Chapter 91 Reunion [VIP]

Chapter Summary: My heart seemed to skip a beat.

For dinner, Fu Xianyin made shrimp and vermicelli soup and a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers.

Claudia loves her shrimp ball soup. One bowl isn't enough, so she takes the bowl to the kitchen and gets another one.

At the dinner table, Mia asked about her child's plans after graduation.

She said, "We told you about your plans after Christmas. So, have you thought about them yet?"

Alex stammered, "I...I haven't decided yet..."

Fu Xianyin glanced at him with some surprise and asked, "Weren't you planning to stay in China for a while? Has your plan changed?"

Alex was struck dumb. He stared at Fu Xianyin in shock, his voice stammering, "You... how did you know I was going to China?"

Seeing Alex's appearance, Fu Xianyin knew that he must have drunk too much last night and had blacked out.

She smiled and said, "You said it yourself last night."

Now that the children are older and have their own ideas, Mia and Andrew don't have any objections to Alex's idea of ​​going to China for a while.

Everyone at the table was enjoying their meal, but Alex was still in shock.

He did have this idea, and he had indeed made such a plan before, but... but...

He had absolutely no recollection of mentioning going to China to Fu Xianyin last night!

A wave of belated shame washed over him. Alex poked at the mashed potatoes in his bowl, sadly wondering if he had confessed all his feelings to Fu Xianyin last night!

Could it be that she actually found out about that carefully prepared Christmas gift that never saw the light of day?

This morning he even handed her over to him, telling her with a lame excuse that he hadn't prepared a birthday present for her.

But in fact, she already knew the whole truth, she just didn't expose him.

Alex grew increasingly desperate. He glanced at Fu Xianyin, trying to glean some clue from her expression.

However, no.

Fu Xianyin was happily eating stir-fried pork with chili peppers from her lunchbox, and she even remembered to put a piece of meat on Claudia's plate. Her expression was calm, showing no sign of anything unusual.

He ate the meal with great trepidation, but even after Fu Xianyin left, he didn't dare to muster the courage to ask her what he had said incoherently after getting drunk that night.

After Christmas, Fu Xianyin began preparing for her business trip.

Previously, Andrew was in charge of contacting the company, and Fu Xianyin had hardly ever attended any meetings with them.

This business trip will last for at least two months, so both sides need to discuss and confirm some information before the trip.

The two sides agreed on a meeting time of 8:00 AM local time in Boston.

For reasons unknown, Fu Xianyin got out of bed at 5 a.m. on the morning of the meeting.

She put on exquisite makeup, and even let her hair down. She pulled out a curling iron from a corner and curled her long hair into some waves.

It was only 7:30 when all these things were finished.

So she sat in front of the computer and waited.

Fu Xianyin didn't know why she was doing this. It was just a meeting with the company to confirm some business trip arrangements. Even if it was a discussion, it should have been with the project manager. Gu Linzhao, as the boss, might not even attend this meeting.

Besides, this wasn't her first meeting with the company. She had previously attended meetings looking disheveled and exhausted from experiments, so why did she suddenly carry so many burdens this time?

She wanted to find a suitable reason for her actions, but the words Alex had said to her that Christmas night suddenly came to mind:

"You can't forget him, he's still in your heart."

Faced with this blunt statement, Fu Xianyin's first reaction was to run away.

Because it's an undeniable, yet unacceptable, form of escapism.

That night, Alex blacked out, but she didn't.

She clearly remembered that, at the very end, she sighed softly and admitted her despicable thoughts:

"You're right, I can't forget him."

Alex didn't seem to understand.

He didn't understand why, after so many years of separation, even after so many years of no news, Fu Xianyin could still remember those pitiful few months of memories.

He was so drunk that his head was spinning, and so he blurted it out.

Fu Xianyin smiled at the time, but her gaze was somewhat obscure.

She said, "Because before him, I had never experienced what it was like to be treated with care."

Every word and action will be noticed; even her little tantrums will be tolerated; she will be repeatedly told through words and deeds.

Fu Xianyin, you are very important.

You are very important to me.

He was such an outstanding prodigy.

He is someone who would shine in her life even if he hadn't done these things for her.

Such a person will not be forgotten.

It will take root in my memory no matter what, and no matter how many weeds grow on it, it will all be revealed with just a gentle breeze.

The phone on the table started buzzing, reminding her that the meeting was about to begin.

Fu Xianyin turned off the alarm clock, took a deep breath, and entered the meeting room.

...

People gradually entered the room.

As the meeting time approached, most of the attendees turned on their cameras.

Fu Xianyin clicked on each person one by one to watch their videos, names, and nicknames.

Even after looking at them all, she still couldn't find a familiar face among them.

There seems to be some disappointment, but not too much.

She didn't have any strong emotional fluctuations; she quickly got into the zone in just a few seconds.

The meeting lasted three hours.

In addition to agreeing on business trip arrangements, there are also updates and reports on project and experiment progress.

After the meeting, Fu Xianyin received a message from Andrew.

He said Alex was determined to stay in China for a while and had bought a plane ticket to be on the same flight as her.

On the day of their departure, it was Andrew who saw them off.

Alex brought three suitcases, two large and one small, and also carried a heavy backpack.

In contrast, Fu Xianyin only brought a medium-sized suitcase, and her belongings were pitifully few.

Alex was utterly shocked: "You're only bringing this much? You're going to be staying for several months."

Fu Xianyin said, "We can just buy whatever we need."

Alex: "You bought everything there?"

Fu Xianyin shrugged: "So what? I was born without any things, and I still lived to adulthood."

Alex was speechless.

Fu Xianyin had assumed that business trips would be in economy class, or at most business class, but she was shocked by Xingfan Technology's generosity in booking her a first-class ticket.

Alex had booked economy class, but Fu Xianyin looked at her own first-class ticket and then at Alex's, feeling guilty. So she went to the counter to ask about upgrading.

First class was full, but there were still seats available in business class.

Fu Xianyin promptly upgraded Alex to business class.

The time flow rate is different in first class and economy class.

Fu Xianyin felt as if she had taken a nap, then had a nice meal, and then the plane landed.

While she was still gliding, Fu Xianyin received a message from Xingfan Technology.

Lu Heyu: [Teacher Fu, let me know when you land, I'll be waiting for you at the exit.]

Fu Xianyin: [OK, just landed, still skating, might have to wait a while longer.]

Lu Heyu: [Okay, Teacher Fu, don't worry.]

The luggage came out quickly; Fu Xianyin and Alex's suitcases were among the first to appear. Fu Xianyin handed the suitcases to Alex to push, while she helped him download some software he would need in China.

Lu Heyu works for Xingfan Technology. Fu Xianyin and he had only recently added each other on WeChat and were not close at all, so she felt awkward asking him to give Alex a ride on his way.

She walked to the exit, looked around, and saw a man waving at her.

"there."

Fu Xianyin pointed in a direction and instructed Alex to push the luggage there.

Almost the instant she saw Lu Heyu, Fu Xianyin felt a strange sense of irritation rise in her heart.

She had no interest in investigating whether the source of this irritation was the fatigue from just getting off the plane, or Xingfan Technology and the person behind it.

She desperately needs some external help to calm her emotions.

There was a pack of cigarettes in her pocket that she had left earlier. Fu Xianyin took one, but didn't light it. She just put it in her mouth and chewed on it.

The taste of nicotine rushed from her mouth to her brain, mixing with the cold of Beijing, and slowly seeping into Fu Xianyin's mind.

Alex didn't buy a domestic SIM card and was still using domestic roaming, so the signal was intermittent and the lag was terrible.

Fu Xianyin smiled apologetically at Lu Heyu and said, "Excuse me, could you please wait a moment? I'll get him something, it'll be ready soon."

Lu Heyu nodded and said, "It's alright, Teacher Fu, no need to worry."

He paused, then added, "Our CEO Gu's flight was delayed, and he just happened to arrive in Beijing around the same time as you. I'll pick him up and we can go back together."

Fu Xianyin froze.

She slowly raised her head, looked at Lu Heyu, and repeated, "You... President Gu?"

Could it be that Xingfan Technology only has one CEO, Mr. Gu?

A sudden gust of wind ruffled Fu Xianyin's hair, making it impossible for Lu Heyu to see the expression on her face.

He sensed the doubt in her voice and nodded, saying, "That's right."

Fu Xianyin suddenly felt a strong urge to escape.

It means running in the literal sense.

Right now, immediately, at once, grab Alex and run as fast as you can.

Fu Xianyin felt that the world was playing a joke on her.

She was made up and had her hair curled, fully prepared both physically and mentally, but she was not allowed to see Gu Linzhao.

On the contrary, she should be the one to see Gu Linzhao now, when she is disheveled and unkempt, exuding the fatigue and dejection of a long flight.

Her heart was beating faster and faster, and Fu Xianyin felt as if her fingertips were trembling.

She hadn't had such a noticeable physiological reaction in a very, very long time.

She could barely hold her phone steady.

The phone slipped from her hand and fell to the concrete floor with a crisp thud.

Fu Xianyin snapped out of her daze and immediately squatted down to pick them up.

However, his fingertips were a little sweaty from the tension. Alex's phone had no case and was incredibly slippery, with nowhere to put any grip.

She tried several times but failed to pick up the phone, instead making herself look disheveled.

Seeing this, Alex squatted down and helped her pick it up. Their fingers touched, and they both held onto the phone tightly, afraid of dropping it again, so neither of them dared to let go.

The phone gradually lifted off the ground and was rising steadily.

Fu Xianyin's nerves were on edge, but suddenly, she heard the sound of suitcase wheels rolling on the ground.

I couldn't see anyone, and I couldn't even hear anyone speaking.

But in that instant, Fu Xianyin knew who the suitcase belonged to.

The noisy voices around her seemed to gradually fade away, and all her auditory system could hear was the sound of the suitcase wheels getting closer and closer.

The phone was picked up smoothly. Alex looked at the page that was taking forever to load and tried to shake the phone around to find a signal, but found that Fu Xianyin was holding the other end of the phone tightly.

Her gaze remained fixed in the direction she had just been, as if she were frozen in place.

My heart seemed to slow down.

She heard Lu Heyu say:

"Mr. Gu, you've arrived."

[Author's Note]

My darlings, we're finally reunited!

I'm sorry, I know this reunion doesn't feel quite like a reunion, but the story has progressed this far, and I'm sure you all understand that the complete reunion you're hoping for will happen in the next chapter! Right?!

I'll give out another red envelope in this chapter to make up for writing this story of a reunion that never happened, and to send it to everyone.