in.
Xia Xingchen and Shen Min looked at the scene of them leaning on each other outside, and they both smiled at the same time, feeling happy for them.
only…
Shen Min seemed to be remembering something, and his expression became increasingly lonely.
Xia Xingchen also noticed the subtle changes.
She didn't ask, but just followed her into the kitchen.
"They just asked for a list, but I didn't write down many names." Shen Min entered the kitchen and said to her while picking vegetables, "Do you also need to send an invitation to your dad and grandma?"
"Yes." She nodded, "It is a gift."
"Although you were wronged during those years and our friendship was severed, after all, they gave you your surname and raised you up."
"Don't worry, I know that."
Shen Min nodded, "I just said a few more words. Mom also knows that you are not a heartless person. But, there is one more thing - your grandma has been calling me recently and kept asking me to talk to you."
Before she could continue, Xia Xingchen understood, "She was talking to you about Xia Xingkong and Li Lingyi, right?"
Shen Min sighed, "They both deserved what they got. That's why I didn't mention it to you. I heard from the old lady that Xia Xingkong's face was disfigured in prison. It was a big blow to her. She lost all hope and now has no vitality at all. When she gets out, don't expect to be on stage as gloriously as before."
It was the first time Xia Xingchen heard about Xia Xingkong since the impeachment. She knew that her face was disfigured. It was Lan Ye who did it.
As for sympathy, she couldn't do it.
Whatever cause you sow, whatever result you will reap in the end.
"I only found out later that Ye Qing had helped her get on the international stage. Now that her face is ruined, there's no hope for her. It's impossible for Li Lingyi to get out in these years. The old lady appealed personally, how could it be so easy to resolve?"
Shen Min said "hmm" and didn't continue the topic.
Xia Xingchen was cutting lotus root slices and looked at her sideways for several times.
"What are you looking at?" Shen Min didn't look up, but he could feel her gaze on him.
"Grandma has been calling you so often recently? You haven't been in touch for decades, so why are you calling me again?"
"It's just a common question."
Xia Xingchen smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you to go there to celebrate the New Year this year?"
Shen Min was stunned for a moment, and after pausing her hand movements, she said, "Not only did the old lady say that...your father also told me a few times. He has come here a few times as well."
"What do you think?"
"What else can you think?" Shen Min took the vegetables to wash. The water was very cold. She added some hot water familiarly and said, "I am no longer a member of the Xia family. In the past, during the New Year and other festivals, let alone asking me to go over, we couldn't even get through on the phone. This year, as soon as Li Ling was not here, I rushed over. It would be bad to say this. Besides, didn't I say that I would accompany you during the New Year this year?"
Xia Xingchen also agreed with her.
"If Dad really wants to do it, he won't rush it this year. If he can be more diligent in the future, you may change your mind."
How could Shen Min not understand what she meant? She glanced at her and poked her forehead with her finger, "You've been acting as a matchmaker for your mother. I think you've been too idle lately."
She rubbed her forehead and said, "It's unfair. I just saw that Dad has been thinking about you all the time. Besides, it's not good for you to live alone like this. If you can go back there and have someone to take care of you, I will feel more at ease."
"I've lived here for so many years, there's nothing wrong with it. Just take care of yourself and don't worry about me."
Seeing her firm attitude, Xia Xingchen said nothing more. It was not that she could not see that her mother had completely let go of her father. However, the love of youth had not yet dissipated, and the hatred had not yet disappeared! In the end, the matter that she was brooding over was still there.
… … … … …
After dinner, Xia Xingchen received a call from Chi Weiyang. She had already returned to her hometown and called to report that she was safe.
Xia Xingchen was quite worried.
"You can't even hide your belly now, what did your parents say?"
"They are quite angry. They are still discussing countermeasures in the room. They said that the baby is less than six months old and I have to get rid of it quickly." She sounded relaxed, as if she was talking about someone else's business, but...
You are the one who knows best the pain in your heart.
"..." Xia Xingchen didn't know what to say for a moment. Wei Yang's family was a well-known family in their small city. If something like this happened, Chi's father would definitely feel ashamed. And what she was experiencing now was what she had experienced in the past.
Those rumors, discrimination and ridicule are all torment.
"Then what do you think? Didn't you tell them that it was Dr. Fu's child?"
"If I tell him, he will only get more angry..." Chi Weiyang walked on the streets of the small town, kicking the pebbles on the road, sighing heavily, looking at the desolate streets, his eyes a little sore, "Not only is she pregnant before marriage, but she is also pregnant by a married man. My dad will probably faint from anger."
Xia Xingchen didn't know how to comfort her, nor did he know which path would be the right one for her.
Left or right, it's Weiyang's life, and she can't make decisions for her.
only…
"The child is already so big, it would be a pity to remove it now..."
"I won't take it away." Chi Weiyang slightly raised his head, looked at the stars in the night sky, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, suppressed the moisture in his eyes, and opened them again after a long time, and continued: "In this life... I may only have him/her. If I don't want him/her either, I'm afraid I will end up alone..."
Her heart has been with Fu Yichen for nearly 20 years. From the beginning of her love to now becoming a mother, there is only that one person in her heart - whether he was a sunny and bright boy or a father now.
She no longer has the energy to love anyone else, so...
This child has become her only spiritual support now.
The words "live alone until the end of your life" made Xia Xingchen feel a dull pain in his heart.
Her lips moved, and just when she was about to say something, she heard a voice from the other end of the line, "Weiyang? Are you Weiyang?"
Chi Weiyang held the phone and looked at the middle-aged woman in front of him, completely stunned.
"It's really you! Auntie hasn't seen you for a long time! The little girl before has grown into a big girl now!" The middle-aged woman held her arm and talked to her excitedly.