Grandpa Du nodded.
"Xiangyi," Du Jiaojiao smiled at Chu Xiangyi, "where are you planning to go?"
Chu Xiangyi replied, "It’s the fifteenth today, I’m planning to go to the temple to offer incense."
Du Jiaojiao nodded, "I’ll have the driver take you." Understanding Chu Xiangyi’s deep devotion, Du Jiaojiao held great respect for her.
Moreover, Chu Xiangyi was always someone who saw the bigger picture.
Chu Xiangyi declined, "No need, I think walking there feels more sincere. Sister, I’ll head over first."
"Hmm."
After Chu Xiangyi left, Du Jiaojiao caught up with Grandpa Du’s pace, "Xiangyi likes you so much, do you really have the heart to leave her hanging for a lifetime?"
Chu Xiangyi married Grandpa Du when she was eighteen, and it has been more than a decade now.
Throughout these years, she hasn’t even caught his glimpse.
"It was her own choice, and nobody forced her." With that said, Grandpa Du continued, "Besides, the Du family hasn’t confined her. She’s free to leave whenever she wishes."
"But she likes you."
"It’s just unrequited love."
Unrequited love is a poison enough to be lethal.
Once afflicted with this poison, one is like a person locked in an iron cage, tortured and tormented.
Yet, the key is clearly in sight, still, they are unwilling to unlock the cage and walk out.
Instead, they choose to be deeply mired in it.
The deeper they sink.
Du Jiaojiao sighed, "If you were willing to give her half of the affection you have for Zhou Zixian, Xiangyi wouldn’t be like this now!"
Du Jiaojiao actually felt quite sorry for Chu Xiangyi, a fine young lady, beautiful too, who inexplicably made up her mind to come over and become a concubine, and moreover, to a man who didn’t even glance her way.
Isn’t that just asking for misery?
A slight smile tugged at Grandpa Du’s lips as he stepped forward.
"Where are you going?"
"Back to my room."
Du Jiaojiao said with no response, "Going to chant scriptures again?"
Grandpa Du didn’t reply to her.
He called over his assistant upon reaching the study room.
"Bring me some breakfast."
The assistant looked at Grandpa Du in surprise. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
As far as he knew, Grandpa Du never ate breakfast, and moreover, it was almost eleven o’clock...
Can breakfast still be bought at this time? 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Grandpa Du continued, "I want a cup of soy milk, a ci fan bao with fried dough sticks, and a spring roll. Yes, I only want the breakfast from Wu’s on East City Road."
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