Chapter 215 We're Together at This Moment
This isn't the first time Lin Xiyin has spent Chinese New Year abroad.
But during the years she spent abroad, she was mostly busy in the laboratory.
I have no family or friends around me, only colleagues.
Traditional festivals in China don't have much of an atmosphere abroad.
Back then, Xiao Ruoyi and Chi Tianlin would fly abroad to be with her, but during the Spring Festival, both of them were busy.
So Lin Xiyin raised her child alone back then.
This year is different.
Although she was abroad, her biological mother was with her, as were Pei Muyi and her son.
What else could she possibly want?
The manor is located in a vast area, and there are no other houses around it.
But the manor is full of Chinese elements.
Red lanterns and Spring Festival couplets are everywhere.
Lin Xiyin couldn't help but laugh when she saw it.
The European-style castle looks somewhat out of place with Spring Festival couplets on it.
It looks a bit like a blonde, blue-eyed foreign woman wearing a Chinese cheongsam.
Qu Jianhang said, "Don't worry about so much. This is our own house. Just follow our customs."
Although it was a fun mix of Chinese and Western styles, they did have a very lively New Year.
The three adults played many games with the child, and Qu Jianhang even gave each of them a red envelope.
Even Pei Muye has it.
Abroad, there's no need to follow the rules of keeping watch, especially with children around. Lin Youxing was already too sleepy to stay up past ten o'clock.
After coaxing him to sleep, Pei Muye and Lin Xiyin returned to their room, where Pei Muye took out another red envelope.
"For me?" Lin Xiyin asked.
Pei Muye looked at her: "This is for you."
"Why are you giving it back to me? I'm not a child anymore."
"I've wanted to give it to you for a long time." Pei Muye hugged her. "I've wanted to give it to you every year."
However, due to various misunderstandings, the two missed out on many wonderful moments.
Lin Xiyin laughed and hugged his waist: "You don't need to give it to me, I've already said I'm not a child."
“In my heart, you are my precious child. You should have everything that other children have.”
Lin Xiyin asked him, "Did you call home?"
“We hit him.” Pei Muyi didn’t want to talk about it. “Let’s not talk about that. Let’s do something meaningful.”
"What?"
Pei Muye kissed him directly.
At exactly twelve o'clock, his phone rang; it was the alarm he had set.
Lin Xiyin was so dizzy from the impact that she felt like she was floating on a cloud.
“The meaningful thing is…” Pei Muye whispered in her ear, “Baby, Happy New Year. At this moment, we are together.”
It's not as simple as just "being together".
The two of them are truly "together".
The kind of contact where there's no physical contact.
In short, Lin Xiyin had a unique and unforgettable New Year.
The day before they returned to China, Lin Xiyin went to see Qu Jianhang and talked to her about Yan Chengyu.
Yan Chengyu hadn't contacted her in the past few days, only sending her New Year's greetings on New Year's Day.
Lin Xiyin also didn't know Qu Jianhang, and wondered how the two of them were doing now.
Thinking about returning to China, Lin Xiyin wanted to talk to her.
"Me and Yan Chengyu?" Qu Jianhang smiled when she heard her ask, "Didn't I tell you not to worry about us?"
"Mom, don't treat me like a child," Lin Xiyin said. "How can I not worry about how you and Uncle Yan are doing? Even though you don't say it, I can tell you're unhappy."
"Who said that?" Qu Jianhang said, "Ruanruan, this is the happiest New Year I've ever had in all these years, because I'm with you and Youyou."
“I know, Mom, but…” Lin Xiyin looked at her: “But Uncle Yan is also very important.”
“Ruanruan, Mom said that Mom is planning to break up with him... not planning, but already decided.”
"If there's any misunderstanding between you, I still hope you can talk it out. Pei Muyi and I broke up because of a misunderstanding, so Mom, I don't want you to have any regrets later."
Qu Jianhang said, "There was no misunderstanding between us, it's just that... Mom got tired of it."
Lin Xiyin stared at her with wide eyes.
Qu Jianhang laughed and said, "What, you didn't expect your mother to be such a scumbag?"
Lin Xiyin shook her head subconsciously: "You're not that kind of person."
"Of course it is. Being fickle, greedy, and always wanting more than you have—these are all human flaws, and I have them too."
Lin Xiyin simply couldn't accept that the reason her mother and Uncle Yan broke up was this.
"mom……"
"Ruanruan, don't try to persuade me," Qu Jianhang said. "I know Yan Chengyu too well. I know he has feelings for me, but nothing is more important than his work. He is a true public servant who works for the people..."
"The more he acts like this, the more you mustn't hurt his feelings."
Qu Jianhang said, "A swift and decisive approach is best; otherwise, the longer you stay together, the harder it is to break up."
"Mom, I admit, you're very decisive in business. But relationships are different from business..."
“I know you’re thinking of me, and I know Yan Chengyu is a good person, but maybe we’re not right for each other. Ruan Ruan, don’t blame me. I just think that breaking up now is the best choice.”
Qu Jianhang's words have already made it very clear.
Moreover, Lin Xiyin discovered that Qu Jianhang was indeed very opinionated.
Once she's made up her mind, she won't change her mind no matter what others say.
Lin Xiyin was also quite helpless.
Judging from Qu Jianhang's attitude, she wondered what the chances of Yan Chengyu succeeding in pursuing her after returning to China.
Lin Xiyin quietly told Yan Chengyu when she would be returning to China.
She didn't expect Yan Chengyu to pick her up at the airport.
After all, he's so busy.
But what if?
If someone who is extremely busy can come to pick up Qu Jianhang, it at least shows that he values Qu Jianhang very much.
Perhaps Qu Jianhang will be in a good mood and things will fall through.
Of course, it's also possible that something like this simply wouldn't make Qu Jianhang happy.
Lin Xiyin didn't know what Qu Jianhang, who had everything and lacked nothing, could possibly do to make her happy.
The weather was quite nice on the day I returned home; blue skies, white clouds, and a clear blue sky.
It's just cold.
Dry and cold.
The temperature was only one or two degrees Celsius, so Lin Xiyin prepared a down jacket for Lin Youxing well in advance.
It was a black one, while hers was a matching parent-child outfit, but it was white.
When she bought it, she had already decided that she would wear it with Lin Youxing.
When they went to buy it, they saw that Qu Jianhang and Pei Muyi both looked expectant.
In the end, the matching outfits for the two of them became the outfits for four people.
Lin Xiyin and Qu Jianhang bought white, while Pei Muye and Lin Youxing bought black.
I applied for a flight route on my way back and flew on Pei Muyi's private jet.
As soon as I stepped off the plane, a chill hit me.
They came out through a special passage, and Lin Xiyin looked around.
"What are you looking at?" Qu Jianhang straightened Lin Youxing's collar and looked at her strangely. "What, is someone coming to pick you up?"
"No, it's not that." Lin Xiyin didn't see anyone, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't disappointed: "It just feels so familiar to be back in China."
"Yes, no matter how good it is outside, it's not as good as your own home."
They went outside, got into the car, and Lin Xiyin didn't see Yan Chengyu.
She sighed inwardly, when her phone suddenly rang.
She quickly opened it, only to find that it was sent by Yan Chengyu.
"parking!
Just as the driver was about to start the car, Lin Xiyin startled him, and he slammed on the brakes.
Everyone on the bus leaned forward due to inertia.
"Ruan Ruan, what's wrong?"
Qu Jianhang is strange.
Lin Xiyin showed her the phone: "Mom, Uncle Yan is here to pick you up, he'll be there soon!"
Qu Jianhang said helplessly, "You told him that? Why say that? He's busy with work, it takes him one or two hours to go back and forth, what's the point?"
“How can it be meaningless?” Lin Xiyin said, “Mom, let’s wait a bit, okay?”
Yan Chengyu said he'd be there soon, so what could we do but wait?
Lin Xiyin sent him her location and then told the driver to move the car to a more conspicuous place.
Qu Jianhang said, "Ruanruan, this is a one-time exception. You don't need to concern yourself with my affairs with your Uncle Yan, understand?"
Lin Xiyin lowered her eyes and said "Oh".
“Your Uncle Yan has a special job; he’s busy enough as it is…”
"Mom, are you feeling sorry for Uncle Yan?"
Qu Jianhang pinched her cheek: "I'm doing this out of respect for him."
Lin Xiyin fell silent.
Within minutes, Qu Jianhang spotted Yan Chengyu's car.
She said, "I see he's here. You guys go ahead, I'll ride in his car."
"Mom, I'm going to say hello to Uncle Yan."
"No need." Qu Jianhang got out of the car himself. "You guys go."
After saying that, she closed the car door and walked towards Yan Chengyu's car.
Lin Xiyin wanted to go down, but Pei Muye stopped her: "Don't go."
Lin Xiyin looked out the car window and saw the car stop. Yan Chengyu got out of the car, glanced in this direction, and then quickly got back in with Qu Jianhang.
Pei Muye told the driver to start the car, then took Lin Xiyin's hand and said, "Don't worry, Auntie and Lin Xiyin are both sensible people. If they insist on breaking up, there's nothing we can do about it."
"I see."
Lin Xiyin's voice carried a hint of disappointment.
Pei Muye squeezed her fingers: "Let nature take its course."
Lin Xiyin clung to the car window, watching the car drive away and disappear: "I wonder how their talks went."
Pei Muye pulled her back: "I told you not to worry."
Lin Xiyin really doesn't need to worry.
Qu Jianhang and Yan Chengyu didn't speak at first in the car.
After all, the driver was right in front of him, and Yan Chengyu's car didn't have any partitions like a domineering CEO's.
Qu Jianhang sat sideways, turning his head to look out the window.
Outside the car stretched an endless wheat field. It had snowed earlier, and the snow hadn't completely melted yet, revealing patches of yellowish-green wheat seedlings in some places.
"How was your New Year abroad...?"
Yan Chengyu spoke.
Qu Jianhang hummed in agreement: "That's good."
Then silence returned.
Yan Chengyu watched her retreating figure, longing to hold this woman in his arms.
But the driver was still there, and there was nothing he could do.
"Can you come to my place?"
Qu Jianhang said, "Take me home, I'm tired and want to rest."
Yan Chengyu didn't say anything more.
The driver glanced at the two people behind him in the rearview mirror, then drove forward without saying a word.
The car was parked in the Yunhaizhijia residential area.
As soon as the car stopped, the driver took the initiative to say, "Secretary, I'm going down to buy something."
They wisely avoided it.
Yan Chengyu then reached out and grabbed her wrist.
Qu Jianhang frowned: "What are you doing?"
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