Sorry, I have my principles. (Number 199)
"Okay! Just pretend I didn't say anything."
Chiba shrugged, opened the door and walked out, but the moment she stepped out of the room, she turned back to look at Xiao Yan.
"However, Mingxia asked me a few days ago how many years I've been by your side. I think she's probably curious about your past too."
After saying this, Qianye closed the door. Xiao Yan sat in the chair with a serious expression, his eyes fixed on the closed door.
Has Xiaxia become interested in his past? If she investigates it privately, how should he face her?
It's just not the right time for him to tell her the truth yet. When the time comes, Xiao Yan will definitely tell her everything without reservation, including the past that he has kept buried in his heart for more than 20 years.
But... now is really not the time! Closing his eyes, Xiao Yan decided not to think so much and to follow his plan step by step. One day, Gu Mingxia would understand his predicament and difficulties.
Opening his eyes, Xiao Yan took out a dark-colored diary from the drawer and gently stroked it with his fingers. After a long while, he put the diary back in the drawer. Some things are no longer a choice between doing them or not doing them, but a responsibility that is destined for a person from birth, just like him.
Gu Mingxia drove towards the client's address, thinking about everything Bai Zixuan had done the whole way. She was absolutely certain of one thing: he was seriously ill!
Despite her repeated rejections, he could pretend nothing had happened. If it weren't for their seven-year marriage, Gu Mingxia would have truly believed that he was as deeply in love with her as he claimed!
Unfortunately, their failed marriage constantly reminded her that Bai Zixuan was just unwilling to accept it!
After spending the entire afternoon in a meeting with a client, which didn't end until 7 p.m., Gu Mingxia declined the client's invitation to have dinner together and drove straight to the 7UP Hotel.
Upon arriving at the hotel, she immediately requested a private room. Only after settling in did she call Fu Heng.
"Fuheng, have you arrived yet?"
"On the way, we should be there in about five minutes."
"When you arrive, come straight to room 608. I'll be waiting for you in the room."
"OK!"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Mingxia drank a glass of water. When she put down the glass, she saw a row of gossip magazines in the book storage area on one side of the room. They were all the latest issues, and the covers were full of Bai Zixuan's confession to her. Gu Mingxia rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on. How could she possibly make him give up?
Are people like this, like a stubborn plaster that can't be peeled off once it's on?
With a sigh, Gu Mingxia pretended not to see the annoying magazines, sat on the sofa and tapped her fingers lightly on the coffee table, thinking about how to bring it up with Fu Heng.
She knew that if she tried to persuade him to be with Liu Qianhua, it would definitely hurt him. But... if she didn't say anything, she would feel that she was the one who was ruining Fu Heng's happiness. Gu Mingxia was really torn.
This thought suddenly made her regret why she had been so soft-hearted as to agree to Liu Qianhua's request to persuade Fu Heng. Sigh... indeed, one shouldn't be so soft-hearted!
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
After knocking on the door, Fu Heng came in and gave Gu Mingxia an apologetic smile. He thought he would be the first one to arrive, but he didn't expect Gu Mingxia to arrive even earlier than him.
"It's alright, I just arrived a little while ago." Gu Mingxia smiled and handed him the menu on the table. "Let's order something to eat first."
"good."
Fu Heng didn't stand on ceremony. He took the menu, ordered two dinner sets, and then rang the bell to call the waiter in.
How have you been lately?
Noticing that Gu Mingxia was still wearing her own somewhat worn watch, Fu Heng felt a fleeting sense of disappointment, but he still maintained a gentle and polite smile when facing her.
"Not bad, how about you? Are you busy at work?"
There wasn't much cooperation between Maoguang and the Fu family, and even if there was, it wasn't her responsibility. Gu Mingxia had recently seen Fu Heng frequently attending various press conferences and meetings on financial news, so she subconsciously asked this question.
"It's alright. We're about to prepare the second quarter earnings report. You know, some shareholders can be quite troublesome."
Indeed, many shareholders have a sense of entitlement, as if they believe that since they have invested money in the company, the company must be responsible for making money for them. If they make money, that is their duty; if they lose money, that is the company's responsibility.
With so many subsidiaries in China and overseas, it's easy to see how busy Fu Heng is with this quarterly performance report. This is also why the Fu brothers have been pushing the president position from one another.
Being a CEO is so hard. How can it be as comfortable as being a senior manager, earning a high salary, having pocket money from home, and living a carefree and playboy life?
"If you're so busy, you must take care of your health."
These were Gu Mingxia's honest thoughts. She felt so much guilt and owed so much to Fu Heng, but she had no love for him. She could care for him and help him, but she couldn't love him.
"Thank you, I will."
After their conversation, dinner was served. Fu Heng nodded his thanks to the waiter, while Gu Mingxia calmly cut her steak with a knife and fork.
"Fu Heng, have you been having some troubles lately?"
"Hmm? Why do you say that?"
After taking a bite of steak, Fu Heng sipped the red wine in his glass and smiled at Gu Mingxia, but his brows furrowed slightly.
"It's nothing, I just hope that if I say anything, you can stay calm."
Setting down her knife and fork, Gu Mingxia looked at him with a rare seriousness. Fu Heng, seeing her serious expression, also put down his wine glass and looked at her quietly and attentively.
"Go ahead and speak, I'll try to stay calm."
Gu Mingxia frowned, trying her best to organize her thoughts. After a long while, as if she had made up her mind, she picked up the water glass in front of her and took a big gulp of water before speaking seriously.
"Here's what happened. This morning, Liu Qianhua came to Maoguang Group to see me. She hopes I can persuade you to go back to Foshan with her."
"Mingxia, when did you become so gossipy?"
As Gu Mingxia uttered her first sentence, Fu Heng picked up his wine glass, leaned back in his chair, and looked at her quietly with a half-smile on his face.
Looking at him like that, Gu Mingxia felt a little embarrassed. She was not the type to pry into other people's private affairs. If it weren't for Liu Qianhua's filial piety, she felt that she would never have sat here with Fu Heng to discuss whether or not to hold a fake wedding.
Her cheeks felt slightly hot, and Gu Mingxia quickly picked up her water glass to drink, trying to hide her embarrassment.
But thinking of Liu Qianhua's conflicted and heartbroken expression, Gu Mingxia felt that since she had promised her, she should do her best to persuade Fu Heng.
"I know you'll think I'm being nosy, but I really feel sorry for Liu Qianhua. Regardless of whether your childhood betrothal is valid or not, you should take it seriously. No girl would come to your house and say she wants to marry you for no reason. After all, a fake wedding can damage a girl's reputation."
"Mingxia, if you're here today to persuade Liu Qianhua, then you shouldn't bring this up, because I'm not going to agree to it."
Fu Heng put down his wine glass and looked at Gu Mingxia with unusual seriousness. The determination in his eyes was something she had never seen before. For a moment, Gu Mingxia thought about giving up, but she still wanted to try.
Gu Mingxia thought that Fu Heng wouldn't be such a cold-blooded and ruthless man if a fake wedding could fulfill the wish of an elderly person who was about to die.
“Fu Heng, Liu Qianhua’s grandfather doesn’t have much time left in this world. Can’t you help him fulfill this wish because he and your grandfather are friends? Actually, the old man just wants to see his beloved granddaughter find a good home. Please help them this once.”
“Mingxia, I have my principles on this matter. No matter who comes to me and asks me to have a fake wedding with Liu Qianhua, it is impossible.”
Fu Heng's brows were furrowed, yet his words were unusually firm. Gu Mingxia pursed her lips, pondered for a long time, and then looked up at him.
"Even if I beg you, it won't work?"
"No way. I will never have a wedding with a woman I don't love, not even a fake one! To me, weddings and marriages are equally sacred. I absolutely cannot be so hasty in having a fake ceremony with a woman. To me, that's a joke!"
His words were very firm, and Gu Mingxia didn't know how to respond. After a long while, she finally sighed softly.
"Why are you doing this to yourself? You should have your own life."
"You said it yourself, I should have my own life, and this is my life. The life I want is one where I can choose for myself, not one where others make choices for me to make!"
Fu Heng looked at Gu Mingxia calmly, knowing what she was thinking at that moment, but many things were beyond his control.
“Mingxia, in my heart, the most perfect wedding is me holding your hand and bowing in a church, but I know this is an impossible dream. But people have to have dreams after all, only then is life meaningful.”
“Fu Heng, I’ve accepted Xiao Yan’s proposal. You should start a new life now. We…you…”
“This is my business! Mingxia, I sincerely wish you a happy new life, but please don’t interfere with my choices, okay? I don’t want to mention Liu Qianhua’s matter, and I won’t have a fake wedding with her. I can’t do something so childish! An old man who did something like that back then should have known it was impossible. Everyone needs to be responsible for their own choices!”
"Fu Heng, you... that's a bit much!"
"Excessive? Has anyone considered my feelings? The woman I love most is trying to persuade me to marry another woman? Gu Mingxia, you can not accept my feelings, but please don't trample on them! I don't think this atmosphere is suitable for us to have dinner together anymore. Goodbye."
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