"Mom, speaking of which, how did you maintain your infatuation with Takeozumi in the past? He was indeed quite handsome when he was young, but in my memory, when I was very young, he was already a slightly chubby middle-aged man! As for his personality, I really can't find any redeeming qualities in him. Am I being too picky?"
After returning home last night, Zhu Qianying lay on the bed for a long, long time, thinking about Zhu Junwei, Yi Wei, and Yan Shao.
Upon closer analysis, she felt that Yi Wei's feelings for Yan Shao seemed to carry a kind of morbid obsession and stubbornness.
It's probably similar to my mother's unwavering devotion to Takeozushima back in the day.
Actually, Yi Wei's conditions are really not bad, so why is she so hung up on Yan Shao?
Thinking back, Zhu Qianying couldn't help but curse herself, "What an idiot!" Was she stupid or just plain crazy? What did Yi Wei's affairs have to do with her? Why should she stay up all night thinking about life for her?
In fact, she herself understood very well that Yi Wei was no longer a rival in love to her, but rather a woman who bore the warning sign of "the woman who once fell for Yan Shao".
“Ying’er, I was only a teenager back then, and I didn’t understand anything. When I met him, I felt like I had opened the door to a new world. After that, I blindly followed him all the way. At that time, I couldn’t see anything else. I only remembered how good he was to me! I was so stupid. I remembered that little bit of kindness he showed me for more than 20 years.”
Looking back now, Chen Jing also feels that she was foolish.
Hearing her mother say this, Zhu Qianying felt that Yi Wei was probably similar to her mother. Yan Shao treated her well, so she always remembered it, which is why she had so many delusions and stubbornness.
In matters of love, Zhu Qianying admits she doesn't know much. Her mother's past experiences and fate have left her with no hope for love.
As for her fleeting, hazy feelings for Young Master Yan, they actually came quite suddenly.
If Yi Wei hadn't been kidnapped, and if she hadn't been neglected and ignored by Young Master Yan, she probably wouldn't have discovered her feelings so quickly.
At that time, she couldn't quite understand why Xing Bailun was a thousand times better to her than Yan Shao, even though she had never had any inappropriate thoughts about him.
But she had fantasies about Young Master Yan.
It was precisely because of these inappropriate fantasies that she felt so distressed when she realized that she was nothing more than an insignificant passerby in Yan Shao's world.
It was then that she realized that some people may never fall in love, even in a lifetime, while others can fall in love in just a few days, a few minutes, or even a fleeting moment.
For her, Xing Bailun and Cheng Ye were the former. Yan Shao, on the other hand, were the latter.
But what good is falling in love? In the end, didn't she end up like her mother?
The person you love doesn't see or care about you, or rather, they don't see you as their whole being.
Last night, Yan Shao told Yi Wei that he stayed at the hospital to take care of her out of a sense of duty.
However, in Zhu Qianying's opinion, Yan Shao's behavior of being completely absorbed and forgetting himself at that time could not have been done solely out of a sense of morality.
All I can say is that Yan Shao no longer has any special feelings for Yi Wei, but who knows what happened before?
"Yeah, who hasn't made a fool of themselves?" Zhu Qianying said self-deprecatingly.
In fact, she understood perfectly well what Yan Shao's purpose was in going to such lengths to make her watch such a long show.
But she had made a foolish mistake once, and she never wanted to be foolish again.
She lost the first time, but she could erase everything from the past and start anew. What if there was a second time? Could she leave as gracefully as she did the first time?
The answer is no, because now, besides her mother and Xiaoyu, she also has her precious son, Zizai.
Therefore, she is now more cautious and careful when it comes to relationships than before.
Her mother chatted with her for a few minutes, then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her, while Zhu Qianying held her laptop to learn more about Mingxuan Hotel.
She knew that calling Yan Shao was the fastest way to find out about Mingxuan Hotel, but she didn't want to get involved with him unnecessarily, so she preferred to search for information about Mingxuan Hotel online.
Once you type in the relevant keywords, a string of trending topics pops up.
All of these trending topics were reports about an organization holding an illegal gathering at the Mingxuan Hotel.
Zhu Qianying randomly clicked on a news report and saw that it was about Mingxuan Hotel being temporarily shut down by the police because it was suspected of being a major accomplice of an illegal organization.
Even to an outsider like Zhu Qianying, this incident seemed like a clear case of framing. Yet, the police did not hesitate to seal off all of Mingxuan's major hotels in L City, ostensibly to cooperate with the investigation.
It is evident that Young Master Yan must have done a lot of preliminary work for this matter.
Zhu Junwei was too overconfident. Of all people to mess with, he had to mess with Young Master Yan. He dared to try and take advantage of Young Master Yan. He's got some nerve!
Looking at those reports that were all pretty much the same, Zhu Qianying felt a sense of satisfaction.
Chen Jing quickly prepared breakfast and brought it to the table. "Ying'er, come and eat breakfast. We have an appointment with Qin Xiu to look at shops later."
If Chen Jing hadn't mentioned it, Zhu Qianying would have almost forgotten about it.
I quickly put the computer aside, ate breakfast at lightning speed, and before I could even change my clothes, I received a call from Qin Xiu.
"Shadow, you and your aunt stay at home. I'll come pick you up."
Zhu Qianying didn't want to trouble him, "No need, I'll drive there myself."
"Shadow, didn't I tell you? You and your aunt need to be careful when you go out these days. Alright, we can talk about it when we meet in ten minutes."
After Qin Xiu finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Zhu Qianying to say anything.
"Mom, Qin Xiu will pick us up at the entrance of the community in ten minutes."
I was just looking at a small shop, but I received VIP treatment. That's amazing!
Zhu Qianying thought to herself with a self-deprecating smile, quickly changed her clothes, and went out the door with her mother.
As a reward, Zhu Qianying packed a box of pastries for Qin Xiu in a food storage container.
Qin Xiu was delighted when he received the pastries. "Thank you, Aunt Jing. My little boy will definitely love them."
Chen Jing smiled and said, "If they like it, just let me know, and I'll make some more for them."
With Zizai not home, Chen Jing has been bored out of her mind lately.
Now, because of Mingxuan's matter, she is even restricted from going out, and the next few days will probably be even more boring.
"Really? Then I won't be polite!" Qin Xiu was even more excited than when he heard about the promotion and raise.
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