Tropical Allergy [ABO]

Chapter 9

It was an unremarkable sign, made of rough wood, engraved with twisted wishes: peace and prosperity.The red rope tied on it has faded and is trembling and will break at any time.

Jiang Shuo took it off the rearview mirror and played with it in his hand.They were very close, the pheromones belonging to Alpha filled the nostrils and senses, carrying an irresistible oppression and temptation.

"I saw it." Jiang Shuo rubbed the indentation of the engraving with his thumb, leisurely revealing the biggest secret, "Your little friend."

Qiao Jue trembled all over.

"Is that kid the...important person you and I were talking about...?"

Jiang Shuo's words brought the timeline back from the present to the past. That was Qiao Jue's excuse when he proposed to separate, and it was also a part of their initial agreement.

Should he admit it or deny it.Yes or no, it depends on how the audience understands it, and he knows that Jiang Shuo will understand it in a way he doesn't want.

Jiang Shuo knew that he didn't want to answer, so he continued on his own: "At first, I was wondering if you had a new life and was marked by a strange Alpha that I didn't know—" His voice sank suddenly, and he sat down. It was like a roller coaster and turned back to a normal tone without leaving a trace, even relaxed, "But as far as I know, there is no one else around you."

Qiao Jue grabbed the corner of the clothes, coldness and panic seeped from the pores.

"The age is about the same? It looks like three or four years old.

"It's you who left me for so long.

"I can't figure it out, we were fine at the beginning, why did you suddenly... Could it be because of this reason?

"Instead of hiding it with excuses and lies, it's better to tell me frankly. Is she my daughter?"

"You think too much." He had to refute.This should not be a possibility that Jiang Shuo could perceive.Qiao Jue tried his best to restrain himself, "If it was yours, wouldn't you feel it? Something whose blood is thicker than water——"

"Why can't you feel it?" The pheromone became more intense, and Jiang Shuo got closer and closer, laughing softly, like some kind of temptation that he couldn't break free.Qiao Jue lost all strength and couldn't move.

Jiang Shuo said, when I see her... when she sees me, she will recognize me.

"Dad...Dad!"

The soft voice drilled into his hearing like a compressed cloud, and Qiao felt the sudden call suddenly fell from mid-air, only to realize that it was just a dream.

He cleaned up his mood in the shortest possible time, woke up from the dream, wore a one-piece pajamas with rabbit ears in Sui Sui, held a peach in one hand and his own small cup in the other, lying on the side of the bed and looking at him .Qiao Jue's biological clock used to be stable, not much later than hers, but since returning to the tropics, everything has been messed up, and it is very likely that he will have to wait until Sui to wake him up.

The snow-white face of the little girl's dress was mixed with the creamy peach, and it was as soft as her voice.Qiao Jue fiddled with her messy bangs hanging on her forehead. It is not difficult to understand that the dream just now—it should be said to be a nightmare—was something he had been worrying about since he met Jiang Shuo, and even pushed it backwards until he returned to China.

Is it really something to think about every day...

He has been frightened for a long time, and occasionally he even wants to smash the jar to let Jiang Shuo know it, and then deny this ridiculous idea in the next second.

He didn't want the peaceful life of himself and his daughter to be broken, and he was even more afraid that he couldn't help but repeat the same mistakes and fall into the quagmire again.

"Dad," Sui Sui interrupted his thoughts again, and put Tao Zi on the bed, "The cat sheds its hair."

"It's okay, it will grow and become more beautiful." Qiao Jue stroked the back of the cat's ear, "Is the milk finished?"

"It's over!" The child showed him the empty glass, leaned over and tapped Taozi's nose, "You're going to grow up."

Recently, the way Sui Sui and Tao Zi get along has become much gentler, and they no longer always stage adventures of fighting wits and bravery; it may also be that the cat finally realized that there is no hope of victory in the protracted battle, and surrendered to the little shit shovel officer.

It's just that the size of the puppet has grown a lot, and it has grown faster than Sui Sui.Qiao Jue reckoned that he would have to take some time to go to the pet market in the past two weeks, and change Taozi to a more spacious and comfortable sleeping place.

It took two weeks for Qiao Jue's allergies to heal. Thankfully, he finally got rid of the constant itching, and he was finally able to go out to see people without wearing a mask.

Staying in the air-conditioned room for a long time almost formed a withdrawal reaction, and all the heat from entering the outdoors was heavily pressed on the skin, and the breathing was restless and unpleasant.Qiao Jue thought that he was still not used to the tropics, and wanted to go back to that icy and snowy place countless times, where it was peaceful and far away, no one cared about it, and the heavy snow fell for three days and three nights, which could freeze all emotions.

A week has passed since I met Jiang Shuo. Both his job and Sui Sui's school are settled. Life is slowly getting back on track. It is not difficult to start a new stage. Of course, he can say goodbye to the past completely.

——Qiao Jue expected so much, but it was inevitable that things backfired.

He didn't believe in Murphy's Law until he saw Jiang Shuo again.

Qiao Jue put the new cat litter chosen for Taozi into the trunk, and turned back to catch the little girl who was jumping down the steps.They have one last stop before heading home: buying new hairpins for Suisui.After Qin Qianqian taught him the technique of double ponytails last time, he posted many small videos in succession, instructing him how to quickly and easily change new hairstyles.Qiao Jue worked hard, and now he has a good look. Liang Ren said that he will be able to develop a gallery with this skill in a few years. The single father thinks that it is not easy to satisfy the beauty needs of a good daughter.

A string of wind chimes made of sea-blue shells hangs on the lintel of the store, and the bells jingle as the door is pushed open.Qiao Jue lagged a little behind, raised her hand to cover the hanging ornaments, and heard Sui Sui's surprised voice before seeing the person: "Uncle!"

"Hey, it's you, what a coincidence—uh, Joe?"

If there is any voice, he will definitely not admit it wrong, it is probably this "A Qiao", which has been called to his ears thousands of times, gentle and cruel.

The wind chimes hung down docilely behind him, Qiao Jue raised his head, Jiang Shuo was holding a plastic bag and chatting with the boss at the counter, at this moment he stopped and looked at him in surprise.

— When I see her... when she sees me, she will recognize me.

The almost threatening declaration in the dream actually became a reality, and Qiao Jue's pupils constricted suddenly: "How did you know each other?"

Sui Sui ran over and took his arm, happily introducing: "Uncle Ice Cream!"

Qiao Jue didn't react for a while, Jiang Shuo explained awkwardly.Now he remembered - it turned out that the meeting that he didn't take to heart at all, had already caught off guard and twisted his fate on the wrong track.

The impact of the mountains and tsunami in the hearts of adults does not affect the mood of children. In fact, Sui Sui doesn't care at all. For her age, every day is new, and everyone she meets is interesting. There is no need to worry about anything. People stop worrying about anything.

The little girl in the gap between the adults has already been attracted by something else.Sui Sui leaned on the glass window and looked in, pointed at the penguin postcard unfolded inside, and turned to ask his father, "Apart from peaches, can we grow berries?"

Jiang Shuo was still in the shock of matching the identity of "Qiao Jue's daughter" with the child she had seen repeatedly, and had a new question: "What is a berry?"

"It's an enterprise—"

"Qiao Wen years old." Qiao Jue's voice was flat, "It's time to go home."

Suisui is very good, he didn't insist on staying to buy things, and he didn't ask why he left, anyway, he was right to follow his father.The girl wanted to say goodbye to her ice cream uncle, but Jiang Shuo didn't have time to digest more information, but kept it engraved in his subconscious: "Whatever you want, I'll buy it for her."

"Thank you, no need." Qiao Jue stopped looking at him, picked up Qiao Wensui and left.

"A Qiao!" Jiang Shuo hurriedly called out behind him.

But he didn't look back, the seashell wind chimes brushed against the ends of his hair, he smelled the smell almost like the sea, bitter and salty, it made people's eyes swell, and he just wanted to cry a lot.

Everything here made him uncomfortable, the world was dizzy, and he stood in the faded center, sound and sight lost.He wanted so badly to escape from here, away from the tropics, never to return.

Qiao Jue parked the car, lying on the steering wheel, her heart seemed to be immersed in ice water.On the way back, my mind was full of how to get home as soon as possible. At this time, I took off my strength and felt exhausted.He was frightened and frightened, and walked cautiously, but in the end he was told that all his efforts were in vain.

why.

Why no matter how you avoid it, you always step into the same vortex again and again.His destiny disaster, his greed, hatred and obsession, can it only be tied to the same person in this life?

He knew that his allergies could never be cured, because Jiang Shuo's presence was the root cause of his disease that could not be removed.

"Dad?" An anxious call came from the back seat, Qiao Jue opened the rear door and unfastened the safety buckle for her, and put her warm little hand on his cheek: "What's wrong, Dad?"

He will hide from adults, but not from age to age.Qiao Jue changed it to a simpler and easier-to-understand statement: "I'm in a bad mood."

"why?"

"Meet someone...someone I don't really want to see."

If you are an adult, you may immediately think of Jiang Shuo who you just met.Children's thinking is fragmented, but they will hit the bull's-eye from another level.

"Is it the one who made Dad sad?"

"……Um."

Adults will probably ask why, but children only have the most straightforward thoughts.

"Don't be sad, Dad." The girl grabbed his hand eagerly, "Don't make Dad sad every year."

If he had been weaker and more fragile, Qiao Jue thought, maybe he would really shed tears in front of his little girl.

He vainly asked for a blank space to bury himself, but it was a pity that the world was so busy that he didn't even have time to look at himself and feel sorry for himself.As soon as he got home, Liang Ren called and asked how to celebrate the little princess next weekend.Qiao Jue was taken aback for a moment before realizing that she was so dizzy that she almost forgot her daughter's birthday.

birthday...

Jiang Shuo will probably never know that there is another little life in this world who shed the same blood as him and was born on the same day and moon.