0156 Summation (Part 1)
"Hey, here it comes."
Tantai Qing stood anxiously at the door, about to raise his hand to knock for the third time, when the door suddenly opened.
It was Xing Yeye. She was leaning against the doorway, her tone unfriendly: "What?"
"What about Ji Fan?"
The man in front of me had messy hair, clearly having rushed out the door.
"It's not with me," she said, glancing at the ceiling without batting an eye.
Tantai Qing frowned and said calmly, "Miss Xing, please don't lie to me. I've already heard her voice."
He said this on purpose to trick her, and it just so happened that Xing Yeye, who wasn't very good at handling people, was easily fooled.
Xing Yeye stood up straight, rolled her eyes at him, and was too lazy to pretend anymore. "He's angry right now, so calm down."
"Let me see her..."
Seeing that he was about to barge in, she quickly raised her hand to block him from entering.
"Hey! She said she's not seeing anyone today."
Xing Yeye lowered her eyebrows and warned in a low voice, "If you want to anger her again, then go ahead."
After saying that, she shrugged, looking indifferent.
Tantai Qing still felt lingering fear when he recalled Jiang Jifan's fury last night. He glanced inside, hesitated for a moment, and then silently withdrew his step and stood obediently at the door.
Thinking that she might be nearby, he pursed his lips and raised his voice slightly: "Ji Fan, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken to you like that last night."
"I promise you, I won't interfere with your decision about that matter. Will you come home with me?"
Seeing no response from inside, he felt uneasy and, after thinking for a moment, he conceded, "If you want to stay at your friend's house, I'll come and pick you up when you're done playing, okay?"
He didn't mention a word about their breakup.
The man's humble appearance made Xing Yeye's teeth ache.
Knowing that she would never come out to meet him today, and afraid of pushing her too hard, Tantai Qing could only comfort herself and not be too hasty, and quickly returned to her gentle and polite demeanor.
"Miss Xing, please take good care of Ji Fan for me. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me..."
Xing Yeye gave a perfunctory reply.
He stood at the door and glanced inside a few times, eagerly awaiting her appearance, until Xing Yeye urged him on again, at which point he reluctantly turned and left.
"Bang!"
Xing Yeye closed the door and returned to the living room, only to find her lying on the sofa, staring blankly at the vase on the table.
"So, are you really decided to break up?"
Hearing this, Jiang Jifan snapped out of his thoughts, his heart filled with complex emotions.
"Do you know?"
After a long silence, she looked at her and said, "When he said those words, I decided to break up with him completely."
All crows are black, and although it may have been just a casual remark he made in a moment of panic, it was like a beautiful flower suddenly rotting, allowing Jiang Jifan to see the stench inside.
It can be stated definitively that the beautiful image of Tantai Qing that she had once held in her heart has completely collapsed.
She didn't deny the good things he had done for her in the past, but she didn't know how to face the version of herself who had spent every day with him.
"I don't know how to get along with him anymore. I can't convince myself..." Jiang Jifan dejectedly raised his hand to cover his forehead, closed his eyes and murmured.
Once a rift develops between people, it is difficult to return to the original state.
She never settles for less; otherwise, she wouldn't have remained single all these years.
After hearing this, Xing Yeye only said one sentence: "To put it bluntly, you just don't love him enough."
After being exposed by her words, Jiang Jifan did not deny it.
She is indeed someone who loves herself more than others.
Her mother's tragic experiences made her distrust marriage from a young age. So whenever she encountered something in a relationship that didn't match her expectations, she would immediately withdraw as a form of self-defense, further isolating herself from the greater harm that the relationship might cause her.
Xing Yeye knew that her attitude towards relationships was different from her own, and unlike her own indifference, she had always been a rational, decisive, and insightful person when it came to relationships.
She admired her rationality and decisiveness, but often wanted to advise her to let her guard down a bit.
But after learning the whole story and seeing the situation, she felt it was no longer appropriate to offer any further advice.
"It's okay!" Xing Yeye sat down next to her, patted her hand and smiled, "Life is so short, being happy is the most important thing."
Jiang Jifan looked at her, feeling slightly gratified, and forced a smile at her.
Tantai Qing hadn't actually left; he was standing by the elevator, hoping to see her.
It wasn't until later that Li Yan called him to remind him that there was an international conference to attend that day.
“Let’s postpone the meeting,” he said without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Li Yan seemed to have encountered a problem, and carefully chose his words, saying, "President Dan, if this meeting is postponed, we will not have the opportunity to discuss with Mr. Brown again for three months..."
Because of the client's eccentric personality, they made a great deal of effort and faced extreme difficulties to obtain this opportunity to negotiate with them.
If this project succeeds, they will receive a very substantial amount of money.
Therefore, even Tan Jiming, who has already semi-retired, attaches great importance to this project.
Although given Tantai Qing's current situation, he no longer needs to consolidate his position through such projects, it is still very worthwhile to add such an outstanding achievement to his resume.
"Understood." After a long silence, he replied in a low voice, hung up the phone, glanced at the house number not far away, and finally turned and left.
The meeting was scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM, but Tantai Qing arrived at the last minute.
Before the meeting began, Li Yan had already keenly sensed that something was wrong with Tantai Qing. He was also very afraid that he would be out of sorts and make a mistake during the meeting, which would prevent the project from being completed smoothly. However, when he saw Tantai Qing start to speak, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Dan, did something unpleasant happen to you today?" After get off work, Li Yan stood in front of the back door of the car and asked him.
Tantai Qing sat in the back seat, silent.
Seeing that he remained silent, Li Yan was about to say something when a ringing bell interrupted their conversation.
Tantai Qing glanced down at the caller ID, and then reached out to answer it after a moment.
"Taiqing, I heard that Mr. Brown has decided to sign a contract with our company." Tan Jiming's voice, unable to contain his joy, came through the phone.
"You did a great job. Dad knew you would be able to complete this project successfully..."
Tantai Qing felt no pleasure at his father's high praise. His voice, which had been hoarse from not speaking for a long time, lowered his eyes and numbly said, "Thank you, Dad."
"Your mother hasn't seen you in a long time. Come home for dinner tonight if you're free."
He had no interest in the family dinner and immediately declined, citing other commitments.
"Then come back when you have time, and by the way... bring your girlfriend along, your grandfather wants to meet her."
Tantai Qing paused, his hand gripping the phone unconsciously tightening. After a long while, he finally managed a hesitant reply: "Okay..."
Sensing the tense atmosphere inside the car, Li Yan glanced at his reflection in the rearview mirror and cautiously asked, "Mr. Dan, are you going straight home later?"
Go home? There's no one he needs to rush back to see anymore, so what's the point of going home...?
Every minute after she left was agonizing. In fact, he had been lost in thought countless times during today's meeting, but he always managed to pull himself back just as his thoughts were about to drift away.
He suddenly regretted what he had said today. He didn't want her to stay in someone else's house anymore. He wanted to see her immediately and bring her back to his side.
When he mentioned the name of the neighborhood, Li Yan was wondering when he had bought property there.
The next second, he said, "She's there."
Where she is, is his final destination.
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