Laughed Alan. "No, Dad, you let our win on purpose."
"Dad, you lost again." Chloe mourned as she tugged at Alan's hand. "Who had a son-in-law like you? Don't you know to respect the old and let your father-in-law win? "
Olive's father laughed. "We're just playing chess, so winning or losing is not that important. Besides, even if I lose, I lose with confidence, because everyone wins according to their own merits, right? It has nothing to do with age. I often lose to Alan, but if I play chess with your Aoba, he can't beat me at chess.."
"Aoba doesn't belong to me yet, so don't say that now, and it's still unknown." Chloe always felt that if she didn't have high hopes, she wouldn't be very disappointed. She could fall in love, but she was never willing to compromise for the sake of marriage.
Olive's mother gave Chloe a jolt with her elbow quietly. "How can you talk like that? Aoba is serious about you, so don't take him for granted."
Chloe stared back at them as they shot her in the eye. "I didn't take him for granted, as I'm serious too, so don't look at me suspiciously, and I'm not trifling with his affections."
"Knowing my brother, he really likes you, so you can't run away." Alan said this to her.
"Anyway, I have said in advance that he will come and talk to me about marriage only after he can persuade your mother. Now, if he wants to be in a relationship with me, we'll be in a relationship, while if he doesn't want to be with me, I won't pester him after he breaks up with me. I'm not going to be as generous as Olive because I've been selfish since the divorce, and I always think of myself first."
Not that she was proud, and not that she was free and easy, but that she had seen through something. A man was expected to live for himself, while fighting a flame for love was no longer a thing for people of her age and state of mind.
Love had been replaced by a real and cruel life that had cut her off from any illusions, so love was not her whole life, just a part of it.
"I understand." Alan didn't mind and blame Chloe for these words, as he just thought that it was a blessing that he could marry such a kind woman as Olive, so Olive was the real treasure in his heart.
"Thank you." Chloe made a sudden polite reply, but suddenly, as if remembering something, she uttered a strange cry. "Gee, I almost forget something."
As soon as she had said this, she jumped up like an arrow, went out, and quickly turned and went into the next room.
"She's such a restless child." Olive's mother shook her head.
Olive was used to her doing this, so Olive replied with a smile. "Mom, you know she's always like that."
Chloe didn't have anything else going on, except that Aoba had asked her for a video chat. Aoba was busy these days, and according to his work schedule, he had many things to do every day, but when he made time to find her online, she stood him up several times.
Tonight she was going to give him a little comfort, but her good mood was ruined by the news that Mrs. Hoyle, the old witch, was coming to Luo City, so when she appeared in Aoba's sight, she looked a little unhappy.
Aoba frowned as he watched her moody expression from the other end of the video. "Why do you look so sad? Who bullied you? When you saw me, you didn't even smile? Don't you miss me?"
Chloe leaned over the table, as she weakly rolled her eyes. "You're not the apple of my eye, so why should I miss you?"
Aoba was often struck by what she said so that Aoba was immune to what she said. "If you don't miss your man, who do you miss?"
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