There was no one around, and Zhao Nanxiao, who was sleeping, quickly became a little uneasy.

She turned over and slept on her tummy for a while. She suddenly felt as if she was shocked, her eyelashes moved and she slowly opened her eyes.

My ears were quiet, the curtains were covered tightly, and the room was dark. I didn’t know when it was or whether it was bright outside the sky, and Xu Shu was gone.

"Xu Shu--"

She called him but didn't hear the response. She got up and turned on the bedside lamp. She found a hotel note beside her pillow, with a line of words left by him on it.

She glanced at it and was stunned.

This fool!

He told him not to see his mother, but he didn't listen and went while he was asleep!

When Zhao Nanxiao thought of his mother's anger last night, she immediately realized his current situation in front of her mother. She was very worried. She looked at the time and stopped sleeping at 6:30 in the morning. She quickly got up and got dressed, rushed to the bathroom, washed her face and combed her hair, and then went down to the hotel lobby.

At this time, the guests were still sleeping, and the lobby was empty. When the front desk saw her hurry down, he recognized her as the tenant who checked in with the young Chinese man a few hours ago. He hurriedly stepped forward to apologize: "Sorry, Miss, are you awakened? The Mr. Xu who was with you specifically instructed us not to wake you up..."

"Yes, it's him. How long has he been out?" Zhao Nanxiao interrupted the apology from the front desk and asked.

"About half an hour ago..." the front desk looked at the clock and said.

"Thank you. I'm fine."

Zhao Nanxiao hurried out.

...

Xu Shu came outside the apartment.

The apartment is expensive and the security measures are very strict. Outsiders cannot enter by themselves without confirmation from the guests.

Xu Shu waited outside the door for a long time before the security guard from the management office came over and opened the door for him, saying, "Mr. Xu, Ms. Shen invites you in."

Xu Shu thanked him, walked in, and took the elevator up.

The door of the residence was closed and unlocked. It should have been left for him just now.

Xu Shu tapped gently and slowly pushed away.

Her mother sat on a sofa beside the window of the living room, holding her forehead with her hands facing the dim dawn of snow outside the glass window.

Unlike the impression she usually left for Xu Shu with a bright and delicate dress, she now looked listless and had a scarf on her shoulders. When she heard the footsteps of him walking in, she didn't react and still didn't move.

"Aunt Shen."

Xu Shu walked to her and shouted.

Shen Xiaoman then turned his head slowly and looked at him: "What are you doing?"

"Aunt Shen, you are not feeling well and have been here for almost half a year. I should have come here long ago. I have been here until now. Auntie, don't be surprised." Xu Shu replied politely.

Shen Xiaoman frowned, rubbed his eyebrows again, and looked tired: "Forget Xu Shu, don't say these useless! How is Xiaonan now?"

"When I received your call, she fell asleep. She was pretty good, don't worry."

Shen Xiaoman looked outside again, looking like she was in a daze.

"Auntie, can I sit down?"

Xu Shu waited for a while and asked. After asking, he saw that she was not responding, so he sat opposite her by himself.

Shen Xiaoman then said lightly: "You have to come over, what do you want to say?"

Her eyes also turned from outside to his face, cold and scrutinized, completely lost her usual gentle and friendly appearance.

Xu Shu greeted his girlfriend's mother's eyes: "Aunt Chen, Xiaonan mentioned to me about your unhappiness last night. She didn't say it specifically, but I know why. I'm sorry, because I'm making your mother apart because of my reasons, this is not what I hope. This is also the reason why I want to see you now."

Chen Xiaoman's eyes showed annoyance: "Xu Shu, since you spoke, the aunt said it directly. Auntie was really disappointed and thought you would come back at the end of the year as you promised. Now, what should you tell me to say?"

"Yes, Auntie, you are right. In fact, before I got on the plane last night, I realized that my backlash might bring you and Xiaonan, so I called the project leader and told him that I decided to resign as planned."

Chen Xiaoman's eyes moved slightly, and his body leaned forward, but soon he returned to his cold expression: "You seem to be not finished yet. Tell me, what else is there next?"

"I can't hide anything from you. Yes. What I really want to say is that after a night, after I met Xiaonan, I changed my mind. I still hope that you can give me more time to finish my current work before leaving - if I have to leave."

Chen Xiaoman showed a dissatisfied expression, as if she wanted to say something, but forced herself to endure it again, but her brows frowned deeply again.

"Aunt Chen, I need to explain to you my backlash. Auntie, you should not be interested in knowing why I chose to pursue my current career, but Xiaonan seems to be quite interested. She has asked me more than once, but I didn't tell her. I didn't say it, because of the original reason, now it's a bit unspeakable..."

He paused.

"I was naughty when I was a child and I was busy all day long. Auntie, you know. I didn't study. I never thought about what I would do in the future. Until later, I fell in love with a girl and I learned about her ideal. Her ideal was to grow up and become a bridge designer like her grandfather and father, so from that time on, I made up my mind to be an engineer and build the bridge she designed for her."

Chen Xiaoman seemed a little surprised and stared at him with both eyes.

Xu Shu showed a slight look of shyness, held his hands and ten fingers, and rubbed them uneasily.

"Auntie, you must think it's ridiculous when you hear it. Yes, when you think about it now, I think it myself..."

He smiled mockingly.

"So I don't tell Xiaonan so that she won't laugh at me. But Auntie, this is the beginning. What I want to tell you is that later I really fell in love with the job I chose. I dare not say how much I love it, or how meaningful the job I'm doing. I don't know if you have ever played Lego. I have worked on a Bugatti, with three or four thousand parts. Most of the parts are invisible from the outside after assembling them. But when you assemble them one by one and finally come out, the sense of accomplishment is very huge. This is why many adults are still obsessed with Lego. My job is the same. On any surface where you need, from scratch, steel bars and concrete become road bridges. Let's put it this way, I just like to do infrastructure. So Auntie, you ask me to change careers. I admit that I feel very conflicted, but I still obeyed."

He looked at Chen Xiaoman opposite him who was still silent.

"Xiao Nan said last night that I was afraid of you. Actually, I was not afraid of you, aunt. Because you are Xiao Nan's mother, I not only hope that Xiao Nan loves me, but also respects you. I hope I can also get 100% satisfaction and recognition from you. But now, I think there is something wrong with the way I considered or handled things in the past. The cause was that the night before yesterday. Auntie, you don't know, but I actually came here once the night before yesterday."

Chen Xiaoman was stunned.

"I came on a business trip with my colleagues. I really wanted to see Xiaonan, so I came overnight. I knew that aunt, you don't welcome me and didn't want me to come to find Xiaonan, so I didn't come up. I sent a message to Xiaonan and called her. She didn't receive it. Later, I had to leave. I thought she wouldn't care too much about meeting me. What I didn't expect was that my actions actually made Xiaonan very sad. I just got off the plane when I returned to Beijing and heard her crying on the phone. The first time I heard her crying so sad, I realized that she missed me so much, so I came back immediately. At that time, I had only one idea. As long as she could make her happy, I could do anything, really. But after meeting, Xiaonan told me that she didn't want me to make any decisions against her."

"Aunt Chen."

Xu Shu suddenly called out Chen Xiaoman, who was gradually concentrating when he heard it.

Chen Xiaoman came to her senses and moved, as if she was a little tired, and her originally stiff body slowly leaned against the sofa.

"I am really grateful to you. You raised a beautiful girl like Xiaonan. She made me understand that obedience is not the greatest respect, and let you know my true thoughts. Even if you can't understand and don't support it, it doesn't matter. Say to you that you are trying to do your best. This is the greatest respect for you, what do you think?"

Chen Xiaoman pursed the corners of his lips slightly, without expressing his opinion.

Xu Shu waited for a while, and saw that she still didn't speak, and continued, "Aunt Chen, I can fully understand your mood and thoughts. You are considering Xiaonan and don't want me to be in any danger. I can't guarantee you anything 100%, but I can guarantee that I will love your daughter well. I really love her. I have liked her since I was a teenager and was confused about my life. I used to think that I would miss her in my life, but fortunately, she is back to me now. I will treat her the happiest way under the conditions I can."

Chen Xiaoman looked at Xu Shu and moved slightly. The wrinkle that was originally deeply frowning between her eyebrows faded away unconsciously.

"I am very much looking forward to the integration and opening of the bridge. Aunt Chen, for others, it is just a bridge with an investment of billions that can bring huge benefits to the local economy and society, but for me, it has a lot more meaning than that. It is a testimony to Xiaonan and I from childhood to adulthood, like a milestone. Without it, there would be no chance for Xiaonan and I to get together today. So I beg my aunt, please allow me to continue working for it. After it is merged, at that time, if aunt, you still stick to your ideas, I will definitely listen to you."

He stood up, walked to Chen Xiaoman, stood still, and bowed respectfully to her.

Chen Xiaoman was stunned and moved his body unnaturally.

"Xu Shu, what do you mean?"

"Aunt Chen, I have to thank you again, because you have such a good Xiaonan. When I was still young, if I hadn't met her, I wouldn't know where I would be now and what I would have become. I hope you can give me a chance. In the future, not only will you be lucky enough to be your son-in-law, but you can also treat me as your son."

Chen Xiaoman looked at him steadily, sat for a while, then slowly stood up.

Xu Shu immediately stepped forward to support her.

She paused and whispered, "You go back and see how Xiaonan is doing. I'm tired, and I want to go to bed again..."

She took Xu Shu's hand away, rubbed her forehead, threw him down, walked into the room slowly, and closed the door.

The apartment was quiet, Xu Shu stood, pondered for a moment, looked up and looked out the window, and saw the dawn light slightly, worried that she would wake up, so she turned around and walked to the door, reached out to try to open the door, and stopped for a moment.

He remembered clearly that the door was closed when he came in.

But now, the door is hidden again, with a crack.

Someone opened it but didn't come in.

He quickly opened the door and saw Zhao Nanxiao standing outside the door. He didn't know when she came, but he had been standing here all the time.

"Why did you wake up?"

She looked at him through the door, pursing her lips and dissatisfied with her expression.

Xu Shu paused, turned his head and looked at the door that Chen Xiaoman had just walked into, flashed out, held her hand, took her a few steps, and explained: "Xiao Nan, listen to me, I think it's not good for me to hide from your mother like this, so why not talk to her directly..."

"Xu Shu, I asked you several times before, you didn't say anything. If it weren't for coaxing my mother today, would you plan to never let me know for the rest of your life?"

She frowned slightly and looked at him, as if she was unhappy.

Xu Shu was stunned and soon understood that she must have come over. She had heard what she said, and she became a little unnatural and explained embarrassedly: "Aren't I confused at that time? When I met you, the little fairy, I would naturally follow you..."

Zhao Nanxiao shook his head gently: "I said you are childish, but you still don't admit it..."

Xu Shu felt depressed and was about to explain again, but she suddenly leaned over again, stared at him deeply, and whispered: "But I really like your childishness."

"Xu Shu, you are great, really. I underestimated you before."

Xu Shu was stunned. Before he could react, his lips became slightly warm. He had already kissed him gently like she was rewarded, and then he was held by her hand again.

She solemnly put one of her slender hands into his palms, let him hold himself, put his palms on each other, and slowly rotated it. Finally, she tightly clasped his five fingers and smiled at him: "Let's go, I know you're very tired, don't think about anything, go back first, and you can have a good sleep."

Chen Xiaoman leaned against the window wrapped in a scarf, looking down at the backs coming out of the apartment gate downstairs.
Chapter completed!