Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 741 - 739: Repositioned Relationship (Part 1)
In Da Bao’s eyes now, Nuonuo has changed, and she’s no longer the Nuonuo he once knew.
But in the eyes of the other three in the Ji Family, they seem to have no sense of Nuonuo’s changes. Maybe, because they live together every day, they’ve become accustomed to it, so they turn a blind eye?
At this moment, facing this graceful girl before him, even if he has any thoughts, he no longer feels guilty. After all, she’s almost fifteen years old and no longer that little kid who knew nothing. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Originally, without the psychological burden, the distance between them should have been easier to close. But the fact is quite the opposite. He now feels that even though they are close, it’s very difficult to touch her even a little.
This touch is not limited to physical contact but also involves communication, which Nuonuo rejects fiercely.
This rejection gives Da Bao a headache and is hard to accept.
He can’t help but begin to doubt whether his decision to leave for three years was really the right one.
Undoubtedly, Nuonuo has changed, or rather, to be precise, she indeed grew up just as he hoped.
But the direction in which she changed, no, the direction in which she grew up, seems to be different from the direction he had envisioned.
Three years ago, he only thought of giving her enough space to experience the world she should experience, including people and things.
But he never thought that after she encountered the outside world, she would become distant from him.
The Nuonuo who used to cuddle up to him playfully when she was in a bad mood, as if soothing her with a few words could make her snuggle into his arms, seems to have vanished with the passing of these three years separated.
The current Nuonuo will properly call him Brother and will also answer politely when he asks her anything.
But what he wants is not this Nuonuo who treats him with respectful detachment.
At first, Da Bao just thought he was being overly sensitive, that it was his illusion, but after trying a few times, he could no longer use the excuse "Nuonuo is just not used to it yet" to comfort himself.
Obviously, she still smiles at others, but when her eyes meet his, that smile freezes instantly at the corners of her mouth.
Just like now, just a moment ago, she was chatting animatedly with Little Treasure about Big Gray and Big Black’s third-wheel antics, but when she turned to look at Big Gray and inadvertently met his gaze, the smile that was originally curling up on her lips dropped.
Her eyes immediately evaded him, dimming Da Bao’s gaze.
"Nuonuo, I heard there’s a violin master’s concert in Z City the day after tomorrow. How about I book three tickets, and we go together?" Da Bao sat cross-legged on the grass, stroking Big Gray’s fur with his large hand, but his gaze was fixed intently on Nuonuo, who was looking away into the distance.
"Brother, spare me! I can’t appreciate that elegant music, and I’d fall asleep three minutes after the start. You go with Sister, I’ll skip it." Before Nuonuo could answer, Little Treasure had already refused Da Bao’s proposal.
With Little Treasure saying this, Da Bao didn’t insist and turned to look at Nuonuo. In fact, whether Little Treasure went or not didn’t matter to Da Bao; he just had this idea because he wanted to do something Nuonuo liked.
Nuonuo finally brought her gaze back, but instead of looking at Da Bao, she was scratching Big Gray’s chin with her finger, her eyes lowered, seemingly focusing on Big Gray’s look.
"The day after tomorrow, I have an engagement to perform at a charity concert in L City, so I can’t go to the music concert."
L City and Z City are both about a hundred kilometers from R City, only, L City is to the east, and Z City is to the west.
Da Bao wasn’t disappointed but rather said naturally, "Then I’ll take you there!"
After all, he just wanted to spend more time with her, whether it was going to a concert or accompanying her to a performance made no difference.
Moreover, before he went abroad, whenever she had to perform out, he, as her brother, always accompanied her.
Nuonuo shook her head, "Teacher Fan said the organizers will send a car to pick us up, no need to trouble Brother."
Even though Da Bao clearly felt Nuonuo’s intention to decline, he couldn’t say anything, "Then I’ll take you to Teacher Fan’s place, what time do we gather?"
Nuonuo didn’t respond, keeping her eyes down, focused on scratching Big Gray’s chin.
After a moment, she lifted her eyelids to glance at Da Bao.
"Brother, you’ve just come back, you must have a lot of friends and classmates to see, right? You should be busy with your own things; I’m no longer a child, I can handle my own things."
Da Bao kept his gaze on her without blinking, "Girl, my friends and classmates have never been more important than you, right?"
Little Treasure seemed to vaguely sense something was not right, got up, patted the grass off his body, and then called to the two dogs, "Big Gray and Big Black, let’s go for a walk in the little bamboo forest."
The two silly dogs obediently got up, wagging their tails and ran away with Little Treasure cheerfully, and Da Bao also stood up, pointing to another path, "Come on, take me there for a walk."
As he spoke, he bent down, extending his large hand in front of her.
Nuonuo hesitated for a moment as she looked at his palm. In the end, she acted as if she hadn’t seen anything, propped herself up on the grass with her hands, and jumped up.
Da Bao nonchalantly retracted his hand and laughed, "Nice move, the way you skated just now too, have you been practicing for a long time?"
Da Bao’s mental endurance and acceptance have always been strong. When he saw Nuonuo’s changes clearly, to say there was no resignation or loss would be a lie. But those negative emotions merely passed fleetingly and did not linger too long on him, much less puzzled him.
Just like the decision to leave three years ago was made in a moment of determination.
Now, the thought of redefining his relationship with her in a completely new way was a decision made in similarly brief moments.
The reasons and consequences of her learning to skate have just been detailed to him by Little Treasure, but regarding her matters, he’s still more eager to hear from her.
"Didn’t practice for long, Little Treasure is a good coach."
Nuonuo didn’t cling to Da Bao’s arm as before but just followed in his footsteps as they turned toward the camellia garden.
"Very cool! The photos taken then, can you give me a copy?"
In these three years, Da Bao deliberately cut off relations with her, rarely even calling home, not because he didn’t care, but because he was afraid to care.
He told his family that his studies were burdensome, which was one reason. After all, what others take seven or eight years to complete, he finished in three.
And another more important reason is fear that if he did get in touch, he wouldn’t be able to resist the urge to forsake his unfinished studies and return to the country. Then all the efforts he made would be destroyed.
"I don’t have it either, if you want to see it, I’ll ask Sister Ziwen to send me a copy." Nuonuo’s tone was still neutral.
"Her number hasn’t changed, has it? I’ll call her myself, no need to go back and forth." Besides the published photos and video clips, Da Bao wanted to get more unseen clips and behind-the-scenes moments.
