao Mo responded indifferently. This year had been a complete upheaval for her, like something out of a dream.
"But you still need to."
"Why are you like a child?"
"Hmm, I just like buying things for you."
Qiao Mo was slightly taken aback, lowered her gaze without replying.
Hearing him say this, there was indeed a sense of joy in her heart.
But then, she couldn’t help but wonder whether his enjoyment came from buying things for her or if he was simply trying to transfer his affection for another woman onto her.
In reality, she didn’t quite like this feeling. Call it pretentious, call it hypocritical.
Sometimes, this made her feel like she was really being kept by him, and she couldn’t fully enjoy it with peace of mind. Even now, she didn’t know what kind of relationship she had with him.
But she knew that some questions, when asked, could only lead to awkwardness.
Some things, when spoken, would inevitably displease him. Since that’s the case, why seek unhappiness?
She remained silent, her gaze drifting far away, lost in thought.
At that moment, he suddenly felt she was very far from him, and his big hand tightened a bit more, as if to remind himself that she was still beside him.
He held her as they watched the snow scene outside the window, the silver-covered mountains carried a slight chill, further accentuating the warm coziness inside the room, making it quite pleasant.
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After freshening up, Qiao Mo walked out of the guest room and saw Nanny Wang approaching with a stack of thick ’luck’ characters in her hand, "Miss Qiao, would you like to paste a few ’luck’ characters? Bringing in some fortune in the New Year is always good."
Nanny Wang was older, so she cared a lot about these things.
Looking at the various beautiful red ’luck’ character patterns, Qiao Mo felt a bit warmed.
She suddenly remembered the scene from before at the Qiao family, when Qiao Dehou took her and Qiao Yin to paste ’luck’ characters all around.