Be gentle

"Hello, Xiaobai?" Xiao Zhen and Bai Shuyi mostly communicated by text message or voice, so they were a little surprised to receive her call early in the morning.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then Bai Shuyi's voice came.

"Aunt Xiao..."

The voice of the always happy person at this time was very dull, Xiao Zhen keenly felt that something was wrong with her state.

"Is there a problem?"

There was no immediate answer, and it took a while before he said, "Aunt Xiao, is Xiao Junsheng your elder brother?"

Xiao Zhen couldn't help raising her brows when she heard Xiao Junsheng's name, "What's wrong? Did he go to harass Xiaoran?"

The moment she spoke, she finally heard Bai Shuyi's sobs clearly.

"Xiaobai? What's wrong with you, Xiaobai? Did something happen to Xiaoran? Don't cry."

Xiao Zhen had never seen Bai Shuyi cry, so she thought it was something serious happened to Huaran, so she was very anxious.

"Xiao, Aunt Xiao..." Bai Shuyi choked up his sobs and said intermittently, "Xiao Junsheng is, is my father...he is my father..."

After Xiao Zhen left Huajia Village, she secretly went back to her hometown to inquire about the family's situation. After learning about Xiao Junsheng's actions, she made up her mind to sever ties with the Xiao family, changed her name and stopped paying attention to their whereabouts.

So she didn't know when her parents died, nor did she know who Xiao Junsheng married later.She did investigate the Bai family, but she didn't go too deep for fear of offending them. She only knew that Bai Shuyi was a single-parent family, and Bai Wenxue divorced because of her ex-husband's cheating. As for the name of her ex-husband, no one asked.

How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

Xiao Zhen couldn't believe it.

Listening to Bai Shu's sobs, she felt mixed emotions.The lovers suddenly became cousins, what should the two children do in the future?

"Xiaoran...does she know?"

Bai Shuyi cried uncontrollably, "She, she was earlier than me... woo... Ranran her... Sister Ran has already been with me... Aunt Xiao... why..."

why?

Xiao Zhen also wanted to ask.

Why do their entanglements from the previous generation continue to the next generation, and why do they have to achieve such a bad relationship?

Although two girls cannot have offspring in the first place, compared with the problem of reproduction, the ethical benchmark set by today's law is more difficult to cross.Xiao Zhen has been in the UK for many years, but after all, she grew up in China, she can't get over this hurdle, and Hua Ran can't get over it.

When Kevin came out of the shower, he found that Xiao Zhen, who was in a good mood, was sad for some reason, and asked strangely, "Sophia, what's wrong with you? Could it be that I've been in the shower for too long and you miss it?"

Xiao Zhen was not in the mood to listen to his jokes, "I talked to Xiaobai on the phone."

The conversation with Baishu was of course for Huaran, Kevin didn't dare to tease him immediately, and asked seriously, "What's wrong with Xiaoran?"

Xiao Zhen really didn't know how to tell him. After hesitating for a while, she finally said, "Xiaobai is...my brother's daughter."

Kevin didn't understand for a while, and opened a pair of strange eyes, "What?"

Xiao Zhen could fully understand his reaction, sighed and said: "There is such a coincidence in the world, Ms. Bai's ex-husband is Xiao Junsheng."

Kevin was really amazed, and sighed: "This is... too amazing, isn't it?"

Not only did he fully understand what happened to Xiao Junsheng, but he also knew everything about it, and he said with some concern: "You won't be prejudiced against Xiao Baibai because of your brother, right? Xiao Baibai is a good boy. Besides, Ms. Bai I have already divorced you, Xiao Junsheng, and they are still victims."

Seeing that he really couldn't grasp the point, Xiao Zhen said helplessly, "It's not this problem...Xiaoran and Xiaobai broke up."

"Does Xiaoran have that much opinion of your brother?"

Xiao Zhen was about to die of anger, "Xiao Bai is my brother's daughter, that is my niece, they are cousins, how can Xiao Ran talk to her any more?"

Kevin was stunned.

"Why? They don't care about gender anymore, why not cousins?"

"Because..." Xiao Zhen didn't know how to explain it to Kevin who grew up in the UK, and it took him a long time to say, "Because this doesn't make sense in terms of ethics and morals in China today...China is different from the UK, and collaterals within three generations are not allowed. married by blood."

Kevin shrugged, "Same-sex marriage is not allowed in China yet, and they don't have children, so what does it matter?"

"It's different from that. Unmarriage and prohibition of marriage are not the same concept. Let me ask you, there is incest in Britain, would you fall in love with your sister?"

"This...but I don't have any sisters, and Xiaobai and Xiaoran are not real sisters."

"It's a truth, Xiaoran can't pass this hurdle."

Kevin felt that both the mother and daughter were trying to get into a dead end, but he didn't want to argue with Xiao Zhen, so he asked, "What about Xiaobai?"

"No matter what Xiaobai thinks, she accepts it...she is a good boy."

Kevin wrinkled his nose and said in a low voice, "You mother and daughter are really... unfeeling."

Xiao Zhen glared at him, and Kevin immediately changed his words, "Ahem, I know Xiaoran must be very sad too, so why do you have to make things difficult for yourself? They were already in love before they knew about the relationship between sisters, which is not the same as incest. There is a big difference... let alone cousins, how can it be considered incest."

"I knew you would say that, comments are not constructive at all."

Kevin smiled and hugged her, "Okay, I don't understand your entanglement, it's a cultural difference. But I don't think the example you just gave is really right now. One is that I don't have sisters, and the other is that I only love You. If someone tells me that you are my sister now, I don't want to recognize you, I want you to be my wife."

"I don't care about other things, but you are not allowed to instill such thoughts in Xiaobai. After all, I didn't really approve of them being together at the beginning. Now if they can separate because of this matter... Maybe it's good."

Seeing that she was obviously worried to death but still duplicity, Kevin shook his head and said, "You are so dishonest...then how are you going to tell Xiaoran?"

"Let's not talk about it for the time being. Xiaobai told me not to tell Xiaoran that she knew about this, for fear that she would be too stressed and get along unnaturally. The two just broke up. After a while, maybe we can really get along gradually. Let it go, it’s better to talk about it later.”

Kevin looked at her with a complicated expression, half-smile, half-surprised.Xiao Zhen always felt that his expression contained narrowness, and said airily: "Speak up if you have something to say."

"I... just think you are very naive, and the more you suppress feelings, the deeper you will be."

"Then what should I do? Should I comfort Xiaoran now?"

"Oh, forget it, let the children calm down first. When we have time, let's go to China together and talk to them face to face."

"Ms. Bai's side..."

"Let's see. If she thinks it is necessary, she should contact us. Actually, I really don't know what to say about this matter. After all, I don't think it's a problem at all."

Xiao Zhen poked his forehead and pushed him away, "Living according to your desires is really a happy life."

Huaran feels that her recent life has finally started to get on the right track again. As long as she doesn't think about it, she can suppress her sadness.Whether it is habit or numbness, she feels that it is developing in a good direction.

Bai Shu picked her up to and from get off work every day, and the two of them seemed to have returned to the way they used to get along like sisters.

"Xiaobai, how long have you been waiting?"

Every time Huaran got off work, Bai Shuyi's car had already arrived, and she didn't know how long he had been waiting.

"Just a little while, come up quickly, it's hot outside."

Huaran wanted to say something more, but Bai Shuyi had already changed the topic.

"Sister Ran, didn't you say that you will submit the final proposal today? How about it, has the director passed it to you?"

This is probably the only thing to be happy about recently.

Huaran smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Well, I finally passed."

"Really? That's great, let's celebrate tonight."

"It's not that troublesome, it's just work..." Hua Ran sat in the back and talked with Bai Shu for a while before seeing something wrong with her face in the rearview mirror, "Xiao Bai, your eyes..."

Halfway through her speech, she realized that it might be traces of crying, so she stopped abruptly.

Bai Shuyi didn't seem to notice her abnormality, and said naturally: "Probably a little inflammation, just put some eye drops and it will be fine."

Huaran forced herself to look out of the window, "If your eyes are uncomfortable, don't drive for the next two days."

"It's okay, it's not invisible, but it's a little itchy. It's so hot now, how can I make you squeeze the bus."

As soon as Bai Shu spoke smoothly, Hua Ran's throat was sore, and she almost shed tears.It was probably because she was silent for a long time. As soon as Bai Shu realized that he had spoken too much, he added: "And I am idle, and I just practice my driving skills. There is air-conditioning in the car, so I won't be tired."

"Um……"

When Huaran got home, she found that not only Bai Shuyi was not quite right, but Bai Wenxue also seemed to be a little abnormal.But both of them were trying their best to act normal, and she didn't have the chance and the courage to ask what happened until she got home.

Bai Wenxue originally thought that there was no need to hide the matter from Huaran, but it was Bai Shuyi who persuaded her.Since Huaran didn't say it in advance, she must have her own considerations.She had already regarded Huaran as her own daughter, so there was really no need to involve a sensitive person like Xiao Junsheng in such a relationship.

Compared with the relationship with Huaran, Bai Wenxue is more worried about her daughter's state.The more Bai Shuyi whitewashed the peace, the more worried she became.She seldom goes to bed late, but tonight she can't rest at all. After waking up in the middle of the night, she couldn't fall asleep, so she simply got up to read Bai Shuyi.

She dreamed of Bai Shu when she was a child, dreamed of her crying and asking herself for a father, and dreamed of her asking herself today why Xiao Junsheng looked like her father.

When Bai Wenxue gently pushed open the door of her daughter's bedroom, she heard real crying.Bai Shuyi's thin nightgown was drenched with sweat, his long hair messily stuck to his cheeks and neck, and tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes.

But her eyes were closed, apparently still asleep.

The author has something to say: Xiao Junsheng is the only one who knows.