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Chapter 325 - 323, Needle Tip to Needle Tip (Second Update)_1

Chapter 325: 323, Needle Tip to Needle Tip (Second Update)_1

Ren He waited quietly in the Courtyard House for Su Ruqin’s arrival, feeling gradually calmer, and finally resolved.

It was now early summer, with the incessant chirping of cicadas. Ren He turned his head and saw Uncle Fang and Aunt Wang fanning themselves vigorously inside their house. He said loudly with a smile, "You two should not hesitate to use the air conditioning. Trying to save me that bit of money is meaningless."

"Alright, we got it," Uncle Fang replied cheerfully, but he continued fanning himself. Ren He didn’t persist, knowing that some ingrained beliefs are hard to change.

At that moment, Su Ruqin entered gracefully from the outside. She looked around the Courtyard House with care. When she saw Ren He sitting by the stone table, she slowly approached and sat down as well.

Ren He asked with a smile, "Auntie, what would you like to talk about?"

Su Ruqin got straight to the point, "It is apparent that you are talented and more mature than other sixteen-year-olds. However, my understanding of you might still be too limited, though it seems I know a bit more than most people."

Know a bit more than most people? Ren He was momentarily startled. What did she mean by that? Did she already know about his identity as a Knight or the founder of Qinghe Games?

"Your musical talent is truly genius. In fact, if you and Yang Xi were a few years older, I wouldn’t need to be involved at all, as everything would naturally fall into place. Our family has never despised the poor or admired the rich. Whether you’re wealthy or not, most people won’t be richer than us, so we don’t judge suitability on that basis," Su Ruqin continued calmly, "What we care about is your age. Sixteen is just too early to make decisions about life."

Ren He now understood. It seemed that she still didn’t have a full grasp of who he was, though Su Ruqin had preempted his attempt to introduce himself, affirming his talent and emphasizing the issue of age.

But what Su Ruqin really didn’t know was that Ren He was likely one of those few people richer than them, and he was going to get richer still.

"I may still not fully appreciate your concerns, but to me, age is not a barrier. You can speak more directly," Ren He said with a smile.

"A lifetime is very long, and we don’t know what kind of person you really are; what I mean is your character. Yang Xi might understand you a bit better, but she is still too young," Su Ruqin spoke at an even pace. "Honestly, you’ve surprised me too; you followed Xi all the way from Luo City to study together at Capital Fourth Middle School. Just getting a Capital residence permit is an enormous hurdle for most people. Sometimes I wish you and Xi were both a few years older, even just two years, to be of legal age. At that time, whatever decisions Yang Xi makes, all we as her parents need to do is watch her move forward and help her up if she falls. But for now, it’s still too early."

After a brief silence, Su Ruqin stood up and said, "It’s no use talking too much. The core issue is, can you guarantee that you’ll love Yang Xi for a lifetime? Or, how credible do you think your guarantee would be? The world is full of people who loved each other to death but ended up stabbing each other in the back, and that’s not strange, right? Yang Xi is still young, and I don’t want her to get hurt like that. I’ve said before, if you love Yang Xi, you should prove it with time. But you don’t agree with this approach. However, I’ll stick to my decision. It just so happens I think Xi’s early debut has disrupted her normal life, so it might be better to slow things down."

For Su Ruqin, a person of her age had already become accustomed to farewells; in China, the divorce rate could reach as high as 14%, let alone the rate of breakups.

She had seen people who made grand promises and then ran in the opposite direction; she had seen companions in life and death ultimately part ways and forge their own paths. Su Ruqin knew that there were parents in the world who believed that as long as a boy was capable and had good character, it was fine for the couple to date, without the need for restrictions.

Some even got their children engaged as early as 16.

Su Ruqin thought such ideas were incredibly naive. At 16, just speaking legally, the boy would still have to wait eight years before he could marry. Had these parents thought about how many things could happen in these six years, how many days and nights that was?

How much self-control do teenagers have, and what if they get pregnant? What if they break up after getting pregnant?

Initially, so many people stood before the national emblem and the certifier, swearing earnestly, "From this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, in youth and in old age, we will ride out the storm together, share in adversity, and savor the good times, to become lifelong partners! We will uphold the vows we make today, we will surely maintain them!"

But how many actually accomplished this? Are the feelings that are good now guaranteed to stay the same in the future? Go out on the street and pull aside a young person, and 80% of them have had several relationships. The previous relationships? They just ended, just like that, matter-of-factly.

How many people start dating in their school days and end up getting married? There are definitely some, as there are those who praise such examples. But the reason it’s praised is because it’s so rare.

At the age of 16, emotions and mental maturity are insufficient. Who can be sure that their children can withstand the blow of betrayal? Chinese parents all want to protect their children, but protecting them isn’t just about the other family’s conditions and personal character.

So Su Ruqin and Yang En sent Yang Xi away, to America’s finest music institutions, to settle down.

After hearing this, Ren He couldn’t deny that Su Ruqin made sense. He dared to promise that he would love Yang Xi exclusively, but how credible could such a promise be?

However, this didn’t mean that he was going to back down again. Ren He dropped his smile, and calmly said, "Although time can indeed better prove love, it is certainly not the only way. As you said, you don’t quite understand me yet."

Su Ruqin suddenly turned back to look at Ren He. In her memory, this was probably the first time Ren He had spoken to her so directly. However, in that moment, Su Ruqin felt as if his aura had changed.

Changed into what? She couldn’t quite describe it well.

But standing there, he was impossible to ignore, like a sharp sword suddenly drawn from its sheath!

Ren He stood there, no longer just an ordinary high school student. He was the sun at its zenith, a knight with a following of millions, the founder of the world-conquering Qinghe Games, and the most productive gold record songwriter in the Chinese music industry.

Ren He said with a smile, "You are Yang Xi’s mother, and I truly respect you, but this doesn’t mean that I have to suppress my thoughts to accommodate yours. Regardless, I still want to say, no matter how time changes, no matter the distance, whoever can separate me from Yang Xi, I’ll consider this life lost."