By the time they returned to Sophia's villa, the sky was already dark. As soon as Xiao Zheng entered the villa, Sophia and the other two girls swarmed up to him. They sized up Xiao Zheng from head to toe. They were obviously worried that Xiao Zheng would lose an arm or a leg.
"Do I look like I have a prosthetic?" Xiao Zheng asked, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Sophia let out a soft sigh and said with a slightly nervous voice, "It didn't break down?"
Xiao Zheng smiled and shook his head. "No."
After a pause, he took the coffee from Ruth and took a sip. "But it wasn't a success either."
Strictly speaking, his negotiation with Qiu Shou had broken down.
It could even be said that he had gone through two rounds of negotiations today. The first round was a contest of martial arts with Zhao Gao and the others. The second round was a negotiation in the truest sense of the word.
He didn't win the first round, but he didn't lose either. But in the second round, he was suppressed by Qiu Shou. He didn't get the desired result.
In other words, although the negotiation didn't break down. He didn't make any substantial progress.
Sophia gently held Xiao Zheng's arm and said softly, "It doesn't matter. Just like what your Hua Xia said, counter soldiers with arms and water with earth. "
Sophia smiled and said, "Although Qiu Shou is strong, I, Sophia, am not to be trifled with."
Xiao Zheng shook his head and said reluctantly, "I will think of another way. Don't act rashly. "
Hearing this, Sophia looked at Xiao Zheng with some doubt.
After a long time, she waved Ruth and Nika away. She slowly pulled Xiao Zheng to sit on the sofa.
The heater in the living room was turned on. It was resplendent and the light was warm. Sitting on the sofa with a blanket, next to him was a golden cat with an enchanting scent. Xiao Zheng was in a trance. He felt like he was in a medieval palace in Europe. Looking down on the world …
"Xiao Zheng." Sophia glanced at Xiao Zheng from the corner of her mouth. "I have a question. I don't know if you can answer it for me."
Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "What is it?"
"Based on my understanding of you. You are not an overly accommodating man. Your patience is limited when anyone tries to provoke you. But this time, you kept trying to resolve this peacefully, "Sofia said meaningfully. "I admit that you're doing this for my own good. But what else? Do you have any other ideas? "
Xiao Zheng was in a daze as he drank his coffee. After a while, he looked at Sophia, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "What are you trying to say?"
"Are you …" Sofia asked softly. "You don't want to become enemies with Qiu Shou?"
"She is very mysterious and very powerful." Xiao Zheng shook his head and then nodded. "I really don't want to be her enemy."
"That's not what I meant," Sofia said with narrowed eyes.
"That is —" Xiao Zheng glanced at Sophia.
"You don't want to be enemies with her because —" Sofia bit her lips and did not continue. However, the meaning behind his words was exceptionally clear.
When Xiao Zheng heard this, he was a little confused.
Of course he knew what Sofia was hinting at. But Xiao Zheng did not dare to agree.
From the bottom of his heart, he was afraid of Qiu Shou and was also highly vigilant.
Whether it was Qiu Shou's own strength or the terrifying Zhao family behind her. This caused Xiao Zheng to be filled with vigilance when he came into contact with Qiu Shou.
But at this moment, Sofia used this reason to tell Xiao Zheng. He asked for peace and stability because of this reason.
Xiao Zheng could not accept it. He fell into silence.
Seeing Xiao Zheng like this, Sofia gently held Xiao Zheng's hand and said softly, "I was just asking casually. Don't take it to heart."
Xiao Zheng smiled and shook his head. "You reminded me."
After a pause, he continued, "Qiu Shou is an extremely dangerous woman. I should have been extremely vigilant. I should not have been relaxed. "
Relaxed because Qiu Shou was a beauty?
Obviously not.
Xiao Zheng had not fallen to the point where he could not move when he saw a beauty.
But in fact, Sofia's reminder did sound alarm bells in Xiao Zheng's heart.
Did he treat Qiu Shou as a 100% pure enemy? No.
From the beginning to the end, he did not even have the intention to kill Qiu Shou.
Why was that?
Xiao Zheng reflected on his actions and asked himself.
"It's getting late. Let's rest, "Qiu Shou said softly in Xiao Zheng's ear.
"Okay." Xiao Zheng nodded. He put down the coffee cup. But just as he got up, he found that Sofia had not let go of his arm. She was like a little girl hugging her beloved toy. She looked at Xiao Zheng anxiously.
She was waiting for Xiao Zheng's answer.
If Xiao Zheng nodded, she would go back to the room with Xiao Zheng. She would warm his bed and accompany him to get rid of the pain of the midnight …
But —
Sofia underestimated Xiao Zheng's willpower.
At this moment, Xiao Zheng had a lot of worries in his heart. He also had an insurmountable psychological barrier.
In the next few months, Xiao Zheng might not be close to any woman. Even if he also needed to vent his emotions, including his body.
All these years, every step he took and every love he experienced, other than his own reasons, also included the helplessness of the current situation.
He loved and was conflicted.
Even if guilt was everywhere, even if there would never be a correct answer.
However, the softest and warmest part of his heart could not be snatched away from Elder Lin's hands.
Was it funny?
Was it selfish?
Was it despicable?
Xiao Zheng gently pushed Sofia's arm away and said softly, "Goodnight."
"Goodnight —" Sofia watched as Xiao Zheng went upstairs. She felt an indescribable emptiness and loneliness.
She did not blame Xiao Zheng. Because this was the path she had chosen. She was just a little worried and a little pained. When that child came, what would he become? How homesick would he become?
A homesick man had always been an admirable compliment. The more capable he was, the more homesick he was, the more outstanding he was.
But as the third party, as the saboteur, Sofia very selfishly did not want Xiao Zheng to be too homesick.
To Sofia, this word in itself was a kind of harm. A cold and merciless destruction.
But she was very clear about her position.
She would never have the right to persuade or ask Xiao Zheng. What she could do was accompany him and silently guard him. Waiting for him to come to New York again and live in the villa with their memories.
Slowly sitting on the sofa, Sofia picked up Xiao Zheng's unfinished coffee. She took a sip.
The bitterness of the coffee stimulated her taste buds. But she was completely unaware. She was just in a daze, thinking about the uncute future.
Suddenly.
A faint smile appeared on Sofia's gentle and beautiful lips. She opened her red lips slightly and muttered to herself, "There is a cute man in the uncute future. This is probably another kind of fulfillment, right? "
Sofia suddenly stood up with a smile on her lips. She slowly walked upstairs to Xiao Zheng's room.
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