Chapter 339 Ordinary Friends

   Qiao Zhao lowered his eyes and stared at his brother's hand covering the back of his hand.

   My brother's hand was much bigger than hers, slender and fair, but much rougher than I remembered.

   From Jiafeng to the capital, the elder brother and the younger sister went through hardships. Thinking about it this way, she was actually lucky. At first she followed Chi Can and the others, and later followed Grandpa Li.

   Grandpa Li not only protected her to return to Beijing safely, but also allowed her to return to the Li family smoothly. In the past and present life, how much help and love Grandpa Li gave her.

   Separation in life, parting in death, why is it so hard to live?

  Qiao Zhao's dull expression made Qiao Mo feel distressed, he put his hands on her shoulders and called, "Zhao Zhao, Zhao Zhao—"

   Qiao Zhao looked up at Qiao Mo.

  Although the elder brother looked calm, there was still pain deep in his eyes.

   Grandpa Li was killed in order to find medicine for her eldest brother. She couldn't be so sad, otherwise her eldest brother would feel more guilty.

   "Brother, I'm fine..."

  Qiao Mo took Qiao Zhao into his arms and sighed softly, "Brother, I would rather you cry."

   Shao Mingyuan looked at the two embracing each other from a distance with a complicated expression.

   Qiao Zhao leaned on Qiao Mo's shoulder, saw the person beside the acacia tree, pushed away Qiao Mo, and ran towards him with the corner of his skirt.

   Shao Mingyuan, who originally wanted to turn around and leave, stood there and didn't move.

  Qiao Zhao ran to Shao Mingyuan.

   "Girl Li—"

   "You said that you would protect Doctor Li." Qiao Zhao said coldly.

   Shao Mingyuan only felt a heavy feeling in his heart, making it difficult for him to speak: "Sorry..."

   "Everyone's gone, what's the use of sorry?" Qiao Zhao became excited, "Shao Mingyuan, can you really protect the people you want to protect? If you can't, don't make such guarantees in the future!"

   "I—" Shao Mingyuan looked down at the girl with a cold expression, a dull pain in his heart.

   Miss Li is right to accuse him, he is so incompetent, he can't always protect the person he wants to protect the most.

   His wife was like that, and so was Li Shenyi.

"I'm really sorry." Seeing the girl's eyes narrowed, not wanting to see him, Shao Mingyuan laughed at himself, his tone still very calm, "Miss Li, no matter what, people can't be resurrected from the dead, please forgive me. Go get things done."

   At this time, it was just right that my uncle came to comfort Miss Li, so he didn't need to be an eyesore here.

   Shao Mingyuan nodded to Qiao Zhao, turned around and left.

  Qiao Zhao has calmed down and shouted, "General Shao—"

  Shao Mingyuan stopped, turned around, and looked at her calmly.

  Qiao Zhao owed his body: "I'm sorry, I just lost my way."

   "Miss Li is right, it's true that I didn't do it well."

  Qiao Zhao shook his head: "No, I was the one who angered General Shao. In fact, I know that manpower is insignificant in the face of natural disasters. It's not General Shao's fault, I just—"

   She choked up and wiped the corners of her eyes quickly: "It's just too sad, so I don't choose to say anything—"

   She clearly knew that Shao Mingyuan couldn't be blamed, but she couldn't help but feel wronged when she saw him, and even wanted to beat him up unscrupulously.

   But, will he be sad too?

   Looking at the girl with red eyes, Shao Mingyuan wanted to hug her and comfort her softly like Qiao Mo, but he was not qualified to do so from his standpoint.

   He could only show a gentle smile and said with relief: "I understand Miss Li's mood. If you are sad, just cry out, it will hurt your body if you feel it in your heart."

   At this moment, Qiao Mo came over.

  Qiao Zhao smiled reluctantly: "Big brother, General Shao, I want to go home first."

   "Zhao Zhao—"

   "Don't worry, big brother, I'm really fine, I'll be back tomorrow."

  Qiao Mo secretly sighed and said to Shao Mingyuan, "General Shao, please send Zhao Zhao out."

   On the way out of the house, Qiao Zhao was always quiet. Shao Mingyuan tried to comfort him several times, but in the end he didn't say anything.

   He was destined not to be the one who gave her shoulders to lean on.

   "General Shao, please stop." Qiao Zhao stopped at the door.

   "I'll take you to the carriage."

   At this time, Qiao Zhao was not in the mood to shirk, nodded and walked out silently.

  The carriage was parked just outside the corner gate.

   Shao Mingyuan personally lifted the curtain of the carriage for Qiao Zhao, waited for her to bend over and get on the carriage, and then she returned.

  Qiao Mo was still sitting in the pavilion, staring at the unfinished chess game in front of him.

  Shao Mingyuan sat down opposite him: "Miss Li is gone, she seems quite calm."

   "That's why I was worried. She was afraid of my guilt and didn't dare cry in front of me." Qiao Mo said sadly.

   "My uncle knows Miss Li very well."

  Qiao Mo gave Shao Mingyuan a deep look.

   Looking at the other party's calm eyebrows, an impulse suddenly rose in his heart: What would happen to him if he told the champion Hou Zhaozhao's true identity? Will you still be as calm and self-reliant as you are now?

   Noticed that Qiao Mo's expression was a little different, Shao Mingyuan couldn't help but ask, "Brother?"

  Qiao Mo cast his eyes into the distance: "I sometimes think that it would be nice if Miss Li was my own sister."

   Shao Mingyuan smiled: "Uncle and Miss Li are sworn brothers and sisters, so we can treat her as a sister."

   "No." Qiao Mo looked back at Shao Mingyuan, and said meaningfully, "I sometimes feel that she is like a resurrected eldest sister."

   Shao Mingyuan's heart beat a few times, and he could even hear a thumping heartbeat.

   It would be nice if that was the case, but it was just a delusion.

  Qiao Mo waited for Shao Mingyuan's response, but the other party seemed to be stunned, and didn't say a word for a long time.

  Qiao Mo had to cough slightly.

   Shao Mingyuan suppressed his chaotic thoughts and said expressionlessly: "Even if they resemble each other again, they are two different people."

   He returned to Qiao Mo like this, but he was still in a mess until he returned to the study, some time it was Qiao Mo's inexplicable words, and the next time it was the girl's red eyes.

   Sitting silently in the study for a while, Shao Mingyuan pushed open the door and went to Chenguang's residence.

   "General—" Chenguang was bored and leaned against the bedside to eat grapes, when he saw Shao Mingyuan come in and hurriedly straightened up.

   Shao Mingyuan motioned him to lie down.

   "Is it better?"

   "It's almost over, in fact, I can report to the humble post."

   "Let's take care of it."

   "Yes." Aware that the general's expression was not quite right, Chenguang answered honestly.

   After waiting for a while, he didn't see Shao Mingyuan and asked again, Chenguang asked cautiously, "General, do you have anything else?"

   kept looking at him without speaking, he was embarrassed to eat grapes.

   "Morning light, let me ask you a question."

   "General please speak."

   "If there is a person who is very sad, and as an ordinary friend, I don't know how to comfort it, what should I do?"

   "You mean Miss Li, right?" Chenguang blurted out.

   Shao Mingyuan gave him a cold look.

   Chenguang hurriedly covered his mouth: "Slips of the tongue, slips of the tongue, I know that they are ordinary friends."

   "Long-winded! Answer me."

   "Let me think about it." Chenguang thought about it, his eyes lit up, "I think about it!"

   (end of this chapter)