Xia Dabao turned around and went back to his room to fetch his belongings, which took Tian Xiaobei by surprise.
Things were going so smoothly?
But as soon as Tian Xiaobei turned around, she saw someone rushing towards her, which immediately gave her a headache.
“Xiaobei, why are you back? Weren’t you supposed to be focusing on your studies?” Tian Xiaobei’s mother was both angry and unable to lash out.
“Mother, what are you doing here?” Tian Xiaobei ran over and upon seeing the buns in the maid’s hand and the money bag in his mother’s hand, he suddenly understood everything.
Tian Xiaobei, who was usually gentle, could not help but burst out in anger, “Mother, what are you doing? Are you trying to give money to Abao to make her leave quickly? Mother, you’re going too far. Abao definitely won’t take your money. Don’t think of her as some country girl here to ask for money; she isn’t!”
“Xiaobei, I…” Tian Xiaobei’s mother didn’t even have a chance to explain.
Tian Xiaobei had already rushed into the room and suddenly blocked Xia Dabao’s way. He was also very nervous, “Abao, don’t listen to my mother. My mother is my mother, and I am myself. I never wanted to drive you away. I had already asked my teacher for leave, and I said that today I would spend time with you, and I keep my word!”
Xia Dabao was equally troubled, “Xiaobei, I… I think I should go back. I actually just wanted to see you, but I didn’t expect things to bee so plicated.”
“It’s not plicated at all, Abao, I just want to ask you, do you like me?” Tian Xiaobei was also desperate. He tightly held Xia Dabao’s hand and wouldn’t let her go, insisting she answer him.
“Xiaobei, if I didn’t like you, why would I bother ing to see you? But right now, it seems our situation can’t just be decided by whether we like each other or not,” Xia Dabao still turned to leave.
Wouldn’t staying to ruin someone else’s family relationships be the behavior of a bad woman?
“As long as you like me, that’s enough, Abao. If my parents can’t even be that broad-minded, why should I listen to them? I’m not going to Capital City, let whoever wants to go, go!” Tian Xiaobei said defiantly, his gaze never leaving Xia Dabao.
He didn’t want to lose Xia Dabao at all, the girl who had warmed him like sunshine in his darkest times.
Finally, Tian Xiaobei’s mother couldn’t hold back her anger any longer, “Xiaobei, how dare you! Are you trying to infuriate your parents to death? You…”
“Mother, I’m not trying to infuriate you. I just don’t understand why you are so against her?” Tian Xiaobei rarely lost his temper with his family, and this might be the first time.
“Xiaobei, why are we against her? Because she’s not suitable for you. She’s a rude, uneducated country girl who dares to barge into a man’s home without regard for her own reputation. Your parents don’t like her at all. Also, do you think that just because your parents were released from prison once, everything at home is going to be fine from now on? Impossible. We were lucky this time. If there’s a next time, it will all be up to us. You must go to the capital to bee an imperial doctor. That’s your only way out, and you’ll be the only support for our family from now on…”
Tian Xiaobei’s mother grew more and more agitated as she spoke, and eventually, she even fainted.
With Tian Xiaobei’s mother fainting, the room became even more chaotic. Tian Xiaobei had to let go of Xia Dabao’s hand, “Abao, I need to check on my mother first.”
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