Lin Zhixing always knew that her boyfriend's uncle, He Yanchen, was cold-hearted and unapproachable. She had heard that the man was noble, self-controlled, and did not associate with women.
...Lin Zhixing clenched the fork in his hand tightly, full of complaints about the man in front of him, but he couldn't say it out loud.
He was filled with dissatisfaction and held it in his heart for a few seconds before he uttered a sentence: "Mr. He, the relationship you maintain by this means will only last for three years. It will end in three years..."
"I can think of other ways after three years." He Yanchen said, "If you want to design in other fields and need funds or investors, you can always come to me."
He had already thought about this.
Hospitals, especially public hospitals, are always short of money.
Next time it could be research funding or full support for a research project.
He owned very little, but he had money.
The man's expression was serious and determined.
He looked like he was determined to stay with her forever.
Lin Zhixing finally felt a little discouraged. "Mr. He, let's not dwell on the past anymore. Let's move on. You and I are wasting time, but you can't forgive your actions back then. But I have already forgiven you."
He Yanchen lowered his eyes, "I really can't forgive you, but if I do it again, maybe nothing will change."
Lin Zhixing's expression was filled with surprise.
She always thought that He Yanchen’s attitude was: If I could do it again, everything would be different.
She finally asked him out of curiosity: "How about you tell me what happened that year and why did the car accident happen?"
For so many years, Lin Zhixing really didn't care about the truth.
But she felt she deserved to know what had happened.
At this time of year, there were almost no tables of customers in the children's restaurant.
In the distance, there were the sounds of children playing and laughing.
He Yanchen put down the cutlery in his hand and said, "I don't know why the car accident happened. The memory of those few minutes seemed to have disappeared from my brain. Later, I went to see a psychiatrist, and the doctor said... I might have schizophrenia."
The man used plain and ordinary words to tell the whole truth that he had tried so hard to hide five years ago.
Lin Zhixing heard the man say the last few words and waited for a while.
She was sure that this was all the man wanted to say, and she couldn't help laughing. "Is this the whole truth?"
He Yanchen nodded.
In the past five years, she has made many excuses for men.
She felt that he must have encountered a difficult problem and that he had no choice but to stop contacting her in order to protect her.
She never expected...
The truth of everything is so simple.
even……
absurd!
"Yes." He Yanchen explained, "You said you really wanted to have children, but if I suffer from a mental illness, it might be passed on to the next generation. I don't want our future children to become unhealthy because of my genes."
Lin Zhixing's heart was beating violently.
She really felt that she was ridiculously stupid.
In the past five years, she had made so many excuses for men, but she never expected that the truth that had caused her five years of suffering would be so ridiculous!
"He Yanchen, you are really..."
Lin Zhixing's hands couldn't stop shaking. In the end, he said nothing, picked up the glass of water next to him, and poured the entire glass of lemonade on the man's face.
He put down the cup and turned to go to the recreational area to find Lin Zian.
She had just stood up when He Yanchen grabbed her wrist and said, "Lin Zhixing, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"Will you shut up!"
Lin Zhixing tried to lower his voice.
She bit her lips tightly, suppressed her inner emotions and said:
"He Yanchen, do you know how I've been through these past five years? Do you know how many excuses I've made for you in these five years?"
"And then you told me it was all because you thought you had schizophrenia!"
"If you tell me you have HIV, I'll forgive you!"
"What kind of serious illness is schizophrenia? Does it mean I need to be admitted to a mental hospital?"
Lin Zhixing really has a lot to say.
But this is a restaurant.
No matter how few people there are or how empty the place is, you may still disturb others.
"Let's stop here." Lin Zhixing stood up. "I'm taking my son away. I take back what I said. Don't take my son out to play alone. I'll go to dinner every week, but that's all."
The moment she learned the truth, Lin Zhixing felt that she was a joke for trying to make excuses for men for the past five years!
The truth turned out to be a light-hearted schizophrenia.
What's even more ridiculous is that he has never regretted his choice.
When Lin Zhixing met He Yanchen for the first time after becoming an adult, apart from the initial panic and fear, her feelings towards him were all positive.
At this moment, she felt disgusted with this man for the first time.
Um.
She loathed him.
Lin Zhixing got up and went to find Lin Zian.
He Yanchen chased after him.
After taking a few steps, Lin Zhixing stopped and turned around and said, "Mr. He, you are the high and mighty CEO, and I am just an ordinary person. You have tortured me for five years for a ridiculous reason. My life is not as tough as you think."
She looked at him and said sincerely, "Please... let me go."
Lin Zhixing had never wanted to draw a clear line between herself and a man so much.
"Listen to my explanation. You really wanted a child back then, and I was afraid that because of my illness, the child we had would..."
"Stop talking, you're right. You're thinking about me, and it's me who's being ungrateful. Is that okay?"
Lin Zhixing has never lost his temper so badly since he was a child.
She was angry not only because of the ridiculous reason, but also because of the man's self-righteousness.
Everyone around looked over.
Lin Zhixing raised both hands and tried to keep a distance from the man. "Okay, that's it. An An and I are leaving."
At this time, An An had heard the noise and walked over, and Lin Zhixing took him away directly.
On the way back, Lin Zian realized something.
When Lin Zhixing put him in the child safety seat, he asked cautiously, "Are we leaving alone..."
Lin Zhixing hugged her son and said, "An An, I'm sorry... Mommy may not be able to get along well with your dad."
Her eyes were hot and her emotions were surging.
Say it's anger, say it's sadness.
Ultimately…
It's more of a grievance.
I feel unworthy of myself.
Lin Zian said seriously: "I don't want a dad, I only want a mom."
Lin Zhixing raised his head, looked at his son's chubby little face, and said again: "I'm sorry..."
Back home.
Lin Zhixing digested his emotions alone for several hours.
I still feel very upset.
She sent a message to Wang Xue: [I want to drink to drown my sorrows.]
A few minutes later, Wang Xue immediately shared the address of a bar.
Followed by a message: [See you in half an hour. ]