37 Crash! My CP!
The interview soon began.
Leon and Roswiser took their seats, and the three interviewers from two years ago were still in charge.
The two on either side remained stoic as ever, but Vice Principal Wilson was practically bouncing in his seat, clearly looking forward to seeing how the couple would perform this year.
Unfortunately for Old Deng, this year was going to be a disappointment.
“If you’re ready, we’ll start the interview now,” the Vice Principal said.
The couple nodded, “Ready, Principal.”
“Good.”
The Vice Principal looked down at the interview materials on the table and said, “Let’s start with the most obvious change in your family over the past two years.”
At this, Roswiser blinked and asked, “Principal, you mean?”
“The third princess, Aurora.”
The Vice Principal explained, “Generally, dragon families rarely consider having a second child, especially when the first was twins. So I’m curious, what made you want to have another?”
A catalyst?
If an unplanned pregnancy counts as a catalyst, we could have a lengthy discussion about that.
The couple exchanged glances, silently debating their response.
Yes, getting pregnant with Little Light was indeed an unexpected surprise, but Leon and Roswiser both realized that revealing that would be a major faux pas right now.
If the interviewers heard “unexpected,” they might think the couple was terribly irresponsible about having their next child!
This could result in lower scores for the family interview and might even lead to Moon and Little Light flunking their entrance tests.
So, they needed to consider how to answer this question carefully.
After a moment, Roswiser spoke up, “Well, you see, my husband and I have been married for several years now, and we’ve gone through a lot together, both big and small. Our married life has gradually shifted from the fiery passion of our early days to something more mundane. So we thought, could we do something to help rekindle the passion we once had for each other?”
“After trying a few methods with no results,” she continued, “my husband suggested maybe we could have another baby—just like we raised Noia and Moon, we could nurture Little Light to be an excellent young dragon too.”
“I agreed to the suggestion, and then Little Light was born.”
Now that was a two-for-one deal!
They completely avoided the “unexpected pregnancy” issue while highlighting the “married life becoming mundane” dilemma.
After finishing their answer, Leon glanced at the interviewer on the far right, who was scribbling notes with a serious expression, brow furrowed.
It seemed like Roswiser’s answer hadn’t quite met his expectations.
Well, that’s a win!
But while they did achieve their goal, the couple overlooked a tiny little flaw in their answer.
“Since your third daughter was conceived to rekindle your passion for one another, does that mean your feelings toward her differ from those of your first two daughters?” the interviewer on the left asked delicately.
His phrasing was quite polite, but it was clear he was hinting at whether they viewed Little Light simply as a tool for marriage maintenance.
Leon didn’t need to ponder over this question—it flew out of his mouth, “Our feelings for Little Light are no different from those we have for Moon and Noia.”
“Oh? But you did have her to rekindle your passion, didn’t you?”
The interviewer twirled an expensive pen in hand, seeming sharper than both the Vice Principal and the stoic scorekeeper.
Well, it makes sense; someone has to play the “bad cop” in a serious interview.
It wouldn’t be wise to expect the Vice Principal to fill that role, right?
Otherwise, after two rounds, Leon and Roswiser might just ace the interview with flying colors.
“Sir,” Leon said, his voice low and firm, “the reason for having our daughter and the feelings we have for her after she was born are entirely separate issues.”
“Do you really think parents capable of raising an exceptional young dragon like Noia could be so irresponsible?”
A well-timed rebuttal can be quite effective.
And Roswiser could tell that Leon was getting a bit annoyed with the “bad cop” over there.
While their clever wording was meant to lower their scores, questioning a doting father’s love for his daughter—especially in front of her father—was uncomfortable, to say the least.
If Leon wasn’t in a position of disadvantage during the interview, he might have already flipped the table and made a scene.
The interviewer chuckled softly, looking down and stopping his little pen dance, before jotting something down on the paper.
“Miss Roswiser, you mentioned that married life has become mundane, and that you both have lost the initial passion.”
The Vice Principal raised an eyebrow, “Has the situation improved since the birth of the third princess?”
Roswiser smiled, fixing her hair, “There’s certainly been some improvement, but getting back to the state we were in just after getting married? That’s probably quite difficult.”
As she finished, Roswiser discreetly nudged Leon’s leg under the table.
Leon instantly caught on and added, “To be honest, forget about the honeymoon phase; even two years ago, right after Noia enrolled in school, we might not be able to get back to that either.”
They played off each other, bouncing back and forth like a comedic duo during the family interview.
If you asked whether they were thinking of divorce—the thought hadn’t crossed their minds yet.
But if you claimed they were madly in love—well, that would be a stretch.
Overall, it was quite bizarre.
Bizarre enough to make their interview scores teeter on the brink of “mediocre.”
Mediocre isn’t necessarily a bad word; it still allowed them to pass the entrance test without being a model family.
Seeing the interviewers’ reactions, the couple silently cheered.
This was going to work!
However, while they figured out the balance of their answers and the interview’s bottom line, they had tragically forgotten about the Vice Principal, the CP leader.
Old Deng took a few sips of water, almost forcing himself to calm down.
After several rounds of Q&As, the two interviewers whispered to Wilson that everything was fine.
Wilson peeked at their score sheets; while the scores were enough to pass the family interview, they merely squeaked through.
Not the triumphant love-battle victory the Vice Principal had envisioned.
Old Deng pulled a handkerchief from his jacket pocket to wipe the sweat from his brow.
He pressed his lips together and looked at the couple sitting before him.
They leaned back in their chairs, legs crossed, and looked completely at ease.
It was a harmonious scene, but to the Vice Principal, his pushed CP had begun to drift away!
With a twist of his fingers, after a moment of internal turmoil, he summoned the courage to ask, “I’d like to know… do you still love each other?”
Roswiser raised an eyebrow, “Love? Of course, we love each other.”
Leon nodded in agreement, “Although the passion of our youth has faded, I still love my wife.”
They would never admit that they had fallen out of love!
Even without this “not-sinking-the-ship plan,” perhaps they still wouldn’t admit it? —Ahem, that’s up for debate~
Nonetheless, while Leon and Roswiser declared their love verbally, the Vice Principal thought of it merely as something they’d said to appease the interview.
Old Deng secretly clenched his fists, thinking:
No, this cannot be!
Their CP absolutely cannot crumble!
