Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 775 - 773: Thank You for Supporting My Willfulness (Second Update)
Nuonuo leaned against Da Bao, but his eyes weren’t on her. She looked up and saw only his defined jawline.
In her mind, her Brother Dabao had always been gentle, easygoing, and quick to pacify, but now she could clearly feel that he was genuinely angry this time.
Even though he wasn’t so angry as to ignore her, his tightly pressed lips and taut facial lines told her that he was genuinely hurt by her.
"Brother, I’m sorry!"
"This time it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have made such a capricious request to Teacher Tan without telling you anything."
Nuonuo hadn’t talked to her family or Da Bao beforehand because she feared the entire family would oppose it once she mentioned it.
Judging by everyone’s reactions today, her guess was almost entirely correct.
"But Brother, have you thought about it? Both the director and Mr. Mai chose to gamble on me instead of a professional supermodel. Of course, the reason they chose me must be because I had my strengths, but compared to that sister, I also had my weaknesses. And I hope to make up for those deficiencies. I want to live up to the expectations the director and Mr. Mai have for me, and I also want to honor their gamble."
Nuonuo till today didn’t know that Mr. Mai’s decision to switch models was actually made because Da Bao had secretly intervened, leaving Mr. Mai no choice but to choose that model.
So in her view, this opportunity was something she had forced Mr. Mai to give her, and in order not to let him down, she must do everything she can to outperform that model to repay Mr. Mai and the director’s guidance and trust.
Da Bao seemed to be browsing the web, but he listened intently to everything she said.
Listening, his heart gradually twisted into a knot. For her hard work, and for her resilience.
Though Da Bao felt sorry for her, he understood why she did it. But he didn’t want to only be informed about her matters, he wanted to discuss them with her family.
"Nuonuo, I understand your desire to excel in next month’s end shooting, but couldn’t you have discussed the extra classes with us first?"
Da Bao finally restored the gentle tone he always had when facing Nuonuo. His gaze finally left the screen and met her eyes softly.
Nuonuo lowered her eyes in difficulty. In the face of Brother’s deep and loving gaze, she couldn’t lie, but the true thoughts in her heart, once spoken, were hurtful. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Da Bao looked at her for a short while, then lifted her chin to make her look at him.
"Is it just like last time, you’re afraid that if you told us, we’d oppose and then not let you do it anymore?" Da Bao asked softly, coaxingly.
Forced to look at him, Nuonuo, who had been caught in her thoughts, shyly shifted her eyes to the embroidered piece on the wall.
"Eh?!"
Her attention was immediately caught by the embroidery.
"Brother, this embroidery..."
Da Bao glanced at the embroidery he’d rehung today, "That’s right, it’s the birthday gift you gave me, remember?"
Three years ago, this embroidery had followed Da Bao across the ocean, accompanying him in place of its maker for three years.
Nuonuo nodded, struggling to stand up from Da Bao’s embrace, walked over to the embroidery, and looked at it carefully.
"I thought you threw it away..."
Her words carried a hint of sadness. Da Bao couldn’t bear it, he stood up and wrapped her from behind.
"Silly girl, how could I bear to throw it away?"
During those three years, whenever Da Bao was worried that the girl on the other side of the world would forget him, or meet someone else she admired more, he’d find confidence and comfort from the portrait the little girl had embroidered stitch by stitch.
"Nuonuo, you have to believe, even if the whole world gives up on you, I won’t. Even if everyone in the world opposes you, I will support you. So from now on, whatever happens, you have to tell me first,"
Da Bao felt like he was a worrisome father at that moment.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to let go, nor does he distrust her.
But the circle she’s in is just too complicated, and many adults have lost themselves in the world of dazzling illusions, and she, after all, is just a fifteen-year-old girl.
He’s afraid that even a slight oversight on his part might accidentally let her slip away.
And he can’t even tell her that people in that circle are treacherous, nor can he say that a little girl like her is easily coaxed away for various reasons.
Because he hopes, no matter the environment or circle she’s in, that she can view everything around her with an optimistic and beautiful perspective.
To others, his thoughts might seem contradictory, but he does believe such people exist.
Because his mommy was such a person.
In Da Bao’s memory, his mommy was a woman who went through many upheavals, even the position she’s in now is filled with calculations and scheming.
But her character has always been optimistic and strive forward, and her heart always retains a corner that’s wonderfully innocent and pure.
This corner is soft and very emotional.
And she uses this land of softness and sensitivity to accommodate their dad and the three siblings. So, in Da Bao’s view, the spiritual pillar of the Ji Family is not their dad, but their seemingly delicate but extremely strong mom.
That’s right, he hopes Nuonuo can become a person with a strong heart like their mom.
But at her current tender phase, he doesn’t dare fully trust her, so he hopes to quietly protect her before she can completely discern her perilous surroundings.
Da Bao’s gentle words made Nuonuo feel even more ashamed.
There are indeed some things she overthought.
Thinking about it, Brother is still the same Brother who, as long as her request is reasonable, will oppose everyone to support her.
"Brother, thank you for supporting my capriciousness!"
Nuonuo also knew, the endorsement matter, it was her being willful.
But if she wasn’t willful, she might live her whole life according to the arrangements of Dad, Mommy, and Brother.
This isn’t what she wants!
Of course, it probably isn’t what Dad, Mommy, and Brother truly want either!
And now all their various obstacles are more due to concerns for her. Because they do not believe she has the capability, not because they don’t want her to pursue her own life.
If one day she becomes strong enough, they certainly would want her to be like her Brother and Brother, living the life she desires with her abilities, attending her dream university, and deciding the path she wants to take in the future.
