Chapter 156: Extra Chapter: Five Years Missed (4)
Hongfa Restaurant.
The smell of cigarettes and alcohol in the box had not yet completely dissipated. Xie Peizhou leaned back in his seat. His assistant came over and asked quietly, "Mr. Xie, the bill has been paid. Should I get off first and drive?"
Xie Peizhou pinched his brows, and slowly stood up by holding the top of the mahogany round table. The alcohol paralyzed his nerves and he almost fell down.
He nodded lightly and signaled his assistant to drive first.
"I'll go to the bathroom and be down soon."
The assistant gave him a little help and asked worriedly, "You've drunk so much, do you need me to help you?"
"No."
He waved his hand, his tone cold and tired.
This afternoon, the Xie Group won the bid for a large project from a government department. He treated everyone to a meal and in the evening, everyone at the table took turns toasting them. I don't know how much they drank.
As he walked out, he remembered that before the meeting, Section Chief Zhou from the government department had gotten drunk and patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion, "Mr. Xie, I heard that your niece went to study in Washington a while ago? ... Well, my daughter is the same. After graduating from university in Beijing, she refused to join the system and insisted on studying in Washington to get a master's and doctoral degree. I feel very sad when she left. Do you understand how I feel?"
"I'm your only child, raised by your side since childhood. Now you're so far away from me. My heart feels empty, like there's a hole leaking air. I've lived in our house for so many years, and it's been so empty for a while now. Even in the hot summer, I still feel chilly..."
Xie Peizhou looked at the empty corridor in front of him, reached out and pressed his chest. He smiled bitterly. He not only understood Chief Zhou's feelings, but also felt the same way.
In the past, when he worked overtime for social events, he would always receive a message from Wen Ci on WeChat when the event was over and if he needed a driver to pick him up. She had already prepared sobering tea at home and told him to drink less.
Nowadays, the WeChat interface only has recommended advertisements sent by official accounts.
Xie Peizhou pursed his lips, his mind unable to help but recall the days before Wen Ci and Xie Yiyi went abroad. Back then, Yu Shui Bay was bustling with joy and laughter every day. Now, every time he returned home from work, he felt that Yu Shui Bay was like a cold castle.
Section Chief Zhou added, "Sometimes, all day long, her image pops up in my mind. I wonder if she's doing well abroad, if she's being bullied... But I don't want to disturb her life by calling her too often. And she rarely calls me either. I really miss her."
Xie Peizhou counted the days and found that it had been almost three and a half months since Wen Ci went abroad, and three months since Xie Yiyi went abroad.
Since going abroad, Wen Ci seemed to have lost contact and never sent him a message.
In the first few days after Xie Yiyi went abroad, she often sent messages and chatted with him, but later on, there was no news from him anymore.
Over the past few months, he had been so busy that vivid images of the two of them would pop up in his mind. Sometimes, Xie Yiyi would pull his arm and act coquettishly, "Uncle, you're the best. Buy me a bag! This bag is a limited edition. You're so good to me now, but when you're old, I'll definitely push you out to the yard to bask in the sun and replenish your calcium. I'll be so filial to you~"
Sometimes it was Wen Ci, whose cold and tender little face was warm and stubborn, "Xie Peizhou, I really like you, I want to be with you forever!"
Every time she said this, she would get his cold face and lecture, and then Wen Ci's eyes would turn red with sadness.
Thinking of this scene, his heart felt like it was bitten by the sharp teeth of a mouse, a pain that could not be exposed to the light.
Before, he deliberately avoided the fact that he actually missed Wen Ci.
Today, after hearing what Section Chief Zhou said, he felt he could no longer avoid it.
But at this moment, he still believed that he only treated Wen Ci as a junior, and treated her thoughts and gratitude to Yiyi equally.
Although the two are not related by blood, Wen Ci and Xie Yiyi are both children who were raised by him with great care.
How could he have romantic feelings for someone younger than him?
There is a ten-year age difference between them. Wen Ci is in adolescence and has mistaken dependence for love between a man and a woman. If he lets her young age and misunderstand things and lets it develop, wouldn't he ruin her life?
Three years was enough time for her to return to normal and sort out her feelings towards him.
After coming out of the bathroom and washing my face with cold water, I felt much more conscious.
Xie Peizhou vaguely heard someone talking at the stairs of the escape passage.
At first, he didn't care and replied to his assistant's WeChat message that the car had arrived at the gate and would come down immediately.
Turning around and walking towards the elevator, he heard some movement at the stairs and suddenly turned around and rushed into the stairs. His black eyes were as cold as ice. He pulled away the man who was forcibly kissing the girl at the stairs and kicked his black leather shoes to his knees.
The man suddenly knelt on the ground.
"What are you doing? Don't hit him!"
The girl who was kissed forcibly screamed and quickly stood in front of the middle-aged man, glaring at him, "What are you doing!"
"Wen Ci, help me up first."
The man held the girl's arm, slowly stood up, and said awkwardly: "Mr. Xie, have I offended you in any way? Why do you have to do it yourself? Just tell me, I will definitely change and apologize to you."
Xie Peizhou's face was tense, his eyes fixed on the girl who was looking at him warily and nervously.
About the same age as Wen Ci.
"May I have your name?"
"Wen Ci, what's wrong?"
"Which Wen, which porcelain?"
The girl frowned slightly, but still responded obediently: "Wen means gentle, Ci means Tang poetry and Song poetry. What's wrong? Can't I be called this name?"
"You are so young, why are you entangled with him?"
"Does it...does it have anything to do with you?" The girl, pressured by his noble and cold aura, opened her mouth. "I just like him. So what if he's older? He loves me and treats me well. What does love have to do with age?"
Xie Peizhou had a cold face and a tightly knitted brow.
No, he strongly disagreed with this view.
"If he really loves you, he'll make plans for you!"
"Have you ever been in a relationship? You're making comments here?!"
Xie Peizhou: "..."
In the silence, the phone in his pocket vibrated. It was a message from his assistant, asking if he had come down and if he needed to come up to meet him.
Before Xie Peizhou turned and left, he glared at the man coldly.
Social scum.
The little girl was so young, but instead of stopping or persuading her, she was led step by step into depravity.
If you really love her, you shouldn't destroy her like this.
Xie Peizhou has always believed that his point of view is the only correct one.
But that night, he had a dream——
Outside the window was a cold, stormy night.
But the room was hot and restless. On the big bed with a soft mattress, he locked his body around a girl and they lay in a passionate embrace.
Suddenly, lightning opened a bright hole in the darkness and shone in through the rain-soaked glass window.
Xie Peizhou suddenly woke up from his dream.
Tachycardia.
His face was pale.
He actually dreamed of...Wen Ci.
While eating breakfast, Xie Yiyi called me, which was rare. "Uncle, today is the weekend, but you never sleep in. You should have breakfast now~"
Xie Peizhou chatted with her for a few words, and before hanging up the phone, he rarely mentioned Wen Ci.
"How is Wen Ci doing recently?"
Xie Yiyi paused for a moment, then said in a lively tone, "Well, it's fine. Uncle, don't worry. Xiaoci has adapted to life here very well now. She probably doesn't like you anymore, so don't worry."
Xie Peizhou tightened his grip on the phone, his fingertips turning white, and his rationality seemed to be in violent conflict with his emotions.
"Yeah, okay."
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