Chapter 73
73. 7 On the Surface He Looks Strong but in Fact He Is Very Weak
Jessie followed and took the umbrella from Fia, “Grandpa, grandma, I’ll send you there.”
“No need. You stay with the children.”
Jessie followed them to the door. Unexpectedly, just as they walked out, a drop of rain fell on Jessie’s face.
She was shocked. “It really rained?”
The rain quickly became heavier.
Grandma became anxious. “Your mother is still at the cemetery at the back of the mountain. Will something happen? It’s raining
again...”
Jessie also became anxious when she heard what Grandma said.
From the backyard of the house came Fia’s anxious shout, “Mommy, it is raining. We cannot move the table...”
Grandfather took the umbrella from Jessie’s hand, “I will go and find your mother. You and your grandmother will stay at home
with the child!”
“How can that be? The sky was dark and the road was slippery. Grandpa, you can’t see clearly at night, so I’ll go. You guys stay
here for a while longer. Help look after the child. I’ll go find m y mother -”
A huge black car broke through the rain and came to stop in front of the door. It was extinguished by the dim lights of the car. At
the same time, the door opened and Alex, who was wearing a black windbreaker, strode out of the car.
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The moment Jessie saw him walk out of the car, her chaotic heart inexplicably calmed down.
“What’s wrong?” Alex saw that they were all at the door, as if something had happened.
Jessie’s eyes suddenly turned slightly red. “My mom is still at the cemetery in the suburbs and hasn’t come back yet. She has
been there for the whole afternoon and now it is raining again. We are worried...”
Alex’s big hand landed on her shoulder and his voice was calm. “Grandpa, Grandma, please take care of Felix and Fia. Jessie
and I will go and pick up Auntie!”
“Alright, we are relieved that Alex is here. You guys go quickly!” Grandpa and Grandma also seemed to have taken a calming pill
when they saw him. They were not so worried anymore.
Alex pulled Jessie to open the car door and sent her into the passenger seat. He walked around the front of the car and entered
the driver’s seat. He started the car and sped in the direction Jessie pointed.
Jessie still could not believe that he really came.
about him.
If Felix and Fia hadn’t stayed by her side, she would have thought that the previous relationship had never existed.
While telling herself that he was busy, she couldn’t help but suspect that he had completely forgotten everything that happened
in Nanchuan.
For two consecutive days, including today’s festival, she was in a state of indulgence in her thoughts.
Not only did she want to take the initiative to call him and send him a message, but she also wanted to send him a WeChat
message based on the WeChat number he had given her that day.
However, the woman’s reserved attitude and her fear towards this relationship caused her to edit the content several times, but
she still did not dare to send it out.
He also did not send any messages or call. Instead, she blamed him in her heart. He was such a domineering man. Why couldn’t
he call her first?
Later, she felt that he had to remember her. He didn’t say that he had to be with her. Thinking of this, her heart became more and
more agitated.
However, when she saw him come out of the car, the grievances she had accumulated in her heart over the past two days
disappeared in an instant.
Only then did she realize that she cared about this man even more deeply than she had imagined...
Thinking of this, she could not help but slowly turn her head to look at him who was driving.
The man’s face was angular because he was focusing on the road in front of him. His thin lips were tightly pursed into a straight
line.
In his windbreaker was a light gray shirt with a straight collar. The joints of his long fingers that held the steering wheel were
clearly defined. A simple and elegant steel watch was attached to the exquisite wrist bone that was revealed.
This man, no matter how chaotic or terrible the situation was, the strong and steady aura that he exuded, as well as his noble
and extraordinary charm, would still make people unable to avert their gazes.
“Is it Auntie in front?” Alex turned around and asked her.
A pair of calm and deep eyes made her panic. She quickly turned her head to look out of the window and saw Jouvita walking
towards them not far away.
“Mom!” Jessie opened the car door and was about to run out.
Alex held her hand,
She turned around. He pushed her back to her seat, took the umbrella in her hand, and pushed open the door to the driver’s
seat. “You stay in the car, I’ll pick her up.”
The dirt road in front was narrow, so the car couldn’t drive in.
Jessie wanted to stop him, but it was already too late. The man’s tall figure had already disappeared into the drizzle.
“Auntie!” Alex strode over and opened the umbrella, covering Jouvita’s head.
“Alex? Didn’t you return to R City?” Jouvita was surprised and happy when she saw him. She had been in the graveyard for too
long, and now it was raining again. Her legs were frozen stiff, and she walked very slowly. Her voice was hoarse, and her nose
was heavy.
Alex knew that she had come back from the cemetery and did not ask much. He handed the umbrella to her and took a step
forward. He bent down in front of her and said, “The road is slippery. I will carry you there.”
“No need. I’ll walk by myself. My body is covered with water and mud. Don’t dirty your good clothes.” Although she didn’t know
anything about luxury goods, looking at the material of his clothes, she knew that it was definitely the best.
“It’s fine.”
Seeing his insistence, Jouvita smiled and did not reject him anymore.
Jessie saw Alex carrying her mother from the front window of the car and her eyes were filled with tears.
Jouvita looked at her foolish look with tears in her eyes and all kinds of emotions surged up. At most, Jessie was still worried.
“You specially came to pick them up?”
“Okay, okay. We will come back to celebrate the new year together.” Jouvita’s hoarse voice carried a trace of a smile. “I know
what to do. No matter how good our Jessie is in my eyes. But compared to you, there is a huge gap. She does not have a good
family background or a good education. My incompetence as a mother couldn’t create any conditions for her... When she was
young, she liked to paint. When she grew up, she wanted to learn how to make cake and desserts. I didn’t have the money to
send her to study, so I couldn’t give her a skill. These differences might never be removed...”
“After you take her away tomorrow, if one day, You no longer care about her like this and now you have a better choice... we
won’t blame you, we just hope that you won’t bully her... tell me and I’ll go and get her back. I know my own child. When the day
comes, She won’t pester you, and she won’t make things difficult for you...”
“That day won’t come!” On the wet muddy road, Alex’s steps were very steady. Just like what h e said, it made people feel that
he was trustworthy for some reason.
When he returned home, because he had to leave the next day, Alex slept upstairs with the children, and Jessie slept next to
Jouvita downstairs.
“I am going to R City to earn more money to buy a big house. I will bring you and your grandparents over.”
“You don’t have to worry about us, just live your own life. Alex has bought so many appliances for the family. Your grandparents
are even more reluctant to leave this place.” Speaking of home appliances, Jouvita took the television remote control at the side
and pressed the new television installed on the opposite wall. She smiled and said, “In the past, I didn’t know that this television
could be installed on the wall. I always felt that the room was too small to fit, so I didn’t dare to buy a television back.”
She originally wanted to watch a random television channel and turn on the television to be more lively. Suddenly, she saw a
familiar figure flash by.
Her heart trembled and she quickly pressed the button again. When she saw the man dressed in a suit and shoes on the screen,
who had been dashing and elegant for decades, the smile o n her face froze.
“It’s also because I didn’t think that I would have installed these household appliances at home.” Jessie spoke for a while and
realized that Jouvita did not respond to her. She looked u p and found that there was something wrong with her. Jessie followed
her direction and also looked at the television screen.
It was a news channel in a certain city that was broadcasting a charity event. It said that the X City cultural businessman, Mr.
Shawn, donated tens of millions at the charity banquet. He deserved to be called the number one philanthropist, Yunyun.
The camera gave Mr. Ling several close-up shots. He was wearing a white suit that was long and straight. He did not look like a
businessman, but more like a free and easy monk.
If it weren’t for the fact that he was close, one could tell from the wrinkles at the end of his eyes that he was close to a hundred
years old. Otherwise, based on his temperament and appearance, one really wouldn’t be able to tell his actual age.
Jessie held Jouvita’s wrist and teased, “So my mother likes this type of man? Your taste is really good. This Mr. Ling looks like a
charming man...”
“He looks strong on the surface, but he is actually very weak. It’s all an illusion!” Jouvita suddenly interrupted her, her eyes
seemed to be burning with fire.
Jessie was stunned and just as she was in a daze, Jouvita had already calmed down and
quickly changed the topic. Her tone was clearly hiding her anger, “What I mean is that you can’t just look at people based on
their appearance. Didn’t you forget that Mike is the best example?”
When mentioning Mike, Jessie also became silent.
Jouvita raised her eyes to look at her and after a long time, she did not say anything and heavily sighed. The next morning,
Jouvita, her grandfather and grandmother packed large and small bags of specialty products, as well as the clothes and toys that
they bought for the children these few days, and put them all into the trunk of Alex’s car.
They only stopped when they could no longer stuff anything into the car. After sending the two children into the car, Jessie
looked at Jouvita with slightly red eyes.” Originally I was prepared to stay behind to accompany you...”
“Don’t say foolish words, can I still live with you for the rest of my life?” Jouvita handed her handbag to her, “When you reach R
City, give us a call. As for Alex’s family, you will do as Alex says and get along well with them. You should have more business
with Alex. Remember that?”
Jessie’s heart ached and she kept nodding her head.
“Grandma, Great-Grandfather, Great-Grandmother, goodbye!” Felix and Fia, who were in the car, leaned on the car window and
waved at them.
Alex locked the rear trunk of the car and came over to open the door of the passenger seat for Jessie to get in.
Alex bid farewell to the crowd, then got in the car and started the car to leave.
Jouvita looked at Jessie who kept waving at her and between her eyebrows, it was as if she saw the person on the screen last
night. Her heart was once again filled with sorrow and bitterness.
If she followed that person and wanted to enter the Laurent family now, then they would be considered to be compatible, right?