Chapter 228 Do you like flowers or me?

Lu Fengqing did not want to see the Xie family.

These days, Gu Suixing has been protecting her closely, and the Xie family is unwilling to force Lu Fengqing, so the meeting has been delayed.

But Xie Chaoyin always wanted to see this daughter.

Having no other choice, Xie Chaoyin had to go to the kindergarten to find her grandson.

He certainly wouldn't harm his grandson; he just wanted to see his daughter through his grandson.

As he wished, he saw it.

The two met in a private room at a coffee shop.

"Mom!" As soon as Rui Rui saw Lu Fengqing, she jumped off the sofa and ran over to her.

Lu Fengqing bent down and hugged him, patting his head.

She didn't speak, but after leading Rui Rui to sit down, she looked up at the man sitting opposite her.

The man seemed even thinner than when he was seen at the funeral; he was pale and somewhat listless.

She had only ever seen this face in news reports and encyclopedia entries before.

She was still in elementary school when she first heard of Xie Chaoyin's name.

She went to participate in a computer competition, and when her teacher took them home afterward, he mentioned Xie Chaoyin. At that time, one of Xie Chaoyin's works had won several important national awards, and he was very popular in the industry. The teacher said that Xie Chaoyin was a genius among geniuses, born to make a living in this field.

She studied computer science and had heard about the prestige of those awards. From then on, she regarded Xie Chaoyin as her idol and learned from him.

The closest she ever got to her idol during her student years was when she was in college, when Xie Chaoyin, the chairman of Chaoxing Technology, was coming to their school to give a public lecture.

At that time, Gu Suixing had just gone abroad and was feeling down. After hearing the news, she cheered up and discussed with her roommates about going early to grab a seat on the day of the open class.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The day before the open class, she went back to the Lu residence to get her seasonal clothes and fainted in the corridor.

After her family took her to the hospital, the doctor found out that she was more than two months pregnant.

The next day, she naturally couldn't return to school, missing that open class and the opportunity to meet her idol up close.

Now, when Lu Fengqing recalls this incident, she feels that everything was preordained.

She couldn't help but wonder if Xie Chaoyin would recognize her if she attended that open class, since she looked so much like her mother.

If Xie Chaoyin had recognized her at that time and wanted to reunite with her, she probably wouldn't have refused, because at that time she was only thinking about how to keep Rui Rui.

He didn't appear when she needed him most, and now she really can't find a reason to acknowledge him as her father.

"terribly sorry."

In the silence, Xie Chaoyin spoke first, "I asked to meet you in this way."

Lu Fengqing remained silent, unsure of what to say.

Xie Chaoyin smiled wryly, "You resent me, don't you?"

Before Lu Fengqing could answer, Xie Chaoyin said to himself, "It's only right. I'm sorry to your mother, and I'm sorry to you too."

Lu Fengqing looked up at him and finally spoke: "What do you want to say?"

As Xie Chaoyin looked at the face that resembled her former lover, countless images flashed through her mind in an instant.

After a long silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice: "Your mother and I met in City C."

Xie Chaoyin and Yun Si met at the train station.

Yun Si had her ID and money stolen by a pickpocket and was huddled in a corner of the station when she was almost taken advantage of by thugs. Xie Chao happened to see her and helped her out of the predicament.

But this act of hero saving the beauty did not move the beautiful woman. After thanking him with a face full of fear, she remained curled up in that dirty corner and did not move. She refused to let him call the police, and whenever he mentioned calling the police, she would look at him pitifully and shed tears. She refused to go to the hospital with him and even refused to leave that place.

Who is Xie Chaoyin? He is the young master of the Xie family, who is loved by everyone. But that day, he used all his patience on that strange woman.

He squatted beside her for two days and one night. There happened to be a pancake vendor nearby, and they survived on the pancakes for those two days.

Xie Chao ate sesame seed cakes for two days straight until he was almost sick of them. Finally, his efforts moved her deeply, and she agreed to go with him.

Xie Chaoyin was on a trip to relax at the time, and the reason he was at the station that day was to see a friend off on a long journey.

After leaving the station, Xie Chaoyin took Yun Si back to the small town where they were temporarily staying, and returned to the simple hotel.

She was very shy, afraid of everyone except him. He had no choice but to take her everywhere he went. The townspeople, seeing them so often, would joke and tease them. She was afraid of those people, but she was also made to blush by their teasing. She had no idea how adorable she was back then.

Xie Chaoyin was clear-headed. He kept a strange woman by his side and took care of her almost every step of the way, not out of any kindness, but purely because he liked her.

He likes this woman.

But when it comes to matters of the heart, it's no use if he figures it out on his own; he has to let her know too.

She was new to the town and unfamiliar with everything around her, except for him. So she clung to him all day, even needing him to watch over her when she went to the toilet. He couldn't leave her side for a second, so he had to sneak out at night after she fell asleep.

The young master of the Xie family, who was born into wealth and privilege, had never suffered any hardship. That night, he spent the entire night feeding mosquitoes on the mountain, and finally picked a whole bunch of wildflowers.

Many wildflowers were in bloom, but there were no large clusters of flowers on the mountain. They were scattered here and there, and there were all kinds of flowers. As a result, the bunch of wildflowers he spent a night collecting were all different colors. Even now, when he thinks back on it, Xie Chaoyin still doesn't think that bunch of flowers is pretty.

But she liked it very much.

Holding the flowers, her face beaming with surprise, she softly asked him, "Did you pick them?"

Xie Chaoyin smiled and nodded, "Do you like it?"

She said, "I like it."

Xie Chaoyin seized the opportunity to ask, "Do you like flowers or me?"

Yun Si stared at him blankly for a long time, a blush slowly spreading across her cheeks.

Xie Chaoyin was also a little embarrassed because it was the first time he had asked such a question or done such a thing, but he knew it was a good opportunity.

He couldn't let the mosquitoes feed him for nothing all night.

“These flowers are beautiful,” Xie Chaoyin said, “but I think you are more beautiful.”

She held the flowers, blushing as she looked at him without saying a word.

Xie Chao was nervous inside, but didn't show it on his face. "If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

She lowered her head, and after a long while, asked softly, "Promise what?"

Xie Chaoyin immediately recalled a silly saying he had learned from the young people in town: "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; you can't win over the mother of your child without being shameless."

So Xie Chaoyin swallowed her pride and shamelessly said, "Be my girlfriend, hold my hand when we go out, hug me when we come home, and sleep with me at night..."

Xie Chaoyin was unable to utter the last three words.

Even the gentlest lamb will jump up and down if teased too much.

She covered his face with the bouquet of flowers, silencing him.