novelraw Chapter 869 - 827: The Ultimate Fruit of Love Is Marriage
Chapter 869 - 827: The Ultimate Fruit of Love Is Marriage
Shang Dongyuan and Chu Xiaoge paused momentarily upon hearing this, then raised their heads simultaneously to look at each other.
The moment their eyes met in the air, a subtle current seemed to pass through the depths of their hearts.
Chu Xiaoge shyly lowered her head, her cheeks somewhat flushed, as she adjusted Chuchu’s skirt hem, "Mom and Dad aren’t fighting."
Seeing Chu Xiaoge’s evasive gaze, Shang Dongyuan felt a moment of emptiness in his heart, then followed her words to soothe Chuchu, "Your mom is right. Dad’s been really busy lately, so he couldn’t come. How about I spend the day with you today?"
"Yay!" Chuchu clapped her hands happily.
Chu Xiaoge furrowed her brow, interrupting Chuchu’s joy, and looked at Shang Dongyuan, "I’ve arranged to see Xiangsi in a bit."
"I see..." Shang Dongyuan paused in silence, initially thinking to say forget it, but upon seeing Chuchu’s disappointed look towards him, he hesitated, "There’s a welcome party tonight, and I’m the organizer. Xiangsi should be coming with Xing Chen. Why don’t you both come?"
At this point, Shang Dongyuan remembered he still had to host the welcome party tonight.
Chuchu was a bit disappointed upon hearing this, "Daddy can’t play with Chuchu..."
The earlier excitement vanished completely, and Chuchu pouted, nestled in her father’s embrace, somewhat silent.
"Be good, Chuchu, you’ll see Dad tonight," Shang Dongyuan comforted his daughter, noticing her furrowed little brows and sudden disappointment, feeling a bit uneasy himself.
Admittedly, there had been quite a lot going on lately.
Once he had some free time, he would definitely take the mother and daughter on a proper vacation.
Li Li emerged from the kitchen, overhearing the three-person conversation, and knowing the adults needed to talk, she led Chuchu away.
"How about coming to help Grandma knead the dough, Chuchu?"
"Sure!" Chuchu quickly agreed, jumping down from her dad’s lap, and followed Grandma to the kitchen.
Once Chuchu left, Shang Dongyuan turned to look at Chu Xiaoge.
The latter was still bowing her head, silent.
Taking a deep breath, Shang Dongyuan summoned his courage and invited her, "Will you come tonight?"
Chu Xiaoge hesitated but did not refuse; nor did she agree, instead she changed the subject directly, "You said last night, never again..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Shang Dongyuan interrupted, "Last night was too impulsive. These years, you’ve been raising the child alone, that’s not easy. Please come tonight, I want to talk to you."
This was still Chu Lianghua’s house, and although Shang Dongyuan very much wanted to talk things through with Chu Xiaoge right now, it was indeed somewhat inconvenient.
Listening to him, Chu Xiaoge suddenly realized she couldn’t just keep waiting like this.
She gritted her teeth, remembering the words Xiangsi Dou Dou had said to her yesterday.
"Some things, if missed, you’ll regret for a lifetime."
"Shang Dongyuan is Chuchu’s biological father; no one could be better for Chuchu than him."
"For a woman, the ultimate product of love is marriage. Xiao Ge, do you intend to be lonely for a lifetime?"
Thinking of these, Chu Xiaoge’s mind suddenly went blank.
She took a deep breath, suddenly raised her eyes to look at Shang Dongyuan.
In the clear eyes, there was no longer any past timidity; instead, there was a bit more firmness, which to some extent, carried a shadow of Ran Xiangsi...
She wanted to strive for her own love, just like the one she admired.
Even if it was destined to be a moth to the flame.