Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

Lauren felt very warmhearted as she was having the meal. She wasn't sure if it was out of gentlemanliness, the pair of father and son took really good care of her. At her lonely and depressed moment, she saw the warmth of human nature. Deep in her heart, she was very touched. After singing the birthday song and eating the cake together, Lauren took the initiative to say, "The birthday boy gets to be the king today, so let me do the dishes!"

Lauren felt that she should do something to repay them. After all, she did eat a free meal.

As soon as she wanted to pick up the tablewares, Carney snatched them over from her. "How can we let the guest do it? A maid will come and wash them tomorrow!" Antonio then stood up and said, "Miss Heady, let's proceed to our lesson!"

Then, he dragged her into the study and obediently lay out all his homework. It was totally different from before where he would refuse to do homework. Seeing that he had really changed, Lauren was extremely happy. She took out her class notes and explained a chemical formula to him in a simple way.

"Chemistry is actually very interesting. This formula talks about the balancing reaction of acidity and alkaline. It's actually very easy to remember. It's about the reaction of acid (H+) and alkali (OH-). When they were mixed together, they will react to form salt and water. Have you ever eaten a steamed bun that has turned sour?"

As she was guiding him, Lauren said,

"In the past, there was a little girl who liked to sit and watch her mother steam buns when she had nothing to do. Then, she discovered that occasionally when the buns were about to be cooked, they will emit a sour smell. Back then, they were poor, so she was extremely afraid of starvation. However, each time the pot was opened, the buns would always smell good. Only later did she realize that before the pot was opened, whenever the sour smell was released, her mother would definitely splash some water on it. She remembered it and opened up a steamed bun shop in the future. She did quite well in making the buns! This is the wonder of chemistry. When the steamed buns were fermented with yeast, there would be a sour taste. The water her mother used was alkaline water. The two of them will react with each other, so naturally, there wouldn't be any sour taste! It's miraculous, and it could be easily remembered, right? As long as you remember these two types of main substances (H+) and (OH-) and then recall this story, it would be extremely easy to remember it again! Do you understand?"

As the subject that he hated the most and found most boring turned to be so interesting when she explained it, Antonio was obviously very intrigued. He picked out a few formulas and quickly wrote down the answer,

"Teacher, these few questions are all of the same type. Are my answers correct?"

"Antonio, you are so smart! You're very talented! Yes! Also, over here, you have to pay attention to the symbols. As long as you are careful, you won't be wrong! Besides, if you master the knowledge of chemistry, you can do a lot of the things in the future and live a good life..."

Lauren gave him some advice, but she seemed to have changed into another person herself. She didn't know that her unintentional praises were actually the biggest reason for Antonio's change.

Criticizing and denying the children had never been a good way of education. Instead, praising and encouraging are the essence of education.

At the entrance, when he saw the scene, Carney silently left the room again with a plate of fruits he was holding.

When she had accompanied Antonio to do a test paper halfway, he suddenly put down the pencil.

"What's the matter? Are you stuck at a question?" Lauren asked.

"Miss Heady, you must be tired, right? You can go out to eat some fruits and take a rest. You can also go downstairs for a walk with my dad! When he's at home, I can't focus well. I'm begging you, please... I'll finish this test paper in half an hour!" He had an admiring yet begging look on his face. Lauren glanced at him and stood up. "Okay, but you can't cheat!"

Then, she lowered her voice and said, "Otherwise, I will tell your father about it, and your pocket money next time..."

Antonio smiled as he made an "OK" gesture.

Generally, Carney was rarely around. He would occasionally walk past and chat with her when she arrived and when she left the house. After talking for a while, they then actually left the house together.

They went downstairs and walked around the neighborhood. Lauren then said,

"Mr. Bernard, you don't actually have to accompany me! Antonio is a very sensible child. As long as you treat him well, he is very kind and understanding! He may only be a little rebellious because he lacks care. I understand this feeling! No matter what, I will do my best to help him improve his results!"

Carney stopped and looked at her. He smiled as he said, "Thank you!"

Looking at her thin clothes, he took off his jacket and put it on her, then patted her shoulder hard.

When their eyes met, a strange feeling rushed into her heart. Suddenly, Lauren stopped and said, "No, there's no need, I'm not cold..."

"Miss Heady, I heard some things

about you. It's really rare to see girls like you, who are loyal, hardworking, and talented! When I met you, I

came to realize that my life waspet

as terrible as I imagined! You knew it, didn't you? In the early years, Antonio's mother had him behind my back, and then abandoned him when he was sick, took our living expenses, and ran away. Haha..."

"Thank you! Thank you very much! Thanks to you, I'm able to leave the past behind! There is no shortage of good men or women in this world. It's just that we are not as lucky! Playboys and playgirls, please get them out of our world!"

Seeing the obvious sadness on his face, Lauren breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought he..."

Fortunately, she misunderstood him, but she sighed with sympathy. She was really scared to death! That was right. They had only known each other for a short time. How could it be possible? After listening to his words, the hatred in Lauren's heart actually dissipated a little. "Yes! It's a waste of time and energy to be like that for a scum, or even to hate them! It's not worth it!" That night, the two of them had spilled their emotions that were stuck in their hearts as they chatted casually. At that very moment, Lauren's cell phone kept flashing in the room.

It was a very special night. Normally, the class should have ended around 8:30 at night, but it was delayed for almost an hour. As Lauren walked out, Carney chased after her. "It's already very late, let me send you home! Sorry for the delay as the supper was late to arrive, and Antonio was also a little excited today!"

"It's okay, I'll take a taxi! It's your birthday, surely he's happy! I'm also happy too..."

The sentence was not her just being polite. Recently, she had been very depressed. That night, Lauren really felt the long-lost warmth of life.

However, in the end, she still couldn't defy

Carney's insistence and got into his car.

On the other side at the same time, Willy had been calling Lauren on her phone. He was already starting to get angry as he waited. In the living room, he was fuming.

"What's wrong with you guys? Didn't I ask you guys to serve her well and be her chauffeur all day long? Now that she's missing, how could you guys not even know what's going on?" "What's the point of raising a bunch of trash like you?"

A maid stepped forward timidly, but her tone was a little indocile. "Master Willy, it's Miss Heady herself who insisted for us to not serve her! You can't blame us!"

Her words made Willy's hair stand on end. "Are you still quibbling? Do you all usually have this kind of attitude? Where did you learn this from?"

How could they talk to him in such a carefree and self-righteous tone? Willy thought to himself.

Gnashing his teeth and gritting them, Willy swung his hand and said angrily, "You're all fired!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and strode upstairs. He took the car keys and quickly rushed out of the door...