1986: My Happy Life in Provence

Chapter 105 I'll give you as much as you want
Ronan is a 'brother' and he refuses, Freddy and Carl can fight for a few words.

But Zoe's relationship with everyone is always "light", and she is a very outstanding junior who is impeccable.

She said, "Ronan must go," and no one else could say anything, so they could only reluctantly accept the trip to Cannes without Ronan.

It's just that Freddy and Carl had strange ideas in their minds at the same time.

Why does Zoe have to be with Ronan?
Could it be that they overlooked something?
But in the four months since Ronan came to Provence, they have never observed any "unusual" behavior from Zoe and Ronan.

In fact, if Louis hadn't peeked at the door of the woodworking workshop, Zoe's father would not have believed that Ronan and Zoe had a spark of love.

The two of them behave so normally in front of outsiders!

But that was before.
Now that Zoe has 'figured it out', the situation is different.

As the temperature rises, dinner can be served outside.

After the cold dishes were served, Alan's wife informed everyone to sit at the dining table in the yard, and the "feast" was about to begin.

Thor was Ronan's friend, and since he was attending the party for the first time, he had to sit next to Ronan. In previous parties, Ronan would sit next to "Mr. Chairman" most of the time, so Freddy naturally sat on the other side of Ronan.

But as soon as he sat down, someone came to ask him to change seats.

"Can I sit here?" Zoe asked with a smile, holding her pink wine.

"Oh, yes, of course!" Freddy moved to the right and gave his seat to Zoe.

After sitting down, Freddy felt something was wrong.

Everyone sat together as a family. For example, Zoe had previously sat with Louis, Leah and Vieri.

She is sitting with Ronan now. Doesn't that mean she is a family with Ronan?
Carl on the other side also discovered this 'serious' problem.

All night long, his eyes were always on Ronan and Zoe, and the topic of conversation couldn't help but be led to them.

"Zoe is going to Aix for further studies again?"

Zoe nodded slightly:

"Yes."

Beside her, Ronan asked unexpectedly:

"Have you taken further studies before?"

Carl used 'again'.

It was Alan who answered Ronan:

"Zoe goes for further studies two or three times a year. She is the most motivated girl I have ever met. I believe that in the near future, we will not only have a 'big star' but also a true artist around us."

Ronan knew that Zoe was not only ambitious, but also diligent and hardworking.

She is the most hardworking Provencal person Ronan has ever met, no doubt about it.

Ronan raised his eyebrows at Zoe:

"Ms. Zoe, the great artist, can you give me a few autographs? When you become famous, I can make a fortune by selling autographs."

Zoe looked back at Ronan with a half-smile:
"I'll give you as much as you want."

"Ronan is still short of money?" Alan's wife appeared with a large pizza covered with olives and cheese, and said jokingly, "Leave this money for us to earn. Zoe, sign for me first!"

Louis didn't want Ronan and Zoe to be the 'focus' of the party. They needed some 'development time', so he changed the subject:

"Let's talk about our travel plans to Cannes."

“I want to go to the Place Charles de Gaulle!”

“Definitely go to the Seaside Boulevard, I found a great restaurant there last time”

The atmosphere at the table became more lively.

Everyone began to get excited about the upcoming group trip.

"Do you regret it?" Zoe asked Ronan in a low voice.

Ronan shook his head: "Not at all."

Zoe filled her and Ronan's glasses with pink wine:
"They are chatting so lively, are you really not moved at all?"

Ronan turned his head and met her lake blue eyes:

"Aix is more beautiful."

Zoe downed the pink wine in her glass.

She began to look forward to her trip to Aix.

Ronan wanted to take Thor to see the beautiful night view of Lourmarin, so he left early. Zoe said that she hadn't seen the night view of the village for a long time, so she followed Ronan.

Louis, Leah and Vieri wanted to go over to see what was going on, and they also found an excuse to leave early.

As soon as the two families left, the topic at the dinner table immediately changed direction.

"Have you noticed that there's something wrong with the relationship between Ronan and Zoe?" Freddy asked tentatively.

"What's wrong? Aren't they always like this?" Alan had been busy in the kitchen and had no idea what had just happened.

Carl looked thoughtful:

"I also feel something is wrong. There is nothing wrong with Ronan. It is Zoe who has changed and become more 'lively'."

“Yes, yes, yes!” Freddy pointed his index finger at the air and said, “I heard it clearly next to them. Zoe kept finding topics to talk to Ronan. She has never done this before.”

Alan burped and asked in confusion:
"What do you want to say?"

Freddy looked at Carl and said carefully:
"You feel the same as I do, right? Zoe seems to have a crush on Ronan?"

"Impossible." Three different voices appeared at the same time, coming from Alan's wife, Freddy's wife and Carl's wife.

Women know much more gossip than men. Alan's wife swore:
"Zoe has very high standards for her partner. Leah said her college classmates had servants to pick them up from school. After pursuing Zoe for two years, she still didn't agree."

Freddy's wife also expressed her opinion:

"Zoe's dream is to be an artist. Only a true artist could possibly impress her. I think Ronan and Zoe are more like 'allies'. They have been setting up stalls together for more than three months, so it's inevitable that they are closer, but not in the way you think."

"But Zoe didn't sit with her family. She sat next to Ronan. Isn't that strange?" Freddy said depressedly.

Old Karl's wife shook her head:

"Zoe is a child we watched grow up. Don't you know what kind of personality she has? She is not an active child. She has never been... different from other Provence girls. Maybe they have something to talk about?"

"Am I really overthinking this?" Freddy leaned back in his chair and touched his round belly. "That's right. If there really was something going on between them, Ronan should have taken the initiative to pursue Zoe."

"A-choo—" Ronan rubbed his nose.

Zoe immediately looked over nervously:

"Have a cold?"

"No, maybe someone is saying bad things about me behind my back." Ronan said indifferently.

Zoe frowned:

"Did you not cover yourself with the quilt at night?"

"It's so hot now, who would want to sleep under a blanket?" Ronan showed a strange expression.

"Look, have you found the cause?" Zoe said with a smile, her hands behind her back. "It's time to take another walk. When you pass by my house, I'll go get you some medicine."

Ronan protested:
"You want to go on? You've already gone three times."

behind them.

Thor covered his mouth and made a sound like a cow.

　Thanks to [大树110] for the reward, and also thanks to the friends who voted for the monthly ticket and the recommendation ticket. Thank you everyone~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)