What goes around comes around.
Upon seeing the lock, Tang Li couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He then turned and returned to his seat, settled down, picked up his chopsticks, and leisurely began to eat.
He even patted the chair next to him, gesturing for Huo Chenyu to sit down and eat together.
The private room is locked; we can't get out anytime soon.
He hadn't eaten properly all day, and he was indeed hungry.
Unlike his initial bursting in, where he displayed his jealous nature, this time he lowered his head and ate his meal, wishing he could disappear from Tang Li's sight immediately.
After he had almost finished eating, Tang Li put down her chopsticks and poured him a glass of water.
"Tell me, why did you suddenly resign from your position as president of the Huo Group?"
The time it took to eat a meal allowed Huo Chenyu to calm down and come up with a solution.
He calmly put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, picked up his water glass, took a sip, and looked at Tang Li with feigned melancholy in his eyes, answering:
"Suddenly I felt tired, weary, exhausted, and exhausted. Before, I had a wife to support, and I felt full of energy, hope, joy, and fighting spirit. Now that I've lost my wife, what's the point of earning so much money?"
Look at what you're saying.
That's absolutely outrageous.
Tang Li slammed his fist on the table in anger:
"So you're planning to give up now? Just wallowing in self-pity and not caring about how you'll live in the future?"
Let's just give up if we want.
Huo Chenyu's image suddenly changed from a domineering CEO to a decadent middle-aged man.
"We'll talk about the future later. I'm exhausted, both physically and mentally. I need time to rest and space to heal. I don't want to be seriously injured and desperate, yet still have to force a smile for everyone. It's exhausting."
It's as if he knew how to pretend before.
"Your reputation, Young Master Huo, isn't one of those who fawn over others. Don't pretend in front of me. What happened? Did your father know you resigned?"
"Now it seems that those who wanted to know already know, and those who didn't want to know, what does it have to do with them?"
Huo Chenyu adopted a "what's the use of trying" attitude.
Tang Li was so angry that his teeth itched.
"Can't you speak properly? We've been together for so many years. If you had spoken to me properly back then, we wouldn't be in this situation today."
These words struck a nerve with Huo Chenyu.
He pondered for a moment, then looked up at Tang Li with anticipation:
"If from now on, I will tell you everything, report to you at all times, and share my innermost thoughts with you without any concealment, would you be willing to give me another chance and come back to me?"
His words were very sincere.
Tang Li could sense it.
He must be extremely regretful about his previous choice.
But Tang Li still cruelly refused:
"I don't want to."
The light in Huo Chenyu's eyes visibly disappeared: "Is it that you're unwilling to give me a chance, or that you're unwilling to come back to my side?"
These two?
Is there a difference?
Tang Li answered crisply and decisively:
"None of them are willing."
Not only that, she added:
"What I mean by 'I don't want to' is that from now on, I hope we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Otherwise, when we are old and look back on our lives, we will find that we have always been entangled with the same person. That would be such a sad thing."
Is it pathetic?
Huo Chenyu smiled bitterly:
"What you consider a tragic thing is actually the unattainable dream I've had all my life."
That sounds terrible.
Tang Li moved closer to him:
"No matter what happens, I hope you're doing well."
Even if we can't share a bed or walk side by side.
Hearing that she was trying to distance herself from him in her words, Huo Chenyu sat up straight, stopped staring at Tang Li, and said against his will:
"Since you've made yourself so clear, let's call it a day if there's nothing else."
Tang Li still wanted to know:
What are your plans for the future?
Huo Chenyu said impatiently:
"Two people who have nothing to do with each other shouldn't be involved in such private matters. Let your fourth brother open the door. I'm going to find a place to live my own life. As for you, whether you marry your fourth brother or become Mrs. Song, it's none of my business."
Tang Li was very angry:
"Huo Chenyu, what exactly do you want to do?"
Huo Chenyu jumped up, bent down, lowered his head, and moved closer to her:
"I want to marry you and spend my life with you."
Tang Li's eyes instantly reddened, and she avoided his gaze:
"You will meet another girl in the future whom you want to marry and spend your life with. Be patient and wait, don't give up on yourself like this."
Huo Chenyu gritted his teeth and said to himself:
"If I could do it all over again, I would want to live a different life. Before, I wanted to be at the top of the pyramid, to protect everyone with my own strength, especially the woman I love. I wanted to be the man she could rely on the most, and to give her the best things in the world."
Tang Li choked up slightly and asked timidly:
"And what about you now?"
"Now..."
Huo Chenyu straightened up, his back to her:
"Now all I want to do is fall asleep in her arms at night, sleep in late in the morning, cook together, go to the supermarket together, go shopping with her, get her nails done, eat delicious food, and occasionally take a spontaneous trip. As long as she likes it, I'll go with her to the ends of the earth."
In the past, his life was always packed with work.
It wasn't until Tang Li's birthday, when he sat in Ruoxia Winery, drinking and reminiscing about their past, that he suddenly realized he had given Tang Li far too little.
When they first got married, he would eat with her and coax her to sleep every night.
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