novelraw Chapter 969 If not her, then who?
Chapter 969 If not her, then who?
969 If not her, then who?
"Here."
Nuo offered a fresh towel to Alix after washing her face with cold water.
"Thank you," she gently patted her face with the soft cloth.
Nuo scratched the top of her head. "I apologize again. We should have stopped you two before."
Alix looked in the mirror, gently checking her eye that was struck with the chopstick.
"Like I said, you are not at fault. Jin and I are not children for anybody to keep an eye on us."
Alix paused and turned to face Nuo. "I meant to say that it was fine even if something happened. We can handle it. This much is nothing," she pointed at her eye.
Nuo smiled. "You are right."
Alix returned to touching up her makeup. She felt something off about the silence between them and looked back at Nuo with a puzzling expression.
"Is there anything you want to ask me?"
Nuo glanced left and right and laughed with a little hesitation. "Nothing really."
"Why do I feel suspicious? Go ahead and ask whatever it is. I hardly feel offended," she shrugged.
She took a moment to think and carefully worded her question. "...How is Jin feeling?"
"About?" Alix then realized it. "Oh, you must be asking about Kang Yuze's confession to Shui."
Nuo simply hummed at that.
Alix said after much thought, "I believe that if Liu Jin had to do something, he would have done so yesterday."
"What if he changed his mind?"
"He has steeled himself, Mrs. Han. He had six years to change his mind, yesterday being the life changing day. I don't think we should underestimate his resolve anymore."
"You seem to understand it very well."
She put her make-up stuff back in her purse and was ready to leave.
"Can I ask you something else?"
She shrugged.
"You betted to have Jin join Shui's art therapy sessions because you wanted them to be closer, right?"
"Maybe?"
"Yesterday too at the exhibition, you drew Kang Yuze away to give Jin and Shui the privacy to talk. You have always been beside them as a good friend who wants to see them together, right?"
"Well, they are two birds in love so why not?"
"But you said so yourself that it's pointless to hope for Jin ever changing his mind. So why did you request to work at Liu Corps this time? Even if you keep trying, you won't achieve anything, right?"
Jinhai looked up and eyed his son.
"Why did you bring them here?"
"It was lunch time."
Jian pressed his lips again. "Why did you invite Ren Alix?"
"Apologize for Jin hitting on her forehead."
He blinked at him rapidly.
"Didn't she bump into some door?"
"Apparently, Jin's forehead can be as sturdy as the Liu Corps' doors too."
"...Why did he hit her?"
"Just fooling around."
"Dad."
"Hm?"
"I don't think it's just fooling around."
"Then what is it?"
Silence.
Jian rubbed the back of his neck, his gaze becoming complicated.
"Are Jin's feelings-"
"It's for him to decide."
Jian stiffened.
Jinhai looked at Jian with a dead serious expression. "It's for Jin to decide what his heart wants."
"You brought them here because you knew Nuo and I would see it too, right?"
"See it and decide on a stand."
He said nothing.
Jinhai placed the napkin back on the table and stood up. He turned to leave when Jian asked,
"What is your stand?"
Jinhai stared ahead, expressionless.
"Jin is my son. I want him to be happy, that's all. That is my stand."