In fact, until the way back, Tang You didn't know why Ye Yuan appeared at the dinner place she and Zhou Qinyao had agreed to have.
She wanted to ask clearly, but on the way back, Zhou Qinyao said nothing and just held her hand tightly.
Tang You wanted to pull it back a little, but was held tightly and couldn't move.
The atmosphere is weird.
Tang You had never seen Zhou Qinyao look like this before, he seemed very angry.
She felt a little nervous and asked him, "Hey, can you please say something..."
But Zhou Qinyao just drove, looking straight ahead, without saying a word.
After the car reached the underground parking lot, the man calmly turned off the engine.
Then press the window curtains on the central control panel and lock all the doors, isolating the car from the outside world.
Tang You watched his series of actions in silence.
"What happened?"
Zhou Qinyao finally turned his head to look at her, staring at her for a long time with deep eyes, before he sighed helplessly:
"What if you get bullied when I'm not around?"
Tang You was confused and asked, "Who bullied me?"
Zhou Qinyao took out his cell phone and showed her the text message Ye Yuan sent him.
Tang You suddenly understood and finally knew the whole story.
But after looking at the text messages that made Ye Yuan so happy, she suddenly felt that the man in front of her was quite sinister.
"I thought it was something else."
She smiled softly, handed the phone back, and said coquettishly:
"Okay, didn't you help me bully him back?"
Zhou Qinyao turned around, swore softly, and swung the steering wheel as if to vent his anger, "I really want to rip her mouth off."
Tang You chuckled and hit him:
"Why are you like Cheng Xuan, always wanting to tear other people's mouths apart?"
Zhou Qinyao frowned: "You're not angry at all?"
Tang You blinked: "Why should I be angry?"
She hugged Zhou Qinyao's neck obediently, her voice soft and tender:
"My boyfriend exploded for a, why should I be angry?"
Zhou Qinyao didn't know much about the current popular online language, so he asked:
"What does a-explosion mean?"
Tang You also learned this word from Cheng Xuan. She thought for a moment with her eyes curved, then slid her hand down from his neck and pretended to help him smooth his coat:
"I mean, you're so handsome."
Zhou Qinyao: “…”
Fireworks suddenly exploded in my heart.
Is there anything in this world that could make you happier than having your girlfriend praise you
Even if you have projects worth hundreds of millions, you cannot feel the sweetness and satisfaction of being admired at this moment.
He smiled and silently put down Tang You's chair. The little girl suddenly lay down. He quickly turned over and pressed on her, with an ambiguous tone:
"Do you want to see your boyfriend look even more handsome?"
Tang You knew there was something else behind his words, so she smiled and dodged him: "No, no."
But after a while, she hugged his neck again, blushing and whispering: "How about... wait until my relatives leave, and then give it a try..."
This sentence was like the boiling water in the pot, which immediately made Zhou Qinyao boil.
I kissed those soft pink lips, and a week's longing melted away in this unbridled kiss.
After staying in the car for a while, the two returned home together.
Zhou Qinyao went to change his clothes, and then he looked through his wardrobe carefully. He found that in addition to the original styles, there were four or five new colors of shirts.
They are all light colors, so they don’t look so dull.
Moreover, each piece has the word "youyou" embroidered on the cuffs or in a hidden place on the collar.
Zhou Qinyao read through them one by one, with a smile on his face the whole time.
Looking back at the little girl lying on the sofa watching TV, I felt extremely satisfied.
In the past, only his mother prepared clothes for him. He had not felt such thoughtfulness for a long time.
But after so many years, such a girl finally appeared and gave him the long-lost warmth.
He walked over to sit next to Tang You, hugged her lovingly, and thought to himself—
She is what she wants in her life.
Time just passes by quietly.
After Zhou Qinyao's warning, Ye Yuan did behave herself much more honestly. Plus, after the exams, the school was on summer vacation, so those untrue rumors naturally disappeared.
Tang You completed his freshman year with the first place in his major.
Zhou Qinyao's company is developing more and more rapidly.
Because of its sponsorship of the Sri Lankan royal wedding, the brand's market value has skyrocketed several times, its stock price has soared, and it has even surpassed the performance during Zhou Zelin's leadership.
Just when everyone's life was moving in a good direction, God gave everyone an unexpected surprise.
One night, Zhou Qinyao suddenly received a call from Zhou Yan, telling him—
"My great uncle is dying."
In fact, Zhou Qinyao knew that Zhou Zelin was hospitalized again half a month ago, but at that time everyone in the company was working hard on the Sri Lanka business and had no time to pay attention to him.
But rather than saying that he had no time to care, it would be better to say that Zhou Qinyao still had a deep knot in his heart towards Zhou Zelin.
He did not forget everything and forgive his father just because time passed.
When Zhou Qinyao first learned that Zhou Zelin was admitted to the hospital, he called the attending physician and learned that it was a recurrence of stroke and the patient was recuperating, so he did not care any further.
To be honest, Zhou Qinyao didn't want to see him.
The father and son never met again except for the one time during the equity transfer.
Zhou Zelin once asked Zhou Yan to tell Zhou Qinyao to come back for dinner, but Zhou Qinyao never agreed.
I thought this time would be the same as last time, I would stay in the hospital for a while and get well after some recuperation. But I didn't expect that the hospital suddenly sent me the news that I was in critical condition.
When Zhou Qinyao received Zhou Yan's call, he was having dinner with Tang You.
Tang You could clearly feel the change in Zhou Qinyao's expression after he answered the phone.
Although he is apparently indifferent, he is actually tormented by conflicting emotions inside.
Tang You had a bad feeling and asked carefully, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Zhou Qinyao put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and didn't say anything for a long time.
A man stood quietly at the window and smoked for a long time, and finally said:
"Come with me to the hospital."
"… "
The two of them walked in silence all the way to the hospital. Zhou Yan came to greet them with a heavy face and told Zhou Qinyao that Zhou Zelin had been admitted to the ICU intensive care unit and had been rescued just a few minutes ago. His condition was not very good.
According to the doctor, the situation has reached the point where Zhou Qinyao must be notified.
Perhaps he also hoped that the father and son could see each other for the last time without any regrets.
There were already many people standing outside the ward, including Zhou's other uncles, Wu Meng, and Zhou Rui.
Zhou Qinyao walked out of the ward and looked at his father who was wearing an oxygen mask, with no expression on his face.
But in just a few years, this once famous diamond merchant who created moon has gone from being high-spirited to being as withered as a dead tree. Zhou Qinyao thought self-deprecatingly -
Isn't it really your own fault
They were supposed to have a family that was at least semblance of being viable.
But Zhou Zelin chose destruction.
Perhaps the nurse told Zhou Zelin in his ear that Zhou Qinyao had arrived. His breathing suddenly became unstable. He forcibly took off the oxygen mask and wanted to say something anxiously.
The nurse listened carefully in his ear and came out and said to Zhou Qinyao: "Your father wants to talk to you."
Zhou Qinyao just stood there motionless.
The scene before our eyes makes people anxious and sad.
It was clearly time to let go of everything and say goodbye to each other, but there was still an unresolved knot between the father and son.
But no one present had the qualifications, nor the courage, to ask Zhou Qinyao to let it go.
Tang You saw it all, but inexplicably felt that Zhou Qinyao was not as heartless as she had imagined.
She was the brave one and pushed him: "Come in."
Perhaps it was Tang You's push that gave Zhou Qinyao the courage to go in.
In fact, every day after he came back, he didn't know how to face his father.
There is hatred.
Walked in and looked at the person on the bed in silence.
Seeing him trying his best, using up his last breath, to express something to him, Zhou Qinyao felt inexplicably heartbroken.
This feeling is the same as when I first learned that Yao Yue and her unborn brother had suddenly passed away.
Zhou Zelin was unable to utter a sound. He pulled Zhou Qinyao's sleeve with all his strength, hoping that he would bend down.
This may be the last time in his life that a son bows his head for him.
Zhou Qinyao suppressed the complicated and bitter feeling in his heart, and finally obeyed his wishes, bending down and putting his ear close to his lips.
Using up his last bit of strength, Zhou Zelin managed to say what he wanted to say in a halting manner before passing away.
There were no signs of life on the monitor beside the bed. In an instant, Wu Meng's violent wailing and Zhou Rui's sobbing were heard outside the door.
Everyone was secretly holding back their grief.
Zhou Qinyao looked at his father who suddenly left within a few minutes with an expressionless face. His heart seemed to be numb and he had no feeling at all.
He really was using up his last bit of strength to wait for me.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the wind blowing through the hospital corridor seemed to be completely different from the temperature expected for this season. It was chilly and biting, suggesting the disappearance of a life.
After covering Zhou Zelin with the quilt, Zhou Qinyao walked out of the ward.
He ignored everyone and walked straight to the end of the ward and stood there alone.
No one knew what he was thinking, but Tang You could see that his back looked forbearing and painful.
Although the little girl didn't know what to say to comfort him, she knew very well that he needed her at this moment.
She walked behind Zhou Qinyao, silently held his hand, said nothing, and stayed quietly beside him.
Zhou Qinyao stood silently for a long time.
He still remembers how his father taught him to recognize diamonds when he was a child and how he proudly said, "My son is great."
There was a time when they had a deep father-son relationship and lived in harmony.
All these beautiful memories had long been forcibly sealed away by Zhou Qinyao.
But just now, silhouettes of the past rushed out again and hit him.
The man leaned his hands on the window sill, exhaled deeply and weakly, and seemed to laugh, looking out the window:
"Now, I really have no family."
When Tang You heard this, she felt so heartbroken that tears were about to fall out.
A man who is usually so decisive and resolute, now has a slight gleam in his eyes.
She knew about Zhou Qinyao's family affairs, and she also understood the loneliness that comes from having your loved ones by your side but feeling as if they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
Afraid that Zhou Qinyao couldn't bear it, Tang You touched his chest helplessly:
"No, you still have me. I am your family."
"I will never leave you for the rest of my life. We will get married in the future, and I will give birth to many, many children for you. I will stay with you, okay?"
Zhou Qinyao didn't say anything, but just held Tang You's hand tighter.
Over there, Zhou Yan was helping to deal with Zhou Zelin's funeral affairs. Wu Meng finally stopped her hypocritical crying, stepped on her high heels, walked step by step to Zhou Qinyao, and said in a cold voice:
"Now that your father is gone, there's no point for us, an orphan and a widow, to stay here. I know you don't like us, so why not take this opportunity to divide the family? You can convert your brother's share into cash based on the current stock price of the company. But let me be frank, your father's inheritance will be divided in half between you two brothers, as well as the properties and cars at home..."
Tang You has always known that Zhou Qinyao has a stepmother who ruined the company. She didn't see it before, but when she saw it for the first time tonight, she felt that she was indeed cold-blooded and selfish.
The bodies over there are still warm, but people here are talking about dividing the family as if nothing happened, rubbing salt into other people's wounds.
Those who cry and scream may not be truly sad.
The real pain is that Zhou Qinyao keeps silent and endures it in his heart.
Tang You felt sorry for Zhou Qinyao and didn't want anyone to hurt him at this time.
She interrupted Wu Meng and for the first time in her life, she yelled at someone:
"Can you please stop talking? Do you think it's appropriate to say this now?"
Wu Meng glanced at her, with some impatience in his brows, and pushed her away:
"Is it your turn to speak on our family affairs?"
Tang You was pushed back by her and hit the wall.
There were too many people present, and no one would look good if the family scandal was exposed. Zhou Qinyao had been holding back and not saying anything, but when he saw this scene, he finally turned around.
It is no exaggeration to say that the sudden chill in his eyes made Zhou Yan and the relatives standing beside him tremble in their hearts even though they were more than ten meters away.
“Snap—”
A loud slap came down without any warning.
Everyone: “…”
Wu Meng was stunned.
She covered her face and looked at the man who was attacking her in disbelief:
"Zhou Zhan, are you crazy? How dare you hit me? I am your nominal—"
"You owe my mom that slap just now."
Zhou Qinyao didn't give her a chance to speak. His eyes were red. He took a step forward, protecting Tang You behind him, and then mercilessly swung his other hand:
"This slap now is to warn you—"
"Try to touch her again.
The author has something to say: Brother Yao: No one is allowed to touch my child, otherwise I will beat the woman.
p.s. I don’t know why, but I felt particularly sorry for Brother Yao when I wrote this chapter.
Fortunately, he still has it.
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Louis Cartier Diamond: "Baby's fist-sized", weighing 107.7 carats, cut from a 400-carat South African rough stone. This extraordinary teardrop-shaped diamond is one of the very few large diamonds over 100 carats that can still be rated as D-grade flawless by the American Gemological Institute (GIA). In 1976, on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Louis Cartier, the third-generation heir of the Cartier family and the former soul of Cartier, the "Louis Cartier" diamond was exhibited in Cartier's showroom in New York, and was later purchased by a European collector. At that time, the diamond was insured for up to 5 million US dollars.