I am a Big Player-Chapter 75 - 74 Sir Knight see you tomorrow_1
Chapter 75: 74, Sir Knight, see you tomorrow_1
Chapter 75: 74, Sir Knight, see you tomorrow_1
Ren He understood many things in an instant: the news about the two of them had spread far too wide online these past couple of days, and it was normal for Su Ruqin to have seen the videos and posts, especially since today’s posts specifically mentioned the words she had exchanged with Xie Zexi.
Yang Xi was Su Ruqin’s daughter, and even though they didn’t live together much, sometimes, it’s the most familiar people—we can recognize someone just by their voice, their chin, or their footsteps.
Others might not deduce from those subtle clues that the female protagonist in the video was Yang Xi, but Su Ruqin was the exception!
That’s why she had come home early today, and why she was waiting here, despite the late hour!
Damn it…
Ren He had no idea what to do; facing a mother-in-law was a first for him in both his past and present lives…
“You’re very talented, and I’ve listened to your songs, but what I want to discuss isn’t that, it’s about your age, the average life expectancy of 80 years. This is the time when your lives should be most enriching, not wasted on romance. You have long roads ahead, and love is merely one of the beautiful sceneries on your life’s journey. It’s a pity if it comes too early or too late. Too early might not be good because you’re not yet capable of nurturing and protecting it, and it could lead to an early demise,” Su Ruqin said calmly, “Do you think I’m right?”
It looked like there was no avoiding it, so Ren He silently brainstormed strategies in his mind.
But Su Ruqin continued, “Yang Xi, it’s not that I’m totally against your singing; it’s that there are actually many other choices out there for you, many of them better than singing.”
Yang Xi bowed her head and said nothing while Ren He took a deep breath. He certainly wasn’t bold enough to confront her mother face-to-face, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t say anything at all. Ren He said firmly, “Indeed, there are many paths in life, but it’s not necessarily true that there is a hierarchy of better or worse among them. High-level executives overseeing their whole lives from the tops of buildings might have numerous resources at their disposal, but they might not be happy. Entrepreneurs command even more resources, but they might not be happy either. Powerful nobles and generals have control over the life and death of others but aren’t necessarily happy either. I think to evaluate whether a person’s life is worthwhile, it shouldn’t be by what they have, but whether they truly derive joy from what they receive. Yang Xi loves to sing. Would she be happy if she chose another path?”
In fact, this was the same for Ren He himself. Having lived a second life, he could go into stock trading or real estate, but what’s the point of sitting at the peak of a mountain of money feeling lost?
What would be the meaning in that?
However, just as he was feeling quite pleased with his point, Su Ruqin spoke indifferently, “Did I ask you to speak?”
Damn it, Ren He wanted to cry. Yang Xi’s mother was too harsh, completely unconventional; no wonder Yang En couldn’t live with her. When this woman got tough, she was terrifying! So all those words he had said were just wishful thinking; she never intended to let him speak at all.
Ren He had never felt so powerless before. In that moment, he felt like he might explode. However… he meekly replied, “Yes, auntie, please continue.”
“Yang Xi, let’s go. Come home with me,” Su Ruqin finished speaking to Yang Xi, then turned to Ren He and said, “You should head home too. Be safe on the road.”
“Yes, auntie,” Ren He had no intentions of struggling directly anymore, but… you don’t necessarily need to be direct. The plan to become a Knight and storm Devil’s Castle was already a failure—not for lack of effort, but because the devil was too powerful…
If a frontal approach didn’t work, then maneuver from the side…
Just as Su Ruqin believed she had completely driven back this young man, just as she thought this boy would retreat because of her dominance and be left with a shadow over him, Ren He had already sent a text message to Yang Xi: I’ll pick you up tomorrow.
After all, Su Ruqin couldn’t follow Yang Xi around every day; she was too busy!
But now the plan needed changing. Originally, Ren He had intended to finish singing the remaining songs in two days, but that clearly wasn’t an option now. Su Ruqin wasn’t a fool—if another video surfaced online tomorrow, she would immediately know that Ren He had run off with her daughter again.
By that time, the fury of the Devil’s Castle wasn’t something just anyone could bear. Ren He had read some novels about mockingly provoking and humiliating one’s mother-in-law, and he found it painful to consider. That’s the mother-in-law, the wife’s own mother, after all. Can you just slap her face whenever you want? Insane!
So… he planned to take Yang Xi out for another song tomorrow, and then he would vanish from the public eye before her mother could completely explode in rage and escape!
Anyway, Yang En was Yang Xi’s legal guardian, and she would surely return to Luo City to go to school.
This is called firing a shot and then changing location, guerilla warfare… This analogy doesn’t quite seem right…
Who cares, he had promised Yang Xi, and he had to keep his promise, no backing out halfway!
On her way home, Yang Xi was worried that the sudden appearance of Su Ruqin would scare Ren He away. She could imagine the pressure that her mother’s emergence and her words would put on Ren He, but she wouldn’t blame Su Ruqin, because she was her own mother, after all, and she knew Su Ruqin meant well.
The way parents love, right or wrong, it is still love.
The divorce between Yang En and Su Ruqin wasn’t because of irreconcilable differences that came from fighting. It happened when Yang Xi was 8 years old and there was a sudden fire at home, and at that time, Yang En was in Angola, Africa while Yang Xi was home alone.
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Luckily, Su Ruqin was about to reach home and, upon seeing the thick smoke billowing from the house, she rushed in without regard for her own life to carry Yang Xi out, leaving large burn scars on her back to this day.
As a result, Su Ruqin has declined all dinner invitations because she can’t wear evening dresses.
After rescuing Yang Xi, Su Ruqin tried to call Yang En to no avail. She felt an unspeakable loneliness and chose to get a divorce.
Does Su Ruqin love Yang Xi? Undoubtedly, and Yang Xi deeply understands this.
But Yang Xi still harbored hope. What if Ren He withstood it all? How wonderful that would be.
She held onto that sliver of hope because Ren He had never been ordinary.
“I’ll pick you up tomorrow.” These five words caught Yang Xi’s eye the instant she took out her phone. Holding the phone, she looked out the window at the dark night sky, as if the brightest star in the sky was waiting for her in the distance.
“Thank you for not giving up,” Yang Xi turned around and walked back into the house, ready to wash up and rest.
Sir Knight, see you tomorrow!
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