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The turmoil of this conflict quickly subsided, and neither of them mentioned it again the next day. Whether it's art exhibition or drinking, Chi Qiu won't mention it again, and Lu Ming won't take the initiative to mention it.
At first, facing such an atmosphere, Chi Qiu was a little uncomfortable. But he opened his mouth a few times, and closed his mouth embarrassingly before making a sound. No matter how upset Chi Qiu was, Lu Ming's face remained motionless.
The life between him and Lu Ming is still the same, it seems that there is no change from before.
Sometimes intimate, sometimes respectful.
Lu Ming is still that good partner who treats Chi Qiu meticulously at two o'clock and one line every day. He will buy flowers for Chi Qiu, he will take Chi Qiu to concerts, and he will respond to Chi Qiu's requests—whether it is the trivial things in life, or his not very diligent bed affairs.
If it weren't for his emotional apathy, Lu Ming would be a perfect partner.
However, it was this kind of "goodness" that made Chi Qiu more and more confused.
This was an unsolvable question. The more Chi Qiuming paid attention to it, the happier he became. Gradually, Chi Qiu's heart began to reconcile with himself.
He thought, they still need time to run in. He told himself countless times that he was willing to wait for Lu Ming.
On a weekday afternoon, when Lu Ming was still working in the company, Chi Lanyan suddenly came over without saying hello. Carrying some of Chi Qiu's favorite food, she rarely appeared in the Lu family's villa with a gentle attitude.
When Aunt Zhang saw her, she became nervous for no reason.
In a hurry, Aunt Zhang brought tea early and put it in front of Chi Lanyan, who always liked to find fault with her. But today, Chi Lanyan didn't say a word, her mood was unbelievably stable.
Aunt Zhang looked up curiously, and found that Chi Lanyan, who was always delicate in the past, came here today without even makeup.
Su Yan presented Chi Lanyan's emaciation nakedly in front of them. She was much thinner visible to the naked eye, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes became much clearer.
It seems that Chi Lanyan is suffering in a place where Chi Qiu can't see.
"Mom, what's the matter?" Facing Chi Lanyan like this, Chi Qiu held her hand worriedly, and asked, "What happened, why didn't you speak?"
Chi Lanyan lowered her head, organized words in her heart for a long time, and said slowly: "I plan to divorce Lin Yuming."
Chi Qiu was stunned, almost unable to react.
He heard Chi Lanyan say: "Actually, I want to divorce, and I have been thinking about it for many years. In the past, Xiaoxia refused. She always felt that I favored you, and I also felt that I owed her... But she has grown up now, and as a mother , I have done what I should and can do. If she still blames me, there is really nothing I can do. "
Chi Qiu held her hand tightly: "Mom..."
"Xiaoqiu, it's my mother's fault. I shouldn't have remarried back then. Have you been wronged too much these years?"
"No! You have always protected me, and I have not been wronged."
Chi Lanyan sighed: "No matter how much you protect, it won't be complete, it won't be right."
It was also because of his "protection" that Chi Xia's heart deviated, and a huge crack appeared in her relationship with Chi Qiu, which Chi Lanyan could not mend.
"I'm not a good mother, neither for you nor for Xiao Xia." She looked at the kind and sensible Chi Qiu, rubbed his hand, her eyes were slightly wet, and her voice trembled slightly, "That's why Xiao Xia would rather elope with someone." , I would rather just contact her father than communicate with me. In fact, if she really doesn't like Lu Yinliang, how could I force her to get married?"
After all, she was wrong. She is not a gentle mother, let alone a mother who can make her daughter feel at ease.
"I'm not a good mother," she repeated.
Chi Qiu couldn't bear Chi Lanyan's self-blame, and kept shaking his head: "Don't say that."
In Chi Qiu's heart, Chi Lanyan is indeed a good mother, but every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. It's hard enough for her to be busy with work and take care of her family alone.
Chi Lanyan patted his hand, pursed his lips pretending to be relaxed: "I came here today, and that's what I want to tell you. I'm already communicating with Lin Yuming, and we'll negotiate later. Just go through the formalities. He has completely moved out of the house now, you, come back if you want, it is also your home. "
And there was no one in the family who would treat Chi Qiu coldly.
"mom… "
"In the past, I was always worried that Lin Yuming had a bad attitude towards you. In the future, Chi Xia would be influenced by him and would ignore you. So I worked hard to run the company and planned to leave enough money for you... I thought that even if Chi Xia would ignore you in the future , With this money, you won’t be hungry or cold, and you can hire someone to take care of you.”
Chi Lanyan smiled wryly, lamenting that she had single thoughts.
Even Chi Qiu was shocked. He always thought that Chi Lanyan was the one who didn't want to divorce, that Chi Lanyan, like Chi Xia, wanted to maintain the peace of the family.
In the end, the person who was as depressed as himself was Chi Lanyan who was caught in the middle.
"But people have nothing to do with money. It's best if someone cares about it and cares about it."
Like her, she looks glamorous on the outside, but her home is a mess, which makes her often feel lonely. Every time she worked until late at night, when she came home, she was greeted by only a deserted bedroom.
She was very afraid that Chi Qiu would be like her in the future, guarding a family alone.
But it's all right now.
Chi Lanyan pursed her lips, showing a look of rejoicing, and said with a sigh of relief: "Now, you are married to the person you like, and he also likes you. Xiaoqiu, I am really happy that you can live happily. "
Her worries gradually eased by more than half. Perhaps it was because Chi Qiu had found his own happiness that Chi Lanyan could muster up the courage to divorce Lin Yuming. Even if this divorce will make Chi Xia utterly disappointed in herself, and will make Chi Xia never agree to promise to take care of Chi Qiu in the future... But now, Chi Lanyan is not afraid anymore.
This was a rare heart-to-heart conversation between their mother and son. Chi Lanyan was very carefree and talked a lot.
Chi Qiuting's eyes were red, and he held Chi Lanyan's hand tightly with both hands, and he never let go.
Before Chi Lanyan left, Chi Qiu hurriedly proved to her: "Mom! From now on, we will have a good life. You really don't have to worry about me. I am very happy now. Lu Ming loves me very much and treats me very much." Good. I will be very, very good, you can rest assured."
Chi Lanyan touched his face, and said relievedly: "Understood, silly boy."
That night, Chi Qiu wanted to tell Lu Ming about Chi Lanyan's decision to divorce. He hugged the pillow alone and waited until late at night on the sofa in the living room.
Aunt Zhang kindly reminded him: "Sir, if you have anything to do, please call Mr. Lu. He said that he will work overtime tonight, so he probably won't come back until very late."
Chi Qiu shook his head: "It's not something that has to be rushed for a while, there's no need to call." Afraid of disturbing Lu Ming's overtime work, he said very sensiblely, "It's just that I have nothing else to do and I'm not sleepy, so I want to wait He's back."
"Sir, Mr. Lu told you not to let you wait for him like this when you are working overtime."
"Then I'll go to sleep when I get there, okay?"
Aunt Zhang couldn't beat him, so she brought him some fruits.
But while Chi Qiu was waiting silently, Lu Ming appeared in a box in a restaurant. He reconnected with Lin Ye, the private detective who helped him investigate Chi Qiu.
And just two hours before Lu Ming contacted Lin Ye, Lu Fengshen called Lu Ming.
Coincidentally, Lu Ming also wanted to find Lu Fengshen for something.
The two spoke at the same time—
Lu Ming: "Did you meet Xia Zhiyan?"
Lu Fengshen: "Zhiyan came to see me yesterday."
Two people: "..."
Lu Fengshen laughed sarcastically, and said puzzledly, "Are you so well-informed?"
That being the case, Lu Fengshen stopped talking around, he cleared his throat: "Zhiyan came to see me specially yesterday, he said that he did some things to sorry you back then, and he has always been deeply sorry."
"..." Lu Ming was almost tired of hearing these words.
"Lu Ming, although I don't know what happened between you, but he is very sincere, saying that he wants your forgiveness and hopes to help Chi Qiu."
"Chi Qiu?" Lu Ming's plain expression stirred slightly.
For some reason, he seemed to dislike Xia Zhiyan and Chi Qiu's names appearing together.
Lu Fengshen originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but Xia Zhiyan's apology was so sincere that he had no choice but to call Lu Ming.
Lu Fengshen said: "Do you know that there is a well-known ophthalmologist in country X? I heard from Zhiyan that it is very difficult for this doctor to make an appointment. Money is not enough, and he still picks patients. I don't know what the relationship is with Zhiyan, He said he had already said hello. Within these two months, you can take Chi Qiu there at any time." He thought, "Chi Qiu's right eye is acquired blindness, and he can also perceive light. Maybe there is a way to treat it. "
Lu Ming raised his eyebrows, deeply suspicious of Xia Zhiyan's "good intentions", he was sure: "Xia Zhiyan is not so kind."
Lu Fengshen did not refute him on this point, but only said: "I know you are cautious, so I asked someone to check this doctor yesterday. The result is the same as what he said, and it is indeed true."
He is Lu Ming's biological uncle, so naturally he would not harm Lu Ming and Chi Qiu.
However, Lu Fengshen's arrival was so unfortunate that Lu Ming discovered Chi Qiu's secret of pretending to be blind, and he didn't intend to expose it at all. If he accepted Lu Fengshen's suggestion, it would be Chi Qiu himself who would be embarrassed.
For this reason, Lu Ming flatly rejected Lu Fengshen: "Chi Qiu's eyes have not improved after so many years of treatment, which shows that these are of no use."
Lu Fengshen wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lu Ming: "Uncle, I hope you can stop dealing with Xia Zhiyan."
"What do you mean?"
"I didn't want to make things too complicated before, so I didn't tell you."
Now, it was Xia Zhiyan who reposted it himself, and wanted to uncover the old things. Lu Ming had to say that it was also a reminder to Lu Fengshen: "The reason why Xia Zhiyan can become a designer is because he stole his mother. design draft."
Even if this design draft has already been retrieved by Lu Ming, this incident will be the deepest flaw in Xia Zhiyan's life.
Lu Ming didn't understand that Xia Zhiyan was already a well-known designer, so why did he risk losing his reputation and keep approaching him again and again.