Timeless Bonds in a Modern World Chapter 3

Why didn’t I know that aunt had a daughter in my previous life?

The answer is obvious.

Because he never agreed with that aunt in his previous life, he didn't know that the aunt had a daughter. This kind of thing is a chain of events, and he didn't get to the next stage in his previous life, and was stuck at the first stage because of the rebellious Ryan.

By the way...there is another daughter?

I always feel like something is weird.

never mind.

If it's a cute little loli, I wouldn't mind having an extra little sister.

Ryan, I like little Lolita...

In his previous life, when Ryan was 20 years old, his father passed away and left him nothing. Ryan was alone, with no education and no background. He was poor and destitute for a long time and watched the people around him get married and start a family.

Now that I think about it, it wouldn’t be a big deal if there was one more person to make the house more lively.

Hey hey hey, little loli.

In addition, there is a very simple reason why Ryan did not ask for information about the daughter - what is there to ask? He would not prevent his father from remarrying again because of the daughter. It was not an influencing factor at all.

Remarriage is a foregone conclusion.

If I don't agree to my father's remarriage, I'm afraid that person will follow the same path as in his previous life.

That night.

Ryan returned to his familiar home and familiar room, but he did not have a good sleep. Well... On the first night of his rebirth, he suffered from insomnia. He was half asleep and half awake, worried about gains and losses.

I was afraid this was just a dream.

...

The next day.

Six pm.

Driven by An's father, Ryan was dressed casually as usual, in a short-sleeved shirt, shorts and slippers, with her hair exuding a slightly messy beauty.

Through the rearview mirror, Thomas, who was driving, looked at his son who was dressed casually, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

If possible, Thomas hopes that his son will dress neatly. After all, it is the first time he meets his stepmother, and the first impression is very important.

If I think about it carefully, it’s good enough that my son is willing to accept my second marriage. I can’t ask for more.

Ryan saw through his father's thoughts and said bluntly, "Anyway, that aunt is going to remarry you, so it's better for the first impression to be the most authentic me. There's no point in pretending."

"Right."

As he spoke, Father An once again looked at his son through the rearview mirror with strange eyes.

This time, Ryan did not understand the other person's eye language and asked, "Dad, what do you want to express?"

"Son, I'm afraid you're trying to trick me. Tell me honestly, do you plan to deal with that auntie harshly when you see her, in order to drive her away?"

First pretend to accept the aunt, and then teach her a lesson and scare her away when they meet.

Ryan was speechless at first, and then wanted to curse.

Am I that kind of person?

Wait...Thinking about it carefully, this...seems like something I can do. He said helplessly: "I don't have this plan this time...and I have prepared a small gift for the other party's daughter."

As he spoke, Ryan took out a blue puppy doll wrapped in plastic. It was very cute and he planned to give it to the little Lolita he was about to meet.

"That's good." Father An finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ryan also sighed. How bad is my image in my father's mind? Don't father and son even have this little trust?

The agreed place was the best restaurant in the town, located in the town center, called Nanxiang Restaurant. It was a time-honored brand with many years of business. It was usually always full during festivals and it was difficult to get a table.

Thomas called yesterday and booked a private room.

Before entering the box, An's father suddenly stopped, turned around, looked at his son again, smiled honestly, and said: "An Ting, promise Dad that you won't cause any trouble..."

Ryan: "Dad, if you keep acting like this, I will look stupid if I don't do anything."

"No, no, no..."

then.

The father and son entered the box one after another.

When Ryan walked into the box, the mother and daughter had already arrived.

When Ryan saw the girls sitting there clearly, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and open his mouth, and even the dog doll hidden behind his back fell to the ground - where is my cute little Lolita! ?

It would be fine if she wasn’t a little loli, but what’s more troublesome is that she is my classmate.

"Ryan..."

"Song Dynasty Porcelain..."

The next second, they said in unison: "Why is it you?"

...

Unlike the carefree Ryan, although Chloe Song doesn't like to dress up, she still considers the occasion. When she met her stepfather for the first time, she dressed appropriately.

A solid color short-sleeved T-shirt, casual trousers, and white sneakers. Her long hair is like a black waterfall, casually scattered on her back. Her air bangs do not make her look gloomy, but rather fresh.

Quiet and beautiful.

It's even more stunning than when she was wearing school uniform.

But...it doesn't quite match the surprise on her face at that moment.

She was very surprised.

The moment Ryan appeared in this box, with her intelligence, she had already guessed something.

"Ryan! Why is it you?"

"Um...I don't know!!!" Ryan was somewhat helpless.

What is the biggest advantage of rebirth---Prophet.

Just a few days after rebirth, the prophet is gone!

I do not know.

He never expected that in such a small town, the person his father randomly found for a second marriage would be the mother of his classmate, the cold and beautiful girl from the Sect of Balance, who hated him the most in the class.

"What's wrong? Do you know each other?"

At this moment, Father An followed Ryan in. It was also the first time he saw Chloe Song. He was a little surprised. What a delicate girl.

"Well, Xiaoci, do you know each other?" Aunt Sarah also asked.

Ryan and Chloe Song did not hide anything and said in unison: "Classmates!"

This situation may be an interesting plot in film, television or literature, but it really happens in real life...

Awkward, really embarrassing!

It's ridiculous! It's absolutely ridiculous!

If Ryan had not confessed his love to Chloe Song in public yesterday, Chloe Song might have been better off, but unfortunately... the two things collided at a delicate juncture.

Yesterday he was the object of my confession, but today he is my stepmother's burden.

Aunt Lian Song and Father An fell into a brief silence.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Ryan used his previous life's salesman's on-the-spot response and said, "Dad, it's okay. I'm the poorest student in the class. Chloe Song is the class monitor and the study committee member. She sometimes gives me after-school tutoring... I think our relationship is pretty good and there won't be any conflicts in the future."

The opposite is true.

Even if we leave aside the confession incident, the relationship between the two is not very good.

Although they seemed to have little interaction, every day when it came time to hand in homework, Ryan either didn't hand it in or copied the homework in front of Chloe Song, and Chloe Song would scold him in person, which always led to conflicts.

Also...when Ryan bullies other classmates, Chloe Song will stand up and uphold justice.

The two are an incompatible combination, one is the villain and the other is the hero.

Therefore, Chloe Song felt confused when he was confessed to yesterday.

However.

At this moment, Chloe Song knew that Ryan was giving her a way out to ease the atmosphere. She still hoped that her mother would be happy and didn't want to make the atmosphere disharmonious. She took the step, laughed, and said, "Well, Ryan and I are quite familiar with each other."

Aunt Sarah and Father An both laughed. So that's what it was.

During the subsequent meal, Chloe Song might have been worried that Ryan might do something weird, so for the sake of her mother's happiness, she deliberately sat next to Ryan and tried to defend him alone.

After all...the entire hometown junior high school knows that Ryan is an out-and-out bad student.

Although it seems nothing now, what if it breaks out later?

What Chloe Song didn't expect was that Ryan was very well-behaved. Even the way he ate seemed polite, which was completely different from his image when he was in school.

Immediately following.

It's time for the inevitable introductions.

"By the way...Ryan, when is your birthday?" Aunt Sarah wanted to build a good relationship with her stepson, so she had to first understand his personal information.

"Aunt Sarah, you can just call me Xiaoting. I was born in autumn..."

"Oh, then you are younger than my Ah Ci, she was born in late summer..."

Chloe Song, who was standing by, looked at the 1.73-meter-tall boy with astonishment. He was younger than her, but he was so much bigger than her! He turned out to be her stinky younger brother.

While Chloe Song was complaining madly in her heart, Ryan, perhaps in a playful mood or perhaps just going with the flow, straightened his back, looked down at Chloe Song from above, squinted his eyes and smiled, saying: "Chloe Song...sister..."

At that moment, an indescribable fear climbed up her body like a ghost. The chopsticks in Chloe Song's hand fell to the ground and goose bumps appeared all over her body.

Disgusting.

"Hey, this girl, she can't even hold the chopsticks steadily... Speaking of which, your father has been telling me about you. He said that you don't like to study, have a bad temper, and are difficult to get along with. This made me feel a little uneasy before I came here today, but after getting to know you, I found that you are a good child..."

Between words.

With the mentality of loving everyone and loving everyone in it, Aunt Sarah exudes a strong maternal radiance, which brings a little healing to Ryan's scarred soul.

He was originally worried that the aunt would be difficult to get along with, but he didn't expect her to be surprisingly friendly.

That’s normal, after all, she is Chloe Song’s mother.

Father An was a little embarrassed. He touched the back of his head and kept grinning. He was actually a little confused. He couldn't possibly say: My son's rebellious period just happened to be over today. You are lucky.

Ryan said frankly: "No, I was not very obedient before, but I was about to take the high school entrance examination, and I felt a little confused and annoyed, and I didn't know what to do..."

This indirectly means one thing: his academic performance is very poor.

Ryan is a reborn person, but so what?

He graduated from a technical secondary school in his previous life, and was reborn before the 100-day oath-taking ceremony for the high school entrance examination. It was very difficult for him to change his fate.

Father An had been trying to persuade his son to study, but to no avail. Unexpectedly, before the high school entrance exam, he saw his son's sudden realization. He saw his son's sincerity and ambition, patted his shoulder and said, "Do you want to go to high school?"

"Um..."

In his previous life, he suffered a lot due to his lack of education; in this life, he wants to learn.

In addition, he also wanted to experience a different kind of brilliant youth.

Father An said decisively: "There are still a hundred days left, so study hard! If you really can't do it, Dad will spend money to choose a school for you!"

Aunt Sarah is a sentimental person. She was moved by the deep love between father and son and quickly thought about how she could help.

He turned his eyes and saw his daughter eating silently.

At this moment, Chloe Song also felt his mother's gaze. He couldn't help but frown and started coughing again. He had a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, the bad premonition came true immediately.

Aunt Sarah pushed out her daughter and said, "Well, my daughter Ah Ci has very good grades. You can ask her if you have any questions in the future!"

"mom..."

"Didn't you just say that you often tutor Ryan at school? If we live together in the future, it won't be a big deal to tutor him at home. It's even more convenient. You can tutor him until very late, and you can go straight to sleep when you're tired."

After hearing what her mother said, the dark lines on Chloe Song's forehead deepened.

Ryan put on an appearance of watching the fun and not minding the trouble, forced out a natural sly smile, and emphasized: "Well, you can tutor me until very late..."

With a "swish" sound, her face turned red.

Chloe Song unconsciously imagined something, and realized that her cheeks were getting hot. She didn't even dare to look Ryan in the eye, but the thought of avoiding his gaze made her feel like she had given up, so she just looked straight at him.

Perhaps because there are only two women in the family, Chloe Song has always been very strong-willed and does not want to be looked down upon by outsiders.

Very fierce! Like a little puppy that is about to burst into flames.

"No...I don't necessarily want to move there..."

Hearing this, Aunt Sarah also suddenly realized.

Anyway.

The first dinner between the two families ended in a happy atmosphere.