Chapter 385 Who do you think I should choose? ( subscriptions per day)
Xu Wen had never attended such an interesting birthday party.

Most of these people have a deep relationship with him.

Gu Xingruo needs no introduction.

The eldest lady is his current girlfriend. The story between the two began in high school and has continued to this day.

From the constant pursuit at the beginning to the successful result now.

The person who surprised Xu Wen was Xia Ning. She shouldn't have been here, but she came anyway.

And he was invited by Gu Xingruo.

Today's birthday party scene could be turned into a world-famous painting.

"My current girlfriend and ex-girlfriend".

It was a miracle that the two men didn't fight on the spot.

They were now eating cake peacefully, even chatting with each other occasionally.

The relationship between the two people mentioned above is already messy enough, but this is just the relationship that is on the surface.

Also next to them were Yang Yiyao and Lan Qiusheng.

Yang Yiyao is the senior schoolmate who has been pestering Xu Wen.

He thought that after his repeated rejections, the senior sister would give up, but he didn't expect that she seemed to be possessed and refused to leave.

Lan Qiusheng had just confessed his love to him some time ago.

Xu Wen had worked with her for so long, how could he not have noticed her feelings?
He just kept playing dumb.

But Xu Wen never expected that Lan Qiu Sheng would one day muster up the courage to take a step forward.

The birthday party seemed peaceful on the surface, but everyone actually had their own thoughts.

Xu Wen was eating cake when a helpless smile suddenly appeared on his face.

The scene before him always made him feel like he had seen it before.

His former boss also held a birthday party for him, which he learned from the island countries in order to attract consumption.

The scene is similar now, even with fewer people.

There are only two people here for fun.

One of them was his sister Xu Ling, and the other was her best friend Huang Jiaojiao, and they were both eating happily.

When everyone was symbolically eating the cake, the doorbell suddenly rang.

When the door opened, a middle-aged man in a white chef's uniform and two assistants came in, carrying large and small bags of food.

"Ms. Gu, I have brought all the ingredients you requested." The chef said respectfully.

Gu Xingruo clapped her hands: "Great! Let's follow the menu we agreed on tonight."

After making the arrangements, she turned to the group and proudly announced, "This is the chef I specially invited for tonight."

Xu Ling and Huang Jiaojiao cheered, and Xia Ning nodded slightly to express her gratitude.

While the chef was busy in the kitchen, Gu Xingruo brought everyone to the living room to wait.

She deliberately sat next to Xu Wen and picked up an apple to peel it.

The peel turned into long, continuous strips in her hands, showcasing her carefully practiced knife skills.

Gu Xingruo's skill in peeling apples was something she practiced specially.

The last time Xu Wen's mother was sick, Xia Ning sat in front of Dai Guizhen's bed, peeling an apple with a knife in her hand, like a good daughter-in-law.

She wanted to show some too, but she simply couldn't!
Now it's finally time for her revenge!

"Try it?" She handed the peeled apple to Xu Wen, but her eyes were on Xia Ning: "Xu Wen likes the apples I peel the most."

Xia Ning smiled slightly, without any change in her expression.

"I remember he used to like to eat it with the skin, saying it was more nutritious," she said casually.

The air froze instantly, and the fruit knife in Gu Xingruo's hand stopped in mid-air.

Xu Wen took the apple and tried to smooth things over helplessly: "I like it now, too. It depends on the situation."

He didn't understand why he had to face the same Shura field that his mother had to face again.

You just want to pick on Apple, right?

While everyone was chatting, dinner was quickly prepared.

It’s different when a chef prepares it.

Xu Ling and Huang Jiaojiao exclaimed "It's too rich" while eating like crazy.

They were the only two people at the scene who could enjoy the food most freely.

The rest of the people ate in peace.

With chefs constantly serving dishes, even small talk has become less frequent.

Xu Wen liked the current atmosphere very much. At least no one was talking about any dangerous topics.

Gu Xingruo suggested drinking some wine, but he refused.

It's just right now. If everyone starts drinking, he can't guarantee that he can control the situation.

The dinner ended quickly as everyone had their own thoughts.

The happiest person among them was undoubtedly Gu Xingruo.

She has shown all her love for Xu Wen.

If it were in the past, she would definitely take the initiative to walk up to Xia Ning and laugh at her loudly.

But it’s different now, she, Gu Xingruo, has grown up!
Now she can only watch the other party give up silently.

Gu Xingruo imagined in her mind that the now calm Xia Ning would start crying bitterly after returning home.

Then he shouted: "I am not worthy of Xu Wen!"

Whenever she thought of this scene, she couldn't help laughing, but fortunately she held it back.

"It's getting late. I'll take Lingling and the others home first. They have classes tomorrow." Xu Wen took the initiative to suggest.

Gu Xingruo felt a little reluctant after hearing this, but she still nodded silently.

Yang Yiyao continued to show her trouble-making style and took the initiative to suggest: "Didn't Yueyue drive here too? Why don't you just ask her to take it? It's a good opportunity for you to take a break. You've been tired all day."

It seems like he is concerned, but in fact he is just watching the fun.

After hearing this, Xu Ling sighed, she knew it was her turn to perform again.

"My brother has to go back with me first. My mother has a gift for him." She made up an excuse.

Everyone agreed with this excuse.

Yang Yiyao felt a little regretful that she wouldn't be able to see Xia Ning's reaction when she found out that Xu Wen was staying here tonight.

There were four cars when they came and three cars when they left.

After saying a brief goodbye to everyone, Xia Ning drove away in her black sedan.

Lan Qiusheng and Yang Yiyao were sitting in Ding Yue's car.

Xu Wen followed what was agreed at the beginning and sent Huang Jiaojiao and his sister home.

In the first half of the journey, the two little girls were sitting in the back seat chattering.

Best friends always have a lot to talk about.

After Xu Wen successfully sent Huang Jiaojiao home, Xu Ling moved directly from the back seat to the passenger seat without saying a word.

Seeing her brother looking at her, she pointed ahead and said, "Drive."

As Xu Wen started the car, he complained, "You are quite polite. You know not to treat your brother as a driver."

"I want to, too. Who doesn't want to experience what it's like to be a boss?" She pretended to sigh deeply.

Xu Ling turned his head to the car window and looked at the vehicles coming and going outside.

"But it's not convenient to talk sitting in the back row. I want to talk to my brother about something, so I have to sit in the front row." Xu Ling said without turning his head.

Xu Wen chuckled and replied, "What do you want to talk about? Who bullied you at school, or did you run into any trouble?"

He took the initiative to care about his sister.

Xu Ling turned around, looking at him as if he was a fool: "When have you ever seen me bullied by others? Isn't it always me who bullies others?"

The carriage fell into a brief silence, with only the low roar of the engine echoing in the small space.

Xu Ling didn't say anything else, just stared at the scenery outside the window in a daze.

She said she wanted to talk but never opened her mouth.

Xu Wen guessed that maybe she was organizing her words, and he could roughly guess what his sister wanted to say.

"Brother, what are you going to do?" Xu Ling suddenly asked.

She finally turned her head, her eyes seemed to be searching for something.

Xu Wen held the steering wheel steadily with both hands, his eyes fixed on the road ahead illuminated by the car lights: "What should I do?"

"Don't play dumb." Xu Ling stretched lazily in the passenger seat.

She closed her eyes, waved her fingers, and muttered to herself, "Even a fool can see that something is wrong with today's scene. Sister Ningning came back suddenly, and Sister Ruoruo was obviously asserting her sovereignty. And that sister Lan Qiusheng, the way she looked at you was almost tearing."

After she finished speaking, she sat up straight, looked directly at her brother who was driving, and blurted out word by word: "You told me this is normal?"

Xu Wen's mouth corners slightly raised: "You observe very carefully."

He knew that he could not hide what happened to him from his sister.

Xu Ling is not only good at studying, but also extremely sensitive to similar things.

The observation ability is very strong.

"I'm not blind, and Sister Yi Yao is obviously just trying to watch the fun and is deliberately making the atmosphere more awkward." Xu Ling analyzed with a pout.

The car passed an intersection and Xu Wen gently stepped on the brakes.

While waiting for the red light, he turned to look at his sister: "So what do you think I should do?"

He did not directly express his thoughts, but took the initiative to ask.

Xu Ling laughed out loud when she heard this. She fiddled with her fingers and said, "How can a brother consult his sister about relationship issues? Shouldn't I be the one asking you?"

She rested her chin on her hand and looked out the window, the faces of her sisters kept flashing in her mind.

Xu Wen also started laughing.

He even joked at this time: "If you consult me ​​about relationship problems, I will tell my mother that you are in a premature relationship."

Xu Ling waved her hand: "Go to hell, anyone can fall in love early, but I can't. Boys of the same age are really... You know."

"I know."

After saying this, Xu Ling realized that he seemed to have gone off topic.

She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind: "I think you should make a choice. This will be good for everyone. If you delay and don't make a decision, everyone will be hurt in the end."

Xu Ling thought of the romance novels she had read in the past.

The protagonist ultimately has to choose between the male lead and the male second.

Readers always feel unsatisfied, but the story must always have an ending.

The traffic light turned from red to green, and Xu Wen restarted the car. The sound of tires rolling over the road filled the gap in the conversation.

After a long while, he slowly spoke: "Then who do you think I should choose?"

"Of course it's Sister Ruoruo! She's so good to you, she always thinks of you in everything, and her family is so rich." Xu Ling almost blurted out.

But he hesitated again as soon as he finished speaking: "But."

Xu Wen raised his eyebrows: "But what?"

Xu Ling bit her lower lip and thought for a while, then organized her words and said, "Sister Ruoruo's family is indeed very rich. If you two are together, there will definitely be no problem with material things, but..."

She took a long breath and continued, "Her family situation is too complicated, and her father is probably not someone who is easy to get along with. If you two are together, there are too many obstacles. It's hard to get to the end just by relying on love."

After listening to this, Xu Wen complained: "I didn't expect you to be so realistic at such a young age."

Xu Ling immediately retorted after hearing this: "I don't call this realistic, I call this mature. That's why I don't like those brats of my age. Perfect love can only be found in novels."

At this moment, she looked like an old-fashioned middle-aged woman.

Xu Wen laughed a few times. He did not interrupt her, but just nodded slightly to signal her to continue.

"As for Sister Ningning, although I don't know what exactly happened between you, the way she looked at you...how should I put it, her possessiveness was too strong. She seemed calm on the surface today, but I could feel that she had been suppressing something." Xu Ling's voice lowered.

She had no idea why her brother and Xia Ning broke up suddenly. She only knew that one day, Xia Ning suddenly disappeared.

The novel called "The Disease Called Love" tells a very bizarre story.

The author, Xia Ning, said that it was a true story.

But Xu Ling still couldn't believe it, after all, it was too ridiculous.

She felt that the book was more like a projection of Sister Ningning's consciousness, something she wanted to do but did not dare to do.

"According to what you said, at least her family is good and won't put too much pressure on me." Xu Wen said.

Xu Ling spread his hands and said, "Who knows? I think Sister Ningning's mother is as strong as she is. What's the saying? Buy a pig and look at the pen."

"Don't let your sister Ningning hear this." Xu Wen couldn't stop laughing.

Xu Ling felt very guilty. She chuckled and said, "As long as you don't tell me, how could Sister Ning Ning know?"

"Don't worry, I won't tell you."

Xu Ling breathed a sigh of relief. She decided to quickly replace the other person and continued to comment, "Sister Qiu Sheng's family background is quite similar to ours. Logically, she should be the most suitable. But because they are too similar, she may not be the best choice. If you two really stay together, your life may be very dull."

Lan Qiusheng was a nice person, but he always gave her a gloomy feeling, as if he was carrying something on his back and felt very uncomfortable.

This is very similar to what her brother did before.

Perhaps this is the fate of people like them.

"Have you thought about living your life?" Xu Wen teased.

Xu Ling patted his shoulder and said, "This is about choosing a sister-in-law for myself, shouldn't I pay attention to it? If you're the kind of person who changes after dating for a few months, I won't say much."

"Oh yes, there's one last one." She slapped her thigh.

At this point, Xu Ling suddenly laughed out loud: "As for Sister Yi Yao, she is just here for fun, right? It feels like she is just here to watch the show, and is not suitable for a serious relationship. I even doubt whether she really likes you, or she hides it too deeply, and I can't see it."

After listening to his sister's analysis, Xu Wen chuckled and said, "That's a pretty accurate analysis."

"Of course!" Xu Ling raised his chin proudly.

After saying this, the two fell into silence. Finally, she took the initiative to ask: "So after I said so much, what is your choice?"

It’s a good idea to choose Sister Ruoruo, but she will face obstacles from her family.

It’s also a good idea to choose Sister Ningning, but her brother may have a very hard life in the future. When you see Xia Ning’s mother, you will know what she will become in the future.

Choosing Sister Qiu Sheng is a compromise, but the future life of the two may soon lose passion, after all, her brother is a person with little passion.

What if I choose Sister Yi Yao? Xu Ling seriously suspected that her brother was aiming for that thing that only Yang Yi Yao had, but no one else had. After all, men like this.

If only she could have them all, then she would have four sisters-in-law.

Every day she lets a different sister-in-law take her out to play.

Of course, the above is just her fantasy.

The car drove into a quieter street. Xu Wen slowed down and said in a relaxed tone: "Since everyone has shortcomings, if we choose all of them, wouldn't they all be advantages?"

Xu Ling turned his head suddenly, his eyes wide open: "What?! Brother, are you crazy?"

Her voice rose an octave because of shock: "You don't really want to have them all?"

Xu Wen did not answer directly, but just smiled meaningfully.

Since you have decided to be a scumbag, you might as well do it thoroughly.

Isn't it just for this that he worked so hard to accumulate wealth?

After a brief shock, Xu Ling suddenly became excited and twisted around in her seat: "Wow! Doesn't that mean I will have several sisters-in-law? Sister Ningning is gentle and considerate, Sister Ruoruo is cute and generous, and Sister Qiusheng is virtuous and capable."

She counted on her fingers, her eyes sparkling.

It was just my fantasy just now, but I didn't expect that my brother was actually going to put it into practice.

Xu Ling is not a moral guardian, and she is not averse to such things.

Rather, she had often wished that her brother would just let it all go.

In this way, everyone will be her sister-in-law, and no one will be left out.

Xu Linggan exclaimed: "Oh my god! This is so cool!"

But soon, her expression turned worried again: "But brother, can you handle it? None of these sisters are easy to deal with."

If you think from a girl's perspective, no girl would want to share her boyfriend with others.

After all, "having it all" is just their fantasy.

This kind of thing can only happen in dreams, and dreams have everything.

Xu Wen tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel: "Who knows."

"Moreover, they do have all the advantages, but they also have all the disadvantages, maybe even more, like Sister Ruoruo's possessiveness, Sister Ningning's paranoia, and..." Xu Ling frowned, rarely showing a serious expression.

It's not easy to get these beauties together.

It’s hard for others to handle one, but her brother wants to handle all three directly.

Xu Ling suddenly stopped talking and looked at her brother suspiciously: "Are you kidding me?"

Her suspicions were justified.

After all, her brother often likes to tease her.

The car slowly stopped at a red light. Xu Wen turned and looked at his sister, his eyes filled with complex emotions she had never seen before: "Do you think I'm kidding?"

Xu Ling opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

The light from the street lamp shone through the windshield onto Xu Wen's face, outlining his angular profile.

At this moment, Xu Ling suddenly realized that her brother might no longer be the innocent boy in her memory.

She always said that it would be great if all those sisters were her sisters-in-law.

But when Xu Wenzhen was about to do this, she felt a few more indescribable emotions in her heart.

Maybe it's the fear of the future.

"But is this really a good idea?" Xu Ling muttered softly.

Xu Wen restarted the car, his voice still calm: "Who said it has to be good?"

These words made Xu Ling's heart tremble.

She suddenly remembered the almost pathological obsession described in Xia Ning's book.

Thinking of the possessiveness flashing in Gu Xingruo's eyes.

Thinking of Lan Qiusheng's forbearance and restraint.
"Brother, are you trying to trap everyone?" Her voice trembled as she expressed her guess.

Xu Wen's mouth curled up slightly: "Why not? Since there is no choice, then create a cage big enough to put everyone in it."

When he said this, Yang Yiyao's words came to his mind again: "'World' represents perfection, cycle, and harmonious coexistence. The world symbolizes a closed loop, but a closed loop can also be a cage."

Xu Ling took a deep breath, and the scene of tonight's birthday party emerged in his mind.

The villa carefully decorated by Gu Xingruo.

Undercurrents surge beneath Xia Ning's calm surface.

Lan Qiusheng's forbearing gaze.

And there is Yang Yiyao.

Was all this part of my brother's plan?

"But, how can such a relationship last long? Sooner or later..." Xu Ling swallowed hard and tried to persuade.

"Collapse? Maybe, but before that, I will try my best not to let these relationships collapse." Xu Wen took over her words and chuckled.

The car drove into the community and slowly stopped at the door.

Xu Wen turned off the engine and turned to look at his sister who was still in shock: "We're home."

Xu Ling woke up from her dream and hurriedly unbuckled her seat belt: "Brother, are you serious? Are you really going to do it with them at the same time?"

Xu Wen didn't answer directly, but just rubbed her hair: "Go in, Mom must be waiting anxiously."

"Wait! You haven't answered my question yet!" Xu Ling grabbed his arm.

Xu Wen sighed, his eyes suddenly became deep: "Lingling, some questions have no answers, or rather, the answers will change over time."

Xu Ling wanted to say something, but seeing her brother's unquestionable expression, she finally just pursed her lips and said, "Okay, but you have to promise me not to hurt them or yourself."

Xu Wen smiled, didn't promise anything, and just said, "Go in quickly, you have to go to school tomorrow."

Watching his sister walk into the house reluctantly, Xu Wen leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath.

He took out his cell phone from his pocket, and there were several unread messages on the screen.

"Are you home yet?" from Gu Xingruo

Xia Ning's "Good Night"

And Lan Qiusheng’s concise “Thank you for inviting me tonight.”

His thumb slid lightly across the screen, but in the end he didn't reply to any of the messages and just put the phone back in his pocket.

Looking up at the night sky, a few stars are twinkling tenaciously amid the city’s light pollution.

Xu Wen remembered the amulet Xia Ning gave him.

Thinking of the bracelet that Gu Xingruo had woven herself.

I think of Lan Qiu Sheng’s confession that night every time.

He remembered that Yang Yiyao would be waiting for him at the Black Cat Tarot.

Xu Wen did not stop. He started the car and drove into the depths of the night.

After sending Xu Ling back, he still needed to go back to the villa to see Gu Xingruo.

When the sun rises tomorrow, a more complicated situation will be waiting for him.

But at this moment, in this quiet carriage, he allowed himself to briefly immerse himself in this loneliness.

(End of this chapter)

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