One day, the phone rang at home, Jiang Ying glanced at the beginning of the familiar number, thought it was Qi Yu, then called out "Xiaoyu", but the other side was silent for two seconds before saying, "It's me."
Jiang Ying was stunned for a moment, and instinctively put up the air, and said in the broadcast voice: "Oh, it's you, why do you have time to call?"
It was not Qi Yu, but Jiang Ying's ex-husband, Qi Yuancheng.
Qi Yuancheng said straight to the point: "Listen to Qi Yu, Xiao Feng found a boyfriend?"
Jiang Ying was stunned for a moment, chuckled lightly, and said, "He and his boyfriend have been together for half a year, and your news is really delayed."
Qi Yuancheng: "Uh..."
Jiang Ying: "Why, do you care about calling specifically for this?"
"Of course, he's my son. What's the matter with my boyfriend? Is it a rebellious period?" Qi Yuancheng asked in a clear questioning tone, "Should we discuss the education of our children?"
As soon as Jiang Ying heard his attitude, her whole body became a little annoyed. After years of divorce, Qi Yuancheng really cared about his younger son, why didn't he ask earlier? Now that my son has happily made a boyfriend, has he started to pursue it? Where did he get the qualifications!
She sneered: "Hehe, there is something to discuss on the phone. If you care, come back and see for yourself."
Qi Yuancheng paused and said, "I don't have time recently."
Jiang Ying snorted softly: "It's okay, I don't think Qi Feng plans to break up with that boy in the short term, you can take your time."
Qi Yuancheng: "..."
Jiang Ying hung up the phone and thought to herself, the marriage is divorced, and you don't need Qi Feng to stay with your Qi family, why are you so nervous
She raised her arms and put on a defensive attitude - anyway, this "daughter-in-law" I have decided, if you want to make trouble, pass me first!
But to Jiang Ying's surprise, Qi Yuancheng actually took time out of his busy schedule to return to the country!
When Qi Feng's parents divorced when he was a child, the fact that Qi Yuancheng deceived him to take Qi Yu caused a deep conflict between the father and son. At that time, Qi Yuancheng's career in the United States had not yet established a firm foothold. He was busy with work and rarely returned to China. Over time, Qi Feng The relationship with his father has faded, and he usually communicates through his brother.
Xu is because of these old things, when Qi Yuancheng heard Qi Yu mention that his younger brother "made a boyfriend", he was shocked, and he felt a deep sense of self-blame and guilt. He was afraid that it was himself and Jiang. Ying's divorce and separation in the two places made the child lack the father's love for the past ten years, which caused him to "go the wrong way".
To this end, Qi Yuancheng called Jiang Ying to ask about the details, but he was helpless.
After tossing and turning for several days, he finally decided to go back to China in person, sit down with Qi Feng and have a good talk, in order to resolve the conflict between father and son for many years.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to China, he was in vain - just a week ago, Qi Feng went to the Inner Mongolia prairie with his lover who had ended his internship early!
On the phone, listening to his ex-wife casually talk about Qi Feng's latest developments, Qi Yuancheng couldn't help but be slightly annoyed: "Why didn't you tell me in advance that Qi Feng was out to play? And with him and his boyfriend?"
Jiang Ying laughed and said: "You are a father, and you don't ask your son if he wants to see you, why do you blame me?"
Qi Yuancheng was choked up by her words and was speechless.
Indeed, he was not qualified. He hadn't communicated with his son for many years. He was also afraid and couldn't let go of the air. He was worried that his return would make Qi Feng even more disgusted, so he didn't say hello in advance.
But it was rare to come back, and Qi Yuancheng didn't want to return without success. He hesitated for a long time, then called Jiang Ying again, wanting to ask his ex-wife to meet up before leaving.
"Okay, where is convenient to meet, you can decide."
"Are you... free?" Qi Yuancheng was a little surprised. He thought that Jiang Ying would be busy rejecting as usual. He had even thought about how to answer after being rejected, so that he would appear calm and calm, so as not to make the atmosphere too embarrassing.
Jiang Ying responded lightly and said, "Just text me the time and place to meet."
After hanging up, Qi Yuancheng was still in disbelief.
They hadn't seen each other for many years. The last time they met was seven years ago, because Qi Yu asked Jiang Ying to help with some formalities because of Qi Yu's schooling in the United States.
Qi Yuancheng hurriedly asked his assistant to find a suitable date for him: "Tonight... No, tonight is too busy, let's go tomorrow night." He took the plane early the day after tomorrow and planned to pack up tomorrow night, but he would pack up after meeting Jiang Ying. Not too late.
"Look for a hotel near Bulgari, I'm staying at Bulgari... Wait, I still choose the one near Helu Avenue, yes, at the city TV station... By the way, remember to choose three different hotels and send them to me, I decide for myself which one."
He is like a young boy who has just fallen in love with his first love, fidgeting over a long-lost meeting with his ex-wife.
He quickly received the candidate restaurant from his assistant, and Qi Yuancheng was very picky again - the atmosphere of the western candlelight dinner restaurant was too ambiguous, and he was afraid that Jiang Ying would think wrong; the signs of top Japanese restaurants are fresh and cold food. I heard Qi Yu say that Jiang Ying's stomach is not good, so it is not suitable for eating; as for the gold medal Hong Kong style food, it seems that the environment is a little worse...
It was two hours after Jiang Ying received the text message. She thought that Qi Yuancheng had made an appointment but quickly forgot about it.
She was quite familiar with the meeting place. It was near her workplace. Usually high-end celebration banquets in Taili would be held there. I wonder if Qi Yuancheng chose this place because of her convenience in the past, which made her feel warmer, but then she thought about it. Thinking about it, how could Qi Yuancheng, who is now worth tens of billions, have the time to do such a thing himself? Probably the assistant or secretary helped to set it.
The next day, Jiang Ying went to the restaurant in her work clothes.
It's not that she is informal, but that she is used to seeing people with the attitude of such a capable woman.
Fortunately, Qi Yuancheng also dressed casually, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.
After the two sat down, they exchanged a few words like friends they hadn't seen in a long time, and greeted each other's health and work.
But the two of them don't need to have a relationship anymore. Qi Yuancheng quickly assumed the attitude that a father should have, and was concerned about his son Qi Feng's problem, so as to show that his appointment was "simple in purpose".
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ying put down her chopsticks and frowned as soon as he raised the topic, "Can you stop talking about my son at the dinner table?"
Qi Yuancheng was stunned, if they didn't talk about their son, what else could they talk about
Jiang Ying picked up the glass again and said, "We rarely see each other, why don't we talk about the problems between us?"
Qi Yuancheng wondered, "What's the problem between us...?"
The two of them have been divorced for so many years. It was Jiang Ying who chose to pursue a career path, and he fulfilled her as she wished... Could he still owe Jiang Ying something
Jiang Ying sighed when she saw that he was not enlightened, her tone softened a bit, and said, "I always heard Xiaoyu tell me on the phone, but I have never heard you say it yourself, you have been all these years. How's it going, tell me."
Qi Yuancheng was stunned, and a heart that had been silent for a long time suddenly beat faster at this moment.
He took a sip of red wine and said softly, "These years..."
Over the years, he has come and gone, fighting hard for his career, and now he has passed the age of confusion. Money, career, fame and fortune, he seems to have everything, but only one thing can kill him. All the hard work behind a successful man.
- Broken family.
Perhaps many people think that career pride and disappointment are the norm for elites. With money and status, how can you worry about love
But this is Qi Yuancheng's biggest heart disease in the past ten years.
The woman in front of him, at his greenest age, broke into his life like a raging fire, ignited his life, and then turned around and left when he thought life could be better. She ruthlessly dug a hole in his heart, making him feel boundless emptiness when he thinks of this failed love for the next ten years.
He tries to fill himself with work until career takes up all his time.
Qi Yuancheng picked and talked about the little things that happened in his life, most of which happened to himself and Qi Yu.
For example, when Qi Yu first transferred to the United States ten years ago, he was not acclimatized and often caught colds and fevers. At that time, the nanny in the United States was not so happy, and the way he dealt with children's illness was very different from Jiang Ying's previous treatment. As a result, most of Qi Yu's It didn't get better in months, and he was in a hurry.
"At that time, I realized that the job of taking care of children at home is not easy..."
"You know it's not easy to have children, right?" Jiang Ying gave a sneer, her eyes moving with agility.
Qi Yuancheng lowered his head to avoid the charming gaze of the other party: "But I'm glad that Qi Yu grew up quickly in that kind of environment and didn't let me, a father, worry too much."
"Xiaoyu is like you, young and old." Jiang Ying laughed.
Qi Yuancheng raised his eyes: "Who does Xiaofeng look like?"
Jiang Ying remembered Qi Feng's usual style, "pu chi" and said with a smile, "Xiao Feng is like a snow girl."
Qi Yuancheng raised his eyebrows: "The dog his brother bought him?"
Jiang Ying nodded and said, "He is very caring and a good boy."
As if afraid of bringing the topic back to Qi Feng's boyfriend, Jiang Ying quickly asked, "How long did it take you to get used to eating there?"
Qi Yuancheng said with a wry smile about one thing. When he first settled in the United States, he had a gap of about a month when changing babysitters. No one would cook for Qi Yu. eat. At that time, he was also busy with work, so he finally found time to take his son to a high-end restaurant to eat lobster, but he forgot that he was allergic to lobster, and that night he vomited and had diarrhea, and he had to turn his head to take care of him.
"Ah, I know, our first date was to eat crayfish at the food street near Communication University, and you threw up on me after you finished eating..." Jiang Ying sneered, her brows twitching.
Qi Yuancheng couldn't take his eyes away from the other party. He sighed lightly and said, "You haven't changed for so many years, but I have. Am I getting old?"