Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 754 - 752: Leaving, the Catalyst for Growth (Second Update)
Da Bao came out after taking a shower, intending to go out and keep his younger brother and sister company. He opened the bathroom door and directly faced Nuonuo, who was supposed to be playing games in the living room, sitting on the bed in the bathroom. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
"Aren’t you teaming up with Little Treasure to battle monsters?" Da Bao asked, his eyes being drawn straight to Nuonuo in front of him.
Nuonuo was leaning against the pillow, her upper body in a fitted little T-shirt slightly exposing half of her fragrant shoulder, her lower body in shorts, with two snowy white straight long legs crossed and extended on the bed.
Nuonuo’s eyes moved from the iPad spread out on the bed to Da Bao. "Oh, he thought I was a nuisance, so he stopped playing with me."
Nuonuo responded nonchalantly, propping herself up and sitting up.
She nimbly sat cross-legged, the hem of her little T-shirt slightly rising to reveal a small patch of white skin at her right waist indentation.
Da Bao’s breath halted suddenly, he had never known that he was so "lustful."
Just seeing such a small patch of skin, his heart beats went out of rhythm.
It seems his powerful self-control has encountered the greatest challenger in history.
She is not only the person he likes, but also his nemesis!
"Tomorrow, the results will be out, right?"
Da Bao casually tossed the damp towel he used to dry his hair onto the sofa beside him, climbed onto the bed, and sat cross-legged beside Nuonuo, imitating her posture.
"Hmm, I’ve thought about it. If I reach the score line, I want to go to high school at Yizhong."
These days, aside from thinking about Da Bao, Nuonuo also thought about school matters.
Indeed, the current school’s atmosphere is very good, and the teaching method is very flexible. The teachers are also very polite and friendly to the students. After all, those who can study at this school are either second-generation officials or second-generation rich, and these parents wouldn’t spend money to let their princes and princesses suffer at school, and the school’s teachers do not dare to provoke such parents and students.
This environment really protected Nuonuo well.
But Nuonuo felt that she was being protected too well.
It’s the same at home, and the same at school.
Before, she didn’t have much of an opinion, so it didn’t matter where she went according to her family’s wishes.
But ever since Da Bao went abroad, she’s gradually become more aware of her own fragility. Without the protection of the Ji Family, she truly wouldn’t know how to survive on her own.
Especially since knowing that she was actually an adopted child, the desire to become stronger in Nuonuo’s heart became more urgent and real.
Having this desire doesn’t mean the Ji Family’s attitude towards her has changed.
Rather, she secretly made an assumption.
If one day she had to leave the Ji Family and live with her biological parents, could she still live so comfortably and splendidly as she does now?
No need to think, her biological parents must not be doing well; otherwise, they wouldn’t have abandoned her in such a remote place back then. So, could she, the second young lady of the Ji Family who has always been clad and fed, live a normal life?
"If that’s your decision, I support you. But can you tell me the reason?"
Although Nuonuo repeatedly emphasized that she and Si Jun were just good friends, if her purpose for going to Yizhong was because of this good friend, it’s impossible for Da Bao not to mind.
"Brother, do you remember what I said in the park that day?"
About this point, Nuonuo had no intention of hiding it.
Of course, she would never have thought that when she said she wanted to go to Yizhong, the first reason her brother would think of would be Si Jun.
"Hmm!" Da Bao nodded.
"Since Mommy told me about the adoption, I can’t help but wonder, if my biological parents hadn’t abandoned me back then, what would I be like now?"
Da Bao’s heart tightened. This girl, didn’t she say she wasn’t upset about it? Why bring it up again?
He reached out and grabbed her hand, ignoring her struggle, coercively clasping both her hands in his palms, and then declared nervously.
"Nuonuo, there’s no ’if’ in this matter. You were brought back by me, that’s a fact. You are now a child of the Ji Family, that’s a fact. You are now still my Ji Yu’s girlfriend, that’s a fact, understand?"
Nuonuo tilted her little face up, her eyes blinked and didn’t blink as she looked at him precisely as Little Treasure said; her brother couldn’t bear her sadness in the slightest, how could he dislike her?
"Brother, I know! Don’t worry, I absolutely have no thought of leaving. I can’t bear to, with you all loving me so much. I just think, if I were in such an environment, without a brain as extraordinarily clever as you and Little Treasure, and no one like Daddy, Mommy, you, and Little Treasure to protect and care for me, without you all arranging everything for me like you do now, then how would I survive?"
Nuonuo’s words left Da Bao silent.
He really wanted to say something nice to comfort her, even recklessly embrace her and tell her, "You needn’t know anything; you just have to stay by my side forever."
But no matter how much he loved her, he didn’t have the right to confine her.
And he knew better than anyone else that, like learning to walk, survival skills, and living styles all need to be learned by herself.
No matter how strong he is or how much he loves her, he can’t provide her with these things.
"These three years when you left, at first, I hated you, but I have to say, my thoughts and behaviors became much more independent because of your departure. So, your leaving was actually the biggest motivator for my growth. If you had never left, I fear I would still be the same as three years ago, selfish, spoiled, cowardly—no matter what happened, I’d just hide behind you all, letting you protect and pamper me."
Da Bao felt very complex hearing her remarks.
What Nuonuo said was precisely his original intent for leaving.
He indeed hoped to give her space to grow, as well as the freedom and opportunity to choose.
However, her growth far exceeded his expectations.
"Nuonuo, you really have grown up."
The phrase "grown up" carried too much meaning and encapsulated Da Bao’s overwhelming mix of heartaches and helplessness.
"So, I hope to be like an ordinary child, relying on my abilities to gain admission to the appropriate school. Similarly, I also hope to integrate into the surrounding society a little earlier."
If she didn’t understand these things when she was younger, she has thought them through clearly over the past few years.
For example, when she followed Teacher Fan to perform outside, no matter how much Daddy and Mommy emphasized not giving special treatment, from travel to diet to protective measures, she was always qualitatively different from other members of the troupe.
Even later with taking endorsements—if she weren’t the second young lady of the Ji Family, how could those around her be so friendly?
Before, she didn’t understand these seemingly unreal things about interpersonal relationships; she only thought that whether in performance or endorsements, it was all based on her ability, including the fame and respect she garnered.
But now, she understands that the reason she received these was largely because she was the second young lady of the Ji Family.
