On how to save the world by defeating the protagonist

Chapter 173 Is it worth it?
Lin Yinian's current state is as embarrassing as being caught by the owner for stealing things, with capital letters all over his body.

She never thought that Tong Lu, who slipped away from under her nose at that time, would come back half an hour later; she also never thought that this person would bring her two children and a spare tire with her on the way back .

As a result, she now has to face this embarrassing situation where there is a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back, and when she just swore the oath, she is simply in a dilemma.

"Ah, you, are you here?" In short, the only way is to pick the best talker, comfort the other party first, and then try to explain.Lin Yinian stiffly raised one hand, and greeted the four people who were approaching step by step in a rather unnatural posture: "Hey, He Zhan is here too? That's great, it's just in time. This Wu Qiong and I There was a little misunderstanding between Miss Wu just now..."

"Actually, it's not a big deal, just, it's just a little bet." She lowered her head, squeezed out a flattering smile, and then leaned on He Zhan: "As long as I swear, I can continue to live here , That's why I have to do this, just borrow your work and use it, okay? Just make an oath."

As she spoke, she secretly pulled the corner of the other party's clothes: "This is also an emergency, you will definitely help me, right?" She also pretended to be playful and stuck out her tongue: "I know you are willing, because you Best!"

Regarding her little trick, Lin Yinian is still very confident. After all, she used this trick to capture He Zhan's heart a long time ago; but I don't know if it was too long or the method was wrong, the little trick seems to have failed :

He Zhan didn't agree with her because of her coquetry and cuteness. Instead, he took his hand away without looking at her more.

There were only two children who hurried over and gathered around her. Tong Lu didn't know when she had run to the other side of the table, and He Zhan also passed her and walked straight to the woman opposite:
"Miss Wu, I'm sorry that this happened to you during your walk. It's all my fault."

In front of everyone, this five-foot man bent his waist at a right angle, which made people feel distressed: "I am willing to accept all punishments for the three of them, but there is only one thing, please don't deprive me work."

"This job was given to me by my parents before they died, saying that as long as I am still here, they can leave with peace of mind." When He Zhan said this, his face was expressionless, but there was deep heartache in his eyes: " So, this job is so important to me that no one can take it away from me, and no one can make decisions for me on it."

"Even if it's someone I liked and still likes now."

After finishing speaking, he slowly raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him with almost begging eyes: "Miss Wu, I know that I am soft-spoken, but I still hope you can listen to me..."

"Stop talking, let them go back first." Ah Qiong lowered his eyes and waved his hands weakly as if he was tired: "I can keep your people from moving temporarily, but correspondingly, you have to accept the punishment on their behalf .” He raised his eyelids and said, “How about it, do you want to?”

"...Yes." He Zhan shook his lips and seemed to be smiling.But before anyone could see clearly, he turned around and handed the key to the person behind him: "Go back first, I may go home late today." He turned back hurriedly, without saying a word to the other person in the whole process. Didn't take a second look.

"Oh, oh, good!" Lin Yinian, who got the key, was amnesty, and left in a hurry with the two children who still wanted to quarrel, without even looking back.

In the small lake pavilion, there were only three people left in an instant.

He Zhan stood quietly, waiting for the boss's punishment to come to him, and did not intend to give any explanation: anyway, the job was probably saved.He counted his heartbeats: the rest is to cut salary or work overtime, or he may be deployed to a distant place on night shift, or patrol in the middle of the night every day, or help collect garbage during the day...

"Do you know why I interrupted you?" A soft female voice came, without naming anyone, but He Zhan knew that the person was talking to him. After all, he was the boss here:

"Because you can't stand the ugliness of me constantly apologizing?" He answered, but the answer was very soft. He didn't know whether he was talking to the other party or to himself: "Because I can't give you anything useful except apologizing." The answer to value? Because you don’t want to be entangled with that person anymore? Or because you don’t want to listen to me anymore?”

Perhaps the above is the answer.

He knew that he had done something wrong, and he also knew that he knew it was impossible to make up for it, but he still wanted to make up for it with all his strength, which was ugly, but he just couldn't stop.

He couldn't abandon the mother and child, he couldn't slander an innocent child out of conscience, and he couldn't abandon his job.Even if these "impossible" things have made his life full of holes.

"I'm sorry." As far as he was concerned, there were too many things he couldn't do in this world, and the only thing he could do was wait for death obediently.

"I'm sorry." He said again, and then said nothing, just waiting for the woman opposite to come over with the child.

Waiting for the ending that belongs to me, everything in it is self-inflicted.

"You've worked really hard." However, this ending seemed to be quite unexpected. He Zhan didn't hear the news that he was punished. He just felt someone put his arm on his shoulder and patted him: "I have to deal with such unreasonable people every day." Of the whole family, only you can bear it, right?"

Punishing a person who did no wrong was not in line with Ah Qin's personality, so she just stood on tiptoes and patted the man in front of her on the shoulder: "It's really nothing for me to keep you here. I thought you were not wrong at all, but you were just cheated by those liars. It’s just getting on the thief’s boat; don’t worry, everything will be fine, and everything will go on as usual.”

"Now, can you please send us back in a patrol car?" She blinked, and gave this man a soothing smile.

The woman's friendly words made He Zhan feel like he was living in a dream. Could it be that he was just let go?He opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, but he saw that little baby also jumped over and gently grabbed his sleeve: "Yeah, it's okay. I know that little brother is completely different from those people."

"But little brother, your attitude is really strange." Tong Lu took the man's hand and sighed softly: "At first I thought that the twins were your children, but it turned out not to be, it really scared me Big jump."

"However, since it's not your wife and children, why did you take them in? And you gave up your own room?" Due to her height, she couldn't see the man's head clearly, so she could only ask intuitively: "What will you do if one day they insist on not leaving?"

"You only want that aunt, don't you want to marry a new wife? Also, since there are already twins there, where will your own children live in the future?"

This question left He Zhan speechless. He didn't know how to answer, so he could only put the child in the car and sit in the car, and then racked his brains to make up a story:
"I know that you may not understand why I do such a thankless thing. How about it, let me tell you a story? You will understand after listening." He cleared his throat, and then began to tell:
"A long, long time ago, there was a little prince. His greatest wish was to marry the little princess of the neighboring country when he grew up, and form a new kingdom together. Unfortunately, during the process of growing up, the two separated, and so on. When we met again, the little princess had already become a queen and had her own child; while the little prince lost everything and became a vagabond."

"Everyone knows that the queen and the tramp should not be together. But by chance, the tramp actually had a chance to start again with the queen. And he's willing to do it too. Because he's still a beloved queen."

"Later, in the process of continuous giving, the tramp got deeper and deeper, and finally couldn't extricate himself." After a wry smile, the man continued: "But the tramp just doesn't want to let go, even if he knows that the queen he likes has become I met a strange village girl, but he continued to work hard."

"Because he wants to grasp this dream. In the dream, he still has everything. He is still the little prince and the beloved little princess. This is the hard-won illusion of adults. It is the most beautiful and saddest thing. dream."

"Even adults have the right to dream, don't they?" After stopping the car, he watched the mother and child go up the stairs, and then disappeared; but at the moment when he turned his head, he heard a slow voice: " Is it worth it?"

Then when he turned around, he saw the little head protruding from the balcony, which belonged to a simple and lovely little girl: "If I had known that taking in the queen would make him nothing again, or even worse, that tramp really Would you still make such a decision just for a dream?"

The pity in her eyes comes from the heart, but it makes people dare not look directly: "It is not wrong for adults to dream, but adults are not children after all, they still have to go to work!"

"My mother also needs to go out to buy groceries, and my little brother also needs to go on patrol. I'm the only one who can dream all day long!" Putting her hands together like a trumpet, Tong Lu tried to wake up this preparation who was about to lose everything but hadn't lost everything yet. Fetal boy: "The tramp has the right to dream, but he should also wake up, open his eyes, and see that the queen beside him is actually a village girl!"

"Is it really worth doing this?" She patted the railing beside her: "Just for a village girl? That tramp will cry when he wakes up!"

For that dream, for everything that was lost, for the sake of being that "little prince" and giving up work and life, even a self-respecting homeless man, have you really never regretted it from the bottom of your heart?
Which is better, the real tramp or the "little prince" who lost everything?He Zhan didn't have an answer, he just waved at the little doll on the balcony, and then responded, "I don't know."

"I really, really don't know."

(End of this chapter)