Yin Ruohong was stunned and stood frozen in place, not knowing which foot to step with first.
"Actor Nie, your agent is already waiting for you at the door," Manager Hao said with a smile. "Director Tang's film has a few shots that need reshooting!"
"Yes, I know." Nie Xin straightened her clothes, put on her sunglasses, and walked out the door.
Before leaving, he even mouthed "Go for it!" to Yin Ruohong.
Yin Ruohong glanced at the elevator, then at Manager Hao, her expression somewhat troubled.
"President Yin," Manager Hao laughed, "our General Manager Fu said that you've been running around like crazy these past two days just to meet the young mistress!"
"This..." How could the phrase "jumping around" be used to describe Fu Xiuyu's mouth!
"Don't worry," Manager Hao saw through his thoughts, "President Fu took a flight back to England early this morning, he's not here!"
Yin Ruohong's expression softened slightly.
But he couldn't let anyone see that he was wary of Fu Xiuyu.
He coughed twice, straightened his back, and declared in a clear and resonant voice, "Whether she's there or not doesn't matter! I'm not afraid!"
Manager Hao looked at the arrogant figure from behind and shook his head helplessly.
He soon brought Yin Ruohong to Jiang Can's office.
"Young Madam, Chairman Yin has arrived."
Jiang Can paused slightly in her hand holding the document, and involuntarily bit her lip.
"Can..." Yin Ruohong stepped forward, but before he could say the second "Can," he changed it to "General Manager" for fear of upsetting her.
"President Can?" Even Manager Hao couldn't help but laugh.
Yin Ruohong stood still, and since President Can didn't offer him a seat, he remained standing.
Manager Hao said softly, "Young Madam, there's not much to do today. There are two artists' appearances, I can take them. You should have a good chat with the chairman!"
"Mm." Jiang Can nodded gently. "Thank you for your trouble."
Manager Hao politely withdrew.
A sudden silence fell over the office, and Jiang Can could hear her own uneasy heartbeat.
She was in a state of confusion. She was the one who had called the people up, but now she was the one who was not saying a word.
She looked up at Yin Ruohong, a man nearing fifty, a man who was like a god in Southeast Asia, who was now sweating profusely in front of her.
She suddenly remembered how Huo Zhixing had tried to please her by cooking a meal with his mediocre skills after his identity was revealed, and how he had stood in front of her nervously and helplessly in the same way.
Jiang Can gave a wry smile. Was she really that scary?
"Don't stand there." She gently looked up at him. "Sit down and let's talk."
"Oh...oh!" Yin Ruohong looked flattered, but as soon as her bottom touched the sofa, she suddenly bounced up.
"No, I feel more at ease standing here!" He bit his lip and said in a low voice, "I... I just want to tell you that I'm sorry. Back then, I made a mistake and hurt your mother, and I also hurt you and Xiaocheng."
"Can Can," Yin Ruohong's lips trembled slightly, "I'm not a good father, I don't ask for your forgiveness... but please give me a chance to make amends, okay?"
"Make amends?" Jiang Can clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms. "What will you use to make amends?"
“Can Can…”
"You can't afford to get it fixed anymore!"
Tears fell along with her words.
Yin Ruohong called out her name in a low, hoarse voice, almost pleading, "Can Can..."
Do you know how we've gotten through all these years?
Jiang Can stared intently into his eyes, her gaze as deep and unfathomable as the Arctic Ocean, devoid of any starlight.
Yin Ruohong moved her lips, but couldn't utter a single word.
“I’ve always been treated like Jiang Mingyuan’s illegitimate daughter, and we’ve always been bullied by Yang Juan and Jiang Yao…”
“Sometimes my mother is not clear-headed, and Xiaocheng is still young. I started doing housework when I was eight years old, learning to take care of my mother and younger brother, learning to calculate how to spend money each month, how to avoid going hungry, and how to pay for my tuition!”
"When I married in place of Jiang Yao, they didn't even give me a dowry! Luckily, I met Huo Zhixing. If that person had really been Gu Mang, you probably wouldn't be seeing me now!"
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Yin Ruohong felt as if her heart was being torn apart, but those three words were pale and powerless; no matter how much she said, it would be of no use.
"I'm so sorry," Jiang Can said, wiping away her tears. Her voice choked with emotion. "I'm sorry, until now, I haven't been ready to call you 'Dad'..."
Yin Ruohong shook his head vigorously.
He had been on the battlefield and worked as a military doctor. In such a cruel environment, he witnessed life and death every day, but he never shed a single tear.
Now his will has completely collapsed, and he is crying like a child in front of his daughter.
...
Huo Zhixing was on his way to Yufeng Media.
He just received a call from Manager Hao, who said that Jiang Can had spoken privately with Yin Ruohong and was in a very bad mood.
He dropped everything he was doing and rushed over.
While waiting at the red light, he remembered Yin Cheng's words.
That day, he chatted with Yin Cheng and they talked about Yin Ruohong. He asked Yin Cheng how she felt about this father who had suddenly appeared.
Yin Cheng answered honestly, "I...I really want to call him Dad."
"But if my sister is unhappy, then I won't call her."
“Brother-in-law, my sister just can’t get over it. She always feels that Dad has been absent for too many years… Actually, I think if we can live to be eighty, we still have many more twenty years! If we miss the first twenty years, we can just make up for it later, right?”
"Sigh, life is both very long and very short." Yin Cheng sighed and said, "Mom always tells us that we can't waste our energy on getting stuck on trivial matters. She herself is a living example! So she doesn't want us to follow in her footsteps."
This was the first time Huo Zhixing felt that the little boy who was bullied at school had grown into a responsible and knowledgeable man.
If Yin Cheng can figure these things out, Jiang Can certainly can too.
Huo Zhixing arrived at the Yufeng Media building, parked his car, and went upstairs without stopping.
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