The Billionaire's Mischievous Sweetheart-Chapter 712 - 709 Holding a Grudge
And he would definitely think about how to apologize properly, to have her forgive him, and to stop her from dwelling on this matter. He really, really wanted to see her; at this moment, he could hardly bear another second.
Qi Longbing quickly took out his phone, found Hua Xiaomo’s number, and called her. The phone rang for a long time without an answer until it automatically disconnected. Holding the phone, Qi Longbing felt like he was going to go mad.
He felt he absolutely had to find Hua Xiaomo to prevent any misunderstanding. He missed Hua Xiaomo so much. He liked her so much. He felt Hua Xiaomo was his everything.
Qi Longbing was truly in pain.
「Meanwhile」
Hua Xiaomo took Candy to a fast-food restaurant. They sat in a somewhat reserved silence. Candy looked at her mom, noticing she was quiet and pensive.
At that moment, Candy’s heart must have felt quite heavy. She looked at her mother and said, "Mom, Mom, aren’t you happy? If there’s something on your mind, you can tell me. I know you like Uncle very much, and Uncle likes you too. Any misunderstandings between you must be unnecessary, right? Mom, you shouldn’t give up on Uncle."
"Uncle really likes you a lot. I believe there must be some misunderstanding between you two. I hope you can clear it up. Mom, Mom, I hope you can forgive Uncle! I wish for you to always be together."
"Mom, I really, really like you so much, and I love you so very, very much! Mom, I really, really like you and Uncle together!"
Hua Xiaomo looked at Candy, her eyes filled with nothing but heartache. The amber, resilient light in her gaze, as she looked at her daughter, was also laced with pain.
She really didn’t want to tell her daughter everything. She felt that letting Candy know too much would have a significant impact on her and affect her growth. It would also make Candy sad, and she truly didn’t want to distress her daughter or see her heartbroken. There were some things she shouldn’t tell her.
These issues related to Qi Longbing. Qi Longbing was Candy’s father, and she really didn’t want to tell Candy that he had deceived her. Qi Longbing had been deceiving her, playing with her feelings. But she felt that one day Candy would find out everything. Candy would understand who her father was and how he had treated them, regardless of the current situation. She felt they both should approach everything rationally, whether it meant forgetting or continuing, loving or not loving. She always felt there were still unspoken words between her and him.
If they couldn’t be lovers, then perhaps they could just be friends. Being friends wasn’t a bad alternative. She felt she could be friends with Qi Longbing because he wasn’t as petty as he used to be; his personality had changed a lot. He had become the type of man she admired, to the point where she found him somewhat mesmerizing. But still, she hoped Qi Longbing wouldn’t deceive her anymore. Such deception was truly awful, causing headaches and being absolutely intolerable. No one could bear being deceived or continuing to live in confusion.
Whether or not he had actually divorced Pan Yutong, what was she to do about this situation? Should she insist on the divorce, or try to stay with him for Candy’s sake? What was the right path? The three of them—she, Qi Longbing, and Candy—had to find a way out of this predicament. She felt that continuing like this was wrong. It wasn’t good for her daughter, and sooner or later, Candy would find out the truth about her and Qi Longbing. Maybe Candy would blame her then, blame her for hiding so much. If that happened, her daughter would be terribly upset and heartbroken. She didn’t want to see Candy like that; she wanted her daughter to grow up healthy and happy.
Candy’s life shouldn’t have any trace of darkness or shadow; that would be truly unfair to her daughter, and to herself. She felt Qi Longbing had deceived her, played with her feelings, simply because he had never actually divorced Pan Yutong. And Pan Yutong’s recent backlash made her deeply uncomfortable. Pan Yutong had even gone to Candy’s school, perhaps intending to embarrass Candy again, to make both her daughter and herself miserable. No matter what, she felt this couldn’t go on. They shouldn’t continue to let Candy be humiliated, nor should she herself endure such indignity. Then, it was time to break up with Qi Longbing.
Although, would this breakup still hurt a little? Even though she could hardly bring herself to say the words ’break up,’ perhaps it was because she felt that she and Qi Longbing still liked each other very much, that they were still deeply in love. She and Qi Longbing just couldn’t seem to separate. But how could they continue? How could they move forward without such pain? How could they carry on their love, nurture this feeling? She felt utterly lost, not knowing what to do. Perhaps she had thought about this problem many times before, but she hadn’t expected it to become so intractable now. She and Qi Longbing had already taken their wedding photos, but since he wasn’t divorced, what was she supposed to do? This made her feel immense pain, sadness, and distress. She felt that both she and Candy had been hurt.
"Candy, don’t be sad, don’t be heartbroken," Hua Xiaomo said, her eyes shining with a gentle light. "From now on, Mom will be here with you. Even without Uncle around, you won’t feel too bad. Mom is more than capable of raising you. Besides, even if Uncle isn’t with us, so many people love you!"
"You have Brother Zi Yunsha who loves you, Sister Ye Xiangxue who loves you, and so many friends and teachers who love you. You’ll still be very happy, my dear Little Candy. Please believe that Mom has always been good to you, okay? Mom really cherishes you and loves you very much. I’ll pay even more attention to you and your studies in the future."
"You won’t have to endure such hurt and pain anymore. Mom believes she can give you all the happiness. Do you trust Mom?"
