Call me Grandpa
Ever since Aunt Joe left, Qiao Qiao became even more idle every day.
In City A, her social circle was mostly in the Lan Emperor. She had friends there, and there were academics that she liked. But ever since she stopped school, she had nothing to do almost every day.
Emptiness and loneliness were unavoidable, but Qiao Qiao accepted them.
After all, when one obtained something, one had to pay the price for it.
If she wanted to be with He Shaochen, she had to give up her studies and focus on being the Young Madam of Family He. This was her choice, and she did not blame anyone.
But sometimes, when she was bored, she couldn't help but wonder what her life would be like if she hadn't met He Shaochen.
He was probably still observing the data in the school's laboratory.
Life could not be restarted. Even if she could, she would probably choose the same path.
When she had nothing to do, she would take a walk in the small garden of the hospital.
This was supposed to be an ordinary thing, but a figure caught her attention.
An old man in plain clothes.
Their gazes inadvertently met, and a faint smile appeared on the old man's wrinkled face.
Qiao Qiao was stunned.
However, she immediately smiled politely at the old man. At the same time, she was a little puzzled. Why did this old man look so familiar?
She felt like she had seen him somewhere before.
When she looked at his face again, a dignified and solemn face overlapped with this old man's.
Charles VII!
At that time, she had gone to J Country with He Shaochen to take wedding photos. She had even gone to the palace and met this big shot, so she had a rather deep impression of him.
The other party didn't seem to want to cause a big commotion. All of his attire was as ordinary as possible so that he wouldn't attract any attention. However, the intimidating aura that was faintly emitted from his body still made people retreat three feet.
In fact, such a disguise was useless. Qiao Qiao blushed with shame.
Charles VII waved at her. Qiao Qiao was still in a daze.
She looked around and saw that there was no one else around. Then, she turned around and pointed at herself. Could it be that he was waving at her?
Charles VII was amused by her silly look. He said in a very pure J Country language, "Child, it's you."
It really was her!
Qiao Qiao found it hard to believe that His Majesty, who was so busy every day, would still remember a minor character like her. However, she still walked over obediently.
"Take a seat."
Charles VII specially made room for Qiao Qiao.
"Your Majesty, can I?" Qiao Qiao hesitated.
How could she be on equal footing with the emperor of a country?
Charlie VII smiled and said, "I'm visiting incognito this time. You and I don't need to pay attention to etiquette, and you don't need to call me Your Majesty. You're about the same age as Ravel, so just call me grandfather like him."
"How can this be?"
Qiao Qiao was shocked and shook her head repeatedly, "Your Majesty, this is not in line with etiquette."
She was surprised as she looked at Charles VII. She thought that this emperor was too easy-going.
"Oh?" Seeing that Qiao Qiao refused without hesitation, Charles VII's amber eyes narrowed. His tone was oppressive, "Are you looking down on me, this old man? Is that why you said that?"
As he said that, there was a trace of disappointment in his eyes. This scared Qiao Qiao. She constantly reminded herself that the other party was the emperor of J Country. If she was not careful, it would turn into a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Then, her sin would be great.
Her heart was in her throat as she shook her head repeatedly. She also used J Country language to communicate, "No, I didn't mean that."
"Then why are you unwilling to call me grandfather?"
Charles VII asked.
He was now like an old urchin who still had a child's heart, making Qiao Qiao feel so conflicted that her intestines were about to be twisted together.
In the end, she was defeated and called out shyly, "Grandfather."
"What a good child."
Charles VII gently touched the top of Qiao Qiao's head, making her whole body stiffen.
What the hell was going on!
The two of them sat on a public bench outside the hospital. It seemed casual, but Qiao Qiao knew that there must be many bodyguards around to protect this person.
Why did this big shot come all the way from J Country to A Country? Not only that, he even specially came to this gynecological hospital?
Could it be that he came here specially to see me?
Qiao Qiao was shocked by this thought. Just how self-righteous was she to have such a ridiculous thought?
"Are you afraid of me?"
After an unknown period of time, Charles VII's voice slowly drifted over. Qiao Qiao suddenly came back to her senses. She realized that her palms were full of sweat.
She quickly rubbed her skirt and laughed dryly, "No."
"That's good. My sudden visit has made you very uneasy, right?"
Qiao Qiao laughed dryly and said, "I'm just too shocked that I don't know how to react. Your … Grandfather, please don't mind."
"Hehe, I won't mind."
After saying that, Charles VII continued to stare at her face.
Such concentration made Qiao Qiao feel uneasy.
She touched her face and asked, "That, may I ask, is there something dirty on my face?"
Otherwise, why would he keep staring at her face?
"Qiao Qiao, can I call you by this name?" Charles VII didn't answer the question.
Qiao Qiao was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, "Yes."
Charles VII silently repeated the name several times. He seemed to be in a good mood. He asked, "Qiao Qiao, are you satisfied with your current life?"
"Huh?" Qiao Qiao blinked. She didn't understand why Charles VII asked this question, but she still answered honestly, "I'm very satisfied with my current life."
"Is that so? Family He's son seems to be very good to you. "
Family He's son?
He Shaochen?
The only person who dared to call He Shaochen this way was probably the powerful Emperor, right?
Qiao Qiao nodded seriously and said, "Yes, he is very good to me."
"Is that so?" Charles VII looked at Qiao Qiao's pale cheeks, and his gaze fell on her slightly protruding belly. He sighed slightly and muttered in a voice that only he could hear, "This child came at the wrong time."
How good would it be if he came after everything was over?
"Hmm?"
Qiao Qiao didn't hear Charles VII's words clearly, but the other party shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing."
The two of them sat on the chair and basked in the sun for almost an hour or two. Only then did Charles VII slowly stand up and say to Qiao Qiao, "I'm sorry to disturb you for so long. I hope you won't bother this old man."
"No, why would I?"
Qiao Qiao also quickly got up.
"Life will experience a lot of ups and downs. Some people will get through it, while others will die halfway. However, I think you will definitely be able to get through it."
Charles VII looked at her and said seriously.
Qiao Qiao responded as if she didn't understand, but she didn't understand why Charles VII suddenly said this to her. The other party took out a golden pocket watch and said, "This is my gift to the unborn child. I hope you don't dislike it."
Qiao Qiao saw the pocket watch shining in the sun and quickly refused, "No, no, no, I can't accept such a valuable thing …"
But the initiative was never on her side. Charles VII forcefully stuffed the pocket watch into Qiao Qiao's hands and said, "Child, accept this."
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